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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: 811-01880

 

The Income Fund of America

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

 

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

 

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2020

 

Hong T. Le

The Income Fund of America

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92620

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

  

The Income Fund of America®

 

Annual report

for the year ended

July 31, 2020

 

 

Seeking current
income through
a flexible mix of
stocks and bonds

 

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to no longer mail paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports, unless specifically requested from American Funds or your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Capital Group website (capitalgroup.com); you will be notified by mail and provided with a website link to access the report each time a report is posted. If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. If you prefer to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically, you may update your mailing preferences with your financial intermediary, or enroll in e-delivery at capitalgroup.com (for accounts held directly with the fund).

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the fund, you may inform American Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held with American Funds or through your financial intermediary.


 

The Income Fund of America seeks current income while secondarily striving for capital growth.

 

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For nearly 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended June 30, 2020 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

Class A shares 1 year 5 years 10 years
       
Reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge –6.89% 3.92% 7.83%

 

For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratio is 0.57% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated October 1, 2020 (unaudited).

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, investment results reflect fee waivers, without which results would have been lower. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information.

 

The fund’s 30-day yield for Class A shares as of August 31, 2020, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula, was 2.56%. The fund’s 12-month distribution rate for Class A shares as of that date was 3.06%. Both reflect the 5.75% maximum sales charge. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities while the distribution rate reflects the fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders. Accordingly, the fund’s SEC yield and distribution rate may differ.

 

The return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings. High-yield bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than investment-grade bonds. Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. Investing outside the United States may be subject to additional risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Contents

 

1   Letter to investors
     
4   The value of a long-term perspective
     
6   The portfolio at a glance
     
7   Summary investment portfolio
     
14   Financial statements
     
35   Board of trustees and other officers

 

Fellow investors:

 

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, The Income Fund of America® produced a 2.59% total return. The fund paid quarterly dividends totaling 74 cents a share, composed of regular quarterly dividends of 16.5 cents and a year-end special dividend of 8 cents. It also paid a capital gain totaling 50 cents a share.

 

The fund, which invests in a mix of stocks and bonds, trailed the 11.90% gain of the 65%/35% Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index/Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, the fund’s new primary benchmark. The blended index became the fund’s primary benchmark effective July 31, 2020. As you can see in the table below, over its lifetime IFA has slightly outpaced the blended index, which is a broad measure of the U.S. stock and bond markets. Market indexes are unmanaged and, therefore, have no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

IFA’s primary objective is to provide investors with regular quarterly income. We remain firmly committed to this approach even amid unprecedented challenges for income-seeking investors. With many areas of the economy effectively shut down in early 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, dividend cuts and suspensions have jumped to levels not seen since the Great Recession. What’s more, yields for many types of bonds remain near historical lows. While we are disappointed that IFA trailed its benchmark for the recently concluded fiscal year, we are gratified that the fund continued to pay income at a meaningfully higher rate than both the S&P 500 and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate indexes. The fund recorded a 3.32% income distribution rate compared with 1.83% for the S&P 500 and 1.05% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended July 31, 2020, with all distributions reinvested:

 

    Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns
    1 year   5 years   10 years   Lifetime
(12/1/73)1
                 
The Income Fund of America (Class A shares)     2.59 %     5.88 %     8.29 %     10.62 %
65%/35% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index2     11.90       9.27       10.50       10.01  
Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index     11.96       11.49       13.84       11.05  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index3     10.12       4.47       3.87       7.30  

 

The market indexes are unmanaged and, therefore, have no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

1 Date Capital Research and Management Company became the fund’s investment adviser.
2 The 65%/35% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 Index with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their total returns at 65% and 35%, respectively. Results assume the blend is rebalanced monthly. Effective July 31, 2020, the fund’s primary benchmark became the 65%/35% S&P 500 Index/ Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.
3 Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. From December 1, 1973, through December 31, 1975, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index was used because the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index did not yet exist.

 

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A pandemic-induced slowdown between an encouraging start and finish

Global stock markets moved higher in the early months of the fiscal year, lifted by a de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war and aggressive measures taken by major central banks to bolster wavering economic growth. Shortly after the start of 2020, however, the decade-long bull market in the U.S. was halted by the coronavirus pandemic. Amid government stay-at-home orders and the adoption of social distancing practices, many areas of the U.S. economy were virtually shuttered. In a single week in March, more than three million U.S. workers applied for jobless benefits, more than four times the previous record set in 1967. From its record high on February 19 to the market low on March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 plummeted nearly 34%.

 

By late March, stocks began to rebound, as the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to near zero, provided a $2.3 trillion package of loans and credit facilities to small businesses and municipalities, and outlined plans to purchase corporate bonds. In addition, the federal government passed the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history to help prop up the battered economy. The $2 trillion relief package provided a massive injection of loans, tax breaks and direct payments to large corporations, small businesses and individuals.

 

Amid the turbulence, a few sectors fared better than the broader market, most notably the information technology and health care sectors. Shares of companies engaged in streaming, networking and food delivery soared as consumers under stay-at-home orders turned to the internet for shopping and entertainment. Select health care companies benefited from increased demand for coronavirus test kits and investor optimism for potential treatments to fight COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

 

Among areas that lost ground, energy stocks suffered the steepest declines, as oil prices plummeted amid evaporating demand and a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The declines were tempered by a rally late in the fiscal year as oil prices jumped on the easing of travel restrictions and OPEC production cuts. Financials also declined sharply as ultra-low interest rates pressured net interest margins for banks. In addition, a number of banks said they would suspend dividend payments to conserve capital.

 

In general, growth-oriented stocks that pay little to no dividends outpaced the highest yielding areas of the equity market by a wide margin. Bond markets also experienced some volatility during the fiscal year, though most sectors ended the period higher as investors sought the relative stability offered by higher quality bonds. The returns on Treasury and investment-grade corporate bonds generally outpaced those of higher yielding, more risky fixed income investments.

 

Inside the portfolio

Rather than focus on sectors or industries in building the portfolio, our investment professionals focus on the prospects and merits of individual companies. Portfolio managers and analysts invest in their highest conviction ideas based on fundamental research. This approach was reflected in the diversity of the fund’s 10 largest holdings, which ranged from semiconductor manufacturers and drugmakers to banks and a cell tower operator.

 

Because of the fund’s commitment to current income and its dividend discipline, fund managers invest largely in the highest yielding companies in the market. This held back total returns in relative terms, as much of the market leadership was among companies that paid little to no dividends.

 

For example, the fund’s relatively light concentration in the information technology sector proved to be a drag on returns relative to the broader market. That said, a number of the fund’s top technology holdings contributed positively to results. Among these were Microsoft, the fund’s largest investment, and chipmakers Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which soared as the pandemic accelerated digital activity and highlighted the need for infrastructure and technology upgrades to support that activity.

 

Consumer-focused holdings were mixed

Similarly, a relatively light concentration of holdings in the consumer discretionary sectors detracted from the fund’s overall result. Stock selection in the sector was mixed. Shares of discount retailer Target rallied after first quarter earnings and revenue beat estimates with results buoyed by surging digital sales. In contrast, Carnival Cruise and General Motors both posted double-digit declines.

 

The fund received some of its strongest contributions from investments in the real estate sector. Top 10 holdings Digital Realty Trust, which leases data centers, and Crown Castle International, which operates towers and other infrastructure for wireless communications, both posted double-digit gains.

 

Among the fund’s top 10 holdings, diversified financial services provider JPMorgan Chase declined 16.69% as first quarter results fell short of forecasts

 

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and near-zero rates impacted net interest margins. Verizon Communications and U.K. drugmaker AstraZeneca both advanced, but drugmaker Pfizer posted a modest decline.

 

Bonds play a vital role

While bonds, which made up about 28% of the portfolio at the end of the period, have contributed relatively modest levels of income in recent years, they continue to play an important role in the fund, helping to mitigate equity market volatility. The fund’s fixed income allocation was composed of U.S. Treasuries and other government issues, as well as mortgage backed bonds and high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds. Bond holdings contributed positively to the fund’s overall results.

 

Looking ahead

For much of the last five years, those companies paying higher dividends have trailed companies paying little or no dividends by a considerable margin. Market leadership has been largely concentrated among a narrow group of technology and consumer companies with a digital focus. Many of these companies have benefitted from a shift by consumers and businesses to digital commerce, a trend that has been amplified by the coronavirus pandemic. However, we do not expect the narrow market leadership to last forever.

 

Companies paying relatively high dividends have been out of favor with investors for some time, but a focus on such companies can still reward patient, long-term investors. While many of the tech and digital businesses that have fueled the market today may continue to lead in the near term, we believe at some point the market will begin to recognize the value that dividend-paying companies and stocks offer. We firmly believe that, with our patient approach, deep research effort and conviction in dividend-focused investing, we can withstand bouts of volatility and generate long-term value for our shareholders.

 

We thank you for your commitment to The Income Fund of America and look forward to reporting to you again in six months.

 

Cordially,

 

 

Hilda L. Applbaum
Co-President

 

 

Caroline Randall
Co-President

 

September 9, 2020

 

For current information about the fund, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

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The value of a long-term perspective

 

Fund results shown are for Class A shares and reflect deduction of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% on the $10,000 investment.¹ Thus, the net amount invested was $9,425.2 Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

 

The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.

 

1 As outlined in the prospectus, the sales charge is reduced for accounts (and aggregated investments) of $25,000 or more and is eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more. There is no sales charge on dividends or capital gain distributions that are reinvested in additional shares.
2 The maximum initial sales charge was 8.5% prior to July 1, 1988.
3 For the period December 1, 1973 (when Capital Research and Management Company became the fund’s investment adviser), through July 31, 1974.
4 The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvested distributions, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
5 From December 1, 1973, through December 31, 1975, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index was used because the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index did not exist.
6 From April 1990 to September 1994 and from September 2003 to March 2009, the fund accrued dividends daily but paid quarterly. Dividends reflect quarterly dividends actually paid during the period, while year-end values are adjusted for cumulative dividends accrued but not yet paid.
7 The 65%/35% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 Index with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their total returns at 65% and 35%, respectively. Results assume the blend is rebalanced monthly.

 

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How a hypothetical $10,000 investment has grown

There have always been reasons not to invest. If you look beyond the negative headlines, however, you will find that despite occasional stumbles, financial markets have tended to reward investors over the long term. Investment management — bolstered by experience and careful research — can add even more value. As the chart below shows, over its lifetime, The Income Fund of America (IFA) has fared well against its primary benchmark, the 65%/35% S&P 500 Index/ Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.

 

 

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The portfolio at a glance

 

July 31, 2020

 

Investment mix by security type Percent of net assets

 

 

Five largest sectors in common stock holdings      
       
      Percent of net assets
Health care     9.50 %
Financials     9.34  
Information technology     8.89  
Consumer staples     8.43  
Industrials     6.66  
         
Ten largest common stock holdings        
         
      Percent of net assets
Microsoft     2.41 %
Pfizer     2.03  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing     2.02  
Philip Morris International     1.94  
JPMorgan Chase     1.92  
AstraZeneca     1.79  
Verizon Communications     1.72  
Digital Realty Trust     1.55  
Broadcom     1.51  
CME Group     1.49  
         
Country diversification by domicile        
         
      Percent of net assets
United States     72.76 %
United Kingdom     7.14  
Eurozone*     5.32  
Taiwan     2.13  
Canada     2.03  
Switzerland     1.83  
Japan     1.13  
Other countries     3.92  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     3.74  

 

July 31, 2019

 

Investment mix by security type Percent of net assets

 

 

Five largest sectors in common stock holdings      
       
      Percent of net assets
Financials     10.45 %
Health care     7.98  
Information technology     7.60  
Consumer staples     6.47  
Industrials     6.26  
         
Ten largest common stock holdings        
         
      Percent of net assets
Microsoft     2.39 %
JPMorgan Chase     2.28  
Merck     2.24  
CME Group     1.72  
AstraZeneca     1.57  
Pfizer     1.48  
Lockheed Martin     1.48  
Verizon Communications     1.36  
Broadcom     1.34  
General Motors     1.28  
         
Country diversification by domicile        
         
      Percent of net assets
United States     71.05 %
United Kingdom     7.62  
Eurozone*     4.45  
Canada     1.34  
Taiwan     1.22  
Brazil     1.00  
Other countries     5.36  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     7.96  

 

* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

 

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Summary investment portfolio July 31, 2020

 

Common stocks 66.95%     Shares       Value
(000)
 
Health care 9.50%                
Pfizer Inc.     57,210,000     $ 2,201,441  
AstraZeneca PLC     17,374,000       1,939,941  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     61,003,000       1,221,590  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     15,434,000       1,073,126  
Merck & Co., Inc.     11,020,993       884,325  
Novartis AG     8,712,000       718,927  
Johnson & Johnson     4,085,000       595,430  
CVS Health Corp.     8,482,349       533,879  
Other securities             1,142,141  
              10,310,800  
                 
Financials 9.34%                
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     21,569,000       2,084,428  
CME Group Inc., Class A     9,740,400       1,618,660  
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao     63,238,000       769,056  
Zurich Insurance Group AG     1,685,000       619,427  
The Blackstone Group Inc., Class A     10,709,252       570,589  
BlackRock, Inc.     901,900       518,602  
Other securities             3,951,635  
              10,132,397  
                 
Information technology 8.89%                
Microsoft Corp.     12,736,054       2,611,019  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     140,735,500       2,044,171  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     1,855,000       146,341  
Broadcom Inc.     5,190,912       1,644,221  
QUALCOMM Inc.     8,071,000       852,378  
Texas Instruments Inc.     5,015,000       639,663  
Other securities             1,712,622  
              9,650,415  
                 
Consumer staples 8.43%                
Philip Morris International Inc.     27,383,500       2,103,327  
Altria Group, Inc.     29,422,000       1,210,715  
General Mills, Inc.     14,522,500       918,839  
Procter & Gamble Co.     6,614,000       867,228  
Coca-Cola Co.     17,586,937       830,807  
British American Tobacco PLC     23,861,300       788,513  
Kellogg Co.     10,740,000       740,953  
Unilever PLC     10,095,000       604,292  
Unilever PLC (ADR)     900,000       54,432  
Nestlé SA     4,237,617       500,887  
Other securities             522,841  
              9,142,834  
                 
Industrials 6.66%                
Lockheed Martin Corp.     4,081,000       1,546,577  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     6,058,000       864,840  
BAE Systems PLC     98,010,000       628,902  
Illinois Tool Works Inc.     3,016,000       557,930  
PACCAR Inc.     5,986,723       509,350  
Other securities             3,122,615  
              7,230,214  
                 
Real estate 6.56%                
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     10,449,000       1,677,482  
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     9,477,488       1,579,897  
Iron Mountain Inc. REIT1     18,660,000       526,025  
Other securities             3,330,690  
              7,114,094  

 

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Common stocks (continued)     Shares       Value
(000)
 
Utilities 5.18%                
Enel SpA     160,187,535     $ 1,458,407  
DTE Energy Co.     8,560,530       989,854  
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP1     16,233,823       678,586  
AES Corp.1     37,259,200       567,458  
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.     9,074,000       507,600  
Other securities             1,416,173  
              5,618,078  
                 
Materials 3.84%                
Rio Tinto PLC     16,163,600       976,449  
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     2,696,571       772,918  
Dow Inc.     12,153,166       499,009  
Other securities             1,915,646  
              4,164,022  
                 
Communication services 3.41%                
Verizon Communications Inc.     32,518,200       1,869,146  
SoftBank Corp.     53,911,065       720,393  
Koninklijke KPN NV1     214,668,139       554,793  
Other securities             556,439  
              3,700,771  
                 
Consumer discretionary 3.15%                
Home Depot, Inc.     4,423,500       1,174,395  
Target Corp.     7,010,000       882,419  
Other securities             1,364,720  
              3,421,534  
                 
Energy 1.99%                
Chevron Corp.     10,063,500       844,730  
Other securities             1,313,383  
              2,158,113  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $55,191,155,000)             72,643,272  
                 
Preferred securities 0.29%                
Other 0.29%                
Other securities             311,745  
                 
Total preferred securities (cost: $283,140,000)             311,745  
                 
Rights & warrants 0.01%                
Other 0.01%                
Other securities             5,021  
                 
Total rights & warrants (cost: $908,000)             5,021  
                 
Convertible stocks 1.00%                
Information technology 0.16%                
Broadcom Inc., Series A, cumulative convertible preferred shares, 8.00% 2022     150,000       171,136  
                 
Real estate 0.05%                
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT, Series A, convertible preferred shares, 6.875% 2020     37,194       53,745  
                 
Other 0.79%                
Other securities             852,867  
                 
Total convertible stocks (cost: $953,204,000)             1,077,748  
                 
Convertible bonds & notes 0.00% Principal amount
(000)
         
Energy 0.00%                
Other securities             461  
                 
Total convertible bonds & notes (cost: $461,000)             461  

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 28.01% Principal amount
(000)
      Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 14.51%                
Financials 2.46%                
CME Group Inc. 3.75% 2028   $ 6,875     $ 8,327  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.01%–3.88% 2024–20312     109,834       115,881  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., junior subordinated, 3.74%–6.75% 20492     92,450       93,433  
Other securities             2,447,967  
              2,665,608  
                 
Consumer discretionary 2.05%                
Home Depot, Inc. 2.95%–5.95% 2028–2048     24,951       34,581  
Other securities             2,190,931  
              2,225,512  
                 
Health care 1.98%                
AstraZeneca PLC 3.375% 2025     4,500       5,113  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 3.625% 2025     5,915       6,743  
Pfizer Inc. 3.45% 2029     9,000       10,771  
Upjohn Inc. 2.30%–4.00% 2027–20503     18,218       20,191  
Other securities             2,108,296  
              2,151,114  
                 
Energy 1.67%                
Other securities             1,811,109  
                 
Communication services 1.59%                
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.00%–4.50% 2033–2050     11,700       15,404  
Other securities             1,708,831  
              1,724,235  
                 
Utilities 1.22%                
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA 4.25% 2024     900       976  
Enel Società per Azioni 8.75% 2073 (USD Semi Annual 30/360 (vs. 3-month USD-LIBOR) + 5.88% on 9/24/2023)2,3     12,000       13,959  
Other securities             1,301,242  
              1,316,177  
                 
Information technology 0.67%                
Broadcom Inc. 3.15%–5.00% 2024–20303     221,628       253,233  
Broadcom Ltd. 3.50%–3.88% 2027–2028     47,046       52,208  
Microsoft Corp. 2.65%–4.20% 2022–2035     18,865       21,854  
Other securities             400,117  
              727,412  
                 
Consumer staples 0.59%                
Altria Group, Inc. 3.40%–9.95% 2026–2050     74,798       106,797  
Philip Morris International Inc. 2.38%–2.63% 2022     13,440       13,916  
Other securities             521,323  
              642,036  
                 
Other corporate bonds, notes & loans 2.28%                
Other securities             2,477,147  
                 
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans             15,740,350  
                 
Mortgage-backed obligations 10.05%                
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4053 2.50% 20354     652,707       685,559  
Fannie Mae 2.30%–9.50% 2021–20594,5     2,245,919       2,414,220  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 20354,6     2,655,650       2,758,764  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 20354,6     1,553,634       1,628,524  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.00%–4.50% 2035–20504,6     1,533,325       1,597,977  
Other securities             1,814,762  
              10,899,806  

 

The Income Fund of America 9
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
      Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 2.70%                
U.S. Treasury 2.15%                
U.S. Treasury 0.25% 2025   $ 506,775     $ 507,667  
U.S. Treasury 0.13%–6.25% 2021–20507     1,712,838       1,818,379  
              2,326,046  
                 
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 0.55%                
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 0.25%–1.00% 2024–20507,8     448,156       600,242  
                 
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes             2,926,288  
                 
Municipals 0.32%                
Illinois 0.32%                
Other securities             352,308  
                 
Federal agency bonds & notes 0.04%                
Fannie Mae 6.25% 2029     32,000       46,640  
                 
Other bonds & notes 0.39%                
Other securities             426,831  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $29,444,214,000)             30,392,223  
                 
Short-term securities 9.03%     Shares          
Money market investments 9.03%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.16%1,9     97,997,056       9,800,686  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $9,799,263,000)             9,800,686  
Total investment securities 105.29% (cost: $95,672,345,000)             114,231,156  
Other assets less liabilities (5.29)%             (5,734,871 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 108,496,285  

 

This summary investment portfolio is designed to streamline the report and help investors better focus on the fund’s principal holdings. See the inside back cover for details on how to obtain a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

 

“Other securities” includes all issues that are not disclosed separately in the summary investment portfolio.

 

Futures contracts

 

Contracts   Type   Number of
contracts
    Expiration   Notional
amount
(000)
10
 
  Value at
7/31/2020
(000)
11 

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
at 7/31/2020
(000)
 
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   1,398     October 2020   $ 279,600     $ 308,936     $ 267  
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   31,165     October 2020     3,116,500       3,930,686       22,744  
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   2,779     September 2020     277,900       389,277       2,948  
10 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Short   9,815     September 2020     (981,500 )     (1,563,039 )     (19,615 )
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   Long   366     September 2020     36,600       83,334       895  
                                  $ 7,239  

 

10 The Income Fund of America
 

Investments in affiliates1

 

    Beginning
shares or
principal
amount
  Additions   Reductions   Ending
shares or
principal
amount
  Net
realized
(loss) gain
(000)
  Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
  Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
  Value of
affiliates at
7/31/2020
(000)
Common stocks 2.87%                                                                
Health care 0.02%                                                                
Rotech Healthcare Inc.12,13,14,15     543,172                   543,172     $     $ 22,813     $     $ 28,245  
Industrials 0.00%                                                                
Meggitt PLC16     12,916,300       34,769,264       47,685,564             (165,466 )     (6,078 )     2,116        
Hubbell Inc.16     3,430,000             850,000       2,580,000       68,613       (62,355 )     11,736        
                                                               
Real estate 0.94%                                                                
Iron Mountain Inc. REIT     16,245,000       2,415,000             18,660,000             (18,089 )     26,916       526,025  
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT     12,537,400       1,579,736       559,000       13,558,136       3,273       (15,766 )     31,589       490,940  
                                                              1,016,965  
Utilities 1.15%                                                                
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP     10,680,000       5,553,823             16,233,823             (7,196 )     27,913       678,586  
AES Corp.     43,141,951             5,882,751       37,259,200       (21,584 )     (60,604 )     23,593       567,458  
                                                              1,246,044  
Materials 0.00%                                                                
Boral Ltd.12,16     76,201,575             76,201,575             (97,960 )     48,749       5,569        
WestRock Co.16     16,074,832             12,074,832       4,000,000       (127,680 )     79,303       15,787        
                                                               
Communication services 0.62%                                                                
Koninklijke KPN NV           214,668,139             214,668,139             (44,351 )     27,519       554,793  
HKBN Ltd.     49,072,000       17,000,000             66,072,000             1,871       6,207       122,079  
                                                              676,872  
Consumer discretionary 0.12%                                                                
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC     30,671,123                   30,671,123             36,330       1,575       127,913  
Energy 0.02%                                                                
Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, Class A12,13,14,15     110,214,618                   110,214,618             (2,204 )           22,043  
White Star Petroleum Corp., Class A12,14,16     6,511,401             6,511,401             (4,354 )     4,288              
                                                              22,043  
Total common stocks                                                             3,118,082  
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 0.18%                                                                
Health care 0.02%                                                                
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan A, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.25%) 5.294% 20235,12   $ 13,185,000           $ 13,185,000                         166        
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 11.00%) 13.00% 2023 (100% PIK)5,12,13,17,18   $ 32,748,495     $ 3,472,932     $ 10,798,596     $ 25,422,831       (11 )     (164 )     3,566       25,677  
                                                              25,677  
Energy 0.01%                                                                
Ascent Resources - Utica LLC 10.00% 20223   $ 2,705,000                 $ 2,705,000             (435 )     265       2,244  
Ascent Resources - Utica LLC 7.00% 20263   $ 5,715,000                 $ 5,715,000             (912 )     404       3,678  
                                                              5,922  

 

The Income Fund of America 11
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Beginning
shares or
principal
amount
  Additions   Reductions   Ending
shares or
principal
amount
  Net
realized
(loss) gain
(000)
  Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
  Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
  Value of
affiliates at
7/31/2020
(000)
Utilities 0.07%                                                                
AES Corp. 4.00% 2021   $ 2,450,000           $ 2,450,000           $ 74     $ (60 )   $ 91     $  
AES Corp. 4.875% 2023   $ 5,450,000           $ 5,450,000             76       (98 )     200        
AES Corp. 4.50% 2023   $ 1,300,000           $ 1,300,000             46       (53 )     53        
AES Corp. 3.30% 20253         $ 17,950,000           $ 17,950,000             1,356       106       19,301  
AES Corp. 5.50% 2025   $ 13,289,000     $ 6,975,000           $ 20,264,000             (117 )     977       20,935  
AES Corp. 6.00% 2026   $ 4,150,000     $ 7,845,000           $ 11,995,000             55       500       12,712  
AES Corp. 5.125% 2027   $ 955,000     $ 10,500,000           $ 11,455,000             310       349       12,433  
AES Corp. 3.95% 20303         $ 8,650,000           $ 8,650,000             678       62       9,293  
                                                              74,674  
Real estate 0.08%                                                                
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.75% 2024   $ 5,925,000     $ 17,120,000     $ 23,045,000             611       (204 )     649        
Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 20273   $ 1,875,000     $ 8,790,000           $ 10,665,000             307       259       11,109  
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.00% 20283         $ 15,096,000           $ 15,096,000             553       82       15,643  
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.25% 20283   $ 13,575,000     $ 19,024,000     $ 15,110,000     $ 17,489,000       629       169       886       18,404  
Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 20293         $ 16,282,000           $ 16,282,000             979       260       16,978  
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.25% 20303         $ 19,870,000           $ 19,870,000             595       58       20,876  
                                                              83,010  
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments                                                             189,283  
Short-term securities 9.03%                                                                
Money market investments 9.03%                                                                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.16%9     92,216,552       240,245,589       234,465,085       97,997,056       402       1,538       117,118       9,800,686  
Total 12.08%                                   $ (343,331 )   $ (18,792 )   $ 306,571     $ 13,108,051  

 

12 The Income Fund of America
 

The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.

 

1 Affiliate of the fund or part of the same group of investment companies as the fund, in each case as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
3 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities, including those in “Other securities,” was $7,163,835,000, which represented 6.60% of the net assets of the fund.
4 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
5 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
6 Purchased on a TBA basis.
7 All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $12,070,000, which represented .01% of the net assets of the fund.
8 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
9 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 7/31/2020.
10 Notional amount is calculated based on the number of contracts and notional contract size.
11 Value is calculated based on the notional amount and current market price.
12 Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities, including those in “Other securities,” was $101,240,000, which represented .09% of the net assets of the fund.
13 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
14 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
15 Acquired through a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Further details on these holdings appear below.
16 Unaffiliated issuer at 7/31/2020.
17 Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans, including those in “Other securities,” was $319,907,000, which represented .29% of the net assets of the fund.
18 Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities in lieu of cash. Most recent payment was 100% cash unless otherwise noted.

 

Private placement securities   Acquisition
date(s)
  Cost
(000)
    Value
(000)
    Percent
of net
assets
 
Rotech Healthcare Inc.   11/26/2014   $ 19,660     $ 28,245       .02 %
Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, Class A   4/25/2016-11/15/2016     56,848       22,043       .02  
Other private placement securities   8/31/2018     12,176       3,174       .00  
Total private placement securities       $ 88,684     $ 53,462       .04 %

 

Key to abbreviations and symbol

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

TBA = To-be-announced

USD/$ = U.S. dollars

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

The Income Fund of America 13
 

Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities  
at July 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:                
Investment securities, at value:                
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $82,641,190)   $ 101,123,105          
Affiliated issuers (cost: $13,031,155)     13,108,051     $ 114,231,156  
Cash             2,084  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $11,507)             11,508  
Receivables for:                
Sales of investments     7,151,113          
Sales of fund’s shares     76,814          
Dividends and interest     417,750          
Variation margin on futures contracts     2,685          
Other     2,179       7,650,541  
              121,895,289  
Liabilities:                
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     13,261,665          
Repurchases of fund’s shares     87,526          
Investment advisory services     18,532          
Services provided by related parties     23,083          
Trustees’ deferred compensation     4,779          
Variation margin on futures contracts     778          
Other     2,641       13,399,004  
Net assets at July 31, 2020           $ 108,496,285  
                 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest           $ 89,943,131  
Total distributable earnings             18,553,154  
Net assets at July 31, 2020           $ 108,496,285  

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (4,962,128 total shares outstanding)

 

    Net assets     Shares
outstanding
    Net asset value
per share
 
Class A   $ 71,102,453       3,249,690     $ 21.88  
Class C     2,906,420       134,754       21.57  
Class T     10       *     21.88  
Class F-1     3,365,333       154,264       21.82  
Class F-2     9,893,556       452,612       21.86  
Class F-3     3,680,097       168,281       21.87  
Class 529-A     1,740,445       79,738       21.83  
Class 529-C     102,515       4,712       21.76  
Class 529-E     59,184       2,721       21.75  
Class 529-T     12       1       21.88  
Class 529-F-1     94,304       4,322       21.82  
Class R-1     80,703       3,714       21.73  
Class R-2     385,376       17,843       21.60  
Class R-2E     35,203       1,614       21.81  
Class R-3     791,953       36,352       21.79  
Class R-4     924,769       42,352       21.84  
Class R-5E     40,955       1,874       21.85  
Class R-5     370,697       16,944       21.88  
Class R-6     12,922,300       590,340       21.89  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

14 The Income Fund of America
 
Statement of operations  
for the year ended July 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

Investment income:            
Income:                
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $53,470; also includes $297,638 from affiliates)   $ 3,149,264          
Interest (includes $8,933 from affiliates)     1,068,405     $ 4,217,669  
Fees and expenses*:                
Investment advisory services     239,079          
Distribution services     244,511          
Transfer agent services     69,484          
Administrative services     32,526          
Reports to shareholders     3,534          
Registration statement and prospectus     1,685          
Trustees’ compensation     876          
Auditing and legal     541          
Custodian     3,315          
Other     1,466       597,017  
Net investment income             3,620,652  
                 
Net realized loss and unrealized appreciation:                
Net realized (loss) gain on:                
Investments:                
Unaffiliated issuers     (1,152,339 )        
Affiliated issuers     (343,331 )        
Futures contracts     110,542          
Forward currency contracts     1,220          
Swap contracts     (24,247 )        
Currency transactions     (14,589 )     (1,422,744 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                
Investments:                
Unaffiliated issuers     436,491          
Affiliated issuers     (18,792 )        
Futures contracts     (6,073 )        
Forward currency contracts     (1,042 )        
Currency translations     3,450       414,034  
Net realized loss and unrealized appreciation             (1,008,710 )
                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations           $ 2,611,942  

 

* Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the notes to financial statements.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

The Income Fund of America 15
 
Statements of changes in net assets  
  (dollars in thousands)

 

    Year ended July 31,  
    2020     2019  
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 3,620,652     $ 3,453,958  
Net realized (loss) gain     (1,422,744 )     2,147,958  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     414,034       (1,221,824 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     2,611,942       4,380,092  
                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (6,118,416 )     (7,414,017 )
                 
Net capital share transactions     1,994,953       3,194,883  
                 
Total (decrease) increase in net assets     (1,511,521 )     160,958  
                 
Net assets:                
Beginning of year     110,007,806       109,846,848  
End of year   $ 108,496,285     $ 110,007,806  

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization

 

The Income Fund of America (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks current income while secondarily striving for capital growth.

 

The fund has 19 share classes consisting of six retail share classes (Classes A, C, T, F-1, F-2 and F-3), five 529 college savings plan share classes (Classes 529-A, 529-C, 529-E, 529-T and 529-F-1) and eight retirement plan share classes (Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6). The 529 college savings plan share classes can be used to save for college education. The retirement plan share classes are generally offered only through eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. The fund’s share classes are described further in the following table:

 

Share class   Initial sales charge   Contingent deferred sales
charge upon redemption
  Conversion feature  
Classes A and 529-A   Up to 5.75%1   None (except 1% for certain redemptions within 18 months of purchase without an initial sales charge)   None  
Class C   None   1% for redemptions within one year of purchase   Class C converts to Class F-1 after 10 years2  
Class 529-C   None   1% for redemptions within one year of purchase   Class 529-C converts to Class 529-A after 10 years3  
Class 529-E   None   None   None  
Classes T and 529-T4   Up to 2.50%   None   None  
Classes F-1, F-2, F-3 and 529-F-1   None   None   None  
Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6   None   None   None  

 

1 Up to 3.50% for Class 529-A shares purchased on or after June 30, 2020.
2 Effective June 30, 2020, Class C converts to Class A after 8 years.
3 Effective June 30, 2020, Class 529-C converts to Class 529-A after 5 years.
4 Class T and 529-T shares are not available for purchase.

 

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to the assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds of the fund. Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses (“class-specific fees and expenses”), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, transfer agent and administrative services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each share class.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Class allocations — Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses), realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, transfer agent and administrative services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

 

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value of each share class of the fund is generally determined as of approximately 4:00 p.m. New York time each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Equity securities are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at prices obtained from one or more pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the fund is authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds & notes; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information
Municipal securities   Standard inputs and, for certain distressed securities, cash flows or liquidation values using a net present value calculation based on inputs that include, but are not limited to, financial statements and debt contracts

 

When the fund’s investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so (such as when vendor prices are unavailable or deemed to be not representative), fixed-income securities will be valued in good faith at the mean quoted bid and ask prices that are reasonably and timely available (or bid prices, if ask prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the fund’s investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds”), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information. Exchange-traded futures are generally valued at the official settlement price of the exchange or market on which such instruments are traded, as of the close of business on the day the futures are being valued. Forward currency contracts are valued at the mean of representative quoted bid and ask prices, generally based on prices supplied by one or more pricing vendors. Interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are generally valued by pricing vendors based on market inputs that include the index and term of index, reset frequency, payer/receiver, currency and pay frequency.

 

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Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by authority of the fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has delegated authority to the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation teams. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

The fund’s investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews, including an annual control self-evaluation program facilitated by the investment adviser’s compliance group.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The tables on the following page present the fund’s valuation levels as of July 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):

 

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    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Health care   $ 10,282,555     $     $ 28,245     $ 10,310,800  
Financials     10,132,397                   10,132,397  
Information technology     9,650,415                   9,650,415  
Consumer staples     9,142,834                   9,142,834  
Industrials     7,230,214                   7,230,214  
Real estate     7,114,094                   7,114,094  
Utilities     5,618,078                   5,618,078  
Materials     4,164,022                   4,164,022  
Communication services     3,700,766             5       3,700,771  
Consumer discretionary     3,421,534                   3,421,534  
Energy     2,133,356             24,757       2,158,113  
Preferred securities     310,238       1,507             311,745  
Rights & warrants     4,940       81             5,021  
Convertible stocks     1,075,126             2,622       1,077,748  
Convertible bonds & notes                 461       461  
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
Corporate bonds, notes & loans           15,710,952       29,398       15,740,350  
Mortgage-backed obligations           10,899,806             10,899,806  
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes           2,926,288             2,926,288  
Municipals           352,308             352,308  
Federal agency bonds & notes           46,640             46,640  
Other bonds & notes           426,831             426,831  
Short-term securities     9,800,686                   9,800,686  
Total   $ 83,781,255     $ 30,364,413     $ 85,488     $ 114,231,156  
                                 
    Other investments*  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 26,854     $     $     $ 26,854  
Liabilities:                                
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     (19,615 )                 (19,615 )
Total   $ 7,239     $     $     $ 7,239  

 

* Futures contracts are not included in the investment portfolio.

 

4. Risk factors

 

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other securities held by the fund may decline –sometimes rapidly or unpredictably – due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation related to the issuer, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or dispositions and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

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Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of the fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

 

Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit ratings of these securities.

 

Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in the fund failing to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

 

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. A downgrade or default affecting any of the fund’s securities could cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease. Lower quality debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than higher quality debt securities. Credit risk is gauged, in part, by the credit ratings of the debt securities in which the fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them and are not guarantees as to credit quality or an evaluation of market risk. The fund’s investment adviser relies on its own credit analysts to research issuers and issues in seeking to assess credit and default risks.

 

Investing in lower rated debt instruments — Lower rated bonds and other lower rated debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness than those of higher quality debt securities. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more than the prices of higher quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty. These risks may be increased with respect to investments in junk bonds.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments (including social instability, regional conflicts, terrorism and war) in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, such as nationalization, currency blockage or the imposition of price controls or punitive taxes, each of which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different accounting practices and different regulatory, legal and reporting standards and practices, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund. The risks of investing outside the U.S. may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

Index-linked bonds — The fund has invested in index-linked bonds, which are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to a government price index. Over the life of an index-linked bond, interest is paid on the adjusted principal value. Increases or decreases in the principal value of index-linked bonds are recorded as interest income in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Mortgage dollar rolls — The fund has entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions in which the fund sells a mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions. Portfolio turnover rates excluding and including mortgage dollar rolls are presented at the end of the fund’s financial highlights table.

 

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Loan transactions — The fund has entered into loan transactions in which the fund acquires a loan either through an agent, by assignment from another holder, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of a loan. The loan is often administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan, and the fund may be required to receive approval from the agent and/or borrower prior to the sale of the investment. The loan’s interest rate and maturity date may change based on the terms of the loan, including potential early payments of principal.

 

Unfunded commitments — The fund has participated in a transaction that involves unfunded commitments, which may obligate the fund to purchase additional shares of the applicable issuer. Under the terms of the commitments, the maximum potential exposure as of July 31, 2020, was $11,458,000. Should such commitments become due in full, these amounts would represent .01% of the net assets of the fund as of July 31, 2020.

 

The fund has also participated in other transactions, which may obligate the fund to purchase new or additional bonds if certain contingencies are met. As of July 31, 2020, the fund’s maximum exposure of unfunded bond commitments was $16,899,000, which would represent .02% of the net assets of the fund should such commitments become due.

 

Futures contracts — The fund has entered into futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Futures contracts are used to strategically manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio.

 

Upon entering into futures contracts, and to maintain the fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the fund is required to deposit with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), in a segregated account in the name of the FCM an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, known as initial margin. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded to serve as collateral, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, the fund pays or receives variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the futures contracts and records variation margin on futures contracts in the statement of assets and liabilities. In addition, the fund segregates liquid assets equivalent to the fund’s outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any. Futures contracts may involve a risk of loss in excess of the variation margin shown on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains or losses at the time the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from futures contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. The average month-end notional amount of futures contracts while held was $4,069,792,000.

 

Forward currency contracts — The fund has entered into forward currency contracts, which represent agreements to exchange currencies on specific future dates at predetermined rates. The fund’s investment adviser uses forward currency contracts to manage the fund’s exposure to changes in exchange rates. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from possible movements in exchange rates.

 

On a daily basis, the fund’s investment adviser values forward currency contracts and records unrealized appreciation or depreciation for open forward currency contracts in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward currency contract is closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency.

 

Closed forward currency contracts that have not reached their settlement date are included in the respective receivables or payables for closed forward currency contracts in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Net realized gains or losses from closed forward currency contracts and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from open forward currency contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. As of July 31, 2020, the fund did not have any open forward currency contracts. The average month-end notional amount of open forward currency contracts while held was $59,953,000.

 

Interest rate swaps — The fund has entered into interest rate swap contracts, which are agreements to exchange one stream of future interest payments for another based on a specified notional amount. Typically, interest rate swaps exchange a fixed interest rate for a payment that floats relative to a benchmark or vice versa. The fund’s investment adviser uses interest rate swaps to seek to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the fund by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio. Risks may arise as a result of the fund’s investment adviser incorrectly anticipating changes in interest rates, increased volatility, reduced liquidity and the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their agreements.

 

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Upon entering into an interest rate swap contract, the fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular interest rate swap is set and held as collateral by the clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, the fund’s investment adviser records daily interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments as a receivable and payable in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the interest rate swaps, including accrued interest, and records variation margin on interest rate swaps in the statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the time the interest rate swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from interest rate swaps are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. As of July 31, 2020, the fund did not have any interest rate swaps. The average month-end notional amount of interest rate swaps while held was $1,217,167,000.

 

Credit default swap indices — The fund has entered into centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on credit indices (“CDSI”) that involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a credit event, such as a default or restructuring, with respect to any of the underlying issuers (reference obligations) in the referenced index. The fund’s investment adviser uses credit default swaps to assume exposure to a diversified portfolio of credits or to hedge against existing credit risks.

 

CDSI are portfolios of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market, such as the high-yield or investment-grade credit market. CDSI are generally traded using standardized terms, including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates, and reference all the names in the index. If there is a credit event, it is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the underlying issuers or obligations within a particular index may change periodically, usually every six months. A specified credit event may affect all or individual underlying reference obligations included in the index, and will be settled based upon the relative weighting of the affected obligation(s) within the index. The value of each CDSI can be used as a measure of the current payment/performance risk of the CDSI and represents the likelihood of an expected liability or profit should the notional amount of the CDSI be closed or sold as of the period end. An increasing value, as compared to the notional amount of the CDSI, represents a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. When the fund provides sell protection, its maximum exposure is the notional amount of the credit default swap agreement.

 

Upon entering into a centrally cleared CDSI contract, the fund is required to deposit with a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”) in a segregated account in the name of the DCM an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular credit default swap is set and held as collateral by the clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments are recorded as a receivable and payable in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the CDSI, and records variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the time the swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from credit default swaps are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. As of July 31, 2020, the fund did not have any credit default swaps. The average month-end notional amount of credit default swaps while held was $701,500,000.

 

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The following tables identify the location and fair value amounts on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the effect on the fund’s statement of operations resulting from the fund’s use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps as of, or for the year ended, July 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):

 

        Assets     Liabilities  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value     Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*   $ 26,854     Unrealized depreciation*   $ 19,615  
                             
        Net realized gain (loss)     Net unrealized depreciation  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of operations   Value     Location on statement of operations   Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized gain on futures contracts   $ 110,542     Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (6,073 )
                             
Forward currency   Currency   Net realized gain on forward currency contracts     1,220     Net unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     (1,042 )
                             
Swap   Interest   Net realized loss on swap contracts     (46,277 )   Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts      
                             
Swap   Credit   Net realized gain on swap contracts     22,030     Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts      
                             
            $ 87,515         $ (7,115 )
   
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the applicable table following the fund’s investment portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Collateral — The fund receives or pledges highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral due to its use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and future delivery contracts. For futures contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, the fund pledges collateral for initial and variation margin by contract. For forward currency contracts, the fund either receives or pledges collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled forward currency contracts by counterparty. For future delivery contracts, the fund either receives or pledges collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by certain counterparties. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligation. Non-cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio, and cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is held in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian, which is reflected as pledged cash collateral in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to mutual funds and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the year ended July 31, 2020, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

The fund’s tax returns are not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the fund records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

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Distributions — Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; unrealized appreciation of certain investments in securities outside the U.S.; cost of investments sold; net capital losses and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes.

 

During the year ended July 31, 2020, the fund reclassified $155,000 from total distributable earnings to capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest to align financial reporting with tax reporting.

 

As of July 31, 2020, the tax basis components of distributable earnings, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income   $ 1,346,356  
Capital loss carryforward*     (1,219,702 )
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     22,181,659  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (3,636,814 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     18,544,845  
Cost of investments     95,693,550  
   
* The capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in future years. The fund will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

Distributions paid were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Year ended July 31, 2020     Year ended July 31, 2019  
Share class   Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
    Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
 
Class A   $ 2,412,406     $ 1,626,977     $ 4,039,383     $ 2,232,093     $ 2,795,285     $ 5,027,378  
Class C     102,616       89,523       192,139       104,257       178,548       282,805  
Class T                                    
Class F-1     125,906       88,012       213,918       120,607       155,844       276,451  
Class F-2     342,966       217,003       559,969       287,742       341,463       629,205  
Class F-3     128,015       77,478       205,493       101,270       111,167       212,437  
Class 529-A     54,813       37,436       92,249       50,203       64,507       114,710  
Class 529-C     6,287       5,649       11,936       6,511       11,438       17,949  
Class 529-E     1,888       1,384       3,272       1,803       2,546       4,349  
Class 529-T                                    
Class 529-F-1     3,373       2,135       5,508       2,789       3,362       6,151  
Class R-1     2,309       2,085       4,394       2,367       4,137       6,504  
Class R-2     10,598       9,456       20,054       10,497       17,984       28,481  
Class R-2E     1,028       798       1,826       818       1,195       2,013  
Class R-3     26,012       19,842       45,854       26,432       37,837       64,269  
Class R-4     31,907       21,911       53,818       31,390       40,842       72,232  
Class R-5E     1,068       609       1,677       368       314       682  
Class R-5     14,877       9,920       24,797       14,329       16,467       30,796  
Class R-6     405,198       236,931       642,129       301,670       335,935       637,605  
Total   $ 3,671,267     $ 2,447,149     $ 6,118,416     $ 3,295,146     $ 4,118,871     $ 7,414,017  
   
Amount less than one thousand.

 

7. Fees and transactions with related parties

 

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors®, Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

 

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Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.250% on the first $500 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.121% on such assets in excess of $115 billion. The agreement also provides for monthly fees, accrued daily, of 2.25% of the fund’s monthly gross income. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the investment advisory services fee was $239,079,000, which was equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.221% of average daily net assets.

 

Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:

 

Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, F-3, R-5E, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

 

Share class   Currently approved limits   Plan limits
Class A     0.25 %     0.25 %
Class 529-A     0.25       0.50  
Classes C, 529-C and R-1     1.00       1.00  
Class R-2     0.75       1.00  
Class R-2E     0.60       0.85  
Classes 529-E and R-3     0.50       0.75  
Classes T, F-1, 529-T, 529-F-1 and R-4     0.25       0.50  

 

For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limits are not exceeded. As of July 31, 2020, unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement totaled $7,443,000 for Class A shares. There were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class 529-A shares.

 

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to each of the fund’s share classes. These services include recordkeeping, shareholder communications and transaction processing. In addition, the fund reimburses AFS for amounts paid to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders.

 

Administrative services — The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC under which the fund compensates CRMC for providing administrative services to all share classes. Administrative services are provided by CRMC and its affiliates to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to fund shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on the fund and market developments that impact fund investments. Administrative services also include, but are not limited to, coordinating, monitoring and overseeing third parties that provide services to fund shareholders. The agreement provides the fund the ability to charge an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund. Currently the fund pays CRMC an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.03% of daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund for CRMC’s provision of administrative services.

 

529 plan services — Each 529 share class is subject to service fees to compensate the Virginia College Savings Plan (“Virginia529”) for its oversight and administration of the CollegeAmerica 529 college savings plan. The fee is based on the combined net assets invested in Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds. Class ABLE shares are offered on other American Funds by Virginia529 through ABLEAmerica®, a tax-advantaged savings program for individuals with disabilities. Prior to January 1, 2020, the quarterly fee was based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.10% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $100 billion. Effective January 1, 2020, the quarterly fee was amended to a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.09% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $100 billion. The fee for any given calendar quarter is accrued and calculated on the basis of the average net assets of Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds for the last month of the prior calendar quarter. The fee is included in other expenses in the fund’s statement of operations. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.

 

26 The Income Fund of America
 

For the year ended July 31, 2020, class-specific expenses under the agreements were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class   Distribution
services
  Transfer agent
services
  Administrative
services
  529 plan
services
 
Class A   $179,324   $46,093   $21,519   Not applicable  
Class C   38,236   2,508   1,153   Not applicable  
Class T     * * Not applicable  
Class F-1   9,511   4,674   1,147   Not applicable  
Class F-2   Not applicable   10,620   2,877   Not applicable  
Class F-3   Not applicable   148   1,046   Not applicable  
Class 529-A   3,950   952   497   $1,051  
Class 529-C   2,327   143   72   151  
Class 529-E   301   15   18   39  
Class 529-T     * * *
Class 529-F-1     54   28   60  
Class R-1   890   93   27   Not applicable  
Class R-2   3,051   1,479   122   Not applicable  
Class R-2E   214   76   11   Not applicable  
Class R-3   4,316   1,350   259   Not applicable  
Class R-4   2,391   991   287   Not applicable  
Class R-5E   Not applicable   48   9   Not applicable  
Class R-5   Not applicable   202   121   Not applicable  
Class R-6   Not applicable   38   3,333   Not applicable  
Total class-specific expenses   $244,511   $69,484   $32,526   $1,301  
   
* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Trustees’ compensation of $876,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $691,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $185,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

 

Investment in CCF — The fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for the fund’s short-term investments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

 

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased securities from, and sold securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the year ended July 31, 2020, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $1,722,649,000 and $1,675,445,000, respectively, which generated $240,770,000 of net realized losses from such sales.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

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8. Capital share transactions

 

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

    Sales*     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases*     Net (decrease)
increase
 
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Year ended July 31, 2020                                            
Class A   $ 5,303,887       243,483     $ 3,948,426       179,673     $ (9,364,528 )     (435,235 )   $ (112,215 )     (12,079 )
Class C     325,855       15,042       188,264       8,617       (1,735,871 )     (81,230 )     (1,221,752 )     (57,571 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     381,151       17,389       205,357       9,360       (1,099,278 )     (51,244 )     (512,770 )     (24,495 )
Class F-2     2,556,474       117,579       535,560       24,455       (2,293,055 )     (107,477 )     798,979       34,557  
Class F-3     957,372       43,811       204,407       9,346       (712,594 )     (33,085 )     449,185       20,072  
Class 529-A     288,787       13,293       92,206       4,205       (295,020 )     (13,434 )     85,973       4,064  
Class 529-C     27,653       1,255       11,931       541       (196,936 )     (9,166 )     (157,352 )     (7,370 )
Class 529-E     7,604       347       3,271       149       (13,307 )     (610 )     (2,432 )     (114 )
Class 529-T                 1                         1        
Class 529-F-1     20,862       935       5,507       252       (20,645 )     (954 )     5,724       233  
Class R-1     9,910       452       4,387       199       (28,725 )     (1,337 )     (14,428 )     (686 )
Class R-2     74,176       3,425       20,032       916       (133,990 )     (6,207 )     (39,782 )     (1,866 )
Class R-2E     8,386       388       1,826       83       (9,820 )     (453 )     392       18  
Class R-3     122,966       5,649       45,741       2,081       (302,785 )     (13,837 )     (134,078 )     (6,107 )
Class R-4     169,355       7,746       53,792       2,451       (283,887 )     (13,069 )     (60,740 )     (2,872 )
Class R-5E     26,881       1,243       1,676       77       (8,401 )     (389 )     20,156       931  
Class R-5     42,276       1,937       24,727       1,123       (131,240 )     (5,855 )     (64,237 )     (2,795 )
Class R-6     3,133,817       146,789       642,089       29,372       (821,577 )     (37,729 )     2,954,329       138,432  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 13,457,412       620,763     $ 5,989,200       272,900     $ (17,451,659 )     (811,311 )   $ 1,994,953       82,352  
                                                                 
Year ended July 31, 2019                                    
Class A   $ 4,162,250       188,066     $ 4,922,150       231,986     $ (8,669,132 )     (391,576 )   $ 415,268       28,476  
Class C     386,074       17,643       277,181       13,295       (1,150,598 )     (52,574 )     (487,343 )     (21,636 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     480,113       21,655       266,265       12,590       (846,788 )     (38,188 )     (100,410 )     (3,943 )
Class F-2     2,419,691       108,946       600,100       28,291       (2,030,912 )     (92,013 )     988,879       45,224  
Class F-3     1,047,610       47,073       208,107       9,798       (589,610 )     (26,656 )     666,107       30,215  
Class 529-A     180,089       8,114       114,667       5,418       (276,737 )     (12,462 )     18,019       1,070  
Class 529-C     31,921       1,442       17,938       854       (91,058 )     (4,113 )     (41,199 )     (1,817 )
Class 529-E     7,296       329       4,349       207       (14,605 )     (661 )     (2,960 )     (125 )
Class 529-T                 1                         1        
Class 529-F-1     24,651       1,107       6,148       290       (17,619 )     (799 )     13,180       598  
Class R-1     9,946       449       6,495       310       (30,556 )     (1,380 )     (14,115 )     (621 )
Class R-2     83,006       3,789       28,431       1,361       (146,255 )     (6,662 )     (34,818 )     (1,512 )
Class R-2E     12,242       557       2,013       95       (5,766 )     (263 )     8,489       389  
Class R-3     151,181       6,824       64,138       3,040       (288,092 )     (13,007 )     (72,773 )     (3,143 )
Class R-4     154,888       6,952       72,218       3,411       (327,678 )     (14,808 )     (100,572 )     (4,445 )
Class R-5E     15,908       729       681       32       (2,013 )     (91 )     14,576       670  
Class R-5     50,637       2,279       30,691       1,445       (72,454 )     (3,247 )     8,874       477  
Class R-6     1,742,045       78,778       637,513       29,992       (463,878 )     (20,796 )     1,915,680       87,974  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 10,959,548       494,732     $ 7,259,086       342,415     $ (15,023,751 )     (679,296 )   $ 3,194,883       157,851  
   
* Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
Amount less than one thousand.

 

9. Investment transactions

 

The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $115,824,330,000 and $102,097,087,000, respectively, during the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

28 The Income Fund of America
 

Financial highlights

 

          Income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                              
Period ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of period
    Total
return2
    Net assets,
end of period
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses to
average
net assets3
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Class A:                                                                                                
7/31/2020   $ 22.56     $ .73     $ (.17 )   $ .56     $ (.74 )   $ (.50 )   $ (1.24 )   $ 21.88       2.59 %   $ 71,103       .57 %     3.32 %
7/31/2019     23.28       .72       .13       .85       (.69 )     (.88 )     (1.57 )     22.56       4.22       73,594       .56       3.23  
7/31/2018     22.87       .73       .84       1.57       (.66 )     (.50 )     (1.16 )     23.28       6.98       75,284       .55       3.16  
7/31/2017     21.70       .74       1.10       1.84       (.67 )           (.67 )     22.87       8.65       76,148       .56       3.37  
7/31/2016     21.31       .66       .76       1.42       (.66 )     (.37 )     (1.03 )     21.70       7.10       75,437       .56       3.22  
Class C:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.25       .56       (.16 )     .40       (.58 )     (.50 )     (1.08 )     21.57       1.82       2,906       1.32       2.58  
7/31/2019     22.98       .54       .13       .67       (.52 )     (.88 )     (1.40 )     22.25       3.41       4,279       1.34       2.45  
7/31/2018     22.59       .54       .82       1.36       (.47 )     (.50 )     (.97 )     22.98       6.11       4,917       1.34       2.36  
7/31/2017     21.44       .56       1.09       1.65       (.50 )           (.50 )     22.59       7.79       5,569       1.35       2.56  
7/31/2016     21.06       .49       .76       1.25       (.50 )     (.37 )     (.87 )     21.44       6.27       6,196       1.36       2.41  
Class T:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.57       .78       (.17 )     .61       (.80 )     (.50 )     (1.30 )     21.88       2.81 4     5     .33 4     3.55 4
7/31/2019     23.29       .77       .13       .90       (.74 )     (.88 )     (1.62 )     22.57       4.44 4     5     .35 4     3.43 4
7/31/2018     22.88       .78       .84       1.62       (.71 )     (.50 )     (1.21 )     23.29       7.19 4     5     .34 4     3.36 4
7/31/20176,7     22.27       .29       .50       .79       (.18 )           (.18 )     22.88       3.54 4,8     5     .11 4,8     1.26 4,8
Class F-1:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.50       .72       (.17 )     .55       (.73 )     (.50 )     (1.23 )     21.82       2.53       3,365       .63       3.27  
7/31/2019     23.22       .70       .13       .83       (.67 )     (.88 )     (1.55 )     22.50       4.15       4,022       .65       3.14  
7/31/2018     22.82       .71       .83       1.54       (.64 )     (.50 )     (1.14 )     23.22       6.84       4,243       .64       3.07  
7/31/2017     21.65       .72       1.10       1.82       (.65 )           (.65 )     22.82       8.57       4,610       .65       3.28  
7/31/2016     21.26       .64       .76       1.40       (.64 )     (.37 )     (1.01 )     21.65       7.02       4,421       .65       3.12  
Class F-2:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.54       .77       (.16 )     .61       (.79 )     (.50 )     (1.29 )     21.86       2.81       9,894       .37       3.52  
7/31/2019     23.27       .76       .12       .88       (.73 )     (.88 )     (1.61 )     22.54       4.36       9,425       .39       3.40  
7/31/2018     22.86       .77       .84       1.61       (.70 )     (.50 )     (1.20 )     23.27       7.16       8,675       .38       3.33  
7/31/2017     21.69       .78       1.10       1.88       (.71 )           (.71 )     22.86       8.84       7,081       .39       3.54  
7/31/2016     21.30       .70       .75       1.45       (.69 )     (.37 )     (1.06 )     21.69       7.28       5,076       .39       3.38  
Class F-3:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.56       .80       (.18 )     .62       (.81 )     (.50 )     (1.31 )     21.87       2.88       3,680       .26       3.63  
7/31/2019     23.28       .78       .13       .91       (.75 )     (.88 )     (1.63 )     22.56       4.52       3,343       .28       3.50  
7/31/2018     22.87       .79       .84       1.63       (.72 )     (.50 )     (1.22 )     23.28       7.27       2,747       .28       3.43  
7/31/20176,9     22.07       .49       .67       1.16       (.36 )           (.36 )     22.87       5.30 8     1,763       .30 10     4.33 10
Class 529-A:
7/31/2020     22.51       .72       (.17 )     .55       (.73 )     (.50 )     (1.23 )     21.83       2.55       1,740       .62       3.27  
7/31/2019     23.23       .70       .13       .83       (.67 )     (.88 )     (1.55 )     22.51       4.15       1,704       .64       3.15  
7/31/2018     22.83       .71       .83       1.54       (.64 )     (.50 )     (1.14 )     23.23       6.87       1,733       .63       3.08  
7/31/2017     21.66       .72       1.10       1.82       (.65 )           (.65 )     22.83       8.58       1,606       .64       3.30  
7/31/2016     21.27       .64       .76       1.40       (.64 )     (.37 )     (1.01 )     21.66       7.00       1,525       .66       3.11  

 

See end of table for footnotes.

 

The Income Fund of America 29
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          Income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                              
Period ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of period
    Total
return2
    Net assets,
end of period
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses to
average
net assets3
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Class 529-C:                                                                                                
7/31/2020   $ 22.43     $ .56     $ (.16 )   $ .40     $ (.57 )   $ (.50 )   $ (1.07 )   $ 21.76       1.79 %   $ 103       1.36 %     2.56 %
7/31/2019     23.15       .53       .13       .66       (.50 )     (.88 )     (1.38 )     22.43       3.37       271       1.38       2.41  
7/31/2018     22.73       .53       .83       1.36       (.44 )     (.50 )     (.94 )     23.15       6.06       322       1.39       2.30  
7/31/2017     21.57       .55       1.09       1.64       (.48 )           (.48 )     22.73       7.74       464       1.41       2.52  
7/31/2016     21.18       .48       .76       1.24       (.48 )     (.37 )     (.85 )     21.57       6.20       463       1.43       2.34  
Class 529-E:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.43       .67       (.17 )     .50       (.68 )     (.50 )     (1.18 )     21.75       2.31       59       .84       3.05  
7/31/2019     23.16       .65       .12       .77       (.62 )     (.88 )     (1.50 )     22.43       3.87       64       .86       2.92  
7/31/2018     22.76       .66       .83       1.49       (.59 )     (.50 )     (1.09 )     23.16       6.63       69       .86       2.84  
7/31/2017     21.60       .67       1.09       1.76       (.60 )           (.60 )     22.76       8.30       70       .87       3.06  
7/31/2016     21.21       .59       .76       1.35       (.59 )     (.37 )     (.96 )     21.60       6.76       66       .89       2.88  
Class 529-T:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.57       .77       (.17 )     .60       (.79 )     (.50 )     (1.29 )     21.88       2.75 4      5      .39 4      3.50 4 
7/31/2019     23.29       .75       .13       .88       (.72 )     (.88 )     (1.60 )     22.57       4.38 4     5      .41 4      3.37 4 
7/31/2018     22.88       .76       .84       1.60       (.69 )     (.50 )     (1.19 )     23.29       7.12 4      5      .41 4      3.30 4 
7/31/20176,7     22.27       .28       .50       .78       (.17 )           (.17 )     22.88       3.52 4,8      5      .13 4,8      1.24 4,8 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.50       .77       (.16 )     .61       (.79 )     (.50 )     (1.29 )     21.82       2.80       94       .38       3.52  
7/31/2019     23.23       .75       .13       .88       (.73 )     (.88 )     (1.61 )     22.50       4.36       92       .40       3.39  
7/31/2018     22.83       .77       .82       1.59       (.69 )     (.50 )     (1.19 )     23.23       7.10       81       .40       3.32  
7/31/2017     21.66       .78       1.09       1.87       (.70 )           (.70 )     22.83       8.83       71       .41       3.53  
7/31/2016     21.27       .69       .76       1.45       (.69 )     (.37 )     (1.06 )     21.66       7.25       61       .43       3.34  
Class R-1:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.41       .56       (.17 )     .39       (.57 )     (.50 )     (1.07 )     21.73       1.75       81       1.36       2.54  
7/31/2019     23.13       .53       .14       .67       (.51 )     (.88 )     (1.39 )     22.41       3.38       99       1.37       2.41  
7/31/2018     22.73       .54       .83       1.37       (.47 )     (.50 )     (.97 )     23.13       6.09       116       1.37       2.33  
7/31/2017     21.57       .55       1.10       1.65       (.49 )           (.49 )     22.73       7.76       124       1.39       2.53  
7/31/2016     21.18       .49       .76       1.25       (.49 )     (.37 )     (.86 )     21.57       6.25       133       1.37       2.40  
Class R-2:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.28       .55       (.16 )     .39       (.57 )     (.50 )     (1.07 )     21.60       1.76       385       1.37       2.52  
7/31/2019     23.01       .53       .13       .66       (.51 )     (.88 )     (1.39 )     22.28       3.37       439       1.38       2.41  
7/31/2018     22.62       .54       .82       1.36       (.47 )     (.50 )     (.97 )     23.01       6.09       488       1.37       2.34  
7/31/2017     21.47       .55       1.09       1.64       (.49 )           (.49 )     22.62       7.77       533       1.40       2.52  
7/31/2016     21.09       .49       .75       1.24       (.49 )     (.37 )     (.86 )     21.47       6.25       577       1.36       2.41  
Class R-2E:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.49       .62       (.17 )     .45       (.63 )     (.50 )     (1.13 )     21.81       2.06       35       1.07       2.82  
7/31/2019     23.22       .60       .13       .73       (.58 )     (.88 )     (1.46 )     22.49       3.66       36       1.08       2.71  
7/31/2018     22.82       .61       .83       1.44       (.54 )     (.50 )     (1.04 )     23.22       6.40       28       1.08       2.63  
7/31/2017     21.66       .65       1.08       1.73       (.57 )           (.57 )     22.82       8.11       22       1.09       2.95  
7/31/2016     21.29       .58       .75       1.33       (.59 )     (.37 )     (.96 )     21.66       6.64       7       1.03       2.86  

 

30 The Income Fund of America
 

 

          Income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                              
Period ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of period
    Total
return2
    Net assets,
end of period
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses to
average
net assets3
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Class R-3:                                                                                                
7/31/2020   $ 22.46     $ .65     $ (.15 )   $ .50     $ (.67 )   $ (.50 )   $ (1.17 )   $ 21.79       2.27 %   $ 792       .92 %     2.97 %
7/31/2019     23.19       .63       .13       .76       (.61 )     (.88 )     (1.49 )     22.46       3.80       954       .93       2.86  
7/31/2018     22.78       .64       .84       1.48       (.57 )     (.50 )     (1.07 )     23.19       6.60       1,057       .92       2.78  
7/31/2017     21.62       .65       1.10       1.75       (.59 )           (.59 )     22.78       8.23       1,183       .95       2.97  
7/31/2016     21.23       .59       .75       1.34       (.58 )     (.37 )     (.95 )     21.62       6.71       1,217       .92       2.85  
Class R-4:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.52       .72       (.16 )     .56       (.74 )     (.50 )     (1.24 )     21.84       2.55       925       .61       3.28  
7/31/2019     23.24       .70       .13       .83       (.67 )     (.88 )     (1.55 )     22.52       4.15       1,018       .63       3.16  
7/31/2018     22.83       .71       .84       1.55       (.64 )     (.50 )     (1.14 )     23.24       6.90       1,154       .63       3.07  
7/31/2017     21.67       .73       1.09       1.82       (.66 )           (.66 )     22.83       8.54       1,365       .64       3.31  
7/31/2016     21.27       .65       .76       1.41       (.64 )     (.37 )     (1.01 )     21.67       7.07       1,189       .62       3.15  
Class R-5E:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.54       .75       (.16 )     .59       (.78 )     (.50 )     (1.28 )     21.85       2.73       41       .41       3.45  
7/31/2019     23.26       .74       .14       .88       (.72 )     (.88 )     (1.60 )     22.54       4.38       21       .42       3.34  
7/31/2018     22.85       .78       .82       1.60       (.69 )     (.50 )     (1.19 )     23.26       7.14       6       .41       3.38  
7/31/2017     21.69       .90       .95       1.85       (.69 )           (.69 )     22.85       8.72       1       .44       4.04  
7/31/20166,11     21.03       .47       1.07       1.54       (.51 )     (.37 )     (.88 )     21.69       7.70 8      5      .48 10      3.30 10 
Class R-5:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.56       .79       (.17 )     .62       (.80 )     (.50 )     (1.30 )     21.88       2.87       371       .31       3.56  
7/31/2019     23.28       .77       .13       .90       (.74 )     (.88 )     (1.62 )     22.56       4.47       445       .32       3.46  
7/31/2018     22.87       .78       .84       1.62       (.71 )     (.50 )     (1.21 )     23.28       7.21       449       .33       3.38  
7/31/2017     21.70       .78       1.11       1.89       (.72 )           (.72 )     22.87       8.89       429       .34       3.53  
7/31/2016     21.31       .71       .76       1.47       (.71 )     (.37 )     (1.08 )     21.70       7.34       516       .33       3.46  
Class R-6:                                                                                                
7/31/2020     22.58       .79       (.17 )     .62       (.81 )     (.50 )     (1.31 )     21.89       2.88       12,922       .26       3.61  
7/31/2019     23.30       .78       .13       .91       (.75 )     (.88 )     (1.63 )     22.58       4.52       10,202       .28       3.51  
7/31/2018     22.88       .80       .84       1.64       (.72 )     (.50 )     (1.22 )     23.30       7.31       8,478       .28       3.44  
7/31/2017     21.71       .81       1.09       1.90       (.73 )           (.73 )     22.88       8.95       6,464       .28       3.68  
7/31/2016     21.32       .72       .76       1.48       (.72 )     (.37 )     (1.09 )     21.71       7.39       4,606       .28       3.49  

 

 

    Year ended July 31,
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes12,13   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions   58%   48%   53%   34%   39%
Including mortgage dollar roll transactions   117%   67%   70%   42%   52%

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.
3 Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
4 All or a significant portion of assets in this class consisted of seed capital invested by CRMC and/or its affiliates. Fees for distribution services are not charged or accrued on these seed capital assets. If such fees were paid by the fund on seed capital assets, fund expenses would have been higher and net income and total return would have been lower.
5 Amount less than $1 million.
6 Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
7 Class T and 529-T shares began investment operations on April 7, 2017.
8 Not annualized.
9 Class F-3 shares began investment operations on January 27, 2017.
10 Annualized.
11 Class R-5E shares began investment operations on November 20, 2015.
12 Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls.
13 Rates do not include the portfolio activity of Capital Group Central Cash Fund.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

The Income Fund of America 31
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of The Income Fund of America:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of The Income Fund of America (the “Fund”), including the summary investment portfolio, as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Costa Mesa, California
September 9, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Funds investment companies since 1956.

 

32 The Income Fund of America
 
Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can 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 six-month period (February 1, 2020, through July 31, 2020).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page 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 (for example, 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 titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. 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 the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2, F-3 and 529-F-1 shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would be lower by the amount of these fees.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table on the following page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in 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.

 

The Income Fund of America 33
 
    Beginning     Ending              
    account value     account value     Expenses paid     Annualized  
    2/1/2020     7/31/2020     during period*     expense ratio  
Class A – actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 964.91     $ 2.88       .59 %
Class A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.93       2.97       .59  
Class C – actual return     1,000.00       961.33       6.49       1.33  
Class C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.25       6.67       1.33  
Class T – actual return     1,000.00       965.81       1.66       .34  
Class T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.17       1.71       .34  
Class F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       964.97       3.13       .64  
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.68       3.22       .64  
Class F-2 – actual return     1,000.00       965.99       1.86       .38  
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.97       1.91       .38  
Class F-3 – actual return     1,000.00       966.57       1.32       .27  
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.52       1.36       .27  
Class 529-A – actual return     1,000.00       965.04       3.08       .63  
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.73       3.17       .63  
Class 529-C – actual return     1,000.00       961.38       6.73       1.38  
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.00       6.92       1.38  
Class 529-E – actual return     1,000.00       963.74       4.15       .85  
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.64       4.27       .85  
Class 529-T – actual return     1,000.00       965.94       1.96       .40  
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.87       2.01       .40  
Class 529-F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       965.88       1.91       .39  
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.92       1.96       .39  
Class R-1 – actual return     1,000.00       960.88       6.68       1.37  
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.05       6.87       1.37  
Class R-2 – actual return     1,000.00       961.16       6.73       1.38  
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.00       6.92       1.38  
Class R-2E – actual return     1,000.00       962.21       5.27       1.08  
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.49       5.42       1.08  
Class R-3 – actual return     1,000.00       963.36       4.49       .92  
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.29       4.62       .92  
Class R-4 – actual return     1,000.00       965.11       3.03       .62  
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.78       3.12       .62  
Class R-5E – actual return     1,000.00       965.77       2.05       .42  
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.77       2.11       .42  
Class R-5 – actual return     1,000.00       966.33       1.56       .32  
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.27       1.61       .32  
Class R-6 – actual return     1,000.00       966.62       1.32       .27  
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.52       1.36       .27  

 

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Tax information unaudited

 

We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. The fund hereby designates the following amounts for the fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2020:

 

Long-term capital gains   $ 2,446,608,000  
Qualified dividend income   $ 2,982,517,000  
Section 199A dividends   $ 212,380,000  
Corporate dividends received deduction   $ 2,069,036,000  
U.S. government income that may be exempt from state taxation   $ 178,582,000  

 

Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which will be mailed in January 2021, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2020 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

34 The Income Fund of America
 

Board of trustees and other officers

 

Independent trustees1

 

Name and year of birth   Year first
elected
a trustee
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years   Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by trustee3
  Other directorships4
held by trustee
William H. Baribault, 1945   2012   Chairman of the Board and CEO, Oakwood Advisors (private investment and consulting); former CEO and President, Richard Nixon Foundation   89   General Finance Corporation
Michael C. Camuñez, 1969   2019   President and CEO, Monarch Global Strategies LLC, previously ManattJones Global Strategies (international consulting); former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce   4   Edison International/ Southern California Edison
Vanessa C. L. Chang, 1952   2012   Former Director, EL & EL Investments (real estate)   16   Edison International; Sykes Enterprises; Transocean Ltd.
Linda Griego, 1947   2012   Former President and CEO, Griego Enterprises, Inc. (business management company)   7   ViacomCBS Inc.
Leonade D. Jones, 1947   1993   Retired; former Treasurer, The Washington Post Company (retired 1996)   10   None
William D. Jones, 1955   2008   Real estate developer/owner, President and CEO, CityLink Investment Corporation (acquires, develops and manages real estate ventures in urban communities) and for the former City Scene Management Company (provided commercial asset management services)   17   Sempra Energy
James J. Postl, 1946
Chairman of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive)
  2008   Retired; former President and CEO, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (automotive products and services) (retired 2002)   4   None
Josette Sheeran, 1954   2019   President and CEO, Asia Society; United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti   7   None
Margaret Spellings, 1957   2012   President and CEO, Texas 2036; former President, Margaret Spellings & Company (public policy and strategic consulting); former President, The University of North Carolina; former President, George W. Bush Foundation   90   None
Isaac Stein, 1946   2004   Private investor; former President, Waverley Associates (private investment fund); Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees, Stanford University   4   None
                 

Interested trustee5,6

 

Name, year of birth
and position with fund
  Year first
elected
a trustee
or officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years
 and positions held with affiliated entities or
the principal underwriter of the fund
  Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
 by trustee3
  Other directorships 4
held by trustee
Hilda L. Applbaum, 1961
Co-President
  1998   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.   4   None
Gregory D. Johnson, 1963   2019   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company; Director, Capital Research and Management Company   4   None

 

The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Secretary.

 

See page 36 for footnotes.

 

The Income Fund of America 35
 

Other officers6

 

Name, year of birth
and position with fund
  Year first
elected
 an officer
 of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
 or the principal underwriter of the fund
Caroline Randall, 1974
Co-President
  2020   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research Company;7 Director,
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.7
Donald Rolfe, 1972
Executive Vice President
  2012   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Secretary, Capital Research and Management Company
Pramod Atluri, 1976
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Vice President, Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7
David A. Daigle, 1967
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7
Paul Flynn, 1966
Senior Vice President
  2017   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital International Sàrl7
Joyce E. Gordon, 1956
Senior Vice President
  2020   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
 Director, Capital Research and Management Company
James R. Mulally, 1952
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Dina N. Perry, 1945
Senior Vice President
  1994   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Paul F. Roye, 1953
Senior Vice President
  2007   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Anirudh Samsi, 1971
Senior Vice President
  2016   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Andrew B. Suzman, 1967
Senior Vice President
  2004   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7
Bradley J. Vogt, 1965
Senior Vice President
  2020   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7
Shannon Ward, 1964
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967
Secretary
  2014   Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Hong T. Le, 1978
Treasurer
  2016   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Courtney R. Taylor, 1975
Assistant Secretary
  2018   Assistant Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Sandra Chuon, 1972
Assistant Treasurer
  2019   Assistant Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Brian C. Janssen, 1972
Assistant Treasurer
  2016   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company

 

1 The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3 Funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates.
4 This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company.
5 The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
6 All of the trustees and/or officers listed, with the exception on Anirudh Samsi, are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser.
7 Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

 

36 The Income Fund of America
 

Office of the fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser

Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address near you.)

 

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets

JPMorgan Chase Bank
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017-2070

 

Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1726

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
695 Town Center Drive
Suite 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7188

 

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

 

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on our website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

A complete July 31, 2020, portfolio of The Income Fund of America’s investments is available free of charge by calling AFS or visiting the SEC website (where it is part of Form N-CSR).

 

The Income Fund of America files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. This filing is available free of charge on the SEC website. Additionally, the list of portfolio holdings is available by calling AFS.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of The Income Fund of America, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after September 30, 2020, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

Bloomberg® is a trademark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, “Bloomberg”). Barclays® is a trademark of Barclays Bank Plc (collectively with its affiliates, “Barclays”), used under license. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays approves or endorses this material, guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information herein and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index (“Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Capital Group. Copyright © 2020 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

The Capital Advantage®

 

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital SystemSM — has resulted in superior outcomes.

 

Aligned with investor success

We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 28 years of investment industry experience, including 22 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.1

 

The Capital System

The Capital System combines individual accountability with teamwork. Funds using The Capital System are divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.

 

American Funds’ superior outcomes

Equity funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 92% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.2 Fixed income funds have helped investors achieve diversification through attention to correlation between bonds and equities.3 Fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.4

 

  1 Investment industry experience as of December 31, 2019.
  2 Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling periods through December 31, 2019. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except Capital Income Builder and SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used). Expenses differ for each share class, so results will vary.
  3 Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2019. Fifteen of the 17 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation below 0.2. Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from –1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to –1 indicates that the securities have moved in the opposite direction.
  4 On average, our management fees were in the lowest quintile 65% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2019, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.

 

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Results for certain funds with an inception date after August 1, 2008, also include hypothetical returns because those funds’ Class F-2 shares sold after the funds’ date of first offering. Please see capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

 

All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics. Such request can be made by calling 800/421-4225 or to the Secretary of the Registrant, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Registrant’s board has determined that Vanessa C. L. Chang, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item. This designation will not increase the designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations and liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board, nor will it reduce the responsibility of the other audit committee members. There may be other individuals who, through education or experience, would qualify as "audit committee financial experts" if the board had designated them as such. Most importantly, the board believes each member of the audit committee contributes significantly to the effective oversight of the Registrant’s financial statements and condition.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

  IFA
     
Registrant:    

a)  Audit Fees:    
Audit 2019             30,000
  2020           320,000
     
b)  Audit-Related Fees:    
  2019             25,000
  2020             26,000
     
c)  Tax Fees:    
  2019             10,000
  2020             12,000
  The tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Registrant’s tax returns.  
     
d)  All Other Fees:    
  2019  None
  2020  None
     
  Adviser and affiliates (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the adviser and affiliates for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and were subject to the pre-approval policies described below):  
a)  Audit Fees:    
  Not Applicable  
     
b)  Audit-Related Fees:    
  2019       1,238,000
  2020       2,106,000
  The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s transfer agent, principal underwriter and investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 18 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  
     
c)  Tax Fees:    

  2019                5,000
  2020             83,000
  The tax fees consist of consulting services relating to the Registrant’s investments.  
     
     
d)  All Other Fees:    
  2019  None
  2020                2,000
  The other fees consist of subscription services related to an accounting research tool.  
     
     
  All audit and permissible non-audit services that the Registrant’s audit committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence are required to be pre-approved by the committee.  The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Registrant, the investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The committee will not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the investment adviser. The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services.  Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the non-audit services listed above provided to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates.  
     
  Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Registrant’s auditors, including fees for all services billed to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, were $1,281,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $2,228,000 for fiscal year 2020. The non-audit services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the committee and considered to be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

 

The Income Fund of America®

Investment portfolio

July 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Common stocks 66.95%
Health care 9.50%
Shares Value
(000)
Pfizer Inc. 57,210,000 $2,201,441
AstraZeneca PLC 17,374,000 1,939,941
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 61,003,000 1,221,590
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 15,434,000 1,073,126
Merck & Co., Inc. 11,020,993 884,325
Novartis AG 8,712,000 718,927
Johnson & Johnson 4,085,000 595,430
CVS Health Corp. 8,482,349 533,879
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 6,955,000 407,980
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 5,611,000 199,092
Bayer AG 2,789,000 184,765
AbbVie Inc. 1,792,600 170,136
Sanofi 1,419,000 148,012
Rotech Healthcare Inc.1,2,3,4,5 543,172 28,245
Advanz Pharma Corp. Ltd.4,5 961,943 3,174
Advanz Pharma Corp. Ltd.4 223,343 737
    10,310,800
Financials 9.34%    
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 21,569,000 2,084,428
CME Group Inc., Class A 9,740,400 1,618,660
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 63,238,000 769,056
Zurich Insurance Group AG 1,685,000 619,427
The Blackstone Group Inc., Class A 10,709,252 570,589
BlackRock, Inc. 901,900 518,602
Citigroup Inc. 8,385,000 419,334
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3,873,000 413,133
Synchrony Financial 14,748,551 326,386
Progressive Corp. 3,299,105 298,041
Bank of Nova Scotia (CAD denominated) 7,050,000 289,537
Apollo Global Management, Inc., Class A 5,380,000 264,158
KeyCorp 20,857,000 250,493
Ares Management Corp., Class A 5,143,000 205,411
Toronto-Dominion Bank (CAD denominated) 3,896,000 172,396
Carlyle Group Inc. 5,793,649 164,945
BB Seguridade Participações SA 27,919,000 148,946
Truist Financial Corp. 3,529,000 132,196
Macquarie Group Ltd. 1,282,000 113,108
Regions Financial Corp. 10,204,000 110,816
Bank of America Corp. 3,705,000 92,180
AXA SA 3,345,000 66,448
Legal & General Group PLC 23,185,000 64,947
CIT Group Inc. 3,420,423 64,885
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 1,500,000 63,645
Power Corp. of Canada, subordinate voting shares 3,441,000 61,064
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 3,791,000 59,627
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (ADR)4 4,755,000 56,656

 

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Common stocks (continued)
Financials (continued)
Shares Value
(000)
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., Class H 4,977,500 $52,727
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. 16,040,000 44,703
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. 300,000 7,809
St. James’s Place PLC 466,000 5,747
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, non-registered shares4 150,000 2,297
    10,132,397
Information technology 8.89%    
Microsoft Corp. 12,736,054 2,611,019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 140,735,500 2,044,171
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR) 1,855,000 146,341
Broadcom Inc. 5,190,912 1,644,221
QUALCOMM Inc. 8,071,000 852,378
Texas Instruments Inc. 5,015,000 639,663
International Business Machines Corp. 3,855,000 473,934
NortonLifeLock Inc. 18,483,359 396,468
Tokyo Electron Ltd. 740,000 201,332
Edenred SA 3,433,774 170,408
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. 36,705,886 119,285
Paychex, Inc. 1,657,000 119,172
Western Union Company 4,730,121 114,847
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 960,000 65,366
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1,100,000 51,810
    9,650,415
Consumer staples 8.43%    
Philip Morris International Inc. 27,383,500 2,103,327
Altria Group, Inc. 29,422,000 1,210,715
General Mills, Inc. 14,522,500 918,839
Procter & Gamble Company 6,614,000 867,228
Coca-Cola Company 17,586,937 830,807
British American Tobacco PLC 23,861,300 788,513
Kellogg Co. 10,740,000 740,953
Unilever PLC 10,095,000 604,292
Unilever PLC (ADR) 900,000 54,432
Nestlé SA 4,237,617 500,887
Archer Daniels Midland Co. 3,300,000 141,339
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1,669,519 128,887
Conagra Brands, Inc. 2,548,100 95,426
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2,186,000 88,992
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 1,255,300 68,197
    9,142,834
Industrials 6.66%    
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4,081,000 1,546,577
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B 6,058,000 864,840
BAE Systems PLC 98,010,000 628,902
Illinois Tool Works Inc. 3,016,000 557,930
PACCAR Inc. 5,986,723 509,350
Kone OYJ, Class B 6,265,000 496,222
Norfolk Southern Corp. 2,532,453 486,763
Emerson Electric Co. 7,115,000 441,201
Honeywell International Inc. 2,528,500 377,682
Hubbell Inc. 2,580,000 348,223
AB Volvo, Class B4 19,230,000 330,491

 

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Common stocks (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Shares Value
(000)
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 3,800,000 $215,384
Watsco, Inc. 565,000 133,379
Johnson Controls International PLC 2,833,000 109,014
General Dynamics Corp. 400,000 58,696
Cummins Inc. 300,000 57,978
Caterpillar Inc. 400,000 53,152
Coor Service Management Holding AB4 1,200,000 9,485
Eaton Corp. PLC 53,100 4,945
    7,230,214
Real estate 6.56%    
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT 10,449,000 1,677,482
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT 9,477,488 1,579,897
Iron Mountain Inc. REIT1 18,660,000 526,025
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT1 13,558,136 490,940
Prologis, Inc. REIT 4,560,000 480,715
Public Storage REIT 1,618,500 323,506
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. 71,784,000 304,260
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. 83,661,321 254,752
American Tower Corp. REIT 969,731 253,478
Camden Property Trust REIT 2,580,285 234,316
Link Real Estate Investment Trust REIT 20,108,733 156,064
Lamar Advertising Co. REIT, Class A 2,353,322 154,684
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. 29,723,000 146,883
CIFI Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. 124,814,437 112,087
MGM Growth Properties LLC REIT, Class A 3,874,927 105,941
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT 1,693,500 105,590
Extra Space Storage Inc. REIT 983,000 101,583
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT 700,000 53,410
Equity Residential REIT 863,800 46,326
Brookfield Property Partners LP 550,000 6,155
    7,114,094
Utilities 5.18%    
Enel SpA 160,187,535 1,458,407
DTE Energy Company 8,560,530 989,854
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP1 16,233,823 678,586
AES Corp.1 37,259,200 567,458
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. 9,074,000 507,600
National Grid PLC 30,374,000 357,995
Duke Energy Corp. 3,410,000 288,963
American Electric Power Company, Inc. 2,000,000 173,760
Dominion Energy, Inc. 2,070,595 167,780
Guangdong Investment Ltd. 76,324,000 123,295
ContourGlobal PLC 25,073,723 67,941
EDP - Energias de Portugal, SA 13,356,000 67,415
Southern Co. 1,000,000 54,610
NTPC Ltd. 35,844,417 41,684
Xcel Energy Inc. 598,382 41,312
SSE PLC 1,694,149 28,851
Vistra Corp. 69,735 1,301
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A, subordinate voting shares 27,778 1,266
    5,618,078

 

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Common stocks (continued)
Materials 3.84%
Shares Value
(000)
Rio Tinto PLC 16,163,600 $976,449
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 2,696,571 772,918
Dow Inc. 12,153,166 499,009
LyondellBasell Industries NV 7,464,000 466,649
BASF SE 5,500,000 303,269
Packaging Corp. of America 3,096,566 297,642
BHP Group PLC 8,748,000 189,516
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 5,150,000 161,350
Huntsman Corp. 6,800,000 125,800
WestRock Co. 4,000,000 107,440
Vale SA, ordinary nominative 7,287,800 84,815
Nucor Corp. 1,653,000 69,343
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 4,300,000 53,486
Polymetal International PLC 1,803,000 44,724
CRH PLC 261,656 9,481
Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B4 320,375 2,131
    4,164,022
Communication services 3.41%    
Verizon Communications Inc. 32,518,200 1,869,146
SoftBank Corp. 53,911,065 720,393
Koninklijke KPN NV1 214,668,139 554,793
Advanced Info Service PCL, foreign registered 33,110,000 196,435
HKBN Ltd.1 66,072,000 122,079
BCE Inc. (CAD denominated) 2,442,600 102,412
TELUS Corp. 5,600,409 97,128
Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, nonvoting shares 2,014,178 36,842
Cumulus Media Inc., Class A4 217,442 855
iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A4 64,955 543
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.4 152,827 140
Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-12,3,4 9,913,675 5
    3,700,771
Consumer discretionary 3.15%    
Home Depot, Inc. 4,423,500 1,174,395
Target Corp. 7,010,000 882,419
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 3,346,000 253,962
General Motors Company 7,544,500 187,783
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 3,967,000 173,120
Wynn Macau, Ltd. 80,384,000 140,848
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC1 30,671,123 127,913
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA 4,560,000 120,965
Sands China Ltd. 25,097,800 97,149
Peugeot SA4 4,760,000 76,480
Restaurant Brands International Inc. 1,306,800 73,860
Nordstrom, Inc. 4,241,800 58,070
Hasbro, Inc. 750,000 54,570
    3,421,534
Energy 1.99%    
Chevron Corp. 10,063,500 844,730
BP PLC 95,217,000 342,944
BP PLC (ADR) 1,014,660 22,363
TC Energy Corp. (CAD denominated) 6,734,700 306,957
Enbridge Inc. 6,993,920 223,805

 

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Common stocks (continued)
Energy (continued)
Shares Value
(000)
Inter Pipeline Ltd. 13,457,680 $126,092
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 7,290,000 112,922
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 5,120,000 80,589
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1,096,000 46,120
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 1,360,000 24,249
Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, Class A1,2,3,4,5 110,214,618 22,043
Tribune Resources, LLC2,3,4 3,935,815 2,519
Weatherford International4 1,172,205 2,028
McDermott International, Inc.4 156,914 557
Mesquite Energy, Inc.2,3,4 25,913 194
Tapstone Energy, LLC2,3,4,6 66,043 1
Sable Permian Resources, LLC, unit2,3,4 96,515,980 7
    2,158,113
Total common stocks (cost: $55,191,155,000)   72,643,272
Preferred securities 0.29%
Financials 0.21%
   
Citigroup Inc., 7.68% preferred shares 2,245,277 60,623
Citigroup Inc., Series K, noncumulative, preferred depositary shares 2,145,767 60,081
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series P, noncumulative, preferred depositary shares 2,000,000 54,280
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50% preferred depositary shares 1,200,000 32,316
Wells Fargo & Company, Series Q, Class A, 5.85% noncumulative, preferred depositary shares 555,913 14,026
    221,326
Information technology 0.08%    
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., nonvoting preferred shares 2,140,000 88,912
Consumer discretionary 0.00%    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., preferred shares4,6 1,683,792 1,507
Total preferred securities (cost: $283,140,000)   311,745
Rights & warrants 0.01%
Energy 0.01%
   
Occidental Petroleum Corp., warrants, expire 20274,8 640,000 3,584
McDermott International, Inc., warrants, expire 20272,3,4 663,191 63
Ultra Petroleum Corp., warrants, expire 20254 499,240 18
Tribune Resources, LLC, Class A, warrants, expire 20232,3,4 1,778,694 7
Tribune Resources, LLC, Class B, warrants, expire 20232,3,4 1,383,428 7
Tribune Resources, LLC, Class C, warrants, expire 20232,3,4 948,600 7
    3,665
Utilities 0.00%    
EDP - Energias de Portugal, SA, rights, expire 20204 13,356,000 1,356
Industrials 0.00%    
Associated Materials, LLC, warrants, expire 20232,3,4 328,867 7
Total rights & warrants (cost: $908,000)   5,021

 

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Convertible stocks 1.00%
Health care 0.50%
Shares Value
(000)
Danaher Corp., Series A, cumulative convertible preferred shares, 4.75% 2022 150,000 $212,868
Danaher Corp., Series B, cumulative convertible preferred shares, 5.00% 2023 82,100 100,576
Becton, Dickinson and Co., Series B, convertible preferred shares, 6.00% 2023 2,950,000 177,885
Boston Scientific Corp., Series A, convertible preferred shares, 5.50% 2023 449,460 50,470
    541,799
Utilities 0.19%    
NextEra Energy, Inc., units, convertible preferred shares, 5.279% 2023 3,420,300 165,680
DTE Energy Co., units, convertible preferred shares, 6.25% 2022 902,600 40,698
    206,378
Information technology 0.16%    
Broadcom Inc., Series A, cumulative convertible preferred shares, 8.00% 2022 150,000 171,136
Consumer discretionary 0.07%    
Aptiv PLC, Series A, convertible preferred shares, 5.50% 2023 700,288 71,576
Real estate 0.05%    
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT, Series A, convertible preferred shares, 6.875% 2020 37,194 53,745
Consumer staples 0.03%    
Bunge Ltd., convertible preferred shares, 4.875% 322,700 30,492
Industrials 0.00%    
Associated Materials, LLC, convertible preferred shares, 14.00% 20202,3 23,150 2,622
Total convertible stocks (cost: $953,204,000)   1,077,748
Convertible bonds & notes 0.00%
Energy 0.00%
Principal amount
(000)
 
Mesquite Energy Inc. 15.00% 20232,3,6 $ 461 461
Total convertible bonds & notes (cost: $461,000)   461
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 28.01%
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 14.51%
Financials 2.46%
   
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 2.30% 2020 4,485 4,500
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 2.875% 2022 765 805
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 3.35% 2026 765 879
Advisor Group Holdings, LLC 6.25% 20286 21,370 21,691
AerCap Holdings NV 4.50% 2023 10,000 10,200
AerCap Holdings NV 6.50% 2025 4,315 4,635
AG Merger Sub II, Inc. 10.75% 20276 25,290 25,744
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 6.75% 20276 19,786 21,056
Ally Financial Inc. 4.25% 2021 21,955 22,327
Ally Financial Inc. 8.00% 2031 13,370 18,526
Ally Financial Inc. 8.00% 2031 4,276 5,768
American International Group, Inc. 2.50% 2025 25,000 26,764

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
American International Group, Inc. 3.40% 2030 $12,000 $13,421
American International Group, Inc. 4.375% 2050 10,183 12,599
AssuredPartners, Inc. 8.00% 20276 17,850 18,895
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 2048 4,400 5,554
Bank of America Corp. 5.00% 2021 3,500 3,627
Bank of America Corp. 3.55% 2024 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.78% on 3/5/2023)9 10,000 10,720
Bank of America Corp. 4.20% 2024 2,275 2,552
Bank of America Corp. 2.456% 2025 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.87% on 10/22/2024)9 6,314 6,703
Bank of America Corp. 1.319% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.15% on 6/19/2025)9 42,948 43,543
Bank of America Corp. 3.419% 2028 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.04% on 12/20/2027)9 15,943 18,037
Bank of America Corp. 1.898% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 1.53% on 7/23/2030)9 52,664 53,698
Bank of America Corp. 2.496% 2031 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.99% on 2/13/2030)9 6,481 6,895
Bank of America Corp. 2.592% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 2.15% on 4/29/2030)9 6,407 6,894
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.625% 2023 8,000 8,249
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.20% 2048 9,020 12,297
BNP Paribas 2.819% 2025 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.111% on 11/19/2024)6,9 5,750 6,111
BNP Paribas 3.375% 20256 22,125 24,155
BNP Paribas 2.219% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 2.074% on 6/9/2025)6,9 22,950 23,885
CIT Group Inc. 4.125% 2021 3,075 3,094
CIT Group Inc. 3.929% 2024 (USD-SOFR + 3.827% on 6/19/2023)9 18,745 18,768
CIT Group Inc. 5.25% 2025 5,659 6,069
Citigroup Inc. 3.106% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 2.842% on 3/8/2026)9 28,440 30,965
Citigroup Inc. 4.60% 2026 3,875 4,502
Citigroup Inc. 3.668% 20289 2,100 2,389
Citigroup Inc. 2.976% 2030 (USD-SOFR + 1.422% on 11/5/2029)9 7,012 7,691
Citigroup Inc. 2.572% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 2.107% on 6/3/2030)9 43,558 46,318
Citigroup Inc. 4.412% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 3.914% on 3/31/2030)9 8,800 10,737
Citigroup Inc., Series A, junior subordinated, 5.95% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.068% on 1/30/2023)9 100 104
CME Group Inc. 3.75% 2028 6,875 8,327
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.35% 2024 800 882
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.35% 20246 675 744
Compass Diversified Holdings 8.00% 20266 41,728 44,172
Credit Agricole SA 1.907% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.676% on 6/16/2025)6,9 10,675 10,998
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch) 2.95% 2025 4,375 4,804
Credit Suisse Group AG 2.997% 2023 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.20% on 12/14/2022)6,9 4,750 4,964
Credit Suisse Group AG 3.80% 2023 14,925 16,120
Credit Suisse Group AG 2.593% 2025 (USD-SOFR + 1.56% on 9/11/2024)6,9 1,275 1,335
Credit Suisse Group AG 2.193% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 2.044% on 6/5/2025)6,9 13,800 14,238
Credit Suisse Group AG 3.869% 2029 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.41% on 1/12/2028)6,9 1,975 2,222
Credit Suisse Group AG 4.194% 20316,9 10,408 12,181
Danske Bank AS 3.875% 20236 9,604 10,348
Deutsche Bank AG 3.15% 2021 8,452 8,531
Deutsche Bank AG 3.375% 2021 1,825 1,853
Deutsche Bank AG 4.25% 2021 29,900 30,341
Deutsche Bank AG 4.25% 2021 725 749
Deutsche Bank AG 3.30% 2022 460 476
Deutsche Bank AG 5.00% 2022 3,875 4,067
Deutsche Bank AG 3.95% 2023 6,395 6,734
Deutsche Bank AG 3.70% 2024 9,475 10,021
Deutsche Bank AG 3.70% 2024 3,175 3,360
Deutsche Bank AG 3.961% 2025 (USD-SOFR + 2.581% on 11/26/2024)9 101,886 108,764
Deutsche Bank AG 4.10% 2026 33,123 35,523
Deutsche Bank AG 4.10% 2026 834 895
Fairstone Financial Inc. 7.875% 20246 14,921 15,115

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fifth Third Bancorp 1.625% 2023 $1,075 $1,106
Fifth Third Bancorp 2.55% 2027 6,875 7,487
FS Energy and Power Fund 7.50% 20236 28,615 25,250
GE Capital Funding, LLC 4.05% 20276 12,418 13,224
GE Capital Funding, LLC 4.40% 20306 23,000 24,265
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.75% 2022 20,000 21,525
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.905% 2023 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.99% on 7/24/2022)9 10,904 11,370
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.272% 2025 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.201% on 9/29/2024)9 3,279 3,580
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.691% 2028 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.51% on 6/5/2027)9 8,000 9,125
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.60% 2030 8,459 9,087
Groupe BPCE SA 5.70% 20236 21,170 23,822
Groupe BPCE SA 5.15% 20246 13,815 15,509
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.25% 2024 9,000 9,823
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.099% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.929% on 6/4/2025)9 28,000 28,631
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.583% 2029 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.535% on 6/19/2028)9 5,750 6,713
HUB International Ltd. 7.00% 20266 28,461 29,841
HUB International Ltd., Term Loan B, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 4.00%) 5.00% 202510,11 5,970 5,993
Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.25% 2022 29,020 29,501
Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 5.25% 2027 8,205 8,477
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 6.50% 20216 3,600 3,694
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 3.125% 20226 11,300 11,605
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 3.375% 20236 9,360 9,700
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 3.25% 20246 1,730 1,820
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 5.017% 20246 149,555 157,447
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 5.71% 20266 43,165 47,009
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 3.875% 20276 9,300 9,868
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 3.875% 20286 2,820 3,006
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.559% 2024 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.73% on 4/23/2023)9 5,400 5,820
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.875% 2024 450 503
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.301% 2025 (USD-SOFR + 1.16% on 10/15/2024)9 800 847
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.005% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.585% on 3/13/2025)9 68,781 71,817
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.182% 2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.89% on 6/1/2027)9 12,975 13,638
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.54% 2028 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.38% on 5/1/2027)9 1,013 1,150
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739% 2030 (USD-SOFR + 1.51% on 10/15/2029)9 3,572 3,900
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.522% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 2.04% on 4/22/2030)9 16,843 18,206
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I, junior subordinated, 3.738% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.47% on 7/30/2020)9 36,549 35,092
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Z, junior subordinated, 4.487% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.80% on 11/2/2020)9 30,000 29,625
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series S, junior subordinated, 6.75% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.78% on 2/1/2024)9 25,901 28,716
Ladder Capital Corp. 4.25% 20276 10,834 9,182
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. 4.25% 20236 971 1,067
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. 4.569% 20296 3,429 4,181
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 4.05% 2023 6,000 6,580
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 4.582% 2025 7,000 7,914
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 2.438% 2026
(UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1-year + 1.00% on 2/5/2025)9
5,600 5,883
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 4.375% 2028 3,950 4,698
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. 4.625% 20276 30,125 31,123
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1.412% 2025 17,175 17,591
Morgan Stanley 3.70% 2024 1,835 2,051
Morgan Stanley 2.188% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.99% on 4/28/2025)9 7,411 7,817
Morgan Stanley 2.699% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 1.143% on 1/22/2030)9 27,185 29,658
MSCI Inc. 5.375% 20276 10,775 11,789
MSCI Inc. 4.00% 20296 19,500 20,995
MSCI Inc. 3.875% 20316 12,600 13,702

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
National Financial Partners Corp. 6.875% 20286 $15,185 $15,280
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.70% 2029 3,520 4,209
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (3-month USD-LIBOR + 2.29%) 2.603% 20246,11 8,150 8,133
Navient Corp. 6.50% 2022 10,790 11,303
Navient Corp. 5.50% 2023 52,135 53,601
Navient Corp. 7.25% 2023 2,700 2,856
Navient Corp. 5.875% 2024 1,665 1,711
Navient Corp. 6.125% 2024 29,925 31,066
Navient Corp. 5.00% 2027 16,025 15,368
Navient Corp. 5.625% 2033 4,340 3,695
Owl Rock Capital Corp. 4.625% 20246 8,600 8,599
Owl Rock Capital Corp. 3.75% 2025 11,280 11,204
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 2.854% 20229 8,395 8,853
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3.90% 2024 3,000 3,349
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series O, junior subordinated,
6.75% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.678% on 8/1/2021)9
80 81
Prudential Financial, Inc. 4.35% 2050 7,000 9,225
Prudential Financial, Inc., junior subordinated, 5.625% 2043 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.92% on 6/15/2023)9 1,850 2,007
Prudential Financial, Inc., junior subordinated, 5.70% 2048 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 2.665% on 9/15/2028)9 4,000 4,734
Rabobank Nederland 2.75% 2022 2,825 2,923
Rabobank Nederland 4.375% 2025 9,000 10,225
Royal Bank of Canada 3.20% 2021 15,850 16,191
Royal Bank of Canada 1.15% 2025 12,367 12,610
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 4.45% 2021 8,500 8,858
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 3.70% 2022 10,500 10,908
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 3.40% 2023 12,500 13,092
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 3.50% 2024 11,250 12,063
Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.125% 2024 22,825 24,867
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 3.625% 2021 11,360 11,259
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 5.00% 2021 30,616 31,027
State Street Corp. 3.152% 2031 (USD-SOFR + 2.65% on 3/30/2025)6,9 2,625 3,038
Swiss Re Finance (Luxembourg) SA 5.00% 2049
(UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5-year + 3.582% on 4/2/2029)6,9
3,800 4,308
Synchrony Financial 2.85% 2022 7,075 7,239
Synchrony Financial 4.375% 2024 5,095 5,423
The Edelman Financial Center LLC, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 6.75%) 6.922% 202610,11 28,500 26,481
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.15% 2025 28,000 28,649
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 5.00%) 6.072% 202610,11 10,198 6,208
U.S. Bancorp 3.70% 2024 10,000 11,063
U.S. Bancorp 2.375% 2026 6,000 6,592
UBS Group AG 1.008% 2024 (UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5-year + 0.83 on 7/30/2023)6,9 10,700 10,759
UBS Group AG 4.125% 20256 4,425 5,087
UBS Group AG 1.364% 2027 (UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5-year + 1.08 on 1/30/2026)6,9 6,300 6,362
UniCredit SpA 3.75% 20226 27,048 27,918
UniCredit SpA 6.572% 20226 42,725 45,428
UniCredit SpA 4.625% 20276 1,730 1,920
UniCredit SpA 5.861% 2032 (5-year USD-ICE Swap + 3.703% on 6/19/2027)6,9 35,929 38,733
UniCredit SpA 7.296% 2034 (5-year USD-ICE Swap + 4.914% on 4/2/2029)6,9 22,344 26,013
Wells Fargo & Company 4.60% 2021 25,000 25,705
Wells Fargo & Company 1.654% 2024 (USD-SOFR + 1.60% on 6/2/2023)9 19,150 19,528
Wells Fargo & Company 2.406% 2025 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.82% on 10/30/2024)9 24,725 26,020
Wells Fargo & Company 2.164% 2026 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.75% on 2/11/2025)9 30,836 32,164
Wells Fargo & Company 2.188% 2026 (USD-SOFR + 2.00% on 4/30/2025)9 28,039 29,299
Wells Fargo & Company 2.393% 2028 (USD-SOFR + 2.10% on 6/2/2027)9 11,675 12,277

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Wells Fargo & Company 3.584% 2028 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.31% on 5/15/2027)9 $281 $315
Wells Fargo & Company 2.879% 2030 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.17% on 10/30/2029)9 7,015 7,634
Wells Fargo & Company 2.572% 2031 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.00% on 2/11/2030)9 29,569 31,422
Wells Fargo & Company 5.013% 2051 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.24% on 4/4/2050)9 15,407 22,335
Westpac Banking Corp. 2.894% 2030
(UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5-year + 1.35% on 2/4/2025)9
7,000 7,237
    2,665,608
Consumer discretionary 2.05%    
Adient US LLC 9.00% 20256 2,298 2,564
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 6.625% 20266 16,985 18,195
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 9.75% 20276 21,000 23,378
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.50% 2050 9,210 10,082
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.70% 2060 8,300 9,188
AutoNation, Inc. 4.75% 2030 7,275 8,444
Boyd Gaming Corp. 8.625% 20256 1,765 1,948
Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.75% 20276 18,340 17,669
Carnival Corp. 3.95% 2020 11,290 11,205
Carnival Corp. 11.50% 20236 27,245 29,690
Carnival Corp. 10.50% 20266 8,095 8,400
Cedar Fair LP/Canadas Wonderland Co/Magnum Management Corp/Millennium Operations LLC,
5.50% 20256
14,400 14,724
Cedar Fair, LP 5.25% 2029 6,275 5,939
Churchill Downs Inc. 4.75% 20286 23,700 24,229
Cirsa Gaming Corp. SA 7.875% 20236 1,770 1,655
Colt Merger Sub, Inc. 5.75% 20256 5,020 5,233
Colt Merger Sub, Inc. 6.25% 20256 13,195 13,833
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 3.40% 20226 2,525 2,616
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 1.75% 20236 17,000 17,395
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 3.65% 20246 9,360 10,168
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 3.30% 20256 2,000 2,177
Dana Inc. 5.625% 2028 15,970 16,795
Ford Motor Co. 8.50% 2023 12,074 13,423
Ford Motor Co. 9.00% 2025 4,696 5,539
Ford Motor Credit Co. 2.343% 2020 16,295 16,280
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.157% 2020 6,177 6,177
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.20% 2021 12,880 12,912
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.336% 2021 10,000 10,038
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.47% 2021 291 292
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.813% 2021 18,008 18,237
Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.085% 2021 1,565 1,577
Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.875% 2021 2,185 2,246
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.219% 2022 229 227
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.339% 2022 35,754 36,112
Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.596% 2022 5,875 6,115
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.087% 2023 81,124 80,946
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.096% 2023 43,399 43,128
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.14% 2023 6,025 6,161
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.375% 2023 17,336 17,982
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.664% 2024 39,366 39,698
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.81% 2024 30,836 31,192
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.063% 2024 10,000 10,242
Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.584% 2024 19,490 20,734
Ford Motor Credit Co. 5.125% 2025 46,910 50,080

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.542% 2026 $5,590 $5,765
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.271% 2027 25,000 25,445
General Motors Company 5.40% 2023 1,066 1,176
General Motors Company 4.35% 2025 6,329 6,843
General Motors Company 6.125% 2025 10,602 12,374
General Motors Company 6.80% 2027 11,842 14,440
General Motors Company 5.00% 2035 11,070 12,204
General Motors Company 6.60% 2036 17,899 22,184
General Motors Company 6.25% 2043 11,362 13,546
General Motors Company 5.20% 2045 9,470 10,334
General Motors Company 6.75% 2046 21,033 25,394
General Motors Company 5.40% 2048 3,397 3,799
General Motors Company 5.95% 2049 23,921 28,690
General Motors Financial Company 3.15% 2022 75 77
General Motors Financial Company 3.45% 2022 3,500 3,593
General Motors Financial Company 3.55% 2022 8,518 8,853
General Motors Financial Company 3.25% 2023 16,226 16,790
General Motors Financial Company 3.70% 2023 5,111 5,338
General Motors Financial Company 5.20% 2023 22,663 24,669
General Motors Financial Company 3.50% 2024 9,404 9,889
General Motors Financial Company 5.10% 2024 10,611 11,651
General Motors Financial Company 2.75% 2025 6,908 7,132
General Motors Financial Company 4.00% 2025 1,760 1,874
General Motors Financial Company 4.30% 2025 534 582
General Motors Financial Company 4.00% 2026 2,000 2,143
General Motors Financial Company 5.25% 2026 4,938 5,591
Hanesbrands Inc. 4.625% 20246 16,350 17,336
Hanesbrands Inc. 5.375% 20256 7,170 7,717
Hanesbrands Inc. 4.875% 20266 33,027 36,061
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625% 20256 2,595 2,647
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. 4.875% 2030 16,185 17,031
Home Depot, Inc. 3.90% 2028 1,150 1,402
Home Depot, Inc. 2.95% 2029 10,700 12,286
Home Depot, Inc. 5.95% 2041 12,500 20,042
Home Depot, Inc. 4.50% 2048 601 851
Hyundai Capital America 3.45% 20216 21,325 21,585
Hyundai Capital America 3.75% 20216 5,000 5,111
Hyundai Capital America 2.85% 20226 8,235 8,466
Hyundai Capital America 3.10% 20226 9,720 9,993
Hyundai Capital America 3.25% 20226 11,817 12,228
Hyundai Capital America 3.95% 20226 8,000 8,308
Hyundai Capital America 2.375% 20236 21,815 22,257
Hyundai Capital America 5.75% 20236 5,000 5,519
Hyundai Capital America 2.65% 20256 28,554 29,278
Hyundai Capital America 5.875% 20256 5,000 5,853
Hyundai Capital America 3.00% 20276 22,765 23,582
International Game Technology PLC 6.25% 20226 2,888 3,025
International Game Technology PLC 6.50% 20256 10,460 11,303
International Game Technology PLC 5.25% 20296 4,295 4,396
Levi Strauss & Co. 5.00% 2025 9,130 9,370
Limited Brands, Inc. 6.625% 2021 15,000 15,579
Macy’s, Inc. 8.375% 20256 6,125 6,422
Magna International Inc. 2.45% 2030 15,825 16,833
Mattel, Inc. 6.75% 20256 12,825 13,749

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Melco International Development Ltd. 5.75% 20286 $21,340 $21,700
Merlin Entertainment 5.75% 20266 6,910 6,589
MGM Growth Properties LLC 4.625% 20256 5,920 6,229
MGM Resorts International 7.75% 2022 32,150 34,260
MGM Resorts International 6.00% 2023 10,385 10,879
MGM Resorts International 5.50% 2027 6,617 6,659
NCL Corp. Ltd. 3.625% 20246 13,060 8,656
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC 8.00% 20246,12 10,913 600
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC 8.75% 20246,12 9,786 734
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC 14.00% 2024 (42.86% PIK)6,12,13 13,858 4,019
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 12.75%) 14.00% 20202,3,10,11 3,695 3,695
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 6.00%)
8.00% 2023 (12.50% PIK)10,11,12,13
11,833 2,308
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 4.35% 2023 27,926 29,758
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 4.875% 2025 6,570 7,153
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 4.70% 2026 43,867 47,562
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 5.875% 20369 1,010 1,146
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 2.60% 20226 9,910 9,848
NMG Finco PLC 5.75% 20226 7,575 6,515
Panther BF Aggregator 2, LP 6.25% 20266 11,992 12,855
Panther BF Aggregator 2, LP 8.50% 20276 17,985 18,932
PetSmart, Inc. 7.125% 20236 74,190 75,029
PetSmart, Inc. 5.875% 20256 41,069 42,198
PetSmart, Inc. 8.875% 20256 85,075 88,159
PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.00%) 4.00% 202210,11 23,150 23,013
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 10.875% 20236 7,895 8,326
Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc. 5.50% 2023 1,350 1,368
Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc. 5.625% 2025 24,705 25,400
Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc. 8.75% 20256 10,311 11,671
Sands China Ltd. 3.80% 20266 8,325 8,704
Scientific Games Corp. 5.00% 20256 16,767 16,660
Scientific Games Corp. 8.625% 20256 28,275 28,424
Scientific Games Corp. 8.25% 20266 41,025 41,160
Scientific Games Corp. 7.00% 20286 10,994 10,133
Scientific Games Corp. 7.25% 20296 16,910 15,501
Service Corp. International 5.375% 2024 9,727 9,945
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 4.875% 20246 33,965 32,315
Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. 7.00% 20256 3,500 3,764
Staples, Inc. 7.50% 20266 38,890 34,187
Starbucks Corp. 3.50% 2050 4,090 4,609
Station Casinos LLC 4.50% 20286 4,855 4,360
The William Carter Co. 5.50% 20256 3,949 4,209
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.05% 2028 4,050 4,627
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.375% 2030 3,831 4,558
Vail Resorts, Inc. 6.25% 20256 6,270 6,764
VICI Properties LP 4.625% 20296 6,465 6,815
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.50% 20256 4,085 4,146
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.75% 20276 8,450 8,528
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 4.125% 20306 8,325 8,435
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 4.00% 20216 8,028 8,364
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 2.70% 20226 9,202 9,570
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 2.90% 20226 4,860 5,042
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 3.125% 20236 5,911 6,276
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 4.25% 20236 9,365 10,353

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 2.85% 20246 $4,870 $5,218
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 3.35% 20256 6,326 6,910
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 4.625% 20256 8,601 10,017
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 3.20% 20266 8,003 8,795
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 4.75% 20286 2,000 2,406
William Carter Co. 5.625% 20276 3,245 3,465
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 5.375% 20266 14,745 15,083
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Capital Corp. 4.25% 20236 20,188 18,964
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Capital Corp. 5.25% 20276 6,715 5,993
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 7.75% 20256 13,805 14,519
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 5.125% 20296 8,304 7,961
    2,225,512
Health care 1.98%    
Abbott Laboratories 3.75% 2026 3,539 4,169
AbbVie Inc. 3.45% 20226 8,300 8,636
AbbVie Inc. 2.60% 20246 6,000 6,422
AbbVie Inc. 2.95% 20266 2,890 3,192
AbbVie Inc. 4.55% 20356 6,750 8,627
AbbVie Inc. 4.30% 2036 1,003 1,234
AbbVie Inc. 4.75% 20456 1,203 1,554
AdaptHealth, LLC 6.125% 20286 1,720 1,797
Amgen Inc. 2.20% 2027 2,915 3,115
Anthem, Inc. 2.375% 2025 2,046 2,190
AstraZeneca PLC 3.375% 2025 4,500 5,113
Auris Luxembourg III SARL, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.75%) 3.911% 202610,11 21,208 19,600
Avantor Funding, Inc. 4.625% 20286 18,470 19,561
Avantor, Inc. 6.00% 20246 11,675 12,299
Bausch Health Companies Inc. 9.25% 20266 22,245 25,048
Bausch Health Companies Inc. 5.00% 20286 17,655 17,765
Bausch Health Companies Inc. 7.00% 20286 9,470 10,315
Bausch Health Companies Inc. 6.25% 20296 5,400 5,745
Bayer US Finance II LLC 3.875% 20236 11,375 12,452
Bayer US Finance II LLC 4.25% 20256 20,143 23,128
Bayer US Finance II LLC 4.40% 20446 13,090 15,558
Becton, Dickinson and Company 3.70% 2027 6,000 6,870
Boston Scientific Corp. 1.90% 2025 9,109 9,567
Boston Scientific Corp. 3.85% 2025 2,543 2,893
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2.90% 2024 830 905
Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc. 5.00% 20276 1,407 1,500
Centene Corp. 4.75% 2022 34,758 35,400
Centene Corp. 4.75% 2025 23,010 23,874
Centene Corp. 4.75% 2025 4,050 4,202
Centene Corp. 5.25% 20256 1,000 1,041
Centene Corp. 5.375% 20266 6,750 7,227
Centene Corp. 4.25% 2027 51,990 55,360
Centene Corp. 4.625% 2029 62,900 70,231
Centene Corp. 3.375% 2030 29,100 30,955
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 5.50% 20266 11,360 12,032
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 4.25% 20286 13,815 14,633
Cigna Corp. 4.80% 2038 3,830 5,087
CVS Health Corp. 4.30% 2028 4,310 5,124
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. 5.00% 2025 8,400 8,639
Eli Lilly and Co. 3.375% 2029 3,330 3,929

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Health care (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Encompass Health Corp. 4.50% 2028 $19,701 $20,621
Encompass Health Corp. 4.75% 2030 16,040 16,975
Endo Dac/ Endo Finance LLC/ Endo Finco, 9.50% 20276 21,012 22,693
Endo Dac/ Endo Finance LLC/ Endo Finco, 6.00% 20286 31,496 24,047
Endo International PLC 5.75% 20226 31,706 29,487
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 3.625% 2025 5,915 6,743
HCA Inc. 5.875% 2023 15,390 16,913
HCA Inc. 5.375% 2025 3,530 3,985
HCA Inc. 5.375% 2026 6,680 7,665
HCA Inc. 5.875% 2026 13,870 16,249
HCA Inc. 5.625% 2028 15,390 18,380
HealthSouth Corp. 5.75% 2024 8,960 9,083
HealthSouth Corp. 5.75% 2025 12,472 12,953
IMS Health Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 20266 24,700 26,151
Iqvia Inc. 5.00% 20276 8,320 8,896
Jaguar Holding Co. II 4.625% 20256 5,145 5,385
Jaguar Holding Co. II 5.00% 20286 7,050 7,517
Mallinckrodt PLC 5.75% 20226 2,335 409
Mallinckrodt PLC 10.00% 20256 116,555 114,224
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 5.375% 2022 44,040 46,340
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 4.875% 20256 23,879 24,503
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 4.375% 20286 4,840 5,147
Mylan Laboratories Inc. 3.15% 2021 4,403 4,494
Novartis Capital Corp. 2.00% 2027 3,090 3,310
Owens & Minor, Inc. 3.875% 2021 37,776 37,535
Owens & Minor, Inc. 4.375% 2024 14,729 13,899
Owens & Minor, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.50%) 4.671% 202510,11 10,812 10,149
Par Pharmaceutical Inc. 7.50% 20276 44,182 47,051
PAREXEL International Corp. 6.375% 20256 12,305 12,520
Pfizer Inc. 3.45% 2029 9,000 10,771
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.25% 20286 16,555 16,679
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 11.00%) 13.00% 2023 (100% PIK)1,2,3,10,11,13 25,423 25,677
Select Medical Holdings Corp. 6.25% 20266 18,853 20,343
Shire PLC 2.40% 2021 11,086 11,310
Shire PLC 2.875% 2023 4,425 4,715
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (3-months USD-LIBOR + 4.50%) 5.50% 202610,11 14,838 14,832
Surgery Center Holdings 10.00% 20276 8,950 9,522
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. 4.40% 2023 12,910 14,453
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. 2.05% 2030 4,259 4,397
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. 3.025% 2040 3,993 4,356
Team Health Holdings, Inc. 6.375% 20256 44,390 25,968
Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75% 202410,11 8,666 6,933
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 2024 29,166 29,851
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.875% 20266 84,580 88,581
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125% 20276 2,895 3,084
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 2.20% 2021 4,593 4,569
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 2.80% 2023 142,097 138,081
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 6.00% 2024 109,417 115,963
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 7.125% 20256 30,880 33,952
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 3.15% 2026 46,895 42,902
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 6.75% 2028 192,275 213,776
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 4.10% 2046 66,410 56,876
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.45% 2048 5,000 7,035
Upjohn Inc. 2.30% 20276 2,447 2,580

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Health care (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Upjohn Inc. 2.70% 20306 $5,692 $6,084
Upjohn Inc. 3.85% 20406 4,111 4,695
Upjohn Inc. 4.00% 20506 5,968 6,832
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 5.875% 20236 1,183 1,184
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 5.50% 20256 13,550 14,075
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 6.125% 20256 93,162 96,283
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 9.00% 20256 16,475 18,225
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 8.50% 20276 5,175 5,765
Vizient Inc. 6.25% 20276 590 630
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 3.15% 2022 9,455 9,822
    2,151,114
Energy 1.67%    
American Energy-Permian Basin, LLC / AEPB Finance Corp. 12.00% 20246,12 11,484 345
Antero Resources Corp. 5.75% 20286 1,798 1,537
Apache Corp. 4.375% 2028 17,339 17,361
Apache Corp. 4.25% 2030 4,870 4,701
Apache Corp. 4.75% 2043 4,600 4,381
Apache Corp. 4.25% 2044 4,600 4,130
Apache Corp. 5.35% 2049 28,900 27,960
Ascent Resources - Utica LLC 10.00% 20221,6 2,705 2,244
Ascent Resources - Utica LLC 7.00% 20261,6 5,715 3,678
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. 4.486% 2030 4,895 5,828
BP Capital Markets PLC 3.00% 2050 4,660 5,046
California Resources Corp., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.75%) 5.75% 202210,11,12 5,750 2,199
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 2.95% 2023 7,155 7,450
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 2.05% 2025 9,240 9,458
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.85% 2027 2,760 2,992
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 2.95% 2030 11,782 12,113
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 4.95% 2047 4,287 5,189
Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.00% 2022 946 956
Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.80% 2023 18,345 18,401
Cenovus Energy Inc. 5.375% 2025 4,220 4,230
Cenovus Energy Inc. 4.25% 2027 21,025 20,002
Cenovus Energy Inc. 5.25% 2037 1,730 1,590
Cenovus Energy Inc. 6.75% 2039 1,775 1,853
Cenovus Energy Inc. 5.40% 2047 7,523 6,781
Centennial Resource Production, LLC 6.875% 20276 2,615 1,191
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP 4.50% 2029 22,421 23,750
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 7.00% 2024 7,015 8,106
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 5.125% 2027 46,350 52,469
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 3.70% 20296 5,701 6,054
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 4.875% 2022 28,085 1,474
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 11.50% 20256,12 28,002 2,639
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 8.00%) 9.00% 202410,11,12 26,328 13,190
Chevron Corp. 1.995% 2027 3,947 4,223
Chevron Corp. 2.236% 2030 4,345 4,704
Chevron Corp. 3.078% 2050 2,629 3,054
Comstock Resources, Inc. 9.75% 2026 11,022 11,055
Comstock Resources, Inc. 9.75% 2026 5,835 5,848
Concho Resources Inc. 4.30% 2028 14,440 16,400
CONSOL Energy Inc. 5.875% 2022 36,296 36,046
Convey Park Energy LLC 7.50% 20256 5,555 5,263
DCP Midstream Operating LP 4.95% 2022 14,735 15,063

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Denbury Resources Inc. 9.00% 20216 $5,050 $2,145
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 7.875% 2025 2,650 303
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 4.875% 204312 52,991 5,999
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC 4.70% 2042 33,265 38,235
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP 5.875% 2025 2,545 3,069
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP 5.50% 2040 1,200 1,507
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP 7.375% 2045 18,914 28,568
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, Series B, 7.50% 2038 6,000 8,515
Enbridge Inc. 4.00% 2023 5,830 6,346
Enbridge Inc. 2.50% 2025 3,500 3,694
Endeavor Energy Resources, LP 6.625% 20256 9,125 9,601
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 5.875% 2024 629 694
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 2.90% 2025 9,203 9,317
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 3.75% 2030 16,115 15,967
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 5.00% 2050 44,202 44,013
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.50% 2024 2,170 2,314
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.75% 2026 8,000 8,686
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.20% 2027 7,263 7,602
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.95% 2028 9,400 10,051
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.125% 2045 7,449 7,775
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 5.30% 2047 8,944 8,808
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.00% 2048 8,153 8,604
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.25% 2049 5,891 6,361
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.20% 2052 1,212 1,209
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 4.125% 2026 2,793 2,721
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 6.50% 20276 20,680 22,831
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 5.50% 2028 9,262 9,623
EQT Corp. 3.00% 2022 35,175 35,014
EQT Corp. 7.875% 2025 16,935 18,694
EQT Corp. 8.75% 2030 3,820 4,428
Equinor ASA 1.75% 2026 6,967 7,282
Equinor ASA 3.625% 2028 5,265 6,233
Equinor ASA 3.25% 2049 7,583 8,710
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. 7.375% 20246,12 2,360 528
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. 5.625% 20266 18,300 3,908
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.44% 2029 4,315 4,735
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.61% 2030 5,000 5,522
Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.452% 2051 15,982 19,028
Genesis Energy, LP 6.50% 2025 10,650 9,898
Hess Midstream Partners LP 5.125% 20286 5,185 5,255
Jonah Energy LLC 7.25% 20256 15,680 2,004
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 5.00% 2043 20,000 24,099
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 4.30% 2028 20,098 23,469
Matador Resources Co. 5.875% 2026 3,265 2,493
MPLX LP 5.50% 2049 8,324 9,986
Murphy Oil Corp. 5.875% 2027 4,950 4,559
Nabors Industries Inc. 5.75% 2025 2,625 1,046
NGL Energy Partners LP 7.50% 2023 12,455 9,878
NGL Energy Partners LP 6.125% 2025 32,076 22,089
Noble Energy, Inc. 3.25% 2029 5,600 6,309
Noble Energy, Inc. 4.95% 2047 7,462 10,183
Noble Energy, Inc. 4.20% 2049 3,531 4,474
NuStar Logistics, LP 4.80% 2020 2,085 2,082
NuStar Logistics, LP 6.75% 20216 3,815 3,877

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
NuStar Logistics, LP 6.00% 2026 $11,725 $12,038
Oasis Petroleum Inc. 6.875% 2022 30,552 5,758
Oasis Petroleum Inc. 6.25% 20266 1,730 313
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.60% 2021 2,761 2,745
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.70% 2022 2,270 2,196
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.125% 2022 7,415 7,329
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.70% 2023 12,662 12,181
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.90% 2024 15,840 14,936
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 8.00% 2025 22,050 24,145
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 8.50% 2027 13,000 14,512
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.50% 2029 4,530 4,033
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 8.875% 2030 24,900 28,077
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.45% 2036 1,095 1,097
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.60% 2046 2,000 1,957
ONEOK, Inc. 2.20% 2025 413 406
ONEOK, Inc. 5.85% 2026 16,293 18,708
ONEOK, Inc. 3.10% 2030 1,154 1,092
ONEOK, Inc. 6.35% 2031 7,405 8,624
ONEOK, Inc. 5.20% 2048 5,652 5,693
ONEOK, Inc. 4.50% 2050 2,099 1,919
ONEOK, Inc. 7.15% 2051 2,617 3,251
Parsley Energy, Inc. 5.25% 20256 1,625 1,655
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.00% 20226 17,925 11,797
Petrobras Global Finance Co. 6.75% 2050 9,870 10,756
Petróleos Mexicanos 5.50% 2021 3,360 3,403
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.375% 2021 5,000 5,068
Petróleos Mexicanos 4.875% 2022 6,245 6,290
Petróleos Mexicanos 5.375% 2022 4,165 4,211
Petróleos Mexicanos 3.50% 2023 3,325 3,222
Petróleos Mexicanos 4.625% 2023 4,243 4,143
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.875% 2026 77,241 76,983
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.50% 2027 72,935 69,578
Plains All American Pipeline, LP 3.80% 2030 1,361 1,364
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.625% 2026 8,193 4,798
Range Resources Corp. 5.00% 2023 1,230 1,145
Range Resources Corp. 4.875% 2025 2,375 1,996
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas II 5.298% 20206 1,027 1,033
Rattler Midstream Partners LP 5.625% 20256 4,800 5,075
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 4.95% 20296 10,825 10,629
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.625% 20239 9,500 10,476
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.75% 2024 10,000 11,397
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.625% 2025 6,445 7,483
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.875% 2026 2,100 2,532
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 4.50% 20306 28,896 33,261
Sanchez Energy Corp. 7.25% 20236,12 5,374 54
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 2.875% 20246 10,672 11,245
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 3.50% 20296 43,503 48,549
SM Energy Co. 5.625% 2025 4,470 2,341
SM Energy Co. 6.75% 2026 880 443
SM Energy Co. 6.625% 2027 3,875 1,920
Southwestern Energy Co. 4.95% 2025 23,155 21,459
Southwestern Energy Co. 7.50% 2026 12,000 11,297
Statoil ASA 2.75% 2021 3,085 3,183
Statoil ASA 3.25% 2024 850 945

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Statoil ASA 4.25% 2041 $3,000 $3,888
Suncor Energy Inc. 3.10% 2025 6,146 6,696
Sunoco Logistics Operating Partners, LP 4.00% 2027 5,586 5,727
Sunoco Logistics Operating Partners, LP 5.40% 2047 14,364 14,450
Sunoco LP 5.50% 2026 1,665 1,713
Sunoco LP 6.00% 2027 12,160 12,857
Sunoco LP 5.875% 2028 12,700 13,317
Tapstone Energy, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.00%) 4.741% 20242,3,10,11 51 26
Targa Resources Partners LP 5.875% 2026 5,125 5,456
Targa Resources Partners LP 6.50% 2027 4,740 5,084
Targa Resources Partners LP 6.875% 2029 9,385 10,617
Targa Resources Partners LP 5.50% 20306 12,700 13,347
Teekay Corp. 9.25% 20226 21,750 21,347
Teekay Offshore Partners LP 8.50% 20236 14,275 12,599
Total Capital International 3.127% 2050 23,800 26,864
Total SE 2.986% 2041 25,034 27,975
Total SE 3.386% 2060 12,100 14,224
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 4.10% 2030 5,254 6,218
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC 3.95% 20506 4,675 5,308
Transocean Guardian Ltd. 5.875% 20246 8,467 7,514
Transocean Inc. 8.375% 20219 4,235 2,922
Transocean Inc. 6.125% 20256 5,108 4,764
Transocean Poseidon Ltd. 6.875% 20276 8,235 7,556
Valaris PLC 7.75% 2026 3,300 192
Valero Energy Corp. 4.00% 2029 6,000 6,853
Vine Oil & Gas LP 8.75% 20236 9,650 5,525
Weatherford International PLC 11.00% 20246 40,231 29,167
Western Gas Partners LP 4.50% 2028 16,275 16,397
Western Midstream Operating, LP 3.10% 2025 1,628 1,627
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 6.25% 202312 1,406 257
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 6.625% 202612 3,890 678
Williams Companies, Inc. 3.50% 2030 15,272 16,820
Woodside Finance Ltd. 4.60% 20216 14,435 14,679
WPX Energy, Inc. 4.50% 2030 17,590 16,409
    1,811,109
Communication services 1.59%    
AT&T Inc. 1.65% 2028 7,175 7,319
AT&T Inc. 2.75% 2031 12,625 13,545
AT&T Inc. 2.25% 2032 11,625 11,949
AT&T Inc. 3.50% 2041 30,000 32,674
AT&T Inc. 4.30% 2042 425 504
AT&T Inc. 3.30% 2052 6,000 6,268
British Telecommunications PLC 9.625% 20309 4,011 6,662
Cablevision Systems Corp. 6.75% 2021 32,592 34,639
Cablevision Systems Corp. 5.375% 20286 8,500 9,226
CBS Corp. 7.25% 20246 7,890 6,518
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.875% 20246 3,000 3,107
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.75% 20266 46,225 48,363
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 20276 26,625 28,283
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.00% 20286 13,250 14,058
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.50% 20306 19,250 20,427
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.75% 20306 28,552 30,426
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 2.80% 2031 12,414 13,058

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Communication services (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25% 20316 $13,100 $13,686
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.50% 20326 19,415 20,507
CenturyLink, Inc. 6.75% 2023 33,275 36,977
CenturyLink, Inc. 7.50% 2024 5,800 6,576
CenturyLink, Inc. 5.125% 20266 8,175 8,586
CenturyLink, Inc. 4.00% 20276 48,013 50,212
CenturyLink, Inc. 7.65% 2042 6,000 6,866
CenturyLink, Inc., Series T, 5.80% 2022 22,300 23,520
Cinemark USA, Inc. 4.875% 2023 3,675 3,133
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 9.25% 2024 25,404 23,122
Comcast Corp. 1.95% 2031 10,083 10,556
Comcast Corp. 6.45% 2037 25,000 39,085
Comcast Corp. 4.60% 2038 9,000 12,197
Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. 6.75% 20266 2,950 2,682
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 9.25% 2032 13,620 23,069
Diamond Sports Group LLC 5.375% 20266 6,912 5,339
Diamond Sports Group LLC 6.625% 20276 16,430 9,016
Discovery Communications, Inc. 3.625% 2030 6,363 7,073
Embarq Corp. 7.995% 2036 18,470 21,688
Entercom Media Corp. 6.50% 20276 8,310 7,446
Epicor Software Corp., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.25%) 4.495% 202710,11 1,375 1,376
Epicor Software Corp., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.75%) 7.995% 202810,11 1,950 1,996
Fox Corp. 4.03% 2024 1,120 1,243
France Télécom 4.125% 2021 15,000 15,620
Front Range BidCo, Inc. 6.125% 20286 22,932 23,688
Frontier Communications Corp. 11.00% 202512 73,040 26,219
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.00% 20276 16,800 17,416
Gogo Inc. 9.875% 20246 83,145 76,909
Gray Television, Inc. 7.00% 20276 4,350 4,764
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 6.375% 2026 368 388
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 5.25% 20276 14,118 14,283
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 8.375% 2027 666 662
Inmarsat PLC 6.75% 20266 16,600 17,047
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co. 5.50% 2023 7,495 4,713
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co. 8.00% 20246 40,265 41,187
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co. 8.50% 20246,12 30,425 20,157
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 5.50%) 5.837% 202210,11 8,494 8,650
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co., Term Loan B3, 8.00% 202310,11 3,000 3,026
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co., Term Loan, 6.625% 202410 27,850 28,250
Lamar Media Corp. 5.75% 2026 8,229 8,658
Lamar Media Corp. 3.75% 20286 5,094 5,155
Lamar Media Corp. 4.875% 20296 4,325 4,549
Liberty Global PLC 5.50% 20286 7,975 8,113
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 5.625% 20266 1,000 954
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 4.75% 20276 9,164 8,491
Match Group, Inc. 5.00% 20276 11,520 12,137
MDC Partners Inc. 6.50% 20246 12,928 12,269
Meredith Corp. 6.875% 2026 24,016 20,914
Myriad International Holdings 5.50% 2025 6,140 7,031
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., junior subordinated, 5.25%6 31,885 32,128
Netflix, Inc. 3.625% 20256 6,400 6,800
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 2028 35,000 40,742
Netflix, Inc. 5.875% 2028 7,550 9,338
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 20306 3,340 3,934

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Communication services (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 5.625% 20246 $3,150 $3,245
Nexstar Escrow Corp. 5.625% 20276 9,860 10,569
Numericable Group SA 7.375% 20266 27,450 29,308
Orange SA 5.50% 2044 3,000 4,634
OUTFRONT Media Cap LLC 5.00% 20276 8,265 8,106
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. 7.625% 2021 3,900 3,967
Sirius XM Radio Inc. 3.875% 20226 15,750 16,065
Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.625% 20246 25,910 27,316
Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.125% 20306 7,450 7,871
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.36% 20236 11,391 11,551
Sprint Corp. 7.00% 2020 2,000 2,006
Sprint Corp. 11.50% 2021 5,880 6,617
Sprint Corp. 7.125% 2024 10,000 11,679
Sprint Corp. 7.625% 2025 36,000 43,792
Sprint Corp. 7.625% 2026 19,270 24,116
Sprint Corp. 6.875% 2028 56,297 73,155
Sprint Corp. 8.75% 2032 15,210 23,477
TEGNA Inc. 4.625% 20286 17,724 17,569
T-Mobile US, Inc. 3.50% 20256 10,275 11,362
T-Mobile US, Inc. 6.50% 2026 22,366 23,605
T-Mobile US, Inc. 3.75% 20276 16,075 18,281
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2.05% 20286 19,125 19,663
T-Mobile US, Inc. 4.50% 20506 19,325 24,293
Trilogy International Partners, LLC 8.875% 20226 56,280 51,272
Twitter, Inc. 3.875% 20276 3,605 3,866
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc. / CSL Capital LLC 7.875% 20256 2,100 2,214
Univision Communications Inc. 6.625% 20276 20,575 20,688
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.50% 2033 10,000 13,106
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.00% 2050 1,700 2,298
Vodafone Group PLC 4.25% 2050 7,275 9,015
Walt Disney Co. 2.65% 2031 12,000 13,074
Warner Music Group 5.50% 20266 12,488 13,001
Warner Music Group 3.875% 20306 12,300 13,181
Ziggo Bond Co. BV 5.125% 20306 14,170 15,113
Ziggo Bond Finance BV 5.50% 20276 35,903 37,991
    1,724,235
Utilities 1.22%    
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) 3.625% 20236 2,000 2,126
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) 4.375% 20256 17,000 19,339
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) 4.375% 20266 600 699
AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.75% 2047 3,660 4,628
AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.65% 2050 800 1,011
AES Corp. 3.30% 20251,6 17,950 19,301
AES Corp. 5.50% 20251 20,264 20,935
AES Corp. 6.00% 20261 11,995 12,712
AES Corp. 5.125% 20271 11,455 12,433
AES Corp. 3.95% 20301,6 8,650 9,293
Ameren Corp. 2.50% 2024 1,939 2,078
Ameren Corp. 3.50% 2031 1,875 2,172
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 2.95% 2022 12,065 12,663
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 3.20% 2027 19,761 22,094
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 4.30% 2028 9,683 11,671
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 2.30% 2030 3,900 4,088

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
American Water Cap Corp. 2.80% 2030 $3,600 $4,074
AmeriGas Partners, LP 5.50% 2025 6,850 7,419
Calpine Corp. 5.125% 20286 12,315 12,810
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 2.50% 2022 3,000 3,115
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 3.85% 2024 4,000 4,406
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 3.70% 2049 5,000 5,945
Colbun SA 3.95% 20276 1,554 1,711
Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.00% 2048 5,225 6,936
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. 3.95% 2050 3,175 4,090
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. 4.50% 2058 8,390 11,397
Consumers Energy Co. 4.05% 2048 6,855 9,314
Dominion Resources, Inc. 3.375% 2030 5,350 6,197
Dominion Resources, Inc., junior subordinated, 3.071% 20249 2,550 2,771
DPL Inc. 4.125% 20256 11,830 12,474
DTE Energy Co. 3.95% 2049 2,060 2,739
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. 4.90% 2043 14,785 21,119
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. 3.25% 2049 3,100 3,762
Duke Energy Progress Inc. 4.15% 2044 2,110 2,808
Edison International 3.125% 2022 3,970 4,136
Edison International 3.55% 2024 20,475 21,968
Edison International 4.95% 2025 400 446
Edison International 5.75% 2027 6,745 7,871
Edison International 4.125% 2028 5,866 6,330
EDP Finance BV 5.25% 20216 18,300 18,656
EDP Finance BV 3.625% 20246 10,175 11,083
Electricité de France SA 4.75% 20356 8,250 10,322
Electricité de France SA 4.875% 20386 1,750 2,201
Emera Inc. 6.75% 2076 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 5.44% on 6/15/2026)9 36,024 40,104
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA 4.25% 2024 900 976
Enel Società per Azioni 8.75% 2073
(USD Semi Annual 30/360 (vs. 3-month USD-LIBOR) + 5.88% on 9/24/2023)6,9
12,000 13,959
Entergy Corp. 2.80% 2030 6,650 7,380
Entergy Louisiana, LLC 4.20% 2048 5,125 7,073
Eversource Energy 3.80% 2023 4,095 4,502
Exelon Corp. 4.05% 2030 2,875 3,445
Exelon Corp. 4.70% 2050 2,500 3,470
Exelon Corp., junior subordinated, 3.497% 20229 17,585 18,419
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.85% 2022 19,475 19,983
FirstEnergy Corp. 3.90% 2027 17,057 18,813
FirstEnergy Corp. 3.50% 20286 2,500 2,701
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.25% 2030 1,414 1,404
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.65% 2030 5,982 6,137
FirstEnergy Corp. 4.85% 2047 2,000 2,476
FirstEnergy Corp. 3.40% 2050 11,922 12,302
FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.25% 2023 39,490 41,873
Florida Power & Light Company 3.15% 2049 3,950 4,859
Georgia Power Co. 2.65% 2029 1,250 1,356
Georgia Power Co. 3.70% 2050 4,285 5,190
Gulf Power Co. 3.30% 2027 1,831 2,065
Interstate Power and Light Co. 3.25% 2024 9,628 10,617
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 8.10% 20966 4,905 7,308
Mississippi Power Co. 3.95% 2028 6,437 7,488
Mississippi Power Co. 4.25% 2042 7,500 9,300
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.95% 2024 6,000 6,456

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.05% 2027 $12,000 $13,468
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.25% 2030 16,475 17,781
NGL Energy Partners LP 7.50% 2026 9,955 6,892
Northern States Power Co. 4.125% 2044 11,000 14,877
NRG Energy, Inc. 7.25% 2026 2,000 2,162
NV Energy, Inc. 6.25% 2020 920 934
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 1.75% 2022 30,000 30,118
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.85% 2023 11,507 12,181
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.25% 2023 25,692 27,471
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.40% 2024 2,910 3,065
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2024 3,532 3,738
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.45% 2025 2,050 2,177
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 2025 4,487 4,793
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2.95% 2026 14,250 14,854
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.15% 2026 4,127 4,331
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2.10% 2027 2,225 2,224
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.30% 2027 15,125 16,007
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.30% 2027 9,104 9,671
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2028 6,856 7,500
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.65% 2028 9,981 11,342
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.55% 2030 1,950 2,244
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2.50% 2031 36,050 36,277
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.30% 2040 4,050 4,143
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2042 12,525 13,054
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.95% 2047 10,575 11,278
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 2050 3,275 3,303
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.95% 2050 1,950 2,372
PacifiCorp. 3.30% 2051 3,450 4,260
PacifiCorp., First Mortgage Bonds, 4.125% 2049 11,000 14,887
PG&E Corp. 5.00% 2028 14,515 14,954
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 2030 3,320 3,457
PG&E Corp., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.50%) 5.50% 20252,10,11 3,700 3,672
Progress Energy, Inc. 7.00% 2031 4,000 5,798
Progress Energy, Inc. 7.75% 2031 2,500 3,779
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. 3.20% 2029 1,000 1,152
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. 3.15% 2050 3,300 4,001
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. 2.65% 2022 2,075 2,170
Puget Energy, Inc. 6.00% 2021 3,945 4,161
Puget Energy, Inc. 5.625% 2022 9,592 10,238
Puget Energy, Inc. 3.65% 2025 1,911 2,043
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 3.25% 2049 6,750 7,945
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. 3.32% 2050 1,300 1,560
Southern California Edison Co. 1.845% 2022 2,557 2,554
Southern California Edison Co. 3.40% 2023 2,725 2,915
Southern California Edison Co. 3.50% 2023 23,550 25,368
Southern California Edison Co. 3.70% 2025 1,266 1,422
Southern California Edison Co. 2.85% 2029 8,900 9,669
Southern California Edison Co. 4.20% 2029 14,250 16,873
Southern California Edison Co. 5.35% 2035 17,725 23,262
Southern California Edison Co. 5.75% 2035 4,400 6,053
Southern California Edison Co. 5.625% 2036 16,750 21,614
Southern California Edison Co. 5.55% 2037 3,475 4,568
Southern California Edison Co. 5.95% 2038 8,500 11,845
Southern California Edison Co. 6.05% 2039 60 84

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Southern California Edison Co. 4.50% 2040 $19,625 $24,104
Southern California Edison Co. 5.50% 2040 839 1,126
Southern California Edison Co. 4.00% 2047 8,070 9,613
Southern California Edison Co. 4.125% 2048 16,476 19,751
Southern California Edison Co. 4.875% 2049 11,013 14,596
Southern California Edison Co. 3.65% 2050 17,865 20,496
Southern California Edison Co., Series C, 3.60% 2045 11,875 13,409
Southern California Gas Company 2.55% 2030 5,425 6,014
Southern Co. 3.70% 2030 15,600 18,202
Southern Co. 4.25% 2036 3,825 4,594
Southern Co. 4.40% 2046 6,219 7,919
Talen Energy Corp. 6.50% 2025 180 121
Talen Energy Corp. 10.50% 20266 11,520 8,960
Talen Energy Corp. 7.25% 20276 23,695 24,683
Talen Energy Supply, LLC 7.625% 20286 12,365 12,945
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.45% 2024 560 608
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.10% 2025 2,625 2,896
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4.60% 2048 3,450 5,006
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.30% 2049 3,575 4,416
Wisconsin Power and Light Co. 3.65% 2050 1,025 1,298
Xcel Energy Inc. 2.60% 2029 3,500 3,860
    1,316,177
Materials 0.98%    
Air Liquide SA 2.25% 20296 2,761 2,948
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 1.85% 2027 1,857 1,981
Alcoa Netherlands Holding B.V. 5.50% 20276 13,410 14,470
Arconic Corp. 6.00% 20256 10,820 11,686
Ardagh Group SA 6.50% 20276,13 22,795 23,336
Ardagh Packaging Finance 5.25% 20256 12,006 12,744
Ardagh Packaging Finance 6.00% 20256 1,577 1,650
Ardagh Packaging Finance 4.125% 20266 5,000 5,195
Ardagh Packaging Finance 5.25% 20276 9,385 9,833
Axalta Coating Systems LLC 4.875% 20246 17,095 17,567
Axalta Coating Systems LLC 4.75% 20276 6,710 7,037
Berry Global Escrow Corp. 4.875% 20266 1,350 1,427
Braskem SA 4.50% 20306 10,000 9,280
BWAY Parent Co., Inc. 5.50% 20246 12,895 13,166
Carlyle Group LP 8.75% 20236,13 1,680 1,703
Cascades Inc. 5.125% 20266 17,550 18,175
Chemours Co. 6.625% 2023 27,180 27,387
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 4.875% 20246 30,050 29,108
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 5.75% 2025 38,706 33,505
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 9.875% 20256 12,475 13,644
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 6.75% 20266 17,070 17,177
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 5.875% 2027 45,395 39,095
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 7.00% 20276 1,300 1,079
CRH America, Inc. 5.125% 20456 1,000 1,232
Crown Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 2026 9,100 9,528
CVR Partners, LP 9.25% 20236 9,675 9,507
Dow Chemical Co. 3.625% 2026 1,616 1,804
DowDuPont Inc. 5.419% 2048 500 705
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.25% 20226 11,675 11,672
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.25% 20236 13,615 13,696

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Materials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.50% 20246 $30,091 $29,574
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.50% 20256 80,350 81,254
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.875% 20266 23,575 23,688
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 3.875% 2023 10,400 11,019
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 4.25% 2030 10,350 10,823
FXI Holdings, Inc. 7.875% 20246 8,828 7,697
FXI Holdings, Inc. 12.25% 20266 17,444 17,142
GPC Merger Sub Inc. 7.125% 20286 7,635 7,955
Hexion Inc. 7.875% 20276 14,558 14,304
Holcim Ltd. 5.15% 20236 12,595 13,926
INEOS Group Holdings SA 5.625% 20246 15,135 15,239
International Paper Co. 7.30% 2039 5,615 8,345
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. 8.50% 20286 5,650 6,060
LSB Industries, Inc. 9.625% 20236 23,170 22,617
Mosaic Co. 3.25% 2022 1,500 1,548
Nova Chemicals Corp. 5.25% 20276 10,130 9,598
Novelis Corp. 4.75% 20306 24,935 26,067
Nutrien Ltd. 1.90% 2023 7,974 8,236
OCI NV 5.25% 20246 23,255 23,458
Owens-Illinois, Inc. 5.875% 20236 21,820 23,092
Platform Specialty Products Corp. 5.875% 20256 16,338 16,920
Reynolds Group Inc. 7.00% 20246 4,200 4,284
Ryerson Inc. 11.00% 20226 19,196 19,806
S.P.C.M. SA 4.875% 20256 11,750 12,125
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 4.50% 2029 22,490 23,882
Sealed Air Corp. 5.25% 20236 5,960 6,354
Sealed Air Corp. 4.00% 20276 19,239 19,960
Sherwin-Williams Company 3.80% 2049 10,414 12,617
Silgan Holdings Inc. 4.125% 2028 20,020 20,571
Starfruit US Holdco LLC 8.00% 20266 22,345 23,903
Summit Materials, Inc. 6.125% 2023 10,140 10,162
Summit Materials, Inc. 6.50% 20276 9,760 10,787
Summit Materials, Inc. 5.25% 20296 4,575 4,764
Teck Resources Ltd. 3.90% 20306 1,858 1,926
Trivium Packaging BV 5.50% 20266 9,902 10,598
Trivium Packaging BV 8.50% 20276 4,545 4,997
Tronox Ltd. 5.75% 20256 9,150 9,092
Tronox Ltd. 6.50% 20266 22,669 22,780
Valvoline Inc. 4.375% 20256 7,750 8,040
Valvoline Inc. 4.25% 20306 8,170 8,601
Venator Materials Corp. 5.75% 20256 41,720 31,160
Venator Materials Corp. 9.50% 20256 17,805 18,428
W. R. Grace & Co. 4.875% 20276 14,020 14,966
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 8.00% 20246 20,969 21,582
Westlake Chemical Corp. 5.00% 2046 1,045 1,246
Westlake Chemical Corp. 4.375% 2047 915 1,005
    1,063,535
Industrials 0.92%    
ADT Corp. 3.50% 2022 19,650 19,681
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 20246 28,755 29,398
American Airlines, Inc., Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95% 2024 4,180 3,401
Ashtead Group PLC 4.125% 20256 12,475 12,880
Ashtead Group PLC 4.375% 20276 5,775 6,035

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Ashtead Group PLC 4.25% 20296 $11,295 $11,960
Associated Materials, LLC 9.00% 20246,12 51,961 44,876
Avis Budget Group, Inc. 5.50% 2023 3,553 3,406
Avis Budget Group, Inc. 5.25% 20256 6,050 5,710
Avis Budget Group, Inc. 10.50% 20256 11,915 13,873
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.625% 20226 3,935 3,774
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.95% 20246 22,645 20,624
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.25% 20276 17,000 14,481
Boeing Company 4.508% 2023 24,000 25,106
Boeing Company 2.80% 2024 1,130 1,152
Boeing Company 4.875% 2025 41,105 44,442
Boeing Company 3.10% 2026 1,454 1,458
Boeing Company 2.70% 2027 13,681 13,224
Boeing Company 5.04% 2027 5,813 6,296
Boeing Company 3.20% 2029 8,640 8,569
Boeing Company 2.95% 2030 5,390 5,176
Boeing Company 3.60% 2034 9,000 8,720
Bohai Financial Investment Holding Co., Ltd. 5.25% 20226 5,148 4,963
Bombardier Inc. 5.75% 20226 2,775 2,625
Bombardier Inc. 6.125% 20236 2,690 2,316
Bombardier Inc. 7.50% 20246 3,500 2,844
Bombardier Inc. 7.50% 20256 3,515 2,843
Bombardier Inc. 7.875% 20276 3,565 2,849
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.55% 2050 10,000 12,702
BWX Technologies, Inc. 4.125% 20286 5,190 5,417
Canadian National Railway Co. 3.20% 2046 1,980 2,393
Carrier Global Corp. 2.722% 20306 5,888 6,235
Carrier Global Corp. 3.577% 20506 12,124 13,434
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 6.903% 2022 1,117 886
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class B, 8.388% 2022 7 7
CSX Corp. 3.80% 2028 1,550 1,843
CSX Corp. 4.50% 2049 3,785 5,226
Delta Air Lines Inc. 7.00% 20256 6,970 7,457
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2002-1, Class G-1, MBIA insured, 6.718% 2024 3,089 3,032
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 6.875% 20266 22,095 24,180
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 10.25% 20276 9,316 10,599
ERAC USA Finance Co. 5.25% 20206 5,000 5,033
Euramax International, Inc. 12.00% 20206 26,984 22,292
F-Brasile SpA 7.375% 20266 5,459 4,410
GE Capital International Funding Co. 4.418% 2035 30,250 31,301
General Dynamics Corp. 3.50% 2025 4,585 5,187
General Electric Capital Corp. 6.15% 2037 2,475 2,973
General Electric Co. 3.45% 2027 5,000 5,260
General Electric Co. 3.625% 2030 2,675 2,713
General Electric Co. 4.25% 2040 1,600 1,641
General Electric Co. 4.125% 2042 869 875
General Electric Co. 4.35% 2050 8,050 8,359
General Electric Co., junior subordinated, 5.00% (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.33% on 1/21/2021)9 95,170 75,574
Hardwoods Acquisition Inc. 7.50% 20216 13,649 4,777
Harsco Corp. 5.75% 20276 14,590 15,344
Honeywell International Inc. 2.30% 2024 4,405 4,726
Honeywell International Inc. 1.35% 2025 9,251 9,577
Howmet Aerospace Inc. 6.875% 2025 11,480 13,048
IAA Spinco Inc. 5.50% 20276 6,875 7,343

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 4.75% 2024 $14,360 $14,670
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. 4.625% 20256 8,965 9,087
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. 4.875% 20276 7,325 7,479
LABL Escrow Issuer, LLC 6.75% 20266 2,125 2,300
LABL Escrow Issuer, LLC 10.50% 20276 5,105 5,587
LSC Communications, Inc. 8.75% 20236,12 28,822 5,044
LSC Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 5.50%) 6.25% 20222,10,11,12 4,107 719
MasTec, Inc. 4.50% 20286 19,190 20,078
Mexico City Airport Trust 5.50% 2046 2,303 1,930
Mexico City Airport Trust 5.50% 2047 4,482 3,776
Mexico City Airport Trust 5.50% 20476 215 181
Moog Inc. 4.25% 20276 10,383 10,627
Navistar International Corp. 9.50% 20256 8,808 10,080
Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. 5.00% 20256 8,575 8,827
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.05% 2050 3,727 4,222
Northrop Grumman Corp. 3.25% 2028 8,995 10,295
Otis Worldwide Corp. 2.293% 20276 2,440 2,621
Pisces Parent LLC 8.00% 20266 8,530 8,791
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 6.50% 2023 11,530 10,707
Rexnord Corp. 4.875% 20256 19,490 20,087
Sensata Technologies Holding BV 4.875% 20236 11,000 11,598
Signature Aviation PLC 4.00% 20286 4,050 3,834
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 7.50% 20256 5,920 5,830
The Brink’s Co. 4.625% 20276 10,510 10,722
TransDigm Inc. 6.50% 2024 2,110 2,121
TransDigm Inc. 6.25% 20266 5,871 6,201
Uber Technologies, Inc. 8.00% 20266 16,665 17,507
Union Pacific Corp. 3.75% 2025 4,720 5,386
Union Pacific Corp. 2.15% 2027 1,854 1,998
Union Pacific Corp. 3.70% 2029 3,245 3,871
Union Pacific Corp. 2.40% 2030 1,931 2,113
United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636% 2024 3,485 3,139
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. 6.50% 20276 11,780 12,222
United Rentals, Inc. 4.625% 2025 15,490 15,966
United Rentals, Inc. 5.875% 2026 1,080 1,154
United Rentals, Inc. 6.50% 2026 4,140 4,601
United Rentals, Inc. 5.25% 2030 6,840 7,503
United Rentals, Inc. 3.875% 2031 8,025 8,025
United Technologies Corp. 3.95% 2025 5,290 6,131
Vertical Holdco GMBH 7.625% 20286 5,335 5,682
Vertical U.S. Newco Inc. 5.25% 20276 26,500 28,156
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. 7.875% 20216 1,750 287
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. 8.50% 20246 5,060 3,694
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. 9.00% 20266 11,180 8,161
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 7.125% 20256 11,055 12,146
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 7.25% 20286 12,045 13,176
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. 4.40% 20249 2,241 2,429
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.25% 20256 2,895 3,139
    1,000,419
Information technology 0.67%    
Almonde Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.25%) 8.25% 202510,11 32,150 29,521
Applied Systems, Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.00%) 8.00% 202510,11 3,985 4,029
Banff Merger Sub Inc. 9.75% 20266 13,185 13,974

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Information technology (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
BMC Software, Inc. 7.125% 20256 $2,395 $2,631
BMC Software, Inc. 9.125% 20266 1,995 2,123
Broadcom Inc. 3.625% 20246 20,000 21,851
Broadcom Inc. 3.15% 20256 12,000 12,954
Broadcom Inc. 4.70% 20256 7,208 8,251
Broadcom Inc. 4.25% 20266 79,271 89,589
Broadcom Inc. 4.75% 20296 92,149 107,491
Broadcom Inc. 5.00% 20306 11,000 13,097
Broadcom Ltd. 3.875% 2027 43,345 48,187
Broadcom Ltd. 3.50% 2028 3,701 4,021
CommScope Finance LLC 6.00% 20266 26,850 28,681
Diebold Nixdorf AG, Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 2.75%) 2.938% 202310,11 5,633 5,393
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. 9.375% 20256 27,550 29,280
Diebold, Inc. 8.50% 2024 10,630 9,213
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 20266 10,786 11,687
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc. 8.25% 20266 20,780 22,954
Fiserv, Inc. 3.20% 2026 6,331 7,140
Fiserv, Inc. 2.65% 2030 11,509 12,618
Gartner, Inc. 4.50% 20286 14,275 15,007
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. 10.00% 20246 14,440 15,452
GoDaddy Operating Co. 5.25% 20276 4,780 5,108
McAfee, LLC, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.75%) 3.916% 202410,11 12,156 12,054
McAfee, LLC, Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 8.50%) 9.50% 202510,11 153 156
Microsoft Corp. 2.65% 2022 6,000 6,306
Microsoft Corp. 2.875% 2024 6,865 7,442
Microsoft Corp. 4.20% 2035 6,000 8,106
MoneyGram International Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 6.00%) 7.00% 202310,11 4,762 4,554
Open Text Corp. 3.875% 20286 7,250 7,586
Open Text Corp. 4.125% 20306 8,025 8,442
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2.65% 2026 5,910 6,548
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2.30% 2030 3,300 3,576
Sabre Holdings Corp. 5.25% 20236 550 541
Sabre Holdings Corp. 5.375% 20236 19,027 18,720
Sabre Holdings Corp. 9.25% 20256 4,525 4,992
Simon Property Group, LP 3.50% 2025 11,100 12,245
Simon Property Group, LP 2.65% 2030 12,125 12,420
Solera Holdings, Inc. 10.50% 20246 8,085 8,564
Tempo Acquisition LLC 6.75% 20256 16,284 16,864
Ultimate Software Group Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.00%) 4.75% 202610,11 2,775 2,781
Ultimate Software Group Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 6.75%) 7.50% 202710,11 5,300 5,388
Veritas Holdings Ltd. 7.50% 20236 19,303 19,377
Veritas Holdings Ltd. 10.50% 20246 4,925 4,524
Veritas US Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.50%) 5.50% 202310,11 16,898 16,268
Vertafore Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.25%) 7.411% 202610,11 2,025 2,014
ViaSat, Inc. 5.625% 20276 2,450 2,602
Visa Inc. 3.15% 2025 8,000 9,029
Visa Inc. 1.90% 2027 2,204 2,358
Xerox Corp. 4.125% 2023 3,589 3,703
    727,412
Consumer staples 0.59%    
Albertsons Companies LLC 3.50% 20236 8,019 8,207
Altria Group, Inc. 4.40% 2026 4,649 5,411
Altria Group, Inc. 3.40% 2030 2,052 2,296

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Consumer staples (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Altria Group, Inc. 9.95% 2038 $23,500 $39,376
Altria Group, Inc. 5.80% 2039 21,295 28,077
Altria Group, Inc. 4.50% 2043 4,000 4,716
Altria Group, Inc. 5.95% 2049 17,533 24,811
Altria Group, Inc. 4.45% 2050 1,769 2,110
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.15% 2025 6,000 6,860
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.00% 2028 8,025 9,399
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 5.45% 2039 6,000 7,893
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.95% 2042 9,095 11,522
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.60% 2048 2,005 2,485
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 5.55% 2049 10,378 14,577
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.50% 2050 10,000 12,718
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.25% 2025 20,860 21,822
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.25% 2027 17,875 19,019
British American Tobacco International Finance PLC 3.95% 20256 10,914 12,250
British American Tobacco PLC 3.222% 2024 8,000 8,642
British American Tobacco PLC 3.215% 2026 8,308 9,071
British American Tobacco PLC 4.39% 2037 14,255 16,304
British American Tobacco PLC 4.54% 2047 35,820 41,059
British American Tobacco PLC 4.758% 2049 33,784 39,992
British American Tobacco PLC 5.282% 2050 5,000 6,396
Conagra Brands, Inc. 4.30% 2024 3,760 4,208
Constellation Brands, Inc. 2.65% 2022 5,230 5,465
Constellation Brands, Inc. 3.20% 2023 2,060 2,193
Darling Ingredients Inc. 5.25% 20276 10,080 10,790
Edgewell Personal Care Co. 5.50% 20286 4,040 4,379
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 6.375% 20266 19,880 21,241
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 20276 7,910 8,798
H.J. Heinz Co. 3.875% 20276 10,775 11,621
H.J. Heinz Co. 4.25% 20316 4,485 4,960
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 3.50% 20236 10,000 10,464
JBS Investments GmbH II 7.00% 2026 13,200 14,220
JBS Investments GmbH II 7.00% 20266 1,800 1,939
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 4.985% 2038 8,185 11,120
Kraft Heinz Co. 3.95% 2025 8,750 9,623
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 20246 1,585 1,664
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 4.20% 2046 20,600 21,731
Nestle Skin Health SA, Term Loan B1, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.25%) 5.322% 202610,11 29,849 29,756
Philip Morris International Inc. 2.375% 2022 5,035 5,234
Philip Morris International Inc. 2.625% 2022 8,405 8,682
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 20266 9,608 10,085
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.625% 20286 9,680 10,596
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.50% 20296 9,040 9,932
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 20306 16,895 17,803
Prestige Brands International Inc. 6.375% 20246 2,570 2,667
Prestige Brands International Inc. 5.125% 20286 8,162 8,585
Reynolds American Inc. 3.25% 2022 5,647 5,851
Reynolds American Inc. 5.70% 2035 3,130 4,001
Reynolds American Inc. 5.85% 2045 18,028 23,891
WM. Wrigley Jr. Co. 3.375% 20206 5,500 5,524
    642,036

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)
Real estate 0.38%
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.95% 2028 $975 $1,138
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2.75% 2029 4,851 5,311
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.375% 2031 2,375 2,748
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 1.875% 2033 7,073 7,139
American Campus Communities, Inc. 4.125% 2024 24,700 26,285
American Campus Communities, Inc. 3.625% 2027 7,600 8,092
American Tower Corp. 3.55% 2027 2,525 2,886
Brandywine Operating Partnership, LP 3.95% 2023 1,639 1,697
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. 5.75% 20266 46,995 38,970
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. 6.00% 20236 10,625 10,652
Corporate Office Properties LP 5.25% 2024 9,150 9,937
Equinix, Inc. 2.90% 2026 1,144 1,252
Equinix, Inc. 1.80% 2027 3,699 3,799
Equinix, Inc. 5.375% 2027 10,880 11,997
Equinix, Inc. 3.20% 2029 1,552 1,744
Equinix, Inc. 3.00% 2050 1,824 1,982
Essex Portfolio LP 3.625% 2022 5,000 5,244
Essex Portfolio LP 3.875% 2024 5,900 6,457
Essex Portfolio LP 3.50% 2025 1,920 2,110
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. 3.35% 2024 2,526 2,547
Hospitality Properties Trust 4.25% 2021 1,240 1,221
Hospitality Properties Trust 7.50% 2025 5,224 5,544
Hospitality Properties Trust 3.95% 2028 1,990 1,655
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 20256 23,801 24,115
Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 20271,6 10,665 11,109
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.00% 20281,6 15,096 15,643
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.25% 20281,6 17,489 18,404
Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 20291,6 16,282 16,978
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.25% 20301,6 19,870 20,876
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. 5.00% 2027 23,785 25,554
Prologis, Inc. 4.25% 2023 25,000 27,681
Realogy Corp. 4.875% 20236 18,190 18,247
Realogy Corp. 9.375% 20276 17,195 17,625
Realogy Group LLC 7.625% 20256 4,145 4,356
SBA Communications Corp. 4.00% 2022 9,050 9,193
SBA Communications Corp. 3.875% 20276 7,105 7,366
Scentre Group 3.25% 20256 10,365 10,855
Scentre Group 3.50% 20256 5,455 5,786
Scentre Group 3.75% 20276 3,000 3,199
Select Income REIT 4.15% 2022 1,035 1,039
WEA Finance LLC 3.25% 20206 8,638 8,645
Westfield Corp. Ltd. 3.15% 20226 6,020 6,115
    413,193
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans   15,740,350
Mortgage-backed obligations 10.05%
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations 9.83%
   
Fannie Mae Pool #885290 6.00% 202114 10 10
Fannie Mae Pool #932119 4.50% 202414 478 508
Fannie Mae Pool #995265 5.50% 202414 28 29
Fannie Mae Pool #AD8191 4.00% 202514 207 219
Fannie Mae Pool #AB1066 4.00% 202514 3 4
Fannie Mae Pool #AD6392 4.50% 202514 411 437

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae Pool #AD3149 4.50% 202514 $229 $244
Fannie Mae Pool #AD5692 4.50% 202514 222 237
Fannie Mae Pool #AD6119 4.50% 202514 198 208
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ6967 3.00% 202614 4,736 4,975
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2785 3.00% 202614 2,804 2,943
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8539 3.00% 202614 2,167 2,274
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2815 3.00% 202614 2,067 2,169
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2754 3.00% 202614 1,709 1,794
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ5522 3.00% 202614 1,614 1,695
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2850 3.00% 202614 1,360 1,427
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ9387 3.00% 202614 4 4
Fannie Mae Pool #AI6180 4.00% 202614 107 114
Fannie Mae Pool #AH6941 4.00% 202614 5 5
Fannie Mae Pool #888204 6.00% 202614 401 446
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3190 3.00% 202714 9,392 9,877
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2939 3.00% 202714 3,994 4,190
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2883 3.00% 202714 2,065 2,167
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2973 3.00% 202714 418 439
Fannie Mae Pool #AL5603 3.00% 202714 384 404
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3159 3.00% 202714 150 158
Fannie Mae Pool #MA1035 3.00% 202714 89 94
Fannie Mae Pool #AK5169 3.00% 202714 53 56
Fannie Mae Pool #AL2940 3.50% 202714 352 374
Fannie Mae Pool #BM4533 4.00% 202714 1,693 1,794
Fannie Mae Pool #BM3266 3.00% 202814 30,402 31,893
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3250 3.00% 202814 2,123 2,228
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3407 3.00% 202814 476 501
Fannie Mae Pool #AL4693 3.00% 202814 16 17
Fannie Mae Pool #AU6794 3.00% 202814 6 7
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3345 3.50% 202814 137 143
Fannie Mae Pool #AL8241 3.00% 202914 379 398
Fannie Mae Pool #AL8347 4.00% 202914 521 552
Fannie Mae Pool #BM4299 3.00% 203014 74,473 78,161
Fannie Mae Pool #BM1231 3.50% 203114 358 378
Fannie Mae Pool #890805 4.00% 203114 625 662
Fannie Mae Pool #BH6932 3.00% 203214 729 765
Fannie Mae Pool #BO9972 3.00% 203314 5,651 5,945
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ5674 3.00% 203314 462 485
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3283 3.00% 203314 34 36
Fannie Mae Pool #BK6720 3.00% 203314 25 26
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3438 3.50% 203314 3,640 3,818
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3489 3.50% 203314 72 76
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3541 4.00% 203314 464 491
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ6249 4.00% 203314 233 252
Fannie Mae Pool #BM5494 4.00% 203314 233 247
Fannie Mae Pool #254767 5.50% 203314 181 212
Fannie Mae Pool #BP0033 2.50% 203414 5,402 5,673
Fannie Mae Pool #BO7771 2.50% 203414 3,012 3,164
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4891 3.00% 203414 13,153 13,812
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4490 3.50% 203414 4,368 4,582
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1946 3.50% 203414 711 746
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3682 3.50% 203414 679 712
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3611 4.00% 203414 215 227
Fannie Mae Pool #BN1085 4.00% 203414 20 22

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4053 2.50% 203514 $652,707 $685,559
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3955 2.50% 203514 70,056 73,575
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3956 3.00% 203514 228,571 240,249
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3985 3.00% 203514 48,004 50,451
Fannie Mae Pool #735228 5.50% 203514 163 190
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8554 3.00% 203614 28,526 30,346
Fannie Mae Pool #BE4703 3.00% 203614 901 965
Fannie Mae Pool #888795 5.50% 203614 1,023 1,189
Fannie Mae Pool #256308 6.00% 203614 282 332
Fannie Mae Pool #878099 6.00% 203614 214 247
Fannie Mae Pool #880426 6.00% 203614 64 71
Fannie Mae Pool #888637 6.00% 203714 1,726 2,030
Fannie Mae Pool #950991 6.00% 203714 575 659
Fannie Mae Pool #936999 6.00% 203714 499 568
Fannie Mae Pool #941315 6.50% 203714 122 142
Fannie Mae Pool #945832 6.50% 203714 96 114
Fannie Mae Pool #995674 6.00% 203814 1,026 1,206
Fannie Mae Pool #929964 6.00% 203814 561 656
Fannie Mae Pool #AE0967 3.50% 203914 158 171
Fannie Mae Pool #932274 4.50% 203914 10,001 11,123
Fannie Mae Pool #AC0479 6.00% 203914 316 360
Fannie Mae Pool #AE0443 6.50% 203914 193 226
Fannie Mae Pool #AE4483 4.00% 204014 2,576 2,817
Fannie Mae Pool #AE8073 4.00% 204014 208 232
Fannie Mae Pool #AE9377 4.50% 204014 17 18
Fannie Mae Pool #AH0861 4.50% 204014 8 9
Fannie Mae Pool #AD4927 5.00% 204014 2,766 3,183
Fannie Mae Pool #AE0828 3.50% 204114 83 90
Fannie Mae Pool #AB4050 4.00% 204114 335 373
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ4189 4.00% 204114 221 247
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ4154 4.00% 204114 206 230
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ0257 4.00% 204114 87 98
Fannie Mae Pool #AB2470 4.50% 204114 72 79
Fannie Mae Pool #AI8482 5.00% 204114 176 200
Fannie Mae Pool #AI5571 5.00% 204114 144 163
Fannie Mae Pool #AI4836 5.00% 204114 135 152
Fannie Mae Pool #AI3422 5.00% 204114 117 131
Fannie Mae Pool #AB5377 3.50% 204214 23,179 25,408
Fannie Mae Pool #AO9140 3.50% 204214 8,694 9,434
Fannie Mae Pool #AL2745 4.00% 204214 1,663 1,856
Fannie Mae Pool #890407 4.00% 204214 557 622
Fannie Mae Pool #AU3742 3.50% 204314 16,167 17,618
Fannie Mae Pool #AU8813 4.00% 204314 2,304 2,618
Fannie Mae Pool #AU9348 4.00% 204314 1,636 1,859
Fannie Mae Pool #AU9350 4.00% 204314 1,424 1,592
Fannie Mae Pool #AX2572 4.00% 204414 19,888 21,751
Fannie Mae Pool #AL8354 3.50% 204514 9,535 10,482
Fannie Mae Pool #BC4764 3.00% 204614 49,474 52,598
Fannie Mae Pool #BC0157 3.50% 204614 41,800 45,786
Fannie Mae Pool #AL8522 3.50% 204614 19,130 21,031
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0302 3.00% 204714 18,618 19,821
Fannie Mae Pool #BH4084 3.50% 204714 6,416 6,795
Fannie Mae Pool #CA0487 3.50% 204714 3,157 3,330
Fannie Mae Pool #BM3065 3.50% 204714 1,438 1,524

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae Pool #CA0770 3.50% 204714 $912 $969
Fannie Mae Pool #BH7772 3.50% 204714 707 748
Fannie Mae Pool #AS9454 4.00% 204714 25,945 27,690
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3121 4.00% 204714 9,055 9,657
Fannie Mae Pool #BM4413 4.50% 204714 10,671 11,500
Fannie Mae Pool #947661 6.50% 204714 226 243
Fannie Mae Pool #953823 7.00% 204714 271 314
Fannie Mae Pool #947554 7.00% 204714 139 162
Fannie Mae Pool #920015 7.00% 204714 82 95
Fannie Mae Pool #257036 7.00% 204714 17 20
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0293 3.00% 204814 19,816 21,252
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0318 3.50% 204814 20,046 21,524
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ3775 3.50% 204814 15,357 16,284
Fannie Mae Pool #BM4703 3.50% 204814 764 809
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3415 4.00% 204814 80,485 85,468
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1784 4.00% 204814 21,699 23,520
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3357 4.00% 204814 17,058 18,096
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3306 4.00% 204814 16,108 17,148
Fannie Mae Pool #CA1542 4.00% 204814 14,863 16,291
Fannie Mae Pool #BK0920 4.00% 204814 4,584 4,864
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3384 4.00% 204814 3,011 3,193
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ9252 4.00% 204814 1,317 1,399
Fannie Mae Pool #BK4764 4.00% 204814 1,099 1,166
Fannie Mae Pool #BK0915 4.00% 204814 410 435
Fannie Mae Pool #CA2056 4.50% 204814 1,410 1,517
Fannie Mae Pool #CA2493 4.50% 204814 25 27
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4534 3.00% 204914 66,891 72,225
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4756 3.00% 204914 59,452 64,194
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3807 3.00% 204914 3,339 3,631
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3806 3.00% 204914 1,712 1,870
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4156 3.50% 204914 205,333 222,143
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4804 3.50% 204914 78,196 84,386
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4112 3.50% 204914 75,214 83,099
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3814 3.50% 204914 67,681 74,776
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4802 3.50% 204914 56,927 62,551
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2092 3.50% 204914 39,242 42,740
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1954 3.50% 204914 12,698 13,636
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1589 3.50% 204914 8,351 8,974
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3976 4.00% 204914 163,701 178,156
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3184 4.00% 204914 28,850 31,051
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4432 4.00% 204914 15,511 16,880
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1668 4.00% 204914 10,233 11,123
Fannie Mae Pool #CA3084 4.00% 204914 339 360
Fannie Mae Pool #FM0077 3.00% 205014 73,174 78,029
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0167 3.00% 205714 1,295 1,395
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0264 3.50% 205814 22,477 24,528
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0332 3.00% 205914 117,201 126,201
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class NA, 9.013% 202511,14 7 7
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class GA, 9.108% 202511,14 3 3
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-20, Class E, 9.50% 203111,14 1 1
Fannie Mae, Series 2007-33, Class HE, 5.50% 203714 1,778 2,093
Fannie Mae, Series 2007-24, Class P, 6.00% 203714 821 982
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-T10, Class A1, 7.00% 204114 173 206
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-50, Class BA, 7.00% 204114 158 183

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae, Series 2002-W3, Class A5, 7.50% 204114 $120 $146
Fannie Mae, Series 2002-W1, Class 2A, 5.552% 204211,14 339 381
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M14, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.301% 202211,14 2,654 2,724
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M9, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.482% 202214 5,591 5,708
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M5, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.715% 202214 3,852 3,943
Fannie Mae, Series 2013-M14, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.329% 202311,14 6,372 6,809
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M2, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.513% 202311,14 7,149 7,768
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M9, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.103% 202411,14 7,675 8,349
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M3, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.488% 202411,14 7,216 7,831
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M3, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.483% 202611,14 16,665 18,211
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8443 3.00% 202614 66 69
Freddie Mac Pool #ZK3536 3.50% 202614 17 18
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS6739 3.50% 202614 14 14
Freddie Mac Pool #ZK7580 3.00% 202714 1,179 1,248
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS7297 3.00% 202714 9 10
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS7102 3.00% 202814 6,349 6,676
Freddie Mac Pool #ZK7590 3.00% 202914 25,064 26,399
Freddie Mac Pool #ZK7593 3.00% 202914 20,242 21,357
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS7386 3.50% 203014 18 19
Freddie Mac Pool #SB0084 3.00% 203214 111,020 117,624
Freddie Mac Pool #SB0009 3.00% 203214 28,726 30,158
Freddie Mac Pool #J38004 3.00% 203214 1,352 1,445
Freddie Mac Pool #SB0023 3.00% 203314 6,498 6,819
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8715 3.00% 203314 916 961
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8710 3.00% 203314 891 935
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8102 3.00% 203314 824 865
Freddie Mac Pool #G18695 3.00% 203314 620 651
Freddie Mac Pool #ZK9250 3.00% 203314 516 542
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8009 3.00% 203314 150 158
Freddie Mac Pool #J38387 3.00% 203314 59 62
Freddie Mac Pool #G18713 3.50% 203314 4,143 4,348
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8716 3.50% 203314 866 908
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8705 3.50% 203314 295 310
Freddie Mac Pool #ZT0717 3.50% 203314 173 182
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS8711 3.50% 203314 22 23
Freddie Mac Pool #ZT1872 3.50% 203414 2,002 2,102
Freddie Mac Pool #ZT1799 3.50% 203414 609 639
Freddie Mac Pool #G04805 4.50% 203514 5,008 5,474
Freddie Mac Pool #K93766 3.00% 203614 628 673
Freddie Mac Pool #K93772 3.00% 203614 534 576
Freddie Mac Pool #G04553 6.50% 203814 491 557
Freddie Mac Pool #G08353 4.50% 203914 454 505
Freddie Mac Pool #A87892 5.00% 203914 874 1,004
Freddie Mac Pool #A87873 5.00% 203914 451 518
Freddie Mac Pool #G05937 4.50% 204014 11,004 12,226
Freddie Mac Pool #A97342 4.00% 204114 760 821
Freddie Mac Pool #Q02676 4.50% 204114 1,007 1,121
Freddie Mac Pool #Q02849 4.50% 204114 835 923
Freddie Mac Pool #Q01746 4.50% 204114 726 800
Freddie Mac Pool #A96488 5.00% 204114 58 66
Freddie Mac Pool #G07221 4.50% 204214 1,628 1,811
Freddie Mac Pool #G07189 4.50% 204214 991 1,102
Freddie Mac Pool #Q23190 4.00% 204314 2,968 3,318
Freddie Mac Pool #Q23185 4.00% 204314 1,840 2,091

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Freddie Mac Pool #Z40130 3.00% 204614 $8,536 $9,369
Freddie Mac Pool #G60559 4.00% 204614 13,869 15,105
Freddie Mac Pool #V82662 4.00% 204614 11,426 12,445
Freddie Mac Pool #Q44400 4.00% 204614 8,339 9,004
Freddie Mac Pool #Q41909 4.50% 204614 5,975 6,473
Freddie Mac Pool #Q41090 4.50% 204614 2,022 2,191
Freddie Mac Pool #G61733 3.00% 204714 10,966 11,924
Freddie Mac Pool #Q50029 3.50% 204714 24,747 26,197
Freddie Mac Pool #Q52216 3.50% 204714 17,843 18,932
Freddie Mac Pool #G08792 3.50% 204714 17,177 18,190
Freddie Mac Pool #G08757 3.50% 204714 13,367 14,156
Freddie Mac Pool #G61161 3.50% 204714 4,874 5,201
Freddie Mac Pool #Q52157 3.50% 204714 1,228 1,301
Freddie Mac Pool #G08793 4.00% 204714 20,943 22,345
Freddie Mac Pool #G61628 3.50% 204814 1,637 1,781
Freddie Mac Pool #SI2002 4.00% 204814 5,787 6,156
Freddie Mac Pool #G08805 4.00% 204814 3,249 3,470
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0045 4.50% 204814 40,447 44,729
Freddie Mac Pool #Q63663 3.00% 204914 11,935 12,922
Freddie Mac Pool #QA5125 3.50% 204914 38,323 42,109
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7508 3.50% 204914 30,625 33,650
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7503 3.50% 204914 9,087 9,777
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1744 4.00% 204914 77,209 84,027
Freddie Mac Pool #ZA6269 4.50% 204914 1,322 1,420
Freddie Mac Pool #ZA7009 4.50% 204914 971 1,044
Freddie Mac Pool #ZN3568 4.50% 204914 27 29
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2596 2.50% 205014 21,708 23,163
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1914 3.00% 205014 57,694 61,788
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2020 3.00% 205014 13,525 14,485
Freddie Mac, Series 3257, Class PA, 5.50% 203614 1,727 2,028
Freddie Mac, Series 3286, Class JN, 5.50% 203714 1,387 1,564
Freddie Mac, Series 3318, Class JT, 5.50% 203714 823 940
Freddie Mac, Series K036, Class A1, Multi Family, 2.777% 202314 4,967 5,132
Freddie Mac, Series K733, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.75% 202511,14 5,913 6,694
Freddie Mac, Series K734, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.208% 202614 11,055 12,411
Freddie Mac, Series K066, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.117% 202714 6,340 7,257
Freddie Mac, Series K067, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.194% 202714 7,695 8,880
Freddie Mac, Series K076, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.90% 202814 4,164 5,042
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class HA, 3.00% 205611,14 12,641 13,579
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class MA, 3.00% 205614 12,443 13,417
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-1, Class HA, 3.00% 205611,14 12,108 13,011
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-1, Class MA, 3.00% 205614 1,528 1,649
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-3, Class HA, 3.25% 205611,14 12,022 13,040
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class HT, 3.25% 205711,14 2,941 3,238
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class MT, 3.50% 205714 2,394 2,710
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class M45T, 4.50% 205714 6,157 6,921
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-2, Class MA, 3.50% 205814 14,937 16,382
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-4, Class MA, 3.00% 205914 8,552 9,242
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.50% 202814 4,181 4,575
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1D, 2.00% 203014 19,252 20,077
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A2D, 2.00% 203014 3,140 3,321
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 204814 16,567 17,737
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 204814 14,057 15,065
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 204814 4,185 4,614

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.50% 204914 $10,557 $11,294
Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.50% 205014,15 135,000 142,277
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.00% 205014,15 60,000 63,217
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 205014 103,758 109,390
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 205014,15 5,111 5,427
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 205014 4,259 4,527
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.50% 205014,15 32,439 34,677
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783687 4.50% 204114 573 618
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA5931 4.00% 204914 132,223 140,658
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA5876 4.00% 204914 24,893 26,423
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA5986 4.00% 204914 17,598 18,733
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA6092 4.50% 204914 24,181 25,813
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA6410 3.50% 205014 19,177 20,176
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 203514,15 2,655,650 2,758,764
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 203514,15 475,000 492,553
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 203514,15 1,553,634 1,628,524
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 203514,15 374,286 392,825
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 203514,15 12,373 12,981
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 205014,15 241,716 249,492
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 205014,15 225,725 233,537
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 205014,15 17,354 18,320
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.50% 205014,15 48,000 50,617
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 205014,15 129,271 137,330
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 205014,15 9,600 10,322
    10,668,311
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) 0.13%    
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.763% 20486,11,14 8,677 8,953
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1A, 1.662% 20556,14 1,405 1,411
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class M1B, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.60%) 1.772% 20296,11,14 10,160 9,954
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2020-RPL1, Class A1, 2.50% 20596,11,14 4,416 4,572
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 3.613% 20486,11,14 1,674 1,726
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A3, 3.919% 20486,11,14 2,494 2,550
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-HB1, Class M1, 2.572% 20296,11,14 4,293 4,341
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-HB1, Class M2, 2.863% 20296,11,14 1,045 1,059
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-HB1, Class M3, 3.257% 20296,11,14 535 530
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-RM2, Class A, 4.00% 20686,11,14 2,370 2,479
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc, Series 2020-EXP1, Class A1A, 1.804% 20606,11,14 4,560 4,596
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-54CB, Class 2A5, 5.50% 203514 2,374 1,925
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-HY4, Class 3A1, 3.223% 204711,14 1,781 1,547
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-NET, Class A, 2.2569% 20372,6,14 10,960 11,298
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-5, Class IVA1, 6.00% 203414 501 527
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2019-HB1, Class M1, 2.105% 20306,11,14 3,100 3,126
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2020-HB1, Class M2, 2.389% 20306,11,14 1,000 980
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2020-HB1, Class M3, 2.723% 20306,11,14 507 487
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2019-AB1, Class A, 2.6562% 20496,14 1,358 1,358
Finance of America HECM Buyout, Series 2019-AB1, Class M1, 3.50% 20496,14 4,007 4,023
Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2019-JR2, Class A1, 2.00% 20696,14 11,244 12,116
Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2019-JR1, Class A, 2.00% 20696,14 10,948 11,896
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR5, Class 2A1, 3.547% 203611,14 2,612 2,350
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C7, Class A5, 3.409% 205014 560 635
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-INV1, Class A3, 3.50% 20506,11,14 3,867 3,995
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A13, 3.50% 20506,11,14 1,105 1,143
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A3, 3.50% 20506,11,14 1,055 1,091

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2019-GS5, Class A1, 3.20% 20596,11,14 $3,802 $3,789
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2019-GS2, Class A1, 3.75% 20596,11,14 2,112 2,149
Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.75%) 0.922% 20526,11,14
3,501 3,496
Onslow Bay Financial LLC, Series 2020-INV1, Class A5, 3.50% 20496,11,14 2,471 2,568
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH1, Class A1, 4.00% 20486,11,14 4,207 4,324
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A1, 3.468% 20496,11,14 3,161 3,246
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3, 3.754% 20496,11,14 4,089 4,073
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 6A, 3.608% 203611,14 1,778 1,463
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SJ1, Class A1, 3.75% 20586,11,14 1,334 1,349
    127,125
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 0.09%    
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN17, Class A4, 3.714% 205214 240 283
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN16, Class A4, 4.005% 205214 1,810 2,153
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN19, Class A3, 3.183% 206114 2,403 2,741
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-BN10, Class A4, 3.428% 206114 310 350
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-BN10, Class A5, 3.688% 206114 480 553
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-BN12, Class A4, 4.255% 206111,14 5,772 6,898
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-BN26, Class A4, 2.403% 206314 3,772 4,085
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B8, Class A5, 4.2317% 205214 5,996 7,263
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B17, Class A5, 2.289% 205314 3,146 3,375
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B7, Class A4, 4.51% 205311,14 1,844 2,271
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C1, Class AS, 3.514% 204914 500 548
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC36, Class A5, 3.616% 204914 1,440 1,607
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR3, Class B, 3.922% 20456,14 925 935
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-LC13, Class B, 5.009% 20466,11,14 668 692
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC15, Class AM, 4.198% 204714 800 864
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C4, Class C, 4.579% 204811,14 437 425
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C1, Class B, 4.044% 205011,14 650 672
Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C1, Class AM, 3.539% 204914 400 433
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2011-GC5, Class B, 5.388% 20446,11,14 1,134 1,114
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2017-GS7, Class A4, 3.43% 205014 940 1,063
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.3772% 205314 11,815 12,677
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-GC38, Class A4, 3.968% 205214 240 283
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C18, Class A5, 4.0793% 204714 7,735 8,471
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class A5, 3.694% 205014 1,510 1,725
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-BCON, Class A, 3.735% 20316,14 1,850 1,934
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP4, Class A4, 3.648% 204911,14 4,810 5,470
L.A. Arena Funding, LLC, Series 1, Class A, 7.656% 20266,14 1,447 1,420
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C17, Class A5, 3.741% 204714 4,811 5,212
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C22, Class A-4, 3.306% 204814 960 1,042
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C32, Class A-4, 3.72% 204914 580 656
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2014-CPT, Class A, 3.35% 20296,14 6,370 6,482
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class AS, 4.114% 204814 1,550 1,720
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2016-UBS9, Class C, 4.698% 204911,14 446 418
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-SG1, Class A-4, 3.789% 204814 5,775 6,379
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C28, Class C, 4.102% 204811,14 470 448
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-BNK1, Class B, 2.967% 204914 750 724
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C34, Class AS, 3.484% 204914 285 307
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C37, Class A5, 3.794% 204914 6,015 6,852
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C54, Class A4, 3.146% 205214 2,405 2,729

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-NXS5, Class AS, 3.988% 205914 $500 $556
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-RC1, Class A4, 3.631% 206014 480 540
    104,370
Total mortgage-backed obligations   10,899,806
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 2.70%
U.S. Treasury 2.15%
   
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 2021 94,000 94,586
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 2021 100,000 101,582
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 2021 100,000 102,371
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 2021 20,000 20,587
U.S. Treasury 0.125% 2022 125,000 125,026
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 2022 50,000 50,939
U.S. Treasury 2.125% 2022 28,000 29,352
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2023 21,000 21,867
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 2023 10,000 10,561
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 2023 101,300 109,245
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 2023 10,000 10,720
U.S. Treasury 6.25% 2023 14,000 16,603
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 2024 20,000 21,238
U.S. Treasury 2.125% 2024 10,000 10,720
U.S. Treasury 0.25% 2025 506,775 507,667
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 2025 273,300 275,519
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 202516 159,000 173,097
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2026 30,000 32,224
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2026 20,000 21,602
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 2027 103,600 104,442
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 2028 28,000 33,232
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 2029 19,000 22,417
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 2030 174,770 176,203
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 2030 56,651 61,831
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 2046 27,970 38,799
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 2049 60,000 84,849
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 2050 57,247 68,767
    2,326,046
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 0.55%    
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 202417 65,930 70,150
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.25% 202917 12,579 14,104
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.00% 204817 50,947 72,358
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.00% 204916,17 249,888 359,515
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.25% 205017 68,812 84,115
    600,242
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes   2,926,288
Municipals 0.32%
Illinois 0.32%
   
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2009-E, 6.138% 2039 53,770 55,598
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2010-C, 6.319% 2029 28,045 29,300
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2010-D, 6.519% 2040 11,385 11,869
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2011-A, 5.50% 2039 910 927
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.),
Series 2015-C, 5.25% 2039
2,630 2,754

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Municipals (continued)
Illinois (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-C, 5.00% 2026 $2,440 $2,722
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-C, 5.00% 2030 4,880 5,418
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-C, 5.00% 2034 1,085 1,195
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-D, 5.00% 2031 2,170 2,404
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-G, 5.00% 2044 2,990 3,237
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-H, 5.00% 2036 2,170 2,374
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2017-H, 5.00% 2046 8,615 9,307
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2026 1,630 1,818
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2028 1,900 2,268
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2029 950 1,129
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2029 540 610
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2030 540 638
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2030 540 607
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2031 1,085 1,275
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2032 1,085 1,267
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2033 540 628
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2034 620 690
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-C, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2028 2,415 2,882
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-C, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 2029 1,630 1,937
City of Chicago, School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education,
Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Tax Rev.), Capital Appreciation Bonds,
Series 1998-B-1, National insured, 0% 2031
1,085 749
City of Chicago, School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education,
Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Tax Rev.), Series 2011-A, 5.00% 2041
1,470 1,486
City of Chicago, School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education,
Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Tax Rev.), Series 2012-A, 5.00% 2042
4,155 4,235
City of Chicago, School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education,
Unlimited Tax G.O. Bonds (Dedicated Tax Rev.), Series 2016-A, 7.00% 2044
800 943
G.O. Bonds, Pension Funding, Series 2003, 4.95% 2023 10,090 10,221
G.O. Bonds, Pension Funding, Series 2003, 5.10% 2033 156,480 164,306
G.O. Bonds, Series 2013-B, 4.91% 2027 3,230 3,307
G.O. Bonds, Series 2019-A, 4.00% 2023 12,000 12,132
G.O. Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series 2010-1, 6.63% 2035 4,560 5,145
G.O. Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series 2010-2, 5.95% 2023 595 629

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Municipals (continued)
Illinois (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
G.O. Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series 2010-3, 6.725% 2035 $4,500 $5,110
G.O. Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series 2010-5, 7.35% 2035 1,020 1,191
    352,308
Asset-backed obligations 0.31%    
Aesop Funding LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A, 2.97% 20246,14 2,880 2,915
Aesop Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.70% 20246,14 1,671 1,699
CarMaxAuto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2, Class C, 3.16% 202514 450 460
CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 1.69% 20606,14 26,637 26,959
CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A2, 1.99% 20606,14 6,653 6,725
CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1, Class B1, 2.28% 20606,14 8,972 9,098
CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1, Class B2, 2.60% 20606,14 980 992
Cloud Pass-Through Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class CLOU, 3.554% 20226,11,14 2,165 2,199
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-B, Class C, 3.35% 20246,14 1,040 1,063
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.84% 20256,14 1,040 1,054
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-C, Class D, 3.17% 20256,14 1,575 1,591
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-B, Class D, 3.69% 20256,14 3,805 3,896
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.01% 20296,14 2,223 2,266
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-I, Class 2A, FSA insured,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.14%) 0.315% 203711,14
568 539
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-B, Class A, FSA insured,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.15%) 0.325% 203711,14
1,035 988
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 3.17% 202314 3,375 3,425
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class C, 2.90% 202514 15,145 15,509
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class C, 3.42% 202514 6,350 6,561
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D, 3.18% 202614 12,390 12,718
Drivetime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class C, 2.74% 20256,14 1,100 1,116
Drivetime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.96% 20256,14 2,395 2,418
Drivetime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.18% 20256,14 3,205 3,278
Drivetime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class D, 3.48% 20256,14 5,950 6,082
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.06% 20236,14 4,490 4,542
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.79% 20246,14 7,000 7,131
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.30% 20246,14 3,570 3,669
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class D, 3.11% 20256,14 7,000 7,136
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class D, 3.71% 20256,14 8,000 8,245
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A, 2.62% 20286,14 9,500 9,795
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A, 3.47% 20306,14 10,105 10,789
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.52% 20306,14 9,000 9,736
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 2.04% 20316,14 37,911 39,301
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.19% 20316,14 11,060 11,858
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.85% 20376,14 3,636 3,651
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 1.56% 202414 834 847
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class C, 2.56% 202414 696 721
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class D, 3.21% 202414 984 1,012
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class C, 2.77% 202314 605 617
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.29% 20236,14 2,170 2,177
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.29% 20246,14 3,485 3,492
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2018-3A, Class A, 4.03% 20246,14 1,258 1,263
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.67% 20256,14 2,763 2,769
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70% 20246,14 3,060 3,115
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class D, 3.01% 20256,14 1,895 1,935
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, 3.03% 202414 4,138 4,337
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.22% 202514 4,350 4,479
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class C, 4.11% 202514 21,000 22,513

 

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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)
Asset-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Social Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2015-D, Class A2, 2.72% 20366,14 $1,436 $1,461
Symphony Ltd., CLO, Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.03%) 1.305% 20256,11,14 2,118 2,111
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2013-2A, Class A, 3.55% 20386,14 5,683 5,735
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.51% 20396,14 1,380 1,382
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.50% 20426,14 3,582 3,641
Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 1.35% 20336,14 6,235 6,411
Triton Container Finance LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.52% 20426,14 3,623 3,629
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.46% 202514 9,025 9,281
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.21% 202614 28,000 28,655
    340,987
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. 0.08%    
Abu Dhabi (Emirate of) 2.50% 20256 23,000 24,610
Abu Dhabi (Emirate of) 3.125% 20306 23,000 26,018
Abu Dhabi (Emirate of) 3.875% 20506 15,700 19,959
CPPIB Capital Inc. 2.375% 20216 8,000 8,084
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Tbk 4.75% 20256 3,060 3,370
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Tbk 5.45% 20306 790 937
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Tbk 5.80% 20506 2,310 2,866
    85,844
Federal agency bonds & notes 0.04%    
Fannie Mae 6.25% 2029 32,000 46,640
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $29,444,214,000)   30,392,223
Short-term securities 9.03%
Money market investments 9.03%
Shares  
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.16%1,18 97,997,056 9,800,686
Total short-term securities (cost: $9,799,263,000)   9,800,686
Total investment securities 105.29% (cost: $95,672,345,000)   114,231,156
Other assets less liabilities (5.29)%   (5,734,871)
Net assets 100.00%   $108,496,285

Futures contracts


 

Contracts Type Number of
contracts
Expiration Notional
amount19
(000)
Value at
7/31/202020
(000)
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
at 7/31/2020
(000)
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 1,398 October 2020 $279,600 $308,936 $267
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 31,165 October 2020 3,116,500 3,930,686 22,744
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 2,779 September 2020 277,900 389,277 2,948
10 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note Futures Short 9,815 September 2020 (981,500) (1,563,039) (19,615)
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Long 366 September 2020 36,600 83,334 895
            $7,239

 

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1 Affiliate of the fund or part of the same group of investment companies as the fund, in each case as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities was $101,240,000, which represented .09% of the net assets of the fund.
3 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
4 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
5 Acquired through a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Further details on these holdings appear below.
6 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $7,163,835,000, which represented 6.60% of the net assets of the fund.
7 Amount less than one thousand.
8 Security has been authorized but has not yet been issued.
9 Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
10 Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $319,907,000, which represented .29% of the net assets of the fund.
11 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
12 Scheduled interest and/or principal payment was not received.
13 Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities in lieu of cash. Most recent payment was 100% cash unless otherwise noted.
14 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
15 Purchased on a TBA basis.
16 All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $12,070,000, which represented .01% of the net assets of the fund.
17 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
18 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 7/31/2020.
19 Notional amount is calculated based on the number of contracts and notional contract size.
20 Value is calculated based on the notional amount and current market price.

 

Private placement securities Acquisition
date(s)
Cost
(000)
Value
(000)
Percent
of net
assets
Rotech Healthcare Inc. 11/26/2014 $19,660 $28,245 .02%
Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, Class A 4/25/2016-11/15/2016 56,848 22,043 .02
Advanz Pharma Corp. Ltd. 8/31/2018 12,176 3,174 .00
Total private placement securities   $88,684 $53,462 .04%

 

Key to abbreviations and symbol
ADR = American Depositary Receipts
CAD = Canadian dollars
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations
G.O. = General Obligation
ICE = Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
Ref. = Refunding
Rev. = Revenue
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA = To-be-announced
USD/$ = U.S. dollars

 

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Additional financial disclosures are included in the fund’s current shareholder report and should be read in conjunction with this report.

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

© 2020 Capital Group. All rights reserved.

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of The Income Fund of America:

 

Opinion on the Investment Portfolio

 

We have audited the accompanying investment portfolio of The Income Fund of America (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2020, and the related notes (“investment portfolio”) (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). In our opinion, the investment portfolio presents fairly, in all material respects, the investments in securities of the Fund as of July 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

The investment portfolio is the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the investment portfolio based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the investment portfolio is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the investment portfolio, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the investment portfolio. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the investment portfolio. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

Costa Mesa, California

 

September 9, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Funds investment companies since 1956.

 

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   
(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached as an exhibit hereto.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.
 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICA
   
  By __/s/ Donald H. Rolfe________________
 

Donald H. Rolfe, Executive Vice President and

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: September 30, 2020

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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/ Donald H. Rolfe_____________

Donald H. Rolfe, Executive Vice President and

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: September 30, 2020

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Hong T. Le__________________

Hong T. Le, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: September 30, 2020