N-Q 1 d810119dnq.htm NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II Natixis Funds Trust II

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00242

 

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

NGAM Distribution, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2014

 

 

 


ITEM 1 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund*

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 82.7% of Net Assets

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 1.0%

  

1,486

   Northrop Grumman Corp.    $ 189,049   
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 1.6%

  

9,179

   General Motors Co.      319,429   
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 6.9%

  

10,517

   Fifth Third Bancorp      214,599   

8,599

   JPMorgan Chase & Co.      511,211   

3,496

   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      296,286   

6,206

   Wells Fargo & Co.      319,237   
     

 

 

 
        1,341,333   
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 1.9%

  

3,944

   PepsiCo, Inc.      364,781   
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 1.3%

  

8,357

   Federated Investors, Inc., Class B      256,476   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 3.3%

  

4,379

   E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      289,496   

11,873

   Tronox Ltd., Class A      360,464   
     

 

 

 
        649,960   
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 2.6%

  

11,478

   Cisco Systems, Inc.      286,835   

3,721

   Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b)      221,028   
     

 

 

 
        507,863   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 1.6%

  

9,118

   H&R Block, Inc.      305,726   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.0%

  

7,627

   Verizon Communications, Inc.      379,977   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 2.8%

  

7,759

   Northeast Utilities      356,061   

5,569

   Portland General Electric Co.      191,963   
     

 

 

 
        548,024   
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 2.0%

  

5,689

   Eaton Corp. PLC      397,149   
     

 

 

 
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 2.9%

  

3,186

   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      275,366   

10,464

   Transocean Partners LLC(c)      298,329   
     

 

 

 
        573,695   
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.2%

  

10,973

   SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      228,129   
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.4%

  

10,752

   General Electric Co.      279,337   
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Insurance – 3.7%

  

11,886

   FNF Group(c)    $ 336,493   

7,040

   MetLife, Inc.      385,369   
     

 

 

 
        721,862   
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 5.0%

  

9,902

   CBS Outdoor Americas, Inc.      340,332   

4,581

   Omnicom Group, Inc.      329,878   

2,049

   Time Warner Cable, Inc.      303,108   
     

 

 

 
        973,318   
     

 

 

 
  

Multiline Retail – 1.1%

  

3,696

   Kohl’s Corp.      217,288   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.6%

  

2,973

   Chevron Corp.(b)      384,855   

2,799

   HollyFrontier Corp.      140,034   

8,143

   PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      231,343   

7,290

   Regency Energy Partners LP(c)      240,424   

4,035

   Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR      342,370   

7,385

   Southcross Energy Partners LP(c)      163,282   

5,168

   Viper Energy Partners LP(c)      164,962   
     

 

 

 
        1,667,270   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 13.9%

  

5,543

   AbbVie, Inc.      306,417   

6,575

   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      333,024   

7,269

   Eli Lilly & Co.(b)      462,018   

6,684

   GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR      328,184   

6,557

   Merck & Co., Inc.(d)      394,141   

16,446

   Pfizer, Inc.      483,348   

7,119

   Sanofi, ADR      389,409   
     

 

 

 
        2,696,541   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 1.1%

  

6,413

   Weyerhaeuser Co.(d)      217,721   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Hotels – 1.7%

  

6,767

   Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.      336,658   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Office Property – 1.6%

  

12,315

   Columbia Property Trust, Inc.      316,126   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Shopping Centers – 1.6%

  

15,763

   Washington Prime Group, Inc.      307,694   
     

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail – 1.7%

  

3,007

   Norfolk Southern Corp.      321,749   
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 4.1%

  

9,684

   Microsoft Corp.      439,944   

14,324

   Symantec Corp.      347,787   
     

 

 

 
        787,731   
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.7%

  

3,240

   Apple, Inc.      332,100   
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Tobacco – 1.9%   

4,255

   Philip Morris International, Inc.    $ 364,143   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Infrastructure – 1.1%   

3,011

   Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC      217,183   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.4%   

7,890

   Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR      270,943   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $13,090,806)

     16,089,255   
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount (‡)

           

Bonds and Notes – 15.2%

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – 14.3%

  
   Banking – 3.8%   

$    300,000

  

BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/25/2037, variable rate thereafter),

7.195%, 144A(e)

     350,250   

100,000

  

Morgan Stanley,

8.000%, 5/09/2017, (AUD)

     103,458   

280,000

  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC,

4.700%, 7/03/2018

     293,849   
     

 

 

 
        747,557   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 0.7%   

150,000

  

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,

9.200%, 3/15/2021(f)

     144,000   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%   

45,000

  

ServiceMaster Co. (The),

7.450%, 8/15/2027

     47,250   
     

 

 

 
   Finance Companies – 1.4%   

300,000

  

Navient LLC, Series A, MTN,

5.625%, 8/01/2033

     263,250   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare – 1.5%   

125,000

  

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 12/15/2023

     137,500   

150,000

  

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 11/06/2033

     157,125   
     

 

 

 
        294,625   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction – 0.4%   

50,000

  

Pulte Group, Inc.,

6.000%, 2/15/2035

     47,250   

30,000

  

Pulte Group, Inc.,

6.375%, 5/15/2033

     30,000   
     

 

 

 
        77,250   
     

 

 

 
   Media Entertainment – 0.1%   

22,000

  

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,

7.250%, 5/15/2018

     24,805   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 0.9%   

50,000

  

Alcoa, Inc.,

5.900%, 2/01/2027

     54,777   


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

Metals & Mining – continued

  

$    45,000

  

Alcoa, Inc.,

6.750%, 1/15/2028

   $ 51,726   

75,000

  

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,

6.250%, 10/01/2040

     65,107   
     

 

 

 
        171,610   
     

 

 

 
  

Retailers – 0.8%

  

90,000

  

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,

6.375%, 10/15/2036

     76,950   

90,000

  

Nine West Holdings, Inc.,

6.125%, 11/15/2034

     73,800   
     

 

 

 
        150,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Supermarkets – 2.0%

  

400,000

  

New Albertson’s, Inc.,

8.000%, 5/01/2031

     388,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Services – 0.4%

  

75,000

  

APL Ltd.,

8.000%, 1/15/2024(f)

     69,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 2.1%

  

400,000

  

Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,

6.000%, 9/30/2034

     400,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $2,442,689)

     2,778,847   
     

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds – 0.9%

  
  

Energy – 0.9%

  

185,000

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

2.750%, 11/15/2035

(Identified Cost $170,464)

     190,550   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $2,613,153)

     2,969,397   
     

 

 

 

Shares

           

Preferred Stocks – 1.0%

  
  

REITs - Diversified – 1.0%

  

3,251

  

Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A,

6.375%

(Identified Cost $164,114)

     187,778   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

           

Short-Term Investments – 0.8%

  

$    158,358

  

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/29/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $158,358 on 9/02/2014 collateralized by $170,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.1250% due 4/30/2020 valued at $164,334 including accrued interest(g)

(Identified Cost $158,358)

     158,358   
     

 

 

 


    

Description

   Value (†)  
  

Total Investments – 99.7%

(Identified Cost $16,026,431)(a)

   $ 19,404,788   
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.3%      49,677   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 19,454,465   
     

 

 

 

Shares

           

Written Options – (0.0%)

  
  

Options on Securities – (0.0%)

  

3,000

   Coach, Inc., Put expiring September 20, 2014 at 34.00    $ (300

3,000

   SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., Put expiring September 20, 2014 at 17.50      (75
     

 

 

 
  

Total Written Options

(Premiums Received $3,245)

   $ (375
     

 

 

 

 

(*) Formerly Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund.
(‡) Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At August 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $16,026,434 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 3,529,032   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (150,678
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,378,354   
  

 

 

 


(b) A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding options.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding options.
(e) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(f) Illiquid security. At August 31, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $213,750 or 1.1% of net assets.
(g) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

144A   All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $350,250 or 1.8% of net assets.
ADR   An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
MTN   Medium Term Note
REITs   Real Estate Investment Trusts
AUD   Australian Dollar

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 16,089,255       $ —         $ —         $ 16,089,255   

Bonds and Notes*

     —           2,969,397         —           2,969,397   

Preferred Stocks*

     187,778         —           —           187,778   

Short-Term Investments

     —           158,358         —           158,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,277,033       $ 3,127,755       $ —         $ 19,404,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options

   $ (375   $ —         $ —         $ (375
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include option contracts.

The Fund is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Fund may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use purchased call options, written call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in written call option transactions for hedging purposes and written put and purchased call option transactions for investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2014:

 

Liabilities

   Options Written at value  

Exchange traded/cleared liability derivatives Equity contracts

   $ (375

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Industry Summary at August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

     13.9

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.6   

Banks

     6.9   

Media

     5.0   

Software

     4.1   

Chemicals

     4.0   

Banking

     3.8   

Insurance

     3.7   

Energy Equipment & Services

     2.9   

Electric Utilities

     2.8   

Communications Equipment

     2.6   

REITs - Diversified

     2.1   

Wirelines

     2.1   

Electrical Equipment

     2.0   

Supermarkets

     2.0   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     30.4   

Short-Term Investments

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.7   

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – 82.7% of Net Assets

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – 81.4%

  
  

Argentina – 1.0%

  

$    150,000

  

Argentina Bonar Bonds, Series X,

7.000%, 4/17/2017

   $ 125,571   

200,000

  

YPF S.A.,

8.750%, 4/04/2024, 144A

     208,000   
     

 

 

 
        333,571   
     

 

 

 
  

Barbados – 0.6%

  

200,000

  

Columbus International, Inc.,

7.375%, 3/30/2021, 144A

     217,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Brazil – 9.7%

  

135,000

  

Banco do Brasil S.A.,

6.000%, 1/22/2020, 144A

     148,838   

250,000

  

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social,

5.750%, 9/26/2023, 144A(b)

     271,875   

235,000

  

Banco Santander Brasil S.A.,

4.625%, 2/13/2017(b)

     248,278   

250,000

  

Braskem Finance Ltd.,

6.450%, 2/03/2024(b)

     269,125   

250,000

  

BRF S.A.,

5.875%, 6/06/2022(b)

     276,562   

340,000

  

CIMPOR Financial Operations BV,

5.750%, 7/17/2024, 144A

     334,900   

445,000

  

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.,

6.200%, 12/21/2021(b)

     479,087   

429,069

  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.,

6.750%, 10/01/2022, 144A(b)

     461,249   

250,000

  

Rio Oil Finance Trust, Series 2014-1,

6.250%, 7/06/2024, 144A

     266,276   

465,000

  

Telemar Norte Leste S.A.,

5.500%, 10/23/2020(b)

     455,700   

200,000

  

Tupy Overseas S.A.,

6.625%, 7/17/2024, 144A

     207,100   
     

 

 

 
        3,418,990   
     

 

 

 
  

Chile – 3.3%

  

270,000

  

CFR International S.p.A.,

5.125%, 12/06/2022(b)

     291,460   

260,000

  

Corpbanca, S.A.,

3.125%, 1/15/2018

     262,033   

320,000

  

GeoPark Latin America Ltd. Agencia en Chile,

7.500%, 2/11/2020

     347,200   

240,000

  

VTR Finance BV,

6.875%, 1/15/2024

     257,400   
     

 

 

 
        1,158,093   
     

 

 

 
  

China – 6.6%

  

215,000

  

Baidu, Inc.,

3.500%, 11/28/2022

     212,341   


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

China – continued

  

$    270,000

  

Bestgain Real Estate Ltd.,

2.625%, 3/13/2018(b)

   $ 261,082   

250,000

  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.,

4.500%, 4/05/2022, 144A(b)

     262,758   

230,000

  

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.,

10.500%, 4/27/2017(b)

     247,250   

280,000

  

CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd.,

3.000%, 5/09/2023(b)

     266,147   

255,000

  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,

7.250%, 4/04/2021, 144A(b)

     252,450   

225,000

  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.,

6.000%, 5/13/2021, 144A(b)

     252,792   

200,000

  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,

8.875%, 3/19/2018, 144A

     207,750   

350,000

  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.,

3.375%, 5/02/2019, 144A(b)

     357,421   
     

 

 

 
        2,319,991   
     

 

 

 
  

Colombia – 3.0%

  

250,000

  

Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P.,

5.375%, 9/27/2022(b)

     256,250   

230,000

  

Ecopetrol S.A.,

5.875%, 9/18/2023(b)

     263,350   

235,000

  

Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. E.S.P.,

6.125%, 11/10/2021(b)

     254,928   

260,000

  

Oleoducto Central S.A.,

4.000%, 5/07/2021, 144A(b)

     263,120   
     

 

 

 
        1,037,648   
     

 

 

 
  

Croatia – 0.6%

  

200,000

  

Agrokor d.d.,

8.875%, 2/01/2020

     222,020   
     

 

 

 
  

Hong Kong – 1.9%

  

175,000

  

Noble Group Ltd.,

6.750%, 1/29/2020

     196,875   

265,000

  

PCCW-HKT Capital No. 5 Ltd.,

3.750%, 3/08/2023

     260,498   

200,000

  

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd., EMTN,

4.500%, 10/09/2023

     214,738   
     

 

 

 
        672,111   
     

 

 

 
  

Hungary – 1.1%

  

350,000

  

Hungary Government International Bond,

5.375%, 3/25/2024(b)

     377,125   
     

 

 

 
  

India – 3.8%

  

260,000

  

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV,

5.350%, 5/20/2024, 144A(b)

     279,167   

250,000

  

Greenko Dutch BV,

8.000%, 8/01/2019, 144A

     248,438   

115,000

  

ICICI Bank Ltd.,

5.750%, 11/16/2020

     127,322   

440,000

  

NTPC Ltd., EMTN,

5.625%, 7/14/2021

     480,515   


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

India – continued

  

$          200,000

  

Rolta Americas LLC,

8.875%, 7/24/2019, 144A

   $ 207,500   
     

 

 

 
        1,342,942   
     

 

 

 
  

Indonesia – 4.7%

  

4,000,000,000

  

Indonesia Treasury Bond,

8.375%, 3/15/2024, (IDR)

     347,938   

200,000

  

Listrindo Capital BV,

6.950%, 2/21/2019, 144A

     214,500   

435,000

  

Pertamina Persero PT, EMTN,

4.300%, 5/20/2023(b)

     426,517   

385,000

  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT,

5.125%, 5/16/2024, 144A(b)

     397,513   

255,000

  

TBG Global Pte Ltd.,

4.625%, 4/03/2018, 144A(b)

     257,550   
     

 

 

 
        1,644,018   
     

 

 

 
  

Israel – 0.7%

  

230,000

  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,

5.625%, 6/21/2018, 144A(b)

     245,447   
     

 

 

 
  

Jamaica – 0.7%

  

250,000

  

Digicel Ltd.,

6.000%, 4/15/2021, 144A(b)

     257,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Kenya – 1.1%

  

345,000

  

Kenya Government International Bond,

6.875%, 6/24/2024, 144A

     372,600   
     

 

 

 
  

Korea – 2.9%

  

240,000

  

GS Caltex Corp.,

3.250%, 10/01/2018, 144A(b)

     247,275   

230,000

  

Korea Gas Corp.,

4.250%, 11/02/2020(b)

     248,566   

200,000

  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.,

3.375%, 5/09/2017

     207,398   

275,000

  

Woori Bank Co. Ltd.,

5.875%, 4/13/2021(b)

     315,937   
     

 

 

 
        1,019,176   
     

 

 

 
  

Lithuania – 0.7%

  

210,000

  

Lithuania Government International Bond,

6.625%, 2/01/2022(b)

     255,412   
     

 

 

 
  

Luxembourg – 0.7%

  

240,000

  

Altice S.A.,

7.750%, 5/15/2022, 144A(b)

     255,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Malaysia – 1.0%

  

200,000

  

Malayan Banking Bhd, EMTN, (fixed rate to 9/20/2017, variable rate thereafter),

3.250%, 9/20/2022

     202,425   

100,000

   Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 5/22/2022, 144A      131,536   
     

 

 

 
        333,961   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

Mexico – 8.5%

  

$    250,000

  

Alfa SAB de CV,

5.250%, 3/25/2024, 144A(b)

   $ 270,000   

195,000

  

Axtel SAB de CV, (Step to 9.000% on 1/31/2015),

8.000%, 1/31/2020, 144A(c)

     200,850   

225,000

  

BBVA Bancomer S.A.,

6.750%, 9/30/2022(b)

     255,600   

245,000

  

Cemex Finance LLC,

6.000%, 4/01/2024, 144A(b)

     254,800   

200,000

  

Empresas ICA SAB de CV,

8.875%, 5/29/2024, 144A

     207,500   

260,000

  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV,

6.375%, 3/30/2038, 144A(b)

     279,500   

255,000

  

Fresnillo PLC,

5.500%, 11/13/2023, 144A(b)

     272,212   

245,000

  

Grupo Idesa S.A. de CV,

7.875%, 12/18/2020, 144A(b)

     264,600   

250,000

  

Grupo KUO SAB de CV,

6.250%, 12/04/2022(b)

     262,625   

235,000

  

Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de CV,

6.875%, 9/20/2020, 144A(b)

     250,275   

250,000

  

Tenedora Nemak S.A. de CV,

5.500%, 2/28/2023, 144A(b)

     257,500   

200,000

  

Unifin Financiera S.A.P.I. de CV SOFOM ENR,

6.250%, 7/22/2019, 144A

     200,200   
     

 

 

 
        2,975,662   
     

 

 

 
  

Morocco – 0.7%

  

225,000

  

OCP S.A.,

5.625%, 4/25/2024, 144A

     237,938   
     

 

 

 
  

Nigeria – 0.6%

  

210,000

  

FBN Finance Co. BV, (fixed rate to 7/23/2019, variable rate thereafter),

8.000%, 7/23/2021, 144A

     210,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Panama – 0.6%

  

140,000

  

Panama Government International Bond,

8.875%, 9/30/2027

     206,850   
     

 

 

 
  

Paraguay – 0.7%

  

240,000

  

Telefonica Celular del Paraguay, S.A.,

6.750%, 12/13/2022

     258,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Peru – 1.2%

  

200,000

  

Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A.,

4.750%, 2/08/2022

     210,500   

185,000

  

Minsur S.A.,

6.250%, 2/07/2024, 144A

     204,610   
     

 

 

 
        415,110   
     

 

 

 
  

Philippines – 1.4%

  

240,000

  

Philippine Government International Bond,

4.200%, 1/21/2024(b)

     257,400   


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

Philippines – continued

  

$    205,000

  

Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.,

7.250%, 5/27/2019(b)

   $ 244,975   
     

 

 

 
        502,375   
     

 

 

 
  

Poland – 1.0%

  

200,000

  

PKO Finance AB,

4.630%, 9/26/2022

     208,500   

100,000

  

Play Finance 1 S.A.,

6.500%, 8/01/2019, 144A, (EUR)

     139,279   
     

 

 

 
        347,779   
     

 

 

 
  

Qatar – 0.9%

  

285,000

  

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.,

4.750%, 2/16/2021, 144A(b)

     312,075   
     

 

 

 
  

Russia – 4.6%

  

420,000

  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.,

4.950%, 2/06/2028(b)

     361,284   

400,000

  

Mobile Telesystems OJSC Via MTS International Funding Ltd.,

5.000%, 5/30/2023, 144A(b)

     360,000   

300,000

  

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond,

5.000%, 4/29/2020, 144A(b)

     307,950   

280,850

  

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond,

7.500%, 3/31/2030

     312,446   

260,000

  

VimpelCom Holdings BV,

6.255%, 3/01/2017(b)

     256,929   
     

 

 

 
        1,598,609   
     

 

 

 
  

South Africa – 2.6%

  

185,000

  

Edcon Pty Ltd.,

9.500%, 3/01/2018, (EUR)

     227,280   

200,000

  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

6.750%, 8/06/2023, 144A

     214,146   

175,000

  

Standard Bank PLC, GMTN,

8.125%, 12/02/2019

     200,156   

275,000

  

Transnet SOC Ltd.,

4.000%, 7/26/2022

     261,993   
     

 

 

 
        903,575   
     

 

 

 
  

Sri Lanka – 0.6%

  

200,000

  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,

5.125%, 4/11/2019, 144A

     205,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Thailand – 0.6%

  

205,000

  

PTT Global Chemical PCL,

4.250%, 9/19/2022

     210,696   
     

 

 

 
  

Turkey – 4.6%

  

195,000

  

Akbank TAS,

3.875%, 10/24/2017

     197,808   

230,000

  

Arcelik AS,

5.000%, 4/03/2023, 144A

     220,225   

240,000

  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS,

4.750%, 10/01/2018, 144A(b)

     254,568   


Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
  

Turkey – continued

  

$    275,000

  

TC Ziraat Bankasi,

4.250%, 7/03/2019, 144A

   $ 273,955   

265,000

  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS,

3.750%, 6/19/2019, 144A

     264,496   

370,000

  

Turkey Government International Bond,

5.750%, 3/22/2024(b)

     410,885   
     

 

 

 
        1,621,937   
     

 

 

 
  

Ukraine – 0.5%

  

200,000

  

Ukraine Government International Bond,

9.250%, 7/24/2017

     184,500   
     

 

 

 
  

United Arab Emirates – 3.7%

  

325,000

  

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.,

3.625%, 1/12/2023(b)

     329,875   

275,000

  

Dolphin Energy Ltd.,

5.500%, 12/15/2021, 144A(b)

     314,875   

290,000

  

DP World Ltd., EMTN,

6.850%, 7/02/2037(b)

     331,325   

260,000

  

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,

7.375%, 10/21/2020, 144A(b)

     320,450   
     

 

 

 
        1,296,525   
     

 

 

 
  

United States – 1.4%

  

225,000

  

Central American Bottling Corp.,

6.750%, 2/09/2022(b)

     241,312   

260,000

  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.,

7.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A

     265,200   
     

 

 

 
        506,512   
     

 

 

 
  

Venezuela – 2.4%

  

395,000

  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.,

5.500%, 4/12/2037

     208,362   

220,000

  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.,

6.000%, 11/15/2026

     126,720   

300,000

  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., Series 2015,

5.000%, 10/28/2015(b)

     279,000   

240,000

  

Venezuela Government International Bond,

12.750%, 8/23/2022

     229,200   
     

 

 

 
        843,282   
     

 

 

 
  

Zambia – 0.7%

  

200,000

  

Zambia Government International Bond,

8.500%, 4/14/2024, 144A

     232,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $27,563,097)

     28,552,280   
     

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds – 1.3%

  
  

Argentina – 1.3%

  

395,000

  

MercadoLibre, Inc.,

2.250%, 7/01/2019, 144A

(Identified Cost $395,000)

     444,375   
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $27,958,097)

   $ 28,996,655   
     

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds – 5.7%

  

7,500

   iShares China Large-Cap ETF      303,525   

7,000

   iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF      375,900   

3,893

   iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF      148,479   

11,500

   iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF      330,625   

10,323

   iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF      685,447   

10,764

   iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF      177,714   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Exchange Traded Funds

(Identified Cost $1,956,373)

     2,021,690   
     

 

 

 

Purchased Options – 0.1%

  
  

Options on Securities – 0.1%

  

25,000

  

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Put expiring October 18, 2014 at 50(d)

(Identified Cost $25,212)

     21,500   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Short-Term Investments – 9.0%

  

$  3,153,061

  

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/29/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,153,061 on 9/02/2014 collateralized by $3,330,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125% due 4/30/2020 valued at $3,219,004 including accrued interest(e)

(Identified Cost $3,153,061)

     3,153,061   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 97.5%

(Identified Cost $33,092,743)(a)

     34,192,906   
   Other assets less liabilities – 2.5%      874,264   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 35,067,170   
     

 

 

 


(‡) Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options on exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at the mid price (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Options on ETFs not priced through an independent pricing service are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the current settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service.

Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At August 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $33,138,567 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 1,192,278   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (137,939
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,054,339   
  

 

 

 

 

(b) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts or swap agreements.
(c) Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.


(d) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked to market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid.

 

   When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option.

 

   Exchange-traded options contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.

 

(e) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

144A   All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $14,065,384 or 40.1% of net assets.
EMTN   Euro Medium Term Note
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
GMTN   Global Medium Term Note
OJSC   Open Joint-Stock Company
EUR   Euro
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah


Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Fund may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Fund has the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Fund has the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Fund may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that the Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

Swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as fees receivable or payable. When received or paid, fees are recorded as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Fund are recorded as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund faces the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Fund’s counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Fund and the counterparty. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

At August 31, 2014, the Fund had the following open bilateral credit default swap agreements:

 

Counterparty

 

Reference
Obligation

  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread^
    Notional
Value(‡)
    Unamortized
Up Front
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Fees
Receivable/
(Payable)
 

Sell Protection

  

Barclays Bank PLC

  CDX.EM* Series 21, 5-Year     5.00     6/20/2019        2.76   $ 250,000      $ 29,018      $ 23,674      $ (5,344   $ 2,535   

Barclays Bank PLC

  CDX.EM* Series 21, 5-Year     5.00     6/20/2019        2.76     250,000        29,435        23,674        (5,761     2,535   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  CDX.EM* Series 21, 5-Year     5.00     6/20/2019        2.76     2,000,000        204,778        189,392        (15,386     20,667   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  

  $ 236,740      $ (26,491   $ 25,737   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


(‡) Notional value stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
^ Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
* CDX.EM is an index composed of emerging market credit default swaps.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

At August 31, 2014, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to
Buy/Sell

    

Delivery
Date

     Currency      Units
of
Currency
       Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sell1

     9/17/2014      Euro        290,000         $ 381,075         $ 11,417   

Buy2

     10/07/2014      Indonesian Rupiah        2,000,000,000           169,956           4,803   

Buy1

     11/28/2014      Yuan Renminbi        3,100,000           500,616           (442
                        

 

 

 

Total

  

     $ 15,778   
                        

 

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Barclays Bank PLC.
2 Counterparty is Citibank, N.A.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At August 31, 2014, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
   Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index

   9/19/2014      7       $ 380,030       $ 2,346   

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

   12/31/2014      19         2,257,883         5,025   

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

   12/19/2014      13         1,821,219         12,893   
           

 

 

 

Total

  

   $ 20,264   
           

 

 

 


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bonds and Notes*

   $ —         $ 28,996,655       $ —         $ 28,996,655   

Exchange Traded Funds

     2,021,690         —           —           2,021,690   

Purchased Options*

     21,500         —           —           21,500   

Short-Term Investments

     —           3,153,061         —           3,153,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     2,043,190         32,149,716         —           34,192,906   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —           16,220         —           16,220   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     20,264         —           —           20,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,063,454       $ 32,165,936       $ —         $ 34,229,390   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —         $ (26,491   $ —         $ (26,491

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     —           (442     —           (442
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ (26,933   $ —         $ (26,933
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended August 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and swap agreements.

The Fund seeks to provide high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by generally obtaining its long investment exposures through direct cash investments and derivatives and short investment exposures substantially through derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and swap agreements. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the Fund used forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and credit default swap agreements (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objective.

The Fund is subject to the risk that companies in which the Fund invests will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Fund. The Fund may use credit default swaps, as a protection buyer, to hedge its credit exposure to issuers of bonds they hold without having to sell the bonds. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions as a protection buyer to hedge its credit exposure.

The Fund is subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities. The Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in futures contracts to manage duration.


The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2014:

 

Assets

   Investments
at value1
     Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency
contracts
    Unrealized
appreciation on
futures
contracts2
     Swap
Agreements
at value
     Total  

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

             

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ —         $ 16,220      $ —         $ —         $ 16,220   

Credit contracts

     —           —          —           236,740         236,740   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter asset derivatives

   $ —         $ 16,220      $ —         $ 236,740       $ 252,960   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange traded/cleared asset derivatives

             

Equity contracts

   $ 21,500       $ —        $ 2,346       $ —         $ 23,846   

Interest rate contracts

     —           —          17,918         —           17,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange traded/cleared asset derivatives

   $ 21,500       $ —        $ 20,264       $ —         $ 41,764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 21,500       $ 16,220      $ 20,264       $ 236,740       $ 294,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Options
written at
value
     Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency
contracts
    Unrealized
depreciation on
futures
contracts2
     Swap
Agreements
at value
     Total  

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

             

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ —         $ (442   $ —         $ —         $ (442
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ —         $ (442   $ —         $ —         $ (442
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 Represents purchased options at value.
2 Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund did not hold any derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty.

Timing differences may exist between when contracts under the ISDA agreement are marked-to-market and when collateral moves. The ISDA agreements include tri-party control agreements under which collateral is held for the benefit of the secured party at a third party custodian, State Street Bank.


Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of August 31, 2014:

 

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 
$ 452,960       $ 263,126   

Industry Summary at August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Government Owned - No Guarantee

     20.4

Sovereigns

     10.0   

Banking

     8.0   

Exchange Traded Funds

     5.7   

Wirelines

     5.3   

Wireless

     4.2   

Technology

     3.5   

Midstream

     2.9   

Food & Beverage

     2.8   

Home Construction

     2.6   

Building Materials

     2.3   

Chemicals

     2.2   

Retailers

     2.0   

Metals & Mining

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     14.6   

Short-Term Investments

     9.0   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.5   

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts)

     2.5   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – 88.3% of Net Assets

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 1.1%

  

$    2,595,000

  

Camp International Holding Co., 2013 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/30/2019(b)

   $ 2,614,463   

4,896,646

  

LM U.S. Corp Acquisition, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 10/25/2019(b)

     4,873,681   

194,354

  

LM U.S. Corp Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan Canadian,

4.750%, 10/25/2019(b)

     193,442   

597,064

  

PRV Aerospace LLC, Term Loan B,

6.500%, 5/09/2018(b)

     595,571   

10,409,216

  

Sequa Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 6/19/2017(b)

     10,181,566   
     

 

 

 
        18,458,723   
     

 

 

 
  

Automotive – 3.3%

  

11,611,158

  

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.750%, 6/01/2018(b)

     11,611,158   

9,009,725

  

Dayco Products LLC, New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/12/2019(b)

     9,009,725   

7,216,000

  

Henniges Automotive Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 6/12/2021(b)

     7,270,120   

3,415,000

  

IBC Capital Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/05/2021(c)

     3,404,345   

8,451,000

  

IBC Capital Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/05/2022(c)

     8,429,872   

6,485,000

  

Key Safety Systems, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/29/2021(c)

     6,497,192   

8,920,000

  

Navistar International Corp., Term Loan B,

5.750%, 8/17/2017(b)

     8,994,304   
     

 

 

 
        55,216,716   
     

 

 

 
  

Banking – 0.9%

  

1,232,598

  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Extended Term Loan B2,

5.484%, 6/30/2017(b)

     1,233,621   

11,525,236

  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B3,

7.000%, 5/22/2018(b)

     11,647,749   

2,127,075

  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B4,

6.000%, 8/04/2019(b)

     2,148,346   
     

 

 

 
        15,029,716   
     

 

 

 
  

Building Materials – 3.0%

  

6,658,624

  

C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.501%, 3/18/2019(d)

     6,658,624   

6,063,750

  

Contech Construction Products, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.250%, 4/29/2019(b)

     6,063,750   

5,994,700

  

CPG International, Inc., New Term Loan,

4.750%, 9/30/2020(b)

     5,994,700   

8,372,018

  

GYP Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 4/01/2021(b)

     8,267,367   

8,438,000

  

Munters Corp., Term Loan,

6.250%, 5/05/2021(b)

     8,438,000   

6,104,100

  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 3/26/2021(b)

     6,165,141   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Building Materials – continued

  

$    6,971,371

  

Roofing Supply Group LLC, Term Loan,

5/31/2019(c)

   $ 6,904,585   

989,378

  

Roofing Supply Group LLC, Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/31/2019(b)

     979,900   
     

 

 

 
        49,472,067   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable Satellite – 0.9%

  

6,262,530

  

ION Media Networks, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/18/2020(b)

     6,270,358   

9,552,583

  

TWCC Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 6/26/2020(b)

     9,425,247   
     

 

 

 
        15,695,605   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.9%

  

11,000,000

  

Arysta LifeScience SPC LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/30/2020(b)

     11,089,430   

4,881,000

  

AZ Chem U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 6/12/2022(b)

     4,917,608   

5,701,000

  

Gemini HDPE LLC, Term Loan B,

4.750%, 8/07/2021(b)

     5,701,000   

6,800,000

  

Houghton International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 12/20/2020(b)

     6,868,000   

2,440,165

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Incremental Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     2,428,720   

3,381,662

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     3,365,802   

3,303,400

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B3,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     3,295,142   

9,915,445

  

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 6/30/2017(b)

     9,921,691   
     

 

 

 
        47,587,393   
     

 

 

 
  

Construction Machinery – 1.2%

  

9,358,000

  

Neff Rental LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.250%, 6/09/2021(b)

     9,363,896   

770,000

  

Onsite U.S. Finco LLC, Term Loan,

7/30/2021(c)

     756,525   

9,998,000

  

Onsite U.S. Finco LLC, Term Loan,

5.500%, 7/30/2021(b)

     9,823,035   
     

 

 

 
        19,943,456   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – 7.2%

  

6,765,311

  

Active Network, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/13/2020(b)

     6,756,854   

10,157,997

  

Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.750%, 4/30/2018(b)

     10,056,417   

10,325,000

  

AlixPartners LLP, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 7/10/2021(b)

     10,411,007   

8,764,000

  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, New Term Loan B,

4.750%, 5/13/2021(b)

     8,735,517   

6,656,000

  

Inmar Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 1/27/2021(b)

     6,547,840   

4,155,000

  

Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 1/27/2022(b)

     4,123,838   

2,526,668

  

Mergermarket USA, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/29/2021(b)

     2,469,817   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – continued

  

$    7,522,000

  

Mergermarket USA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 2/04/2022(b)

   $ 7,352,755   

8,875,000

  

Miller Heiman, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.758%, 9/30/2019(d)

     8,675,313   

3,241,266

  

SGS Cayman LP, Term Loan,

7.250%, 3/06/2019(b)

     3,241,266   

11,000,000

  

SourceHov LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 4/30/2019(b)

     11,000,000   

6,239,000

  

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 5/13/2021(b)

     6,239,000   

11,085,625

  

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.250%, 2/28/2019(b)

     11,002,482   

7,177,088

  

Sutherland Global Services Private Ltd., Term Loan,

7.250%, 3/06/2019(b)

     7,177,088   

5,181,000

  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/06/2021(b)

     5,125,978   

10,072,000

  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 5/01/2022(b)

     9,870,560   
     

 

 

 
        118,785,732   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products – 3.7%

  

8,225,806

  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 7/23/2021(b)

     8,140,258   

6,753,000

  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 7/25/2022(b)

     6,754,418   

274,194

  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan,

7/23/2021(c)

     271,342   

3,187,870

  

FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/19/2019(b)

     3,199,824   

9,470,045

  

NYDJ Apparel LLC, Term Loan,

7.000%, 1/06/2020(b)

     8,949,193   

5,596,339

  

Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 6/27/2019(b)

     5,561,362   

8,225,026

  

Polymer Group, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 12/19/2019(b)

     8,266,151   

213,084

  

Polymer Group, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan,

12/19/2019(c)(e)

     212,552   

5,471,000

  

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 9/19/2019(b)

     5,460,769   

8,633,000

  

Visant Corp., New Term Loan,

7/25/2021(c)

     8,595,274   

6,088,818

  

Visant Corp., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/22/2016(b)

     6,056,486   
     

 

 

 
        61,467,629   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Manufacturing – 1.1%

  

11,866,000

  

Ameriforge Group, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 12/19/2020(b)

     12,058,822   

390,903

  

Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.750%, 4/18/2018(b)

     389,926   

5,120,000

  

Electrical Components International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B,

5.750%, 5/28/2021(b)

     5,171,200   
     

 

 

 
        17,619,948   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric – 0.4%

  

2,932,870

  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan,

5.750%, 3/30/2018(b)

     2,932,870   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Electric – continued

  

$    3,413,000

  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/23/2019(b)

   $ 3,413,000   
     

 

 

 
        6,345,870   
     

 

 

 
  

Environmental – 1.7%

  

11,989,000

  

Allflex Holdings III, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 7/19/2021(b)

     11,991,997   

8,418,000

  

EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan,

6.750%, 5/29/2020(b)

     8,518,006   

3,456,630

  

WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 1/15/2021(b)

     3,443,667   

3,369,000

  

WTG Holdings III Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 1/15/2022(b)

     3,363,374   
     

 

 

 
        27,317,044   
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Other – 1.2%

  

250,000

  

Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

4/04/2021(c)

     247,918   

3,487,882

  

Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.250%, 4/04/2021(b)

     3,458,828   

6,738,000

  

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Term Loan,

4.750%, 4/30/2021(b)

     6,704,310   

1,246,718

  

Interactive Data Corp., 2014 Term Loan,

4.750%, 5/02/2021(b)

     1,249,835   

7,765,000

  

Nuveen Investments, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 2/28/2019(b)

     7,771,445   
     

 

 

 
        19,432,336   
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Beverage – 2.4%

  

550,000

  

CPM Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 3/01/2018(b)

     556,539   

7,412,000

  

Del Monte Foods, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 8/18/2021(b)

     7,096,990   

5,572,373

  

DS Waters of America, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.250%, 8/30/2020(b)

     5,586,304   

8,359,530

  

Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC, 2014 Term Loan,

4.500%, 4/07/2021(b)

     8,226,279   

1,427,004

  

Milk Specialties Co., New Term Loan B,

7.500%, 11/07/2018(b)

     1,418,086   

12,756,750

  

New HB Acquisition LLC, Term Loan,

6.750%, 4/09/2020(b)

     13,075,669   

4,632,887

  

Reddy Ice Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.751%, 5/01/2019(d)

     4,424,407   
     

 

 

 
        40,384,274   
     

 

 

 
  

Gaming – 0.8%

  

6,488,000

  

Amaya Holdings BV, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 8/01/2021(b)

     6,424,742   

5,111,467

  

Amaya Holdings BV, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/01/2022(c)

     5,172,191   

1,707,000

  

Amaya Holdings BV, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 8/01/2022(b)

     1,727,279   
     

 

 

 
        13,324,212   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 10.4%

  

4,378,000

  

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., New Term Loan B,

4.750%, 5/28/2021(b)

     4,388,945   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Healthcare – continued

  

$    2,457,359

  

BioScrip, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan,

6.500%, 7/31/2020(b)

   $ 2,460,431   

4,095,598

  

BioScrip, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.500%, 7/31/2020(b)

     4,100,718   

6,258,315

  

CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 3/05/2021(b)

     6,270,081   

7,771,000

  

CDRH Parent, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 7/01/2021(b)

     7,790,427   

5,570,652

  

CHG Buyer Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 11/19/2020(b)

     5,644,909   

5,794,000

  

Connolly Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/14/2021(b)

     5,819,378   

5,722,245

  

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 10/02/2019(b)

     5,729,398   

9,400,280

  

Edmentum, Inc., 2013 Term Loan,

5.500%, 5/17/2018(b)

     9,337,580   

2,906,000

  

Envision Acquisition Co. LLC, Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan,

11/04/2020(c)

     2,920,529   

8,347,918

  

Envision Acquisition Co. LLC, Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan,

5.750%, 11/04/2020(b)

     8,389,657   

9,373,000

  

Evergreen Skills Lux S.a.r.l., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.750%, 4/28/2022(b)

     9,156,296   

4,599,470

  

Herff Jones, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/25/2019(b)

     4,612,809   

7,525,140

  

Knowledge Universe Education LLC, Term Loan,

5.250%, 3/18/2021(b)

     7,581,578   

6,734,000

  

Learning Care Group (U.S.) No. 2, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.500%, 5/05/2021(b)

     6,731,172   

8,747,045

  

McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

6.250%, 12/18/2019(b)

     8,757,979   

6,150,300

  

MedSolutions Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.500%, 7/08/2019(b)

     6,154,175   

8,517,000

  

Millennium Laboratories, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 4/16/2021(b)

     8,525,006   

600,000

  

NVA Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/14/2022(c)

     600,750   

1,066,000

  

NVA Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 8/14/2022(b)

     1,067,332   

10,608,000

  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 6/30/2021(b)

     10,603,545   

4,611,000

  

PLATO, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11.250%, 5/09/2019(b)

     4,611,000   

2,848,000

  

St. Georges University, New Term Loan,

5.750%, 8/07/2021(b)

     2,851,560   

9,981,489

  

Steward Health Care System LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 4/12/2020(b)

     9,931,582   

7,450,000

  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 4/11/2020(b)

     7,338,250   

8,526,000

  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

7/24/2020(c)

     8,515,342   

12,628,000

  

TriZetto Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan D,

8.500%, 3/28/2019(b)

     12,754,280   
     

 

 

 
        172,644,709   
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Other – 8.1%

  

3,490,500

  

API Heat Transfer ThermaSys Corp., Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/03/2019(b)

     3,487,219   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Industrial Other – continued

  

$    8,479,659

  

Aquilex Holdings LLC, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/31/2020(d)

   $ 8,421,404   

10,251,000

  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 12/17/2021(b)

     10,259,508   

7,944,069

  

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 3/28/2022(b)

     7,936,124   

6,869,000

  

Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 11/22/2021(b)

     6,891,874   

9,953,460

  

Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan,

7.250%, 9/03/2019(b)

     10,015,669   

5,321,000

  

Element Materials Technology Group Holding CC1 Ltd., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 8/06/2021(b)

     5,321,000   

5,200,000

  

Filtration Group Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/21/2021(b)

     5,236,400   

6,695,220

  

Hampton Rubber Co., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 3/27/2021(b)

     6,711,958   

2,490,338

  

Marine Acquisition Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 1/30/2021(b)

     2,490,338   

2,354,727

  

McJunkin Red Man Corp., New Term Loan,

5.000%, 11/08/2019(b)

     2,354,727   

9,216,438

  

NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 10/03/2019(b)

     9,170,355   

7,158,474

  

New Breed, Inc., Term Loan B,

7.000%, 10/01/2019(b)

     7,140,578   

8,479,390

  

North American Lifting Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/27/2020(b)

     8,521,787   

10,635,168

  

Nusil Technology LLC, New Term Loan,

5.250%, 4/07/2017(b)

     10,418,636   

7,680,000

  

Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 1/17/2020(b)

     7,788,826   

5,771,995

  

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 6/03/2021(b)

     5,887,435   

8,883,360

  

Syncreon Global Finance (U.S.), Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 10/28/2020(b)

     8,816,735   

7,016,000

  

Trojan Battery Co. LLC, 2013 Term Loan,

5.750%, 6/11/2021(b)

     6,998,460   

414,582

  

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.000%, 2/15/2017(b)

     414,582   
     

 

 

 
        134,283,615   
     

 

 

 
  

Internet & Data – 0.6%

  

10,244,000

  

ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 7/31/2020(b)

     10,192,780   
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure – 0.8%

  

6,822,000

  

AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,

8/12/2021(c)

     6,822,000   

5,990,955

  

World Triathlon Corp., Term Loan,

5.250%, 6/26/2021(b)

     5,975,978   
     

 

 

 
        12,797,978   
     

 

 

 
  

Lodging – 1.0%

  

8,485,000

  

ESH Hospitality, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 6/24/2019(b)

     8,559,244   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Lodging – continued

  

$    8,709,556

  

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 12/28/2020(b)

   $ 8,731,329   
     

 

 

 
        17,290,573   
     

 

 

 
  

Media Entertainment – 4.5%

  

5,046,161

  

Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/29/2019(b)

     5,027,238   

5,795,000

  

Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 6/06/2020(b)

     5,780,512   

10,093,616

  

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D,

6.907%, 1/30/2019(b)

     9,937,972   

5,832,319

  

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., Term Loan 2014,

6.500%, 2/28/2020(b)

     5,025,534   

1,410,855

  

Dex Media West LLC, New Term Loan,

8.000%, 12/30/2016(b)

     1,349,723   

7,636,734

  

Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 6/17/2020(b)

     7,655,826   

7,588,000

  

Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.500%, 1/24/2021(b)

     7,625,940   

3,392,000

  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

5.125%, 6/26/2020(b)

     3,397,665   

5,577,850

  

Penton Media, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 10/03/2019(b)

     5,595,309   

6,456,000

  

Penton Media, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 10/03/2020(b)

     6,464,070   

7,635,239

  

Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH, USD Term Loan B3,

8/16/2021(c)

     7,599,429   

8,694,198

  

YP LLC, USD Term Loan B,

8.000%, 6/04/2018(b)

     8,694,198   
     

 

 

 
        74,153,416   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 1.9%

  

10,788,930

  

Arch Coal, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.250%, 5/16/2018(b)

     10,488,351   

6,726,913

  

Bowie Resource Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.750%, 8/14/2020(b)

     6,726,913   

8,516,000

  

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc., ABL Term Loan,

9/20/2014(c)

     8,516,000   

1,178,080

  

Metal Services LLC, Term Loan B,

6.000%, 6/30/2017(b)

     1,183,970   

3,892,233

  

Murray Energy Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 12/05/2019(b)

     3,916,520   
     

 

 

 
        30,831,754   
     

 

 

 
  

Natural Gas – 0.4%

  

5,109,000

  

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Term Loan B,

7/16/2021(c)

     5,128,159   

1,510,000

  

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Term Loan B,

6.000%, 7/16/2021(b)

     1,515,662   
     

 

 

 
        6,643,821   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 2.1%

  

1,629,207

  

FTS International, Inc., New Term Loan B,

5.750%, 4/16/2021(b)

     1,636,539   

10,132,000

  

KCA Deutag U.S. Finance LLC, Term Loan,

6.250%, 5/13/2020(b)

     10,087,723   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Oil Field Services – continued

  

$    316,667

  

Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.500%, 7/24/2020(b)

   $ 318,091   

2,605,562

  

Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l, Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/24/2019(b)

     2,595,140   

8,365,785

  

Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd., Term Loan B,

8.000%, 6/19/2018(b)

     8,459,900   

9,174,538

  

UTEX Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan 2014,

5.000%, 5/22/2021(b)

     9,174,538   

1,859,000

  

UTEX Industries, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 2014,

8.250%, 5/22/2022(b)

     1,886,885   
     

 

 

 
        34,158,816   
     

 

 

 
  

Other Utility – 0.7%

  

11,973,000

  

PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/06/2020(b)

     11,673,675   
     

 

 

 
  

Packaging – 0.9%

  

7,112,000

  

Hilex Poly Co. LLC, Term Loan,

5.000%, 6/30/2021(b)

     7,085,330   

3,412,000

  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6/30/2022(c)

     3,412,000   

4,243,000

  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.250%, 6/30/2022(b)

     4,243,000   
     

 

 

 
        14,740,330   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 0.9%

  

6,566,555

  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.000%, 5/02/2018(b)

     6,566,555   

4,806,075

  

Medpace Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 4/01/2021(b)

     4,818,091   

4,252,000

  

QoL meds LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 7/15/2020(b)

     4,262,630   
     

 

 

 
        15,647,276   
     

 

 

 
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 2.5%

  

7,539,826

  

AmWINS Group LLC, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/06/2019(b)

     7,525,727   

12,559,969

  

Applied Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 1/23/2022(b)

     12,635,329   

9,625,000

  

CGSC of Delaware Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan C,

8.250%, 10/16/2020(b)

     8,662,500   

2,962,406

  

Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/10/2019(b)

     2,910,564   

701,591

  

Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 6/10/2020(b)

     700,054   

9,375,000

  

Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 10/11/2021(b)

     9,439,500   
     

 

 

 
        41,873,674   
     

 

 

 
  

Restaurants – 1.9%

  

589,286

  

Brasa Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11.000%, 1/20/2020(b)

     591,496   

5,972,000

  

Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/02/2021(c)

     5,957,070   

7,679,000

  

Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/01/2022(c)

     7,669,401   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Restaurants – continued

  

$    8,509,000

  

Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B,

6.250%, 7/28/2021(b)

   $ 8,530,272   

7,927,416

  

Sagittarius Restaurants LLC, New Term Loan,

5.506%, 10/01/2018(d)

     7,897,688   
     

 

 

 
        30,645,927   
     

 

 

 
  

Retailers – 2.8%

  

10,530,000

  

BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/12/2021(b)

     10,319,400   

10,874,000

  

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 3/26/2020(b)

     10,977,303   

2,231,000

  

David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B,

10/11/2019(c)

     2,182,654   

2,130,697

  

David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B,

5.000%, 10/11/2019(b)

     2,084,525   

5,089,640

  

PFS Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/31/2021(b)

     4,275,297   

4,903,233

  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., First Out Term Loan,

7.250%, 8/16/2019(b)

     4,952,266   

5,022,000

  

Stuart Weitzman Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan,

4.500%, 4/08/2020(b)

     4,981,221   

2,505,708

  

Talbots, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 3/19/2020(b)

     2,486,915   

3,407,000

  

Talbots, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 3/19/2021(b)

     3,372,930   
     

 

 

 
        45,632,511   
     

 

 

 
  

Supermarkets – 1.6%

  

11,026,000

  

Acosta Holdco, Inc., 2014 Term Loan,

7/31/2021(c)

     11,067,347   

12,900,000

  

Albertson’s Holdings LLC, Term Loan B4,

8/25/2021(c)

     12,926,832   

2,751,046

  

Checkout Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 4/09/2021(b)

     2,702,903   
     

 

 

 
        26,697,082   
     

 

 

 
  

Technology – 10.0%

  

8,270,273

  

Aptean, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/26/2020(b)

     8,228,921   

3,561,000

  

Aptean, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 2/26/2021(b)

     3,534,293   

10,000,000

  

Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/14/2021(b)

     10,025,000   

7,450,000

  

Blue Coat Systems, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 6/28/2020(b)

     7,617,625   

3,989,950

  

BMC Foreign Holding Co., Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     3,973,112   

11,028,790

  

BMC Software Finance, Inc., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     10,990,851   

7,222,898

  

DataPipe, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 3/15/2019(b)

     7,096,497   

6,348,627

  

DataPipe, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 9/16/2019(b)

     6,221,654   

6,395,000

  

Deltek, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.000%, 10/10/2019(b)

     6,486,960   

7,457,645

  

EIG Investors Corp., 2013 Term Loan,

5.000%, 11/09/2019(b)

     7,457,645   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Technology – continued

  

$    3,799,290

  

Help/Systems LLC, USD Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/28/2019(b)

   $ 3,761,297   

8,761,970

  

Internap Network Services Corp., Term Loan,

6.000%, 11/26/2019(b)

     8,740,065   

4,191,000

  

IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 4/01/2022(b)

     3,855,720   

7,622,095

  

IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/01/2021(b)

     7,126,659   

5,204,314

  

MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 7/08/2021(b)

     5,206,500   

4,243,000

  

MH Sub I LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 7/08/2022(b)

     4,172,269   

565,686

  

MH Sub I LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan,

2.000%, 7/08/2021(e)

     565,924   

4,651,000

  

MSC.Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/29/2020(b)

     4,639,373   

3,127,959

  

Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

6.250%, 10/28/2017(b)

     3,126,020   

1,356,185

  

P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 10/30/2020(b)

     1,357,880   

6,243,382

  

Presidio, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

5.000%, 3/31/2017(b)

     6,232,456   

4,100,000

  

Rocket Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 2/08/2019(b)

     4,115,375   

28,354

  

Rocket Software, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.750%, 2/08/2018(b)

     28,354   

7,047,338

  

SafeNet, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 3/05/2020(b)

     7,029,719   

4,280,273

  

Shield Finance Co. S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 1/29/2021(b)

     4,284,296   

418,069

  

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,

7.000%, 11/30/2018(b)

     420,661   

6,048,401

  

SumTotal Systems LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 11/16/2018(b)

     6,048,401   

1,500,000

  

SumTotal Systems LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 5/16/2019(b)

     1,522,500   

3,969,292

  

SurveyMonkey.com LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 2/05/2019(b)

     3,979,215   

4,040,000

  

Telx Group, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 4/09/2021(b)

     4,050,100   

3,582,908

  

Triple Point Technology, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 7/10/2020(b)

     3,188,789   

10,850,000

  

Websense, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 12/24/2020(b)

     10,782,187   
     

 

 

 
        165,866,318   
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Services – 2.1%

  

4,216,000

  

Alfred Fueling Systems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 6/20/2021(b)

     4,200,190   

9,526,256

  

FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 11/19/2019(b)

     9,422,039   

1,096,000

  

OSG Bulk Ships, Inc., Exit Term Loan,

5.250%, 8/05/2019(b)

     1,101,480   

5,096,000

  

OSG International, Inc., Exit Term Loan B,

5.750%, 8/05/2019(b)

     5,102,370   

2,108,000

  

Vouvray U.S. Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 6/27/2021(b)

     2,106,693   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Transportation Services – continued

  

$    5,370,000

  

WP Mustang Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B,

5.500%, 5/29/2021(b)

   $ 5,413,658   

7,486,380

  

YRC Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan,

8.000%, 2/12/2019(b)

     7,586,174   
     

 

 

 
        34,932,604   
     

 

 

 
  

Wireless – 1.1%

  

14,192,000

  

Asurion LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 3/03/2021(b)

     14,631,952   

4,144,407

  

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B1,

5.000%, 5/24/2019(b)

     4,154,768   
     

 

 

 
        18,786,720   
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 2.2%

  

3,645,058

  

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Refi Term Loan,

7.500%, 2/14/2019(b)

     3,715,699   

4,733,000

  

Integra Telecom, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 2/22/2020(b)

     4,803,995   

1,770,588

  

Integra Telecom, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 2/22/2019(b)

     1,770,039   

7,990,473

  

LTS Buyer LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 4/12/2021(b)

     8,030,425   

436,000

  

MegaPath Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

10.500%, 12/20/2017(b)

     401,120   

10,597,000

  

Nextgen Networks Pty Ltd., USD Term Loan B,

5.000%, 5/31/2021(b)

     10,477,784   

7,312,856

  

U.S. Telepacific Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.750%, 2/23/2017(b)

     7,306,786   
     

 

 

 
        36,505,848   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $1,465,566,058)

     1,462,080,148   
     

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes – 10.8%

  
  

Airlines – 0.1%

  

1,263,000

  

Allegiant Travel Co.,

5.500%, 7/15/2019

     1,310,363   
     

 

 

 
  

Building Materials – 0.8%

  

5,265,000

  

Atrium Windows & Doors, Inc.,

7.750%, 5/01/2019, 144A

     5,238,675   

6,875,000

  

Building Materials Holding Corp.,

9.000%, 9/15/2018, 144A

     7,425,000   
     

 

 

 
        12,663,675   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable Satellite – 0.4%

  

4,292,000

  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.,

7.750%, 6/01/2021

     4,528,060   

2,000,000

  

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.,

10.250%, 7/15/2019

     2,230,000   
     

 

 

 
        6,758,060   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.1%

  

11,660,000

  

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,

8.875%, 2/01/2018

     12,097,250   

310,000

  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.,

5.875%, 2/15/2019, 144A

     317,750   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
  

Chemicals – continued

  

$    7,510,000

  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.,

6.125%, 8/15/2018, 144A

   $ 7,754,075   

2,297,000

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC/Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp.,

8.375%, 3/01/2018

     2,308,485   

11,075,000

  

Perstorp Holding AB,

11.000%, 8/15/2017, 144A

     11,822,562   
     

 

 

 
        34,300,122   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.7%

  

9,006,000

  

ServiceMaster Co. (The),

7.000%, 8/15/2020

     9,613,905   

2,850,000

  

ServiceMaster Co. (The),

7.100%, 3/01/2018

     2,992,500   
     

 

 

 
        12,606,405   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products – 0.2%

  

3,100,000

  

Visant Corp.,

10.000%, 10/01/2017

     2,875,250   
     

 

 

 
  

Finance Companies – 0.5%

  

7,500,000

  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.,

7.375%, 10/01/2017

     8,062,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Other – 0.5%

  

8,010,000

  

Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp.,

7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     8,330,400   
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Beverage – 0.2%

  

3,235,000

  

Crestview DS Merger Sub II, Inc.,

10.000%, 9/01/2021

     3,655,550   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 0.4%

  

5,700,000

  

Emdeon, Inc.,

11.000%, 12/31/2019

     6,441,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Home Construction – 0.6%

  

8,795,000

  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

7.000%, 1/15/2019, 144A

     8,904,937   

1,000,000

  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

8.625%, 1/15/2017

     1,090,000   
     

 

 

 
        9,994,937   
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Energy – 0.8%

  

2,225,000

  

Rex Energy Corp.,

8.875%, 12/01/2020

     2,436,375   

8,380,000

  

Sanchez Energy Corp.,

7.750%, 6/15/2021

     9,301,800   

2,350,000

  

Ultra Petroleum Corp.,

5.750%, 12/15/2018, 144A

     2,426,375   
     

 

 

 
        14,164,550   
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Other – 0.5%

  

8,205,000

  

Permian Holdings, Inc.,

10.500%, 1/15/2018, 144A

     8,369,100   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 1.2%

  

2,000,000

  

APERAM,

7.750%, 4/01/2018, 144A

     2,100,000   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
  

Metals & Mining – continued

  

$  10,025,000

  

Barminco Finance Pty Ltd.,

9.000%, 6/01/2018, 144A

   $ 9,060,094   

480,000

  

Emeco Pty Ltd.,

9.875%, 3/15/2019, 144A

     482,400   

5,100,000

  

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp.,

8.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     5,304,000   

3,000,000

  

Ryerson, Inc./Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.,

9.000%, 10/15/2017

     3,195,000   
     

 

 

 
        20,141,494   
     

 

 

 
  

Midstream – 0.1%

  

2,628,000

  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

5.125%, 7/15/2019, 144A

     2,664,135   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 0.2%

  

2,550,000

  

Hercules Offshore, Inc.,

10.250%, 4/01/2019, 144A

     2,766,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Packaging – 0.1%

  

1,280,000

  

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A./Beverage Packaging Holdings II

Issuer, Inc.,

6.000%, 6/15/2017, 144A

     1,299,200   
     

 

 

 
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.0%

  

300,000

  

Sirius International Group, (fixed rate to 6/30/2017, variable rate thereafter),

7.506%, 144A(f)

     316,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Technology – 0.3%

  

4,347,000

  

Rolta Americas LLC,

8.875%, 7/24/2019, 144A

     4,510,013   
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 1.1%

  

12,300,000

  

FairPoint Communications, Inc.,

8.750%, 8/15/2019, 144A

     13,130,250   

4,000,000

  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,

10.125%, 7/01/2020

     4,550,000   
     

 

 

 
        17,680,250   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $175,364,746)

     178,910,254   
     

 

 

 

Shares

           

Preferred Stocks – 0.3%

  
  

Food & Beverage – 0.3%

  

89,216

  

Tyson Foods, Inc.,

4.750%

(Identified Cost $4,460,800)

     4,481,320   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 6.3%

  

$    3,778,791

   Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 8/29/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,778,791 on 9/02/2014 collateralized by $3,809,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% due 8/31/2018 valued at $3,854,434 including accrued interest(g)      3,778,791   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Short-Term Investments – continued

  

$  101,508,638

   Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/29/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $101,508,638 on 9/02/2014 collateralized by $107,110,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125% due 4/30/2020 valued at $103,539,809 including accrued interest(g)    $ 101,508,638   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $105,287,429)

     105,287,429   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 105.7%

(Identified Cost $1,750,679,033)(a)

     1,750,759,151   
   Other assets less liabilities – (5.7)%      (95,036,348
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 1,655,722,803   
     

 

 

 

 

(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows: Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities and senior loans where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At August 31, 2014, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,752,147,272 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 9,319,456   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (10,707,577
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,388,121
  

 

 

 


   At November 30, 2013, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,856,583 with no expiration date and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $174,087 with no expiration date. These amounts may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of August 31, 2014 is disclosed.
(c) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at August 31, 2014 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(d) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at August 31, 2014.
(e) Unfunded loan commitment. Represents a contractual obligation for future funding at the option of the Borrower. The Fund receives a stated coupon rate until the borrower draws on the loan commitment, at which time the rate will become the stated rate in the loan agreement.
(f) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(g) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

144A

  All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $102,222,216 or 6.2% of net assets.

USD

  United States Dollar

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Senior Loans*

   $ —         $ 1,462,080,148       $ —         $ 1,462,080,148   

Bonds and Notes*

     —           178,910,254         —           178,910,254   

Preferred Stocks*

     —           4,481,320         —           4,481,320   

Short-Term Investments

     —           105,287,429         —           105,287,429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ 1,750,759,151       $ —         $ 1,750,759,151   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended August 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Industry Summary at August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Healthcare

     10.8

Technology

     10.3   

Industrial Other

     8.6   

Consumer Cyclical Services

     7.9   

Chemicals

     5.0   


Media Entertainment

     4.5   

Consumer Products

     3.9   

Building Materials

     3.8   

Automotive

     3.3   

Wirelines

     3.3   

Metals & Mining

     3.1   

Food & Beverage

     2.9   

Retailers

     2.8   

Property & Casualty Insurance

     2.5   

Oil Field Services

     2.3   

Transportation Services

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     22.3   

Short-Term Investments

     6.3   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     105.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     (5.7
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 96.5% of Net Assets

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 10.3%

  

16,325

   General Dynamics Corp.    $ 2,012,056   

18,700

   Honeywell International, Inc.      1,780,801   

3,950

   Precision Castparts Corp.      964,037   
     

 

 

 
        4,756,894   
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 4.5%

  

40,125

   Wells Fargo & Co.      2,064,030   
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 3.2%

  

13,050

   Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sponsored ADR      1,458,729   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.0%

  

19,600

   HB Fuller Co.      921,984   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 2.5%

  

13,925

   Capital One Financial Corp.      1,142,686   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services – 6.0%

  

21,875

   CME Group, Inc.      1,674,531   

11,825

   Moody’s Corp.      1,106,465   
     

 

 

 
        2,780,996   
     

 

 

 
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 4.0%

  

16,975

   Schlumberger Ltd.      1,861,139   
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 4.7%

  

35,500

   Walgreen Co.      2,148,460   
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.0%

  

14,150

   Medtronic, Inc.      903,478   
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 5.7%

  

30,350

   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,630,738   
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 4.7%

  

39,000

   American International Group, Inc.      2,186,340   
     

 

 

 
  

Internet Software & Services – 10.3%

  

46,575

   eBay, Inc.(b)      2,584,912   

2,025

   Google, Inc., Class C(b)      1,157,490   

1,750

   Google, Inc., Class A(b)      1,019,130   
     

 

 

 
        4,761,532   
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 3.5%

  

21,450

   MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,626,125   
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 4.5%

  

14,250

   Cummins, Inc.      2,067,817   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 1.6%

  

19,775

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      719,217   
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 6.4%

  

41,650

   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.    $ 1,396,941   

32,075

   Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      1,577,769   
     

 

 

 
        2,974,710   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 4.8%

  

27,450

   Mallinckrodt PLC(b)      2,236,900   
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.2%

  

17,950

   Avago Technologies Ltd.      1,473,516   
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 5.6%

  

56,675

   Microsoft Corp.      2,574,745   
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 2.8%

  

21,400

   Cabela’s, Inc.(b)      1,305,828   
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 4.2%

  

19,150

   Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      1,939,704   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $40,255,148)

     44,535,568   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 0.5%

  

$    248,203

  

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/29/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $248,203 on 9/02/2014 collateralized by $230,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500% due 5/15/2020 valued at $253,575 including accrued interest(c)

(Identified Cost $248,203)

     248,203   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 97.0%

(Identified Cost $40,503,351)(a)

     44,783,771   
   Other assets less liabilities – 3.0%      1,394,153   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 46,177,924   
     

 

 

 


(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

 

   Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market.

 

   In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used

 

   Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

 

   Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

 

   Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

 

   Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

 

   The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

 

   At August 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $40,503,351 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 4,670,501   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (390,081
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,280,420   
  

 

 

 

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

ADR   An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 44,535,568       $ —         $ —         $ 44,535,568   

Short-Term Investments

     —           248,203         —           248,203   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,535,568       $ 248,203       $ —         $ 44,783,771   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended August 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Industry Summary at August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Internet Software & Services

     10.3

Aerospace & Defense

     10.3   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6.4   

Diversified Financial Services

     6.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     5.7   

Software

     5.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     4.8   

Insurance

     4.7   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4.7   

Machinery

     4.5   

Banks

     4.5   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     4.2   

Energy Equipment & Services

     4.0   

IT Services

     3.5   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.2   

Beverages

     3.2   

Specialty Retail

     2.8   

Consumer Finance

     2.5   

Chemicals

     2.0   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.0   

Metals & Mining

     1.6   

Short-Term Investments

     0.5   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.0   

Other assets less liabilities

     3.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)  

Certification for the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.

(a)(2)  

Certification for the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.


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.

 

Natixis Funds Trust II
By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   October 20, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:

  David L. Giunta

Title:

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  October 20, 2014
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   October 20, 2014