N-Q 1 d311057dnq.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)

 

 

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800 Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Russell L. Kane, Esq.

NGAM Distribution, L.P.

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2822

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 95.6% of Net Assets

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 2.0%

  

7,731

  

United Technologies Corp.

   $ 925,555  
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 2.2%

  

15,373

  

General Motors Co.

     561,730  

8,818

  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     414,534  
     

 

 

 
        976,264  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 8.3%

  

23,968

  

BB&T Corp.

     1,104,685  

13,679

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

     1,243,284  

28,034

  

Wells Fargo & Co.(b)

     1,431,697  
     

 

 

 
        3,779,666  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 1.6%

  

6,311

  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     730,372  
     

 

 

 
  

Biotechnology – 2.5%

  

15,152

  

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,140,946  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 2.1%

  

23,714

  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     938,837  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.6%

  

17,753

  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     1,183,238  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 2.7%

  

38,270

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,232,677  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 1.7%

  

14,220

  

International Paper Co.

     766,031  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.2%

  

21,215

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)

     1,017,684  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 5.5%

  

16,077

  

PG&E Corp.(b)

     1,131,499  

34,292

  

PPL Corp.

     1,345,618  
     

 

 

 
        2,477,117  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 1.8%

  

11,524

  

Eaton Corp. PLC(a)

     826,962  
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 1.1%

  

4,871

  

Hershey Co. (The)

     511,065  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.2%

  

19,778

  

Abbott Laboratories

     1,007,491  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.7%

  

29,903

  

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     1,239,778  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.2%

  

40,741

  

General Electric Co.(a)(b)

   $ 1,000,192  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 4.1%

  

14,932

  

FNF Group

     720,320  

23,887

  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,118,628  
     

 

 

 
        1,838,948  
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure Products – 1.0%

  

27,250

  

Mattel, Inc.

     441,995  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 0.9%

  

5,357

  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     387,740  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.8%

  

11,916

  

Chevron Corp.(a)

     1,282,400  

18,490

  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     351,495  

22,831

  

MPLX LP

     783,560  

19,988

  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares, Sponsored ADR

     1,131,920  
     

 

 

 
        3,549,375  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 9.3%

  

13,140

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     794,707  

30,003

  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR

     1,207,021  

11,586

  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     739,882  

43,157

  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)(b)

     1,463,885  
     

 

 

 
        4,205,495  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 1.5%

  

16,938

  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     658,041  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 4.0%

  

40,855

  

Outfront Media, Inc.

     898,810  

17,379

  

Uniti Group, Inc.

     334,720  

17,063

  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     556,424  
     

 

 

 
        1,789,954  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Hotels – 3.8%

  

32,536

  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     868,386  

14,126

  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     839,367  
     

 

 

 
        1,707,753  
     

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail – 1.4%

  

5,394

  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     650,085  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.8%

  

23,808

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,244,444  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 2.4%

  

14,377

  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,074,968  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.3%

  

5,640

  

Apple, Inc.

     924,960  

28,591

   Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.      584,686  
     

 

 

 
        1,509,646  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued   
   Tobacco – 5.9%   

9,710

   Altria Group, Inc.    $ 615,614  

11,366

   British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR      706,056  

11,578

   Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)      1,353,816  
     

 

 

 
        2,675,486  
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Infrastructure – 1.9%   

11,461

   Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.      853,615  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services – 2.1%   

33,186

   Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR      963,390  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $39,836,286)

     43,304,810  
     

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks – 2.6%   
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.0%   

8,945

  

Hess Corp.,

8.000%

     446,803  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%   

919

  

Allergan PLC, Series A,

5.500%

     752,881  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks

(Identified Cost $1,347,388)

     1,199,684  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

           
Short-Term Investments – 1.9%   

$                     867,954

  

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $867,962 on 9/01/2017 collateralized by $890,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 8/15/2025 valued at $887,429 including accrued interest(c)

(Identified Cost $867,954)

     867,954  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.1%

(Identified Cost $42,051,628)

     45,372,448  
   Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)%      (65,731
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 45,306,717  
     

 

 

 


Written Options – (0.0%)

 

Description

   Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Shares     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Received
    Value (†)  

Options on Securities – (0.0%)

              

Omnicom Group, Inc., Put(d)

     10/20/2017        67.5000        (3,500   $ (253,330   $ (2,405   $ (2,538

 

(†) 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:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted 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.

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) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open option contracts.
(b) Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open option contracts.
(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, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
(d) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When a 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 or index 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.


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.
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

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, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $42,049,223 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

   $ 4,875,712  

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

     (1,555,025
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,320,687  
  

 

 

 


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, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 43,304,810      $ —        $ —        $ 43,304,810  

Preferred Stocks*

     1,199,684        —          —          1,199,684  

Short-Term Investments

     —          867,954        —          867,954  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,504,494      $ 867,954      $ —        $ 45,372,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (2,538    $ —        $ —        $ (2,538
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended August 31, 2017, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. 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. As of August 31, 2017, the Fund engaged in written put options for investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2017:

 

Liabilities

  Options written
at value
 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives Equity contracts

  $ (2,538

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.

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. 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 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, as of August 31, 2017, is $511,870.


Industry Summary at August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

     10.9

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.8  

Banks

     8.3  

Tobacco

     5.9  

Electric Utilities

     5.5  

Insurance

     4.1  

REITs - Diversified

     4.0  

REITs - Hotels

     3.8  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     3.3  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.8  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.7  

Communications Equipment

     2.7  

Chemicals

     2.6  

Biotechnology

     2.5  

Software

     2.4  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.2  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.2  

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.2  

Automobiles

     2.2  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2.1  

Building Products

     2.1  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     12.9  

Short-Term Investments

     1.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 99.5% of Net Assets

  
  

Argentina – 3.8%

  

2,502

  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

   $ 646,692  
     

 

 

 
  

Brazil – 4.0%

  

70,116

  

Ambev S.A., ADR

     438,926  

34,976

  

Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento

     249,222  
     

 

 

 
        688,148  
     

 

 

 
  

China – 11.1%

  

6,479

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)

     1,112,704  

3,405

  

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

     776,510  
     

 

 

 
        1,889,214  
     

 

 

 
  

Denmark – 4.1%

  

14,602

  

Novo Nordisk AS, Class B

     695,782  
     

 

 

 
  

France – 5.7%

  

7,540

  

Danone

     594,039  

3,204

  

Sodexo S.A.

     374,020  
     

 

 

 
        968,059  
     

 

 

 
  

Germany – 2.0%

  

1,547

  

Adidas AG

     347,445  
     

 

 

 
  

Italy – 1.1%

  

52,500

  

Prada SpA

     191,283  
     

 

 

 
  

Sweden – 1.4%

  

23,262

  

Elekta AB, Class B

     241,093  
     

 

 

 
  

Switzerland – 7.5%

  

4,219

  

Nestle S.A., (Registered)

     357,670  

5,096

  

Novartis AG, (Registered)

     429,629  

1,888

  

Roche Holding AG

     479,685  
     

 

 

 
        1,266,984  
     

 

 

 
  

United Kingdom – 6.1%

  

8,645

  

Diageo PLC

     289,158  

20,626

  

Experian PLC

     414,744  

5,594

  

Unilever NV

     333,035  
     

 

 

 
        1,036,937  
     

 

 

 
  

United States – 52.7%

  

659

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     629,503  

747

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     732,508  

4,417

  

American Express Co.

     380,304  

8,766

  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     399,291  

4,762

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     341,150  

1,050

  

Core Laboratories NV

     92,589  

5,129

  

Deere & Co.

     594,605  

4,484

  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     251,552  


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

 

  

United States – continued

 

4,206

  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

   $ 723,306  

5,890

  

Microsoft Corp.

     440,395  

16,056

  

Oracle Corp.

     808,099  

5,008

  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     462,088  

7,734

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     404,256  

6,900

  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     438,219  

5,819

  

SEI Investments Co.

     340,179  

6,319

  

Shire PLC

     314,288  

6,380

  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     660,458  

17,343

  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.(a)

     613,248  

4,389

  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     337,163  
     

 

 

 
        8,963,201  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $14,381,128)

     16,934,838  
     

 

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 0.7%

 

$                     119,681

  

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $119,682 on 09/01/2017 collateralized by $125,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/15/2025 valued at $124,971 including accrued interest(b)

(Identified Cost $119,681)

     119,681  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.2%

(Identified Cost $14,500,809)

     17,054,519  
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.2)%

     (41,279
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 17,013,240  
     

 

 

 


(†) 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:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted 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.

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.

As of August 31, 2017, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Equity
securities1
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 
$ 5,061,871       29.8

 

  1  Certain foreign equity securities were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of those securities.

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) Non-income producing security.
(b) 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, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement 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.


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, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $14,500,809 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

   $ 2,733,344  

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

     (179,634
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,553,710  
  

 

 

 

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, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Denmark

   $ —        $ 695,782      $ —        $ 695,782  

France

     —          968,059        —          968,059  

Germany

     —          347,445        —          347,445  

Italy

     —          191,283        —          191,283  

Sweden

     —          241,093        —          241,093  

Switzerland

     —          1,266,984        —          1,266,984  

United Kingdom

     —          1,036,937        —          1,036,937  

United States

     8,648,913        314,288        —          8,963,201  

All Other Common Stocks*

     3,224,054        —          —          3,224,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     11,872,967        5,061,871        —          16,934,838  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

     —          119,681        —          119,681  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,872,967      $ 5,181,552      $ —        $ 17,054,519  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

A common stock valued at $185,759 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended August 31, 2017. At November 30, 2016, this security was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the security. At August 31, 2017, this security was valued at the market price in the foreign market in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.


Industry Summary at August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Internet Software & Services

     22.9

Pharmaceuticals

     9.5  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     7.8  

Software

     7.4  

Beverages

     6.6  

Food Products

     5.6  

IT Services

     5.3  

Household Products

     4.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.3  

Machinery

     3.5  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.1  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.1  

Professional Services

     2.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.4  

Consumer Finance

     2.2  

Capital Markets

     2.0  

Personal Products

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     4.7  

Short-Term Investments

     0.7  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.2  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     69.1

Euro

     9.7  

Swiss Franc

     7.5  

British Pound

     5.9  

Danish Krone

     4.1  

Other, less than 2% each

     3.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.2  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – 90.1% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%  

$                 12,346,178

  

Advanced Integration Technology LP, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 3/21/2023(a)

   $ 12,099,254  

11,070,000

  

Constellis Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.296%, 4/21/2024(a)

     10,973,137  

4,353,000

  

CPI International, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.734%, 7/26/2024(a)

     4,338,505  

5,257,866

  

Engility Corp., Term Loan B2,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.489%, 8/12/2023(a)

     5,294,040  

11,256,311

  

MHVC Acquisitiion Corp., 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.490%, 4/29/2024(a)

     11,397,015  
     

 

 

 
        44,101,951  
     

 

 

 
  

Automotive – 5.2%

 

10,357,576

  

BBB Industries U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.739%, 11/03/2021(a)

     10,435,258  

11,465,000

  

Bright Bidco BV, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.796%, 6/30/2024(a)

     11,536,656  

16,388,554

  

Capital Automotive LP, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.240%, 3/24/2025(a)

     16,552,440  

14,054,368

  

Dayco Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.317%, 5/19/2023(a)

     14,089,504  

11,200,000

  

Dragon Merger Sub LLC, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.313%, 7/24/2024(a)

     11,265,296  

10,084,725

  

Innovative Xcessories & Services LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.040%, 11/29/2022(a)

     10,198,178  

9,874,380

  

K&N Engineering, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 10/19/2023(a)

     9,899,066  

9,681,732

  

Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.236%, 10/27/2022(a)

     9,754,345  

12,675,605

  

Solera LLC, USD Term Loan B,

2-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.507%, 3/03/2023(a)

     12,707,927  

4,446,855

  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.545%, 9/28/2023(a)

     4,437,606  

14,346,000

  

Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.231%, 4/21/2024(a)

     14,328,067  

10,164,607

  

U.S. Farathane LLC, Reprice Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 12/23/2021(a)

     10,215,430  

13,859,091

  

Wand Intermediate I LP, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.554%, 9/19/2022(a)

     13,870,594  
     

 

 

 
        149,290,367  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Materials – 2.5%

 

3,744,615

  

CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 5/03/2024(a)

     3,739,934  

14,128,000

  

DiversiTech Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.702%, 6/03/2024(a)

     14,110,340  

4,074,762

  

Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.740%, 9/30/2023(a)

     4,074,762  

10,764,738

  

Interior Logic Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.210%, 3/01/2024(a)

     10,737,826  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

  

Building Materials – continued

  

$                 11,351,540

  

IPS Corp., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.486%, 12/20/2023(a)

   $ 11,379,919  

3,575,000

  

Morsco, Inc., Term Loan B,

10/31/2023(b)

     3,606,281  

7,988,875

  

Morsco, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.239%, 10/31/2023(a)

     8,058,778  

5,617,204

  

VC GB Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 2/28/2024(a)

     5,638,268  

5,607,000

  

VC GB Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.239%, 2/28/2025(a)

     5,550,930  

5,645,630

  

Wilsonart LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.550%, 12/19/2023(a)

     5,646,816  
     

 

 

 
        72,543,854  
     

 

 

 
   Cable Satellite – 0.1%  

3,057,263

  

DigitalGlobe, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.989%, 1/15/2024(a)

     3,053,441  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 2.6%  

4,337,584

  

Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, 2016 USD Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.567%, 9/13/2023(e)

     4,343,006  

3,267,894

  

Allnex USA, Inc., USD Term Loan B3,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.567%, 9/13/2023(e)

     3,271,978  

1,254,829

  

ASP Chromaflo Dutch I BV, Term Loan B2,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 11/18/2023(a)

     1,258,757  

3,030,000

  

ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.239%, 11/14/2024(a)

     3,007,275  

965,016

  

ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 11/18/2023(a)

     968,036  

16,332,409

  

Avantor Performance Materials Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.240%, 3/10/2024(a)

     16,327,346  

7,956,286

  

Avantor Performance Materials Holdings LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.490%, 3/10/2025(a)

     7,956,286  

2,720,425

  

DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 3/15/2024(a)

     2,735,741  

194,733

  

DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan,

1.000%, 3/15/2024(d)

     195,830  

14,714,573

  

Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 6/30/2022(a)

     14,788,146  

7,119,270

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.058%, 6/09/2023(e)

     7,152,659  

6,064,999

  

Plaskolite, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 11/03/2022(a)

     6,080,162  

8,063,000

  

Transcendia, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 5/30/2024(a)

     8,103,315  
     

 

 

 
        76,188,537  
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery – 0.4%  

6,669,845

  

Onsite U.S. Finco LLC, Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.734%, 7/30/2021(a)

     5,269,177  

5,511,000

  

Utility One Source LP, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.799%, 4/07/2023(a)

     5,610,915  
     

 

 

 
        10,880,092  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

   Consumer Cyclical Services – 6.4%  

$                 12,476,226

  

Access CIG LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.236%, 10/18/2021(a)

   $ 12,504,298  

2,651,609

  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan,

5.046%, 7/28/2022(d)

     2,644,980  

5,366,000

  

ASP MCS Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.056%, 5/18/2024(a)

     5,439,782  

14,098,000

  

ConvergeOne Holdings Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.050%, 6/20/2024(a)

     14,086,299  

16,327,901

  

DTI Holdco, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.561%, 9/30/2023(c)

     15,593,145  

15,681,220

  

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.564%, 11/04/2021(e)

     15,706,467  

1,128,000

  

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.561%, 11/04/2022(a)

     1,128,000  

13,770

  

Garda World Security Corp.,

PRIME + 3.000%, 7.250%, 5/24/2024(a)

     13,845  

5,480,375

  

Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.311%, 5/24/2024(a)

     5,510,078  

14,214,135

  

Imagine! Print Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.050%, 6/21/2022(a)

     14,214,135  

13,398,408

  

Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

2-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.026%, 8/20/2021(a)

     13,420,784  

2,271,000

  

PSAV Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

4/27/2024(b)

     2,274,792  

11,802,000

  

PSAV Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.788%, 4/27/2024(c)

     11,821,709  

5,305,000

  

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.546%, 6/20/2022(a)

     5,321,605  

4,565,076

  

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.546%, 6/30/2022(a)

     4,416,711  

10,115,191

  

TruGreen LP, 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.229%, 4/13/2023(a)

     10,216,343  

2,924,118

  

TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 1.000%, 2.296%, 3/31/2020(a)(f)(g)(h)(i)

     2,046,883  

2,078,934

  

TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan C,

0.250%, 3/31/2020(f)(g)(h)(i)

     1,455,254  

9,921,968

  

U.S. Security Associates Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 7/14/2023(a)

     9,965,426  

9,120,641

  

Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 12/19/2023(a)

     9,143,442  

1,993

  

Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

PRIME + 3.000%, 7.250%, 12/19/2023(a)

     1,998  

5,402,223

  

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

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.490%, 5/06/2021(a)

     5,423,831  

9,854,821

  

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

1-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.489%, 5/06/2022(a)

     9,965,687  

11,371,640

  

Xerox Business Services LLC, USD Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 12/07/2023(a)

     11,462,613  
     

 

 

 
        183,778,107  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products – 5.3%  

28,071,740

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.796%, 7/25/2022(a)

     25,571,671  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – continued  
   Consumer Products – continued   
$                  7,958,457   

Augusta Sportswear Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.739%, 10/26/2023(a)

   $ 7,839,081  
3,172,050   

Highline Aftermarket Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.563%, 3/17/2024(a)

     3,187,910  
10,678,249   

Information Resources, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.486%, 1/18/2024(a)

     10,744,989  
7,019,000   

Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.756%, 5/01/2024(a)

     7,023,422  
10,494,265   

Nature’s Bounty Co. (The), 2017 USD Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.796%, 5/05/2023(a)

     10,497,518  
13,226,000   

Nature’s Bounty Co. (The), New 2017 Term Loan,

8/11/2024(b)

     13,135,137  
8,656,969   

Ozark Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 7/01/2023(a)

     8,721,896  
14,069,416   

Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 8/16/2023(a)

     14,104,590  
5,996,000   

Radio Systems Corp., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 5/02/2024(a)

     6,040,970  
7,160,020   

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.802%, 11/08/2023(e)

     6,948,799  
1,625,000   

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11/08/2024(b)

     1,567,118  
7,110,507   

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.312%, 11/08/2024(a)

     6,857,230  
9,066,918   

SRAM LLC, 2017 Term Loan,

2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.757%, 3/15/2024(a)

     9,112,252  
7,488,324   

Strategic Partners, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.739%, 6/30/2023(a)

     7,544,487  
12,779,699   

Wellness Merger Sub, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.046%, 6/30/2024(a)

     12,811,648  
     

 

 

 
        151,708,718  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing – 1.9%  
11,961,363   

Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 11/30/2023(a)

     12,031,098  
17,342,841   

CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.962%, 8/17/2022(a)

     11,272,847  
174,557   

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

1.625%, 7/19/2024(d)

     174,339  
649,311   

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

7/19/2024(b)

     648,499  
581,857   

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.25%, 4.485%, 7/19/2024(a)

     581,130  
4,994,689   

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

7/19/2024(b)

     4,988,446  
5,818,585   

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

2-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.556%, 7/19/2024(a)

     5,811,312  
8,083,431   

NN, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 10/19/2022(a)

     8,123,848  
5,038,708   

Robertshaw U.S. Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/10/2024(b)

     5,067,076  
5,282,631   

Robertshaw U.S. Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.750%, 8/10/2024(a)

     5,312,372  
     

 

 

 
        54,010,967  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – continued   
  

Electric – 1.5%

 

$                   8,388,557

  

APLP Holdings LP, 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 4/13/2023(a)

   $ 8,472,443  

14,077,493

  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.046%, 3/31/2022(a)

     14,042,299  

9,854,369

  

PrimeLine Utility Services LLC, Term Loan,

LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.811%, 11/12/2022(c)

     9,817,415  

11,073,775

  

TerraForm AP Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.796%, 6/26/2022(a)

     11,267,566  
     

 

 

 
        43,599,723  
     

 

 

 
  

Environmental – 0.8%

 

4,286,979

  

EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.990%, 5/29/2020(a)

     4,351,284  

3,785,539

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 1/15/2021(a)

     3,823,395  

6,387,159

  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.740%, 4/29/2022(a)

     6,419,095  

2,598,000

  

United Site Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B,

8/10/2024(b)

     2,617,485  

4,769,000

  

Zep, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.229%, 8/12/2024(a)

     4,772,958  
     

 

 

 
          21,984,217  
     

 

 

 
  

Finance Companies – 0.1%

 

3,421,057

  

iStar, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.981%, 7/01/2020(a)

     3,442,438  
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Other – 2.8%

 

10,415,648

  

Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 12/03/2022(a)

     10,467,726  

11,151,104

  

DBRS Ltd., Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.567%, 3/04/2022(a)

     11,011,716  

7,965,803

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.796%, 4/05/2021(a)

     7,955,846  

5,836,000

  

Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings LLP, 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 8/18/2023(a)

     5,850,590  

9,355,131

  

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Term Loan,

1-Week LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.606%, 4/30/2021(a)

     9,355,131  

10,665,000

  

LifeMiles Ltd., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.817%, 8/18/2022(a)

     10,744,988  

5,691,000

  

NAB Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.799%, 7/01/2024(a)

     5,712,341  

4,145,797

  

Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.546%, 4/30/2022(a)

     4,187,255  

959,846

  

Victory Capital Management, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

10/31/2021(b)

     972,448  
12,759,155   

Victory Capital Management, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

2-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.508%, 10/31/2021(a)

     12,926,682  
     

 

 

 
        79,184,723  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – continued   
   Food & Beverage – 3.0%   

$                   9,150,020

  

AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,

12/13/2023(b)

   $ 9,184,332  
2,268,000   

AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan,

12/13/2023(b)

     2,272,264  
4,130,648   

Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 3/20/2024(a)

     4,146,137  
11,846,363   

ASP MSG Acquisition Co., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 8/16/2023(a)

     11,935,211  
9,939,000   

Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.312%, 7/07/2024(a)

     10,001,119  
9,771,884   

CPM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.477%, 4/11/2022(a)

     9,869,603  
15,083,000   

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp., 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.564%, 7/29/2023(a)

     15,130,210  
3,303,133   

Packers Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.727%, 12/02/2021(a)

     3,327,906  
8,794,015   

Proampac PG Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.275%, 11/18/2023(c)

     8,887,495  
11,372,850   

TKC Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 2/01/2023(a)

     11,404,808  
     

 

 

 
        86,159,085  
     

 

 

 
   Gaming – 0.5%  
4,133,000   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Term Loan B1,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 2/22/2023(a)

     4,143,332  
10,271,000   

Golden Entertainment, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/15/2024(b)

     10,223,959  
     

 

 

 
        14,367,291  
     

 

 

 
   Health Insurance – 1.3%  
16,628,096   

Highland Acquisitions Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.739%, 11/30/2022(a)

     16,697,435  
5,375,984   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 6.989%, 2/28/2022(a)

     5,389,424  
14,031,478   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Incremental 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.067%, 2/28/2022(a)

     14,049,018  
     

 

 

 
        36,135,877  
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare – 7.3%  
4,490,625   

Ascend Learning LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.533%, 7/12/2024(a)

     4,505,579  
11,781,928   

ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.801%, 5/10/2023(a)

     11,811,383  
10,989,458   

BCPE Eagle Buyer LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 3/18/2024(a)

     10,989,458  
13,506,941   

CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 3/05/2021(a)

     13,675,777  
11,590,000   

Carestream Dental Equiment, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,

8/07/2024(b)

     11,517,562  
4,503,173   

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

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 12/01/2021(a)

     4,506,010  
3,770,000   

DuPage Medical Group Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.315%, 8/15/2025(a)

     3,760,575  
2,350,000   

DuPage Medical Group Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.315%, 8/15/2025(a)

     2,338,250  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – continued  
   Healthcare – continued   
$                11,344,439   

Explorer Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.061%, 5/02/2023(a)

   $ 11,386,981  
14,931,770   

FHC Health Systems, Inc., 2014 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 12/23/2021(a)

     14,483,817  
6,071,589   

Genoa a QoL Healthcare Co. LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.514%, 10/28/2023(a)

     6,086,768  
2,230,000   

GHX Ultimate Parent Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.546%, 6/28/2024(a)

     2,226,276  
1,132,766   

Greatbatch Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

10/27/2022(b)

     1,137,252  
11,829,276   

Greatbatch Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.730%, 10/27/2022(a)

     11,876,120  
17,740,465   

HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.317%, 4/07/2022(a)

     17,829,167  
2,794,722   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 5/31/2021(a)

     2,689,920  
8,521,469   

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

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.296%, 4/19/2023(a)

     8,627,987  
11,768,347   

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

3-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.296%, 8/14/2022(a)

     11,846,842  
13,263,607   

Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 7/31/2022(a)

     13,247,028  
11,602,000   

Patterson Medical Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 8/28/2022(a)

     11,224,935  
14,534,140   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

6/06/2024(b)

     14,382,694  
9,885,225   

Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.061%, 5/01/2024(a)

     9,934,651  
24,775   

Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

PRIME + 2.750%, 7.000%, 5/01/2024(a)

     24,899  
3,437,000   

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.486%, 6/23/2024(a)

     3,415,519  
7,838,434   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.546%, 12/31/2022(a)

     7,652,271  
     

 

 

 
        211,177,721  
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction – 1.1%  
8,852,909   

Hayward Industries, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 7/18/2024(a)

     8,891,685  
13,448,203   

LBM Borrower LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.762%, 8/20/2022(a)

     13,517,865  
8,857,546   

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.296%, 12/20/2023(a)

     8,940,629  
     

 

 

 
        31,350,179  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy – 1.2%  
6,160,000   

California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 10.375%, 11.603%, 12/31/2021(a)

     6,519,313  
8,595,269   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.814%, 8/23/2021(a)

     9,125,339  
17,968,712   

Gavilan Resources LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.231%, 3/01/2024(a)

     16,913,050  
2,568,746   

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

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.320%, 10/30/2020(a)

     2,508,817  
     

 

 

 
        35,066,519  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Senior Loans – continued   
   Industrial Other – 6.7%  
$                14,355,355   

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 7/28/2022(a)

   $ 14,341,000  
6,341,617   

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

1-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.728%, 12/17/2021(a)

     6,360,896  
6,690,000   

CIBT Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 6/03/2024(a)

     6,706,725  
4,579,333   

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

3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.315%, 11/22/2021(a)

     3,741,315  
7,396,000   

Diamond (BC) BV, USD Term Loan,

7/12/2024(b)

     7,345,190  
4,999,698   

Duke Finance LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.514%, 2/21/2024(a)

     5,012,197  
17,629,590   

Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan,

2-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 7.507%, 9/03/2019(a)

     17,387,183  
4,619,048   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B5,

3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.296%, 12/31/2021(a)

     4,638,679  
11,714,063   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B6,

3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.796%, 2/09/2022(a)

     11,748,268  
9,637,518   

Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.739%, 4/26/2024(a)

     9,673,659  
11,140,600   

LTI Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 5/08/2024(a)

     11,070,971  
16,837,535   

Merrill Communications LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.561%, 6/01/2022(a)

     16,921,723  
8,101,072   

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

3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.811%, 10/03/2019(a)

     7,290,965  
6,657,000   

Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 6/28/2023(a)

     6,702,800  
7,276,888   

Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 1/19/2020(a)

     7,326,953  
11,342,770   

Power Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.307%, 12/20/2022(a)

     11,399,483  
6,120,206   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.989%, 5/02/2022(a)

     6,147,931  
13,908,143   

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 5/15/2022(a)

     13,890,757  
9,442,295   

Trojan Battery Co. LLC, 2013 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.997%, 6/11/2021(e)

     9,430,492  
3,987,000   

Unifrax Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 4/04/2024(a)

     4,000,277  
12,333,489   

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.817%, 9/30/2023(a)

     12,464,594  
     

 

 

 
        193,602,058  
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Data – 3.7%  
2,178,000   

Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.312%, 8/08/2025(a)

     2,199,780  
8,414,000   

Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., Term Loan B2,

2/28/2024(b)

     8,477,105  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

  

Internet & Data – continued

  

$               11,529,000

  

CareerBuilder LLC, Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.007%, 7/26/2023(a)

   $ 11,211,953  

20,072,561

  

EIG Investors Corp., 2017 Term Loan,

LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.317%, 2/09/2023(c)

     20,269,071  

15,079,000

  

GTCR Valor Cos., Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B1,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.503%, 6/16/2023(a)

     15,186,664  

7,696,059

  

MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 7/08/2021(a)

     7,672,971  

14,705,000

  

MH Sub I LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/15/2024(b)

     14,619,270  

8,830,000

  

MH Sub I LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/15/2025(b)

     8,807,925  

10,821,086

  

MH Sub I LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.739%, 7/08/2022(a)

     10,831,258  

6,905,169

  

Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.484%, 9/27/2023(e)

     6,989,757  
     

 

 

 
        106,265,754  
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure – 1.7%

  

4,497,513

  

Cast and Crew Payroll LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.800%, 8/12/2022(a)

     4,506,868  

8,798,330

  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 7/08/2022(a)

     8,765,336  

3,931,000

  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.546%, 7/10/2023(a)

     3,926,086  

16,481,000

  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.480%, 6/28/2024(a)

     16,597,685  

9,580,057

  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.061%, 8/16/2023(c)

     9,576,034  

4,423,327

  

Marine Acquisition Corp., New Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 1/30/2021(a)

     4,434,385  
     

 

 

 
        47,806,394  
     

 

 

 
  

Media Entertainment – 4.5%

  

9,539,725

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.796%, 7/31/2020(a)(f)(g)

     8,681,150  

7,696,553

  

Alpha Media LLC, 2016 Term Loan,

LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.275%, 2/25/2022(c)

     7,273,242  

12,889,757

  

Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 10/03/2023(a)

     12,940,414  

7,041,363

  

CBS Radio, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.736%, 10/17/2023(a)

     7,079,527  

13,473,948

  

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.481%, 6/07/2023(a)

     12,502,746  

1,055,725

  

Dex Media, Inc., Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 10.000%, 11.239%, 7/29/2021(a)

     1,084,757  

1,223,429

  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,

1 Week LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.197%, 9/30/2023(a)

     1,226,487  

2,574,045

  

Entercom Radio LLC, 2016 Term Loan,

LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.715%, 11/01/2023(c)

     2,575,975  

14,128

  

Entercom Radio LLC, 2016 Term Loan,

PRIME + 2.500%, 6.750%, 11/01/2023(a)

     14,139  

1,990,542

  

Extreme Reach, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 7.550%, 2/07/2020(a)

     1,985,566  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
  

Media Entertainment – continued

  

$               14,278,000

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 10.000%, 11.267%, 1/24/2021(a)(f)(g)

   $ 13,706,880  

12,566,887

  

LSC Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.239%, 9/30/2022(a)

     12,614,013  

15,856,312

  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.239%, 5/04/2022(a)

     15,554,090  

7,556,000

  

Project Sunshine IV PTY Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

8/11/2022(b)

     7,556,000  

4,548,953

  

ProQuest LLC, New Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 10/24/2021(a)

     4,590,667  

13,419,849

  

Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.787%, 9/27/2021(c)

     13,486,948  

6,067,793

  

Sesac Holdco II LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.489%, 2/23/2024(a)

     6,052,623  
     

 

 

 
        128,925,224  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

  

5,734,948

  

Global Brass & Copper, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.500%, 7/18/2023(a)

     5,770,792  

9,738,065

  

Harsco Corp., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.250%, 11/02/2023(a)

     9,847,618  
     

 

 

 
        15,618,410  
     

 

 

 
  

Midstream – 1.2%

  

17,116,000

  

BCP Raptor LLC, Term Loan B,

2-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.507%, 6/24/2024(a)

     17,215,786  

10,135,875

  

Gulf Finance LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.550%, 8/25/2023(a)

     9,156,040  

7,530,759

  

Limetree Bay Terminals LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.228%, 2/15/2024(a)

     7,634,307  

10,568

  

Veresen Midstream LP, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 3/31/2022(a)

     10,614  
     

 

 

 
        34,016,747  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 0.5%

  

10,266,813

  

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, New Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.796%, 3/19/2021(a)

     8,311,806  

316,667

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 9.250%, 10.546%, 7/24/2020(a)

     190,000  

7,280,330

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.800%, 7/30/2019(a)

     5,314,641  
     

 

 

 
        13,816,447  
     

 

 

 
  

Other Utility – 0.7%

  

4,758,639

  

PowerTeam Services LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.546%, 5/06/2020(a)

     4,711,053  

14,752,405

  

PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.546%, 11/06/2020(a)

     14,623,321  
     

 

 

 
        19,334,374  
     

 

 

 
  

Packaging – 1.5%

  

8,094,665

  

Fort Dearborn Co., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.298%, 10/19/2023(c)

     8,145,257  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

  

Packaging – continued

  

$               11,669,000

  

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.546%, 6/30/2022(a)

   $ 11,664,099  

4,425,569

  

PKC Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.812%, 5/08/2024(a)

     4,414,505  

7,263,852

  

PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.781%, 7/31/2022(e)

     7,272,932  

1,013,182

  

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

3.750%, 11/30/2023(d)

     1,018,754  

10,081,159

  

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 11/30/2023(a)

     10,136,606  
     

 

 

 
        42,652,153  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%

  

3,450,000

  

Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.500%, 4/16/2021(a)

     3,488,813  

1,233,000

  

Albany Molecular Research, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/30/2024(b)

     1,233,000  

13,954,025

  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a r.l., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.500%, 4/29/2024(a)

     14,045,563  

3,898,000

  

Parexel International Corp., Term Loan B,

8/07/2024(b)

     3,905,796  

22,582,056

  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Term Loan B F1,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.990%, 4/01/2022(a)

     22,958,499  
     

 

 

 
        45,631,671  
     

 

 

 
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 4.0%

  

5,958,116

  

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.564%, 8/12/2022(a)

     5,953,409  

4,506,884

  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 7.989%, 1/25/2025(a)

     4,597,022  

20,668,698

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.796%, 1/24/2022(a)

     20,927,057  

13,737,938

  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 10/21/2022(a)

     13,775,717  

16,904,257

  

Confie Seguros Holding II Co., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.739%, 4/19/2022(a)

     16,684,501  

11,891,799

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 12/10/2019(a)

     11,198,151  

5,255,227

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.296%, 6/10/2020(a)

     3,153,136  

469,000

  

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 7.989%, 4/27/2025(a)

     481,752  

12,788,782

  

Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.250%, 4/29/2022(a)

     12,942,247  

9,375,000

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.811%, 10/11/2021(a)

     9,436,500  

7,992,282

  

VF Holding Corp., Reprice Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.546%, 6/30/2023(a)

     8,016,259  

7,737,599

  

York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.989%, 10/01/2021(a)

     7,614,261  
     

 

 

 
        114,780,012  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

  

Restaurants – 1.1%

 

$                   7,774,268

  

Big Jack Holdings LP, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.490%, 4/05/2024(a)

   $ 7,793,704  

7,679,000

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.296%, 8/01/2022(a)

     7,717,395  

15,801,117

  

Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.486%, 7/28/2021(a)

     15,919,625  
     

 

 

 
        31,430,724  
     

 

 

 
  

Retailers – 5.9%

  

16,561,940

  

Academy Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.242%, 7/01/2022(e)

     11,030,252  

10,991,869

  

Array Canada, Inc., Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.296%, 2/10/2023(a)

     10,991,869  

15,642,144

  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.750%, 8/21/2022(a)

     11,950,598  

7,954,648

  

At Home Holding III, Inc., Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.811%, 6/03/2022(a)

     7,885,045  

3,979,186

  

Bass Pro Group LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.479%, 6/05/2020(a)

     3,955,987  

15,622,129

  

Bass Pro Group LLC, Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.296%, 12/16/2023(a)

     14,772,754  

17,362,428

  

BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.989%, 2/12/2021(a)

     17,015,180  

5,699,850

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.300%, 10/11/2019(a)

     4,449,474  

1,182,156

  

Eyemart Express LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.250%, 8/04/2022(a)

     1,179,201  

6,250,000

  

Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.546%, 9/30/2022(a)

     6,000,000  

18,622,502

  

Jill Acquisition LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.320%, 5/08/2022(a)

     18,203,495  

12,062,897

  

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.770%, 6/18/2021(c)

     11,479,898  

10,296,089

  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 2020 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.481%, 10/25/2020(a)

     7,565,257  

11,767,143

  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B2,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.240%, 3/11/2022(a)

     10,333,081  

20,005,000

  

Staples, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

8/06/2024(b)

     19,900,374  

7,472,966

  

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

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.739%, 3/19/2020(a)

     7,002,169  

8,040,607

  

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

1-month LIBOR + 8.500%, 9.739%, 3/19/2021(a)(f)(g)

     6,981,900  
     

 

 

 
        170,696,534  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology – 7.4%

  

15,673,000

  

Almonde, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.817%, 6/13/2024(a)

     15,739,610  

11,080,000

  

Almonde, Inc., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.567%, 6/13/2025(a)

     11,265,258  

3,750,000

  

Aptean, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 10.800%, 12/14/2023(a)

     3,742,988  

15,661,748

  

Aptean, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.550%, 12/20/2022(a)

     15,769,500  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

   Technology – continued   

$               10,584,086

  

Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.729%, 4/14/2021(a)

   $ 10,580,805  

10,691,702

  

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, USD 2017 Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.007%, 12/01/2023(a)

     10,747,085  

14,143,669

  

Hyland Software, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.239%, 7/07/2025(a)

     14,373,504  

11,279,713

  

Informatica Corp., USD Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.796%, 8/05/2022(a)

     11,286,819  

1,750,000

  

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

4/01/2022(b)

     1,688,750  

9,939,347

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 8.750%, 10.049%, 4/01/2022(a)

     9,591,470  

13,104,104

  

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

3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.299%, 4/01/2021(a)

     12,966,511  

2,699,857

  

Oberthur Technologies S.A., 2016 USD Term Loan B1,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.046%, 1/10/2024(a)

     2,654,850  

7,890,326

  

Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.811%, 7/29/2019(c)

     7,875,571  

2,214,391

  

Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.563%, 2/01/2024(a)

     2,011,398  

6,748,966

  

Presidio, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.549%, 2/02/2022(a)

     6,771,440  

12,539,000

  

Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.810%, 4/26/2024(a)

     12,225,525  

11,645,736

  

Riverbed Technology, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.490%, 4/24/2022(a)

     11,293,918  

6,125,387

  

Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.546%, 10/14/2023(a)

     6,182,047  

5,657,835

  

Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 10.796%, 10/14/2024(a)

     5,657,835  

11,017,672

  

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.489%, 10/30/2022(a)

     11,081,905  

9,820,972

  

SurveyMonkey, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.800%, 4/13/2024(a)

     9,943,734  

18,489,042

  

Veritas Bermuda Ltd., Repriced Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.796%, 1/27/2023(a)

     18,619,944  
     

 

 

 
        212,070,467  
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Services – 1.3%

 

12,778,973

  

AI Mistral Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 3/09/2024(a)

     12,651,183  

8,917,000

  

American Traffic Solutions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.731%, 5/24/2024(a)

     8,939,293  

17,138,083

  

Uber Technologies, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.236%, 7/13/2023(a)

     17,100,550  
     

 

 

 
        38,691,026  
     

 

 

 
  

Utility Other – 0.3%

  

9,107,216

  

Meter Readings Holding LLC, 2016 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.067%, 8/29/2023(a)

     9,266,593  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

  

Wireless – 1.3%

  

$               9,400,000

  

Asurion LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/04/2025(b)

   $ 9,591,948  

2,817,391

  

Asurion LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.239%, 8/04/2025(a)

     2,874,922  

6,713,000

  

Asurion LLC, 2017 Term Loan B5,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 11/03/2023(a)

     6,738,174  

7,527,247

  

GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Add on Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.500%, 1/09/2024(a)

     7,546,065  

9,763,712

  

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.232%, 5/01/2023(a)

     9,784,021  
     

 

 

 
        36,535,130  
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 0.7%

  

6,629,616

  

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.239%, 10/24/2022(a)

     6,403,082  

13,615,000

  

Coral-U.S. Co. Borrower LLC, Term Loan B3,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.739%, 1/31/2025(a)

     13,532,766  
     

 

 

 
        19,935,848  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $2,616,170,917)

     2,589,099,373  
     

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes – 7.4%

  
  

Cable Satellite – 0.5%

  

12,918,655

  

Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp., PIK,

8.250%, 7/15/2019, 144A(j)

     12,983,248  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 0.2%

  

4,842,000

  

Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.,

6.750%, 10/15/2019, 144A

     4,932,788  
     

 

 

 
  

Environmental – 0.2%

  

4,860,000

  

GFL Environmental, Inc.,

5.625%, 5/01/2022, 144A

     5,030,100  
     

 

 

 
  

Finance Companies – 0.5%

  

14,035,000

  

iStar, Inc.,

6.000%, 4/01/2022

     14,420,962  
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 0.8%

  

4,225,000

  

Select Medical Corp.,

6.375%, 6/01/2021

     4,355,806  

18,905,000

  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

8.125%, 4/01/2022

     19,850,250  
     

 

 

 
        24,206,056  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Energy – 1.3%

  

10,540,000

  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,

10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A

     10,724,450  

10,675,000

  

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.,

8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A

     9,409,692  

4,500,000

  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.,

6.875%, 3/15/2022

     4,376,250  

13,270,000

  

SM Energy Co.,

6.500%, 1/01/2023

     12,706,025  
     

 

 

 
        37,216,417  
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

 

   Metals & Mining – 0.3%   

$               9,375,000

  

Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC,

7.250%, 5/01/2022, 144A

   $ 9,726,563  
     

 

 

 
   Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.3%   

9,820,000

  

Motel 6 Trust, Series 2017-M6MZ, Class M,

1-month Libor + 6.927%, 8.162%, 8/15/2019, 144A(a)

     9,801,588  
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services – 0.2%   

5,625,000

  

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA,

7.375%, 12/15/2020, 144A

     5,118,750  
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.2%   

14,090,000

  

Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC,

8.625%, 7/15/2023, 144A

     14,185,671  

19,282,000

  

HUB International Ltd.,

7.875%, 10/01/2021, 144A

     20,047,495  
     

 

 

 
        34,233,166  
     

 

 

 
   Technology – 0.4%   

12,678,000

  

Blackboard, Inc.,

9.750%, 10/15/2021, 144A

     11,489,437  

1,068,003

  

Edmentum, Inc., Junior PIK Note,

10.000%, 6/06/2020 (i)(k)(l)(m)

     —    
     

 

 

 
        11,489,437  
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services – 0.5%   

14,085,000

  

Hertz Corp. (The),

7.625%, 6/01/2022, 144A

     14,208,244  
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 1.0%   

16,445,000

  

Windstream Services LLC,

7.750%, 10/15/2020

     14,646,246  

17,640,000

  

Windstream Services LLC,

7.750%, 10/01/2021

     13,979,700  
     

 

 

 
        28,625,946  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $216,552,543)

     211,993,265  
     

 

 

 

 

Shares

           

Preferred Stocks – 0.1%

  
  

Technology – 0.1%

  

29,673

  

Belden, Inc.,

6.750%

(Identified Cost $2,780,280)

     3,124,597  
     

 

 

 

Common Stocks – 0.2%

  
  

Diversified Consumer Services– 0.0%

  

8,680

  

Edmentum Ultimate Holdings LLC, Class A(i)(k)(l)(n)

     —    
     

 

 

 
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%

  

61,854

  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.(f)(i)(k)(l)(o)

     1,670,058  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.0%

 

20,609   

TwentyEighty, Inc., Class A(f)(i)(k)(l)

   $ —    
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 0.0%

 

4,762   

Rex Energy Corp.(k)

     10,905  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

 

456,710   

Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.(i)(k)(l)

     3,882,035  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $12,875,123)

     5,562,998  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 5.1%

 

$                20,715,406    Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 8/31/2017 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $20,715,406 on 9/01/2017 collateralized by $20,690,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125% due 8/15/2021 valued at $21,129,780 including accrued interest(p)      20,715,406  
125,646,619    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $125,647,805 on 9/01/2017 collateralized by $315,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation, 0.625% due 1/15/2024 valued at $339,171; $31,330,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 8/15/2025 valued at $31,239,488 and $95,370,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125% due 5/15/2025 valued at $96,583,393 including accrued interest(p)      125,646,619  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $146,362,025)

     146,362,025  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 102.9%

(Identified Cost $2,994,740,888)

     2,956,142,258  
   Other assets less liabilities – (2.9)%      (83,260,494
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 2,872,881,764  
     

 

 

 


(†) 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

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 unlisted 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.

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.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.

As of August 31, 2017, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Securities

classified as

        fair valued        

   Percentage of Net Assets   Securities fair valued by the
Fund’s adviser
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$32,872,067

   1.1%   $ 5,552,093        0.2

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) Variable rate security. Rate as of August 31, 2017 is disclosed.
(b) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at August 31, 2017 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at August 31, 2017. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.
(d) Unfunded loan commitment. An unfunded loan commitment is 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.
(e) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at August 31, 2017.
(f) Illiquid security.
(g) Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At August 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $32,872,067 or 1.1% of net assets.
(h) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional principal. For the period ended August 31, 2017 interest payments were made in debt securities.


(i) Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Fair Value Measurements.
(j) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional principal. For the period ended August 31, 2017, interest payments were made in cash.
(k) Non-income producing security.
(l) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At August 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $5,552,093 or 0.2% of net assets.
(m) Security subject to restrictions on resale. This security was acquired on June 9, 2015 at a cost of $2,045,646. At August 31, 2017, the value of this security amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
(n) Security subject to restrictions on resale. This security was acquired on June 9, 2015 at a cost of $0. At August 31, 2017, the value of this security amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
(o) Security subject to restrictions on resale. This security was acquired on September 7, 2017 at a cost of $2,262,602. At August 31, 2017, the value of this security amounted to $1,670,058 or 0.1% of net assets.
(p) 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, 2017, 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, 2017, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $127,658,026 or 4.4% of net assets.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK Payment-in-Kind

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.):


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – 95.6% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense – 4.4%  
31,200    General Dynamics Corp.(a)    $ 6,282,120  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components – 5.2%  
76,500    Delphi Automotive PLC(a)      7,374,600  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology – 3.2%  
224,625    Grifols S.A., ADR      4,638,506  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 2.1%  
22,375    Moody’s Corp.      2,998,921  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 4.6%  
19,260    Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      6,534,340  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 4.1%  
32,700    Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)      5,923,932  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.8%  
108,525    AT&T, Inc.      4,065,347  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.2%  
9,775    IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      1,718,347  
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services – 3.3%  
120,450    Halliburton Co.      4,693,937  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.0%  
35,550    Medtronic PLC      2,866,041  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 6.1%  
43,950    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      8,741,655  
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables – 3.8%  
112,850    Newell Brands, Inc.      5,448,398  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance – 2.0%  
49,375    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      2,858,813  
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services – 5.2%  
19,525    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      3,353,224  
4,385    Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b)      4,118,962  
     

 

 

 
        7,472,186  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 5.9%  
55,350    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      4,324,495  
30,375    MasterCard, Inc., Class A      4,048,988  
     

 

 

 
        8,373,483  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.1%  
24,000    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      4,491,360  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

 

   Machinery – 2.6%  
25,125    Snap-on, Inc.    $ 3,707,696  
     

 

 

 
   Media – 9.1%  
62,625    Time Warner, Inc.      6,331,387  
249,050    Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      6,749,255  
     

 

 

 
        13,080,642  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.3%  
105,375    Enterprise Products Partners LP      2,747,126  
678,075    Kosmos Energy Ltd.(b)      4,773,648  
     

 

 

 
        7,520,774  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products – 3.6%  
47,875    Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      5,122,146  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.0%  
11,525    Broadcom Ltd.(a)      2,905,107  
34,725    Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)      2,875,924  
     

 

 

 
        5,781,031  
     

 

 

 
   Software – 4.9%  
93,050    Microsoft Corp.(a)      6,957,349  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 4.5%  
42,975    Home Depot, Inc. (The)      6,440,663  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.6%  
22,525    Apple, Inc.(a)      3,694,100  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $116,986,156)
     136,786,387  
     

 

 

 

Closed-End Investment Companies – 3.3%

 

31,875    Altaba, Inc.(b)      2,042,550  
162,775    Ares Capital Corp.      2,614,166  
     

 

 

 
   Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $4,542,957)
     4,656,716  
     

 

 

 
Purchased Options – 0.8% (Identified Cost $1,432,135) (see detail below)      1,136,200  
     

 

 

 
  

Principal

Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 1.1%

 

$                  1,638,807    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $1,638,822 on 9/01/2017 collateralized by $1,675,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/15/2025 valued at $1,674,610 including accrued interest(c) (Identified Cost $1,638,807)      1,638,807  
  

Total Investments – 100.8%
(Identified Cost $124,600,055)

     144,218,110  
     

 

 

 
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.8)%

     (1,189,826
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 143,028,284  
     

 

 

 


Purchased Options – 0.8%  

Description

   Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Contracts(††)     Notional
Amount
    Cost     Value (†)  

Index Options – 0.8%

  

S&P 500 Index, Put(b)(d)

     06/15/2018        2,375        130     $ 32,131,450     $ 1,432,135     $ 1,136,200  

Written Options – (0.8%)

 

Description

   Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Contracts/
Shares(††)
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Received
    Value (†)  

Index Options – (0.4%)

  

S&P 500 Index, Put(d)

     06/15/2018        2,175        (130   $ (32,131,450   $ (794,464   $ (614,250

Options on Securities – (0.4%)

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        190        (16,600     (3,301,740     (66,225     (232,815

Texas Instruments, Inc., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        100        (17,800     (1,474,196     (10,138     (3,649

Microsoft Corp., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        80        (30,400     (2,273,008     (17,923     (41,040

General Dynamics Corp., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        220        (17,600     (3,543,760     (64,055     (35,200

Delphi Automotive PLC, Call(d)

     01/19/2018        100        (27,000     (2,602,800     (40,217     (110,700

Broadcom Ltd., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        300        (8,800     (2,218,216     (25,428     (30,360

Apple, Inc., Call(d)

     01/19/2018        170        (12,900     (2,115,600     (33,405     (88,688
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Written Options

               (1,051,855     (1,156,702
            

 

 

   

 

 

 


(†) 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:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted 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 name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.

Option contracts on domestic indices are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations as of the close of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”).

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.

 

(††) Options on securities are expressed as shares. Options on indices are expressed as contracts.
(a) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
(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, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.


(d) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When a 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 or index 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.

 

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.


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, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $123,548,200 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

   $ 23,049,065  

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

     (3,535,857
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,513,208  
  

 

 

 

At November 30, 2016, post-October capital loss deferrals were $ 1,746,724. This amount may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

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, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 136,786,387      $ —        $ —        $ 136,786,387  

Closed-End Investment Companies*

     4,656,716        —          —          4,656,716  

Purchased Options*

     1,136,200        —          —          1,136,200  

Short-Term Investments

     —          1,638,807        —          1,638,807  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 142,579,303      $ 1,638,807      $ —        $ 144,218,110  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (1,156,702    $ —        $ —        $ (1,156,702
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended August 31, 2017, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. 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 for investment purposes and written put options to offset the cost of purchased options. The Fund may also use purchased call options, written call options and written put options for investment purposes. As of August 31, 2017, the Fund engaged in written call options and purchased put options for investment purposes and written put options to offset the cost of purchased puts.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2017:

 

Assets

   Options purchased
at value
 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives Equity contracts

   $ 1,136,200  

Liabilities

   Options written
at value
 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives Equity contracts

   $ (1,156,702

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.

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. 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 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, as of August 31, 2017, is $17,529,320.


Industry Summary at August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Media

     9.1

Health Care Providers & Services

     6.1  

IT Services

     5.9  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.3  

Internet Software & Services

     5.2  

Auto Components

     5.2  

Software

     4.9  

Chemicals

     4.6  

Specialty Retail

     4.5  

Aerospace & Defense

     4.4  

Diversified Financial Services

     4.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.0  

Household Durables

     3.8  

Personal Products

     3.6  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.3  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     3.3  

Biotechnology

     3.2  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     3.1  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.8  

Machinery

     2.6  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.6  

Capital Markets

     2.1  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.0  

Insurance

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     2.0  

Short-Term Investments

     1.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.8  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.8
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

At August 31, 2017, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,995,696,041 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

   $ 18,651,339  

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

     (58,205,122
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (39,553,783
  

 

 

 

At November 30, 2016, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $24,594,623 with no expiration date and a long term capital loss carryforward of $70,034,056 with no expiration date. These amounts may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

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, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Senior Loans

          

Consumer Cyclical Services

   $ —        $ 180,275,970      $ 3,502,137 (a)    $ 183,778,107  

All Other Senior Loans*

     —          2,405,321,266        —         2,405,321,266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Loans

     —          2,585,597,236        3,502,137       2,589,099,373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes

          

Technology

     —          —          —   (b)      —    

All Other Bonds and Notes*

     —          211,993,265        —         211,993,265  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     —          211,993,265        —         211,993,265  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks*

     3,124,597        —          —         3,124,597  

Common Stocks

          

Diversified Consumer Services

     —          —          —   (b)      —    

Energy Equipment & Services

     —          —          1,670,058 (c)      1,670,058  

Industrial Conglomerates

     —          —          —   (c)      —    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     —          —          3,882,035 (c)      3,882,035  

All Other Common Stocks*

     10,905        —          —         10,905  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     10,905        —          5,552,093       5,562,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

     —          146,362,025        —         146,362,025  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,135,502      $ 2,943,952,526      $ 9,054,230     $ 2,956,142,258  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
(a) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices.
(b) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.
(c) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker dealer bid prices for which inputs are unobservable to the Fund.


The Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. All security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, are reviewed on a daily basis by the adviser, subject to oversight by Fund management and the Board of Trustees. If the adviser, in good faith, believes that the price provided by an independent pricing service is unreliable, broker-dealer bid prices may be used until the price provided by the independent pricing service is considered to be reliable. Reliability of all security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, is tested in a variety of ways, including comparison to recent transaction prices and daily fluctuations, amongst other validation procedures in place. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of November 30, 2016 and/or August 31, 2017:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
November
30, 2016
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as
of August
31, 2017
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) from
Investments Held at
August 31, 2017
 

Senior Loans

                   

Consumer Cyclical Services

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (4,937,572   $ 8,439,709     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3,502,137     $ (4,937,572

Media Entertainment

    6,353,235       3,172       44,359       (47,530     —         (6,353,236     —         —         —         —    

Bond and Notes

                   

Technology

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —   (a)      —    

Common Stocks

                   

Diversified Consumer Service

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —   (a)      —    

Energy

Equipment & Services

    —         —         —         (592,544     2,262,602       —         —         —         1,670,058       (592,544

Industrial Conglomerates

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —   (a)      —    

Media Entertainment

    1,169,285       —         13,615       863,301       —         (2,046,201     —         —         —         —    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    —         —         —         (1,140,726     5,023       —         5,017,738       —         3,882,035       (1,140,726
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 7,522,520     $ 3,172     $ 57,974     $ (5,855,071   $ 10,707,334     $ (8,399,437   $ 5,017,738     $ —       $ 9,054,230     $ (6,670,842
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Fair valued at zero

A common stock valued at $5,017,738 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 during the period ended August 31, 2017. At November 30, 2016, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies but was misclassified as Level 1. At August 31, 2017, this security was fair valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.


Industry Summary at August 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Healthcare

     8.1

Technology

     7.9  

Industrial Other

     6.7  

Consumer Cyclical Services

     6.4  

Retailers

     5.9  

Consumer Products

     5.3  

Automotive

     5.2  

Property & Casualty Insurance

     5.2  

Media Entertainment

     4.5  

Internet & Data

     3.7  

Food & Beverage

     3.0  

Chemicals

     2.8  

Financial Other

     2.8  

Building Materials

     2.5  

Independent Energy

     2.5  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     25.3  

Short-Term Investments

     5.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     102.9  

Other assets less liabilities

     (2.9
  

 

 

 

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, 2017

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, 2017
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   October 20, 2017