N-Q 1 d563884dnq.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.

Natixis 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: February 28, 2018

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 98.9% of Net Assets

 

  

Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%

 

4,939   

United Technologies Corp.

   $ 665,481  
     

 

 

 
  

Air Freight & Logistics – 1.7%

 

6,167   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     643,897  
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 2.5%

 

12,467   

General Motors Co.

     490,576  
10,496   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     476,309  
     

 

 

 
        966,885  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 10.3%

 

18,275   

BB&T Corp.

     993,246  
7,837   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

     905,174  
15,167   

PacWest Bancorp

     790,807  
21,904   

Wells Fargo & Co.(b)

     1,279,413  
     

 

 

 
        3,968,640  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 1.3%

 

4,531   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     497,187  
     

 

 

 
  

Biotechnology – 1.3%

 

4,339   

AbbVie, Inc.

     502,586  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 2.3%

 

23,478   

Johnson Controls International PLC

     865,634  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 2.0%

 

35,590   

KKR & Co. LP

     763,761  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.5%

 

13,601   

DowDuPont, Inc.

     956,150  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 3.4%

 

28,739   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,286,932  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 2.0%

 

12,945   

International Paper Co.

     771,393  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.6%

 

21,079   

Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)

     1,006,312  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 4.9%

 

26,837   

Exelon Corp.

     994,043  
31,511   

PPL Corp.

     902,790  
     

 

 

 
        1,896,833  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 2.0%

 

9,317   

Eaton Corp. PLC(a)

     751,882  
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 1.2%

 

4,770   

Hershey Co. (The)

     468,700  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.2%

  
10,347   

Medtronic PLC

   $ 826,622  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.9%

  
28,255   

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     1,108,726  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 5.6%

  
15,780   

FNF Group

     630,095  
21,877   

MetLife, Inc.

     1,010,499  
7,961   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     496,209  
     

 

 

 
        2,136,803  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 2.2%

  
11,293   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     860,865  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.9%

  
10,164   

Chevron Corp.(a)(b)

     1,137,555  
18,105   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     329,692  
22,356   

MPLX LP

     771,953  
18,381   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares, Sponsored ADR

     1,179,692  
     

 

 

 
        3,418,892  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 10.4%

  
8,670   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     573,954  
29,378   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR

     1,066,715  
20,616   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1,117,799  
34,502   

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

     1,252,768  
     

 

 

 
        4,011,236  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 1.7%

  
20,609   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     672,472  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 3.7%

  
40,492   

Outfront Media, Inc.

     830,491  
16,708   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     585,281  
     

 

 

 
        1,415,772  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Hotels – 4.3%

  
31,860   

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     828,041  
11,908   

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     821,176  
     

 

 

 
        1,649,217  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.9%

  
17,138   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,113,970  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 3.6%

  
8,584   

Microsoft Corp.

     804,921  
11,322   

Oracle Corp.

     573,686  
     

 

 

 
        1,378,607  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.4%

  
3,384   

Apple, Inc.

     602,758  


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – continued

  
19,609   

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.

   $ 307,861  
     

 

 

 
        910,619  
     

 

 

 
  

Tobacco – 5.0%

  
10,664   

Altria Group, Inc.

     671,299  
11,900   

Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)

     1,232,245  
     

 

 

 
        1,903,544  
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Infrastructure – 1.4%

  
13,221   

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

     535,451  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $34,889,588)

     37,955,069  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks – 1.3%

  
  

Integrated Energy – 1.3%

  
8,945   

Hess Corp.,

8.000%
    (Identified Cost $528,450)

     489,828  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount  

           

Short-Term Investments – 0.5%

  
$                 191,548   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2018 at 0.700% to be repurchased at $191,552 on 3/01/2018 collateralized by $205,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $197,168 including accrued interest(c)
(Identified Cost $191,548)

     191,548  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.7%
(Identified Cost $35,609,586)

     38,636,445  
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.7)%

     (256,566
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 38,379,879  
     

 

 

 
Written Options – (0.0%)   

 

Description

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

Options on Securities – (0.0%)

 

        

AbbVie, Inc., Call(d)

   04/20/2018      135        (4,000   $ (463,320   $ (3,788   $ (1,740

Gilead Sciences, Inc., Put(d)

   04/20/2018      75        (6,000   $ (472,380     (6,703     (9,210
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

             $ (10,491   $ (10,950
            

 

 

   

 

 

 


(†) 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 February 28, 2018, 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.


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

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 February 28, 2018, at value:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 37,955,069      $ —        $ —        $ 37,955,069  

Preferred Stocks*

     489,828        —          —          489,828  

Short-Term Investments

     —          191,548        —          191,548  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 38,444,897      $ 191,548      $ —        $ 38,636,445  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (10,950    $ —        $ —        $ (10,950
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended February 28, 2018, 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 February 28, 2018, the Fund engaged in written put and call options for both hedging and investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of February 28, 2018:

 

Liabilities

   Options written
at value
 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (10,950

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 February 28, 2018, is $502,694.


Industry Summary at February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

     10.4

Banks

     10.3  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.9  

Insurance

     5.6  

Tobacco

     5.0  

Electric Utilities

     4.9  

REITs - Hotels

     4.3  

REITs - Diversified

     3.7  

Software

     3.6  

Communications Equipment

     3.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.9  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.9  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.6  

Automobiles

     2.5  

Chemicals

     2.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.4  

Building Products

     2.3  

Media

     2.2  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.2  

Containers & Packaging

     2.0  

Capital Markets

     2.0  

Electrical Equipment

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     11.6  

Short-Term Investments

     0.5  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.7  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.7
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 99.4% of Net Assets

  
  

Argentina – 5.1%

  
3,900   

MercadoLibre, Inc.

   $ 1,513,083  
     

 

 

 
  

Brazil – 4.2%

  
109,289   

Ambev S.A., ADR

     737,701  
68,176   

Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento

     507,923  
     

 

 

 
        1,245,624  
     

 

 

 
  

China – 10.9%

  
10,232   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)

     1,904,585  
5,307   

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

     1,339,168  
     

 

 

 
        3,243,753  
     

 

 

 
  

Denmark – 3.9%

  
22,766   

Novo Nordisk AS, Class B

     1,177,706  
     

 

 

 
  

France – 5.2%

  
11,758   

Danone

     937,776  
4,997   

Sodexo S.A.

     613,598  
     

 

 

 
        1,551,374  
     

 

 

 
  

Italy – 1.1%

  
81,000   

Prada SpA

     335,034  
     

 

 

 
  

Sweden – 1.3%

  
43,873   

Elekta AB, Class B

     400,084  
     

 

 

 
  

Switzerland – 6.2%

  
6,578   

Nestle S.A., (Registered)

     522,629  
7,942   

Novartis AG, (Registered)

     662,535  
2,948   

Roche Holding AG

     680,929  
     

 

 

 
        1,866,093  
     

 

 

 
  

United Kingdom – 5.4%

  
13,479   

Diageo PLC

     457,350  
32,155   

Experian PLC

     686,459  
8,719   

Unilever NV

     456,319  
     

 

 

 
        1,600,128  
     

 

 

 
  

United States – 56.1%

  
1,025   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,131,518  
1,165   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     1,762,004  
6,883   

American Express Co.

     671,161  
13,666   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     590,645  
7,423   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     511,964  
1,634   

Core Laboratories NV

     168,237  
7,993   

Deere & Co.

     1,285,834  
6,990   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     454,070  
6,561   

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,169,958  
9,182   

Microsoft Corp.

     860,996  
26,847   

Oracle Corp.

     1,360,338  


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

United States – continued

  
7,806   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   $ 612,927  
12,062   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     784,030  
12,036   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     790,043  
9,070   

SEI Investments Co.

     660,568  
9,853   

Shire PLC

     419,927  
35,098   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)

     581,925  
9,948   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     1,223,007  
27,039   

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     1,171,329  
6,840   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     556,639  
     

 

 

 
        16,767,120  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $25,356,959)

     29,699,999  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount  

           

Short-Term Investments – 1.0%

  
$                290,413   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2018 at 0.700% to be repurchased at $290,418 on 3/01/2018 collateralized by $310,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $298,156 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $290,413)

     290,413  
     

 

 

 


  

Total Investments – 100.4%
(Identified Cost $25,647,372)

     29,990,412  
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.4)%

     (131,548
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 29,858,864  
     

 

 

 

 

(†) 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 February 28, 2018, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Equity

securities1

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$    7,350,346

     24.6

 

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 February 28, 2018, 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.


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 February 28, 2018, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Denmark

   $ —        $ 1,177,706      $ —        $ 1,177,706  

France

     —          1,551,374        —          1,551,374  

Italy

     —          335,034        —          335,034  

Sweden

     —          400,084        —          400,084  

Switzerland

     —          1,866,093        —          1,866,093  

United Kingdom

     —          1,600,128        —          1,600,128  

United States

     16,347,193        419,927        —          16,767,120  

All Other Common Stocks*

     6,002,460        —          —          6,002,460  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     22,349,653        7,350,346        —          29,699,999  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

     —          290,413        —          290,413  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 22,349,653      $ 7,640,759      $ —        $ 29,990,412  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

A common stock valued at $295,556 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended February 28, 2018. At November 30, 2017, 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 February 28, 2018, 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 February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Internet Software & Services

     23.7

Pharmaceuticals

     8.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     7.9  

Software

     7.5  

Beverages

     6.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.9  

IT Services

     5.8  

Food Products

     4.8  

Machinery

     4.3  

Household Products

     3.8  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.2  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.0  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.6  

Professional Services

     2.3  

Consumer Finance

     2.2  

Capital Markets

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     5.7  

Short-Term Investments

     1.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.4  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     74.2

Euro

     6.7  

Swiss Franc

     6.2  

British Pound

     5.3  

Danish Krone

     3.9  

Other, less than 2% each

     4.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.4  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – 88.2% of Net Assets

 
     Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%  
$            12,284,292      Advanced Integration Technology LP, 2017 Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.724%, 3/21/2023(a)
  $ 12,345,714  
11,014,650      Constellis Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.693%, 4/21/2024(b)
    11,124,796  
4,342,118      CPI International, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 7/26/2024(b)
    4,355,708  
4,879,004      Engility Corp., Term Loan B2,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 8/12/2023(b)
    4,914,084  
3,753,720      EXC Holdings III Corp., USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
6-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.161%, 12/02/2024(b)
    3,783,036  
11,200,029      MHVC Acquisitiion Corp., 2017 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.950%, 4/29/2024(b)
    11,298,030  
      

 

 

 
         47,821,368  
      

 

 

 
     Automotive – 5.1%  
9,578,000      Autodata, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.824%, 12/13/2024(b)
    9,554,055  
9,859,242      BBB Industries U.S. Holdings, Inc., Term B Loan (First Lien),
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.148%, 11/03/2021(b)
    9,925,003  
11,407,675      Bright Bidco BV, 2018 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.186%, 6/30/2024(c)
    11,578,790  
16,406,474      Capital Automotive LP, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.650%, 3/24/2025(b)
    16,666,189  
13,983,920      Dayco Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.984%, 5/19/2023(b)
    14,141,239  
738,750      DexKo Global, Inc., 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan,
1.967%, 7/24/2024(d)
    746,138  
443,250      DexKo Global, Inc., 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.245%, 7/24/2024(b)
    447,682  
11,172,000      DexKo Global, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.245%, 7/24/2024(b)
    11,266,292  
12,128,899      Innovative Xcessories & Services LLC, Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.210%, 11/29/2022(b)
    12,280,510  
9,824,760      K&N Engineering, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.398%, 10/19/2023(b)
    9,824,760  
9,633,080      Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.648%, 10/27/2022(b)
    9,717,369  
12,611,424      Solera LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan B,
3/03/2023(e)
    12,637,656  
9,932,000      Trico Group LLC, 2018 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 8.484%, 1/26/2025(b)
    9,919,585  
14,274,270      Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.642%, 4/21/2024(b)
    14,341,216  
10,037,549      U.S. Farathane LLC, 2017 Term Loan B4,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.193%, 12/23/2021(b)
    10,112,830  
13,859,091      Wand Intermediate I LP, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
6-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 9.138%, 9/19/2022(b)
    13,882,236  
      

 

 

 
         167,041,550  
      

 

 

 


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Brokerage – 0.3%  
$              9,134,750      Edelman Financial Group (The), 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.970%, 11/11/2024(b)
  $ 9,260,353  
      

 

 

 
     Building Materials – 3.7%  
2,150,000      Atkore International, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.450%, 12/22/2023(b)
    2,162,535  
19,732,377      CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
6-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.593%, 5/03/2024(b)
    19,861,822  
14,057,360      DiversiTech Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.200%, 6/03/2024(b)
    14,083,788  
15,715,360      DiversiTech Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
6/03/2024(e)
    15,744,905  
5,978,000      Encapsys LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 11/07/2024(b)
    6,015,362  
10,492,213      Interior Logic Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.648%, 3/01/2024(b)
    10,518,443  
6,000,000      Janus International Group LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2/12/2025(e)
    5,985,000  
5,956,000      Janus International Group LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.581%, 2/12/2025(b)
    5,941,110  
7,115,360      Mannington Mills, Inc., Term Loan B,
2-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.404%, 10/01/2021(b)
    7,164,314  
11,417,497      Morsco, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.648%, 10/31/2023(b)
    11,574,487  
5,233,200      VC GB Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.648%, 2/28/2025(b)
    5,272,449  
15,237,402      Wilsonart LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.950%, 12/19/2023(b)
    15,328,826  
      

 

 

 
         119,653,041  
      

 

 

 
     Chemicals – 1.3%  
1,248,524      ASP Chromaflo Dutch I BV, Term Loan B2,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 11/18/2023(b)
    1,254,766  
3,030,000      ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.648%, 11/14/2024(b)
    3,014,850  
960,166      ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 11/18/2023(b)
    964,967  
2,706,793      DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 3/15/2024(b)
    2,713,560  
194,733      DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1.000%, 3/15/2024(d)
    195,220  
14,639,499      Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 6/30/2022(b)
    14,639,499  
6,064,999      Plaskolite, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.693%, 11/03/2022(b)
    6,080,162  
4,026,790      Transcendia, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
5/30/2024(e)
    4,044,428  
8,792,843      Transcendia, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 5/30/2024(b)
    8,831,355  
      

 

 

 
         41,738,807  
      

 

 

 
     Construction Machinery – 0.4%  
3,266,549      Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., PIK Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR, 1.773%, 10/26/2023(b)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)
    2,515,243  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Construction Machinery – continued  
$              2,389,195      Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.121%, 10/26/2022(b)
  $ 2,341,411  
6,612,608      Utility One Source LP, Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.148%, 4/18/2023(b)
    6,794,455  
      

 

 

 
         11,651,109  
      

 

 

 
     Consumer Cyclical Services – 8.4%  
9,687,302      Access CIG LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2/02/2025(e)
    9,753,951  
1,486,275      Access CIG LLC, 2018 2nd Lien Delayed Draw Term loan,
2/13/2026(e)
    1,489,069  
7,988,725      Access CIG LLC, 2018 2nd Lien Term Loan,
2/02/2026(e)
    8,003,744  
2,021,698      Access CIG LLC, 2018 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2/14/2025(e)
    2,035,607  
14,282,670      Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2015 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 7/28/2022(b)
    14,116,848  
2,651,609      Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
5.057%, 7/28/2022(d)
    2,618,464  
6,088,288      ASP MCS Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.398%, 5/18/2024(b)
    6,141,560  
7,510,000      Boing U.S. Holdco, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.287%, 10/03/2024(b)
    7,542,894  
3,102,667      Boing U.S. Holdco, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
10/03/2025(e)
    3,102,667  
2,818,000      Boing U.S. Holdco, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 9.287%, 10/03/2025(b)
    2,818,000  
14,027,510      ConvergeOne Holdings Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.450%, 6/20/2024(b)
    14,062,579  
4,452,000      Convergint Technologies LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2/03/2025(e)
    4,443,675  
2,271,613      Convergint Technologies LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.658%, 2/03/2025(b)
    2,267,365  
1,890,000      Convergint Technologies LLC, 2018 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.408%, 1/25/2026(b)
    1,899,450  
477,000      Convergint Technologies LLC, 2018 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2/03/2025(e)
    476,108  
243,387      Convergint Technologies LLC, 2018 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1.000%, 2/03/2025(d)
    242,932  
16,245,645      DTI Holdco, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 5.250%, 7.022%, 9/30/2023(a)
    16,357,415  
15,601,214      DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 5.160%, 11/04/2021(c)
    15,568,763  
1,128,000      DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 10.022%, 11/04/2022(b)
    1,122,360  
3,775,000      Duff & Phelps Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,
2/13/2025(e)
    3,802,256  
11,334,362      Duff & Phelps Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.833%, 2/13/2025(b)
    11,416,196  
5,466,606      Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan,
Prime + 2.500%, 7.000%, 5/24/2024(b)
    5,513,290  
14,142,886      Imagine! Print Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.450%, 6/21/2022(b)
    13,365,027  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Consumer Cyclical Services – continued  
$              7,454,000      LegalZoom.com, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.094%, 11/21/2024(b)
  $ 7,491,270  
13,963,736      Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,
2-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.904%, 8/20/2021(b)
    14,042,352  
3,654,000      Prometric Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.770%, 1/29/2025(b)
    3,676,838  
14,002,635      PSAV Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.094%, 4/27/2024(a)
    14,011,457  
4,467,000      SMG (Stadium Management Group), 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.890%, 1/23/2025(b)
    4,500,502  
8,132,000      Southern Graphics, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 12/31/2022(b)
    8,195,511  
5,278,475      Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 6/20/2022(b)
    5,304,867  
4,565,076      STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.943%, 6/30/2022(b)
    4,542,250  
10,089,903      TruGreen LP, 2017 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.536%, 4/13/2023(b)
    10,190,802  
3,028,515      TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan B,
4.000%, 3/31/2020(f)(j)(k)
    2,271,386  
2,171,915      TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan C,
0.250%, 3/31/2020(f)(j)(k)
    1,628,936  
9,872,358      U.S. Security Associates Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.693%, 7/14/2023(b)
    9,943,340  
9,075,462      Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 12/19/2023(b)
    9,120,840  
1,329      Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
Prime + 3.000%, 7.500%, 12/19/2023(b)
    1,335  
9,592,246      West Corp., 2017 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 10/10/2024(b)
    9,670,807  
5,375,076      William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.900%, 5/06/2021(b)
    5,408,670  
9,854,821      William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.898%, 5/06/2022(b)
    9,867,139  
6,327,091      Xerox Business Services LLC, USD Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 12/07/2023(b)
    6,374,544  
      

 

 

 
         274,403,066  
      

 

 

 
     Consumer Products – 6.0%  
28,071,740      Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 8.267%, 7/25/2022(b)
    27,005,014  
13,192,935      Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 9/26/2024(b)
    12,698,200  
9,536,573      Augusta Sportswear Group, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.148%, 10/26/2023(b)(h)(l)
    9,012,062  
7,308,683      Global Appliance, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.650%, 9/29/2024(b)
    7,390,905  
3,035,941      Highline Aftermarket Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 6.000%, 3/17/2024(b)
    3,043,531  
4,540,000      Information Resources, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1/18/2024(e)
    4,566,968  
10,624,724      Information Resources, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 6.194%, 1/18/2024(b)
    10,687,835  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Consumer Products – continued  
$            12,577,905      Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 5/01/2024(b)
  $ 12,628,971  
12,144,329      Ozark Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 7/01/2023(b)
    12,139,228  
13,999,069      Polyconcept Investments, 2018 Term Loan B,
8/16/2023(e)
    13,999,069  
13,999,069      Polyconcept Investments, USD 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.398%, 8/16/2023(b)
    14,069,064  
5,966,020      Radio Systems Corp., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 5/02/2024(b)
    5,988,393  
7,124,040      Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.216%, 11/08/2023(c)
    6,865,794  
8,735,507      Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.579%, 11/08/2024(b)
    7,927,472  
6,660,420      SRAM LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan,
LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.929%, 3/15/2024(a)
    6,702,048  
39,753      SRAM LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan,
Prime + 2.250%, 6.750%, 3/15/2024(b)
    40,001  
13,115,882      Strategic Partners, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
6/30/2023(e)
    13,181,462  
14,878,000      Weight Watchers International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.427%, 11/29/2024(a)
    15,045,377  
12,715,800      Wellness Merger Sub, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.443%, 6/30/2024(b)
    12,866,864  
      

 

 

 
         195,858,258  
      

 

 

 
     Diversified Manufacturing – 1.3%  
14,378,362      Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.580%, 11/30/2023(b)
    14,450,254  
12,219,000      Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 7/19/2024(b)
    12,257,246  
10,526,424      NN, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 10/19/2022(b)
    10,605,372  
6,584,000      Robertshaw U.S. Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2/19/2025(e)
    6,637,528  
      

 

 

 
         43,950,400  
      

 

 

 
     Electric – 1.5%  
8,132,410      Anemoi Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.943%, 6/26/2022(b)
    8,173,072  
7,707,343      APLP Holdings LP, 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 4/13/2023(b)
    7,774,782  
6,658,313      ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.990%, 11/28/2024(b)
    6,716,573  
14,970,046      Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.443%, 3/31/2022(b)
    14,904,627  
9,803,968      PrimeLine Utility Services LLC, Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.148%, 11/12/2022(b)
    9,828,478  
      

 

 

 
         47,397,532  
      

 

 

 
     Environmental – 0.9%  
1,489,112      Allflex Holdings III, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,
6-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 5.138%, 7/20/2020(b)
    1,496,558  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Environmental – continued  
$              4,286,979      EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.450%, 5/29/2020(b)
  $ 4,372,719  
3,346,392      EWT Holdings III Corp., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.693%, 12/20/2024(b)
    3,377,781  
6,355,223      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.400%, 4/29/2022(b)
    6,383,059  
2,272,305      USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 8/25/2024(b)
    2,292,188  
12,728,818      Zep, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.772%, 8/12/2024(a)
    12,803,026  
      

 

 

 
         30,725,331  
      

 

 

 
     Financial Other – 2.9%  
867,333      AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.154%, 12/05/2022(b)
    873,838  
333,923      AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1.185%, 12/05/2022(d)
    336,428  
99,744      AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.154%, 12/05/2022(b)
    100,492  
10,363,308      AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.154%, 12/05/2022(b)
    10,453,987  
11,093,919      DBRS Ltd., Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 7.234%, 3/04/2022(b)
    11,163,256  
7,965,803      Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 8.193%, 4/05/2021(b)
    7,965,803  
5,806,525      Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings LLP, 2016 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 8/18/2023(b)
    5,830,100  
10,398,375      LifeMiles Ltd., Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.369%, 8/18/2022(c)
    10,684,330  
15,554,000      Mayfield Agency Borrower, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
1/30/2025(e)
    15,592,885  
5,676,773      NAB Holdings LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.694%, 7/01/2024(b)
    5,707,541  
4,123,817      Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 4/30/2022(b)
    4,180,520  
11,670,559      Victory Capital Management, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.399%, 2/07/2025(b)
    11,685,147  
11,729,000      Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
2-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.654%, 11/21/2024(b)
    11,736,389  
      

 

 

 
         96,310,716  
      

 

 

 
     Food & Beverage – 2.6%  
9,104,040      AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 5.148%, 12/13/2023(b)
    9,121,156  
2,262,330      AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 12/13/2023(b)
    2,267,036  
4,109,943      Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.898%, 3/20/2024(b)
    4,116,806  
9,914,153      Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.793%, 7/07/2024(b)
    9,994,754  
9,722,028      CPM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 4/11/2022(b)
    9,831,400  
15,045,293      Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp., 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan,
LIBOR + 4.250%, 6.193%, 7/29/2023(a)
    15,082,906  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Food & Beverage – continued  
$              2,236,262      High Liner Foods, Inc., Refi Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.927%, 4/24/2021(c)
  $ 2,213,900  
9,399,168      Proampac PG Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.086%, 11/18/2023(c)
    9,493,160  
11,315,843      TKC Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
LIBOR + 4.250%, 6.030%, 2/01/2023(a)
    11,436,131  
10,073,968      UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-week LIBOR + 3.500%., 5.096%, 11/21/2024(b)
    10,168,462  
      

 

 

 
         83,725,711  
      

 

 

 
     Gaming – 0.1%  
2,614,848      Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Term Loan B1,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 2/22/2023(b)
    2,637,727  
      

 

 

 
     Health Insurance – 0.7%  
4,750,000      Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
2/28/2022(e)
    4,773,750  
5,375,984      Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.398%, 2/28/2022(b)
    5,399,531  
14,031,478      Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Incremental 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.734%, 2/28/2022(b)
    14,092,936  
      

 

 

 
         24,266,217  
      

 

 

 
     Healthcare – 5.6%  
4,354,000      Argon Medical Devices, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1/23/2025(e)
    4,370,328  
7,340,000      Argon Medical Devices, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 1/23/2025(b)
    7,367,525  
8,730,019      ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.204%, 5/10/2023(b)
    8,806,406  
10,934,373      BCPE Eagle Buyer LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.981%, 3/18/2024(c)
    10,825,029  
12,261,025      Carestream Dental Equiment, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 9/01/2024(b)
    12,268,749  
1,646,530      Concentra, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.530%, 6/01/2022(b)
    1,656,821  
2,350,000      DuPage Medical Group Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.588%, 8/15/2025(b)
    2,355,875  
11,287,144      Explorer Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.522%, 5/02/2023(b)
    11,371,797  
12,220,157      FHC Health Systems, Inc., 2014 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 12/23/2021(b)
    12,143,781  
2,218,850      GHX Ultimate Parent Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.693%, 6/28/2024(b)
    2,224,397  
7,580,522      Greatbatch Ltd., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.830%, 10/27/2022(b)
    7,643,288  
17,649,952      HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.648%, 4/07/2022(b)
    17,914,702  
2,780,464      Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 5/31/2021(b)
    2,612,468  
8,521,469      NMSC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.693%, 4/19/2023(b)
    8,457,558  
11,768,347      NVA Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.693%, 8/14/2022(b)
    11,778,115  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Healthcare – continued  
$                 998,498      NVA Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B3,
3-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.409%, 2/02/2025(b)
  $ 997,749  
1,183,000      Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,
7/31/2022(e)
    1,177,085  
14,692,281      Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 7/31/2022(b)
    14,618,820  
11,592,143      Patterson Medical Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.539%, 8/28/2022(a)
    11,345,810  
14,497,805      Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.900%, 9/02/2024(b)
    14,494,180  
7,044,929      Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.278%, 5/01/2024(b)
    7,097,766  
17,701      Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
Prime + 2.500%, 7.000%, 5/01/2024(b)
    17,834  
5,541,815      U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 6/23/2024(b)
    5,568,139  
7,798,645      U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.943%, 12/31/2022(b)
    7,823,990  
      

 

 

 
         184,938,212  
      

 

 

 
     Home Construction – 1.0%  
8,830,777      Hayward Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.148%, 8/05/2024(b)
    8,863,892  
13,379,765      LBM Borrower LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.449%, 8/20/2022(b)
    13,496,838  
8,813,147      Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.693%, 12/20/2023(b)
    8,813,147  
      

 

 

 
         31,173,877  
      

 

 

 
     Independent Energy – 1.6%  
17,670,000      California Resources Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.340%, 12/31/2022(b)
    17,868,787  
6,160,000      California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 10.375%, 11.971%, 12/31/2021(b)
    6,945,400  
8,595,269      Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 9.444%, 8/23/2021(b)
    9,151,813  
17,968,712      Gavilan Resources LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.588%, 3/01/2024(b)
    18,028,548  
1,627,010      P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.800%, 10/30/2020(b)
    1,606,672  
      

 

 

 
         53,601,220  
      

 

 

 
     Industrial Other – 6.3%  
11,960,462      ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.193%, 9/26/2024(b)
    12,042,750  
6,341,617      Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, Initial Term Loan (Second Lien),
1-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 8.090%, 12/17/2021(b)
    6,382,838  
14,703,000      Capri Finance LLC, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 5.022%, 11/01/2024(b)
    14,693,884  
10,875,974      CIBT Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 6/03/2024(b)
    10,916,758  
4,579,333      Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.904%, 11/22/2021(b)
    4,451,112  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Industrial Other – continued  
$            12,528,000      Diamond (BC) B.V., USD Term Loan,
2-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.654%, 9/06/2024(b)
  $ 12,496,680  
7,849,199      Duke Finance LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.943%, 2/21/2024(b)
    7,854,144  
17,320,179      Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan,
LIBOR + 6.250%, 8.014%, 9/03/2019(a)
    15,674,762  
18,687,113      Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B7,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.443%, 11/03/2023(b)
    18,853,989  
3,470,513      Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
4/26/2024(e)
    3,489,496  
7,475,719      Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.148%, 4/26/2024(b)
    7,516,611  
11,084,897      LTI Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.398%, 5/16/2024(b)
    11,161,161  
3,207,000      LTI Holdings, Inc., 2018 Term Loan,
2/16/2024(e)
    3,219,026  
15,044,530      Merrill Communications LLC, 2015 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 7.022%, 6/01/2022(b)
    15,063,335  
7,866,259      NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.272%, 10/03/2019(b)(h)(l)
    7,394,283  
5,110,909      Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.881%, 6/30/2023(b)
    5,142,853  
7,134,000      Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 1/04/2023(b)
    7,205,340  
11,285,771      Power Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.745%, 12/20/2022(b)
    11,455,057  
3,289,000      Safe Fleet Acquisition, Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.780%, 2/01/2025(b)
    3,293,111  
13,838,428      Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 5/15/2022(b)
    13,864,444  
4,589,530      Unifrax Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.193%, 4/04/2024(b)
    4,635,425  
9,171,356      WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.484%, 9/30/2023(b)
    9,259,218  
      

 

 

 
         206,066,277  
      

 

 

 
     Internet & Data – 3.1%  
11,977,388      CareerBuilder LLC, Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.443%, 7/26/2023(b)
    11,842,642  
21,358,863      EIG Investors Corp., 2017 Term Loan,
LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.955%, 2/09/2023(a)
    21,473,347  
15,041,303      GTCR Valor Cos., Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B1,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 6/16/2023(b)
    15,122,826  
17,668,238      MH Sub I LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.338%, 9/13/2024(b)
    17,663,820  
8,830,000      MH Sub I LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 9.088%, 9/15/2025(b)
    8,918,300  
4,665,000      NeuStar, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
8/08/2025(e)
    4,694,156  
2,178,000      NeuStar, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.672%, 8/08/2025(b)
    2,191,613  
8,392,965      NeuStar, Inc., Term Loan B2,
2-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.421%, 8/08/2024(b)
    8,396,490  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Internet & Data – continued  
$            11,163,172      Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.874%, 9/27/2023(c)
  $ 11,202,690  
      

 

 

 
         101,505,884  
      

 

 

 
     Leisure – 2.0%  
12,374,338      CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 7/08/2022(b)
    12,340,309  
3,931,000      CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.943%, 7/10/2023(b)
    3,908,908  
15,683,000      Cineworld Ltd., 2018 USD Term Loan,
2/18/2025(e)
    15,659,476  
16,398,595      Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.730%, 6/28/2024(b)
    16,665,072  
13,031,855      Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
8/16/2023(e)
    13,045,799  
2,877,906      Recess Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.254%, 9/29/2024(b)
    2,894,109  
389,881      Recess Holdings, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
3.750%, 9/29/2024(d)
    392,076  
      

 

 

 
         64,905,749  
      

 

 

 
     Media Entertainment – 4.1%  
9,411,675      ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.193%, 7/31/2020(b)
    7,999,924  
6,984,164      Alpha Media LLC, 2016 Term Loan,
LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.787%, 2/25/2022(a)
    6,669,877  
12,825,308      Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 10/03/2023(b)
    12,910,083  
13,473,948      Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.838%, 6/07/2023(b)
    12,366,120  
1,909,844      Extreme Reach, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 7.950%, 2/07/2020(b)
    1,917,006  
14,278,000      Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 10.000%, 11.626%, 1/24/2021(b)(h)(l)
    13,463,012  
17,931,887      LSC Communications, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.148%, 9/30/2022(b)
    18,021,546  
19,005,753      McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 5/04/2022(b)
    18,696,910  
13,250,000      Meredith Corp., Term Loan B,
1/31/2025(e)
    13,322,477  
6,267,000      Meredith Corp., Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.658%, 1/31/2025(b)
    6,301,280  
13,349,826      Project Sunshine IV Pty Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.648%, 8/21/2022(b)
    13,349,826  
4,525,181      ProQuest LLC, New Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 10/24/2021(b)
    4,580,343  
6,037,378      Sesac Holdco II LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 2/23/2024(b)
    6,037,378  
      

 

 

 
         135,635,782  
      

 

 

 
     Metals & Mining – 1.3%  
8,803,000      AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV, 2018 Term Loan B,
1/29/2025(e)
    8,852,561  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Metals & Mining – continued  
$              5,706,057      Global Brass & Copper, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.938%, 7/18/2023(b)
  $ 5,755,985  
15,662,000      GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.081%, 2/12/2025(b)
    15,642,422  
9,713,598      Harsco Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.688%, 12/05/2024(b)
    9,827,732  
3,908,000      Phoenix Services International LLC, Term Loan,
1/26/2025(e)
    3,947,080  
      

 

 

 
         44,025,780  
      

 

 

 
     Midstream – 1.0%  
18,530,420      BCP Raptor LLC, Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 4.250%, 6.039%, 6/24/2024(a)
    18,660,133  
1,671,000      EIG Management Company LLC, 2018 Term Loan B,
1/30/2025(e)
    1,682,497  
7,493,016      Limetree Bay Terminals LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.596%, 2/15/2024(b)
    7,474,283  
5,211,000      Lucid Energy Group II LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.588%, 2/17/2025(b)
    5,214,283  
      

 

 

 
         33,031,196  
      

 

 

 
     Oil Field Services – 0.3%  
10,213,754      Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, New Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 4.193%, 3/19/2021(b)
    9,387,564  
      

 

 

 
     Packaging – 1.5%  
11,639,828      Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B2,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.943%, 6/30/2022(b)
    11,436,131  
4,655,000      KPEX Holdings Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 1/31/2025(b)
    4,660,819  
460,000      KPEX Holdings Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1.000%, 1/31/2025(d)
    460,575  
9,087,040      PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.169%, 7/31/2022(c)
    9,152,376  
7,393,000      Pro Mach Group, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B,
2/26/2025(e)
    7,411,482  
1,363,540      TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.392%, 11/30/2023(b)
    1,369,785  
13,532,880      TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 11/30/2023(b)
    13,594,860  
      

 

 

 
         48,086,028  
      

 

 

 
     Pharmaceuticals – 0.5%  
3,450,000      Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.938%, 4/16/2021(b)
    3,406,875  
13,884,255      Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a r.l., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.938%, 4/29/2024(b)
    13,846,073  
      

 

 

 
         17,252,948  
      

 

 

 
     Property & Casualty Insurance – 2.8%  
5,927,771      Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 8/12/2022(b)
    5,951,482  
4,506,884      AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.398%, 1/25/2025(b)
    4,538,793  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Property & Casualty Insurance – continued  
$              6,665,169      Broadstreet Partners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 11/08/2023(b)
  $ 6,726,288  
16,819,310      Confie Seguros Holding II Co., 2016 Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 5.250%, 7.233%, 4/19/2022(a)
    16,819,310  
11,828,234      Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 12/10/2019(b)
    11,778,910  
5,255,227      Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.693%, 6/10/2020(b)
    5,185,175  
469,000      Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.398%, 4/27/2025(b)
    476,270  
17,870,956      Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2017 Repriced Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.188%, 12/20/2024(b)
    18,022,859  
7,952,018      VF Holding Corp., Reprice Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 6/30/2023(b)
    8,021,599  
14,779,518      York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.398%, 10/01/2021(b)
    14,450,673  
      

 

 

 
         91,971,359  
      

 

 

 
     Restaurants – 1.9%  
10,066,629      Big Jack Holdings LP, 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.650%, 4/05/2024(b)
    10,192,462  
6,949,786      Golden Nugget, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan,
LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.979%, 10/04/2023(a)
    7,002,813  
5,208,000      IRB Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.829%, 2/05/2025(b)
    5,256,382  
4,825,000      Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
8/01/2022(e)
    4,849,125  
7,679,000      Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.693%, 8/01/2022(b)
    7,717,395  
21,313,563      Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.898%, 7/28/2021(b)
    21,353,632  
4,385,000      Tacala LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
1/31/2025(e)
    4,406,925  
2,541,868      TriMark USA LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.150%, 8/28/2024(b)
    2,555,848  
113,761      TriMark USA LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan,
8/28/2024(e)
    114,387  
      

 

 

 
         63,448,969  
      

 

 

 
     Retailers – 5.4%  
16,471,838      Academy Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.553%, 7/01/2022(a)
    13,131,185  
10,853,606      Array Canada, Inc., Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.693%, 2/10/2023(b)
    10,941,846  
15,642,144      Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.188%, 8/21/2022(b)
    13,994,088  
6,882,124      At Home Holding III, Inc., Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.272%, 6/03/2022(b)
    6,899,329  
15,583,074      Bass Pro Group LLC, Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.648%, 9/25/2024(b)
    15,524,637  
15,703,918      BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.398%, 2/12/2021(b)
    15,546,879  
5,699,850      David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.700%, 10/11/2019(b)
    4,834,670  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
    

Retailers – continued

 
$            12,635,000      EG Group Ltd., 2018 USD Term Loan B,
1/19/2025(e)
  $ 12,628,682  
6,250,000      Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.898%, 9/30/2022(b)
    6,015,625  
18,519,104      Jill Acquisition LLC, 2015 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.780%, 5/08/2022(b)
    18,333,913  
5,632,046      Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.147%, 6/18/2021(a)
    5,639,087  
10,242,741      Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 2020 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.830%, 10/25/2020(b)
    8,665,769  
10,270,645      PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B2,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.570%, 3/11/2022(b)
    8,368,008  
21,635,775      Staples, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.787%, 9/12/2024(b)
    21,487,137  
7,472,966      The Talbots, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.148%, 3/19/2020(b)
    7,342,189  
8,040,607      The Talbots, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 8.500%, 10.148%, 3/19/2021(b)(h)(l)
    7,799,389  
      

 

 

 
         177,152,433  
      

 

 

 
     Technology – 7.9%  
18,237,993      Almonde, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 5.484%, 6/13/2024(b)
    18,224,680  
11,080,000      Almonde, Inc., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 9.234%, 6/13/2025(b)
    10,990,695  
3,750,000      Aptean, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 11.200%, 12/14/2023(b)
    3,765,637  
15,583,243      Aptean, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.950%, 12/20/2022(b)
    15,654,614  
10,529,623      Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.088%, 4/14/2021(b)
    10,552,683  
11,806,000      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.772%, 10/31/2025(b)
    11,924,060  
4,963,657      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B1,
10/31/2024(e)
    5,016,421  
4,202,934      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B1,
3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.522%, 10/31/2024(b)
    4,247,611  
10,638,243      Genesys Telecom Holdings, U.S., Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B,
12/01/2023(e)
    10,673,668  
10,638,243      Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, USD 2017 Term Loan B2,
3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.443%, 12/01/2023(b)
    10,673,668  
14,143,669      Hyland Software, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.648%, 7/07/2025(b)
    14,408,863  
2,835,000      Informatica Corp., 2018 USD Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 8/05/2022(b)
    2,849,175  
11,689,347      IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 8.750%, 10.445%, 4/01/2022(b)
    11,210,084  
13,036,731      IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.695%, 4/01/2021(b)
    13,043,249  
12,292,000      McAfee LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 8.500%, 10.148%, 9/29/2025(b)
    12,322,730  
7,848,578      Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
LIBOR + 6.500%, 8.272%, 7/29/2019(a)
    7,858,389  


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 

    

Technology – continued

 
$              6,413,198      Presidio, Inc., 2017 Refinanced Term Loan B,
LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.445%, 2/02/2024(a)
  $ 6,427,884  
13,404,000      Quest Software U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 7.272%, 10/31/2022(b)
    13,616,990  
11,645,736      Riverbed Technology, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.900%, 4/24/2022(b)
    11,466,159  
6,094,529      Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.943%, 10/14/2023(b)
    6,155,474  
5,657,835      Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 11.193%, 10/14/2024(b)
    5,710,905  
11,970,000      SciQuest, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 12/28/2024(b)
    11,940,075  
19,375,355      Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.898%, 10/30/2022(b)
    19,512,533  
5,874,591      SurveyMonkey, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.200%, 4/13/2024(b)
    5,874,591  
16,041,365      Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B,
3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 6.193%, 1/27/2023(b)
    15,947,844  
      

 

 

 
         260,068,682  
      

 

 

 
     Transportation Services – 2.2%  
12,714,918      AI Mistral Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 3/09/2024(b)
    12,635,449  
8,872,415      American Traffic Solutions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
Prime + 3.500%, 8.000%, 5/24/2024(b)
    8,916,777  
13,351,733      American Traffic Solutions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan,
2/23/2025(e)
    13,418,492  
4,073,000      Direct ChassisLink, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.670%, 6/15/2023(b)
    4,134,095  
3,000,000      Transplace Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
10/07/2024(e)
    3,028,140  
8,626,000      Transplace Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.829%, 10/07/2024(b)
    8,706,912  
20,781,745      Uber Technologies, Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.648%, 7/13/2023(b)
    20,896,045  
      

 

 

 
         71,735,910  
      

 

 

 
     Utility Other – 0.6%  
4,733,861      PowerTeam Services LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.943%, 5/06/2020(b)
    4,733,861  
14,752,405      PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.943%, 11/06/2020(b)
    14,764,650  
      

 

 

 
         19,498,511  
      

 

 

 
     Wireless – 1.4%  
28,717,391      Asurion LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.648%, 8/04/2025(b)
    29,413,787  
7,489,422      GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Add on Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.938%, 1/09/2024(b)
    7,529,191  
9,641,666      LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan,
1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.575%, 5/01/2023(b)
    9,619,972  
      

 

 

 
         46,562,950  
      

 

 

 


Principal

Amount  

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

 
     Wirelines – 1.0%  
$            11,527,000      Avaya, Inc., Exit Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.338%, 12/15/2024(b)
  $ 11,584,635  
6,596,301      Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.648%, 10/24/2022(b)
    6,335,220  
13,489,516      Coral-U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, Term Loan B4,
3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.889%, 1/30/2026(b)
    13,463,346  
      

 

 

 
         31,383,201  
      

 

 

 
    

Total Senior Loans
(Identified Cost $2,889,753,911)

    2,887,873,718  
      

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes – 7.2%

 
     Chemicals – 0.1%  
4,842,000      Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.,
6.750%, 10/15/2019, 144A
    4,914,630  
      

 

 

 
     Environmental – 0.6%  
13,580,000      GFL Environmental, Inc.,
5.375%, 3/01/2023, 144A
    13,596,975  
4,860,000      GFL Environmental, Inc.,
5.625%, 5/01/2022, 144A
    4,957,200  
      

 

 

 
         18,554,175  
      

 

 

 
     Finance Companies – 0.4%  
14,035,000      iStar, Inc.,
6.000%, 4/01/2022
    14,105,175  
      

 

 

 
     Healthcare – 0.4%  
4,225,000      Select Medical Corp.,
6.375%, 6/01/2021
    4,309,078  
8,205,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
8.125%, 4/01/2022
    8,656,275  
      

 

 

 
         12,965,353  
      

 

 

 
     Independent Energy – 1.3%  
10,540,000      Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,
10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A
    11,225,100  
10,675,000      Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.,
8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A
    8,768,765  
4,965,000      MEG Energy Corp.,
6.375%, 1/30/2023, 144A
    4,257,488  
4,500,000      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/15/2022
    4,609,687  
13,270,000      SM Energy Co.,
6.500%, 1/01/2023
    13,270,000  
      

 

 

 
         42,131,040  
      

 

 

 
     Media Entertainment – 0.3%  
10,235,000      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B,
7.625%, 3/15/2020
    10,222,206  
      

 

 

 
     Metals & Mining – 0.5%  
6,410,000      Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc.,
7.125%, 11/01/2022, 144A
    6,617,684  


Principal

Amount  

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   Metals & Mining – continued   
$              9,375,000    Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC,
7.250%, 5/01/2022, 144A
   $ 9,503,906  
     

 

 

 
        16,121,590  
     

 

 

 
   Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.3%   
9,717,715    Motel 6 Trust, Series 2017-M6MZ, Class M,
1-month LIBOR + 6.927%, 8.514%, 8/15/2019, 144A(b)
     9,777,869  
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services – 0.2%   
5,625,000    Petroleum Geo-Services ASA,
7.375%, 12/15/2020, 144A
     5,540,625  
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.0%   
14,090,000    Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC,
8.625%, 7/15/2023, 144A
     14,424,638  
19,282,000    HUB International Ltd.,
7.875%, 10/01/2021, 144A
     19,884,562  
     

 

 

 
        34,309,200  
     

 

 

 
   Technology – 0.4%   
12,678,000    Blackboard, Inc.,
9.750%, 10/15/2021, 144A
     11,473,590  
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services – 0.4%   
14,085,000    Hertz Corp. (The),
7.625%, 6/01/2022, 144A
     14,472,338  
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 1.3%   
17,475,000    Frontier Communications Corp.,
8.125%, 10/01/2018
     17,775,570  
16,445,000    Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp.,
7.750%, 10/15/2020
     14,142,700  
15,698,000    Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp.,
8.750%, 12/15/2024, 144A
     10,114,849  
     

 

 

 
        42,033,119  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $239,459,677)

     236,620,910  
     

 

 

 

Shares

           

Common Stocks – 0.2%

  
   Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%   
61,854    Ameriforge Group, Inc.(f)(h)(i)(j)(m)      2,783,430  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates – 0.0%   
20,609    TwentyEighty, Inc., Class A(f)(h)(i)(j)(m)      —    
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%   
456,710    Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.(f)(i)(j)(m)      3,710,769  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 0.0%   
1,790,825    Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd.(f)(h)(i)(j)(m)      —    
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $10,440,606)

     6,494,199  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount  

           

Short-Term Investments – 9.6%

 

$            315,283,814   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2018 at 0.700% to be repurchased at $315,289,945 on 3/01/2018 collateralized by $322,765,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500% due 5/15/2024 valued at $319,750,052; $1,875,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 8/31/2021 valued at $1,841,308 including accrued interest(n)
(Identified Cost $315,283,814)

   $ 315,283,814  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 105.2%
(Identified Cost $3,454,938,008)

     3,446,272,641  
   Other assets less liabilities – (5.2)%      (170,492,676
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 3,275,779,965  
     

 

 

 


(†) 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.

 

Securities

classified as

fair valued

  

Percentage of Net Assets

  

Securities fair valued by the
Fund’s adviser

  

Percentage of Net Assets

$37,668,746

   1.1%    $9,009,442    0.3%

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 shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at February 28, 2018. 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.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of February 28, 2018 is disclosed.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at February 28, 2018.
(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) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at February 28, 2018 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(f) Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(g) 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 February 28, 2018, the issuer has not made any interest payments.
(h) Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
(i) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At February 28, 2018, the value of these securities amounted to $9,009,442 or 0.3% of net assets.


(j) Securities subject to restriction on resale. At February 28, 2018, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:

 

     Acquisition Date    Cost      Value      % of Net Assets  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

   August 22, 2017    $ 2,262,602      $ 2,783,430        0.1

Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.

   May 13, 2016      8,178,004        3,710,769        0.1

Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd.

   November 3, 2017      —          —          —    

Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., PIK Term Loan B

   November 3, 2017      2,384,581        2,515,243        0.1

TwentyEighty, Inc. Class A

   February 7, 2017      —          —          —    

TwentyEighty, Inc. PIK Term Loan B

   February 7, 2017      4,855,279        2,271,386        0.1

TwentyEighty, Inc. PIK Term Loan C

   February 7, 2017      3,427,257        1,628,936        Less than 0.1

 

(k) 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 February 28, 2018 interest payments were made in cash and principal.
(l) Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At February 28, 2018, the value of these securities amounted to $37,668,746 or 1.1% of net assets.
(m) Non-income producing security.
(n) 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 February 28, 2018, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement 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 February 28, 2018, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $149,530,219 or 4.6% of net assets.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK Payment-in-Kind


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 February 28, 2018, at value:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Senior Loans

          

Construction Machinery

   $ —        $ 9,135,866      $ 2,515,243 (a)    $ 11,651,109  

Consumer Cyclical Services

     —          270,502,744        3,900,322 (b)      274,403,066  

All Other Senior Loans*

     —          2,601,819,543        —         2,601,819,543  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Loans

     —          2,881,458,153        6,415,565       2,887,873,718  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes*

     —          236,620,910        —         236,620,910  

Common Stocks

          

Energy Equipment & Services

     —          —          2,783,430 (a)      2,783,430  

Industrial Conglomerates

     —          —          —   (a)      —    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     —          —          3,710,769 (a)      3,710,769  

Specialty Retail

     —          —          —   (c)      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     —          —          6,494,199       6,494,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

     —          315,283,814        —         315,283,814  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ —        $ 3,433,362,877        $12,909,764     $ 3,446,272,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
(a) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker-dealer bid prices for which the inputs are unobservable to the Fund.
(b) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices.
(c) Fair valued at zero using level 3 inputs by the Fund’s adviser.

For the period ended February 28, 2018, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


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, 2017 and/or February 28, 2018:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
November 30,
2017
    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
February 28,
2018
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) from
Investments Still Held
at February 28, 2018
 

Senior Loans

                   

Construction Machinery

  $ 2,384,581     $ 34,084     $ —       $ 96,578     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 2,515,243     $ 96,578  

Consumer Cyclical Services

    3,825,581       —         —         (24,914     99,655       —         —         —         3,900,322       (24,914

Common Stocks

                   

Energy Equipment & Services

    2,474,160       —         —         309,270       —         —         —         —         2,783,430       309,270  

Industrial Conglomerates

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

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    4,110,390       —         —         (399,621     —         —         —         —         3,710,769       (399,621

Specialty Retail

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,794,712     $ 34,084     $ —       $ (18,687   $ 99,655     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 12,909,764     $ (18,687
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Fair Valued at zero.

Information Classification: Limited Access


Industry Summary at February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Consumer Cyclical Services

     8.4

Technology

     8.3  

Industrial Other

     6.3  

Healthcare

     6.0  

Consumer Products

     6.0  

Retailers

     5.4  

Automotive

     5.1  

Media Entertainment

     4.4  

Property & Casualty Insurance

     3.8  

Building Materials

     3.7  

Internet & Data

     3.1  

Financial Other

     2.9  

Independent Energy

     2.9  

Transportation Services

     2.6  

Food & Beverage

     2.6  

Wirelines

     2.3  

Leisure

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     19.8  

Short-Term Investments

     9.6  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     105.2  

Other assets less liabilities

     (5.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 94.2% of Net Assets

  
   Aerospace & Defense – 5.0%   
40,100    General Dynamics Corp.    $ 8,920,245  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components – 4.4%   
86,325    Aptiv PLC      7,884,062  
     

 

 

 
   Banks – 3.5%   
84,025    Citigroup, Inc.      6,343,047  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology – 3.1%   
253,425    Grifols S.A., ADR      5,524,665  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 2.3%   
25,250    Moody’s Corp.      4,213,720  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 4.9%   
21,735    Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      8,728,341  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 5.0%   
43,475    Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)      9,008,020  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.8%   
136,350    AT&T, Inc.      4,949,505  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.5%   
11,025    IPG Photonics Corp.(a)      2,708,181  
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services – 3.5%   
135,900    Halliburton Co.      6,308,478  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8%   
40,100    Medtronic PLC      3,203,589  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 5.8%   
46,375    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      10,488,170  
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services – 2.3%   
22,025    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)      4,099,734  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 5.6%   
40,250    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      4,040,295  
34,275    MasterCard, Inc., Class A      6,024,174  
     

 

 

 
        10,064,469  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.5%   
21,275    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      4,437,539  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery – 3.5%   
39,475    Snap-on, Inc.      6,285,209  
     

 

 

 
   Media – 9.4%   
70,700    Time Warner, Inc.      6,572,272  


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Media – continued   
284,800    Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B    $ 10,372,416  
     

 

 

 
        16,944,688  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 6.7%   
392,375    Cameco Corp.      3,460,748  
138,425    Enterprise Products Partners LP      3,518,763  
941,325    Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)      5,073,742  
     

 

 

 
        12,053,253  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products – 2.7%   
34,900    Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      4,831,556  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.7%   
77,600    Texas Instruments, Inc.      8,407,960  
     

 

 

 
   Software – 5.5%   
104,975    Microsoft Corp.      9,843,506  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 4.9%   
48,525    Home Depot, Inc. (The)      8,844,652  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.8%   
28,775    Apple, Inc.      5,125,403  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $138,969,368)

     169,217,992  
     

 

 

 

Closed-End Investment Companies – 3.8%

  
35,975    Altaba, Inc.(a)      2,692,729  
259,550    Ares Capital Corp.      4,098,294  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $6,382,568)

     6,791,023  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Purchased Options – 1.0%
(Identified Cost $2,940,612) (see detail below)

     1,860,000  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount  

           

Short-Term Investments – 1.9%

  
$              3,426,406   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2018 at 0.700% to be repurchased at $3,426,472 on 3/01/2018 collateralized by $3,635,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $3,496,125 including accrued interest(b) (Identified Cost $3,426,406)

     3,426,406  
     

 

 

 


 

Total Investments – 100.9%
(Identified Cost $151,718,954)

  $  181,295,421
  Other assets less liabilities – (0.9)%     (1,686,731
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 179,608,690  
   

 

 

 

 

Purchased Options – 1.0%

 

Description

  

Expiration

Date

   Exercise
Price
     Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Cost     Value (†)  
  

Index Options – 1.0%

           

S&P 500® Index, Put(a)(c)

   09/21/2018      2,475        300     $ 81,414,900     $ 2,940,612     $ 1,860,000  
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Written Options – (0.8%)

 

Description

  

Expiration

Date

   Exercise
Price
     Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
  

Index Options – (0.8%)

           

S&P 500® Index, Put(c)

   09/21/2018      2,375        (300   $ (81,414,900   $ (2,249,388   $ (1,423,500
            

 

 

   

 

 

 


(†) 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.

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

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

 

(a) 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 February 28, 2018, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
(c) 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.


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


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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2018, at value:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 169,217,992      $ —        $ —        $ 169,217,992  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     6,791,023        —          —          6,791,023  

Purchased Options*

     —          1,860,000        —          1,860,000  

Short-Term Investments

     —          3,426,406        —          3,426,406  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 176,009,015      $ 5,286,406      $ —        $ 181,295,421  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

           

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ —        $ (1,423,500    $ —        $ (1,423,500
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended February 28, 2018, 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 and written put options to hedge against a decline in values. The Fund may also use written call options to collect incremental income on an equity position it holds. During the period ended February 28, 2018, the Fund engaged in purchased and written put options for hedging purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of February 28, 2018:

 

Assets

   Investments
at value
 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ 1,860,000  

Liabilities

   Options written
at value
 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (1,423,500

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


Industry Summary at February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Media

     9.4

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

     5.8  

IT Services

     5.6  

Software

     5.5  

Diversified Financial Services

     5.0  

Aerospace & Defense

     5.0  

Specialty Retail

     4.9  

Chemicals

     4.9  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.7  

Auto Components

     4.4  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     3.8  

Banks

     3.5  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.5  

Machinery

     3.5  

Biotechnology

     3.1  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.8  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.8  

Personal Products

     2.7  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.5  

Capital Markets

     2.3  

Internet Software & Services

     2.3  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     4.3  

Short-Term Investments

     1.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.9  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.9
  

 

 

 

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:   April 25, 2018

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:   April 25, 2018
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   April 25, 2018