N-CSRS 1 d905320dncsrs.htm MAINSTAY FUNDS MAINSTAY FUNDS

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-04550

THE MAINSTAY FUNDS

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

J. Kevin Gao, Esq.

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 576-7000

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2020

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.


 

 

 

 

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund

(Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund)

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1,2 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge         Inception
Date
    Six
Months
   

One

Year

    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Gross
Expense
Ratio4
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge    With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
6/1/1998
 
   

–18.75

–14.92


 

   

–16.08

–12.13


 

   

0.76

1.69


 

   

2.78

3.25


 

   

1.27

1.27


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge    With sales charges Excluding sales charges     2/28/2008      
–18.91
–15.09
 
 
   
–16.40
–12.46
 
 
   
0.54
1.47
 
 
   
2.59
3.06
 
 
   
1.57
1.57
 
 
Class B Shares3  

Maximum 5% CDSC

if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase

   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     6/1/1998      
–19.53
–15.38
 
 
   
–17.19
–13.00
 
 
   
0.39
0.73
 
 
   
2.30
2.30
 
 
   
2.32
2.32
 
 
Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase

   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     9/1/1998      
–16.19
–15.37
 
 
   

–13.91

–13.08

 

 

   
0.70
0.70
 
 
   
2.30
2.30
 
 
   
2.32
2.32
 
 
Class I Shares   No Sales Charge          8/31/2007       –14.85       –11.92       1.96       3.52       1.02  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers

  and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

The Fund replaced MacKay and modified its investment objective and principal investment strategies as of June 21, 2019. The performance in the bar chart and table prior to those dates reflects MacKay’s, investment objective and principal investment strategies.

3.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

4.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
     One
Year
     Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index5

     –10.08%      –4.97%        2.94        5.08

Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond Category Average6

     –10.35      –6.43        1.58          3.63  

 

 

 

 

 

5.

The JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index is a market-capitalization weighted, total return index tracking the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady Bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

6.

The Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond Category Average is representative of funds that invest more than 65% of their assets in foreign bonds from developing countries. The largest portion of the emerging-markets bond market comes from Latin America, followed by Eastern Europe. Africa, the Middle East, and Asia make up the rest. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 850.80      $ 5.38      $ 1,019.05      $ 5.87      1.17%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 849.10      $ 6.85      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.47      1.49%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 846.20      $ 10.28      $ 1,013.72      $ 11.22      2.24%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 846.30      $ 10.28      $ 1,013.72      $ 11.22      2.24%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 851.50      $ 3.91      $ 1,020.64      $ 4.27      0.85%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Country Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

United States      7.6
Mexico      6.4  
Brazil      5.8  
Indonesia      5.3  
Kazakhstan      4.9  
Peru      3.7  
Chile      3.5  
Colombia      3.5  
Egypt      3.3  
Qatar      3.1  
Croatia      2.7  
Dominican Republic      2.7  
South Africa      2.5  
Turkey      2.5  
United Arab Emirates      2.5  
Azerbaijan      2.0  
Argentina      1.9  
Nigeria      1.8  
Ecuador      1.7  
Bahamas      1.6  
El Salvador      1.5  
Jamaica      1.5  
Iraq      1.4  
China      1.3  
Panama      1.3  
Paraguay      1.3  
Uruguay      1.3  
Belarus      1.2
Sri Lanka      1.2  
Costa Rica      1.1  
India      1.1  
Ukraine      1.1  
Angola      1.0  
Bermuda      1.0  
Romania      1.0  
Bahrain      0.9  
Ghana      0.9  
Guatemala      0.9  
Kenya      0.9  
Namibia      0.9  
Pakistan      0.9  
Saudi Arabia      0.9  
Tajikistan      0.9  
Senegal      0.7  
Cameroon      0.6  
Cayman Islands      0.6  
Venezuela      0.6  
Armenia      0.4  
Ivory Coast      0.4  
Philippines      0.4  
Gabon      0.2  
Lebanon      0.1  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      1.5  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 5.375%–6.375%, due 4/24/30–10/24/48

 

2.

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%–7.69%, due 3/13/27–1/28/60

 

3.

Pertamina Persero PT, 3.10%–5.625%, due 1/21/30–2/25/60

 

4.

Colombia Government International Bond, 3.00%–6.125%, due 3/15/29–5/15/49

 

5.

Egypt Government International Bond, 6.875%–8.70%, due 4/30/40–3/1/49

  6.

Qatar Government International Bond, 3.40%–5.103%, due 4/16/25–3/14/49

 

  7.

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.70%–4.25%, due 1/15/31–1/30/50

 

  8.

Dominican Republic International Bond, 4.50%–5.95%, due 1/25/27–1/30/60

 

  9.

Croatia Government International Bond, 6.00%, due 1/26/24

 

10.

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 2.50%–3.125%, due 4/16/25–9/30/49

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Diliana Deltcheva, CFA, Magda Branet, CFA, and Christopher Mey, CFA, of Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund perform relative to its benchmark and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund returned –14.85%, underperforming the –10.08% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index. Over the same period, Class I shares underperformed the –10.35% return of the Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

After performing relatively well during the first three months of the reporting period, the Fund significantly underperformed the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index in February and March 2020. During those two months, hard-currency-denominated emerging market sovereign debt (measured by the benchmark) delivered its worst quarter since the financial crisis of 2008. Most of the downturn occurred in March as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, and Saudi Arabia and Russia launched an oil price war. The holdings that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s relative performance during this time included overweight positions in credits from oil-producing countries Angola and Ecuador, which faced concerns over debt sustainability and liquidity as oil prices collapsed. While the Fund’s relative performance improved again in April as the hard-currency-denominated emerging market sovereign debt asset class rebounded on announcements of unprecedented financial support for emerging economies, relative returns for the reporting period as a whole continued to lag the benchmark.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

As mentioned above, the Fund was impacted by the material market correction triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil price shock in March 2020. During that month, the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index experienced its worst drawdown since October 2008. Asset class liquidity deteriorated sharply, with bid/offer spreads2 widening to an average 140 basis points from their long-term average of 80 basis points. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) However, in April the market for emerging market hard-currency-denominated bonds rebounded somewhat, bid/offer spreads narrowed and liquidity improved as the U.S. Federal

Reserve and the European Central Bank took action to stabilize markets for U.S. and European government and credit securities.

During the reporting period, how was the Fund’s performance materially affected by investments in derivatives?

The Fund added to a defensive ten-year U.S. Treasury futures position in March 2020, which added approximately 60 basis points to the relative performance of the Fund when compared to the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index by the end of the reporting period.

What was the Fund’s duration3 strategy during the reporting period?

The Fund’s absolute duration position stood between 7.9 years and 8.7 years during the reporting period. The Fund’s relative duration compared with the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index was between 0.7 years and 1.22 during the same period.

In November 2019, February 2020 and April 2020, the Fund’s relative duration position declined after taking profits on outperforming emerging market bonds. In December 2019 and January 2020, the relative duration position increased as the Fund added exposure via attractively priced new emerging market issues. In March 2020, the Fund’s relative duration position increased as we added to the Fund’s futures positions in traditional ‘safe haven’ ten-year U.S. Treasury bonds on expectation that they would protect performance during market corrections. The Fund’s overweight duration position enhanced relative performance in the months of December, January, February and April, and detracted in the months of November and March.

How was the Fund affected by shifting currency values during the reporting period?

The Fund was not materially affected by the emerging market currency devaluation trend that prevailed during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, which countries and/or sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which countries and/or sectors were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, underweight exposures to credits from Oman (which was not held in Fund during the reporting

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

2.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time, or the difference between the bid and offer price of a security.

3.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

 

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period) and Lebanon provided the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s performance relative to the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) In Lebanon, bond prices collapsed by more than 70% as social unrest and rising funding stress led the government to default on sovereign debt in early March 2020. Credits from Oman were among the worst performing Middle Eastern credits as the country had only a limited foreign exchange reserve cushion against its expected combined fiscal and current account deficits in the face of low oil prices.

The most significant detractors from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark during the same period included overweight exposures to credits from Ecuador and from the state oil company of Mexico, Pemex. Both credits declined materially in March as oil prices fell sharply on lower energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. In light of decreasing oil revenues, Ecuador’s ability to service its U.S. dollar-denominated debt came under question, as did the commitment of the Mexican government to continue extending financial support to Pemex.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

The Fund’s largest purchases during the reporting period were related to scaling up the Fund’s exposure to Middle Eastern oil exporters from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates through primary market bond placements of credits. During the same period, the Fund’s largest sales involved trimming overweight exposure to credits from Bahrain and Ukraine after they materially outperformed the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index in late 2019 and early 2020.

How did the Fund’s country and/or sector weightings change during the reporting period?

As mentioned above, the Fund added exposure to credits from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in April 2020 due to our view that new deals were attractively priced. We believed these purchases positioned the Fund to benefit from elevated risk premiums, and reflected our expectation of oil price stabilization later in 2020. Conversely, the Fund took profits in credits from Bahrain in November 2019 and Ukraine in February and March 2020. In our opinion, both credits had rallied beyond levels justified by macroeconomic policies and fundamentals.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held its largest overweight exposures relative to the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index in credits from Indonesia, Egypt and Kazakhstan. In our opinion, the Indonesian credits were attractively valued, investment-grade securities. We also believed the Egyptian credits stood to benefit from attractive valuations and International Monetary Fund support for the country, providing viable funding plans for 2020. The Fund’s investments in Kazakhstan reflected our view that, as an energy exporter, the country offered attractive valuations in comparison to those from Russia and adequate foreign exchange reserves to withstand the 2020 oil price shock.

As of the same date, the Fund held its most significantly underweight positions relative to the benchmark in credits from Russia and Saudi Arabia, which we believed faced the threat of rising political risks and macroeconomic models that call for unsustainable oil production. The Fund also held underweight exposure to credits from the Philippines, where we found less attractive valuations compared to other investment-grade Asian options.

 

 

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bonds 90.9%†

Corporate Bonds 33.7%

 

 

Armenia 0.4%

 

Republic of Armenia International Bond
Series Reg S
3.95%, due 9/26/29

   $    500,000      $        463,214  
     

 

 

 

Azerbaijan 2.0%

 

State Oil Co. of The Azerbaijan Republic
Series Reg S
6.95%, due 3/18/30

     2,000,000        2,094,560  
     

 

 

 

Brazil 5.8%

 

Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V.

     

Series Reg S
4.50%, due 1/10/28

     500,000        425,000  

Series Reg S
4.50%, due 1/31/30

     900,000        729,000  

Series Reg S
5.875%, due 1/31/50

     900,000        690,750  

Fibria Overseas Finance, Ltd.
5.25%, due 5/12/24

     750,000        754,627  

Petrobras Global Finance B.V.

     

7.25%, due 3/17/44

     500,000        500,250  

7.375%, due 1/17/27

     1,000,000        1,054,500  

Rede D’or Finance S.A.R.L.
Series Reg S
4.50%, due 1/22/30

     1,000,000        846,300  

Rumo Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
Series Reg S
5.875%, due 1/18/25

     1,000,000        989,900  
     

 

 

 
        5,990,327  
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands 0.6%

 

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate, Ltd.
Series Reg S
(zero coupon), due 6/5/34

     1,000,000        638,000  
     

 

 

 

Chile 3.5%

 

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

     

Series Reg S
3.70%, due 1/30/50

     1,500,000        1,356,233  

Series Reg S
3.75%, due 1/15/31

     200,000        202,646  

Series Reg S
4.25%, due 7/17/42

     1,500,000        1,452,275  

Latam Finance, Ltd.
Series Reg S
7.00%, due 3/1/26

     1,000,000        415,000  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Chile (continued)

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.
Series Reg S
4.25%, due 1/22/50

   $    250,000      $        223,750  
     

 

 

 
        3,649,904  
     

 

 

 

China 0.8%

 

Baidu, Inc.
4.375%, due 3/29/28

     750,000        822,115  
     

 

 

 

Guatemala 0.9%

 

Central American Bottling Corp.
Series Reg S
5.75%, due 1/31/27

     1,000,000        980,000  
     

 

 

 

India 0.2%

 

Vedanta Resources, Ltd.
6.125%, due 8/9/24 (a)

     500,000        182,504  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia 4.2%

 

Indonesia Government International Bond
3.85%, due 10/15/30

     550,000        569,971  

Pertamina Persero PT

     

Series Reg S
3.10%, due 1/21/30

     500,000        456,364  

Series Reg S
3.10%, due 8/25/30

     500,000        461,242  

Series Reg S
4.15%, due 2/25/60

     400,000        328,107  

Series Reg S
4.175%, due 1/21/50

     600,000        499,709  

5.625%, due 5/20/43 (a)

     2,000,000        2,039,269  
     

 

 

 
        4,354,662  
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan 4.9%

 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC

     

5.375%, due 4/24/30 (a)

     2,000,000        1,980,468  

Series Reg S
5.75%, due 4/19/47

     1,500,000        1,497,750  

6.375%, due 10/24/48 (a)

     1,000,000        1,035,156  

Series Reg S
6.375%, due 10/24/48

     600,000        621,094  
     

 

 

 
        5,134,468  
     

 

 

 

Mexico 6.4%

 

Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
4.625%, due 1/30/26

     1,250,000        1,299,850  

Minera Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Series Reg S
4.50%, due 1/26/50

     400,000        344,200  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Mexico (continued)

 

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

Series Reg S
5.95%, due 1/28/31

   $ 500,000      $ 362,150  

6.50%, due 3/13/27

     2,000,000        1,630,000  

6.75%, due 9/21/47

     1,385,000        952,187  

Series Reg S
6.84%, due 1/23/30 (b)

     800,000        630,000  

Series Reg S
6.95%, due 1/28/60

     1,000,000        700,010  

Series Reg S
7.69%, due 1/23/50

     1,000,000        735,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,653,397  
     

 

 

 

Peru 3.7%

 

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo S.A.
Series Reg S
4.75%, due 7/15/25

     2,000,000        2,077,520  

Peruvian Government International Bond

     

2.392%, due 1/23/26

     200,000        204,000  

2.783%, due 1/23/31

     1,000,000        1,031,000  

Southern Copper Corp.
5.875%, due 4/23/45

     500,000        561,213  
     

 

 

 
        3,873,733  
     

 

 

 

Venezuela 0.3%

 

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (c)(d)(e)

     

Series Reg S
(zero coupon), due 5/16/24

     2,500,000        93,750  

Series Reg S
(zero coupon), due 11/15/26

     2,500,000        93,750  

Series Reg S
(zero coupon), due 4/12/27

     3,000,000        112,500  
     

 

 

 
        300,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $41,449,172)

        35,136,884  
     

 

 

 
Foreign Government Bonds 57.2%

 

Angola 1.0%

 

Angolan Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
8.00%, due 11/26/29

     950,000        413,250  

Series Reg S
9.375%, due 5/8/48

     1,000,000        426,234  

Series Reg S
9.50%, due 11/12/25

     500,000        232,795  
     

 

 

 
        1,072,279  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Argentina 1.9%

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     

7.125%, due 7/6/36

   $ 1,500,000      $ 360,015  

7.625%, due 4/22/46

     2,500,000        612,525  

Provincia de Buenos Aires
7.875%, due 6/15/27 (a)

     4,000,000        1,060,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,032,540  
     

 

 

 

Bahamas 1.6%

 

Bahamas Government International Bond
Series Reg S
6.00%, due 11/21/28

     2,000,000        1,620,000  
     

 

 

 

Bahrain 0.9%

 

Bahrain Government International Bond
7.50%, due 9/20/47 (a)

     1,000,000        943,900  
     

 

 

 

Belarus 1.2%

 

Republic of Belarus International Bond
7.625%, due 6/29/27 (a)

     1,250,000        1,231,875  
     

 

 

 

Bermuda 1.0%

 

Bermuda Government International Bond
Series Reg S
3.717%, due 1/25/27

     1,000,000        1,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Cameroon, United Republic Of 0.6%

 

Republic of Cameroon International Bond
9.50%, due 11/19/25 (a)

     750,000        641,250  
     

 

 

 

China 0.5%

 

China Government International Bond
Series Reg S
3.50%, due 10/19/28

     500,000        571,715  
     

 

 

 

Colombia 3.5%

 

Colombia Government International Bond

     

3.00%, due 1/30/30

     1,000,000        908,010  

4.50%, due 3/15/29

     500,000        505,005  

5.20%, due 5/15/49

     550,000        565,449  

6.125%, due 1/18/41

     1,500,000        1,672,500  
     

 

 

 
        3,650,964  
     

 

 

 

Costa Rica 1.1%

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond
Series Reg S
7.00%, due 4/4/44

     1,500,000        1,140,000  
     

 

 

 
 

 

12    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Foreign Government Bonds (continued)

 

Croatia 2.7%

 

Croatia Government International Bond
Series Reg S
6.00%, due 1/26/24

   $ 2,500,000      $ 2,782,790  
     

 

 

 

Dominican Republic 2.7%

 

Dominican Republic International Bond

     

Series Reg S
4.50%, due 1/30/30 (b)

     600,000        496,500  

Series Reg S
5.875%, due 1/30/60

     400,000        319,000  

Series Reg S
5.95%, due 1/25/27

     2,250,000        2,030,625  
     

 

 

 
        2,846,125  
     

 

 

 

Ecuador 1.7%

 

Ecuador Government International Bond (e)

     

Series Reg S
7.875%, due 3/27/25

     1,600,000        456,000  

Series Reg S
7.875%, due 1/23/28

     700,000        198,632  

Series Reg S
9.50%, due 3/27/30

     2,500,000        712,500  

Series Reg S
10.75%, due 1/31/29

     1,500,000        427,515  
     

 

 

 
        1,794,647  
     

 

 

 

Egypt 3.3%

 

Egypt Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
6.875%, due 4/30/40

     2,000,000        1,655,032  

Series Reg S
8.70%, due 3/1/49

     2,000,000        1,792,388  
     

 

 

 
        3,447,420  
     

 

 

 

El Salvador 1.5%

 

El Salvador Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
7.125%, due 1/20/50 (b)

     1,000,000        755,000  

Series Reg S
7.625%, due 2/1/41

     1,000,000        770,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,525,000  
     

 

 

 

Gabon 0.2%

 

Gabon Government International Bond
Series Reg S
6.375%, due 12/12/24

     303,902        217,253  
     

 

 

 

Ghana 0.9%

 

Ghana Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
7.875%, due 2/11/35

     550,000        413,325  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Ghana (continued)

 

Ghana Government International Bond (continued)

     

Series Reg S
8.627%, due 6/16/49

   $ 750,000      $ 562,688  
     

 

 

 
        976,013  
     

 

 

 

India 0.9%

 

Export-Import Bank of India
Series Reg S
3.375%, due 8/5/26

     1,000,000        981,682  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia 1.1%

 

Indonesia Government International Bond
5.125%, due 1/15/45 (a)

     1,000,000        1,122,148  
     

 

 

 

Iraq 1.4%

 

Iraq International Bond

     

Series Reg S
5.80%, due 1/15/28

     500,000        362,600  

Series Reg S
6.752%, due 3/9/23

     1,400,000        1,057,280  
     

 

 

 
        1,419,880  
     

 

 

 

Ivory Coast 0.4%

 

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
6.125%, due 6/15/33 (a)

     500,000        429,560  
     

 

 

 

Jamaica 1.5%

 

Jamaica Government International Bond
7.875%, due 7/28/45

     1,500,000        1,578,750  
     

 

 

 

Kenya 0.9%

 

Kenya Government International Bond
7.25%, due 2/28/28 (a)

     1,000,000        897,280  
     

 

 

 

Lebanon 0.1%

 

Lebanon Government International Bond
Series Reg S
6.85%, due 3/23/27 (d)(e)

     500,000        78,750  
     

 

 

 

Namibia 0.9%

 

Namibia International Bonds
Series Reg S
5.25%, due 10/29/25

     1,000,000        904,080  
     

 

 

 

Nigeria 1.8%

 

Nigeria Government International Bond

     

6.50%, due 11/28/27 (a)

     1,000,000        755,000  

Series Reg S
7.875%, due 2/16/32

     1,500,000        1,132,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,887,500  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Foreign Government Bonds (continued)

 

Pakistan 0.9%

 

Pakistan Government International Bond
8.25%, due 9/30/25 (a)

   $ 1,000,000      $ 920,200  
     

 

 

 

Panama 1.3%

 

Panama Government International Bond

     

3.87%, due 7/23/60

     1,000,000        1,037,500  

4.50%, due 4/1/56

     300,000        336,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,374,250  
     

 

 

 

Paraguay 1.3%

 

Paraguay Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
4.95%, due 4/28/31

     300,000        309,000  

6.10%, due 8/11/44 (a)

     1,000,000        1,060,010  
     

 

 

 
        1,369,010  
     

 

 

 

Philippines 0.4%

 

Philippine Government International Bond

     

2.457%, due 5/5/30

     200,000        203,950  

2.95%, due 5/5/45

     200,000        204,890  
     

 

 

 
        408,840  
     

 

 

 

Qatar 3.1%

 

Qatar Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
3.40%, due 4/16/25 (b)

     350,000        372,341  

Series Reg S
3.75%, due 4/16/30

     400,000        436,704  

Series Reg S
4.817%, due 3/14/49

     1,000,000        1,202,784  

Series Reg S
5.103%, due 4/23/48

     1,000,000        1,245,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,256,829  
     

 

 

 

Romania 1.0%

 

Romanian Government International Bond
Series Reg S
5.125%, due 6/15/48

     1,000,000        1,061,880  
     

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia 0.9%

 

Saudi Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
2.90%, due 10/22/25

     400,000        405,000  

Series Reg S
3.25%, due 10/22/30

     500,000        504,800  
     

 

 

 
        909,800  
     

 

 

 

Senegal 0.7%

 

Senegal Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
6.25%, due 7/30/24

     500,000        463,250  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Senegal (continued)

 

Senegal Government International Bond (continued)

     

Series Reg S
6.25%, due 5/23/33

   $ 250,000      $ 218,925  
     

 

 

 
        682,175  
     

 

 

 

South Africa 2.5%

 

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

     

4.875%, due 4/14/26

     1,000,000        929,770  

5.75%, due 9/30/49

     1,000,000        780,080  

6.25%, due 3/8/41

     1,000,000        875,912  
     

 

 

 
        2,585,762  
     

 

 

 

Sri Lanka 1.2%

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
6.75%, due 4/18/28

     800,000        451,998  

Series Reg S
7.55%, due 3/28/30

     890,000        507,221  

Series Reg S
7.85%, due 3/14/29

     500,000        282,505  
     

 

 

 
        1,241,724  
     

 

 

 

Tajikistan 0.9%

 

Republic of Tajikistan International Bond
Series Reg S
7.125%, due 9/14/27

     1,500,000        952,500  
     

 

 

 

Turkey 2.5%

 

Turkey Government International Bond

     

5.25%, due 3/13/30

     1,000,000        830,000  

5.75%, due 5/11/47

     500,000        379,868  

6.875%, due 3/17/36

     1,500,000        1,353,750  
     

 

 

 
        2,563,618  
     

 

 

 

Ukraine 1.1%

 

Ukraine Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
(zero coupon), due 5/31/40 (f)

     1,000,000        738,034  

Series Reg S
7.375%, due 9/25/32

     500,000        442,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,180,534  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates 2.5%

 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond

     

Series Reg S
2.50%, due 4/16/25 (b)

     300,000        308,360  

Series Reg S
2.50%, due 9/30/29

     1,000,000        1,016,360  

Series Reg S
3.125%, due 4/16/30

     350,000        371,945  

Series Reg S
3.125%, due 9/30/49

     1,000,000        958,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,654,665  
     

 

 

 
 

 

14    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Foreign Government Bonds (continued)

 

Uruguay 1.3%

 

Uruguay Government International Bond
7.625%, due 3/21/36

   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,386,260  
    

 

 

 

Venezuela 0.3%

 

Bollivarian Republic of Venezuela
Series Reg S
9.25%, due 5/7/28 (c)(d)(e)

     4,095,000       327,600  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(Cost $80,390,750)

       59,669,048  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds
(Cost $121,839,922)

       94,805,932  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments 7.6%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 6.0%

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (g)

     6,197,501       6,197,501  
    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company 1.6%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.19% (g)(h)

     1,698,245       1,698,245  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $7,895,746)

       7,895,746  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $129,735,668)

     98.5     102,701,678  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

         1.5       1,544,079  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 104,245,757  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

(a)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $1,663,998. The Fund received cash collateral with a value of $1,698,245 (See Note 2(K)).

 

(c)

Illiquid security—As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of these securities deemed illiquid under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees was $627,600, which represented 0.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(d)

Issue in default.

 

(e)

Issue in non-accrual status.

 

(f)

Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(g)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(h)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

 

Futures Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Portfolio held the following futures contracts1:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value at
Trade Date
     Current
Notional
Amount
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)2

 

Long Contracts

              
10-Year United States Treasury Note      25        June 2020      $ 3,435,064      $ 3,476,563      $ 41,499  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1.

As of April 30, 2020, cash in the amount of $55,000 was on deposit with a broker or futures commission merchant for futures transactions.

 

2.

Represents the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value as of April 30, 2020.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Long-Term Bonds            

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 35,136,884      $         —      $ 35,136,884  

Foreign Government Bonds

            59,669,048               59,669,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds             94,805,932               94,805,932  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments            

Affiliated Investment Company

     6,197,501                      6,197,501  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,698,245                      1,698,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments      7,895,746                      7,895,746  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      7,895,746        94,805,932               102,701,678  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments            

Futures Contracts (b)

     41,499                      41,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities and Other Financial Instruments    $ 7,937,245      $ 94,805,932      $      $ 102,743,177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The value listed for these securities reflects unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

16    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost $123,538,167) including securities on loan of $1,663,998

   $ 96,504,177  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $6,197,501)

     6,197,501  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (identified cost $1,158,275)

     1,137,318  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for futures contracts

     55,000  

Receivables:

  

Dividends and interest

     1,636,105  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     1,405,627  

Investment securities sold

     477,844  

Fund shares sold

     36,408  

Securities lending

     648  

Other assets

     62,082  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     107,512,710  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Due to custodian

     199,809  

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     1,698,245  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     877,667  

Fund shares redeemed

     294,984  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     44,206  

Manager (See Note 3)

     38,670  

Professional fees

     31,839  

Shareholder communication

     27,753  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     25,782  

Trustees

     235  

Accrued expenses

     1,529  

Dividend payable

     26,234  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,266,953  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 104,245,757  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 120,148  

Additional paid-in capital

     140,327,933  
  

 

 

 
     140,448,081  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (36,202,324
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 104,245,757  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 74,614,908  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     8,596,036  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.68  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.41  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.09  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 12,762,808  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,455,232  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.77  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.41  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.18  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 1,855,202  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     218,070  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.51  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 7,849,323  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     921,273  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.52  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 7,163,516  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     824,217  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.69  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Interest (a)

   $ 3,980,302  

Dividends-affiliated

     18,160  

Securities lending

     3,344  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     4,001,806  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     455,786  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     109,881  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     18,670  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     11,805  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     49,578  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     136,827  

Registration

     46,967  

Professional fees

     38,988  

Custodian

     24,180  

Shareholder communication

     19,692  

Trustees

     1,674  

Miscellaneous

     6,692  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     920,740  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (94,690
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     826,050  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,175,756  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Unaffiliated investment transactions

     28,070  

Futures transactions

     (80,872

Foreign currency transactions

     (47,580
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (100,382
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Unaffiliated investments

     (23,880,219

Futures contracts

     41,499  

Translation of other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (62,068
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     (23,900,788
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (24,001,170
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (20,825,414
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Interest recorded net of foreign withholding taxes in the amount of $1,648.

 

 

18    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,175,756     $ 6,768,376  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (100,382     3,689,881  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     (23,900,788     6,599,282  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (20,825,414     17,057,539  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (2,130,208     (4,410,178

Investor Class

     (334,190     (730,210

Class B

     (44,958     (121,596

Class C

     (188,410     (581,845

Class I

     (359,956     (1,065,235
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3,057,722     (6,909,064
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     6,680,035       101,839,510  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     2,910,480       6,590,775  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (21,870,013     (113,866,471
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (12,279,498     (5,436,186
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (36,162,634     4,712,289  
Net Assets                 

Beginning of period

     140,408,391       135,696,102  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 104,245,757     $ 140,408,391  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.46        $ 9.71     $ 10.88     $ 10.52     $ 9.60     $ 11.38  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.25          0.49       0.45       0.53       0.57       0.62  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.78        0.76       (1.19     0.31       0.87       (1.51

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.01        0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.01     0.01       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.54        1.25       (0.74     0.83       1.45       (0.87
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.24        (0.50     (0.43     (0.36     (0.29     (0.63

From net realized gain on investments

                                     (0.22

Return of capital

                         (0.11     (0.24     (0.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.24        (0.50     (0.43     (0.47     (0.53     (0.91
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.68        $ 10.46     $ 9.71     $ 10.88     $ 10.52     $ 9.60  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (14.92 %)         13.05     (6.95 %)      8.18     15.63     (7.54 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    4.98 % ††         4.78     4.36     5.04     5.70 %(c)      6.18

Net expenses (d)

    1.17 % ††         1.23     1.26     1.22     1.22 %(e)      1.23

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    1.31 % ††         1.26     1.26     1.22     1.22     1.23

Portfolio turnover rate

    44        102     44     37     38     19

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 74,615        $ 93,472     $ 86,452     $ 110,238     $ 109,657     $ 98,573  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 5.69%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.23%.

 

20    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.57        $ 9.80     $ 10.98     $ 10.61     $ 9.68     $ 11.46  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.24          0.47       0.43       0.52       0.55       0.61  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.80        0.77       (1.20     0.31       0.88       (1.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.01        0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.01     0.01       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.57        1.24       (0.77     0.82       1.44       (0.89
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.23        (0.47     (0.41     (0.35     (0.27     (0.61

From net realized gain on investments

                                     (0.22

Return of capital

                         (0.10     (0.24     (0.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.23        (0.47     (0.41     (0.45     (0.51     (0.89
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.77        $ 10.57     $ 9.80     $ 10.98     $ 10.61     $ 9.68  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (15.09 %)         12.82     (7.18 %)      7.99     15.38     (7.66 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    4.67 % ††         4.50     4.15     4.86     5.50 %(c)      6.01

Net expenses (d)

    1.49 % ††         1.52     1.47     1.42     1.42 %(e)      1.41

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    1.63 % ††         1.56     1.49     1.42     1.42     1.41

Portfolio turnover rate

    44        102     44     37     38     19

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 12,763        $ 16,024     $ 15,911     $ 18,613     $ 32,318     $ 25,130  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 5.49%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.43%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.26        $ 9.52     $ 10.69     $ 10.34     $ 9.44     $ 11.20  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.19          0.38       0.34       0.43       0.47       0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.74        0.75       (1.18     0.30       0.86       (1.48

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.01        0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.01     0.01       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.56        1.13       (0.84     0.72       1.34       (0.94
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.19        (0.39     (0.33     (0.29     (0.20     (0.54

From net realized gain on investments

                                     (0.22

Return of capital

                         (0.08     (0.24     (0.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.19        (0.39     (0.33     (0.37     (0.44     (0.82
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.51        $ 10.26     $ 9.52     $ 10.69     $ 10.34     $ 9.44  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (15.38 %)         12.04     (7.98 %)      7.20     14.60     (8.36 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    3.93 % ††         3.76     3.37     4.11     4.78 %(c)      5.24

Net expenses (d)

    2.24 % ††         2.27     2.22     2.17     2.17 %(e)      2.16

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.38 % ††         2.31     2.24     2.17     2.17     2.16

Portfolio turnover rate

    44        102     44     37     38     19

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,855        $ 2,663     $ 3,660     $ 6,012     $ 7,506     $ 8,111  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 4.77%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 2.18%.

 

22    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.27        $ 9.54     $ 10.70     $ 10.35     $ 9.45     $ 11.22  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.19          0.38       0.35       0.43       0.47       0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.74        0.74       (1.18     0.29       0.86       (1.49

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.01        0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡      0.01       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.56        1.12       (0.83     0.72       1.34       (0.95
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.19        (0.39     (0.33     (0.29     (0.20     (0.54

From net realized gain on investments

                                     (0.22

Return of capital

                         (0.08     (0.24     (0.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.19        (0.39     (0.33     (0.37     (0.44     (0.82
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.52        $ 10.27     $ 9.54     $ 10.70     $ 10.35     $ 9.45  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (15.37 %)         11.91     (7.88 %)      7.19     14.58     (8.43 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    3.92 % ††         3.78     3.39     4.11     4.77 %(c)      5.24

Net expenses (d)

    2.24 % ††         2.27     2.22     2.17     2.17 %(e)      2.16

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.38 % ††         2.31     2.24     2.17     2.17     2.16

Portfolio turnover rate

    44        102     44     37     38     19

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 7,849        $ 11,150     $ 19,246     $ 28,270     $ 35,789     $ 37,808  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 4.76%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 2.18%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.48        $ 9.72     $ 10.90     $ 10.53     $ 9.61     $ 11.39  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.27          0.52       0.48       0.56       0.59       0.65  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.79        0.76       (1.20     0.32       0.88       (1.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.01        0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.01     0.01       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.53        1.28       (0.72     0.87       1.48       (0.85
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.26        (0.52     (0.46     (0.39     (0.32     (0.65

From net realized gain on investments

                                     (0.22

Return of capital

                         (0.11     (0.24     (0.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.26        (0.52     (0.46     (0.50     (0.56     (0.93
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.69        $ 10.48     $ 9.72     $ 10.90     $ 10.53     $ 9.61  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (14.85 %)         13.46     (6.80 %)      8.54     15.90     (7.30 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.25 % ††         4.99     4.60     5.22     5.96 %(c)      6.38

Net expenses (d)

    0.85 % ††         0.94     1.01     0.97     0.97 %(e)      0.98

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    1.06        1.01     1.01     0.97     0.97     0.98

Portfolio turnover rate

    44        102     44     37     38     19

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 7,164        $ 17,100     $ 10,428     $ 22,717     $ 13,759     $ 16,825  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 5.95%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 0.98%.

 

24    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified fund” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has six classes of shares registered for sale. Class A and Class B shares commenced operations on June 1, 1998. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on August 31, 2007. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective as of February 28, 2017. As of April 30, 2020, Class R6 shares were not yet offered for sale.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Class R6 shares are currently expected to be offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain

circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A and Investor Class shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the

procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Futures contracts are valued at the last posted settlement price on the market where such futures are primarily traded. Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or broker selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are

 

 

26    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund


deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

A portfolio investment may be classified as an illiquid investment under the Trust’s written liquidity risk management program and related procedures (“Liquidity Program”). Illiquidity of an investment might prevent the sale of such investment at a time when the Manager or the Subadvisor might wish to sell, and these investments could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid investments, requiring the Fund to rely on judgments that may be somewhat subjective in measuring value, which could vary materially from the amount that the Fund could realize upon disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid investments may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Manager or Subadvisor reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The liquidity classification of each investment will be made using information obtained after reasonable inquiry and taking into account, among other things, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations in accordance with the Liquidity Program. Illiquid investments are often valued in accordance with methods deemed by the Board in good faith to be reasonable and appropriate to accurately reflect their fair value. The liquidity of the Fund’s investments, as shown in the Portfolio of Investments, was determined as of April 30, 2020, and can change at any time. Illiquid investments as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. A portion of the taxes on gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation may be reclaimable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which it invests. Capital gains taxes relating to positions still held are reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as well as an adjustment to the Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Taxes related to capital gains realized, if any, are reflected as part of net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gains taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally assessed as a percentage of the transaction amount.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, at least monthly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is accrued as earned using the effective

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities. Income from payment-in-kind securities, to the extent the Fund held any such securities during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, is accreted daily based on the effective interest method.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government

securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(I)  Futures Contracts.  A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date and price, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a financial instrument (e.g., foreign currency, interest rate, security or securities index). The Fund is subject to risks such as market price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of investing in these contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash and/or U.S. government securities equal to a certain percentage of the collateral amount, known as the “initial margin.” During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.

The use of futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The contract or notional amounts and variation margin reflect the extent of the Fund’s involvement in open futures positions. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts as hedging techniques. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at the time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. If no liquid market exists, the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Futures contracts may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if the Fund did not invest in futures contracts. Futures contracts may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the futures and may not correlate to the underlying instrument, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s activities in futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are conducted through regulated exchanges that guarantee the futures against default by the counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Fund, potentially resulting in a loss. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts and other derivatives may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAVs and may result in a loss to the Fund. Open futures contracts held as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

28    MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund


(J)  Foreign Currency Transactions.  The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates last quoted by any major U.S. bank at the following dates:

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the valuation date; and

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the date of such transactions.

The assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currency amounts are presented at the exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The realized and unrealized changes in net assets arising from fluctuations in exchange rates and market prices of securities are not separately presented.

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represents net currency gains or losses realized as a result of differences between the amounts of securities sale proceeds or purchase cost, dividends, interest and withholding taxes as recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid. Net currency gains or losses from valuing such foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, other than investments at valuation date exchange rates, are reflected in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses.

(K)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $1,663,998 and received cash collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $1,698,245.

(L)  High Yield and General Debt Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may

be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund’s principal investments include high yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), which are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. These securities pay investors a premium—a higher interest rate or yield than investment grade debt securities—because of the increased risk of loss. These securities can also be subject to greater price volatility. In times of unusual or adverse market economic or political conditions, these securities may experience higher than normal default rates.

(M)  Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which carry certain risks that are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic securities. These risks include those resulting from currency fluctuations, future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

The risks related to investing in foreign securities are generally greater with respect to securities of companies that conduct their business activities in emerging markets or whose securities are traded principally in emerging markets. The risks of investing in emerging markets include the risks of illiquidity, increased price volatility, smaller market capitalizations, less government regulation, less extensive and less frequent accounting, financial and other reporting requirements, loss resulting from problems in share registration and custody, substantial economic and political disruptions and the nationalization of foreign deposits or assets.

(N)  Counterparty Credit Risk.  In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains collateral posting terms and netting provisions. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels or if the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(O)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

(P)  Quantitative Disclosure of Derivative Holdings.  The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. The Fund entered into futures contracts in order to hedge against anticipated changes in interest rates that might otherwise have an adverse effect upon the value of the Fund’s securities as well as help manage the duration and yield curve positioning of the portfolio.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2020:

Asset Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts (a)   $ 41,499     $ 41,499  
   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ 41,499     $ 41,499  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions   $ (80,872   $ (80,872
   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ (80,872   $ (80,872
   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts   $ 41,499     $ 41,499  
   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $ 41,499     $ 41,499  
   

 

 

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts Long (a)

  $ 5,205,469     $ 5,205,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Positions were open two months during the reporting period.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (“Candriam Luxembourg” or the “Subadvisor”) as the Fund’s subadvisor. Candriam Luxembourg, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of a Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.70% to $500 million and 0.65% in excess of $500 million.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.70%.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage

 

 

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and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) do not exceed the following percentages of average daily net assets: Class A, 1.17% and Class I, 0.85%. New York Life Investments will apply an equivalent waiver or reimbursement, in an equal number of basis points of the Class A shares waiver/reimbursement to the Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares. Additionally, New York Life Investments contractually has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $455,786 and waived fees/reimbursed expenses in the amount of $94,690 and paid MacKay Shields LLC $180,425.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution and Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A and Investor Class Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A and Investor Class shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Investor Class shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $6,533 and $1,168, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $371, $539 and $713, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 63,826      $         —  

Investor Class

     34,154         

Class B

     5,398         

Class C

     22,622         

Class I

     10,827         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

  Value,
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Value,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Other
Distributions
    Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

  $ 4,738     $ 52,874     $ (51,414   $         —     $         —     $ 6,198     $ 18     $         —       6,198  

 

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 129,839,603     $ 1,542,861     $ (28,680,786   $ (27,137,925

As of October 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards of $8,322,902 were available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations to offset future realized gains of the Fund through the years indicated. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired or have expired.

 

Capital Loss
Available Through
  Short-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
  Long-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
Unlimited   $—   $8,323

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 6,909,064  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $53,521 and $68,072, respectively.

 

 

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Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     325,235     $ 3,264,261  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     206,452       2,014,257  

Shares redeemed

     (919,097     (8,981,333
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (387,410     (3,702,815

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     52,995       524,365  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (3,814     (32,724
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (338,229   $ (3,211,174
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     2,555,502     $ 26,374,018  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     407,217       4,170,024  

Shares redeemed

     (3,094,426     (31,724,904
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (131,707     (1,180,862

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     183,520       1,899,175  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (24,697     (257,842
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     27,116     $ 460,471  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     52,731     $ 493,092  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     33,282       327,756  

Shares redeemed

     (128,222     (1,257,769
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (42,209     (436,921

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     20,381       202,861  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (39,242     (396,817
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (61,070   $ (630,877
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     266,774     $ 2,815,350  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     69,446       716,993  

Shares redeemed

     (416,144     (4,359,048
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (79,924     (826,705

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     106,852       1,106,499  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (134,281     (1,408,214
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (107,353   $ (1,128,420
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,774     $ 24,340  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,060       38,867  

Shares redeemed

     (28,800     (267,613
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (21,966     (204,406

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (19,554     (192,629
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (41,520   $ (397,035
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     75,759     $ 774,548  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,855       108,400  

Shares redeemed

     (161,907     (1,630,432
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (75,293     (747,484

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (49,399     (494,342
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (124,692   $ (1,241,826
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     54,680     $ 537,688  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     18,069       173,086  

Shares redeemed

     (225,669     (2,153,830
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (152,920     (1,443,056

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (11,198     (105,056
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (164,118   $ (1,548,112
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     52,255     $ 529,219  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     53,732       535,313  

Shares redeemed

     (954,406     (9,640,685
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (848,419     (8,576,153

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (84,254     (845,276
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (932,673   $ (9,421,429
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     223,238     $ 2,360,654  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     35,578       356,514  

Shares redeemed

     (1,066,756     (9,209,468
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (807,940   $ (6,492,300
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     6,746,992     $ 71,346,375  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     101,826       1,060,045  

Shares redeemed

     (6,289,438     (66,511,402
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     559,380     $ 5,895,018  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events

and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (“Candriam Luxembourg”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or Candriam Luxembourg that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a

portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or Candriam Luxembourg. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of Candriam Luxembourg, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of Candriam Luxembourg and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, Candriam Luxembourg with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as Candriam Luxembourg’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York

Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that Candriam Luxembourg provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated Candriam Luxembourg’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and Candriam Luxembourg’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at Candriam Luxembourg, and New York Life Investments’ and Candriam Luxembourg’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by Candriam Luxembourg. The Board reviewed Candriam Luxembourg’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information

 

 

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provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to Candriam Luxembourg as well as discussions between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or Candriam Luxembourg had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including Candriam Luxembourg, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because Candriam Luxembourg is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including Candriam Luxembourg, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by

New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including Candriam Luxembourg, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to Candriam Luxembourg is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and Candriam Luxembourg on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and

expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

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Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge       

Inception

Date

    Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five Years
or Since
Inception
    Ten Years
or Since
Inception
    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares4   Maximum 3.00% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges
Excluding sales charges
    1/3/1995      

–11.78

–6.65


 

   

–7.01

–1.60


 

   

1.95

3.11


 

   

6.34

6.95


 

   

1.02

1.02


 

Investor Class Shares4   Maximum 3.00% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges
Excluding sales charges
    2/28/2008      

–11.89

–6.77

 

 

   

–7.19

–1.79

 

 

   

1.80

2.96

 

 

   

6.12

6.72

 

 

   

1.17

1.17

 

 

Class B Shares5   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    12/29/1987      

–11.51

–7.07

 

 

   

–7.08

–2.46

 

 

   

1.87

2.20

 

 

   

5.93

5.93

 

 

   

1.92

1.92

 

 

Class C Shares   Maximum 1% CDSC
if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase
  With sales charges
Excluding sales charges
    9/1/1998      

–7.97

–7.09

 

 

   

–3.39

–2.47

 

 

   

2.20

2.20

 

 

   

5.93

5.93

 

 

   

1.92

1.92

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         1/2/2004       –6.57       –1.39       3.36       7.22       0.77  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/27/2015       –6.65       –1.64       3.02       6.71       1.12  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/29/2016       –6.81       –1.98       5.51       N/A       1.37  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/28/2018       –6.52       –1.29       2.48       N/A       0.67  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have

  been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

4.

Prior to November 4, 2019, the maximum initial sales charge applicable was 5.5%, which is reflected in the average annual total return figures shown.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

MSCI World Index5

       –7.29        –4.00        4.92        7.68

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index6

       4.86          10.84          3.80          3.96  

Blended Benchmark Index7

       –0.92          3.82          4.64          6.10  

Morningstar World Allocation Category Average8

       –9.09          –6.74          1.18          4.17  

 

 

5.

The MSCI World Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

6.

The Fund has selected the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a secondary benchmark. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasurys, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

7.

The Fund has selected the Blended Benchmark Index as an additional benchmark. The Blended Benchmark Index consists of the MSCI World Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index weighted 50%/50%, respectively. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

8.

The Morningstar World Allocation Category Average is representative of funds that seek to provide both capital appreciation and income by investing in three major areas: stocks, bonds, and cash. While these portfolios do explore the whole world, most of them focus on the U.S., Canada, Japan, and the larger markets in Europe. It is rare for such portfolios to invest more than 10% of their assets in emerging markets. These portfolios typically have at least 10% of assets in bonds, less than 70% of assets in stocks, and at least 40% of assets in non-U.S. stocks or bonds. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay Income Builder Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 933.50      $ 4.90      $ 1,019.79      $ 5.12      1.02%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 932.30      $ 5.62      $ 1,019.05      $ 5.87      1.17%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 929.30      $ 9.21      $ 1,015.32      $ 9.62      1.92%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 929.10      $ 9.21      $ 1,015.32      $ 9.62      1.92%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 934.30      $ 3.70      $ 1,021.03      $ 3.87      0.77%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 933.50      $ 5.38      $ 1,019.29      $ 5.62      1.12%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 931.90      $ 6.58      $ 1,018.05      $ 6.87      1.37%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 934.80      $ 3.22      $ 1,021.53      $ 3.37      0.67%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 13 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings or Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Federal National Mortgage Association (Mortgage Pass-Through Securities), 2.50%–5.00%, due 9/1/33–3/1/50

 

2.

Government National Mortgage Association, 2.50%–3.25%, due 1/16/40–4/20/49

 

3.

United States Treasury Bonds, 2.00%–4.50%, due 5/15/38–2/15/50

 

4.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 2.50%–4.00%, due 6/15/40–1/25/50

 

5.

Bank of America Corp., 2.496%–8.57%, due 1/23/22–2/13/31

  6.

United States Treasury Notes, 0.125%–1.50%, due 4/30/22–2/15/30

 

  7.

Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%–3.50%, due 7/25/43–3/25/60

 

  8.

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

  9.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Mortgage Pass-Through Securities), 2.50%–5.00%, due 1/1/40–2/1/49

 

10.

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Jae S. Yoon and Jonathan Swaney of New York Life Investment Management LLC, the Fund’s Manager; Dan Roberts, PhD,1 Stephen R. Cianci, CFA, and Neil Moriarty, III, of MacKay Shields LLC, the Subadvisor for the fixed-income portion of the Fund; and William W. Priest, CFA, Michael A. Welhoelter, CFA, John Tobin, PhD, CFA, and Kera Van Valen, CFA, of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., the Subadvisor for the equity portion of the Fund.

 

How did MainStay Income Builder Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay Income Builder Fund returned –6.57%, outperforming the –7.29% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the MSCI World Index. Over the same period, Class I shares underperformed the 4.86% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is the Fund’s secondary benchmark, and the –0.92% return of the Blended Benchmark Index, which is an additional benchmark of the Fund. For six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the –9.09% return of the Morningstar World Allocation Category Average.2

During the reporting period, how was the Fund’s performance materially affected by investments in derivatives?

During the reporting period, the use of U.S. Treasury futures by the fixed-income portion of the Fund were slightly accretive to returns.

What factors affected the relative performance of the equity portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

The performance of the equity portion of the Fund relative to the MSCI World Index was negatively affected by relatively underweight exposure to information technology, which was the best performing sector in the benchmark. Stock selection in the information technology sector further hindered relative performance, as did stock selection in the real estate, communication services and consumer discretionary sectors. The strategy was not immune to the indiscriminate market sell-off resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. While we understand cash distributions from shareholders have recently been called into question because of extreme policy measures to stimulate the global economy, we believe the market’s negative treatment of dividend paying stocks has been undiscerning. Not all businesses face the same degree of stress. Many are experiencing strains but are still generating material cash flow and entered this reporting period with ample liquidity and strong balance sheets. We assess risks in the portfolio on a company-by-company basis, and we believe that we can continue to deliver attractive dividend income from a diversified portfolio of high-quality equities.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the equity portion of the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

Absolute returns were primarily impacted by the broad decline in global equities markets brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak becoming a global pandemic. Stocks tumbled swiftly into a bear market, with some markets reporting their worst quarter in decades as governments voluntarily shut down their economies to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Fund’s liquidity was not impacted. Exposure to certain economically sensitive stocks did influence relative performance.

During the reporting period, which sectors and countries were the strongest positive contributors to the relative performance of the equity portion of the Fund and which sectors and countries were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, the strongest positive sector contribution to the performance of the equity portion of the Fund relative to the MSCI World Index came from underweight exposure to and favorable stock selections in industrials. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) During the same period, the information technology sector was the most significant detractor from relative performance, followed by real estate and consumer discretionary. Specifically, underweight exposure to information technology, as well as stock selection in the sector, hindered relative performance, as did stock selection in real estate and communication services. Energy was the worst performing sector in the benchmark during a volatile period with supply and demand shocks, and an overweight to the sector further detracted from relative returns.

During the reporting period, the strongest positive country contribution to the performance of the equity portion of the Fund relative to the MSCI World Index came from exposure to Japanese equities, while U.S. holdings detracted from performance.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to absolute performance in the equity portion of the Fund and which stocks detracted the most?

Two of the largest contributors to the absolute performance of the equity portion of the Fund were holdings in Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson. Shares in global enterprise and consumer software company Microsoft performed well, bolstered by the company’s role in supporting the growing trend of people working from home. Their cloud-based Azure business, as well as productivity products such as Office and Teams, became

 

 

1.

Dan Roberts served as a portfolio manager of the Fund until January 1, 2020.

2.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

 

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increasingly important as remote work expanded. Microsoft’s shift toward subscription-based services also helped alleviate uncertainty in end demand, allowing revenues to hold up better during the recent market decline. In our view, management remains dedicated to shareholder returns through continued improvements to its dividend and share repurchase plans.

Along with the stocks of many of its peers, shares in Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health care company, outperformed the broader market as the COVID-19 pandemic shifted market attention from potential health care reforms to the essential role of such companies in combating the virus. More specifically, Johnson & Johnson shares benefited from strong quarterly results and a favorable 2020 outlook that highlighted the resilience of the company’s business model. We believe the announcement of a dividend increase also demonstrated management’s confidence in the durability of the company’s cash flows. In addition, the stock reacted favorably to the announcement of the company’s selection of a lead vaccine candidate for the COVID-19 disease.

Holdings in Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and CenterPoint Energy were the largest detractors from the absolute performance of the equity portion of the Fund. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is a global real estate company that operates flagship shopping centers in Europe, the U.K. and the United States. In early February 2020, the company delivered a favorable quarterly report with earnings slightly higher than guidance, a statement that its strategic asset disposal program was nearing completion, an outlook for flat to modestly higher earnings in 2020 and a restated commitment to the dividend. However, shares faced significant selling pressure in the market’s February-to-March sell-off, as concerns built around the impact of strict social distancing guidelines on retail traffic. We believed that the possibility that retail tenants might petition landlords for rent relief made the near-term outlook for the dividend uncertain and we chose to exit. Shortly thereafter, the company did announce its intention to forgo the final dividend payment for the 2019 fiscal year.

CenterPoint Energy is a mostly regulated utility that holds a stake in a midstream business that was negatively impacted by virus-related declines in energy demand and a price war in the oil markets. Given these conditions, we were not surprised that the midstream company reduced their cash distribution to CenterPoint; however, we were surprised by CenterPoint’s quick decision to reduce their dividend. In our view, the midstream company’s distribution reduction was relatively small compared to CenterPoint’s capital program and the expected proceeds from two recent asset sales. Our outlook for the company was further clouded by abrupt management departures late in the reporting period. As a result, we sold the Fund’s position.

What were some of the largest purchases and sales in the equity portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the equity portion of the Fund initiated new positions in American Tower Corporation and Atlas Copco. American Tower is a REIT (real estate investment trust) that owns and manages over 180,000 telecommunication infrastructure sites globally, making it one of the world’s largest independent cell tower operators. The company’s growth is driven by capital expenditures made by major wireless carriers to increase wireless network capacity, expansion and redevelopment of existing tower sites, annual rent escalators built into lease terms and inorganic mergers & acquisitions primarily to enter into new international markets. We believe that the company will succeed in an uncertain environment because of its strong and well-established tenant base; the increasing growth of mobile device usage and corresponding demand for wireless network capacity; and a global footprint that offers diversification with a laddered tower portfolio offering varying degrees of wireless network penetration. American Tower pays an attractive, growing dividend and opportunistically repurchases shares.

Atlas Copco is a global industrial machinery company based in Sweden that makes products and provides services to improve productivity, energy efficiency and safety in manufacturing processes. Products include compressors, vacuum pumps and air treatment systems. Services include equipment monitoring, spare parts, maintenance, repairs, consumables and specialty rentals. Cash flows are sustained by the company’s high share of earnings from its large and relatively stable services business, outsourced production model and flexible work force, as well as the ability to release significant working capital when sales decline. Cash flow growth drivers include global industrial production, market share gains driven by the company’s high level of product innovation, and incremental contributions from acquisitions. Atlas Copco returns cash to shareholders through a growing dividend.

Positions closed during the reporting period included VINCI and Wells Fargo. VINCI is a construction and concession operator. In response to the pandemic, French motorway, construction and airport operators are reducing or cancelling their dividends at the request of the French government. Despite having the strongest balance sheet in the industry, we do not expect VINCI to be immune from this pressure. Concerned that the dividend would be reduced due to French societal ’moral suasion,’ we exited our position.

Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, serving consumers and corporate customers with a full suite of

 

 

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lending, deposit-taking, wealth management, capital markets access and investment banking services. The company recently reported relatively weak quarterly results, including a large provision for possible future loan losses. Its exposure to multiple vulnerable sectors, such as oil & gas, retail, commercial real estate and transportation, among others, raised our concerns about further credit deterioration and subsequent loan reserving. A broad and material deterioration in loan quality could impact capital adequacy relative to regulatory requirements, in turn affecting dividend growth and sustainability. As a result, we decided to close the Fund’s position.

How did sector and country weightings change in the equity portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the largest sector weighting increases in the equity portion of the Fund were in health care and information technology, while the most substantial reductions were in energy and financials. Over the same period, the largest country weighting increases in the equity portion of the Fund were the United States and, to a smaller degree, Switzerland, while the most notable reductions were in the U.K. and France. The sector and country allocations of the equity portion of the Fund are a result of our bottom-up fundamental investment process and reflect the companies and securities that we believe can collect and distribute sustainable, growing shareholder yield. Large differences in sector returns over the course of a reporting period and the relative performance of holdings within those sectors and countries may also affect changes in sector and country weights.

How was the equity portion of the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the largest sector allocations within the equity portion of the Fund on an absolute basis were to health care and utilities, while the smallest total sector allocations were to real estate and materials. As of the same date, relative to the MSCI World Index, the equity portion of the Fund held its most overweight exposure to utilities, a defensive sector that is typically more heavily represented in the Fund. The most significantly underweight exposures relative to the benchmark were in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Positioning in terms of sector allocations is an outcome of our bottom-up fundamental investment process and reflects where we believe we found the most attractive opportunities to collect sustainable, growing shareholder yield.

What factors affected the relative performance of the fixed-income portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

Financial markets dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2020, impacting the entire reporting period, as it became increasingly evident that the COVID-19 virus was not merely a medical concern, but an economic one with perhaps larger fiscal implications than those related to personal health. Other than U.S. Treasury securities, nearly all asset classes saw steep losses during the quarter, including gold, which is usually a haven during times of uncertainty. The shutdown of most sectors of the economy for a prolonged period of time poses risks to both the consumer and industry.

During the reporting period, the fixed-income portion of the Fund underperformed the Bloomberg Barclay’s Aggregate Bond Index primarily due to the Fund’s relatively overweight exposure to corporate bonds. Both investment-grade and high-yield corporates detracted from relative performance, particularly at the front end where the dealer community stepped away. Underweight exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds also detracted from relative performance as Treasury securities were the best performing fixed-income asset class during the reporting period. In addition, forced selling caused securitized3 assets to widen out where the Fund held overweight exposure, although these asset classes rebounded in April 2020 as the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut rates to near zero and reinstituted a bond buying program to create liquidity.

What was the duration4 strategy of the fixed-income portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

Throughout the reporting period, the fixed-income portion of the Fund remained duration neutral relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s duration was 5.8 years compared to 5.7 years for the benchmark.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to relative performance of the fixed-income portion of the Fund and which sectors were particularly weak?

Overweight exposure to investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds detracted from performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, particularly at the front end where the dealer community stepped away.

 

 

3.

A securitization is a financial instrument created by an issuer by combining a pool of financial assets (such as mortgages). The financial instrument is then marketed to investors, sometimes in tiers.

4.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

 

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Underweight exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds detracted from relative performance as well. Forced selling caused securitized assets to widen out where exposures were overweight.

Though the fixed-income portion of the Fund held underweight exposure to Treasury securities, its position in longer-maturity Treasury bonds contributed positively to relative performance. Security selection in both the collateralized mortgage obligation (“CMO”) and emerging market sovereign debt areas enhanced returns as well.

What were some of the largest purchases and sales in the fixed-income portion of the Fund during the reporting period?

Late in the reporting period, the fixed-income portion of the Fund purchased a seasoned credit risk transfer deal from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) backed by four-year-old prime mortgage loans. At the time of purchase, the liquidity premium was high as there were forced sellers of this type of paper. Given the underlying fundamentals of the borrower’s credit and bond structure, we believed the market would eventually price those in. We also purchased corporate bonds issued by computer graphics processor and software maker Nvidia, a high-quality, low-levered company in a rapidly growing industry. The Nvidia issue came to market during the height of pandemic-related volatility and, as such, priced with a very attractive new-issue premium.

One of the largest sales by the fixed-income portion of the Fund involved an asset-backed security (“ABS”) collateralized by equipment loans from DLL Finance when ABS spreads5 were particularly narrow in early February and liquidity was readily available. The fixed-income portion of the Fund also sold its position in bonds from integrated oil & gas company Petrobras in early 2020 as valuations were tight though fundamentals remained sound.

How did the sector weightings in the fixed-income portion of the Fund change during the reporting period?

The fixed-income portion of the Fund made no material changes to sector weights, aside from trimming its agency mortgage position while slightly increasing its high-yield position at the end of the reporting period.

How was the fixed-income portion of the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the fixed-income portion of the Fund held overweight exposure relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index to high-yield bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds and securitized assets. As of the same date, the fixed-income portion of the Fund held relatively underweight exposure to Treasury securities and agency mortgages.

 

 

5.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

12    MainStay Income Builder Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bonds 53.6%†

Asset-Backed Securities 2.2%

 

 

Auto Floor Plan Asset-Backed Securities 0.5%

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2019-4, Class A
2.44%, due 9/15/26

   $ 2,015,000      $ 1,940,087  

Series 2017-3, Class A
2.48%, due 9/15/24

     2,110,000        2,076,080  

Series 2018-4, Class A
4.06%, due 11/15/30

     3,055,000        3,009,050  
     

 

 

 
        7,025,217  
     

 

 

 

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities 0.8%

 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2020-1A, Class A
2.33%, due 8/20/26 (a)

     1,270,000        1,125,448  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 
Series 2019-3, Class A3
2.18%, due 8/15/24

     2,160,000        2,189,870  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 
Series 2020-1, Class A
2.04%, due 8/15/31 (a)

     1,610,000        1,569,078  

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 
Series 2019-B, Class A3
2.30%, due 1/20/23 (a)

     1,645,000        1,655,964  

Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust 
Series 2019-A, Class A
2.51%, due 1/26/32 (a)

     975,000        941,762  

Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust 
Series 2019-1A, Class A
2.56%, due 11/25/31 (a)

     1,145,000        1,182,908  

Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 
Series 2019-A, Class A3
1.99%, due 11/21/22

     2,480,000        2,473,869  
     

 

 

 
        11,138,899  
     

 

 

 

Credit Cards 0.1%

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 
Series 2019-A3, Class A3
2.06%, due 8/15/28

     1,740,000        1,764,506  
     

 

 

 

Home Equity 0.1%

 

Chase Funding Trust 
Series 2002-2, Class 1A5
6.333%, due 4/25/32 (b)

     45,830        46,020  

Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 
Series 2003-3, Class AF4
5.495%, due 12/25/33 (b)

     110,243        110,056  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 
Series 2007-HE1, Class AF1
0.587% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.10%), due 3/25/47 (c)

     379,284        231,997  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Home Equity (continued)

 

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 
Series 2006-HE4, Class A1
0.537% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.05%), due 11/25/36 (c)

   $ 574,737      $ 232,955  
     

 

 

 
        621,028  
     

 

 

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities 0.7%

 

American Tower Trust I
Series 2013, Class 2A
3.07%, due 3/15/48 (a)

     2,160,000        2,189,085  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust 
Series 2007-HE1, Class A3
0.677% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.19%), due 6/25/37 (c)

     4,000,000        3,595,830  

DLL Securitization Trust 
Series 2019-MT3, Class A3
2.08%, due 2/21/23 (a)

     2,190,000        2,182,250  

MVW Owner Trust 
Series 2019-2A, Class A
2.22%, due 10/20/38 (a)

     2,014,722        1,824,475  
     

 

 

 
        9,791,640  
     

 

 

 

Student Loans 0.0%‡

 

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust 
Series 2000-A, Class A2
1.999% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.32%), due 5/25/29 (c)

     62,667        62,416  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $31,058,134)

        30,403,706  
     

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds 0.5%

 

Machinery—Diversified 0.2%

 

Chart Industries, Inc.
1.00%, due 11/15/24 (a)

     3,651,000        3,284,779  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors 0.3%

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.625%, due 10/15/23

     3,080,000        3,364,147  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $6,024,559)

        6,648,926  
     

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds 33.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense 0.2%

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
4.40%, due 6/15/28

     2,215,000        2,501,439  
     

 

 

 

Agriculture 0.3%

 

Altria Group, Inc.
3.80%, due 2/14/24

     3,260,000        3,490,693  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Agriculture (continued)

 

JBS Investments II GmbH
7.00%, due 1/15/26 (Austria) (a)

   $ 1,170,000      $ 1,213,758  
     

 

 

 
        4,704,451  
     

 

 

 

Airlines 0.6%

 

American Airlines, Inc.

     

Series 2016-2, Class AA, Pass Through Trust 
3.20%, due 12/15/29

     581,060        533,246  

Series 2015-2, Class AA,
Pass Through Trust 
3.60%, due 3/22/29

     810,547        778,013  

Series 2016-2, Class AA,
Pass Through Trust 
3.65%, due 12/15/29

     205,080        156,454  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     

Series 2019-1, Class AA
3.204%, due 10/25/25

     2,355,000        2,154,352  

7.00%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     2,010,000        2,062,969  

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

     

Series 2012-1, Class A
5.90%, due 4/1/26

     1,353,506        1,231,384  

Series 2010-1, Class A
6.25%, due 10/22/24

     628,451        584,012  

United Airlines, Inc.
Series 2007-1, Pass Through Trust 
6.636%, due 1/2/24

     1,166,884        1,011,274  
     

 

 

 
        8,511,704  
     

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers 1.2%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC
2.301% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.55%), due 5/4/21 (Germany) (a)(c)

     2,400,000        2,335,656  

Ford Motor Co.

     

8.50%, due 4/21/23

     2,100,000        2,071,125  

9.00%, due 4/22/25

     2,200,000        2,142,250  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

3.35%, due 11/1/22

     820,000        738,000  

4.063%, due 11/1/24

     1,935,000        1,683,450  

4.25%, due 9/20/22

     655,000        604,434  

5.875%, due 8/2/21

     350,000        346,500  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.15%, due 6/30/22

     900,000        857,529  

3.20%, due 7/13/20

     1,800,000        1,796,655  

3.45%, due 4/10/22

     3,800,000        3,659,476  
     

 

 

 
        16,235,075  
     

 

 

 

Banks 7.3%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     

2.496%, due 2/13/31 (d)

     1,600,000        1,619,941  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Banks (continued)

 

Bank of America Corp. (continued)

     

2.738%, due 1/23/22 (d)

   $ 3,260,000      $ 3,280,187  

3.004%, due 12/20/23 (d)

     1,794,000        1,854,013  

3.194%, due 7/23/30 (d)

     1,425,000        1,519,962  

3.458%, due 3/15/25 (d)

     1,700,000        1,797,876  

3.499%, due 5/17/22 (d)

     4,490,000        4,581,237  

4.20%, due 8/26/24

     2,615,000        2,829,418  

4.30%, due 1/28/25 (d)(e)

     3,519,000        3,162,701  

6.30%, due 3/10/26 (d)(e)

     2,085,000        2,251,800  

8.57%, due 11/15/24

     485,000        615,125  

Barclays Bank PLC
5.14%, due 10/14/20 (United Kingdom)

     785,000        794,530  

BNP Paribas S.A.
3.052%, due 1/13/31 (France) (a)(d)

     2,400,000        2,411,904  

Citibank N.A.
3.40%, due 7/23/21

     3,585,000        3,671,016  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

3.352%, due 4/24/25 (d)

     2,565,000        2,695,637  

3.668%, due 7/24/28 (d)

     1,180,000        1,258,465  

3.98%, due 3/20/30 (d)

     2,370,000        2,610,503  

4.05%, due 7/30/22

     105,000        110,187  

5.30%, due 5/6/44

     1,200,000        1,514,571  

6.625%, due 6/15/32

     770,000        1,003,770  

6.875%, due 6/1/25

     1,715,000        2,082,345  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
4.30%, due 12/3/25

     3,405,000        3,656,865  

Credit Suisse Group A.G.
2.593%, due 9/11/25 (Switzerland) (a)(d)

     900,000        898,169  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

2.60%, due 2/7/30

     2,865,000        2,845,628  

2.862% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.17%), due 5/15/26 (c)

     2,245,000        2,162,538  

2.905%, due 7/24/23 (d)

     880,000        900,983  

2.908%, due 6/5/23 (d)

     800,000        817,704  

3.50%, due 11/16/26

     1,085,000        1,152,900  

5.25%, due 7/27/21

     805,000        839,991  

6.75%, due 10/1/37

     829,000        1,132,198  

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.973%, due 5/22/30 (United Kingdom) (d)

     1,190,000        1,303,525  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
3.15%, due 3/14/21

     3,535,000        3,587,924  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (d)

     

3.207%, due 4/1/23

     3,915,000        4,038,706  

3.54%, due 5/1/28

     2,970,000        3,201,262  

4.60%, due 2/1/25 (e)

     3,427,000        3,074,019  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     

4.582%, due 12/10/25

     1,633,000        1,765,328  

4.65%, due 3/24/26

     3,090,000        3,354,380  
 

 

14    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

Morgan Stanley

     

3.125%, due 1/23/23

   $ 4,435,000      $ 4,612,998  

3.875%, due 1/27/26

     465,000        511,321  

4.829% (3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%), due 7/15/20 (c)(e)

     1,890,000        1,701,000  

4.875%, due 11/1/22

     1,125,000        1,199,057  

5.00%, due 11/24/25

     2,855,000        3,225,250  

7.25%, due 4/1/32

     490,000        710,954  

PNC Bank N.A.
2.55%, due 12/9/21

     2,185,000        2,236,003  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
2.55%, due 1/22/30

     1,980,000        2,026,195  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
6.00%, due 12/19/23 (United Kingdom)

     190,000        206,930  

Truist Bank
2.636% (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.15%), due 9/17/29 (c)

     1,900,000        1,846,015  

Wachovia Corp.
5.50%, due 8/1/35

     315,000        393,913  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

2.406%, due 10/30/25 (d)

     1,795,000        1,822,403  

4.90%, due 11/17/45

     55,000        65,980  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     

2.60%, due 1/15/21

     2,595,000        2,623,184  

3.55%, due 8/14/23

     1,815,000        1,934,541  

5.85%, due 2/1/37

     140,000        190,941  
     

 

 

 
        101,703,993  
     

 

 

 

Beverages 0.2%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium)

     

4.15%, due 1/23/25

     635,000        707,008  

4.75%, due 1/23/29

     1,275,000        1,475,019  

Coca-Cola Co.
4.20%, due 3/25/50

     740,000        957,946  
     

 

 

 
        3,139,973  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 0.3%

 

Biogen, Inc.
3.625%, due 9/15/22

     3,480,000        3,676,636  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials 0.9%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

     

5.00%, due 3/1/30

     2,455,000        2,106,636  

6.75%, due 6/1/27

     1,170,000        1,205,100  

Carrier Global Corp.
2.493%, due 2/15/27 (a)

     2,650,000        2,538,798  

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.
3.125%, due 3/19/26 (Mexico) (a)

     EUR 4,255,000        3,806,416  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Building Materials (continued)

 

Standard Industries, Inc.
5.375%, due 11/15/24 (a)

   $ 2,580,000      $ 2,586,450  
     

 

 

 
        12,243,400  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 0.7%

 

Air Liquide Finance S.A.
1.75%, due 9/27/21 (France) (a)

     1,725,000        1,735,750  

Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V.
4.50%, due 1/10/28 (Netherlands) (a)

     2,135,000        1,814,750  

Huntsman International LLC
4.50%, due 5/1/29

     1,862,000        1,793,963  

Orbia Advance Corp. S.A.B. de C.V.
4.00%, due 10/4/27 (Mexico) (a)

     1,800,000        1,696,518  

PolyOne Corp.
5.75%, due 5/15/25 (a)

     2,877,000        2,912,962  
     

 

 

 
        9,953,943  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services 0.8%

 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
4.00%, due 5/1/28 (United Kingdom) (a)

     935,000        892,925  

California Institute of Technology
3.65%, due 9/1/19

     1,913,000        1,962,907  

Cintas Corp. No 2
3.70%, due 4/1/27

     2,740,000        2,961,549  

Herc Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, due 7/15/27 (a)

     1,805,000        1,692,007  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.40%, due 10/1/24

     2,780,000        2,885,678  
     

 

 

 
        10,395,066  
     

 

 

 

Computers 0.6%

 

Apple, Inc.
2.75%, due 1/13/25

     1,990,000        2,149,297  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (a)

     

4.90%, due 10/1/26

     1,749,000        1,808,254  

5.30%, due 10/1/29

     810,000        843,231  

8.10%, due 7/15/36

     1,120,000        1,367,392  

International Business Machines Corp.
7.00%, due 10/30/25

     2,050,000        2,638,845  
     

 

 

 
        8,807,019  
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Personal Care 0.1%

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.
2.60%, due 4/15/30

     740,000        771,364  
     

 

 

 

Distribution & Wholesale 0.3%

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.
5.50%, due 10/15/27 (a)

     4,566,000        4,337,791  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 2.1%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland)

     

4.45%, due 12/16/21

     1,465,000        1,366,025  

4.625%, due 10/30/20

     4,265,000        4,210,731  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Air Lease Corp.

     

2.30%, due 2/1/25

   $ 2,990,000      $ 2,589,729  

2.75%, due 1/15/23

     1,850,000        1,696,710  

3.50%, due 1/15/22

     890,000        839,569  

4.25%, due 9/15/24

     1,185,000        1,104,357  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.625%, due 7/15/26 (a)

     1,650,000        1,696,365  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     

3.875%, due 5/21/24

     810,000        795,825  

8.00%, due 11/1/31

     2,245,000        2,744,513  

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.
2.875%, due 2/15/25 (Ireland) (a)

     2,720,000        2,187,906  

Capital One Financial Corp.
4.20%, due 10/29/25

     435,000        446,057  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.90%, due 3/15/21

     4,990,000        5,073,518  

Charles Schwab Corp.
5.375% (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.971%), due 6/1/25 (c)(e)

     2,350,000        2,405,813  

Discover Financial Services
3.85%, due 11/21/22

     1,491,000        1,526,965  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.125%, due 3/15/24

     540,000        504,733  
     

 

 

 
        29,188,816  
     

 

 

 

Electric 1.3%

 

CMS Energy Corp.
5.05%, due 3/15/22

     1,220,000        1,288,891  

Connecticut Light & Power Co.
4.00%, due 4/1/48

     1,145,000        1,434,801  

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (a)

     

3.616%, due 8/1/27

     2,265,000        2,268,137  

6.40%, due 9/15/20

     2,590,000        2,626,943  

Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.00%, due 3/15/33

     2,200,000        2,634,040  

Evergy, Inc.
5.292%, due 6/15/22 (b)

     1,130,000        1,199,040  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
3.00%, due 5/15/27

     2,235,000        2,417,977  

Puget Energy, Inc.
5.625%, due 7/15/22

     815,000        870,486  

Southern California Edison Co.

     

3.70%, due 8/1/25

     870,000        947,460  

4.00%, due 4/1/47

     1,320,000        1,475,208  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     

3.804% (3 Month LIBOR + 2.113%), due 5/15/67 (c)

     1,095,000        892,839  
     

 

 

 
        18,055,822  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Environmental Controls 0.3%

 

Republic Services, Inc.
4.75%, due 5/15/23

   $ 1,615,000      $ 1,776,405  

Waste Management, Inc.
2.40%, due 5/15/23

     2,275,000        2,357,208  
     

 

 

 
        4,133,613  
     

 

 

 

Food 1.1%

 

JBS USA LUX S.A. / JBS Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.50%, due 1/15/30 (a)

     1,230,000        1,245,375  

Kerry Group Financial Services Unlimited Co.
3.20%, due 4/9/23 (Ireland) (a)

     2,899,000        3,003,569  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
5.00%, due 7/15/35

     1,199,000        1,287,178  

Nestle Holdings, Inc.
3.10%, due 9/24/21 (a)

     2,975,000        3,063,789  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
3.35%, due 2/1/22 (a)

     1,575,000        1,537,307  

Sysco Corp.
3.30%, due 2/15/50

     1,130,000        936,492  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
3.95%, due 8/15/24

     2,255,000        2,472,540  

U.S. Foods, Inc.
6.25%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     1,940,000        1,976,375  
     

 

 

 
        15,522,625  
     

 

 

 

Food Services 0.1%

 

Aramark Services, Inc.
6.375%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     1,776,000        1,847,040  
     

 

 

 

Gas 0.1%

 

Southern California Gas Co.
4.30%, due 1/15/49

     845,000        1,052,179  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Products 0.3%

 

Stryker Corp.
2.625%, due 3/15/21

     3,395,000        3,436,084  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Services 0.3%

 

Cigna Holding Co.
4.375%, due 12/15/20

     270,000        272,331  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
2.30%, due 12/1/24

     3,040,000        3,129,330  

NYU Langone Hospitals
3.38%, due 7/1/55

     1,550,000        1,406,342  
     

 

 

 
        4,808,003  
     

 

 

 

Holding Company—Diversified 0.2%

 

CK Hutchison International (17) II, Ltd.
3.25%, due 9/29/27 (Hong Kong) (a)

     2,620,000        2,793,246  
     

 

 

 
 

 

16    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Home Builders 0.1%

 

Lennar Corp.
5.875%, due 11/15/24

   $ 1,345,000      $ 1,412,250  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 2.0%

 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, due 4/20/48

     2,305,000        2,401,272  

Jackson National Life Global Funding
1.248% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.48%), due 6/11/21 (a)(c)

     3,660,000        3,619,027  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
4.25%, due 6/15/23 (a)

     850,000        904,111  

Lincoln National Corp.
3.625%, due 12/12/26

     3,400,000        3,730,159  

MassMutual Global Funding II(a)

     

2.50%, due 10/17/22

     3,347,000        3,435,372  

2.95%, due 1/11/25

     1,105,000        1,128,768  

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust 
3.976%, due 2/15/25 (a)

     940,000        986,839  

Principal Life Global Funding II
2.375%, due 11/21/21 (a)

     4,070,000        4,126,621  

Protective Life Corp.
8.45%, due 10/15/39

     1,640,000        2,164,737  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II
2.50%, due 10/30/24 (United Kingdom) (a)

     2,420,000        2,400,476  

Voya Financial, Inc.
3.65%, due 6/15/26

     690,000        724,709  

Willis North America, Inc.

     

2.95%, due 9/15/29

     1,735,000        1,763,134  

3.875%, due 9/15/49

     440,000        479,388  
     

 

 

 
        27,864,613  
     

 

 

 

Internet 0.6%

 

Expedia Group, Inc.

     

3.25%, due 2/15/30

     3,165,000        2,641,725  

3.80%, due 2/15/28

     440,000        381,684  

5.00%, due 2/15/26

     60,000        57,402  

6.25%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     470,000        479,307  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China) (a)

     

3.595%, due 1/19/28

     1,475,000        1,588,707  

3.925%, due 1/19/38

     1,910,000        2,097,318  

Weibo Corp.
3.50%, due 7/5/24

     1,190,000        1,206,172  
     

 

 

 
        8,452,315  
     

 

 

 

Iron & Steel 0.3%

 

ArcelorMittal S.A.
4.55%, due 3/11/26 (Luxembourg)

     2,040,000        1,964,770  

Vale Overseas, Ltd. (Brazil)

     

6.25%, due 8/10/26

     1,115,000        1,222,040  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Iron & Steel (continued)

 

Vale Overseas, Ltd. (Brazil) (continued)

 

6.875%, due 11/21/36

   $ 864,000      $ 1,004,409  
     

 

 

 
        4,191,219  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time 0.0%‡

 

NCL Corp., Ltd.
3.625%, due 12/15/24 (a)

     645,000        414,413  
     

 

 

 

Lodging 0.6%

 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

     

4.875%, due 1/15/30

     1,715,000        1,637,825  

5.75%, due 5/1/28 (a)

     740,000        745,624  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.20%, due 8/8/24

     1,415,000        1,375,236  

Marriott International, Inc.
2.30%, due 1/15/22

     2,450,000        2,373,066  

Sands China, Ltd. (Macao)

     

4.60%, due 8/8/23

     810,000        832,396  

5.125%, due 8/8/25

     1,310,000        1,367,601  
     

 

 

 
        8,331,748  
     

 

 

 

Machinery—Diversified 0.4%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

     

4.20%, due 1/15/24

     1,435,000        1,497,529  

4.875%, due 4/1/21

     3,945,000        3,975,765  
     

 

 

 
        5,473,294  
     

 

 

 

Media 0.7%

 

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.875%, due 4/1/24 (a)

     1,483,000        1,523,782  

Comcast Corp.

     

3.25%, due 11/1/39

     1,665,000        1,814,016  

4.70%, due 10/15/48

     1,410,000        1,849,102  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co.
6.625%, due 8/15/27 (a)(f)

     3,355,000        1,836,862  

Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
5.25%, due 5/24/49 (Mexico)

     1,230,000        1,262,573  

Sky, Ltd.
3.75%, due 9/16/24 (United Kingdom) (a)

     950,000        1,042,125  

Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.
8.375%, due 3/15/23

     800,000        924,503  
     

 

 

 
        10,252,963  
     

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate & Hardware 0.3%

 

Precision Castparts Corp.
3.25%, due 6/15/25

     4,040,000        4,392,134  
     

 

 

 

Mining 0.2%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.875%, due 5/14/25 (United Kingdom) (a)

     1,295,000        1,364,307  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Mining (continued)

 

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile
3.00%, due 9/30/29 (Chile) (a)

   $ 1,580,000      $ 1,521,143  
     

 

 

 
        2,885,450  
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous—Manufacturing 0.5%

 

General Electric Co.

     

3.625%, due 5/1/30

     1,525,000        1,530,652  

4.25%, due 5/1/40

     1,660,000        1,665,648  

4.35%, due 5/1/50

     1,300,000        1,309,896  

Textron Financial Corp.
3.427% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.735%), due 2/15/67 (a)(c)

     3,540,000        2,194,800  
     

 

 

 
        6,700,996  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas 0.9%

 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
3.00%, due 2/24/50

     820,000        773,301  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.25%, due 4/15/27 (Canada) (f)

     955,000        751,200  

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital S.A.
7.288%, due 8/16/37 (Luxembourg) (a)

     2,065,000        2,831,768  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     

4.50%, due 5/1/23

     1,455,000        1,457,561  

4.70%, due 5/1/25

     1,585,000        1,595,842  

5.125%, due 12/15/26

     1,260,000        1,276,958  

Valero Energy Corp.

     

4.00%, due 4/1/29

     1,435,000        1,469,588  

6.625%, due 6/15/37

     1,050,000        1,253,053  

WPX Energy, Inc.
4.50%, due 1/15/30

     1,135,000        925,025  
     

 

 

 
        12,334,296  
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers 0.2%

 

Berry Global, Inc.
4.875%, due 7/15/26 (a)

     200,000        204,288  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC
5.125%, due 7/15/23 (a) (New Zealand)

     2,700,000        2,713,500  
     

 

 

 
        2,917,788  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 1.3%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
4.05%, due 11/21/39 (a)

     2,780,000        3,083,415  

Allergan Funding SCS
3.45%, due 3/15/22

     2,715,000        2,782,622  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
5.75%, due 8/15/27 (a)

     1,075,000        1,133,695  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
4.669%, due 6/6/47

     1,635,000        2,046,663  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
3.625%, due 5/15/24 (a)

   $ 3,600,000      $ 3,960,124  

CVS Health Corp.

     

4.00%, due 12/5/23

     3,725,000        4,015,822  

4.78%, due 3/25/38

     1,110,000        1,310,188  

CVS Pass-Through Trust 
5.789%, due 1/10/26 (a)

     129,757        137,963  
     

 

 

 
        18,470,492  
     

 

 

 

Pipelines 0.9%

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
3.30%, due 6/1/20

     2,995,000        2,994,505  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     

3.125%, due 7/31/29

     1,595,000        1,591,341  

3.95%, due 1/31/60

     1,460,000        1,343,596  

4.20%, due 1/31/50

     405,000        401,698  

MPLX, L.P.
4.875%, due 6/1/25

     100,000        97,571  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC
4.80%, due 3/15/47 (a)

     880,000        959,662  

Spectra Energy Partners, L.P.
4.75%, due 3/15/24

     1,740,000        1,857,287  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC
4.60%, due 3/15/48

     2,340,000        2,553,419  

Western Midstream Operating L.P.
5.25%, due 2/1/50

     860,000        676,175  
     

 

 

 
        12,475,254  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.4%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.375%, due 8/15/31

     1,290,000        1,392,816  

American Tower Corp.
3.375%, due 10/15/26

     2,945,000        3,171,874  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     

3.40%, due 2/15/21

     2,080,000        2,099,199  

5.25%, due 1/15/23

     3,510,000        3,830,983  

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.

     

2.75%, due 2/1/23

     140,000        142,742  

3.60%, due 7/1/29

     2,985,000        3,202,996  

3.70%, due 8/15/27

     500,000        534,357  

Equinix, Inc.
2.625%, due 11/18/24

     1,820,000        1,870,869  

GLP Capital, L.P. / GLP Financing II, Inc.
3.35%, due 9/1/24

     1,280,000        1,182,042  

Kilroy Realty, L.P.
3.45%, due 12/15/24

     2,060,000        2,099,771  
     

 

 

 
        19,527,649  
     

 

 

 

Retail 0.6%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
3.55%, due 7/26/27 (Canada) (a)

     2,700,000        2,737,449  

McDonald’s Corp.
3.35%, due 4/1/23

     2,875,000        3,057,098  
 

 

18    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Retail (continued)

 

Starbucks Corp.

     

3.35%, due 3/12/50

   $ 925,000      $ 897,466  

4.45%, due 8/15/49

     1,305,000        1,561,144  
     

 

 

 
        8,253,157  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors 0.5%

 

Broadcom, Inc.
3.125%, due 10/15/22 (a)

     2,405,000        2,492,297  

Intel Corp.
4.75%, due 3/25/50

     1,225,000        1,725,702  

NXP B.V. / NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands) (a)

     

3.40%, due 5/1/30

     1,255,000        1,254,592  

4.625%, due 6/15/22

     1,610,000        1,679,196  
     

 

 

 
        7,151,787  
     

 

 

 

Software 0.4%

 

Fiserv, Inc.

     

2.75%, due 7/1/24

     825,000        863,159  

3.20%, due 7/1/26

     525,000        562,166  

salesforce.com, Inc.

     

3.25%, due 4/11/23

     1,300,000        1,385,404  

3.70%, due 4/11/28

     1,915,000        2,184,098  
     

 

 

 
        4,994,827  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications 1.7%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     

2.875%, due 3/2/25 (c)(e)

     EUR 2,000,000        2,015,776  

4.35%, due 3/1/29

   $ 795,000        893,361  

4.90%, due 8/15/37

     1,840,000        2,130,489  

CommScope Technologies LLC
6.00%, due 6/15/25 (a)

     850,000        756,415  

CommScope, Inc.
5.00%, due 6/15/21 (a)

     238,000        234,430  

Crown Castle Towers LLC
4.241%, due 7/15/48 (a)

     2,680,000        2,998,346  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
3.40%, due 3/1/27 (a)

     2,545,000        2,546,145  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.00%, due 11/15/22

     1,280,000        1,353,741  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.738%, due 9/20/29 (a)

     4,170,000        4,388,925  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
4.50%, due 4/15/50 (a)

     1,015,000        1,187,956  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
5.462%, due 2/16/21 (Spain)

     395,000        406,833  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.792% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.10%), due 5/15/25 (c)

     2,705,000        2,682,007  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Vodafone Group PLC
4.25%, due 9/17/50 (United Kingdom)

   $ 1,680,000      $ 1,827,610  
     

 

 

 
        23,422,034  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.1%

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.
5.375%, due 5/15/25 (Canada)

     1,340,000        1,343,350  
     

 

 

 

Toys, Games & Hobbies 0.1%

 

Hasbro, Inc.
2.60%, due 11/19/22

     1,230,000        1,242,284  
     

 

 

 

Transportation 0.1%

 

XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.50%, due 6/15/22 (a)

     761,000        764,044  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $454,846,949)

        461,087,639  
     

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds 0.1%

 

Banks 0.1%

 

Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
Series Reg S
10.00%, due 5/21/21

     GBP 1,186,000        1,595,427  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds
(Cost $1,891,060)

        1,595,427  
     

 

 

 
Foreign Government Bonds 0.6%

 

Brazil 0.2%

 

Brazilian Government International Bond
4.625%, due 1/13/28 (Brazil)

   $ 2,913,000        3,010,615  
     

 

 

 

Mexico 0.4%

 

Mexico Government International Bond
3.25%, due 4/16/30 (Mexico)

     5,435,000        4,924,164  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(Cost $8,476,000)

        7,934,779  
     

 

 

 
Loan Assignments 1.1% (c)

 

Buildings & Real Estate 0.2%

 

Realogy Group LLC
2018 Term Loan B
3.243% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.25%), due 2/8/25

     3,051,661        2,537,328  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Loan Assignments (continued)

 

Containers, Packaging & Glass 0.2%

 

BWAY Holding Co.
2017 Term Loan B
4.561% (3 Month LIBOR + 3.25%), due 4/3/24

   $ 3,148,811      $ 2,694,856  
     

 

 

 

Environmental Controls 0.3%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
Term Loan B3
3.00% (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), due 11/10/23

     4,177,809        4,122,975  
     

 

 

 

Finance 0.2%

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC
2018 Term Loan B
3.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.75%), due 5/9/25

     3,139,025        2,927,141  
     

 

 

 

Household Products & Wares 0.1%

 

Prestige Brands, Inc.
Term Loan B4
2.404% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.00%), due 1/26/24

     1,164,766        1,130,551  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications 0.1%

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
2019 Term Loan B
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 3/1/27

     2,142,032        2,047,425  
     

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments
(Cost $16,555,935)

        15,460,276  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 8.5%

 

Agency (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 5.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

     

REMIC Series 4691, Class HA
2.50%, due 6/15/40

     2,040,211        2,131,015  

REMIC, Series 4911, Class MB
3.00%, due 9/25/49

     1,692,925        1,746,808  

REMIC, Series 4926, Class BP
3.00%, due 10/25/49

     4,760,000        5,079,773  

REMIC Series 4818, Class BD
3.50%, due 3/15/45

     2,166,515        2,264,868  

REMIC Series 4888, Class BA
3.50%, due 9/15/48

     1,594,330        1,653,651  

REMIC Series 4877, Class AT
3.50%, due 11/15/48

     2,264,764        2,456,427  

REMIC Series 4877, Class BE
3.50%, due 11/15/48

     3,306,791        3,536,682  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Agency (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (continued)

 

REMIC, Series 4958, Class DL
4.00%, due 1/25/50

   $ 4,355,000      $ 4,813,248  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

REMIC, Series 2013-77, Class CY
3.00%, due 7/25/43

     1,902,000        2,069,054  

REMIC, Series 2019-25, Class PA
3.00%, due 5/25/48

     1,855,321        1,967,412  

REMIC, Series 2019-13, Class PE
3.00%, due 3/25/49

     2,335,350        2,477,277  

REMIC Series 2019-13, Class CA
3.50%, due 4/25/49

     3,195,628        3,455,936  

REMIC, Series 2019-74, Class BA
3.50%, due 12/25/59

     3,243,732        3,502,718  

REMIC, Series 2020-10, Class DA
3.50%, due 3/25/60

     2,937,056        3,174,380  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2017-123, Class AB
2.50%, due 1/20/47

     1,766,248        1,839,552  

Series 2014-91, Class MA
3.00%, due 1/16/40

     1,928,019        2,091,691  

Series 2018-127, Class PB
3.00%, due 9/20/47

     4,815,570        5,027,660  

REMIC Series 2019-29, Class AP
3.00%, due 10/20/48

     3,220,640        3,383,009  

Series 2019-29, Class CB
3.00%, due 10/20/48

     2,003,994        2,094,244  

Series 2019-52, Class JL
3.00%, due 11/20/48

     1,915,946        2,017,181  

Series 2019-59, Class KA
3.00%, due 12/20/48

     3,312,126        3,472,808  

Series 2019-43, Class PL
3.00%, due 4/20/49

     4,216,685        4,432,850  

Series 2013-149, Class BA
3.25%, due 8/16/41

     5,959,059        6,389,824  
     

 

 

 
        71,078,068  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Loans
(Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 3.1%

 

Bank

     

Series 2019-BN21, Class A5
2.851%, due 10/17/52

     2,970,000        3,109,615  

Series 2019-BN19, Class A2
2.926%, due 8/15/61

     3,050,000        3,217,551  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 
Series 2006-4A, Class A1
0.717% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.23%), due 12/25/36 (a)(c)

     75,389        65,866  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust 
Series 2019-B12, Class A5
3.116%, due 8/15/52

     2,852,000        3,066,453  
 

 

20    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Commercial Mortgage Loans
(Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-GW, Class A
1.614% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.80%), due 5/15/35 (c)

   $ 1,700,000      $ 1,533,731  

Series 2019-0C11, Class B
3.605%, due 12/9/41 (a)

     860,000        833,200  

Series 2019-0C11, Class C
3.856%, due 12/9/41 (a)

     2,410,000        2,203,612  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust 
Series 2015-C3, Class A4
3.718%, due 8/15/48

     1,300,000        1,384,475  

Four Times Square Trust 
Series 2006-4TS, Class A
5.401%, due 12/13/28 (a)

     790,381        801,634  

FREMF Mortgage Trust (a)(g)

     

Series 2013-K33, Class B
3.614%, due 8/25/46

     2,701,000        2,773,742  

Series 2014-K41, Class B
3.963%, due 11/25/47

     870,000        911,256  

Series 2013-K35, Class B
4.073%, due 12/25/46

     1,735,000        1,820,909  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2019-GC42, Class A4
3.001%, due 9/1/52

     1,175,000        1,243,222  

Series 2019-GC40, Class A4
3.16%, due 7/10/52

     2,002,000        2,142,991  

Hawaii Hotel Trust 
Series 2019-MAUI, Class A
1.964% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.15%), due 5/15/38 (a)(c)

     1,630,000        1,509,451  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust 
Series 2019-30HY, Class A
3.228%, due 7/10/39 (a)

     1,935,000        2,034,283  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 
Series 2013-C16, Class A4
4.166%, due 12/15/46

     2,205,000        2,339,665  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series-2015-C23, Class A3
3.451%, due 7/15/50

     1,195,000        1,264,198  

One Bryant Park Trust 
Series 2019-OBP, Class A
2.516%, due 9/15/54 (a)

     3,930,000        3,899,913  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust (a)(g)

     

Series 2018-1745, Class A
3.874%, due 6/15/36

     2,640,000        2,780,737  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage Loans
(Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust (continued)

 

Series 2018-AUS, Class A
4.194%, due 8/17/36

   $ 3,120,000      $ 3,243,277  
     

 

 

 
        42,179,781  
     

 

 

 

Whole Loan (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 0.3%

 

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust (a)(h)

     

Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3
3.50%, due 7/25/49

     487,122        491,332  

Series 2019-ATR1, Class A4
4.00%, due 4/25/49

     1,059,378        1,069,003  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust (a)(h)

     

Series 2019-3, Class A3
4.00%, due 9/25/49

     766,764        787,307  

Series 2019-5, Class A4
4.00%, due 11/25/49

     542,447        548,543  

Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust 
Series 2019-1, Class A1
3.50%, due 5/25/29

     1,621,493        1,717,476  
     

 

 

 
        4,613,661  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $114,655,715)

        117,871,510  
     

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds 0.2%

 

California 0.2%

 

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled, Revenue Bonds
Series N
3.006%, due 5/15/50

     2,700,000        2,628,720  
     

 

 

 

New York 0.0%‡

 

New York State Thruway Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series M
2.90%, due 1/1/35

     450,000        442,467  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,150,000)

        3,071,187  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Government & Federal Agencies 7.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) 1.1%

 

2.50%, due 1/1/40

     852,632        888,633  

3.50%, due 1/1/48

     3,883,292        4,148,785  

4.00%, due 2/1/49

     1,477,389        1,586,290  

5.00%, due 12/1/44

     3,512,917        4,005,010  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government & Federal Agencies (continued)

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) (continued)

 

5.00%, due 12/1/48

   $ 4,037,706      $ 4,385,162  
     

 

 

 
        15,013,880  
     

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) 2.3%

 

2.50%, due 2/1/40

     847,109        880,697  

3.00%, due 3/1/50

     3,447,354        3,641,403  

3.50%, due 3/1/37

     4,732,681        5,135,851  

3.50%, due 2/1/42

     3,003,186        3,247,212  

4.00%, due 5/1/48

     4,036,114        4,309,850  

4.00%, due 9/1/48

     5,989,500        6,495,171  

4.00%, due 1/1/49

     1,425,581        1,557,634  

4.00%, due 2/1/49

     1,187,762        1,274,642  

5.00%, due 9/1/33

     4,324,101        4,926,633  
     

 

 

 
        31,469,093  
     

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) 0.0%‡

 

6.50%, due 4/15/29

     11        12  

6.50%, due 8/15/29

     8        8  
     

 

 

 
        20  
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds 1.8%

 

2.00%, due 2/15/50

     4,425,000        5,219,599  

4.375%, due 11/15/39

     9,096,000        14,499,237  

4.375%, due 5/15/40

     2,140,000        3,421,241  

4.50%, due 5/15/38

     1,390,000        2,216,996  
     

 

 

 
        25,357,073  
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes 1.2%

 

0.125%, due 4/30/22

     12,185,000        12,169,293  

0.25%, due 4/30/25

     2,525,000        2,528,649  

0.50%, due 4/30/27

     385,000        384,609  

1.50%, due 2/15/30

     2,275,000        2,463,932  
     

 

 

 
        17,546,483  
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Inflation—Indexed Note 0.8% (i)

 

0.875%, due 1/15/29

     9,644,349        10,736,050  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & Federal Agencies
(Cost $92,638,011)

        100,122,599  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds
(Cost $729,296,363)

        744,196,049  
     

 

 

 
    

Shares

        
Common Stocks 39.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense 0.9%

 

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,245,420        7,974,794  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     13,144        5,113,805  
     

 

 

 
        13,088,599  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Air Freight & Logistics 0.6%

 

Deutsche Post A.G., Registered (Germany)

     157,359      $ 4,681,795  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     32,557        3,081,845  
     

 

 

 
        7,763,640  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components 0.3%

 

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France)

     48,209        4,707,136  
     

 

 

 

Banks 1.2%

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

     66,366        2,711,180  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     296,353        3,760,719  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     23,374        2,493,305  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada)

     66,157        4,069,847  

Truist Financial Corp.

     103,515        3,863,180  
     

 

 

 
        16,898,231  
     

 

 

 

Beverages 1.0%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     85,572        3,926,899  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom)

     86,410        3,425,292  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     44,903        5,940,218  
     

 

 

 
        13,292,409  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 0.9%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     94,123        7,736,911  

Amgen, Inc.

     22,956        5,491,534  
     

 

 

 
        13,228,445  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets 1.2%

 

BlackRock, Inc.

     7,839        3,935,492  

CME Group, Inc.

     16,361        2,915,694  

Lazard, Ltd., Class A

     110,819        3,047,522  

Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia)

     36,939        2,471,160  

Singapore Exchange, Ltd. (Singapore)

     561,700        3,843,850  
     

 

 

 
        16,213,718  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 1.3%

 

BASF S.E. (Germany)

     99,549        5,092,901  

Dow, Inc. (j)

     117,080        4,295,665  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     68,662        3,978,963  

Nutrien, Ltd. (Canada)

     134,611        4,806,959  
     

 

 

 
        18,174,488  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0%‡

 

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

     10        37  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 0.5%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     154,646        6,553,897  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.6%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     261,686        7,973,572  

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

     173,220        7,004,960  
 

 

22    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Deutsche Telekom A.G., Registered (Germany)

     216,059      $ 3,154,936  

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

     344,967        5,638,133  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     221,977        12,752,579  
     

 

 

 
        36,524,180  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 3.2%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     67,335        5,596,212  

Duke Energy Corp.

     114,993        9,735,307  

Entergy Corp.

     65,319        6,238,618  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     174,131        7,186,386  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

     117,359        4,547,825  

PPL Corp.

     214,960        5,464,283  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A. (Italy)

     926,001        5,804,415  
     

 

 

 
        44,573,046  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.7%

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

     65,323        5,454,471  

Emerson Electric Co.

     77,845        4,439,500  
     

 

 

 
        9,893,971  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.9%

 

American Tower Corp.

     12,249        2,915,262  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     217,673        5,263,333  

Welltower, Inc.

     97,045        4,971,615  
     

 

 

 
        13,150,210  
     

 

 

 

Food Products 1.1%

 

Danone S.A. (France)

     67,060        4,648,830  

Nestle S.A., Registered (Switzerland)

     58,034        6,126,563  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     451,441        4,086,523  
     

 

 

 
        14,861,916  
     

 

 

 

Gas Utilities 0.6%

 

Snam S.p.A. (Italy)

     1,858,263        8,324,708  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 0.3%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     13,982        4,089,315  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.5%

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     85,574        4,109,263  

McDonald’s Corp.

     15,026        2,818,277  
     

 

 

 
        6,927,540  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables 0.2%

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     82,853        2,910,626  
     

 

 

 

Household Products 0.8%

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     44,579        6,173,300  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     37,774        4,452,421  
     

 

 

 
        10,625,721  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates 0.3%

 

Siemens A.G., Registered (Germany)

     37,983      $ 3,524,691  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 2.7%

 

Allianz S.E., Registered (Germany)

     44,244        8,188,108  

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (Italy)

     274,440        3,914,195  

AXA S.A. (France)

     346,913        6,157,144  

MetLife, Inc.

     136,698        4,932,064  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft A.G., Registered (Germany)

     28,383        6,245,582  

SCOR S.E. (France)

     121,045        3,409,031  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     94,500        4,478,656  
     

 

 

 
        37,324,780  
     

 

 

 

IT Services 0.6%

 

International Business Machines Corp.

     63,118        7,925,096  
     

 

 

 

Machinery 0.2%

 

Atlas Copco A.B., Class A (Sweden)

     83,851        2,916,310  
     

 

 

 

Media 0.2%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     86,193        3,243,443  

ION Media Networks, Inc. (j)(k)(l)(m)(n)

     12        4,526  
     

 

 

 
        3,247,969  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities 1.9%

 

Ameren Corp.

     47,166        3,431,327  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     132,524        10,221,576  

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

     746,727        8,782,412  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     39,444        3,571,654  
     

 

 

 
        26,006,969  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 0.3%

 

Target Corp.

     40,696        4,465,979  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.8%

 

Chevron Corp.

     36,731        3,379,252  

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.

     269,091        4,725,238  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     67,827        3,151,921  

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

     101,010        4,154,541  

Phillips 66

     56,348        4,122,983  

TOTAL S.A. (France)

     150,055        5,401,779  
     

 

 

 
        24,935,714  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products 0.6%

 

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

     151,878        7,846,728  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 5.6%

 

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     114,576        5,990,033  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

     345,392        7,225,701  

Johnson & Johnson

     50,167        7,527,057  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     99,967        7,931,382  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       23  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

Novartis A.G., Registered (Switzerland)

     89,114      $ 7,594,424  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

     74,619        4,759,266  

Pfizer, Inc.

     269,014        10,319,377  

Roche Holding A.G. (Switzerland)

     21,866        7,599,016  

Sanofi (France)

     83,046        8,116,818  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     278,500        10,077,021  
     

 

 

 
        77,140,095  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.4%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     12,939        3,514,491  

Intel Corp.

     86,819        5,207,404  

KLA Corp.

     50,302        8,254,055  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     64,525        3,547,585  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     127,145        6,755,214  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     56,348        6,540,312  
     

 

 

 
        33,819,061  
     

 

 

 

Software 0.8%

 

Microsoft Corp.

     64,662        11,588,077  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 0.2%

 

Home Depot, Inc.

     15,443        3,394,835  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.4%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., GDR (Republic of Korea) (a)

     5,327        5,556,061  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     242,091        2,406,385  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco 1.7%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     184,490        7,241,233  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

     171,551        6,655,988  

British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     61,566        2,348,743  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     106,228        7,924,610  
     

 

 

 
        24,170,574  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3%

 

Watsco, Inc.

     24,000        3,863,760  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.2%

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

     81,810        3,426,505  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $552,425,973)

        545,361,422  
     

 

 

 
     Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments 7.4%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 6.9%

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (o)

     96,215,270     $ 96,215,270  
    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Company
(Cost $96,215,270)

       96,215,270  
    

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       

Repurchase Agreement 0.3%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
0.00%, dated 4/30/20
due 5/1/20
Proceeds at Maturity $3,936,366 (Collateralized by a United States Treasury Note with rate of 2.625% and a maturity date of 6/15/21, with a Principal Amount of $3,875,000 and a Market Value of $4,019,689)

   $ 3,936,366       3,936,366  
    

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $3,936,366)

       3,936,366  
    

 

 

 
         
Shares
       

Unaffiliated Investment Company 0.2%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.19% (o)(p)

     2,656,125       2,656,125  
    

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $2,656,125)

       2,656,125  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $102,807,761)

       102,807,761  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $1,384,530,097)

     100.2     1,392,365,232  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

         (0.2     (3,089,441

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 1,389,275,791  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)

Step coupon—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(c)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Fixed to floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

 

24    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


(f)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $2,609,094. The Fund received cash collateral with a value of $2,656,125 (See Note 2(M)).

 

(g)

Collateral strip rate—A bond whose interest was based on the weighted net interest rate of the collateral. The coupon rate adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(h)

Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(i)

Treasury Inflation Protected Security—Pays a fixed rate of interest on a principal amount that is continuously adjusted for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index-Urban Consumers.

 

(j)

Non-income producing security.

(k)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

(l)

Illiquid security—As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of the security deemed illiquid under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees was $4,526, which represented less than one-tenth of a percent of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(m)

Fair valued security—Represents fair value as measured in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of fair valued security was $4,526, which represented less than one-tenth of a percent of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(n)

Restricted security. (See Note 5)

 

(o)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(p)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following foreign currency forward contracts1:

 

Currency Purchased

       Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD     24,302,000        USD     17,305,271      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20    $ 153,636  
GBP     35,331,000        USD     43,858,808      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      640,578  
JPY     5,988,000,000        USD     55,174,193      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/7/20      624,158  
USD     18,440,222        CAD     24,302,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      981,315  
USD     68,945,640        EUR     62,275,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      701,607  
USD     46,064,204        GBP     35,331,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      1,564,818  
USD     55,850,811        JPY     5,988,000,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/7/20      52,460  
                 

 

 

 
Total unrealized appreciation

 

           4,718,572  
                 

 

 

 
EUR     62,275,000        USD     69,166,209      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      (922,176
JPY     5,988,000,000        USD     55,953,675      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/3/20      (75,900
USD     17,314,629        CAD     24,302,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/4/20      (148,346
USD     23,962,235        EUR     22,081,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/3/20      (280,750
USD     43,881,809        GBP     35,331,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/3/20      (633,684
                 

 

 

 
Total unrealized depreciation

 

           (2,060,856
                 

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation

 

         $ 2,657,716  
                 

 

 

 

 

1.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts are subject to limitations such that they cannot be “sold or repurchased,” although the Fund would be able to exit the transaction through other means, such as through the execution of an offsetting transaction.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       25  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Futures Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Portfolio held the following futures contracts1:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
     Value at
Trade Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)2
 

Long Contracts

           

10-Year United States Treasury Note

     58       June 2020      $ 8,073,007     $ 8,065,625     $ (7,382

2-Year United States Treasury Note

     413       June 2020        90,049,755       91,037,461       987,706  

Nikkei 225

     575       June 2020        50,046,180       53,553,790       3,507,610  

S&P 500 Index Mini

     841       June 2020        112,185,594       122,045,920       9,860,326  

United States Treasury Bond

     13       June 2020        2,358,311       2,353,406       (4,905

United States Treasury Ultra Bond

     289       June 2020        58,790,093       64,961,781       6,171,688  
           

 

 

 

Total Long Contracts

              20,515,043  
           

 

 

 

Short Contracts

           

10-Year United States Treasury Ultra Note

     (171     June 2020        (25,436,171     (26,852,344     (1,416,173

5-Year United States Treasury Note

     (313     June 2020        (39,120,936     (39,276,609     (155,673
           

 

 

 

Total Short Contracts

              (1,571,846
           

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

            $ 18,943,197  
           

 

 

 

 

1.

As of April 30, 2020, cash in the amount of $18,211,984 was on deposit with a broker or futures commission merchant for futures transactions.

 

2.

Represents the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value as of April 30, 2020.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

CAD — Canadian Dollar

EUR — Euro

GBP — British Pound Sterling

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

JPY — Japanese Yen

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

USD — United States Dollar

 

26    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         
Investments in Securities (a)          
Long-Term Bonds          

Asset-Backed Securities

   $     $ 30,403,706     $      $ 30,403,706  

Convertible Bonds

           6,648,926              6,648,926  

Corporate Bonds

           461,087,639              461,087,639  

Foreign Bonds

           1,595,427              1,595,427  

Foreign Government Bonds

           7,934,779              7,934,779  

Loan Assignments

           15,460,276              15,460,276  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           117,871,510              117,871,510  

Municipal Bonds

           3,071,187              3,071,187  

U.S. Government & Federal Agencies

           100,122,599              100,122,599  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds            744,196,049              744,196,049  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Common Stocks (b)      545,356,896             4,526        545,361,422  
Short-Term Investments          

Affiliated Investment Company

     96,215,270                    96,215,270  

Repurchase Agreement

           3,936,366              3,936,366  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2,656,125                    2,656,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments      98,871,395       3,936,366              102,807,761  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      644,228,291       748,132,415       4,526        1,392,365,232  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments          

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (c)

           4,718,572              4,718,572  

Futures Contracts (c)

     20,527,330                    20,527,330  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments      20,527,330       4,718,572              25,245,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities and Other Financial Instruments    $ 664,755,621     $ 752,850,987     $ 4,526      $ 1,417,611,134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         
Other Financial Instruments          

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (c)

   $     $ (2,060,856   $      $ (2,060,856

Futures Contracts (c)

     (1,584,133                  (1,584,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments    $ (1,584,133   $ (2,060,856   $      $ (3,644,989
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The Level 3 security valued at $4,526 is held in Media within the Common Stocks section of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(c)

The value listed for these securities reflects unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       27  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value
(identified cost $1,288,314,827) including securities on loan of $2,609,094

   $ 1,296,149,962  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $96,215,270)

     96,215,270  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for futures contracts

     18,211,984  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies
(identified cost $429,908)

     428,731  

Due from custodian

     87,218  

Receivables:

  

Dividends and interest

     7,657,695  

Fund shares sold

     5,669,271  

Investment securities sold

     456,681  

Securities lending

     13,042  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     4,718,572  

Other assets

     106,146  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,429,714,572  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     2,656,125  

Payables:

  

Fund shares redeemed

     23,488,732  

Investment securities purchased

     7,616,372  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     3,000,325  

Manager (See Note 3)

     691,710  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     300,933  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     284,601  

Shareholder communication

     110,097  

Professional fees

     53,874  

Custodian

     33,898  

Trustees

     2,343  

Accrued expenses

     20,047  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     2,060,856  

Dividend payable

     118,868  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     40,438,781  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,389,275,791  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 780,009  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,433,054,319  
  

 

 

 
     1,433,834,328  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (44,558,537
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,389,275,791  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 604,058,437  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     34,071,998  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 17.73  

Maximum sales charge (3.00% of offering price)

     0.55  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 18.28  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 78,821,365  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     4,442,029  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 17.74  

Maximum sales charge (3.00% of offering price)

     0.55  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 18.29  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 21,133,668  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,182,990  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.86  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 165,673,934  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     9,292,863  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.83  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 424,677,078  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     23,710,871  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.91  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 2,324,016  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     131,100  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.73  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 1,012,494  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     57,104  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.73  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 91,574,799  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     5,111,955  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.91  
  

 

 

 
 

 

28    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Interest

   $ 12,894,770  

Dividends-unaffiliated (a)

     11,389,264  

Dividends-affiliated

     295,244  

Securities lending

     38,633  

Other

     40  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     24,617,951  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     4,589,542  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     777,342  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     104,007  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     119,805  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     911,378  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

     3,054  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     2,169  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     907,739  

Registration

     89,397  

Shareholder communication

     87,072  

Professional fees

     85,140  

Custodian

     54,653  

Trustees

     18,205  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     1,656  

Miscellaneous

     41,480  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7,792,639  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     16,825,312  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Unaffiliated investment transactions

     (49,064,437

Futures transactions

     (22,045,450

Foreign currency forward transactions

     (579,149

Foreign currency transactions

     43,539  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (71,645,497
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Unaffiliated investments

     (68,199,368

Futures contracts

     14,615,066  

Foreign currency forward contracts

     3,588,065  

Translation of other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     133,206  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     (49,863,031
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (121,508,528
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (104,683,216
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Dividends recorded net of foreign withholding taxes in the amount of $536,144.

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       29  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 16,825,312     $ 41,347,682  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (71,645,497     42,442,017  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     (49,863,031     97,209,538  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (104,683,216     180,999,237  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (31,450,952     (27,133,176

Investor Class

     (4,084,596     (3,905,630

Class B

     (1,106,987     (1,069,632

Class C

     (8,466,750     (7,608,473

Class I

     (24,586,195     (23,286,147

Class R2

     (122,929     (156,842

Class R3

     (38,603     (10,576

Class R6

     (5,059,065     (4,774,290
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (74,916,077     (67,944,766
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     193,458,765       256,736,076  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     68,665,588       62,014,408  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (213,894,131     (408,508,034
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     48,230,222       (89,757,550
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (131,369,071     23,296,921  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     1,520,644,862       1,497,347,941  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,389,275,791     $ 1,520,644,862  
  

 

 

 
 

 

30    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class A   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 19.96          $ 18.51     $ 19.97     $ 18.30     $ 18.79     $ 20.51
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.22            0.54       0.52       0.48       0.58       0.68

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.51 )            1.73       (1.04 )       1.83       (0.17 )       (0.98 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.30       0.15
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.25 )            2.33       (0.45 )       2.22       0.71       (0.15 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.22 )            (0.56 )       (0.52 )       (0.55 )       (0.61 )       (0.70 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.98 )            (0.88 )       (1.01 )       (0.55 )       (1.20 )       (1.57 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.73          $ 19.96     $ 18.51     $ 19.97     $ 18.30     $ 18.79
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (6.65 %)            13.09 %       (2.38 %)       12.30 %       4.08 %       (0.81 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      2.29 % ††            2.83 %       2.72 %       2.52 %       3.21 %       3.49 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.02 % ††            1.02 %       1.01 %       1.01 %       1.02 %       1.02 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 604,058          $ 625,049     $ 571,206     $ 652,333     $ 574,390     $ 581,920

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Investor Class   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 19.98          $ 18.52     $ 19.99     $ 18.31     $ 18.80     $ 20.52
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.20            0.51       0.50       0.47       0.56       0.65

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.51 )            1.74       (1.05 )       1.82       (0.16 )       (0.99 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.28       0.15
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.27 )            2.31       (0.48 )       2.20       0.68       (0.19 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.21 )            (0.53 )       (0.50 )       (0.52 )       (0.58 )       (0.66 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.97 )            (0.85 )       (0.99 )       (0.52 )       (1.17 )       (1.53 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.74          $ 19.98     $ 18.52     $ 19.99     $ 18.31     $ 18.80
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (6.77 %)            12.98 %       (2.56 %)       12.19 %       3.93 %       (0.97 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      2.14 % ††            2.70 %       2.59 %       2.45 %       3.09 %       3.34 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.17 % ††            1.16 %       1.13 %       1.14 %       1.16 %       1.18 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      1.17 % ††            1.17 %       1.14 %       1.14 %       1.16 %       1.18 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 78,821          $ 88,050     $ 85,132     $ 94,000     $ 153,137     $ 159,798

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       31  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class B   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 20.11          $ 18.64     $ 20.10     $ 18.40     $ 18.89     $ 20.61
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.13            0.37       0.36       0.32       0.42       0.51

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.53 )            1.75       (1.05 )       1.83       (0.17 )       (0.99 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.30       0.15
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.36 )            2.18       (0.62 )       2.06       0.55       (0.33 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.13 )            (0.39 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.45 )       (0.52 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.89 )            (0.71 )       (0.84 )       (0.36 )       (1.04 )       (1.39 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.86          $ 20.11     $ 18.64     $ 20.10     $ 18.40     $ 18.89
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (7.07 %)            12.11 %       (3.22 %)       11.27 %       3.20 %       (1.70 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      1.40 % ††            1.96 %       1.85 %       1.67 %       2.34 %       2.60 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.92 % ††            1.91 %       1.88 %       1.89 %       1.91 %       1.93 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      1.92 % ††            1.92 %       1.89 %       1.89 %       1.91 %       1.93 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 21,134          $ 26,396     $ 30,343     $ 39,475     $ 42,253     $ 44,441

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class C   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 20.07          $ 18.60     $ 20.07     $ 18.37     $ 18.86     $ 20.58
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.13            0.37       0.36       0.32       0.42       0.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.52 )            1.75       (1.06 )       1.83       (0.17 )       (0.98 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.30       0.15
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.35 )            2.18       (0.63 )       2.06       0.55       (0.33 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.13 )            (0.39 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.45 )       (0.52 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.89 )            (0.71 )       (0.84 )       (0.36 )       (1.04 )       (1.39 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.83          $ 20.07     $ 18.60     $ 20.07     $ 18.37     $ 18.86
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (7.09 %)            12.13 %       (3.28 %)       11.35 %       3.15 %       (1.70 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      1.39 % ††            1.95 %       1.85 %       1.65 %       2.32 %       2.58 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.92 % ††            1.91 %       1.88 %       1.89 %       1.91 %       1.93 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      1.92 % ††            1.92 %       1.89 %       1.89 %       1.91 %       1.93 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 165,674          $ 191,737     $ 212,400     $ 266,592     $ 254,312     $ 235,811

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

32    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class I   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 20.16          $ 18.68     $ 20.15     $ 18.46     $ 18.95     $ 20.66
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.24            0.59       0.58       0.54       0.63       0.73

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.53 )            1.76       (1.06 )       1.84       (0.16 )       (0.98 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.28       0.15
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.25 )            2.41       (0.41 )       2.29       0.75       (0.10 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.24 )            (0.61 )       (0.57 )       (0.60 )       (0.65 )       (0.74 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.00 )            (0.93 )       (1.06 )       (0.60 )       (1.24 )       (1.61 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.91          $ 20.16     $ 18.68     $ 20.15     $ 18.46     $ 18.95
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (6.57 %)            13.41 %       (2.17 %)       12.60 %       4.30 %       (0.51 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      2.54 % ††            3.09 %       3.03 %       2.77 %       3.44 %       3.75 %

Net expenses (c)

      0.77 % ††            0.77 %       0.76 %       0.76 %       0.77 %       0.77 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 424,677          $ 484,614     $ 499,675     $ 766,054     $ 542,330     $ 513,629

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,   February 27,
2015^
through
October 31,
Class R2   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 19.95          $ 18.50     $ 19.96     $ 18.29     $ 18.78     $ 20.08
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.21            0.52       0.50       0.46       0.55       0.36

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.50 )            1.73       (1.04 )       1.83       (0.19 )       (1.35 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04            0.06       0.07       (0.09 )       0.33       0.20
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.25 )            2.31       (0.47 )       2.20       0.69       (0.79 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.21 )            (0.54 )       (0.50 )       (0.53 )       (0.59 )       (0.51 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )            (0.32 )       (0.49 )             (0.59 )      
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.97 )            (0.86 )       (0.99 )       (0.53 )       (1.18 )       (0.51 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.73          $ 19.95     $ 18.50     $ 19.96     $ 18.29     $ 18.78
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (6.65 %)            12.98 %       (2.48 %)       12.20 %       3.99 %       (3.92 %)
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      2.19 % ††            2.77 %       2.61 %       2.36 %       3.03 %       2.90 % ††

Net expenses (c)

      1.12 % ††            1.12 %       1.11 %       1.11 %       1.12 %       1.12 % ††

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)            62 %(d)       44 % (d)       29 %       27 %       30 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 2,324          $ 2,524     $ 3,587     $ 4,409     $ 838     $ 190

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       33  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
   Year ended October 31,      February 29,
2016 ^
through
October 31,
Class R3   2020    2019    2018    2017      2016

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 19.96      $ 18.51      $ 19.97      $ 18.30        $ 17.10
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.18        0.45        0.42        0.42          0.35

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.51 )        1.76        (1.00 )        1.82          (1.69 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.04        0.06        0.06        (0.09 )          2.95
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.29 )        2.27        (0.52 )        2.15          1.61
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 
Less distributions:                          

From net investment income

      (0.18 )        (0.50 )        (0.45 )        (0.48 )          (0.41 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.76 )        (0.32 )        (0.49 )                
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.94 )        (0.82 )        (0.94 )        (0.48 )          (0.41 )
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 17.73      $ 19.96      $ 18.51      $ 19.97        $ 18.30
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (6.81 %)        12.70 %        (2.73 %)        11.89 %          9.42 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                          

Net investment income (loss)

      1.93 % ††        2.34 %        2.19 %        2.16 %          2.81 %††

Net expenses (c)

      1.37 % ††        1.36 %        1.35 %        1.36 %          1.36 %††

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 % (d)        62 %(d)        44 % (d)        29 %          27 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 1,012      $ 590      $ 136      $ 201        $ 39

 

 

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

34    MainStay Income Builder Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                
Class R6   Six months
ended
April 30,
2020*
       Year ended
October 31,
2019
       February 28,
2018^
through
October 31,
2018
 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 20.16        $ 18.68        $ 19.19  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.25          0.61          0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.53        1.76          (0.47

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.04          0.06          0.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.24        2.43          (0.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Less distributions:            

From net investment income

    (0.25        (0.63        (0.40

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.76        (0.32         
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.01        (0.95        (0.40
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.91        $ 20.16        $ 18.68  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.52 %)         13.52        (0.61 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Net investment income (loss)

    2.64 % ††         3.18        2.55 % †† 

Net expenses (c)

    0.67 % ††         0.67        0.66 % †† 

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

    38        62        44

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 91,575        $ 101,685        $ 94,869  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 36%, 54% and 36% for the six months ended April 30, 2020, for the year ended October 31 and period ended October 31, 2018, respectively.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has eight classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on December 29, 1987. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R2 shares commenced operations on February 27, 2015. Class R3 shares commenced operations on February 29, 2016. Class R6 shares commenced operations on February 28, 2018.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $250,000 or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder has held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A

shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income consistent with reasonable opportunity for future growth of capital and income.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisors (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisors or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

 

 

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For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisors, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, securities that were fair valued in such a manner are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

Certain securities held by the Fund may principally trade in foreign markets. Events may occur between the time the foreign markets close and the time at which the Fund’s NAVs are calculated. These events may include, but are not limited to, situations relating to a single issuer in a market sector, significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets, natural disasters, armed conflicts, governmental actions or other developments not tied directly to the securities markets. Should the Manager or the Subadvisors conclude that such events may have affected the accuracy of the last price of such securities reported on the local foreign market, the Subcommittee may, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, adjust the value of the local price to reflect the estimated impact on the price of such securities as a result of such events. In this instance, securities are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Additionally, certain foreign equity securities are also fair valued

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

whenever the movement of a particular index exceeds certain thresholds. In such cases, the securities are fair valued by applying factors provided by a third-party vendor in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

As of April 30, 2020, securities that were fair valued in such a manner are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last posted settlement price on the market where such futures are primarily traded. Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or brokers selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisors. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisors to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at their fair market values measured on the basis of the mean between the last current bid and ask prices based on dealer or exchange quotations and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Loan assignments, participations and commitments are valued at the average of bid quotations obtained from the engaged independent pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Certain loan assignments, participations and commitments may be valued by utilizing significant unobservable inputs obtained from the pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no loan assignments held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by

independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

A portfolio investment may be classified as an illiquid investment under the Trust’s written liquidity risk management program and related procedures (“Liquidity Program”). Illiquidity of an investment might prevent the sale of such investment at a time when the Manager or the Subadvisors might wish to sell, and these investments could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid investments, requiring the Portfolio to rely on judgments that may be somewhat subjective in measuring value, which could vary materially from the amount that the Fund could realize upon disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid investments may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Manager or Subadvisors reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The liquidity classification of each investment will be made using information obtained after reasonable inquiry and taking into account, among other things, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations in accordance with the Liquidity Program. Illiquid investments are often valued in accordance with methods deemed by the Board in good faith to be reasonable and appropriate to accurately reflect their fair value. The liquidity of the Fund’s investments, as shown in the Portfolio of Investments, was determined as of April 30, 2020 and can change at any time.

Illiquid investments as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is

 

 

38    MainStay Income Builder Fund


“more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. A portion of the taxes on gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation may be reclaimable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which it invests. Capital gains taxes relating to positions still held are reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as well as an adjustment to the Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Taxes related to capital gains realized, if any, are reflected as part of net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gains taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally assessed as a percentage of the transaction amount.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, at least monthly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method and includes any realized gains and losses from repayments of principal on mortgage-backed securities. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities. Income from payment-in-kind securities, to the extent the Fund held any such securities during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, is accreted daily based on the effective interest method.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of

shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisors to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisors will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Repurchase agreements as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(I)  Loan Assignments, Participations and Commitments.  The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (“loans”). Commitments are agreements to make money available to a borrower in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. The Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money on a commitment or when a funded loan is purchased (trade date) and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

The loans in which the Fund may invest are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments. If the Fund purchases an assignment from a lender, the Fund will generally have direct contractual rights against the borrower in favor of the lender. If the Fund purchases a participation interest either from a lender or a participant, the Fund typically will have established a direct contractual relationship with the seller of the participation interest, but not with the borrower. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the lender or participant who sold the participation interest to the Fund, in addition to the usual credit risk of the borrower. In the event that the borrower, selling participant or intermediate participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment, or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Unfunded amounts, if any, are marked to market and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any unfunded commitments.

(J)  Futures Contracts.  A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date and price, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a financial instrument (e.g., foreign currency, interest rate, security or securities index). The Fund is subject to risks such as market price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of investing in these contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash and/or U.S. government securities equal to a certain percentage of the collateral amount, known as the “initial margin.” During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.

The use of futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The contract or notional amounts and variation margin reflect the extent of the Fund’s involvement in open futures positions. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts as hedging techniques. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at the time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. If no liquid market exists, the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Futures contracts may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if the Fund did not invest in futures contracts. Futures contracts may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the futures and may not correlate to the underlying instrument, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s activities in futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are conducted through regulated exchanges that guarantee the futures against default by the counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Fund, potentially resulting in a loss. The Fund may invest in futures contracts in order to hedge against anticipated changes in interest rates that might otherwise have an adverse effect upon the value of the Fund’s securities. The Fund may also use equity index futures contracts to increase the equity sensitivity to the Fund. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts and other derivatives may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAVs and may result in a loss to the Fund. Open futures contracts held as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(K)  Foreign Currency Forward Contracts.  The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts, which are agreements to buy or sell foreign currencies on a specified future date at a specified rate. The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of investing in these transactions. During the period the forward contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Cash movement occurs on settlement date. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The Fund may purchase and sell foreign currency forward contracts for purposes of seeking to enhance portfolio returns and manage portfolio risk more efficiently. Foreign currency forward contracts may also be used to gain exposure to a particular currency or to hedge against the risk of loss due to changing currency exchange rates. Foreign currency forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected.

The use of foreign currency forward contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including counterparty risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk is heightened for these instruments because foreign currency forward contracts are not exchange-traded and therefore no clearinghouse or exchange stands ready to

 

 

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meet the obligations under such contracts. Thus, the Fund faces the risk that its counterparties under such contracts may not perform their obligations. Market risk is the risk that the value of a foreign currency forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in exchange rates. Illiquidity risk arises because the secondary market for foreign currency forward contracts may have less liquidity relative to markets for other securities and financial instruments. Risks also arise from the possible movements in the foreign exchange rates underlying these instruments. While the Fund may enter into forward contracts to reduce currency exchange risks, changes in currency exchange rates may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such transactions. Exchange rate movements can be large, depending on the currency, and can last for extended periods of time, affecting the value of the Fund’s assets. Moreover, there may be an imperfect correlation between the Fund’s holdings of securities denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the risk of currency exchange loss. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward contracts also reflects the Fund’s exposure at the valuation date to credit loss in the event of a counterparty’s failure to perform its obligations. Open foreign currency forward contracts as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(L)  Foreign Currency Transactions.  The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates last quoted by any major U.S. bank at the following dates:

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities— at the valuation date; and

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the date of such transactions.

The assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currency amounts are presented at the exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The realized and unrealized changes in net assets arising from fluctuations in exchange rates and market prices of securities are not separately presented.

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represents net currency gains or losses realized as a result of differences between the amounts of securities sale proceeds or purchase cost, dividends, interest and withholding taxes as recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid. Net currency gains or losses from valuing such foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, other than investments at valuation date exchange rates, are reflected in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses.

(M)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty

risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $2,609,094 and received cash collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $2,656,125.

(N)  Dollar Rolls.  The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions in which it sells mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) from its portfolio to a counterparty from whom it simultaneously agrees to buy a similar security on a delayed delivery basis. The Fund generally transfers MBS where the MBS are “to be announced,” therefore, the Fund accounts for these transactions as purchases and sales.

When accounted for as purchase and sales, the securities sold in connection with the dollar rolls are removed from the portfolio and a realized gain or loss is recognized. The securities the Fund has agreed to acquire are included at market value in the Portfolio of Investments and liabilities for such purchase commitments are included as payables for investments purchased. During the roll period, the Fund foregoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future as well as by the earnings on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls may be renewed without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract. The Fund maintains liquid assets from its portfolio having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest. Dollar roll transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the securities returned to the Fund at the end of the roll period, while substantially similar, could be inferior to what was initially sold to the counterparty.

(O)  Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates.

The Fund may invest in high-yield debt securities (sometimes called “junk bonds”), which are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. These securities pay investors a premium—a higher interest rate or yield than investment grade debt securities—because of the increased risk of loss. These securities can also be subject to greater price volatility. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, these securities may experience higher than normal default rates.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which carry certain risks that are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic securities. These risks include those resulting from currency fluctuations, future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. These risks are likely to be greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. The ability of issuers of securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

The Fund may invest in loans which are usually rated below investment grade and are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt securities. These investments pay investors a higher interest rate than investment grade debt securities because of the increased risk of loss. Although certain loans are collateralized, there is no guarantee that the value of the collateral will be sufficient to repay the loan. In a recession or serious credit event, the value of these investments could decline significantly. As a result, the Fund’s NAVs could go down and you could lose money.

In addition, loans generally are subject to extended settlement periods that may be longer than seven days. As a result, the Fund may be adversely affected by selling other investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions or engaging in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing against its credit facility, to raise cash to meet redemption obligations or pursue other investment opportunities.

In certain circumstances, loans may not be deemed to be securities. As a result, the Fund may not have the protection of anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. In such cases, the Fund generally must rely on the contractual provisions in the loan agreement and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.

(P)  Counterparty Credit Risk.  In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains collateral posting terms and netting provisions. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels or if the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(Q)  LIBOR Replacement Risk.  The Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the LIBOR, as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. As a result, it is anticipated that LIBOR will be discontinued or will no longer be sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

(R)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

(S)  Quantitative Disclosure of Derivative Holdings.  The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. The Fund entered into Treasury futures contracts in order to hedge against anticipated changes in interest rates that might otherwise have an adverse effect upon the value of the Fund’s securities. The Fund also entered into domestic and foreign

 

 

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equity index futures contracts to increase the equity sensitivity to the Fund. Foreign currency forward contracts were used to gain exposure to a particular currency or to hedge against the risk of loss due to

changing currency exchange rates. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

 

 

Fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2020:

Asset Derivatives

 

   

Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

Location

  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Equity
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts (a)   $     $ 13,367,935     $ 7,159,395     $ 20,527,330  

Forward Contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts     4,718,572                   4,718,572  
   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ 4,718,572     $ 13,367,935     $ 7,159,395     $ 25,245,902  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Liability Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Equity
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts (a)   $     $     $ (1,584,133   $ (1,584,133

Forward Contracts

  Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts     (2,060,856                 (2,060,856
   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ (2,060,856   $     $ (1,584,133   $ (3,644,989
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

   

Statement of

Operations

Location

  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Equity
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on
futures transactions
  $     $ (23,701,043   $ 1,655,593     $ (22,045,450

Forward Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward transactions     (579,149                 (579,149
   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ (579,149   $ (23,701,043   $ 1,655,593     $ (22,624,599
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Equity
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts   $     $ 7,112,970     $ 7,502,096     $ 14,615,066  

Forward Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency forward contracts     3,588,065                   3,588,065  
   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

    $ 3,588,065     $ 7,112,970     $ 7,502,096     $ 18,203,131  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Equity
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts Long

  $     $ 219,244,054     $ 186,859,015     $ 406,103,069  

Futures Contracts Short

  $     $     $ (48,969,611   $ (48,969,611

Forward Contracts Long

  $ 124,828,521     $     $     $ 124,828,521  

Forward Contracts Short

  $ (187,066,223   $     $     $ (187,066,223
 

 

 

 

 

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisors.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as a Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the fixed-income portion of the Fund, pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields. Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (“Epoch” or “Subadvisor” and, together with MacKay Shields, the “Subadvisors”), a registered investment adviser, also serves as a Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the equity portion of the Fund, pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and Epoch. Asset allocation decisions for the Fund are made by a committee chaired by MacKay Shields in collaboration with New York Life Investments. New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisors.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.64% up to $500 million; 0.60% from $500 million to $1 billion; 0.575% from $1 billion to $5 billion; and 0.565% in excess of $5 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to $100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.62%, inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements).

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of

portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $4,589,542 and paid MacKay Shields and Epoch $1,320,500 and $1,011,011, respectively.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

 

 

 

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The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plan for the Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R2

   $ 1,222  

Class R3

     434  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $31,929 and $8,470, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $13,134, $3, $8,219 and $6,570, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share

classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waiver  

Class A

   $ 306,271      $  

Investor Class

     104,696         

Class B

     30,071         

Class C

     229,069         

Class I

     234,042         

Class R2

     1,203         

Class R3

     430         

Class R6

     1,957         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

(F)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R2

   $ 28,798        1.2

Class R3

     31,244        3.1  

Class R6

     89,887,738        98.2  
 

 

(G)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

   Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from
Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
on Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Value,
End of
Period
     Dividend
Income
     Other
Distributions
     Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

   $ 44,612      $ 422,744      $ (371,141   $      $      $ 96,215      $ 295      $        96,215  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 1,386,745,901     $ 85,938,846     $ (80,319,515   $ 5,619,331  

 

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 42,706,502  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     25,238,264  

Total

   $ 67,944,766  
 

 

Note 5–Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Disposal of restricted securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve.

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following restricted security.

 

Security

   Date(s) of
Acquisition
     Shares      Cost      04/30/20
Value
     Percent of
Net Assets
 

ION Media Networks, Inc.
Common Stock

     3/11/14        12      $ 1      $ 4,526        0.0 %‡ 

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

Note 6–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 7–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month LIBOR, whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended

April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 8–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 9–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $201,061 and $305,806, respectively. Purchases and sales of securities, other than U.S. government securities and short-term securities, were $302,912 and $258,421, respectively.

 

 

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Note 10–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     4,017,264     $ 75,699,532  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,581,576       30,592,186  

Shares redeemed

     (3,162,108     (58,158,241
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,436,732       48,133,477  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     348,763       6,736,055  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (27,352     (491,685
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,758,143     $ 54,377,847  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     4,981,898     $ 96,149,062  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,421,551       26,274,145  

Shares redeemed

     (6,544,982     (125,247,849
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (141,533     (2,824,642

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     711,316       13,662,314  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (117,451     (2,263,396
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     452,332     $ 8,574,276  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     295,450     $ 5,575,942  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     209,918       4,067,082  

Shares redeemed

     (227,900     (4,311,886
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     277,468       5,331,138  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     40,558       755,821  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (283,659     (5,522,615
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     34,367     $ 564,344  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     796,415     $ 15,532,775  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     210,462       3,887,189  

Shares redeemed

     (860,683     (16,734,223
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     146,194       2,685,741  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     192,064       3,674,269  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (526,692     (10,169,050
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (188,434   $ (3,809,040
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     20,806     $ 392,147  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     47,949       938,369  

Shares redeemed

     (123,892     (2,312,061
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (55,137     (981,545

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (74,737     (1,425,661
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (129,874   $ (2,407,206
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     275,897     $ 5,486,040  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     49,952       921,406  

Shares redeemed

     (503,382     (9,808,333
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (177,533     (3,400,887

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (137,683     (2,631,122
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (315,216   $ (6,032,009
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     659,541     $ 12,693,073  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     389,743       7,609,591  

Shares redeemed

     (1,298,104     (24,188,933
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (248,820     (3,886,269

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (13,515     (244,922
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (262,335   $ (4,131,191
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,170,495     $ 22,132,425  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     369,675       6,808,882  

Shares redeemed

     (3,266,139     (61,979,887
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,725,969     (33,038,580

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (137,067     (2,598,707
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,863,036   $ (35,637,287
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     4,965,225     $ 93,775,389  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,041,482       20,334,980  

Shares redeemed

     (6,351,384     (116,761,254
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     (344,677     (2,650,885

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     11,960       218,364  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (332,717   $ (2,432,521
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     5,652,692     $ 108,456,027  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,032,556       19,283,867  

Shares redeemed

     (9,407,029     (179,386,061
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,721,781     (51,646,167

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     17,180       325,692  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,704,601   $ (51,320,475
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,698     $ 52,228  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,201       62,528  

Shares redeemed

     (1,326     (25,484
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,573     $ 89,272  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     18,671     $ 351,189  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,483       64,008  

Shares redeemed

     (89,592     (1,709,718
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (67,438   $ (1,294,521
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     26,044     $ 515,881  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,979       38,182  

Shares redeemed

     (449     (8,419
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     27,574     $ 545,644  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     21,615     $ 416,299  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     551       10,372  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     22,166     $ 426,671  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     252,220     $ 4,754,573  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     257,262       5,022,670  

Shares redeemed

     (440,378     (8,127,853
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     69,104       1,649,390  

Shares converted from Class R6 (See Note 1)

     (1,261     (25,357
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     67,843     $ 1,624,033  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     425,473     $ 8,212,259  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     254,786       4,764,539  

Shares redeemed

     (713,908     (13,641,963
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (33,649   $ (665,165
  

 

 

 

Note–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

48    MainStay Income Builder Fund


Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay Income Builder Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreements between New York Life Investments and each of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (“Epoch”) and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (collectively, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments, Epoch and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments, Epoch and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of Epoch and MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreements should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of Epoch and MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, Epoch and MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as Epoch’s and MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that Epoch and MacKay provide to the Fund. The Board evaluated Epoch’s and MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and Epoch’s and MacKay’s track records and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at Epoch and MacKay, and New York Life Investments’, Epoch’s and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by Epoch and MacKay. The Board reviewed Epoch’s and MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

 

 

50    MainStay Income Builder Fund


The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to Epoch and MacKay as well as discussions between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments, Epoch or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, and Epoch due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate. The Board considered that Epoch’s subadvisory fee had been negotiated at arm’s-length by New York Life Investments and that this fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. On this basis, the Board primarily considered the costs and profitability for New York Life Investments and its affiliates with respect to the Fund.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, and Epoch, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fees for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In this regard, the Board also requested and received information from New York Life Investments concerning other material business relationships between Epoch and its affiliates and New York Life Investments and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive. With respect to Epoch, the Board considered that any profits realized by Epoch due to its relationship with the Fund are the result of arm’s-length negotiations between New York Life Investments and Epoch, acknowledging that any such profits are based on the subadvisory fee paid to Epoch by New York Life Investments, not the Fund.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fees paid to Epoch and MacKay are paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fees paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New

York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

52    MainStay Income Builder Fund


Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisors, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

54    MainStay Income Builder Fund


MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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MSIB10-06/20

(NYLIM) NL216


 

 

 

 

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund

(Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund)

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

(With sales charges)

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge        Inception
Date
    Six
Months
  One
Year
  Five
Years
  Ten Years
or Since
Inception
  Gross
Expense
Ratio2
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    7/1/1995     0.90%

6.78

  3.05%

9.05

  11.48%

12.75

  12.80%

13.44

   

0.99

0.99


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    2/28/2008     0.91

6.79

  2.99

8.98

  11.42

12.69

  12.73

13.37

   

1.10

1.10

 

 

Class B Shares3  

Maximum 5% CDSC

if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase

 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
4/1/2005
 
  1.70

6.29

  3.48

8.15

  11.63

11.82

  12.52

12.52

   

1.85

1.85

 

 

Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
4/1/2005
 
  5.54

6.46

  7.25

8.18

  11.85

11.85

  12.54

12.54

   

1.85

1.85

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         4/1/2005     6.97   9.37   13.04   13.74     0.74  
Class R1 Shares   No Sales Charge         4/1/2005     6.89   9.25   12.94   13.64     0.84  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge         4/1/2005     6.70   8.99   12.63   13.33     1.09  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         4/28/2006     6.58   8.78   12.36   13.06     1.34  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge         6/17/2013     6.98   9.47   13.16   14.66     0.64  

 

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have

  been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

3.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

Russell 1000® Growth Index4

       6.09        10.84        13.34        14.41

S&P 500® Index5

      
–3.16
 
       0.86          9.12          11.69  

Morningstar Large Growth Category Average6

       3.33          5.34          10.51          12.28  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The S&P 500® Index is the Fund’s secondary benchmark. “S&P 500®” is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard index for measuring large-cap U.S.  stock-

  market performance. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
6.

The Morningstar Large Growth Category Average is representative of funds that invest primarily in big U.S. companies that are projected to grow faster than other large-cap stocks. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap. Growth is defined based on fast growth and high valuations. Most of these portfolios focus on companies in rapidly expanding industries. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,067.80      $ 5.04      $ 1,019.99      $ 4.92      0.98%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,067.90      $ 5.76      $ 1,019.29      $ 5.62      1.12%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,062.90      $ 9.59      $ 1,015.56      $ 9.37      1.87%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,064.60      $ 9.60      $ 1,015.56      $ 9.37      1.87%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,069.70      $ 3.76      $ 1,021.23      $ 3.67      0.73%
     
Class R1 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.90      $ 4.27      $ 1,020.74      $ 4.17      0.83%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,067.00      $ 5.55      $ 1,019.49      $ 5.42      1.08%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,065.80      $ 6.83      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.67      1.33%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,069.80      $ 3.29      $ 1,021.68      $ 3.22      0.64%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

     7  


 

Industry Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Software      21.0
IT Services      15.4  
Interactive Media & Services      10.4  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail      10.1  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      5.7  
Pharmaceuticals      4.8  
Health Care Providers & Services      3.4  
Biotechnology      3.1  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts      3.1  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      2.8  
Capital Markets      2.5  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods      2.4  
Chemicals      2.0  
Professional Services      1.9
Specialty Retail      1.8  
Automobiles      1.6  
Life Sciences Tools & Services      1.4  
Health Care Technology      1.3  
Containers & Packaging      1.2  
Entertainment      1.2  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies      1.2  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure      1.0  
Short-Term Investment      0.7  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      –0.0 ‡ 
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investment) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

3.

Alphabet, Inc.

 

4.

Apple, Inc.

 

5.

Facebook, Inc., Class A

  6.

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

  7.

salesforce.com, Inc.

 

  8.

Adobe, Inc.

 

  9.

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

10.

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Justin H. Kelly, CFA, and Patrick M. Burton, CFA, of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund returned 6.97%, outperforming the 6.09% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index. Over the same period, Class I shares also outperformed the –3.16% return of the S&P 500® Index, which is the Fund’s secondary benchmark, and the 3.33% return of the Morningstar Large Growth Category Average.1

Were there any changes to the Fund during the reporting period?

Effective February 28, 2020, MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund was renamed MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

During the reporting period the market experienced the volatility associated with an unprecedented global pandemic related to the coronavirus known as COVID-19. During the reporting period—through both double-digit declines and double-digit rallies—the Fund outperformed the Russell 1000® Growth Index (primarily due to strong sector allocation), with six of ten sectors positively contributing to relative performance compared to the primary benchmark. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Security selection mildly detracted from relative returns.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

From highs reached in early 2020, markets experienced the sharpest correction in history. This precipitous decline was then followed by a strong rebound as the U.S. equity market posted its best month in over three decades in April 2020, rebounding from the worst 1Q going back to 1937.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed everything. Social distancing has temporarily shut down large swaths of the economy, and global economies will likely experience the most significant contraction ever. Governments around the world have responded quickly with the largest fiscal stimuli ever and central banks are introducing unprecedented monetary policy initiatives. The duration and severity of the downturn will be a function of public health initiatives to contain the virus.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

The industrials and consumer staples sectors made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000® Growth Index during the reporting period. The consumer discretionary and information technology sectors detracted most from relative performance.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance and which stocks detracted the most?

The three stocks that made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance were e-commerce and web-services leader Amazon.com, the world’s largest software company Microsoft and multinational technology company Apple. Amazon continued to benefit from the shift to e-commerce, while both Amazon and Microsoft benefited from the global movement toward cloud-based solutions. Apple stock experienced an increase in its price/earnings multiple. As of April 30, 2020, all three stocks remained in the Fund.

The three most significant detractors from the Fund’s absolute performance during the same period included Chinese coffee company Luckin Coffee, home improvement retailer Lowe’s and semiconductor company Microchip Technology. Despite rigorous due diligence and management discussions, Luckin Coffee announced that their COO was involved in fraudulent activity in early April 2020. Upon receiving confirmation of the fraud, the Fund sold its position. Lowe’s and Microchip saw their businesses negatively affected by the global pandemic, leading the Fund to sell its positions.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

During the reporting period the Fund’s largest purchases included shares in wireless infrastructure provider American Tower and leading home improvement retailer Home Depot. Volatility offered an attractive entry point for the Fund’s position in American Tower given our strong outlook for accelerating growth in the cellular tower industry. Home Depot stores remained open throughout the early months of the pandemic, during which our channel work suggested the company experienced strong sales.

 

 

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

 

     9  


The Fund’s largest sales during the same period were its positions in home improvement company Lowe’s and aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Both stocks were sold due to the outsized impact of the pandemic on retail sales and global air travel, respectively.

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

We made only modest changes to the Fund’s sector weightings during the reporting period. The Fund’s overweight exposure to information technology increased mildly relative to the Russell 1000® Growth Index, while health care exposure rose from a slight underweight to a slight overweight compared to the Index. Conversely, the Fund’s relative exposure to the consumer discretionary sector decreased from mildly overweight to slightly underweight, while industrials exposure decreased further from mildly underweight to slightly more substantially underweight as of the end of the reporting period.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s most significantly overweight exposures relative to the Russell 1000® Growth Index included the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The Fund’s most significantly underweight position was to consumer staples, with no exposure. In terms of the types of growth companies we focus on (those primarily exhibiting consistent growth, dynamic growth or cyclical growth), as of the end of the reporting period the Fund held its largest exposure to companies with consistent growth characteristics, followed by those with dynamic growth characteristics, trailed finally by those with cyclical growth characteristics. The Fund’s positions and allocations remain entirely consistent with our bottom-up investment discipline and our research edge in microeconomic analysis.

 

 

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks 99.3%†

 

Automobiles 1.6%

 

Ferrari N.V.

     1,196,160      $ 186,146,419  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 3.1%

 

Amgen, Inc.

     929,700        222,402,834  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     1,477,700        135,977,954  
     

 

 

 
        358,380,788  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets 2.5%

 

Moody’s Corp.

     862,750        210,424,725  

MSCI, Inc.

     238,200        77,891,400  
     

 

 

 
        288,316,125  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 2.0%

 

Linde PLC

     744,530        136,986,075  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     185,615        99,558,317  
     

 

 

 
        236,544,392  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging 1.2%

 

Ball Corp.

     2,069,300        135,725,387  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment 1.2%

 

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     335,000        140,649,750  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 3.1%

 

American Tower Corp.

     817,500        194,565,000  

Equinix, Inc.

     251,750        169,981,600  
     

 

 

 
        364,546,600  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,560,820        143,735,914  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 3.4%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,370,500        400,830,135  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology 1.3%

 

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

     798,550        152,363,340  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.0%

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

     130,300        114,475,065  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services 10.4%

 

Alphabet, Inc. (a)

     

Class A

     247,290        333,025,443  

Class C

     251,041        338,568,955  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     2,650,780        542,641,174  
     

 

 

 
        1,214,235,572  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 10.1%

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., Sponsored ADR (a)

     863,670        175,039,999  
     Shares      Value  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (continued)

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     404,090      $ 999,718,660  
     

 

 

 
        1,174,758,659  
     

 

 

 

IT Services 15.4%

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     898,050        131,734,955  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     2,181,910        224,867,645  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

     2,289,350        158,949,570  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     1,346,400        370,219,608  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,378,230        292,522,290  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2,945,300        526,384,016  

Wix.com, Ltd. (a)

     740,400        96,851,724  
     

 

 

 
        1,801,529,808  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.4%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     472,620        158,176,462  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 4.8%

 

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

     3,941,400        206,056,392  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1,041,300        161,026,632  

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,534,140        198,379,643  
     

 

 

 
        565,462,667  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services 1.9%

 

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

     167,300        108,453,898  

TransUnion

     1,513,700        119,264,423  
     

 

 

 
        227,718,321  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.8%

 

ASML Holding N.V., Registered

     199,200        57,455,256  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     463,000        22,173,070  

NVIDIA Corp.

     839,500        245,369,060  
     

 

 

 
        324,997,386  
     

 

 

 

Software 21.0%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     1,152,060        407,414,498  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (a)

     866,350        134,708,762  

Intuit, Inc.

     1,138,760        307,248,836  

Microsoft Corp.

     5,819,330        1,042,882,129  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     2,768,990        448,437,930  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

     747,370        115,020,243  
     

 

 

 
        2,455,712,398  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 1.8%

 

Home Depot, Inc.

     979,400        215,301,502  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 5.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     2,256,400        662,930,320  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.4%

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

     100,000        22,348,000  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     2,974,640        259,329,115  
     

 

 

 
        281,677,115  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,068,016,176)

        11,604,214,125  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investment 0.7%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 0.7%

    

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (b)(c)

     81,742,513     $ 81,742,513  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $81,742,513)

       81,742,513  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $6,149,758,689)

     100.0     11,685,956,638  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

        (0.0 )‡      (223,117

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 11,685,733,521  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(c)

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s ownership exceeds 5% of the outstanding shares of the Underlying Fund’s share class.

The following abbreviation is used in the preceding pages:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Common Stocks    $ 11,604,214,125      $         —      $         —      $ 11,604,214,125  
Short-Term Investment            

Affiliated Investment Company

     81,742,513                      81,742,513  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 11,685,956,638      $      $      $ 11,685,956,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

12    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value
(identified cost $6,068,016,176)

   $ 11,604,214,125  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $81,742,513)

     81,742,513  

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     22,387,535  

Fund shares sold

     15,918,964  

Dividends

     2,962,914  

Securities lending

     8,113  

Other assets

     224,876  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     11,727,459,040  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     23,017,073  

Fund shares redeemed

     10,715,672  

Manager (See Note 3)

     5,625,904  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     1,431,698  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     379,523  

Shareholder communication

     299,244  

Professional fees

     68,286  

Custodian

     48,768  

Trustees

     21,319  

Accrued expenses

     112,524  

Dividend payable

     5,508  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     41,725,519  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 11,685,733,521  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 11,764,267  

Additional paid-in capital

     6,093,863,271  
  

 

 

 
     6,105,627,538  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     5,580,105,983  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 11,685,733,521  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 1,039,383,812  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     113,705,642  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 9.14  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.53  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.67  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 110,985,617  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     12,386,457  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.96  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.52  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.48  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 18,607,409  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,683,694  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 6.93  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 119,125,823  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     17,225,198  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 6.92  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 6,036,508,695  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     596,700,689  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 10.12  
  

 

 

 

Class R1

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 811,245,098  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     83,059,959  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.77  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 146,463,283  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     16,141,784  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.07  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 52,567,560  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     6,243,784  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.42  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,350,846,224  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     328,279,456  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 10.21  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Dividends-unaffiliated (a)

   $ 46,097,711  

Securities lending

     734,318  

Dividends-affiliated

     389,644  

Interest

     49  

Other

     308  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     47,222,030  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     36,005,468  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     4,135,865  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     1,302,913  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     133,593  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     98,643  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     627,192  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

     195,380  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     135,312  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     530,937  

Professional fees

     360,565  

Shareholder communication

     243,363  

Trustees

     142,525  

Registration

     114,360  

Custodian

     58,707  

Miscellaneous

     214,603  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     44,299,426  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (105,460
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     44,193,966  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,028,064  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments         

Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments

     57,362,026  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unaffiliated investments

     710,794,555  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     768,156,581  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 771,184,645  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Dividends recorded net of foreign withholding taxes in the amount of $254,777.

 

 

14    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,028,064     $ 1,397,481  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     57,362,026       1,343,085,065  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     710,794,555       462,179,012  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     771,184,645       1,806,661,558  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (111,361,863     (198,645,333

Investor Class

     (12,020,268     (19,327,235

Class B

     (2,904,982     (5,587,234

Class C

     (18,187,627     (41,980,795

Class I

     (608,819,185     (1,039,849,373

Class R1

     (94,596,707     (190,986,946

Class R2

     (17,824,571     (40,446,981

Class R3

     (6,648,447     (11,941,266

Class R6

     (315,525,286     (419,727,421
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,187,888,936     (1,968,492,584
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     1,491,249,194       2,510,739,822  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,090,257,172       1,806,158,715  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,118,460,103     (4,066,296,731
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     463,046,263       250,601,806  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     46,341,972       88,770,780  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     11,639,391,549       11,550,620,769  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 11,685,733,521     $ 11,639,391,549  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 9.59        $ 9.95     $ 10.41     $ 9.17     $ 10.68     $ 10.91  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.01        (0.02     (0.02     (0.01     (0.01     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.62          1.48       1.12       2.31       (0.23     0.85  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.61          1.46       1.10       2.30       (0.24     0.83  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

                   (0.00 )‡                   

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.14        $ 9.59     $ 9.95     $ 10.41     $ 9.17     $ 10.68  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.78        17.05     12.36     28.54     (2.44 %)      8.10
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.17 %)††         (0.20 %)      (0.21 %)      (0.15 %)      (0.13 %)      (0.23 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    0.98 % ††         0.99     0.97     1.00     0.99     0.99

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(c)

    0.98 % ††         0.99     0.98     1.00     1.00     0.99

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,039,384        $ 1,008,608     $ 1,092,962     $ 960,123     $ 882,021     $ 1,202,852  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 9.42        $ 9.81     $ 10.30     $ 9.09     $ 10.61     $ 10.84  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.01        (0.03     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.61          1.46       1.10       2.29       (0.23     0.86  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.60          1.43       1.07       2.27       (0.25     0.83  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.96        $ 9.42     $ 9.81     $ 10.30     $ 9.09     $ 10.61  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.79        16.96     12.19     28.45     (2.57 %)      8.16
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.30 %)††         (0.31 %)      (0.30 %)      (0.19 %)      (0.19 %)      (0.28 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    1.12 % ††         1.09     1.06     1.07     1.05     1.04

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(c)

    1.12 % ††         1.10     1.07     1.07     1.06     1.04

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 110,986        $ 109,236     $ 103,987     $ 108,078     $ 167,631     $ 180,154  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

16    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 7.55        $ 8.26     $ 8.98     $ 8.11     $ 9.67     $ 10.04  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.04        (0.08     (0.09     (0.08     (0.08     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.48          1.19       0.93       2.01       (0.21     0.79  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.44          1.11       0.84       1.93       (0.29     0.69  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 6.93        $ 7.55     $ 8.26     $ 8.98     $ 8.11     $ 9.67  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.29        15.96     11.28 %(c)      27.61     (3.32 %)      7.34
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (1.04 %)††         (1.05 %)      (1.04 %)      (0.96 %)      (0.94 %)      (1.03 %) 

Net expenses (d)

    1.87 % ††         1.84     1.81     1.82     1.80     1.79

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    1.87 % ††         1.85     1.82     1.82     1.81     1.79

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 18,607        $ 21,015     $ 25,685     $ 31,793     $ 36,549     $ 47,779  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 7.53        $ 8.25     $ 8.96     $ 8.10     $ 9.66     $ 10.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.04        (0.07     (0.09     (0.08     (0.08     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.49          1.17       0.94       2.00       (0.21     0.79  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.45          1.10       0.85       1.92       (0.29     0.69  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 6.92        $ 7.53     $ 8.25     $ 8.96     $ 8.10     $ 9.66  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.46        15.97     11.42     27.51     (3.31 %)      7.35
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (1.05 %)††         (1.04 %)      (1.05 %)      (0.96 %)      (0.94 %)      (1.04 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    1.87 % ††         1.84     1.81     1.82     1.80     1.79

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(c)

    1.87 % ††         1.85     1.82     1.82     1.81     1.79

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 119,126        $ 131,945     $ 197,231     $ 229,283     $ 306,409     $ 408,078  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.49        $ 10.69     $ 11.06     $ 9.65     $ 11.15     $ 11.32  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.01       0.01       0.00  ‡ 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.69          1.62       1.20       2.46       (0.24     0.89  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.69          1.62       1.20       2.47       (0.23     0.89  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

                   (0.01                  

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.57     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 10.12        $ 10.49     $ 10.69     $ 11.06     $ 9.65     $ 11.15  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.97        17.29     12.54 %(c)      28.92     (2.23 %)      8.36
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.08 %††         0.05     0.04     0.12     0.12     0.02

Net expenses (d)

    0.73 %††         0.74     0.72     0.75     0.74     0.74

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    0.73 %††         0.74     0.73     0.75     0.75     0.74

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 6,036,509        $ 6,080,320     $ 6,275,780     $ 6,752,754     $ 8,994,997     $ 12,150,253  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R1   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.17        $ 10.43     $ 10.83     $ 9.48     $ 10.99     $ 11.17  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.00 )‡         (0.00 )‡      (0.01     0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.66          1.56       1.17       2.41       (0.24     0.89  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.66          1.56       1.16       2.41       (0.24     0.88  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.77        $ 10.17     $ 10.43     $ 10.83     $ 9.48     $ 10.99  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.89        17.25     12.46     28.79     (2.37 %)      8.39
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.01 %)††         (0.04 %)      (0.06 %)      0.01     0.02     (0.08 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    0.83 % ††         0.84     0.82     0.85     0.84     0.84

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(c)

    0.83 % ††         0.84     0.83     0.85     0.85     0.84

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 811,245        $ 919,236     $ 1,102,423     $ 1,596,638     $ 1,636,560     $ 1,952,248  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R1 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

18    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R2   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 9.53        $ 9.90     $ 10.38     $ 9.15     $ 10.68     $ 10.92  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.01        (0.03     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.61          1.48       1.11       2.31       (0.24     0.85  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.60          1.45       1.08       2.29       (0.26     0.82  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.07        $ 9.53     $ 9.90     $ 10.38     $ 9.15     $ 10.68  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.70        16.89     12.17 %(c)      28.49     (2.66 %)      8.00
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.26 %)††         (0.29 %)      (0.31 %)      (0.24 %)      (0.23 %)      (0.32 %) 

Net expenses (d)

    1.08 % ††         1.09     1.07     1.10     1.09     1.09

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    1.08 % ††         1.09     1.08     1.10     1.10     1.09

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 146,463        $ 163,288     $ 227,298     $ 303,192     $ 391,535     $ 674,630  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R3   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.93        $ 9.41     $ 9.96     $ 8.85     $ 10.39     $ 10.67  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.02        (0.05     (0.05     (0.04     (0.04     (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.57          1.39       1.06       2.21       (0.23     0.84  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.55          1.34       1.01       2.17       (0.27     0.78  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.42        $ 8.93     $ 9.41     $ 9.96     $ 8.85     $ 10.39  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.58        16.69     11.97     28.05     (2.83 %)      7.79
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.51 %)††         (0.55 %)      (0.55 %)      (0.49 %)      (0.48 %)      (0.57 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    1.33 % ††         1.34     1.32     1.35     1.34     1.34

Expenses (before reimbursement/waiver)(c)

    1.33 % ††         1.34     1.33     1.35     1.35     1.34

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 52,568        $ 57,283     $ 61,850     $ 78,634     $ 87,060     $ 114,118  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R6   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.58        $ 10.76     $ 11.12     $ 9.69     $ 11.18     $ 11.33  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.01          0.01       0.01       0.02       0.02       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.69          1.63       1.21       2.47       (0.24     0.90  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.70          1.64       1.22       2.49       (0.22     0.91  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.01              (0.02                  

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.06        (1.82     (1.56     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.07        (1.82     (1.58     (1.06     (1.27     (1.06
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 10.21        $ 10.58     $ 10.76     $ 11.12     $ 9.69     $ 11.18  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    6.98        17.49     12.72     29.02     (2.12 %)      8.55
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.17 %††         0.13     0.13     0.21     0.23     0.11

Net expenses (c)

    0.64 %††         0.64     0.63     0.63     0.62     0.62

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(c)

    0.64 %††         0.64     0.64     0.63     0.63     0.62

Portfolio turnover rate

    28        54     52     61     84     66

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,350,846        $ 3,148,459     $ 2,463,405     $ 2,122,217     $ 1,693,868     $ 1,311,034  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

20    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund) (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has nine classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on July 1, 1995. Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R1 and Class R2 shares commenced operations on April 1, 2005. Class R3 shares commenced operations on April 28, 2006. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares commenced operations on June 17, 2013.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act,

specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Monthly payment information

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Reported trades

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under

these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method

 

 

22    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund


involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of

shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(G)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not have any portfolio securities on loan.

(H)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s

 

 

     23  


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. Winslow Capital Management, LLC. (“Winslow” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of a Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and Winslow, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.75% up to $500 million; 0.725% from $500 million to $750 million; 0.71% from $750 million to $1 billion; 0.70% from $1 billion to $2 billion; 0.66% from $2 billion to $3 billion; 0.61% from $3 billion to $7 billion; 0.585% from $7 billion to $9 billion; and 0.575% in excess of $9 billion. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.62%, exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee so that the management fee does not exceed 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from $11 billion to $13 billion; and 0.525% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $13 billion. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

New York Life Investments has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class I shares do not exceed 0.88% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. New York Life Investments has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to

the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. These agreements will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

Additionally, New York Life Investments has agreed to further voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R1 shares do not exceed 0.95% of its average daily net assets. This voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be discontinued at any time without notice.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $36,005,468 and voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed certain class specific expenses in the amount of $105,460 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $14,002,493.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

 

 

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The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plans for the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R1

   $ 425,723  

Class R2

     78,152  

Class R3

     27,062  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $108,332 and $42,523, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $7,461, $71, $5,301 and $5,898, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has

entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 486,252      $         —  

Investor Class

     123,670         

Class B

     22,826         

Class C

     145,180         

Class I

     2,798,624         

Class R1

     396,361         

Class R2

     72,762         

Class R3

     25,203         

Class R6

     64,987         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. Certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment
Company

   Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
on Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Value,
End of
Period
     Dividend
Income
     Other
Distributions
     Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

   $ 35,343      $ 1,423,378      $ (1,376,978   $         —      $         —      $ 81,743      $ 390      $         —        81,743  

 

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

     Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

   $ 6,166,238,261     $ 5,569,508,306     $ (49,789,929   $ 5,519,718,377  
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 18,825,573  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     1,949,667,011  

Total

   $ 1,968,492,584  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $3,170,363 and $3,928,737, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     16,983,420     $ 151,564,212  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,490,199       92,418,650  

Shares redeemed

     (19,916,082     (176,106,831
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     7,557,537       67,876,031  

Shares converted into Class A
(See Note 1)

     1,127,341       9,929,282  

Shares converted from Class A
(See Note 1)

     (169,533     (1,401,086
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     8,515,345     $ 76,404,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     29,353,059     $ 268,426,134  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     20,331,404       172,410,314  

Shares redeemed

     (55,548,829     (472,290,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (5,864,366     (31,453,767

Shares converted into Class A
(See Note 1)

     1,705,566       15,553,995  

Shares converted from Class A
(See Note 1)

     (536,402     (4,840,292
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,695,202   $ (20,740,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,660,409     $ 14,535,844  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,389,526       12,005,506  

Shares redeemed

     (1,434,577     (12,692,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,615,358       13,848,704  

Shares converted into Investor Class
(See Note 1)

     122,373       1,048,987  

Shares converted from Investor Class
(See Note 1)

     (949,266     (8,224,356
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     788,465     $ 6,673,335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     3,830,144     $ 34,793,099  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     2,314,791       19,305,358  

Shares redeemed

     (4,639,102     (42,517,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,505,833       11,580,885  

Shares converted into Investor Class
(See Note 1)

     523,941       4,642,395  

Shares converted from Investor Class
(See Note 1)

     (1,032,429     (9,357,385
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     997,345     $ 6,865,895  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     99,466     $ 646,866  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     419,160       2,812,565  

Shares redeemed

     (354,431     (2,406,730
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     164,195       1,052,701  

Shares converted from Class B
(See Note 1)

     (263,704     (1,727,047
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (99,509   $ (674,346
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,028,282     $ 7,641,188  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     790,046       5,317,008  

Shares redeemed

     (1,621,167     (11,932,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     197,161       1,026,035  

Shares converted from Class B
(See Note 1)

     (522,415     (3,658,594
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (325,254   $ (2,632,559
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,259,355     $ 15,152,855  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,763,435       11,797,381  

Shares redeemed

     (4,201,510     (28,517,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (178,720     (1,567,246

Shares converted from Class C
(See Note 1)

     (109,471     (743,153
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (288,191   $ (2,310,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     5,117,693     $ 35,118,258  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,192,160       28,171,313  

Shares redeemed

     (15,033,369     (106,518,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (5,723,516     (43,229,133

Shares converted from Class C
(See Note 1)

     (678,697     (4,791,685
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (6,402,213   $ (48,020,818
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     75,842,435     $ 745,007,540  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     56,071,825       546,139,579  

Shares redeemed

     (114,949,051     (1,127,653,850
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     16,965,209       163,493,269  

Shares converted into Class I
(See Note 1)

     123,431       1,117,373  

Shares converted from Class I
(See Note 1)

     (60,493     (638,811
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     17,028,147     $ 163,971,831  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     107,314,262     $ 1,046,676,942  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     101,104,248       936,225,334  

Shares redeemed

     (210,936,037     (2,057,495,143
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,517,527     (74,592,867

Shares converted into Class I
(See Note 1)

     264,091       2,538,508  

Shares converted from Class I
(See Note 1)

     (5,018,712     (47,690,432
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (7,272,148   $ (119,744,791
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R1

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     9,064,699     $ 86,290,667  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,052,287       94,592,017  

Shares redeemed

     (26,472,945     (255,955,689
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (7,355,959   $ (75,073,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     13,776,879     $ 131,313,852  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     21,267,138       190,978,900  

Shares redeemed

     (50,343,112     (459,758,100
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (15,299,095     (137,465,348

Shares converted from Class R1
(See Note 1)

     (8,876     (86,942
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (15,307,971   $ (137,552,290
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,052,822     $ 18,201,690  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,377,180       12,050,324  

Shares redeemed

     (4,424,046     (39,874,007
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (994,044   $ (9,621,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     5,658,840     $ 49,861,139  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,133,404       26,445,932  

Shares redeemed

     (14,608,830     (132,155,213
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (5,816,586   $ (55,848,142
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     628,527     $ 5,155,228  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     761,865       6,193,958  

Shares redeemed

     (1,564,482     (13,004,795
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (174,090   $ (1,655,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,243,682     $ 10,656,909  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,368,016       10,834,685  

Shares redeemed

     (2,768,367     (23,244,763
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (156,669   $ (1,753,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     45,381,908     $ 454,694,292  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     31,764,719       312,247,192  

Shares redeemed

     (46,608,657     (462,248,073
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     30,537,970       304,693,411  

Shares converted into Class R6
(See Note 1)

     59,982       638,811  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     30,597,952     $ 305,332,222  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     96,897,227     $ 926,252,301  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     44,637,714       416,469,871  

Shares redeemed

     (77,804,055     (760,384,860
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     63,730,886       582,337,312  

Shares converted into Class R6
(See Note 1)

     4,982,451       47,690,432  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     68,713,337     $ 630,027,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund (now known as the MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund) (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital Management, LLC (“Winslow Capital”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or Winslow Capital that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or Winslow Capital. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of Winslow Capital, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of Winslow Capital and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, Winslow Capital with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as Winslow Capital’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that Winslow Capital provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated Winslow Capital’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and Winslow Capital’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at Winslow Capital, and New York Life Investments’ and Winslow Capital’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by Winslow Capital. The Board reviewed Winslow Capital’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

 

 

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The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to Winslow Capital as well as discussions between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or Winslow Capital had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates and Winslow Capital due to their relationships with the Fund. Although the Board did not receive specific profitability information from Winslow Capital, the Board considered that the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments to Winslow Capital for services provided to the Fund was the result of arm’s-length negotiations by New York Life Investments. On this basis, the Board primarily considered the costs and profitability for New York Life Investments and its affiliates with respect to the Fund.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates and Winslow Capital, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by

New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. The Board recognized, for example, the benefits to Winslow Capital from legally permitted “soft-dollar” arrangements by which brokers provide research and other services to Winslow Capital in exchange for commissions paid by the Fund with respect to trades on the Fund’s portfolio securities. In this regard, the Board also requested and received information from New York Life Investments concerning other material business relationships between Winslow Capital and its affiliates and New York Life Investments and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under the Management Agreement, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive. With respect to Winslow Capital, the Board considered that any profits realized by Winslow Capital due to its relationship with the Fund are the result of arm’s-length negotiations between New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital, acknowledging that any such profits are based on the subadvisory fee paid to Winslow Capital by New York Life Investments, not the Fund.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to Winslow Capital is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and Winslow Capital on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain

smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s

Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of MainStay Funds Trust (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

34    MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund


MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

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Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge        Inception
Date
    Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five Years
or Since
Inception
    Ten
Years
    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 5.5%
Initial Sales Charge
  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
6/1/1998
 
   

–9.83

–4.58


 

   

–8.36

–3.03


 

   

5.46

6.66


 

   

9.74

10.37


 

   

0.97

0.97


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 5.5%
Initial Sales Charge
  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
2/28/2008
 
   

–10.00

–4.76

 

 

   

–8.64

–3.33

 

 

   

5.18

6.38

 

 

   

9.36

9.98

 

 

   

1.27

1.27

 

 

Class B Shares2   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the
First Six Years of Purchase
  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
6/1/1998
 
   

–9.59

–5.10

 

 

   

–8.57

–4.03

 

 

   

5.27

5.60

 

 

   

9.17

9.17

 

 

   

2.02

2.02

 

 

Class C Shares   Maximum 1% CDSC
if Redeemed Within
One Year of Purchase
  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
9/1/1998
 
   

–6.00

–5.10

 

 

   

–4.94

–4.04

 

 

   

5.59

5.59

 

 

   

9.16

9.16

 

 

   

2.02

2.02

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         12/28/2004       –4.48       –2.81       6.93       10.64       0.72  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/29/2016       –4.76       –3.40       9.54       N/A       1.32  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance     

Six
Months

       One
Year
      

Five
Years

      

Ten
Years

 
S&P 500® Index4        –3.16        0.86        9.12        11.69

Russell 1000® Index5

       –3.56          0.09          8.74          11.57  

Morningstar Large Blend Category Average6

       –5.93          –2.85          6.81          9.96  

 

 

 

4.

The S&P 500® Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. “S&P 500®” is a trademark of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard index for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Russell 1000® Index is the Fund’s secondary benchmark. The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest companies based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Results assume

  reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
6.

The Morningstar Large Blend Category Average is representative of funds that represent the overall U.S. stock market in size, growth rates and price. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap. The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. These portfolios tend to invest across the spectrum of U.S. industries, and owing to their broad exposure, the portfolios’ returns are often similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 954.20      $ 4.76      $ 1,019.99      $ 4.92      0.98%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 952.40      $ 6.26      $ 1,018.45      $ 6.47      1.29%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 949.00      $ 9.89      $ 1,014.72      $ 10.22      2.04%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 949.00      $ 9.89      $ 1,014.72      $ 10.22      2.04%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 955.20      $ 3.55      $ 1,021.23      $ 3.67      0.73%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 952.40      $ 6.46      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.67      1.33%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Industry Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Software      9.5
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      6.3  
Interactive Media & Services      6.2  
Health Care Providers & Services      5.9  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail      5.7  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      5.6  
Pharmaceuticals      5.2  
Biotechnology      5.1  
IT Services      5.0  
Aerospace & Defense      3.2  
Banks      3.2  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts      3.2  
Specialty Retail      2.8  
Capital Markets      2.7  
Food & Staples Retailing      2.4  
Electric Utilities      1.9  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      1.9  
Entertainment      1.7  
Household Products      1.7  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      1.5  
Exchange-Traded Fund      1.4  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure      1.4  
Insurance      1.4  
Diversified Financial Services      1.3  
Media      1.3  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies      1.1  
Multiline Retail      1.1 %  
Consumer Finance      0.9  
Beverages      0.8  
Chemicals      0.8  
Diversified Telecommunication Services      0.8  
Metals & Mining      0.8  
Professional Services      0.8  
Food Products      0.7  
Tobacco      0.7  
Distributors      0.6  
Household Durables      0.6  
Building Products      0.5  
Multi-Utilities      0.4  
Electrical Equipment      0.3  
Life Sciences Tools & Services      0.3  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods      0.3  
Commercial Services & Supplies      0.2  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers      0.2  
Machinery      0.2  
Road & Rail      0.2  
Communications Equipment      0.1  
Industrial Conglomerates      0.1  
Short-Term Investment      0.0 ‡ 
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      –0.0 ‡ 
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 10 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investment) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.

Apple, Inc.

 

3.

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

4.

Alphabet, Inc.

 

5.

Facebook, Inc., Class A

  6.

Johnson & Johnson

 

  7.

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

  8.

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

  9.

Intel Corp.

 

10.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by Migene Kim, CFA, and Mona Patni of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund returned –4.48%, underperforming the –3.16% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, and the –3.56% return of the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index. Over the same period, Class I shares outperformed the –5.93% return of the Morningstar Large Blend Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the COVID-19 pandemic sent global equity markets into a steep correction in March 2020, amid unprecedented levels of volatility. This investment climate was particularly unfavorable for value stocks, as investors favored growth before and after the market sell-off. However, momentum signals, which capture market trends, performed well during the reporting period by capturing the market’s prevailing growth theme, thus mitigating some of the unfavorable investment climate for value stocks. Quality also showed strength, especially during the market downturn. The Fund’s sector positioning relative to the S&P 500® Index, which favored information technology while underweighting the industrials and energy sectors, further mitigated the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index during the market’s post-downturn recovery.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

The COVID-19 pandemic ended the longest bull market in U.S. history, and injected extreme volatility and high levels of correlation into global capital markets. Equity markets bottomed during the fourth week of March 2020, and went on to rebound strongly in April, as unprecedented policy responses from global central banks and governments helped stabilize markets. Energy stocks were subject to even greater extremes, with West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices falling into negative territory, followed by a dramatic recovery. While the overall level of liquidity diminished as volatility spiked during the market downturn, liquidity improved in April as markets rebounded. This transitory liquidity episode, to be expected during a time of market turmoil, did not materially impact Fund performance given the Fund’s broad diversification and management’s awareness of risk. Execution costs were higher than the historical average due to the uncertainties that faced investors, leading us to pay special attention to the Fund’s implementation costs and other changes to the market liquidity landscape.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance, and which sectors were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s performance relative to the S&P 500® Index came from the health care, energy and financials sectors. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) During the same period, the weakest contributors to relative performance were the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and technology sectors.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to the Portfolio’s absolute performance and which stocks detracted the most?

The individual stocks that made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance during the reporting period included Internet & direct marketing retailer Amazon.com, systems software developer Microsoft and technology hardware, storage & peripherals maker Apple. The stocks that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s absolute performance during the same period were diversified financial institution JPMorgan Chase, hotels, resorts & cruise line operator Norwegian Cruise Line and consumer finance company Synchrony Financial.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the Fund’s largest initial purchase was in health care plan provider Humana, while its largest increased position was in Amazon.com, mentioned above. During the same period, the Fund sold its full position in semiconductor maker Micron Technology, while its most significantly reduced position size was in integrated oil & gas company Chevron.

How did the Fund’s sector and/or country weightings change during the reporting period?

The Fund’s largest increases in sector exposures relative to the S&P 500® Index were in the health care and materials sectors. Conversely, the Fund’s largest decreases in benchmark-relative sector exposures were in financials and energy.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held its largest overweight exposures relative to the S&P 500® Index to the information technology and health care sectors. As of the same date, the Fund held its most significantly underweight exposures to the industrials and energy sectors.

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

         
Shares
     Value  
Common Stocks 98.6%†

 

Aerospace & Defense 3.2%

 

Boeing Co.

     3,534      $ 498,365  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     3,658        700,178  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     4,257        1,656,228  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     2,563        847,507  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     8,323        539,414  

Textron, Inc.

     38,121        1,004,869  
     

 

 

 
        5,246,561  
     

 

 

 

Banks 3.2%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     85,355        2,052,788  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     2,535        88,903  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     24,020        2,300,155  

Signature Bank

     7,449        798,384  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     346        10,051  
     

 

 

 
        5,250,281  
     

 

 

 

Beverages 0.8%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     19,937        914,909  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     2,814        372,264  
     

 

 

 
        1,287,173  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 5.1%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     14,449        1,187,708  

Amgen, Inc.

     8,145        1,948,447  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     4,157        1,233,922  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

     20,514        506,593  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     17,486        1,468,824  

Incyte Corp. (a)

     3,422        334,192  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     2,087        1,097,512  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

     4,691        513,946  
     

 

 

 
        8,291,144  
     

 

 

 

Building Products 0.5%

 

Owens Corning

     10,544        457,188  

Trane Technologies PLC

     4,294        375,381  
     

 

 

 
        832,569  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets 2.7%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     6,819        783,776  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     13,782        1,232,800  

Moody’s Corp.

     2,966        723,407  

S&P Global, Inc.

     3,736        1,094,200  

State Street Corp.

     9,333        588,352  
     

 

 

 
        4,422,535  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 0.8%

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     14,492        398,530  

Dow, Inc. (a)

     5,082        186,459  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     5,063        238,062  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     794        425,878  
     

 

 

 
        1,248,929  
     

 

 

 
         
Shares
     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.2%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     154      $ 12,064  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     2,807        211,311  

Waste Management, Inc.

     944        94,419  
     

 

 

 
        317,794  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 0.1%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3,998        169,435  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance 0.9%

 

American Express Co.

     6,534        596,227  

Synchrony Financial

     42,606        843,173  
     

 

 

 
        1,439,400  
     

 

 

 

Distributors 0.6%

 

LKQ Corp. (a)

     38,841        1,015,692  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 1.3%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

     11,586        2,170,753  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.8%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     20,654        629,328  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     11,287        648,438  
     

 

 

 
        1,277,766  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 1.9%

 

Entergy Corp.

     4,651        444,217  

Evergy, Inc.

     13,199        771,218  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     4,469        184,436  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     3,887        898,363  

PPL Corp.

     17,493        444,672  

Southern Co.

     6,973        395,578  
     

 

 

 
        3,138,484  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.3%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     3,220        278,820  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     2,349        196,141  
     

 

 

 
        474,961  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.5%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

     9,907        623,348  

Jabil, Inc.

     32,456        923,049  

SYNNEX Corp.

     10,334        904,845  
     

 

 

 
        2,451,242  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment 1.7%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     10,550        1,205,443  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     650        272,902  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     8,513        1,030,499  

Walt Disney Co.

     2,224        240,526  
     

 

 

 
        2,749,370  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 3.2%

 

American Tower Corp.

     3,862        919,156  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     586        95,489  
 

 

10    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


         
Shares
     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

     4,161      $ 663,388  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,295        492,570  

Duke Realty Corp.

     9,176        318,407  

Equinix, Inc.

     899        607,005  

Equity Residential

     3,253        211,640  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     673        75,322  

Prologis, Inc.

     7,415        661,641  

Public Storage

     2,041        378,503  

SBA Communications Corp.

     1,510        437,779  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     16,934        370,347  
     

 

 

 
        5,231,247  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 2.4%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,175        962,025  

Kroger Co.

     31,653        1,000,551  

Walmart, Inc.

     16,391        1,992,326  
     

 

 

 
        3,954,902  
     

 

 

 

Food Products 0.7%

 

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     17,780        1,105,738  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.1%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,324        121,927  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     3,616        776,898  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     14,297        606,765  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     2,282        256,702  

Medtronic PLC

     907        88,550  
     

 

 

 
        1,850,842  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 5.9%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     7,098        636,407  

Anthem, Inc.

     5,592        1,569,842  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     22,144        1,095,685  

Cigna Corp. (a)

     2,628        514,510  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     12,577        993,709  

Humana, Inc.

     3,593        1,371,879  

McKesson Corp.

     4,271        603,279  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     9,828        2,874,395  
     

 

 

 
        9,659,706  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.4%

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,239        239,006  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     2,671        966,715  

Starbucks Corp.

     3,623        277,993  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     894        42,098  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     8,845        764,473  
     

 

 

 
        2,290,285  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables 0.6%

 

NVR, Inc. (a)

     104        322,400  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     23,035        651,199  
     

 

 

 
        973,599  
     

 

 

 
         
Shares
     Value  

Household Products 1.7%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

     23,986      $ 2,827,230  
     

 

 

 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.2%

 

AES Corp.

     23,819        315,602  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 0.1%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     1,464        207,742  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 1.4%

 

Allstate Corp.

     11,611        1,181,071  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     4,504        438,374  

MetLife, Inc.

     13,597        490,580  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     867        54,075  

Unum Group

     10,981        191,618  
     

 

 

 
        2,355,718  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services 6.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc. (a)

     

Class A

     2,050        2,760,735  

Class C

     2,101        2,833,535  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     21,640        4,429,924  

TripAdvisor, Inc.

     218        4,354  
     

 

 

 
        10,028,548  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 5.7%

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     3,174        7,852,476  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     287        424,923  

eBay, Inc.

     9,178        365,560  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     8,004        568,124  
     

 

 

 
        9,211,083  
     

 

 

 

IT Services 5.0%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     2,388        233,331  

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

     4,235        1,059,343  

DXC Technology Co.

     35,527        644,105  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     11,032        1,090,072  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     6,587        1,811,227  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     4,939        332,493  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,861        966,903  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     11,384        2,034,549  
     

 

 

 
        8,172,023  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.3%

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,894        412,655  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     145        48,529  
     

 

 

 
        461,184  
     

 

 

 

Machinery 0.2%

 

Cummins, Inc.

     1,577        257,839  

Dover Corp.

     163        15,265  
     

 

 

 
        273,104  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

         
Shares
     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Media 1.3%

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

     3,025      $ 1,498,071  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     14,851        558,843  
     

 

 

 
        2,056,914  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 0.8%

 

Newmont Corp.

     21,885        1,301,720  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities 0.4%

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     3,745        63,777  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     1,484        116,939  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     6,468        498,877  
     

 

 

 
        679,593  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 1.1%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     2,345        411,078  

Target Corp.

     12,485        1,370,104  
     

 

 

 
        1,781,182  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.9%

 

Chevron Corp.

     7,378        678,776  

ConocoPhillips

     3,789        159,517  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,178        194,152  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     26,812        885,868  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     27,974        426,044  

Valero Energy Corp.

     12,914        818,102  
     

 

 

 
        3,162,459  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 5.2%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     2,252        348,249  

Johnson & Johnson

     23,931        3,590,607  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     18,539        1,470,884  

Mylan N.V. (a)

     59,529        998,302  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     16,815        896,240  

Pfizer, Inc.

     31,250        1,198,750  
     

 

 

 
        8,503,032  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services 0.8%

 

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     233        29,675  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

     2,020        135,946  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     14,641        1,086,948  
     

 

 

 
        1,252,569  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail 0.2%

 

CSX Corp.

     244        16,160  

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,858        296,890  
     

 

 

 
        313,050  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.6%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     23,115        1,148,353  

Broadcom, Inc.

     3,495        949,312  

Intel Corp.

     38,954        2,336,461  

Lam Research Corp.

     4,227        1,079,069  

NVIDIA Corp.

     2,239        654,415  
         
Shares
     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     12,466      $ 1,222,042  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     21,148        1,663,713  
     

 

 

 
        9,053,365  
     

 

 

 

Software 9.5%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     2,173        768,460  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     2,834        530,326  

CDK Global, Inc.

     2,888        113,441  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     10,579        1,139,781  

Intuit, Inc.

     1,844        497,530  

Microsoft Corp.

     55,822        10,003,861  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     54,149        1,151,749  

Oracle Corp.

     5,347        283,231  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     5,873        951,132  
     

 

 

 
        15,439,511  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 2.8%

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     15,898        1,219,853  

Home Depot, Inc.

     7,412        1,629,380  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     3,509        367,568  

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     5,612        599,362  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     1,957        756,067  
     

 

 

 
        4,572,230  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.3%

 

Apple, Inc.

     31,271        9,187,420  

HP, Inc.

     59,390        921,139  

Xerox Holdings Corp. (a)

     3,568        65,258  
     

 

 

 
        10,173,817  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.3%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     5,443        474,521  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco 0.7%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     14,321        1,068,347  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $142,228,607)

        160,534,952  
     

 

 

 
Exchange-Traded Fund 1.4%

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     7,719        2,242,215  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(Cost $1,791,036)

        2,242,215  
     

 

 

 
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


         
Shares
    Value  
Short-Term Investment 0.0%‡

 

Affiliated Investment Company 0.0%‡

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (b)

     29,438     $ 29,438  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $29,438)

       29,438  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $144,049,081)

     100.0     162,806,605  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

        (0.0 )‡      (29,909

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 162,776,696  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

SPDR—Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Common Stocks    $ 160,534,952      $         —      $         —      $ 160,534,952  
Exchange-Traded Fund      2,242,215                      2,242,215  
Short-Term Investment            

Affiliated Investment Company

     29,438                      29,438  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 162,806,605      $      $      $ 162,806,605  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost $144,019,643)

   $ 162,777,167  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $29,438)

     29,438  

Receivables:

  

Fund shares sold

     139,879  

Dividends

     81,717  

Securities lending

     483  

Other assets

     60,848  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     163,089,532  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Fund shares redeemed

     123,089  

Manager (See Note 3)

     71,196  

Professional fees

     33,307  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     28,799  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     24,062  

Shareholder communication

     22,061  

Custodian

     7,683  

Trustees

     397  

Accrued expenses

     2,242  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     312,836  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 162,776,696  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 73,200  

Additional paid-in capital

     153,358,660  
  

 

 

 
     153,431,860  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     9,344,836  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 162,776,696  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 57,682,247  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,577,703  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 22.38  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.30  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 23.68  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 15,282,900  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     682,807  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 22.38  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.30  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 23.68  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,874,090  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     191,767  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 20.20  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 8,615,524  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     426,895  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 20.18  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 77,105,740  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     3,431,150  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 22.47  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 216,195  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     9,712  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 22.26  
  

 

 

 
 

 

14    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Dividends-unaffiliated

   $ 1,648,810  

Securities lending

     1,366  

Dividends-affiliated

     287  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,650,463  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     517,969  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     78,254  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     20,375  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     21,669  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     49,073  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     584  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     88,360  

Registration

     55,434  

Professional fees

     33,347  

Shareholder communication

     14,868  

Custodian

     14,190  

Trustees

     2,401  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     117  

Miscellaneous

     8,244  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     904,885  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (1,860
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     903,025  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     747,438  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments

     (9,324,136

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unaffiliated investments

     (792,988
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (10,117,124
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (9,369,686
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 747,438     $ 2,178,124  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (9,324,136     10,856,225  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (792,988     (457,951
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,369,686     12,576,398  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (3,811,044     (7,174,046

Investor Class

     (982,374     (1,811,319

Class B

     (257,925     (659,612

Class C

     (565,775     (1,668,996

Class I

     (6,060,406     (11,081,969

Class R3

     (13,142     (14,964
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (11,690,666     (22,410,906
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     9,462,274       66,241,784  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     11,515,981       21,959,979  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (31,952,492     (83,441,713
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (10,974,237     4,760,050  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (32,034,589     (5,074,458
Net Assets                 

Beginning of period

     194,811,285       199,885,743  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 162,776,696     $ 194,811,285  
  

 

 

 
 

 

16    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 24.92        $ 26.31     $ 24.56     $ 19.95     $ 20.20     $ 19.39  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.09          0.26       0.24       0.23       0.25       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.14        1.28       1.74       4.63       (0.28     0.76  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.05        1.54       1.98       4.86       (0.03     0.96  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.27        (0.22     (0.23     (0.25     (0.22     (0.15

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22        (2.71                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.49        (2.93     (0.23     (0.25     (0.22     (0.15
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 22.38        $ 24.92     $ 26.31     $ 24.56     $ 19.95     $ 20.20  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.58 %)         6.80     8.07     24.59     (0.13 %)      4.95
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.76 % ††         1.08     0.90     1.05     1.29 % (c)      1.01

Net expenses (d)

    0.98 % ††         0.97     0.97     0.96     0.95 % (e)      0.96

Portfolio turnover rate

    83        164     137     134     164     158

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 57,682        $ 63,814     $ 63,956     $ 53,909     $ 42,928     $ 52,985  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 1.28%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 0.96%.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 24.90        $ 26.29     $ 24.53     $ 19.93     $ 20.19     $ 19.38  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.05          0.20       0.18       0.18       0.21       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.14        1.27       1.74       4.62       (0.29     0.76  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.09        1.47       1.92       4.80       (0.08     0.92  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.21        (0.15     (0.16     (0.20     (0.18     (0.11

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22        (2.71                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.43        (2.86     (0.16     (0.20     (0.18     (0.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 22.38        $ 24.90     $ 26.29     $ 24.53     $ 19.93     $ 20.19  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.76 %)         6.51     7.82     24.25     (0.39 %)      4.77
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.46 % ††         0.82     0.68     0.83     1.05 % (c)      0.82

Net expenses (d)

    1.29 % ††         1.23     1.21     1.22     1.20 % (e)      1.17

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    1.30 % ††         1.27     1.23     1.22     1.20 % (e)      1.17

Portfolio turnover rate

    83        164     137     134     164     158

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 15,283        $ 17,203     $ 16,580     $ 17,216     $ 21,880     $ 22,939  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 1.04%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.21%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 22.50        $ 24.04     $ 22.46     $ 18.25     $ 18.49     $ 17.81  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.03        0.02       (0.02     0.01       0.05       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.03        1.15       1.60       4.24       (0.26     0.69  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.06        1.17       1.58       4.25       (0.21     0.71  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.02                    (0.04     (0.03     (0.03

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22        (2.71                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.24        (2.71           (0.04     (0.03     (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 20.20        $ 22.50     $ 24.04     $ 22.46     $ 18.25     $ 18.49  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.10 %)         5.71     7.03     23.31     (1.12 %)      4.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.28 %)††         0.10     (0.07 %)      0.06     0.30 % (c)      0.09

Net expenses (d)

    2.04 % ††         1.98     1.96     1.97     1.95 % (e)      1.92

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.05 % ††         2.02     1.98     1.97     1.95 % (e)      1.92

Portfolio turnover rate

    83        164     137     134     164     158

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,874        $ 4,718     $ 5,855     $ 6,635     $ 6,604     $ 6,816  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.29%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.96%.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 22.48        $ 24.02     $ 22.45     $ 18.24     $ 18.48     $ 17.80  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.03        0.02       (0.02     0.01       0.06       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.03        1.15       1.59       4.24       (0.27     0.70  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.06        1.17       1.57       4.25       (0.21     0.71  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.02                    (0.04     (0.03     (0.03

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22        (2.71                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.24        (2.71           (0.04     (0.03     (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 20.18        $ 22.48     $ 24.02     $ 22.45     $ 18.24     $ 18.48  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.10 %)         5.72     6.99     23.33     (1.12 %)      4.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.29 %)††         0.10     (0.08 %)      0.06     0.34 % (c)      0.06

Net expenses (d)

    2.04 % ††         1.98     1.96     1.97     1.95 % (e)      1.92

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.05 % ††         2.02     1.98     1.97     1.95 % (e)      1.92

Portfolio turnover rate

    83        164     137     134     164     158

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 8,616        $ 10,946     $ 14,964     $ 15,459     $ 16,509     $ 25,775  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.33%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.96%.

 

18    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 25.05        $ 26.44     $ 24.67     $ 20.04     $ 20.29     $ 19.45  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.12          0.32       0.31       0.29       0.31       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.14        1.28       1.74       4.65       (0.29     0.76  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.02        1.60       2.05       4.94       0.02       1.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.34        (0.28     (0.28     (0.31     (0.27     (0.18

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22        (2.71                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.56        (2.99     (0.28     (0.31     (0.27     (0.18
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 22.47        $ 25.05     $ 26.44     $ 24.67     $ 20.04     $ 20.29  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.48 %)         7.06     8.36     24.89     0.12     5.26
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    1.03 % ††         1.34     1.16     1.31     1.55 %(c)      1.30

Net expenses (d)

    0.73 % ††         0.72     0.71     0.71     0.70 %(e)      0.71

Portfolio turnover rate

    83        164     137     134     164     158

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 77,106        $ 97,903     $ 98,395     $ 96,441     $ 87,774     $ 91,561  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 1.54%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 0.71%.

 

                                                                                                                                      
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,      February 29,
2016^
through
October 31,
 
Class R3   2020*      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 24.77      $ 26.17      $ 24.48      $ 19.90      $ 18.44  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.05        0.17        0.14        0.13        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.14      1.28        1.73        4.65        1.36  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.09      1.45        1.87        4.78        1.46  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less distributions:              

From net investment income

    (0.20      (0.14      (0.18      (0.20       

From net realized gain on investments

    (1.22      (2.71                     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.42      (2.85      (0.18      (0.20       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 22.26      $ 24.77      $ 26.17      $ 24.48      $ 19.90  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.76 %)       6.42      7.66      24.17      7.92 %(c) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:              

Net investment income (loss)

    0.41 % ††       0.70      0.52      0.60      0.74 %††(d) 

Net expenses (e)

    1.33 % ††       1.32      1.32      1.31      1.31 %††(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    83      164      137      134      164

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 216      $ 227      $ 137      $ 86      $ 29  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.73%.

(e)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(f)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.32%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has eight classes of shares registered for sale. Class A and Class B shares commenced operations on June 1, 1998. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on December 28, 2004. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R3 shares commenced operations on February 29, 2016. Class R2 shares were registered for sale effective as of December 14, 2007. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective as of February 28, 2017. As of April 30, 2020, Class R2 and Class R6 shares were not yet offered for sale.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Class R2 and Class R6 shares are currently expected to be offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased.

Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

 

 

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For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Monthly payment information

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Reported trades

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as

 

 

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security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions

received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in ETFs and mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in ETFs and mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of ETFs and mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(G)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not have any portfolio securities on loan.

 

 

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(H)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.55% up to $500 million; 0.525% from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.50% on assets in excess of $1 billion. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.55%.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

New York Life Investments has agreed to voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase and sale of

portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of a class do not exceed the following percentages of average daily net assets: Investor Class, 1.85%; Class B, 2.60%; and Class C, 2.60%. These voluntary waivers or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time without notice.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $517,969 and waived its fees and/or reimbursed expenses, including the voluntary waiver/reimbursement of certain class specific expenses in the amount of $1,860 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $258,055.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plan for the Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or

 

 

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independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R3

   $ 117  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $5,866 and $3,989, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $203, $1,775 and $206, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer

agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 13,180      $  

Investor Class

     29,541        (1,016

Class B

     7,836        (251

Class C

     17,768        (593

Class I

     19,986         

Class R3

     49         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

  Value,
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Value,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Other
Distributions
    Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

  $ 30     $ 5,157     $ (5,158   $         —     $         —     $ 29     $ 0 (a)    $         —       29  

 

(a)

Less than $500.

 

(G)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R3

   $ 36,552        16.9

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 144,794,483     $ 26,408,248     $ (8,396,126   $ 18,012,122  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 8,124,295  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     14,286,611  

Total

   $ 22,410,906  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

 

 

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Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $154,675 and $176,587, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     184,199     $ 4,187,545  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     157,411       3,758,985  

Shares redeemed

     (370,761     (8,312,157
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (29,151     (365,627

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     48,996       1,181,744  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (3,283     (70,884
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     16,562     $ 745,233  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     634,867     $ 15,446,282  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     308,961       7,090,652  

Shares redeemed

     (864,519     (20,741,150
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     79,309       1,795,784  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     77,193       1,826,016  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (25,769     (619,768
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     130,733     $ 3,002,032  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     33,722     $ 781,774  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     41,040       981,666  

Shares redeemed

     (53,255     (1,232,393
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     21,507       531,047  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     9,567       213,476  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (39,233     (961,841
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (8,159   $ (217,318
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     208,041     $ 5,077,628  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     78,698       1,809,263  

Shares redeemed

     (217,777     (5,309,122
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     68,962       1,577,769  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     47,135       1,116,052  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (55,763     (1,323,068
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     60,334     $ 1,370,753  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     7,042     $ 133,736  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     11,381       246,389  

Shares redeemed

     (19,502     (405,031
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,079     (24,906

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (16,876     (346,575
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (17,955   $ (371,481
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     75,506     $ 1,687,776  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     30,000       627,606  

Shares redeemed

     (111,007     (2,443,239
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (5,501     (127,857

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (28,333     (600,229
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (33,834   $ (728,086
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     23,719     $ 438,698  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     21,541       465,937  

Shares redeemed

     (104,533     (2,214,298
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (59,273     (1,309,663

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (795     (15,920
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (60,068   $ (1,325,583
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     84,098     $ 1,779,072  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     65,052       1,359,589  

Shares redeemed

     (266,298     (5,719,806
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (117,148     (2,581,145

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (18,800     (399,003
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (135,948   $ (2,980,148
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     193,100     $ 3,881,461  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     252,734       6,052,971  

Shares redeemed

     (923,275     (19,756,350
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (477,441   $ (9,821,918
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,781,608     $ 42,155,132  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     480,594       11,063,276  

Shares redeemed

     (2,074,881     (49,216,070
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     187,321     $ 4,002,338  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,658     $ 39,060  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     421       10,033  

Shares redeemed

     (1,538     (32,263
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     541     $ 16,830  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     4,060     $ 95,894  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     419       9,593  

Shares redeemed

     (531     (12,326
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,948     $ 93,161  
  

 

 

 

Note 10–Litigation

The Fund has been named as a defendant in the case entitled Kirschner v. FitzSimons, No. 12-2652 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “FitzSimons action”) as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (“Tribune”) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) by which Tribune converted to a privately-held company. In its complaint, the plaintiff asserts claims against certain insiders, shareholders, professional advisers, and others involved in the LBO. Separately, the complaint also seeks to obtain from former Tribune shareholders, including the Fund, any proceeds they received in connection with the LBO. The sole claim and cause of action brought against the Fund is for fraudulent conveyance pursuant to United States Bankruptcy Code Section 548(a)(1)(A).

In June 2011, certain Tribune creditors filed numerous additional actions asserting state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims (the “SLCFC actions”) against specifically-named former Tribune shareholders and, in some cases, putative defendant classes comprised of former Tribune shareholders. One of the SLCFC actions, entitled Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Blackrock Institutional Trust Co., No. 11-9319 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “Deutsche Bank action”), named the Fund as a defendant.

The FitzSimons action and Deutsche Bank action have been consolidated with the majority of the other Tribune LBO-related lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation proceeding entitled In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., No. 11-md-2296 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “MDL Proceeding”).

On September 23, 2013, the District Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the SLCFC actions, including the Deutsche Bank action, on the basis that the plaintiffs did not have standing to pursue their claims. On September 30, 2013, the plaintiffs in the SLCFC actions filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On October 28, 2013, the defendants filed a joint notice of cross-appeal of that same order. On November 5, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held an oral argument on appeal. On March 29, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion on the appeal of the SLCFC actions. The appeals court affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of those lawsuits, but on different grounds than the District Court. The appeals court held that while the plaintiffs have standing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, their claims were preempted by Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code—the statutory safe harbor for settlement payments. On April 12, 2016, the plaintiffs in the SLCFC actions filed a petition seeking rehearing en banc

 

 

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before the appeals court. On July 22, 2016, the appeals court denied the petition. On September 9, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Second Circuit’s decision that the safe harbor of Section 546(e) applied to their claims. Certain shareholder defendants filed a joint brief in opposition to the petition for certiorari on October 24, 2016. The plaintiffs filed a reply in support of the petition on November 4, 2016. On April 3, 2018, Justice Kennedy and Justice Thomas issued a “Statement” related to the petition for certiorari suggesting that the Second Circuit and/or District Court may want to take steps to reexamine the application of the Section 546(e) safe harbor to the previously dismissed state law constructive fraudulent transfer claims based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Merit Management Group LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. On April 10, 2018, the plaintiffs filed in the Second Circuit a motion for that court to recall its mandate, vacate its prior decision, and remand to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with Merit Management. On April 20, 2018, the shareholder defendants filed a response to the plaintiffs’ motion to recall the mandate. On May 15, 2018, the Second Circuit issued an order recalling the mandate “in anticipation of further panel review.” On December 19, 2019, the Second Circuit issued an amended opinion that again affirmed the district court’s ruling on the basis that plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code. Plaintiffs filed a motion for rehearing and rehearing en banc on January 2, 2020, which was denied on February 6, 2020.

On August 2, 2013, the plaintiff in the FitzSimons action filed a Fifth Amended Complaint. On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the FitzSimons action, including a global motion to dismiss Count I, which is the claim brought against former Tribune shareholders for intentional fraudulent conveyance under U.S. federal law. On January 6, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the shareholder defendants’ motion to dismiss the intentional fraudulent conveyance claim in the FitzSimons action. In dismissing the intentional fraudulent conveyance claim, the Court denied the plaintiff’s request to amend the complaint. The Court’s order is not immediately appealable, but the plaintiff has asked the Court to direct entry of a final judgment in order to make the order immediately appealable. On February 23, 2017, the Court issued an order stating that it intends to permit an interlocutory appeal of the dismissal order, but will wait to do so until it has resolved outstanding motions to dismiss filed by other defendants.

On July 18, 2017, the plaintiff submitted a letter to the District Court seeking leave to amend its complaint to add a constructive fraudulent transfer claim. The shareholder defendants opposed that request.

On August 24, 2017, the Court denied the plaintiff’s request without prejudice to renewal of the request in the event of an intervening change in the law. On March 8, 2018, plaintiff renewed the request for leave to file a motion to amend the complaint to assert a constructive fraudulent transfer claim based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Merit Management. The shareholder defendants opposed that request. On June 18, 2018, the District Court ordered that the request would be stayed pending further action by the Second Circuit in the still-pending appeal, discussed above. On December 18, 2018, the plaintiff filed a letter with the District Court requesting that the stay be dissolved in order to permit briefing on the motion to amend the complaint and

indicating the plaintiff’s intention to file another motion to amend the complaint to reinstate claims for intentional fraudulent transfer. The shareholder defendants opposed that request. On January 14, 2019, the Court held a case management conference, during which the Court stated that it would not lift the stay prior to further action from the Second Circuit. The Court stated that it would allow the plaintiff to file a motion to amend to try to reinstate its intentional fraudulent transfer claim. On January 23, 2019, the Court ordered the parties still facing pending claims to participate in a mediation. On March 27, 2019, the Court held a telephone conference and decided to allow the plaintiff to file a motion for leave to amend. On April 4, 2019, the plaintiff filed a motion to amend the Fifth Amended Complaint to assert a federal constructive fraudulent transfer claim against certain shareholder defendants. On April 10, 2019, the shareholders’ defendants filed a brief in opposition to the plaintiff’s motion to amend. On April 12, 2019, the plaintiff filed a reply brief. The Court denied leave to amend the complaint on April 23, 2019. On June 13, 2019, the Court entered judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b), which would permit an appeal of the Court’s dismissal of the claim against the shareholder defendants. On July 15, 2019, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal to the Second Circuit. Appellant filed his brief on January 7, 2020. The shareholder defendants’ brief is currently due April 27, 2020. In addition, the District Court has entered two bar orders in connection with the plaintiff’s settlement with certain non-shareholder defendants. The orders bar claims against the settling defendants, but contain a judgment reduction provision that preserves the value of any potential claim by a shareholder defendant against a settling defendant. Specifically, the judgment reduction provision reduces the amount of money recoverable against a shareholder defendant to the extent the shareholder defendant could have recovered on a claim against a settling defendant.

The value of the proceeds received by the Fund in connection with the LBO and the Fund’s cost basis in shares of Tribune was as follows:

 

Fund

   Proceeds      Cost Basis  

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

   $ 751,774      $ 729,369  

At this stage of the proceedings, the Fund does not believe a loss is probable; however, it is difficult to assess with any reasonable certainty the outcome of the pending litigation or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value.

Note 11–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

 

 

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Note 12–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 13–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions,

closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

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Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions. In considering the investment performance of the Fund, the Board noted that the Fund underperformed its peer funds for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended July 31, 2019, and performed in line with its peer funds for the ten-year period ended July 31, 2019. The Board considered its discussions with representatives from New York Life Investments and MacKay regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to that of its benchmark index and peer funds.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability

analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. The Board recognized, for example, the benefits to MacKay from legally permitted “soft-dollar” arrangements by which brokers provide research and other services to MacKay in exchange for commissions paid by the Fund with respect to trades on the Fund’s portfolio securities. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life

 

 

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Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for

purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

32    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund


Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

34    MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund


MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge         Inception
Date
     Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges Excluding sales charges      1/3/1995       

–5.57

–0.08


 

   

–4.75

0.79


 

   

4.63

5.82


 

   

7.16

7.77


 

   

0.99

0.99


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges Excluding sales charges      2/28/2008       

–5.68

–0.19

 

 

   

–4.99

0.54

 

 

   

4.45

5.64

 

 

   

6.96

7.57

 

 

   

1.18

1.18

 

 

Class B Shares2  

Maximum 5% CDSC

if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges      5/1/1986       

–5.44

–0.57

 

 

   

–5.06

–0.16

 

 

   

4.53

4.86

 

 

   

6.77

6.77

 

 

   

1.93

1.93

 

 

Class C Shares   Maximum 1% CDSC
if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase
  With sales charges Excluding sales charges      9/1/1998       

–1.49

–0.51

 

 

   

–1.14

–0.16

 

 

   

4.86

4.86

 

 

   

6.77

6.77

 

 

   

1.93

1.93

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge          11/28/2008        0.11       1.17       6.18       8.08       0.74  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index4

       1.44        4.38        6.80        8.81

Morningstar Convertibles Category Average5

       1.06          3.21          5.75          7.71  

 

 

 

4.

The ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index is the Fund’s primary broad–based securities market index for comparison purposes. The ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of domestic corporate convertible securities. In order to be included in this Index, bonds and preferred stocks must be convertible only to common stock. Results assume reinvestment of all income and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Morningstar Convertibles Category Average is representative of funds that are designed to offer some of the capital-appreciation potential of stock portfolios while also supplying some of the safety and yield of bond portfolios. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 999.20      $ 4.82      $ 1,020.04      $ 4.87      0.97%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 998.10      $ 5.86      $ 1,019.00      $ 5.92      1.18%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 994.30      $ 9.57      $ 1,015.27      $ 9.67      1.93%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 994.90      $ 9.57      $ 1,015.27      $ 9.67      1.93%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.10      $ 3.04      $ 1,021.83      $ 3.07      0.61%

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings or Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Danaher Corp., (zero coupon), due 1/22/21

 

2.

NICE Systems, Inc., 1.25%, due 1/15/24

 

3.

Anthem, Inc., 2.75%, due 10/15/42

 

4.

Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.625%, due 2/15/25–2/15/27

 

5.

Lumentum Holdings, Inc., 0.25%, due 3/15/24

  6.

Inphi Corp., 1.125%, due 12/1/20

 

  7.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.599%, due 8/1/24

 

  8.

Southwest Airlines Co., 1.25%, due 5/1/25

 

  9.

Teladoc Health, Inc., 1.375%, due 5/15/25

 

10.

RingCentral, Inc., (zero coupon), due 3/15/23

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio manager Edward Silverstein, CFA, of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund perform relative to its benchmark and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund returned 0.11%, underperforming the 1.44% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index. Over the same period, Class I shares also underperformed the 1.06% return of the Morningstar Convertibles Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

The Fund underperformed the ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index largely due to the Fund’s relatively overweight exposure to the energy sector and its underweight exposure to the convertible bonds of electric car maker Tesla, which was the largest constituent in the Index and the Index’s best performer during the reporting period. The Fund did benefit from several strong- performing holdings in the health care and information technology sectors, but these were not enough to offset the losses in energy and the underweight exposure to Tesla.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

The sectors providing the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s relative performance included financials, real estate and health care. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Specifically, the Fund benefited from holding meaningfully underweight benchmark-relative exposure to financials and real estate, as both sectors significantly underperformed during the market sell-off in February and March 2020. Within health care, the Fund held positions in convertible bonds of Teledoc Health and Danaher, both of which enhanced absolute and relative performance.

The weakest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance were the energy, consumer discretionary, and industrials sectors. Within energy and industrials, several underperforming securities detracted from relative returns, while within consumer discretionary, the Fund’s underweight exposure to the convertible bonds of Tesla undermined relative returns.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance and which stocks detracted the most?

The individual holdings making the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance included the

convertible bonds of Teledoc Health, Inphi and Danaher. The

convertible bonds of telemedicine company Teledoc rose during the reporting period in part due to the company’s announced acquisition of InTouch Health, which expanded Teledoc’s service to new markets. More importantly, Teledoc was one of a few companies to benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic as patients, unable to visit their doctors, sought treatment online using Teledoc’s internet portal. While the level of online patient visits may well recede once virus fears pass, we expect the acceptance of telemedicine as an alternative to an in-office visit to persist, providing longer-term benefits for the company. The convertible bonds of semiconductor company Inphi strongly appreciated as demand for the company’s networking chips remained robust. Convertible bonds of diagnostic and research company Danaher, a long-time Fund holding, performed well as the company reported strong organics sales growth and free cash flow generation in the face of the pandemic-related economic downturn.

The holdings that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s absolute performance during the same period included the convertible bonds of Oil States International, Valaris and Chart Industries. The convertible bonds of oil equipment and services company, Oil States International, declined as waning energy demand and a petroleum price war drove oil prices to levels at which it was uneconomical for nearly all U.S. producers to drill for or explore for oil. Investors grew increasingly concerned that only the best-capitalized energy companies would survive the prevailing industry downturn. We believe that Oil States International can survive if it is able to amend its debt covenants and if the price of oil rebounds in the next 12 to 18 months so that lenders are comfortable extending credit to the company to ensure its survival. The convertible bonds of offshore energy driller Valaris declined as it became increasingly evident that, with the collapse of oil prices, few if any exploration and production companies will be interested in leasing Valaris’ rigs. The sharp decline in Valaris’ business, combined with the company’s high debt levels, make it a near certainty that the company will need to reorganize in bankruptcy. The convertible bonds of industrial manufacturer Chart Industries declined as the company’s share price and convertible bonds were seen as linked to the performance of the broader energy market. Chart Industries manufactures equipment for the energy and industrial gas industries. While the company is not directly involved in the exploration or production of oil or natural gas, its products are used in the liquification of natural gas so that it can be shipped in tankers.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

Notable purchases during the reporting period included convertible bonds from Southwest Airlines, ConMed and DexCom. We view Southwest Airlines as a well-run investment-grade

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

 

     9  


airline that is likely to eventually return to profitability along with most industry operators. Medical device manufacturer ConMed operates a stable and growing business that generates substantial free cash flow, which we believe should lead to appreciation of its common shares and convertible bonds. DexCom’s glucose monitoring devices are achieving rapid adoption by diabetics as a better alternative to daily blood-sugar needle sticks, making the company’s convertible bonds an attractive investment.

One of the Fund’s largest sales during the same period was convertible bonds from supply chain management company Echo Global Logistics that matured and were converted into common shares. Another notable sale included convertible bonds from oil & gas drilling firm Transocean Offshore in light of weakening demand for the company’s drilling rigs with the price of oil at multi-decade lows. The Fund also decreased its position in convertible bonds from satellite communications provider DISH Networks due to concerns regarding the company’s high debt levels and its unclear plan to transform from a pay television provider to a developing cell network. In addition, with the decline in the DISH Networks’ share price, the company’s convertible bonds no longer offered much equity sensitivity.

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

Most of the Fund’s sector weightings remained unchanged during the reporting period. The only changes of note were a decreased allocation to the communications sector largely due to the Fund’s sale of some of its position in DISH Networks. Energy sector exposure also decreased due to depreciation of the Fund’s energy holdings, along with the sale of convertible bonds from Transocean Offshore. Conversely, the Fund’s exposure to the consumer discretionary sector increased due to the addition of convertible bonds from Tesla, and the purchase of several new issues, such as convertible bonds from apparel retailers Burlington Stores and American Eagle Outfitters.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held overweight exposure relative to the ICE BofAML U.S. Convertible Index in the health care, information technology and energy sectors. As of the same date, the Fund held relatively underweight exposure to the financials, real estate, utilities, communications and consumer discretionary sectors, while exposure to the consumer staples, and materials sectors stood at approximately market weight.

 

 

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bond 0.1%†

Corporate Bond 0.1%

 

 

Oil & Gas Services 0.1%

 

Weatherford International, Ltd.
11.00%, due 12/1/24 (a)

   $ 1,970,000      $ 1,457,800  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bond
(Cost $25,400,044)

        1,457,800  
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bond
(Cost $25,400,044)

        1,457,800  
  

 

 

 

Convertible Securities 94.7%

Convertible Bonds 87.8%

 

 

Advertising 0.6%

 

Quotient Technology, Inc.
1.75%, due 12/1/22

     8,787,000        7,996,170  
     

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 1.3%

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
2.25%, due 12/15/23

     11,001,000        18,041,709  
     

 

 

 

Airlines 2.2%

 

Southwest Airlines Co.
1.25%, due 5/1/25

     27,566,000        30,561,377  
     

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers 1.5%

 

Tesla, Inc.
1.25%, due 3/1/21

     9,618,000        21,254,714  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 7.6%

 

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.50%, due 9/15/26 (a)

     7,350,000        8,623,627  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
0.599%, due 8/1/24 (b)

     28,812,000        30,969,187  

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.
2.50%, due 3/15/27 (a)

     6,975,000        6,813,703  

Exact Sciences Corp.
1.00%, due 1/15/25

     13,521,000        17,429,876  

Illumina, Inc.

 

(zero coupon), due 8/15/23

     12,566,000        12,966,123  

0.50%, due 6/15/21 (b)

     4,169,000        5,608,829  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.25%, due 7/1/23

     6,683,000        5,937,366  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.00%, due 11/15/21

     14,497,000        15,557,093  
     

 

 

 
        103,905,804  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials 1.1%

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.
1.00%, due 2/1/23

     17,232,000        14,850,691  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Commercial Services 2.6%

 

Chegg, Inc.
0.125%, due 3/15/25

   $ 10,530,000      $ 11,100,170  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
0.75%, due 3/15/49 (b)

     11,900,000        10,851,694  

Square, Inc.
0.125%, due 3/1/25 (a)

     7,055,000        6,539,103  

0.50%, due 5/15/23

     6,031,000        6,792,414  
     

 

 

 
        35,283,381  
     

 

 

 

Computers 3.2%

 

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
0.25%, due 3/15/24

     25,786,000        37,531,682  

Western Digital Corp.
1.50%, due 2/1/24 (b)

     6,616,000        6,106,580  
     

 

 

 
        43,638,262  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 0.4%

 

LendingTree, Inc.
0.625%, due 6/1/22

     4,144,000        5,501,767  
     

 

 

 

Electric 1.1%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
2.75%, due 6/1/48

     15,207,000        15,400,777  
     

 

 

 

Energy—Alternate Sources 0.3%

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.
0.25%, due 3/1/25 (a)

     4,700,000        4,309,050  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment 0.5%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.50%, due 3/15/23

     6,833,000        6,543,284  
     

 

 

 

Food 0.8%

 

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.
1.875%, due 12/1/24 (a)

     14,815,000        10,370,500  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Products 6.1%

 

CONMED Corp.
2.625%, due 2/1/24

     14,746,000        15,658,409  

Danaher Corp.
(zero coupon), due 1/22/21

     8,558,000        53,396,571  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.
0.50%, due 8/15/25 (a)

     6,602,000        6,234,130  

NuVasive, Inc.
2.25%, due 3/15/21

     7,139,000        8,295,518  
     

 

 

 
        83,584,628  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Services 5.6%

 

Anthem, Inc.
2.75%, due 10/15/42

     11,746,000        45,992,638  

Teladoc Health, Inc.
1.375%, due 5/15/25

     9,769,000        30,216,063  
     

 

 

 
        76,208,701  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Convertible Bonds (continued)

 

Internet 9.1%

 

Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1.00%, due 10/1/23

   $ 7,786,000      $ 6,904,322  

Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.90%, due 9/15/21

     19,156,000        19,415,729  

Etsy, Inc.
(zero coupon), due 3/1/23

     9,369,000        17,422,040  

FireEye, Inc.
0.875%, due 6/1/24

     5,405,000        4,739,645  

IAC FinanceCo 2, Inc.
0.875%, due 6/15/26 (a)

     12,450,000        12,784,594  

IAC FinanceCo, Inc.
0.875%, due 10/1/22 (a)

     2,000        3,088  

Okta, Inc.
0.125%, due 9/1/25 (a)

     11,221,000        11,903,181  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.75%, due 7/1/23

     13,659,000        14,027,793  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.
0.75%, due 6/1/26 (a)

     4,395,000        4,734,900  

Snap, Inc.
0.75%, due 8/1/26 (a)

     10,150,000        10,538,133  

Wix.com, Ltd.
(zero coupon), due 7/1/23 (b)

     17,146,000        19,836,210  

Zendesk, Inc.
0.25%, due 3/15/23

     2,074,000        2,810,439  
     

 

 

 
        125,120,074  
     

 

 

 

Iron & Steel 0.2%

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
1.50%, due 1/15/25

     3,631,000        2,668,519  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time 1.0%

 

Carnival Corp.
5.75%, due 4/1/23 (a)

     6,920,000        11,684,904  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
4.00%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     1,835,000        2,184,318  
     

 

 

 
        13,869,222  
     

 

 

 

Lodging 0.4%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.
5.00%, due 10/1/24

     3,741,000        5,322,571  
     

 

 

 

Machinery—Diversified 1.6%

 

Chart Industries, Inc.
1.00%, due 11/15/24 (a)

     24,911,000        22,412,254  
     

 

 

 

Media 2.6%

 

DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, due 8/15/26

     16,129,000        13,114,490  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One
1.00%, due 1/30/23

     9,441,000        10,043,672  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Media (continued)

 

Liberty Media Corp.
1.375%, due 10/15/23

   $ 11,345,000      $ 11,884,070  
     

 

 

 
        35,042,232  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas 1.3%

 

Ensco Jersey Finance, Ltd.
3.00%, due 1/31/24 (b)

     20,143,000        3,783,932  

EQT Corp.
1.75%, due 5/1/26 (a)

     13,271,000        14,661,471  
     

 

 

 
        18,445,403  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services 1.5%

 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
4.125%, due 9/15/23

     9,707,000        7,262,285  

Newpark Resources, Inc.
4.00%, due 12/1/21

     7,687,000        5,565,565  

Oil States International, Inc.
1.50%, due 2/15/23

     19,999,000        7,666,372  
     

 

 

 
        20,494,222  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 3.0%

 

DexCom, Inc.
0.75%, due 12/1/23

     8,498,000        17,921,611  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
2.25%, due 5/15/24

     10,073,000        14,164,068  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
2.375%, due 4/1/22

     8,745,000        8,882,628  
     

 

 

 
        40,968,307  
     

 

 

 

Retail 1.5%

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
3.75%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     5,529,000        6,088,867  

Burlington Stores, Inc.
2.25%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     13,238,000        14,094,434  
     

 

 

 
        20,183,301  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors 9.6%

 

Cree, Inc.
1.75%, due 5/1/26 (a)

     2,320,000        2,654,968  

Inphi Corp.
1.125%, due 12/1/20

     14,512,000        35,001,493  

Microchip Technology, Inc.
1.625%, due 2/15/25

     17,553,000        32,070,419  

1.625%, due 2/15/27

     7,129,000        8,926,791  

Micron Technology, Inc.
3.125%, due 5/1/32

     3,183,000        15,305,694  

Novellus Systems, Inc.
2.625%, due 5/15/41

     1,076,000        8,597,162  

ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.625%, due 10/15/23

     2,305,000        2,517,649  

Rambus, Inc.
1.375%, due 2/1/23

     9,996,000        9,743,096  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
1.375%, due 3/1/22

     13,815,000        16,635,637  
     

 

 

 
        131,452,909  
     

 

 

 
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Convertible Bonds (continued)

 

Software 16.7%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
0.375%, due 9/1/27 (a)

   $ 11,420,000      $ 11,944,485  

Atlassian, Inc.
0.625%, due 5/1/23

     7,719,000        15,003,104  

Coupa Software, Inc.
0.125%, due 6/15/25 (a)

     5,508,000        7,031,204  

Envestnet, Inc.
1.75%, due 6/1/23

     12,037,000        13,436,301  

Everbridge, Inc.
0.125%, due 12/15/24 (a)

     5,415,000        6,410,521  

J2 Global, Inc.
1.75%, due 11/1/26 (a)

     5,220,000        4,909,805  

MongoDB, Inc.
0.25%, due 1/15/26 (a)

     7,075,000        7,422,941  

NICE Systems, Inc.
1.25%, due 1/15/24

     23,525,000        47,417,578  

Nuance Communications, Inc.
1.25%, due 4/1/25

     11,278,000        13,646,380  

RingCentral, Inc.
(zero coupon), due 3/15/23

     10,717,000        29,520,101  

ServiceNow, Inc.
(zero coupon), due 6/1/22

     5,902,000        15,500,998  

Splunk, Inc.
0.50%, due 9/15/23

     17,437,000        20,096,091  

Twilio, Inc.
0.25%, due 6/1/23

     3,269,000        5,439,770  

Workday, Inc.
0.25%, due 10/1/22

     15,957,000        19,599,744  

Zynga, Inc.
0.25%, due 6/1/24 (a)

     10,627,000        11,855,747  
     

 

 

 
        229,234,770  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications 2.6%

 

Infinera Corp.
2.50%, due 3/1/27 (a)

     7,050,000        7,045,762  

InterDigital, Inc.
2.00%, due 6/1/24 (a)

     4,500,000        4,556,030  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.
1.00%, due 3/1/24

     14,679,000        16,523,049  

Vonage Holdings Corp.
1.75%, due 6/1/24 (a)

     8,091,000        7,293,605  
     

 

 

 
        35,418,446  
     

 

 

 

Transportation 1.8%

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
2.25%, due 6/1/22

     13,687,000        12,788,791  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
2.50%, due 5/1/20

     11,612,000        11,641,030  
     

 

 

 
        24,429,821  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $1,046,876,060)

        1,202,512,866  
  

 

 

 
         
Shares
     Value  
Convertible Preferred Stocks 6.9%

 

Banks 2.4%

 

Bank of America Corp. (c) 
Series L
7.25%

     12,072      $ 16,688,333  

Wells Fargo & Co. (c) 
Series L
7.50%

     11,552        16,159,399  
     

 

 

 
        32,847,732  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 0.4%

 

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers, Inc. (c)
6.00%

     5,832        5,683,284  
     

 

 

 

Hand & Machine Tools 1.1%

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.25%

     182,200        14,486,722  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 1.4%

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.
6.125%

     314,669        18,640,992  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.9%

 

Crown Castle International Corp.
6.875%

     8,856        12,336,408  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors 0.7%

 

Broadcom, Inc.
8.00%

     9,655        9,823,383  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $90,629,992)

 

     93,818,521  
  

 

 

 

Total Convertible Securities
(Cost $1,137,506,052)

 

     1,296,331,387  
  

 

 

 
Common Stocks 2.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense 0.3%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     53,105        3,441,735  
     

 

 

 

Airlines 0.4%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     227,309        5,889,576  
     

 

 

 

Banks 0.7%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     398,621        9,586,835  
     

 

 

 

Building Products 0.1%

 

Carrier Global Corp. (d)

     53,105        940,490  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 0.1%

 

Weatherford International PLC (d)

     272,914        1,228,113  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

         
Shares
    Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.0%

 

Teleflex, Inc.

     41,951     $ 14,070,366  
    

 

 

 

Machinery 0.1%

 

Otis Worldwide Corp. (d)

     26,552       1,351,762  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $34,016,567)

 

    36,508,877  
 

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments 6.7%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 4.4%

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund,
0.01% (e)

     60,661,364       60,661,364  
    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company 2.3%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio,
0.19% (e)(f)

     32,110,198       32,110,198  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $92,771,562)

 

    92,771,562  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $1,289,694,225)

     104.2     1,427,069,626  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

        (4.2     (57,237,220

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 1,369,832,406  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

(a)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $31,959,569; the total market value of collateral held by the Fund was $32,675,099. The market value of the collateral held included non-cash collateral in the form of U.S. Treasury securities with a value of $564,901 (See Note 2(H)).

 

(c)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(e)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(f)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

  

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)

    

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities (a)

 

     
Long-Term Bond

 

     

Corporate Bond

   $      $ 1,457,800      $      $ 1,457,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bond             1,457,800               1,457,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Convertible Securities

 

     

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 1,202,512,866      $      $ 1,202,512,866  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     93,818,521                      93,818,521  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Convertible Securities      93,818,521        1,202,512,866               1,296,331,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Common Stocks      36,508,877                      36,508,877  
Short-Term Investments

 

     

Affiliated Investment Company

     60,661,364                      60,661,364  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     32,110,198                      32,110,198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments      92,771,562                      92,771,562  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 223,098,960      $ 1,203,970,666      $         —      $ 1,427,069,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

14    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost $1,229,032,861) including securities on loan of $31,959,569

   $ 1,366,408,262  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $60,661,364)

     60,661,364  

Receivables:

 

Dividends and interest

     3,710,647  

Fund shares sold

     2,929,835  

Investment securities sold

     925,893  

Securities lending

     12,151  

Other assets

     73,154  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,434,721,306  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     32,110,198  

Payables:

 

Investment securities purchased

     30,455,521  

Fund shares redeemed

     1,149,135  

Manager (See Note 3)

     535,582  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     329,582  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     164,152  

Shareholder communication

     66,902  

Professional fees

     46,458  

Custodian

     7,442  

Trustees

     1,939  

Accrued expenses

     21,868  

Dividend payable

     121  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     64,888,900  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,369,832,406  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 787,226  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,232,778,250  
  

 

 

 
     1,233,565,476  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     136,266,930  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,369,832,406  
  

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 534,236,575  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     30,723,615  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 17.39  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.01  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 18.40  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 56,544,552  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     3,252,509  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 17.38  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.01  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 18.39  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 10,067,316  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     583,644  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.25  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 53,019,470  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     3,077,581  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.23  
  

 

 

 

Class I

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 715,964,493  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     41,085,277  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 17.43  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Interest

   $ 6,625,776  

Dividends—unaffiliated

     2,798,321  

Dividends—affiliated

     646,001  

Securities lending

     226,739  

Other

     39  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     10,296,876  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Manager (See Note 3)

     4,076,539  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     685,585  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     72,212  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     55,376  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     292,975  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     977,407  

Professional fees

     77,199  

Registration

     66,154  

Shareholder communication

     57,583  

Trustees

     17,461  

Custodian

     16,458  

Miscellaneous

     31,379  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     6,426,328  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (411,791
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,014,537  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     4,282,339  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments

     12,424,498  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unaffiliated investments

     (23,740,067
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (11,315,569
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (7,033,230
  

 

 

 

 

16    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,282,339     $ 10,965,747  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     12,424,498       27,902,416  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (23,740,067     93,983,449  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,033,230     132,851,612  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

Class A

     (12,563,626     (29,204,205

Investor Class

     (1,306,530     (2,974,246

Class B

     (222,915     (745,657

Class C

     (1,152,529     (3,987,604

Class I

     (19,357,259     (40,493,755
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (34,602,859     (77,405,467
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     184,205,738       519,115,443  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     31,167,174       67,531,715  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (255,294,161     (541,282,880
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (39,921,249     45,364,278  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (81,557,338     100,810,423  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     1,451,389,744       1,350,579,321  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,369,832,406     $ 1,451,389,744  
  

 

 

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.81        $ 17.07     $ 17.75     $ 15.72     $ 16.51     $ 18.33  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.04          0.12       0.15       0.19       0.20       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.05        1.60       0.40       2.34       0.35       (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.01        1.72       0.55       2.53       0.55       0.11  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.10        (0.15     (0.22     (0.24     (0.64     (0.47

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.31        (0.83     (1.01     (0.26     (0.70     (1.46
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.41        (0.98     (1.23     (0.50     (1.34     (1.93
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.39        $ 17.81     $ 17.07     $ 17.75     $ 15.72     $ 16.51  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.08 %)         10.75     3.28     16.30     3.71     0.58
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.46 % ††         0.67     0.87     1.12     1.31     0.62

Net expenses (c)

    0.97 % ††         0.98     0.98     0.98     1.01     0.99

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    0.97 % ††         0.98     0.98     0.99     1.01     0.99

Portfolio turnover rate

    18        23     43     38     24     60

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 534,237        $ 545,605     $ 518,381     $ 482,341     $ 368,583     $ 408,067  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.80        $ 17.07     $ 17.75     $ 15.72     $ 16.50     $ 18.33  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.02          0.09       0.13       0.16       0.18       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.05        1.59       0.39       2.34       0.36       (0.01
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.03        1.68       0.52       2.50       0.54       0.07  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.08        (0.12     (0.19     (0.21     (0.62     (0.44

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.31        (0.83     (1.01     (0.26     (0.70     (1.46
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.39        (0.95     (1.20     (0.47     (1.32     (1.90
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.38        $ 17.80     $ 17.07     $ 17.75     $ 15.72     $ 16.50  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.19 %)         10.50     3.12     16.11     3.60     0.40
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.25 % ††         0.51     0.72     0.95     1.14     0.45

Net expenses (c)

    1.18 % ††         1.15     1.13     1.14     1.18     1.15

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    1.18 % ††         1.17     1.14     1.15     1.18     1.15

Portfolio turnover rate

    18        23     43     38     24     60

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 56,545        $ 59,242     $ 52,723     $ 56,289     $ 79,430     $ 82,052  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

18    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.68        $ 16.98     $ 17.67     $ 15.66     $ 16.45     $ 18.30  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.04        (0.04     (0.01     0.04       0.06       (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.05        1.60       0.39       2.32       0.35       0.01  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.09        1.56       0.38       2.36       0.41       (0.04
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.03        (0.03     (0.06     (0.09     (0.50     (0.35

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.31        (0.83     (1.01     (0.26     (0.70     (1.46
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.34        (0.86     (1.07     (0.35     (1.20     (1.81
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.25        $ 17.68     $ 16.98     $ 17.67     $ 15.66     $ 16.45  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.57 %)         9.76     2.35     15.21     2.83     (0.36 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.50 %)††         (0.23 %)      (0.03 %)      0.21     0.39     (0.30 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    1.93 % ††         1.90     1.88     1.89     1.93     1.90

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    1.93 % ††         1.92     1.89     1.90     1.93     1.90

Portfolio turnover rate

    18        23     43     38     24     60

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 10,067        $ 11,786     $ 15,051     $ 19,290     $ 21,436     $ 26,537  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.65        $ 16.96     $ 17.65     $ 15.64     $ 16.43     $ 18.29  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.04        (0.04     (0.00 )‡      0.04       0.06       (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.04        1.59       0.38       2.32       0.35       (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.08        1.55       0.38       2.36       0.41       (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.03        (0.03     (0.06     (0.09     (0.50     (0.35

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.31        (0.83     (1.01     (0.26     (0.70     (1.46
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.34        (0.86     (1.07     (0.35     (1.20     (1.81
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.23        $ 17.65     $ 16.96     $ 17.65     $ 15.64     $ 16.43  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.51 %)         9.71     2.35     15.23     2.77     (0.30 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.50 %)††         (0.23 %)      (0.03 %)      0.21     0.39     (0.30 %) 

Net expenses (c)

    1.93 % ††         1.90     1.88     1.89     1.93     1.90

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    1.93 % ††         1.92     1.89     1.90     1.93     1.90

Portfolio turnover rate

    18        23     43     38     24     60

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 53,019        $ 60,891     $ 80,830     $ 82,335     $ 76,501     $ 91,833  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.85        $ 17.11     $ 17.79     $ 15.75     $ 16.54     $ 18.36  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.07          0.18       0.22       0.25       0.24       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.05        1.60       0.39       2.34       0.35       (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.02          1.78       0.61       2.59       0.59       0.15  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.13        (0.21     (0.28     (0.29     (0.68     (0.51

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.31        (0.83     (1.01     (0.26     (0.70     (1.46
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.44        (1.04     (1.29     (0.55     (1.38     (1.97
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.43        $ 17.85     $ 17.11     $ 17.79     $ 15.75     $ 16.54  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.11        11.14     3.65     16.69     3.96     0.84
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.81 %††         1.04     1.25     1.45     1.56     0.87

Net expenses (c)

    0.61 %††         0.61     0.61     0.64     0.76     0.74

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    0.72 %††         0.73     0.73     0.74     0.76     0.74

Portfolio turnover rate

    18        23     43     38     24     60

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 715,964        $ 773,865     $ 683,594     $ 562,526     $ 252,852     $ 298,015  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

20    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the ‘‘Funds’’). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has six classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on May 1, 1986. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class I shares commenced operations on November 28, 2008. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective as of February 28, 2017. As of April 30, 2020, Class R6 shares were not yet offered for sale.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Class R6 shares are currently expected to be offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain

circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A and Investor Class shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation together with current income.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such

 

 

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methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed

reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or broker selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith

 

 

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determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of

limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, at least quarterly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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(G)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(H)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $31,959,569; the total market value of collateral held by the Fund was $32,675,099. The market value of the collateral held included non-cash collateral, in the form of U.S. Treasury securities, with a value of $564,901 and cash

collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $32,110,198.

(I)  Debt and Convertible Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates.

Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. In part, the total return for a convertible security depends upon the performance of the underlying stock into which it can be converted. Also, issuers of convertible securities are often not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings, are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and typically are more vulnerable to changes in the economy, such as a recession or a sustained period of rising interest rates, which could affect their ability to make interest and principal payments.

(J)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (‘‘MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor’’), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an

 

 

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annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.60% up to $500 million; 0.55% from $500 million to $1 billion; 0.50% from $1 billion to $2 billion; and 0.49% in excess of $2 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services, previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement, furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to $100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.56%, inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class I shares so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class I shares do not exceed 0.61% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. New York Life Investments has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. These agreements will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval by the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $4,076,539 and waived fees/reimbursed expenses in the amount of $411,791 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $1,789,565.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution and Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the ‘‘Distributor’’), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the ‘‘Plans’’) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A and Investor Class Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A and Investor Class shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets

of the Class A and Investor Class shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $65,155 and $17,407, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $5,194, $2,769 and $9,212, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

     Expense        Waived  

Class A

   $ 320,252      $         —  

Investor Class

     94,015         

Class B

     17,984         

Class C

     95,197         

Class I

     449,959         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

  Value,
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Value,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Other
Distributions
    Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

  $ 151,034     $ 184,750     $ (275,123   $         —     $         —     $ 60,661     $ 646     $         —       60,661  

 

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments
in Securities

  $ 1,302,567,662     $ 254,619,541     $ (130,117,577   $ 124,501,964  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 38,353,094  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     39,052,373  

Total

   $ 77,405,467  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an

additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $250,649 and $235,803, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,294,407     $ 41,052,296  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     696,215       12,260,620  

Shares redeemed

     (3,147,452     (54,056,925
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (156,830     (744,009

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     256,135       4,461,316  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (15,866     (276,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     83,439     $ 3,441,150  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     6,440,230     $ 111,352,512  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,782,190       28,552,030  

Shares redeemed

     (8,400,694     (142,983,194
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (178,274     (3,078,652

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     581,531       10,062,755  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (128,941     (2,245,389
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     274,316     $ 4,738,714  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     242,648     $ 4,309,519  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     73,604       1,300,081  

Shares redeemed

     (203,925     (3,552,115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     112,327       2,057,485  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     37,543       647,862  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (225,103     (3,931,148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (75,233   $ (1,225,801
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     859,898     $ 14,934,377  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     185,052       2,959,367  

Shares redeemed

     (653,130     (11,388,345
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     391,820       6,505,399  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     206,666       3,561,867  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (360,146     (6,250,197
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     238,340     $ 3,817,069  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     9,752     $ 170,928  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     11,800       208,506  

Shares redeemed

     (58,688     (1,006,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (37,136     (626,656

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (46,030     (783,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (83,166   $ (1,410,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     178,224     $ 3,106,135  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     43,221       684,526  

Shares redeemed

     (319,067     (5,486,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (97,622     (1,696,086

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (121,828     (2,066,900
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (219,450   $ (3,762,986
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     267,710     $ 4,671,304  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     54,069       954,315  

Shares redeemed

     (684,590     (11,641,555
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (362,811     (6,015,936

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (8,888     (152,181
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (371,699   $ (6,168,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     797,545     $ 13,650,632  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     214,714       3,396,089  

Shares redeemed

     (2,127,881     (36,129,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,115,622     (19,082,612

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (200,541     (3,422,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,316,163   $ (22,505,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     7,561,702     $ 134,001,691  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     935,035       16,443,652  

Shares redeemed

     (10,774,823     (185,037,476
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,278,086     (34,592,133

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     1,785       34,057  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,276,301   $ (34,558,076
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     21,928,440     $ 376,071,787  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,979,627       31,939,703  

Shares redeemed

     (20,528,571     (345,295,261
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     3,379,496       62,716,229  

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     20,893       360,269  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,400,389     $ 63,076,498  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio manager of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio manager, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the method for compensating the portfolio manager.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

30    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund


Fund’s portfolio manager and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life

Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant

engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s

Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

34    MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund


MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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MSC10-06/20

(NYLIM) NL210


 

 

 

 

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge       

Inception
Date

   

Six
Months

   

One
Year

   

Five Years
or Since
Inception

   

Ten Years
or Since
Inception

    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    1/3/1995      

–10.95

–6.75


 

   

–8.40

–4.08


 

   

2.34

3.29


 

   

4.84

5.33


 

   

0.99

0.99


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    2/28/2008      

–10.90

–6.70

 

 

   
–8.54
–4.23
 
 
   
2.30
3.25
 
 
   
4.79
5.27
 
 
   

1.05

1.05

 

 

Class B Shares2   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    5/1/1986      

–11.55

–7.01

 

 

   
–9.44
–4.91
 
 
   
2.15
2.47
 
 
   
4.49
4.49
 
 
   

1.80

1.80

 

 

Class C Shares   Maximum 1% CDSC
if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    9/1/1998      

–8.08

–7.18

 

 

   
–5.82
–4.91
 
 
   
2.47
2.47
 
 
   
4.49
4.49
 
 
   

1.80

1.80

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         1/2/2004       –6.62       –3.99       3.56       5.57       0.74  
Class R1 Shares   No Sales Charge         6/29/2012       –6.68       –4.10       3.45       4.54       0.84  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge         5/1/2008       –6.79       –4.17       3.19       5.21       1.09  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/29/2016       –6.75       –4.41       5.32       5.32       1.34  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge         6/17/2013       –6.57       –3.69       3.68       4.01       0.59  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied

  for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
      

One
Year

      

Five
Years

      

Ten
Years

 

ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index4

       –7.69        –5.27        3.20        5.65

Morningstar High Yield Bond Category Average5

       –7.78          –5.67          2.15          4.68  

 

4.

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is a market value-weighted index of all domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds, including deferred interest bonds and payment-in-kind securities. Issuers included in the Index have maturities of one year or more and have a credit rating lower than BBB-/Baa3, but are not in default. No single issuer may constitute greater than 2% of the Index. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Morningstar High Yield Bond Category Average is representative of funds that concentrate on lower-quality bonds, which are riskier than those of higher-quality companies. These portfolios primarily invest in U.S. high-income debt securities where at least 65% or more of bond assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s at the level of BB and below. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 932.50      $ 4.76      $ 1,019.94      $ 4.97      0.99%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 933.00      $ 5.14      $ 1,019.54      $ 5.37      1.07%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 929.90      $ 8.73      $ 1,015.81      $ 9.12      1.82%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 928.20      $ 8.73      $ 1,015.81      $ 9.12      1.82%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 933.80      $ 3.56      $ 1,021.18      $ 3.72      0.74%
     
Class R1 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 933.20      $ 4.04      $ 1,020.69      $ 4.22      0.84%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 932.10      $ 5.24      $ 1,019.44      $ 5.47      1.09%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 932.50      $ 6.44      $ 1,018.20      $ 6.72      1.34%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 934.30      $ 2.79      $ 1,021.98      $ 2.92      0.58%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings or Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.00%–6.50%, due 4/15/22–4/15/50

 

2.

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%–5.875%, due 4/1/24–5/1/32

 

3.

HCA, Inc., 3.50%–8.36%, due 5/1/23–11/6/33

 

4.

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%–8.00%, due 7/15/24–3/15/27

 

5.

Netflix, Inc., 3.625%–5.875%, due 2/15/22–6/15/30

  6.

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, due 11/15/28

 

  7.

MSCI, Inc., 3.625%–5.75%, due 8/15/25–9/1/30

 

  8.

Equinix, Inc., 5.375%–5.875%, due 1/15/26–5/15/27

 

  9.

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%–5.75%, due 5/1/24–2/1/27

 

10.

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.875%–5.75%, due 5/1/25–1/15/30

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio manager Andrew Susser of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund perform relative to its benchmark and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund returned –6.62%, outperforming the –7.69% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. Over the same period, Class I shares also outperformed the –7.78% return of the Morningstar High Yield Bond Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

In the first quarter of 2020, the U.S. high-yield market experienced volatility not seen since the financial crisis of 2008 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread fear, wreak havoc on the global economy and shake investor sentiment. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index declined nearly 18% in the first three weeks of March before rebounding almost 7% in the final week of March. The market then continued to gain ground in April.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) played a significant role in the recovery of credit markets through unprecedented actions. Through the first three weeks of March, liquidity worsened as an intense sell-off in equities and stress in the investment-grade bond market pressured high-yield securities. A reversal in the market began on March 23, triggered by the Fed’s announcement that it would begin buying investment-grade corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The easing of stress in the investment-grade market carried over to the high-yield sector. On April 9, the Fed announced more wide-ranging measures, including extending loans to companies and a further expansion of its direct purchase program to include recent “fallen angels” (credits downgraded from investment grade to high yield), syndicated loans and high-yield ETFs.

During the reporting period, the Fund outperformed the benchmark largely due to favorable security selection in the energy sector, the weakest performing sector of the market. Security selection within transportation and leisure also enhanced relative returns, as did underweight exposure to relatively risky CCC-rated credits.2 Conversely, underweight exposure to health care and security selection in the capital goods sector detracted from returns relative to the benchmark.

What was the Fund’s duration3 strategy during the reporting period?

The Fund is not managed to a duration strategy. Instead, the Fund’s bottom-up investment process drives its duration positioning. During the reporting period, the Fund’s duration remained lower than that of the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

As mentioned above, the strongest positive contribution to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark came from favorable security selection in the lagging energy sector. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Security selection in the transportation and leisure sectors also contributed positively to relative performance, as did underweight exposure to credits rated CCC. Underweight exposure to the health care sector and security selection in the capital goods sector detracted from relative performance over the reporting period.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the Fund focused on purchases of crossover investment-grade and fallen angel credits that traded at what we viewed as attractive spreads.4 For example, the Fund purchased bonds from packaged food & beverage company Kraft Heinz after the issuer was downgraded from investment grade. The Fund also purchased bonds issued by oil & gas exploration and production company Occidental Petroleum late in the reporting period after prices had fallen to levels we considered attractive. During the same period, the Fund trimmed positions in areas deeply affected by the pandemic, such as automotive (American Axle & Manufacturing) and aerospace/defense (Triumph Group).

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

There were no material changes to the Fund’s sector weightings during the reporting period. Relatively minor changes included a decrease in exposure to telecommunications due to a large issuer’s bond being called, as well as a decrease in retail

 

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

2.

An obligation rated ‘CCC’ by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) is deemed by S&P to be currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. It is the opinion of S&P that in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. When applied to Fund holdings, ratings are based solely on the creditworthiness of the bonds in the portfolio and are not meant to represent the security or safety of the Fund.

3.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

4.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

 

     9  


exposure. During the same period, the Fund marginally increased its exposure to the health care and technology sectors.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held overweight positions relative to the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index in the

basic industry and leisure sectors. As of the same date, the Fund held underweight positions relative to its benchmark in the health care and services sectors. From a credit-rating perspective, as of the end of the reporting period the Fund held relatively underweight exposure to CCC-rated credits and overweight exposure to higher quality issuers.

 

 

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio manager as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bonds 90.2%†

Convertible Bonds 0.4%

 

 

Investment Companies 0.1%

 

Ares Capital Corp.

     

3.75%, due 2/1/22

   $ 6,000,000      $ 5,769,000  

4.625%, due 3/1/24

     4,500,000        4,221,562  
     

 

 

 
        9,990,562  
     

 

 

 

Media 0.3%

 

Dish Network Corp.
2.375%, due 3/15/24

     27,889,000        23,552,850  

DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, due 8/15/26

     10,000,000        8,131,000  
     

 

 

 
        31,683,850  
     

 

 

 

Mining 0.0%‡

 

Aleris International, Inc.
6.00%, due 6/1/20 (a)(b)(c)(d)

     11,797        11,779  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $42,332,925)

        41,686,191  
     

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds 87.4%

 

Advertising 1.3%

 

Lamar Media Corp.

     

3.75%, due 2/15/28 (e)

     21,000,000        19,333,125  

4.00%, due 2/15/30 (e)

     13,000,000        11,895,000  

5.75%, due 2/1/26

     46,042,000        46,829,318  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.

     

4.625%, due 3/15/30 (e)

     5,305,000        4,854,075  

5.00%, due 8/15/27 (e)

     26,000,000        24,827,400  

5.625%, due 2/15/24

     23,906,000        23,726,705  
     

 

 

 
        131,465,623  
     

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 2.0%

 

F-Brasile S.p.A. / F-Brasile U.S. LLC
7.375%, due 8/15/26 (e)

     25,280,000        17,253,600  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
6.875%, due 5/1/25

     8,300,000        8,464,048  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
7.50%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     17,000,000        16,745,000  

SSL Robotics LLC
9.75%, due 12/31/23 (e)

     5,000,000        5,310,000  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC
6.875%, due 5/15/26

     18,100,000        15,475,500  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.25%, due 3/15/26 (e)

     82,875,000        81,113,906  

6.50%, due 7/15/24

     31,441,000        29,043,624  

6.50%, due 5/15/25

     5,000,000        4,475,000  

7.50%, due 3/15/27

     11,350,000        10,331,905  

8.00%, due 12/15/25 (e)

     11,000,000        11,440,000  

Triumph Group, Inc.
7.75%, due 8/15/25

     4,175,000        2,708,531  
     

 

 

 
        202,361,114  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Apparel 0.2%

 

Levi Strauss & Co.
5.00%, due 5/1/25 (e)

   $ 20,000,000      $ 20,183,000  
     

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers 1.6%

 

Allison Transmission, Inc.
5.00%, due 10/1/24 (e)

     7,550,000        7,248,000  

BCD Acquisition, Inc.
9.625%, due 9/15/23 (e)

     20,955,000        17,366,456  

Ford Holdings LLC
9.30%, due 3/1/30

     18,195,000        16,693,913  

Ford Motor Co.

     

7.45%, due 7/16/31

     11,800,000        9,853,000  

9.00%, due 4/22/25

     5,000,000        4,868,750  

9.625%, due 4/22/30

     7,000,000        6,973,890  

9.98%, due 2/15/47

     980,000        946,660  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
5.584%, due 3/18/24

     1,500,000        1,410,000  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

4.20%, due 3/1/21

     5,800,000        5,760,505  

4.35%, due 4/9/25

     7,410,000        7,018,853  

5.10%, due 1/17/24

     1,900,000        1,870,340  

5.25%, due 3/1/26

     14,220,000        13,651,320  

J.B. Poindexter & Company, Inc.
7.125%, due 4/15/26 (e)

     25,480,000        24,715,600  

McLaren Finance PLC
5.75%, due 8/1/22 (e)

     26,535,000        18,555,925  

Navistar International Corp. (e)

     

6.625%, due 11/1/25

     5,000,000        4,288,500  

9.50%, due 5/1/25

     5,000,000        5,250,000  

Wabash National Corp.
5.50%, due 10/1/25 (e)

     20,824,000        17,075,680  
     

 

 

 
        163,547,392  
     

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment 2.3%

 

Adient Global Holdings, Ltd.
4.875%, due 8/15/26 (e)

     19,560,000        14,591,760  

Adient U.S. LLC (e)

     

7.00%, due 5/15/26

     17,905,000        17,815,475  

9.00%, due 4/15/25

     6,000,000        6,255,000  

Allison Transmission, Inc.
4.75%, due 10/1/27 (e)

     5,000,000        4,650,000  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.25%, due 4/1/25 (f)

     2,676,000        2,037,774  

Dana Financing Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
5.75%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     9,090,000        8,249,175  

Exide International Holdings, L.P.
10.75% (6.25% Cash and 4.50% PIK), due 10/31/21 (a)(b)(c)(e)(g)

     33,665,746        29,120,870  

Exide Technologies (a)(b)(c)(e)(g)

     

11.00% (3.00% Cash and 8.00% PIK), due 10/31/24

     84,194,575        37,887,559  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Auto Parts & Equipment (continued)

     

Exide Technologies (continued)

     

11.00% (3.00% Cash and 8.00% PIK), due 10/31/24

   $ 34,978,592      $ 1,923,823  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (e)(g)

     

4.75% (4.75% Cash or 5.50% PIK), due 9/15/26

     33,725,000        28,666,250  

6.00% (6.00% Cash or 6.75% PIK), due 5/15/27

     28,184,000        24,238,240  

6.375% (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK), due 5/15/29

     29,620,000        25,769,400  

Meritor, Inc.
6.25%, due 2/15/24

     5,000,000        4,852,000  

Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.
5.875%, due 11/15/21 (e)

     24,020,000        24,022,934  

Tenneco, Inc.

     

5.00%, due 7/15/26

     7,453,000        3,334,472  

5.375%, due 12/15/24

     8,800,000        3,831,520  
     

 

 

 
        237,246,252  
     

 

 

 

Banks 0.1%

 

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
8.125%, due 11/15/24 (e)

     8,000,000        6,640,000  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials 1.2%

 

Griffon Corp.
5.75%, due 3/1/28

     2,500,000        2,381,250  

James Hardie International Finance DAC (e)

     

4.75%, due 1/15/25

     13,000,000        12,680,200  

5.00%, due 1/15/28

     31,840,000        30,168,400  

Patrick Industries, Inc.
7.50%, due 10/15/27 (e)

     17,820,000        16,750,800  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.

     

5.125%, due 6/1/25 (e)

     5,730,000        5,543,775  

6.125%, due 7/15/23

     38,660,000        38,696,727  

6.50%, due 3/15/27 (e)

     19,500,000        19,305,000  
     

 

 

 
        125,526,152  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 2.2%

 

Blue Cube Spinco LLC

     

9.75%, due 10/15/23

     29,031,000        30,264,817  

10.00%, due 10/15/25

     23,400,000        24,796,980  

Innophos Holdings, Inc.
9.375%, due 2/15/28 (e)

     15,250,000        14,640,000  

Neon Holdings, Inc.
10.125%, due 4/1/26 (e)

     18,442,000        16,597,800  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
4.875%, due 6/1/24 (e)

     8,810,000        7,906,975  

Olin Corp.

     

5.50%, due 8/15/22

     18,319,000        18,639,583  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

     

Olin Corp. (continued)

     

5.625%, due 8/1/29

   $ 25,990,000      $ 23,488,463  

PolyOne Corp.

     

5.25%, due 3/15/23

     26,406,000        27,462,240  

5.75%, due 5/15/25 (e)

     8,150,000        8,251,875  

TPC Group, Inc.
10.50%, due 8/1/24 (e)

     55,497,000        45,368,797  
     

 

 

 
        217,417,530  
     

 

 

 

Coal 0.1%

 

Natural Resource Partners LP / NRP Finance Corp.
9.125%, due 6/30/25 (e)

     10,000,000        8,400,000  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services 4.2%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
9.75%, due 7/15/27 (e)

     13,705,000        13,842,050  

AMN Healthcare, Inc.
4.625%, due 10/1/27 (e)

     10,112,000        9,808,640  

Ashtead Capital, Inc. (e)

     

4.00%, due 5/1/28

     9,000,000        8,595,000  

4.25%, due 11/1/29

     11,500,000        11,014,335  

4.375%, due 8/15/27

     13,500,000        13,157,505  

5.25%, due 8/1/26

     17,120,000        17,162,800  

Cimpress PLC
7.00%, due 6/15/26 (e)

     30,585,000        22,207,768  

Gartner, Inc.
5.125%, due 4/1/25 (e)

     49,417,000        50,961,281  

Graham Holdings Co.
5.75%, due 6/1/26 (e)

     36,145,000        36,506,450  

Harsco Corp.
5.75%, due 7/31/27 (e)

     17,630,000        16,619,801  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (e)

     

4.75%, due 2/15/25

     3,000,000        3,247,170  

5.00%, due 11/1/22

     42,545,000        45,580,619  

Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC
6.375%, due 8/1/23 (e)

     14,976,000        15,163,200  

Korn Ferry
4.625%, due 12/15/27 (e)

     14,675,000        13,787,163  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.A.R.L. (e)

     

5.00%, due 2/1/25

     21,887,000        21,120,955  

5.50%, due 10/1/21

     4,850,000        4,795,438  

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.
5.00%, due 4/15/22 (e)

     42,890,000        42,251,368  

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.
5.375%, due 1/15/25 (e)

     21,925,000        22,144,250  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

3.875%, due 11/15/27

     14,735,000        14,403,462  
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Commercial Services (continued)

     

United Rentals North America, Inc. (continued)

     

4.00%, due 7/15/30

   $ 8,000,000      $ 7,560,000  

4.875%, due 1/15/28

     8,300,000        8,318,260  

5.25%, due 1/15/30

     8,050,000        8,070,125  

5.50%, due 7/15/25

     5,000,000        5,062,500  

6.50%, due 12/15/26

     12,270,000        12,699,450  
     

 

 

 
        424,079,590  
     

 

 

 

Computers 0.1%

 

NCR Corp.
8.125%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     6,500,000        6,890,000  
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Personal Care 0.5%

 

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     

4.70%, due 5/19/21

     20,000,000        20,107,000  

4.70%, due 5/24/22

     27,458,000        27,859,985  
     

 

 

 
        47,966,985  
     

 

 

 

Distribution & Wholesale 0.2%

 

Performance Food Group, Inc. (e)

     

5.50%, due 10/15/27

     9,375,000        8,906,438  

6.875%, due 5/1/25

     8,100,000        8,241,750  
     

 

 

 
        17,148,188  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 1.2%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.625%, due 7/15/26 (e)

     5,000,000        5,140,500  

Credit Acceptance Corp.

     

5.125%, due 12/31/24 (e)

     10,725,000        9,411,187  

6.625%, due 3/15/26

     27,725,000        24,952,500  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp. (e)

     

6.25%, due 6/3/26

     11,500,000        10,378,750  

7.25%, due 8/15/24

     12,850,000        11,243,750  

LPL Holdings, Inc. (e)

     

4.625%, due 11/15/27

     10,000,000        9,550,000  

5.75%, due 9/15/25

     30,430,000        29,973,550  

Oxford Finance LLC / Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc.
6.375%, due 12/15/22 (e)

     16,500,000        15,943,455  
     

 

 

 
        116,593,692  
     

 

 

 

Electric 0.5%

 

Keystone Power Pass-Through Holders LLC / Conemaugh Power Pass-Through Holders
13.00% (7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK), due 6/1/24 (b)(e)(g)

     9,836,966        9,836,966  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P.
3.875%, due 10/15/26 (e)

     12,740,000        12,592,216  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Electric (continued)

     

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

5.75%, due 1/15/28

   $ 6,000,000      $ 6,450,000  

6.625%, due 1/15/27

     7,000,000        7,472,500  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
5.00%, due 7/31/27 (e)

     16,000,000        16,318,400  
     

 

 

 
        52,670,082  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment 0.5%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (e)

     

5.50%, due 6/15/25

     4,515,000        4,567,374  

6.375%, due 7/15/26

     15,300,000        15,910,470  

7.75%, due 1/15/27

     16,055,000        17,042,383  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
5.375%, due 12/15/21

     11,549,000        11,375,765  
     

 

 

 
        48,895,992  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.0%‡

 

Resideo Funding, Inc.
6.125%, due 11/1/26 (e)

     5,130,000        4,488,750  
     

 

 

 

Electronics 0.2%

 

Itron, Inc.
5.00%, due 1/15/26 (e)

     18,066,000        18,156,330  
     

 

 

 

Energy—Alternate Sources 0.1%

 

Terraform Power Operating LLC
4.75%, due 1/15/30 (e)

     5,000,000        5,125,000  
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction 0.5%

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
8.00%, due 5/15/22

     11,874,000        12,112,786  

Weekley Homes LLC / Weekley Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, due 2/1/23

     26,379,000        25,323,840  

6.625%, due 8/15/25

     13,399,000        12,064,460  
     

 

 

 
        49,501,086  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment 1.8%

 

Allen Media LLC / Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc.
10.50%, due 2/15/28 (e)

     22,750,000        16,891,875  

Boyne USA, Inc.
7.25%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     11,000,000        11,000,000  

Churchill Downs, Inc. (e)

     

4.75%, due 1/15/28

     15,830,000        14,737,730  

5.50%, due 4/1/27

     32,727,000        31,489,265  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.00%, due 4/1/25

     6,765,000        6,494,400  

International Game Technology PLC
6.25%, due 1/15/27 (e)

     22,700,000        22,068,713  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
7.875%, due 2/1/24 (e)

     10,359,000        7,846,942  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Entertainment (continued)

     

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
4.75%, due 10/15/27 (e)

   $ 7,625,000      $ 6,443,125  

Merlin Entertainments PLC
5.75%, due 6/15/26 (e)

     32,900,000        31,090,500  

Motion Bondco DAC
6.625%, due 11/15/27 (e)

     9,575,000        7,564,250  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, due 6/1/27 (e)

     27,465,000        21,834,675  

Vail Resorts, Inc.
6.25%, due 5/15/25 (e)

     8,200,000        8,456,250  
     

 

 

 
        185,917,725  
     

 

 

 

Food 1.6%

 

B&G Foods, Inc.
5.25%, due 4/1/25

     24,375,000        24,679,688  

Ingles Markets, Inc.
5.75%, due 6/15/23

     3,206,000        3,206,000  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

3.95%, due 7/15/25

     67,000        70,141  

6.50%, due 2/9/40

     18,014,000        21,033,222  

6.875%, due 1/26/39

     32,150,000        38,508,061  

7.125%, due 8/1/39 (e)

     11,000,000        13,216,291  

Land O’Lakes Capital Trust I
7.45%, due 3/15/28 (e)

     16,324,000        16,813,720  

Land O’Lakes, Inc.
6.00%, due 11/15/22 (e)

     23,000,000        23,631,580  

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.
6.625%, due 11/1/25 (e)

     4,000,000        3,860,000  

Simmons Foods, Inc.
7.75%, due 1/15/24 (e)

     7,000,000        7,280,000  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
6.00%, due 2/15/24 (e)

     14,115,000        14,397,300  
     

 

 

 
        166,696,003  
     

 

 

 

Food Services 0.2%

 

Aramark Services, Inc.
6.375%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     21,440,000        22,297,600  
     

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper 1.2%

 

Mercer International, Inc.

     

5.50%, due 1/15/26

     4,000,000        3,550,000  

6.50%, due 2/1/24

     18,808,000        17,538,460  

7.375%, due 1/15/25

     21,000,000        20,115,900  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
6.875%, due 10/1/26 (e)

     15,605,000        15,452,071  

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding DAC
7.50%, due 11/20/25

     52,580,000        62,044,400  
     

 

 

 
        118,700,831  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Gas 0.8%

 

AmeriGas Partners, L.P. / AmeriGas Finance Corp.

     

5.625%, due 5/20/24

   $ 26,531,000      $ 27,061,620  

5.75%, due 5/20/27

     18,505,000        18,828,837  

5.875%, due 8/20/26

     25,075,000        25,531,365  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada, Ltd.
7.00%, due 3/31/23 (e)

     17,000,000        13,090,000  
     

 

 

 
        84,511,822  
     

 

 

 

Hand & Machine Tools 0.4%

 

Colfax Corp. (e)

     

6.00%, due 2/15/24

     12,645,000        12,834,675  

6.375%, due 2/15/26

     20,090,000        20,716,808  

Werner FinCo, L.P. / Werner FinCo, Inc.
8.75%, due 7/15/25 (e)

     14,030,000        12,206,100  
     

 

 

 
        45,757,583  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Products 0.6%

 

Avanos Medical, Inc.
6.25%, due 10/15/22

     22,681,000        22,652,649  

Hologic, Inc. (e)

     

4.375%, due 10/15/25

     16,373,000        16,448,316  

4.625%, due 2/1/28

     5,630,000        5,714,450  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.
7.25%, due 2/1/28 (e)

     13,155,000        11,975,917  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.875%, due 6/1/26

     6,250,000        6,343,750  
     

 

 

 
        63,135,082  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Services 4.8%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

     

5.625%, due 2/15/23

     12,490,000        11,959,175  

6.50%, due 3/1/24

     11,195,000        10,747,200  

AHP Health Partners, Inc.
9.75%, due 7/15/26 (e)

     21,000,000        20,790,000  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (e)

     

4.875%, due 1/15/26

     10,264,000        10,520,600  

5.00%, due 7/15/27

     5,000,000        5,100,000  

Centene Corp. (e)

     

4.25%, due 12/15/27

     6,200,000        6,486,750  

4.625%, due 12/15/29

     24,790,000        27,145,050  

4.75%, due 1/15/25

     16,000,000        16,495,200  

5.25%, due 4/1/25

     15,310,000        15,960,675  

5.375%, due 6/1/26

     3,045,000        3,224,046  

5.375%, due 8/15/26

     4,255,000        4,532,001  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
5.50%, due 4/1/26 (e)

     5,235,000        5,456,964  

Encompass Health Corp.

     

4.50%, due 2/1/28

     11,185,000        11,185,000  

4.75%, due 2/1/30

     13,290,000        13,291,728  

5.75%, due 11/1/24

     15,958,000        16,037,790  
 

 

14    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Health Care—Services (continued)

     

HCA, Inc.

     

3.50%, due 9/1/30

   $ 20,920,000      $ 19,996,449  

5.25%, due 4/15/25

     15,000,000        16,742,596  

5.25%, due 6/15/26

     5,000,000        5,574,816  

5.375%, due 2/1/25

     26,525,000        28,518,088  

5.375%, due 9/1/26

     4,170,000        4,514,025  

5.625%, due 9/1/28

     11,000,000        12,188,880  

5.875%, due 5/1/23

     7,240,000        7,764,900  

5.875%, due 2/15/26

     25,000,000        27,945,000  

5.875%, due 2/1/29

     4,565,000        5,230,577  

7.50%, due 12/15/23

     1,500,000        1,657,500  

7.50%, due 11/6/33

     18,975,000        21,584,063  

7.58%, due 9/15/25

     8,520,000        9,712,800  

7.69%, due 6/15/25

     31,650,000        36,081,000  

8.36%, due 4/15/24

     4,524,000        5,225,220  

IQVIA, Inc. (e)

     

5.00%, due 10/15/26

     30,113,000        31,016,390  

5.00%, due 5/15/27

     5,000,000        5,135,950  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
6.75%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     9,190,000        9,469,376  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
5.375%, due 11/15/22

     8,180,000        8,456,075  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.75%, due 12/1/26 (e)

     35,490,000        37,974,300  

Select Medical Corp.
6.25%, due 8/15/26 (e)

     9,950,000        9,582,845  
     

 

 

 
        483,303,029  
     

 

 

 

Holding Company—Diversified 0.3%

 

Stena International S.A.
6.125%, due 2/1/25 (e)

     33,910,000        29,671,250  
     

 

 

 

Home Builders 2.1%

 

Adams Homes, Inc.
7.50%, due 2/15/25 (e)

     13,800,000        12,558,000  

Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co. (e)

     

6.625%, due 1/15/28

     6,000,000        4,890,000  

6.75%, due 8/1/25

     5,496,000        4,644,120  

9.875%, due 4/1/27

     10,540,000        10,118,400  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp. (e)

     

4.875%, due 2/15/30

     5,000,000        4,106,000  

6.25%, due 9/15/27

     16,740,000        15,317,100  

6.375%, due 5/15/25

     6,665,000        6,631,675  

Century Communities, Inc.

     

5.875%, due 7/15/25

     4,630,000        4,282,750  

6.75%, due 6/1/27

     23,305,000        20,042,300  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Home Builders (continued)

     

Installed Building Products, Inc.
5.75%, due 2/1/28 (e)

   $ 17,080,000      $ 16,396,800  

M/I Homes, Inc.

     

4.95%, due 2/1/28 (e)

     7,500,000        6,562,500  

5.625%, due 8/1/25

     6,000,000        5,524,200  

Meritage Homes Corp.
5.125%, due 6/6/27

     6,015,000        5,744,325  

New Home Co., Inc.
7.25%, due 4/1/22

     20,030,000        17,426,100  

Pultegroup, Inc.
6.375%, due 5/15/33

     8,125,000        8,613,719  

Shea Homes, L.P. / Shea Homes Funding Corp. (e)

     

4.75%, due 2/15/28

     22,525,000        19,455,968  

6.125%, due 4/1/25

     24,884,000        23,515,380  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (e)

     

5.75%, due 1/15/28

     6,620,000        5,991,100  

5.875%, due 6/15/27

     3,420,000        3,146,400  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.
6.875%, due 8/15/23 (e)

     12,300,000        12,269,250  
     

 

 

 
        207,236,087  
     

 

 

 

Household Products & Wares 0.8%

 

Prestige Brands, Inc. (e)

     

5.125%, due 1/15/28

     22,170,000        22,424,955  

6.375%, due 3/1/24

     44,988,000        46,225,170  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

     

5.75%, due 7/15/25

     11,687,000        11,657,782  

6.125%, due 12/15/24

     5,000,000        4,950,000  
     

 

 

 
        85,257,907  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 1.1%

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
5.00%, due 6/15/27

     26,515,000        25,648,746  

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.
8.30%, due 4/15/26

     5,435,000        6,482,531  

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     15,725,000        16,609,531  

MGIC Investment Corp.
5.75%, due 8/15/23

     28,580,000        28,008,400  

Radian Group, Inc.
4.875%, due 3/15/27

     5,000,000        4,385,250  

USI, Inc.
6.875%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     25,170,000        25,232,925  
     

 

 

 
        106,367,383  
     

 

 

 

Internet 2.7%

 

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (e)

     

5.375%, due 3/1/22

     7,970,000        8,076,798  

5.625%, due 4/15/21

     35,015,000        34,839,925  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Internet (continued)

     

Expedia Group, Inc. (e)

     

6.25%, due 5/1/25

   $ 8,600,000      $ 8,770,292  

7.00%, due 5/1/25

     10,415,000        10,596,680  

GrubHub Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, due 7/1/27 (e)

     11,965,000        11,187,275  

Netflix, Inc.

     

3.625%, due 6/15/25 (e)

     10,000,000        10,125,000  

4.875%, due 4/15/28

     2,000,000        2,126,860  

4.875%, due 6/15/30 (e)

     10,000,000        10,609,000  

5.375%, due 11/15/29 (e)

     9,205,000        10,109,852  

5.50%, due 2/15/22

     22,265,000        23,155,600  

5.75%, due 3/1/24

     24,961,000        27,142,591  

5.875%, due 2/15/25

     7,411,000        8,173,147  

5.875%, due 11/15/28

     32,450,000        36,696,082  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
7.50%, due 9/15/27 (e)

     16,460,000        16,790,846  

VeriSign, Inc.

     

4.625%, due 5/1/23

     6,615,000        6,657,998  

4.75%, due 7/15/27

     12,480,000        13,293,821  

5.25%, due 4/1/25

     26,661,000        29,236,453  
     

 

 

 
        267,588,220  
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies 1.2%

 

Ares Capital Corp.
4.20%, due 6/10/24

     5,000,000        4,774,295  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC
8.00%, due 5/1/26 (e)

     15,650,000        16,354,250  

FS Energy & Power Fund 
7.50%, due 8/15/23 (e)

     65,557,000        42,448,157  

Icahn Enterprises L.P. / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
4.75%, due 9/15/24

     9,790,000        9,207,691  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P. / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

     

5.25%, due 5/15/27

     22,370,000        21,251,724  

6.25%, due 5/15/26

     29,425,000        28,913,593  
     

 

 

 
        122,949,710  
     

 

 

 

Iron & Steel 1.2%

 

Allegheny Ludlum LLC
6.95%, due 12/15/25

     22,688,000        20,419,200  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     

5.875%, due 12/1/27

     7,000,000        5,775,000  

7.875%, due 8/15/23

     4,610,000        4,226,863  

Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp.
7.25%, due 9/1/25 (e)

     65,109,000        61,039,688  

Mineral Resources, Ltd.
8.125%, due 5/1/27 (e)

     31,195,000        32,091,856  
     

 

 

 
        123,552,607  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Leisure Time 1.0%

 

Carlson Travel, Inc. (e)

     

6.75%, due 12/15/23 (f)

   $ 67,516,000      $ 44,002,203  

9.50%, due 12/15/24

     47,475,000        19,939,500  

Carnival Corp.
11.50%, due 4/1/23 (e)

     12,600,000        13,165,025  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
9.25%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     5,300,000        5,589,380  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.
5.875%, due 10/1/23

     16,327,000        15,469,832  
     

 

 

 
        98,165,940  
     

 

 

 

Lodging 2.4%

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

4.75%, due 12/1/27 (e)

     17,920,000        15,438,080  

6.00%, due 8/15/26

     29,915,000        27,073,075  

6.375%, due 4/1/26

     8,300,000        7,475,810  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.
5.75%, due 7/1/22

     25,470,000        25,353,093  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

     

4.875%, due 1/15/30

     23,325,000        22,275,375  

5.125%, due 5/1/26

     40,515,000        40,000,460  

5.375%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     5,000,000        4,968,750  

5.75%, due 5/1/28 (e)

     12,500,000        12,595,000  

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

     

5.375%, due 4/23/25

     5,000,000        5,086,200  

5.75%, due 4/23/30

     8,800,000        9,090,708  

Marriott International, Inc.

     

2.125%, due 10/3/22

     10,550,000        9,950,961  

3.75%, due 3/15/25

     5,000,000        4,751,795  

4.15%, due 12/1/23

     5,000,000        4,912,928  

5.75%, due 5/1/25

     24,575,000        25,682,482  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. / ILG LLC
6.50%, due 9/15/26

     12,406,000        11,754,685  

MGM Resorts International

     

5.50%, due 4/15/27

     15,376,000        14,126,700  

5.75%, due 6/15/25

     4,996,000        4,796,210  
     

 

 

 
        245,332,312  
     

 

 

 

Machinery—Diversified 0.4%

 

Briggs & Stratton Corp.
6.875%, due 12/15/20

     9,000,000        4,590,000  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.
6.125%, due 10/1/26 (e)

     14,965,000        14,997,923  

Tennant Co.
5.625%, due 5/1/25

     21,840,000        21,867,300  
     

 

 

 
        41,455,223  
     

 

 

 

Media 6.3%

 

Altice Financing S.A.
7.50%, due 5/15/26 (e)

     9,690,000        10,101,825  

Block Communications, Inc.
4.875%, due 3/1/28 (e)

     13,000,000        12,935,000  
 

 

16    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Media (continued)

     

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (e)

     

4.50%, due 8/15/30

   $ 47,430,000      $ 48,037,104  

4.50%, due 5/1/32

     23,000,000        22,849,062  

4.75%, due 3/1/30

     28,935,000        29,432,682  

5.00%, due 2/1/28

     21,000,000        21,560,438  

5.125%, due 5/1/27

     41,225,000        42,805,979  

5.375%, due 5/1/25

     3,025,000        3,101,948  

5.375%, due 6/1/29

     9,495,000        10,017,320  

5.50%, due 5/1/26

     825,000        858,091  

5.75%, due 2/15/26

     31,845,000        33,198,412  

5.875%, due 4/1/24

     25,215,000        25,908,412  

5.875%, due 5/1/27

     5,920,000        6,165,310  

CSC Holdings LLC (e)

     

5.375%, due 7/15/23

     9,500,000        9,606,875  

5.75%, due 1/15/30

     31,435,000        32,682,577  

6.50%, due 2/1/29

     11,075,000        12,098,330  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. (e)

     

5.375%, due 8/15/26

     5,490,000        4,172,400  

6.625%, due 8/15/27

     6,600,000        3,613,500  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

5.875%, due 7/15/22

     24,537,000        24,600,796  

6.75%, due 6/1/21

     13,200,000        13,147,200  

7.75%, due 7/1/26

     36,775,000        36,223,375  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
6.75%, due 10/15/27 (e)

     52,230,000        54,298,308  

Meredith Corp.
6.875%, due 2/1/26

     55,920,000        47,923,440  

Quebecor Media, Inc.
5.75%, due 1/15/23

     31,005,000        32,677,100  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (e)

     

4.625%, due 7/15/24

     5,000,000        5,098,000  

5.00%, due 8/1/27

     15,700,000        16,087,631  

5.375%, due 7/15/26

     6,000,000        6,225,000  

5.50%, due 7/1/29

     11,590,000        12,222,814  

Sterling Entertainment Enterprises LLC
10.25%, due 1/15/25 (a)(b)(c)(d)

     20,000,000        18,266,000  

TEGNA, Inc.
4.625%, due 3/15/28 (e)

     5,000,000        4,481,250  

Videotron, Ltd.

     

5.00%, due 7/15/22

     15,949,000        16,387,598  

5.375%, due 6/15/24 (e)

     17,850,000        18,921,357  
     

 

 

 
        635,705,134  
     

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate & Hardware 1.6%

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
5.00%, due 9/30/27 (e)

     8,615,000        8,464,237  

Grinding Media, Inc. / Moly-Cop AltaSteel, Ltd.
7.375%, due 12/15/23 (e)

     67,820,000        66,931,558  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Metal Fabricate & Hardware (continued)

 

Novelis Corp.
5.875%, due 9/30/26 (e)

   $ 63,380,000      $ 61,624,374  

Optimas OE Solutions Holding LLC / Optimas OE Solutions, Inc.
8.625%, due 6/1/21 (e)

     16,445,000        9,620,325  

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
6.625%, due 4/15/27

     16,990,000        12,997,350  
     

 

 

 
        159,637,844  
     

 

 

 

Mining 1.5%

 

Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V. (e)

     

6.75%, due 9/30/24

     7,910,000        7,829,318  

7.00%, due 9/30/26

     20,510,000        20,304,900  

Arconic Corp. (e)

     

6.00%, due 5/15/25

     14,435,000        14,597,394  

6.125%, due 2/15/28

     18,600,000        17,437,500  

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (e)

     

4.875%, due 7/15/24

     7,000,000        6,868,750  

6.75%, due 12/1/27

     25,500,000        25,245,000  

Constellium S.E.
5.875%, due 2/15/26 (e)

     13,000,000        11,992,500  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. (e)

     

7.25%, due 4/1/23

     25,027,000        22,714,505  

7.50%, due 4/1/25

     4,000,000        3,488,400  

Hecla Mining Co.
7.25%, due 2/15/28

     4,350,000        4,252,125  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
6.50%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     6,500,000        6,581,250  

Novelis Corp.
4.75%, due 1/30/30 (e)

     16,745,000        14,703,784  
     

 

 

 
        156,015,426  
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous—Manufacturing 0.8%

 

Amsted Industries, Inc. (e)

     

4.625%, due 5/15/30

     6,000,000        5,520,000  

5.625%, due 7/1/27

     23,395,000        23,420,734  

EnPro Industries, Inc.
5.75%, due 10/15/26

     13,849,000        13,502,775  

Foxtrot Escrow Issuer LLC / Foxtrot Escrow Corp.
12.25%, due 11/15/26 (e)

     19,885,000        16,405,125  

Koppers, Inc.
6.00%, due 2/15/25 (e)

     26,535,000        21,559,688  
     

 

 

 
        80,408,322  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas 6.2%

 

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp. (e)

     

7.00%, due 11/1/26

     11,790,000        6,602,400  

10.00%, due 4/1/22

     13,335,000        10,934,700  

California Resources Corp.
8.00%, due 12/15/22 (e)

     67,570,000        2,364,950  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Oil & Gas (continued)

     

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, due 10/1/24

   $ 23,000,000      $ 4,427,500  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
9.75%, due 8/15/26

     64,495,000        55,788,820  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     

4.50%, due 4/15/23

     27,725,000        24,519,297  

5.00%, due 9/15/22

     6,750,000        6,345,000  

CVR Energy, Inc. (e)

     

5.25%, due 2/15/25

     7,000,000        5,740,000  

5.75%, due 2/15/28

     3,500,000        2,959,285  

Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp.
11.00%, due 2/15/23 (e)

     16,000,000        9,040,000  

EQT Corp.
6.125%, due 2/1/25

     16,099,000        15,334,297  

Gulfport Energy Corp.

     

6.00%, due 10/15/24

     50,754,000        25,250,115  

6.375%, due 5/15/25

     24,354,000        11,451,251  

6.375%, due 1/15/26

     11,915,000        5,421,325  

6.625%, due 5/1/23

     7,192,000        3,883,680  

Hess Corp.
6.00%, due 1/15/40

     5,000,000        4,440,937  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC
6.875%, due 2/15/26 (e)

     18,620,000        17,316,600  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     

4.40%, due 7/15/27

     21,000,000        16,289,339  

6.60%, due 10/1/37

     3,100,000        2,444,582  

6.80%, due 3/15/32

     8,000,000        6,645,557  

Matador Resources Co.
5.875%, due 9/15/26

     13,330,000        6,665,000  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
7.50%, due 1/15/26 (e)

     12,465,000        4,175,775  

Murphy Oil Corp.
6.875%, due 8/15/24

     10,590,000        7,518,900  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     

3.85%, due 1/15/28

     5,560,000        4,441,762  

3.90%, due 11/15/24

     6,550,000        5,874,150  

4.95%, due 8/15/47

     10,000,000        7,142,894  

5.05%, due 11/15/44

     33,000,000        24,222,681  

5.25%, due 11/15/43

     5,000,000        3,703,859  

6.00%, due 3/1/41

     3,500,000        2,784,965  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

2.70%, due 8/15/22

     11,350,000        9,874,500  

2.70%, due 2/15/23

     18,510,000        15,900,090  

2.90%, due 8/15/24

     8,000,000        6,000,000  

3.20%, due 8/15/26

     12,000,000        8,640,000  

3.40%, due 4/15/26

     2,744,000        1,948,240  

5.55%, due 3/15/26

     30,505,000        23,598,668  

6.95%, due 7/1/24

     13,950,000        11,991,420  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

     

Parkland Fuel Corp. (e)

     

5.875%, due 7/15/27

   $ 11,025,000      $ 10,584,000  

6.00%, due 4/1/26

     5,705,000        5,491,062  

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. (e)

     

4.125%, due 2/15/28

     7,500,000        6,150,000  

5.25%, due 8/15/25

     6,400,000        5,648,000  

5.625%, due 10/15/27

     7,475,000        6,391,125  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, due 2/15/28 (e)

     30,895,000        21,994,150  

7.25%, due 6/15/25

     20,125,000        15,093,750  

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, due 9/15/24

     22,880,000        17,960,800  

PetroQuest Energy, Inc.
10.00% (10.00% PIK), due 2/15/24 (a)(b)(c)(g)

     21,970,539        2,197  

QEP Resources, Inc.

     

5.25%, due 5/1/23

     4,500,000        1,507,500  

5.625%, due 3/1/26

     19,790,000        6,332,800  

6.875%, due 3/1/21

     6,000,000        2,880,000  

Range Resources Corp.

     

5.875%, due 7/1/22

     9,604,000        8,163,400  

9.25%, due 2/1/26 (e)

     23,300,000        18,756,500  

Rex Energy Corp. (Escrow Claim)
8.00%, due 10/1/20 (b)(d)(h)

     124,195,000        931,463  

Southwestern Energy Co.

     

6.20%, due 1/23/25

     25,936,000        22,953,360  

7.50%, due 4/1/26

     25,845,000        23,195,887  

7.75%, due 10/1/27

     2,500,000        2,175,500  

Sunoco, L.P. / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.00%, due 4/15/27

     19,965,000        19,465,875  

Talos Production LLC / Talos Production Finance, Inc.
11.00%, due 4/3/22

     32,482,348        19,164,585  

Transocean Guardian, Ltd.
5.875%, due 1/15/24 (e)

     6,095,500        4,663,058  

Transocean Poseidon, Ltd.
6.875%, due 2/1/27 (e)

     8,000,000        6,280,000  

Transocean Sentry, Ltd.
5.375%, due 5/15/23 (e)

     10,000,000        7,600,000  

Ultra Resources, Inc.
6.875%, due 4/15/22 (e)(h)(i)

     28,880,000        14,440  

Viper Energy Partners, L.P.
5.375%, due 11/1/27 (e)

     6,350,000        5,683,250  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (h)(i)

     

6.25%, due 4/1/23

     9,465,000        922,838  

6.625%, due 1/15/26

     18,231,000        1,823,100  
     

 

 

 
        623,511,179  
     

 

 

 
 

 

18    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Oil & Gas Services 0.2%

 

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.
6.25%, due 10/1/21

   $ 44,275,000      $ 14,168,000  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.
8.75%, due 11/1/23 (e)

     18,890,000        3,612,713  
     

 

 

 
        17,780,713  
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers 0.4%

 

ARD Finance S.A.
6.50% (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), due 6/30/27 (e)(g)

     13,985,000        12,980,877  

Cascades, Inc. / Cascades U.S.A., Inc. (e)

     

5.125%, due 1/15/26

     11,306,000        11,306,000  

5.375%, due 1/15/28

     9,000,000        9,040,500  

Matthews International Corp.
5.25%, due 12/1/25 (e)

     10,000,000        9,050,000  
     

 

 

 
        42,377,377  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 1.2%

 

Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (e)

     

8.50%, due 1/31/27

     11,915,000        13,135,096  

9.25%, due 4/1/26

     14,000,000        15,470,000  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (e)

     

5.00%, due 1/30/28

     10,315,000        9,899,177  

5.25%, due 1/30/30

     8,735,000        8,647,737  

6.125%, due 4/15/25

     16,000,000        16,200,000  

7.00%, due 1/15/28

     7,000,000        7,262,500  

7.25%, due 5/30/29

     5,000,000        5,335,900  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc. (e)

     

6.00%, due 7/15/23

     12,521,000        9,385,742  

6.00%, due 2/1/25

     5,000,000        3,575,000  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
7.50%, due 4/1/27 (e)

     22,790,000        23,160,337  

Vizient, Inc.
6.25%, due 5/15/27 (e)

     9,000,000        9,456,300  
     

 

 

 
        121,527,789  
     

 

 

 

Pipelines 4.7%

 

ANR Pipeline Co.

     

7.375%, due 2/15/24

     2,555,000        2,956,853  

9.625%, due 11/1/21

     10,349,000        11,469,684  

Antero Midstream Partners, L.P. / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.

     

5.375%, due 9/15/24

     10,720,000        8,361,600  

5.75%, due 1/15/28 (e)

     14,110,000        10,370,850  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
5.875%, due 3/31/25

     12,062,000        12,486,245  

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

     

5.25%, due 10/1/25

     14,515,000        13,856,019  

5.625%, due 10/1/26

     15,530,000        14,840,468  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pipelines (continued)

     

CNX Midstream Partners, L.P. / CNX Midstream Finance Corp.
6.50%, due 3/15/26 (e)

   $ 21,066,000      $ 17,238,308  

Enable Midstream Partners, L.P.

     

3.90%, due 5/15/24

     3,000,000        2,422,150  

4.15%, due 9/15/29

     2,500,000        1,872,239  

4.40%, due 3/15/27

     18,530,000        14,359,837  

4.95%, due 5/15/28

     14,310,000        10,996,507  

Hess Midstream Operations L.P.
5.625%, due 2/15/26 (e)

     1,000,000        930,000  

Holly Energy Partners, L.P. / Holly Energy Finance Corp.
5.00%, due 2/1/28 (e)

     9,870,000        8,978,739  

MPLX, L.P.

     

4.875%, due 12/1/24

     19,495,000        19,369,062  

4.875%, due 6/1/25

     14,425,000        14,074,593  

6.25%, due 10/15/22 (e)

     8,000,000        7,992,574  

6.375%, due 5/1/24 (e)

     5,000,000        5,102,892  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (e)

     

4.875%, due 8/15/27

     16,630,000        16,946,458  

7.768%, due 12/15/37

     10,630,000        11,706,587  

NuStar Logistics, L.P.

     

6.00%, due 6/1/26

     15,000,000        13,500,000  

6.75%, due 2/1/21

     15,215,000        14,682,475  

Oneok Partners, L.P.
6.125%, due 2/1/41

     2,000,000        1,826,321  

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
6.125%, due 11/15/22 (j)(k)

     44,328,000        29,714,388  

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. / PAA Finance Corp.

     

3.65%, due 6/1/22

     13,175,000        12,914,174  

4.90%, due 2/15/45

     4,443,000        3,715,940  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (e)

     

3.60%, due 5/15/25

     9,000,000        8,122,500  

4.80%, due 5/15/30

     15,220,000        13,013,100  

Ruby Pipeline LLC
6.50%, due 4/1/22 (e)

     3,744,545        3,482,572  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.875%, due 6/30/26

     5,000,000        5,336,886  

Tallgrass Energy Partners, L.P. / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. (e)

     

5.50%, due 9/15/24

     26,235,000        19,938,600  

6.00%, due 3/1/27

     19,000,000        12,635,000  

Targa Resources Partners, L.P. / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     

5.00%, due 1/15/28

     7,000,000        5,845,000  

5.50%, due 3/1/30 (e)

     22,000,000        18,755,000  

5.875%, due 4/15/26

     10,090,000        9,045,685  

6.50%, due 7/15/27

     18,950,000        17,055,000  

TransMontaigne Partners, L.P. / TLP Finance Corp.
6.125%, due 2/15/26

     19,738,000        15,794,348  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Pipelines (continued)

     

Western Midstream Operating L.P.
5.25%, due 2/1/50

   $ 5,000,000      $ 3,931,250  

Western Midstream Operating, L.P.

     

3.10%, due 2/1/25

     33,100,000        30,203,750  

3.95%, due 6/1/25

     3,715,000        3,297,062  

4.65%, due 7/1/26

     5,000,000        4,425,000  

4.75%, due 8/15/28

     12,000,000        10,571,400  

5.30%, due 3/1/48

     10,000,000        7,525,000  

5.45%, due 4/1/44

     5,000,000        3,737,500  
     

 

 

 
        475,399,616  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate 0.9%

 

CBRE Services, Inc.
5.25%, due 3/15/25

     4,405,000        4,819,341  

Howard Hughes Corp.
5.375%, due 3/15/25 (e)

     23,000,000        22,294,820  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
5.875%, due 4/1/24

     23,805,000        22,768,292  

Newmark Group, Inc.
6.125%, due 11/15/23

     31,644,000        29,138,577  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.
9.375%, due 4/1/27 (e)

     17,000,000        11,900,000  
     

 

 

 
        90,921,030  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 4.1%

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

     

4.875%, due 4/15/22

     2,000,000        2,128,932  

5.25%, due 1/15/23

     36,935,000        40,312,636  

CTR Partnership, L.P. / CareTrust Capital Corp.
5.25%, due 6/1/25

     6,575,000        6,566,781  

Equinix, Inc.

     

5.375%, due 5/15/27

     55,635,000        59,429,307  

5.875%, due 1/15/26

     47,725,000        49,567,185  

GLP Capital, L.P. / GLP Financing II, Inc.

     

5.25%, due 6/1/25

     10,000,000        9,726,000  

5.375%, due 11/1/23

     6,000,000        5,820,000  

5.375%, due 4/15/26

     5,620,000        5,598,925  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. (e)

     

5.25%, due 3/15/22

     10,830,000        8,934,750  

5.25%, due 10/1/25

     4,400,000        3,201,000  

5.875%, due 8/1/21

     23,834,000        21,093,090  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.

     

5.625%, due 5/1/24

     63,960,000        64,932,832  

5.75%, due 2/1/27

     25,800,000        26,122,500  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)

 

MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. / MPT Finance Corp.

     

4.625%, due 8/1/29

   $ 11,640,000      $ 11,574,583  

5.00%, due 10/15/27

     23,925,000        24,403,500  

5.25%, due 8/1/26

     5,500,000        5,555,000  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
4.75%, due 10/15/27 (e)

     25,400,000        22,161,500  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.875%, due 2/15/27 (e)

     8,000,000        8,170,000  

VICI Properties, L.P. / VICI Note Co., Inc. (e)

     

3.50%, due 2/15/25

     1,840,000        1,729,600  

3.75%, due 2/15/27

     16,637,000        15,472,410  

4.125%, due 8/15/30

     13,980,000        12,721,800  

4.625%, due 12/1/29

     3,800,000        3,534,000  
     

 

 

 
        408,756,331  
     

 

 

 

Retail 2.9%

 

1011778 B.C. ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
5.75%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     6,000,000        6,315,000  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (e)

     

4.50%, due 3/1/28

     20,097,000        16,875,451  

4.75%, due 3/1/30

     13,199,000        11,058,782  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
4.875%, due 11/1/25 (e)

     19,935,000        17,617,556  

Ferrellgas L.P. / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
10.00%, due 4/15/25 (e)

     6,950,000        7,345,455  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
5.00%, due 6/1/22

     10,040,000        9,563,100  

KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC (e)

     

4.75%, due 6/1/27

     12,287,000        12,682,519  

5.00%, due 6/1/24

     27,355,000        28,189,327  

5.25%, due 6/1/26

     34,750,000        35,531,875  

KGA Escrow, LLC
7.50%, due 8/15/23 (e)

     22,555,000        20,468,663  

Kohl’s Corp.
9.50%, due 5/15/25

     10,650,000        10,949,759  

L Brands, Inc.
6.694%, due 1/15/27

     8,087,000        5,660,900  

Lithia Motors, Inc.
4.625%, due 12/15/27 (e)

     2,810,000        2,655,450  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

     

4.75%, due 9/15/29

     5,000,000        5,148,500  

5.625%, due 5/1/27

     10,417,000        10,724,822  

Nordstrom, Inc.
8.75%, due 5/15/25 (e)

     2,000,000        2,138,231  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     

5.375%, due 12/1/24

     12,840,000        11,808,948  
 

 

20    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Retail (continued)

 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (continued)

     

5.50%, due 5/15/26

   $ 15,855,000      $ 14,507,325  

5.75%, due 10/1/22

     27,491,000        26,253,905  

TPro Acquisition Corp.
11.00%, due 10/15/24 (e)

     3,500,000        3,368,750  

Yum! Brands, Inc. (e)

     

4.75%, due 1/15/30

     31,090,000        31,711,800  

7.75%, due 4/1/25

     4,500,000        4,926,938  
     

 

 

 
        295,503,056  
     

 

 

 

Software 4.6%

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc.
5.75%, due 8/15/26 (e)

     7,500,000        7,462,500  

Ascend Learning LLC
6.875%, due 8/1/25 (e)

     27,000,000        26,730,000  

Camelot Finance S.A.
4.50%, due 11/1/26 (e)

     14,690,000        14,800,175  

CDK Global, Inc.

     

4.875%, due 6/1/27

     6,000,000        5,985,000  

5.25%, due 5/15/29 (e)

     14,500,000        14,790,000  

5.875%, due 6/15/26

     39,397,000        41,268,357  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.
5.75%, due 3/1/25 (e)

     12,500,000        12,221,500  

Fair Isaac Corp. (e)

     

4.00%, due 6/15/28

     7,500,000        7,436,250  

5.25%, due 5/15/26

     14,750,000        15,229,375  

MSCI, Inc. (e)

     

3.625%, due 9/1/30

     7,125,000        7,214,063  

4.00%, due 11/15/29

     30,830,000        32,235,540  

4.75%, due 8/1/26

     13,290,000        13,891,771  

5.375%, due 5/15/27

     22,685,000        24,443,088  

5.75%, due 8/15/25

     41,284,000        43,125,266  

Open Text Corp. (e)

     

3.875%, due 2/15/28

     17,385,000        17,037,300  

5.875%, due 6/1/26

     30,090,000        31,594,500  

Open Text Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, due 2/15/30 (e)

     21,577,000        20,987,948  

PTC, Inc.

     

3.625%, due 2/15/25 (e)

     11,000,000        10,829,500  

4.00%, due 2/15/28 (e)

     18,969,000        18,589,620  

6.00%, due 5/15/24

     44,078,000        45,413,563  

RP Crown Parent LLC
7.375%, due 10/15/24 (e)

     30,015,000        29,489,738  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.
5.50%, due 9/30/27 (e)

     22,095,000        22,647,375  
     

 

 

 
        463,422,429  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Telecommunications 7.1%

 

Altice France S.A.
7.375%, due 5/1/26 (e)

   $ 28,300,000      $ 29,573,500  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     

5.80%, due 3/15/22

     28,940,000        29,632,751  

6.45%, due 6/15/21

     10,000,000        10,234,500  

CommScope Technologies LLC
6.00%, due 6/15/25 (e)

     5,514,000        4,906,909  

CommScope, Inc.
8.25%, due 3/1/27 (e)

     27,815,000        26,660,678  

Connect Finco SARL / Connect U.S. Finco LLC
6.75%, due 10/1/26 (e)

     50,240,000        47,602,400  

Frontier Communications Corp. (h)(i)

     

6.25%, due 9/15/21

     5,000,000        1,300,000  

10.50%, due 9/15/22

     15,000,000        4,608,000  

11.00%, due 9/15/25

     5,000,000        1,548,500  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     

5.25%, due 8/1/26

     21,850,000        23,051,750  

6.625%, due 8/1/26

     19,275,000        20,547,150  

7.625%, due 6/15/21

     18,000,000        18,692,820  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, due 5/1/25

     31,477,000        31,700,487  

QualityTech, L.P. / QTS Finance Corp.
4.75%, due 11/15/25 (e)

     26,321,000        26,485,506  

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875%, due 11/15/28

     104,520,000        125,878,662  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.25%, due 4/15/22

     3,524,000        3,876,400  

Sprint Corp.

     

7.25%, due 9/15/21

     4,185,000        4,389,019  

7.875%, due 9/15/23

     46,900,000        52,708,565  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

4.00%, due 4/15/22

     3,000,000        3,067,500  

4.50%, due 4/15/50 (e)

     30,000,000        35,112,000  

4.75%, due 2/1/28

     31,435,000        33,007,379  

5.125%, due 4/15/25

     28,045,000        28,395,562  

5.375%, due 4/15/27

     33,000,000        34,901,130  

6.00%, due 4/15/24

     15,315,000        15,615,174  

6.375%, due 3/1/25

     37,982,000        38,979,027  

6.50%, due 1/15/24

     16,485,000        16,854,264  

6.50%, due 1/15/26

     46,900,000        49,538,125  
     

 

 

 
        718,867,758  
     

 

 

 

Textiles 0.2%

 

Eagle Intermediate Global Holding B.V. / Ruyi U.S. Finance LLC
7.50%, due 5/1/25 (e)

     33,344,000        18,339,200  
     

 

 

 

Toys, Games & Hobbies 0.8%

 

Mattel, Inc. (e)

     

5.875%, due 12/15/27

     19,550,000        19,026,060  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

        

Toys, Games & Hobbies (continued)

 

Mattel, Inc. (continued)

     

6.75%, due 12/31/25

   $ 56,645,000      $ 57,494,675  
     

 

 

 
        76,520,735  
     

 

 

 

Transportation 0.1%

 

Teekay Corp.
9.25%, due 11/15/22 (e)

     6,000,000        5,880,000  
     

 

 

 

Trucking & Leasing 0.2%

 

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC
6.75%, due 3/15/22 (e)

     18,100,000        16,356,065  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $9,464,657,337)

        8,809,129,076  
     

 

 

 
Loan Assignments 2.4%

 

Automobile 0.2%

 

Dealer Tire LLC
2020 Term Loan B
4.654% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.25%), due 12/12/25 (l)

     19,451,250        17,019,844  
     

 

 

 

Beverage, Food & Tobacco 0.3%

 

United Natural Foods, Inc.
Term Loan B
4.654% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.25%), due 10/22/25 (l)

     28,345,348        25,520,932  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 0.1%

 

SCIH Salt Holdings Inc.
Term Loan B
5.50% (3 Month LIBOR + 4.50%), due 3/16/27 (l)

     13,000,000        12,220,000  
     

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging & Glass 0.1%

 

Neenah Foundry Co. (l)

     

2017 Term Loan
7.203% (2 Month LIBOR + 6.50%), due 12/13/22

     4,976,639        4,230,143  

2017 Term Loan
7.756% (2 Month LIBOR + 6.50%), due 12/13/22

     4,155,398        3,532,088  
     

 

 

 
        7,762,231  
     

 

 

 

Electronics 0.2%

 

RP Crown Parent LLC
2016 Term Loan B
3.75% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.75%), due 10/12/23 (l)

     19,760,048        18,870,846  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Finance 0.1%

 

Jefferies Finance LLC
2019 Term Loan
3.688% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.25%), due 6/3/26 (l)

   $ 9,925,000      $ 8,783,625  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education & Childcare 0.3%

 

Ascend Learning LLC
2017 Term Loan B
4.00% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.00%), due 7/12/24 (l)

     5,941,605        5,523,839  

Jaguar Holding Co. II
2018 Term Loan
2.904% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.50%), due 8/18/22 (l)

     14,815,955        14,505,738  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.
2018 Term Loan B
4.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.75%), due 11/17/25 (l)

     10,000,000        9,235,000  
     

 

 

 
        29,264,577  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 0.1%

 

USI, Inc.
2017 Repriced Term Loan
3.404% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.00%), due 5/16/24 (l)

     14,633,778        13,694,772  
     

 

 

 

Iron & Steel 0.0%‡

 

Big River Steel LLC
Term Loan B
6.45% (3 Month LIBOR + 5.00%), due 8/23/23 (l)

     4,000,000        3,460,000  
     

 

 

 

Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures & Entertainment 0.1%

 

NASCAR Holdings, Inc.
Term Loan B
3.375% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.75%), due 10/19/26 (l)

     5,661,702        5,242,130  
     

 

 

 

Manufacturing 0.1%

 

Adient U.S. LLC (l)

     

Term Loan B
5.45% (3 Month LIBOR + 4.00%), due 5/6/24

     5,023,130        4,505,120  

Term Loan B
5.742% (3 Month LIBOR + 4.00%), due 5/6/24

     1,668,758        1,496,667  
     

 

 

 
        6,001,787  
     

 

 

 
 

 

22    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Loan Assignments (continued)

 

Media 0.1%

 

Allen Media LLC
2020 Term Loan B
7.231% (3 Month LIBOR + 5.50%), due 2/10/27 (l)

   $ 10,000,000      $ 8,750,000  

Coral-U.S. Co-Borrower LLC
2020 Term Loan B5
2.654% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.25%), due 1/31/28 (l)

     5,000,000        4,676,560  
     

 

 

 
        13,426,560  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas 0.1%

 

PetroQuest Energy, Inc.
Term Loan Note 
10.013%, due 11/8/23 (a)(b)(c)

     16,889,788        13,849,627  
     

 

 

 

Personal, Food & Miscellaneous Services 0.0%‡

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.
Term Loan B4
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 11/19/26 (l)

     4,538,322        4,255,621  
     

 

 

 

Retail Store 0.6%

 

Bass Pro Group LLC
Term Loan B
6.072% (1 Month LIBOR + 5.00%), due 9/25/24 (l)

     70,539,688        58,512,671  
     

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments
(Cost $262,735,048)

        237,885,223  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds
(Cost $9,769,725,310)

        9,088,700,490  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         
Common Stocks 1.1%

 

Auto Parts & Equipment 0.0%‡

 

ATD New Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)(m)

     142,545        2,084,721  

Exide Technologies (a)(b)(c)(d)(m)

     24,179,087        0  
     

 

 

 
        2,084,721  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 0.0%‡

 

Keycon Power Holdings LLC (a)(b)(c)(m)

     38,680        439,792  
     

 

 

 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.7%

 

GenOn Energy, Inc. (d)(m)

     386,241        71,454,585  

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

     2,314,883        0  
     

 

 

 
        71,454,585  
     

 

 

 

Media 0.0%‡

 

ION Media Networks, Inc. (a)(b)(c)(d)(m)

     2,287        862,656  
     

 

 

 
     Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining 0.1%

 

Neenah Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b)(c)(m)

     720,961     $ 9,235,510  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.3%

 

Talos Energy, Inc. (m)

     2,074,193       23,625,058  

Titan Energy LLC (b)(m)

     91,174       3,419  
    

 

 

 
       23,628,477  
    

 

 

 

Software 0.0%‡

 

ASG Corp. (a)(b)(c)(m)

     12,502       0  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $239,782,972)

       107,705,741  
    

 

 

 
Exchange-Traded Funds (m) 0.5%

 

iShares Gold Trust

     1,509,000       24,309,990  

SPDR Gold Shares

     177,786       28,232,417  
    

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $41,932,580)

       52,542,407  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments 7.1%

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company 7.1%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.22% (n)

     709,786,217       709,786,217  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.19% (n)(o)

     1,093,215       1,093,215  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $710,879,432)

       710,879,432  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $10,762,320,294)

     98.9     9,959,828,070  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

         1.1       113,619,588  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 10,073,447,658  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

(b)

Illiquid security—As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of these securities deemed illiquid under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees was $124,456,382, which represented 1.2% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(c)

Fair valued security—Represents fair value as measured in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of fair valued securities was $113,684,534, which represented 1.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(d)

Restricted security. (See Note 5)

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       23  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

(e)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $6,448,504; the total market value of collateral held by the Fund was $6,554,590. The market value of the collateral held included non-cash collateral in the form of U.S. Treasury securities with a value of $5,461,375 (See Note 2(H)).

 

(g)

PIK ("Payment-in-Kind")—issuer may pay interest or dividends with additional securities and/or in cash.

 

(h)

Issue in non-accrual status.

 

(i)

Issue in default.

(j)

Fixed to floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(k)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(l)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(m)

Non-income producing security.

 

(n)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(o)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

SPDR—Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Long-Term Bonds            

Convertible Bonds (b)

   $      $ 41,674,412      $ 11,779      $ 41,686,191  

Corporate Bonds (c)

            8,721,928,627        87,200,449        8,809,129,076  

Loan Assignments (d)

            224,035,596        13,849,627        237,885,223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds             8,987,638,635        101,061,855        9,088,700,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Common Stocks (e)      23,628,477        73,539,306        10,537,958        107,705,741  
Exchange-Traded Funds      52,542,407                      52,542,407  
Short-Term Investments            

Unaffiliated Investment Companies

     710,879,432                      710,879,432  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 787,050,316      $ 9,061,177,941      $ 111,599,813      $ 9,959,828,070  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The Level 3 security valued at $11,779 is held in Mining within the Convertible Bonds section of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(c)

The Level 3 securities valued at $68,932,252, $18,266,000 and $2,197 are held in Auto Parts & Equipment, Media and Oil & Gas, respectively, within the Corporate Bonds section of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(d)

The Level 3 security valued at $13,849,627 is held in Oil and Gas within the Loan Assignments section of the Portfolio Investments.

 

(e)

The Level 3 securities valued at $0, $439,792, $0, $862,656, $9,235,510 and $0 are held in Auto Parts & Equipment, Electric Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers, Media, Metals & Mining and Software, respectively, within the Common Stocks section of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

24    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

  Balance as of
October 31,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
in to
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance
as of
April 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held as
of April 30,
2020
 
Long-Term Bonds                    

Convertible Bonds

  $ 27,739,709     $ 334,895     $     $ 2,626,906     $ 2,577,296     $ (33,267,027   $     $     $ 11,779     $ (315

Corporate Bonds

    156,761,758       (761,225           (75,170,695     6,370,611 (a)                        87,200,449       (75,170,695

Loan Assignments

    16,636,467                   (3,040,161     253,321                         13,849,627       (3,040,161

Common Stocks

    21,695,317               (52,407,961     33,637,862             11,604,000       (3,991,260     10,537,958       (52,407,961
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $ 222,833,251     $ (426,330   $     $ (127,991,911   $ 42,839,090     $ (33,267,027   $ 11,604,000     $ (3,991,260   $ 111,599,813     $ (130,619,132
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Purchases include PIK securities.

As of April 30, 2020, a Common Stock with a market value of $3,991,260 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as the the fair value obtained for this Common Stock utilized significant other observable inputs. As of October 31, 2019, the fair value obtained for this Common Stock utilized significant unobservable inputs.

As of April 30, 2020, a Common Stock with a market value of $11,604,000 transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as the the fair value obtained for this Common Stock utilized significant unobservable inputs. As of October 31, 2019, the fair value obtained for this Common Stock, as determined by an independent pricing service, utilized significant observable inputs.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       25  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in securities, at value
(identified cost $10,762,320,294) including securities on loan of $6,448,504

   $ 9,959,828,070  

Due from custodian

     461,504  

Receivables:

  

Interest

     159,939,721  

Fund shares sold

     26,346,476  

Investment securities sold

     25,853,896  

Securities lending

     1,241  

Other assets

     420,692  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     10,172,851,600  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     1,093,215  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     66,016,780  

Fund shares redeemed

     20,379,051  

Manager (See Note 3)

     4,316,794  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     1,922,299  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     953,243  

Shareholder communication

     819,278  

Professional fees

     100,430  

Custodian

     19,716  

Trustees

     12,503  

Accrued expenses

     130,102  

Dividend payable

     3,640,531  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     99,403,942  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 10,073,447,658  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 19,832,633  

Additional paid-in capital

     11,160,122,179  
  

 

 

 
     11,179,954,812  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,106,507,154
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 10,073,447,658  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $   3,138,221,734  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     617,590,597  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 5.08  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.24  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.32  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 144,209,696  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     28,160,962  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 5.12  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.24  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.36  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 50,279,992  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     9,939,102  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.06  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 315,344,243  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     62,307,419  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.06  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,142,554,751  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     618,141,420  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.08  
  

 

 

 

Class R1

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 45,504  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     8,968  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.07  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 11,954,894  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,352,185  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.08  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 1,438,321  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     283,343  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.08  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,269,398,523  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     644,479,257  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 5.07  
  

 

 

 
 

 

26    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Interest

   $ 298,038,804  

Dividends

     20,829,977  

Securities lending

     24,023  

Other

     254  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     318,893,058  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     26,174,111  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     4,121,593  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     192,552  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     289,850  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     1,750,655  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

     16,491  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     3,504  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     5,842,509  

Shareholder communication

     879,815  

Professional fees

     334,971  

Registration

     187,619  

Trustees

     114,658  

Custodian

     42,519  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     7,320  

Miscellaneous

     181,656  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     40,139,823  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     278,753,235  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (8,177,584

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (856,389,757
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (864,567,341
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (585,814,106
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       27  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 278,753,235     $ 488,798,531  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (8,177,584     (93,603,555

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (856,389,757     274,010,854  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (585,814,106     669,205,830  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (96,051,361     (174,086,103

Investor Class

     (4,435,949     (8,349,190

Class B

     (1,430,534     (3,177,793

Class C

     (8,687,035     (19,959,506

Class I

     (100,133,198     (180,095,815

Class R1

     (1,419     (2,575

Class R2

     (375,345     (634,929

Class R3

     (39,061     (42,832

Class R6

     (81,125,703     (106,629,614
  

 

 

 
     (292,279,605     (492,978,357
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital:

    

Class A

           (14,976,081

Investor Class

           (718,255

Class B

           (273,376

Class C

           (1,717,054

Class I

           (15,493,078

Class R1

           (221

Class R2

           (54,621

Class R3

           (3,685

Class R6

           (9,173,011
  

 

 

 
           (42,409,382
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (292,279,605     (535,387,739
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     3,037,809,870       4,156,205,964  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     268,849,807       485,322,513  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,007,905,423     (3,830,355,865
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     1,298,754,254       811,172,612  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     420,660,543       944,990,703  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     9,652,787,115       8,707,796,412  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 10,073,447,658     $ 9,652,787,115  
  

 

 

 
 

 

28    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.61        $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57     $ 5.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.15          0.29       0.29       0.30       0.33       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.12       (0.22     0.09       0.20       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.41       0.07       0.39       0.53       0.00  ‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.16        (0.29     (0.29     (0.31     (0.34     (0.31

Return of capital

             (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16        (0.32     (0.32     (0.36     (0.36     (0.36
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.08        $ 5.61     $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.75 %)         7.58     1.29     6.91     9.96     0.06
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.66 % ††         5.21     5.15     5.25     5.98     5.45

Net expenses (c)

    0.99 % ††         0.99     0.99     0.97     0.95     0.96

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,138,222        $ 3,405,587     $ 3,290,659     $ 3,683,113     $ 3,551,864     $ 3,364,517  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.65        $ 5.57     $ 5.82     $ 5.79     $ 5.62     $ 5.99  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.15          0.29       0.29       0.30       0.33       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.11       (0.22     0.09       0.20       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.40       0.07       0.39       0.53       (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.16        (0.29     (0.29     (0.31     (0.34     (0.32

Return of capital

             (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16        (0.32     (0.32     (0.36     (0.36     (0.37
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.12        $ 5.65     $ 5.57     $ 5.82     $ 5.79     $ 5.62  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.70 %)         7.33     1.29     6.90     9.91     (0.07 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.58 % ††         5.15     5.12     5.21     5.90     5.39

Net expenses (c)

    1.07 % ††         1.05     1.03     1.02     1.03     1.02

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 144,210        $ 162,260     $ 159,970     $ 167,139     $ 287,493     $ 282,451  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       29  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.58        $ 5.50     $ 5.74     $ 5.71     $ 5.54     $ 5.90  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.13          0.24       0.25       0.26       0.28       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.51        0.11       (0.21     0.08       0.20       (0.32

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.38        0.35       0.04       0.34       0.48       (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.14        (0.25     (0.26     (0.27     (0.29     (0.26

Return of capital

             (0.02     (0.02     (0.04     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.14        (0.27     (0.28     (0.31     (0.31     (0.31
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.06        $ 5.58     $ 5.50     $ 5.74     $ 5.71     $ 5.54  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (7.01 %)         6.52     0.64     6.06     8.85     (0.60 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    4.85 % ††         4.41     4.37     4.47     5.16     4.64

Net expenses (c)

    1.82 % ††         1.80     1.78     1.77     1.78     1.77

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 50,280        $ 63,517     $ 81,221     $ 108,263     $ 132,509     $ 139,683  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.59        $ 5.50     $ 5.74     $ 5.72     $ 5.55     $ 5.90  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.13          0.24       0.25       0.26       0.28       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.12       (0.21     0.07       0.20       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.39        0.36       0.04       0.33       0.48       (0.04
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.14        (0.25     (0.26     (0.27     (0.29     (0.26

Return of capital

             (0.02     (0.02     (0.04     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.14        (0.27     (0.28     (0.31     (0.31     (0.31
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.06        $ 5.59     $ 5.50     $ 5.74     $ 5.72     $ 5.55  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (7.18 %)         6.71     0.64     5.87     9.04     (0.60 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    4.84 % ††         4.41     4.36     4.45     5.15     4.64

Net expenses (c)

    1.82 % ††         1.80     1.78     1.77     1.78     1.77

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 315,344        $ 373,760     $ 550,819     $ 676,463     $ 678,364     $ 679,392  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

30    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.61        $ 5.53     $ 5.78     $ 5.75     $ 5.58     $ 5.94  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.16          0.30       0.31       0.32       0.34       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.11       (0.22     0.08       0.20       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.36        0.41       0.09       0.40       0.54       0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.17        (0.30     (0.31     (0.32     (0.35     (0.33

Return of capital

             (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.17        (0.33     (0.34     (0.37     (0.37     (0.38
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.08        $ 5.61     $ 5.53     $ 5.78     $ 5.75     $ 5.58  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.62 %)         7.68     1.57     7.17     10.23     0.32
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.91 % ††         5.45     5.40     5.51     6.23     5.70

Net expenses (c)

    0.74 % ††         0.74     0.74     0.72     0.70     0.71

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,142,555        $ 3,451,487     $ 3,709,306     $ 4,067,560     $ 5,313,266     $ 4,844,891  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R1   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.60        $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57     $ 5.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.16          0.30       0.30       0.32       0.34       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.53        0.11       (0.22     0.07       0.19       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.41       0.08       0.39       0.53       0.01  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.16        (0.30     (0.30     (0.31     (0.34     (0.32

Return of capital

             (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16        (0.33     (0.33     (0.36     (0.36     (0.37
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.07        $ 5.60     $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.68 %)         7.58     1.46     7.07     10.13     0.21
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.86 % ††         5.36     5.25     5.48     6.11     5.60

Net expenses (c)

    0.84 % ††         0.84     0.84     0.82     0.80     0.81

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 46        $ 53     $ 72     $ 37     $ 59     $ 39  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R1 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       31  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R2   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.61        $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57     $ 5.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.15          0.28       0.29       0.30       0.32       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.12       (0.22     0.08       0.20       (0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

                               0.00  ‡       
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.40       0.07       0.38       0.52       (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.16        (0.29     (0.29     (0.30     (0.33     (0.31

Return of capital

             (0.02     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16        (0.31     (0.32     (0.35     (0.35     (0.36
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.08        $ 5.61     $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.57  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.79 %)         7.49     1.20     6.80     9.83     (0.04 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.56 % ††         5.10     5.06     5.16     5.89     5.35

Net expenses (c)

    1.09 % ††         1.09     1.09     1.07     1.05     1.06

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 11,955        $ 13,866     $ 11,116     $ 9,562     $ 10,917     $ 10,084  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,      February 29,
2016^
through
October 31,
 
Class R3   2020*            2019        2018        2017      2016  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.60        $ 5.52        $ 5.77        $ 5.74      $ 5.17  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.14          0.27          0.27          0.28        0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.51        0.11          (0.22        0.09        0.60  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.38          0.05          0.37        0.80  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less distributions:                    

From net investment income

    (0.15        (0.28        (0.28        (0.29      (0.21

Return of capital

             (0.02        (0.02        (0.05      (0.02
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15        (0.30        (0.30        (0.34      (0.23
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.08        $ 5.60        $ 5.52        $ 5.77      $ 5.74  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.75 %)         7.03        0.96        6.58      15.59
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                    

Net investment income (loss)

    5.25 % ††         4.84        4.77        4.81      5.40 %†† 

Net expenses (c)

    1.34 % ††         1.34        1.34        1.32      1.30 %†† 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30        30        43      41

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,438        $ 1,281        $ 606        $ 392      $ 130  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

32    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R6   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 5.60        $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.58     $ 5.94  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.16          0.31       0.31       0.32       0.35       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52        0.11       (0.21     0.09       0.19       (0.31
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.36        0.42       0.10       0.41       0.54       0.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.17        (0.31     (0.32     (0.33     (0.36     (0.34

Return of capital

             (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.17        (0.34     (0.35     (0.38     (0.38     (0.39
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 5.07        $ 5.60     $ 5.52     $ 5.77     $ 5.74     $ 5.58  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.57 %)         7.84     1.71     7.36     10.24     0.50
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    5.98 % ††         5.60     5.54     5.45     6.23     5.84

Net expenses (c)

    0.58 % ††         0.58     0.58     0.58     0.58     0.58

Portfolio turnover rate

    19        30     30     43     41     38

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,269,399        $ 2,180,977     $ 904,028     $ 1,668,163     $ 53,712     $ 15,017  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       33  


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has nine classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on May 1, 1986. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Class R2 shares were first offered to the public on December 14, 2007, but did not commence operations until May 1, 2008. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R1 shares commenced operations on June 29, 2012. Class R6 shares commenced operations on June 17, 2013. Class R3 shares commenced operations on February 29, 2016.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in

the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek maximum current income through investment in a diversified portfolio of high-yield debt securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The

 

 

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Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, securities that were fair valued in such a manner are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the

 

 

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relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or broker selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Loan assignments, participations and commitments are valued at the average of bid quotations obtained from the engaged independent pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Certain loan assignments, participations and commitments may be valued by utilizing significant unobservable inputs obtained from the pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation

methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

The valuation techniques and significant amounts of unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation measurement of the Fund’s Level 3 securities are outlined in the table below. A significant increase or decrease in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.

 

Asset
Class

  Fair Value
at 4/30/20*
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Inputs/Range  

Convertible Bond

  $ 11,779     Income Approach   Spread Adjustment     12.75%  

Corporate Bonds

    29,120,870     Income Approach   Spread Adjustment     9.93%  
    37,887,559     Market Approach   Implied Enterprise Value     $516.4m–$634.9m  
    1,923,823     Market Approach   Implied Enterprise Value     $516.4m–$634.9m  
      Median historic recovery rate for all other subordinate bonds     11.00%  
    2,197     Market Approach   Implied natural gas price     $2.00  

Loan Assignment

    13,849,627     Market Approach   Implied natural gas price     $2.00  

Common Stocks

    0     Market Approach   Implied Value Based on Waterfall Coverage Analysis     $0.00  
    439,792     Market Approach   Ownership % of equity interest     16.56%–39.7%  
    0     Market Approach   Implied natural gas price     $2.00  
    862,656     Market Approach   EBITDA Multiple     5.50x  
    9,235,510     Market Approach   EBITDA Multiple     5.75x  
    0     Qualitative Assessment       $0.00  
 

 

 

       
  $ 93,333,813        
 

 

 

       

 

*

The table above does not include a Level 3 investment that was valued by a broker. As of April 30, 2020, the value of this investment was $18,266,000. The input for this investment was not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated.

A portfolio investment may be classified as an illiquid investment under the Trust’s written liquidity risk management program and related procedures (“Liquidity Program”). Illiquidity of an investment might prevent the sale of such investment at a time when the Manager or the

 

 

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Subadvisor might wish to sell, and these investments could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid investments, requiring the Fund to rely on judgments that may be somewhat subjective in measuring value, which could vary materially from the amount that the Fund could realize upon disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid investments may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Manager or Subadvisor reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The liquidity classification of each investment will be made using information obtained after reasonable inquiry and taking into account, among other things, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations in accordance with the Liquidity Program. Illiquid investments are often valued in accordance with methods deemed by the Board in good faith to be reasonable and appropriate to accurately reflect their fair value. The liquidity of the Fund’s investments, as shown in the Portfolio of Investments, was determined as of April 30, 2020, and can change at any time. Illiquid investments as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, at least monthly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued

as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities. Income from payment-in-kind securities is accreted daily based on the effective interest method.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in ETFs and mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in ETFs and mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of ETFs and mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(G)  Loan Assignments, Participations and Commitments.  The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (“loans”). Commitments are agreements to make money available to a borrower in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. The Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money on a commitment or when a funded loan is purchased (trade date) and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

The loans in which the Fund may invest are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments. If the Fund purchases an assignment from a lender, the Fund will generally

 

 

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have direct contractual rights against the borrower in favor of the lender. If the Fund purchases a participation interest either from a lender or a participant, the Fund typically will have established a direct contractual relationship with the seller of the participation interest, but not with the borrower. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the lender or participant who sold the participation interest to the Fund, in addition to the usual credit risk of the borrower. In the event that the borrower, selling participant or intermediate participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment, or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Unfunded amounts, if any, are marked to market and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any unfunded commitments.

(H)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $6,448,504; the total market value of collateral held by the Fund was $6,554,590. The market value of the collateral held included non-cash collateral, in the form of U.S. Treasury securities, with a value of $5,461,375 and cash collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $1,093,215.

(I)  Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund primarily invests in

high-yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), which are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt securities. These securities pay investors a premium—a higher interest rate or yield than investment grade debt securities—because of the increased risk of loss. These securities can also be subject to greater price volatility. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, these securities may experience higher than normal default rates.

The loans in which the Fund invests are usually rated below investment grade, or if unrated, determined by the Subadvisor to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) and are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. Moreover, such securities may, under certain circumstances, be particularly susceptible to liquidity and valuation risks. Although certain loans are collateralized, there is no guarantee that the value of the collateral will be sufficient or available to satisfy the borrower’s obligation. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, loans may experience higher than normal default rates. In the event of a recession or serious credit event, among other eventualities, the value of the Fund’s investments in loans are more likely to decline. The secondary market for loans is limited and, thus, the Fund’s ability to sell or realize the full value of its investment in these loans to reinvest sale proceeds or to meet redemption obligations may be impaired. In addition, loans generally are subject to extended settlement periods that may be longer than seven days. As a result, the Fund may be adversely affected by selling other investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions or engaging in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing against its credit facility, to raise cash to meet redemption obligations or pursue other investment opportunities.

In certain circumstances, loans may not be deemed to be securities. As a result, the Fund may not have the protection of the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. In such cases, the Fund generally must rely on the contractual provisions in the loan agreement and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.

(J)  LIBOR Replacement Risk.  The Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize LIBOR, as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. As a result, it is anticipated that LIBOR will be discontinued or will no longer be sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as the European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value.

 

 

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Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

(K)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.60% up to $500 million; 0.55% from $500 million up to $5 billion; 0.525% from $5 billion up to $7 billion; 0.50% from $7 billion up to $10 billion; 0.49% from $10 billion to $15 billion; and 0.48% in excess of

$15 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to $100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.54% inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/ or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $26,174,111 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $12,839,786.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a

 

 

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monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plans for the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R1

   $ 23  

Class R2

     6,596  

Class R3

     701  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $357,647 and $38,995, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $19,091, $14,250 and $11,652, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the

six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 2,568,696      $         —  

Investor Class

     185,018         

Class B

     69,501         

Class C

     420,079         

Class I

     2,538,051         

Class R1

     37         

Class R2

     10,273         

Class R3

     1,094         

Class R6

     49,760         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

(F)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class I

   $ 475,299        0.0 %‡ 

Class R1

     35,235        77.4  

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 10,764,299,398     $ 248,092,714     $ (1,052,564,042   $ (804,471,328

As of October 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards of $269,666,525 were available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations to offset future realized gains of the Fund through the years indicated. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or have expired.

 

Capital Loss
Available Through
  Short-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
  Long-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
Unlimited   $19,612   $250,054
 

 

40    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  
Distributions paid from:   

Ordinary Income

   $ 492,978,357  

Return of Capital

     42,409,382  

Total

   $ 535,387,739  

Note 5–Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Disposal of restricted securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve.

 

 

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following restricted securities.

 

Security

   Date(s) of
Acquisition
     Principal
Amount/
Shares
     Cost      4/30/20
Value
     Percent
of Net
Assets
 

Aleris International, Inc.
Convertible Bond
6.00%, due 6/1/20

     7/6/10      $ 11,797      $ 11,705      $ 11,779        0.0 %‡ 

Exide Technologies
Common Stock

     4/30/15-12/2/19        24,179,087        93,668,519               0.0 ‡ 

GenOn Energy, Inc.
Common Stock

     12/14/2018        386,241        43,250,890        71,454,585        0.7  

ION Media Networks, Inc.
Common Stock

     3/12/10-9/29/17        2,287        13,572        862,656        0.0 ‡ 

Rex Energy Corp. (Escrow Claim)
Corporate Bond
8.00%, due 10/1/20

     10/03/2018      $ 124,195,000               931,463        0.0 ‡ 

Sterling Entertainment Enterprises LLC
Corporate Bond
10.25%, due 1/15/25

     12/28/17      $ 20,000,000        19,776,909        18,266,000        0.2  

Total

                     $ 156,721,595      $ 91,526,483        0.9

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

Note 6–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 7–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month LIBOR, whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds

managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 8–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 9–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $2,635,002 and $1,774,401, respectively.

Note 10–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     89,528,372     $ 469,371,054  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     15,273,567       82,277,375  

Shares redeemed

     (95,576,762     (504,537,460
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     9,225,177       47,110,969  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     3,449,865       18,754,702  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (2,244,445     (12,527,605
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     10,430,597     $ 53,338,066  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     109,026,669     $ 609,230,133  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     29,125,162       161,795,187  

Shares redeemed

     (135,631,071     (754,132,210
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,520,760       16,893,110  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     11,659,035       64,979,916  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (2,901,647     (16,231,977
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     11,278,148     $ 65,641,049  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,961,974     $ 10,745,651  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     777,775       4,223,238  

Shares redeemed

     (2,014,890     (10,893,153
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     724,859       4,075,736  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     505,299       2,711,809  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (1,770,383     (9,758,727
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (540,225   $ (2,971,182
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     5,791,537     $ 32,673,618  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,538,599       8,616,122  

Shares redeemed

     (5,534,938     (31,190,804
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,795,198       10,098,936  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     2,396,950       13,491,296  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (4,225,489     (23,777,106
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (33,341   $ (186,874
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     71,613     $ 383,678  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     244,369       1,313,518  

Shares redeemed

     (1,141,269     (6,087,599
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (825,287     (4,390,403

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (611,214     (3,297,288
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,436,501   $ (7,687,691
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,087,084     $ 6,091,354  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     566,778       3,131,419  

Shares redeemed

     (3,842,049     (21,308,958
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,188,187     (12,086,185

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (1,211,970     (6,700,688
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,400,157   $ (18,786,873
  

 

 

 
 

 

42    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     5,305,491     $ 27,548,300  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,445,305       7,766,751  

Shares redeemed

     (10,795,233     (57,360,936
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (4,044,437     (22,045,885

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (554,702     (2,987,101
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,599,139   $ (25,032,986
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     4,723,186     $ 26,187,539  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,506,055       19,364,942  

Shares redeemed

     (35,272,423     (195,600,323
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (27,043,182     (150,047,842

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (6,213,278     (34,434,490
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (33,256,460   $ (184,482,332
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     180,217,088     $ 953,751,120  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     17,053,941       91,991,569  

Shares redeemed

     (194,424,007     (1,048,162,784
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,847,022       (2,420,095

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     351,524       1,840,628  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,198,546     $ (579,467
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     369,778,310     $ 2,055,115,359  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     31,677,016       176,272,793  

Shares redeemed

     (349,772,567     (1,938,607,921
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     51,682,759       292,780,231  

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     1,803,168       10,045,070  

Shares converted from Class I (See Note 1)

     (109,697,991     (600,048,104
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (56,212,064   $ (297,222,803
  

 

 

 

Class R1

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     357     $ 1,950  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     264       1,419  

Shares redeemed

     (1,091     (6,147
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (470   $ (2,778
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,657     $ 9,192  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     504       2,796  

Shares redeemed

     (5,695     (31,491
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,534   $ (19,503
  

 

 

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     223,863     $ 1,230,643  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     60,011       323,643  

Shares redeemed

     (403,122     (2,165,429
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (119,248   $ (611,143
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     829,133     $ 4,598,857  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     106,098       590,024  

Shares redeemed

     (476,028     (2,623,840
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     459,203     $ 2,565,041  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     54,607     $ 304,988  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     7,045       37,814  

Shares redeemed

     (6,856     (37,929
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     54,796     $ 304,873  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     121,247     $ 675,686  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     7,957       44,264  

Shares redeemed

     (9,822     (55,038
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     119,382       664,912  

Shares converted from Class R3 (See Note 1)

     (607     (3,230
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     118,775     $ 661,682  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     311,531,061     $ 1,574,472,486  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     15,163,477       80,914,480  

Shares redeemed

     (72,489,811     (378,653,986
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     254,204,727       1,276,732,980  

Shares converted into Class R6 (See Note 1)

     1,761,091       10,020,609  

Shares converted from Class R6 (See Note 1)

     (881,608     (4,757,027
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     255,084,210     $ 1,281,996,562  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     255,911,222     $ 1,421,624,226  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     20,797,362       115,504,966  

Shares redeemed

     (159,723,301     (886,805,280
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     116,985,283       650,323,912  

Shares converted into Class R6 (See Note 1)

     109,898,841       600,047,709  

Shares converted from Class R6 (See Note 1)

     (1,330,027     (7,368,396
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     225,554,097     $ 1,243,003,225  
  

 

 

 

Note 11–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for

interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 12–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 13–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

44    MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund


Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio manager of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

     45  


Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio manager, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the method for compensating the portfolio manager.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

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Fund’s portfolio manager and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life

Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant

engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


 

Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge         Inception
Date
     Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     
1/3/1995
 
    

–4.33

0.18


 

   

2.39

7.21


 

   

1.19

2.12


 

   

1.99

2.46


 

   

1.02

1.02

%

 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    
2/28/2008
 
    
–4.47
0.03
 
 
   
2.04
6.85
 
 
   
0.90
1.84
 
 
   
1.74
2.21
 
 
   

1.35

1.35

 

 

Class B Shares2  

Maximum 5% CDSC

if Redeemed Within the First
Six Years of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges     
5/1/1986
 
    
–5.18
–0.23
 
 
   
1.08
6.08
 
 
   
0.70
1.09
 
 
   
1.46
1.46
 
 
   

2.10

2.10

 

 

Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges     
9/1/1998
 
    
–1.33
–0.34
 
 
   
5.08
6.08
 
 
   
1.08
1.08
 
 
   
1.46
1.46
 
 
   

2.10

2.10

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge          1/2/2004        0.41       7.41       2.41       2.73       0.77  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge          11/1/2019        0.60       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.66  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance     

Six

Months

      

One

Year

      

Five

Years

      

Ten

Years

 

Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Index4

       1.85        10.05        5.41        6.82

Bloomberg Barclays 5-10 Year Taxable Municipal Bond Index5

       2.52          8.19          4.37          5.47  

Morningstar Intermediate Core Bond Category  Average6

       3.50          8.87          3.21          3.60  

 

 

 

 

 

4.

The Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index engineered for the long-term taxable bond market. Results assume reinvestment of all income and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Fund has selected the Bloomberg Barclays 5-10 Year Taxable Municipal Bond Index as its secondary benchmark. The Bloomberg Barclays 5-10 Year Taxable Municipal Bond Index is the 5-10 year component of the Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Bond Index.

6.

The Morningstar Intermediate Core Bond Category Average is representative of funds that invest primarily in investment-grade U.S. fixed-income issues including government, corporate, and securitized debt, and hold less than 5% in below-investment-grade exposures. Their durations (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) typically range between 75% and 125% of the three-year average of the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.80      $ 4.23      $ 1,020.64      $ 4.27      0.85%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.30      $ 5.82      $ 1,019.05      $ 5.87      1.17%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 997.70      $ 9.54      $ 1,015.32      $ 9.62      1.92%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 996.60      $ 9.53      $ 1,015.32      $ 9.62      1.92%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,004.10      $ 2.99      $ 1,021.88      $ 3.02      0.60%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,006.00      $ 2.64      $ 1,022.23      $ 2.66      0.53%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Reading Area Water Authority, Revenue Bonds, 2.209%–2.439%, due 12/1/28–12/1/31

 

2.

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds, 2.746%, due 7/1/30

 

3.

Howard University, 2.657%–2.945%, due 10/1/26–10/1/30

 

4.

County of Cook IL, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation, 6.229%–6.36%, due 11/15/33–11/15/34

 

5.

The Curators of The University of Missouri System Facilities, Revenue Bonds, 1.714%, due 11/1/25

  6.

Oneida County Local Development Corp., Mohawk Valley Health System Project, Revenue Bonds, 2.499%–2.549%, due 12/1/23–12/1/24

 

  7.

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 1.532%–1.903%, due 8/1/24–8/1/26

 

  8.

State Public School Building Authority, School District of Philadelphia Project, Revenue Bonds, 3.046%–3.196%, due 4/1/28–4/1/31

 

  9.

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation, Revenue Bonds, 3.275%–4.28%, due 10/1/29–10/1/41

 

10.

Kenton County Airport Board, Senior Customer Facility Charge, Revenue Bonds, 3.826%–4.689%, due 1/1/29–1/1/49

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers John Loffredo, CFA, Robert DiMella, CFA, Michael Petty, David Dowden, Scott Sprauer, Frances Lewis, Robert Burke, CFA, and John Lawlor of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund returned 0.41%, underperforming the 1.85% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Bond Index. Over the same period, Class I shares underperformed both the 2.52% return of the Bloomberg Barclays 5–10 Year Taxable Municipal Bond Index, which is the Fund’s secondary benchmark, and the 3.50% return of the Morningstar Intermediate Core Bond Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the below-investment-grade, tax-exempt segment of the market underperformed the investment-grade segment, and the municipal market underperformed the taxable bond market. Bonds with short-end maturities outperformed those with long-end maturities, while among ratings categories higher-quality bonds outperformed their lower-quality counterparts.

The factors that primarily affected the Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Bond Index were selection and yield curve.2 The largest positive contribution to the Fund’s relative performance from a sector perspective came from a favorable selection of bonds in the hospital sector, while the largest detractor came from a selection of bonds in the state general obligation sector. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) In addition, the Fund’s exposure to long-maturity bonds enhanced relative returns, while allocations to high-grade bonds detracted.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

In March 2020, the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world resulted in a significant risk-off response in the global financial markets. All asset classes felt this abrupt shift in investor sentiment, although equities and high-yield fixed-income securities bore the brunt of the sell-off, with sharply negative returns for the reporting period. While

municipal bonds were not immune to this market dislocation amid extreme intra-month spread3 widening and broad underperformance, they quickly reversed course upon passage of the $2 trillion U.S. CARES Act stimulus package. This stimulus package earmarked significant amounts of money to help specific municipal sectors impacted by the economic slowdown, providing the solace the municipal market needed. As a result, spreads rapidly tightened and prices appreciated during the last few days of the month, helping to deliver returns that were more consistent with other credit-focused, fixed-income asset classes. Indices with a heavy weighting toward U.S. Treasury bonds delivered the strongest returns during the reporting period as a flight-to-quality bid drove Treasury bond prices appreciably higher.

During the reporting period, how was the Fund’s performance materially affected by investments in derivatives?

The Fund employed a hedge combining 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury futures during the reporting period. This hedge had minimal impact on performance.

What was the Fund’s duration4 strategy during the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s modified duration to worst5 was 5.67 years while the benchmark’s modified duration to worst was 5.70 years.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, the strongest positive contributors to performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Bond Index were the hospital, education and other revenue sectors. Conversely, the Fund’s security selection in the state general obligation and special tax sectors detracted from relative returns. Holdings in bonds from California, Illinois and Ohio enhanced relative returns, while holdings in bonds from Oregon, Texas and New York detracted. In terms of credit quality, bonds rated A and BBB bolstered relative performance, while higher-quality AAA and AA bonds detracted.6 Lastly, the

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

2.

The yield curve is a line that plots the yields of various securities of similar quality—typically U.S. Treasury issues—across a range of maturities. The U.S. Treasury yield curve serves as a benchmark for other debt and is used in economic forecasting.

3.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

4.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

5.

Modified duration is inversely related to the approximate percentage change in price for a given change in yield. Duration to worst is the duration of a bond computed using the bond’s nearest call date or maturity, whichever comes first. This measure ignores future cash flow fluctuations due to embedded optionality.

 

     9  


Fund’s overweight to bonds with maturities of 10 years and longer contributed positively to relative returns, while bonds with maturities of 5-to-10 years weakened relative returns.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

The Fund remains focused on diversification and liquidity, so no individual transaction was considered significant.

How did the Fund’s sector weighting change during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the Fund increased its exposure to the education and, to a lesser degree, water/sewer and special tax sectors. At the same time, the Fund reduced its exposure to the other revenue, transportation and hospital sectors. Among state exposures, the Fund increased its allocations to bonds from California and Missouri, while decreasing allocations to bonds from New York, Illinois and Texas. The Fund also increased its exposure to bonds maturing in 5 to 15 years and

decreased its exposure to bonds maturing within 1 year and in 15 to 30 years. Lastly, the Fund increased its exposure to credits rated AA and decreased its exposure to other credits rated AAA through BBB.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held overweight positions relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Taxable Municipal Bond Index in bonds with maturities of 10 to 15 years. In terms of sector exposure, the Fund held overweight positions in hospital, education and water/sewer bonds and underweight positions in local general obligation & state general obligation bonds. Across states, the Fund held overweight allocations to bonds from Illinois and California and underweight allocations to bonds from New York and Oregon. From a credit-quality perspective, the Fund held overweight positions to credits rated A and AA and underweight positions to bonds rated AAA and AA+.7

 

 

6.

An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), and in the opinion of S&P, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong. An obligation rated ‘AA’ by S&P is deemed by S&P to differ from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. In the opinion of S&P, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. An obligation rated ‘A’ by S&P is deemed by S&P to be somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. In the opinion of S&P, however, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong. An obligation rated ‘BBB’ by S&P is deemed by S&P to exhibit adequate protection parameters. In the opinion of S&P, however, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. When applied to Fund holdings, ratings are based solely on the creditworthiness of the bonds in the portfolio and are not meant to represent the security or safety of the Fund.

7.

Ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bonds 85.1%†

Asset-Backed Securities 0.1%

                 

Utilities 0.1%

     

Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC
Series 2002-1, Class A4
5.55%, due 10/20/23

   $ 531,280      $ 548,620  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $537,816)

 

     548,620  
     

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds 10.3%

 

Commercial Services 3.6%

 

Howard University
2.657%, due 10/1/26

     1,500,000        1,511,948  

2.945%, due 10/1/30

     5,450,000        5,507,478  

Johns Hopkins University
1.972%, due 7/1/30

     4,000,000        3,977,998  

Liberty University, Inc.
3.338%, due 3/1/34

     3,000,000        3,220,339  

Stetson University, Inc.
4.094%, due 12/1/59

     2,000,000        2,383,153  
     

 

 

 
        16,600,916  
     

 

 

 

Electric 0.2%

 

Duke Energy Florida Project Finance LLC
2.538%, due 9/1/29

     1,100,000        1,163,350  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Services 5.8%

 

Adventist Health System
3.378%, due 3/1/23

     1,600,000        1,619,211  

Baptist Health Obligated Group
3.289%, due 12/1/28

     650,000        654,888  

Jackson Laboratory
3.287%, due 7/1/23

     1,415,000        1,495,442  

4.234%, due 7/1/38

     1,000,000        1,106,823  

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.532%, due 10/1/29

     4,000,000        4,071,053  

Rogers Memorial Hospital, Inc.
2.631%, due 7/1/26

     1,080,000        1,101,632  

2.988%, due 7/1/29

     505,000        514,082  

3.188%, due 7/1/31

     640,000        651,404  

3.792%, due 7/1/39

     2,480,000        2,493,985  

Rush Obligated Group
3.922%, due 11/15/29

     3,500,000        3,814,243  

Stanford Health Care
3.31%, due 8/15/30

     2,000,000        2,173,784  

Sun Health Services
2.98%, due 11/15/27

     2,000,000        2,011,932  

Toledo Hospital
5.325%, due 11/15/28

     2,000,000        2,069,520  

Insured: AGM
5.75%, due 11/15/38

     1,000,000        1,139,510  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Health Care—Services (continued)

     

Virginia Mason Medical Center
5.136%, due 8/15/44

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,810,917  
     

 

 

 
        26,728,426  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time 0.7%

 

YMCA of Greater New York
5.021%, due 8/1/38

     2,440,000        3,149,445  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $45,644,867)

        47,642,137  
     

 

 

 
Loan Assignments 0.6% (a)                  

Utilities 0.6%

     

PG&E Corp.
DIP Term Loan
3.08% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.25%), due 12/31/20

     3,000,000        2,970,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments
(Cost $3,009,923)

        2,970,000  
     

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds 74.0%                  

Arizona 0.8%

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, NCCU Properties LLC, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: BAM
3.10%, due 6/1/25

     600,000        612,564  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Voyager Foundation Inc., Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series 2020
3.65%, due 10/1/29

     1,115,000        1,080,914  

Series 2020
3.90%, due 10/1/34

     1,900,000        1,809,769  
     

 

 

 
        3,503,247  
     

 

 

 

Arkansas 1.2%

 

City of Rogers, Sales & Use Tax, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.828%, due 11/1/25

     1,675,000        1,864,945  

City of Springdale AR, Sales Use & Tax, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
1.59%, due 11/1/20

     345,000        344,900  

Insured: BAM
1.598%, due 11/1/22

     1,085,000        1,080,747  

Insured: BAM
1.60%, due 11/1/23

     1,575,000        1,562,038  

Insured: BAM
1.62%, due 11/1/21

     755,000        753,580  
     

 

 

 
        5,606,210  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

California 18.4%

 

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvement Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
1.998%, due 10/1/27

   $ 1,000,000      $ 989,530  

Series B
2.123%, due 10/1/28

     1,000,000        988,360  

Series B
2.273%, due 10/1/30

     1,000,000        981,230  

Antelope Valley Community College District, Unlimited General Obligation
2.338%, due 8/1/31

     2,000,000        2,051,080  

2.418%, due 8/1/32

     940,000        965,944  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series F-1
2.574%, due 4/1/31

     1,500,000        1,566,615  

California Educational Facilities Authority, Chapman University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.661%, due 4/1/33

     3,300,000        3,480,444  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Marshall Med Center, Revenue Bonds
3.016%, due 11/1/30

     2,000,000        1,992,660  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, No Place Like Home Program, Revenue Bonds
2.584%, due 6/1/29

     3,000,000        2,944,650  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, J. David Gladstone Institutes, Revenue Bonds
3.20%, due 10/1/29

     1,785,000        1,772,701  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Harvey Mudd College, Revenue Bonds
1.896%, due 12/1/25

     1,370,000        1,382,303  

2.262%, due 12/1/30

     1,520,000        1,507,126  

California State Educational Facilities Authority, Chapman University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.281%, due 4/1/28

     1,000,000        1,059,930  

California State Educational Facilities Authority, Loyola Marymount University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.842%, due 10/1/48

     1,400,000        1,555,106  

California State Educational Facilities Authority, Santa Clara University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.836%, due 4/1/47

     2,500,000        2,601,725  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

     

City of Oakland CA, Pension Obligation, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 12/15/22

   $ 2,000,000      $ 2,096,340  

City of Sacramento CA Water Revenue, Revenue Bonds
1.814%, due 9/1/25

     1,100,000        1,112,254  

2.297%, due 9/1/30

     1,000,000        1,005,530  

Coachella Valley Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
3.24%, due 8/1/37

     1,380,000        1,400,355  

Coast Community College District, Unlimited General Obligation
2.588%, due 8/1/29

     2,565,000        2,667,420  

County of Riverside CA, Revenue Bonds
2.667%, due 2/15/25

     4,000,000        4,051,160  

County of Sacramento CA, Pension Funding, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
2.279% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.45%), due 7/10/30 (a)

     2,500,000        2,492,600  

El Cajon Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation
Insured: AGM
7.70%, due 10/1/30

     2,000,000        2,600,980  

El Rancho Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: AGM
2.60%, due 8/1/26

     1,250,000        1,293,350  

Insured: AGM
2.72%, due 8/1/27

     700,000        726,054  

Insured: AGM
2.77%, due 8/1/28

     320,000        331,718  

Gilroy Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
3.364%, due 8/1/47

     1,250,000        1,239,000  

Imperial County Pension Funding, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AMBAC
6.82%, due 8/15/20

     1,390,000        1,407,583  

Inglewood Joint Powers Authority, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
3.469%, due 8/1/29

     1,000,000        1,076,930  

Los Angeles Community College District, Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
7.53%, due 8/1/29

     2,250,000        3,230,280  
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

California (continued)

     

Los Angeles Unified School District, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation
Series RY
6.758%, due 7/1/34

   $ 1,115,000      $ 1,589,555  

Lynwood Housing Authority, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 9/1/29

     2,370,000        2,454,159  

San Bernardino City Unified School District, Qualified School Construction Bonds, Certificates of Participation
Insured: AGM
7.703%, due 2/1/21

     385,000        401,112  

San Bernardino Community College District, Election 2018, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A-1
2.64%, due 8/1/29

     3,500,000        3,651,970  

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Revenue Bonds
Series A
2.499%, due 4/1/30

     2,000,000        2,079,000  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
1.532%, due 8/1/24

     1,185,000        1,181,907  

1.682%, due 8/1/25

     2,250,000        2,241,562  

1.903%, due 8/1/26

     2,750,000        2,736,717  

Santa Clarita Community College District, Unlimited General Obligation
2.632%, due 8/1/28

     500,000        517,730  

2.682%, due 8/1/29

     600,000        623,040  

2.762%, due 8/1/30

     600,000        623,238  

2.812%, due 8/1/31

     650,000        674,291  

2.862%, due 8/1/32

     515,000        535,832  

2.912%, due 8/1/33

     560,000        580,440  

Solano County Community College District, Unlimited General Obligation
2.717%, due 8/1/29

     450,000        467,825  

2.817%, due 8/1/30

     575,000        598,535  

2.867%, due 8/1/31

     675,000        701,831  

2.917%, due 8/1/32

     650,000        675,857  

2.967%, due 8/1/33

     630,000        656,139  

3.017%, due 8/1/34

     700,000        728,315  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, Green Bonds, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
3.61%, due 10/1/40

     2,000,000        1,985,940  

Twentynine Palms Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation
Series A, Insured: BAM
4.25%, due 9/1/42

     2,210,000        2,350,291  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

     

University of California, Revenue Bonds

     

Series BD
3.349%, due 7/1/29

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,674,165  

Series AJ
4.601%, due 5/15/31

     2,500,000        2,969,250  
     

 

 

 
        85,269,659  
     

 

 

 

Colorado 0.2%

 

Colorado State Housing & Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series G-1, Insured: GNMA
3.65%, due 11/1/46

     1,050,000        1,121,537  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut 2.6%

 

City of Bridgeport CT, Unlimited General Obligation
Series D, Insured: BAM
2.913%, due 9/15/28

     1,650,000        1,684,287  

Series D, Insured: BAM
3.163%, due 9/15/31

     2,500,000        2,530,300  

City of Waterbury CT, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
2.492%, due 9/1/31

     2,855,000        2,835,358  

Connecticut Airport Authority, Ground Transportation Center Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.024%, due 7/1/25

     2,045,000        2,112,526  

Series B
4.282%, due 7/1/45

     1,500,000        1,563,600  

State of Connecticut, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.85%, due 3/15/32

     1,000,000        1,270,280  
     

 

 

 
        11,996,351  
     

 

 

 

Delaware 0.1%

 

Delaware Municipal Electric Corp., Middletown & Seaford Projects, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: BAM
4.35%, due 10/1/34

     500,000        540,120  
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia 0.6%

 

District of Columbia Income Tax Secured, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
2.632%, due 3/1/30

     1,000,000        1,022,280  

Series B
2.932%, due 3/1/33

     1,485,000        1,523,981  
     

 

 

 
        2,546,261  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

Florida 2.4%

 

City of Miami FL, Street & Sidewalk Improvement Program, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.592%, due 1/1/33 (b)

   $ 1,115,000      $ 1,247,897  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.275%, due 10/1/29

     2,715,000        2,695,561  

Series C
4.28%, due 10/1/41

     3,000,000        3,201,450  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds
Series C
2.601%, due 10/1/29

     2,145,000        2,155,124  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, Limited General Obligation
Series A
2.047%, due 6/1/28

     2,000,000        1,955,160  
     

 

 

 
        11,255,192  
     

 

 

 

Georgia 0.2%

 

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Build America Bonds, Plant Vogtle Project, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
6.655%, due 4/1/57

     743,000        1,081,020  
     

 

 

 

Guam 0.1%

 

Port Authority of Guam, Revenue Bonds
Series C
4.532%, due 7/1/27

     500,000        536,450  
     

 

 

 

Hawaii 1.0%

 

City & County of Honolulu HI, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation
5.518%, due 12/1/28

     2,400,000        3,108,000  

Hawaii Airports Systems, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.14%, due 7/1/47

     1,500,000        1,405,260  
     

 

 

 
        4,513,260  
     

 

 

 

Illinois 6.1%

 

City of Chicago IL, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
6.034%, due 1/1/42

     745,000        916,797  

Series C1, Insured: BAM
7.781%, due 1/1/35

     2,195,000        2,870,994  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Illinois (continued)

     

Cook County High School District No. 201, Qualified School Construction Bonds, Limited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
4.845%, due 12/1/41

   $ 950,000      $ 1,168,196  

Cook County School District No. 89 Maywood, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C, Insured: AGM
6.50%, due 12/15/20

     400,000        408,536  

County of Cook IL, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation
Series D
6.229%, due 11/15/34

     1,611,000        2,198,451  

Series B, Insured: AGM
6.229%, due 11/15/34

     1,725,000        2,337,944  

Series B
6.36%, due 11/15/33

     1,500,000        2,057,265  

Lake County Community Unit School District No. 187, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: BAM
4.25%, due 1/1/26

     500,000        543,855  

Series A, Insured: BAM
4.25%, due 1/1/29

     750,000        813,060  

Series A, Insured: BAM
4.25%, due 1/1/30

     750,000        810,398  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.82%, due 1/1/48

     680,000        659,389  

Series A
4.637%, due 1/1/40

     2,000,000        2,286,200  

Sangamon County Water Reclamation District, Alternative Revenue Source, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
2.907%, due 1/1/34

     1,885,000        1,899,439  

State of Illinois, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation
5.95%, due 3/1/23

     450,000        481,419  

Series 3, Insured: AGM
6.725%, due 4/1/35

     1,510,000        1,792,914  

State of Illinois, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds
3.00%, due 6/15/25

     3,750,000        3,847,237  

State of Illinois, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
4.31%, due 4/1/23

     500,000        512,730  

Village of Rosemont IL, Corporate Purpose Bond, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/46

     2,610,000        2,798,051  
     

 

 

 
        28,402,875  
     

 

 

 
 

 

14    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

Indiana 0.5%

 

Indiana University Lease Purchase, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
2.19%, due 6/1/30

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,009,910  

Series B
2.29%, due 6/1/31

     1,250,000        1,261,538  
     

 

 

 
        2,271,448  
     

 

 

 

Kentucky 1.6%

 

Kenton County Airport Board, Senior Customer Facility Charge, Revenue Bonds
3.826%, due 1/1/29

     925,000        1,006,113  

4.489%, due 1/1/39

     2,500,000        2,680,800  

4.689%, due 1/1/49

     1,400,000        1,503,852  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.435%, due 12/1/38

     2,000,000        2,142,740  
     

 

 

 
        7,333,505  
     

 

 

 

Maryland 0.8%

 

County of Baltimore MD, Build America Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation
4.90%, due 11/1/32

     1,000,000        1,223,550  

Maryland Community Development Administration, Department of Housing & Community Development, Revenue Bonds
Series D
2.644%, due 3/1/50

     1,500,000        1,539,675  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Seagirt Marine Terminal Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.125%, due 6/1/29

     580,000        595,434  

Series B
4.125%, due 6/1/30

     500,000        509,655  
     

 

 

 
        3,868,314  
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts 1.7%

 

City of Worcester, Ballpark Project, Limited General Obligation
4.75%, due 11/15/48

     1,975,000        2,171,690  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Berklee College of Music Issue, Revenue Bonds
Series A
1.902%, due 10/1/27

     1,000,000        987,730  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Lesley University, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.165%, due 7/1/32

     1,705,000        1,737,719  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Massachusetts (continued)

     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Wellforce Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.496%, due 7/1/33

   $ 2,545,000      $ 2,810,418  
     

 

 

 
        7,707,557  
     

 

 

 

Michigan 2.0%

 

Michigan Finance Authority, Local Government Loan Program, Revenue Bonds
Series D
4.92%, due 11/1/39

     1,830,000        2,158,649  

Series E
8.369%, due 11/1/35

     715,000        1,072,393  

Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series C-1
3.585%, due 11/1/35

     1,000,000        1,070,050  

Michigan Finance Authority, Trinity Health Credit Group, Revenue Bonds
Series T
3.084%, due 12/1/34

     5,000,000        5,140,850  
     

 

 

 
        9,441,942  
     

 

 

 

Missouri 3.1%

 

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Revenue Bonds
Series B
2.744%, due 10/1/26

     1,185,000        1,219,010  

Series B
3.985%, due 10/1/40

     1,000,000        1,015,940  

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Washington University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.535%, due 2/15/33

     2,900,000        3,314,700  

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission, Build America Bonds, Revenue Bonds
5.445%, due 5/1/33

     2,000,000        2,541,280  

The Curators of The University of Missouri System Facilities, Revenue Bonds
1.714%, due 11/1/25

     6,250,000        6,270,875  
     

 

 

 
        14,361,805  
     

 

 

 

Nebraska 0.3%

 

Nebraska Public Power District, Revenue Bonds
Series B1
2.593%, due 1/1/29

     1,350,000        1,370,885  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

New Jersey 3.4%

 

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: NATL-RE
5.46%, due 6/1/25

   $ 2,250,000      $ 2,353,635  

City of Vineland NJ, Unlimited General Obligation
3.193%, due 4/15/29

     1,175,000        1,216,760  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: NATL-RE
7.425%, due 2/15/29

     534,000        632,555  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Kean University, Revenue Bonds
Series C
3.236%, due 9/1/25

     1,445,000        1,412,502  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series G, Insured: BAM
3.459%, due 7/1/32

     1,330,000        1,456,496  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System, Revenue Bonds
Series B
2.631%, due 6/15/24

     4,150,000        4,241,507  

North Hudson Sewerage Authority, Senior Lien Lease Certificates, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
2.978%, due 6/1/29

     1,000,000        1,052,250  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.02%, due 11/1/25

     500,000        499,775  

Series B
3.12%, due 11/1/26

     500,000        505,955  

Series B
3.26%, due 11/1/27

     500,000        503,770  

Series B
3.36%, due 11/1/28

     2,000,000        2,014,940  
     

 

 

 
        15,890,145  
     

 

 

 

New York 7.0%

 

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., Barclays Center Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.391%, due 7/15/41

     1,500,000        1,728,375  

City of Yonkers, Limited General Obligation
Series C, Insured: BAM
2.818%, due 5/1/28

     1,000,000        1,048,070  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

New York (continued)

     

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Second General Resolution, Revenue Bonds
6.282%, due 6/15/42

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,024,410  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured, Revenue Bonds
Subseries B-3
3.95%, due 8/1/32

     2,570,000        2,848,614  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Montefiore Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.946%, due 8/1/48

     1,000,000        1,090,400  

New York State Dormitory Authority, New York University, Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.85%, due 7/1/48

     3,100,000        3,478,479  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
2.746%, due 7/1/30

     8,000,000        7,988,320  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Green, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.62%, due 4/1/25

     750,000        743,985  

Series A
3.77%, due 4/1/26

     1,045,000        1,028,656  

Series A
3.927%, due 4/1/27

     995,000        969,100  

New York State Thruway Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series M
2.90%, due 1/1/35

     2,765,000        2,718,714  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Niagara University Project, Revenue Bonds
4.233%, due 5/1/49

     1,000,000        940,430  

Oneida County Local Development Corp., Mohawk Valley Health System Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
2.499%, due 12/1/23

     3,680,000        3,722,798  

Series B, Insured: AGM
2.549%, due 12/1/24

     2,455,000        2,485,958  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated 159th, Revenue Bonds
Series B
6.04%, due 12/1/29

     620,000        798,027  
     

 

 

 
        32,614,336  
     

 

 

 
 

 

16    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

North Carolina 0.5%

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Revenue Bonds
Series C
3.327%, due 12/1/36

   $ 2,000,000      $ 2,207,360  
     

 

 

 

Ohio 3.6%

 

American Municipal Power, Inc., Prairie State Energy Campus Project, Revenue Bonds
Series D
3.014%, due 2/15/31

     2,000,000        1,991,880  

City of Cleveland OH, Airport System, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
2.882%, due 1/1/31

     1,400,000        1,412,418  

Dayton Metro Library, Unlimited General Obligation
2.676%, due 12/1/29

     2,035,000        2,111,394  

JobsOhio Beverage System, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.985%, due 1/1/29

     2,050,000        2,274,167  

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Revenue Bonds
2.419%, due 11/15/30

     1,245,000        1,270,286  

2.519%, due 11/15/31

     1,655,000        1,691,907  

Summit County Development Finance Authority, Franciscan University of Steubenville Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.125%, due 11/1/48

     1,000,000        1,083,780  

Series A
6.00%, due 11/1/48 (b)

     1,750,000        2,019,797  

University of Cincinnati, Revenue Bonds
Series B
2.533%, due 6/1/29

     2,500,000        2,596,225  
     

 

 

 
        16,451,854  
     

 

 

 

Oregon 1.0%

 

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Lewis & Clark College Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
2.486%, due 10/1/35

     4,000,000        3,734,800  

Port of Portland Airport, Portland International Airport, Revenue Bonds
4.067%, due 7/1/39

     1,000,000        1,030,680  
     

 

 

 
        4,765,480  
     

 

 

 

Pennsylvania 4.4%

 

Authority Improvement Municipalities, Carlow University, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.00%, due 11/1/53

     1,000,000        1,018,300  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pennsylvania (continued)

     

County of Beaver PA, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
3.979%, due 11/15/29

   $ 1,805,000      $ 2,007,918  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Build America Bonds, Revenue Bonds
5.201%, due 6/15/20

     1,290,000        1,291,703  

Series B
6.532%, due 6/15/39

     1,495,000        2,088,231  

Reading Area Water Authority, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
2.209%, due 12/1/28

     2,345,000        2,342,749  

Insured: BAM
2.309%, due 12/1/29

     2,390,000        2,396,286  

Insured: BAM
2.439%, due 12/1/31

     3,295,000        3,285,148  

State Public School Building Authority, School District of Philadelphia Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.046%, due 4/1/28

     1,920,000        1,985,510  

Series A, Insured: AGM
3.196%, due 4/1/31

     4,000,000        4,170,440  
     

 

 

 
        20,586,285  
     

 

 

 

Rhode Island 0.9%

 

Narragansett Bay Commission Wastewater System, Revenue Bonds
2.264%, due 9/1/32

     1,550,000        1,544,188  

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., Historic Structures Tax Credit Financing Program, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.297%, due 5/1/28

     1,000,000        1,070,900  

Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series 1
2.761%, due 12/1/29

     1,570,000        1,608,967  
     

 

 

 
        4,224,055  
     

 

 

 

South Carolina 0.7%

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series D
2.388%, due 12/1/23

     2,280,000        2,323,115  

Series E
3.922%, due 12/1/24

     813,000        874,812  
     

 

 

 
        3,197,927  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                  

Tennessee 0.9%

 

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Lipscomb University Project, Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.409%, due 10/1/34

   $ 1,280,000      $ 1,359,014  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 5/1/48 (c)

     2,500,000        2,597,975  
     

 

 

 
        3,956,989  
     

 

 

 

Texas 1.7%

 

City of Houston TX, Utility System, Revenue Bonds
Series C
2.255%, due 11/15/29

     1,000,000        1,014,430  

City of Houston, Limited General Obligation
Series B
2.366%, due 3/1/28

     2,855,000        2,884,207  

Gainesville Hospital District, Limited General Obligation
Series A
4.753%, due 8/15/23

     1,520,000        1,576,088  

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.875%, due 12/1/38

     2,000,000        2,324,380  
     

 

 

 
        7,799,105  
     

 

 

 

Utah 0.7%

 

County of Salt Lake UT, Convention Hotel, Revenue Bonds
5.25%, due 10/1/34 (b)

     3,610,000        3,314,269  
     

 

 

 

Virginia 1.6%

 

Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority, Fredericksburg Stadium Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 9/1/29 (b)

     2,315,000        2,294,118  

Montgomery County Economic Development Authority, Virginia Tech Foundation, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.33%, due 6/1/39

     1,500,000        1,504,095  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
2.75%, due 3/1/38

     1,030,000        962,731  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Virginia (continued)

     

Virginia Resources Authority, Infrastructure Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Insured: Moral Obligation
2.55%, due 11/1/28

   $ 2,550,000      $ 2,673,573  
     

 

 

 
        7,434,517  
     

 

 

 

Washington 1.2%

 

Energy Northwest Electric Revenue, Build America Bonds, Bonneville Power Administration, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.71%, due 7/1/24

     1,000,000        1,154,170  

Energy Northwest Electric Revenue, Columbia Generating Station, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.457%, due 7/1/35

     2,000,000        2,163,740  

Klickitat County Public Utility District No. 1, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
2.803%, due 12/1/29

     700,000        716,261  

Series B, Insured: AGM
3.688%, due 12/1/38

     1,300,000        1,346,553  
     

 

 

 
        5,380,724  
     

 

 

 

West Virginia 1.2%

 

County of Ohio WV, Special District Excise Tax Revenue, The Highlands Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 3/1/40

     3,500,000        3,287,235  

West Virginia University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
2.279%, due 10/1/32

     2,250,000        2,187,518  
     

 

 

 
        5,474,753  
     

 

 

 

Wisconsin 1.5%

 

Kaukauna Electric Systems, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
2.70%, due 12/15/31

     1,285,000        1,325,259  

Insured: AGM
2.75%, due 12/15/32

     1,800,000        1,843,956  

Insured: AGM
2.80%, due 12/15/33

     1,700,000        1,741,633  

State of Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds
Series A
2.399%, due 5/1/30

     2,000,000        2,034,040  
     

 

 

 
        6,944,888  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $335,996,414)

 

     342,970,325  
     

 

 

 
 

 

18    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Government & Federal Agencies 0.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) 0.1%

 

4.00%, due 10/1/48

   $ 299,636     $ 331,082  

6.50%, due 4/1/37

     38,182       44,184  
    

 

 

 
       375,266  
    

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association
(Mortgage Pass-Through Securities) 0.0%‡

 

6.50%, due 4/15/31

     160,450       190,380  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & Federal Agencies
(Cost $502,910)

 

    565,646  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds
(Cost $385,691,930)

 

    394,696,728  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments 3.1%                 

Commercial Paper 1.6%

    

Catholic Health Initiatives
4.359%, due 7/15/20

     7,500,000       7,494,411  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $7,433,594)

 

    7,494,411  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Municipal Note 1.5%

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series 2016-XFT909
0.50%, due 1/1/50 (b)(d)

     7,000,000       7,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Note
(Cost $7,000,000)

       7,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $14,433,594)

       14,494,411  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $400,125,524)

     88.2     409,191,139  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

       11.8       54,604,359  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 463,795,498  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(b)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(c)

Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Variable-rate demand notes (VRDNs)—Provide the right to sell the security at face value on either that day or within the rate-reset period. VRDNs will normally trade as if the maturity is the earlier put date, even though stated maturity is longer. The interest rate is reset on the put date at a stipulated daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other specified time interval to reflect current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description. The maturity date shown is the final maturity.

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Futures Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Portfolio held the following futures contracts1:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
     Value at
Trade Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)2
 

Short Contracts

           
10-Year United States Treasury Note      (250     June 2020      $ (33,179,113   $ (34,765,625   $ (1,586,512
United States Treasury Long Bond      (85     June 2020        (14,111,128     (15,387,656     (1,276,528
           

 

 

 
Total Short Contracts

 

         (2,863,040
           

 

 

 
Net Unrealized Depreciation

 

       $ (2,863,040
           

 

 

 

 

1.

As of April 30, 2020, cash in the amount of $1,010,000 was on deposit with a broker or futures commission merchant for futures transactions.

 

2.

Represents the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value as of April 30, 2020.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

AGM—Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

BAM—Build America Mutual Assurance Co.

GNMA—Government National Mortgage Association

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

NATL-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

          
Investments in Securities (a)           
Long-Term Bonds           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $     $ 548,620      $         —      $ 548,620  

Corporate Bonds

           47,642,137               47,642,137  

Loan Assignments

           2,970,000               2,970,000  

Municipal Bonds

           342,970,325               342,970,325  

U.S. Government & Federal Agencies

           565,646               565,646  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds            394,696,728               394,696,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments           

Commercial Paper

           7,494,411               7,494,411  

Short-Term Municipal Note

           7,000,000               7,000,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments            14,494,411               14,494,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities            409,191,139               409,191,139  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

          
Other Financial Instruments           

Futures Contracts (b)

   $ (2,863,040   $      $      $ (2,863,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The value listed for these securities reflects unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

20    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investment in securities, at value
(identified cost $400,125,524)

   $ 409,191,139  

Cash

     66,699,204  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for futures contracts

     1,010,000  

Receivables:

 

Interest

     3,616,550  

Fund shares sold

     3,044,965  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     5,779  

Other assets

     84,593  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     483,652,230  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payables:

 

Investment securities purchased

     18,588,181  

Fund shares redeemed

     927,998  

Manager (See Note 3)

     147,820  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     47,859  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     30,169  

Professional fees

     28,899  

Shareholder communication

     16,136  

Custodian

     7,424  

Accrued expenses

     1,220  

Dividend payable

     61,026  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     19,856,732  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 463,795,498  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 537,036  

Additional paid-in capital

     457,604,857  
  

 

 

 
     458,141,893  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     5,653,605  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 463,795,498  
  

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 90,905,362  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     10,614,279  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.56  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.40  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.96  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 19,876,443  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,310,537  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.60  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.41  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.01  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 2,247,953  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     262,456  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.57  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 7,868,174  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     918,791  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.56  
  

 

 

 

Class I

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 204,759,915  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     23,648,146  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.66  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 138,137,651  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     15,949,363  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.66  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Interest

   $ 5,622,443  

Securities lending

     18  

Other

     10  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     5,622,471  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Manager (See Note 3)

     932,492  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     108,416  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     25,183  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     12,120  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     58,233  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     191,631  

Registration

     60,528  

Professional fees

     41,615  

Shareholder communication

     15,961  

Custodian

     13,915  

Trustees

     3,284  

Miscellaneous

     6,064  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     1,469,442  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (138,560
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,330,882  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     4,291,589  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Unfunded Commitments and Futures Contracts

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions

     3,357,936  

Futures transactions

     (2,438,591
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     919,345  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     1,577,233  

Futures contracts

     (3,202,243

Unfunded commitments

     938  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, unfunded commitments and futures contracts

     (1,624,072
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, unfunded commitments and futures transactions

     (704,727
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,586,862  
  

 

 

 
 

 

22    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,291,589     $ 3,513,724  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     919,345       1,385,688  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, unfunded commitments and futures contracts

     (1,624,072     8,274,472  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,586,862       13,173,884  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

Class A

     (972,058     (1,786,354

Investor Class

     (194,737     (463,383

Class B

     (14,477     (42,411

Class C

     (70,028     (199,615

Class I

     (1,462,190     (1,044,927

Class R6

     (1,668,180      
  

 

 

 
     (4,381,670     (3,536,690
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital:

    

Class A

           (11,271

Investor Class

           (2,924

Class B

           (268

Class C

           (1,260

Class I

           (6,594
  

 

 

 
           (22,317
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (4,381,670     (3,559,007
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     303,170,461       226,660,069  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,230,781       3,378,523  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (141,921,461     (45,662,835
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     165,479,781       184,375,757  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     164,684,973       193,990,634  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     299,110,525       105,119,891  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 463,795,498     $ 299,110,525  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       23  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.64      $ 7.93     $ 8.33     $ 8.56     $ 8.51     $ 8.63  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.10        0.21       0.19       0.17       0.17       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.08      0.71       (0.40     (0.22     0.05       (0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.02        0.92       (0.21     (0.05     0.22       0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income

    (0.10      (0.21     (0.19     (0.18     (0.17     (0.20

From net realized gain on investments

                                   (0.02

Return of capital

           (0.00 )‡                         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.10      (0.21     (0.19     (0.18     (0.17     (0.22
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.56      $ 8.64     $ 7.93     $ 8.33     $ 8.56     $ 8.51  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.18      11.76     (2.54 %)      (0.60 %)      2.60     1.17
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:             

Net investment income (loss)

    2.18 %††       2.52     2.31     2.07     1.99 %(c)      2.38

Net expenses (d)

    0.85 %††       0.89     1.00     1.00     0.98 %(e)      1.00

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    0.94 %††       1.02     1.04     1.00     0.99     1.00

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 %(f)       124 %(f)      58 % (g)      20 % (g)      41 %(g)      13

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 90,905      $ 84,513     $ 68,269     $ 82,828     $ 93,242     $ 90,119  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 1.98%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 0.99%.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 52%, 6% and 16% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

24    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.68      $ 7.97     $ 8.36     $ 8.59     $ 8.54     $ 8.66  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.08        0.19       0.16       0.15       0.15       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.08      0.71       (0.39     (0.23     0.05       (0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00  ‡       0.90       (0.23     (0.08     0.20       0.08  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income

    (0.08      (0.19     (0.16     (0.15     (0.15     (0.18

From net realized gain on investments

                                   (0.02

Return of capital

           (0.00 )‡                         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.08      (0.19     (0.16     (0.15     (0.15     (0.20
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.60      $ 8.68     $ 7.97     $ 8.36     $ 8.59     $ 8.54  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.03      11.36     (2.72 %)      (0.91 %)      2.34     0.88
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:             

Net investment income (loss)

    1.86 %††       2.21     1.98     1.77     1.74 %(c)      2.11

Net expenses (d)

    1.17 %††       1.21     1.33     1.30     1.23 %(e)      1.28

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    1.26 %††       1.35     1.44     1.30     1.24     1.28

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 %(f)       124 %(f)      58 % (g)      20 % (g)      41 %(g)      13

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 19,876      $ 20,520     $ 21,012     $ 24,187     $ 40,094     $ 42,444  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 1.73%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.24%.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 52%, 6% and 16% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       25  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.64      $ 7.94     $ 8.33     $ 8.56     $ 8.51     $ 8.63  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.05        0.12       0.10       0.08       0.08       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.07      0.70       (0.39     (0.22     0.05       (0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.02      0.82       (0.29     (0.14     0.13       0.02  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income

    (0.05      (0.12     (0.10     (0.09     (0.08     (0.12

From net realized gain on investments

                                   (0.02

Return of capital

           (0.00 )‡                         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.05      (0.12     (0.10     (0.09     (0.08     (0.14
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.57      $ 8.64     $ 7.94     $ 8.33     $ 8.56     $ 8.51  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.23 %)       10.46     (3.46 %)      (1.66 %)      1.59     0.14
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:             

Net investment income (loss)

    1.12 % ††       1.46     1.23     1.01     0.99 %(c)      1.35

Net expenses (d)

    1.92 % ††       1.96     2.08     2.05     1.98 %(e)      2.03

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.01 % ††       2.10     2.19     2.05     1.99     2.03

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 % (f)       124 %(f)      58 % (g)      20 % (g)      41 %(g)      13

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,248      $ 2,621     $ 3,224     $ 4,730     $ 7,154     $ 8,363  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.98%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.99%.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 52%, 6% and 16% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

26    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.64      $ 7.93     $ 8.32     $ 8.55     $ 8.50     $ 8.62  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.05        0.12       0.10       0.08       0.08       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.08      0.71       (0.39     (0.22     0.05       (0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.03      0.83       (0.29     (0.14     0.13       0.02  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income

    (0.05      (0.12     (0.10     (0.09     (0.08     (0.12

From net realized gain on investments

                                   (0.02

Return of capital

           (0.00 )‡                         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.05      (0.12     (0.10     (0.09     (0.08     (0.14
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.56      $ 8.64     $ 7.93     $ 8.32     $ 8.55     $ 8.50  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (0.34 %)       10.59     (3.46 %)      (1.66 %)      1.59     0.14
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:             

Net investment income (loss)

    1.13 % ††       1.47     1.23     1.00     0.99 %(c)      1.34

Net expenses (d)

    1.92 % ††       1.96     2.08     2.05     1.98 %(e)      2.03

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    2.01 % ††       2.10     2.19     2.05     1.99     2.03

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 % (f)       124 %(f)      58 % (g)      20 % (g)      41 %(g)      13

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 7,868      $ 14,152     $ 7,612     $ 9,472     $ 19,338     $ 17,073  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.98%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.99%.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 52%, 6% and 16% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       27  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                 
    Six months
ended
April 30,
     Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.73      $ 8.02     $ 8.42     $ 8.64     $ 8.59     $ 8.71  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.11        0.24       0.21       0.20       0.19       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.07      0.71       (0.40     (0.22     0.05       (0.09
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.04        0.95       (0.19     (0.02     0.24       0.13  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income

    (0.11      (0.24     (0.21     (0.20     (0.19     (0.23

From net realized gain on investments

                                   (0.02

Return of capital

           (0.00 )‡                         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11      (0.24     (0.21     (0.20     (0.19     (0.25
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.66      $ 8.73     $ 8.02     $ 8.42     $ 8.64     $ 8.59  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.41      11.95     (2.26 %)      (0.23 %)      2.83     1.41
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:             

Net investment income (loss)

    2.37 %††       2.64     2.56     2.33     2.16 %(c)      2.57

Net expenses (d)

    0.60 %††       0.60     0.75     0.75     0.73 %(e)      0.75

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (d)

    0.69 %††       0.74     0.79     0.75     0.74     0.75

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 %(f)       124 %(f)      58 % (g)      20 % (g)      41 %(g)      13

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 204,760      $ 177,305     $ 5,003     $ 6,926     $ 14,061     $ 4,492  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 2.15%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 0.74%.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar rolls were 52%, 6% and 16% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

28    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

Class R6   November 1,
2019^
through
April 30,
2020*
 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.72  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.06
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.05  
 

 

 

 
Less distributions:  

From net investment income

    (0.11
 

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.66  
 

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.60
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Net investment income (loss)††

    2.51

Net expenses†† (c)

    0.53

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

    0.58

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

    28

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 138,138  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has six classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on May 1, 1986. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares commenced operations on November 1, 2019.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $250,000 or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. Effective April 15, 2019, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions of Class A and Investor Class shares made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. For purchases of Class A and Investor Class shares made from August 1, 2017 through April 14, 2019, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions (for investments of $500,000 which paid no initial sales charge) of such shares within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. Investments in Class C shares are subject to a purchase maximum of $250,000. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder has held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I and class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the

date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A and Investor Class shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

 

 

30    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund


For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or broker selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last posted settlement price on the market where such futures are primarily traded. Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund

intends to declare dividends from net investment income, if any, daily and intends to pay them at least monthly and pays distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method and includes any realized gains and losses from repayments of principal on mortgage-backed securities. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(G)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties,

 

 

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usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(H)  Dollar Rolls.  The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions in which it sells mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) from its portfolio to a counterparty from whom it simultaneously agrees to buy a similar security on a delayed delivery basis. The Fund generally transfers MBS where the MBS are “to be announced,” therefore, the Fund accounts for these transactions as purchases and sales.

When accounted for as purchase and sales, the securities sold in connection with the dollar rolls are removed from the portfolio and a realized gain or loss is recognized. The securities the Fund has agreed to acquire are included at market value in the Portfolio of Investments and liabilities for such purchase commitments are included as payables for investments purchased. During the roll period, the Fund foregoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future as well as by the earnings on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls may be renewed without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract. The Fund maintains liquid assets from its portfolio having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest. Dollar roll transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the securities returned to the Fund at the end of the roll period, while substantially similar, could be inferior to what was initially sold to the counterparty. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the Fund did not enter into dollar roll transactions.

(I)  Loan Assignments, Participations and Commitments.  The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (“loans”). Commitments are agreements to make money available to a borrower in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. The Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money on a commitment or when a funded loan is purchased (trade date) and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

The loans in which the Fund may invest are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments. If the Fund purchases an assignment from a lender, the Fund will generally have direct contractual rights against the borrower in favor of the lender. If the Fund purchases a participation interest either from a lender or a participant, the Fund typically will have established a direct contractual relationship with the seller of the participation interest, but not with the borrower. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the lender or participant who sold the participation interest to the Fund, in addition to the usual credit risk of the borrower. In the event that the borrower, selling participant or intermediate participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment, or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Unfunded amounts, if any, are marked to market and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any unfunded commitments.

(J)  Futures Contracts.  A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date and price, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a financial instrument (e.g., foreign currency, interest rate, security or securities index). The Fund is subject to risks such as market price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of investing in these contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash and/or U.S. government securities equal to a certain percentage of the collateral amount, known as the “initial margin.” During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.

The use of futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The contract or notional amounts and variation margin reflect the extent of the Fund’s involvement in open futures positions. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts as hedging techniques. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at the time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. If no liquid market exists, the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Futures contracts may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if the Fund did not invest in futures contracts. Futures contracts may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the futures and may not

 

 

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correlate to the underlying instrument, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s activities in futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are conducted through regulated exchanges that guarantee the futures against default by the counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Fund, potentially resulting in a loss. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts and other derivatives may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAVs and may result in a loss to the Fund. Open futures contracts held as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(K)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not have any portfolio securities on loan.

(L)  Government, Infrastructure Investment and Municipal Bond Risk.  Investments in the Fund are not guaranteed, even though some of the Fund’s underlying investments are guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The principal risk of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities is that the underlying debt may be prepaid ahead of schedule, if interest rates fall, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s investment. If interest rates rise, less of the debt may be prepaid and the Fund may lose money because the Fund may be unable to invest in higher yielding assets. The Fund is subject to interest-rate risk and can lose principal value when interest rates rise. Bonds are also subject to credit risk, in which the bond issuer may fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner.

The Fund’s investments in infrastructure-related securities will expose the Fund to potential adverse economic, regulatory, political, legal and other changes affecting such investments. Issuers of securities in infrastructure-related businesses are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest

costs in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, costs associated with environmental or other regulations and the effects of economic slowdowns. Rising interest rates could lead to higher financing costs and reduced earnings for infrastructure companies.

Municipal bond risks include the inability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers, and the possibility of future tax and legislative changes, which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities.

Municipalities continue to experience political, economic and financial difficulties in the current economic environment. The ability of a municipal issuer to make payments and the value of municipal bonds can be affected by uncertainties in the municipal securities market. Such uncertainties could cause increased volatility in the municipal securities market and could negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value, and/or the distributions paid by the Fund.

(M)  LIBOR Replacement Risk.  The Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. As a result, it is anticipated that LIBOR will be discontinued or will no longer be sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as the European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

(N)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and

 

 

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warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

(O)  Quantitative Disclosure of Derivative Holdings.  The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. The Fund entered into futures contracts to help manage the duration and yield curve positioning of the portfolio. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2020:

Liability Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

 

Net Assets—

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts (a)

  $ (2,863,040   $ (2,863,040
   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ (2,863,040   $ (2,863,040
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions   $ (2,438,591   $ (2,438,591
   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ (2,438,591   $ (2,438,591
   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts   $ (3,202,243   $ (3,202,243
   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    $ (3,202,243   $ (3,202,243
   

 

 

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts Short

  $ (61,364,062   $ (61,364,062
 

 

 

 

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.50% up to $500 million; 0.475% from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.45% in excess of $1 billion. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.50%.

Effective February 28, 2020, New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) for a class do not exceed the

 

 

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following percentage of its average daily net assets: Class A, 0.85% and Class R6, 0.53%. New York Life Investments will apply an equivalent waiver or reimbursement, in an equal number of basis points of the Class A shares waiver/reimbursement to Investor Class, Class B, Class C and Class I shares. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.

Prior February 28, 2020, New York Life Investments had contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) for Class A shares do not exceed 0.85% of its average daily net assets. New York Life Investments would apply an equivalent waiver or reimbursement, in an equal number of basis points, to the other share classes of the Fund, except for Class R6. New York Life Investments has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $932,492 and waived fees/reimbursed expenses in the amount of $138,560 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $392,521.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution and Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A and Investor Class Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A and Investor Class shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Investor Class shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net

assets of the Class B and Class C shares along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $4,847 and $956, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $5,475, $759 and $26, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 46,869      $  

Investor Class

     43,585         

Class B

     5,240         

Class C

     25,028         

Class I

     68,307         

Class R6

     2,602         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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(F)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R6

   $ 25,090        0.0 %‡ 

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 400,322,484     $ 11,197,964     $ (2,329,309   $ 8,868,655  

As of October 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards of $886,685 were available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations to offset future realized gains of the Fund through the years indicated. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or have expired.

 

Capital Loss
Available Through
  Short-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
  Long-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
Unlimited   $—   $887

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 3,536,690  

Return of Capital

     22,317  

Total

   $ 3,559,007  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with

an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $— and $1,988, respectively. Purchases and sales of securities, other than U.S. government securities and short-term securities, were $214,316 and $94,421, respectively.

 

 

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Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,713,425     $ 14,808,888  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     105,328       914,228  

Shares redeemed

     (1,054,214     (9,094,119
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     764,539       6,628,997  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     79,511       678,880  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (10,996     (92,667
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     833,054     $ 7,215,210  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     2,483,034     $ 21,267,086  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     198,336       1,655,770  

Shares redeemed

     (1,723,515     (14,417,422
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     957,855       8,505,434  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     264,044       2,211,330  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (44,428     (372,608
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,177,471     $ 10,344,156  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     97,736     $ 854,708  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     21,561       187,984  

Shares redeemed

     (142,992     (1,240,505
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (23,695     (197,813

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     30,237       265,864  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (60,293     (514,867
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (53,751   $ (446,816
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     330,191     $ 2,828,870  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     53,195       445,473  

Shares redeemed

     (541,415     (4,576,168
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (158,029     (1,301,825

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     106,250       884,152  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (220,504     (1,863,200
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (272,283   $ (2,280,873
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     13,336     $ 112,043  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,520       13,203  

Shares redeemed

     (27,117     (232,720
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (12,261     (107,474

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (28,557     (251,229
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (40,818   $ (358,703
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     131,792     $ 1,127,557  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,588       38,174  

Shares redeemed

     (186,750     (1,576,294
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (50,370     (410,563

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (52,599     (436,179
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (102,969   $ (846,742
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     863,595     $ 7,705,603  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     7,624       66,213  

Shares redeemed

     (1,580,987     (13,701,457
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (709,768     (5,929,641

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (9,803     (85,981
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (719,571   $ (6,015,622
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,317,967     $ 10,719,427  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     22,738       189,819  

Shares redeemed

     (609,489     (5,041,814
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     731,216       5,867,432  

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (52,338     (423,495
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     678,878     $ 5,443,937  
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     19,972,244     $ 174,800,035  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     164,293       1,440,074  

Shares redeemed

     (5,764,824     (50,367,811
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     14,371,713       125,872,298  

Shares converted from Class I (See Note 1)

     (11,026,106     (96,147,647
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,345,607     $ 29,724,651  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     21,884,723     $ 190,717,129  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     120,425       1,049,287  

Shares redeemed

     (2,326,238     (20,051,137
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     19,678,910     $ 171,715,279  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020 (a):

    

Shares sold

     12,189,850     $ 104,889,184  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     183,039       1,609,079  

Shares redeemed

     (7,449,632     (67,284,849
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     4,923,257       39,213,414  

Shares converted into Class R6 (See Note 1)

     11,026,106       96,147,647  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     15,949,363     $ 135,361,061  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

The inception date of the class was November 1, 2019.

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet

determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions. In considering the investment performance of the Fund, the Board noted that the Fund underperformed its peer funds for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended July 31, 2019, and performed favorably relative to its peer funds for the one-year period ended July 31, 2019. The Board considered its discussions with representatives from New York Life Investments and MacKay regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to that of its benchmark index and peer funds.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability

analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

 

 

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In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another

group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

44    MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund


Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@ nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge         Inception
Date
    Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five Years
or Since
Inception
    Ten
Years
    Gross
Expense
Ratio3
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge    With sales charges Excluding sales charges     1/3/1995      

–10.98

–5.79


 

   

–8.08

–2.73


 

   

2.23

3.40


 

   

3.23

3.82


 

   

1.35

1.35


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge    With sales charges Excluding sales charges     2/28/2008      

–11.15

–5.98

 

 

   

–8.40

–3.07

 

 

   

1.88

3.03

 

 

   
2.89
3.47
 
 
   

1.75

1.75

 

 

Class B Shares2   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the
First Six Years of Purchase
   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     9/13/1994      
–10.87
–6.33
 
 
   
–8.48
–3.82
 
 
   
1.89
2.26
 
 
   
2.70
2.70
 
 
   

2.50

2.50

 

 

Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase

   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     9/1/1998      
–7.24
–6.33
 
 
   
–4.75
–3.82
 
 
   
2.25
2.25
 
 
   
2.70
2.70
 
 
   

2.50

2.50

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge          1/2/2004       –5.63       –2.29       3.69       4.10       1.10  
Class R1 Shares   No Sales Charge          1/2/2004       –5.70       –2.51       3.56       3.98       1.20  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge          1/2/2004       –5.87       –2.81       3.29       3.72       1.45  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge          4/28/2006       –5.98       –3.06       3.03       3.46       1.70  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge          2/28/2019       3.53       –2.35       3.69       N/A       1.00  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index4

       –13.22        –11.51        –0.17        2.89

MSCI EAFE® Index5

       –14.21          –11.34          –0.17          3.55  

Morningstar Foreign Large Growth Category Average6

       –6.91          –3.84          2.78          5.42  

 

4.

The Fund has selected the MSCI ACWI® (All Country World Index) Ex U.S. Index as its primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S. Results assume reinvestment of all income and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The MSCI EAFE® Index is the Fund’s secondary benchmark. The MSCI EAFE® Index consists of international stocks representing the developed world outside of North America. Results assume reinvestment of all income and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

6.

The Morningstar Foreign Large Growth Category Average is representative of funds that focus on high-priced growth stocks, mainly outside of the United States. Most of these portfolios divide their assets among a dozen or more developed markets, including Japan, Britain, France, and Germany. These portfolios primarily invest in stocks that have market caps in the top 70% of each economically integrated market and will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 942.10      $ 5.94      $ 1,018.75      $ 6.17      1.23%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 940.20      $ 7.67      $ 1,016.96      $ 7.97      1.59%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 936.70      $ 11.27      $ 1,013.23      $ 11.71      2.34%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 936.70      $ 11.27      $ 1,013.23      $ 11.71      2.34%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 943.70      $ 4.11      $ 1,020.64      $ 4.27      0.85%
     
Class R1 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 943.00      $ 5.17      $ 1,019.54      $ 5.37      1.07%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 941.30      $ 6.42      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.67      1.33%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 940.20      $ 7.62      $ 1,017.01      $ 7.92      1.58%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.30      $ 4.20      $ 1,020.74      $ 4.17      0.83%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Country Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

United Kingdom      20.2
Germany      11.8  
Japan      9.1  
Ireland      7.1  
France      6.5  
Netherlands      6.2  
Spain      6.0  
India      5.6  
Switzerland      4.4  
China      3.0  
Sweden      2.7  
Denmark      2.3
United States      2.1  
Argentina      1.8  
Canada      1.8  
Israel      1.7  
Taiwan      1.7  
Mexico      0.9  
Brazil      0.6  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      4.5  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 10 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investment) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Prudential PLC

 

2.

ICON PLC

 

3.

St. James’s Place PLC

 

4.

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

 

5.

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

  6.

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

 

  7.

SAP S.E.

 

  8.

Compass Group PLC

 

  9.

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

 

10.

Accenture PLC, Class A

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Carlos Garcia-Tunon, CFA, Ian Murdoch, CFA, and Lawrence Rosenberg, CFA, of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund returned –5.63%, outperforming the –13.22% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index, and the –14.21% return of the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index. Over the same reporting period, Class I shares also outperformed the –6.91% return of the Morningstar Foreign Large Growth Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

Rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused international equities to experience one of their steepest corrections in modern history during the reporting period. Stocks in developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan were notable underperformers compared to the MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index as Australia suffered from its heavy exposure to natural resources and banking, areas that came under severe pressure. European equities also underperformed as the severity of COVID-19 in Italy, Spain and beyond raised investor fears about the impact of the virus on an already-fragile economic bloc and financial system. Canada shared Australia’s high level of economic exposure to both natural resources and banking, causing shares there to underperform as well. While Japanese shares lost ground, they outperformed most other international markets as the Japanese infection rate appeared relatively low and the Japanese market was viewed by many as a safe haven in turbulent times. Emerging markets varied widely but collectively outperformed the benchmark as COVID-19 penetration during the reporting period was generally lower than many developed markets.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

As mentioned above, the COVID-19 pandemic caused risk assets, including international equities, to fall sharply during the reporting period. However, our focus on competitively advantaged companies with strong profitability and balance sheets enabled the Fund to limit its downside and outperform the MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index. Liquidity was at no point a risk during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, the sectors making the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s performance relative to the MSCI ACWI® Ex

U.S. Index were health care, financials and industrials. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) During the same period, the weakest contributors to relative performance were the consumer discretionary, utilities and consumer staples sectors.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance and which stocks detracted the most?

The top contributors to the Fund’s absolute performance during the reporting period included Chinese Internet gaming and value-added service provider Tencent, U.K.-domiciled global life insurer Prudential and Israeli fraud detection and contact center software provider NICE. The most significant detractors from absolute performance during the same period were UK-domiciled multinational food caterer Compass Group, Mexican bank Regional and Japanese online apparel shopping site operator ZOZO.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

Over the reporting period, the Fund’s largest initial purchase was in German enterprise resource planning and software provider SAP, while the largest increased position size was in Prudential, mentioned above. The Fund’s largest full sale was in U.K. specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey, while the largest decreased position size was in ZOZO, also mentioned above.

How did the Fund’s sector and/or country weightings change during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the Fund’s largest increases in sector exposures relative to the MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index were in technology and real estate. Conversely, the Fund’s largest decreases in benchmark-relative sector exposures were in materials and health care.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held overweight exposure to the technology and health care sectors relative to the MSCI ACWI® Ex U.S. Index. As of the same date, the Fund held its most significantly underweight exposure to the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors.

 

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

     9  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks 95.5%†

 

Argentina 1.8%

 

Globant S.A. (Software) (a)

     45,955      $ 5,315,615  
     

 

 

 

Brazil 0.6%

 

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes S.A. (Health Care Providers & Services)

     167,178        1,685,030  
     

 

 

 

Canada 1.8%

 

Constellation Software, Inc. (Software)

     5,570        5,356,236  
     

 

 

 

China 3.0%

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (Interactive Media & Services)

     165,298        8,891,231  
     

 

 

 

Denmark 2.3%

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Pharmaceuticals)

     106,529        6,794,514  
     

 

 

 

France 6.5%

 

Dassault Systemes S.E. (Software)

     28,390        4,154,897  

Edenred (IT Services)

     185,926        7,491,774  

Teleperformance S.E. (Professional Services)

     31,892        7,147,037  
     

 

 

 
        18,793,708  
     

 

 

 

Germany 11.8%

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec A.G. (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     55,535        5,474,178  

Fresenius Medical Care A.G. & Co. KGaA (Health Care Providers & Services)

     105,636        8,295,445  

SAP S.E. (Software)

     73,105        8,727,411  

Scout24 A.G. (Interactive Media & Services) (b)

     75,506        4,939,770  

Symrise A.G. (Chemicals)

     67,749        6,854,087  
     

 

 

 
        34,290,891  
     

 

 

 

India 5.6%

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd. (Banks)

     651,058        8,669,792  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     295,814        7,548,092  
     

 

 

 
        16,217,884  
     

 

 

 

Ireland 7.1%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (IT Services)

     46,752        8,658,003  

ICON PLC (Life Sciences Tools & Services) (a)

     74,630        11,975,876  
     

 

 

 
        20,633,879  
     

 

 

 

Israel 1.7%

 

Nice, Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Software) (a)

     31,045        5,100,694  
     

 

 

 

Japan 9.1%

 

CyberAgent, Inc. (Media)

     149,000        6,303,499  

Lion Corp. (Household Products)

     159,800        3,351,906  

MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     23,100        746,932  
     Shares      Value  

Japan (continued)

 

Relo Group, Inc. (Real Estate Management & Development)

     322,700      $ 7,075,554  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (Professional Services)

     126,600        7,325,966  

ZOZO, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) (c)

     96,496        1,564,581  
     

 

 

 
        26,368,438  
     

 

 

 

Mexico 0.9%

 

Regional S.A.B. de C.V. (Banks) (a)

     1,066,044        2,619,882  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands 6.2%

 

Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Chemicals)

     68,770        8,421,656  

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     221,871        9,656,196  
     

 

 

 
        18,077,852  
     

 

 

 

Spain 6.0%

 

Amadeus IT Group S.A. (IT Services)

     177,549        8,545,383  

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (Specialty Retail)

     346,778        8,835,384  
     

 

 

 
        17,380,767  
     

 

 

 

Sweden 2.7%

 

Hexagon AB, Class B (Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     155,221        7,750,151  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland 4.4%

 

Lonza Group A.G., Registered (Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     13,319        5,814,687  

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     93,926        6,899,804  
     

 

 

 
        12,714,491  
     

 

 

 

Taiwan 1.7%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     92,286        4,903,155  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom 20.2%

 

Big Yellow Group PLC (Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts)

     318,232        4,296,717  

Compass Group PLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     515,482        8,673,973  

Diageo PLC (Beverages)

     243,784        8,443,762  

Experian PLC (Professional Services)

     264,515        7,915,800  

HomeServe PLC (Commercial Services & Supplies)

     420,292        5,902,338  

Prudential PLC (Insurance)

     962,495        13,680,379  

St. James’s Place PLC (Capital Markets)

     907,538        9,731,876  
     

 

 

 
        58,644,845  
     

 

 

 
 

 

10    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

United States 2.1%

 

STERIS PLC (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     43,069     $ 6,137,332  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $260,665,712)

       277,676,595  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investment 0.0%‡

 

Affiliated Investment Company 0.0%‡

 

United States 0.0%‡

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (d)

     86,242       86,242  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $86,242)

       86,242  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $260,751,954)

     95.5     277,762,837  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

         4.5       12,998,611  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 290,761,448  

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(c)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $2,100,538. The Fund received non-cash collateral in the form of U.S. Treasury securities with a value of $2,208,978 (See Note 2(I)).

 

(d)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

The following abbreviation is used in the preceding pages:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Common Stocks    $ 277,676,595      $         —      $         —      $ 277,676,595  
Short-Term Investment            

Affiliated Investment Company

     86,242                      86,242  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 277,762,837      $      $      $ 277,762,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The table below sets forth the diversification of the Fund’s investments by industry.

Industry Diversification

 

     Value      Percent †  

Banks

   $ 11,289,674        3.9

Beverages

     8,443,762        2.9  

Capital Markets

     9,731,876        3.3  

Chemicals

     15,275,743        5.3  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     5,902,338        2.0  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     14,649,955        5.0  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

     4,296,717        1.5  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     21,267,706        7.3  

Health Care Providers & Services

     9,980,475        3.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     8,673,973        3.0  

Household Products

     3,351,906        1.2  

Insurance

     13,680,379        4.7  

Interactive Media & Services

     13,831,001        4.8  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     1,564,581        0.5  

IT Services

     24,695,160        8.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     17,790,563        6.1  

Media

     6,303,499        2.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     6,794,514        2.3  

Professional Services

     22,388,803        7.7  

Real Estate Management & Development

     7,075,554        2.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,903,155        1.7  

Software

     28,654,853        9.9  

Specialty Retail

     8,835,384        3.0  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     7,548,092        2.6  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     746,932        0.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     277,676,595        95.5  

Short-Term Investment

     86,242        0.0 ‡ 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

     12,998,611        4.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 290,761,448        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

 

12    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value
(identified cost $260,665,712) including securities on loan of $2,100,538

   $ 277,676,595  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $86,242)

     86,242  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies
(identified cost $15,084,892)

     15,131,783  

Due from custodian

     292,703  

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     4,483,710  

Dividends

     727,595  

Fund shares sold

     182,585  

Securities lending

     631  

Other assets

     76,411  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     298,658,255  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     7,085,774  

Fund shares redeemed

     507,751  

Manager (See Note 3)

     148,915  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     52,436  

Professional fees

     32,008  

Shareholder communication

     31,017  

Custodian

     19,396  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     18,976  

Trustees

     534  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,896,807  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 290,761,448  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 185,466  

Additional paid-in capital

     287,747,093  
  

 

 

 
     287,932,559  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     2,828,889  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 290,761,448  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 53,200,350  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     3,398,959  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 15.65  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.91  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 16.56  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 20,662,461  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,333,435  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 15.50  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.90  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 16.40  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 2,482,671  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     183,109  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 13.56  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,016,583  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     222,468  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 13.56  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 34,038,217  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,160,256  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 15.76  
  

 

 

 

Class R1

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 130,811  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     8,348  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 15.67  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 412,124  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     26,280  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 15.68  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 931,671  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     60,067  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 15.51  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 175,886,560  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     11,153,704  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 15.77  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

  

Dividends-unaffiliated (a)

   $ 1,288,342  

Securities lending

     36,827  

Interest

     9,104  

Dividends-affiliated

     2,459  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,336,732  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     1,381,873  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     151,707  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     71,262  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     27,886  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     14,886  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     17,855  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

     537  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     2,744  

Registration

     69,330  

Custodian

     45,361  

Professional fees

     45,032  

Shareholder communication

     21,980  

Trustees

     3,858  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     874  

Miscellaneous

     15,858  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     1,871,043  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (325,732
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,545,311  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (208,579
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Unaffiliated investment transactions

     (12,104,870

Foreign currency forward transactions

     663  

Foreign currency transactions

     (588,753
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (12,692,960
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Unaffiliated investments

     (7,213,786

Translation of other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     79,031  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (7,134,755
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (19,827,715
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (20,036,294
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Dividends recorded net of foreign withholding taxes in the amount of $70,555.

 

 

14    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (208,579   $ 2,286,041  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (12,692,960     9,379,454  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (7,134,755     22,656,074  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (20,036,294     34,321,569  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (1,722,435     (588,241

Investor Class

     (658,492     (216,775

Class B

     (97,268     (45,981

Class C

     (119,383     (75,618

Class I

     (1,446,255     (2,235,732

Class R1

     (8,457     (20,555

Class R2

     (12,557     (4,901

Class R3

     (31,572     (8,671

Class R6

     (6,312,311      
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (10,408,730     (3,196,474
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     28,539,773       52,866,647  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,370,865       3,166,285  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (29,036,055     (84,971,939
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     9,874,583       (28,939,007
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (20,570,441     2,186,088  
Net Assets                 

Beginning of period

     311,331,889       309,145,801  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 290,761,448     $ 311,331,889  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.12        $ 15.48     $ 16.38     $ 13.51     $ 13.51     $ 13.11  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.03        0.09       0.03       0.00  ‡      0.04       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.90        1.73       (0.83     2.90       (0.04     0.49  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.95        1.79       (0.81     2.91       0.01       0.49  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.05              (0.09     (0.04     (0.01     (0.09

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.52        (0.15     (0.09     (0.04     (0.01     (0.09
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.65        $ 17.12     $ 15.48     $ 16.38     $ 13.51     $ 13.51  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.79 %)         11.74     (4.98 %)      21.59     0.05     3.78
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.37 %)††         0.57     0.17     0.01     0.28 %(c)      0.20

Net expenses (d)

    1.23 % ††         1.21     1.32     1.34     1.32 %(e)      1.33

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    1.42 % ††         1.35     1.32     1.34     1.32 %(e)      1.33

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 53,200        $ 57,566     $ 59,304     $ 54,553     $ 41,891     $ 43,405  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.27%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.33%.

 

16    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 16.94        $ 15.38     $ 16.27     $ 13.43     $ 13.47     $ 13.07  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.06        0.03       (0.03     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.78        1.71       (0.82     2.87       (0.04     0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.86        1.71       (0.86     2.84       (0.04     0.45  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.11              (0.03                 (0.05

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.58        (0.15     (0.03                 (0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.50        $ 16.94     $ 15.38     $ 16.27     $ 13.43     $ 13.47  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.98 %)         11.36     (5.31 %)      21.15     (0.30 %)      3.43
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.74 %)††         0.21     (0.19 %)      (0.26 %)      (0.11 %)(c)      (0.14 %) 

Net expenses (d)

    1.59 % ††         1.59     1.66     1.69     1.69 % (e)      1.68

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    1.78 % ††         1.75     1.70     1.69     1.69 % (e)      1.68

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 20,662        $ 23,870     $ 21,679     $ 25,029     $ 31,523     $ 34,329  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been (0.12)%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.70%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 14.94        $ 13.68     $ 14.55     $ 12.10     $ 12.23     $ 11.91  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.11        (0.08     (0.14     (0.14     (0.10     (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.78        1.51       (0.72     2.58       (0.04     0.46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.02     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.91        1.41       (0.87     2.45       (0.13     0.32  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 13.56        $ 14.94     $ 13.68     $ 14.55     $ 12.10     $ 12.23  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.33 %)         10.49     (5.98 %)      20.25     (1.06 %)      2.69
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (1.49 %)††         (0.59 %)      (0.95 %)      (1.05 %)      (0.86 %)(c)      (0.91 %) 

Net expenses (d)

    2.34 % ††         2.35     2.41     2.44     2.44 % (e)      2.43

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    2.53 % ††         2.50     2.44     2.44     2.44 % (e)      2.43

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,483        $ 3,345     $ 4,404     $ 6,210     $ 6,991     $ 8,982  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been (0.87)%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 2.45%.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 14.93        $ 13.68     $ 14.56     $ 12.10     $ 12.23     $ 11.92  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.11        (0.09     (0.14     (0.14     (0.10     (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.77        1.51       (0.73     2.59       (0.04     0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.02     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.90        1.40       (0.88     2.46       (0.13     0.31  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 13.56        $ 14.93     $ 13.68     $ 14.56     $ 12.10     $ 12.23  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (6.33 %)         10.49     (6.04 %)      20.33     (1.06 %)      2.60
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (1.50 %)††         (0.65 %)      (0.93 %)      (1.05 %)      (0.84 %)(c)      (0.90 %) 

Net expenses (d)

    2.34 % ††         2.35     2.41     2.44     2.44 % (e)      2.43

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)(d)

    2.53 % ††         2.50     2.44     2.44     2.44 % (e)      2.43

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,017        $ 3,915     $ 6,960     $ 7,564     $ 7,850     $ 8,292  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been (0.85)%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 2.45%.

 

18    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.28        $ 15.57     $ 16.48     $ 13.59     $ 13.59     $ 13.19  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00          0.09       0.07       0.05       0.07       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.91        1.81       (0.84     2.90       (0.04     0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.93        1.87       (0.78     2.96       0.04       0.53  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.12        (0.01     (0.13     (0.07     (0.04     (0.13

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.59        (0.16     (0.13     (0.07     (0.04     (0.13
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.76        $ 17.28     $ 15.57     $ 16.48     $ 13.59     $ 13.59  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.63 %)         12.19     (4.80 %)      21.94     0.29     4.04
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.00 % ††‡         0.55     0.42     0.31     0.54 %(c)      0.46

Net expenses (d)

    0.85 % ††         0.92     1.07     1.09     1.07 %(e)      1.08

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    1.17 % ††         1.10     1.07     1.09     1.07 %(e)      1.08

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 34,038        $ 43,280     $ 213,030     $ 205,009     $ 179,274     $ 224,307  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.53%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.08%.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R1   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.15        $ 15.48     $ 16.38     $ 13.51     $ 13.51     $ 13.11  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.03        0.05       0.05       0.03       0.06       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.89        1.80       (0.83     2.89       (0.05     0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.94        1.82       (0.79     2.93       0.02       0.51  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.07              (0.11     (0.06     (0.02     (0.11

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.54        (0.15     (0.11     (0.06     (0.02     (0.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.67        $ 17.15     $ 15.48     $ 16.38     $ 13.51     $ 13.51  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.70 %)         11.93     (4.86 %)      21.78     0.18     3.95
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.30 %)††         0.33     0.29     0.21     0.41 %(c)      0.33

Net expenses (d)

    1.07 % ††         1.11     1.17     1.19     1.17 %(e)      1.18

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    1.26 % ††         1.19     1.17     1.19     1.17 %(e)      1.18

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 131        $ 265     $ 2,109     $ 2,616     $ 2,478     $ 3,032  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R1 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been 0.40%.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(e)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.18%.

 

20    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R2   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.15        $ 15.52     $ 16.42     $ 13.54     $ 13.54     $ 13.14  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.04        0.06       (0.02     0.01       0.01       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.91        1.75       (0.79     2.88       (0.01     0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.00‡       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.97        1.78       (0.82     2.90       0.00‡       0.48  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.03              (0.08     (0.02           (0.08

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.50        (0.15     (0.08     (0.02           (0.08
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.68        $ 17.15     $ 15.52     $ 16.42     $ 13.54     $ 13.54  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.87 %)         11.64     (5.06 %)(c)      21.55 %(c)      (0.07 %)      3.73
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.47 %)††         0.38     (0.13 %)      0.06     0.08     0.11

Net expenses (d)

    1.33 % ††         1.31     1.42     1.44     1.42     1.43

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    1.52 % ††         1.45     1.42     1.44     1.42     1.43

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 412        $ 454     $ 602     $ 1,201     $ 847     $ 2,313  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R3   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 16.96        $ 15.38     $ 16.29     $ 13.44     $ 13.48     $ 13.07  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    (0.06        0.03       (0.04     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.90        1.73       (0.82     2.88       (0.04     0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.03     (0.01     0.01       0.01       (0.03
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.98        1.73       (0.87     2.85       (0.04     0.45  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

                   (0.04                 (0.04

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47        (0.15                        
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.47        (0.15     (0.04                 (0.04
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.51        $ 16.96     $ 15.38     $ 16.29     $ 13.44     $ 13.48  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (5.98 %)         11.35     (5.39 %)(c)      21.21     (0.30 %)      3.44
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.74 %)††         0.22     (0.21 %)      (0.27 %)      (0.11 %)(d)      (0.15 %) 

Net expenses (e)

    1.58 % ††         1.56     1.67     1.69     1.67 % (f)      1.68

Expenses (before reimbursement/waiver)

    1.77      ††        1.70     1.67     1.69     1.67 % (f)      1.68

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58     53     45     33     42

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 932        $ 1,154     $ 1,057     $ 1,446     $ 1,108     $ 1,204  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(d)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net investment income (loss) would have been (0.12)%.

(e)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(f)

Without the custody fee reimbursement, net expenses would have been 1.68%.

 

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and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

Class R6   Six months
ended
April 30,
2020*
       February 28,
2019^
through
October 31,
2019
 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 17.28        $ 16.13  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.91        1.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (0.02        (0.02
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.93        1.15  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Less distributions:       

From net investment income

    (0.11         

From net realized gain on investments

    (0.47         
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.58         
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 15.77        $ 17.28  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    3.53        7.13
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:       

Net investment income (loss)††

    0.04        1.37

Net expenses (c)††

    0.83        0.83

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)††

    1.02        1.00

Portfolio turnover rate

    62        58

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 175,887        $ 177,483  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

Less than one cent per share.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has nine classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on September 13, 1994. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I, Class R1 and Class R2 shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Class R3 shares commenced operations on April 28, 2006. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares commenced operations on February 28, 2019.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert

automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

 

 

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For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Monthly payment information

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Reported trades

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Certain securities held by the Fund may principally trade in foreign markets. Events may occur between the time the foreign markets close and the time at which the Fund’s NAVs are calculated. These events may include, but are not limited to, situations relating to a single issuer in a market sector, significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets, natural disasters, armed conflicts, governmental actions or other developments not tied directly to the securities markets. Should the Manager or the Subadvisor conclude that such events may have affected the accuracy of the last price of such securities reported on the local foreign market, the Subcommittee may, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, adjust the value of the local price to reflect the estimated impact on the price of such securities as a result of such events. In this instance, securities are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Additionally, certain foreign equity securities are also fair valued whenever the movement of a particular index exceeds certain

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

thresholds. In such cases, the securities are fair valued by applying factors provided by a third-party vendor in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no foreign equity securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial state-

ments. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. A portion of the taxes on gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation may be reclaimable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which it invests. Capital gains taxes relating to positions still held are reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as well as an adjustment to the Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Taxes related to capital gains realized, if any, are reflected as part of net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gains taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally assessed as a percentage of the transaction amount.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including

 

 

26    MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund


those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in ETFs and mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in ETFs and mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of ETFs and mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(I)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities

deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $2,100,538 and received non-cash collateral, in the form of U.S. Treasury securities, with a value of $2,208,978.

(J)  Foreign Currency Forward Contracts.  The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts, which are agreements to buy or sell foreign currencies on a specified future date at a specified rate. The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of investing in these transactions. During the period the forward contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Cash movement occurs on settlement date. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The Fund may purchase and sell foreign currency forward contracts for purposes of seeking to enhance portfolio returns and manage portfolio risk more efficiently. Foreign currency forward contracts may also be used to gain exposure to a particular currency or to hedge against the risk of loss due to changing currency exchange rates. Foreign currency forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected.

The use of foreign currency forward contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including counterparty risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk is heightened for these instruments because foreign currency forward contracts are not exchange-traded and therefore no clearinghouse or exchange stands ready to meet the obligations under such contracts. Thus, the Fund faces the risk that its counterparties under such contracts may not perform their obligations. Market risk is the risk that the value of a foreign currency forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in exchange rates. Illiquidity risk arises because the secondary market for foreign currency forward contracts may have less liquidity relative to markets for other securities and financial instruments. Risks also arise from the possible movements in the foreign exchange rates underlying these instruments. While the Fund may enter into forward contracts to reduce currency exchange risks, changes in currency exchange rates may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such transactions. Exchange rate movements can be large, depending on the currency, and can last for extended periods of time, affecting the value of the Fund’s assets. Moreover, there may be an imperfect correlation between the Fund’s holdings of securities denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the risk of currency exchange loss. The unrealized

 

 

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appreciation (depreciation) on forward contracts also reflects the Fund’s exposure at the valuation date to credit loss in the event of a counterparty’s failure to perform its obligations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any foreign currency forward contracts.

(K)  Foreign Currency Transactions.  The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates last quoted by any major U.S. bank at the following dates:

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the valuation date; and

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the date of such transactions.

The assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currency amounts are presented at the exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The realized and unrealized changes in net assets arising from fluctuations in exchange rates and market prices of securities are not separately presented.

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represents net currency gains or losses realized as a result of differences between the amounts of securities sale proceeds or purchase cost, dividends, interest and withholding taxes as recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid. Net currency gains or losses from valuing such foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, other than investments at valuation date exchange rates, are reflected in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses.

(L)  Foreign Securities Risk.  The Fund invests in foreign securities, which carry certain risks that are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic securities. These risks include those resulting from currency fluctuations, future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. These risks are likely to be greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. The ability of issuers of securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

(M)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. Foreign currency forward contracts were used to

hedge against the risk of loss due to changing currency exchange rates. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Forward Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward transactions   $ 663     $ 663  
   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ 663     $ 663  
   

 

 

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Forward Contracts Short (a)

  $ 24,243     $ 24,243  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Positions were open less than one month during the reporting period.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.89% up to $500 million; and 0.85% in excess of $500 million. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.89%.

 

 

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New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) do not exceed the following percentages of average daily net assets: Class I, 0.85% and Class R6, 0.83%. New York Life Investments will apply an equivalent waiver or reimbursement, in an equal number of basis points of the Class R6 shares waiver/reimbursement to the Class A, Investor Class, Class B, Class C, Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

Additionally, New York Life Investments has agreed to voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of a class do not exceed the following percentages of average daily net assets: Investor Class, 1.85%; Class B, 2.60%; and Class C, 2.60%. These voluntary waivers or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time without notice.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $1,381,873 and waived its fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the amount of $325,732.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares

pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plans for the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R1

   $ 111  

Class R2

     215  

Class R3

     548  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $5,108 and $3,513, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $243, $825 and $28, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next

 

 

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term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 42,752      $         —  

Investor Class

     57,005         

Class B

     7,582         

Class C

     9,093         

Class I

     30,323         

Class R1

     164         

Class R2

     322         

Class R3

     819         

Class R6

     3,647         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. Certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

   Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from
Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
on Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Value,
End of
Period
     Dividend
Income
     Other
Distributions
     Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

   $ 599      $ 18,432      $ (18,945   $         —      $         —      $ 86      $ 2      $         —        86  

 

(G)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R6

   $ 75,202,140        42.8

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 262,039,978     $ 31,780,380     $ (16,057,521   $ 15,722,859  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary Income

   $ 119,582  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     3,076,892  

Total

   $ 3,196,474  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

 

 

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Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $186,392 and $190,145, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     157,618     $ 2,645,135  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     95,951       1,698,341  

Shares redeemed

     (323,809     (5,190,615
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (70,240     (847,139

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     112,088       1,942,162  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (4,716     (71,733
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     37,132     $ 1,023,290  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     891,776     $ 14,799,175  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     39,110       581,950  

Shares redeemed

     (1,432,293     (23,509,575
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (501,407     (8,128,450

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     87,551       1,426,304  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (55,231     (895,055
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (469,087   $ (7,597,201
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     54,004     $ 878,757  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     37,448       657,204  

Shares redeemed

     (82,243     (1,330,085
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     9,209       205,876  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     18,279       292,153  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (102,858     (1,774,093
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (75,370   $ (1,276,064
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     387,057     $ 6,426,137  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     14,658       216,498  

Shares redeemed

     (451,502     (7,463,061
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (49,787     (820,426

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     110,259       1,756,513  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (61,483     (998,419
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,011   $ (62,332
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     659     $ 9,117  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     6,316       97,267  

Shares redeemed

     (23,246     (321,089
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (16,271     (214,705

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (24,561     (353,514
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (40,832   $ (568,219
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     116,426     $ 1,720,865  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,501       45,898  

Shares redeemed

     (171,357     (2,495,992
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (51,430     (729,229

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (46,670     (652,096
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (98,100   $ (1,381,325
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     10,606     $ 156,585  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     7,668       118,089  

Shares redeemed

     (55,477     (801,724
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (37,203     (527,050

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (2,469     (34,975
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (39,672   $ (562,025
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     62,946     $ 898,110  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     5,556       72,842  

Shares redeemed

     (269,808     (3,860,218
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (201,306     (2,889,266

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (45,392     (638,968
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (246,698   $ (3,528,234
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     119,143     $ 2,081,043  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     80,878       1,438,833  

Shares redeemed

     (544,971     (8,619,450
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (344,950   $ (5,099,574
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,072,727     $ 17,223,161  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     149,207       2,233,635  

Shares redeemed

     (1,629,800     (26,063,040
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (407,866     (6,606,244

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     104       1,721  

Shares converted from Class I (See Note 1)

     (10,765,614     (174,508,600
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (11,173,376   $ (181,113,123
  

 

 

 

Class R1

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     626     $ 10,393  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     478       8,457  

Shares redeemed

     (8,211     (145,155
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (7,107   $ (126,305
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     1,899     $ 30,050  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     204       3,038  

Shares redeemed

     (122,890     (1,840,520
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (120,787   $ (1,807,432
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,188     $ 20,512  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     501       8,885  

Shares redeemed

     (1,883     (33,027
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (194   $ (3,630
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     3,373     $ 53,250  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     254       3,783  

Shares redeemed

     (15,961     (257,168
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (12,334   $ (200,135
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     9,201     $ 152,596  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,793       31,478  

Shares redeemed

     (18,992     (293,627
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (7,998   $ (109,553
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     16,622     $ 265,663  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     585       8,641  

Shares redeemed

     (17,844     (273,670
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (637   $ 634  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,264,918     $ 22,585,635  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     354,425       6,312,311  

Shares redeemed

     (737,941     (12,301,283
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     881,402     $ 16,596,663  
  

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2019 (a):

    

Shares sold

     687,023     $ 11,450,236  

Shares redeemed

     (1,178,021     (19,208,695
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (490,998     (7,758,459

Shares converted into Class R6 (See Note 1)

     10,763,300       174,508,600  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     10,272,302     $ 166,750,141  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

The inception date of the class was February 28, 2019.

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The

 

 

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Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions. In considering the investment performance of the Fund, the Board noted that the Fund underperformed its peer funds for the one-, three- and ten-year periods ended July 31, 2019, and performed in line with its peer funds for the five-year period ended July 31, 2019. The Board considered its discussions with representatives from New York Life Investments and MacKay regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to that of its benchmark index and peer funds.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability

analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. The Board recognized, for example, the benefits to MacKay from legally permitted “soft-dollar” arrangements by which brokers provide research and other services to MacKay in exchange for commissions paid by the Fund with respect to trades on the Fund’s portfolio securities. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life

 

 

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Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board

noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of MainStay Funds Trust (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

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Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge        Inception
Date
    Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
   

Gross

Expense

Ratio3

 
Class A Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
1/3/1995
 
   

–6.40

–1.99


 

   

–3.01

1.56


 

   

2.19

3.13


 

   

4.03

4.51


 

   

0.78

0.78


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
2/28/2008
 
   

–6.48

–2.07

 

 

   

–3.01

1.56

 

 

   

2.20

3.15

 

 

   

3.99

4.47

 

 

   

0.77

0.77

 

 

Class B Shares2   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
5/1/1986
 
   

–7.04

–2.21

 

 

   

–3.73

1.20

 

 

   

2.53

2.89

 

 

   

4.21

4.21

 

 

   

1.02

1.02

 

 

Class C Shares   Maximum 1% CDSC
if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
9/1/1998
 
   

–3.17

–2.21

 

 

   

0.31

1.30

 

 

   

2.89

2.89

 

 

   

4.22

4.22

 

 

   

1.02

1.02

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         12/21/2009       –1.96       1.81       3.39       4.77       0.53  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge         11/1/2019       –1.86       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.45  

 

*

Previously, the bar chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index4

       –1.33        2.16        3.04        3.89

Morningstar Muni National Long Category Average5

       –3.67          0.16          2.55          3.71  

 

 

4.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad-based market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year. Bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax or with floating or zero coupons are excluded. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Morningstar Muni National Long Category Average is representative of funds that invest in bonds issued by various state and local governments to fund public projects. The income from these bonds is generally free from federal taxes. These portfolios have durations of more than 7.0 years. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 980.10      $ 3.69      $ 1,021.13      $ 3.77      0.75%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 979.30      $ 3.74      $ 1,021.08      $ 3.82      0.76%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 977.90      $ 4.97      $ 1,019.84      $ 5.07      1.01%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 977.90      $ 4.97      $ 1,019.84      $ 5.07      1.01%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 980.40      $ 2.46      $ 1,022.38      $ 2.51      0.50%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 981.40      $ 2.12      $ 1,022.73      $ 2.16      0.43%

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

New York      16.0
California      14.9  
Illinois      8.4  
New Jersey      7.2  
Texas      6.1  
Connecticut      2.9  
Florida      2.9  
Pennsylvania      2.7  
Puerto Rico      2.5  
Nevada      2.4  
Georgia      2.1  
Michigan      2.1  
South Carolina      1.9  
Washington      1.8  
Colorado      1.7  
Maryland      1.4  
Arizona      1.3  
Iowa      1.3  
Massachusetts      1.2  
Ohio      1.0  
Tennessee      1.0  
Arkansas      0.9  
District of Columbia      0.9  
Missouri      0.8  
Oklahoma      0.8  
U.S. Virgin Islands      0.8  
Idaho      0.7  
Indiana      0.7  
Minnesota      0.7
Utah      0.7  
Alabama      0.6  
Delaware      0.6  
Hawaii      0.6  
Louisiana      0.6  
Montana      0.6  
Wisconsin      0.6  
Guam      0.5  
Nebraska      0.5  
Kentucky      0.4  
Rhode Island      0.4  
Virginia      0.4  
North Dakota      0.3  
Oregon      0.3  
Kansas      0.2  
New Hampshire      0.2  
South Dakota      0.2  
West Virginia      0.2  
Wyoming      0.2  
Alaska      0.1  
Mississippi      0.1  
New Mexico      0.1  
North Carolina      0.1  
Vermont      0.1  
Maine      0.0 ‡ 
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      2.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investment) (Unaudited)

 

1.

State of New Jersey, General Obligation Unlimited Notes, 4.00%, due 9/25/20

 

2.

State of California, Unlimited General Obligation, 4.00%–5.25%, due 11/1/29–4/1/49

 

3.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%–5.25%, due 2/1/22–11/15/48

 

4.

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%–5.25%, due 5/1/32–11/1/42

 

5.

Los Angeles Unified School District, Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation, 5.25%, due 7/1/42

  6.

New York State Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, due 3/15/37–3/15/45

 

  7.

North Texas Tollway Authority, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, due 1/1/34–1/1/40

 

  8.

State of Illinois, Unlimited General Obligation, 4.00%–6.00%, due 2/1/26–6/1/41

 

  9.

Washoe County School District, School Improvement Bonds, Limited General Obligation, 4.00%, due 10/1/45–10/1/49

 

10.

State of Connecticut Special Tax, Transportation Infrastructure, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, due 9/1/30–1/1/36

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers John Loffredo, CFA, Robert DiMella, CFA, Michael Petty, David Dowden, Scott Sprauer and Frances Lewis of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund perform relative to its benchmark and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund returned –1.96%, underperforming the –1.33% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. Over the same period, Class I shares outperformed the –3.67% return of the Morningstar Muni National Long Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the below-investment-grade, tax-exempt segment of the market underperformed the investment-grade segment, and the municipal market underperformed the taxable bond market. Bonds with short-end maturities outperformed those with long-end maturities, while among ratings categories higher-quality bonds outperformed their lower-quality counterparts. Among territory-issued bonds,2 securities from the U.S. Virgin Islands posted positive returns. Among the states, bonds from Maryland and Washington outperformed the overall municipal market while those from Illinois and Colorado underperformed.

The Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index was bolstered by overweight exposure to higher-quality bonds, and underweight exposure in longer maturities. Conversely, exposure to the state general obligation, prerefunded/ETM (escrowed to maturity) and special tax sectors detracted from relative performance, as did exposure to bonds from Texas, Massachusetts and Washington.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

The rapid expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 resulted in a significant risk-off reaction in global financial markets. The municipal bond market’s response to the crisis reflected the significant disruption the virus caused to our economy and the financial markets. In March and April, municipal volatility surged and credit spreads widened. The extreme volatility in the municipal market was primarily due to a liquidity squeeze exacerbated by a sharp repricing of credit risk. Market technical conditions were upended as investors in municipal bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds sought to exit a market that offered little liquidity, resulting in

severe price declines. During this time, yields of variable-rate demand notes spiked to over 9% and the new-issue market was shut down. Credit spreads3 widened as market participants attempted to discount the impact of an abrupt shutdown of the U.S. economy. Notably, high-yield municipal bonds experienced extreme price swings exceeding 10 points in a day for some bonds. (A point represents one percent of a bond’s face value.) In our view, leveraged open-end mutual funds that were ill-prepared to meet shareholder redemptions contributed to municipal market volatility as they resorted to forced sales.

The pandemic produced a significant credit shift in the municipal market. With mandatory stay-at-home requirements and the closing of large segments of the economy, including travel, leisure and retail, the economic conditions of state and local governments and related entities came into question. Fortunately, the municipal market’s credit condition at the start of 2020 was at an all-time high as state governments had accumulated large reserves due to record tax revenues in the wake of the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Nevertheless, as of the end of the reporting period, we believe that several municipal “front-line” sectors, including infrastructure, hospitals, state and local governments, and higher education, are likely to be the sectors most immediately impacted by the pandemic-related economic slowdown. We expect the magnitude of the impact to be a function of the duration and the severity of the crisis, as well as the specific geographic location of the credits.

During the reporting period, the MacKay Shields municipal bond management team increased the Fund’s overall credit quality and added additional liquidity and cash reserves to offset short-term financial losses. As always, the team continues to assess the ability of each municipal issuer to manage through these times. We continue to believe there will be limited defaults in the municipal market, reflective of historical market trends.

During the reporting period, how was the Fund’s performance materially affected by investments in derivatives?

During the reporting period, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures to maintain a neutral duration relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. This hedge detracted from relative performance for the reporting period as the municipal market significantly underperformed the U.S. Treasury market.

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

2.

Territory-issued bonds are debt securities issued by a U.S. territory, such as Puerto Rice, which are exempt from federal income tax.

3.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

 

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What was the Fund’s duration4 strategy during the reporting period?

As mentioned above, the Fund used a U.S. Treasury futures hedge to help maintain a neutral duration relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s modified duration to worst5 was 5.22 years while the benchmark’s modified duration to worst was 4.88 years.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

During the reporting period, bonds in the hospital, leasing and IDR/PCR (industry development revenue/pollution control revenue) sectors positively contributed to the Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Conversely, investments in the state general obligation, prerefunded/ETM and special tax sectors detracted from results. Across states, holdings in bonds from New Jersey, Alabama and Pennsylvania contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance, while holdings in bonds from Texas, Massachusetts and Washington weakened relative performance. Finally, exposure to bonds maturing in 20 years and longer enhanced relative results, while exposure to bonds maturing in less than 20 years hindered relative performance.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

There were no material purchases or sales during the reporting period.

How did the Fund’s sector weighting change during the reporting period?

During the reporting period, the Fund increased its exposure to the transportation, state general obligation and local general obligation sectors. At the same time, the Fund decreased exposure to the housing, hospital and electric sectors. Across states, the Fund increased its exposure to bonds from New Jersey, California and Nevada during the reporting period, while decreasing exposure to bonds from Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held an overweight position relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index in bonds with maturities of 20 to 25 years, and to credits rated AA.6 In addition, the Fund held overweight exposure to bonds from Illinois, New Jersey and Puerto Rico, and underweight exposure to bonds from California and Texas. In terms of sectors, the Fund held overweight positions relative to the benchmark in local general obligation and transportation bonds, and underweight positions in incremental tax and prerefunded/ETM securities.

While maintaining cash reserves to take advantage of any continued volatility, as of April 30, 2020, the Fund was buying short-term notes and BANs (bond anticipation notes) with attractive yields.

 

 

4.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

5.

Modified duration is inversely related to the approximate percentage change in price for a given change in yield. Duration to worst is the duration of a bond computed using the bond’s nearest call date or maturity, whichever comes first. This measure ignores future cash flow fluctuations due to embedded optionality.

6.

An obligation rated ‘AA’ by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) is deemed by S&P to differ from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. In the opinion of S&P, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. When applied to Fund holdings, ratings are based solely on the creditworthiness of the bonds in the portfolio and are not meant to represent the security or safety of the Fund.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

10    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Municipal Bonds 97.2%†

Long-Term Municipal Bonds 94.8%

 

 

Alabama 0.6%

 

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/37

   $ 1,175,000      $ 1,390,624  

City of Birmingham AL, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 3/1/43 (a)

     2,650,000        2,880,921  

City of Thomasville AL, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 2/15/25

     865,000        993,245  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 2/15/26

     915,000        1,071,987  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 2/15/27

     955,000        1,140,642  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 2/15/28

     250,000        303,763  

Houston County Health Care Authority, Southeast Alabama Medical, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/25

     1,000,000        1,123,480  

Lower Alabama Gas District, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 12/1/50 (b)

     540,000        575,041  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/46

     10,000,000        12,482,900  

University of South Alabama, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 11/1/35

     2,000,000        2,139,580  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/29

     1,110,000        1,310,743  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/30

     2,000,000        2,350,060  

Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.00%, due 1/1/32

     6,140,000        7,278,724  
     

 

 

 
        35,041,710  
     

 

 

 

Alaska 0.1%

 

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority, FairBanks Community Hospital, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 4/1/32

     3,550,000        3,757,853  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Arizona 1.3%

 

Arizona Board of Regents, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/38

   $ 1,100,000      $ 1,243,814  

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/40

     1,100,000        1,231,769  

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/42

     1,500,000        1,673,985  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/34

     1,000,000        1,259,470  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     1,000,000        1,252,990  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     1,125,000        1,402,886  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/37

     1,500,000        1,863,435  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/39

     2,000,000        2,464,480  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/41

     3,500,000        4,288,445  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/43

     3,480,000        4,243,338  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 2/1/42

     1,000,000        1,026,530  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/39

     4,760,000        5,103,148  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, NCCU Properties LLC, Central University Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 6/1/44

     940,000        970,437  

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 69 Paradise Valley, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 7/1/34

     525,000        610,859  

4.00%, due 7/1/37

     1,400,000        1,601,712  

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 90 Saddle Mountain, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 7/1/35

     5,175,000        5,763,242  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Electric System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 1/1/39

     3,600,000        4,056,948  

Series A
4.00%, due 1/1/41

     9,095,000        10,193,949  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Arizona (continued)

 

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/45

   $ 22,100,000      $ 25,203,724  
     

 

 

 
        75,455,161  
     

 

 

 

Arkansas 0.8%

 

City of Fort Smith AR, Water & Sewer, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 10/1/28

     1,535,000        1,854,050  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 10/1/29

     1,075,000        1,291,978  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     2,335,000        2,778,487  

County of Pulaski AR, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 3/1/34

     2,000,000        2,257,540  

Pulaski County Special School District, Limited General Obligation
Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 2/1/48

     15,500,000        16,107,135  

Springdale Public Facilities Board, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 3/1/34

     2,890,000        3,262,145  

Springdale School District No. 50, Limited General Obligation

     

Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 6/1/36

     2,500,000        2,603,175  

Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 6/1/40

     10,400,000        10,778,872  

University of Arkansas, UALR Campus, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/29

     1,315,000        1,597,068  

5.00%, due 10/1/30

     1,110,000        1,342,811  

5.00%, due 10/1/31

     1,205,000        1,452,025  
     

 

 

 
        45,325,286  
     

 

 

 

California 14.4%

 

Alta Loma School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
4.00%, due 8/1/45

     4,500,000        4,967,505  

Series B
5.00%, due 8/1/44

     4,000,000        4,654,840  

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvement Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.00%, due 10/1/36

     1,100,000        1,260,358  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

 

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvement Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series C
5.00%, due 10/1/37

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,144,680  

Series C
5.00%, due 10/1/38

     1,000,000        1,143,580  

Series C
5.00%, due 10/1/40

     900,000        1,027,251  

Antelope Valley Community College District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
4.50%, due 8/1/38

     11,500,000        13,074,925  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Revenue Bonds
Subseries S-H
5.00%, due 4/1/44

     2,615,000        3,024,744  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, City of Hope Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 11/15/49

     24,410,000        27,101,202  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Providence St. Joseph Health, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 10/1/35

     1,230,000        1,318,917  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Sutter Health, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/41

     5,000,000        5,503,700  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, Green Bond, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/1/49

     9,060,000        10,640,064  

California Municipal Finance Authority, CHF Davis I LLC, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 5/15/36

     4,400,000        4,765,508  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Southern California Institute of Architecture Project, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 12/1/22

     390,000        413,275  

5.00%, due 12/1/23

     405,000        436,242  

5.00%, due 12/1/24

     425,000        464,300  

5.00%, due 12/1/25

     450,000        496,314  

5.00%, due 12/1/26

     470,000        522,231  

5.00%, due 12/1/27

     495,000        554,870  

5.00%, due 12/1/28

     520,000        580,996  

California Municipal Finance Authority, West Village Student Housing Project, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 5/15/32

     1,570,000        1,704,031  
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

California (continued)

 

California Municipal Finance Authority, West Village Student Housing Project, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 5/15/32

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,662,600  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 5/15/39

     9,815,000        10,529,041  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 5/15/43

     11,750,000        12,485,432  

California School Facilities Financing Authority, Azusa Unified School District, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/49

     16,000,000        4,380,640  

California State Educational Facilities Authority, Sutter Health, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/34

     5,000,000        5,612,450  

California State University, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/44

     21,530,000        26,116,105  

California State University, Systemwide, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/44

     4,000,000        4,519,400  

Chino Valley Unified School District, Limited General Obligation

     

Series B
3.375%, due 8/1/50

     3,000,000        3,057,690  

Series B
4.00%, due 8/1/45

     14,310,000        15,931,466  

Chula Vista Elementary School District, Unlimited General Obligation
(zero coupon), due 8/1/23

     5,000,000        4,858,100  

City of Escondido CA, Unlimited General Obligation
5.00%, due 9/1/36

     5,000,000        5,896,200  

City of Long Beach CA Harbor, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 12/15/20

     7,940,000        8,151,204  

City of Long Beach CA, Airport System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/30

     5,000,000        5,012,700  

City of Los Angeles CA, Wastewater System Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Subseries A
5.00%, due 6/1/43

     10,000,000        11,887,100  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

 

City of Los Angeles, Department of Airports, Los Angeles International Airport, Revenue Bonds

     

Subseries E
5.00%, due 5/15/36

   $ 3,205,000      $ 3,787,861  

Subseries E
5.00%, due 5/15/37

     1,000,000        1,177,980  

5.00%, due 5/15/37 (c)

     2,350,000        2,694,416  

Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/40

     6,850,000        8,126,977  

Series C
5.00%, due 5/15/44 (c)

     3,285,000        3,639,024  

Subseries E
5.00%, due 5/15/44

     10,230,000        11,845,112  

City of Richmond CA, Wastewater Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.25%, due 8/1/47

     10,530,000        12,423,505  

City of San Jose CA, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A-1
5.00%, due 9/1/41

     3,000,000        3,624,180  

Coachella Valley Unified School District, Election 2005, Unlimited General Obligation
Series F, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 8/1/46

     12,385,000        14,396,076  

Coast Community College District, Election 2012, Unlimited General Obligation
Series D
4.50%, due 8/1/39

     15,000,000        17,209,950  

Compton Unified School District, Certificates of Participation

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/1/31

     250,000        299,628  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/1/32

     500,000        594,445  

Compton Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series B, Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 6/1/38

     1,250,000        751,425  

Series B, Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 6/1/39

     1,340,000        775,498  

Series B, Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 6/1/40

     1,500,000        835,830  

Series B, Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 6/1/41

     1,750,000        936,478  

Corona-Norco Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
4.00%, due 8/1/49

     7,000,000        7,581,700  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

California (continued)

 

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/42

   $ 2,865,000      $ 3,328,385  

El Monte Union High School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/49

     17,390,000        19,841,294  

Enterprise Elementary School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/49

     5,000,000        5,628,500  

Etiwanda School District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 8/1/46

     5,725,000        6,607,738  

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 8/1/41

     3,000,000        3,538,890  

Fontana Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/32

     1,320,000        1,508,839  

Fontana Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series C
(zero coupon), due 8/1/35

     14,800,000        7,178,740  

Series C
(zero coupon), due 8/1/36

     15,500,000        6,980,890  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Revenue Bonds
Subseries B-2, Insured: AGM
3.50%, due 1/15/53 (b)

     9,400,000        9,473,414  

Fresno Unified School District, Election 2001, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series G
(zero coupon), due 8/1/32

     6,000,000        2,801,160  

Series G
(zero coupon), due 8/1/33

     10,000,000        4,337,600  

Series G
(zero coupon), due 8/1/41

     23,485,000        5,834,144  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Asset-Backed, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/40

     5,410,000        6,265,862  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series A-1
5.00%, due 6/1/33

     12,545,000        14,361,140  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

 

Jurupa Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
5.25%, due 8/1/43

   $ 5,500,000      $ 6,714,840  

Live Oak Elementary School District, Certificates of Participation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/39

     3,205,000        3,699,147  

Live Oak Unified School District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/48

     1,500,000        1,756,440  

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series E-1
5.00%, due 12/1/44

     3,500,000        4,075,295  

Series E-1
5.00%, due 12/1/49

     4,500,000        5,215,410  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Power System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/30

     1,000,000        1,269,640  

Series A
5.25%, due 7/1/49

     15,000,000        18,192,450  

Los Angeles Unified School District, Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B-1
5.25%, due 7/1/42

     68,405,000        80,878,652  

Lynwood Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 8/1/45

     2,500,000        2,692,900  

Napa Valley Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 8/1/44

     11,250,000        12,069,338  

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/27

     1,160,000        1,353,616  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/28

     1,755,000        2,042,960  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/29

     2,535,000        2,943,160  

Oceanside Unified School District, Unrefunded Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/49

     560,000        75,516  
 

 

14    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

California (continued)

 

Paramount Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/43

   $ 25,000,000      $ 6,204,750  

Pittsburg Unified School District Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 9/1/43

     500,000        547,665  

Pomona Unified School District, Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation
Series E, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/30

     3,285,000        3,537,485  

Richmond Joint Powers Financing Authority, Civic Center Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/37

     3,660,000        4,339,040  

Riverside Community College District, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 8/1/34

     3,700,000        4,208,084  

Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Jurupa Valley Project, Tax Allocation

     

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 10/1/29

     875,000        1,013,005  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 10/1/30

     2,645,000        3,050,531  

Riverside County Transportation Commission, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 6/1/36

     20,000,000        22,145,400  

Riverside Unified School District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 8/1/42

     5,000,000        5,418,050  

San Bernardino City Unified School District, Election 2012, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/30

     1,000,000        1,108,300  

San Diego Association of Governments, South Bay Expressway, Senior Lien, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/30

     2,475,000        2,909,090  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     1,800,000        2,079,324  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/38

     1,150,000        1,301,720  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

 

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/38

   $ 1,750,000      $ 1,865,763  

San Diego County Water Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 5/1/34

     5,795,000        6,326,286  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Capital Improvement Projects, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 10/15/44

     3,000,000        3,439,890  

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission, San Francisco International Airport, Revenue Bonds
Series E
5.00%, due 5/1/50 (c)

     7,500,000        8,403,825  

San Marcos School Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/33

     500,000        575,050  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/34

     1,000,000        1,146,690  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/35

     1,000,000        1,142,290  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/36

     1,100,000        1,252,141  

Santa Clara Valley Water District, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/49

     2,865,000        3,321,738  

Santa Monica Community College District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
4.00%, due 8/1/47

     8,580,000        9,341,046  

Selma Unified School District, Election 2006, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series D, Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/39

     730,000        404,588  

Series D, Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/41

     730,000        372,694  

Sierra Joint Community College District, Election 2018, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 8/1/53

     3,500,000        3,760,785  

Simi Valley Unified School District, Election 2016, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.00%, due 8/1/39

     1,000,000        1,182,000  

Series A
5.00%, due 8/1/40

     1,195,000        1,406,384  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

California (continued)

 

Solano County Community College District, Election 2012, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
5.25%, due 8/1/42

   $ 16,460,000      $ 19,561,064  

Southern California Water Replenishment District, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/1/38

     1,750,000        2,107,893  

State of California, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 10/1/34

     20,790,000        23,765,673  

4.00%, due 3/1/36

     13,000,000        14,888,640  

4.00%, due 3/1/37

     20,100,000        22,833,198  

4.00%, due 3/1/38

     19,870,000        22,491,449  

4.00%, due 3/1/40

     10,500,000        11,819,745  

4.00%, due 3/1/46

     20,000,000        22,190,000  

4.00%, due 4/1/49

     2,030,000        2,226,118  

5.00%, due 11/1/29

     3,000,000        3,690,330  

5.00%, due 3/1/32

     4,040,000        5,121,468  

5.00%, due 4/1/33

     5,000,000        6,184,200  

5.00%, due 11/1/34

     270,000        331,679  

5.00%, due 3/1/35

     4,225,000        5,271,152  

5.00%, due 11/1/36

     5,000,000        6,092,150  

5.25%, due 10/1/39

     5,635,000        6,573,735  

Susanville, Natural Gas Enterprise Refunding Project, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 6/1/45

     2,000,000        2,155,820  

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
5.00%, due 8/1/41

     2,200,000        2,590,918  

Turlock Irrigation District, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 1/1/44

     4,000,000        4,859,120  

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Unrefunded Election 2006, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/32

     5,120,000        3,756,339  

University of California, Revenue Bonds

     

Series AV
5.00%, due 5/15/42

     1,725,000        2,022,839  

Series AZ
5.00%, due 5/15/43

     9,180,000        10,941,917  

Series AZ
5.25%, due 5/15/58

     5,905,000        7,046,200  

Westminster School District, Election 2008, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
(zero coupon), due 8/1/48

     13,900,000        2,362,722  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

California (continued)

 

Winters Joint Unified School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 8/1/46

   $ 1,400,000      $ 1,615,446  
     

 

 

 
        850,569,135  
     

 

 

 

Colorado 1.7%

 

Adams State University, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: State Higher Education Intercept Program
4.00%, due 5/15/37

     750,000        839,490  

Series A, Insured: State Higher Education Intercept Program
4.00%, due 5/15/39

     1,085,000        1,206,976  

Series A, Insured: State Higher Education Intercept Program
4.00%, due 5/15/42

     1,500,000        1,656,120  

City & County of Denver CO, Convention Center Expansion Project, Certificates of Participation
Series A
5.375%, due 6/1/43

     2,875,000        3,316,629  

City of Colorado Springs CO, Utilities System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A-2
4.00%, due 11/15/32

     530,000        613,131  

Series A-4
4.00%, due 11/15/32

     855,000        989,107  

Series A-2
4.00%, due 11/15/33

     600,000        690,936  

Series A-4
4.00%, due 11/15/33

     700,000        806,092  

Series A-2
4.00%, due 11/15/34

     430,000        493,244  

Series A-4
4.00%, due 11/15/34

     900,000        1,032,372  

Series A-2
4.00%, due 11/15/35

     385,000        436,432  

Series A-4
4.00%, due 11/15/35

     740,000        838,857  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 11/15/43

     3,905,000        4,039,566  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A-1
4.00%, due 8/1/39

     1,000,000        997,180  

Series A-2
5.00%, due 8/1/44

     4,500,000        4,811,265  
 

 

16    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Colorado (continued)

 

Colorado State Housing & Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Insured: GNMA
4.25%, due 11/1/48

   $ 5,590,000      $ 6,023,337  

Denver City & County Airport System Revenue (c)

     

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/25

     5,370,000        6,218,245  

Series A
5.25%, due 12/1/48

     10,000,000        11,476,800  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 12/1/30

     1,305,000        1,318,937  

5.00%, due 12/1/31

     1,885,000        1,903,737  

5.00%, due 12/1/36

     1,000,000        1,005,330  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: NATL-RE
(zero coupon), due 9/1/20

     3,370,000        3,358,879  

Regional Transportation District, Certificates of Participation
Series A
4.50%, due 6/1/44

     13,000,000        13,769,210  

South Suburban Park & Recreation District, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 12/15/36

     950,000        1,077,575  

4.00%, due 12/15/38

     1,140,000        1,284,290  

Vista Ridge Metropolitan District, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/31

     1,250,000        1,476,800  

Weld County School District No. 6 Greeley, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 12/1/36

     4,150,000        5,179,324  

Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 12/1/40

     2,490,000        3,058,816  

Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 12/1/44

     8,750,000        10,643,150  

Weld County School District No. RE-2 Eaton, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 12/1/39

     6,560,000        8,049,382  
     

 

 

 
        98,611,209  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut 2.7%

 

City of Bridgeport CT, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series D, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/33

     3,090,000        3,612,055  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Connecticut (continued)

 

Series D, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/34

   $ 3,090,000      $ 3,602,168  

Series D, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/35

     3,090,000        3,594,257  

Series D, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/36

     3,090,000        3,584,431  

City of Hartford CT, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: State Guaranteed
5.00%, due 4/1/28

     2,500,000        2,631,125  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/15/32

     7,470,000        8,428,102  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/15/34

     2,500,000        2,798,075  

City of Hartford CT, Unrefunded, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: State Guaranteed
5.00%, due 4/1/29

     895,000        940,564  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 4/1/32

     195,000        205,969  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program, Revenue Bonds
Series D-1
4.00%, due 11/15/49

     10,000,000        10,831,300  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Quinnipiac University, Revenue Bonds
Series L
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     10,425,000        11,352,304  

Connecticut State Housing Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Subseries C-1
4.00%, due 11/15/45

     5,260,000        5,612,841  

Series B-1
4.00%, due 5/15/49

     2,765,000        2,986,891  

State of Connecticut Special Tax, Transportation Infrastructure, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/30

     6,500,000        7,292,140  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/31

     6,500,000        7,569,640  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/31

     14,470,000        17,336,218  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/33

     13,000,000        14,747,590  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/34

     3,250,000        3,577,438  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/36

     4,075,000        4,635,883  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Connecticut (continued)

 

State of Connecticut, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.00%, due 3/1/28

   $ 1,990,000      $ 2,195,328  

Series F
5.00%, due 9/15/28

     12,810,000        15,305,388  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/32

     5,130,000        5,780,227  

Series C
5.00%, due 6/15/33

     1,775,000        2,051,527  

Series C
5.00%, due 6/15/34

     1,375,000        1,584,440  

Series A
5.00%, due 4/15/35

     6,000,000        6,794,280  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/15/40

     750,000        862,935  

University of Connecticut, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/33

     2,000,000        2,338,360  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/35

     3,990,000        4,627,682  
     

 

 

 
        156,879,158  
     

 

 

 

Delaware 0.6%

 

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, Christiana Health Care System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/34

     6,360,000        7,769,503  

5.00%, due 10/1/35

     8,085,000        9,829,743  

5.00%, due 10/1/37

     9,135,000        11,021,286  

5.00%, due 10/1/39

     3,095,000        3,712,762  
     

 

 

 
        32,333,294  
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia 0.8%

 

District of Columbia, Bryant Street Project, Tax Allocation
4.00%, due 6/1/39

     2,370,000        2,631,269  

4.00%, due 6/1/43

     2,035,000        2,237,421  

District of Columbia, Friendship Public Charter School, Inc., Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 6/1/42

     5,500,000        5,602,795  

District of Columbia, Gallery Place Project, Tax Allocation
5.00%, due 6/1/27

     525,000        546,604  

District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 3/1/39

     3,500,000        3,969,070  

Series A
4.00%, due 3/1/40

     2,000,000        2,263,080  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/1/33

     5,000,000        6,344,650  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

District of Columbia (continued)

 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road, Metrorail & Capital Improvement Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
4.00%, due 10/1/39

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,002,200  

Series B
5.00%, due 10/1/33

     1,500,000        1,671,720  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road, Revenue Bonds (a)

     

Series C, Insured: AGC
6.50%, due 10/1/41

     8,000,000        9,846,960  

Series B
6.50%, due 10/1/44

     7,140,000        8,647,754  
     

 

 

 
        44,763,523  
     

 

 

 

Florida 2.9%

 

Broward County FL, Water & Sewer Utility, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/38

     650,000        801,925  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Senior Lien, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     2,205,000        2,610,830  

City of Miami Beach FL Parking, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/40

     2,500,000        2,889,825  

City of Miami Beach FL, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/47

     2,195,000        2,380,017  

City of Miami FL Parking System, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 10/1/33

     1,520,000        1,718,406  

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 10/1/36

     3,395,000        3,787,632  

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 10/1/37

     2,535,000        2,818,134  

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 10/1/38

     1,675,000        1,856,034  

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 10/1/39

     2,820,000        3,116,551  

City of Orlando FL, Unrefunded Third Lien, Tourist Development Tax, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGC
5.50%, due 11/1/38

     1,600,000        1,605,024  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     750,000        850,222  
 

 

18    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Florida (continued)

 

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation, Unlimited General Obligation
5.00%, due 7/1/37

   $ 2,000,000      $ 2,383,420  

County of Miami-Dade FL, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/20

     3,510,000        3,583,956  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 10/1/44

     9,500,000        10,326,120  

Series B
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     10,000,000        11,613,100  

5.00%, due 10/1/43

     7,250,000        8,631,415  

5.00%, due 10/1/44

     20,000,000        23,933,400  

County of Sarasota FL Utility System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/40

     6,195,000        7,536,527  

Florida Governmental Utility Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 10/1/37

     1,375,000        1,564,145  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 10/1/39

     1,400,000        1,583,204  

Florida Housing Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds
Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 7/1/49

     2,715,000        2,886,534  

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/49

     6,000,000        6,747,720  

Florida State Department of Transportation, Turnpike System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/39

     3,500,000        3,918,460  

JEA Electric System, Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.00%, due 10/1/36

     5,060,000        5,546,721  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/1/31

     1,500,000        1,532,940  

Pasco County FL, Fire-Rescue Projects, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B-2
5.00%, due 10/1/48

     1,880,000        2,263,445  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Florida (continued)

 

Putnam County Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/42

   $ 5,000,000      $ 5,818,200  

South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Baptist Health South Florida, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/15/42

     20,000,000        21,951,800  

West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, City Center Community Redevelopment Area, Tax Allocation
5.00%, due 3/1/34

     10,100,000        12,387,650  

5.00%, due 3/1/35

     10,620,000        12,968,719  
     

 

 

 
        171,612,076  
     

 

 

 

Georgia 1.7%

 

Brookhaven Development Authority, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 7/1/44

     8,450,000        9,016,826  

4.00%, due 7/1/49

     3,000,000        3,174,330  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     1,550,000        1,891,093  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/33

     2,380,000        2,875,468  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     1,900,000        2,259,879  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     2,850,000        3,362,373  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/37

     2,800,000        3,279,668  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/38

     2,250,000        2,617,335  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/39

     1,300,000        1,508,091  

Coweta County Development Authority, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 7/1/44

     5,000,000        5,670,850  

Dalton GA, Board of Water Light & Sinking Fund Commissioners, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 3/1/30

     2,055,000        2,441,176  

DeKalb County Water & Sewer Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.25%, due 10/1/41

     6,250,000        6,564,312  

Etowah Water & Sewer Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 3/1/33

     1,000,000        1,119,200  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Georgia (continued)

 

Etowah Water & Sewer Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 3/1/35

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,387,638  

Forsyth County Water & Sewerage Authority, Revenue Bonds
3.00%, due 4/1/35

     1,200,000        1,265,244  

Fulton County Development Authority, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/37

     2,200,000        2,349,490  

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/38

     1,750,000        1,858,605  

Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/39

     2,500,000        2,639,550  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     3,000,000        3,478,800  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Northeast Health System, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 2/15/38

     8,310,000        8,646,555  

Series A, Insured: County Guaranteed
5.25%, due 8/15/49

     3,000,000        3,417,270  

Gwinnett County School District, Unlimited General Obligation
5.00%, due 2/1/41

     11,410,000        14,037,609  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/35

     3,000,000        3,421,020  

Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/36

     3,700,000        4,215,817  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/37

     1,000,000        1,078,550  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/38

     1,000,000        1,075,360  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/35

     5,000,000        5,263,500  
     

 

 

 
        99,915,609  
     

 

 

 

Guam 0.5%

 

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Insured: AGM
6.125%, due 10/1/43 (c)

     5,000,000        5,372,200  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Guam (continued)

 

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water & Wastewater Systems Revenue, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 7/1/40

   $ 1,730,000      $ 1,750,950  

Guam Government, Waterworks Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     1,750,000        1,782,918  

5.00%, due 1/1/46

     2,500,000        2,505,125  

5.25%, due 7/1/33

     1,000,000        1,022,430  

Guam Power Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/1/30

     5,610,000        5,842,759  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/1/44

     655,000        682,641  

Territory of Guam, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.125%, due 1/1/42

     3,085,000        2,980,017  

Territory of Guam, Section 30, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/27

     2,265,000        2,326,223  

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/34

     2,290,000        2,268,932  
     

 

 

 
        26,534,195  
     

 

 

 

Hawaii 0.6%

 

City & County of Honolulu HI, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
5.00%, due 8/1/42

     1,500,000        1,817,370  

Honolulu City & County Wastewater Systems, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/42

     7,000,000        7,637,070  

State of Hawaii Airports System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/35 (c)

     2,500,000        2,840,750  

State of Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Hawaii Pacific Health Obligation, Revenue Bonds
Series A
6.00%, due 7/1/33

     3,000,000        3,294,000  

State of Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc, Revenue Bonds
3.50%, due 10/1/49 (c)

     7,000,000        6,605,410  

State of Hawaii Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/38

     2,765,000        3,354,913  
 

 

20    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Hawaii (continued)

 

State of Hawaii Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/39

   $ 3,150,000      $ 3,810,996  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/40

     2,140,000        2,583,472  

State of Hawaii, Unlimited General Obligation
Series FE
5.00%, due 10/1/20

     1,175,000        1,195,703  
     

 

 

 
        33,139,684  
     

 

 

 

Idaho 0.7%

 

Idaho Building Authority, State Office Campus Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 9/1/48

     10,220,000        11,128,456  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Federal Highway Trust Fund, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 7/15/36

     16,920,000        19,760,868  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/15/37

     10,000,000        11,638,800  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 1/21/49

     106,918        113,432  
     

 

 

 
        42,641,556  
     

 

 

 

Illinois 8.1%

 

Chicago Board of Education, School Reform, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: NATL-RE
(zero coupon), due 12/1/26

     19,995,000        15,898,624  

Chicago Board of Education, Special Tax
6.00%, due 4/1/46

     19,485,000        20,177,107  

Chicago Board of Education, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/27

     8,250,000        9,879,292  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.50%, due 12/1/39

     11,455,000        12,086,285  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.375%, due 1/1/33 (c)

     2,500,000        2,640,300  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 1/1/32 (c)

     2,900,000        2,938,889  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Illinois (continued)

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series C
5.00%, due 1/1/35

   $ 6,000,000      $ 6,598,680  

Series C
5.50%, due 1/1/34 (c)

     3,000,000        3,182,580  

Chicago Park District, Limited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/28

     1,000,000        1,098,730  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/29

     750,000        824,730  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 1/1/29

     2,500,000        2,732,000  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/31

     1,000,000        1,093,290  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/35

     2,000,000        2,164,980  

Chicago Transit Authority, Sales Tax Receipts, Revenue Bonds
5.25%, due 12/1/31

     1,735,000        1,826,539  

Chicago, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
6.00%, due 1/1/38

     20,000,000        20,820,600  

City of Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 1/1/33

     4,725,000        5,100,590  

City of Chicago IL, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.50%, due 1/1/49

     10,000,000        9,922,600  

Series A, Insured: BAM
6.00%, due 1/1/38

     6,000,000        7,230,900  

City of Chicago IL, Wastewater Transmission Second Lien, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 1/1/39

     8,420,000        8,833,422  

City of Chicago IL, Wastewater Transmission, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 1/1/28

     1,000,000        1,073,960  

Series B, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 1/1/30

     7,585,000        9,033,128  

5.00%, due 1/1/33

     2,000,000        2,120,040  

5.00%, due 1/1/44

     13,090,000        13,664,127  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 1/1/42

     4,000,000        4,640,760  

City of Chicago IL, Wastewater, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 11/1/27

     1,655,000        1,762,641  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

Illinois (continued)

 

City of Chicago IL, Wastewater, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series 2017-2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/28

   $ 2,000,000      $ 2,442,920  

5.00%, due 11/1/29

     1,700,000        1,800,402  

Series 2017-2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/30

     3,000,000        3,622,950  

Series 2017-2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/32

     5,000,000        5,894,800  

Series 2017-2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/33

     10,000,000        11,704,100  

Series 2017-2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/38

     3,500,000        4,031,160  

Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 11/1/33

     5,000,000        5,937,000  

Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 11/1/34

     1,785,000        2,112,512  

Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 11/1/35

     3,025,000        3,566,112  

City of Chicago IL, Waterworks Second Lien, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 11/1/37

     1,240,000        1,241,042  

City of Country Club Hills IL, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
4.50%, due 12/1/31

     455,000        492,888  

Cook County Community College District No. 508, City College of Chicago, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
5.50%, due 12/1/38

     5,000,000        5,546,350  

Cook County Community High School District No. 212 Leyden, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/30

     3,370,000        3,881,499  

Series C, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/31

     2,610,000        3,004,893  

Cook County School District No. 162, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 12/1/38

     2,000,000        2,107,720  

Cook County Township High School District No. 227, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
1.375%, due 12/1/40 (a)

     18,750,000        18,705,000  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Illinois (continued)

 

Illinois Finance Authority, Rehab Institute of Chicago, Revenue Bonds
Series A
6.00%, due 7/1/43

   $ 9,600,000      $ 10,462,272  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 6/15/31

     5,000,000        5,315,950  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.00%, due 1/1/41

     5,665,000        6,366,384  

Madison County Community Unit School, District No. 7 Edwardsville, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 12/1/20

     2,085,000        2,121,967  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Capital Appreciation, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 6/15/30

     14,250,000        10,002,645  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Capital Appreciation-McCormick, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: NATL-RE
(zero coupon), due 6/15/36

     58,750,000        29,080,075  

Peoria County School District No. 150, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 1/1/38

     750,000        797,670  

Series A, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 1/1/39

     1,175,000        1,246,757  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 1/1/35

     1,060,000        1,219,127  

Rock Island County, Public Building Commission, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/31

     500,000        593,770  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/36

     2,645,000        3,089,466  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 1/1/37

     1,650,000        1,834,487  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/40

     2,665,000        2,869,885  

Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/28

     1,005,000        1,229,547  
 

 

22    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Illinois (continued)  

Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield, Unlimited General Obligation (continued)

     

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/34

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,223,510  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/38

     1,635,000        1,966,415  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/39

     1,000,000        1,199,020  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/44

     5,000,000        5,916,600  

Southern Illinois University, Housing & Auxiliary Facilities System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 4/1/26

     1,175,000        1,357,231  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 4/1/29

     1,620,000        1,840,563  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 4/1/30

     1,000,000        1,129,850  

State of Illinois, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
4.00%, due 6/15/27

     2,000,000        1,977,260  

4.50%, due 6/15/36

     17,500,000        16,263,625  

State of Illinois, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 6/1/41

     12,600,000        11,910,150  

5.00%, due 2/1/26

     9,215,000        9,033,280  

Series B
5.00%, due 10/1/26

     3,650,000        3,564,006  

Series D
5.00%, due 11/1/26

     4,485,000        4,377,360  

5.00%, due 2/1/27

     4,730,000        4,609,385  

5.00%, due 1/1/28

     6,155,000        5,964,318  

Series D
5.00%, due 11/1/28

     10,850,000        10,485,765  

Series A
6.00%, due 5/1/27

     9,665,000        9,960,942  

United City of Yorkville, Special Tax
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 3/1/32

     3,778,000        4,327,019  

Village of Bellwood IL, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/29

     1,500,000        1,761,150  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Village of Crestwood IL, Alternative Revenue Source, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/15/29

   $ 750,000      $ 829,905  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/15/30

     850,000        941,188  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/15/31

     955,000        1,057,099  

Village of Oswego IL, Unlimited General Obligation
5.00%, due 12/15/33

     7,670,000        9,044,541  

Village of Rosemont IL, Corporate Purpose Bond, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/40

     8,090,000        9,438,684  

Village of Schaumburg IL, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
4.00%, due 12/1/41

     37,350,000        39,235,428  

Western Illinois Economic Development Authority, City of Quincy, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 12/1/34

     1,500,000        1,630,635  
     

 

 

 
        480,711,073  
     

 

 

 

Indiana 0.7%

 

City of Indianapolis Department of Public Utilities, Gas Utility, 2nd Lien, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/15/24

     7,620,000        7,699,782  

Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities-Butler University, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.00%, due 2/1/24

     2,100,000        2,215,017  

Series A
5.00%, due 2/1/25

     2,215,000        2,333,968  

Series B
5.00%, due 2/1/25

     2,210,000        2,328,699  

Series B
5.00%, due 2/1/26

     2,320,000        2,442,055  

Indiana University Lease Purchase, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 6/1/32

     2,595,000        3,071,209  

Series A
4.00%, due 6/1/33

     1,885,000        2,202,170  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       23  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Indiana (continued)  

Indiana University Lease Purchase, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series A
4.00%, due 6/1/38

   $ 3,015,000      $ 3,401,553  

Series A
4.00%, due 6/1/39

     3,095,000        3,474,942  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Revenue Bonds
Series E
5.00%, due 1/1/40

     6,350,000        7,676,960  

Tippecanoe County School Building Corp., Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: State Intercept
4.00%, due 7/15/37

     1,390,000        1,545,624  

Insured: State Intercept
4.00%, due 7/15/38

     1,215,000        1,346,645  

Vanderburgh County Redevelopment District, Tax Allocation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/1/31

     2,310,000        2,715,451  
     

 

 

 
        42,454,075  
     

 

 

 

Iowa 1.3%

 

City of Coralville IA, Certificates of Participation

     

Series E
4.00%, due 6/1/21

     545,000        544,095  

Series E
4.00%, due 6/1/22

     1,405,000        1,398,200  

Series E
4.00%, due 6/1/23

     1,320,000        1,307,552  

Iowa Finance Authority, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 7/1/47

     2,855,000        3,086,598  

Series C, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 7/1/48

     1,880,000        2,002,820  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Private College Facility, Grinnell College Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 12/1/46

     10,700,000        12,692,126  

Kirkwood Community College, Unlimited General Obligation
3.00%, due 6/1/32

     4,250,000        4,451,790  

PEFA, Inc., Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/49 (b)

     45,025,000        50,754,882  
     

 

 

 
        76,238,063  
     

 

 

 

Kansas 0.2%

 

City of Hutchinson KS, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc., Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 12/1/26

     565,000        604,878  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Kansas (continued)  

City of Hutchinson KS, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc., Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

5.00%, due 12/1/28

   $ 410,000      $ 435,904  

5.00%, due 12/1/30

     500,000        526,635  

University of Kansas Hospital Authority, KU Health System, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 9/1/33

     2,500,000        2,877,625  

5.00%, due 9/1/34

     5,000,000        5,741,950  

5.00%, due 9/1/35

     2,800,000        3,206,056  
     

 

 

 
        13,393,048  
     

 

 

 

Kentucky 0.4%

 

City of Ashland KY, King’s Daughters Medical Center Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 2/1/21

     1,070,000        1,082,241  

Series A
5.00%, due 2/1/23

     1,525,000        1,622,310  

Fayette County School District Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: State Intercept
4.00%, due 5/1/38

     2,995,000        3,240,860  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 4/1/48 (b)

     15,000,000        15,747,600  

Louisville / Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Louisville Water Co., Revenue Bonds
3.00%, due 11/15/35

     3,915,000        4,073,753  
     

 

 

 
        25,766,764  
     

 

 

 

Louisiana 0.6%

 

City of Shreveport LA, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 8/1/28

     2,285,000        2,789,162  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 8/1/30

     5,355,000        6,464,128  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, McNeese State University Student Parking Co., Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 3/1/22

     335,000        351,690  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 3/1/23

     350,000        367,307  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Loyola University, Revenue Bonds
5.25%, due 10/1/30

     2,930,000        3,111,367  
 

 

24    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Louisiana (continued)  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Unrefunded-Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 5/15/34

   $ 2,010,000      $ 2,227,241  

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/30

     1,485,000        1,574,932  

State of Louisiana, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
4.00%, due 2/1/34

     9,830,000        10,428,254  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/1/37

     6,995,000        8,523,477  
     

 

 

 
        35,837,558  
     

 

 

 

Maine 0.0%‡

 

Maine Housing Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series F
3.65%, due 11/15/42

     1,110,000        1,142,667  
     

 

 

 

Maryland 1.4%

 

City of Baltimore MD, Water Projects, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/37

     2,065,000        2,292,088  

County of Anne Arundel MD, Unlimited General Obligation

     

5.00%, due 10/1/42

     7,200,000        8,833,104  

5.00%, due 10/1/43

     7,200,000        8,811,720  

County of Baltimore, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 3/1/37

     5,565,000        6,299,859  

County of Montgomery MD, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/20

     2,000,000        2,042,640  

Maryland Community Development Administration, Department of Housing & Community Development, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
3.50%, due 3/1/50

     3,700,000        3,867,425  

Series A
4.25%, due 9/1/49

     14,410,000        15,521,299  

Maryland Stadium Authority, Construction & Revitalization, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 5/1/42

     24,645,000        28,747,653  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Maryland (continued)  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission Program, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/49

   $ 6,580,000      $ 7,053,694  
     

 

 

 
        83,469,482  
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts 1.2%

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Consolidated Loan, Limited General Obligation
Series C
5.00%, due 5/1/45

     15,000,000        18,095,550  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Limited General Obligation
Series A
5.25%, due 1/1/44

     31,905,000        38,989,505  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, UMass Boston Student Housing Project, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 10/1/30

     1,200,000        1,257,864  

5.00%, due 10/1/31

     1,200,000        1,250,412  

5.00%, due 10/1/32

     1,240,000        1,281,763  

5.00%, due 10/1/33

     1,500,000        1,543,920  

5.00%, due 10/1/34

     2,170,000        2,227,397  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, WGBH Educational Foundation, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 1/1/33

     1,000,000        1,102,970  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.70%, due 1/1/31 (c)

     475,000        475,423  

Series I
6.00%, due 1/1/28

     450,000        450,333  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing, Revenue Bonds
Series 199
4.00%, due 12/1/48

     3,455,000        3,680,542  

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp., Revenue Bonds
5.25%, due 7/1/36

     2,000,000        2,084,280  
     

 

 

 
        72,439,959  
     

 

 

 

Michigan 2.1%

 

City of Detroit MI, Sewage Disposal System, Second Lien, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BHAC, NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     5,345,000        5,578,951  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       25  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Michigan (continued)  

Detroit City School District, Improvement School Building & Site, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/26

   $ 750,000      $ 799,830  

Series A, Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/29

     3,620,000        3,851,680  

Series A, Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/33

     4,535,000        4,817,893  

Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 4/1/31

     1,600,000        1,939,840  

Grand Rapids Public Schools, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/42

     1,400,000        1,679,454  

Great Lakes Water Authority, Sewage Disposal System, Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien-Series A
5.25%, due 7/1/39

     12,400,000        13,167,684  

Great Lakes Water Authority, Water Supply System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.25%, due 7/1/35

     20,000,000        23,957,200  

Senior Lien-Series A
5.25%, due 7/1/41

     5,000,000        5,206,550  

Senior Lien-Series A
5.75%, due 7/1/37

     5,550,000        5,839,321  

Hudsonville Public Schools, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series I, Insured: Q-SBLF
4.00%, due 5/1/40

     1,290,000        1,448,012  

Series I, Insured: Q-SBLF
4.00%, due 5/1/41

     2,490,000        2,780,458  

Series I, Insured: Q-SBLF
4.00%, due 5/1/42

     1,800,000        2,004,948  

Lincoln Consolidated School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 5/1/28

     2,030,000        2,414,076  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 5/1/30

     1,455,000        1,720,261  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 5/1/40

     1,500,000        1,731,045  

Livonia Public School District, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 5/1/40

     4,365,000        5,026,778  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Michigan (continued)  

Michigan Finance Authority, Great Lakes Water, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C-7, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/32

   $ 2,500,000      $ 2,819,550  

Series C-3, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/33

     3,000,000        3,313,650  

Series C-1
5.00%, due 7/1/44

     2,500,000        2,578,125  

Michigan Finance Authority, Local Government Loan Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series D2, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/28

     500,000        561,985  

Series D-1
5.00%, due 7/1/33

     500,000        554,620  

Series D-1
5.00%, due 7/1/34

     500,000        554,365  

Series D1, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     2,000,000        2,199,940  

Series D6, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     7,400,000        8,273,348  

Michigan Finance Authority, Wayne County Criminal Justice Center Project, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 11/1/24

     750,000        870,150  

5.00%, due 11/1/25

     1,000,000        1,188,680  

5.00%, due 11/1/27

     1,200,000        1,489,356  

5.00%, due 11/1/30

     500,000        627,640  

5.00%, due 11/1/31

     750,000        935,370  

Saginaw City School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/29

     260,000        310,830  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/30

     350,000        416,658  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/31

     750,000        889,545  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/34

     250,000        294,645  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/35

     350,000        411,852  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/36

     425,000        499,579  

Thornapple Kellogg School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: Q-SBLF
4.00%, due 5/1/44

     1,665,000        1,832,499  

Insured: Q-SBLF
5.00%, due 5/1/42

     2,345,000        2,798,101  
 

 

26    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Michigan (continued)  

Tri-County Area School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 5/1/30

   $ 1,225,000      $ 1,435,308  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 5/1/31

     1,285,000        1,494,339  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 5/1/32

     1,350,000        1,557,468  

University of Michigan, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 4/1/42

     2,005,000        2,353,088  

Wayne County Michigan, Capital Improvement, Limited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/1/38

     2,340,000        2,346,482  
     

 

 

 
        126,571,154  
     

 

 

 

Minnesota 0.3%

 

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 11/15/37

     1,000,000        1,018,500  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Residential Housing Finance, Revenue Bonds

     

Series E, Insured: GNMA/FMNA/FHLMC
4.25%, due 1/1/49

     4,670,000        5,030,104  

Series B, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.25%, due 7/1/49

     10,000,000        10,776,000  

Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Revenue Bonds
2.65%, due 11/1/38 (c)

     3,240,000        2,927,145  
     

 

 

 
        19,751,749  
     

 

 

 

Mississippi 0.1%

 

Mississippi Development Bank, Hinds County School District Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 3/1/43

     1,035,000        1,210,143  

Mississippi Home Corp., Mortgage Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 12/1/44

     1,860,000        1,976,547  
     

 

 

 
        3,186,690  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Missouri 0.6%

 

City of Kansas City MO, Improvement Downtown Arena Project, Revenue Bonds
Series E
5.00%, due 4/1/40

   $ 10,055,000      $ 11,264,516  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, SSM Health Care, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/30

     4,000,000        4,398,240  

Joplin Industrial Development Authority, Freeman Health System, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 2/15/35

     605,000        651,888  

Missouri Housing Development Commission Mortgage Revenue, Homeownership Loan Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.25%, due 5/1/47

     7,460,000        8,048,594  

Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.25%, due 5/1/49

     4,260,000        4,570,341  

Springfield School District No. R-12, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 3/1/35

     3,140,000        3,638,663  
     

 

 

 
        32,572,242  
     

 

 

 

Montana 0.6%

 

Missoula County Elementary School District No. 1 School Building, Unlimited General Obligation

     

4.00%, due 7/1/30

     145,000        165,542  

4.00%, due 7/1/31

     345,000        390,609  

4.00%, due 7/1/32

     590,000        661,679  

4.00%, due 7/1/33

     555,000        619,325  

Missoula High School District No. 1 School Building, Unlimited General Obligation

     

4.00%, due 7/1/30

     500,000        574,445  

4.00%, due 7/1/31

     335,000        380,483  

4.00%, due 7/1/33

     350,000        393,029  

4.00%, due 7/1/34

     370,000        413,005  

4.00%, due 7/1/35

     515,000        572,608  

Montana Board of Housing, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
3.40%, due 12/1/33

     1,645,000        1,728,484  

Series B
3.60%, due 6/1/37

     2,125,000        2,226,001  

Series B
4.00%, due 12/1/43

     1,640,000        1,740,056  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       27  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Montana (continued)  

Montana Facilities Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 2/15/30

   $ 1,790,000      $ 2,080,463  

5.00%, due 2/15/31

     1,500,000        1,730,040  

5.00%, due 2/15/32

     775,000        888,731  

5.00%, due 2/15/33

     1,320,000        1,505,724  

5.00%, due 2/15/34

     1,200,000        1,364,784  

Silver Bow County School District No. 1, Unlimited General Obligation

     

4.00%, due 7/1/30

     1,745,000        2,039,591  

4.00%, due 7/1/32

     1,945,000        2,232,393  

4.00%, due 7/1/33

     2,020,000        2,304,174  

Yellowstone County K-12, School District No. 26 Lockwood, Unlimited General Obligation

     

5.00%, due 7/1/29

     2,260,000        2,819,712  

5.00%, due 7/1/30

     2,500,000        3,098,950  

5.00%, due 7/1/31

     3,015,000        3,716,229  

5.00%, due 7/1/32

     3,300,000        4,039,266  
     

 

 

 
        37,685,323  
     

 

 

 

Nebraska 0.5%

 

Central Plains Energy, Project No. 3, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/42

     13,960,000        14,811,420  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/42

     7,410,000        9,171,728  

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Single Family Housing, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 9/1/48

     5,035,000        5,379,243  
     

 

 

 
        29,362,391  
     

 

 

 

Nevada 2.4%

 

City of Las Vegas N.V., City Hall, Limited General Obligation
Series C
5.00%, due 9/1/20

     2,885,000        2,925,159  

Clark County School District, Limited General Obligation

     

Series B, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 6/15/35

     5,395,000        6,030,477  

Series C
4.00%, due 6/15/37

     4,845,000        5,122,328  

Series B, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/15/34

     5,750,000        6,901,610  

County of Clark N.V., Limited General Obligation

     

4.00%, due 12/1/35

     8,425,000        9,380,226  

4.00%, due 12/1/36

     5,000,000        5,545,600  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Nevada (continued)  

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Convention Center Expansion, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/43

   $ 14,450,000      $ 14,981,326  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, Water Improvement, Limited General Obligation
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/46

     3,665,000        4,128,623  

State of Nevada Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, Limited General Obligation

     

3.00%, due 8/1/32

     2,120,000        2,258,139  

3.00%, due 8/1/33

     2,080,000        2,202,013  

3.00%, due 8/1/34

     1,640,000        1,715,702  

State of Nevada, Capital Improvement, Limited General Obligation

     

Series D
4.00%, due 4/1/33

     5,140,000        5,574,587  

Series D
4.00%, due 4/1/34

     5,000,000        5,411,750  

Series D
4.00%, due 4/1/35

     5,430,000        5,861,088  

Washoe County School District, Limited General Obligation

     

Series A
3.00%, due 6/1/28

     2,250,000        2,381,558  

Series A, Insured: BAM
3.00%, due 6/1/33

     3,000,000        3,124,830  

Series A, Insured: BAM
3.00%, due 6/1/34

     2,490,000        2,584,670  

Washoe County School District, School Improvement Bonds, Limited General Obligation

     

Series A
4.00%, due 10/1/45

     15,585,000        17,027,703  

Series A
4.00%, due 10/1/49

     36,610,000        39,333,052  
     

 

 

 
        142,490,441  
     

 

 

 

New Hampshire 0.2%

 

City of Manchester NH, General Airport, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 1/1/26

     1,800,000        1,889,370  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 4/1/50 (c)

     5,525,000        5,401,295  
 

 

28    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
New Hampshire (continued)  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Southern University, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 1/1/31

   $ 905,000      $ 1,057,067  

5.00%, due 1/1/32

     950,000        1,106,855  

5.00%, due 1/1/33

     1,000,000        1,161,610  

5.00%, due 1/1/34

     1,050,000        1,216,036  

5.00%, due 1/1/35

     600,000        692,796  
     

 

 

 
        12,525,029  
     

 

 

 

New Jersey 6.9%

 

Atlantic County Improvement Authority, Stockton University-Atlantic City, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/31

     2,670,000        3,140,881  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     1,305,000        1,531,013  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/33

     1,395,000        1,632,192  

City of Atlantic City NJ, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 3/1/32

     3,400,000        3,998,502  

New Brunswick Parking Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/28

     4,780,000        5,768,217  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/29

     2,370,000        2,850,470  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/30

     4,605,000        5,517,158  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/31

     6,780,000        8,055,793  

New Jersey Building Authority, Unrefunded, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/15/25

     2,015,000        2,170,699  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/15/28

     1,805,000        1,941,187  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 1/1/28 (c)

     1,000,000        1,030,230  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 7/1/28

     2,000,000        2,173,060  

5.50%, due 1/1/26 (c)

     1,000,000        1,051,560  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Green Bond, Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.00%, due 7/1/50

     1,775,000        1,332,457  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Stockton University, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 7/1/29

   $ 4,775,000      $ 5,440,157  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 7/1/30

     5,000,000        5,667,800  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 7/1/31

     3,000,000        3,385,740  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc., Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/38

     10,000,000        11,493,200  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series C
4.00%, due 12/1/48 (c)

     2,250,000        2,287,012  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds
Series C
4.75%, due 10/1/50

     11,600,000        12,732,508  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 6/15/28

     4,800,000        5,181,264  

Series A
5.00%, due 6/15/29

     8,380,000        9,005,316  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C, Insured: NATL-RE
(zero coupon), due 12/15/30

     20,000,000        13,967,600  

Series C, Insured: AGM
(zero coupon), due 12/15/34

     30,000,000        18,776,400  

5.00%, due 12/15/26

     4,500,000        4,671,810  

Series AA
5.00%, due 6/15/44

     13,255,000        13,090,240  

Series BB
5.00%, due 6/15/44

     9,320,000        9,204,152  

5.00%, due 6/15/46

     7,440,000        7,304,443  

5.25%, due 6/15/43

     10,205,000        10,341,951  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series E
5.00%, due 1/1/45

     2,000,000        2,167,620  

Newark Housing Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 12/1/27

     500,000        554,820  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       29  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
New Jersey (continued)  

Newark Housing Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 12/1/29

   $ 250,000      $ 275,118  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 12/1/30

     250,000        272,793  

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 12/1/31

     225,000        244,190  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/28

     750,000        887,093  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/1/38

     1,740,000        2,015,094  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/31

     1,750,000        1,961,593  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/32

     1,500,000        1,669,110  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 11/1/33

     750,000        830,468  

State of New Jersey, General Obligation Unlimited Notes
Series A
4.00%, due 9/25/20 (d)

     165,000,000        165,004,950  

State of New Jersey, Unlimited General Obligation

     

5.00%, due 6/1/39

     5,000,000        5,773,150  

5.00%, due 6/1/40

     6,000,000        6,915,780  

5.00%, due 6/1/41

     10,000,000        11,495,700  

5.00%, due 6/1/42

     13,600,000        15,604,232  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/31

     3,000,000        3,473,970  

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/33

     6,500,000        7,436,780  

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/34

     1,500,000        1,705,920  

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/36

     6,000,000        6,734,580  
     

 

 

 
        409,765,973  
     

 

 

 

New Mexico 0.1%

 

City of Albuquerque NM, Gross Receipts Lodgers Tax Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 7/1/36

     2,490,000        2,836,807  

City of Farmington NM, Revenue Bonds
Series C
5.90%, due 6/1/40

     2,000,000        2,001,020  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
New Mexico (continued)  

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage Program, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Class I,
Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 1/1/49

   $ 3,285,000      $ 3,509,004  
     

 

 

 
        8,346,831  
     

 

 

 

New York 15.9%

 

Battery Park City Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
5.00%, due 11/1/38

     2,575,000        3,208,321  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Royal Charter Properties, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/15/20

     1,025,000        1,050,471  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 12/15/21

     1,075,000        1,141,510  

City of New York NY, Unlimited General Obligation
Subseries A-1
5.25%, due 10/1/32

     20,000,000        24,041,600  

City of New York, Multi Modal Service D-1, Unlimited General Obligation
Series D1
4.00%, due 3/1/41

     10,000,000        10,778,500  

City of New York, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Subseries A-1
4.00%, due 8/1/38

     18,000,000        19,525,680  

Series D-1
4.00%, due 3/1/50

     22,760,000        24,222,785  

Series I
5.00%, due 8/1/23

     3,675,000        3,979,547  

Series B-1
5.00%, due 10/1/42

     2,870,000        3,382,668  

Series B-1
5.00%, due 10/1/43

     2,835,000        3,333,393  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric System, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/44

     10,000,000        11,247,600  

Long Island Power Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/39

     1,875,000        2,175,900  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 9/1/39

     10,000,000        11,318,600  

Series B
5.00%, due 9/1/45

     8,970,000        10,135,652  
 

 

30    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
New York (continued)  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Green Bond, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 11/15/47

   $ 1,880,000      $ 1,870,844  

Series C, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 11/15/48

     10,715,000        10,637,209  

Series C, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 11/15/49

     2,170,000        2,151,273  

Series C, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 11/15/42

     7,500,000        8,471,850  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Green, Revenue Bonds
Series B-1
5.00%, due 11/15/36

     4,500,000        5,004,765  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A-2S
4.00%, due 2/1/22

     8,000,000        7,853,520  

Series B
4.00%, due 11/15/36

     1,700,000        1,591,863  

Series D-1
5.00%, due 9/1/22

     23,000,000        22,875,570  

Series D-1
5.00%, due 11/15/26

     2,785,000        2,798,312  

Series A-1
5.00%, due 11/15/28

     535,000        538,140  

Series D
5.00%, due 11/15/30

     8,150,000        8,167,115  

Series D-1
5.00%, due 11/15/30

     420,000        421,806  

Series C
5.00%, due 11/15/31

     14,525,000        14,552,017  

Series D-1, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 11/15/33

     12,650,000        13,958,769  

Series C-1
5.00%, due 11/15/34

     7,570,000        7,590,742  

Subseries A-1
5.00%, due 11/15/40

     4,035,000        4,043,837  

5.00%, due 11/15/41

     2,910,000        2,917,450  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/41

     20,000,000        20,023,200  

Series D
5.00%, due 11/15/43

     10,000,000        10,015,800  

5.00%, due 11/15/48

     9,195,000        9,216,424  

Subseries C-1
5.25%, due 11/15/29

     2,230,000        2,267,375  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series E-1-C
4.95%, due 11/1/46

     4,625,000        5,165,061  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
New York (continued)  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Yankee Stadium, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BHAC
5.00%, due 3/1/46

   $ 11,500,000      $ 11,380,860  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System, General Resolution, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 6/15/42

     5,000,000        5,499,200  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Building Aid, Revenue Bonds

     

Series S-1,
Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 7/15/33

     6,060,000        6,756,476  

Series S-2,
Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 7/15/34

     3,000,000        3,366,720  

Series S-1,
Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 7/15/36

     10,000,000        11,078,900  

Series S-1,
Insured: State Aid Withholding
5.00%, due 7/15/43

     8,555,000        9,558,502  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C-1
4.00%, due 11/1/38

     4,380,000        4,767,980  

Subseries B-1
4.00%, due 11/1/42

     12,315,000        13,308,082  

Subseries F-1
5.00%, due 5/1/32

     4,000,000        4,723,760  

Series B-1
5.00%, due 8/1/32

     10,000,000        11,248,400  

Subseries A-1
5.00%, due 5/1/33

     10,000,000        11,607,200  

Series A-2
5.00%, due 8/1/34

     7,795,000        9,140,885  

Series A1
5.00%, due 8/1/36

     5,100,000        5,830,116  

Subseries E-1
5.00%, due 2/1/37

     5,000,000        5,712,600  

Series E-1
5.00%, due 2/1/41

     2,500,000        2,817,075  

Subseries F-1
5.00%, due 5/1/42

     11,500,000        13,133,460  

Subseries B-1
5.25%, due 8/1/37

     5,570,000        6,670,521  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       31  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
New York (continued)  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series AA
5.00%, due 6/15/40

   $ 5,000,000      $ 6,054,950  

Series EE
5.00%, due 6/15/40

     15,660,000        18,340,522  

Series EE
5.00%, due 6/15/47

     11,710,000        12,719,870  

Series EE
5.25%, due 6/15/33

     6,235,000        7,514,235  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Second General Resolution, Revenue Bonds
Series CC
5.00%, due 6/15/47

     10,000,000        11,102,300  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Revenue Bonds
Class 1
2.45%, due 9/15/69

     12,925,000        12,104,780  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 12/15/41

     12,315,000        12,870,899  

New York Liberty Development Corp., World Trade Center, Revenue Bonds
5.75%, due 11/15/51

     18,940,000        19,790,974  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax, Revenue Bonds
Series D
4.00%, due 2/15/47

     28,250,000        30,300,385  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series D
4.00%, due 2/15/39

     10,480,000        11,467,950  

Series D
4.00%, due 2/15/40

     3,615,000        3,946,676  

Series C
4.00%, due 3/15/44

     11,385,000        12,076,866  

Series E
5.00%, due 3/15/34

     4,190,000        4,854,241  

Series D
5.00%, due 2/15/41

     21,000,000        25,218,900  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds

     

Series E
5.00%, due 3/15/37

     5,250,000        6,205,763  

5.00%, due 3/15/40

     8,280,000        9,484,243  

Series B
5.00%, due 3/15/40

     26,080,000        30,350,339  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
New York (continued)  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series E
5.00%, due 3/15/40

   $ 5,000,000      $ 5,865,200  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/43

     10,000,000        11,560,400  

5.00%, due 3/15/44

     5,000,000        5,681,700  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/45

     3,000,000        3,454,170  

New York State Dormitory Authority, State Personal Income Tax, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 2/15/38

     13,490,000        15,676,054  

New York State Dormitory Authority, University Facilities, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     1,000,000        1,151,290  

Series A
5.00%, due 7/1/38

     1,000,000        1,144,420  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Green Bond, 2010 Master Finance Program, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 8/15/44

     22,385,000        27,192,850  

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Junior Indebtedness Obligation, Revenue Bonds
Series B, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 1/1/50

     10,940,000        11,356,595  

New York State Thruway Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
4.00%, due 1/1/39

     2,000,000        2,094,420  

Series B
4.00%, due 1/1/50

     5,500,000        5,632,440  

Series N
5.00%, due 1/1/38

     3,095,000        3,687,445  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Personal Income Tax, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/30

     12,350,000        14,516,684  

Series C
5.00%, due 3/15/37

     9,200,000        10,713,032  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/43

     10,360,000        12,093,228  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 3/15/41

     10,000,000        11,864,200  
 

 

32    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
New York (continued)  

New York Transportation Development Corp., LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Revenue Bonds (c)

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 7/1/31

   $ 10,925,000      $ 11,203,369  

Series A, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 7/1/36

     24,800,000        25,098,592  

Onondaga County Trust Cultural Resource Revenue, Syracuse University Project, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 12/1/49

     3,000,000        3,240,060  

5.00%, due 12/1/38

     1,075,000        1,305,813  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated 172nd, Revenue Bonds
4.25%, due 10/1/32 (c)

     5,000,000        5,129,900  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated 218th, Revenue Bonds (c)
5.00%, due 11/1/44

     3,190,000        3,587,634  

5.00%, due 11/1/49

     3,500,000        3,917,690  

Rensselaer City School District, Certificates of Participation

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/30

     1,880,000        2,229,135  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/32

     2,000,000        2,357,540  

Suffolk County NY, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, 1st Supervisory District, Revenue Bonds
2.50%, due 10/30/20

     7,500,000        7,550,400  

Suffolk County NY, Public Improvement, Limited General Obligation

     

Series B, Insured: AGM
3.00%, due 10/15/31

     4,460,000        4,707,619  

Series B, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/15/28

     4,020,000        4,937,846  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/49

     5,000,000        5,841,600  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/35

     8,560,000        9,956,564  

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/38

     3,600,000        4,152,708  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/43

     6,000,000        7,062,420  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
New York (continued)  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/44

   $ 3,150,000      $ 3,645,306  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/45

     12,540,000        14,493,983  

TSASC, Inc., Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/34

     6,990,000        7,621,477  

Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/35

     2,865,000        3,113,739  
     

 

 

 
        937,517,322  
     

 

 

 

North Carolina 0.1%

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Revenue Bonds
5.25%, due 6/1/25

     1,000,000        1,002,230  

North Carolina State Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds
Series 42, Insured: GNMA/FNMA
4.00%, due 1/1/50

     4,995,000        5,355,140  
     

 

 

 
        6,357,370  
     

 

 

 

North Dakota 0.3%

 

North Dakota Board of Higher Education, University of North Dakota Housing & Auxiliary Facilities, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 4/1/44

     4,000,000        4,408,000  

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Finance Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series D
4.25%, due 1/1/49

     8,715,000        9,352,241  

Series A
4.25%, due 7/1/49

     2,985,000        3,202,606  
     

 

 

 
        16,962,847  
     

 

 

 

Ohio 1.0%

 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A-2, Class 1
4.00%, due 6/1/38

     2,000,000        2,111,680  

Series A-2, Class 1
5.00%, due 6/1/35

     1,000,000        1,169,920  

Series A-2, Class 1
5.00%, due 6/1/36

     1,000,000        1,164,790  

City of Akron OH, Income Tax, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 12/1/37

     525,000        576,886  

4.00%, due 12/1/38

     770,000        844,105  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       33  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Ohio (continued)  

Clermont County Port Authority, W. Clermont Local School District Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/31

   $ 650,000      $ 758,271  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/32

     2,200,000        2,561,394  

Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/33

     1,335,000        1,549,695  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Revenue Bonds
6.00%, due 11/15/25

     1,980,000        2,031,935  

County of Hamilton OH, Christ Hospital Project, Revenue Bonds
5.50%, due 6/1/42

     2,000,000        2,185,660  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Oberlin College Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     2,800,000        3,139,276  

Ohio Hospital Facilities, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 1/1/46

     10,850,000        11,535,503  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Residential Mortgage Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.50%, due 9/1/48

     5,585,000        6,034,592  

Ohio State Water Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.00%, due 12/1/33

     2,120,000        2,255,192  

State of Ohio, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.00%, due 5/1/36

     5,500,000        6,541,480  

Series A
5.00%, due 2/1/38

     3,000,000        3,480,030  

University of Cincinnati, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 6/1/45

     10,000,000        11,547,200  
     

 

 

 
        59,487,609  
     

 

 

 

Oklahoma 0.8%

 

Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority, Enid Public Schools Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/26

     1,800,000        2,173,338  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/27

     3,780,000        4,538,533  

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/28

     5,000,000        5,982,050  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Oklahoma (continued)  

Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority, Enid Public Schools Project, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series A
5.00%, due 9/1/29

   $ 4,620,000      $ 5,506,763  

Lincoln County Educational Facilities Authority, Stroud Public Schools Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/28

     3,200,000        3,828,512  

5.00%, due 9/1/29

     2,370,000        2,824,898  

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, Homeownership Loan Program, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.75%, due 9/1/48

     3,030,000        3,308,881  

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Program, Revenue Bonds
Series A,
Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 9/1/49

     5,445,000        5,837,203  

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 1/1/47

     7,650,000        7,915,302  

Oklahoma State Municipal Power Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/29

     250,000        297,327  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/30

     900,000        1,065,411  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/32

     805,000        941,568  

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, Revenue Bonds
Series D, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/1/28

     500,000        501,570  

Weatherford Industrial Trust Educational Facilities, Weatherford Public Schools Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 3/1/31

     1,820,000        2,258,438  

5.00%, due 3/1/33

     2,500,000        3,048,100  
     

 

 

 
        50,027,894  
     

 

 

 

Oregon 0.3%

 

Marion & Polk Counties, Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: School Bond Guaranty
5.00%, due 6/15/39

     4,000,000        4,852,000  
 

 

34    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Oregon (continued)  

Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department, Single Family Mortgage Program, Revenue Bonds
Series C
4.50%, due 7/1/49

   $ 10,485,000      $ 11,335,124  

Port of Portland Airport, Portland International Airport, Revenue Bonds
Series 22
5.00%, due 7/1/44 (c)

     3,190,000        3,445,902  
     

 

 

 
        19,633,026  
     

 

 

 

Pennsylvania 2.7%

 

City of Philadelphia PA, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
5.00%, due 2/1/38

     5,650,000        6,853,111  

Commonwealth Financing Authority PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment, Revenue Bonds
Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 6/1/39

     6,000,000        6,176,700  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/1/31

     10,000,000        11,604,200  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Unlimited General Obligation 1st Series
4.00%, due 3/1/35

     5,000,000        5,498,000  

5.00%, due 7/15/29

     7,500,000        9,587,550  

County of Lancaster PA, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 5/1/30

     500,000        551,290  

Series A, Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 5/1/31

     420,000        461,215  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Penn State Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 11/1/36

     1,250,000        1,361,250  

4.00%, due 11/1/37

     2,100,000        2,278,794  

Dauphin County General Authority, Pinnacle Health System Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 6/1/42

     2,875,000        2,964,872  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 11/15/36

     4,965,000        5,154,216  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Revenue Bonds

     

4.00%, due 8/15/44

   $ 2,140,000      $ 2,268,721  

4.00%, due 8/15/49

     16,485,000        17,399,588  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Revenue Bonds
Series E
5.00%, due 5/15/31

     1,700,000        1,702,839  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/44

     10,000,000        11,652,800  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., 1998 General Ordinance, Revenue Bonds
Series 14T
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     2,300,000        2,731,434  

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/47

     12,000,000        13,765,560  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 9/1/44

     4,530,000        5,410,587  

State Public School Building Authority, Philadelphia Community College, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 6/15/28

     5,505,000        6,118,918  

State Public School Building Authority, Philadelphia School District, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 6/1/31

     30,000,000        35,585,400  

West Chester Area School District, Limited General Obligation

     

Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 5/15/36

     4,150,000        4,651,029  

Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 5/15/37

     3,450,000        3,854,754  
     

 

 

 
        157,632,828  
     

 

 

 

Puerto Rico 2.5%

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGC
5.125%, due 7/1/47

     14,410,000        14,410,576  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       35  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: AGC
5.00%, due 7/1/26

   $ 575,000      $ 575,483  

Series A, Insured: AGC
5.00%, due 7/1/27

     525,000        528,365  

Series A-4, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/31

     5,170,000        5,193,265  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/35

     31,630,000        31,920,996  

Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 7/1/20

     1,430,000        1,435,048  

Series A, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/21

     440,000        440,550  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.375%, due 7/1/28

     700,000        704,277  

Series A, Insured: NATL-RE
5.50%, due 7/1/20

     4,850,000        4,862,755  

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.75%, due 7/1/37

     1,150,000        1,158,061  

Series C-7, Insured: NATL-RE
6.00%, due 7/1/27

     2,240,000        2,256,150  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Unrefunded, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A, Insured: AGC
5.00%, due 7/1/34

     285,000        285,108  

Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 7/1/32

     500,000        501,470  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth, Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: AGC
5.00%, due 7/1/28

     4,350,000        4,375,360  

Series A, Insured: AGC
6.125%, due 7/1/24 (a)

     660,000        697,125  

Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGC
4.50%, due 7/1/36

     4,855,000        4,766,930  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series DDD, Insured: AGM
3.625%, due 7/1/23

     3,115,000        3,115,530  

Series UU, Insured: AGC
4.25%, due 7/1/27

     2,345,000        2,345,446  

Series NN, Insured: NATL-RE
4.75%, due 7/1/33

     1,140,000        1,104,785  

Series RR, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/22

     1,450,000        1,452,218  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series PP, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/23

   $ 1,105,000      $ 1,107,188  

Series SS, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/23

     825,000        826,634  

Series UU, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/23

     2,290,000        2,305,938  

Series PP, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/24

     2,915,000        2,922,113  

Series UU, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/24

     4,415,000        4,443,874  

Series TT, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/27

     500,000        503,205  

Series SS, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/30

     550,000        552,360  

Series VV, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/26

     1,875,000        1,929,469  

Series VV, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/29

     1,470,000        1,507,500  

Series VV, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/32

     1,225,000        1,239,198  

Series VV, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/34

     550,000        554,560  

Series VV, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/35

     120,000        120,898  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series L, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/24

     2,195,000        2,256,658  

Series N, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/32

     5,525,000        5,589,035  

Series CC, Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 7/1/33

     2,100,000        2,255,358  

Series N, Insured: NATL-RE
5.25%, due 7/1/33

     5,030,000        5,075,371  

Series N, Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 7/1/34

     4,335,000        4,649,591  

Series N, Insured: AGC, AGM
5.25%, due 7/1/36

     1,425,000        1,517,482  

Series N, Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 7/1/39

     100,000        105,601  

Series L, Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 7/1/41

     2,535,000        2,665,552  

Series E, Insured: AGM
5.50%, due 7/1/21

     670,000        687,279  

Series N, Insured: AGC, AGM
5.50%, due 7/1/29

     3,270,000        3,607,333  

Series CC, Insured: AGC
5.50%, due 7/1/31

     1,480,000        1,629,628  
 

 

36    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Unrefunded, Revenue Bonds

     

Series D, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 7/1/27

   $ 2,240,000      $ 2,254,358  

Series J, Insured: NATL-RE
5.00%, due 7/1/29

     650,000        652,483  

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: AGM
4.75%, due 8/1/22

     820,000        822,386  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/21

     195,000        196,453  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/27

     290,000        291,859  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 8/1/30

     1,440,000        1,446,178  

Series C, Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 8/1/20

     210,000        211,134  

Series C, Insured: AGC
5.25%, due 8/1/23

     340,000        359,778  

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Government Facilities, Revenue Bonds

     

Series F, Insured: NATL-RE, XLCA
5.25%, due 7/1/23

     265,000        271,874  

Series K, Insured: AGM
5.25%, due 7/1/27

     1,150,000        1,157,590  

Series M-3, Insured: NATL-RE
6.00%, due 7/1/26

     300,000        301,929  

Series M-3, Insured: NATL-RE
6.00%, due 7/1/27

     7,465,000        7,518,823  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BHAC
(zero coupon), due 8/1/54

     98,098        19,658  
     

 

 

 
        145,685,826  
     

 

 

 

Rhode Island 0.4%

 

City of Cranston RI, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 8/1/37

     1,335,000        1,645,561  

Providence Public Buildings Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.875%, due 6/15/26

     1,565,000        1,641,575  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Hospital Financing-Lifespan Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 5/15/26

     5,000,000        5,597,400  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Rhode Island (continued)  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Public Schools Financing Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.00%, due 5/15/33

   $ 1,045,000      $ 1,291,829  

Series B
5.00%, due 5/15/34

     1,095,000        1,347,310  

Series B
5.00%, due 5/15/35

     1,150,000        1,403,103  

Series B
5.00%, due 5/15/36

     1,205,000        1,459,291  

Series B
5.00%, due 5/15/37

     1,265,000        1,526,653  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Rhode Island School of Design, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/15/29

     500,000        609,940  

5.00%, due 8/15/31

     400,000        480,308  

5.00%, due 8/15/33

     450,000        533,903  

Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp., Homeownership Opportunity, Revenue Bonds
Series 69-B,
Insured: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC
4.00%, due 10/1/48

     5,120,000        5,449,370  
     

 

 

 
        22,986,243  
     

 

 

 

South Carolina 1.9%

 

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, Gas Supply, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 10/1/48 (b)

     4,300,000        4,561,999  

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, Revenue Bonds
Series C, Insured: AGC
5.75%, due 1/1/34

     10,345,000        10,761,283  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.00%, due 12/1/29

     5,000,000        5,397,300  

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/32

     10,000,000        10,874,000  

Series B
5.00%, due 12/1/46

     3,125,000        3,315,625  

Series B
5.00%, due 12/1/56

     2,500,000        2,640,100  

Series E
5.25%, due 12/1/55

     27,430,000        29,098,018  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Project, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/25

     6,445,000        6,671,735  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       37  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
South Carolina (continued)  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Project, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series D
5.00%, due 12/1/26

   $ 2,595,000      $ 2,762,560  

Series C
5.00%, due 12/1/36

     3,860,000        3,960,206  

Series D
5.00%, due 12/1/43

     5,290,000        5,423,678  

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.50%, due 7/1/48

     3,675,000        3,963,928  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/1/35

     6,110,000        7,199,841  

5.00%, due 10/1/36

     15,000,000        17,069,250  

Sumter Two School Facilities Inc., Sumter School District Project, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/1/27

     1,100,000        1,277,694  
     

 

 

 
        114,977,217  
     

 

 

 

South Dakota 0.2%

 

South Dakota Conservancy District, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 8/1/37

     1,750,000        2,131,657  

5.00%, due 8/1/38

     3,000,000        3,643,710  

South Dakota Housing Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 5/1/49

     4,830,000        5,150,664  
     

 

 

 
        10,926,031  
     

 

 

 

Tennessee 1.0%

 

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A-1
4.00%, due 8/1/36

     1,000,000        1,012,460  

Series A-1
4.00%, due 8/1/38

     1,000,000        1,001,080  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (c)

     

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     2,500,000        2,935,225  

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/36

     4,500,000        5,174,775  

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/37

     3,000,000        3,437,010  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Tennessee (continued)  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (c) (continued)

     

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/38

   $ 3,600,000      $ 4,110,372  

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/39

     4,000,000        4,553,560  

Series B
5.00%, due 7/1/49

     15,000,000        16,745,100  

Tennessee Housing & Development Agency, Residential Finance Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Issue 3
4.25%, due 7/1/49

     3,720,000        4,000,451  

4.25%, due 1/1/50

     9,820,000        10,560,526  

4.50%, due 7/1/49

     7,605,000        8,228,154  
     

 

 

 
        61,758,713  
     

 

 

 

Texas 6.1%

 

Bexar County Hospital District, Limited General Obligation
4.00%, due 2/15/37

     4,200,000        4,617,144  

4.00%, due 2/15/39

     2,500,000        2,775,925  

Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 34, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: NATL-RE
3.00%, due 9/1/29

     600,000        612,438  

Central Texas Turnpike System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.00%, due 8/15/34

     5,000,000        5,221,850  

Series C
5.00%, due 8/15/42

     2,135,000        2,213,846  

City of Arlington TX, Senior Lien, Special Tax
Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/15/37

     2,550,000        2,893,230  

City of Austin TX, Airport System, Revenue Bonds (c)
5.00%, due 11/15/24

     4,000,000        4,457,040  

5.00%, due 11/15/25

     4,000,000        4,529,080  

5.00%, due 11/15/32

     1,500,000        1,633,635  

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/48

     2,490,000        2,739,423  

City of Donna TX, Tax & Toll Bridge, Limited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 2/15/30

     1,035,000        1,165,068  

City of El Paso TX, Limited General Obligation

     

Series A
4.00%, due 8/15/34

     1,000,000        1,144,790  

Series A
4.00%, due 8/15/35

     750,000        852,390  
 

 

38    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Texas (continued)  

City of El Paso TX, Limited General Obligation (continued)

     

Series A
4.00%, due 8/15/36

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,128,840  

City of Houston TX, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/25

     605,000        596,463  

City of Houston TX, Utility System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/33

     2,000,000        2,381,100  

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/34

     1,500,000        1,877,310  

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/35

     1,555,000        1,936,768  

City of Houston, Limited General Obligation

     

Series A
4.00%, due 3/1/36

     7,520,000        8,454,886  

Series A
5.00%, due 3/1/29

     5,000,000        5,997,750  

City of San Antonio Electric & Gas Systems, Revenue Bonds

     

Series 2020
5.00%, due 2/1/38

     5,400,000        6,754,104  

Series 2020
5.00%, due 2/1/39

     5,030,000        6,261,394  

Series 2020
5.00%, due 2/1/49

     9,390,000        11,403,592  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Sales Tax Revenue, Revenue Bonds

     

Series B
4.00%, due 12/1/36

     9,000,000        9,781,110  

Series B
4.00%, due 12/1/37

     6,155,000        6,669,804  

Dallas County Hospital District, Limited General Obligation
5.00%, due 8/15/30

     10,000,000        12,377,400  

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Revenue, Revenue Bonds
Series H
5.00%, due 11/1/37 (c)

     4,210,000        4,348,846  

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Revenue Bonds
Series C
5.125%, due 11/1/43 (c)

     5,000,000        5,245,750  

Fort Bend Independent School District, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series B, Insured: PSF
5.00%, due 2/15/30

     1,765,000        2,197,566  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Texas (continued)  

Fort Bend Independent School District, Unlimited General Obligation (continued)

     

Series B, Insured: PSF
5.00%, due 2/15/31

   $ 3,250,000      $ 4,021,940  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., 1st Tier Toll, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 10/1/49

     9,900,000        10,489,446  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/35

     1,500,000        1,805,580  

Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/43

     5,000,000        5,846,600  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Memorial Hermann Health System, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 7/1/38

     4,280,000        4,684,289  

Houston Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue, Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/26

     565,000        557,293  

5.00%, due 9/1/27

     1,685,000        1,661,966  

La Joya Independent School District, Limited General Obligation

     

Insured: AGM
4.00%, due 2/15/35

     930,000        1,010,250  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/15/27

     1,490,000        1,803,869  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/15/28

     1,565,000        1,886,482  

Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 2/15/34

     525,000        615,143  

North Harris County Regional Water Authority, Senior Lien, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/15/32

     3,215,000        3,521,261  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/34

     1,400,000        1,552,628  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/35

     2,950,000        3,263,379  

Series A
5.00%, due 1/1/38

     21,500,000        25,021,485  

Series A, Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 1/1/38

     9,500,000        10,531,225  

Series B
5.00%, due 1/1/40

     22,140,000        23,410,393  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       39  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Texas (continued)  

San Antonio Water System, Junior Lien, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/37

   $ 7,585,000      $ 9,530,249  

Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/45

     12,485,000        15,298,994  

San Antonio Water System, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.00%, due 5/15/34

     4,500,000        5,699,295  

Series C
5.00%, due 5/15/37

     2,230,000        2,784,913  

Series C
5.00%, due 5/15/38

     2,350,000        2,925,022  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Buckner Retirement Services, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/23

     1,245,000        1,357,560  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/24

     1,305,000        1,444,635  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/25

     1,370,000        1,540,647  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/15/26

     1,440,000        1,640,290  

Series B
5.00%, due 11/15/46

     3,590,000        3,829,238  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: GNMA
4.00%, due 3/1/50

     6,570,000        7,115,113  

Series A, Insured: GNMA/FNMA
4.75%, due 1/1/49

     6,835,000        7,468,399  

Series A, Insured: GNMA
4.75%, due 3/1/49

     4,665,000        5,100,851  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 12/15/30

     17,100,000        17,790,669  

5.00%, due 12/15/31

     7,575,000        7,862,850  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Senior Lien, LBJ Infrastructure, Revenue Bonds
7.00%, due 6/30/40

     5,020,000        5,041,184  

7.50%, due 6/30/32

     4,095,000        4,117,031  

7.50%, due 6/30/33

     5,500,000        5,529,370  

Texas Public Finance Authority, Financing System-Texas Southern University, Revenue Bonds

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 5/1/31

     1,000,000        1,053,880  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Texas (continued)  

Texas Public Finance Authority, Financing System-Texas Southern University, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Insured: BAM
4.00%, due 5/1/32

   $ 1,295,000      $ 1,354,363  

Texas State Municipal Power Agency, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 9/1/42

     900,000        909,648  

5.00%, due 9/1/47

     2,750,000        2,779,288  

Texas State University System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.00%, due 3/15/35

     2,000,000        2,256,120  

Texas Water Development Board, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 10/15/36

     2,000,000        2,293,140  

Series A
4.00%, due 10/15/37

     3,000,000        3,427,410  

Texas Water Development Board, Water Implementation Fund, Revenue Bonds 4.00%, due 10/15/38

     650,000        740,188  

4.00%, due 10/15/41

     7,500,000        8,378,475  

Series B
5.00%, due 4/15/30

     5,000,000        6,388,750  

Town of Prosper TX, Unlimited General Obligation
4.00%, due 2/15/31

     1,235,000        1,414,581  

Viridian Municipal Management District, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: BAM
6.00%, due 12/1/32

     500,000        597,400  

West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 12/15/39

     1,200,000        1,470,996  
     

 

 

 
        363,092,320  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Virgin Islands 0.8%

 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Matching Fund Loan, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/32

     5,100,000        4,642,224  

Series A
6.625%, due 10/1/29

     6,960,000        6,645,547  

Series A
6.75%, due 10/1/37

     5,000,000        4,717,300  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 9/1/30 (d)

     5,000,000        5,504,450  

Series A, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/1/32

     15,655,000        16,768,697  
 

 

40    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
U.S. Virgin Islands (continued)  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Series C, Insured: AGM
5.00%, due 10/1/39

   $ 5,920,000      $ 6,465,410  
     

 

 

 
        44,743,628  
     

 

 

 

Utah 0.7%

 

City of Herriman UT, Special Assessment, Towne Centre Assessment Area
5.00%, due 11/1/29

     55,000        55,000  

County of Utah UT, IHC Health Services, Inc., Revenue Bonds
Series B
4.00%, due 5/15/47

     1,670,000        1,752,565  

Salt Lake City Airport, Revenue Bond
Series A
5.25%, due 7/1/48 (c)

     3,000,000        3,339,810  

Utah Housing Corp., Revenue Bonds

     

Series H, Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 10/21/48

     2,877,429        3,052,750  

Series J, Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 12/21/48

     3,503,643        3,717,120  

Series A, Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 1/21/49

     6,886,946        7,306,568  

Series B, Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 2/21/49

     4,893,084        5,191,220  

Insured: GNMA
4.50%, due 8/21/49

     47,830        50,744  

Utah Infrastructure Agency, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 10/15/31

     350,000        430,073  

5.00%, due 10/15/38

     1,990,000        2,374,508  

5.00%, due 10/15/41

     2,175,000        2,576,483  

Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax, Revenue Bonds
Insured: BAM
5.00%, due 12/15/40

     2,780,000        3,315,261  

Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 10/1/44

     5,130,000        6,248,750  
     

 

 

 
        39,410,852  
     

 

 

 

Vermont 0.1%

 

Vermont Educational & Health Building Financing Agency, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 11/1/40

     6,775,000        6,873,576  

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Middlebury College Project, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, due 11/1/36

     1,250,000        1,429,175  
     

 

 

 
        8,302,751  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Virginia 0.4%

 

County of Fairfax VA, Unlimited General Obligation
Series A, Insured: State Aid Withholding
4.00%, due 10/1/34

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,418,140  

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/31

     1,420,000        1,758,940  

Series A
5.00%, due 10/1/32

     2,500,000        3,071,825  

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.00%, due 5/15/29

     3,750,000        4,639,425  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.35%, due 5/1/54

     3,800,000        3,783,926  

Virginia Resources Authority, Infrastructure Revenue, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A, Insured: Moral Obligation
5.00%, due 11/1/30

     70,000        76,472  

Series A
5.00%, due 11/1/30

     2,245,000        2,481,848  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Express Lanes LLC Project, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 7/1/49 (c)

     6,750,000        6,615,000  
     

 

 

 
        25,845,576  
     

 

 

 

Washington 1.8%

 

City of Seattle WA, Municipal Light & Power, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 4/1/43

     4,775,000        5,791,645  

Energy Northwest, Revenue Bonds

     

Series C
5.00%, due 7/1/31

     5,675,000        7,043,299  

Series C
5.00%, due 7/1/32

     10,000,000        12,324,800  

Series C
5.00%, due 7/1/33

     6,000,000        7,354,500  

King County School District No. 210, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Insured: School Bond Guaranty
3.00%, due 12/1/34

     3,885,000        4,063,011  

Insured: School Bond Guaranty
3.00%, due 12/1/35

     5,485,000        5,707,088  

King County School District No. 403 Renton, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: School Bond Guaranty
4.00%, due 12/1/38

     3,500,000        3,983,455  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       41  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Long-Term Municipal Bonds (continued)  
Washington (continued)  

Seattle Municipal Light & Power Revenue, Revenue Bonds
5.00%, due 4/1/40

   $ 2,875,000      $ 3,484,644  

State of Washington, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series 2020A
5.00%, due 8/1/36

     5,000,000        6,227,350  

Series E
5.00%, due 6/1/39

     5,955,000        7,383,604  

Thurston & Pierce Counties Community Schools, Unlimited General Obligation
Insured: School Bond Guaranty
4.00%, due 12/1/35

     3,900,000        4,438,902  

University of Washington, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
4.00%, due 4/1/38

     1,860,000        2,096,183  

Series A
4.00%, due 4/1/39

     2,345,000        2,634,209  

Series B
5.00%, due 6/1/37

     2,765,000        3,117,786  

Washington Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Seattle Pacific University Project, Revenue Bonds

     

5.00%, due 10/1/32

     1,330,000        1,495,705  

5.00%, due 10/1/35

     1,000,000        1,103,390  

5.00%, due 10/1/38

     1,175,000        1,282,184  

5.00%, due 10/1/45

     1,600,000        1,711,328  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Single Family Program, Revenue Bonds

     

Series 1N
4.00%, due 12/1/48

     5,840,000        6,233,032  

Series 1N
4.00%, due 6/1/49

     7,475,000        7,965,808  

Washington State, Unlimited General Obligation
Series C
5.00%, due 2/1/43

     11,335,000        13,455,098  
     

 

 

 
        108,897,021  
     

 

 

 

West Virginia 0.2%

 

State of West Virginia State Road Bonds, Unlimited General Obligation

     

Series A
5.00%, due 12/1/35

     4,275,000        5,325,966  

Series B
5.00%, due 12/1/40

     5,770,000        6,947,426  
     

 

 

 
        12,273,392  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Wisconsin 0.3%

 

Wisconsin Center District, Junior Dedicated, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.00%, due 12/15/31

   $ 3,665,000      $ 3,942,111  

Series A
5.00%, due 12/15/32

     2,850,000        3,056,169  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Revenue Bonds
Series C
5.00%, due 2/15/23

     2,110,000        2,281,691  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series D
4.00%, due 3/1/47

     7,605,000        8,127,615  
     

 

 

 
        17,407,586  
     

 

 

 

Wyoming 0.2%

 

West Park Hospital District, Revenue Bonds

     

Series A
5.50%, due 6/1/21

     250,000        257,965  

Series A
6.375%, due 6/1/26

     1,000,000        1,042,100  

Wyoming Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds

     

Series 3
4.00%, due 6/1/43

     4,070,000        4,332,922  

Series 1
4.00%, due 12/1/48

     3,775,000        4,012,523  
     

 

 

 
        9,645,510  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(Cost $5,542,236,290)

        5,603,861,523  
     

 

 

 
Short-Term Municipal Notes 2.4%

 

Arkansas 0.1%

 

City of Osceola AR, Plum Point Energy Associates LLC Project, Revenue Bonds
0.25%, due 4/1/36 (c)(e)

     5,000,000        5,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut 0.2%

 

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Yale-New Haven Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
0.24%, due 7/1/25 (e)

     10,000,000        10,000,000  
     

 

 

 
 

 

42    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Short-Term Municipal Notes (continued)  

District of Columbia 0.1%

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts, Revenue Bonds
Series 2020-YX1120
0.27%, due 10/1/49 (d)(e)

   $ 8,390,000      $ 8,390,000  
     

 

 

 

Georgia 0.4%

 

Burke County Development Authority, Georgia Power Co., Vogtle Project, Revenue Bonds
0.23%, due 11/1/52 (e)

     22,655,000        22,655,000  
     

 

 

 

Illinois 0.3%

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts, Revenue Bonds
Series 2015-XF1009, Insured: AGM
0.28%, due 6/15/32 (d)(e)

     17,390,000        17,390,000  
     

 

 

 

Minnesota 0.4%

 

County of Hennepin MN, Unlimited General Obligation
Series B
0.24%, due 12/1/38 (e)

     23,530,000        23,530,000  
     

 

 

 

Missouri 0.2%

 

RIB Floater Trust, Revenue Bonds
Series 2019-016
0.26%, due 6/1/45 (d)(e)

     11,000,000        11,000,000  
     

 

 

 

New Jersey 0.3%

 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series D-1
1.39%, due 1/1/24 (e)

     20,000,000        19,341,000  
     

 

 

 

New York 0.1%

 

New York City NY, Housing Development Corp., Multifamily, Sustainable Neighborhood, Revenue Bonds
Series E-3
0.23%, due 5/1/59 (e)

     2,300,000        2,300,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts, Revenue Bonds
Series 2016-XM0454
0.30%, due 9/15/40 (d)(e)

     5,000,000        5,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,300,000  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

Wisconsin 0.3%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Revenue Bonds
Series A
0.18%, due 2/15/50 (e)

   $ 18,685,000     $ 18,685,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(Cost $144,085,448)

       143,291,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $5,686,321,738)

       5,747,152,523  
    

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company 0.5%

 

California 0.5%

 

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

    

1.00%, due 9/11/26

     20,000,000       20,000,000  

1.00%, due 3/1/29

     11,800,000       11,800,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $31,800,000)

       31,800,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $5,718,121,738)

     97.7     5,778,952,523  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

        2.3       136,902,291  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 5,915,854,814  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Step coupon—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(b)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(c)

Interest on these securities was subject to alternative minimum tax.

 

(d)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(e)

Variable-rate demand notes (VRDNs)—Provide the right to sell the security at face value on either that day or within the rate-reset period. VRDNs will normally trade as if the maturity is the earlier put date, even though stated maturity is longer. The interest rate is reset on the put date at a stipulated daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other specified time interval to reflect current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description. The maturity date shown is the final maturity.

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       43  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Futures Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Portfolio held the following futures contracts1:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
     Value at
Trade Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)2
 

Short Contracts

           
10-Year United States Treasury Note      (2,725     June 2020      $ (368,868,951   $ (378,945,313   $ (10,076,362
United States Treasury Long Bond      (240     June 2020        (40,731,261     (43,447,500     (2,716,239
           

 

 

 
Net Unrealized Depreciation

 

       $ (12,792,601
           

 

 

 

 

1.

As of April 30, 2020, cash in the amount of $6,890,000 was on deposit with a broker or futures commission merchant for futures transactions.

 

2.

Represents the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value as of April 30, 2020.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

AGC—Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM—Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

BAM—Build America Mutual Assurance Co.

BHAC—Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA—Federal National Mortgage Association.

GNMA—Government National Mortgage Association

NATL-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PSF—Permanent School Fund

Q-SBLF—Qualified School Board Loan Fund

XLCA—XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities (a)

 

     
Municipal Bonds

 

     

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $     $ 5,603,861,523      $         —      $ 5,603,861,523  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

           143,291,000               143,291,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds            5,747,152,523               5,747,152,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company            31,800,000               31,800,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $     $ 5,778,952,523      $      $ 5,778,952,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Other Financial Instruments

 

     

Futures Contracts (b)

   $ (12,792,601   $      $      $ (12,792,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The value listed for these securities reflects unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

44    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investment in securities, at value
(identified cost $5,718,121,738)

   $ 5,778,952,523  

Cash

     37,093,003  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for futures contracts

     6,890,000  

Receivables:

 

Investment securities sold

     153,050,960  

Interest

     68,747,709  

Fund shares sold

     67,308,062  

Other assets

     428,961  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,112,471,218  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     153,919,125  

Fund shares redeemed

     35,495,674  

Manager (See Note 3)

     1,958,582  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     568,536  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     528,747  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     172,986  

Professional fees

     49,779  

Shareholder communication

     41,022  

Custodian

     9,248  

Accrued expenses

     12,190  

Dividend payable

     3,860,515  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     196,616,404  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 5,915,854,814  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 5,922,268  

Additional paid-in capital

     5,971,864,584  
  

 

 

 
     5,977,786,852  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (61,932,038
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 5,915,854,814  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 2,375,763,399  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     237,876,014  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 9.99  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.47  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 10.46  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 9,399,783  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     937,031  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 10.03  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.47  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 10.50  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 10,443,089  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,045,906  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.98  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 222,389,834  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     22,260,359  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.99  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 3,169,395,731  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     317,255,761  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 9.99  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 128,462,978  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     12,851,746  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 10.00  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       45  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Interest

   $ 74,531,688  

Dividends

     262,632  

Other

     143  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     74,794,463  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Manager (See Note 3)

     11,102,129  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     2,543,571  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     11,994  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     30,962  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     569,046  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     1,713,913  

Registration

     198,855  

Professional fees

     165,453  

Shareholder communication

     61,760  

Trustees

     55,097  

Custodian

     27,312  

Miscellaneous

     55,999  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     16,536,091  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     58,258,372  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions

     (22,083,856

Futures transactions

     3,589,677  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     (18,494,179
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     (143,644,637

Futures contracts

     (15,584,875
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

     (159,229,512
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     (177,723,691
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (119,465,319
  

 

 

 
 

 

46    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

    2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 58,258,372     $ 115,109,951  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

    (18,494,179     (10,471,549

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

    (159,229,512     201,479,641  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (119,465,319     306,118,043  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

Class A

    (27,390,411     (43,092,131

Investor Class

    (129,207     (285,978

Class B

    (151,041     (365,433

Class C

    (2,776,481     (5,995,944

Class I

    (44,241,947     (65,371,209

Class R6

    (568,761      
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (75,257,848     (115,110,695
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    2,167,082,126       2,425,735,828  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    54,270,478       81,410,601  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (954,251,710     (819,347,697
 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    1,267,100,894       1,687,798,732  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    1,072,377,727       1,878,806,080  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

    4,843,477,087       2,964,671,007  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 5,915,854,814     $ 4,843,477,087  
 

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       47  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.33        $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18     $ 9.93     $ 10.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.11          0.30       0.31       0.31       0.32       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.31        0.53       (0.22     (0.16     0.25       (0.10
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20        0.83       0.09       0.15       0.57       0.25  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.14        (0.30     (0.31     (0.31     (0.32     (0.35
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.99        $ 10.33     $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18     $ 9.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (1.99 %)         8.55     0.94     1.50     5.73     2.58
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    2.05 % ††         2.93     3.15     3.05     3.04     3.51

Net expenses

    0.75 % ††         0.78     0.80     0.81     0.80     0.81

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.75 % ††         0.78     0.80     0.81     0.80     0.82

Portfolio turnover rate

    46 % (b)         38 % (b)      40     62     47     46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,375,763        $ 1,728,643     $ 1,405,803     $ 1,564,955     $ 1,248,065     $ 761,278  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.38        $ 9.84     $ 10.06     $ 10.23     $ 9.97     $ 10.08  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.11          0.30       0.32       0.31       0.32       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.32        0.54       (0.22     (0.17     0.26       (0.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21        0.84       0.10       0.14       0.58       0.24  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.14        (0.30     (0.32     (0.31     (0.32     (0.35
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 10.03        $ 10.38     $ 9.84     $ 10.06     $ 10.23     $ 9.97  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (2.07 %)         8.63     0.97     1.43     5.83     2.47
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    2.05 % ††         2.95     3.17     3.10     3.11     3.54

Net expenses

    0.76 % ††         0.77     0.78     0.79     0.79     0.82

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.76 % ††         0.77     0.78     0.79     0.79     0.83

Portfolio turnover rate

    46 % (b)         38 % (b)      40     62     47     46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 9,400        $ 9,815     $ 9,690     $ 10,216     $ 16,344     $ 17,259  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

48    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.33        $ 9.80     $ 10.01     $ 10.18     $ 9.92     $ 10.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.09          0.27       0.29       0.28       0.29       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.31        0.53       (0.21     (0.17     0.26       (0.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22        0.80       0.08       0.11       0.55       0.22  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.13        (0.27     (0.29     (0.28     (0.29     (0.33
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.98        $ 10.33     $ 9.80     $ 10.01     $ 10.18     $ 9.92  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (2.21 %)         8.28     0.81     1.17     5.58     2.21
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    1.80 % ††         2.71     2.92     2.85     2.84     3.28

Net expenses

    1.01 % ††         1.02     1.03     1.04     1.04     1.07

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    1.01 % ††         1.02     1.03     1.04     1.04     1.08

Portfolio turnover rate

    46 % (b)         38 % (b)      40     62     47     46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 10,443        $ 12,354     $ 14,704     $ 17,068     $ 19,318     $ 16,806  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.34        $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18     $ 9.93     $ 10.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.09          0.27       0.29       0.28       0.29       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.31        0.54       (0.22     (0.16     0.25       (0.10
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22        0.81       0.07       0.12       0.54       0.23  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.13        (0.27     (0.29     (0.28     (0.29     (0.33
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.99        $ 10.34     $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18     $ 9.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (2.21 %)         8.39     0.71     1.27     5.48     2.31
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.80 % ††         2.69     2.92     2.85     2.81     3.28

Net expenses

    1.01 % ††         1.02     1.03     1.04     1.04     1.07

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    1.01 % ††         1.02     1.03     1.04     1.04     1.08

Portfolio turnover rate

    46 % (b)         38 % (b)      40     62     47     46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 222,390        $ 225,762     $ 213,883     $ 241,526     $ 273,386     $ 183,509  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Six months
ended

April 30,

           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016      2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.34        $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18     $ 9.93      $ 10.03  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12          0.32       0.34       0.33       0.34        0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.32        0.54       (0.22     (0.16     0.25        (0.10
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20        0.86       0.12       0.17       0.59        0.28  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.15        (0.32     (0.34     (0.33     (0.34      (0.38
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 9.99        $ 10.34     $ 9.80     $ 10.02     $ 10.18      $ 9.93  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (1.96 %)         8.93     1.19     1.75     5.99      2.83
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.31 % ††         3.14     3.40     3.31     3.29      3.78

Net expenses

    0.50 % ††         0.52     0.55     0.56     0.55      0.56

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.50 % ††         0.52     0.55     0.56     0.55      0.57

Portfolio turnover rate

    46 % (b)         38 % (b)      40     62     47      46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,169,396        $ 2,866,903     $ 1,320,591     $ 1,019,263     $ 899,128      $ 513,893  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

Class R6   November 1,
2019^
through
April 30,
2020
 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.34 ** 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.31
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.19
 

 

 

 
Less distributions:  

From net investment income

    (0.15
 

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

Total investment return (a)

    (1.86 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Net investment income (loss) ††

    2.38

Net expenses ††(b)

    0.43

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

    46

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 128,463  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

††

Annualized.

**

Based on the net asset value of Class I as of November 1, 2019.

(a)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(b)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(c)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

50    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the ‘‘Funds’’). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has six classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on May 1, 1986. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class I shares commenced operations on December 21, 2009. Class R6 shares commenced operations on November 1, 2019.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $250,000 or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class

plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A and Investor Class shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income exempt from regular federal income tax.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such

 

 

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methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed

reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Futures contracts are valued at the last posted settlement price on the market where such futures are primarily traded. Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Municipal debt securities are valued at the evaluated mean prices supplied by a pricing agent or broker(s) selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules-based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in

 

 

52    MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund


consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values, at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Municipal debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

In calculating NAV, each closed-end fund is valued at market value, which will generally be determined using the last reported official closing or last trading price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation. Price information on closed end funds is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. In addition, because closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds trade on a secondary market, their shares may trade at a premium or discount to the actual net asset value of their portfolio securities and their shares may have greater volatility because of the potential lack of liquidity.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal

excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare dividends from net investment income, if any, daily and intends to pay them at least monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(D)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(E)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

(F)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(G)  Futures Contracts.  A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date and price, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a financial instrument (e.g., interest rate, security or securities index). The Fund is subject to risks such as market price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of investing in these contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to

 

 

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pledge to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash and/or U.S. government securities equal to a certain percentage of the collateral amount, known as the “initial margin.” During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.

The use of futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The contract or notional amounts and variation margin reflect the extent of the Fund’s involvement in open futures positions. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts as hedging techniques. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at the time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. If no liquid market exists, the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Futures contracts may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if the Fund did not invest in futures contracts. Futures contracts may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the futures and may not correlate to the underlying instrument, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s activities in futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are conducted through regulated exchanges that guarantee the futures against default by the counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Fund, potentially resulting in a loss. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts and other derivatives may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAVs and may result in a loss to the Fund. Open futures contracts held as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(H)  Municipal Bond Risk.  The Fund may invest more heavily in municipal bonds from certain cities, states or regions than others, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to losses resulting from economic, political, or regulatory occurrences impacting these particular cities, states or regions. In addition, many state and municipal governments that issue securities are under significant economic and financial stress and may not be able to satisfy their obligations. The Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in municipal bonds whose interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects, such as tobacco settlement bonds. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the legal and economic risks relating to such projects and this may have a significant impact on the Fund’s investment performance.

Certain of the issuers in which the Fund may invest have recently experienced, or may experience, significant financial difficulties and repeated credit rating downgrades. On May 3, 2017, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico began proceedings pursuant to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) to seek bankruptcy-type protections from approximately $74 billion in debt and approximately $48 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Puerto Rico

has reached agreements with certain bondholders to restructure outstanding debt issued by certain of Puerto Rico’s instrumentalities and is negotiating the restructuring of its debt with certain other bondholders. Any agreement to restructure such outstanding debt must be approved by the judge overseeing the debt restructuring. Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring process and other economic, political, social, environmental or health factors or developments could occur rapidly and may significantly affect the value of municipal securities of Puerto Rico. The Fund’s vulnerability to potential losses associated with such developments may be reduced through investing in municipal securities that feature credit enhancements (such as bond insurance). The bond insurance provider pays both principal and interest when due to the bond holder. The magnitude of Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring or other adverse economic developments could pose significant strains on the ability of municipal securities insurers to meet all future claims. As of April 30, 2020, 98.25% of the Puerto Rico municipal securities held by the Fund were insured.

On February 12, 2019, the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) restructured $17.5 billion of its debt into $12 billion of new securities. On May 3, 2019, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and a majority of creditors committed to a restructuring support agreement (“RSA”) to restructure the outstanding debt of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. The RSA still requires approval from the presiding judge and the Puerto Rican legislature and there is no assurance that either will approve of the agreement. On September 27, 2019, the Oversight Board released its draft of Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Plan of Adjustment. There is no assurance that the plan will be approved by creditors or the presiding judge.

On August 7, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit entered an order denying the Oversight Board’s motion to dismiss as equitably moot the appeal of the presiding judge’s rulings related to confirmation of the COFINA third amended plan of adjustment. The appeal of the COFINA debt restructuring stems from a group of legacy COFINA subordinate bondholders. There is no assurance the First Circuit will uphold the COFINA plan of adjustment approved by the presiding judge.

In July 2018, a creditor challenged the constitutionality of the Oversight Board and the Commonwealth’s petition to restructure its debt pursuant to PROMESA. In February 2019, the First Circuit determined that the Oversight Board’s organization was unconstitutional. The ruling was appealed, and a decision from the United States Supreme Court is pending. If the First Circuit’s decision is upheld, the Oversight Board’s ability to seek to restructure debt on behalf of the Commonwealth could be impaired.

In light of the spread of the novel coronavirus in early 2020 to Puerto Rico and globally, the presiding judge has adjourned most of the Commonwealth’s PROMESA proceedings for public health reasons. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund no longer held any COFINA bonds that have not yet been restructured.

(I)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s

 

 

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maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

(J)  Quantitative Disclosure of Derivative Holdings.  The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. The Fund entered into futures contracts to help manage the duration and yield curve positioning of the portfolio. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2020:

Liability Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts (a)   $ (12,792,601   $ (12,792,601
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ (12,792,601   $ (12,792,601
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions   $ 3,589,677     $ 3,589,677  
   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ 3,589,677     $ 3,589,677  
   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts   $ (15,584,875   $ (15,584,875
   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    $ (15,584,875   $ (15,584,875
   

 

 

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts Short (a)

  $ (365,473,203   $ (365,473,203
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Positions were open five months during the reporting period.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (‘‘MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor’’), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.45% up to $500 million; 0.425% from $500 million to $1 billion; 0.40% from $1 billion to $5 billion; and 0.39% in excess of $5 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services, previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement, furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to $100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) was 0.42% inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) for Class A shares do not exceed 0.82% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. New York Life Investments will apply an equivalent waiver or reimbursement, in an equal number of basis points, to the other share classes of the Fund, except for Class R6. New York Life Investments has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest,

 

 

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litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. These agreements will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval by the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $11,102,129 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $5,411,251.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution and Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the ‘‘Distributor’’), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the ‘‘Plans’’) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A and Investor Class Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A and Investor Class shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Investor Class shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 0.50%. Class I shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $32,370 and $1,895, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $201,217, $6,441 and $17,562, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New

York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expenses      Waived  

Class A

   $ 654,293      $  

Investor Class

     3,493         

Class B

     4,522         

Class C

     83,152         

Class I

     967,681         

Class R6

     772         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

(F)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R6

   $ 24,473        0.00 %‡ 

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 5,718,121,738     $ 143,068,460     $ (82,237,675   $ 60,830,785  

As of October 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards of $24,336,694 were available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations to offset future realized

 

 

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gains of the Fund through the years indicated. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or have expired.

 

Capital Loss
Available Through
  Short-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
    Long-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
 
Unlimited   $ 12,670     $ 11,667  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 316,849  

Exempt Interest Dividends

     114,793,846  

Total

   $ 115,110,695  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain

other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $3,347,181 and $2,422,552, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     107,488,076     $ 1,101,838,892  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     2,356,467       24,330,546  

Shares redeemed

     (39,011,756     (398,865,532
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     70,832,787       727,303,906  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     206,987       2,119,617  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (453,262     (4,752,206
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     70,586,512     $ 724,671,317  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     53,958,287     $ 549,133,349  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,742,394       37,953,702  

Shares redeemed

     (34,141,572     (342,393,081
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     23,559,109       244,693,970  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     340,145       3,445,378  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (91,670     (936,239
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     23,807,584     $ 247,203,109  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     107,280     $ 1,107,925  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     11,710       121,571  

Shares redeemed

     (56,787     (586,247
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     62,203       643,249  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     18,150       189,522  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (89,195     (911,991
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (8,842   $ (79,220
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     165,195     $ 1,687,358  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     26,056       265,116  

Shares redeemed

     (113,885     (1,158,170
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     77,366       794,304  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     71,731       734,316  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (188,084     (1,918,730
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (38,987   $ (390,110
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     169,294     $ 1,758,032  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     13,691       141,600  

Shares redeemed

     (314,301     (3,108,765
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (131,316     (1,209,133

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (18,636     (192,141
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (149,952   $ (1,401,274
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     129,834     $ 1,308,467  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     33,382       337,837  

Shares redeemed

     (438,612     (4,424,630
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (275,396     (2,778,326

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (29,908     (303,895
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (305,304   $ (3,082,221
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     2,900,847     $ 29,872,877  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     194,480       2,010,864  

Shares redeemed

     (2,556,002     (25,977,730
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     539,325       5,906,011  

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (120,879     (1,243,781
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     418,446     $ 4,662,230  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     5,430,844     $ 54,932,748  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     440,074       4,460,962  

Shares redeemed

     (5,711,197     (58,029,277
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     159,721       1,364,433  

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (141,573     (1,426,691
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     18,148     $ (62,258
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     90,213,388     $ 924,483,712  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     2,675,730       27,655,495  

Shares redeemed

     (49,153,739     (502,642,929
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     43,735,379       449,496,278  

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     444,894       4,660,774  

Shares converted from Class I (See Note 1)

     (4,298,417     (44,973,690
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     39,881,856     $ 409,183,362  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     179,763,292     $ 1,818,673,906  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     3,761,656       38,392,984  

Shares redeemed

     (40,947,185     (413,342,539
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     142,577,763       1,443,724,351  

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     39,940       405,861  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     142,617,703     $ 1,444,130,212  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020 (a):

    

Shares sold

     10,842,537     $ 108,020,688  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,008       10,402  

Shares redeemed

     (2,298,340     (23,070,507
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     8,545,205       84,960,583  

Shares converted into Class R6 (See Note 1)

     4,306,541       45,103,896  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     12,851,746     $ 130,064,479  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

The inception date of the class was November 1, 2019.

 

 

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Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework–Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the

financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the

 

 

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Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life

Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional

 

 

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separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an

independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity

Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

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Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares* of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge        Inception
Date
    Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five Years
or Since
Inception
    Ten Years
or Since
Inception
    Gross
Expense
Ratio2
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

    2/28/1997      

–8.16

–3.83


 

   

–6.38

–1.97


 

   

0.33

1.26


 

   

2.75

3.22


 

   

1.27

1.27


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 4.5% Initial Sales Charge   With sales charges Excluding sales charges     2/28/2008      

–8.14

–3.82

 

 

   

–6.39

–1.98

 

 

   

0.31

1.23

 

 

   

2.66

3.13

 

 

   

1.29

1.29

 

 

Class B Shares3   Maximum 5% CDSC
if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase
 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
2/28/1997
 
   

–8.97

–4.22

 

 

   

–7.41

–2.63

 

 

   

0.13

0.49

 

 

   

2.37

2.37

 

 

   

2.04

2.04

 

 

Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within
One Year of Purchase

 

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
9/1/1998
 
   

–5.18

–4.23

 

 

   

–3.70

–2.74

 

 

   

0.49

0.49

 

 

   

2.37

2.37

 

 

   

2.04

2.04

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         1/2/2004       –3.71       –1.72       1.52       3.48       1.02  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/28/2014       –4.00       –2.07       1.14       1.17       1.37  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/29/2016       –4.00       –2.31       3.14       3.14       1.62  
Class R6 Shares   No Sales Charge         2/28/2018       –3.73       –1.65       0.50       N/A       0.85  

 

*

Previously, the chart presented the Fund’s annual returns for Class B shares. Class I shares are presented for consistency across the MainStay Fund complex.

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain

  fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

3.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4

       4.86        10.84        3.80        3.96

ICE BofAML U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index5

       1.14          2.48          1.48          0.90  

Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category Average6

       –4.40          –3.44          1.17          2.38  

 

 

 

4.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The Fund has selected the ICE BofAML U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index as a secondary benchmark. The ICE BofAML U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index is unmanaged and tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying London Interbank Offered Rate to a stated maturity. The index is based on the

  assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
6.

The Fund has selected the Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category Average as an additional benchmark. The Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category Average contains funds that pursue strategies divergent in one or more ways from conventional practice in the broader bond-fund universe. Morningstar category averages are equal-weighted returns based on constituents of the category at the end of the period. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

6    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund


Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2,3
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 961.70      $ 6.19      $ 1,018.55      $ 6.37      1.27%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 961.80      $ 6.34      $ 1,018.40      $ 6.52      1.30%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 957.80      $ 9.98      $ 1,014.67      $ 10.27      2.05%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 957.70      $ 9.98      $ 1,014.67      $ 10.27      2.05%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 962.90      $ 4.98      $ 1,019.79      $ 5.12      1.02%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 960.00      $ 6.68      $ 1,018.05      $ 6.87      1.37%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 960.00      $ 7.89      $ 1,016.81      $ 8.12      1.62%
     
Class R6 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 962.70      $ 4.05      $ 1,020.74      $ 4.17      0.83%

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

3

Expenses are inclusive of dividends and interest on investments sold short.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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Less than one-tenth of a percent.

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 11 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings or Issuers Held as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Morgan Stanley, 3.125%–5.00%, due 7/15/20–11/24/25

 

2.

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, 4.137%–4.937%, due 1/25/29–9/25/29

 

3.

United States Treasury Inflation—Indexed Notes, 0.875%, due 1/15/29

 

4.

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.60%–3.625%, due 1/22/23–2/7/30

 

5.

Bank of America Corp., 3.004%–8.57%, due 12/20/23–3/10/26

 

6.

Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%–3.50%, due 5/25/48–3/25/60

7.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 3.00%–5.236%, due 9/15/48–11/25/49

 

8.

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2.014%–3.43%, due 6/15/38–9/1/52

 

9.

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 3.04%–4.194%, due 6/15/36–10/15/52

 

10.

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.50%–5.125%, due 4/1/24–5/1/25

 

 

 

 

8    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund


Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Dan Roberts, PhD,1 Joseph Cantwell, Stephen R. Cianci, CFA, Matt Jacob, Neil Moriarty III, and Shu-Yang Tan, CFA, of MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund returned –3.71%, underperforming the 4.86% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the 1.14% return of the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the ICE BofAML U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index. Over the same period, Class I shares outperformed the –4.40% return of the Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category Average.2

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

Financial markets dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2020, which impacted the entire reporting period, as it became increasingly evident that the COVID-19 virus was not merely a medical concern, but an economic one with perhaps larger fiscal implications than those related to personal health. Other than U.S. Treasury securities, nearly all asset classes saw steep losses during the quarter including gold, which is usually a haven during times of uncertainty. The shutdown of most sectors of the economy for a prolonged period of time posed risks to both the consumer and the industrial sectors.

During the reporting period, the Fund underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index primarily due to the Fund’s relatively overweight exposure to corporate bonds. Both investment-grade and high-yield corporates detracted from relative performance, particularly at the front end of the period where the dealer community stepped away. Underweight exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds also detracted from relative performance as Treasury securities were the best performing fixed-income asset class during the reporting period. In addition, forced selling caused securitized assets to widen out where the Fund held overweight exposure, although these asset classes rebounded in April 2020 as the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut rates to near zero and reinstituted a bond-buying program to create liquidity.

During the reporting period, how was the Fund’s performance materially affected by investments in derivatives?

During the reporting period, the Fund used Treasury futures as a duration3 hedge. This position negatively affected performance.

What was the Fund’s duration strategy during the reporting period?

Though we extended the Fund’s duration during the reporting period, it remained below that of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, thereby detracting from performance relative to the benchmark, as longer duration bonds outperformed. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund’s duration was 1.9 years.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

As mentioned above, the Fund’s overweight exposure to corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, detracted from performance relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, as did underweight exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds. Forced selling caused securitized assets to widen out where we were overweight.

Though the Fund held underweight exposure to Treasury securities, its position in longer-maturity Treasury bonds contributed positively to relative performance. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Security selection in both the collateralized mortgage obligation (“CMO”) and emerging market sovereign debt areas enhanced returns as well.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

Late in the reporting period, the Fund purchased a seasoned credit risk transfer deal from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) backed by four-year-old prime mortgage loans. At the time of purchase, the liquidity premium

 

 

1.

Dan Roberts served as a portfolio manager of the Fund until January 1, 2020.

2.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

3.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

 

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was high as there were forced sellers of this type of paper. Given the underlying fundamentals of the borrower’s credit and bond structure, we believed the market would eventually price those in. We also purchased corporate bonds issued by three-dimensional graphics processor and software maker Nvidia, a high-quality, low-levered company in a rapidly growing industry. The Nvidia issue came to market during the height of pandemic-related volatility and, as such, priced with a very attractive new-issue premium.

One of the Fund’s largest sales involved an asset-backed security (“ABS”) collateralized by equipment loans from DLL Finance when ABS spreads4 were particularly narrow in early February and liquidity was readily available. The Fund also sold its position in bonds from integrated oil & gas company Petrobras in early 2020 as valuations were tight though fundamentals were sound.

 

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

During the reporting period we increased the Fund’s exposure to high-yield corporate bonds, ABS and commercial mortgage backed securities while decreasing exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds and investment-grade corporates.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held overweight exposure relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index to high-yield bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds and securitized assets. As of the same date, the Fund held relatively underweight exposure to Treasury securities and agency mortgages.

 

 

4.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Long-Term Bonds 99.2%†

Asset-Backed Securities 5.1%

 

 

Auto Floor Plan Asset-Backed Securities 1.1%

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2019-4, Class A
2.44%, due 9/15/26

   $ 1,465,000      $ 1,410,535  

Series 2017-3, Class A
2.48%, due 9/15/24

     1,550,000        1,525,082  

Series 2018-4, Class A
4.06%, due 11/15/30

     5,030,000        4,954,344  
     

 

 

 
        7,889,961  
     

 

 

 

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities 0.6%

 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2020-1A, Class A
2.33%, due 8/20/26 (a)

     1,360,000        1,205,205  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A
2.04%, due 8/15/31 (a)

     1,745,000        1,700,646  

Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust
Series 2019-A, Class A
2.51%, due 1/26/32 (a)

     1,210,000        1,168,750  
     

 

 

 
        4,074,601  
     

 

 

 

Credit Cards 0.5%

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
Series 2019-A3, Class A3
2.06%, due 8/15/28

     3,565,000        3,615,209  
     

 

 

 

Home Equity 0.0%‡

 

First NLC Trust
Series 2007-1, Class A1
0.557% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.07%), due 8/25/37 (a)(b)

     304,157        159,187  

GSAA Home Equity Trust
Series 2007-8, Class A3
0.937% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.45%), due 8/25/37 (b)

     144,335        135,745  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust
Series 2006-HE4, Class A1
0.537% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.05%), due 11/25/36 (b)

     81,171        32,901  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust
Series 2007-HE4, Class A2A
0.597% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.11%), due 2/25/37 (b)

     82,729        30,933  
     

 

 

 
        358,766  
     

 

 

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities 2.9%

 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2007-HE1, Class A3
0.677% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.19%), due 6/25/37 (b)

     3,675,000        3,303,669  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Other Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CNH Equipment Trust
Series 2019-B, Class A4
2.64%, due 5/15/26

   $ 4,360,000      $ 4,412,350  

DB Master Finance LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A2I
3.629%, due 11/20/47 (a)

     1,358,725        1,346,646  

DLL Securitization Trust
Series 2019-MT3, Class A3
2.08%, due 2/21/23 (a)

     1,140,000        1,135,966  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC (a)
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I
4.116%, due 7/25/48

     157,200        161,229  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2II
4.474%, due 10/25/45

     1,689,188        1,734,593  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust
Series 2019-AA, Class A
2.34%, due 7/25/33 (a)

     2,730,597        2,537,456  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust
Series 2007-HE1, Class AF1
0.587% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.10%), due 3/25/47 (b)

     105,074        64,271  

MVW Owner Trust
Series 2019-2A, Class A
2.22%, due 10/20/38 (a)

     2,324,000        2,104,548  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.
Series 2019-3A, Class A
2.34%, due 8/20/36 (a)

     1,710,682        1,598,952  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC
Series 2018-2A, Class A
3.50%, due 6/20/35 (a)

     755,154        737,956  

Wendy’s Funding LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A2I
3.783%, due 6/15/49 (a)

     1,708,375        1,658,764  
     

 

 

 
        20,796,400  
     

 

 

 

Student Loans 0.0%‡

 

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust
Series 2000-A, Class A2
1.999% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.32%), due 5/25/29 (b)

     126,798        126,291  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $37,916,199)

 

     36,861,228  
     

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds 0.6%

 

Machinery—Diversified 0.3%

 

Chart Industries, Inc.
1.00%, due 11/15/24 (a)

     2,465,000        2,217,744  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Convertible Bonds (continued)

 

Semiconductors 0.3%

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.625%, due 10/15/23

   $ 2,080,000      $ 2,271,891  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $4,068,144)

 

     4,489,635  
  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds 64.5%

 

Agriculture 0.8%

 

Altria Group, Inc.
3.80%, due 2/14/24

     3,660,000        3,918,998  

JBS Investments II GmbH
7.00%, due 1/15/26 (a)

     1,915,000        1,986,621  
     

 

 

 
        5,905,619  
     

 

 

 

Airlines 2.1%

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.

 

Series 2007-1, Class A
5.983%, due 10/19/23

     2,361,769        2,271,714  

Series 2005-ERJ1
9.798%, due 10/1/22

     40,715        39,385  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

 

Series 2019-1, Class AA
3.204%, due 10/25/25

     3,360,000        3,073,725  

Series 2007-1, Class A
6.821%, due 2/10/24

     1,169,547        1,119,970  

7.00%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     1,750,000        1,796,117  

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.
Series 2010-1, Class A
6.25%, due 10/22/24

     4,294,417        3,990,751  

United Airlines, Inc.
Series 2014-2, Class B
4.625%, due 3/3/24

     3,592,722        3,163,131  
     

 

 

 
        15,454,793  
     

 

 

 

Apparel 0.1%

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.
4.875%, due 5/15/26 (a)

     650,000        654,160  
     

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers 1.6%

 

Ford Motor Co.
8.50%, due 4/21/23

     1,925,000        1,898,531  

9.00%, due 4/22/25

     2,000,000        1,947,500  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.35%, due 11/1/22

     1,115,000        1,003,500  

4.063%, due 11/1/24

     2,280,000        1,983,600  

4.25%, due 9/20/22

     860,000        793,608  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.90%, due 2/26/25

     2,500,000        2,265,549  

3.45%, due 4/10/22

     2,230,000        2,147,535  
     

 

 

 
        12,039,823  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Banks 10.5%

 

Bank of America Corp.
3.004%, due 12/20/23 (c)

   $ 3,918,000      $ 4,049,065  

4.30%, due 1/28/25 (c)(d)

     3,526,000        3,168,992  

6.30%, due 3/10/26 (c)(d)(e)

     3,570,000        3,855,600  

8.57%, due 11/15/24 (f)

     1,645,000        2,086,351  

Barclays PLC
1.00%, due 5/7/26

     2,375,000        2,374,051  

BNP Paribas S.A.
3.052%, due 1/13/31 (a)(c)

     2,135,000        2,145,590  

Capital One Financial Corp.
5.55%, due 6/1/20 (c)(d)

     1,535,000        1,281,725  

Citigroup, Inc.(c)
3.352%, due 4/24/25

     1,880,000        1,975,750  

6.30%, due 5/15/24 (d)

     6,360,000        6,280,500  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
4.15%, due 9/28/22 (a)

     2,270,000        2,343,451  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.60%, due 2/7/30

     2,690,000        2,671,811  

2.862% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.17%), due 5/15/26 (b)

     3,220,000        3,101,724  

2.908%, due 6/5/23 (c)(f)

     4,285,000        4,379,824  

3.625%, due 1/22/23

     3,227,000        3,384,736  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.60%, due 2/1/25 (c)(d)

     3,262,000        2,926,014  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
4.582%, due 12/10/25

     1,365,000        1,475,611  

4.65%, due 3/24/26

     1,985,000        2,154,836  

Morgan Stanley
3.125%, due 1/23/23

     6,380,000        6,636,061  

4.00%, due 7/23/25

     1,920,000        2,114,221  

4.829% (3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%), due 7/15/20 (b)(d)

     4,098,000        3,688,200  

5.00%, due 11/24/25

     2,465,000        2,784,673  

Popular, Inc.
6.125%, due 9/14/23

     1,582,000        1,522,675  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.40%, due 1/18/23

     1,500,000        1,509,916  

3.70%, due 3/28/22

     2,000,000        2,025,520  

Truist Bank
2.636% (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.15%),
due 9/17/29 (b)

     2,500,000        2,428,967  

Wells Fargo & Co.(c)
3.584%, due 5/22/28

     380,000        408,342  

5.90%, due 6/15/24 (d)

     3,690,000        3,745,350  
     

 

 

 
        76,519,556  
     

 

 

 

Beverages 0.4%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.15%, due 1/23/25

     885,000        985,357  

4.75%, due 1/23/29 (f)

     1,770,000        2,047,674  
     

 

 

 
        3,033,031  
     

 

 

 
 

 

12    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Biotechnology 0.3%

 

Biogen, Inc.
3.15%, due 5/1/50

   $ 1,970,000      $ 1,931,652  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials 0.9%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)
5.00%, due 3/1/30

     2,335,000        2,003,663  

6.75%, due 6/1/27

     705,000        726,150  

Standard Industries, Inc.
5.375%, due 11/15/24 (a)

     3,580,000        3,588,950  
     

 

 

 
        6,318,763  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 1.4%

 

Ashland LLC
4.75%, due 8/15/22

     333,000        347,642  

Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V.
4.50%, due 1/10/28 (a)

     1,250,000        1,062,500  

Orbia Advance Corp. S.A.B. de C.V.
4.00%, due 10/4/27 (a)

     2,600,000        2,450,526  

W.R. Grace & Co.
5.125%, due 10/1/21 (a)

     6,410,000        6,442,050  
     

 

 

 
        10,302,718  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services 3.0%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.625%, due 7/15/26 (a)

     2,130,000        2,189,853  

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
4.25%, due 11/1/29 (a)

     2,060,000        1,973,003  

California Institute of Technology
3.65%, due 9/1/19

     2,218,000        2,275,864  

Herc Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, due 7/15/27 (a)

     2,320,000        2,174,768  

IHS Markit, Ltd.
3.625%, due 5/1/24

     3,710,000        3,813,806  

4.125%, due 8/1/23

     1,075,000        1,150,734  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.40%, due 10/1/24

     3,335,000        3,461,776  

Service Corp. International
5.375%, due 5/15/24

     2,200,000        2,233,000  

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
3.61%, due 2/15/19

     2,315,000        2,742,798  
     

 

 

 
        22,015,602  
     

 

 

 

Computers 1.0%

 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.(a)
4.90%, due 10/1/26

     4,000,000        4,135,516  

8.10%, due 7/15/36

     1,045,000        1,275,825  

NCR Corp.(a)
6.125%, due 9/1/29

     408,000        404,940  

8.125%, due 4/15/25

     1,193,000        1,264,580  
     

 

 

 
        7,080,861  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Distribution & Wholesale 0.4%

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.
5.50%, due 10/15/27 (a)

   $ 2,866,000      $ 2,722,757  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 3.7%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.50%, due 5/26/22

     4,430,000        4,121,554  

4.50%, due 5/15/21

     480,000        465,871  

Air Lease Corp.
2.30%, due 2/1/25

     3,275,000        2,836,576  

3.25%, due 3/1/25

     4,000,000        3,593,234  

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.75%, due 11/20/25

     3,820,000        3,915,500  

8.00%, due 11/1/31

     3,280,000        4,009,800  

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.
3.25%, due 2/15/27 (a)

     2,125,000        1,644,590  

Capital One Bank USA N.A.
3.375%, due 2/15/23

     3,000,000        3,047,000  

Charles Schwab Corp.
5.375% (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.971%),
due 6/1/25 (b)(d)

     2,060,000        2,108,925  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, due 1/15/27 (a)

     1,565,000        1,335,102  
     

 

 

 
        27,078,152  
     

 

 

 

Electric 2.8%

 

Appalachian Power Co.
3.30%, due 6/1/27

     1,800,000        1,920,770  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
2.40%, due 8/15/26

     475,000        494,550  

Duke Energy Corp.
4.875% (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.388%),
due 9/16/24 (b)(d)

     2,415,000        2,390,850  

Entergy Arkansas LLC
3.50%, due 4/1/26

     1,235,000        1,369,489  

Evergy, Inc.
5.292%, due 6/15/22 (g)

     663,000        703,508  

Potomac Electric Power Co.
4.15%, due 3/15/43

     1,305,000        1,595,912  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
3.00%, due 5/15/27

     3,405,000        3,683,764  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
2.65%, due 11/15/22 (f)

     3,500,000        3,598,704  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.
3.804% (3 Month LIBOR + 2.113%), due 5/15/67 (b)

     5,495,000        4,480,504  
     

 

 

 
        20,238,051  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Entertainment 1.2%

 

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
7.00%, due 8/1/23

   $ 4,515,000      $ 4,334,400  

International Game Technology PLC
6.25%, due 2/15/22 (a)

     2,300,000        2,243,937  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
7.00%, due 7/1/25 (a)

     2,285,000        2,364,518  
     

 

 

 
        8,942,855  
     

 

 

 

Food 1.8%

 

JBS USA LUX S.A. / JBS Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.50%, due 1/15/30 (a)

     1,035,000        1,047,937  

Kerry Group Financial Services Unlimited Co.
3.20%, due 4/9/23 (a)

     4,595,000        4,760,746  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
5.00%, due 7/15/35

     809,000        868,496  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
3.35%, due 2/1/22 (a)

     2,490,000        2,430,408  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
3.95%, due 8/15/24

     2,892,000        3,170,992  

U.S. Foods, Inc.
6.25%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     1,185,000        1,207,219  
     

 

 

 
        13,485,798  
     

 

 

 

Food Services 0.2%

 

Aramark Services, Inc.
6.375%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     1,075,000        1,118,000  
     

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper 0.5%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC
8.00%, due 1/15/24

     2,945,000        3,582,385  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—Services 0.2%

 

NYU Langone Hospitals
3.38%, due 7/1/55

     1,700,000        1,542,440  
     

 

 

 

Holding Company—Diversified 0.6%

 

CK Hutchison International (17) II, Ltd.
3.25%, due 9/29/27 (a)

     3,855,000        4,109,910  
     

 

 

 

Home Builders 2.7%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.
5.75%, due 8/15/23

     4,250,000        4,711,184  

Lennar Corp.
4.75%, due 11/29/27

     188,000        192,700  

6.25%, due 12/15/21

     2,875,000        2,961,250  

8.375%, due 1/15/21

     2,540,000        2,603,500  

Meritage Homes Corp.
7.00%, due 4/1/22

     4,720,000        4,814,400  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Home Builders (continued)

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
3.80%, due 11/1/29

   $ 495,000      $ 462,825  

4.35%, due 2/15/28

     303,000        298,455  

5.875%, due 2/15/22

     3,735,000        3,842,381  
     

 

 

 
        19,886,695  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 2.4%

 

Lincoln National Corp.
4.049% (3 Month LIBOR + 2.358%), due 5/17/66 (b)

     3,537,000        2,405,160  

Protective Life Corp.
8.45%, due 10/15/39

     2,476,000        3,268,224  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II
2.50%, due 10/30/24 (a)

     2,900,000        2,876,604  

Scottish Widows, Ltd.
5.50%, due 6/16/23

   GBP  6,500,000        8,831,130  

Willis North America, Inc.
3.875%, due 9/15/49

   $ 425,000        463,046  
     

 

 

 
        17,844,164  
     

 

 

 

Internet 2.0%

 

Baidu, Inc.
4.375%, due 5/14/24

     2,380,000        2,537,867  

Booking Holdings, Inc.
3.60%, due 6/1/26

     2,790,000        2,915,519  

Expedia Group, Inc.
3.25%, due 2/15/30

     3,920,000        3,271,900  

6.25%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     430,000        438,515  

Match Group, Inc.
4.125%, due 8/1/30 (a)

     122,000        118,340  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
3.28%, due 4/11/24 (a)

     3,820,000        4,003,013  

Weibo Corp.
3.50%, due 7/5/24

     1,515,000        1,535,589  
     

 

 

 
        14,820,743  
     

 

 

 

Iron & Steel 1.1%

 

ArcelorMittal S.A.
4.55%, due 3/11/26 (f)

     3,470,000        3,342,035  

Vale Overseas, Ltd.
6.25%, due 8/10/26

     4,330,000        4,745,680  
     

 

 

 
        8,087,715  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time 0.1%

 

NCL Corp., Ltd.
3.625%, due 12/15/24 (a)

     745,000        478,663  
     

 

 

 

Lodging 1.1%

 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
4.875%, due 1/15/30

     1,930,000        1,843,150  

5.375%, due 5/1/25 (a)

     935,000        929,156  
 

 

14    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Lodging (continued)

 

Marriott International, Inc.
3.75%, due 10/1/25

   $ 5,888,000      $ 5,559,877  
     

 

 

 
        8,332,183  
     

 

 

 

Media 1.1%

 

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.
5.875%, due 4/1/24 (a)

     996,000        1,023,390  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co.
6.625%, due 8/15/27 (a)(e)

     4,248,000        2,325,780  

Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
5.25%, due 5/24/49

     1,695,000        1,739,886  

Sky, Ltd.
3.75%, due 9/16/24 (a)

     1,480,000        1,623,521  

Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.
8.375%, due 3/15/23

     1,087,000        1,256,168  
     

 

 

 
        7,968,745  
     

 

 

 

Mining 0.9%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.875%, due 5/14/25 (a)

     3,000,000        3,160,557  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile (a)
3.00%, due 9/30/29

     1,890,000        1,819,594  

3.75%, due 1/15/31

     1,290,000        1,307,067  
     

 

 

 
        6,287,218  
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous—Manufacturing 0.9%

 

General Electric Co.
3.625%, due 5/1/30

     1,400,000        1,405,189  

4.25%, due 5/1/40

     1,525,000        1,530,189  

4.35%, due 5/1/50

     1,195,000        1,204,096  

Textron Financial Corp.
3.427% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.735%), due 2/15/67 (a)(b)

     4,350,000        2,697,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,836,474  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas 3.5%

 

Concho Resources, Inc.
4.30%, due 8/15/28

     2,995,000        3,045,594  

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital S.A.
7.288%, due 8/16/37 (a)

     2,520,000        3,455,716  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.50%, due 5/1/23

     1,330,000        1,332,341  

4.70%, due 5/1/25

     1,450,000        1,459,919  

5.125%, due 4/1/24 (f)

     8,050,000        7,915,228  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
(zero coupon), due 10/10/36

     10,470,000        4,397,400  

Petroleos Mexicanos
6.75%, due 9/21/47

     4,835,000        3,324,063  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

WPX Energy, Inc.
4.50%, due 1/15/30

   $ 1,145,000      $ 933,175  
     

 

 

 
        25,863,436  
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers 1.7%

 

Berry Global, Inc.
4.875%, due 7/15/26 (a)

     135,000        137,894  

Crown European Holdings S.A.
4.00%, due 7/15/22 (a)

   EUR 3,540,000        3,994,096  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC
5.125%, due 7/15/23 (a)

   $ 5,271,000        5,297,355  

Sealed Air Corp.
4.00%, due 12/1/27 (a)

     123,000        120,540  

WRKCo, Inc.
3.00%, due 9/15/24

     2,735,000        2,794,482  
     

 

 

 
        12,344,367  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 1.6%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
4.25%, due 11/21/49 (a)

     2,790,000        3,216,748  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a)
5.50%, due 11/1/25

     3,735,000        3,882,532  

5.75%, due 8/15/27

     2,835,000        2,989,791  

CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.789%, due 1/10/26 (a)

     41,372        43,988  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.
3.15%, due 10/1/26

     1,607,000        1,398,090  
     

 

 

 
        11,531,149  
     

 

 

 

Pipelines 1.7%

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3.95%, due 1/31/60

     1,630,000        1,500,042  

4.20%, due 1/31/50

     520,000        515,760  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
5.625%, due 11/15/23 (a)

     2,449,000        2,683,268  

7.75%, due 1/15/32

     2,035,000        2,612,935  

MPLX, L.P.
4.00%, due 3/15/28

     560,000        530,993  

Targa Resources Partners, L.P. / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
5.25%, due 5/1/23

     3,725,000        3,518,635  

Western Midstream Operating L.P.
5.25%, due 2/1/50

     1,800,000        1,415,250  
     

 

 

 
        12,776,883  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.8%

 

American Tower Corp.
3.00%, due 6/15/23

     5,500,000        5,747,385  

CyrusOne L.P. / CyrusOne Finance Corp.
3.45%, due 11/15/29

     1,850,000        1,765,825  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)

 

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
3.70%, due 8/15/27

   $ 3,605,000      $ 3,852,715  

GLP Capital, L.P. / GLP Financing II, Inc.
3.35%, due 9/1/24

     1,535,000        1,417,526  

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.
3.75%, due 10/15/23

     472,000        458,754  
     

 

 

 
        13,242,205  
     

 

 

 

Retail 1.6%

 

1011778 B.C. ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
5.75%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     495,000        520,988  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
2.70%, due 7/26/22 (a)

     1,500,000        1,508,365  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.
3.85%, due 5/1/27

     4,847,000        4,622,756  

Kohl’s Corp.
9.50%, due 5/15/25

     2,320,000        2,385,300  

Starbucks Corp.
4.45%, due 8/15/49 (f)

     1,970,000        2,356,669  
     

 

 

 
        11,394,078  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors 0.9%

 

Broadcom, Inc.
3.625%, due 10/15/24 (a)

     2,040,000        2,149,986  

NXP B.V. / NXP Funding LLC
4.625%, due 6/15/22 (a)

     2,960,000        3,087,218  

NXP B.V. / NXP Funding LLC / NXP
3.40%, due 5/1/30 (a)

     1,135,000        1,134,631  
     

 

 

 
        6,371,835  
     

 

 

 

Software 0.3%

 

Fiserv, Inc.
2.75%, due 7/1/24

     1,080,000        1,129,954  

3.20%, due 7/1/26

     685,000        733,493  
     

 

 

 
        1,863,447  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications 5.4%

 

Altice France S.A.
7.375%, due 5/1/26 (a)

     2,291,000        2,394,095  

AT&T, Inc.
2.875% (EUAM DB05 + 3.14%), due 3/2/25 (b)(d)

   EUR  2,200,000        2,217,354  

CommScope Technologies LLC
5.00%, due 3/15/27 (a)

   $ 1,899,000        1,628,393  

Crown Castle Towers LLC
4.241%, due 7/15/48 (a)

     3,825,000        4,279,355  

Rogers Communications, Inc.
3.625%, due 12/15/25

     5,635,000        6,256,527  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.00%, due 11/15/22

     1,170,000        1,237,404  

Sprint Corp.
7.875%, due 9/15/23

     3,620,000        4,068,337  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.738%, due 9/20/29 (a)

   $ 4,480,000      $ 4,715,200  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
3.50%, due 4/15/25 (a)

     1,790,000        1,892,782  

4.50%, due 4/15/50 (a)

     920,000        1,076,768  

6.00%, due 3/1/23

     3,000,000        3,028,950  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
5.462%, due 2/16/21

     1,000        1,030  

VEON Holdings B.V.
4.95%, due 6/16/24 (a)

     3,345,000        3,536,267  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.125%, due 3/16/27

     685,000        795,103  

Vodafone Group PLC
4.25%, due 9/17/50

     1,815,000        1,974,472  
     

 

 

 
        39,102,037  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.
5.375%, due 5/15/25

     1,160,000        1,162,900  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $478,339,780)

 

     470,271,863  
  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds 0.1%

 

Banks 0.1%

 

Barclays Bank PLC
Series Reg S
10.00%, due 5/21/21

   GBP 449,000        604,002  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds
(Cost $716,008)

 

     604,002  
  

 

 

 
Foreign Government Bonds 1.6%

 

Brazil 0.9%

 

Brazilian Government International Bond
4.625%, due 1/13/28 (e)

   $ 6,444,000        6,659,939  
     

 

 

 

Mexico 0.7%

 

Mexico Government International Bond
3.25%, due 4/16/30

     5,833,000        5,284,756  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(Cost $12,697,030)

 

     11,944,695  
  

 

 

 
Loan Assignments 6.1% (b)

 

Automobile 0.2%

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.
2019 Term Loan B6
2.875% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.25%), due 9/19/26

     1,474,367        1,330,616  
     

 

 

 
 

 

16    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Loan Assignments (continued)

 

Broadcasting & Entertainment 0.5%

 

Nielsen Finance LLC
Term Loan B4
2.864% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.00%), due 10/4/23

   $ 3,846,050      $ 3,701,823  
     

 

 

 

Buildings & Real Estate 0.5%

 

Realogy Group LLC
2018 Term Loan B
3.243% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.25%), due 2/8/25

     3,959,746        3,292,362  
     

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging & Glass 0.5%

 

BWAY Holding Co.
2017 Term Loan B
4.561% (3 Month LIBOR + 3.25%), due 4/3/24

     4,631,189        3,963,525  
     

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Service 0.5%

 

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
2017 Term Loan B
3.50% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.50%), due 3/1/24

     4,095,736        3,942,145  
     

 

 

 

Ecological 0.7%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
Term Loan B3
3.00% (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), due 11/10/23

     5,446,478        5,374,993  
     

 

 

 

Finance 0.5%

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC
2018 Term Loan B
3.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.75%), due 5/9/25

     3,661,367        3,414,225  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education & Childcare 0.4%

 

Syneos Health, Inc.
2018 Term Loan B
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 8/1/24

     3,169,825        3,058,881  
     

 

 

 

Personal & Nondurable Consumer Products 0.1%

 

Aramark Services, Inc.
2018 Term Loan B2
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 3/28/24

     1,102,946        1,040,629  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Personal & Nondurable Consumer Products (Manufacturing Only) 0.5%

 

Prestige Brands, Inc.
Term Loan B4
2.404% (1 Month LIBOR + 2.00%), due 1/26/24

   $ 3,644,515      $ 3,537,458  
     

 

 

 

Personal, Food & Miscellaneous Services 0.2%

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.
Term Loan B4
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 11/19/26

     1,403,014        1,315,618  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications 1.5%

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
2019 Term Loan B
2.154% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 3/1/27

     2,698,623        2,579,433  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC
2018 Term Loan B
2.16% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.75%), due 4/11/25

     8,546,230        8,233,763  
     

 

 

 
        10,813,196  
     

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments
(Cost $47,491,291)

 

     44,785,471  
  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 18.0%

 

Agency (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 4.5%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

REMIC, Series 4908, Class BD
3.00%, due 4/25/49

     2,490,000        2,649,993  

REMIC, Series 4926, Class BP
3.00%, due 10/25/49

     5,395,000        5,757,432  

REMIC Series 4888, Class BA
3.50%, due 9/15/48

     2,028,684        2,104,166  

REMIC, Series 4924, Class NS
5.236% (1 Month LIBOR + 6.05%), due 10/25/49 (b)

     6,641,821        1,006,007  

REMIC, Series 4957, Class SB
5.236% (1 Month LIBOR + 6.05%), due 11/25/49 (b)

     5,507,551        904,947  

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

REMIC, Series 2019-25, Class PA
3.00%, due 5/25/48

     2,421,193        2,567,473  

REMIC, Series 2019-39, Class LA
3.00%, due 2/25/49

     3,017,704        3,220,525  

REMIC, Series 2019-74, Class BA
3.50%, due 12/25/59

     3,637,919        3,928,378  

REMIC, Series 2020-10, Class DA
3.50%, due 3/25/60

     3,079,013        3,327,809  
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Agency (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

Series 2014-91, Class MA
3.00%, due 1/16/40

   $ 2,458,282      $ 2,666,969  

Series 2019-29, Class CB
3.00%, due 10/20/48

     2,214,941        2,314,690  

Series 2019-43, Class PL
3.00%, due 4/20/49

     2,370,758        2,492,293  
     

 

 

 
        32,940,682  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Loans (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 9.5%

 

Bank

 

Series 2019-BN21, Class A5
2.851%, due 10/17/52

     3,480,000        3,643,589  

Series 2019-BN19, Class A2
2.926%, due 8/15/61

     3,695,000        3,897,984  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust
Series 2006-4A, Class A1
0.717% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.23%), due 12/25/36 (a)(b)

     16,103        14,068  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-B12, Class A5
3.116%, due 8/15/52

     3,917,216        4,211,767  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust (a)

 

Series 2019-0C11, Class B
3.605%, due 12/9/41

     955,000        925,240  

Series 2019-0C11, Class C
3.856%, due 12/9/41

     2,670,000        2,441,346  

Series 2019-0C11, Class D
4.076%, due 12/9/41 (h)

     630,000        540,014  

Bx Trust
Series 2018-GW, Class A
1.614% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.80%), due 5/15/35 (b)

     1,495,000        1,348,781  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-C3, Class A4
3.718%, due 8/15/48

     2,076,000        2,210,900  

FREMF Mortgage Trust (a)(i)

 

Series 2013-K30, Class B
3.668%, due 6/25/45

     3,975,000        4,091,545  

Series 2015-K721, Class B
3.681%, due 11/25/47

     2,075,000        2,097,949  

Series 2013-K35, Class B
4.073%, due 12/25/46

     2,360,000        2,476,856  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

 

Series 2019-BOCA, Class A
2.014% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.20%), due 6/15/38 (a)(b)

     4,585,000        4,228,681  

Series 2019-GC42, Class A4
3.001%, due 9/1/52

     1,365,000        1,444,253  

Series 2019-GC40, Class A4
3.16%, due 7/10/52

     2,560,000        2,740,288  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage Loans (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (continued)

 

Series 2017-GS7, Class A4
3.43%, due 8/10/50

   $ 2,720,000      $ 2,947,939  

Hawaii Hotel Trust
Series 2019-MAUI, Class A
1.964% (1 Month LIBOR + 1.15%), due 5/15/38 (a)(b)

     2,160,000        2,000,254  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-30HY, Class A
3.228%, due 7/10/39 (a)

     2,490,000        2,617,760  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2018-AON, Class A
4.128%, due 7/5/31 (a)

     3,370,000        3,488,284  

Series 2013-C16, Class A4
4.166%, due 12/15/46

     2,795,000        2,965,698  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-C26, Class A3
3.231%, due 1/15/48

     1,940,777        2,027,224  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series-2015-C23, Class A3
3.451%, due 7/15/50

     1,290,000        1,364,700  

One Bryant Park Trust
Series 2019-OBP, Class A
2.516%, due 9/15/54 (a)

     4,825,000        4,788,061  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

Series 2019-C53, Class A4
3.04%, due 10/15/52

     3,000,000        3,189,127  

Series 2018-1745, Class A
3.874%, due 6/15/36 (a)(i)

     2,900,000        3,054,597  

Series 2018-AUS, Class A
4.194%, due 8/17/36 (a)(i)

     4,310,000        4,480,297  
     

 

 

 
        69,237,202  
     

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage (Collateralized Mortgage Obligation) 0.1%

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A3
4.00%, due 5/25/49 (a)(h)

     829,794        860,145  
     

 

 

 

Whole Loan (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) 3.9%

 

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust (a)(h)

 

Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3
3.50%, due 7/25/49

     843,225        850,512  

Series 2019-ATR1, Class A4
4.00%, due 4/25/49

     1,426,230        1,439,187  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities (b)

 

Series 2017-C02, Class 2M2
4.137% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.65%), due 9/25/29

     1,007,197        951,545  
 

 

18    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Whole Loan (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations) (continued)

 

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities (b) (continued)

 

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M2
4.737% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.25%), due 1/25/29

   $ 2,000,899      $ 1,965,082  

Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2
4.737% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.25%), due 4/25/29

     2,876,452        2,808,558  

Series 2016-C07, Class 2M2
4.837% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.35%), due 5/25/29

     1,387,319        1,359,849  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2
4.937% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.45%), due 1/25/29

     4,170,066        4,092,920  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2B
4.937% (1 Month LIBOR + 4.45%), due 1/25/29

     2,915,000        2,751,137  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes (b)

     

Series 2016-DNA4, Class M3
4.287% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.80%), due 3/25/29

     1,550,000        1,497,907  

Series 2016-HQA3, Class M3
4.797% (1 Month LIBOR + 3.85%), due 3/25/29

     4,820,000        4,753,454  

Series 2016-HQA1, Class M3
7.297% (1 Month LIBOR + 6.35%), due 9/25/28

     2,126,989        2,148,370  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-2, Class A51
4.50%, due 10/25/58 (a)(h)

     1,570,000        1,609,762  

Impac Secured Assets Corp.
Series 2006-5, Class 2A
0.687% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.20%), due 12/25/36 (b)

     164,928        144,647  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (a)(h)

 

Series 2017-1, Class A4
3.50%, due 2/25/47

     603,246        612,024  

Series 2018-7, Class B3
4.226%, due 9/25/48

     1,440,337        1,380,942  
     

 

 

 
        28,365,896  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $130,113,726)

 

     131,403,925  
  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds 0.5%

 

California 0.4%

 

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled, Revenue Bonds
3.006%, due 5/15/50

     2,760,000        2,687,136  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

New York 0.1%

 

New York State Thruway Authority, Revenue Bonds
Series M
2.90%, due 1/1/35

   $ 645,000     $ 634,202  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,405,000)

 

    3,321,338  
 

 

 

 
U.S. Government & Federal Agencies 2.7%

 

United States Treasury Notes 0.2%

 

0.125%, due 4/30/22

     545,000       544,298  

0.25%, due 4/30/25

     110,000       110,159  

1.50%, due 2/15/30

     580,000       628,167  
    

 

 

 
       1,282,624  
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Inflation—Indexed Bond 0.6% (j)

 

0.125%, due 1/15/30

     4,438,532       4,695,001  
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Inflation—Indexed Note 1.9% (j)

 

0.875%, due 1/15/29

     12,287,198       13,678,058  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & Federal Agencies
(Cost $18,266,105)

 

    19,655,683  
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds
(Cost $733,013,283)

 

    723,337,840  
 

 

 

 
     Shares        
Common Stocks 0.0%‡

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0%‡

 

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

     14       52  
    

 

 

 

Media 0.0%‡

 

ION Media Networks, Inc. (k)(l)(m)(n)(o)

     22       8,298  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco 0.0%‡

 

Turning Point Brands, Inc.

     6,802       158,487  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $0)

 

    166,837  
 

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments 3.2%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 1.4%

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (p)

     10,136,015       10,136,015  
    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company 1.8%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.19% (p)(q)

     12,874,950       12,874,950  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $23,010,965)

 

    23,010,965  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments, Before Investments Sold Short
(Cost $756,024,248)

     102.4     746,515,642  
    

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       19  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
    Value  

Investments Sold Short (1.1%)

Corporate Bonds Sold Short (1.1%)

 

 

Health Care—Services (0.4%)

 

Davita, Inc.
5.00%, due 5/1/25

   $ (2,940,000   $ (2,984,100
    

 

 

 

Mining (0.7%)

    

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty, Ltd.
5.125%, due 5/15/24 (a)

     (5,000,000     (5,073,500
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Sold Short
(Proceeds $7,992,518)

       (8,057,600
    

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Investments Sold Short
(Cost $748,031,730)

     101.3     738,458,042  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

     (1.3     (9,466,588

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 728,991,454  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(c)

Fixed to floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(e)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $12,700,905. The Fund received cash collateral with a value of $12,874,950 (See Note 2(O)).

(f)

Security, or a portion thereof, was maintained in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian as collateral for securities sold short (See Note 2(N)).

 

(g)

Step coupon—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(h)

Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(i)

Collateral strip rate—A bond whose interest was based on the weighted net interest rate of the collateral. The coupon rate adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(j)

Treasury Inflation Protected Security—Pays a fixed rate of interest on a principal amount that is continuously adjusted for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index-Urban Consumers.

 

(k)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

(l)

Illiquid security—As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of the security deemed illiquid under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees was $8,298, which represented less than one-tenth of a percent of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(m)

Fair valued security—Represents fair value as measured in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2020, the total market value of fair valued security was $8,298, which represented less than one-tenth of a percent of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(n)

Restricted security. (See Note 5)

 

(o)

Non-income producing security.

 

(p)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(q)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following foreign currency forward contracts1:

 

Currency Purchased

       Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

EUR

    6,391,000        USD     6,930,949      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20    $ 72,626  

GBP

    9,055,000        USD     11,218,007      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      186,764  

USD

    7,034,072        EUR     6,391,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      30,496  

USD

    11,787,986        GBP     9,055,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    5/4/20      383,216  

Total unrealized appreciation

                       673,102  

USD

    6,186,708        EUR     5,701,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/3/20      (72,486

USD

    10,501,279        GBP     8,455,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    8/3/20      (151,646

Total unrealized depreciation

                       (224,132

Net unrealized appreciation

                     $ 448,970  

 

1.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts are subject to limitations such that they cannot be “sold or repurchased,” although the Fund would be able to exit the transaction through other means, such as through the execution of an offsetting transaction.

 

 

20    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Futures Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Portfolio held the following futures contracts1:

 

Type

  Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
     Value at
Trade Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)2
 

Short Contracts

 

2-Year United States Treasury Note

    (138   June 2020      $ (30,411,536   $ (30,419,297    $ (7,761
5-Year United States Treasury Note     (251   June 2020        (31,465,619     (31,496,578      (30,959
10-Year United States Treasury Note     (349   June 2020        (47,957,465     (48,532,812      (575,347
10-Year United States Treasury Ultra Note     (380   June 2020        (56,162,637     (59,671,875      (3,509,238
United States Treasury Long Bond     (63   June 2020        (11,218,520     (11,404,968      (186,448
United States Treasury Ultra Bond     (80   June 2020        (17,376,948     (17,982,500      (605,552
             

 

 

 
Total Short Contracts                 (4,915,305
         

 

 

 
Net Unrealized Depreciation               $ (4,915,305
         

 

 

 

 

1.

As of April 30, 2020, cash in the amount of $4,097,060 was on deposit with a broker or futures commission merchant for futures transactions.

 

2.

Represents the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value as of April 30, 2020.

Swap Contracts

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements1:

 

Notional
Amount

     Currency      Expiration
Date
     Payments
made by Fund
   Payments
Received by Fund
   Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
     Upfront
Premiums
Received/
(Paid)
     Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

$

    40,000,000        USD        3/16/2023      Fixed 2.793%    3-Month USD-LIBOR      Quarterly      $      $ (2,844,920   $ (2,844,920
      41,000,000        USD        3/29/2023      Fixed 2.762%    3-Month USD-LIBOR      Quarterly               (2,868,652     (2,868,652
             $      $ (5,713,572   $ (5,713,572

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

EUAM—European Union Advisory Mission

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound Sterling

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

USD—United States Dollar

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       21  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)

   

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities (a)

 

    
Long-Term Bonds

 

    

Asset-Backed Securities

   $     $ 36,861,228     $         —      $ 36,861,228  

Convertible Bonds

           4,489,635              4,489,635  

Corporate Bonds

           470,271,863              470,271,863  

Foreign Bonds

           604,002              604,002  

Foreign Government Bonds

           11,944,695              11,944,695  

Loan Assignments

           44,785,471              44,785,471  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           131,403,925              131,403,925  

Municipal Bonds

           3,321,338              3,321,338  

U.S. Government & Federal Agencies

           19,655,683              19,655,683  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds            723,337,840              723,337,840  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Common Stocks (b)      158,539             8,298        166,837  
Short-Term Investments

 

    

Affiliated Investment Company

     10,136,015                    10,136,015  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     12,874,950                    12,874,950  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments      23,010,965                    23,010,965  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      23,169,504       723,337,840       8,298        746,515,642  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments

 

    

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (c)

           673,102              673,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments            673,102              673,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities and Other Financial Instruments    $ 23,169,504     $ 724,010,942     $ 8,298      $ 747,188,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Long-Term Bonds Sold Short

 

    

Corporate Bonds Sold Short

           (8,057,600            (8,057,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Bonds Sold Short            (8,057,600            (8,057,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments

 

    

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (c)

           (224,132            (224,132

Futures Contracts (c)

     (4,915,305                  (4,915,305

Interest Rate Swap Contracts (c)

           (5,713,572            (5,713,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments      (4,915,305     (5,937,704            (10,853,009
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities Sold Short and Other Financial Instruments    $ (4,915,305   $ (13,995,304   $      $ (18,910,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(b)

The Level 3 security valued at $8,298 is held in Media within the Common Stocks section of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(c)

The value listed for these securities reflects unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

22    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investment in unaffiliated securities before investments sold short, at value (identified cost $745,888,233) including securities on loan of $12,700,905

   $ 736,379,627  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value
(identified cost $10,136,015)

     10,136,015  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for futures contracts

     4,097,060  

Cash collateral on deposit at broker for swap contracts

     1,263,147  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies
(identified cost $909,719)

     882,231  

Due from custodian

     26,609  

Receivables:

 

Dividends and interest

     5,975,663  

Fund shares sold

     3,269,905  

Investment securities sold

     182,825  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     31,492  

Securities lending

     2,418  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     673,102  

Other assets

     99,197  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     763,019,291  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Investments sold short (proceeds $7,992,518)

     8,057,600  

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     12,874,950  

Payables:

 

Investment securities purchased

     8,544,353  

Fund shares redeemed

     2,867,336  

Manager (See Note 3)

     368,073  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     297,126  

Interest on investments sold short

     191,660  

Broker fees and charges on short sales

     150,400  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     106,326  

Shareholder communication

     82,598  

Professional fees

     45,392  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     27,562  

Custodian

     4,906  

Trustees

     2,395  

Accrued expenses

     17,477  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     224,132  

Dividend payable

     165,551  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     34,027,837  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 728,991,454  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 878,356  

Additional paid-in capital

     960,541,389  
  

 

 

 
     961,419,745  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (232,428,291
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 728,991,454  
  

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 167,681,394  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     20,205,446  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.30  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.39  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.69  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 17,892,525  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     2,137,959  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 8.37  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.39  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.76  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 6,399,393  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     775,190  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.26  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 75,130,952  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     9,108,193  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.25  
  

 

 

 

Class I

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 444,654,077  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     53,532,448  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.31  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 6,695,264  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     807,229  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.29  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 238,430  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     28,727  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.30  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 10,299,419  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,240,416  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 8.30  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       23  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Interest

  $ 16,052,588  

Dividends-affiliated

    202,937  

Securities lending

    16,992  

Dividends-unaffiliated

    650  

Other

    24  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    16,273,191  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Manager (See Note 3)

    2,600,464  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

    864,242  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

    231,960  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

    23,484  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

    36,205  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

    417,548  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

    8,990  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

    570  

Interest on investments sold short

    470,004  

Broker fees and charges on short sales

    263,645  

Registration

    86,009  

Shareholder communication

    66,534  

Professional fees

    63,728  

Custodian

    27,333  

Trustees

    11,798  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

    3,710  

Miscellaneous

    27,138  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,203,362  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    11,069,829  
 

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investment transactions

    8,989,059  

Investments sold short

    (1,253,055

Futures transactions

    (12,273,349

Swap transactions

    (285,197

Foreign currency forward transactions

    (196,603

Foreign currency transactions

    (83,658
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, investments sold short, futures transactions, swap transactions and foreign currency transactions

    (5,102,803
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

    (33,607,813

Investments sold short

    875,232  

Futures contracts

    (6,729,961

Swap contracts

    (2,324,055

Foreign currency forward contracts

    752,057  

Translation of other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

    (69,777
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, investments sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currencies

    (41,104,317
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, investments sold short, futures transactions, swap transactions and foreign currency transactions

    (46,207,120
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (35,137,291
 

 

 

 
 

 

24    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 11,069,829     $ 28,754,267  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, investments sold short, futures transactions, swap transactions and foreign currency transactions

     (5,102,803     (28,186,885

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, investments sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currencies

     (41,104,317     39,981,208  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (35,137,291     40,548,590  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

Class A

     (2,312,387     (5,918,444

Investor Class

     (230,981     (567,935

Class B

     (62,551     (194,065

Class C

     (723,321     (2,298,974

Class I

     (7,616,719     (20,315,490

Class R2

     (86,525     (190,167

Class R3

     (2,512     (4,980

Class R6

     (194,363     (1,364,064
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (11,229,359     (30,854,119
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     133,582,810       243,248,062  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,230,292       28,366,577  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (320,520,327     (486,086,847
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (176,707,225     (214,472,208
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (223,073,875     (204,777,737
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     952,065,329       1,156,843,066  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 728,991,454     $ 952,065,329  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       25  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.74        $ 8.65     $ 8.90     $ 8.81     $ 8.72     $ 9.27  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.10          0.23       0.24       0.25       0.35       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.43        0.11       (0.23     0.15       0.08       (0.63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.02     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.33        0.34       0.02       0.40       0.41       (0.25
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.11        (0.25     (0.27     (0.31     (0.32     (0.30

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11        (0.25     (0.27     (0.31     (0.32     (0.30
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.30        $ 8.74     $ 8.65     $ 8.90     $ 8.81     $ 8.72  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (3.83 %)         3.99     0.25     4.65     4.94     (2.70 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.44 % ††         2.66     2.69     2.79     4.04     4.01

Net expenses (c)(d)

    1.27 % ††         1.27     1.25     1.13     1.16     1.01

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 167,681        $ 197,686     $ 220,618     $ 302,192     $ 412,834     $ 584,184  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.10 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.07 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.03 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        1.01 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.00 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        0.96 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

26    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.81        $ 8.72     $ 8.97     $ 8.88     $ 8.78     $ 9.33  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.10          0.23       0.24       0.24       0.35       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.43        0.11       (0.23     0.16       0.10       (0.63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.03     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.33        0.34       0.02       0.40       0.42       (0.25
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.11        (0.25     (0.27     (0.31     (0.32     (0.30

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11        (0.25     (0.27     (0.31     (0.32     (0.30
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.37        $ 8.81     $ 8.72     $ 8.97     $ 8.88     $ 8.78  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (3.82 %)         3.93     0.23     4.59     5.00     (2.70 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.41 % ††         2.63     2.68     2.74     4.01     3.99

Net expenses (c)(d)

    1.30 % ††         1.29     1.27     1.15     1.18     1.03

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 17,893        $ 19,748     $ 20,451     $ 22,033     $ 31,851     $ 32,498  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.13 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.09 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.05 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        1.03 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.02 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        0.98 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.70        $ 8.61     $ 8.86     $ 8.77     $ 8.68     $ 9.23  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.07          0.16       0.17       0.18       0.28       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.44        0.11       (0.23     0.15       0.10       (0.62

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.03     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.27       (0.05     0.33       0.35       (0.31
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.07        (0.18     (0.20     (0.24     (0.26     (0.24

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.07        (0.18     (0.20     (0.24     (0.26     (0.24
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.26        $ 8.70     $ 8.61     $ 8.86     $ 8.77     $ 8.68  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.22 %)         3.20     (0.52 %)      3.86     4.16     (3.45 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.65 % ††         1.90     1.92     2.00     3.26     3.24

Net expenses (c)(d)

    2.05 % ††         2.04     2.02     1.90     1.93     1.78

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 6,399        $ 7,970     $ 11,015     $ 15,223     $ 18,313     $ 19,833  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.88 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.84 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.80 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        1.78 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.77 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        1.73 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

28    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.69        $ 8.60     $ 8.85     $ 8.76     $ 8.67     $ 9.22  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.07          0.16       0.17       0.18       0.28       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.44        0.11       (0.23     0.15       0.10       (0.62

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.03     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37        0.27       (0.05     0.33       0.35       (0.31
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.07        (0.18     (0.20     (0.24     (0.26     (0.24

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.07        (0.18     (0.20     (0.24     (0.26     (0.24
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.25        $ 8.69     $ 8.60     $ 8.85     $ 8.76     $ 8.67  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.23 %)         3.21     (0.52 %)      3.86     4.16     (3.46 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.66 % ††         1.90     1.92     2.00     3.27     3.24

Net expenses (c)(d)

    2.05 % ††         2.04     2.02     1.90     1.93     1.78

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 75,131        $ 91,598     $ 128,279     $ 167,595     $ 220,513     $ 315,183  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.88 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.84 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.80 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        1.78 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.77 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        1.73 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class I   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.75        $ 8.66     $ 8.91     $ 8.82     $ 8.72     $ 9.28  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.11          0.25       0.26       0.26       0.37       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.43        0.11       (0.23     0.16       0.11       (0.63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.03     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32        0.36       0.04       0.42       0.45       (0.23
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.12        (0.27     (0.29     (0.33     (0.35     (0.33

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.12        (0.27     (0.29     (0.33     (0.35     (0.33
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.31        $ 8.75     $ 8.66     $ 8.91     $ 8.82     $ 8.72  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (3.71 %)         4.24     0.51     4.90     5.32     (2.56 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.68 % ††         2.91     2.94     2.99     4.30     4.25

Net expenses (c)(d)

    1.02 % ††         1.02     1.00     0.88     0.91     0.76

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 444,654        $ 604,981     $ 717,129     $ 837,363     $ 735,359     $ 1,263,695  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        0.85 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        0.82 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        0.78 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        0.76 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        0.75 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        0.71 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

30    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,  
Class R2   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.74        $ 8.65     $ 8.90     $ 8.81     $ 8.72     $ 9.27  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.10          0.22       0.23       0.23       0.34       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.45        0.11       (0.23     0.16       0.10       (0.63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡      (0.03     0.02  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.35        0.33       0.01       0.39       0.41       (0.26
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.10        (0.24     (0.26     (0.30     (0.32     (0.29

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡             
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.10        (0.24     (0.26     (0.30     (0.32     (0.29
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.29        $ 8.74     $ 8.65     $ 8.90     $ 8.81     $ 8.72  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.00 %)         3.89     0.16     4.54     4.84     (2.81 %) 
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.34 % ††         2.54     2.67     2.63     3.97     3.87

Net expenses (c)(d)

    1.37 % ††         1.37     1.34     1.23     1.28     1.11

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41     15     22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 6,695        $ 7,232     $ 6,657     $ 773     $ 662     $ 112  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.20 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.17 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.14 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2017        1.11 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.12 %        0.16 %
October 31, 2015        1.06 %        0.05 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       31  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Six months
ended
April 30,
           Year ended October 31,            February 29,
2016^
through
October 31,
 
Class R3   2020*            2019     2018     2017            2016  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.74        $ 8.65     $ 8.90     $ 8.81        $ 8.20  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.09          0.20       0.21       0.21          0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.44        0.11       (0.23     0.16          0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      0.01       (0.00 )‡         (0.27
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.35        0.31       (0.01     0.37          0.80  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 
Less distributions:

 

From net investment income

    (0.09        (0.22     (0.24     (0.28        (0.19

Return of capital

                   (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡          
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.09        (0.22     (0.24     (0.28        (0.19
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.30        $ 8.74     $ 8.65     $ 8.90        $ 8.81  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (4.00 %)         3.63     (0.09 %)      4.28        9.77
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.10 % ††         2.29     2.36     2.34        3.32 % †† 

Net expenses (c)(d)

    1.62 % ††         1.62     1.60     1.48        1.50 % †† 

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)      22     41        15

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 238        $ 218     $ 190     $ 114        $ 32  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        1.46 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        1.42 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        1.38 %        0.22 %
October 31, 2017        1.36 %        0.12 %
October 31, 2016        1.34 %        0.16 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

32    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                
Class R6   Six months
ended
April 30,
2020*
       Year ended
October 31,
2019
       February 28,
2018^
through
October 31,
2018
 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 8.75        $ 8.66        $ 8.83  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.12          0.27          0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.44        0.11          (0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡         0.01  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32        0.38          0.05  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Less distributions:            

From net investment income

    (0.13        (0.29        (0.22

Return of capital

                      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.13        (0.29        (0.22
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 8.30        $ 8.75        $ 8.66  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    (3.73 %)         4.43        0.54
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Net investment income (loss)

    2.86 % ††         3.13        3.18 % †† 

Net expenses (c)(d)

    0.83 % ††         0.84        0.85 % †† 

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 % (e)         50 % (e)         22

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 10,299        $ 22,632        $ 52,504  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

^

Inception date.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

The expense ratios presented below show the impact of short sales expense:

 

Period Ended

   Net Expenses
(excluding short
sale expenses)
   Short Sale
Expenses
April 30, 2020*††        0.66 %        0.17 %
October 31, 2019        0.64 %        0.20 %
October 31, 2018        0.62 %        0.23 %

 

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate not including mortgage dollar rolls was 31% and 44% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the ‘‘Funds’’). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently offers eight classes of shares. Class A and Class B shares commenced operations on February 28, 1997. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Class I shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R2 shares commenced operations on February 28, 2014. Class R3 shares commenced operations on February 29, 2016. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective February 28, 2017. Class R6 shares commenced operations on February 28, 2018.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R6 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor

Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee. This is in addition to any fees paid under a distribution plan, where applicable.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return by investing primarily in domestic and foreign debt securities.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

 

 

 

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For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisor, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, securities that were fair valued in such a manner are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last posted settlement price on the market where such futures are primarily traded. Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities (other than convertible and municipal bonds) are valued at the evaluated bid prices (evaluated mean prices in the case of convertible and municipal bonds) supplied by a pricing agent or broker selected by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor. The evaluations are market-based measurements processed through a pricing application and represents the pricing agent’s good faith determination as to what a holder may receive in an orderly transaction under market conditions. The rules based logic utilizes valuation techniques that reflect participants’ assumptions and vary by asset class and per methodology, maximizing the use of relevant observable data including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. The evaluated bid or mean prices are deemed by the Manager, in consultation with the Subadvisor, to be representative of market values at the regular close of trading of the Exchange on each valuation date. Debt securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and federal agency bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Certain securities held by the Fund may principally trade in foreign markets. Events may occur between the time the foreign markets close and the time at which the Fund’s NAVs are calculated. These events may include, but are not limited to, situations relating to a single issuer in a market sector, significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets, natural disasters, armed conflicts, governmental actions or other developments not tied directly to the securities markets. Should the Manager or the Subadvisor conclude that such events may have affected the accuracy of the last price of such securities reported on the local foreign market, the Subcommittee may, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, adjust the value of the local price to reflect the estimated impact on the price of such securities as a result of such events. In this instance, securities are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Additionally, certain foreign equity securities are also fair valued whenever the movement of a particular index exceeds certain thresholds. In such cases, the securities are fair valued by applying factors provided by a third-party vendor in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no foreign equity securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at their fair market values measured on the basis of the mean between the last current bid and ask prices based on dealer or exchange quotations and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Loan assignments, participations and commitments are valued at the average of bid quotations obtained from the engaged independent pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Certain loan assignments, participations and commitments may be valued by utilizing significant unobservable inputs obtained from the pricing service and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, securities that were fair valued in such a manner are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from pricing agents, brokers or market makers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

A portfolio investment may be classified as an illiquid investment under the Trust’s written liquidity risk management program and related procedures (“Liquidity Program”). Illiquidity of an investment might prevent the sale of such investment at a time when the Manager or the Subadvisor might wish to sell, and these investments could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid investments, requiring the Fund to rely on judgments that may be somewhat subjective in measuring value, which could vary materially from the amount that the Fund could realize upon disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid investments may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Manager or Subadvisor reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The liquidity classification of each investment will be made using information obtained after reasonable inquiry and taking into account, among other things, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations in accordance with the Liquidity Program. Illiquid investments are often valued in accordance with methods deemed by the Board in good faith to be reasonable and appropriate to accurately reflect their fair value. The liquidity of the Fund’s investments, as shown

 

 

36    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund


in the Portfolio of Investments, was determined as of April 30, 2020, and can change at any time. Illiquid investments as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. A portion of the taxes on gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation may be reclaimable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which it invests. Capital gains taxes relating to positions still held are reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as well as an adjustment to the Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Taxes related to capital gains realized, if any, are reflected as part of net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gains taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally assessed as a percentage of the transaction amount.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, at least monthly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method and includes any realized gains and losses from repayments of principal on mortgage-backed securities. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the effective interest rate method over the life of the respective securities.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off all or a portion of any interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of such interest has become doubtful. A debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(I)  Futures Contracts.  A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date and price, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a financial instrument (e.g., foreign currency, interest rate, security or securities index). The Fund is subject to risks such as market price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of investing in these contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash and/or U.S. government securities equal to a certain percentage of the collateral amount, known as the “initial margin.” During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker or futures commission merchant an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.

The use of futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The contract or notional amounts and variation margin reflect the extent of the Fund’s involvement in open futures positions. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts as hedging techniques. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at the time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. If no liquid market exists, the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Futures contracts may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if the Fund did not invest in futures contracts. Futures contracts may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the futures and may not correlate to the underlying instrument, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s activities in futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are conducted through regulated exchanges that guarantee the futures against default by the counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Fund, potentially resulting in a loss. The Fund may invest in futures contracts

to help manage the duration and yield curve of the portfolio while minimizing the exposure to wider bid/ask spreads in traditional bonds. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts and other derivatives may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAVs and may result in a loss to the Fund. Open futures contracts held as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(J)  Loan Assignments, Participations and Commitments.   The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (“loans”). Commitments are agreements to make money available to a borrower in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. The Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money on a commitment or when a funded loan is purchased (trade date) and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

The loans in which the Fund may invest are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these investments. If the Fund purchases an assignment from a lender, the Fund will generally have direct contractual rights against the borrower in favor of the lender. If the Fund purchases a participation interest either from a lender or a participant, the Fund typically will have established a direct contractual relationship with the seller of the participation interest, but not with the borrower. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the lender or participant who sold the participation interest to the Fund, in addition to the usual credit risk of the borrower. In the event that the borrower, selling participant or intermediate participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment, or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Unfunded amounts, if any, are marked to market and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any unfunded commitments.

(K)  Swap Contracts.  The Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, equity, index and currency exchange rate swap contracts (“swaps”). In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the future returns (or differentials in rates of future returns) earned or realized at periodic intervals on a particular investment or instrument based on a notional principal amount. Generally, the Fund will enter into a swap on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams under the swap are netted, with the Fund receiving or paying (as the case may be) only the net amount of the two payment streams. Therefore, the Fund’s current obligation under a swap generally will be equal to the net amount to be paid or received under the swap, based on the relative value of notional positions attributable to each counterparty to the swap. The payments may be adjusted for transaction costs, interest payments, the amount of interest paid on the investment or instrument or other factors. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the custodian bank or broker in accordance with the terms of the swap. Swap agreements are

 

 

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privately negotiated in the over the counter (“OTC”) market and may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facilities platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”).

Certain standardized swaps, including certain credit default and interest rate swaps, are subject to mandatory clearing and exchange-trading, and more types of standardized swaps are expected to be subject to mandatory clearing and exchange-trading in the future. The counterparty risk for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives is expected to be generally lower than for uncleared derivatives, but cleared contracts are not risk-free. In a cleared derivative transaction, the Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post specified levels of margin with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse; the margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. As of April 30, 2020, all swap positions are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

Swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from pricing agents, brokers or market makers and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Any payments made or received upon entering into a swap would be amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as a realized gain or loss. Early termination of a swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the swap counterparty. The Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap with the same party or a similar credit-worthy party. Swaps are not actively traded on financial markets. Entering into swaps involves elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibilities that there will be no liquid market for these swaps, that the counterparty to the swaps may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the swaps and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates, the price of the index or the security underlying these transactions.

Interest Rate Swaps: An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties where one stream of future interest payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange a fixed payment for a floating payment that is linked to an interest rate (most often LIBOR). The Fund will typically use interest rate swaps to limit, or manage, its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, or to obtain a marginally lower interest rate than it would have been able to get without the swap.

Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into credit default swaps to simulate long and short bond positions or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a default or credit event by the issuer of the underlying reference obligation. The types of reference obligations underlying the swaps that may be entered into by the Fund

include debt obligations of a single issuer of corporate or sovereign debt, a basket of obligations of different issuers or a credit index. A credit index is an equally-weighted credit default swap index that is designed to track a representative segment of the credit default swap market (e.g., investment grade, high volatility, below investment grade or emerging markets) and provides an investor with exposure to specific “baskets” of issuers of certain debt instruments. Index credit default swaps have standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. The composition of the obligations within a particular index changes periodically. Credit default swaps involve one party, the protection buyer, making a stream of payments to another party, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment if there is a credit event related to the underlying reference obligation. In the event that the reference obligation matures prior to the termination date of the contract, a similar security will be substituted for the duration of the contract term. Credit events are defined under individual swap agreements and generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, repudiation/moratorium, obligation acceleration and obligation default. Selling protection effectively adds leverage to a portfolio up to the notional amount of the swap agreement. Potential liabilities under these contracts may be reduced by: the auction rates of the underlying reference obligations; upfront payments received at the inception of a swap; and net amounts received from credit default swaps purchased with the identical reference obligation. As of April 30, 2020, open swap agreements are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(L)  Foreign Currency Forward Contracts.  The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts, which are agreements to buy or sell foreign currencies on a specified future date at a specified rate. The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of investing in these transactions. During the period the forward contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Cash movement occurs on settlement date. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The Fund may purchase and sell foreign currency forward contracts for purposes of seeking to enhance portfolio returns and manage portfolio risk more efficiently. Foreign currency forward contracts may also be used to gain exposure to a particular currency or to hedge against the risk of loss due to changing currency exchange rates. Foreign currency forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected.

The use of foreign currency forward contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including counterparty risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk is heightened for these instruments because foreign currency forward contracts are not exchange-traded and therefore no clearinghouse or exchange stands ready to meet the obligations under such contracts. Thus, the Fund faces the risk that its counterparties under such contracts may not perform their obligations. Market risk is the risk that the value of a foreign currency forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in

 

 

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exchange rates. Illiquidity risk arises because the secondary market for foreign currency forward contracts may have less liquidity relative to markets for other securities and financial instruments. Risks also arise from the possible movements in the foreign exchange rates underlying these instruments. While the Fund may enter into forward contracts to reduce currency exchange risks, changes in currency exchange rates may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such transactions. Exchange rate movements can be large, depending on the currency, and can last for extended periods of time, affecting the value of the Fund’s assets. Moreover, there may be an imperfect correlation between the Fund’s holdings of securities denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the risk of currency exchange loss. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward contracts also reflects the Fund’s exposure at the valuation date to credit loss in the event of a counterparty’s failure to perform its obligations. Open foreign currency forward contracts as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(M)  Foreign Currency Transactions.  The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates last quoted by any major U.S. bank at the following dates:

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the valuation date; and

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the date of such transactions.

The assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currency amounts are presented at the exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The realized and unrealized changes in net assets arising from fluctuations in exchange rates and market prices of securities are not separately presented.

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represents net currency gains or losses realized as a result of differences between the amounts of securities sale proceeds or purchase cost, dividends, interest and withholding taxes as recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid. Net currency gains or losses from valuing such foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, other than investments at valuation date exchange rates, are reflected in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses.

(N)  Securities Sold Short.  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the Fund engaged in sales of securities it did not own (“short sales”) as part of its investment strategies. When the Fund enters into a short sale, it must segregate or maintain with a broker the cash proceeds from the security sold short or other securities as collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. During the period a short position is open, depending on the nature and type of security, a short position is reflected as a liability and is marked to market in accordance with the valuation methodologies previously detailed (See Note 2(A)). Liabilities for securities sold short are closed out by purchasing the applicable securities for delivery to the counterparty broker. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be

recognized upon termination of a short sale if the market price on the date the short position is closed out is less or greater, respectively, than the proceeds originally received. Any such gain or loss may be offset, completely or in part, by the change in the value of the hedged investments. Interest on short positions held is accrued daily, while dividends declared on short positions existing on the record date are recorded on the ex-dividend date as a dividend expense in the Statement of Operations. Broker fees and other expenses related to securities sold short are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Short sales involve risk of loss in excess of the related amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(O)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $12,700,905 and received cash collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $12,874,950.

(P)  Dollar Rolls.  The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions in which it sells mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) from its portfolio to a counterparty from whom it simultaneously agrees to buy a similar security on a delayed delivery basis. The Fund generally transfers MBS where the MBS are “to be announced,” therefore, the Fund accounts for these transactions as purchases and sales.

When accounted for as purchase and sales, the securities sold in connection with the dollar rolls are removed from the portfolio and a realized gain or loss is recognized. The securities the Fund has agreed to acquire are included at market value in the Portfolio of Investments and liabilities for such purchase commitments are included as payables for investments purchased. During the roll period, the Fund foregoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price

 

 

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for the future as well as by the earnings on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls may be renewed without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract. The Fund maintains liquid assets from its portfolio having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest. Dollar roll transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the securities returned to the Fund at the end of the roll period, while substantially similar, could be inferior to what was initially sold to the counterparty.

(Q)  Debt and Foreign Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund primarily invests in high yield debt securities (commonly referred to as ‘‘junk bonds’’), which are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt securities. These securities pay investors a premium—a higher interest rate or yield than investment grade debt securities — because of the increased risk of loss. These securities can also be subject to greater price volatility. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, these securities may experience higher than normal default rates.

The Fund may invest in loans which are usually rated below investment grade and are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt securities. These investments pay investors a higher interest rate than investment grade debt securities because of the increased risk of loss. Although certain loans are collateralized, there is no guarantee that the value of the collateral will be sufficient to repay the loan. In a recession or serious credit event, the value of these investments could decline significantly. As a result of these and other events, the Fund’s NAVs could go down and you could lose money.

In addition, loans generally are subject to the extended settlement periods that may be longer than seven days. As a result, the Fund may be adversely affected by selling other investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions or engaging in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing against its credit facility, to raise cash to meet redemption obligations or pursue other investment opportunities.

In certain circumstances, loans may not be deemed to be securities. As a result, the Fund may not have the protection of anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. In such cases, the Fund generally must rely on the contractual provisions in the loan agreement and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.

The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which carry certain risks that are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic securities. These risks include those resulting from currency fluctuations, future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. These risks are likely to be greater in

emerging markets than in developed markets. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

(R)  Counterparty Credit Risk.  In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains collateral posting terms and netting provisions. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels or if the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(S)  LIBOR Replacement Risk.  The Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the LIBOR, as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. As a result, it is anticipated that LIBOR will be discontinued or will no longer be sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of

 

 

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hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

(T)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to

such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

(U)  Quantitative Disclosure of Derivative Holdings.  The following tables show additional disclosures related to the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial positions, performance and cash flows. The Fund entered into futures contracts to help manage the duration and yield curve positioning of the portfolio while minimizing the exposure to wider bid/ask spreads in traditional bonds. The Fund entered into interest rate and credit default swap contracts in order to obtain a desired return at a lower cost to the Fund, rather than directly investing in an instrument yielding that desired return or to hedge against credit and interest rate risk. The Fund also entered into foreign currency forward contracts to gain exposure to a particular currency or to hedge against the risk of loss due to changing currency exchange rates. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

 

 

Fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2020:

Asset Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Forward Contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   $ 673,102     $       $ 673,102  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ 673,102     $         —     $ 673,102  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

 

    Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized depreciation on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts (a)   $     $ (4,915,305   $ (4,915,305

Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts

  Net Assets—Net unrealized depreciation on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts (b)           (5,713,572     (5,713,572

Forward Contracts

  Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts     (224,132           (224,132
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

    $ (224,132   $ (10,628,877   $ (10,853,009
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(b)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap agreements as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2020:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions   $     $ (12,273,349   $ (12,273,349

Swap Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swap transactions           (285,197     (285,197

Forward Contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward transactions     (196,603           (196,603
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

    $ (196,603   $ (12,558,546   $ (12,755,149
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

    Statement of
Operations
Location
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts   $     $ (6,729,961   $ (6,729,961

Swap Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts           (2,324,055     (2,324,055

Forward Contracts

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency forward contracts     752,057             752,057  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    $ 752,057     $ (9,054,016   $ (8,301,959
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Average Notional Amount

 

    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
Risk
    Total  

Futures Contracts Long (a)

  $     $ 96,535,152     $ 96,535,152  

Futures Contracts Short

  $     $ (244,064,465   $ (244,064,465

Swap Contracts Long

  $     $ 81,000,000     $ 81,000,000  

Forward Contracts Long (b)

  $ 11,609,237     $     $ 11,609,237  

Forward Contracts Short

  $ (22,223,967   $     $ (22,223,967
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Positions were open five months during the reporting period.

 

(b)

Positions were open three months during the reporting period.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of

the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC (‘‘MacKay Shields” or the “Subadvisor’’), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.60% up to $500 million; 0.55% from $500 million to $1 billion; 0.50% from $1 billion to $5 billion; and 0.475% in excess of $5 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to $100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.59%, inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/ or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and

 

 

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expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval by the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $2,600,464 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $1,271,613.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution and Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the ‘‘Distributor’’), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the ‘‘Plans’’) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plan for the Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily

net assets of the Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R2

   $ 3,596  

Class R3

     114  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $9,859 and $2,706, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $448, $2,557 and $1,654, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waiver  

Class A

   $ 181,936      $  

Investor Class

     21,383         

Class B

     8,228         

Class C

     94,957         

Class I

     550,162         

Class R2

     7,070         

Class R3

     225         

Class R6

     281         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment
Company

   Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Value,
End of
Period
     Dividend
Income
     Other
Distributions
     Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

   $ 51,822      $ 282,261      $ (323,947   $      $      $ 10,136      $ 203      $        10,136  

 

(G)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class R3

   $ 28,388        11.9

Class R6

     25,203        0.2  

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 748,554,655     $ 19,426,781     $ (29,523,394   $ (10,096,613

As of October 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards of $206,233,668 were available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations to offset future realized gains of the Fund through the years indicated. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.

 

Capital Loss
Available Through
  Short-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
    Long-Term
Capital Loss
Amounts (000’s)
 
Unlimited   $ 32,091     $ 174,142  

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

 

Ordinary Income

   $ 30,854,119  

Note 5–Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified

institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Disposal of restricted securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve.

As of April 30, 2020, the Fund held the following restricted securities:

 

Security

  Date(s) of
Acquisition
    Shares     Cost     4/30/20
Value
    Percent of
Net Assets
 

ION Media Networks, Inc.

 

Common Stock

    3/11/14       22     $     $ 8,298       0.0 %‡ 

Total

            22     $     $ 8,298          

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

Note 6–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 7–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month LIBOR, whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 8–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 9–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $68,204 and $117,611, respectively. Purchases and sales of securities, other than U.S. government securities and short-term securities, were $195,050 and $317,869, respectively.

Note 10–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,474,369     $ 12,641,107  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     254,733       2,181,509  

Shares redeemed

     (4,211,122     (36,028,535
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,482,020     (21,205,919

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     106,033       905,125  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (34,843     (297,680
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,410,830   $ (20,598,474
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     3,923,370     $ 34,022,695  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     648,525       5,604,208  

Shares redeemed

     (7,651,832     (66,214,975
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (3,079,937     (26,588,072

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     322,178       2,786,179  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (128,869     (1,117,966
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,886,628   $ (24,919,859
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     89,799     $ 776,017  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     26,209       226,076  

Shares redeemed

     (172,159     (1,474,553
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (56,151     (472,460

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     40,977       353,676  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (87,307     (750,300
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (102,481   $ (869,084
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     415,571     $ 3,647,957  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     63,631       554,684  

Shares redeemed

     (546,532     (4,791,206
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (67,330     (588,565

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     178,617       1,558,761  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (215,720     (1,882,993
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (104,433   $ (912,797
  

 

 

 

Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     8,622     $ 73,412  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     6,147       52,355  

Shares redeemed

     (123,531     (1,050,794
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (108,762     (925,027

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (32,629     (278,866
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (141,391   $ (1,203,893
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     104,200     $ 905,650  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     18,886       162,262  

Shares redeemed

     (416,600     (3,591,602
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (293,514     (2,523,690

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (69,649     (598,047
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (363,163   $ (3,121,737
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     328,820     $ 2,816,878  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     75,363       640,945  

Shares redeemed

     (1,820,656     (15,513,142
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,416,473     (12,055,319

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (17,490     (150,282
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,433,963   $ (12,205,601
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     594,342     $ 5,094,058  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     236,574       2,030,445  

Shares redeemed

     (5,070,579     (43,589,224
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (4,239,663     (36,464,721

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (134,378     (1,153,207
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,374,041   $ (37,617,928
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     13,612,854     $ 116,261,338  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     797,072       6,846,540  

Shares redeemed

     (30,052,625     (253,236,126
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     (15,642,699     (130,128,248

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     25,322       218,327  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (15,617,377   $ (129,909,921
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     22,646,970     $ 196,115,570  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     2,133,464       18,457,022  

Shares redeemed

     (38,501,534     (333,217,757
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (13,721,100     (118,645,165

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     46,998       407,273  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (13,674,102   $ (118,237,892
  

 

 

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     72,182     $ 631,217  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     10,118       86,525  

Shares redeemed

     (102,910     (845,358
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (20,610   $ (127,616
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     132,894     $ 1,151,880  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     22,001       190,167  

Shares redeemed

     (97,010     (839,676
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     57,885     $ 502,371  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     3,596     $ 31,613  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     232       1,979  

Shares redeemed

     (3     (22
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,825     $ 33,570  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     3,394     $ 29,402  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     431       3,725  

Shares redeemed

     (931     (8,016
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,894     $ 25,111  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     41,143     $ 351,228  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     22,616       194,363  

Shares redeemed

     (1,410,533     (12,371,797
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,346,774   $ (11,826,206
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     262,885     $ 2,280,850  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     157,868       1,364,064  

Shares redeemed

     (3,896,936     (33,834,391
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,476,183   $ (30,189,477
  

 

 

 

Note 11–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 12–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

 

 

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Note 13–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general

concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

48    MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund


Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or MacKay that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and MacKay in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and MacKay personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and MacKay; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and MacKay; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or MacKay. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and MacKay. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and MacKay resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity

 

 

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Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of MacKay, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of MacKay and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, MacKay with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as MacKay’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an

increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that MacKay provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated MacKay’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and MacKay’s track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at MacKay, and New York Life Investments’ and MacKay’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and MacKay believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by MacKay. The Board reviewed MacKay’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

 

 

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The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to MacKay as well as discussions between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or MacKay had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and MacKay

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because MacKay is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and MacKay in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and MacKay and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and MacKay must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and MacKay to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that

New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and MacKay and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including MacKay, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to MacKay is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and MacKay on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent

share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s

Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisor, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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MainStay MAP Equity Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class I shares of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses and sales charges. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class   Sales Charge        Inception
Date
   

Six
Months

   

One

Year

   

Five

Years

   

Ten

Years

    Gross
Expense
Ratio2
 
Class A Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
6/9/1999
 
   

–15.88

–10.98


 

   

–12.42

–7.32


 

   

3.83

5.01


 

   

7.92

8.53


 

   

1.11

1.11


 

Investor Class Shares   Maximum 5.5% Initial Sales Charge  

With sales charges

Excluding sales charges

   
2/28/2008
 
   
–16.01
–11.13
 
 
   
–12.66
–7.57
 
 
   
3.61
4.79
 
 
   
7.70
8.31
 
 
   

1.38

1.38

 

 

Class B Shares3  

Maximum 5% CDSC

if Redeemed Within the First Six Years of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges     6/9/1999      
–15.53
–11.48
 
 
   
–12.47
–8.27
 
 
   
3.76
4.01
 
 
   
7.51
7.51
 
 
   

2.13

2.13

 

 

Class C Shares  

Maximum 1% CDSC

if Redeemed Within One Year of Purchase

  With sales charges Excluding sales charges    
6/9/1999
 
   
–12.26
–11.45
 
 
   
–9.08
–8.24
 
 
   
4.01
4.01
 
 
   
7.51
7.51
 
 
   

2.13

2.13

 

 

Class I Shares   No Sales Charge         1/21/1971       –10.88       –7.10       5.27       8.80       0.86  
Class R1 Shares   No Sales Charge         1/2/2004       –10.91       –7.17       5.18       8.69       0.96  
Class R2 Shares   No Sales Charge         1/2/2004       –11.03       –7.41       4.90       8.42       1.21  
Class R3 Shares   No Sales Charge         4/28/2006       –11.16       –7.66       4.65       8.15       1.46  

 

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect maximum applicable sales charges as indicated in the table above, if any, changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above and reflects the deduction of all sales charges that would have applied for the period of investment. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have

  been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations, if any, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
2.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

3.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
       One
Year
       Five
Years
       Ten
Years
 

Russell 3000® Index4

       –4.33        –1.04        8.33        11.29

S&P 500® Index5

       –3.16          0.86          9.12          11.69  

Morningstar Large Blend Category Average6

       –5.93          –2.85          6.81          9.96  

 

 

 

4.

The Russell 3000® Index is the Fund’s primary broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes. The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

5.

The S&P 500® Index is the Fund’s secondary benchmark. “S&P 500®” is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard index for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

6.

The Morningstar Large Blend Category Average is representative of funds that represent the overall U.S. stock market in size, growth rates and price. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large cap. The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. These portfolios tend to invest across the spectrum of U.S. industries, and owing to their broad exposure, the portfolios’ returns are often similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay MAP Equity Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 890.20      $ 5.17      $ 1,019.39      $ 5.52      1.10%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 888.70      $ 6.57      $ 1,017.90      $ 7.02      1.40%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 885.20      $ 10.08      $ 1,014.17      $ 10.77      2.15%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 885.50      $ 10.08      $ 1,014.17      $ 10.77      2.15%
     
Class I Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 891.20      $ 4.00      $ 1,020.64      $ 4.27      0.85%
     
Class R1 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 890.90      $ 4.47      $ 1,020.14      $ 4.77      0.95%
     
Class R2 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 889.70      $ 5.64      $ 1,018.90      $ 6.02      1.20%
     
Class R3 Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 888.40      $ 6.81      $ 1,017.65      $ 7.27      1.45%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period. In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above-reported expense figures.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Industry Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Software      9.8
Interactive Media & Services      8.7  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      6.7  
Media      6.4  
Banks      5.1  
IT Services      4.4  
Entertainment      3.6  
Health Care Providers & Services      3.5  
Specialty Retail      3.5  
Aerospace & Defense      3.4  
Capital Markets      3.3  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies      3.3  
Insurance      3.3  
Pharmaceuticals      3.2  
Road & Rail      2.8  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      2.8  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      2.2  
Life Sciences Tools & Services      1.7  
Food & Staples Retailing      1.5  
Beverages      1.4  
Diversified Telecommunication Services      1.3  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure      1.2  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail      1.2  
Chemicals      1.1  
Consumer Finance      1.1
Diversified Financial Services      1.1  
Food Products      1.1  
Multiline Retail      1.1  
Electrical Equipment      1.0  
Biotechnology      0.8  
Industrial Conglomerates      0.8  
Building Products      0.6  
Communications Equipment      0.5  
Construction & Engineering      0.5  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      0.5  
Machinery      0.5  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance      0.5  
Tobacco      0.5  
Household Durables      0.4  
Air Freight & Logistics      0.3  
Construction Materials      0.3  
Household Products      0.3  
Professional Services      0.3  
Real Estate Management & Development      0.3  
Energy Equipment & Services      0.1  
Short-Term Investment      2.1  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities      –0.1  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 13 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings as of April 30, 2020 (excluding short-term investments) (Unaudited)

 

1.

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.

Apple, Inc.

 

3.

Alphabet, Inc.

 

4.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 

5.

Facebook, Inc.

  6.

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM

 

  7.

Bank of America Corp.

 

  8.

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 

  9.

Union Pacific Corp.

 

10.

Walt Disney Co.

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by portfolio managers Christopher Mullarkey and James Mulvey of Markston International LLC (“Markston”), a Subadvisor to the Fund; and portfolio managers William W. Priest, CFA, Michael A. Welhoelter, CFA, David N. Pearl and Justin Howell of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (“Epoch”), a Subadvisor to the Fund.

 

How did MainStay MAP Equity Fund perform relative to its benchmarks and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class I shares of MainStay MAP Equity Fund returned –10.88%, underperforming the –4.33% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index, and the –3.16% return of the S&P 500® Index, which is the Fund’s secondary benchmark. Over the same period, Class I shares underperformed the –5.93% return of the Morningstar Large Blend Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

Markston

During the reporting period, the Markston portion of the Fund underperformed the Russell 3000® Index as the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally in the beginning of 2020. The pandemic caused the U.S. unemployment rate to approach Depression-era levels, as much of the global economy shut down amid shelter-in-place orders. The sudden and unprecedented drop in supply and demand exposed a lack of liquidity within the repo (repurchase agreement) market. In turn, the congestion in the debt markets quickly led to a steep correction in U.S. equity markets. The Markston portion of the Fund’s overweight position in the financials sector and its investment in aircraft maker Boeing contributed to the underperformance relative to the Russell 3000® Index. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) Specifically, a sharp decline in interest rates, lower lending activity and broad economic weakness hurt the earnings power of financial services companies. In addition, Boeing underperformed due to the ongoing 737 MAX grounding, combined with record low levels of air travel as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.

Epoch

During the reporting period, the Epoch portion of the Fund underperformed the Russell 3000® Index primarily due to security selection in the consumer discretionary, industrials and real estate sectors.

During the reporting period, were there any market events that materially impacted the equity portion of the Fund’s performance or liquidity?

Markston

The pandemic caused the U.S. unemployment rate to approach Depression-era levels as much of the global economy shut down amid shelter-in-place orders. The sudden and unprecedented drop in supply and demand exposed a lack of

liquidity within the Repo (repurchase agreement) market. In turn, the congestion in the debt markets quickly led to a steep correction in U.S. equity markets.

Epoch

Absolute returns were primarily impacted by the broad decline in global equities markets brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak becoming a global pandemic. Stocks tumbled swiftly into a bear market, with some markets reporting their worst quarter in decades as governments voluntarily shut down their economies to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Fund’s liquidity was not impacted. Exposure to certain economically sensitive stocks did influence relative performance.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

Markston

The strongest positive sector contribution to relative performance in the Markston portion of the Fund came from the information technology sector. Lack of exposure to the real estate and utilities sectors also contributed positively to returns relative to the benchmark.

Notable detractors from relative performance included investments in the industrials, financials and health care sectors.

Epoch

In the Epoch portion of the Fund, the energy, health care and utilities sectors generated the strongest positive contributions to relative performance during the reporting period, while the consumer discretionary, industrials and information technology sectors detracted most significantly.

During the reporting period, which individual stocks made the strongest positive contributions to the Fund’s absolute performance and which stocks detracted the most?

Markston

The stocks that made the strongest positive contributions to absolute performance in the Markston portion of the Fund included software giant Microsoft, consumer technology company Apple and financial technology company PayPal.

Microsoft reported better than expected earnings results with strong growth in cloud computing, as well as the company’s Office applications and LinkedIn professional network. While we believe that technology spending will likely face headwinds due

 

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class I share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

 

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to COVID-19, Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform is seeing accelerating growth as companies work remotely and more broadly use offsite asset-light technology. We believe the cloud business is still in its early growth phase and margins are expanding quickly. At the same time, the more mature parts of Microsoft’s business continue to generate meaningful free cash flow that is being returned to shareholders through buybacks and dividends while also being reinvested into the company’s growth businesses.

Apple sells consumer products such as smartphones, tablets, computers and watches, as well as offering services to its user base. During the fourth quarter of 2019, non-phone sales were significantly higher, driven by services and wearables. Services growth accelerated with strength across the App Store, AppleCare, music, cloud services, and the search ad business. Wearables gained ground on growth in Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats. Apple’s ability to upsell its customer base is evidence that consumers are willing to have a deeper relationship with the company in order to enhance the utility of their hardware. During the reporting period, Apple increased its paid subscription target for services from 500 million to 600 million for the year. We expect growth of the company’s services areas to outpace that of its products divisions going forward as smartphone sales continue to mature. We also expect the shift to services to help boost margins while supporting Apple’s growing valuation.

PayPal, which facilitates online and offline commerce, reported growth in new active accounts and transaction volume. With more people staying home and conducting purchases online, growth accelerated in April 2020 despite cross-border headwinds from a lack of global travel, supporting the idea that the firm is seeing positive network effects. As people venture beyond Amazon.com commerce sites, they often look for PayPal’s backing to be confident in e-commerce. It is our belief that research shows that customers are more likely to buy something online if PayPal backs the purchase. Accordingly, we believe PayPal is well-positioned for the accelerating move to e-commerce despite a weak economy.

Holdings that detracted most from absolute performance in the Markston portion of the Fund included shares in aircraft manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing, commercial aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies and property & casualty and life insurance company American International Group.

Boeing underperformed due to the ongoing 737 MAX grounding on safety concerns compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic-related halt to most global air travel. While we expect that Boeing will see less demand from air carriers for some time, when the recovery comes there will likely be a need for new aircraft. Markston continues to hold and monitor its position in

Boeing as the company and its new management team have to re-earn trust after a number of mistakes.

Raytheon Technologies formed from an April 2020 merger of United Technologies’ aerospace business with defense-contractor Raytheon. The merger combined United Technologies’ leadership positions in aerospace systems and jet engines with Raytheon’s strong standing in missile systems and defense electronics. The combined firm underperformed due to its exposure to the commercial aviation industry, which is facing an unprecedented drop in air-travel demand. In response, the company took immediate actions to reduce costs by $2 billion, and is undertaking $4 billion of longer-term initiatives to boost cash, including reductions in capital and discretionary spending. Moreover, legacy Raytheon’s consistently strong cash flows and strong balance sheet, should enable Raytheon Technologies to ride out the COVID-19 crisis. The defense side of the firm, which is responsible for more than half of all sales, should see minimal impact from the pandemic, as it has little exposure to macroeconomic conditions, but instead is leveraged to the relative stability of domestic and foreign defense budgets. We continue to hold the Fund’s position in Raytheon Technologies shares.

American International Group was hurt along with other property & casualty insurers by the prospect of a sharp rise in payouts driven by COVID-19 pandemic-related claims. This challenge came at a time when insurers’ investments were under pressure from a low interest-rate-environment. The macroeconomic backdrop of near-zero interest rates further pressured insurers due to the negative impact that low rates were having on legacy books of business. Although issues are likely to continue in the near term, American International has built strong franchises in select life and retirement markets, and the company’s new leadership team has made significant strides in improving the company’s property & casualty franchise by imposing greater pricing discipline, tightening risk limits and expanding reinsurance coverage. We believe these material underwriting actions should reduce underwriting volatility and improve the company’s loss exposure. With the share price as of April 30, 2020 at 40% of our estimate of tangible book value, we remain positive on potential for ROE (return on equity) expansion and margin improvement, and open to adding opportunistically to the Fund’s position.

Epoch

Systems software developer Microsoft made the strongest positive contribution to absolute performance in the Epoch portion of the Fund, with shares driven higher by rising revenues and net income. Much of the growth came from Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing business, which scored a high-profile win from the U.S. Department of Defense for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (“JEDI”) cloud contract, worth up to $10 billion

 

 

10    MainStay MAP Equity Fund


over a decade. Additionally, rival Salesforce said it would tap Azure to run its marketing cloud service. We believe Microsoft is successfully transitioning its customers to the cloud and is also moving to more of a recurring revenue model with Office 365. In our opinion, the cloud computing opportunity is vast and the company is investing appropriately to capture their fair share of this growth.

Health care plan provider Centene, another positive contributor to the Fund’s absolute performance, reported rising revenues and increasing managed care membership. The company primarily focuses on uninsured individuals, helping them access care facilities and social services through government- subsidized programs. Centene generates a higher ROE than its peers through efficient program management and greater business diversification. State government outsourcing initiatives provide the company with strong long-term growth prospects.

One of the most prominent detractors from the Fund’s absolute performance was real estate investment trust (“REIT”) Ventas. The company, one of the largest owners and operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, saw shares come under pressure due to a temporary, construction-related increase in supply in its senior housing business. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors grew concerned that senior housing could prove vulnerable to the elevated mortality rates associated with that high-risk demographic group, possibly leading to a net decline in occupancy. As supply dynamics may not improve in 2020, we opted to sell the Fund’s position.

Aircraft maker Boeing’s stock initially came under pressure due to the grounding of the company’s 737 MAX aircraft, and more recently in response to concern that a decline in air travel resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to increased cancellations of new plane orders. However, we view Boeing as a very attractive long-term holding and believe it is likely to outperform the market once investors can see an end to the COVID-19 economic slowdown and a return to normalcy. We believe Boeing has sufficient cash to weather the current slowdown, and expect government stimulus support to bolster this major exporter in a strategic industry. In the meantime, Boeing can access sufficient cash to continue producing new airplanes with full staffing for months, and could cut costs considerably if needed by slowing or shutting production and reducing payrolls. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, air travel was a secular growth business driving new and replacement sales. We believe it is likely to be a growth business again, with Boeing well positioned for a rapid return to profitability.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

Markston

The largest purchase in the Markston portion of the Fund during the reporting period was a new position in Booking Holdings, a leading online travel company that operates the popular Booking.com website. The travel industry’s pandemic-induced sell-off allowed the Fund to invest in the company at a substantial discount to our estimate of intrinsic value. Although the travel industry experienced an unprecedented drop in demand, we believe Booking Holdings is the best positioned company in the space to weather the crisis due to its dominant position in the European lodging market. This crucial market has roughly 75% of its hotels run as independents. Since these hotels lack their own marketing teams, they rely more heavily on online travel agencies to fill rooms than branded chains like Marriott and Hilton. These independents are willing to pay relatively high commission rates. Booking Holdings maintains the best balance sheet of leading travel companies, and can be solvent with virtually no revenue well into 2021. We believe the company is well positioned to benefit as travel gradually returns.

The Markston portion of the Fund also increased its position in diversified conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and multi-line insurer American International Group amid the pandemic-related macroeconomic uncertainty. In the former case, we believed Berkshire Hathaway shares were selling at a significant discount to our calculation of intrinsic value. In the latter case, we judged American International Group shares to be selling at a discount to our estimate of tangible book value.

The largest sales by the Markston portion of the Fund were shares of Apple, Celgene, and Allergan. We slightly reduced the Fund’s Apple position in order to meet redemptions and also to manage risk as the stock is the largest holding in the Markston portion of the Fund. Drug developer Celgene was acquired by Bristol Meyers in a transaction for which shareholders received mostly cash. Allergan was sold during the reporting period as arbitrage spread2 on the stock narrowed and we identified more attractive opportunities.

Epoch

During the reporting period, the largest purchases in the Epoch portion of the Fund were in shares of software developer Aspen Technology and discount retail chain Dollar General.

Aspen Technology is a leading global supplier of software solutions that optimize asset design, operations and maintenance in complex industrial environments. The company’s aspenONE software platform helps improve process-oriented plant efficiency, thereby lowering capital intensity, increasing working

 

 

2.

The terms “spread” and “yield spread” may refer to the difference in yield between a security or type of security and comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The terms may also refer to the difference in yield between two specific securities or types of securities at a given time.

 

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capital efficiency and improving margins. The company is also expanding with predictive maintenance software designed to reduce customers’ unplanned downtime and increase operating rates. We view Aspen as a very well-run business with industry-leading margins and a disciplined spending and capital return process. While the downturn in the energy market is pressuring capital spending at major customers, Aspen continues to grow its business due to the critical nature of its software. Aspen contracts are typically 5-6 years in length with provisions for annual price escalations and little leeway for customers to downsize until contract end. Annual attrition is among the best in the software industry. In our opinion, the level and sustainability of the company’s forward cash generation is undervalued.

Dollar General operates a chain of over 13,000 discount retail stores, located primarily in the southern, southwestern, midwestern and eastern United States. The expansive size of a typical store offers consumers the ability to easily get in and out for both stock-up and fill-in purchases. The company is also well positioned to go into smaller markets, locating stores closer to where consumers live. We see significant growth opportunities for the company in new stores, as well as improved same-store productivity. We also believe that Dollar General has a sizable opportunity to increase margins through additional direct sourcing, a higher mix of discretionary items and a greater mix of private label, reduced shrink and lower transportation costs.

During the reporting period, the Epoch portion of the Fund sold its position in media company Discovery after the company withdrew its fiscal year 2020 guidance in response to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics, to which Discovery held the European broadcasting rights. Due to the level of uncertainty surrounding the company’s near-term outlook, we opted to sell the position.

Another major sale involved holdings in materials and chemicals maker DuPont de Nemours after the company reported fourth quarter 2019 results that came in below analyst expectations. According to the company, higher prices across most segments were more than offset by lower volumes as DuPont faced declining demand in many of its end markets, including China. This led to a companywide decline in sales and profits year-

over-year. Importantly, management also indicated that it expected 2020 profits to remain flat despite continuing cost reductions and higher prices. Our view had been that portfolio optimization and a return to growth in 2020 would be important catalysts for the stock. In light of management’s recent announcement we no longer hold this view, leading us to sell the position.

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

Markston

During the reporting period, the most significant sector weighting increases in the Markston portion of the Fund were in information technology, followed by cash and consumer discretionary. Over the same period, the Markston portion of the Fund decreased its sector exposure to industrials, financials and health care.

Epoch

The Epoch portion of the Fund increased its sector weighting to health care and, to a lesser degree, consumer staples during the reporting period. Decreased sector allocations included industrials and financials.

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the reporting period?

Markston

As of April 30, 2020, the Markston portion of the Fund held its most overweight exposure relative to the Russell 3000® Index in shares of Apple; Alphabet, the parent company of Internet advertising leader Google; and PayPal. As of the same date, the Markston portion of the Fund held no exposure to the real estate or utilities sectors, and no exposure to online retailer Amazon.com, all of which represent significant benchmark weights.

Epoch

As of April 30, 2020, the largest overweight sector position relative to the Russell 3000® Index in the Epoch portion of the Fund was in health care, while the smallest benchmark-relative positions were in information technology and utilities.

 

 

The opinions expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

12    MainStay MAP Equity Fund


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks 98.0%†

 

Aerospace & Defense 3.4%

 

Boeing Co.

     104,123      $ 14,683,424  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     248,580        16,110,470  
     

 

 

 
        30,793,894  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics 0.3%

 

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)

     41,181        2,748,420  
     

 

 

 

Banks 5.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     795,561        19,133,242  

Bank OZK

     175,631        3,972,773  

Citigroup, Inc.

     90,005        4,370,643  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     103,815        9,941,324  

U.S. Bancorp

     104,163        3,801,950  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     171,140        4,971,617  
     

 

 

 
        46,191,549  
     

 

 

 

Beverages 1.4%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     52,977        2,431,115  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     74,600        9,868,834  
     

 

 

 
        12,299,949  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology 0.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     93,613        7,694,989  
     

 

 

 

Building Products 0.6%

 

Carrier Global Corp. (a)

     57,127        1,011,719  

Trane Technologies PLC

     47,377        4,141,698  
     

 

 

 
        5,153,417  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets 3.3%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     67,951        2,550,881  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     39,677        7,277,555  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

     172,468        4,347,918  

Morgan Stanley

     266,867        10,522,566  

State Street Corp.

     91,350        5,758,704  
     

 

 

 
        30,457,624  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals 1.1%

 

Corteva, Inc. (a)

     59,516        1,558,724  

Dow, Inc. (a)

     56,901        2,087,698  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     57,601        2,708,399  

Linde PLC

     22,087        4,063,787  
     

 

 

 
        10,418,608  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 0.5%

 

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     21,132        4,634,248  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering 0.5%

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     55,307        4,576,654  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials 0.3%

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     13,621        2,591,123  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Consumer Finance 1.1%

 

American Express Co.

     96,385      $ 8,795,131  

Discover Financial Services

     38,235        1,642,958  
     

 

 

 
        10,438,089  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 1.1%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

     36,903        6,914,146  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     188,080        3,445,626  
     

 

 

 
        10,359,772  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.3%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     328,003        9,994,251  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

     22,788        1,386,194  
     

 

 

 
        11,380,445  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 1.0%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     51,347        4,306,473  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     26,645        5,048,695  
     

 

 

 
        9,355,168  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.5%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

     63,800        4,686,748  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 0.1%

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     63,000        1,059,660  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment 3.6%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     52,266        5,971,913  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C (a)

     56,700        1,825,173  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (a)

     48,788        325,904  

Madison Square Garden Co. (a)

     39,078        6,694,843  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (a)

     39,078        3,231,751  

Walt Disney Co.

     140,088        15,150,517  
     

 

 

 
        33,200,101  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 1.5%

 

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

     106,027        3,111,892  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     112,788        4,882,593  

Walmart, Inc.

     48,442        5,888,125  
     

 

 

 
        13,882,610  
     

 

 

 

Food Products 1.1%

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     23,749        3,724,793  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     56,707        2,917,008  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

     38,522        3,538,246  
     

 

 

 
        10,180,047  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     51,000        4,696,590  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     123,234        4,618,810  

Danaher Corp.

     43,543        7,117,539  

Medtronic PLC

     139,300        13,599,859  
     

 

 

 
        30,032,798  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Health Care Providers & Services 3.5%

 

Centene Corp. (a)

     111,196      $ 7,403,430  

CVS Health Corp.

     238,052        14,652,100  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     32,132        9,397,646  
     

 

 

 
        31,453,176  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.2%

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     23,950        2,178,013  

McDonald’s Corp.

     25,130        4,713,383  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     54,828        2,703,020  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     7,257        1,240,947  
     

 

 

 
        10,835,363  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables 0.4%

 

NVR, Inc. (a)

     1,205        3,735,500  
     

 

 

 

Household Products 0.3%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

     22,604        2,664,333  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 0.8%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     48,450        6,875,055  
     

 

 

 

Insurance 3.3%

 

American International Group, Inc.

     366,562        9,321,671  

Chubb, Ltd.

     33,070        3,571,891  

MetLife, Inc.

     160,735        5,799,319  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

     77,148        7,808,149  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     19,809        3,531,747  
     

 

 

 
        30,032,777  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services 8.7%

 

Alphabet, Inc. (a)

     

Class A

     9,678        13,033,363  

Class C

     29,626        39,955,401  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     115,322        23,607,566  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd., ADR

     57,100        3,004,602  
     

 

 

 
        79,600,932  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 1.2%

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.,
Sponsored ADR (a)

     11,985        2,429,000  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,477        3,667,372  

eBay, Inc.

     94,200        3,751,986  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A (a)

     39,213        315,861  

Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR (a)

     41,412        1,066,773  
     

 

 

 
        11,230,992  
     

 

 

 

IT Services 4.4%

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     27,900        4,092,651  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     194,900        23,972,700  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     68,834        12,302,012  
     

 

 

 
        40,367,363  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.7%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     77,363      $ 5,930,648  

Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc. (a)

     32,315        4,675,011  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     15,136        5,065,716  
     

 

 

 
        15,671,375  
     

 

 

 

Machinery 0.5%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,400        1,675,872  

Middleby Corp. (a)

     34,734        1,932,252  

Otis Worldwide Corp. (a)

     25,233        1,284,612  
     

 

 

 
        4,892,736  
     

 

 

 

Media 6.4%

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

     11,456        5,673,355  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     335,902        12,639,992  

Fox Corp., Class A

     91,335        2,362,836  

Liberty Broadband Corp. (a)

     

Class A

     17,658        2,119,313  

Class C

     104,823        12,859,686  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM (a)

     

Class A

     206,579        6,963,778  

Class C

     360,739        12,290,378  

MSG Networks, Inc., Class A (a)

     32,445        385,447  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

     48,152        3,372,566  
     

 

 

 
        58,667,351  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 1.1%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     23,469        4,114,116  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     77,911        6,207,169  
     

 

 

 
        10,321,285  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.2%

 

ConocoPhillips

     59,273        2,495,393  

Enbridge, Inc.

     123,800        3,798,184  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     15,420        732,604  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     134,116        4,302,441  

Phillips 66

     47,510        3,476,307  

Texas Pacific Land Trust (b)

     6,492        3,698,168  

Williams Cos., Inc.

     80,500        1,559,285  
     

 

 

 
        20,062,382  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 3.2%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     37,400        2,274,294  

Johnson & Johnson

     39,466        5,921,479  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     106,572        8,455,422  

Pfizer, Inc.

     321,144        12,319,084  
     

 

 

 
        28,970,279  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services 0.3%

 

Insperity, Inc.

     47,377        2,260,357  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development 0.3%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     28,709        3,031,096  
     

 

 

 
 

 

14    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)

 

Road & Rail 2.8%

 

CSX Corp.

     97,616      $ 6,465,108  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     22,638        3,873,362  

Union Pacific Corp.

     96,147        15,363,329  
     

 

 

 
        25,701,799  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.8%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     72,531        3,603,340  

Broadcom, Inc.

     28,846        7,835,151  

Intel Corp.

     33,229        1,993,075  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     93,201        4,463,396  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     15,800        1,833,906  

Universal Display Corp.

     37,244        5,591,069  
     

 

 

 
        25,319,937  
     

 

 

 

Software 9.8%

 

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     21,726        2,221,484  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

     195,394        4,107,182  

Microsoft Corp.

     400,670        71,804,071  

Oracle Corp.

     210,086        11,128,255  
     

 

 

 
        89,260,992  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 3.5%

 

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     46,248        3,406,165  

Home Depot, Inc.

     64,373        14,151,117  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     90,800        9,511,300  

TJX Cos., Inc.

     93,749        4,598,388  
     

 

 

 
        31,666,970  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     206,650        60,713,770  
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.5%

 

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

     179,556        4,138,766  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco 0.5%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     57,979        4,325,233  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $570,477,414)

        893,935,732  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Rights
    Value  
Rights 0.0%‡

 

Pharmaceuticals 0.0%‡

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (a)

     37,400     $ 168,674  
    

 

 

 

Total Rights
(Cost $79,662)

       168,674  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        
Short-Term Investments 2.1%

 

Affiliated Investment Company 2.0%

 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, 0.01% (c)

     18,338,474       18,338,474  
    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company 0.1%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.19% (c)(d)

     1,081,850       1,081,850  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $19,420,324)

       19,420,324  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $589,977,400)

     100.1     913,524,730  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

        (0.1     (1,296,144

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 912,228,586  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

Less than one-tenth of a percent.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security was held on loan. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of securities on loan was $1,078,347. The Fund received cash collateral with a value of $1,081,850 (See Note 2(J)).

 

(c)

Current yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Represents a security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

The following abbreviation is used in the preceding pages:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Common Stocks    $ 893,935,732      $         —      $         —      $ 893,935,732  
Rights      168,674                      168,674  
Short-Term Investments            

Affiliated Investment Company

     18,338,474                      18,338,474  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,081,850                      1,081,850  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments      19,420,324                      19,420,324  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $ 913,524,730      $      $      $ 913,524,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

16    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value
(identified cost $571,638,926) including securities on loan of $1,078,347

   $ 895,186,256  

Investment in affiliated investment company, at value (identified cost $18,338,474)

     18,338,474  

Cash

     194,819  

Receivables:

  

Dividends

     814,493  

Investment securities sold

     178,137  

Fund shares sold

     60,900  

Securities lending

     865  

Other assets

     61,960  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     914,835,904  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Cash collateral received for securities on loan

     1,081,850  

Payables:

  

Fund shares redeemed

     629,000  

Manager (See Note 3)

     535,946  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     135,467  

NYLIFE Distributors (See Note 3)

     108,629  

Shareholder communication

     58,629  

Professional fees

     41,541  

Custodian

     9,384  

Trustees

     1,952  

Accrued expenses

     4,351  

Dividend payable

     569  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,607,318  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 912,228,586  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 260,754  

Additional paid-in capital

     601,598,121  
  

 

 

 
     601,858,875  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     310,369,711  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 912,228,586  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 362,089,555  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     10,472,443  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 34.58  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     2.01  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 36.59  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 64,941,527  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     1,879,545  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share outstanding

   $ 34.55  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     2.01  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share outstanding

   $ 36.56  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 15,416,259  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     515,560  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 29.90  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 17,605,880  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     588,658  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 29.91  
  

 

 

 

Class I

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 449,442,465  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     12,540,330  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 35.84  
  

 

 

 

Class R1

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 31,957  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     915  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding (a)

   $ 34.91  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 632,433  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     18,168  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 34.81  
  

 

 

 

Class R3

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 2,068,510  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     59,731  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 34.63  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

The difference between the recalculated and stated NAV was caused by rounding.

 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       17  


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Dividends-unaffiliated (a)

   $ 8,811,598  

Dividends-affiliated

     66,326  

Securities lending

     3,218  

Other

     27  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     8,881,169  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     3,810,355  

Distribution/Service—Class A (See Note 3)

     514,002  

Distribution/Service—Investor Class (See Note 3)

     92,146  

Distribution/Service—Class B (See Note 3)

     94,667  

Distribution/Service—Class C (See Note 3)

     104,524  

Distribution/Service—Class R2 (See Note 3)

     908  

Distribution/Service—Class R3 (See Note 3)

     5,586  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     415,102  

Professional fees

     62,446  

Registration

     61,363  

Shareholder communication

     41,472  

Custodian

     17,239  

Trustees

     12,642  

Shareholder service (See Note 3)

     1,498  

Miscellaneous

     28,721  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     5,262,671  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (5,800
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,256,871  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,624,298  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Unaffiliated investment transactions

     (12,200,693

Foreign currency transactions

     1,099  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (12,199,594
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Unaffiliated investments

     (96,640,046

Translation of other assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     678  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (96,639,368
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (108,838,962
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (105,214,664
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Dividends recorded net of foreign withholding taxes in the amount of $27,590.

 

 

18    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,624,298     $ 7,385,878  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (12,199,594     94,810,173  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (96,639,368     30,309,825  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (105,214,664     132,505,876  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (35,152,551     (37,992,504

Investor Class

     (6,477,707     (7,461,062

Class B

     (1,807,649     (2,760,444

Class C

     (1,954,564     (6,682,486

Class I

     (39,605,302     (47,487,185

Class R1

     (2,963     (3,004

Class R2

     (63,839     (85,314

Class R3

     (184,909     (183,995
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (85,249,484     (102,655,994
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     43,227,297       206,925,503  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     83,179,267       100,091,433  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (67,367,060     (334,234,347
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     59,039,504       (27,217,411
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (131,424,644     2,632,471  
Net Assets                 

Beginning of period

     1,043,653,230       1,041,020,759  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 912,228,586     $ 1,043,653,230  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class A   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 42.24          $ 41.20     $ 43.76     $ 35.92     $ 43.32     $ 46.81
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.13            0.26       0.23       0.21       0.33       0.38

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.28 )            4.88       1.78       8.50       (0.63 )       0.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

      0.00  ‡            0.00  ‡       0.01       0.00  ‡       (0.00 )‡       (0.00 )‡
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.15 )            5.14       2.02       8.71       (0.30 )       0.88
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.31 )            (0.28 )       (0.21 )       (0.48 )       (0.40 )       (0.67 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.51 )            (4.10 )       (4.58 )       (0.87 )       (7.10 )       (4.37 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 34.58          $ 42.24     $ 41.20     $ 43.76     $ 35.92     $ 43.32
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (10.98 %)            13.54 %       4.88 %       24.73 %       (0.57 %)       1.80 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.67 % ††            0.67 %       0.57 %       0.52 %       0.92 %       0.85 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.10 % ††            1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %(d)       1.09 % (d)       1.11 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 362,090          $ 427,040     $ 384,637     $ 389,582     $ 285,431     $ 336,812

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

20    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Investor Class   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 42.17          $ 41.15     $ 43.68     $ 35.85     $ 43.27     $ 46.77
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.07            0.18       0.17       0.14       0.25       0.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.29 )            4.86       1.78       8.49       (0.63 )       0.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.22 )            5.04       1.95       8.63       (0.38 )       0.81
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.20 )            (0.20 )       (0.11 )       (0.41 )       (0.34 )       (0.61 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.40 )            (4.02 )       (4.48 )       (0.80 )       (7.04 )       (4.31 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 34.55          $ 42.17     $ 41.15     $ 43.68     $ 35.85     $ 43.27
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (11.13 %)            13.27 %       4.69 %       24.50 %       (0.79 %)       1.63 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.38 % ††            0.46 %       0.39 %       0.36 %       0.71 %       0.71 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.40 % ††            1.33 %       1.29 %       1.29 %(d)       1.29 % (d)       1.25 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      1.42 % ††            1.38 %       1.31 %       1.29 %       1.29 %       1.25 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 64,942          $ 80,733     $ 76,844     $ 90,928     $ 139,775     $ 151,582

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class B   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 36.88          $ 36.53     $ 39.43     $ 32.42     $ 39.74     $ 43.25
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      (0.06 )            (0.09 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.01 )       (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (3.72 )            4.26       1.60       7.67       (0.60 )       0.48

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (3.78 )            4.17       1.47       7.54       (0.61 )       0.47
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

                             (0.14 )       (0.01 )       (0.28 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.53 )       (6.71 )       (3.98 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 29.90          $ 36.88     $ 36.53     $ 39.43     $ 32.42     $ 39.74
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (11.48 %)            12.45 %       3.91 %       23.55 %       (1.52 %)       0.89 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      (0.37 %)††            (0.27 %)       (0.35 %)       (0.37 %)       (0.03 %)       (0.03 %)

Net expenses (c)

      2.15 % ††            2.08 %       2.04 %       2.05 % (d)       2.04 % (d)       2.00 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      2.16 % ††            2.13 %       2.06 %       2.05 %       2.04 %       2.00 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 15,416          $ 21,088     $ 26,571     $ 35,841     $ 40,977     $ 54,423

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

22    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class C   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 36.88          $ 36.53     $ 39.43     $ 32.42     $ 39.73     $ 43.25
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      (0.06 )            (0.07 )       (0.14 )       (0.13 )       (0.01 )       (0.02 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (3.71 )            4.24       1.61       7.67       (0.59 )       0.48

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (3.77 )            4.17       1.47       7.54       (0.60 )       0.46
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

                             (0.14 )       (0.01 )       (0.28 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.53 )       (6.71 )       (3.98 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 29.91          $ 36.88     $ 36.53     $ 39.43     $ 32.42     $ 39.73
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (11.45 %)            12.45 %       3.91 %       23.55 %       (1.52 %)       0.89 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      (0.38 %)††            (0.22 %)       (0.36 %)       (0.37 %)       (0.03 %)       (0.04 %)

Net expenses (c)

      2.15 % ††            2.07 %       2.04 %       2.05 % (d)       2.04 % (d)       2.00 %

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement) (c)

      2.16 % ††            2.12 %       2.06 %       2.05 %       2.04 %       2.00 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 17,606          $ 22,933     $ 65,288     $ 79,665     $ 92,457     $ 125,642

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class I   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 43.71          $ 42.51     $ 45.00     $ 36.92     $ 44.35     $ 47.82
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.18            0.38       0.36       0.34       0.43       0.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.44 )            5.02       1.84       8.70       (0.65 )       0.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.26 )            5.40       2.20       9.04       (0.22 )       1.02
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.41 )            (0.38 )       (0.32 )       (0.57 )       (0.51 )       (0.79 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.61 )            (4.20 )       (4.69 )       (0.96 )       (7.21 )       (4.49 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 35.84          $ 43.71     $ 42.51     $ 45.00     $ 36.92     $ 44.35
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (10.88 %)            13.80 %       5.17 %       25.01 %       (0.33 %)       2.06 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.92 % ††            0.93 %       0.83 %       0.84 %       1.17 %       1.10 %

Net expenses (c)

      0.85 % ††            0.86 %       0.85 %       0.85 %(d)       0.84 % (d)       0.86 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 449,442          $ 488,730     $ 484,839     $ 634,730     $ 807,694     $ 1,119,884

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class I shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

24    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class R1   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 42.64          $ 41.53     $ 44.07     $ 36.16     $ 43.57     $ 47.05
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.16            0.33       0.37       0.27       0.38       0.45

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.32 )            4.91       1.73       8.56       (0.63 )       0.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.16 )            5.24       2.10       8.83       (0.25 )       0.95
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.37 )            (0.31 )       (0.27 )       (0.53 )       (0.46 )       (0.73 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.57 )            (4.13 )       (4.64 )       (0.92 )       (7.16 )       (4.43 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 34.91          $ 42.64     $ 41.53     $ 44.07     $ 36.16     $ 43.57
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (10.91 %)            13.71 %       5.05 %       24.92 %       (0.43 %)       1.94 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.83 % ††            0.83 %       0.88 %       0.67 %       1.06 %       1.02 %

Net expenses (c)

      0.95 % ††            0.96 %       0.95 %       0.95 %(d)       0.94 % (d)       0.96 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 32          $ 35     $ 30     $ 3,208     $ 2,500     $ 3,607

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R1 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class R2   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 42.48          $ 41.38     $ 43.93     $ 36.05     $ 43.44     $ 46.92
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.11            0.23       0.21       0.20       0.29       0.34

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.31 )            4.89       1.78       8.50       (0.63 )       0.49

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.20 )            5.12       1.99       8.70       (0.34 )       0.83
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.27 )            (0.20 )       (0.17 )       (0.43 )       (0.35 )       (0.61 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.47 )            (4.02 )       (4.54 )       (0.82 )       (7.05 )       (4.31 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 34.81          $ 42.48     $ 41.38     $ 43.93     $ 36.05     $ 43.44
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (11.03 %)            13.42 %       4.77 %       24.60 %       (0.68 %)       1.68 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.57 % ††            0.59 %       0.50 %       0.51 %       0.80 %       0.76 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.20 % ††            1.21 %       1.20 %       1.20 %(d)       1.20 % (d)       1.21 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 632          $ 780     $ 881     $ 2,583     $ 3,528     $ 9,993

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R2 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

26    MainStay MAP Equity Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

    Six months
ended
April 30,
       Year ended October 31,
Class R3   2020*        2019   2018   2017   2016   2015

Net asset value at beginning of period

    $ 42.24          $ 41.15     $ 43.71     $ 35.87     $ 43.22     $ 46.68
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

      0.06            0.13       0.08       0.07       0.20       0.22

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (4.30 )            4.87       1.79       8.50       (0.62 )       0.51

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ‡

      0.00            0.00       (0.00 )       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (4.24 )            5.00       1.87       8.57       (0.42 )       0.73
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
Less distributions:                             

From net investment income

      (0.17 )            (0.09 )       (0.06 )       (0.34 )       (0.23 )       (0.49 )

From net realized gain on investments

      (3.20 )            (3.82 )       (4.37 )       (0.39 )       (6.70 )       (3.70 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.37 )            (3.91 )       (4.43 )       (0.73 )       (6.93 )       (4.19 )
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

    $ 34.63          $ 42.24     $ 41.15     $ 43.71     $ 35.87     $ 43.22
   

 

 

          

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

      (11.16 %)            13.14 %       4.51 %       24.29 %       (0.91 %)       1.42 %
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:                             

Net investment income (loss)

      0.32 % ††            0.32 %       0.20 %       0.17 %       0.57 %       0.51 %

Net expenses (c)

      1.45 % ††            1.46 %       1.45 %       1.45 %(d)       1.44 % (d)       1.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %            20 %       15 %       15 %       42 %       51 %

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

    $ 2,069          $ 2,314     $ 1,931     $ 1,004     $ 806     $ 1,062

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Class R3 shares are not subject to sales charges. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

(c)

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.

(d)

Net of interest expense which is less than one-tenth of a percent. (See Note 6)

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay MAP Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has nine classes of shares registered for sale. Class A, Class B and Class C shares commenced operations on June 9, 1999. Class I shares commenced operations in January 21, 1971 (under a former class designation) and were redesignated as Class I shares on June 9, 1999. Class R1 and Class R2 shares commenced operations on January 2, 2004. Class R3 shares commenced operations on April 28, 2006. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective as of February 28, 2017. As of April 30, 2020, Class R6 shares were not yet offered for sale.

Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule.

Class A and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus an initial sales charge. No initial sales charge applies to investments of $1 million or more (and certain other qualified purchases) in Class A and Investor Class shares. However, a CDSC of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a 1.00% CDSC may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within one year of the date of purchase of Class C shares. When Class B shares were offered, they were offered at NAV without an initial sales charge, although a CDSC that declines depending on the number of years a shareholder held its Class B shares may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares made within six years of the date of purchase of such shares. Class I, Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are offered at NAV without a sales charge. Class R6 shares are currently expected to be offered at NAV without a sales charge. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. In addition, depending upon eligibility, Class C shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter ten years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in

the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares and Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that under distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Class B and Class C shares are subject to higher distribution and/or service fees than Class A, Investor Class, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee. Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a shareholder service fee, which is in addition to fees paid under the distribution plans for Class R2 and Class R3 shares.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term appreciation of capital.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Securities Valuation.  Investments are usually valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the Fund is open for business (“valuation date”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via

 

 

28    MainStay MAP Equity Fund


teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2020 is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Monthly payment information

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Reported trades

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the asset or liability are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature and/or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the asset or liability. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities which may be valued in this manner include, but are not limited to: (i) a security for which trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) a debt security that has recently gone into default and for which there is not a current market quotation; (iii) a security of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (iv) a security that has been delisted from a national exchange; (v) a security for which the market price is not readily available from a third-party pricing source or, if so provided, does not, in the opinion of the Manager or the Subadvisors, reflect the security’s market value; (vi) a security subject to trading collars for which no or limited trading takes place; and (vii) a security whose principal market has been temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Certain securities held by the Fund may principally trade in foreign markets. Events may occur between the time the foreign markets close and the time at which the Fund’s NAVs are calculated. These events may include, but are not limited to, situations relating to a single issuer in a market sector, significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets, natural disasters, armed conflicts, governmental actions or other developments not tied directly to the securities markets. Should the Manager or the Subadvisors conclude that such events may have affected the accuracy of the last price of such securities reported on the local foreign market, the Subcommittee may, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, adjust the value of the local price to reflect the estimated impact on the price of such securities as a result of such events. In this instance, securities are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Additionally, certain foreign equity securities are also fair valued whenever the movement of a particular index exceeds certain

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

thresholds. In such cases, the securities are fair valued by applying factors provided by a third-party vendor in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales prices as of the close of regular trading on the relevant exchange on each valuation date. Securities that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices. Prices are normally taken from the principal market in which each security trades. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Temporary cash investments acquired in excess of 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Temporary cash investments that mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase (“Short-Term Investments”) are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security. Securities valued using the amortized cost method are not valued using quoted prices in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The information above is not intended to reflect an exhaustive list of the methodologies that may be used to value portfolio investments. The valuation procedures permit the use of a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing portfolio investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available or other considerations. The methodologies summarized above may not represent the specific means by which portfolio investments are valued on any particular business day.

(B)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal

excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(C)  Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. A portion of the taxes on gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation may be reclaimable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which it invests. Capital gains taxes relating to positions still held are reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as well as an adjustment to the Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Taxes related to capital gains realized, if any, are reflected as part of net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gains taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally assessed as a percentage of the transaction amount.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign tax withheld at the source, and interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest rate method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses and fees incurred under the shareholder services plans and/or the distribution plans further discussed in Note 3(B)) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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Additionally, the Fund may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may cause the costs of investing in mutual funds to be greater than the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Statement of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the Financial Highlights.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisors to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisors will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any repurchase agreements.

(I)  Rights and Warrants.  Rights are certificates that permit the holder to purchase a certain number of shares, or a fractional share, of a new stock from the issuer at a specific price. Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. These investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of these investments do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities.

There is risk involved in the purchase of rights and warrants in that these investments are speculative investments. The Fund could also lose the entire value of its investment in warrants if such warrants are not exercised by the date of its expiration. The Fund is exposed to risk until the sale or exercise of each right or warrant is completed. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any rights or warrants.

(J)  Securities Lending.  In order to realize additional income, the Fund may engage in securities lending, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and relevant guidance by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If the Fund engages in securities

lending, the Fund will lend through its custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), acting as securities lending agent on behalf of the Fund. State Street will manage the Fund’s collateral in accordance with the securities lending agency agreement between the Fund and State Street, and indemnify the Fund against counterparty risk. The loans will be collateralized by cash (which may be invested in a money market fund) and/or non-cash collateral (which may include U.S. Treasury securities and/or U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or loss of rights in, the securities loaned. The Fund may also record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any loss on investment of cash collateral. The Fund will receive compensation for lending its securities in the form of fees or it will retain a portion of interest earned on the investment of any cash collateral. The Fund will also continue to receive interest and dividends on the securities loaned and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. Income earned from securities lending activities, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had securities on loan with an aggregate market value of $1,078,347 and received cash collateral, which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, with a value of $1,081,850.

(K)  Foreign Currency Transactions.  The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates last quoted by any major U.S. bank at the following dates:

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities— at the valuation date; and

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the date of such transactions.

The assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currency amounts are presented at the exchange rates and market values at the close of the period. The realized and unrealized changes in net assets arising from fluctuations in exchange rates and market prices of securities are not separately presented.

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represents net currency gains or losses realized as a result of differences between the amounts of securities sale proceeds or purchase cost, dividends, interest and withholding taxes as recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid. Net currency gains or losses from valuing such foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, other than investments at valuation date exchange rates, are reflected in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses.

(L)  Foreign Securities Risk.  The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region. Debt securities are also subject to the risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which carry certain risks that are in addition to the usual

 

 

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risks inherent in domestic securities. These risks include those resulting from currency fluctuations, future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. These risks are likely to be greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

(M)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisors.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. Markston International LLC (“Markston” or a “Subadvisor”) and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (“Epoch” or a “Subadvisor”), each a registered investment adviser, serve as Subadvisors to the Fund and each manages a portion of the Fund’s assets, as designated by New York Life Investments from time to time, subject to the oversight of New York Life Investments. Each Subadvisor is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund with respect to its allocated portion of the Fund’s assets. Pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and Epoch, and pursuant to the terms of a Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and Markston (“Subadvisory Agreements”), New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisors.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.75% up to $1 billion; 0.70% from $1 billion to $3 billion; and 0.675% in excess of $3 billion, plus a fee for fund accounting services previously provided by New York Life Investments under a separate fund accounting agreement furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.05% up to $20 million; 0.0333% from $20 million to

$100 million; and 0.01% in excess of $100 million. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.76% inclusive of a fee for fund accounting services of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) of Class R6 do not exceed those of Class I. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $3,810,355 and waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain class specific expenses in the amount of $5,800 and paid Markston and Epoch $1,368,958 and $695,615, respectively.

State Street provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAVs of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAVs and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

Pursuant to an agreement between the Trust and New York Life Investments, New York Life Investments is responsible for providing or procuring certain regulatory reporting services for the Fund. The Fund will reimburse New York Life Investments for the actual costs incurred by New York Life Investments in connection with providing or procuring these services for the Fund.

(B)  Distribution, Service and Shareholder Service Fees.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a distribution agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 Plans, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution fee from the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Investor Class and Class R2 shares for distribution and/or service activities as designated by the Distributor. Pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, along with a service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, for a total 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Pursuant to the Class R3 Plan, the Distributor receives a monthly distribution and/or service fee from the Class R3 shares at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R3 shares. Class I, Class R1 and Class R6 shares are not subject to a distribution and/or service fee.

 

 

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The Plans provide that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Fund’s shares and service activities.

In accordance with the Shareholder Services Plans for the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares, the Manager has agreed to provide, through its affiliates or independent third parties, various shareholder and administrative support services to shareholders of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. For its services, the Manager, its affiliates or independent third-party service providers are entitled to a shareholder service fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class R1, Class R2 and Class R3 shares. This is in addition to any fees paid under the Class R2 and Class R3 Plans.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, shareholder service fees incurred by the Fund were as follows:

 

Class R1

   $ 17  

Class R2

     363  

Class R3

     1,118  

(C)  Sales Charges.  The Fund was advised by the Distributor that the amount of initial sales charges retained on sales of Class A and Investor Class shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 were $23,246 and $11,565, respectively.

The Fund was also advised that the Distributor retained CDSCs on redemptions of Class A, Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $36, $3, $3,631 and $658, respectively.

(D)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company

LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 97,200      $  

Investor Class

     132,885        (3,881

Class B

     34,014        (881

Class C

     37,621        (1,038

Class I

     112,674         

Class R1

     8         

Class R2

     171         

Class R3

     529         

(E)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. As described in the Fund’s prospectus, certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

(F)  Investments in Affiliates (in 000’s).  During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates were as follows:

 

Affiliated Investment Company

  Value,
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Value,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Other
Distributions
    Shares
End of
Period
 

MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund

  $ 10,979     $ 87,748     $ (80,389   $         —     $         —     $ 18,338     $ 66     $         —       18,338  

 

(G)  Capital.  As of April 30, 2020, New York Life and its affiliates beneficially held shares of the Fund with the values and percentages of net assets as follows:

 

Class I

   $ 5,893,787        1.3

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

As of April 30, 2020, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, including applicable derivative

contracts and other financial instruments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

    Federal Tax
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Investments in Securities

  $ 594,581,468     $ 368,167,559     $ (49,224,297   $ 318,943,262  

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 9,513,106  

Long-Term Capital Gain

     93,142,888  

Total

   $ 102,655,994  

Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Line of Credit

The Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments maintain a line of credit with a syndicate of banks in order to secure a source of funds for temporary purposes to meet unanticipated or excessive redemption requests.

Effective July 30, 2019, under the credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), the aggregate commitment amount is $600,000,000 with an additional uncommitted amount of $100,000,000. The commitment fee is an annual rate of 0.15% of the average commitment amount payable quarterly, regardless of usage, to State Street, who serves as the agent to the syndicate. The commitment fee is allocated among the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments based upon their respective net assets and other factors. Interest on any revolving credit loan is charged based upon the Federal Funds Rate or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), whichever is higher. The Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020, although the Fund, certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments and the syndicate of banks may renew the Credit Agreement for an additional year on the same or different terms. Prior to July 30, 2019, the aggregate commitment amount and the commitment fee were the same as those under the current Credit Agreement. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no borrowings made or outstanding with respect to the Fund under the Credit Agreement.

Note 7–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 8–Purchases and Sales of Securities (in 000’s)

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were $106,966 and $130,194, respectively.

Note 9–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     286,696     $ 10,863,178  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     843,190       33,837,200  

Shares redeemed

     (982,815     (36,926,150
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     147,071       7,774,228  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     221,568       8,839,272  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (6,622     (234,661
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     362,017     $ 16,378,839  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     2,193,042     $ 88,416,773  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     959,941       36,592,967  

Shares redeemed

     (2,695,902     (108,469,574
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     457,081       16,540,166  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     381,380       15,059,585  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (63,849     (2,494,726
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     774,612     $ 29,105,025  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     61,019     $ 2,290,692  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     160,931       6,462,976  

Shares redeemed

     (97,973     (3,802,841
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     123,977       4,950,827  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     27,644       1,011,281  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (186,435     (7,543,792
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (34,814   $ (1,581,684
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     376,122     $ 15,510,818  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     195,177       7,444,065  

Shares redeemed

     (487,973     (19,883,494
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     83,326       3,071,389  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     163,198       6,249,214  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (199,711     (8,062,305
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     46,813     $ 1,258,298  
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Class B

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     5,480     $ 171,169  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     51,808       1,806,015  

Shares redeemed

     (53,635     (1,710,870
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     3,653       266,314  

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (59,969     (1,936,320
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (56,316   $ (1,670,006
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     193,247     $ 7,064,260  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     82,120       2,757,564  

Shares redeemed

     (306,929     (10,953,996
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (31,562     (1,132,172

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (123,914     (4,171,710
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (155,476   $ (5,303,882
  

 

 

 

Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     33,369     $ 1,038,991  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     52,580       1,833,460  

Shares redeemed

     (113,052     (3,757,465
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (27,103     (885,014

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (6,087     (188,284
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (33,190   $ (1,073,298
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     136,922     $ 4,460,201  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     192,648       6,467,171  

Shares redeemed

     (1,292,587     (43,926,478
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (963,017     (32,999,106

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (202,437     (6,793,370
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,165,454   $ (39,792,476
  

 

 

 

Class I

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     937,124     $ 28,693,907  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     938,246       38,993,531  

Shares redeemed

     (517,706     (20,934,036
  

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,357,664       46,753,402  

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     1,177       52,504  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,358,841     $ 46,805,906  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     2,323,482     $ 91,108,977  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,183,116       46,567,457  

Shares redeemed

     (3,736,910     (150,569,250
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (230,312     (12,892,816

Shares converted into Class I (See Note 1)

     5,272       213,312  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (225,040   $ (12,679,504
  

 

 

 

Class R1

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     14     $ 548  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     73       2,963  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     87     $ 3,511  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     32     $ 1,259  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     78       3,004  

Shares redeemed

     (7     (283
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     103     $ 3,980  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     1,085     $ 41,280  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,445       58,398  

Shares redeemed

     (2,718     (111,251
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (188   $ (11,573
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     3,044     $ 115,295  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,962       75,316  

Shares redeemed

     (7,940     (306,623
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,934   $ (116,012
  

 

 

 

Class R3

   Shares     Amount  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     3,505     $ 127,532  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,589       184,724  

Shares redeemed

     (3,144     (124,447
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,950     $ 187,809  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

    

Shares sold

     6,211     $ 247,920  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,809       183,889  

Shares redeemed

     (3,161     (124,649
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     7,859     $ 307,160  
  

 

 

 

Note 10–Recent Accounting Pronouncements

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 11–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 12–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure

of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay MAP Equity Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreements between New York Life Investments and each of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (“Epoch”) and Markston International LLC (“Markston”) with respect to the Fund (collectively, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments, Epoch and/or Markston that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments, Epoch and/or Markston. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders,

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of Epoch and Markston, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreements should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of Epoch and Markston and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, Epoch and Markston with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as Epoch’s and Markston’s investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group

of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments, including in connection with the designation of New York Life Investments as the administrator of the MainStay Group of Funds’ liquidity risk management program adopted under the 1940 Act. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, including without the imposition of a sales charge (if any).

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that Epoch and Markston provide to the Fund. The Board evaluated Epoch’s and Markston’s experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and Epoch’s and Markston’s track records and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at Epoch and Markston, and New York Life Investments’, Epoch’s and Markston’s overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by Epoch and Markston. The Board reviewed Epoch’s and Markston’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmarks, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment

 

 

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performance attributable to Epoch and Markston as well as discussions between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments, Epoch or Markston had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates and Epoch and Markston due to their relationships with the Fund. Although the Board did not receive specific profitability information from Markston, the Board considered that the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments to Markston for services provided to the Fund was the result of arm’s-length negotiations by New York Life Investments. The Board also considered that Epoch’s subadvisory fee had been negotiated at arm’s-length by New York Life Investments and that this fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. On this basis, the Board primarily considered the costs and profitability for New York Life Investments and its affiliates with respect to the Fund.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates and Epoch and Markston, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fees for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston and acknowledged that New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by

New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits. The Board recognized, for example, the benefits to Markston from legally permitted “soft-dollar” arrangements by which brokers provide research and other services to Markston in exchange for commissions paid by the Fund with respect to trades on the Fund’s portfolio securities. In this regard, the Board also requested and received information from New York Life Investments concerning other material business relationships between each of Epoch and Markston and its affiliates and New York Life Investments and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered its review of a money market fund advised by New York Life Investments and an affiliated subadvisor that serves as an investment option for the Fund, including the potential rationale for and costs associated with investments in this money market fund by the Fund, if any, and considered information from New York Life Investments that the nature and type of specific investment advisory services provided to this money market fund are distinct from, or in addition to, the investment advisory services provided to the Fund.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under the Management Agreement, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive. With respect to Epoch and Markston, the Board considered that any profits realized by each of Epoch and Markston due to its relationship with the Fund are the result of arm’s-length negotiations between New York Life Investments and each of Epoch and Markston, acknowledging that any such profits are based on the subadvisory fee paid to Epoch and Markston by New York Life Investments, not the Fund.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fees paid to Epoch and Markston are paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fees paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments, Epoch and Markston on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain

smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of MainStay Funds Trust (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator has delegated liquidity classification determinations to the Fund’s subadvisors, subject to appropriate oversight by the Administrator, and classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC 60 days after its first and third fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s holdings report is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

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(NYLIM) NL220


 

 

 

 

MainStay Money Market Fund

 

 

Message from the President and Semiannual Report

Unaudited  |  April 30, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of each MainStay Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from MainStay Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the MainStay Funds’ website. You will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report each time a new report is posted to the website.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and other communications from MainStay Funds electronically by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper form free of charge. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund directly, you can inform MainStay Funds that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-624-6782 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. If you hold shares of a MainStay Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all MainStay Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

Not FDIC/NCUA Insured   Not a Deposit   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee   Not Insured by Any Government Agency

 

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Message from the President

 

Financial markets experienced high levels of volatility in response to the spreading of a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and a sharpening decline in global economic activity during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

After gaining ground during the first three and a half months of the reporting period, most broad stock and bond indices began to dip in late February as a growing numbers of COVID-19 cases were seen in hotspots around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization acknowledged that the disease had reached pandemic proportions, with over 80,000 identified cases in China, thousands in Italy, South Korea and the United States, and more in dozens of additional countries. Governments and central banks pledged trillions of dollars to address the mounting economic and public health crises; however, “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions on non-essential activity caused global economic activity to slow. Most stocks and bonds lost significant ground in this challenging environment.

In the United States, with the number of reported U.S. COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates twice and announced unlimited quantitative easing. In late March, the federal government declared a national emergency as unemployment claims increased by 22 million in a four-week period, and Congress passed and the President signed the CARES Act to provide a $2 trillion stimulus package, with the promise of further aid for consumers and businesses to come. Investors generally responded positively to the government’s fiscal and monetary measures, as well as prospects for a gradual lessening of restrictions on non-essential businesses. Accordingly, despite mounting signs of recession and rapidly rising unemployment levels, in April, markets regained some of the ground that they had lost in the previous month.

For the reporting period as a whole, U.S. equity indices produced broadly negative performance. Traditionally more volatile small- and mid-cap stocks were particularly hard hit, and value stocks tended to underperform their growth-oriented counterparts. The energy sector suffered the steepest declines due to weakening demand and an escalating petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and third largest petroleum producers after the United States. Most other sectors sustained substantial, though milder losses.

The health care and information technology sectors, both of which rebounded strongly in April, generally ended the reporting period in positive territory. International equities followed patterns similar to those seen in the United States, with a decline in March followed by a partial recovery in April. Overall, however, U.S. stocks ended the reporting period with milder losses than those of most other developed and developing economies.

Fixed-income markets also experienced unusually high levels of volatility. Corporate bonds lost value in March before partly recovering in April, with speculative high-yield credit facing the brunt of risk-off investor sentiment. High-grade municipal bonds dipped briefly in mid-March before regaining most of the lost ground, outperforming lower-grade, higher-yielding municipal securities. Recognized safe havens, such as U.S. government bonds, attracted increased investment, driving yields lower and prices higher, positioning long-term Treasury bonds to deliver particularly strong gains. At the opposite end of the fixed-income risk spectrum, emerging-market debt underperformed most other bond types as investors sought to minimize currency and sovereign risks.

Today, as we at New York Life Investments continue to track the curve of the ongoing health crisis and its financial ramifications, we are particularly mindful of the people at the heart of our enterprise—our colleagues and valued clients. By taking appropriate steps to minimize community spread of COVID-19 within our organization, we strive to safeguard the health of our investment professionals so that they can continue to provide you, as a MainStay investor, with world class investment solutions in this rapidly evolving environment.

Sincerely,

 

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Kirk C. Lehneis

President

 

 

 

The opinions expressed are as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecast made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


Table of Contents

 

 

 

An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support at any time. The Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors.

Investors should refer to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 800-624-6782, by writing to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, Attn: MainStay Marketing Department, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. These documents are also available via the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds. Please read the Summary Prospectus and/or Prospectus carefully before investing.


Investment and Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Because of market volatility and other factors, current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and as a result, when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph below depicts the historical performance of Class B2 shares of the Fund. Performance will vary from class to class based on differences in class-specific expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 800-624-6782 or visit nylinvestments.com/funds.

An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period-Ended April 30, 2020

 

Class      Sales Charge      Inception
Date
      

Six Months

    

One Year

    

Five Years

    

Ten Years

    

Gross

Expense

Ratio3

 
Class A Shares4      No Sales Charge        1/3/1995          0.45      1.33      0.77      0.39      0.56
Investor Class Shares4      No Sales Charge        2/28/2008          0.34        1.10        0.62        0.32        0.88  
Class B Shares2,4      No Sales Charge        5/1/1986          0.34        1.10        0.62        0.32        0.88  
Class C Shares4      No Sales Charge        9/1/1998          0.34        1.10        0.62        0.32        0.88  

 

 

1.

The performance table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or Fund share redemptions. Total returns reflect changes in share price, and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. The graph assumes the initial investment amount shown above. Performance figures may reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns would have been lower. For more information on share classes and current fee waivers and/or expense limitations (if any), please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

2.

Class B shares are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders.

3.

The gross expense ratios presented reflect the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” from the most recent Prospectus and may differ from other expense ratios disclosed in this report.

4.

As of April 30, 2020, MainStay Money Market Fund had an effective 7-day yield of 0.18% for Class A, 0.01% for Investor Class, 0.01% for Class B, and 0.01% for Class C shares. The 7-day current yield was 0.18% for Class A, 0.01% for Investor Class, 0.01% for Class B, and 0.01% for Class C shares. These yields reflect certain expense limitations. Had these expense limitations not been in effect, the effective 7-day yield would have been 0.18%, -0.15%, -0.15% and -0.15%, for Class A, Investor Class, Class B and C shares, respectively, and the 7-day current yield would have been 0.18%, -0.15%, -0.15% and -0.15%, for Class A, Investor Class, Class B and C shares, respectively. The current yield reflects the Fund’s earnings better than the Fund’s total return.

 

 

The footnotes on the next page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Benchmark Performance      Six
Months
      

One
Year

      

Five
Years

      

Ten
Years

 

Average Lipper Money Market Fund5

       0.54        1.46        0.89        0.46

Morningstar Prime Money Market Category Average6

       0.56          1.52          0.92          0.48  

 

 

 

 

5.

The Average Lipper Money Market Fund is an equally weighted performance average adjusted for capital gains distributions and income dividends of all of the money market funds in the Lipper Universe. Lipper Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, is an independent monitor of mutual fund performance. Results do not reflect any deduction of sales charges. Lipper averages are not class specific. Lipper returns are unaudited. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividend and capital gain distributions reinvested.

6.

The Morningstar Prime Money Market Category Average is representative of funds that invest in short-term money market securities in order to provide a level of current income that is consistent with the preservation of capital. Results are based on average total returns of similar funds with all dividends and capital gain distributions reinvested.

 

 

The footnotes on the preceding page are an integral part of the table and graph and should be carefully read in conjunction with them.

 

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Cost in Dollars of a $1,000 Investment in MainStay Money Market Fund (Unaudited)

 

The example below is intended to describe the fees and expenses borne by shareholders during the six-month period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, and the impact of those costs on your investment.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including exchange fees and sales charges (loads) on purchases (as applicable), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses (as applicable). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

This example illustrates your Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses

The second and third data columns in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid during the six months ended April 30, 2020. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The fourth and fifth data columns in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the six-month period shown. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees or sales charges (loads). Therefore, the fourth and fifth data columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

                                         
Share Class    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/19
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Ending Account
Value (Based
on Hypothetical
5% Annualized
Return and
Actual Expenses)
4/30/20
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period1
     Net Expense
Ratio
During
Period2
     
Class A Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,004.50      $ 2.69      $ 1,022.18      $ 2.72      0.54%
     
Investor Class Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,003.40      $ 3.74      $ 1,021.13      $ 3.77      0.75%
     
Class B Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,003.40      $ 3.74      $ 1,021.13      $ 3.77      0.75%
     
Class C Shares    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,003.40      $ 3.69      $ 1,021.18      $ 3.72      0.74%

 

1.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, divided by 366 and multiplied by 182 (to reflect the six-month period). The table above represents the actual expenses incurred during the six-month period.

2.

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio to reflect the six-month period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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See Portfolio of Investments beginning on page 10 for specific holdings within these categories. The Fund’s holdings are subject to change.

 

 

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

Questions answered by NYL Investors LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor.

 

How did MainStay Money Market Fund perform relative to its benchmark and peer group during the six months ended April 30, 2020?

As of April 30, 2020, Class A shares of MainStay Money Market Fund provided a 7-day effective yield of 0.18% and a 7-day current yield of 0.18%. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Class A shares returned 0.45%, underperforming the 0.54% return of the Average Lipper Money Market Fund. Over the same period, Class A shares also underperformed the 0.56% return of the Morningstar Prime Money Market Category Average.1

What factors affected the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period?

By far, the three most significant factors affecting the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period were an oil supply war, a very rapid 150-basis-point cut to the Fed’s target rate range, and the COVID-19 pandemic. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We believe the oil supply war significantly affected the Fund’s relative performance in terms of coping with the financial repercussions of the developing pandemic. These combined events sent the financial markets into a downward spiral that will likely take some time to sort out.

What was the Fund’s duration2 strategy during the reporting period?

The Fund’s duration as of April 30, 2020 stood at 41 days. This represented a meaningful extension (26 days) from the Fund’s duration at the start of the reporting period, a change driven by the COVID-19 market upheaval. Given the fact that the Fed rapidly lowered interest rates by 150 basis points in the first half of March 2020, the Fund’s extended duration was a function of available offerings. After the initial period of severe credit

aversion by investors, commercial paper issuers chose to extend their offering tenors to secure longer-term funding and avoid any remaining fear-based volatility in the markets.

During the reporting period, which sectors were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance and which sectors were particularly weak?

As is typically the case, commercial paper and agency floaters were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance. (Contributions take weightings and total returns into account.) However, returns were much higher in relative terms at the end of this reporting period because any perceived issuer risk resulted in significant price concessions by issuers. Over the same period, U.S. Treasury bills were the Fund’s weakest relative performers as a flight to quality overwhelmed the Treasury yield curve3, forcing yields into negative territory.

What were some of the Fund’s largest purchases and sales during the reporting period?

The Fund made significant purchases of commercial paper after the two Fed rate cuts in March 2020. In addition, the Fund purchased several longer-dated agency discount notes before demand overwhelmed supply, and prices were driven higher. We believe these relatively longer-dated agencies should help buoy the Fund yield for several months.

How did the Fund’s sector weightings change during the reporting period?

In March 2020, the Fund made a purely defensive shift out of higher-credit-risk commercial paper into Treasury bills. As markets settled down later in March and April, the Fund moved back into cheap commercial paper to the extent our credit analysis allowed.

 

 

 

 

1.

See page 5 for other share class returns, which may be higher or lower than Class A share returns. See page 6 for more information on benchmark and peer group returns.

2.

Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years and is considered a more accurate sensitivity gauge than average maturity.

3.

The yield curve is a line that plots the yields of various securities of similar quality—typically U.S. Treasury issues—across a range of maturities. The U.S. Treasury yield curve serves as a benchmark for other debt and is used in economic forecasting.

The opinions expressed are those of the Subadvisor as of the date of this report and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment.

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Short-Term Investments 99.4%†

 

Certificates of Deposit 7.9%

 

Bank of Montreal (a)

     

0.999% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.17%), due 5/14/20

   $ 5,000,000      $ 5,000,003  

0.21% (SOFR + 0.20%), due 6/5/20

     10,000,000        10,000,000  

Bank Of Nova Scotia
1.94% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.09%), due 2/16/21 (a)

     10,000,000        10,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.999% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.17%), due 5/14/20 (a)

     5,000,000        5,000,001  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
1.024% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.16%), due 7/9/20 (a)

     10,000,000        10,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $40,000,004)

        40,000,004  
     

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds 1.0%

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
0.41% (SOFR + 0.40%), due 10/23/20 (a)

     5,000,000        5,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $5,000,000)

        5,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Financial Company Commercial Paper 4.0%

 

Nationwide Life Insurance Co.
0.12%, due 5/13/20 (b)(c)

     5,000,000        4,998,750  

Royal Bank of Canada (a)(b)

     

0.727% (1 Month LIBOR + 0.24%), due 8/26/20

     5,000,000        5,000,000  

1.463% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.09%), due 1/4/21

     5,000,000        5,000,000  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.80% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.04%), due 10/30/20 (a)(b)

     5,000,000        5,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Financial Company Commercial Paper
(Cost $19,998,750)

        19,998,750  
     

 

 

 

Other Commercial Paper 44.5% (c)

 

Alabama Power Co.
0.31%, due 5/1/20 (b)

     10,000,000        10,000,000  

Apple, Inc.
0.06%, due 5/5/20 (b)

     10,000,000        9,998,889  

Canadian National Railway Co.
0.26%, due 6/2/20 (b)

     20,000,000        19,977,778  

Cummins, Inc.
0.31%, due 7/2/20 (b)

     5,035,000        5,026,762  

Emerson Electric Co.
0.887%, due 6/16/20 (b)

     20,000,000        19,957,833  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Other Commercial Paper (continued)

 

GlaxoSmithKline LLC (b)

     

0.80%, due 7/14/20

   $ 10,000,000      $ 9,968,139  

0.943%, due 9/1/20

     10,000,000        9,965,150  

Henkel of America, Inc. (b)

     

0.33%, due 7/8/20

     10,000,000        9,972,611  

0.333%, due 7/9/20

     10,000,000        9,978,917  

Hershey Co. (b)

     

0.257%, due 6/1/20

     10,000,000        9,990,528  

0.28%, due 6/1/20

     10,000,000        9,990,500  

John Deere Canada ULC
0.129%, due 5/19/20 (b)

     10,000,000        9,994,500  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
0.075%, due 5/4/20

     20,000,000        19,998,333  

Northern Illinois Gas Co.
0.80%, due 5/1/20

     10,000,000        10,000,000  

Novartis Finance Corp.
0.27%, due 6/24/20 (b)

     20,000,000        19,972,400  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
0.195%, due 5/13/20 (b)

     20,000,000        19,992,333  

Walmart, Inc. (b)

     

1.066%, due 5/26/20

     10,000,000        9,992,708  

1.27%, due 5/26/20

     10,000,000        9,991,320  
     

 

 

 

Total Other Commercial Paper
(Cost $224,768,701)

        224,768,701  
     

 

 

 

Treasury Debt 27.3% (c)

 

United States Treasury Bills

     

0.051%, due 6/4/20

     5,000,000        4,999,764  

0.066%, due 6/4/20

     4,392,000        4,391,730  

0.076%, due 5/26/20

     12,700,000        12,699,383  

0.081%, due 5/14/20

     40,000,000        39,999,928  

0.109%, due 8/6/20

     51,000,000        50,998,626  

0.109%, due 9/10/20

     25,000,000        24,996,333  
     

 

 

 

Total Treasury Debt
(Cost $138,085,764)

        138,085,764  
     

 

 

 

Treasury Repurchase Agreements 11.0%

 

Bank of America N.A.
0.02%, dated 4/30/20
due 5/1/20
Proceeds at Maturity $15,000,008 (Collateralized by United States Treasury securities with rates between 1.50% and maturity dates between 9/30/21, with a Principal Amount of $15,003,500 and a Market Value of $15,300,052)

     15,000,000        15,000,000  
 

 

10    MainStay Money Market Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)

 

Treasury Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC
0.02%, dated 4/30/20
due 5/1/20
Proceeds at Maturity $25,682,014 (Collateralized by United States Treasury securities with rates between 0.13% and 2.88% and maturity dates between 4/15/21 and 11/15/27, with a Principal Amount of $23,751,300 and a Market Value of $26,195,752)

   $ 25,682,000      $ 25,682,000  

TD Securities (U.S.A.) LLC
0.02%, dated 4/30/20
due 5/1/20
Proceeds at Maturity $15,000,008 (Collateralized by a United States Treasury securities with a rate of 0.00% and 5.38% maturity date of 6/4/2020 and 2/15/2046, with a Principal Amount of $13,327,700 and a Market Value of $15,300,056)

     15,000,000        15,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Treasury Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $55,682,000)

        55,682,000  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

U.S. Government Agency Debt 3.7% (c)

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

    

0.121%, due 7/20/20

   $ 1,500,000     $ 1,499,333  

0.121%, due 7/24/20

     15,000,000       14,994,750  

Federal National Mortgage Association
0.121%, due 8/14/20

     2,000,000       1,998,717  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Debt
(Cost $18,492,800)

       18,492,800  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $502,028,019)

     99.4     502,028,019  
    

 

 

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

         0.6       3,220,681  

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 505,248,700  

 

Percentages indicated are based on Fund net assets.

 

(a)

Floating rate—Rate shown was the rate in effect as of April 30, 2020.

 

(b)

May be sold to institutional investors only under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(c)

Interest rate shown represents yield to maturity.

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding pages:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2020, for valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Description

  

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical

Assets
(Level 1)

    

Significant

Other
Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

           
Investments in Securities (a)            
Short-Term Investments            

Certificates of Deposit

   $         —      $ 40,000,004      $         —      $ 40,000,004  

Corporate Bonds

            5,000,000               5,000,000  

Financial Company Commercial Paper

            19,998,750               19,998,750  

Other Commercial Paper

            224,768,701               224,768,701  

Treasury Debt

            138,085,764               138,085,764  

Treasury Repurchase Agreements

            55,682,000               55,682,000  

U.S. Government Agency Debt

            18,492,800               18,492,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities    $      $ 502,028,019      $      $ 502,028,019  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

For a complete listing of investments and their industries, see the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       11  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Assets         

Investment in securities, at value
(amortized cost $446,346,019)

   $ 446,346,019  

Repurchase agreements, at value
(amortized cost $55,682,000)

     55,682,000  

Cash

     23,222  

Receivables:

  

Fund shares sold

     5,240,970  

Interest

     81,801  

Other assets

     73,733  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     507,447,745  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities         

Payables:

  

Fund shares redeemed

     1,918,671  

Manager (See Note 3)

     147,274  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     61,726  

Professional fees

     30,357  

Shareholder communication

     29,002  

Custodian

     10,623  

Trustees

     421  

Accrued expenses

     169  

Dividend payable

     802  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,199,045  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 505,248,700  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value of $.01 per share) unlimited number of shares authorized

   $ 5,052,705  

Additional paid-in capital

     500,166,900  
  

 

 

 
     505,219,605  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     29,095  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 505,248,700  
  

 

 

 

Class A

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 405,987,552  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     405,994,593  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 30,839,186  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     30,849,488  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

Class B

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 31,642,982  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     31,646,961  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

Class C

  

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares

   $ 36,778,980  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     36,779,467  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share outstanding

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 
 

 

12    MainStay Money Market Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income (Loss)         

Income

  

Interest

   $ 2,690,605  

Other

     9  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     2,690,614  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Manager (See Note 3)

     786,748  

Transfer agent (See Note 3)

     269,948  

Registration

     59,610  

Professional fees

     37,233  

Custodian

     21,008  

Shareholder communication

     18,599  

Trustees

     4,190  

Miscellaneous

     7,143  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver/reimbursement

     1,204,479  

Expense waiver/reimbursement from Manager (See Note 3)

     (51,303
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,153,176  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,537,438  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     28,330  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,565,768  
  

 

 

 
 

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       13  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2019

 

     2020     2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,537,438     $ 6,249,000  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     28,330       1,026  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,565,768       6,250,026  
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

    

Class A

     (1,267,434     (4,900,195

Investor Class

     (93,608     (426,770

Class B

     (107,412     (557,854

Class C

     (69,221     (363,990
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,537,675     (6,248,809
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     436,327,453       454,831,292  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,493,878       6,060,427  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (304,443,105     (411,720,332

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     133,378,226       49,171,387  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     133,406,319       49,172,604  
Net Assets                 

Beginning of period

     371,842,381       322,669,777  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 505,248,700     $ 371,842,381  
  

 

 

 
 

 

14    MainStay Money Market Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
   

Six months
ended

April 30,

           Year ended October 31,  
Class A   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.00 )‡         (0.02     (0.01     (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.45        1.84     1.21     0.35     0.01     0.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.82 %††         1.82     1.20     0.32     0.02     0.01

Net expenses

    0.54 %††         0.56     0.57     0.59     0.43     0.13

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.54 %††         0.56     0.57     0.60     0.64     0.64

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 405,988        $ 290,421     $ 235,855     $ 227,572     $ 226,181     $ 243,517  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
   

Six months
ended

April 30,

           Year ended October 31,  
Investor Class   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.00 )‡         (0.02     (0.01     (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.34        1.59     0.98     0.20     0.01     0.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.68 %††         1.58     0.97     0.18     0.02     0.01

Net expenses

    0.75 %††         0.80     0.80     0.73     0.43     0.14

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.87 %††         0.88     0.84     0.79     0.83     0.87

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 30,839        $ 28,133     $ 26,548     $ 27,087     $ 58,658     $ 56,512  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
       15  


Financial Highlights selected per share data and ratios

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            
   

Six months
ended

April 30,

           Year ended October 31,  
Class B   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.00 )‡         (0.02     (0.01     (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.34        1.59     0.98     0.20     0.01     0.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.69 %††         1.59     0.96     0.17     0.02     0.01

Net expenses

    0.75 %††         0.80     0.80     0.73     0.43     0.14

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.87 %††         0.88     0.84     0.79     0.83     0.87

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 31,643        $ 32,981     $ 37,284     $ 43,351     $ 53,341     $ 58,152  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
   

Six months
ended

April 30,

           Year ended October 31,  
Class C   2020*            2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.00  ‡         0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00  ‡         0.02       0.01       0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡      0.00  ‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions:               

From net investment income

    (0.00 )‡         (0.02     (0.01     (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡      (0.00 )‡ 
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 1.00        $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return (b)

    0.34        1.60     0.98     0.20     0.01     0.01
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.57 %††         1.59     0.94     0.17     0.02     0.01

Net expenses

    0.74 %††         0.80     0.80     0.73     0.43     0.13

Expenses (before waiver/reimbursement)

    0.87 %††         0.88     0.84     0.79     0.83     0.87

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 36,779        $ 20,308     $ 22,983     $ 30,831     $ 41,311     $ 41,050  

 

 

*

Unaudited.

Less than one cent per share.

††

Annualized.

(a)

Per share data based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total investment return is calculated exclusive of sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. For periods of less than one year, total return is not annualized.

 

16    MainStay Money Market Fund   The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of,
and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1–Organization and Business

The MainStay Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 9, 1986, as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by a Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is comprised of twelve funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). These financial statements and notes relate to the MainStay Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), a “diversified” fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Fund currently has five classes of shares registered for sale. Class A shares commenced operations on January 3, 1995. Class B shares commenced operations on May 1, 1986. Class C shares commenced operations on September 1, 1998. Investor Class shares commenced operations on February 28, 2008. Class R6 shares were registered for sale effective as of February 28, 2020. As of April 30, 2020, Class R6 shares were not yet offered for sale.

Class A, Class I and Investor Class shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) without an initial sales charge. Class B shares of the MainStay Group of Funds are closed to all new purchases as well as additional investments by existing Class B shareholders. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions, as well as exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges. Class B shareholders continue to be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) at the time of redemption. All other features of the Class B shares, including but not limited to the fees and expenses applicable to Class B shares, remain unchanged. Unless redeemed, Class B shareholders will remain in Class B shares of their respective fund until the Class B shares are converted to Class A or Investor Class shares pursuant to the applicable conversion schedule. Depending upon eligibility, Class B shares convert to either Class A or Investor Class shares at the end of the calendar quarter eight years after the date they were purchased. Additionally, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, Investor Class shares may convert automatically to Class A shares and Class A shares may convert automatically to Investor Class shares. Under certain circumstances and as may be permitted by the Trust’s multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, specified share classes of the Fund may be converted to one or more other share classes of the Fund as disclosed in the capital share transactions within these Notes. The classes of shares have the same voting (except for issues that relate solely to one class), dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity.

Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

(A)  Valuation of Shares.  You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share by using the amortized cost method of valuation, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

(B)  Securities Valuation.  Securities are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the use of such method would be inappropriate per the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between such cost and the value on maturity date. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) adopted procedures establishing methodologies for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and other assets and delegated the responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Valuation Committee of the Trust (the “Valuation Committee”). The procedures state that, subject to the oversight of the Board and unless otherwise noted, the responsibility for the day-to-day valuation of portfolio assets (including fair value measurements for the Fund’s assets and liabilities) rests with New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or the “Manager”), aided to whatever extent necessary by the Subadvisor (as defined in Note 3(A)). To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, the Subadvisor or the Fund’s third-party service provider, who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities and the sale prices to the prior and current day prices and challenges prices with changes exceeding certain tolerance levels with third-party pricing services or broker sources.

The Board authorized the Valuation Committee to appoint a Valuation Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to establish the prices of securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the prices of which are not otherwise readily determinable under the procedures. The Subcommittee meets (in person, via electronic mail or via teleconference) on an as-needed basis. The Valuation Committee meets to ensure that actions taken by the Subcommittee were appropriate.

For those securities valued through either a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation measurement, the Subcommittee deals with such valuation and the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms, if appropriate, the reasonableness of the valuation based on such methodologies and measurements on a regular basis after considering information that is reasonably available and deemed relevant by the Valuation Committee. Any action taken by the Subcommittee with respect to the valuation of a portfolio security or other asset is submitted for review and ratification (if appropriate) to the Valuation Committee and the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

“Fair value” is defined as the price the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon selling an asset or liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the

 

 

     17  


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined within a framework that establishes a three-tier hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable market data and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. “Inputs” refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, such as the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value using a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs for the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the information available. The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets or liabilities may not be an indication of the risks associated with investing in those assets or liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability

 

  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in active markets, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in measuring fair value of an asset or liability)

Securities valued at amortized cost are not obtained from a quoted price in an active market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of an input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. As of April 30, 2020, the aggregate value by input level of the Fund’s assets and liabilities is included at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund may use third-party vendor evaluations, whose prices may be derived from one or more of the following standard inputs, among others:

 

•   Benchmark yields

 

•   Reported trades

•   Broker/dealer quotes

 

•   Issuer spreads

•   Two-sided markets

 

•   Benchmark securities

•   Bids/offers

 

•   Reference data (corporate actions or material event notices)

•   Industry and economic events

 

•   Comparable bonds

•   Monthly payment information

   

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund may utilize some of the following fair value techniques: multi-dimensional relational pricing models and option adjusted spread pricing. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the fair value methodologies.

Securities valued in this manner are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, no securities held by the Fund were fair valued in such a manner.

(C)  Income Taxes.  The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders of the Fund within the allowable time limits.

The Manager evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Manager analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (for up to three tax years) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal, state and local income tax and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local departments of revenue.

(D)  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund intends to declare dividends from net investment income, if any, daily and intends to pay them at least monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, at least annually. Unless a shareholder elects otherwise, all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV in the same class of shares of the Fund. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from determinations using GAAP.

(E)  Security Transactions and Investment Income.  The Fund records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the identified cost method. Income from payment-in-kind securities, to the extent the Fund held any such securities during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, is recorded daily based on the effective interest method. Interest income is accrued daily and discounts and premiums on securities purchased for the Fund are accreted and amortized, respectively, on the straight-line method. The straight-line method approximates the effective interest rate for short-term investments. Income from payment-in-kind securities, to the extent the Fund held any such securities during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, is recorded daily based on the effective interest method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be classified as dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated pro rata to the separate classes of shares based upon their relative net assets on the date the income is earned or realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

(F)  Expenses.  Expenses of the Trust are allocated to the individual Funds in proportion to the net assets of the respective Funds when the

 

 

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expenses are incurred, except where direct allocations of expenses can be made. Expenses (other than transfer agent expenses) are allocated to separate classes of shares pro rata based upon their relative net assets on the date the expenses are incurred. The expenses borne by the Fund, including those of related parties to the Fund, are shown in the Statement of Operations.

(G)  Use of Estimates.  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Manager makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(H)  Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements (i.e., buy a security from another party with the agreement that it will be sold back in the future) to earn income. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties, usually financial institutions, that are deemed by the Manager or the Subadvisor to be creditworthy, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. During the term of any repurchase agreement, the Manager or the Subadvisor will continue to monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under the 1940 Act, repurchase agreements are considered to be collateralized loans by the Fund to the counterparty secured by the securities transferred to the Fund.

Repurchase agreements are subject to counterparty risk, meaning the Fund could lose money by the counterparty’s failure to perform under the terms of the agreement. The Fund mitigates this risk by ensuring the repurchase agreement is collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, fixed income securities and/or other securities. The collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian and valued daily on a mark to market basis to determine if the value, including accrued interest, exceeds the repurchase price. In the event of the counterparty’s default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, such as in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be limited or subject to delay, to legal proceedings and possible realized loss to the Fund. Repurchase agreements as of April 30, 2020, are shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

(I)  Debt Securities.  The Fund’s investments may include securities such as variable rate notes, floaters and mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. If expectations about changes in interest rates or assessments of an issuer’s credit worthiness or market conditions are incorrect, investments in these types of securities could lose money for the Fund.

The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers, which carry certain risks in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic instruments. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political or economic developments and possible imposition of foreign governmental laws or restrictions. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by, among other things, economic or political developments in a specific country, industry or region.

(J)  LIBOR Replacement Risk.  The Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. The United

Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. As a result, it is anticipated that LIBOR will be discontinued or will no longer be sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as the European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

(K)  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that may provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Manager believes that the risk of loss in connection with these potential indemnification obligations is remote. However, there can be no assurance that material liabilities related to such obligations will not arise in the future, which could adversely impact the Fund.

Note 3–Fees and Related Party Transactions

(A)  Manager and Subadvisor.  New York Life Investments, a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company (“New York Life”), serves as the Fund’s Manager, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). The Manager provides offices, conducts clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services and keeps most of the financial and accounting records required to be maintained by the Fund. Except for the portion of salaries and expenses that are the responsibility of the Fund, the Manager pays the salaries and expenses of all personnel affiliated with the Fund and certain operational expenses

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

of the Fund. The Fund reimburses New York Life Investments in an amount equal to the portion of the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer attributable to the Fund. NYL Investors LLC (“NYL Investors” or the “Subadvisor”), a registered investment adviser and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life, serves as Subadvisor to the Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of a Subadvisory Agreement (“Subadvisory Agreement”) between New York Life Investments and NYL Investors, New York Life Investments pays for the services of the Subadvisor.

Under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee for the services performed and the facilities furnished at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.40% up to $500 million; 0.35% from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.30% in excess of $1 billion. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, the effective management fee rate was 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements.

New York Life Investments has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) do not exceed the following percentages of the Fund’s average daily net assets: Class A, 0.70%; Investor Class, 0.80%; Class B, 0.80%; and Class C, 0.80%. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board.

New York Life Investments may voluntarily waive or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent it deems appropriate to enhance the yield of the Fund’s during periods when expenses have a significant impact on the yield of the Fund, as applicable, because of low interest rates. This expense limitation policy is voluntary and in addition to any contractual arrangements that may be in place with respect to the Fund and described in the Fund’s prospectus.

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, New York Life Investments earned fees from the Fund in the amount of $786,748 and paid the Subadvisor in the amount of $376,464. Additionally, New York Life Investments reimbursed expenses in the amount of $51,303, without which the Fund’s total returns would have been lower.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) provides sub-administration and sub-accounting services to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with New York Life Investments. These services include calculating the daily NAV of the Fund, maintaining the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts for the calculation of the Fund’s NAV, and assisting New York Life Investments in conducting various aspects of the Fund’s administrative operations. For providing these services to the Fund, State Street is compensated by New York Life Investments.

(B)  Sales Charges.  Although the Fund does not assess a CDSC upon redemption of Class B or Class C shares of the Fund, the applicable CDSC will be assessed when shares are redeemed from the Fund if the shareholder previously exchanged his or her investment into the Fund from another fund within the MainStay Group of Funds. The Fund

was advised that the Distributer received from shareholders the proceeds from CDSCs of Class A, Class B and Class C during the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, of $54,111, $11,888 and $3,836, respectively.

(C)  Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholder Servicing Agent.  NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments, is the Fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement between NYLIM Service Company LLC and the Trust. NYLIM Service Company LLC has entered into an agreement with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST”), pursuant to which DST performs certain transfer agent services on behalf of NYLIM Service Company LLC. Effective November 1, 2019, New York Life Investments contractually agreed to limit the transfer agency expenses charged to each of the Fund’s share classes to a maximum of 0.35% of that share class’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (excluding small account fees) after deducting any other applicable expense cap reimbursements or transfer agency waivers. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2021, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, transfer agent expenses incurred by the Fund and any applicable waivers were as follows:

 

Class

   Expense      Waived  

Class A

   $ 106,154      $  

Investor Class

     54,523         

Class B

     60,975         

Class C

     48,296         

(D)  Small Account Fee.  Shareholders with small accounts adversely impact the cost of providing transfer agency services. In an effort to reduce total transfer agency expenses, the Fund has implemented a small account fee on certain types of accounts. Certain shareholders with an account balance of less than $1,000 are charged an annual per account fee of $20 (assessed semi-annually), the proceeds from which offset transfer agent fees as reflected in the Statement of Operations.

Note 4–Federal Income Tax

The amortized cost also represents the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund utilized $141 of capital loss carryforwards during the year ended October 31, 2019.

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:

 

     2019  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 6,248,809  
 

 

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Note 5–Custodian

State Street is the custodian of cash and securities held by the Fund. Custodial fees are charged to the Fund based on the Fund’s net assets and/or the market value of securities held by the Fund and the number of certain transactions incurred by the Fund.

Note 6–Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternative credit facility that permits the Fund and certain other funds managed by New York Life Investments to lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, there were no interfund loans made or outstanding with respect to the Fund.

Note 7–Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Class A (at $1 per share)

   Shares  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

  

Shares sold

     381,350,017  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     1,229,728  

Shares redeemed

     (274,504,074
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     108,075,671  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     8,371,387  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (902,430
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     115,544,628  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

  

Shares sold

     394,765,732  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     4,747,751  

Shares redeemed

     (353,199,964
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     46,313,519  

Shares converted into Class A (See Note 1)

     11,931,559  

Shares converted from Class A (See Note 1)

     (3,680,285
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     54,564,793  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class (at $1 per share)

   Shares  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

  

Shares sold

     23,859,334  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     89,811  

Shares redeemed

     (13,870,244
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     10,078,901  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     926,532  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (8,301,175
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,704,258  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

  

Shares sold

     32,376,821  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     410,863  

Shares redeemed

     (23,653,343
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     9,134,341  

Shares converted into Investor Class (See Note 1)

     4,004,631  

Shares converted from Investor Class (See Note 1)

     (11,554,017
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,584,955  
  

 

 

 

Class B (at $1 per share)

   Shares  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

  

Shares sold

     4,135,899  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     106,063  

Shares redeemed

     (5,524,188
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,282,226

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (57,370
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,339,596
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

  

Shares sold

     11,573,190  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     544,149  

Shares redeemed

     (16,351,512
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (4,234,173

Shares converted from Class B (See Note 1)

     (69,054
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,303,227
  

 

 

 

Class C (at $1 per share)

   Shares  

Six-month period ended April 30, 2020:

  

Shares sold

     26,982,203  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     68,276  

Shares redeemed

     (10,544,599
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     16,505,880  

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (36,944
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     16,468,936  
  

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

  

Shares sold

     16,115,549  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     357,664  

Shares redeemed

     (18,515,513
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (2,042,300

Shares converted from Class C (See Note 1)

     (632,834
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,675,134
  

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 8–Recent Accounting Pronouncement

To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which adds, removes, and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Manager evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU 2018-13 and determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modifications of certain fair value measurement disclosures, which are currently in place as of April 30, 2020. The Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of ASU 2018-13 related to new disclosure requirements and has not yet determined the impact of those provisions on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Note 9–Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, events and transactions subsequent to April 30, 2020, through the date the

financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Manager, for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement adjustment or disclosure have been identified.

Note 10–Other Matters

An outbreak of COVID-19, first detected in December 2019, has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in travel restrictions, closure of international borders, certain businesses and securities markets, restrictions on securities trading activities, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 is uncertain and could adversely affect the global economy, national economies, individual issuers and capital markets in unforeseeable ways and result in a substantial and extended economic downturn. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as COVID-19, may magnify factors that affect the Fund’s performance.

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

The continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the MainStay Money Market Fund (“Fund”) and New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”) and the Subadvisory Agreement between New York Life Investments and NYL Investors LLC (“NYL Investors”) with respect to the Fund (together, “Advisory Agreements”), following an initial term of up to two years, is subject to annual review and approval by the Board of Trustees of The MainStay Funds (“Board” of the “Trust”) in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). At its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not an “interested person” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

In reaching the decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors in connection with an annual contract review process undertaken by the Board that took place at meetings of the Board and its Contracts Committee between October 2019 and December 2019, as well as other information furnished to the Board and its Committees throughout the year, as deemed relevant by the Trustees. Information requested by and furnished to the Board for consideration in connection with the contract review process included, among other items, reports on the Fund and “peer funds” prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), an independent third-party service provider engaged by the Board to report objectively on the Fund’s investment performance, management fee and total expenses. The Board also considered information on the fees charged to other investment advisory clients of New York Life Investments and/or NYL Investors that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, if any, and, when applicable, the rationale for any differences in the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and the fees charged to those other investment advisory clients. In addition, the Board considered information furnished by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, which encompassed a variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board took into account information provided in connection with its meetings throughout the year, including, among other items, information regarding the legal standards and fiduciary obligations applicable to its consideration of the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements and investment performance reports on the Fund prepared by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments as well as presentations from New York Life Investments and NYL Investors personnel. The Board also took into account other information received from New York Life Investments throughout the year, including, among other items, periodic reports on legal and compliance matters, risk management, portfolio turnover, brokerage commissions, sales and marketing activity and non-advisory services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments. The contract review process, including the structure and format for materials provided to the Board, has been developed in consultation with the Board. The Independent Trustees also met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel and, for a portion thereof, with senior management of New York Life Investments joining.

In addition to information provided to the Board throughout the year, the Board received information in connection with its June 2019 meeting provided specifically in response to requests prepared on behalf of the Board, and in consultation with the Independent Trustees, by independent legal counsel regarding the Fund’s distribution arrangements. In addition, the Board received information regarding the Fund’s asset levels, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 and/or other fees by applicable share classes of the Fund. New York Life Investments also provided the Board with information regarding the revenue sharing payments made by New York Life Investments from its own resources to intermediaries that promote the sale or distribution of Fund shares or that provide servicing to the Fund’s shareholders.

In considering the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of the information and factors they believed to reasonably be necessary and appropriate in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment. Although individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors or information differently, the factors considered by the Board are described in greater detail below and include, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors; (ii) the qualifications of the portfolio managers of the Fund and the historical investment performance of the Fund, New York Life Investments and NYL Investors; (iii) the costs of the services provided, and profits realized, by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors from their relationships with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or may be realized as the Fund grows and the extent to which economies of scale have benefited or may benefit the Fund’s shareholders; and (v) the reasonableness of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fees and total ordinary operating expenses, particularly as compared to any similar funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments and/or NYL Investors. Although the Board recognized that comparisons between the Fund’s fees and expenses and those of other funds are imprecise given different terms of agreements, variations in fund strategies and other factors, the Board considered the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses as compared to the peer funds identified by Strategic Insight. Throughout their considerations, the Trustees acknowledged the commitment of New York Life Investments and its affiliates to serve the MainStay Group of Funds, as well as their capacity, experience, resources, financial stability and reputations.

The Trustees noted that, throughout the year, the Trustees are also afforded an opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional information or materials from, New York Life Investments and NYL Investors. The Board’s conclusions with respect to each of the Advisory Agreements may have also been based, in part, on the Board’s knowledge of New York Life Investments and NYL Investors resulting from, among other things, the Board’s consideration of each of the Advisory Agreements in prior years, the advisory agreements for other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds, the Board’s review throughout the year of the performance and operations of other funds in the MainStay Group of Funds and the Board’s business judgment and industry experience. In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders,

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have chosen to invest in the Fund. The factors that figured prominently in the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements during its December 10-11, 2019 in-person meeting are summarized in more detail below, and the Board did not consider any factor or information controlling in making such approval.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors

The Board examined the nature, extent and quality of the services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated New York Life Investments’ experience and capabilities in serving as manager of the Fund and considered that the Fund operates in a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Board also considered New York Life Investments’ responsibilities under this structure, including evaluating the performance of NYL Investors, making recommendations to the Board as to whether the Subadvisory Agreement should be renewed, modified or terminated and periodically reporting to the Board regarding the results of New York Life Investments’ evaluation and monitoring functions. The Board noted that New York Life Investments manages other mutual funds, serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including other pooled investment vehicles, and has experience overseeing mutual fund service providers, including subadvisors. The Board considered the experience of senior personnel at New York Life Investments providing management and administrative and other non-advisory services to the Fund as well as New York Life Investments’ reputation and financial condition. The Board observed that New York Life Investments devotes significant resources and time to providing management and non-advisory services to the Fund, including New York Life Investments’ supervision and due diligence reviews of NYL Investors and ongoing analysis of, and interactions with, NYL Investors with respect to, among other things, the Fund’s investment performance and risks as well as NYL Investors’ investment capabilities and subadvisory services with respect to the Fund.

The Board also considered the range of services that New York Life Investments provides to the Fund under the terms of the Management Agreement, including: (i) fund accounting and ongoing supervisory services provided by New York Life Investments’ Fund Administration and Accounting Group; (ii) investment supervisory and analytical services provided by New York Life Investments’ Investment Consulting Group; (iii) compliance services provided by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer as well as New York Life Investments’ compliance department, including supervision and implementation of the Fund’s compliance program; (iv) legal services provided by New York Life Investments’ Office of the General Counsel; and (v) risk management monitoring and analysis by compliance and investment personnel. The Board noted that New York Life Investments provides certain other non-advisory services to the Fund. In addition, the Board considered New York Life Investments’ willingness to invest in personnel, infrastructure, technology, operational enhancements, cyber security, information security, shareholder privacy resources and business continuity planning designed to benefit the Fund and noted that New York Life Investments is responsible for compensating the Trust’s officers, except for a portion of the salary of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board recognized that New York Life Investments has provided an

increasingly broad array of non-advisory services to the MainStay Group of Funds as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board considered benefits to shareholders from being part of the MainStay Group of Funds, including the privilege of exchanging investments between the same class of shares of funds in the MainStay Group of Funds.

The Board also examined the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services that NYL Investors provides to the Fund. The Board evaluated NYL Investors’ experience in serving as subadvisor to the Fund and advising other portfolios and NYL Investors’ track record and experience in providing investment advisory services, the experience of investment advisory, senior management and administrative personnel at NYL Investors, and New York Life Investments’ and NYL Investors’ overall legal and compliance environment, resources and history. In addition to information provided in connection with its quarterly meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Board considered that each of New York Life Investments and NYL Investors believes its compliance policies and procedures are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and acknowledged their commitment to further developing and strengthening compliance programs relating to the Fund. The Board also considered the policies and procedures in place with respect to matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Fund’s investments and those of other accounts managed by NYL Investors. The Board reviewed NYL Investors’ ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals and willingness to invest in personnel to service and support the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the experience of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the method for compensating the portfolio managers.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Fund would likely continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of these services.

Investment Performance

In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance results over various periods in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, generally placing greater emphasis on the Fund’s long-term performance track record. The Board considered investment reports on, and analysis of, the Fund’s performance provided to the Board throughout the year by the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investments. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s risk-adjusted investment performance and the Fund’s investment performance as compared to peer funds, as appropriate, as well as portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions. The Board also considered information provided by Strategic Insight showing the investment performance of the Fund as compared to peer funds.

The Board also gave weight to its discussions with senior management at New York Life Investments concerning the Fund’s investment performance attributable to NYL Investors as well as discussions

 

 

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between the Fund’s portfolio managers and the members of the Board’s Investment Committee, which generally occur on an annual basis. In addition, the Board considered any specific actions that New York Life Investments or NYL Investors had taken, or had agreed with the Board to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that its review of the Fund’s investment performance and related information supported a determination to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

Costs of the Services Provided, and Profits Realized, by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors

The Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors with respect to the costs of the services provided under each of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered the profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including NYL Investors, due to their relationships with the Fund. Because NYL Investors is an affiliate of New York Life Investments whose subadvisory fee is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund, the Board considered cost and profitability information for New York Life Investments and NYL Investors in the aggregate.

In addition, the Board acknowledged the difficulty in obtaining reliable comparative data about mutual fund managers’ profitability, because such information generally is not publicly available and may be impacted by numerous factors, including the structure of a fund manager’s organization, the types of funds it manages, the methodology used to allocate certain fixed costs to specific funds and the manager’s capital structure and costs of capital.

In evaluating the costs of the services provided by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors and profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including NYL Investors, the Board considered, among other factors, each party’s continuing investments in, or willingness to invest in, personnel, systems, equipment and other resources and infrastructure to support and further enhance the management of the Fund, and that New York Life Investments is responsible for paying the subadvisory fee for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial resources of New York Life Investments and NYL Investors and acknowledged that New York Life Investments and NYL Investors must be in a position to attract and retain experienced professional personnel and to maintain a strong financial position for New York Life Investments and NYL Investors to continue to provide high-quality services to the Fund. The Board recognized that the Fund benefits from the allocation of certain fixed costs across the MainStay Group of Funds, among other expected benefits resulting from its relationship with New York Life Investments.

The Board considered information regarding New York Life Investments’ methodology for calculating profitability and allocating costs provided by New York Life Investments in connection with the fund profitability analysis presented to the Board. The Board previously engaged an independent third-party consultant to review the methods used to allocate costs to and among the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. The Board noted that the independent consultant had concluded that New York Life Investments’ methods for allocating costs and procedures

for estimating overall profitability of the relationship with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds are reasonable and that New York Life Investments continued to use the same method of calculating profit and allocating costs since the independent consultant’s review. The Board recognized the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Fund and noted that other profitability methodologies may also be reasonable.

The Board also considered certain fall-out benefits that may be realized by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors and their affiliates due to their relationships with the Fund, including reputational and other indirect benefits.

The Board observed that, in addition to fees earned by New York Life Investments for managing the Fund, New York Life Investments’ affiliates also earn revenues from serving the Fund in various other capacities, including as the Fund’s transfer agent and distributor. The Board considered information about these other revenues and their impact on the profitability of the relationship with the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates. The Board noted that, although it assessed the overall profitability of the Fund to New York Life Investments and its affiliates as part of the contract review process, when considering the reasonableness of the fee paid to New York Life Investments and its affiliates under each of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the profitability of New York Life Investments’ relationship with the Fund on a pre-tax basis and without regard to distribution expenses incurred by New York Life Investments from its own resources.

After evaluating the information deemed relevant by the Trustees, the Board concluded that any profits realized by New York Life Investments and its affiliates, including NYL Investors, due to their relationships with the Fund were not excessive.

Management and Subadvisory Fees and Total Ordinary Operating Expenses

The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the fee paid under each of the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s total ordinary operating expenses. The Board primarily considered the reasonableness of the management fee paid by the Fund to New York Life Investments, because the subadvisory fee paid to NYL Investors is paid by New York Life Investments, not the Fund. The Board also considered the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee paid by New York Life Investments and the amount of the management fee retained by New York Life Investments.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board primarily considered comparative data provided by Strategic Insight on the fees and expenses charged by similar mutual funds managed by other investment advisers. In addition, the Board considered information provided by New York Life Investments and NYL Investors on fees charged to other investment advisory clients, including institutional separate accounts and/or other funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, if any. The Board considered the similarities and differences in the contractual management fee schedules of the Fund and these similarly-managed accounts and/or funds, taking into account the rationale for any differences in fee schedules. The Board also took into account explanations provided by New York

 

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and

Subadvisory Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Life Investments about the more extensive scope of services provided to registered investment companies, such as the Fund, as compared with other investment advisory clients. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of any contractual breakpoints, voluntary waivers and expense limitation arrangements on the Fund’s net management fee and expenses. The Board also considered that in proposing fees for the Fund, New York Life Investments considers the competitive marketplace for mutual funds.

The Board noted that, outside of the Fund’s management fee and the fees charged under a share class’s Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services plans, a share class’s most significant “other expenses” are transfer agent fees. Transfer agent fees are charged to the Fund based on the number of shareholder accounts (a “per-account” fee). The Board took into account information from New York Life Investments regarding the reasonableness of the Fund’s transfer agent fee schedule, including industry data demonstrating that the per-account fees that NYLIM Service Company LLC, an affiliate of New York Life Investments and the Fund’s transfer agent, charges the Fund are within the range of per-account fees charged by transfer agents to other mutual funds. In addition, the Board considered NYLIM Service Company LLC’s profitability in connection with the transfer agent services it provides to the Fund. The Board also took into account information received from NYLIM Service Company LLC regarding the sub-transfer agency payments it made to intermediaries in connection with the provision of sub-transfer agency services to the Fund.

The Board considered that, because the Fund’s transfer agent fees are billed on a per-account basis, the impact of transfer agent fees on a share class’s expense ratio may be more significant in cases where the share class has a high number of small accounts. The Board considered the extent to which transfer agent fees comprised total expenses of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the role that the MainStay Group of Funds historically has played in serving the investment needs of New York Life Insurance Company customers, who often maintain smaller account balances than other shareholders of funds, and the impact of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes. The Board also recognized measures that it and New York Life Investments have taken to mitigate the effect of small accounts on the expense ratios of Fund share classes, including through the imposition of an expense limitation on net transfer agency expenses. The Board noted that, for purposes of allocating transfer agency fees and expenses, each retail fund in the MainStay Group of Funds combines the shareholder accounts of its Class A, I, R1, R2, and Class R3 shares (as applicable) into one group and the shareholder accounts of its Investor Class and Class B and C shares (as applicable) into another group. The Board also noted that the per-account fees attributable to each group of share classes is then allocated among the constituent share classes based on relative net assets and that a MainStay Fund’s Class R6 shares, if any, are not combined with any other share class for this purpose. The Board considered New York Life Investments’ rationale with respect to these groupings and received a report from an independent consultant engaged to conduct comparative analysis of these groupings. The Board also considered that NYLIM Service Company LLC had waived its contractual cost of living adjustments during the past six years.

Based on the factors outlined above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee and total ordinary operating expenses were within a range that is competitive and support a conclusion that these fees and expenses are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information regarding economies of scale, including whether the Fund’s expense structure permits economies of scale to be appropriately shared with the Fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered a report from New York Life Investments, previously prepared at the request of the Board, that addressed economies of scale, including with respect to the mutual fund business generally and the various ways in which the benefits of economies of scale may be shared with the funds in the MainStay Group of Funds. Although the Board recognized the difficulty of determining future economies of scale with precision, the Board acknowledged that economies of scale may be shared with the Fund in a number of ways, including, for example, through the imposition of management fee breakpoints, initially setting management fee rates at scale or making additional investments to enhance services. The Board reviewed information from New York Life Investments showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared to fee schedules of other funds and accounts managed by New York Life Investments. The Board also reviewed information from Strategic Insight showing how the Fund’s management fee schedule compared with fees paid for similar services by peer funds at varying asset levels.

Based on this information, the Board concluded that economies of scale are appropriately reflected for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders through the Fund’s expense structure and other methods to share benefits from economies of scale.

Conclusion

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of each of the Advisory Agreements.

 

 

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Discussion of the Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk

Management Program (Unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which New York Life Investment Management LLC believes is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees of MainStay Funds Trust (the “Board”) designated New York Life Investment Management LLC as administrator of the Program (the “Administrator”). The Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee to assist the Administrator in the implementation and day-to-day administration of the Program and to otherwise support the Administrator in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Program.

At a meeting of the Board held on March 11, 2020, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Administrator concluded that (i) the Program operated effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, (ii) the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments and (iii) the Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration certain factors, as applicable, such as (i) investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) short-term and long-term cash flow projections and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Administrator’s liquidity classification determinations are made by taking into account the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size, various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and, in certain cases, third-party vendor data.

The Liquidity Rule requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to adopt a minimum amount of net assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets (an “HLIM”). In addition, the Liquidity Rule limits a fund’s investments in illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits acquisition of illiquid investments if doing so would result in a fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to determine, periodically review and comply with the HLIM requirement, as applicable, and to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

 

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Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

In February 2020, shareholders will receive an IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute Form 1099, which will show the federal tax status of the distributions received by shareholders in calendar year 2019. The amounts that will be reported on such 1099-DIV or substitute Form 1099 will be the amounts you are to use on your federal income tax return and will differ from the amounts which we must report for the Fund’s fiscal six-month period end April 30, 2020.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record

A description of the policies and procedures that New York Life Investments uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s securities is available free of charge upon request, by visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds or visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is required to file with the SEC its proxy voting records for the 12-month period ending June 30 on Form N-PX. The most recent Form N-PX or proxy voting record is available free of charge upon request by calling 800-624-6782; visiting the MainStay Funds’ website at nylinvestments.com/funds; or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file a Form N-MFP every month disclosing its portfolio holdings. The Fund’s Form N-MFP is available free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request by calling New York Life Investments at 800-624-6782.

 

 

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MainStay Funds

 

 

Equity

U.S. Equity

MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund

MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund

MainStay MacKay Growth Fund

MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund

MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund

MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund

MainStay MAP Equity Fund

MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund1

International Equity

MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund

MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund

MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Equity

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Global Equity

MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund

MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund

Fixed Income

Taxable Income

MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2

MainStay Floating Rate Fund

MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund3

MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund

MainStay Short Term Bond Fund4

Tax-Exempt Income

MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund5

MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund6

MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund

MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund

Money Market

MainStay Money Market Fund

Mixed Asset

MainStay Balanced Fund

MainStay Income Builder Fund

MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund

Speciality

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund

MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund

MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund

Asset Allocation

MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund

MainStay Growth Allocation Fund7

MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund

MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund8

 

 

 

 

Manager

New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York, New York

Subadvisors

Candriam Belgium S.A.9

Brussels, Belgium

Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9

Strassen, Luxembourg

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Cushing Asset Management, LP

Dallas, Texas

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

New York, New York

MacKay Shields LLC9

New York, New York

Markston International LLC

White Plains, New York

NYL Investors LLC9

New York, New York

Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

Washington, District of Columbia

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

1.

Formerly known as MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund.

2.

Formerly known as MainStay MacKay Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

3.

Effective August 31, 2020, MainStay MacKay Infrastructure Bond Fund will be renamed MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund.

4.

Formerly known as MainStay Indexed Bond Fund.

5.

Class A and Class I shares of this Fund are registered for sale in AZ, CA, MI, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA. Class I shares are registered for sale in CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ and NY.

6.

This Fund is registered for sale in CA, CT, DE, FL, MA, NJ, NY and VT.

7.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Growth Allocation Fund will be renamed MainStay Equity Allocation Fund.

8.

Effective July 31, 2020, MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund will be named MainStay Growth Allocation Fund.

9.

An affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC.

 

Not part of the Semiannual Report


 

For more information

800-624-6782

nylinvestments.com/funds

“New York Life Investments” is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

©2020 NYLIFE Distributors LLC. All rights reserved.

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1 of this report.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Since the Registrant’s last response to this Item, there have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.


Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a)    Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) (the “Disclosure Controls”), as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the Filing Date, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

(a)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(b)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


SIGNATURES

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

 

THE MAINSTAY FUNDS
By:   /s/ Kirk C. Lehneis
  Kirk C. Lehneis
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:       July 8, 2020

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

 

By:   /s/ Kirk C. Lehneis
  Kirk C. Lehneis
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:       July 8, 2020
By:   /s/ Jack R. Benintende
  Jack R. Benintende
  Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:       July 8, 2020


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(b)

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.