N-CSR 1 d33304dncsr.htm PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND Pacholder High Yield Fund
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05639

 

 

Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Frank J. Nasta

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 217-9502

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

 

 

 


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

 

Directors and Officers

 

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

Chairman and Director

 

John F. Finn

Director

 

Robert J. Higgins

Director

 

Frankie D. Hughes

Director

 

Peter C. Marshall

Director

 

Mary E. Martinez

Director

 

Marilyn McCoy

Director

 

Mitchell M. Merin

Director

 

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

Director

 

Marian U. Pardo

Director

 

Frederick W. Ruebeck

Director

 

James J. Schonbachler

Director

 

Robert L. Young

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Laura M. Del Prato

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Frank J. Nasta

Secretary

 

Stephen M. Ungerman

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Investment Objective

A closed-end fund seeking a high level of total return through current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in high-yield, fixed income securities of domestic companies.

 

Investment Advisor

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Administrator

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.

 

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Independent Directors’ Counsel

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

 

Executive Offices

Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc.

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

Shareholder Services

(877) 217-9502

 

Please visit our web site, www.pacholder.com, for information on the Fund’s net asset value, share price, news releases, and Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We created this site to provide stockholders quick and easy access to the most timely information available regarding the Fund.

 

This report is for the information of stockholders of Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. It is not a prospectus, offering circular or other representation intended for use in connection with the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

 

PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2015


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CONTENTS

 

Letter to Shareholders

     1   

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

     3   

Financial Statements

     28   

Financial Highlights

     30   

Notes to Financial Statements

     31   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     41   

Directors

     42   

Officers

     45   

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

     47   

Supplemental Information

     50   

 

Privacy Policy  — Located at the back of this annual report

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. You could lose money if you sell when the Fund’s share price is lower than when you invested.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. The general market views expressed in this report are opinions based on market and other conditions through the end of the reporting period and are subject to change without notice. These views are not intended to predict the future performance of the Fund or the securities markets. References to specific securities and their issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, recommendations to purchase or sell such securities. Such views are not meant as investment advice and may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of the Fund.


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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

Full Year 2015 Review

 

The market for high yield debt securities (also known as “junk bonds”) traded off in 2015, as investors continued to digest depressed commodity prices, a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike that materialized in December, liquidity concerns, growth concerns in China and the closure of a prominent, distressed high yield mutual fund. For the year, the Barclays High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index returned -4.43%. While BB rated debt posted negative returns for the year (-1.00%), debt within this rating classification outperformed B rated (-4.63%) debt and CCC rated (-12.11%) debt in 2015. Despite the list of concerns weighing on investor sentiment, we remained positive on the high yield market as a whole, especially debt of high quality issuers that were not overly exposed to commodity prices or emerging economies.

 

Our investment strategy continued to be based upon a process that is intended to take specific, targeted credit risk when our analysis indicated a favorable risk/reward opportunity, while building a core of what we believed to be improving credits. We made a conscious effort to position the Pacholder High Yield Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) into higher quality credits across economic sectors and made a meaningful migration from lower-tier credit into BB rated credit over the past 24 months as volatility persisted in the market. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, the Fund returned -6.86% based on net asset value (“NAV”) compared to the -4.83% return for the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, Developed Countries Only (the “Index”) and the -4.18% average total return of the Morningstar Closed-End High Yield Category.

 

The Fund underperformed the Index during the reporting period. Contributing to this underperformance was negative security selection in the media/telecommunications, utility, transportation and retail sectors. On an industry level, underweight positions in the gaming/leisure and consumer products sectors also detracted from relative returns. Additionally, the leverage from the fund’s preferred shares had a negative impact on performance as the market traded down during the year. Security selection in the energy, metals/minerals, financial, and services sectors added to relative performance. On an industry level, an underweight position in the energy sector and an overweight position in the media/telecom sector also helped the Fund’s relative return

 

Fund Strategy

 

The Fund invests in all types of high-yield, high-risk debt securities and focuses on value by looking at individual securities against the context of broader market factors. The Fund’s portfolio managers monitor investments by staying abreast of positive and negative credit developments and having regular discussions with senior management of issuers of the Fund’s investments.

 

Auction Rate Preferred Shares and Dividends

 

Since February 2008, most auctions for preferred shares of closed-end funds and auction rate securities of other issuers have failed. The weekly auctions for the Fund’s auction rate preferred stock (“ARPS”) have failed since February 13, 2008. Since that time, a number of broker-dealers have repurchased auction rate securities from certain clients. Any action taken by the Fund to provide liquidity to the ARPS must be in the best interest of the Fund as a whole.

 

Due to changes by Moody’s and S&P in their respective ratings methodology for securities issued by closed-end funds, the Fund’s ARPS were downgraded from Aaa to Aa3 by Moody’s in July 2012 and from AAA to AA by S&P in May 2014. There was no impact to the Fund’s performance and no change to its investment strategy as a result of these downgrades.

 

The Fund paid a monthly dividend of $0.053 per common share starting in September 2014 until March 2015. In March 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorized a reduction in the monthly dividend amount from $0.053 per common share to $0.050 per common share. The Board of Directors will continue to monitor the appropriateness of the dividend level going forward in light of market conditions and income earned by the Fund over time, and there can be no guarantee that the dividend level will continue or that a dividend will be paid at all. The amount of the monthly dividend, if any, may be more or less than the actual income earned by the Fund in a given month.

 

As always, we appreciate your interest in the Fund and look forward to your continued support.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

George C.W. Gatch

CEO-Global Funds Management

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

 

 

 

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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

(Unaudited)

 

The performance quoted is past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Closed-end funds are subject to certain market risks. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown.

 

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management businesses of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Those businesses include, but are not limited to, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc.

 

Securities rated below investment grade are called “high-yield bonds,” “non-investment grade bonds,” “below investment-grade bonds,” or “junk bonds.” They generally are rated in the fifth or lower rating categories of Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service. Although these securities tend to provide higher yields than higher rated securities, there is a greater risk that the Fund’s share value will decline. Because this Fund primarily invests in bonds, it is subject to interest rate risks. Bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise.

 

Opinions and estimates offered constitute our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions. We believe the information provided here is reliable, but do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. The views and strategies described may not be suitable for all investors. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, accounting and legal or tax advice. References to future returns are not promises or even estimates of actual returns a client portfolio may achieve. Any forecasts contained herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be relied upon as advice or interpreted as a recommendation.

 

Availability of Portfolio Holdings and Other Information

 

No sooner than 10 days after the end of each month, the Fund’s uncertified complete schedule of its portfolio holdings will be available on our website (www.pacholder.com). In addition, the Fund files its certified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Qs are available, without charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

No sooner than 10 calendar days after the end of each month, the Fund’s top ten holdings as of the last day of each month as well as certain other fund facts including estimated undistributed net income and statistical information will also be available on the Fund’s website.

 

LOGO

 

Total Return *

  Net Asset Value
(NAV)**
    Market
Price
 

1 Year

    (6.97 )%      (9.84 )% 

5 Year

    4.85     2.48

10 Year

    7.99     7.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Price per share at December 31, 2015

  $ 6.97      $ 6.07   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   Total returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains, if any. Total returns shown are average annual returns unless otherwise noted.
**   The return shown is based on net asset value which reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 

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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Convertible Bonds — 0.1%

  

   

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%

  

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

  

   

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.,
1.120%, (PIK) 03/21/1817

  $ 41      $ —          0.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

  

   

Adelphia Communications Corp., Pfd, 6.000%, 02/15/061,4

    125        —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      —          0.0   

Utilities — 0.1%

  

   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

  

NRG Yield, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 3.250%, 06/01/202

    85        71,347        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $116,980)

      71,347        0.1   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 128.9%

  

   

Consumer Discretionary — 25.5%

  

   

Auto Components — 2.8%

  

   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 11/15/23

    130        133,250        0.1  

7.000%, 05/15/22

    815        873,069        1.0  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Co Guar,
5.875%, 02/01/22

    528        516,120        0.6  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
9.000%, 04/01/222

    182        190,190        0.2  

MPG Holdco I, Inc., Co Guar,
7.375%, 10/15/22

    288        290,880        0.3  

Tenneco, Inc., Co Guar,
5.375%, 12/15/24

    53        53,795        0.0 12 

ZF North America Capital, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.000%, 04/29/202

    185        186,526        0.2  

4.500%, 04/29/222

    150        146,625        0.2  

4.750%, 04/29/252

    204        194,310        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,584,765        2.8   

Automobiles — 0.9%

     

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Netherlands),

     

4.500%, 04/15/20

    249        252,113        0.3  

5.250%, 04/15/23

    200        196,500        0.2  

Automobiles (continued)

  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, Private Placement, Co Guar,
(United Kingdom),

     

4.125%, 12/15/182

  $ 200      $ 201,000        0.2 %

5.625%, 02/01/232

    150        151,500        0.2  

Motors Liquidation Co.,

     

5.250%, 03/06/321,4

    25 Units        3        0.0 12 

6.250%, 07/15/331,4

    15 Units        1        0.0 12 

7.250%, 04/15/411,4

    —Units 11      —          0.0   

7.250%, 07/15/411,4

    —Units 11      —          0.0  

7.250%, 02/15/521,4

    7 Units        1        0.0 12 

7.375%, 10/01/511,4

    —Units 11      —          0.0  

7.735%, 05/15/481,4

    10 Units        1        0.0 12 

7.750%, 03/15/361,4

    55 Units        —          0.0  

Motors Liquidation Co., Debentures,

     

6.750%, 05/01/281,4

    50        —          0.0  

8.100%, 06/15/241,4

    1,725        2        0.0 12 

8.375%, 07/15/331,4

    425        —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      801,121        0.9   

Distributors — 0.4%

     

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
5.750%, 12/15/232

    51        51,382        0.1  

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Co Guar,
6.750%, 05/20/20

    126        122,535        0.1  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.250%, 07/15/22

    56        44,800        0.1  

7.000%, 06/15/23

    150        123,000        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      341,717        0.4   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.9%

  

   

1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, (Canada), 6.000%, 04/01/222

    110        113,300        0.1  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Canada), 4.625%, 01/15/222

    60        60,150        0.1  

Boyd Gaming Corp., Co Guar,
6.875%, 05/15/23

    72        73,980        0.1  

 

 

 

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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

  

 

CCM Merger, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 9.125%, 05/01/192

  $ 52      $ 54,275        0.1 %

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.250%, 03/15/21

    100        103,000        0.1  

5.375%, 06/01/24

    70        70,700        0.1  

Choice Hotels International, Inc., Co Guar, 5.750%, 07/01/22

    83        88,810        0.1  

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 10.500%, 07/01/192

    54        55,350        0.1   

ESH Hospitality, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.250%, 05/01/252

    105        102,375        0.1  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., Co Guar, 5.625%, 10/15/21

    90        93,262        0.1  

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Co Guar, 5.875%, 03/15/21

    100        102,000        0.1  

MGM Resorts International, Co Guar,

     

5.250%, 03/31/20

    110        108,900        0.1  

6.000%, 03/15/23

    145        143,913        0.1  

6.625%, 12/15/21

    162        165,848        0.2  

6.750%, 10/01/20

    263        270,232        0.3  

7.750%, 03/15/22

    224        238,000        0.3  

8.625%, 02/01/19

    150        166,171        0.2  

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.,
7.000%, 03/21/16

    81        66,599        0.1  

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
9.500%, 06/15/192

    68        70,380        0.1  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.250%, 11/15/232

    30        29,662        0.0 12 

5.375%, 04/15/232

    99        98,505        0.1  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Co Guar, 10.000%, 12/01/22

    380        269,800        0.3  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 7.000%, 01/01/222

    75        71,625        0.1  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

  

 

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc./Seminole Hard Rock International LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.875%, 05/15/212

  $ 220      $ 219,450        0.2 %

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 9.750%, 09/01/212

    193        196,860        0.2  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.250%, 01/15/212

    35        35,438        0.0 12 

Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Co Guar, 5.125%, 02/01/23

    110        108,900        0.1   

Viking Cruises Ltd., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Bermuda),
6.250%, 05/15/252

    45        36,900        0.0 12 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.500%, 03/01/252

    280        249,550        0.3  

Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 3.750%, 11/01/21

    60        55,198        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,519,133        3.9   

Household Durables — 2.0%

     

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

6.375%, 05/15/252

    58        53,940        0.1  

6.500%, 12/15/202

    40        38,550        0.0 12 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 6.125%, 07/01/222

    94        86,950        0.1  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.875%, 11/15/24

    67        70,015        0.1  

8.375%, 01/15/21

    75        87,000        0.1  

10.750%, 09/15/16

    29        30,450        0.0 12 

DR Horton, Inc., Co Guar,

     

4.375%, 09/15/22

    50        49,687        0.1  

4.750%, 02/15/23

    43        43,796        0.0 12 

Lennar Corp., Co Guar,

     

4.500%, 06/15/19

    29        29,489        0.0 12 

4.500%, 11/15/19

    64        65,080        0.1  

4.750%, 05/30/25

    125        122,188        0.1  

 

 

 

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PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Household Durables (continued)

  

 

4.875%, 12/15/23

  $ 35      $ 34,825        0.0 %12 

6.950%, 06/01/18

    40        43,000        0.1  

Series B, 12.250%, 06/01/17

    150        170,062        0.2  

M/I Homes, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.750%, 01/15/212

    135        132,975        0.1  

Meritage Homes Corp., Co Guar,

     

7.000%, 04/01/22

    133        139,318        0.2  

7.150%, 04/15/20

    10        10,525        0.0 12 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.875%, 04/15/232

    129        127,388        0.1   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.625%, 10/15/232

    135        136,350        0.2  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Co Guar, 4.875%, 11/15/25

    60        58,950        0.1  

WCI Communities, Inc., Co Guar, 6.875%, 08/15/21

    257        270,009        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,800,547        2.0   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.5%

  

Netflix, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.500%, 02/15/222

    75        76,875        0.1  

5.875%, 02/15/252

    75        76,875        0.1  

Netflix, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.375%, 02/01/21

    143        150,150        0.2  

5.750%, 03/01/24

    140        143,850        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      447,750        0.5   

Media — 13.0%

     

Adelphia Communications Corp., Sr Nt,

     

8.125%, 07/15/031,4

    750        3,750        0.0 12 

9.375%, 11/15/091,4

    560        2,800        0.0 12 

Altice Luxembourg S.A., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Luxembourg), 7.750%, 05/15/222

    282        254,505        0.3  

AMC Entertainment, Inc., Co Guar, 5.875%, 02/15/22

    191        193,865        0.2  

Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 8.000%, 04/15/20

    513        500,175        0.5  

CCO Safari II LLC, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 4.464%, 07/23/222

    94        93,672        0.1  

Media (continued)

  

 

CCOH Safari LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.750%, 02/15/262

  $ 472      $ 473,180        0.5 %

Cenveo Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 8.500%, 09/15/222

    145        78,300        0.1  

Cenveo Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 6.000%, 08/01/192

    10        7,050        0.0 12 

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.125%, 12/15/212

    105        94,500        0.1   

5.125%, 12/15/212

    135        121,500        0.1  

Cinemark USA, Inc., Co Guar,
5.125%, 12/15/22

    75        74,437        0.1  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Co Guar,

     

6.500%, 11/15/22

    171        165,015        0.2  

Series B, 6.500%, 11/15/22

    399        389,025        0.4  

Series A, 7.625%, 03/15/20

    25        22,750        0.0 12 

Series B, 7.625%, 03/15/20

    734        678,032        0.8  

CSC Holdings LLC, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.750%, 11/15/21

    215        211,237        0.2  

DISH DBS Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.750%, 06/01/21

    1,049        1,056,868        1.2  

7.875%, 09/01/19

    275        299,062        0.3  

Gray Television, Inc., Co Guar,
7.500%, 10/01/20

    275        282,563        0.3  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

9.000%, 12/15/19

    228        166,440        0.2  

9.000%, 03/01/21

    20        13,950        0.0 12 

Liberty Interactive LLC, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 8.250%, 02/01/30

    160        159,200        0.2  

LIN Television Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.875%, 11/15/22

    85        84,575        0.1  

6.375%, 01/15/21

    130        136,175        0.1  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.375%, 06/15/222

    60        59,100        0.1  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Co Guar, 6.875%, 11/15/20

    100        102,250        0.1  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.125%, 02/15/222

    90        88,200        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Media (continued)

  

 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.000%, 04/15/222

  $ 277      $ 273,538        0.3 %

Numericable-SFR SAS, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (France),

     

6.000%, 05/15/222

    600        582,000        0.7  

6.250%, 05/15/242

    200        193,000        0.2  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.250%, 02/15/22

    88        89,980        0.1  

5.625%, 02/15/24

    185        190,087        0.2  

5.875%, 03/15/25

    75        76,125        0.1  

Quebecor Media, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada),

     

5.750%, 01/15/23

    75        75,563        0.1   

9.750%, 01/15/161,4

    585        731        0.0 12 

RCN Telecom Services LLC/RCN Capital Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 8.500%, 08/15/202

    134        135,340        0.1  

Regal Entertainment Group, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.750%, 03/15/22

    150        150,000        0.2  

5.750%, 06/15/23

    100        99,500        0.1  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.375%, 04/01/21

    178        178,445        0.2  

6.125%, 10/01/22

    200        204,000        0.2  

6.375%, 11/01/21

    35        36,050        0.1  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.625%, 08/01/242

    105        102,113        0.1  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.250%, 05/15/202

    35        35,350        0.0 12 

5.750%, 08/01/212

    327        336,810        0.4  

TEGNA, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 07/15/20

    62        64,325        0.1  

6.375%, 10/15/23

    280        295,400        0.3  

TEGNA, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.875%, 09/15/212

    65        65,162        0.1  

5.500%, 09/15/242

    65        65,000        0.0 12 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., Co Guar, 7.300%, 07/01/38

    145        157,203        0.2  

Media (continued)

  

 

Tribune Media Co., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.875%, 07/15/222

  $ 117      $ 117,000        0.1 %

Unitymedia GmbH, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Germany),
6.125%, 01/15/252

    200        197,630        0.2  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Germany),

     

5.000%, 01/15/252

    200        191,000        0.2  

5.500%, 01/15/232

    200        199,500        0.2  

Univision Communications, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
8.500%, 05/15/212

    315        322,088        0.4  

Univision Communications, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.125%, 05/15/232

    125        120,313        0.1   

5.125%, 02/15/252

    250        237,500        0.3  

6.750%, 09/15/222

    542        561,647        0.6  

Videotron Ltd., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 5.375%, 06/15/242

    269        270,345        0.3  

WMG Acquisition Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.750%, 04/15/222

    267        230,955        0.3  

WMG Acquisition Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
5.625%, 04/15/222

    150        144,750        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      11,810,626        13.0   

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

  

Family Tree Escrow LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.750%, 03/01/232

    74        76,590        0.1  

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., Co Guar, 8.125%, 10/01/19

    51        46,155        0.0 12 

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,
8.000%, 10/15/212

    211        156,140        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      278,885        0.3   

Specialty Retail — 1.6%

  

Caleres, Inc., Co Guar,
6.250%, 08/15/23

    103        101,455        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Specialty Retail (continued)

  

 

Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.750%, (cash) 05/01/192, 17

  $ 76      $ 19,000        0.0 %12 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.000%, 03/15/192

    659        398,695        0.5  

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Sec’d Nt,
8.875%, 03/15/19

    509        117,070        0.1  

Guitar Center, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 6.500%, 04/15/192

    119        99,960        0.1  

Jo-Ann Stores LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 8.125%, 03/15/192

    75        60,000        0.1  

Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
15.000%, 06/30/162

    190        187,852        0.2  

Party City Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.125%, 08/15/232

    90        87,300        0.1  

Radio Systems Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
8.375%, 11/01/192

    102        105,825        0.1   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Co Guar, 5.625%, 12/01/25

    183        184,830        0.2  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
8.125%, 10/01/202

    45        47,025        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,409,012        1.6   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%

  

Levi Strauss & Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.000%, 05/01/25

    110        109,450        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

      23,103,006        25.5   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 7.2%

  

Beverages — 0.6%

  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Co Guar,

     

3.750%, 05/01/21

    75        75,187        0.1  

4.250%, 05/01/23

    25        25,000        0.0 12 

4.750%, 11/15/24

    63        64,260        0.1  

4.750%, 12/01/25

    130        132,438        0.1  

Cott Beverages, Inc., Co Guar,
6.750%, 01/01/20

    104        107,380        0.1  

DS Services of America, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
10.000%, 09/01/212

    134        152,090        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      556,355        0.6   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.2%

  

 

Albertsons Holdings LLC/Safeway, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 7.750%, 10/15/222

  $ 435      $ 461,913        0.5 %

Ingles Markets, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.750%, 06/15/23

    135        134,663        0.2  

New Albertsons, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

7.450%, 08/01/29

    80        70,800        0.1  

7.750%, 06/15/26

    16        14,720        0.0 12 

8.000%, 05/01/31

    193        175,630        0.2  

8.700%, 05/01/30

    7        6,615        0.0 12 

Rite Aid Corp., Co Guar,
6.750%, 06/15/21

    160        167,600        0.2  

Rite Aid Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.125%, 04/01/232

    262        271,170        0.3  

SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.750%, 11/15/22

    480        435,600        0.5  

Tops Holding LLC/Tops Markets II Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 8.000%, 06/15/222

    225        221,625        0.2   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,960,336        2.2   

Food Products — 3.7%

  

 

Bumble Bee Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
9.000%, 12/15/172

    265        268,312        0.3  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., Co Guar, 5.375%, 01/15/22

    220        216,700        0.2  

Dean Foods Co., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.500%, 03/15/232

    375        390,000        0.4  

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

7.250%, 06/01/212

    177        175,672        0.2  

7.250%, 06/01/212

    258        252,933        0.3  

8.250%, 02/01/202

    78        78,000        0.1  

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.750%, 06/15/252

    193        164,565        0.2  

5.875%, 07/15/242

    221        199,064        0.2  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.750%, 03/15/252

    105        102,112        0.1  

Post Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.750%, 12/01/212

    200        204,000        0.2  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Food Products (continued)

  

 

7.750%, 03/15/242

  $ 82      $ 85,895        0.1 %

8.000%, 07/15/252

    33        34,980        0.1  

Shearer’s Foods LLC/Chip Finance Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.000%, 11/01/192

    125        131,719        0.1  

Smithfield Foods Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.250%, 08/01/182

    101        102,263        0.1  

5.875%, 08/01/212

    436        449,080        0.5  

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

6.625%, 08/15/22

    351        364,163        0.4  

7.750%, 07/01/17

    76        81,130        0.1  

Wells Enterprises, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
6.750%, 02/01/202

    88        90,640        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,391,228        3.7   

Household Products — 0.5%

  

 

Central Garden & Pet Co., Co Guar, 6.125%, 11/15/23

    25        25,250        0.012   

Energizer Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.500%, 06/15/252

    248        233,120        0.3  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Co Guar, 6.625%, 11/15/22

    42        44,310        0.0 12 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.750%, 07/15/252

    102        104,550        0.1  

6.125%, 12/15/242

    43        44,720        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      451,950        0.5   

Personal Products — 0.2%

  

 

Prestige Brands, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.375%, 12/15/212

    100        96,000        0.1  

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Co Guar, 5.750%, 02/15/21

    119        115,133        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      211,133        0.2   

Total Consumer Staples

      6,571,002        7.2   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Energy — 13.6%

  

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

  

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Co Guar,
6.000%, 10/01/22

  $ 120      $ 97,800        0.1 %

Basic Energy Services, Inc., Co Guar, 7.750%, 10/15/22

    64        21,120        0.0 12 

CSI Compressco LP/Compressco Finance, Inc., Co Guar,
7.250%, 08/15/22

    176        130,240        0.2  

Parker Drilling Co., Co Guar,

     

6.750%, 07/15/22

    71        48,635        0.1  

7.500%, 08/01/20

    26        19,760        0.0 12 

PHI, Inc., Co Guar, 5.250%, 03/15/19

    81        64,800        0.1  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Co Guar, 6.125%, 03/15/22

    50        23,250        0.0 12 

Precision Drilling Corp., Co Guar, (Canada), 5.250%, 11/15/24

    170        115,600        0.1  

Sea Trucks Group Ltd., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (United Kingdom), Reg. S,
9.000%, 03/26/182

    200        121,500        0.2  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.500%, 08/15/22

    55        40,700        0.0 12 

7.500%, 07/01/21

    65        55,250        0.1  

Transocean, Inc., Co Guar, (Cayman Islands),

     

6.500%, 11/15/20

    44        30,360        0.0 12 

7.125%, 12/15/21

    206        133,128        0.2  

Trinidad Drilling Ltd., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 7.875%, 01/15/192

    130        114,400        0.1  

Unit Corp., Co Guar,
6.625%, 05/15/21

    418        300,960        0.3  

Western Refining Logistics LP/WNRL Finance Corp., Co Guar,
7.500%, 02/15/23

    107        102,185        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,419,688        1.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.0%

  

 

Antero Resources Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 12/01/22

    89        67,640        0.1  

5.375%, 11/01/21

    70        56,000        0.0 12 

6.000%, 12/01/20

    115        96,025        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

Baytex Energy Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

5.125%, 06/01/212

  $ 44      $ 29,590        0.1 %

5.625%, 06/01/242

    44        29,480        0.0 12 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.125%, 11/15/222

    239        164,910        0.2  

California Resources Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 01/15/20

    26        9,262        0.0 12 

5.500%, 09/15/21

    36        11,340        0.0 12 

6.000%, 11/15/24

    17        5,185        0.0 12 

California Resources Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
8.000%, 12/15/222

    209        109,986        0.1  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
8.000%, 12/15/222

    396        194,040        0.2  

Cimarex Energy Co., Co Guar,

     

4.375%, 06/01/24

    80        70,972        0.1  

5.875%, 05/01/22

    72        68,939        0.1  

Citgo Holding, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 10.750%, 02/15/202

    150        145,500        0.2  

CITGO Petroleum Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
6.250%, 08/15/222

    204        195,840        0.2  

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.375%, 03/15/24

    84        24,780        0.0 12 

8.500%, 12/15/19

    31        15,500        0.0 12 

Comstock Resources, Inc., Co Guar,

     

7.750%, 04/01/19

    150        22,500        0.0 12 

9.500%, 06/15/20

    109        18,802        0.0 12 

Comstock Resources, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
10.000%, 03/15/202

    173        79,580        0.1  

Concho Resources, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.500%, 04/01/23

    40        37,000        0.1  

6.500%, 01/15/22

    205        196,800        0.2  

CONSOL Energy, Inc., Co Guar, 5.875%, 04/15/22

    130        80,600        0.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.000%, 12/15/20

  $ 48      $ 35,280        0.1 %

6.125%, 03/01/22

    151        104,945        0.1  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.250%, 04/01/232

    136        94,860        0.1  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., Co Guar, 7.625%, 10/01/21

    157        158,570        0.2  

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.875%, 01/15/24

    250        203,750        0.2  

7.500%, 10/15/20

    19        17,575        0.0 12 

EnLink Midstream Partners LP/EnLink Midstream Finance Corp., Co Guar, 7.125%, 06/01/22

    124        131,851        0.1  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Co Guar,

     

6.375%, 06/15/23

    93        46,500        0.0 12 

7.750%, 09/01/22

    142        72,420        0.1  

9.375%, 05/01/20

    138        87,975        0.1  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.625%, 06/15/24

    125        95,000        0.1  

5.750%, 02/15/21

    175        147,875        0.1  

6.000%, 05/15/23

    82        65,600        0.1  

6.750%, 08/01/22

    75        63,750        0.1  

Halcon Resources Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
13.000%, 02/15/222

    174        59,160        0.1   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.000%, 12/01/242

    377        312,910        0.3  

5.750%, 10/01/252

    225        195,750        0.2  

7.625%, 04/15/212

    75        72,000        0.1  

Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar,
6.500%, 03/01/20

    125        123,750        0.1  

Jones Energy Holdings LLC/Jones Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar, 6.750%, 04/01/22

    160        89,600        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

Jupiter Resources, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada), 8.500%, 10/01/222

  $ 250      $ 100,000        0.1 %

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar, 6.500%, 09/15/21

    145        19,575        0.0 12 

Martin Midstream Partners LP/Martin Midstream Finance Corp., Co Guar, 7.250%, 02/15/21

    231        203,280        0.2  

MEG Energy Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

6.500%, 03/15/212

    85        59,500        0.1  

7.000%, 03/31/242

    258        183,180        0.2  

Memorial Resource Development Corp., Co Guar, 5.875%, 07/01/22

    214        187,250        0.2  

MPLX LP, Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.875%, 12/01/242

    130        116,675        0.1  

4.875%, 06/01/252

    333        298,035        0.4  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
8.125%, 11/15/212

    57        49,732        0.1  

Newfield Exploration Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.375%, 01/01/26

    75        62,063        0.1  

5.625%, 07/01/24

    105        89,512        0.1  

5.750%, 01/30/22

    300        265,500        0.3  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 07/15/19

    53        41,870        0.0 12 

6.875%, 10/15/21

    105        78,750        0.1  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.625%, 06/01/192

    75        70,125        0.1   

Noble Energy, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.875%, 06/01/22

    427        406,205        0.5  

5.875%, 06/01/24

    36        34,448        0.0 12 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., Co Guar, 6.875%, 03/15/22

    180        115,200        0.1  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 7.000%, 11/15/232

    121        117,975        0.1  

Peabody Energy Corp., Co Guar, 6.250%, 11/15/21

    197        27,088        0.0 12 

Peabody Energy Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
10.000%, 03/15/222

    354        67,260        0.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

Penn Virginia Corp., Co Guar,
8.500%, 05/01/20

  $ 211      $ 33,233        0.0 %12 

QEP Resources, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.250%, 05/01/23

    239        169,690        0.2  

5.375%, 10/01/22

    343        246,960        0.3  

6.875%, 03/01/21

    215        176,300        0.2  

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 10/01/22

    84        74,414        0.1  

5.875%, 03/01/22

    152        143,269        0.2  

6.500%, 07/15/21

    320        321,600        0.3  

Rice Energy, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.250%, 05/01/232

    108        78,840        0.1  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d,
6.000%, 01/15/192

    300        285,000        0.3  

RSP Permian, Inc., Co Guar,
6.625%, 10/01/22

    62        57,040        0.1  

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp., Co Guar, 9.750%, 02/15/171,4

    148        7,400        0.0 12 

SemGroup Corp., Co Guar,
7.500%, 06/15/21

    109        97,555        0.1  

SM Energy Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.000%, 01/15/24

    220        143,000        0.2  

5.625%, 06/01/25

    131        86,460        0.1  

6.500%, 11/15/21

    264        196,680        0.2  

6.500%, 01/01/23

    240        176,400        0.2  

Stone Energy Corp., Co Guar,
7.500%, 11/15/22

    159        52,470        0.1  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.500%, 08/01/202

    154        145,915        0.2   

6.375%, 04/01/232

    225        211,500        0.2  

Talos Production LLC/Talos Production Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 9.750%, 02/15/182

    198        85,140        0.1  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.375%, 08/01/22

    52        44,850        0.0 12 

6.875%, 02/01/21

    200        181,000        0.2  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.000%, 01/15/182

    122        112,850        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.500%, 10/15/192

  $ 97      $ 94,090        0.1 %

6.250%, 10/15/222

    93        88,118        0.1  

Ultra Petroleum Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada),

     

5.750%, 12/15/182

    255        61,200        0.1  

6.125%, 10/01/242

    171        38,903        0.0 12 

W&T Offshore, Inc., Co Guar,
8.500%, 06/15/19

    243        85,050        0.1  

Western Refining, Inc., Co Guar, 6.250%, 04/01/21

    65        62,400        0.1  

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.875%, 05/15/23

    83        67,285        0.1  

6.125%, 07/15/22

    156        147,571        0.1  

WPX Energy, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.250%, 09/15/24

    343        226,380        0.3  

6.000%, 01/15/22

    526        368,200        0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      10,869,378        12.0   

Total Energy

      12,289,066        13.6   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financials — 9.7%

     

Banks — 3.7%

     

Barclays Bank plc, Sub Nt, (United Kingdom), 7.625%, 11/21/22

    200        227,750        0.3  

CIT Group, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.625%, 04/01/182

    130        137,150        0.2   

CIT Group, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.250%, 08/15/17

    303        309,818        0.3  

5.000%, 08/15/22

    327        335,790        0.4  

5.250%, 03/15/18

    85        87,762        0.1  

5.375%, 05/15/20

    505        528,987        0.6  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Sub Nt, (United Kingdom),

     

6.000%, 12/19/23

    246        264,946        0.3  

6.100%, 06/10/23

    535        574,828        0.6  

6.125%, 12/15/22

    503        547,615        0.6  

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The), Sub Nt, (United Kingdom), Reg. S, VAR, 9.500%, 03/16/22

    275        297,201        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,311,847        3.7   

Capital Markets — 0.2%

     

E*TRADE Financial Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.625%, 09/15/23

  $ 102      $ 103,658        0.1 %

5.375%, 11/15/22

    78        81,705        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      185,363        0.2   

Consumer Finance — 1.9%

     

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Co Guar, (Ireland), 4.500%, 05/15/21

    200        203,250        0.2  

Ally Financial, Inc., Co Guar,
8.000%, 11/01/31

    307        354,585        0.4  

Ally Financial, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

3.600%, 05/21/18

    197        197,000        0.2  

4.125%, 03/30/20

    650        646,750        0.7  

4.625%, 05/19/22

    79        79,395        0.1  

4.625%, 03/30/25

    225        222,188        0.2  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Co Guar,

     

3.250%, 05/15/18

    22        22,110        0.0 12 

4.250%, 05/15/23

    38        37,587        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,762,865        1.9   

Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%

  

ACE Cash Express, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
11.000%, 02/01/192

    327        117,720        0.1  

Argos Merger Sub, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
7.125%, 03/15/232

    295        292,492        0.3   

CNG Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.375%, 05/15/202

    494        207,480        0.2  

Igloo Holdings Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
8.250%, (cash) 12/15/172,17

    99        99,000        0.1  

MSCI, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.250%, 11/15/242

    59        59,885        0.1  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.500%, 07/01/21

    28        24,780        0.0 12 

7.875%, 10/01/20

    111        106,227        0.1  

9.625%, 05/01/19

    54        55,755        0.1  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The), Private Placement, Co Guar, (Luxembourg), 5.500%, 10/01/212

    50        51,250        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

 

Speedy Cash Intermediate Holdings Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 10.750%, 05/15/182

  $ 65      $ 33,150        0.1 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,047,739        1.2   

Insurance — 0.8%

     

CNO Financial Group, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.500%, 05/30/20

    59        60,180        0.1  

5.250%, 05/30/25

    154        156,695        0.2  

Fidelity & Guaray Life Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.375%, 04/01/212

    93        94,860        0.1  

National Financial Partners Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 9.000%, 07/15/212

    216        197,640        0.2  

USI, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.750%, 01/15/212

    218        209,280        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      718,655        0.8   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%

  

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 6.000%, 04/15/232

    39        36,855        0.0 12 

Crown Castle International Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.875%, 04/15/22

    107        111,013        0.1  

5.250%, 01/15/23

    105        110,381        0.1   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Co Guar, 5.875%, 09/15/21

    133        138,320        0.2  

Equinix, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.875%, 04/01/20

    128        133,056        0.1  

5.375%, 01/01/22

    68        69,700        0.1  

5.750%, 01/01/25

    48        49,080        0.1  

5.875%, 01/15/26

    60        61,800        0.1  

FelCor Lodging LP, Co Guar,
6.000%, 06/01/25

    75        76,125        0.1  

Iron Mountain, Inc., Co Guar,
5.750%, 08/15/24

    191        184,315        0.2  

Iron Mountain, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.000%, 10/01/202

    199        209,945        0.2  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

  

 

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 04/15/21

  $ 59      $ 60,032        0.0 %12 

5.000%, 04/15/23

    65        65,000        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,305,622        1.4   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

  

 

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., Co Guar, 5.875%, 04/01/24

    18        17,370        0.0 12 

Mattamy Group Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada), 6.500%, 11/15/202

    209        198,550        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      215,920        0.2   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.3%

  

   

Quicken Loans, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.750%, 05/01/252

    248        236,220        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financials

      8,784,231        9.7   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Health Care — 16.1%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3%

  

   

Alere, Inc., Co Guar,
6.500%, 06/15/20

    120        115,200        0.1  

Alere, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.375%, 07/01/232

    47        43,945        0.1  

ConvaTec Healthcare E S.A., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Luxembourg), 10.500%, 12/15/182

    506        510,635        0.6  

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
6.625%, 05/15/222

    151        103,435        0.1  

Halyard Health, Inc., Co Guar,
6.250%, 10/15/22

    205        203,975        0.2  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
5.750%, 09/01/232

    110        112,200        0.1   

Hologic, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.250%, 07/15/222

    202        206,040        0.2  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, (Luxembourg),

     

4.875%, 04/15/202

    165        158,812        0.2  

5.500%, 04/15/252

    135        124,200        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

  

 

5.625%, 10/15/232

  $ 160      $ 152,000        0.2 %

5.750%, 08/01/222

    222        213,120        0.2  

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.500%, 05/15/232

    60        57,300        0.1  

Teleflex, Inc., Co Guar,
5.250%, 06/15/24

    105        104,475        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,105,337        2.3   

Health Care Providers & Services — 9.3%

  

   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 07/01/22

    105        98,175        0.1  

5.625%, 02/15/23

    70        66,150        0.1  

6.125%, 03/15/21

    108        109,620        0.1  

Amsurg Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.625%, 11/30/20

    65        65,975        0.1  

5.625%, 07/15/22

    125        123,750        0.1  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Co Guar,

     

6.875%, 02/01/22

    425        403,219        0.5  

7.125%, 07/15/20

    203        202,238        0.2  

8.000%, 11/15/19

    280        282,100        0.3  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.125%, 08/15/18

    45        45,225        0.1  

5.125%, 08/01/21

    110        109,450        0.1  

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 05/01/25

    235        226,775        0.2  

5.125%, 07/15/24

    170        170,000        0.2  

Envision Healthcare Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.125%, 07/01/222

    140        137,200        0.1  

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.125%, 10/15/202

    95        95,950        0.1   

4.750%, 10/15/242

    55        53,625        0.1  

5.625%, 07/31/192

    67        72,192        0.1  

5.750%, 02/15/212

    90        96,300        0.1  

5.875%, 01/31/222

    105        112,350        0.1  

HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.250%, 02/15/21

    350        370,125        0.4  

HCA, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.375%, 02/01/25

    377        372,288        0.4  

5.875%, 05/01/23

    180        184,500        0.2  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

  

 

5.875%, 02/15/26

  $ 160      $ 160,600        0.2 %

7.500%, 02/15/22

    270        299,025        0.3  

HCA, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

3.750%, 03/15/19

    122        122,915        0.2  

4.250%, 10/15/19

    150        153,000        0.2  

5.000%, 03/15/24

    184        183,540        0.2  

5.250%, 04/15/25

    170        171,275        0.2  

5.875%, 03/15/22

    200        211,000        0.2  

6.500%, 02/15/20

    275        299,613        0.3  

HealthSouth Corp., Co Guar,
5.750%, 11/01/24

    175        166,906        0.2  

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Co Guar, 8.375%, 05/15/19

    632        581,440        0.6  

inVentiv Health, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.000%, 01/15/182

    53        54,325        0.1  

LifePoint Health, Inc., Co Guar, 5.500%, 12/01/21

    144        146,520        0.2  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.625%, 04/01/222

    430        431,075        0.5  

Team Health, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.250%, 12/15/232

    140        144,900        0.1  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

4.500%, 04/01/21

    75        73,125        0.1  

4.750%, 06/01/20

    75        75,375        0.1  

6.000%, 10/01/20

    173        182,082        0.2  

6.250%, 11/01/18

    105        110,513        0.1  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.000%, 03/01/19

    108        99,630        0.1  

5.500%, 03/01/19

    500        471,250        0.5  

6.750%, 02/01/20

    30        28,500        0.0 12 

6.750%, 06/15/23

    185        171,587        0.2   

8.000%, 08/01/20

    288        288,720        0.3  

8.125%, 04/01/22

    303        302,243        0.4  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

3.750%, 08/01/192

    32        32,560        0.0 12 

4.750%, 08/01/222

    47        47,470        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      8,406,396        9.3   

Health Care Technology — 0.4%

     

Emdeon, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.000%, 02/15/212

    145        134,850        0.2  

IMS Health, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.000%, 11/01/202

    180        185,400        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      320,250        0.4   

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%

  

   

Quintiles Transnational Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
4.875%, 05/15/232

  $ 120      $ 120,600        0.1 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%

  

   

Capsugel S.A., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Luxembourg),
7.000%, (cash) 05/15/192,17

    90        87,750        0.1  

Celtic Pharma Phinco B.V., (Bermuda), 17.000%, (PIK) 06/15/124,16,17

    2,805        280        0.0 12 

Concordia Healthcare Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 7.000%, 04/15/232

    445        386,038        0.4  

Endo Finance LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.750%, 01/15/222

    190        184,300        0.2  

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.750%, 01/15/222

    83        84,868        0.1  

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Ireland),

     

6.000%, 07/15/232

    285        283,575        0.3  

6.000%, 02/01/252

    215        211,775        0.2  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

5.375%, 03/15/202

    295        277,300        0.3  

5.500%, 03/01/232

    95        83,600        0.1  

5.625%, 12/01/212

    65        59,800        0.1  

5.875%, 05/15/232

    705        629,212        0.7  

6.125%, 04/15/252

    425        379,313        0.4   

6.375%, 10/15/202

    210        202,650        0.2  

6.750%, 08/15/182

    354        350,814        0.4  

7.000%, 10/01/202

    280        279,300        0.3  

7.500%, 07/15/212

    152        151,620        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,652,195        4.0   

Total Health Care

      14,604,778        16.1   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrials — 14.7%

  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., Sec’d Nt, 7.125%, 03/15/21

    65        67,600        0.1  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

  

 

Bombardier, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada),

     

4.750%, 04/15/192

  $ 88      $ 72,380        0.1 %

5.500%, 09/15/182

    56        51,386        0.1  

6.125%, 01/15/232

    55        37,950        0.0 12 

Orbital ATK, Inc., Co Guar,
5.250%, 10/01/21

    93        93,465        0.1  

Orbital ATK, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.500%, 10/01/232

    35        35,525        0.0 12 

TransDigm, Inc., Co Guar,
6.000%, 07/15/22

    228        222,870        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      581,176        0.6   

Airlines — 0.8%

     

Continental Airlines 2005-ERJ1 Pass-Through Trust, 9.798%, 04/01/21

    491        537,530        0.6  

U.S. Airways 2013-1 Class B Pass-Through Trust, 5.375%, 11/15/21

    145        145,032        0.1  

UAL 2007-1 Pass-Through Trust, Private Placement, Series B, 7.336%, 07/02/192

    63        67,398        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      749,960        0.8   

Building Products — 0.9%

     

Building Materials Corp. of America, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.000%, 10/15/252

    75        76,500        0.1  

Masco Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.450%, 04/01/25

    113        110,740        0.1  

5.950%, 03/15/22

    43        46,440        0.1  

7.125%, 03/15/20

    10        11,550        0.0 12 

Masonite International Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 5.625%, 03/15/232

    107        110,478        0.1   

NCI Building Systems, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
8.250%, 01/15/232

    140        147,000        0.2  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., Co Guar, 6.125%, 07/15/23

    140        137,900        0.2  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.125%, 07/15/232

    132        130,020        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      770,628        0.9   

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.0%

  

   

ACCO Brands Corp., Co Guar, 6.750%, 04/30/20

  $ 60      $ 61,800        0.1 %

ADT Corp. (The), Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

3.500%, 07/15/22

    54        48,330        0.1  

4.125%, 04/15/19

    65        66,868        0.1  

4.125%, 06/15/23

    510        476,850        0.5  

6.250%, 10/15/21

    305        318,588        0.3  

Aramark Services, Inc., Co Guar, 5.750%, 03/15/20

    115        118,953        0.1  

Aramark Services, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.125%, 01/15/242

    45        45,844        0.0 12 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Co Guar, 7.750%, 02/15/19

    350        347,375        0.4  

Covanta Holding Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.875%, 03/01/24

    80        72,400        0.1  

Garda World Security Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 7.250%, 11/15/212

    385        331,100        0.4  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

6.875%, 03/01/202

    105        87,150        0.1  

9.750%, 08/01/182

    70        64,750        0.1  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
9.250%, 03/01/212

    90        70,650        0.1  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Private Placement, VAR,
4.490%, 12/21/652

    450        409,500        0.4  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Private Placement, VAR,
4.740%, 12/21/652

    520        478,400        0.5  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.375%, 08/01/232

    205        199,875        0.2   

Mustang Merger Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 8.500%, 08/15/212

    83        86,112        0.1  

Quad/Graphics, Inc., Co Guar, 7.000%, 05/01/22

    125        78,438        0.1  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

  

 

Quebecor World Capital Escrow Corp., (Canada),

     

6.125%, 01/15/161,4

  $ 1,415      $ 1,769        0.0 %12 

6.500%, 08/01/271,4

    810        1,012        0.0 12 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

6.500%, 11/15/23

    19        17,575        0.0 12 

7.000%, 02/15/22

    75        70,969        0.1  

West Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.375%, 07/15/222

    230        198,375        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,652,683        4.0   

Construction & Engineering — 1.6%

  

   

AECOM, Co Guar,

     

5.750%, 10/15/22

    200        206,000        0.2  

5.875%, 10/15/24

    360        367,200        0.4  

MasTec, Inc., Co Guar,
4.875%, 03/15/23

    560        484,400        0.5  

Tutor Perini Corp., Co Guar,
7.625%, 11/01/18

    400        400,000        0.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,457,600        1.6   

Electrical Equipment — 0.6%

  

   

EnerSys, Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.000%, 04/30/232

    65        64,675        0.1  

International Wire Group Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 8.500%, 10/15/172

    135        138,037        0.2  

Sensata Technologies B.V., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Netherlands),

     

4.875%, 10/15/232

    117        113,783        0.1  

5.000%, 10/01/252

    138        134,895        0.1  

5.625%, 11/01/242

    56        57,260        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      508,650        0.6   

Machinery — 1.2%

  

   

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada), 6.500%, 06/15/232

    182        184,275        0.2   

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 7.000%, 02/01/192

    301        270,900        0.3  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Machinery (continued)

  

 

Bluewater Holding B.V., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Netherlands), Reg. S, 10.000%, 12/10/192

  $ 500      $ 257,500        0.3 %

Gardner Denver, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
6.875%, 08/15/212

    115        87,975        0.1  

Milacron LLC/Mcron Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.750%, 02/15/212

    289        269,492        0.3  

Oshkosh Corp., Co Guar,
5.375%, 03/01/25

    59        57,820        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,127,962        1.2   

Marine — 0.6%

     

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S., Inc., Co Guar, 8.125%, 02/15/19

    30        12,900        0.0 12 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
7.375%, 01/15/222

    355        177,500        0.2  

Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.250%, 05/01/222

    273        178,815        0.2  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, (Cayman Islands), 8.625%, 11/01/182

    125        90,625        0.1  

Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd., Sr Sec’d Nt, (Bahamas), 8.875%, 06/15/21

    437        43,700        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      503,540        0.6   

Professional Services — 0.1%

     

IHS, Inc., Co Guar, 5.000%, 11/01/22

    70        70,875        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.8%

     

Ashtead Capital, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,

     

5.625%, 10/01/242

    200        202,500        0.2  

6.500%, 07/15/222

    200        208,500        0.3  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.250%, 03/15/252

    51        48,322        0.012   

Road & Rail (continued)

  

 

Hertz Corp. (The), Co Guar,
7.375%, 01/15/21

  $ 261      $ 270,788        0.3 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      730,110        0.8   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.5%

  

   

Ahern Rentals, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,
7.375%, 05/15/232

    167        134,852        0.1  

Aircastle Ltd., Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Bermuda),

     

6.250%, 12/01/19

    30        32,250        0.0 12 

7.625%, 04/15/20

    200        225,000        0.3  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.375%, 10/01/232

    140        142,625        0.2  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Co Guar, 7.000%, 09/01/22

    285        279,300        0.3  

HD Supply, Inc., Co Guar,
7.500%, 07/15/20

    310        322,400        0.3  

HD Supply, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 5.250%, 12/15/212

    155        158,100        0.2  

International Lease Finance Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.625%, 04/15/21

    21        21,525        0.0 12 

8.250%, 12/15/20

    888        1,050,060        1.2  

United Rentals North America, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.500%, 07/15/25

    178        172,660        0.2  

5.750%, 11/15/24

    25        24,750        0.0 12 

6.125%, 06/15/23

    447        457,057        0.5  

Univar USA, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.750%, 07/15/232

    155        141,438        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,162,017        3.5   

Total Industrials

      13,315,201        14.7   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Information Technology — 8.3%

  

   

Communications Equipment — 1.6%

  

   

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.450%, 03/15/29

    173        175,163        0.2  

Avaya, Inc., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, 10.500%, 03/01/212

    268        91,120        0.1  

Avaya, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 7.000%, 04/01/192

    560        414,400        0.5  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Communications Equipment (continued)

  

 

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.000%, 06/15/252

  $ 114      $ 109,725        0.1

CommScope, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 06/15/212

    23        22,051        0.0 12 

5.500%, 06/15/242

    222        210,900        0.3  

CommScope, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 4.375%, 06/15/202

    34        34,255        0.0 12 

Goodman Networks, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt, 12.125%, 07/01/18

    453        122,310        0.1  

Nokia OYJ, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Finland),

     

5.375%, 05/15/19

    101        107,075        0.1  

6.625%, 05/15/39

    100        102,313        0.1  

Plantronics, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.500%, 05/31/232

    95        94,525        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,483,837        1.6   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

   

   

Anixter, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.500%, 03/01/232

    140        140,700        0.2  

Belden, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.250%, 07/15/242

    53        48,760        0.1  

5.500%, 09/01/222

    15        14,438        0.0 12 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 09/01/23

    55        55,825        0.1  

6.000%, 08/15/22

    101        106,555        0.1  

Sanmina Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 4.375%, 06/01/192

    45        45,225        0.0 12 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.250%, 10/15/22

    191        199,595        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      611,098        0.7   

Internet Software & Services — 0.5%

  

   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
8.375%, 06/01/232

    87        87,435        0.1  

IAC/InterActiveCorp, Co Guar,
4.875%, 11/30/18

    35        35,087        0.1  

VeriSign, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.625%, 05/01/23

    111        107,476        0.1  

5.250%, 04/01/25

    191        191,955        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      421,953        0.5   

IT Services — 1.9%

  

   

Alliance Data Systems Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.375%, 08/01/222

  $ 160      $ 152,400        0.2

First Data Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.000%, 12/01/232

    670        670,000        0.7  

First Data Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,

     

5.750%, 01/15/242

    300        295,500        0.3  

8.750%, 01/15/222

    —   11      302        0.0 12 

First Data Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.000%, 01/15/242

    150        149,250        0.2  

5.375%, 08/15/232

    145        145,725        0.2  

6.750%, 11/01/202

    260        272,675        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,685,852        1.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.2%

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

6.750%, 03/01/19

    235        170,375        0.2  

7.000%, 07/01/24

    196        127,400        0.1  

7.500%, 08/15/22

    97        65,960        0.1  

7.750%, 08/01/20

    85        58,225        0.1  

Entegris, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.000%, 04/01/222

    55        55,687        0.1  

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.000%, 05/15/212

    115        117,587        0.1  

6.000%, 01/15/222

    58        60,755        0.1  

Micron Technology, Inc., Co Guar, 5.875%, 02/15/22

    50        48,625        0.0 12 

Micron Technology, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.250%, 08/01/232

    22        19,745        0.0 12 

5.250%, 01/15/242

    93        81,840        0.1  

5.625%, 01/15/262

    82        70,930        0.1  

Micron Technology, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.500%, 02/01/25

    293        254,910        0.3  

NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, (Netherlands), 5.750%, 03/15/232

    200        206,500        0.2  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, (Netherlands),

     

4.125%, 06/15/202

    218        218,000        0.2  

4.625%, 06/15/222

    257        252,503        0.3  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

  

 

Qorvo, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.750%, 12/01/232

  $ 166      $ 169,320        0.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,978,362        2.2   

Software — 1.3%

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.625%, 09/15/212

    95        99,512        0.1  

6.125%, 09/15/232

    110        116,600        0.1  

Audatex North America, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

6.000%, 06/15/212

    164        165,230        0.2  

6.125%, 11/01/232

    69        69,431        0.1  

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
7.125%, (cash) 05/01/212,17

    108        78,030        0.1  

Infor U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.500%, 05/15/222

    143        120,835        0.1  

Infor U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 5.750%, 08/15/202

    39        39,293        0.0 12 

Informatica LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.125%, 07/15/232

    148        133,940        0.2  

Nuance Communications, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.375%, 08/15/202

    223        223,294        0.2  

Open Text Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 5.625%, 01/15/232

    75        74,250        0.1  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.875%, 07/15/232

    97        100,153        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,220,568        1.3   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

  

NCR Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 07/15/22

    35        33,950        0.0 12 

5.875%, 12/15/21

    15        14,775        0.0 12 

6.375%, 12/15/23

    40        39,400        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      88,125        0.1   

Total Information Technology

      7,489,795        8.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Materials — 14.4%

  

Chemicals — 3.9%

  

Ashland, Inc., Co Guar,
4.750%, 08/15/22

  $ 193      $ 187,692        0.2 %

Axiall Corp., Co Guar,
4.875%, 05/15/23

    280        252,000        0.3  

Basell Finance Co., B.V., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Netherlands), Class B, 8.100%, 03/15/272

    215        268,067        0.3   

Blue Cube Spinco, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

9.750%, 10/15/232

    332        358,145        0.4  

10.000%, 10/15/252

    290        319,000        0.4  

Chemours Co. (The), Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

6.625%, 05/15/232

    80        56,000        0.1  

7.000%, 05/15/252

    64        43,680        0.0 12 

Eagle Spinco, Inc., Co Guar,
4.625%, 02/15/21

    25        23,000        0.0 12 

Hexion, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

6.625%, 04/15/20

    525        408,188        0.4  

10.000%, 04/15/20

    98        80,850        0.1  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Netherlands),
6.000%, 11/15/21

    135        151,535        0.2  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

3.880%, 10/24/21

    150        103,500        0.1  

8.875%, 10/15/201,4

    150        —          0.0  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada),

     

5.000%, 05/01/252

    81        78,165        0.1  

5.250%, 08/01/232

    50        49,500        0.0 12 

Nufarm Australia Ltd., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Australia), 6.375%, 10/15/192

    166        164,340        0.2  

PolyOne Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,
5.250%, 03/15/23

    242        235,950        0.3  

Rain CII Carbon LLC and CII Carbon Corp., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt,

     

8.000%, 12/01/182

    140        120,050        0.1  

8.250%, 01/15/212

    200        156,000        0.2  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Private Placement, Co Guar,
6.000%, 10/15/232

    100        104,250        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Chemicals (continued)

  

 

Tronox Finance LLC, Co Guar,
6.375%, 08/15/20

  $ 11      $ 6,620        0.0 %12 

Tronox Finance LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.500%, 03/15/222

    365        211,700        0.2  

WR Grace & Co.-Conn, Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 10/01/212

    102        103,020        0.1   

5.625%, 10/01/242

    33        33,330        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,514,582        3.9   

Construction Materials — 2.6%

  

Cemex Espana S.A., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Spain),
9.875%, 04/30/192

    510        539,325        0.6  

Cemex Finance LLC, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 6.000%, 04/01/242

    530        455,005        0.5  

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Mexico),

     

5.700%, 01/11/252

    250        208,750        0.2  

6.125%, 05/05/252

    200        170,860        0.2  

7.250%, 01/15/212

    200        191,500        0.2  

Headwaters, Inc., Co Guar,
7.250%, 01/15/19

    215        219,838        0.3  

U.S. Concrete, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt, 8.500%, 12/01/18

    100        103,500        0.1  

Vulcan Materials Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.500%, 04/01/25

    163        161,370        0.2  

7.500%, 06/15/21

    230        267,950        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,318,098        2.6   

Containers & Packaging — 2.2%

  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Ireland), 9.125%, 10/15/202

    200        205,000        0.2  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Ireland), 7.000%, 11/15/202

    35        34,676        0.0 12 

Ball Corp., Co Guar, 5.250%, 07/01/25

    128        130,880        0.2  

Berry Plastics Corp., Sec’d Nt,
5.125%, 07/15/23

    125        121,562        0.1  

Containers & Packaging (continued)

  

 

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A./Beverage Packaging Holdings II Is, Private Placement, Co Guar, (Luxembourg),

     

5.625%, 12/15/162

  $ 140      $ 138,425        0.1 %

6.000%, 06/15/172

    65        62,888        0.1  

Cascades, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada), 5.500%, 07/15/222

    135        130,950        0.2   

Cascades, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Canada),
5.750%, 07/15/232

    105        100,800        0.1  

Constar International, Inc.,
11.000%, (PIK) 12/31/174,16,17

    228        23,922        0.0 12 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.000%, 01/15/222

    85        83,088        0.1  

5.375%, 01/15/252

    59        57,673        0.1  

5.875%, 08/15/232

    48        48,720        0.1  

6.375%, 08/15/252

    29        29,797        0.0 12 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Co Guar,
8.250%, 02/15/21

    100        96,250        0.1  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Sr Sec’d Nt, 5.750%, 10/15/20

    460        467,907        0.5  

Sealed Air Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

4.875%, 12/01/222

    85        85,213        0.1  

5.125%, 12/01/242

    85        85,000        0.1  

6.500%, 12/01/202

    120        132,300        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,035,051        2.2   

Metals & Mining — 5.0%

     

AK Steel Corp., Sr Sec’d Nt,
8.750%, 12/01/18

    155        139,500        0.1  

Alcoa, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.125%, 10/01/24

    135        122,850        0.1  

5.400%, 04/15/21

    100        97,250        0.1  

5.720%, 02/23/19

    110        113,998        0.1  

5.900%, 02/01/27

    92        84,410        0.1  

6.150%, 08/15/20

    50        51,625        0.1  

6.750%, 01/15/28

    68        64,600        0.1  

Aleris International, Inc., Co Guar,

     

7.625%, 02/15/18

    71        60,350        0.1  

7.875%, 11/01/20

    46        35,052        0.0 12 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Metals & Mining (continued)

  

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 7.625%, 08/15/23

  $ 161      $ 94,990        0.1 %

ArcelorMittal, Sr Unsec’d Nt, (Luxembourg),

     

6.500%, 03/01/21

    30        24,147        0.0 12 

7.250%, 02/25/22

    340        273,700        0.3  

8.000%, 10/15/39

    530        361,725        0.4   

10.850%, 06/01/19

    465        435,937        0.5  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd./BlueScope Steel Finance USA LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar, (Australia), 7.125%, 05/01/182

    71        68,160        0.1  

Coeur Mining, Inc., Co Guar,
7.875%, 02/01/21

    305        182,237        0.2  

Commercial Metals Co., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

4.875%, 05/15/23

    20        16,600        0.0 12 

6.500%, 07/15/17

    150        155,438        0.2  

7.350%, 08/15/18

    75        78,941        0.1  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

6.750%, 02/15/202

    184        118,680        0.1  

7.000%, 02/15/212

    54        33,885        0.1  

Hecla Mining Co., Co Guar,
6.875%, 05/01/21

    245        178,850        0.2  

HudBay Minerals, Inc., Co Guar, (Canada), 9.500%, 10/01/20

    64        46,880        0.0 12 

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc., Sr Sec’d Nt, 9.000%, 10/15/17

    100        77,000        0.1  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Co Guar, 8.250%, 06/01/20

    261        272,745        0.3  

Lundin Mining Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Canada),

     

7.500%, 11/01/202

    107        100,312        0.1  

7.875%, 11/01/222

    120        110,400        0.1  

New Gold, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Canada),

     

6.250%, 11/15/222

    263        209,085        0.2  

7.000%, 04/15/202

    56        50,400        0.1  

Novelis, Inc., Co Guar, (Canada), 8.750%, 12/15/20

    429        393,608        0.4  

Prince Mineral Holding Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
11.500%, 12/15/192

    100        72,000        0.1  

Metals & Mining (continued)

  

 

Signode Industrial Group Lux S.A./Signode Industrial Group U.S., Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.375%, 05/01/222

  $ 150      $ 127,500        0.1 %

Steel Dynamics, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 10/01/21

    90        83,250        0.1  

5.250%, 04/15/23

    57        52,013        0.1  

5.500%, 10/01/24

    30        27,375        0.0 12 

6.375%, 08/15/22

    108        103,680        0.1  

Taseko Mines Ltd., Co Guar, (Canada), 7.750%, 04/15/19

    95        51,300        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      4,570,473        5.0   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%

  

Clearwater Paper Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar,
5.375%, 02/01/252

    110        106,425        0.1  

Hardwoods Acquisition, Inc., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
7.500%, 08/01/212

    205        169,125        0.2  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Co Guar, 7.500%, 06/01/20

    83        86,113        0.1  

NWH Escrow Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 7.500%, 08/01/212

    105        84,000        0.1  

Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Private Placement, Co Guar, 7.500%, 02/15/192

    160        141,600        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      587,263        0.7   

Total Materials

      13,025,467        14.4   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 15.3%

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 9.7%

  

 

Altice Financing S.A., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Luxembourg),

     

6.500%, 01/15/222

    200        196,500        0.2  

6.625%, 02/15/232

    200        197,500        0.2  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 02/15/23

    28        28,035        0.1  

5.750%, 09/01/23

    19        19,475        0.0 12 

6.500%, 04/30/21

    65        67,600        0.1  

6.625%, 01/31/22

    189        199,159        0.2  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.125%, 05/01/232

  $ 195      $ 195,000        0.2 %

CenturyLink, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.625%, 04/01/25

    129        109,005        0.1  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Co Guar,
8.375%, 10/15/20

    330        337,425        0.4  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., Co Guar, 6.500%, 10/01/22

    190        159,600        0.2  

Embarq Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,
7.995%, 06/01/36

    857        882,710        1.0  

Frontier Communications Corp., Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

8.875%, 09/15/202

    55        55,688        0.1   

10.500%, 09/15/222

    205        204,231        0.2  

11.000%, 09/15/252

    443        438,570        0.5  

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

7.125%, 03/15/19

    110        109,989        0.1  

8.500%, 04/15/20

    420        421,050        0.5  

8.750%, 04/15/22

    134        123,950        0.1  

9.250%, 07/01/21

    252        247,590        0.3  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Co Guar, (Luxembourg),

     

5.500%, 08/01/23

    364        285,740        0.3  

6.625%, 12/15/22

    156        99,450        0.1  

7.250%, 04/01/19

    297        272,497        0.3  

7.250%, 10/15/20

    280        245,000        0.3  

7.500%, 04/01/21

    220        191,400        0.2  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., Co Guar, (Luxembourg), 7.750%, 06/01/21

    225        105,187        0.1  

Level 3 Communications, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 5.750%, 12/01/22

    282        288,345        0.3  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.375%, 08/15/22

    96        97,440        0.1  

5.625%, 02/01/23

    123        125,460        0.1  

6.125%, 01/15/21

    55        56,925        0.1  

7.000%, 06/01/20

    95        99,275        0.1  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.125%, 05/01/232

    75        74,438        0.1  

5.375%, 01/15/242

    123        123,615        0.1  

5.375%, 05/01/252

    150        149,250        0.2  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

 

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Co Guar, 7.750%, 02/15/31

  $ 360      $ 305,100        0.3 %

Qwest Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,
7.250%, 09/15/25

    50        53,188        0.1  

Sprint Capital Corp., Co Guar,

     

6.875%, 11/15/28

    165        115,088        0.1  

8.750%, 03/15/32

    366        274,500        0.3  

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (United Kingdom),
5.375%, 04/15/212

    360        371,700        0.4  

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., Private Placement, Sec’d Nt, (Luxembourg),
7.375%, 04/23/212

    222        209,790        0.2   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Luxembourg),
4.750%, 07/15/202

    200        198,000        0.2  

Windstream Services LLC, Co Guar,

  

   

6.375%, 08/01/23

    90        64,800        0.1  

7.500%, 06/01/22

    206        158,105        0.2  

7.500%, 04/01/23

    314        236,222        0.2  

7.750%, 10/01/21

    265        208,522        0.2  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., Co Guar,

  

 

6.000%, 04/01/23

    295        278,775        0.3  

10.125%, 07/01/20

    126        135,765        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      8,816,654        9.7   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.6%

  

 

SBA Communications Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 4.875%, 07/15/22

    175        172,375        0.2  

SoftBank Group Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, (Japan), 4.500%, 04/15/202

    400        398,000        0.4  

Sprint Communications, Inc., Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

7.000%, 03/01/202

    93        93,233        0.1  

9.000%, 11/15/182

    575        605,187        0.7  

Sprint Communications, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

7.000%, 08/15/20

    500        386,250        0.4  

9.125%, 03/01/17

    61        62,067        0.1  

11.500%, 11/15/21

    72        66,240        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

 

Sprint Corp., Co Guar,

     

7.125%, 06/15/24

  $ 829      $ 597,916        0.7 %

7.250%, 09/15/21

    82        61,886        0.1  

7.625%, 02/15/25

    316        230,680        0.2  

7.875%, 09/15/23

    353        265,103        0.3  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.250%, 09/01/18

    95        96,919        0.1  

6.000%, 03/01/23

    102        103,275        0.1  

6.125%, 01/15/22

    167        171,593        0.2  

6.250%, 04/01/21

    224        230,720        0.3  

6.375%, 03/01/25

    102        103,020        0.1  

6.464%, 04/28/19

    65        66,938        0.1  

6.500%, 01/15/24

    43        43,860        0.0 12 

6.500%, 01/15/26

    153        154,452        0.2   

6.625%, 11/15/20

    180        187,108        0.2  

6.625%, 04/01/23

    274        279,480        0.3  

6.633%, 04/28/21

    246        255,225        0.3  

6.731%, 04/28/22

    221        230,392        0.2  

6.836%, 04/28/23

    201        208,035        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      5,069,954        5.6   

Total Telecommunication Services

      13,886,608        15.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Utilities — 4.1%

     

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

     

Terraform Global Operating LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,
9.750%, 08/15/222

    128        102,080        0.1  

Texas Competitive Electric, Co Guar, VAR,
3.923%, 10/01/20

    125        41,563        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      143,643        0.1   

Gas Utilities — 1.4%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 6.500%, 05/20/21

    70        66,150        0.1  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 6.750%, 06/15/232

    176        143,440        0.2  

PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance Corp., Co Guar, 6.875%, 05/15/23

    91        82,810        0.1  

Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp., Co Guar,
5.625%, 07/15/22

    78        55,380        0.1  

Gas Utilities (continued)

  

 

Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp., Private Placement, Co Guar, 5.625%, 11/15/232

  $ 102      $ 72,614        0.1 %

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt,
5.625%, 03/01/252

    144        121,860        0.1  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC,
Sr Sec’d Nt,

     

5.625%, 04/15/23

    447        392,242        0.4  

5.625%, 02/01/21

    100        92,000        0.1  

5.750%, 05/15/24

    125        108,750        0.1  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.500%, 06/01/24

    75        60,375        0.1  

7.375%, 08/01/21

    45        43,200        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,238,821        1.4   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.6%

  

AES Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.500%, 03/15/24

    269        240,082        0.3   

5.500%, 04/15/25

    150        132,375        0.1  

Calpine Corp., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, 5.875%, 01/15/242

    74        75,850        0.1  

Calpine Corp., Sr Unsec’d Nt,

     

5.500%, 02/01/24

    150        132,375        0.2  

5.750%, 01/15/25

    131        115,607        0.1  

Dynegy, Inc., Co Guar,

     

5.875%, 06/01/23

    347        278,468        0.3  

6.750%, 11/01/19

    47        44,180        0.0 12 

7.375%, 11/01/22

    210        182,700        0.2  

7.625%, 11/01/24

    70        59,836        0.1  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr Unsec’d Nt, 9.875%, 10/15/20

    290        214,600        0.2  

InterGen N.V., Private Placement, Sr Sec’d Nt, (Netherlands),
7.000%, 06/30/232

    270        213,975        0.2  

NRG Energy, Inc., Co Guar,

     

6.250%, 07/15/22

    75        63,900        0.1  

6.250%, 05/01/24

    175        147,035        0.2  

6.625%, 03/15/23

    214        185,645        0.2  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, Private Placement, Sr Unsec’d Nt,
4.625%, 07/15/192

    100        75,000        0.1  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (continued)

  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Private Placement, Co Guar,

     

5.875%, 02/01/232

  $ 162      $ 134,055        0.1 %

6.125%, 06/15/252

    69        55,545        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,351,228        2.6   

Total Utilities

      3,733,692        4.1   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     

(Cost $131,623,991)

      116,802,846        128.9   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loan Assignments — 9.9%

  

   

Consumer Discretionary — 3.2%

  

   

Automobiles — 0.2%

  

   

Chrysler Group LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, VAR, 3.250%, 12/31/18

    221        218,741        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

  

   

Graton Economic Development Authority, Incremental Term B Loan, VAR, 4.750%, 09/01/22

    73        71,932        0.1  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Initial Term Loan, VAR,
6.000%, 10/18/20

    69        62,598        0.1   

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan, VAR, 4.250%, 03/02/20

    226        220,999        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      355,529        0.4   

Leisure Products — 0.3%

  

   

Delta 2 Sarl, 2nd Lien Facility, (Luxembourg), VAR,
7.750%, 07/29/22

    213        195,854        0.2  

FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term B Loan, VAR, 5.500%, 04/19/19

    123        94,996        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      290,850        0.3   

Media — 1.6%

  

   

CSC Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan, VAR, 5.000%, 10/09/22^

    415        413,834        0.5  

Entercom Radio LLC, Term B-2 Loan, VAR, 4.000%, 11/23/18

    65        64,221        0.1  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Term Loan D, VAR, 7.174%, 01/30/19

    552        385,299        0.4  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Tranche E Term Loan, VAR, 7.924%, 07/30/19

    454        316,655        0.3  

Media (continued)

  

NEP Broadcasting LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, VAR, 10.000%, 07/22/20

  $ 38      $ 35,802        0.0 %12 

Tribune Media Co., Term Loan B, VAR, 3.750%, 12/27/20

    96        94,326        0.1  

Univision Communications, Inc., 2013 Incremental Term Loan, VAR, 4.000%, 03/01/20

    78        75,958        0.1  

Univision Communications, Inc., Replacement 1st Lien Term Loan, VAR, 4.000%, 03/01/20

    81        79,582        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,465,677        1.6   

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

  

   

J.C. Penney Co., Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 6.000%, 05/22/18

    246        241,472        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 0.4%

  

   

J. Crew Group, Inc., Initial Loan, VAR, 4.000%, 03/05/21

    200        128,957        0.2  

Petsmart, Inc., Term Loan B, VAR, 4.250%, 03/11/22

    128        124,379        0.1  

Staples, Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 04/21/21^

    119        117,509        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      370,845        0.4   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      2,943,114        3.2   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.7%

  

   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%

  

   

Albertson’s LLC, Term Loan B-5, VAR, 12/21/22^

    458        454,794        0.5   

Rite Aid Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, VAR, 5.750%, 08/21/20

    45        45,023        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      499,817        0.6   

Food Products — 0.1%

  

   

Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, VAR, 4.500%, 11/01/18

    116        114,561        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

      614,378        0.7   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Energy — 0.3%

  

   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%12

  

   

Floatel International Ltd., Initial Term Loan, (Bermuda), VAR,
6.000%, 06/27/20

    96        42,206        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

  

Alon USA Partners LP, MLP Term Loans, VAR, 9.250%, 11/26/18

  $ 38      $ 37,534        0.0 %12 

Fieldwood Energy LLC, 2nd Lien Closing Date Loan, VAR,
8.375%, 09/30/20

    175        26,250        0.0 12 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Initial Term Loan, VAR, 5.250%, 08/05/19

    61        58,383        0.1  

Sabine Oil & Gas (NFR Energy), 2nd Lien Term Loan, VAR,
12.000%, 12/31/181,4

    250        4,250        0.0 12 

Veresen Midstream Ltd. Partnership, Initial Term Loan, VAR,
5.250%, 03/31/22

    74        73,321        0.1  

W&T Offshore, Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 9.000%, 05/15/20

    62        46,500        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      246,238        0.3   

Total Energy

      288,444        0.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financials — 0.5%

  

   

Consumer Finance — 0.3%

  

   

Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp., Term Loan, VAR, 5.500%, 06/30/18

    255        238,238        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

  

   

ROC Finance LLC, Funded Term B Loan, VAR, 5.000%, 06/20/19

    193        179,091        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financials

      417,329        0.5   

Health Care — 0.5%

  

   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%

  

   

inVentiv Health, Inc., Term Loan B-4, VAR, 7.750%, 05/15/18

    169        167,457        0.2   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

  

   

Concordia Healthcare Corp., Initial Dollar Term Loan, (Canada), VAR, 5.250%, 10/21/21

    175        167,673        0.2  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Series F-1 Tranche B Term Loan, (Canada), VAR, 4.000%, 04/01/22

    124        119,069        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      286,742        0.3   

Total Health Care

      454,199        0.5   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrials — 1.3%

  

   

Building Products — 0.2%

  

   

Stardust Finance, Senior Lien Term Loan, VAR, 6.500%, 03/14/22

  $ 196      $ 189,229        0.2 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

  

   

WTG Holdings III Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, VAR, 8.500%, 01/15/22

    200        190,500        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

  

Stonewall Gas Gathering LLC, Term Loan, VAR, 8.750%, 01/28/22

    37        36,940        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%

  

Hudson Products Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 5.000%, 03/15/19

    430        360,241        0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Marine — 0.3%

  

   

American Commercial Lines, Inc., Term Loan B, VAR, 9.750%, 11/12/20

    130        119,600        0.1  

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 5.500%, 07/25/21

    91        42,571        0.0 12 

Navios Maritime Partners LP, Term Loan, VAR, 5.500%, 06/18/20

    79        78,035        0.1  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Term Loan, (Cayman Islands), VAR,
10.000%, 10/08/18

    90        50,400        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      290,606        0.3   

Road & Rail — 0.1%

  

   

Gruden Acquisition, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, VAR, 9.500%, 08/18/23

    114        108,015        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Industrials

      1,175,531        1.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Information Technology — 1.4%

  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%

  

Dell International LLC, Term Loan B-2, VAR, 4.000%, 04/29/20

    318        315,058        0.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

  

Go Daddy Operating Co., Initial Term Loan, VAR,
4.250%, 05/13/21

    76        75,213        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.3%

  

First Data Corp., Term Loan, VAR, 3.918%, 09/24/18

    264        259,741        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description   Par (000)     Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%

  

Avago Technologies Ltd., Term Loan, (Singapore), VAR, 11/10/22^

  $ 300      $ 296,439        0.3 %

Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, VAR 1/15/23^

    229        224,535        0.3  

NXP B.V., Term Loan, (Netherlands), VAR, 3.750%, 12/07/20

    100        99,425        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      620,399        0.7   

Total Information Technology

      1,270,411        1.4   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Materials — 0.4%

  

Construction Materials — 0.0%12

  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Initial Loan, VAR,
7.000%, 03/26/21

    44        44,128        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

  

Berry Plastics Corp., Term Loan F, VAR, 4.000%, 10/03/22

    73        72,297        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

  

Coeur Mining, Inc., Term Loan, VAR, 9.000%, 06/23/20

    150        143,640        0.2  

FMG Resources Pty, Ltd., Term Loan B, (Australia), VAR,
4.250%, 06/30/19

    184        135,675        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      279,315        0.3   

Total Materials

      395,740        0.4   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

  

Altice Financing S.A., Term Loan, VAR, 5.500%, 07/02/19

    147        145,806        0.2  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, VAR, 4.000%, 09/10/20^

    177        170,745        0.2  

UPC Financing Partnership, Facility AH, VAR, 3.250%, 06/30/21^

    190        186,259        0.2   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Telecommunication Services

      502,810        0.6   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.0%

  

Electric Utilities — 1.0%

  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, Term Loan, VAR,
4.250%, 12/19/16

    89        88,162        0.1  

Electric Utilities (continued)

  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, DIP Term Loan, VAR,
3.750%, 11/07/161,4

  $ 127      $ 126,161        0.1 %

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Extended Term Loan, VAR, 4.910%, 10/10/171,4

    1,335        411,892        0.5  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Non-Extended Term Loan, VAR, 4.910%, 10/10/171,4

    925        276,976        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Utilities

      903,191        1.0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments

     

(Cost $11,319,131)

      8,965,147        9.9   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities — 3.3%

  

Financials — 3.3%

  

Banks — 3.0%

  

Bank of America Corp., Jr Sub Nt, Series AA, VAR,
6.100%, 03/17/2514

    254        257,492        0.3  

BNP Paribas S.A., Private Placement, Jr Sub Nt, (France), VAR,
7.375%, 08/19/252,14

    200        205,250        0.2  

Citigroup, Inc., Co Guar, Series R, VAR, 6.125%, 11/15/2014

    85        86,700        0.1  

Citigroup, Inc., Jr Sub Nt,

     

Series O, VAR,
5.875%, 03/27/2014

    135        133,988        0.1  

Series P, VAR,
5.950%, 05/15/2514

    100        96,250        0.1  

Series Q, VAR,
5.950%, 08/15/2014

    370        368,844        0.4  

VAR, 5.950%, 01/30/2314

    235        229,947        0.3  

Credit Agricole S.A., Private Placement, Jr Sub Nt, (France), VAR,
6.625%, 09/23/192,14

    200        196,600        0.2  

HSBC Holdings plc, Jr Sub Nt, (United Kingdom), VAR,
6.375%, 03/30/2514

    200        199,750        0.2   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Jr Sub Nt, (United Kingdom),

     

VAR, 7.500%, 08/10/2014

    257        267,601        0.3  

VAR, 8.000%, 08/10/2514

    200        211,500        0.2  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description  

Shares/Par

(000)

    Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Banks (continued)

  

Societe Generale S.A., Private Placement, Jr Sub Nt, (France), VAR,
8.000%, 09/29/252,14

  $ 475      $ 484,057        0.6 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,737,979        3.0   

Capital Markets — 0.3%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Jr Sub Nt, Series M, VAR,
5.375%, 05/10/2014

    264        262,350        0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financials

      3,000,329        3.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

     

(Cost $2,973,833)

      3,000,329        3.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 0.7%

     

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class M6, VAR,
2.922%, 09/25/34

    2        1,507        0.0 12 

Unipac IX LLC,
13.000%, 05/15/16

    677        632,885        0.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

     

(Cost $677,042)

      634,392        0.7   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Investments

     

(Cost $146,710,977)

      129,474,061        142.9   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 1.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary — 0.2%

     

Media — 0.2%

     

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., Pfd, Series B, 10.750%, (PIK) 02/03/1615,17 ($1,000 par value)

    —   11      208,600        0.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financials — 0.9%

     

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

  

GMAC Capital Trust I, Pfd, Series 2, VAR, 8.125%, 02/15/40 ($25 par value)

    4        91,296        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.8%

     

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Pfd, VAR, 7.875%, 04/15/42 ($25 par value)

    6        188,810        0.2  

XLIT Ltd., Pfd, (Cayman Islands), Series D, VAR, 3.441%, 02/01/1615 ($1,000 par value)

    1        485,103        0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      673,913        0.8   

Total Financials

      765,209        0.9   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrials — 0.0%

     

Machinery — 0.0%

     

Glasstech, Inc., Pfd, Series C1

  $ —   11    $ —          0.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Materials — 0.0%

     

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

     

Constar International, Inc., Pfd, Class A1

    —   11      —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     

(Cost $1,178,223)

      973,809        1.1   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stocks — 0.3%

     

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%12

     

Media — 0.0%12

     

New Cotai LLC/New Cotai Capital Corp., Class B, ADR1

    —   11      30,921        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%12

     

Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc.1

    8        8,848        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

      39,769        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financials — 0.0%12

     

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%12

  

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust, Contingent Value1

    1,297        3,631        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.0%12

     

Jupiter Holding I Corp.1

    1        12,394        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financials

      16,025        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrials — 0.0%

     

Machinery — 0.0%

     

Glasstech, Inc.1

    —   11      —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Materials — 0.1%

     

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

     

Constar International, Inc., ADR1

    4        —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

     

ArcelorMittal, (Luxembourg)

    11        47,400        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Materials

      47,400        0.1   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

 

NII Holdings, Inc.1

    23        117,766        0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (concluded)

As of December 31, 2015

  

 

 

Description  

Shares/Par

(000)

    Value     Percent
of Net
Assets*
 

Utilities — 0.1%

     

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

  

Dynegy, Inc.1

  $ 3      $ 40,200        0.1 %
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     

(Cost $1,158,161)

      261,160        0.3   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Warrants — 0.0%12

     

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%

     

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

  

Nebraska Book Co., Inc., expiring 06/29/19
(Strike Price $1.00)1

    3        —          0.0   

Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc., expiring 06/29/19
(Strike Price $1.00)1

    1        —          0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      —          0.0   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      —          0.0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Energy — 0.0%12

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%12

  

Gener8 Maritime, Inc., expiring 05/17/17
(Strike Price $1.00)1

    —  11        69        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $46)

      69        0.0 12 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity Investments

     

(Cost $2,336,430)

      1,235,038        1.4   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment — 2.4%

  

Investment Company — 2.4%

  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares,
0.170%5,13
(Cost $2,155,478)

    2,155        2,155,478        2.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     

(Cost $151,202,885)

      132,864,577        146.7   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stock and Liabilities
in Excess of Other assets

   

    (42,306,351     (46.7
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

    $ 90,558,226        100.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
Co   Company
DIP   Debtor-in-Possession
Guar   Guaranteed
Jr   Junior
Nt   Note
Pfd   Preferred
Reg.   S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
Sec’d   Secured
Sr   Senior
Sub   Subordinate
Unsec’d   Unsecured
VAR   Variable Rate Security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2015.
*   Applicable to common stockholders.
1   

Non-income producing security.

2   

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Unless otherwise indicated, this security has been determined to be liquid under procedures established by the Board of Directors and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. These securities amounted to $50,780,981 and 56.1% of net assets applicable to common stockholders.

4   

Defaulted security.

5   

Investment in affiliate. Money market fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

11   

Amount rounds to less than one thousand (par or shares).

12   

Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

13   

The rate shown is the current yield as of December 31, 2015.

14   

Security is perpetual and, thus, does not have a predetermined maturity date. The coupon rate for this security is fixed for a period of time and may be structured to adjust thereafter. The date shown reflects the next call date. The coupon rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2015.

15   

The date shown reflects the next call date on which the issuer may redeem the security at par value. The coupon rate for this security is based on par value and is currently in effect as of December 31, 2015.

16   

Security is distressed as of December 31, 2015. The rate at which income is accrued on the security is lower than the stated coupon rate.

17   

Security has the ability to pay in kind “(PIK)” or pay income in cash. When applicable, separate rates of such payments are disclosed.

^   

All or a portion of the security is unsettled as of December 31, 2015. Unless otherwise indicated, the coupon rate is undetermined. The coupon rate shown may not be accrued for the entire position.

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

         

ASSETS:

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

  $ 130,709,099   

Investments in affiliates, at value

    2,155,478   
 

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

    132,864,577   

Cash

    104,621   

Receivables:

 

Investment securities sold

    61,429   

Interest and dividends from non-affiliates

    2,199,303   

Dividends from affiliates

    254   

Tax reclaims

    8,021   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    135,238,205   
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Distributions on preferred stock

    710   

Investment securities purchased

    1,417,670   

Accrued liabilities:

 

Investment advisory fees

    98,384   

Administration fees

    8,759   

Custodian and accounting fees

    11,472   

Other

    142,984   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,679,979   
 

 

 

 

Less: Outstanding Preferred Stock (1,720 shares at $25,000 per share) at liquidation value

  $ 43,000,000   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets applicable to common shareholders

  $ 90,558,226   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

  

Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 49,996,320 shares authorized, 12,996,610 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 129,966   

Capital in excess of par

    129,413,194   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (192,249

Accumulated net realized gains (losses)

    (20,454,377

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (18,338,308
 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets applicable to common shareholders

  $ 90,558,226   
 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

    12,996,610   

Net Asset Value per Common Share ($90,558,226/12,996,610)

  $ 6.97   

Cost of investments in non-affiliates

  $ 149,047,407   

Cost of investments in affiliates

    2,155,478   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

         

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

Interest income from non-affiliates

  $ 9,504,823   

Dividend income from non-affiliates

    68,184   

Dividend income from affiliates

    1,504   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    9,574,511   

EXPENSES:

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 5)

    1,347,576   

Administration fees (Note 5)

    146,317   

Custodian and accounting fees (Note 5)

    52,243   

Audit fees

    140,152   

Legal fees

    140,663   

Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees

    1,391   

Printing and mailing costs

    123,885   

Transfer agent fees

    23,853   

Stock exchange listing fees

    19,951   

Commissions on Auction Rate Preferred stock

    29,675   

Other

    31,166   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,056,872   
 

 

 

 

Less fees waived (Note 5)

    (4,240
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,052,632   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    7,521,879   

REALIZED/UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from investments in non-affiliates

    (2,652,924

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in non-affiliates

    (12,724,050
 

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)

    (15,376,974
 

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (7,855,095
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    (67,033
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    (7,922,128
 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Periods Indicated

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2015
    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 7,521,879      $ 7,930,784   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (2,652,924     1,978,131   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (12,724,050     (6,997,798

Distributions to preferred stockholders from net investment income

    (67,033     (43,689
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations applicable to common stockholders

    (7,922,128     2,867,428   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

   

Net investment income

    (7,446,280     (8,063,165

Return of capital

    (429,666     (670,143
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to common shareholders

    (7,875,946     (8,733,308
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 2):

   

Value of 1,313 shares issued in connection with reinvestment of dividends to common stockholders in 2014

    —          23,289   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets derived from fund share transactions

    —          23,289   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to common stockholders

    (15,798,074     (5,842,591
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

   

Beginning of period

    106,356,300        112,198,891   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 90,558,226      $ 106,356,300   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

  $ (192,249   $ (194,636
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share of common stock outstanding, total return performance, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements calculated using average shares outstanding and market price data for the Fund’s shares.)

 

 

 

    For the Year Ended December 31  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.18      $ 8.63      $ 8.57      $ 7.86      $ 8.65   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.58        0.61        0.67        0.79        0.84   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (1.18     (0.39     0.15        0.76        (0.74

Distributions to preferred stockholders from net investment income

    —   (13)      —   (13)      —   (13)      —   (13)      —   (13) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value resulting from operations

    (0.60     0.22        0.82        1.55        0.10   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Stockholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.58     (0.62     (0.71     (0.84     (0.89

Return of capital

    (0.03     (0.05     (0.05     —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to common stockholders

    (0.61     (0.67     (0.76     (0.84     (0.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 6.97      $ 8.18      $ 8.63      $ 8.57      $ 7.86   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share, end of period

  $ 6.07      $ 7.35      $ 7.86      $ 8.87      $ 8.95   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN:(1)

         

Based on market value per common share(2)

    (9.84 )%      1.45     (3.19 )%      9.02     17.09

Based on net asset value per common share(3)(4)

    (6.97 )%      2.80     10.06     19.93     0.42

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:(5)(6)

         

Net Expenses (including expenses related to leverage)(7)(8)

    1.41 %(12)      1.48 %(12)      1.61 %(12)      1.24 %(12)      1.56 %(12) 

Applicable to common stockholders only(7)(9)

    1.99 %(12)      2.04 %(12)      2.22 %(12)      1.74 %(12)      2.17 %(12) 

Net Expenses (prior to expenses related to leverage)(7)(8)

    1.39 %(12)      1.47 %(12)      1.59 %(12)      1.22 %(12)      1.54 %(12) 

Applicable to common stockholders only(7)(9)

    1.96 %(12)      2.02 %(12)      2.20 %(12)      1.71 %(12)      2.14 %(12) 

Net investment income(9)

    7.28     7.04     7.79     9.47     9.90

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets at end of period, net of preferred stock

  $ 90,558,226      $ 106,356,300      $ 112,198,891      $ 111,344,440      $ 101,946,580   

Portfolio turnover rate(10)

    44     43     46     61     50

SENIOR SECURITIES:

         

Number of preferred shares outstanding at end of period

    1,720        1,720        1,720        1,720        1,720   

Asset coverage per share of preferred stock outstanding at end of period(11)

  $ 77,650      $ 86,835      $ 90,232      $ 89,735      $ 84,271   

Involuntary liquidation preference and average market value per share of preferred stock

  $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000      $ 25,000   

 

1   

Total investment return excludes the effects of commissions. Dividends and distributions to common stockholders, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Rights offerings, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be fully subscribed under the terms of the rights offering.

2   

Assumes an investment at the common share market value at the beginning of the period indicated and sale of all shares at the closing common share market value at the end of the period indicated. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

3   

Assumes an investment at the common share net asset value at the beginning of the period indicated and sale of all shares at the closing common share net asset value at the end of the period indicated. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

4   

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for common stockholder transactions.

5   

Ratios do not include the effect of dividends to preferred stock.

6   

See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

7   

Includes earnings credits and interest expense, each of which is less than 0.01%, if applicable or unless otherwise noted.

8   

Ratios calculated relative to the average net assets of both common and preferred stockholders.

9   

Ratios calculated relative to the average net assets of common stockholders only.

10   

Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.

11   

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the preferred stock) from the Fund’s total assets, and dividing this by the number of preferred shares outstanding.

12   

The Adviser and Administrator voluntarily agreed to waive/reimburse fees during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Without these waivers/reimbursements, the ratios would have been higher by less than 0.1% for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

13   

Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company with a leveraged capital structure. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of total return through current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in high yield, fixed income securities of domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its assets in high yield debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in high yield fixed income securities of domestic companies. The Fund was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland in August 1988.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 —Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  A.   SECURITY VALUATIONS — The valuation of investments is in accordance with GAAP and the Fund’s valuation policies set forth by and under the supervision and responsibility of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below: (i) investments for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at such unadjusted quoted prices and (ii) all other investments for which market quotations are not readily available shall be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (the “Administrator” or “JPMFM”) has established the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas Valuation Committee (“AVC”) to assist the Board with the oversight and monitoring of the valuation of the Fund’s investments. The Administrator implements the valuation policies of the Fund’s investments, as directed by the Board. The AVC oversees and carries out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Fund. This includes monitoring the appropriateness of fair values based on results of ongoing valuation oversight, including but not limited to consideration of macro or security specific events, market events and pricing vendor and broker due diligence. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and at least on a quarterly basis with the AVC and the Board.

 

A market-based approach is primarily used to value the Fund’s investments. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by approved affiliated and unaffiliated pricing vendors or third party broker-dealers (collectively referred to as “Pricing Services”) or may be internally fair valued using methods set forth by the valuation policies approved by the Board. This may include related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate the fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity and industry. It is possible that the estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used, had a ready market for the investments existed, and such differences could be material.

 

Fixed income instruments are valued based on prices received from Pricing Services. The Pricing Services use multiple valuation techniques to determine the valuation of fixed income instruments. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the Pricing Services may utilize a market-based approach through which trades or quotes from market makers are used to determine the valuation of these instruments. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist, the Pricing Services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or market characteristics in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair values.

 

Equities and other exchange-traded instruments are valued at the last sale price or official market closing price on the primary exchange on which the instrument is traded before the net asset values (“NAV”) of the Fund are calculated on a valuation date. Investments in open-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”) are valued at each Underlying Fund’s NAV per share as of the report date.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

 

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

 

The various inputs that are used in determining the valuation of the Fund’s investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.

 

• Level 1 — Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

• Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

• Level 3 — Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

 

See the table on “Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements” for information on the valuation techniques and inputs used to value Level 3 securities held by the Fund at December 31, 2015.

 

The following table represents each valuation input by sector as presented on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“SOI”):

 

    Level 1
Quoted prices
     Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs
     Level 3
Significant
unobservable inputs
    Total  

Investments in Securities

         

Common Stocks

         

Consumer Discretionary

  $ —         $ —         $ 39,769      $ 39,769   

Financials

    —           —           16,025        16,025   

Industrials

    —           —           —   (a)      —   (a) 

Materials

    47,400         —           —          47,400   

Telecommunication Services

    117,766         —           —          117,766   

Utilities

    40,200         —           —          40,200   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    205,366         —           55,794        261,160   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Consumer Discretionary

    208,600         —           —          208,600   

Financials

    280,106         485,103         —          765,209   

Industrials

    —           —           —   (a)      —   (a) 

Materials

    —           —           —   (a)      —   (a) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

    488,706         485,103         —          973,809   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

         

Asset-Backed Securities

    —           —           634,392        634,392   

Convertible Bonds

         

Consumer Discretionary

    —           —           —   (a)      —   (a) 

Utilities

    —           71,347         —          71,347   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds

    —           71,347         —          71,347   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

    Level 1
Quoted prices
     Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs
     Level 3
Significant
unobservable inputs
    Total  

Corporate Bonds

         

Consumer Discretionary

  $ —         $ 23,035,668       $ 67,338      $ 23,103,006   

Consumer Staples

    —           6,571,002         —          6,571,002   

Energy

    —           12,289,066         —          12,289,066   

Financials

    —           8,784,231         —          8,784,231   

Health Care

    —           14,604,498         280        14,604,778   

Industrials

    —           13,268,720         46,481        13,315,201   

Information Technology

    —           7,489,795         —          7,489,795   

Materials

    —           13,001,545         23,922        13,025,467   

Telecommunication Services

    —           13,886,608         —          13,886,608   

Utilities

    —           3,733,692         —          3,733,692   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

    —           116,664,825         138,021        116,802,846   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

         

Financials

    —           3,000,329         —          3,000,329   

Loan Assignments

         

Consumer Discretionary

    —           2,943,114         —          2,943,114   

Consumer Staples

    —           614,378         —          614,378   

Energy

    —           288,444         —          288,444   

Financials

    —           417,329         —          417,329   

Health Care

    —           454,199         —          454,199   

Industrials

    —           1,175,531         —          1,175,531   

Information Technology

    —           1,270,411         —          1,270,411   

Materials

    —           252,100         143,640        395,740   

Telecommunication Services

    —           502,810         —          502,810   

Utilities

    —           903,191         —          903,191   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Loan Assignments

    —           8,821,507         143,640        8,965,147   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Warrants

         

Consumer Discretionary

    —           —           —   (a)      —   (a) 

Energy

    —           —           69        69   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Warrants

    —           —           69        69   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment

         

Investment Company

    2,155,478         —           —          2,155,478   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 2,849,550       $ 129,043,111       $ 971,916      $ 132,864,577   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)   Value is zero.

 

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

 

The following is a summary of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    Balance as of
December 31,
2014
    Realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Net accretion
(amortization)
    Purchases1     Sales2     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
December 31,
2015
 

Investments in Securities

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 1,227,814      $ —        $ 83,196      $ 5,353      $ —        $ (681,971   $ —        $ —        $ 634,392   

Common Stocks — Consumer Discretionary

    70,702        —          (30,933     —          —          —          —          —          39,769   

Common Stocks — Financials

    7,579        (50,204     60,946        —          —          (2,296     —          —          16,025   

Common Stocks — Industrials

    1,833        —          2,867        —          —          (4,700     —          —          —   (a) 

Common Stocks — Materials

    504,592        (586,435     805,896        —          —          (724,053     —          —          —     

Convertible Bond — Consumer Discretionary

    —   (a)      —          (462     —          462        —          —          —          —   (a) 

Corporate Bonds — Consumer Discretionary

    84,973        159        (13,493     —          431        (4,732     —          —          67,338   

Corporate Bonds — Health Care

    281        —          (177     176        —          —          —          —          280   

Corporate Bonds — Industrials

    1,545,748        32,513        (435,093     700        75,965        (668,491     366,085        (870,946     46,481   

Corporate Bonds — Materials

    208,071        (11,911     15,200        666        —          (188,104     —          —          23,922   

Corporate Bonds — Utilities

    650        1,139        4,038        —          —          (5,827     —          —          —     

Loan Assignments — Materials

    —          —          (3,201     209        147,000        (368     —          —          143,640   

Preferred Stocks — Consumer Discretionary

    5,294        —          (5,294     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Preferred Stocks — Industrials

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

Preferred Stocks — Materials

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

Warrants — Consumer Discretionary

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

Warrants — Energy

    —          —          69        —          —          —          —          —          69   

Warrants — Industrials

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,657,537      $ (614,739   $ 483,559      $ 7,104      $ 223,858      $ (2,280,542)      $ 366,085      $ (870,946   $ 971,916   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
(a)   

Value is zero.

1   

Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions.

2   

Sales include all sales of securities, maturities, paydowns and securities tendered in a corporate action.

 

Transfers between fair value levels are valued utilizing values as of the beginning of the year.

 

Transfers from level 3 to level 2 in the amount of $870,946 are due to an increase in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in an increase in available market inputs to determine price for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at December 31, 2015, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $(340,126). This amount is included in Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments in non-affiliates on the Statement of Operations.

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements #  
     Fair Value at
December 31,
2015
    Valuation Technique(s)    Unobservable Input    Range (Weighted Average)  
  $ 12,394      Market Comparable Companies    EBITDA Multiple(a)      5.5x (5.5x)   
       Discount for lack of marketability(b)      20.00% (20.00%)   
    —   (c)    Pending Sale Amount   

Probability of Insolvency

     100% (100.00%)   
       Discount for potential outcome(b)      100% (100.00%)   
 

 

 

         

Common Stock

    12,394                     

 

 

 

 

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Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements #  
     Fair Value at
December 31,
2015
    Valuation Technique(s)    Unobservable Input    Range (Weighted Average)  
  $ —   (c)   

Pending Sale Amount

   Discount for potential outcome(b)      100% (100.00%)   
    —   (c)    Market Comparable Companies    Probability of Insolvency      100% (100.00%)   
 

 

 

         

Preferred Stock

    —   (c)                   
    66,599      Market Comparable Companies    EBITDA Multiple(a)      6.00x (6.00x)   
    280      Discounted Cash Flow    Probability of Insolvency      99.99% (99.99%)   
    23,922      Pending Sale Amount    Discount for potential outcome(b)      0.00% - 50.00% (4.87%)   
 

 

 

         

Corporate Bond

    90,801                     
    634,392      Discounted Cash Flow    Liquidity Discount(b)
Implied Spread to Index
    
 
4.50% (4.50%)
2.00% - 2.50% (2.25%)
  
  
       Constant Prepayment Rate      2.00% (2.00%)   
       Constant Default Rate      5.00% (5.00%)   
       Yield (Discount Rate of Cash Flows)      6.14% (6.14%)   
 

 

 

         

Asset-Backed Securities

    634,392                     

Warrants

    69      Intrinsic Value    Issue Price vs. Stock Price      (N/A)   

Total

  $ 737,656           

 

#   The table above does not include certain Level 3 securities that are valued by brokers and pricing services. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $234,260. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated and are generally those inputs described in Note 2A. The appropriateness of fair values for these securities is monitored on an ongoing basis which may include results of back testing, unchanged price review, results of broker and vendor due diligence and consideration of macro or security specific events.
(a)   Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would take into account such multiples when pricing the investments.
(b)   Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would take into account discounts, as applicable, when pricing the investments.
(c)   Value is zero.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s investments are listed above. Generally, a change in the assumptions used in any input in isolation may be accompanied by a change in another input. Significant changes in any of the unobservable inputs may significantly impact the fair value measurement. The impact is based on the relationship between each unobservable input and the fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in enterprise multiples may increase (decrease) the fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in the discount for lack of marketability, liquidity discount, probability of default, yield, and default rate may decrease (increase) the fair value measurement. A significant change in the prepayment rate (Constant Prepayment Rate or PSA Prepayment Model) may decrease or increase the fair value measurement. A significant change in broker pricing information could result in a significantly higher or lower value in such Level 3 instruments.

 

  B.   FEDERAL TAXES  It is the Fund’s policy to make distributions to stockholders of net investment income and net realized capital gains to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies.

 

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the appropriate provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to stockholders each year substantially all of its taxable income, if any, including realized gains on investments.

 

Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years and has determined that as of December 31, 2015, no liability for income tax is required in the Fund’s financials statements for net unrecognized tax benefits. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to future review based

on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards prior three fiscal years remains or tax laws and regulations. The Fund’s federal tax returns for the subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

 

 

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The Fund reserves the right to retain investment company taxable income and/or net capital gains. As such, excise taxes may be recognized and paid on undistributed income and capital gain amounts.

 

The Fund did not retain any investment company taxable income and/or net capital gains.

 

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these “book/tax” differences are permanent in nature (i.e., that they result from other than timing of recognition — “temporary differences”), such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax-basis treatment.

 

The following amounts were reclassified within the capital accounts:

 

Paid-in-Capital   Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
  Accumulated
net realized
gains (losses)
$(233,752)   $(6,179)   $239,931

 

The reclassification for the Fund relates primarily to expiration of capital loss carryforwards.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

 

    2015     2014  

Common Stockholder

   

Ordinary Income

  $ 7,446,280      $ 8,063,165   

Preferred Stockholder

   

Ordinary Income

  $ 67,033      $ 43,689   

Common Stockholder

   

Return of Capital

  $ 429,666      $ 670,143   

 

  C.   SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund first learns of the dividend.

 

  D.   EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS  Expenses are accrued as incurred. Dividends to common stockholders are generally declared and paid monthly from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Dividends to preferred stockholders are accrued daily based on a variable interest rate set at weekly auctions or, in the absence of a successful auction, at a maximum rate as calculated in accordance with the Fund’s Articles Supplementary for Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock and are paid weekly from net investment income. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

 

  E.  

LOAN ASSIGNMENTS The Fund may invest in debt instruments that are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates (a “Lender”) by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers (a “Borrower”). A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “Agent”) that acts as Agent for all holders. The Agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. The Fund invests in loan assignments of all or a portion of the loans. When the Fund purchases a loan assignment, the Fund has direct rights against the Borrower on a loan, provided, however, the Fund’s rights may be more limited than the Lender from which it acquired the assignment and the fund may be able to enforce its rights only through the Agent. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower as well as any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). The Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a loan assignment or suffer a loss of principal and/or interest if assets or interests held by the Agent or other Intermediate Participants are determined to be subject to the claims of the Agent’s or other Intermediate Participant’s creditors. In addition, it is unclear whether loan assignments and other forms of direct indebtedness offer securities law protections against fraud and misrepresentation. Also, because J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser” or “JPMIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan”), may wish to invest in publicly traded securities of a Borrower on behalf of its clients, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the Borrower to which other investors have access. Although certain loan assignments are secured by collateral, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing the value on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the Borrower. Loan assignments are vulnerable to market conditions such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for assignments and certain assignments

 

 

 

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  which were liquid, when purchased, may become illiquid and they may be difficult to value. In addition, the settlement period for loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Therefore, the Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of such investments for a period after the sale.

 

Certain loan assignments are also subject to the risks associated with high yield securities described under Note 9.

 

  F.   UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS  The Fund may enter into commitments to buy and sell investments including commitments to buy loan assignments that settle on future dates as part of its normal investment activities. Unfunded commitments may include revolving loan facilities which may obligate the Fund to provide cash to the borrower on demand. Commitments are generally traded and priced as part of a related loan assignment (Note 1.E.). The value of the unfunded portion of the investment is determined using a pro-rata allocation, based on its par value relative to the par value of the entire investment. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from unfunded commitments is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund segregates sufficient liquid assets for unfunded and funded commitments that will settle on future dates. Credit risks exist on these commitments to the extent of any difference between the sales price and current value of the underlying securities sold. Market risk exists on these commitments to buy to the same extent as if the securities were owned on a settled basis and gains and losses are recorded and reported in the same manner. However, during the commitment period, these investments earn no interest or dividends.

 

At December 31, 2015, the Fund did not have any outstanding unfunded loan commitments.

 

2.   COMMON STOCK — At December 31, 2015, there were 49,996,320 shares of common stock with a $0.01 par value authorized and 12,996,610 outstanding. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund did not issue any shares of common stock in connection with its dividend reinvestment plan. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund issued 1,313 shares of common stock in connection with its dividend reinvestment plan.

 

3.   PREFERRED STOCK  On June 29, 2001, the Fund issued shares of Series W Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (“ARPS”) at an offering price of $25,000 per share. Dividends on these shares are paid weekly at an annual rate determined by a weekly auction or, in the absence of a successful auction, at a maximum rate as calculated in accordance with the Fund’s Articles Supplementary for Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock. In general, the holders of the ARPS and the common stock vote together as a single class, except that the ARPS stockholders, as a separate class, vote to elect two members of the Board. The ARPS have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. At December 31, 2015, accrued ARPS dividends were $710.

 

The Fund is subject to certain limitations and restrictions associated with outstanding shares of ARPS, including maintaining an asset coverage ratio of 200% for such shares. Failure to comply with these limitations and restrictions could preclude the Fund from declaring any dividends or distributions to common stockholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of ARPS at their liquidation value.

 

The weekly auction for the ARPS issued by the Fund has failed since February 13, 2008, due to insufficient demand (bids to buy shares) to meet supply (shares offered for sale) at the auction. Holders of ARPS who wish to sell in an auction will not be able to do so until there is a successful auction with sufficient demand for the shares. Failed auctions are not considered a default by the Fund and do not alter the credit quality of the ARPS. However, failed auctions may increase the cost of the Fund’s leverage and decrease the income available for common stockholders. ARPS holders have continued to receive dividends at the “maximum rate” set on the date of the failed auction, and the liquidation value of $25,000 per share (plus accumulated but unpaid dividends, if any) is unaffected. Based on the rating assigned to the Fund’s ARPS, the maximum rate may range from 150%-275% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate as of a given auction date. The maximum rate incurred during the year ended December 31, 2015, ranged from 0.105% to 0.527%. The maximum rate as of the February 10th, 2016 auction was 0.572%, which is 150% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate on that date.

 

4.   PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES  Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2015, aggregated $63,615,424 and $63,090,964, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2015, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.

 

 

 

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5.   TRANSACTIONS WITH INVESTMENT ADVISER, ADMINISTRATOR, ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGENT AND CUSTODIAN  JPMIM serves as investment adviser to the Fund under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, JPMIM is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee, computed and paid monthly after the end of each calendar month, at a rate that increases or decreases from a “fulcrum fee” of 0.90% of the Fund’s average net assets over a rolling 12-month period. The increase or decrease is calculated by comparing the total return investment performance of the Fund (net of all fees and expenses, including the advisory fee) for the prior 12-month period (the “Fund Return”) to the percentage change in the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, Developed Countries Only (the “Index”) for the same period. The fee rate is 0.90% of the Fund’s average net assets if the performance of the Fund Return equals the Index Return. The fee rate increases or decreases from the 0.90% “fulcrum fee” by 10% of the difference between the Fund Return and the Index Return, up to the maximum fee rate of 1.40% or down to the minimum fee rate of 0.40%. The fee rate is calculated monthly based on the performance of the Fund compared to the Index during the rolling twelve month period. This rate is applied to the average net assets (defined as the total assets of the Fund minus liabilities other than the principal amount of any outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness and the liquidation preference of the ARPS) during the entire 12-month period. The compensation due to the Adviser after the end of each month shall be equal to 1/12th of the amount of the advisory fee calculated as stated above.

 

Advisory fees for the year ended December 31, 2015 amounted to $1,347,576 which calculated to an effective rate of 0.89%. The advisory fee rate calculated for the one month ended December 31, 2015 was a rate of 0.69%.

 

The Fund has an administrative services agreement with JPMFM (an affiliate of JPMIM) pursuant to which the Administrator provides administrative services to the Fund. Under the agreement, the Administrator receives from the Fund a fee, accrued at least weekly and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.10% of the average weekly net assets of the Fund. At December 31, 2015, accrued administrative fees were $8,759.

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan serves as the Fund’s sub-administrator (the “Sub-administrator”). For its services as Sub-administrator, JPMCB receives a portion of the fees payable to the Administrator.

 

The Fund has a Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement (the “Agreement”) with JPMCB. For providing custody services under the Agreement, JPMCB is entitled to a fee from the Fund, accrued weekly and paid monthly. For these services, the Fund pays JPMCB transaction and asset based fees that vary according to the number of transactions and positions, plus out-of-pocket expenses. The amounts paid directly to JPMCB by the Fund for custody and accounting services are included in Custodian and accounting fees on the Statement of Operations. Payments to the custodian may be reduced by credits earned by the Fund, based on uninvested cash balances held by the custodian. Such earnings credits, if any, are presented separately on the Statement of Operations.

 

Interest expense paid to the custodian related to cash overdrafts, if any, is included in Interest expense to affiliates on the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Adviser and Administrator waive fees in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market fund on the Fund’s investment in such affiliated money market fund. A portion of the waiver is voluntary.

 

The amount of waivers resulting from investments in these money market funds for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $4,240.

 

Certain officers of the Fund are affiliated with the Adviser and the Administrator. Such officers, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund for serving in their respective roles.

 

The Board appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with Federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, makes reimbursement payments, on a pro-rata basis, to the Administrator for a portion of the fees associated with the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Such fees are included in Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees on the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund adopted a Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) which allows the Independent Directors to defer the receipt of all or a portion of compensation related to performance of their duties as Directors. The deferred fees are invested in various J.P. Morgan Funds until distribution in accordance with the Plan.

 

 

 

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6.   COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED EARNINGS (LOSSES)  For Federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investment securities held at December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

    December 31,
2015
 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments

  $ 1,584,664   

Gross unrealized depreciation on investments

    (20,169,037
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

  $ (18,584,373
 

 

 

 

Cost of investments for Federal Tax purposes

  $ 151,448,950   

 

The difference between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributed to distressed securities.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the estimated components of net assets (excluding paid-in-capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Current

Distributable

Ordinary Income

 

Current

Distributable

Long-Term Capital Gain or

(Tax Basis Loss Carryover)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

$—     $(19,392,253)   $(18,584,373)

 

The cumulative timing differences primarily consist of post-October capital loss deferrals and distressed securities.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized by the Fund after December 31, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Prior to the Act, net capital losses incurred by the Fund were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses. The Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.

 

At December 31, 2015, the Fund had post-enactment net capital loss carryforwards which are available to offset future realized gains:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward Character
Short-Term   Long-Term
$477,912   $992,295

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund had the following pre-enactment net capital loss carryforwards expiring during the year indicated, which are available to offset future realized gains:

 

  2016        2017        2018        Total   
  $1,876,547      $ 14,493,773      $ 1,551,726      $ 17,922,046   

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund had expired capital loss carryforwards of $236,490.

 

Net capital losses incurred after October 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund deferred to January 1, 2016 the following post-October net capital losses of:

 

Net Capital Loss
Short-Term   Long-Term
$225,545   $780,475

 

7.   RESTRICTED SECURITIES  Certain securities held by the Fund may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Restricted securities generally are resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense. Prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult and could adversely affect the net assets of the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund had no investments in restricted securities other than securities sold to the Fund under Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

8.   OTHER  The Fund may use related party broker-dealers. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund did not incur any brokerage commissions with broker-dealers affiliated with the Adviser.

 

9.   RISKS, CONCENTRATIONS AND INDEMNIFICATIONS  Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield debt securities. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher-rated securities. These securities involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

 

The ability of the issuers of debt and asset-backed securities, including sub-prime securities, along with counterparties to swap agreements, to

 

 

 

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meet their obligations may be affected by the economic and political developments in a specific industry or region. The value of asset-backed securities, including sub-prime securities, can be significantly affected by changes in interest rates or rapid principal payments including prepayments.

 

The Fund’s officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The amount of exposure would depend on future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

RiverNorth Capital Management LLC and Morgan Stanley are beneficial owners of a significant portion of the Fund’s outstanding ARPS and based on such ownership, could each be deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund. Morgan Stanley has informed the Fund that they intend to comply with a No Action Letter that enables them not to be deemed an affiliate of the Fund. These parties could have an impact on matters that affect the Fund’s shareholders due to the voting rights associated with the ARPS, as detailed in the “Preferred Stock” note, included in this report.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund is a party to loan assignments that were transacted with Morgan Stanley in the normal course of business.

 

The Fund is subject to interest rate and credit risk. The value of debt securities may decline as interest rates increase. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. The Fund invests in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Although these securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate loans and other floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. The ability of the issuers of debt to meet their obligations may be affected by the economic and political developments in a specific industry or region.

 

The Fund is subject to risks associated with asset-backed and mortgage-related securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations backed by sub-prime mortgage loans. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate value, prepayments, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.

 

The Fund is subject to the risk that should the Fund decide to sell an illiquid investment when a ready buyer is not available at a price the Fund deems representative of its value, the value of the Fund’s net assets could be adversely affected.

 

10.   SUBSEQUENT EVENT — The Fund announced on February 12, 2016 that the Fund’s Board approved an issuer tender offer for up to 100% of its outstanding Series W ARPS at a price equal to 95.5% of the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (or $23,875 per share), plus any unpaid dividends accrued through the termination date of the tender offer, subject to certain conditions. Additional terms of the tender offer will be distributed to the ARPS shareholders.

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc.:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) at December 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2015 by correspondence with the transfer agent, custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 25, 2016

 

 

 

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Directors (Unaudited)

  

 

 

Name (Year of Birth);

Positions With

the Fund(1)

  Length of Time Served  

Principal Occupations

During Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen
by  Director(2)
    

Other Directorships Held

Outside Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

 

Independent Directors

         

 

John F. Finn (1947); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1998.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Chairman (1985-present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Gardner, Inc. (supply chain management company serving industrial and consumer markets) (1974-present).      148       Director, Greif, Inc. (GEF) (industrial package products and services) (2007-present); Trustee, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (1988-present); Director, Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) (1994-2014).

Dr. Matthew Goldstein (1941); Chairman since 2013;

Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2003.

  Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Chancellor Emeritus, City University of New York (2015-present) Professor, City University of New York (2013-present); Chancellor, City University of New York (1999-2013); President, Adelphi University (New York) (1998-1999).      148       Trustee, Museum of Jewish Heritage (2011-present)
Robert J. Higgins (1945); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2002.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Retired; Director of Administration of the State of Rhode Island (2003-2004); President – Consumer Banking and Investment Services, Fleet Boston Financial (1971-2001).      148       None.
Frankie D. Hughes (1952), Director of Fund since 2009; Trust of J.P. Morgan Funds since 2008.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   President, Ashland Hughes Properties (property management) (2014 to present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Hughes Capital Management, Inc. (fixed income asset management) (1993-2014).      148       Trustee, The Victory Portfolios (2000-2008) (investment companies).
Peter C. Marshall (1942); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1985.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Self-employed business consultant (2002-present).      148       None.

 

 

 

 

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Directors (Unaudited) (continued)

  

 

 

Name (Year of Birth);

Positions With

the Fund(1)

  Length of Time Served  

Principal Occupations

During Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen
by  Director(2)
    

Other Directorships Held

Outside Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

 

Independent Directors (continued)

     

 

Mary E. Martinez (1960); Director of Fund since 2013   Appointed in 2013  

Associate, Special Properties, a Christie’s

International Real Estate Affiliate (2010-present); Managing Director, Bank of America (Asset Management) (2007-2008); Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Trust Asset Management; U.S. Trust Company (asset management) (2003-2007); President, Excelsior Funds (registered investment companies) (2004-2005).

     148      

None.

Marilyn McCoy* (1948); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1999.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Vice President of Administration and Planning, Northwestern University (1985-present).      148       Trustee, Carleton College (2003-present).

Mitchell M. Merin (1953);

Director of Fund since 2013

  Appointed in 2013  

Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Member Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Committee (registered investment

adviser) (1998-2005).

     148       Director, Sun Life Financial (SLF) (2007 to Present) (financial services and insurance); Trustee, Trinity College, Hartford, CT (2002-2010)
Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr. (1946); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1997.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Retired; President, Carleton College (2002-2010); President, Kenyon College (1995-2002).      148       Chairman, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (2011-present); Trustee, American Schools of Oriental Research (2011-present); Trustee, American University in Cairo (1999-2014); Trustee, American Museum of Fly Fishing (2013-present).

Marian U. Pardo** (1946);

Director of Fund since 2013

  Appointed in 2013   Managing Director and Founder, Virtual Capital Management LLC (Investment Consulting) (2007-present); Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (portfolio manager) (2003-2006).      148       Member, Board of Governors, Columbus Citizens Foundation (not-for profit supporting philanthropic and cultural programs) (2006-present)

 

 

 

 

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Directors (Unaudited) (concluded)

  

 

 

Name (Year of Birth);

Positions With

the Fund(1)

  Length of Time Served  

Principal Occupations

During Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen
by  Director(2)
    

Other Directorships Held

Outside Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

 

Independent Directors (continued)

     

 

Frederick W. Ruebeck (1939); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1994.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Consultant (2000-present); Advisor, JP Greene & Associates, LLC (broker-dealer) (2000-2009); Chief Investment Officer, Wabash College (2004-present); Director of Investments, Eli Lilly and Company (pharmaceuticals) (1988-1999).      148       Trustee, Wabash College (1988-present); Chairman, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Foundation (1994-present).
James J. Schonbachler (1943); Director of Fund since 2009; Director of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2001.   Elected at 2009 Shareholder Meeting   Retired; Managing Director of Bankers Trust Company (financial services) (1968-1998).      148       None.

 

 

(1)   

Each Director serves for an indefinite term, subject to the Fund’s current retirement policy, which is age 78 for all Directors.

(2)   

A Fund Complex means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies. The J.P. Morgan Funds Complex for which the Board of Directors serves currently includes twelve registered investment companies (148 funds).

*   Two members of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University are executive officers of registered investment advisers (not affiliated with JPMorgan) that are under common control with sub-advisers to certain J.P. Morgan Funds.
**   In connection with prior employment with JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Pardo is the recipient of non-qualified pension plan payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $2,055 per month, which she irrevocably waived effective January 1, 2013, and deferred compensation payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $7,294 per year, which ended in January 2013. In addition, Ms. Pardo receives payments from a fully funded qualified plan, which is not an obligation of JPMorgan Chase.

The contact address for each of the Trustees is 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

 

 

 

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Officers (Unaudited)

  

 

 

Name (Year of Birth),

Positions Held with

the Trust (Since)

   Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years

Robert L. Young (1963),

President and Principal Executive

Officer (2013)*

   Chief Operating Officer and Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. since 2010; Senior Vice President, J.P. Morgan Funds (2005-2010), Chief Operating Officer, J.P. Morgan Funds (2005-2010); Director and various officer positions for JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (formerly One Group Administrative Services) and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (formerly One Group Dealer Services, Inc.) from 1999 to present. Mr. Young has been with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly Bank One Corporation) since 1997.
Laura M. Del Prato (1964),
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (2014)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since 2014; Partner, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. (2012-2013); Partner (2004-2012) and various other titles (1990-2004) at KPMG, LLP.
Frank J. Nasta (1964),
Secretary (2008)
   Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2008.
Stephen M. Ungerman (1953),
Chief Compliance Officer (2005)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mr. Ungerman has been with JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2000.

Elizabeth A. Davin (1964),

Assistant Secretary (2005)*

   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2012; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 to February 2012; Senior Counsel, JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) from 2004 to 2005.
Jessica K. Ditullio (1962),
Assistant Secretary (2005)*
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; Ms. Ditullio has served as an attorney with various titles for JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) since 1990.
John T. Fitzgerald (1975),
Assistant Secretary (2008)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; formerly, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 to February 2011.
Carmine Lekstutis (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2011)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2015; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2011 to February 2015; Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) from 2006 to 2011.
Gregory S. Samuels (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2010)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2014; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2010.
Pamela L. Woodley (1971),
Assistant Secretary (2012)**
   Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since November 2004.

Michael M. D’Ambrosio (1969),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)

   Managing Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since May 2014; formerly Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from 2012 to May 2014; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Mr. D’Ambrosio was a Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 2006.
Lauren A. Paino (1973),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)
   Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2013; formerly Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management from 2000-2013.
Joseph Parascondola (1963),
Assistant Treasurer (2011)
   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2006.
Matthew J. Plastina (1970),
Assistant Treasurer (2011)
   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2010.

 

 

 

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Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

  

 

 

Name (Year of Birth),

Positions Held with

the Trust (Since)

   Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years

Julie A. Roach (1971),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)*

   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2012; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Roach was a Senior Manager with Deloitte since 2001.

Gillian I. Sands (1969),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)

   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since September 2012; Assistant Treasurer, Wells Fargo Funds Management (2007-2009).

 

The contact address for each of the officers, unless otherwise noted, is 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

    * The contact address for the officer is 460 Polaris Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082.
  ** The contact address for the officer is 4 New York Plaza, Floor 21, New York, NY 10004.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

The Board of Directors has established various standing committees composed of Directors with diverse backgrounds, to which the Board of Directors has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities to further enhance the effectiveness of the Board’s oversight and decision making. The Board of Directors and its investment committees (money market and alternative products, equity, and fixed income) meet regularly throughout the year and consider factors that are relevant to their annual consideration of investment advisory agreements at each meeting. They also meet for the specific purpose of considering investment advisory agreement annual renewals. The Board of Directors held meetings in person in June and August 2015, at which the Directors considered the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund whose annual report is contained herein (the “Advisory Agreement”). At the June meeting, the Board’s investment committees met to review and consider performance, expense and related information for the Fund and other J.P. Morgan Funds. Each investment committee reported to the full Board, which then considered the investment committee’s preliminary findings. At the August meeting, the Directors continued their review and consideration. The Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Advisory Agreement or any of their affiliates, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement on August 19, 2015.

 

As part of their review of the Advisory Agreement, the Directors considered and reviewed performance and other information about the Fund received from the Adviser. This information included the Fund’s performance compared to the performance of its peers and benchmarks and analyses by the Adviser of the Fund’s performance. In addition, the Directors have engaged an independent management consulting firm (“independent consultant”) to report on performance of the Fund at each of the Directors’ regular meetings. The Adviser also periodically provides comparative information regarding the Fund’s expense ratios and those of its peer groups. In addition, in preparation for the June and August meetings, the Directors requested, received and evaluated extensive materials from the Adviser, including, with respect to the Fund, performance and expense information compiled by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. The Directors’ independent consultant also provided additional analysis of the performance of the Fund in connection with the Directors’ review of the Advisory Agreement. Before voting on the proposed Advisory Agreement, the Directors reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with representatives of the Adviser, counsel to the Fund and independent legal counsel and received a memorandum from independent legal counsel to the Directors discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed Advisory Agreement. The Directors also discussed the proposed Advisory Agreement in executive sessions with independent legal counsel to the Directors at which no representatives of the Adviser were present. Set forth below is a summary of the material factors evaluated by the Directors in determining whether to approve the Advisory Agreement.

 

The Directors considered information provided with respect to the Fund over the course of the year. Each Director attributed different weights to the various factors and no factor alone was considered determinative. From year to year, the Directors consider and place emphasis on relevant information in light of changing circumstances in market and economic conditions. The Directors determined that the compensation to be received by the Adviser from the Fund under the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

The factors summarized below were considered and discussed by the Directors in reaching their conclusions:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser

 

The Directors received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Directors took into account information furnished throughout the year at Board meetings, as well as the materials furnished specifically in connection with this annual review process. The Directors considered the background and experience of the Adviser’s senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, investment personnel of the Adviser. In addition, the Directors reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the infrastructure supporting the team. The Directors also reviewed information relating to the Adviser’s risk governance model and reports showing the Adviser’s compliance structure and ongoing compliance processes. The Directors also considered the quality of the administrative services provided by JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (“JPMFM”), an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

The Directors also considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund gained from their experience as Directors/Trustees of the J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, they considered the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates, the commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality service to the Fund, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and the Adviser’s responsiveness to questions or concerns raised by them, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Fund.

 

 

 

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Based upon these considerations and other factors, the Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

 

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability to the Adviser and its Affiliates

 

The Directors received and considered information regarding the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Directors reviewed and discussed this data. The Directors recognized that this data is not audited and represents the Adviser’s determination of its and its affiliates’ revenues from the contractual services provided to the Fund, less expenses of providing such services. Expenses include direct and indirect costs and are calculated using an allocation methodology developed by the Adviser. The Directors also recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund investment advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the fact that publicly-traded fund managers’ operating profits and net income are net of distribution and marketing expenses. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the profitability to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement was not unreasonable in light of the services and benefits provided to the Fund.

 

Fall-Out Benefits

 

The Directors reviewed information regarding potential “fallout” or ancillary benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Trustees also reviewed the Adviser’s allocation of fund brokerage for the J.P. Morgan Funds complex, including allocations to brokers who provide research to the Adviser.

 

The Directors also considered that JPMFM, an affiliate of the Adviser, earns fees from the Fund for providing administrative services. These fees were shown separately in the profitability analysis presented to the Directors. The Directors also considered the fees paid to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”) for custody and fund accounting, and other related services.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Directors considered the extent to which the Fund may benefit from economies of scale. The Directors considered that there may not be a direct relationship between economies of scale realized by the Fund and those realized by the Adviser as assets increase. Further, the Directors noted that although closed-end funds may from time-to-time make additional share offerings, the growth of their assets will occur primarily through the appreciation of a fund’s investment portfolio. The Directors noted that the proposed investment advisory fee schedule does not contain breakpoints, but that the fee remains competitive with peer funds. The Directors also considered that the Adviser has shared economies of scale by adding or enhancing services to the Fund over time, noting the Adviser’s substantial investments in its business in support of the Fund, including investments in trading systems and technology (including cyber security improvements), retention of key talent, additions to analyst and portfolio management teams, and regulatory support enhancements. The Directors also considered that certain fees are negotiated on a complex-wide basis, permitting the Fund to share in the scale of the organization. The Directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders received the benefits of potential economies of scale through the Adviser’s reinvestment in its operations to serve the Fund and its shareholders.

 

In light of the foregoing and under the circumstances, the Board concluded that there was an acceptable sharing of any economies of scale at the present time.

 

Independent Written Evaluation of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer

 

The Directors noted that, upon their direction, the Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund had prepared an independent written evaluation in order to assist the Directors in determining the reasonableness of the proposed management fees. The Directors considered the written evaluation in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement.

 

Fees Relative to Adviser’s Other Clients

 

The Directors received and considered information about the nature and extent of investment advisory services and fee rates offered to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional separate accounts and/or funds sub-advised by the Adviser, and for investment management styles substantially similar to that of the Fund. The Directors considered the complexity of investment management for registered funds relative to the Adviser’s other clients and noted differences in the regulatory, legal and other risks and responsibilities of providing services to the different clients. The Directors considered that serving as an adviser to a registered fund involves greater responsibilities and risks than acting as a sub-adviser and observed that sub-advisory fees may be lower than those charged by the Adviser to the Fund. The Directors also noted that the adviser, not the

 

 

 

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mutual fund, pays the sub-advisory fee and that many responsibilities related to the advisory function are retained by the primary adviser. The Directors concluded that the fee rates charged to the Fund in comparison to those charged to the Adviser’s other clients were reasonable.

 

Investment Performance

 

The Directors received and considered absolute and/or relative performance for the Fund in a report prepared by Lipper. The Directors considered the total return performance information, which included the ranking of the Fund within a performance universe made up of funds with the same Lipper investment classification and objective (the “Universe Group”) by total return for applicable one-, three- and five-year periods. The Directors reviewed a description of Lipper’s methodology for selecting closed end funds in the Fund’s Universe Group. As part of this review, the Directors also reviewed the Fund’s performance against its benchmark and considered the performance information provided for the Fund at regular Board meetings by the Adviser and the Director’s independent consultant and also considered the special analysis prepared by the Directors’ independent consultant. The Lipper performance data noted by the Directors as part of their review and the determinations made by the Directors with respect to the Fund are summarized below:

 

The Directors noted that the Fund’s performance was in the third, second and third quintiles for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and that the Directors’ independent consultant indicated that the overall performance was satisfactory. The Directors discussed the performance and investment strategy of the Fund with the Adviser and, based upon this discussion, and various other factors, concluded that the performance was reasonable.

 

Advisory Fees and Total Expenses

 

The Directors considered the contractual advisory fee rate paid by the Fund to the Adviser and compared that rate to the information prepared by Lipper concerning management fee rates paid by other funds in the same Lipper category as the Fund. The Directors recognized that Lipper reported the Fund’s management fee rate as the combined contractual advisory fee and administration fee rates. The Directors also reviewed information about other expenses and the expense ratios for the Fund. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Directors’ determinations as a result of the review of the Fund’s advisory fees and expense ratios are summarized below:

 

The Directors noted that the Fund’s net advisory fee and actual total expenses were in the fifth and fourth quintiles, respectively, of the Universe Group. The Board also found that the Performance Fee was effective to align the Adviser’s interests with the interests of Fund shareholders, and to provide a level of compensation tied to investment performance. After considering the factors identified above, in light of this information, the Directors concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable

 

 

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Information

 

No sooner than 10 days after the end of each month, the Fund’s uncertified complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as well as certain other fund facts and statistical information will be available on our website (www.pacholder.com). In addition, the Fund files its certified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Qs are available, without charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

No sooner than 10 calendar days after the end of each month, the Fund’s top 10 holdings as of the last day of each month as well as certain other fund facts and statistical information will also be available on the Fund’s website.

 

Statement of Additional Information

 

The Fund does not make available copies of its Statement of Additional Information because the Fund’s shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information has not been updated after completion of the Fund’s offerings and the information contained therein may have become outdated.

 

Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures used by the Fund to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.pacholder.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

The Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) offers Common Stockholders (“Shareholders”) a convenient way to invest their income dividends and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund’s common stock.

 

Shareholders who participate in the Plan will have all income dividends and capital gain distributions automatically reinvested by Computershare Investor Services LLC (the “Plan Agent”) pursuant to the Plan. When a dividend is declared, Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash, paid by check, mailed directly to the Shareholder of record (or if the shares are held in street name or nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the Shareholders in administering the Plan. Shareholders who participate in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of the Fund valued at the lower of market price or net asset valued as described below. (i) If the shares are trading at net asset value or at a premium above net asset value on the payment date, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of net asset value or 95% of the current market price. (ii) If the shares are trading at a discount from net asset value on payment date, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and apply it to the purchase of the Fund’s shares in the open market, on the NYSE MKT or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts. If before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value per share, the average purchase price per share paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the exceed the net asset value of the Fund’s shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. If the purchases have not been made prior to 30 days after the payment date, the Plan Agent may receive the uninvested portion in newly issued shares.

 

The Plan Agent’s fees for handling the reinvestment of Dividends will be paid by the Fund. There will be no brokerage charge to Shareholders for shares issued directly by the Fund as a result of dividends or distributions payable either in stock or cash. Each Shareholder who participates in the Plan, however will pay pro rate share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open-market-purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions.

 

The automatic reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions will not relieve a Shareholder of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable on such dividends. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though Shareholders do not receive cash.

 

A Shareholder may terminate his/her account under the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing. Upon termination, a shareholder can either receive a certificate for the number of full shares held in the Plan and a check for fractional shares or have shares sold by the Plan Agent and the proceeds sent to the shareholder, less a transaction fee of $15 plus $0.07 per share.

 

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Dividend Reinvestment Services, P.O. Box A3309, Chicago, IL 60690-3309, by calling 888-294-8217 or www.computershare.com.

 

 

 

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FACTS   WHAT DOES PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why?   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

n   Social Security number and account balances

 

n   transaction history and account transactions

 

n   checking account information and wire transfer instructions

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How?   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information   Does Pacholder
High Yield Fund,
Inc. share?
  Can you limit this
sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

  Yes   No

For marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

  Yes   No
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

  No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

  No   We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t share

 

 

   
Questions?   Call 1-877-217-9502 or go to www.pacholder.com

 


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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc.

 

What we do
How does Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We authorize our employees to access your information only when they need it to do their work and we require companies that work for us to protect your information.
How does Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

 

n   open an account or provide account information

 

n   give us your account information or pay us by check

 

n   make a wire transfer

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates and other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

n   sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

 

n   affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

n   sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

n   Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. does not share with our affiliates.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

n   Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint Marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

n   Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. doesn’t jointly market.


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Disclose whether, as of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. If the registrant has not adopted such a code of ethics, explain why it has not done so.

The registrant must briefly describe the nature of any amendment, during the period covered by the report, to a provision of its code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item. The registrant must file a copy of any such amendment as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), unless the registrant has elected to satisfy paragraph (f) of this Item by positing its code of ethics on its website pursuant to paragraph (f)(2) of this Item, or by undertaking to provide its code of ethics to any person without charge, upon request, pursuant to paragraph (f)(3) of this Item.

If the registrant has, during the period covered by the report, granted a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or third party, that relates to one or more items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Item, the registrant must briefly describe the nature of the waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted, and the date of the waiver.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no amendments to the code of ethics or waivers granted with respect to the code of ethics in the period covered by the report.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

(a) (1) Disclose that the registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant either:

(i) Has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee; or

(ii) Does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

(2) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this Item, it must disclose the name of the audit committee financial expert and whether that person is “independent.” In order to be considered “independent” for purposes of this Item, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee:

(i) Accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or

(ii) Be an “interested person” of the investment company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-

2(a)(19)).

The audit committee financial expert is Mitchell M. Merin. He is not an “interested person” of the Registrant and is also “independent” as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations. Effective January 1, 2016, James Schonbachler replaced Mr. Merin as the audit committee financial expert.

(3) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this Item, it must explain why it does not have an audit committee financial expert.

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ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) Disclose, under the caption Audit Fees, the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional

services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

AUDIT FEES

2015 – $103,658

2014 – $101,680

(b) Disclose, under the caption Audit-Related Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

AUDIT-RELATED FEES

2015 – $17,390

2014 – $17,390

Audit-related fees consists of semi-annual financial statement reviews and security count procedures performed as required under Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the Registrant’s fiscal year.

(c) Disclose, under the caption Tax Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

TAX FEES

2015 – $17,780

2014 – $17,230

The tax fees consist of fees billed in connection with preparing the federal regulated investment company income tax returns for the Registrant for the tax years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

For the last fiscal year, no tax fees were required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(d) Disclose, under the caption All Other Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

ALL OTHER FEES

2015 – Not applicable

2014 – Not applicable    

(e) (1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pursuant to the Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter and written policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services (the “Pre-approval Policy”), the Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s independent public registered accounting firm for the Registrant. In addition, the Audit Committee pre-approves the auditor’s engagement for non-audit services with the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including a sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser) and any Service Affiliate in accordance with paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. Proposed services may be pre-


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approved either 1) without consideration of specific case-by-case services or 2) require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. Therefore, initially the Pre-approval Policy listed a number of audit and non-audit services that have been approved by the Audit Committee, or which were not subject to pre-approval under the transition provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Pre-approval List”). The Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves the services included on the Pre-approval List that may be provided by the independent public registered accounting firm without obtaining additional specific pre-approval of individual services from the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee adds to, or subtracts from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. All other audit and non-audit services not on the Pre-approval List must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

One or more members of the Audit Committee may be appointed as the Committee’s delegate for the purposes of considering whether to approve such services. Any pre-approvals granted by the delegate will be reported, for informational purposes only, to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent public registered accounting firm are not delegated to management.

(2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

2015 – 0.0%

2014 – 0.0%

(f) If greater than 50 percent, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

None

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the last two calendar year ends were:

2015 - $31.8 million

2014 - $31.8 million

These amounts also include the aggregate non audit fees billed by the Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for services rendered to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (“JPMC”) and certain related entities.

(h) Disclose whether the registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of the non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates that were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the independent public registered accounting firm’s independence. All services provided by the independent public registered accounting firm to the Registrant or to Service Affiliates that were required to be pre-approved were pre-approved as required.


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ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

(a) If the registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3), state whether or not the registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). If the registrant has such a committee, however designated, identify each committee member. If the entire board of directors is acting as the registrant’s audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(B)), so state.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established by the Board of Directors of the Registrant in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is composed of the following Directors, each of whom is not an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:

Mary E. Martinez

Mitchell M. Merin

Frederick W. Ruebeck

James J. Schonbachler

(b) If applicable, provide the disclosure required by Rule 10A-3(d) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3(d)) regarding an exemption from the listing standards for all audit committees.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

File Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period as set forth in Section 210.12-12 of Regulation S-X, unless the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Included in Item 1.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

The Registrant has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures, as defined in Item 7 of Form N-CSR. A copy of the policies and procedures is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(3) to this Form. The Board of Directors has delegated to the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), proxy voting authority with respect to the Fund’s portfolio securities. To ensure that the proxies of portfolio companies are voted in the best interests of the Fund, the Fund’s Board of Directors has adopted the Adviser’s detailed proxy voting procedures (the “Procedures”) that incorporate guidelines (“Guidelines”) for voting proxies on specific types of issues.

The Adviser and its affiliated advisers are part of a global asset management organization with the capability to invest in securities of issuers located around the globe. Because the regulatory framework and the business cultures and practices vary from region to region, the Guidelines are customized for each region to take into account such variations. Separate Guidelines cover the regions of (1) North America, (2) Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central America and South America, (3) Asia (ex-Japan) and (4) Japan, respectively.

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security, the Adviser will apply the Guidelines of the region in which the issuer of such security is organized. Except as noted below, proxy voting decisions will be made in accordance with the Guidelines covering a multitude of both routine and non-routine matters that the Adviser and its affiliated advisers have encountered globally, based on many years of collective investment management experience.

To oversee and monitor the proxy-voting process, the Adviser has established a proxy committee and appointed a proxy administrator in each global location where proxies are voted. The primary function of each proxy committee is to review periodically general proxy-voting matters, review and approve the Guidelines annually, and provide advice and recommendations on general proxy-voting matters as well as on specific voting issues. The procedures permit an independent voting service to perform certain services otherwise carried out or coordinated by the proxy administrator.

Although for many matters the Guidelines specify the votes to be cast, for many others, the Guidelines contemplate case-by-case determinations. In addition, there will undoubtedly be proxy matters that are not contemplated by the Guidelines. For both of these categories of matters and to override the Guidelines, the Procedures require a certification and review process to be completed before the vote is cast. That process is designed to identify actual or potential material conflicts of interest (between the Fund on the one hand, and the Fund’s investment adviser or an affiliate of any of the foregoing, on the other hand) and ensure that the proxy vote is cast in the best interests of the Fund. A conflict is deemed to exist when the proxy is for JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock or for J.P. Morgan Funds, or when the proxy administrator has actual knowledge indicating that a JPMorgan affiliate is an investment banker or rendered a fairness opinion with respect to the matter that is the subject of the proxy vote. When such conflicts are identified, the proxy will be voted by an independent third party either in accordance with JPMorgan proxy voting guidelines or by the third party using its own guidelines

When other types of potential material conflicts of interest are identified, the proxy administrator and JPMAM’s Chief Fiduciary Officer will evaluate the potential conflict of interest and determine whether such conflict actually exists, and if so, will recommend how the Adviser will vote the proxy. In addressing any material conflict, the Adviser may take one or more of the following measures (or other appropriate action): removing or “walling off” from the proxy voting process certain Adviser personnel with knowledge of the conflict, voting in accordance with any applicable Guideline if the application of the Guideline would objectively result in the casting of a proxy vote in a predetermined manner, or deferring the vote to or obtaining a recommendation from an third independent party, in which case the proxy will be voted by, or in accordance with the recommendation of, the independent third party.

The following summarizes some of the more noteworthy types of proxy voting policies of the non-U.S. Guidelines:

 

    Corporate governance procedures differ among the countries. Because of time constraints and local customs, it is not always possible for the Adviser to receive and review all proxy materials in connection with each item submitted for a vote. Many proxy statements are in foreign languages. Proxy materials are generally mailed by the issuer to the sub-custodian which holds the securities for the client in the country where the portfolio company is organized, and there may not be sufficient time for such materials to be transmitted to the Adviser in time for a vote to be cast. In some countries, proxy statements are not mailed at all, and in some locations, the deadline for voting is two to four days after the initial announcement that a vote is to be solicited and it may not always be possible to obtain sufficient information to make an informed decision in good time to vote.

 

    Certain markets require that shares being tendered for voting purposes are temporarily immobilized from trading until after the shareholder meeting has taken place. Elsewhere, notably emerging markets, it may not always be possible to obtain sufficient information to make an informed decision in good time to vote. Some markets require a local representative to be hired in order to attend the meeting and vote in person on our behalf, which can result in considerable cost. The Adviser also considers the cost of voting in light of the expected benefit of the vote. In certain instances, it may sometimes be in the Fund’s best interests to intentionally refrain from voting in certain overseas markets from time to time.

 

    Where proxy issues concern corporate governance, takeover defense measures, compensation plans, capital structure changes and so forth, the Adviser pays particular attention to management’s arguments for promoting the prospective change. The Adviser’s sole criterion in determining its voting stance is whether such changes will be to the economic benefit of the beneficial owners of the shares.

 

    The Adviser is in favor of a unitary board structure of the type found in the United Kingdom as opposed to tiered board structures. Thus, the Adviser will generally vote to encourage the gradual phasing out of tiered board structures, in favor of unitary boards. However, since tiered boards are still very prevalent in markets outside of the United Kingdom, local market practice will always be taken into account.

 

    The Adviser will use its voting powers to encourage appropriate levels of board independence, taking into account local market practice.


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    The Adviser will usually vote against discharging the board from responsibility in cases of pending litigation, or if there is evidence of wrongdoing for which the board must be held accountable

 

    The Adviser will vote in favor of increases in capital which enhance a company’s long-term prospects. The Adviser will also vote in favor of the partial suspension of preemptive rights if they are for purely technical reasons (e.g., rights offers which may not be legally offered to shareholders in certain jurisdictions). However, the Adviser will vote against increases in capital which would allow the company to adopt “poison pill” takeover defense tactics, or where the increase in authorized capital would dilute shareholder value in the long term.

 

    The Adviser will vote in favor of proposals which will enhance a company’s long-term prospects. The Adviser will vote against an increase in bank borrowing powers which would result in the company reaching an unacceptable level of financial leverage, where such borrowing is expressly intended as part of a takeover defense, or where there is a material reduction in shareholder value.

 

    The Adviser will generally vote against anti-takeover devices.

 

    Where social or environmental issues are the subject of a proxy vote, the Adviser will consider the issue on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind at all times the best economic interests of its clients.

 

    With respect to Asia, for routine proxies (e.g., in respect of voting at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders) the Adviser’s position is to neither vote in favor or against. For Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders, however, where specific issues are put to a shareholder vote, these issues are analyzed by the respective country specialist concerned. A decision is then made based on his or her judgment.

The following summarizes some of the more noteworthy types of proxy voting policies of the U.S. Guidelines:

 

    The Adviser considers votes on director nominees on a case-by-case basis. Votes generally will be withheld from directors who: (a) attend less than 75% of board and committee meetings without a valid excuse; (b) implement or renew a dead-hand poison pill; (c) are affiliated directors who serve on audit, compensation or nominating committees or are affiliated directors and the full board serves on such committees or the company does not have such committees; or (d) ignore a shareholder proposal that is approved for two consecutive years by a majority of either the shares outstanding or the votes cast.

 

    The Adviser votes proposals to classify boards on a case-by-case basis, but normally will vote in favor of such proposal if the issuer’s governing documents contain each of eight enumerated safeguards (for example, a majority of the board is composed of independent directors and the nominating committee is composed solely of such directors).

 

    The Adviser also considers management poison pill proposals on a case-by-case basis, looking for shareholder-friendly provisions before voting in favor.

 

    The Adviser votes against proposals for a super-majority vote to approve a merger.

 

    The Adviser considers proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan on a case-by-case basis, taking into account such factors as the extent of dilution and whether the transaction will result in a change in control.

 

    The Adviser votes proposals on a stock option plan based primarily on a detailed, quantitative analysis that takes into account factors such as estimated dilution to shareholders’ equity and dilution to voting power. The Adviser generally considers other management compensation proposals on a case-by-case basis.

 

    The Adviser also considers on a case-by-case basis proposals to change an issuer’s state of incorporation, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate restructuring proposals and certain social and environmental issue proposals.

 

    The Adviser reviews Say on Pay proposals on a case by case basis with additional review of proposals where the issuer’s previous year’s proposal received a low level of support.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

The portfolio management team for the Fund is led by William J. Morgan, Managing Director. Mr. Morgan has been the lead portfolio manager for the Fund since June 2000 and has been part of the team responsible for management of the Fund since its inception. Currently, Mr. Morgan is a high-yield team leader and the portfolio manager for accounts in the high yield, aggressive income high yield, and insurance asset BB styles. Mr. Morgan earned a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.B.A. from Xavier University. James P. Shanahan, Jr., Managing Director, also serves as portfolio manager for the Fund focusing primarily on investments in distressed debt. Mr. Shanahan has been part of the team responsible for the management of the Fund since 1988. Mr. Shanahan holds a B.A. from Xavier University and a J.D. from the University of


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Cincinnati College of Law. James E. Gibson, Vice President, is primarily responsible for trading on behalf of the Fund and has been part of the portfolio management team for the Fund since 1988. Mr. Gibson is one of the principal high yield traders in the Adviser’s U.S. Fixed Income Group. Mr. Gibson holds a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration in finance. Mr. Morgan, Mr. Shanahan, and Mr. Gibson were officers of the Fund’s former adviser, Pacholder & Company, LLC, since its inception in 1998 and have been officers of and/or associated with the Adviser since March 1, 2005.

OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED

As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Morgan was part of the portfolio management team for 12 other mutual funds with a total of approximately $15.7 billion in assets; 24 pooled investment vehicles with a total of approximately $8.1 billion in assets; 11 other accounts with a total of approximately $1.4 billion in assets.     As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Shanahan was part of the portfolio management team for 13 other mutual funds with a total of approximately $17.4 billion in assets; 28 pooled investment vehicles with a total of approximately $5 billion in assets; 16 other accounts with a total of approximately $2.4 billion in assets. As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Gibson was part of the portfolio management team for 4 other mutual funds with a total of approximately $11.2 billion in assets; 2 pooled investment vehicles with approximately $1.7 billion in assets. The Adviser is not paid a performance based fee in connection with the other mutual funds, the pooled investment vehicles or the separate accounts.

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The potential for conflicts of interest exists when a portfolio manager manages other accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund (“Similar Accounts”). Potential conflicts may include, for example, conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities.

Responsibility for managing the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ clients’ portfolios is organized according to investment strategies within asset classes. Generally, client portfolios with similar strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same portfolio management group using the same objectives, approach and philosophy. Underlying sectors or strategy allocations within a larger portfolio are likewise managed by portfolio managers who use the same approach and philosophy as similarly managed portfolios. Therefore, portfolio holdings, relative position sizes and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar portfolios and strategies, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest.

The Adviser and/or its affiliates may receive more compensation with respect to certain Similar Accounts than that received with respect to the Fund or may receive compensation based in part on the performance of certain Similar Accounts. This may create a potential conflict of interest for the Adviser and its affiliates or a portfolio manager by providing an incentive to favor these Similar Accounts when, for example, placing securities transactions. In addition, the Adviser or its affiliates could be viewed as having a conflict of interest to the extent that the Adviser or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in Similar Accounts, a portfolio manager has personal investments in Similar Accounts or the Similar Accounts are investment options in the Adviser’s or its affiliates’ employee benefit plans. Potential conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of securities transactions and allocation of investment opportunities because of market factors or investment restrictions imposed upon the Adviser and its affiliates by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially completed due to limited availability and allocation of investment opportunities generally, could raise a potential conflict of interest, as the Adviser or its affiliates may have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to favored accounts. Initial public offerings, in particular, are frequently of very limited availability. The Adviser and its affiliates may be perceived as causing accounts they manage to participate in an offering to increase the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ overall allocation of securities in that offering. A potential conflict of interest also may be perceived to arise if transactions in one account closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by another account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account. If the Adviser or its affiliates manage accounts that engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Fund invests, the Adviser or its affiliates could be seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the accounts engaging in short sales if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall.

As an internal policy matter, the Adviser or its affiliates may from time to time maintain certain overall investment limitations on the securities positions or positions in other financial instruments the Adviser or its affiliates will take on behalf of its various clients due to, among other things, liquidity concerns and regulatory restrictions. Such policies may preclude the Fund from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if such securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives.

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of areas, including compliance with fund guidelines, review of allocation decisions and compliance with the Adviser’s Codes of Ethics and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Code of Conduct. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, the Adviser and its affiliates also have certain policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. For example:

Orders for the same equity security traded through a single trading desk or system are aggregated on a continual basis throughout each trading day consistent with the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ duty of best execution for its clients. If aggregated trades are fully executed, accounts participating in the trade will be allocated their pro rata share on an average price basis. Partially completed orders generally will be allocated among the participating accounts on a pro-rata average price basis, subject to certain limited exceptions. For example, accounts that would receive a de minimis allocation relative to their size may be excluded from the order. Another exception may occur when thin markets or price volatility require that an aggregated order be completed in multiple executions over several days. If partial completion of the order would result in an uneconomic allocation to an account due to fixed transaction or custody costs, the Adviser and its affiliates may exclude small orders until 50% of the total order is completed. Then the small orders will be executed. Following this procedure, small orders will lag in the early execution of the order, but will be completed before completion of the total order.

Purchases of money market instruments and fixed income securities cannot always be allocated pro-rata across the accounts with the same investment strategy and objective. However, the Adviser and its affiliates attempt to mitigate any potential unfairness by basing non-pro rata allocations traded through a single trading desk or system upon an objective predetermined criteria for the selection of investments and a disciplined process for allocating securities with similar duration, credit quality and liquidity in the good faith judgment of the Adviser or its affiliates so that fair and equitable allocation will occur over time.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMPENSATION

The portfolio managers’ total compensation program includes a base salary fixed from year to year and a variable performance bonus consisting of cash incentives and restricted stock and may include mandatory notional investments (as described below) in selected funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. These elements reflect individual performance and the performance of the Adviser’s business as a whole.

The portfolio managers’ performance is formally evaluated annually based on a variety of factors including the aggregate size and blended performance of the portfolios a portfolio manager manages. Individual contribution relative to client goals carries the highest impact. Portfolio manager compensation is primarily driven by meeting or exceeding clients’ risk and return objectives, relative performance to competitors or competitive indices and compliance with firm policies and regulatory requirements. In evaluating a portfolio manager’s performance with respect to the funds he manages, the funds’ pre-tax performance is compared to the appropriate market peer group and to each fund’s benchmark over one, three and five year periods (or such shorter time as the portfolio manager has managed a fund). Investment performance is generally more heavily weighted to the long-term.

Awards of restricted stock are granted as part of an employee’s annual performance bonus and comprise from 0% to 35% of a portfolio manager’s total bonus. As the level of incentive compensation increases, the percentage of compensation awarded in restricted stock also increases. Up to 50% of the restricted stock portion of a portfolio manager’s bonus may instead be subject to mandatory notional investment in selected mutual funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. When these awards vest over time, the portfolio manager receives cash equal to the market value of the notional investment in the selected funds.

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

Information concerning ownership of securities of the Fund owned by Mr. Morgan, Mr. Shanahan and Mr. Gibson as of December 31, 2015 is set forth below:

William J. Morgan: $500,001 - $1,000,000

James P. Shanahan, Jr.: $100,001 - $500,000

James E. Gibson: $50,001 - $100,000


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ITEM  9. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

(a) If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company, provide the information specified in paragraph (b) of this Item with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the registrant or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10b-18(a)(3)), of shares or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered by the registrant pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 781).

There were no purchases covered by this Item during the period covered by this report.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Describe any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101), or this Item.

No material changes to report.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, regarding the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Disclose any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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.

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

The Registrant has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures, as defined in Item 7 of Form N-CSR. A copy of the policies and procedures is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(3) to this Form.


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(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2).

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.

Not applicable.

(b) A separate or combined certification for each principal executive officer and principal officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act of 1940.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.


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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.

Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Robert L. Young

  Robert L. Young
  President and Principal Executive Officer
  March 4, 2016

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/ Robert L. Young

  Robert L. Young
  President and Principal Executive Officer
  March 4, 2016

 

By:  

/s/ Laura M. Del Prato

  Laura M. Del Prato
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  March 4, 2016