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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: 811-01731

 

 

 

SOURCE CAPITAL, inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025

 

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

 

J. RICHARD ATWOOD, PRESIDENT

SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025

 

MARK D. PERLOW, ESQ.

DECHERT LLP

ONE BUSH STREET, STE. 1600

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 473-0225

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Explanatory Note

 

The Registrant is filing this amendment to its Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2021, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2022 (Accession Number 0001104659-22-032371000) to amend Item 1, Item 11 and Item 13.

 

The purpose of this amendment is to amend and update the Registrant’s Annual Report to Shareholders and revise certain disclosures including: an amendment to the Letter to Shareholders to add the Fund’s appropriate broad-based securities market index; a ten-year performance chart and graph; a description that the policies and procedures that the Registrant uses to vote proxies is available to shareholders including how they can obtain it; a disclosure regarding the filing of portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT, where those filings can be found and how they can be obtained from the Registrant; and the certifications required in Items 11 and 13 to update the references to the period covered.

 

Item 1: Report to Shareholders.

 

(a)The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

 

 

 

SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

2021

ANNUAL REPORT

for the year ended December 31, 2021


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS:

Overview

Source Capital Inc.'s ("Source" or "Fund") net asset value (NAV) increased 2.61% in 2021's fourth quarter and increased 11.16% for the trailing twelve months.

Source's performance and that of its underlying equity exposure are captured in the following table:

Exhibit A: Performance Versus Indices1

   

Q4 2021

 

Trailing 12-month

 

Source Capital (NAV)

   

2.61

%

   

11.16

%

 

Source Capital—Equity (Gross)

   

3.02

%

   

13.07

%

 

MSCI ACWI NR USD

   

6.68

%

   

18.54

%

 

60% MSCI ACWI NR USD/40% Bloomberg US Agg

   

4.02

%

   

10.20

%

 

60% S&P 500/40% Bloomberg US Agg

   

6.57

%

   

15.86

%

 

Exhibit B: Portfolio Exposure2

   

Q4 2021

 

Equity

     

Common Stocks*

   

55.2

%

 

Common Stocks—SPACs

   

7.1

%

 

Total Equity

   

62.3

%

 

Credit

     

Public

   

19.9

%

 

Private (Invested assets only)

   

13.2

%

 

Total Credit

   

33.1

%

 

Other

   

0.1

%

 

Cash

   

4.5

%

 

Total

   

100

%

 

1  Comparison to the indices is for illustrative purposes only. The Fund does not include outperformance of any index or benchmark in its investment objectives. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. No representation is being made that any account, product or strategy will or is likely to achieve profits, losses, or results similar to those shown. The Equity (Gross) return of the Fund is presented gross of investment management fees, transactions costs, and Fund operating expenses, which if included, would reduce the returns presented. Equity (Gross) includes common and preferred stocks. Gross equity performance does not represent the return an investor in the Fund can or should expect to receive. Fund shareholders may only invest or redeem their shares at market value (NYSE: SOR), which may be higher or lower than the Fund's net asset value (NAV).

2  Source: FPA, as of December 31, 2021.

*  Includes a 0.2% allocation to the Altaba closed-end fund, and excludes investments in special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs"). Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. Cash includes the non-invested portion of private credit investments. Totals may not add up due to rounding.

  Past results are no guarantee, nor are they indicative, of future results.


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Portfolio Discussion

Equity

The top contributors to and detractors from the Fund's trailing twelve-month returns are listed below.

Exhibit C: Trailing Twelve Month Contributors and Detractors as of December 31, 20213

Contributors

  Perf.
Cont.
  Avg. %
of Port.
 

Detractors

  Perf.
Cont.
  Avg. %
of Port.
 

Alphabet

   

1.55

%

   

2.9

%

 

McDermott (multiple issues)

   

-0.44

%

   

0.7

%

 

Broadcom

   

1.36

%

   

2.8

%

 

Softbank Group Corp

   

-0.44

%

   

0.9

%

 

American International Group

   

1.36

%

   

2.8

%

 

Nexon

   

-0.42

%

   

0.9

%

 

Wells Fargo

   

1.00

%

   

2.1

%

 

Naspers/Prosus

   

-0.41

%

   

2.2

%

 

Glencore

   

0.87

%

   

1.5

%

 

Alibaba/Altaba

   

-0.35

%

   

1.0

%

 
     

6.14

%

   

11.9

%

       

-2.07

%

   

5.6

%

 

Economic recovery and persistent easy money continued to underpin the financial markets, allowing 2020's global stock market rally to continue in 2021 and benefiting certain positions held in the Fund (as much as global stock volatility temporarily hurt their stock prices in Q1 2020). Source's top five contributors added 6.1% to the Fund's return in 2021, about 2.9x the sum of the top five detractors. Importantly, there was a lack of significant news that impacted the individual investments in the above table.

Exposure to each of the top five contributors was reduced in 2021, as their respective valuations reached levels high enough to warrant a reduction in holding size, but not their complete elimination from the portfolio. We did sell out of five stocks completely in 2021, however. We similarly moved on from these positions largely as a result of valuation, which also drove other changes. Along with the reduction in position size of three financial service companies, we also eliminated our position in Bank of America. The Fund's exposure to travel-related companies was also reduced as a function of selling some of our Marriott International and all of Booking Holdings stakes.

We believe that the portfolio changes in the last year resulted in the exchange of less appealing risk-reward opportunities for more attractive ones. Seven new equities were added in 2021, including a new position in video game stock Activision Blizzard, which joined Nexon and Epic Corp to comprise our current sector exposure of 3.1%.

Fixed income

Traditional

Treasury yields rose during the quarter due to an expected near-term tightening in monetary policy driven by inflation that is more persistent than expected. Though higher risk-free rates led to higher absolute yields in investment grade and high-yield-rated debt, credit spreads across the ratings spectrum remain near historically low levels. In credit specifically (investments rated BBB or lower), though yields were higher over the past quarter, they are still low on an absolute basis, and spreads declined during the quarter. We were able to find some investments in credit but, on the whole, investing in credit remains a challenge due to valuations that are unappealing on an absolute and relative basis. Our credit investments this quarter included bonds backed by telecom infrastructure or data centers and bonds backed by loans to late-stage, mostly software companies.

Private credit

The Fund's private credit holdings continue to ramp. The Fund's exposure (committed + invested capital) increased to 24.7% at quarter end vs. 11.7% at the end of 2020.

3  Reflects the top five contributors and detractors to the Fund's performance based on contribution to return for the trailing twelve months ("TTM"). Contribution is presented gross of investment management fees, transactions costs, and Fund operating expenses, which if included, would reduce the returns presented. The information provided does not reflect all positions purchased, sold or recommended by FPA during the quarter. A copy of the methodology used and a list of every holding's contribution to the overall Fund's performance during the TTM is available by contacting FPA Client Service at crm@fpa.com. It should not be assumed that recommendations made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities listed.

  Past results are no guarantee, nor are they indicative, of future results.


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Corporate and other matters

Distribution and yield

On December 2, 2021, the Fund's Board approved maintaining the monthly Fund distributions at the current rate of 18.5 cents per share through February 2022. This equates to an annualized 5.14% unlevered distribution rate based on the Fund's closing market price on December 31, 2021. All of 2021's distributions were ordinary income and capital gains, rather than return of capital.4

Share buyback

Source's discount remained relatively low, averaging 5.63% during the quarter vs. 6.53% in the prior quarter. As a result of that lower discount level, no shares were repurchased during the quarter.5

Discount to NAV

The Fund's discount to NAV closed at 5.47% on December 31, 2021, down from 6.34% at the end of Q3 2021, 6.72% at the end of Q2 2021, 8.40% at the end of Q1 2021 and 11.96% at year-end 2020. The average discount to NAV for Q4 was 5.63%, which compares favorably to the average discount of 8.49% for first three quarters of this year.6

Closing

We have repositioned the portfolio as a function of old opportunities that have come to fruition and new opportunities that we believe offer reasonable prospects for attractive risk-adjusted future returns. We believe the portfolio is also built to withstand multiple potential outcomes: e.g., inflation, stagflation, and recession.

We just watched Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back. Although a music documentary, we couldn't help but appreciate how those four young men from Liverpool managed to focus on what they do best and what they wanted to accomplish, despite pressure from others to do some things differently. Your portfolio managers similarly come together to concentrate on the long-term, which means shutting our ears to the many cacophonous voices that whisper to us in the short-term.

Best wishes in the New Year and may you and your families be in good health.

Respectfully submitted,

Source Capital Portfolio Management Team

February 2022

4  For more information related to the Fund's distribution rate, please see the press release dated December 2, 2021 (https://fpa.com/docs/default-source/fpa-news-documents/source-capital-pr-december-2021.pdf?sfvrsn=1f3919d_2). Dividends and other distributions are not guaranteed.

5  For more information related to the Fund's share repurchase program, please see the press release dated January 4, 2022 (https://fpa.com/docs/default-source/fpa-news-documents/2022-01-04_source-capital-jan-2022-final.pdf?sfvrsn=4a01909d_6).

6  Source: FPA. The averages are calculated using daily discount rates.

  Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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Important Disclosures

This Commentary is for informational and discussion purposes only and does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale with respect to any securities, products or services discussed, and neither does it provide investment advice. This Commentary does not constitute an investment management agreement or offering circular.

On December 1, 2015, a new portfolio management team assumed management of the Fund and the Fund transitioned to a balanced strategy. Performance prior to December 1, 2015 reflects the performance of the prior portfolio manager and investment strategy and is not indicative of performance for any subsequent periods.

Current performance information is updated monthly and is available by calling 1-800-982-4372 or by visiting www.fpa.com. Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may vary from the performance quoted. The returns shown for Source Capital are calculated at net asset value per share, including reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, which would lower these figures. Since Source Capital is a closed-end investment company and its shares are bought and sold on the New York Stock Exchange, your performance may also vary based upon the market price of the common stock.

The Fund is managed according to its investment strategy which may differ significantly in terms of security holdings, industry weightings, and asset allocation from those of the comparative indices. Overall Fund performance, characteristics and volatility may differ from the comparative indices shown.

There is no guarantee the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved. You should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before you invest. You can obtain additional information by visiting the website at www.fpa.com, by email at crm@fpa.com, toll free by calling 1-800-279-1241 (option 1), or by contacting the Fund in writing.

The views expressed herein and any forward-looking statements are as of the date of this publication and are those of the portfolio management team. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed and are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances and industry developments. This information and data has been prepared from sources believed reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed and is not a complete summary or statement of all available data.

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to individual financial instruments or sectors are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as recommendations by the Fund or the portfolio managers. It should not be assumed that future investments will be profitable or will equal the performance of the financial instrument or sector examples discussed. The portfolio holdings as of the most recent quarter-end may be obtained at www.fpa.com.

Investing in closed-end funds involves risk, including loss of principal. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount (less than) or premium (more than) to their net asset value. If the Fund's shares trade at a premium to net asset value, there is no assurance that any such premium will be sustained for any period of time and will not decrease, or that the shares will not trade at a discount to net asset value thereafter.

Capital markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. It is important to remember that there are risks inherent in any investment and there is no assurance that any investment or asset class will provide positive performance over time.

The Fund may purchase foreign securities, including American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and other depository receipts, which are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic and political risks; these risks may be heightened when investing in emerging markets. Non-U.S. investing presents additional risks, such as the potential for adverse political, currency, economic, social or regulatory developments in a country, including lack of liquidity, excessive taxation, and differing legal and accounting standards. Non-U.S. securities, including American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and other depository receipts, are also subject to interest rate and currency exchange rate risks.

The return of principal in a fund that invests in fixed income securities is not guaranteed. The Fund's investments in fixed income securities have the same issuer, interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with underlying bonds owned by the Fund. Such investments may be secured, partially secured or unsecured and may be unrated, and whether or not rated, may have speculative characteristics. The market price of the Fund's fixed income investments will change in response to changes in interest rates and other factors.

Generally, when interest rates go up, the value of fixed income securities, such as bonds, typically go down (and vice versa) and investors may lose principal value. Credit risk is the risk of loss of principle due to the issuer's failure to repay a loan. Generally, the lower the quality rating of a security, the greater the risk that the issuer will fail to pay interest fully and return principal in a timely manner. If an issuer defaults, the security may lose some or all its value. Lower rated bonds, convertible securities and other types of debt obligations involve greater risks than higher rated bonds.


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Mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) are subject to prepayment risk and the risk of default on the underlying mortgages or other assets; such derivatives may increase volatility. Convertible securities are generally not investment grade and are subject to greater credit risk than higher-rated investments. High yield securities can be volatile and subject to much higher instances of default. The Fund may experience increased costs, losses and delays in liquidating underlying securities should the seller of a repurchase agreement declare bankruptcy or default.

The ratings agencies that provide ratings are Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. Credit ratings range from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Bonds rated BBB or above are considered investment grade. Credit ratings of BB and below are lower-rated securities (junk bonds). High-yielding, non-investment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risks than investment grade bonds. Bonds with credit ratings of CCC or below have high default risk.

Private placement securities are securities that are not registered under the federal securities laws, and are generally eligible for sale only to certain eligible investors. Private placements may be illiquid, and thus more difficult to sell, because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such investments, and the sale of such investments may also be restricted under securities laws.

The Fund may use leverage. While the use of leverage may help increase the distribution and return potential of the Fund, it also increases the volatility of the Fund's net asset value (NAV), and potentially increases volatility of its distributions and market price. There are costs associated with the use of leverage, including ongoing dividend and/or interest expenses. There also may be expenses for issuing or administering leverage. Leverage changes the Fund's capital structure through the issuance of preferred shares and/or debt, both of which are senior to the common shares in priority of claims. If short-term interest rates rise, the cost of leverage will increase and likely will reduce returns earned by the Fund's common stockholders.

Value style investing presents the risk that the holdings or securities may never reach their full market value because the market fails to recognize what the portfolio management team considers the true business value or because the portfolio management team has misjudged those values. In addition, value style investing may fall out of favor and underperform growth or other styles of investing during given periods.

Investing in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACS") involves risks. Because SPACs and similar entities have no operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity's management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. SPACs are not required to provide the depth of disclosures or undergo the rigorous due diligence of a traditional initial public offering (IPO). Investors in SPACs may become exposed to speculative investments, foreign or domestic, in higher risk sectors/industries. SPAC investors generally pay certain fees and give the sponsor certain incentives (e.g., discounted ownership stakes) not found in traditional IPOs. Due to this, an investment in a SPAC may include potential conflicts and the potential for misalignment of incentives in the structure of the SPAC. For more information relating to the risks of investing in SPACs please refer to the Fund's offering documents or FPA's Form ADV Part 2A.

Distribution Rate

Distributions may include ordinary income, net capital gains and/or returns of capital. Generally, a return of capital would occur when the amount distributed by the Fund includes a portion of (or is comprised entirely of) your investment in the Fund in addition to (or rather than) your pro-rata portion of the Fund's net income or capital gains. The Fund's distributions in any period may be more or less than the net return earned by the Fund on its investments, and therefore should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with "yield" or "income." A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a separate written Section 19 notice. Such notices are provided for informational purposes only, and should not be used for tax reporting purposes. Final tax characteristics of all Fund distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.

The Fund's distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance, and other factors. There can be no assurance that a change in market conditions or other factors will not result in a change in the Fund's distribution rate at a future time.

Index Definitions

Comparison to any index is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as a fully accurate measure of comparison. The Fund may be less diversified than the indices noted herein, and may hold non-index securities or securities that are not comparable to those contained in an index. Indices will hold positions that are not within the Fund's investment strategy. Indices are unmanaged and do not reflect any commissions, transaction costs, or fees and expenses which would be incurred by an investor purchasing the underlying securities and which would reduce the performance in an actual account. You cannot invest directly in an index. The Fund does not include outperformance of any index in its investment objectives.

S&P 500 Index includes a representative sample of 500 hundred companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. The Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with over 80% coverage of U.S. equities, but is also considered a proxy for the total market.


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MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to represent performance of the full opportunity set of large- and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed and 26 emerging markets.

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index provides a measure of the performance of the US investment grade bonds market, which includes investment grade US Government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities that are publicly offered for sale in the United States. The securities in the Index must have at least 1-year remaining in maturity. In addition, the securities must be denominated in US dollars and must be fixed rate, nonconvertible, and taxable.

60% S&P 500/ 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices and comprises 60% S&P 500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

60% MSCI ACWI/ 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices and comprises 60% MSCI ACWI Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Other Definitions

Credit Spread is the difference in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and another debt security of the same maturity but different credit quality

Discount to Net Asset Value (NAV) is a pricing situation when an exchange-trade fund (ETF) or mutual fund's market trading price is lower than its daily net asset value (NAV).

Effective Duration (years) is the duration calculation for bonds with embedded options. Effective duration takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change.

Market Capitalization refers to the total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock. Commonly referred to as "market cap," it is calculated by multiplying the total number of a company's outstanding shares by the current market price of one share.

Market Cycles, also known as stock market cycles, is a wide term referring to trends or patterns that emerge during different markets or business environments.

Net Asset Value (NAV) represents the net value of a mutual fund and is calculated as the total value of the fund's assets minus the total value of its liabilities, and is shown as a per share price.

Net Equity Exposure includes long equity securities minus short-sales and preferred securities.

Net Risk Exposure is a measure of the extent to which a fund's trading book is exposed to market fluctuations. In regard to the Fund, it is the percent of the portfolio exposed to Risk Assets.

Nominal yield is the coupon rate on a bond.

Risk Assets is any asset that carries a degree of risk. Risk asset generally refers to assets that have a significant degree of price volatility, such as equities, commodities, high-yield bonds, real estate and currencies, but does not include cash and cash equivalents.

Real yield is the nominal yield of a bond minus the rate of inflation

Standard Deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean.

Yield to Maturity is the rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until the end of its lifetime. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond's current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond's current yield.

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. Volatility is often measured as either the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index.

©2021 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted by Morningstar to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

You can obtain additional information by visiting the website at www.fpa.com, by email at crm@fpa.com, toll free by calling 1-800-279-1241 (option 1), or by contacting the Fund in writing.


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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Calendar 2021

Cash Dividends and Distributions:

Record Date

 

Payable Date

  Amount
Paid
Per Share
  (1)
Ordinary
Income
Dividends
  (2)
Long Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

1/19/2021

 

1/29/2021

 

$

0.083

   

$

0.019

   

$

0.064

   

2/12/2021

 

2/26/2021

   

0.083

     

0.019

     

0.064

   

3/16/2021

 

3/31/2021

   

0.185

     

0.042

     

0.143

   

4/16/2021

 

4/30/2021

   

0.185

     

0.042

     

0.143

   

5/17/2021

 

5/28/2021

   

0.185

     

0.042

     

0.143

   

6/16/2021

 

6/30/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

7/16/2021

 

7/30/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

8/17/2021

 

8/31/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

9/16/2021

 

9/30/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

10/18/2021

 

10/29/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

11/16/2021

 

11/30/2021

   

0.185

     

0.041

     

0.144

   

12/16/2021

 

12/30/2021

   

2.775

     

1.175

     

1.600

   

TOTAL

     

$

4.606

   

$

1.585

   

$

3.021

   

The amounts in column (1) are to be included as dividend income on your tax return and 29.09% of these amounts are Qualified Dividend Income.

In accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the amounts in column (2) are long-term capital gain distributions.

A Form 1099 has been mailed to all shareholders of record on dividend record dates setting forth the specific amounts to be included in their 2021 tax returns. For corporate shareholders, 17.05% of the amount in column (1) qualifies for the 70% corporate dividends received deduction. Source Capital did not elect to retain any undistributed long-term capital gains for the year ended December 31, 2021. Therefore, Common shareholders will not receive a Form 2439 for 2021.

Notice to Dividend Reinvestment Plan Participants:

When additional shares are issued by Source Capital under the Automatic Reinvestment Plan at a discount from the market price, a participant in the Plan is treated for federal income tax purposes as having received a taxable distribution equal to the market value of the shares purchased. In effect, the discount from market price at which shares are purchased is added to the amount of the cash distribution to determine the total value of the taxable distribution. Such value also becomes the participant's tax basis for the shares purchased under the Plan.

For the year ended December 31, 2021 none of the distributions paid were reinvested at a discount from the market price.

State Tax Information:

0.001245% of the amounts reported in column (1) were derived from U.S. Treasury Securities.


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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(Unaudited)

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in Source Capital, Inc.vs. MSCI All Country World Index for the Ten Years Ended December 31, 2021

The MSCI All Country World Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging market countries. The MSCI All Country World Index is included as a broad-based comparison to the capitalization characteristics of the Fund's portfolio.

On December 1, 2015, a new portfolio management team assumed management of the Fund and the Fund transitioned to a balanced strategy. Performance prior to December 1, 2015 reflects the performance of the prior portfolio manager and investment strategy and is not indicative of performance for any subsequent periods. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. This data represents past performance and investors should understand that investment returns and principal values fluctuate, so that when you sell your investment it may be worth more or less than its original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sales of Fund shares. Current performance data can be obtained by visiting the website at www.fpa.com or by calling toll-free, 1-800-982-4372. Information regarding the Fund's expense ratio can be found in the section titled Financial Highlights. The section titled Additional Information Regarding the Fund details the Fund's objective and policies, and other matters of interest to prospective investors. Please read carefully before investing.


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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

December 31, 2021

Common Stocks

           

55.0

%

 

Semiconductor Devices

   

6.9

%

     

Internet Media

   

6.2

%

     

Cable & Satellite

   

4.4

%

     

Application Software

   

4.1

%

     

Cement & Aggregates

   

3.2

%

     

Electrical Components

   

3.0

%

     

P&C Insurance

   

2.7

%

     

Diversified Banks

   

2.5

%

     

Industrial Distribution & Rental

   

2.4

%

     

Insurance Brokers

   

2.2

%

     

Base Metals

   

2.1

%

     

Banks

   

2.1

%

     

Investment Companies

   

2.1

%

     

Food Services

   

1.4

%

     

Chemicals

   

1.3

%

     

Infrastructure Software

   

1.1

%

     

Railroad Rolling Stock

   

1.0

%

     

Apparel, Footwear & Accessory Design

   

0.9

%

     
Commercial & Residential Building    
Equipment & Systems
   

0.8

%

         

Midstream — Oil & Gas

   

0.8

%

     

Telecom Carriers

   

0.7

%

     

E-Commerce Discretionary

   

0.7

%

     

Real Estate Owners & Developers

   

0.6

%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

0.5

%

     

Integrated Utilities

   

0.4

%

     

Energy

   

0.3

%

     

Industrials

   

0.2

%

     

Oil & Gas Services & Equipment

   

0.2

%

     

Entertainment Content

   

0.1

%

     

Retailing

   

0.1

%

     

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

           

7.1

%

 

Limited Partnerships

           

6.3

%

 

Preferred Stocks

           

0.1

%

 

Closed End Fund

           

0.2

%

 

Warrants

           

0.0

%

 

Right

           

0.0

%

 

Bonds & Debentures

           

26.8

%

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   

12.3

%

     

Corporate Bank Debt

   

6.9

%

     

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

5.8

%

     

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

1.4

%

     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

0.4

%

     

Short-Term Investments

           

5.1

%

 

Other Assets And Liabilities, Net

           

(0.6

)%

 

Net Assets

       

100.0

%

 


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December 31, 2021

COMMON STOCKS

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES — 6.9%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

59,276

   

$

10,418,942

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

18,899

     

12,575,584

   

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

   

15,065

     

3,431,506

   
   

$

26,426,032

   

INTERNET MEDIA — 6.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(a)

   

2,162

   

$

6,263,400

   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(a)

   

1,639

     

4,742,594

   

Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)(a)

   

71,232

     

1,320,947

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A(a)

   

15,911

     

5,351,665

   

Naspers Ltd. N Shares (South Africa)

   

13,066

     

2,026,931

   

Prosus NV (Netherlands)(a)

   

46,939

     

3,929,446

   
   

$

23,634,983

   

CABLE & SATELLITE — 4.4%

 

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(a)

   

6,973

   

$

4,546,187

   

Comcast Corp. Class A

   

246,067

     

12,384,552

   
   

$

16,930,739

   

APPLICATION SOFTWARE — 4.1%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

81,076

   

$

5,393,986

   

Entain PLC (Isle of Man)(a)

   

55,669

     

1,268,154

   

Epic Games, Inc.(a)(b)(c)(d)

   

4,347

     

3,847,095

   

Nexon Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   

144,281

     

2,789,542

   

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

   

52,709

     

2,502,623

   
   

$

15,801,400

   

CEMENT & AGGREGATES — 3.2%

 

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

   

36,756

   

$

2,490,715

   

Holcim Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

192,651

     

9,833,404

   
   

$

12,324,119

   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS — 3.0%

 

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

69,924

   

$

11,281,538

   

P&C INSURANCE — 2.7%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

181,973

   

$

10,346,985

   

DIVERSIFIED BANKS — 2.5%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

130,269

   

$

7,866,945

   

Flutter Entertainment PLC (Ireland)(a)

   

6,616

     

1,053,118

   

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

   

9,264

     

667,286

   
   

$

9,587,349

   

INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION & RENTAL — 2.4%

 

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   

164,660

   

$

5,241,128

   

LG Corp. (South Korea)

   

60,228

     

4,098,797

   
   

$

9,339,925

   

INSURANCE BROKERS — 2.2%

 

Aon PLC Class A (Britain)

   

27,776

   

$

8,348,355

   

BASE METALS — 2.1%

 

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)(a)

   

1,610,939

   

$

8,175,734

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2021

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)  

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

BANKS — 2.1%

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

168,356

   

$

8,077,721

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.1%

 

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

   

71,706

   

$

8,013,513

   

FOOD SERVICES — 1.4%

 

JDE Peet's NV (Netherlands)

   

141,142

   

$

4,354,702

   

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Netherlands)(a)(e)

   

16,977

     

936,843

   
   

$

5,291,545

   

CHEMICALS — 1.3%

 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   

32,254

   

$

4,859,065

   

INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE — 1.1%

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

103,980

   

$

4,324,528

   

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK — 1.0%

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

   

39,586

   

$

3,646,266

   

APPAREL, FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORY DESIGN — 0.9%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

23,758

   

$

3,570,740

   

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL BUILDING EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS — 0.8%

 

Samsung C&T Corp. (South Korea)

   

30,300

   

$

3,033,186

   

MIDSTREAM — OIL & GAS — 0.8%

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

190,941

   

$

3,028,324

   

TELECOM CARRIERS — 0.7%

 

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)(a)

   

58,696

   

$

2,772,790

   

E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 0.7%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)(a)

   

103,456

   

$

1,577,536

   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

   

265

     

883,600

   
   

$

2,461,136

   

REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS — 0.6%

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A (Hong Kong)

   

378,440

   

$

2,152,447

   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.5%

 

Marriott International, Inc. Class A(a)

   

12,502

   

$

2,065,831

   

INTEGRATED UTILITIES — 0.4%

 

PG&E Corp.(a)

   

114,773

   

$

1,393,344

   

ENERGY — 0.3%

 

PHI Group, Inc.(b)(c)(d)

   

26,711

   

$

408,678

   

PHI Group, Inc., Restricted(b)(c)(d)

   

57,741

     

883,438

   
   

$

1,292,116

   

INDUSTRIALS — 0.2%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

   

20,960

   

$

878,853

   

OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 0.2%

 

McDermott International Ltd.(a)

   

1,611,740

   

$

660,813

   

ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT — 0.1%

 

Netflix, Inc.(a)

   

714

   

$

430,142

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2021

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)  

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

RETAILING — 0.1%

 

Copper Earn Out Trust(b)(c)(d)

   

2,141

   

$

25,157

   

Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust(b)(c)(d)

   

16,058

     

377,363

   
   

$

402,520

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS — 55.0% (Cost $152,207,610)      

$

210,552,039

   

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES(a) — 7.1%

 

Accelerate Acquisition Corp.

   

139

   

$

1,386

   

African Gold Acquisition Corp.

   

13,383

     

134,901

   

Agile Growth Corp.

   

73,868

     

724,645

   

Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.

   

3,087

     

30,407

   

Angel Pond Holdings Corp.

   

72,045

     

711,805

   

Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

   

15,782

     

157,189

   

Ares Acquisition Corp.

   

37,713

     

374,490

   

Artisan Acquisition Corp.

   

815

     

579

   

Artisan Acquisition Corp. (Cayman Islands)

   

2,447

     

24,250

   

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

   

31,363

     

19,448

   

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. Class A

   

94,089

     

918,309

   

Avanti Acquisition Corp. (Cayman Islands)

   

179,000

     

1,807,900

   

Babylon Holdings Ltd. A Shares

   

946

     

643

   

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.

   

20,278

     

16,425

   

Broadscale Acquisition Corp.

   

15,962

     

15,004

   

Broadscale Acquisition Corp. Class A

   

63,849

     

634,659

   

BurTech Acquisition Corp.

   

41,173

     

412,142

   

Churchill Capital Corp. VII

   

46,921

     

470,195

   

Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II

   

78,438

     

774,967

   

COVA Acquisition Corp.

   

25,443

     

254,430

   

DHC Acquisition Corp.

   

39,560

     

386,897

   

Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.

   

5,496

     

54,465

   

Disruptive Acquisition Corp. I

   

78,438

     

769,477

   

ESM Acquisition Corp.

   

12

     

119

   

Flame Acquisition Corp.

   

78,434

     

782,771

   

Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II

   

94,701

     

938,582

   

Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV

   

37,663

     

369,851

   

FTAC Hera Acquisition Corp.

   

9,486

     

94,481

   

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II

   

13,221

     

130,822

   

Glenfarne Merger Corp.

   

78,770

     

781,398

   

Global Partner Acquisition Corp. II

   

29,450

     

290,083

   

Golden Arrow Merger Corp.

   

78,438

     

768,692

   

Gores Holdings VII, Inc.

   

375

     

3,746

   

Gores Holdings VIII, Inc.

   

2,245

     

4,556

   

Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. Class A

   

17,956

     

183,151

   

Gores Technology Partners II, Inc.

   

495

     

4,990

   

GX Acquisition Corp. II

   

16,476

     

8,238

   

GX Acquisition Corp. II Class A

   

49,428

     

479,946

   

Haymaker Acquisition Corp.

   

139

     

100

   

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III

   

558

     

5,485

   

Heliogen, Inc.

   

7,538

     

12,815

   

Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III

   

94,802

     

930,008

   

InterPrivate IV InfraTech Partners, Inc.

   

65,644

     

646,593

   

Kismet Acquisition Three Corp.

   

78,438

     

768,692

   

Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc.

   

94,488

     

944,880

   

Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I

   

2,856

     

28,246

   

Lead Edge Growth Opportunities Ltd.

   

8,532

     

85,491

   

Macondray Capital Acquisition Corp. I

   

78,771

     

785,347

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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December 31, 2021

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES (Continued)  

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

Mason Industrial Technology, Inc.

   

57,779

   

$

573,168

   

Metals Acquisition Corp.

   

41,269

     

406,500

   

Mission Advancement Corp.

   

46,588

     

461,221

   

Monument Circle Acquisition Corp.

   

5,326

     

52,781

   

Northern Star Investment Corp. III

   

41,998

     

416,830

   

Northern Star Investment Corp. IV

   

32,445

     

321,530

   

Orion Acquisition Corp.

   

19,230

     

189,416

   

Peridot Acquisition Corp. II

   

44,467

     

441,557

   

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. Class A

   

14,610

     

288,109

   

Pine Technology Acquisition Corp. Class A

   

24,500

     

13,965

   

Pine Technology Acquisition Corp. Class A

   

73,500

     

723,240

   

Plum Acquisition Corp. I

   

73,975

     

719,777

   

Queen's Gambit Growth Capital A Shares

   

2,126

     

1,361

   

Queen's Gambit Growth Capital Class A

   

6,380

     

63,162

   

Ross Acquisition Corp. II

   

17,636

     

176,713

   

RXR Acquisition Corp.

   

750

     

7,425

   

Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. II

   

9,972

     

99,221

   

Slam Corp.

   

54,472

     

538,183

   

Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp.

   

51,216

     

501,917

   

TCW Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.

   

9,056

     

89,654

   

Tio Tech A (Germany)

   

22,561

     

223,805

   

TLG Acquisition One Corp.

   

94,701

     

937,540

   

Twelve Seas Investment Co. II

   

75,237

     

747,103

   

Viking Acquisition (Norway)(c)(d)

   

1,687,500

     

1,277,458

   

Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

   

7,210

     

10,094

   
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES (Cost $27,223,463)      

$

27,025,426

   

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 6.3%

 

Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund II LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

55,000

   

$

3,871,303

   

HIG Whitehorse Direct Lending 2020 LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

55,000

     

1,038,798

   

Metropolitan Partners Fund VII LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

80,000

     

4,202,185

   

MSD Private Credit Opportunities Fund 2 LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

80,000

     

3,679,716

   

MSD Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

30,000

     

1,316,388

   

Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

55,000

     

1,868,767

   

Piney Lake Opportunities Fund LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)

   

30,000

     

3,048,948

   

Post Road Special Opportunity Fund I LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

18,000

     

618,028

   

Silverpeak Credit Opportunities Onshore Fund LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

34,745

     

2,972,323

   

Silverpeak Special Situations (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

48,500

     

1,441,169

   
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost $23,252,872)      

$

24,057,625

   

PREFERRED STOCKS

 

ENGINEERING SERVICES — 0.1%

 

McDermott International, Inc.(b)(c)(d)

   

711

   

$

426,651

   

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

Gulfport Energy Corp.(c)(d)

   

21

   

$

11,357

   
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% (Cost $20,241)      

$

438,008

   

CLOSED END FUND — 0.2%

 

Altaba Escrow(b) (Cost $0)

   

142,220

   

$

843,365

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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WARRANTS — 0.0%

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 11/22/2023(a) (Cost $0)

   

69,686

   

$

76,477

   

RIGHT — 0.0%

 

MIDSTREAM — OIL & GAS — 0.0%

 

Windstream Rights Offering(a)(b)(c)(d) (Cost $316,230)

   

10,312

   

$

149,524

   

BONDS & DEBENTURES

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.4%

 

NON-AGENCY — 0.4%

 

A10 Bridge Asset Financing LLC 2020-C A — 2.021% 8/15/2040(e)

 

$

136,083

   

$

136,292

   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-PWR7 B — 5.214% 2/11/2041(g)

   

27,190

     

27,178

   
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-VOLT F,
1M USD LIBOR + 2.400% — 2.510% 9/15/2036(e)(g)
   

1,311,000

     

1,298,715

   
   

$

1,462,185

   
TOTAL COMMERICAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $1,473,709)      

$

1,462,185

   

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.4%

 

NON-AGENCY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION — 1.4%

 

Nomura Resecuritization Trust 2016-1R 3A1 — 5.000% 9/28/2036(e)(g)

 

$

23,392

   

$

23,521

   

PRPM LLC 2021-2 A1 — 2.115% 3/25/2026(e)(g)

   

1,108,684

     

1,107,437

   

VCAT LLC 2021 NPL2 A1 — 2.115% 3/27/2051(e)(h)

   

1,165,386

     

1,164,877

   

VCAT LLC 2021-NPL1 A1 — 2.289% 12/26/2050(e)(h)

   

372,620

     

371,353

   

VOLT C LLC 2021-NPL9 — 1.992% 5/25/2051(e)(h)

   

1,232,505

     

1,227,602

   

VOLT XCV LLC 2021-NPL4 — 2.240% 3/27/2051(e)(h)

   

1,468,928

     

1,462,343

   
   

$

5,357,133

   
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $5,372,358)      

$

5,357,133

   

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 12.3%

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION — 6.1%

 
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO I LLC 2016-1A E2,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.730% — 8.862% 7/20/2033(e)(g)
 

$

2,056,000

   

$

2,012,672

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO II LLC 2017-1A ER,
3M USD LIBOR + 7.600% — 7.732% 4/20/2032(e)(g)
   

2,942,000

     

2,820,286

   
Barings Middle Market CLO Ltd. 2021-IA D,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.65% — 8.799% 7/20/2033(e)(g)
   

1,040,000

     

1,019,131

   
Fortress Credit Opportunities IX CLO Ltd. 2017-9A ER,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.060% — 8.182% 10/15/2033(e)(g)
   

5,186,000

     

5,037,115

   
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund IX Ltd. 9A CR,
3M USD LIBOR + 2.350% — 2.472% 1/18/2030(e)(g)
   

630,000

     

615,697

   
IVY Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XII Ltd. 12A DR,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.170% — 8.302% 7/20/2033(e)(g)
   

814,000

     

797,651

   
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XVIII Ltd. 18A E,
3M USD LIBOR + 7.750% — 7.878% 4/22/2033(e)(g)
   

3,464,000

     

3,381,952

   
Parliament CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A D,
3M USD LIBOR + 3.700% — 3.825% 8/20/2032(e)(g)
   

1,854,000

     

1,853,985

   

TCP Whitney CLO Ltd. 2017-1A ER, 3M USD LIBOR + 8.160% — 8.302% 8/20/2033(e)(g)

   

1,571,000

     

1,538,685

   

VCP CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A E, 3M USD LIBOR + 8.400% — 8.524% 4/15/2031(e)(g)

   

4,421,000

     

4,311,492

   
   

$

23,388,666

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

December 31, 2021

BONDS & DEBENTURES (Continued)   Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

EQUIPMENT — 0.9%

 

Coinstar Funding LLC 2017-1A A2 — 5.216% 4/25/2047(e)

 

$

2,926,120

   

$

2,925,259

   

Prop 2017-1A — 5.300% 3/15/2042(d)

   

494,075

     

461,434

   
   

$

3,386,693

   

OTHER — 5.3%

 

ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS I Ltd. 2020-1A A — 3.199% 12/20/2030(e)

 

$

350,000

   

$

350,053

   

ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS I Ltd. 2020-1A B — 4.935% 12/20/2030(e)

   

3,536,000

     

3,536,827

   

Cologix Data Centers US Issuer LLC 2021-1A C — 5.990% 12/26/2051(e)

   

1,765,000

     

1,785,409

   

Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC 2021-1A C — 3.475% 4/15/2049(e)

   

384,000

     

381,780

   

Diamond Issuer 2021-1A C — 3.787% 11/20/2051(e)

   

1,000,000

     

994,192

   

Elm Trust 2020-3A A2 — 2.954% 8/20/2029(e)

   

109,000

     

107,744

   

Elm Trust 2020-4A B — 3.866% 10/20/2029(e)

   

1,177,000

     

1,158,017

   

Elm Trust 2020-3A B — 4.481% 8/20/2029(e)

   

271,000

     

267,508

   

Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A B — 3.816% 4/20/2029(e)

   

1,444,000

     

1,425,492

   

Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-2A B — 3.994% 10/19/2029(e)

   

3,377,000

     

3,350,794

   

Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2020-1A B — 4.496% 1/22/2029(e)

   

1,620,000

     

1,618,189

   

Hotwire Funding LLC 2021-1 C — 4.459% 11/20/2051(e)

   

750,000

     

744,619

   

Legal Fee Funding LLC 2006-1A A — 8.000% 7/20/2036(e)

   

248,824

     

254,970

   

Monroe Capital ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A B — 3.908% 4/22/2031(e)

   

872,000

     

857,314

   

TVEST LLC 2020-A A — 4.500% 7/15/2032(e)

   

110,665

     

111,228

   

VCP RRL ABS I Ltd. 2021-1A B — 2.848% 10/20/2031(e)

   

1,467,000

     

1,460,599

   

VCP RRL ABS I Ltd. 2021-1A C — 5.425% 10/20/2031(e)

   

1,833,000

     

1,814,203

   
   

$

20,218,938

   
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $46,925,261)      

$

46,994,297

   

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 5.8%

 

COMMUNICATIONS — 0.5%

 

Consolidated Communications, Inc. — 6.500% 10/1/2028(e)

 

$

1,272,000

   

$

1,356,270

   

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC — 5.875% 10/15/2027(e)

   

453,000

     

479,047

   
   

$

1,835,317

   

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 1.2%

 

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust — 10.500% 7/15/2026(e)

 

$

2,643,000

   

$

3,234,155

   

Aramark Services, Inc. — 6.375% 5/1/2025(e)

   

359,000

     

373,809

   

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc. — 6.750% 7/15/2025(e)

   

385,000

     

404,731

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. — 11.500% 6/1/2025(e)

   

351,206

     

395,107

   
   

$

4,407,802

   

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 0.1%

 

Cimpress PLC — 7.000% 6/15/2026(e)

 

$

381,000

   

$

398,031

   

ENERGY — 3.1%

 

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.000% 10/15/2024(c)(d)

 

$

337,000

   

$

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.375% 5/15/2025(c)(d)

   

162,000

     

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.375% 1/15/2026(c)(d)

   

169,000

     

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.625% 5/1/2023(c)(d)

   

171,000

     

   

Natural Resource Partners LP/NRP Finance Corp. — 9.125% 6/30/2025(e)

   

945,000

     

959,175

   

Par Petroleum LLC/Par Petroleum Finance Corp. — 12.875% 1/15/2026(e)

   

1,300,000

     

1,430,000

   

Tidewater, Inc. — 8.500% 11/16/2026

   

9,600,000

     

9,600,000

   
   

$

11,989,175

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

December 31, 2021

BONDS & DEBENTURES (Continued)   Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

FINANCIAL — 0.9%

 

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust — 6.500% 5/1/2028(e)

 

$

3,466,000

   

$

3,621,970

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $21,075,954)      

$

22,252,295

   

CORPORATE BANK DEBT — 6.9%

 

ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.000% 9/29/2024(b)(g)

 

$

1,687,208

   

$

1,680,173

   

Applied Systems, Inc., 3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.500% 9/19/2024(b)(g)

   

716,000

     

714,031

   

Asurion LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.104% 11/3/2024(b)(g)

   

2,362,816

     

2,351,994

   

Axiom Global, Inc. 5.500% 10/1/2026(b)

   

1,758,000

     

1,722,840

   

BJ Services, Inc., 7.000% — 8.500% 1/3/2023(b)(c)(d)

   

63,697

     

60,512

   
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1M USD LIBOR + 2.200% 11/12/2027(b)(f)
   

398,618

     

151,501

   
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Term Loan,
1M USD LIBOR + 4.750% — 5.750% 11/12/2027(b)(g)
   

2,203,740

     

2,203,740

   

Cimpress Public Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% — 4.000% 5/17/2028(b)(g)

   

1,003,955

     

1,002,700

   

Emerald Topco, Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 7/24/2026(b)(g)

   

1,174,000

     

1,167,156

   

Frontier Communications Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 3.750% — 4.500% 5/1/2028(b)(g)

   

1,259,483

     

1,257,127

   

GHX Ultimate Parent Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.250% 6/28/2024(b)(g)

   

1,746,298

     

1,739,750

   

Hanjin International Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 5.000% — 5.500% 12/23/2022(b)(g)

   

1,666,000

     

1,672,247

   

Heartland Dental LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.104% 4/30/2025(b)(g)

   

1,759,195

     

1,754,797

   

JC Penney Corp., Inc., 3M USD LIBOR + 4.250% — 5.250% 6/23/2023(b)(g)

   

471,317

     

47

   

MB2LTL, 1M USD LIBOR + 9.250% — 10.250% 11/30/2023(b)(d)(g)

   

184,000

     

184,070

   

McDermott Super Senior Exit LC — 0.500% 6/30/2024(b)(f)

   

7,365,000

     

(1,657,125

)

 

McDermott Intl Senior Exit LC — 0.000% 6/30/2024(b)(d)(f)

   

744,662

     

(349,991

)

 

McDermott LC, 1M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.131% 12/31/2025(b)(c)(d)(f)(g)

   

1,259,106

     

298,041

   

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% — 1.087% 6/30/2025(b)(g)

   

1,179,219

     

507,064

   

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.090% 6/30/2024(b)(g)

   

141,919

     

80,894

   

Mediaco Holding, Inc. Class A 8.400%, PIK — 1.000% 11/25/2024(b)(c)(d)

   

3,562,439

     

3,313,068

   

Packers Holdings LLC, 6M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.000% 3/9/2028(b)(g)

   

1,184,146

     

1,175,265

   

PetVet Care Centers LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% — 4.250% 2/14/2025(b)

   

652,332

     

651,516

   

Polaris Newco, LLC Term Loan B, 3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.500% 6/2/2028(b)(g)

   

1,163,085

     

1,162,364

   

Polyconcept North America Holdings, Inc., 6M USD LIBOR + 4.500% — 5.500% 8/16/2023(b)(g)

   

589,261

     

586,315

   

QBS Parent, Inc., 3M USD LIBOR + 4.250% — 4.474% 9/22/2025(b)(g)

   

1,964,557

     

1,910,532

   

Steenbok Lux Finco 2 SARL,, 6M USD LIBOR + 7.875% — 7.875% 12/29/2022(b)(g)

   

670,502

     

761,458

   

Windstream Services LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 6.250% — 7.250% 9/21/2027(b)(g)

   

257,058

     

257,700

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BANK DEBT (Cost $30,594,087)      

$

26,359,786

   
TOTAL BONDS & DEBENTURES — 26.8% (Cost $105,441,369)      

$

102,425,696

   
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 95.5% (Cost $308,461,785)      

$

365,568,160

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.1%

 
State Street Bank Repurchase Agreement — 0.00% 1/3/2022
(Dated 12/31/2021, repurchase price of $19,409,000, collateralized by $20,686,900
principal amount U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.625% 2027, fair value $19,797,198)(i)
 

$

19,409,000

   

$

19,409,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $19,409,000)      

$

19,409,000

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $327,870,785)      

$

384,977,160

   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.6)%

       

(2,181,951

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

382,795,209

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
16


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

December 31, 2021

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Restricted securities. These restricted securities constituted 14.99% of total net assets at December 31, 2021, most of which are considered liquid by the Adviser. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Fund's Board of Directors.

(c)  These securities have been valued in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Board of Directors in accordance with the Fund's fair value procedures. These securities constituted 9.18% of total net assets at December 31, 2021.

(d)  Investments categorized as a significant unobservable input (Level 3) (See Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(e)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(f)  All or a portion of this holding is subject to unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded.

(g)  Variable/Floating Rate Security — The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2021. For Corporate Bank Debt, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(h)  Step Coupon — Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2021.

(i)  Security pledged as collateral (See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
17


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS —
RESTRICTED SECURITIES

December 31, 2021

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

  Fair
Value
  Fair Value
as a %
of Net Assets
 
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC,
3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.000% 9/29/2024
  03/06/2020, 02/02/2021,
03/17/2021, 03/18/2021
 

$

1,681,218

   

$

1,680,173

     

0.44

%

 

Altaba Escrow

 

09/01/2021

   

     

843,365

     

0.22

%

 
Applied Systems, Inc.,
3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.500% 9/19/2024
 

07/28/2021, 08/03/2021,

   

714,344

     

714,031

     

0.19

%

 
Asurion LLC,
1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.104% 11/3/2024
  01/06/2021, 03/01/2021,
03/02/2021,05/21/2021,
07/14/2021
   

2,360,830

     

2,351,994

     

0.61

%

 

Axiom Global, Inc. Term Loan 5.500% 10/1/2026

 

11/19/2021

   

1,741,123

     

1,722,840

     

0.45

%

 

BJ Services, Inc., 7.000% — 8.500% 1/3/2023

 

01/28/2019

   

63,290

     

60,512

     

0.02

%

 

Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund II LP

 

02/16/2021

   

3,688,986

     

3,871,303

     

1.01

%

 
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Delayed
Draw Term Loan,
1M USD LIBOR + 2.200% 11/12/2027
 

11/12/2020

   

150,823

     

151,501

     

0.04

%

 
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Term Loan,
1M USD LIBOR + 4.750% — 5.750% 11/12/2027
 

11/12/2020

   

2,185,223

     

2,203,740

     

0.57

%

 
Cimpress Public Ltd.,
1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% — 4.000% 5/17/2028
 

04/30/2021

   

994,782

     

1,002,700

     

0.26

%

 

Copper Earn Out Trust

 

12/08/2020

   

     

25,157

     

0.01

%

 

Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust

  10/05/2017, 10/06/2017,
10/11/2017, 11/19/2018,
11/27/2018, 06/08/2020,
07/10/2020
   

528,672

     

377,363

     

0.10

%

 
Emerald Topco, Inc.,
1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 7/24/2026
 

09/20/2021

   

1,166,663

     

1,167,156

     

0.30

%

 

Epic Games, Inc.

 

06/25/2020

   

2,499,525

     

3,847,095

     

1.00

%

 
Frontier Communications Corp.,
3M USD LIBOR + 3.750% — 4.500% 5/1/2028
 

04/09/2021

   

1,247,927

     

1,257,127

     

0.33

%

 
GHX Ultimate Parent Corp.,
3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.250% 6/28/2024
  07/23/2021, 08/17/2021,
05/20/2021
   

1,738,983

     

1,739,750

     

0.45

%

 
Hanjin International Corp.,
3M USD LIBOR + 5.000% — 5.500% 12/23/2022
 

12/23/2020

   

1,661,653

     

1,672,247

     

0.44

%

 
Heartland Dental LLC,
1M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.104% 4/30/2025
  06/10/2021, 08/02/2021,
08/03/2021, 08/12/2021,
12/02/2021
   

1,751,034

     

1,754,797

     

0.46

%

 

HIG Whitehorse Direct Lending 2020 LP

 

07/30/2021

   

1,072,286

     

1,038,798

     

0.27

%

 
JC Penney Corp., Inc.,
3M USD LIBOR + 4.250% — 5.250% 6/23/2023
 

02/03/2021

   

     

47

     

0.00

%

 
MB2LTL,
1M USD LIBOR + 9.250% — 10.250% 11/30/2023
 

12/02/2016, 01/31/2017

   

183,039

     

184,070

     

0.05

%

 

MSD Private Credit Opportunities Fund 2 LP

 

03/08/2021

   

3,543,405

     

3,679,716

     

0.96

%

 

MSD Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund

 

06/11/2020

   

1,188,281

     

1,316,388

     

0.34

%

 

McDermott International, Inc.

 

12/31/2020

   

     

426,651

     

0.11

%

 
McDermott LC,
1M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.131% 12/31/2025
 

03/04/2021

   

927,842

     

298,041

     

0.08

%

 

McDermott Intl Senior Exit LC — 0.000% 6/30/2024

 

07/01/2020

   

(304,375

)

   

(349,991

)

   

(0.09

)%

 
McDermott Super Senior Exit LC — 0.500%
6/30/2024
 

02/28/2020, 12/14/2020

   

(41,852

)

   

(1,657,125

)

   

(0.43

)%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
18


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS —
RESTRICTED SECURITIES
(Continued)

December 31, 2021

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

  Fair
Value
  Fair Value
as a %
of Net Assets
 
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% — 1.087% 6/30/2025
  01/29/2021, 02/26/2021,
03/31/2021, 04/30/2021,
05/31/2021, 06/30/2021,
07/30/2021, 08/31/2021,
09/30/2021, 10/29/2021,
11/30/2021
 

$

2,485,981

   

$

507,064

     

0.13

%

 
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.,
1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 3.090% 6/30/2024
 

07/27/2020

   

141,919

     

80,894

     

0.02

%

 
Mediaco Holding, Inc. Class A 8.400%, PIK — 1.000%
11/25/2024
  06/01/2021, 07/01/2021,
08/01/2021, 09/01/2021,
10/01/2021, 11/01/2021,
12/01/2021
   

3,540,085

     

3,313,068

     

0.86

%

 

Metropolitan Partners Fund VII LP

 

05/13/2021

   

4,000,000

     

4,202,185

     

1.10

%

 

Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I LP

 

08/18/2020, 10/05/2020

   

2,109,617

     

1,868,767

     

0.49

%

 

PHI Group, Inc.

 

08/19/2019

   

210,879

     

408,678

     

0.11

%

 

PHI Group, Inc., Restricted

 

08/19/2019

   

479,828

     

883,438

     

0.23

%

 
Packers Holdings LLC,
6M USD LIBOR + 3.250% — 4.000% 3/9/202
 

04/16/2021

   

1,178,779

     

1,175,265

     

0.31

%

 
PetVet Care Centers LLC,
1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% — 4.250% 2/14/202
 

11/22/2021

   

650,728

     

651,516

     

0.17

%

 

Piney Lake Opportunities Fund LP

 

06/30/2021

   

3,000,000

     

3,048,948

     

0.80

%

 
Polaris Newco, LLC Term Loan B,
3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 4.500% 6/2/2028
 

06/03/2021, 07/30/2021

   

1,159,525

     

1,162,364

     

0.30

%

 
Polyconcept North America Holdings, Inc.,
6M USD LIBOR + 4.500% — 5.500% 8/16/202
 

11/18/2019

   

586,614

     

586,315

     

0.15

%

 

Post Road Special Opportunity Fund I LP

 

01/26/2021

   

569,683

     

618,028

     

0.16

%

 
QBS Parent, Inc.,
3M USD LIBOR + 4.250% — 4.474% 9/22/2025
 

04/13/2020

   

1,669,494

     

1,910,532

     

0.50

%

 

Silverpeak Credit Opportunities Onshore Fund LP

 

06/07/2021

   

2,642,291

     

2,972,323

     

0.78

%

 

Silverpeak Special Situations

 

06/07/2021, 10/05/2021

   

1,438,323

     

1,441,169

     

0.38

%

 
Steenbok Lux Finco 2 SARL,,
6M USD LIBOR + 7.875% — 7.875% 12/29/2022
 

06/30/2021, 12/31/2021

   

709,785

     

761,458

     

0.20

%

 

Windstream Rights Offering

 

11/16/2020

   

316,230

     

149,524

     

0.04

%

 
Windstream Services LLC,
1M USD LIBOR + 6.250% — 7.250% 9/21/2027
 

08/11/2020

   

248,631

     

257,700

     

0.07

%

 

TOTAL RESTRICTED SECURITIES

     

$

57,882,094

   

$

57,378,682

     

14.99

%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
19


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2021

ASSETS

 

Investment securities — at fair value (identified cost $308,461,785)

 

$

365,568,160

   

Short-term investments — at amortized cost repurchase agreement

   

19,409,000

   

Cash

   

224,137

   

Foreign currencies at value (identified cost $1,914,665)

   

1,897,235

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends and interest

   

1,539,815

   

Investment securities sold

   

253,170

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

13,134

   

Total assets

   

388,904,651

   

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for:

 

Investment securities purchased

   

5,630,123

   

Advisory fees

   

229,510

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

249,809

   

Total liabilities

   

6,109,442

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

382,795,209

   

SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

Capital Stock — par value $1 per share; authorized 12,000,000 shares; outstanding 8,375,879 shares

 

$

8,375,879

   

Additional Paid-in Capital

   

311,066,677

   

Distributable earnings

   

63,352,653

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

382,795,209

   

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Common Stock net asset value per share

 

$

45.70

   

Common Stock market price per share

 

$

43.21

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2021

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $170,692)

 

$

4,176,262

   

Interest

   

7,776,212

   

Total investment income

   

11,952,474

   

EXPENSES

 

Advisory fees

   

2,791,538

   

Legal fees

   

190,625

   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

   

188,399

   

Director fees and expenses

   

122,428

   

Reports to shareholders

   

104,101

   

Delaware tax expense

   

102,599

   

Custodian fees

   

68,986

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

54,713

   

Other professional fees

   

17,178

   

Administrative services fees

   

16,125

   

Other

   

12,087

   

Total expenses

   

3,668,779

   

Net investment income

   

8,283,695

   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

31,947,050

   

Investments in foreign currency transactions

   

(106,333

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments

   

1,392,985

   

Translation of foreign currency denominated amounts

   

(33,843

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

33,199,859

   

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

41,483,554

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Year ended
December 31, 2021
  Year ended
December 31, 2020
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

8,283,695

   

$

5,907,793

   

Net realized gain

   

31,840,717

     

13,402,441

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation

   

1,359,142

     

1,855,774

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

41,483,554

     

21,166,008

   

Distributions to shareholders

   

(38,598,736

)

   

(13,868,717

)

 

Capital Stock transactions:

 

Cost of Capital Stock repurchased

   

(2,037,577

)

   

(2,055,818

)

 

Net decrease from Capital Stock transactions

   

(2,037,577

)

   

(2,055,818

)

 

Total change in net assets

   

847,241

     

5,241,473

   

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of Year

   

381,947,968

     

376,706,495

   

End of Year

 

$

382,795,209

   

$

381,947,968

   

CHANGE IN CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

Shares of Capital Stock repurchased

   

(46,936

)

   

(53,652

)

 

Change in Capital Stock outstanding

   

(46,936

)

   

(53,652

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for each share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year

   

Year ended December 31

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

Per share operating performance:

 

Net asset value at beginning of year

 

$

45.35

   

$

44.44

   

$

37.66

   

$

45.06

   

$

41.12

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income(a)

 

$

0.99

   

$

0.70

   

$

0.72

   

$

0.55

   

$

0.50

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities

   

3.94

     

1.82

     

7.02

     

(3.79

)

   

5.17

   

Total from investment operations

 

$

4.93

   

$

2.52

   

$

7.74

   

$

(3.24

)

 

$

5.67

   

Distributions to Common shareholders:

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

$

(2.02

)

 

$

(1.00

)

 

$

(1.00

)

 

$

(4.20

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

Distributions from net realized capital gains

   

(2.59

)

   

(0.64

)

   

     

     

(1.02

)

 

Total distributions

 

$

(4.61

)

 

$

(1.64

)

 

$

(1.00

)

 

$

(4.20

)

 

$

(1.73

)

 

Capital stock repurchased

 

$

0.03

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.04

     

(b)

 

Net asset value at end of year

 

$

45.70

   

$

45.35

   

$

44.44

   

$

37.66

   

$

45.06

   

Per share market value at end of year

 

$

43.21

   

$

39.91

   

$

38.69

   

$

32.55

   

$

40.76

   

Total investment return(c)

   

19.95

%

   

7.79

%

   

22.11

%

   

(7.69

)%

   

18.42

%

 

Net asset value total return(d)

   

11.16

%

   

5.98

%

   

20.89

%

   

(10.30

)%

   

14.01

%

 

Ratios/supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (in 000's)

 

$

382,795

   

$

381,948

   

$

376,706

   

$

321,870

   

$

388,264

   

Ratios based on average net assets applicable to

 

Common Stock:

 

Expenses

   

0.91

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.94

%

 

Net investment income

   

2.05

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.71

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.16

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

47

%

   

57

%

   

29

%

   

59

%

   

30

%

 

(a)  Per share amount is based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions.

(d)  Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2021

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Source Capital, Inc. (the "Fund"), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, closed-end man- agement investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return for Common shareholders from both capital appreciation and investment income to the extent consistent with protection of invested capital. The Fund qualifies as an investment company pursuant to Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements include the following:

A. Security Valuation

The Fund's investments are reported at fair value as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, ("U.S. GAAP"). The Fund generally determines its net asset value as of approximately 4:00 p.m. New York time each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. Further discussion of valuation methods, inputs and classifications can be found under Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements.

B. Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and as- sumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

C. Securities Transactions and Related Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized over the expected life of the securities using effective interest rate method. Realized gains or losses are based on the specific identification method. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency fair value of investment securities, and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies, are translated using the daily spot rate; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in net realized or net unrealized gain (loss) in the statement of operations. Distributions payable on the Common Stock are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

D. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging re- lationships, and other transaction to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting if certain criteria are met. The guidance is effective from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Adviser is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on the Fund's financial statements.

NOTE 2—Risk Considerations

Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

Market Risk: Because the values of the Fund's investments will fluctuate with market conditions, so will the value of your in- vestment in the Fund. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund could underperform other investments.

Common Stocks and Other Securities (Long): The prices of common stocks and other securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events taking place around the world, including; those directly involving companies whose securities are owned by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations. In addition, the emphasis on a value-oriented investment ap- proach by the Fund's investment adviser, First Pacific Advisors, LP ("Adviser"), generally results in the Fund's portfolio being invested primarily in medium or smaller sized companies. Smaller companies may be subject to a greater degree of change in earnings and business prospects than larger, more established companies, and smaller companies are often more reliant on key products or personnel than larger companies. Also, securities of smaller companies are traded in lower volumes than those issued by larger companies and may be more volatile than those of larger companies. The Fund's foreign investments are subject to additional risks such as, foreign markets could go down or prices of the Fund's foreign investments could go down because of unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates, foreign government actions, social, economic or political instability or other factors that can adversely affect investments in foreign countries. These factors can also make foreign securities less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities. In light of these characteristics of smaller companies and their securities, the Fund may be subjected to greater risk than that assumed when investing in the equity securities of larger companies.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Interest Rate and Credit Risk: The values of, and the income generated by, most debt securities held by the Fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit rating of these securities. For example, the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio generally will decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. In addition, falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Debt securities are subject to credit risk, meaning that the issuer of the debt security may default or fail to make timely payments of principal or interest. The values of any of the Fund's invest- ments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which the Fund may invest are considered speculative and are generally subject to greater volatility and risk of loss than investment grade securities, particularly in deteriorating economic conditions.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Interest Only ("I/O") and Principal Only ("P/O") Securities: Stripped mortgage backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest payments on the underlying mortgages (the I/O class), while the other class will receive all of the principal payments (the P/O class). The Fund currently has investments in I/O securities. The yield to maturity on I/Os is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield-to-maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than an- ticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in I/Os.

Repurchase Agreements: Repurchase agreements permit the Fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of time as short as overnight. Repurchase agreements held by the Fund are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities, or securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, or securities that are within the three highest credit categories assigned by established rating agencies (Aaa, Aa, or A by Moody's or AAA, AA or A by Standard & Poor's) or, if not rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, are of equivalent investment quality as determined by the Adviser. Such collateral is in the possession of the Fund's custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its fair value equals or exceeds the current fair value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation.

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement ("MRA"). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MRA counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund re- ceives securities as collateral with a fair value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the re- purchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund's obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Risk—The Fund may invest in stock, warrants, and other securities of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs") or similar special purpose entities that pool funds to seek potential acquisition opportunities. Because SPACs and similar entities are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity's management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. An investment in a SPAC is subject to a variety of risks, including that (i) a portion of the monies raised by the SPAC for the purpose of effecting an acquisition or merger may be expended prior to the transaction for payment of taxes and other purposes; (ii) prior to any acquisition or merger, a SPAC's assets are typically invested in government securities, money market funds and similar investments whose returns or yields may be significantly lower than those of the Fund's other investments; (iii) the Fund generally will not receive significant income from its investments in SPACs (both prior to and after any acquisition or merger) and, therefore, the Fund's investments in SPACs will not significantly contribute to the Fund's distributions to shareholders; (iv) an attractive acquisition or merger target may not be identified at all, in which case the SPAC will be required to return any remaining monies to shareholders; (v) if an acquisition or merger target is identified, the Fund may elect not to participate in the proposed transaction or the Fund may be required to divest its interests in the SPAC due to regulatory or other considerations, in which case the warrants or other rights with respect to the SPAC held by the Fund may expire worthless or may be repurchased or retired by the SPAC at an unfavorable price; (vi) any proposed merger or acquisition may be unable to obtain the requisite approval, if any, of SPAC shareholders; (vii) under any circumstances in which the Fund receives a refund of all or a portion of its original investment (which typically represents a pro rata share of the proceeds of the SPAC's assets, less any applicable taxes), the returns on that investment may be negligible, and the Fund may be subject to opportunity costs to the extent that alternative investments would have produced higher returns; (viii) to the extent an acquisition or merger is announced or completed, shareholders who redeem their shares prior to that time may not reap any resulting benefits; (ix) the Fund may be delayed in receiving any redemption or liquidation proceeds from a SPAC to which it is entitled; (x) an acquisition or merger once effected may prove unsuccessful and an investment in the SPAC may lose value; (xi) an investment in a SPAC may be diluted by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC; (xii) only a thinly traded market for shares of or interests in a SPAC may develop, or there may be no market at all, leaving the Fund unable to sell its interest in a SPAC or to sell its interest only at a price below what the Fund believes is the SPAC interest's intrinsic value; and (xiii) the values of investments in SPACs may be highly volatile and may depreciate significantly over time.

Many countries have experienced outbreaks of infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian influenza, SARS and, more recently, COVID-19. The global outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 has resulted in various disruptions, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand and general market uncertainty. The full effects, duration and costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are impossible to predict, and the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to evolve, including the risk of future increased rates of infection due to low vaccination rates and/or the lack of effectiveness of current vaccines against new variants. Similar consequences could arise as a result of the spread of other infectious diseases. Management will continue to monitor the impact COVID-19 has on the Fund and reflect the consequences as appropriate in the Fund's accounting and financial reporting.

NOTE 3—Capital Stock

The Fund did not issue any shares of Common Stock under its Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021. Effective October 5, 2020, the Board has reinstated the repurchase program through June 30, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund repurchased 46,793 of its outstanding shares at a weighted-average discount of 9.50% from net asset value per share. These repurchases were made pursuant to the stock repurchase program approved annually by the Fund's Board of Directors. Under the program, the Fund is authorized to make open-market repurchases of its common stock of up to 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares during the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2021. The Fund expects to repurchase its common stock when the discount to NAV of the trading price of its common stock on the NYSE is greater than 5%, subject to various factors, including the ability of the Fund to raise cash to repurchase shares in a tax-efficient manner.

NOTE 4—Advisory Fees and Other Affiliated Transactions

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the "Agreement"), the Fund pays the Adviser, monthly investment advisory fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.725% for the first $100 million of total net assets, 0.700% for the next $100 million of total net assets, and 0.675% for any total net assets in excess of $200 million. The Agreement obligates the Adviser to reduce its fee to the extent necessary to reimburse the Fund for any annual expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, the cost of brokerage and research services, legal expenses related to portfolio securities, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation) in excess of 1.5% of the first $30 million and 1% of the remaining average net assets of the Fund for the year.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund paid aggregate fees and expenses of $122,428 to all Directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser. Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser.

NOTE 5—Purchases and Sale

Cost of purchases of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $197,762,368 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The proceeds and cost of securities sold resulting in net realized gains of $31,947,050 aggregated $152,232,268 and $120,285,218, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021.

NOTE 6—Federal Income Tax

No provision for federal income tax is required because the Fund has elected to be taxed as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and intends to maintain this qualification and to distribute each year to its shareholders, in accordance with the minimum distribution requirements of the Code, its taxable net investment income and taxable net realized gains on investments.

Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax reporting basis, which may differ from financial reporting. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had the following components of distributable earnings at December 31, 2021:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

53,670,090

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

9,682,563

   


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

The tax status of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

   

2021

 

2020

 

Dividends from ordinary income

 

$

13,107,898

   

$

8,467,285

   

Distributions from long-term capital gains

 

$

25,490,838

   

$

5,401,432

   

The Fund utilizes the provisions of federal income tax laws that provide for the carryforward of capital losses for prior years, offsetting such losses against any future realized capital gains. The Fund did not generate or utilize capital losses during the current tax year.

The cost of investment securities held at December 31, 2021 was $331,307,688 for federal income tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for all investment at December 31, 2021, for federal income tax purposes was $66,332,639 and $12,663,167, respectively resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $53,669,472. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The statute of limitations remains open for the last 3 years, once a return is filed. No examinations are in progress at this time.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund reclassified ($40) from Distributable Earnings to Paid in Capital to align financial reporting to tax reporting. These permanent differences are primarily due to distributions made in connection with prior period adjustments. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

NOTE 7—Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements

The Fund uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of its assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

Equity securities are generally valued each day at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities principally are traded, as of the close of business on that day. If there have been no sales that day, equity securities are generally valued at the last available bid price. Securities that are unlisted and fixed-income and convertible se- curities listed on a national securities exchange for which the over-the-counter ("OTC") market more accurately reflects the securities' value in the judgment of the Fund's officers, are valued at the most recent bid price. However, most fixed income securities are generally valued at prices obtained from pricing vendors and brokers. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the fol- lowing inputs: transactions, bids, offers quotations from dealers and trading systems, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, benchmarks, underlying equity of the issuer, and proprietary pricing models such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (includes prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility). Short-term corporate notes with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

Securities for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the Adviser are valued as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the authority of the Fund's Board of Directors. Various inputs may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security's value. These inputs include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. Fair valuations and valuations of invest- ments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations of investments that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1. The investments in limited partnerships represent investments in private funds which are valued at their net asset value as a practical expedient. The net asset value of the limited partnerships has been estimated primarily based upon the pro-rata ownership of the fair value of the limited partnerships as reported by the management of the limited partnerships. Investments in private funds can never be redeemed. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the limited partnerships.

The Fund classifies its assets based on three valuation methodologies. Level 1 values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets and quoted prices in inactive markets or other market observable inputs as noted above including spreads, cash flows, financial performance, prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Fund's determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the


27


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

assets. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table presents the valuation levels of the Fund's investments as of December 31, 2021:

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

Semiconductor Devices

 

$

26,426,032

     

     

   

$

26,426,032

   

Internet Media

   

23,634,983

     

     

     

23,634,983

   

Cable & Satellite

   

16,930,739

     

     

     

16,930,739

   

Application Software

   

11,954,305

     

   

$

3,847,095

     

15,801,400

   

Cement & Aggregates

   

12,324,119

     

     

     

12,324,119

   

Electrical Components

   

11,281,538

     

     

     

11,281,538

   

P&C Insurance

   

10,346,985

     

     

     

10,346,985

   

Diversified Banks

   

9,587,349

     

     

     

9,587,349

   

Industrial Distribution & Rental

   

9,339,925

     

     

     

9,339,925

   

Insurance Brokers

   

8,348,355

     

     

     

8,348,355

   

Base Metals

   

8,175,734

     

     

     

8,175,734

   

Banks

   

8,077,721

     

     

     

8,077,721

   

Investment Companies

   

8,013,513

     

     

     

8,013,513

   

Food Services

   

5,291,545

     

     

     

5,291,545

   

Chemicals

   

4,859,065

     

     

     

4,859,065

   

Infrastructure Software

   

4,324,528

     

     

     

4,324,528

   

Railroad Rolling Stock

   

3,646,266

     

     

     

3,646,266

   

Apparel, Footwear & Accessory Design

   

3,570,740

     

     

     

3,570,740

   
Commercial & Residential Building
Equipment & Systems
   

3,033,186

     

     

     

3,033,186

   

Midstream—Oil & Gas

   

3,028,324

     

     

     

3,028,324

   

Telecom Carriers

   

2,772,790

     

     

     

2,772,790

   

E-Commerce Discretionary

   

2,461,136

     

     

     

2,461,136

   

Real Estate Owners & Developers

   

2,152,447

     

     

     

2,152,447

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

2,065,831

     

     

     

2,065,831

   

Integrated Utilities

   

1,393,344

     

     

     

1,393,344

   

Energy

   

     

     

1,292,116

     

1,292,116

   

Industrials

   

878,853

     

     

     

878,853

   

Oil & Gas Services & Equipment

   

660,813

     

     

     

660,813

   

Entertainment Content

   

430,142

     

     

     

430,142

   

Retailing

   

     

     

402,520

     

402,520

   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

   

25,747,968

     

     

1,277,458

     

27,025,426

   

Limited Partnerships

   

     

     

24,057,625

     

24,057,625

   

Preferred Stocks

 

Engineering Services

   

     

     

426,651

     

426,651

   

Energy

   

     

     

11,357

     

11,357

   

Closed End Fund

   

   

$

843,365

     

     

843,365

   

Warrants

 

Energy

   

76,477

     

     

     

76,477

   

Rights

 

Midstream—Oil & Gas

   

     

     

149,524

     

149,524

   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Non-Agency

   

     

1,462,185

     

     

1,462,185

   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

 
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage
Obligation
   

     

5,357,133

     

     

5,357,133

   


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Collateralized Loan Obligation

   

   

$

23,388,666

     

   

$

23,388,666

   

Equipment

   

     

2,925,259

   

$

461,434

     

3,386,693

   

Other

   

     

20,218,938

     

     

20,218,938

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

22,252,295

     

     

22,252,295

   

Corporate Bank Debt

   

     

22,854,086

     

3,505,700

     

26,359,786

   

Short-Term Investment

   

     

19,409,000

     

     

19,409,000

   
   

$

230,834,753

   

$

118,710,927

   

$

35,431,480

   

$

384,977,160

   
                   

The following table summarizes the Fund's Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the year ended December 31, 2021:

Investments

  Beginning
Value at
December 31,
2020
  Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)*
 

Purchases

 

(Sales)

  Gross
Transfers
In/(Out)
  Ending
Value at
December 31,
2021
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
related to
Investments
held at
December 31,
2021
 

Common Stocks

 

$

2,512,371

   

$

1,208,572

   

$

528,672

     

   

$

1,292,116

   

$

5,541,731

   

$

1,208,572

   
Special Purpose
Acquisition
Companies
   

     

(65,048

)

   

1,342,506

     

     

     

1,277,458

     

(65,048

)

 
Limited
Partnerships
   

5,609,247

     

725,034

     

18,979,522

   

$

(1,256,178

)

   

     

24,057,625

     

725,034

   

Preferred Stocks

   

248,880

     

168,182

     

21,000

     

(54

)

   

     

438,008

     

168,887

   

Rights

 
Midstream—
Oil & Gas
   

113,432

     

36,092

     

     

     

     

149,524

     

36,092

   

Residential

 
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
 
Non-Agency
Collateralized
 

Mortgage Obligation

   

125,912

     

(912

)

   

     

(125,000

)

   

     

     

   
Asset-Backed
Securities
 

Equipment

   

463,354

     

42,788

     

     

(44,708

)

   

     

461,434

     

42,757

   
Corporate
Bank Debt
   

6,545,478

     

(1,487,364

)

   

7,443,313

     

(1,615,604

)

   

(7,380,123

)

   

3,505,700

     

(414,805

)

 

Closed End Fund

   

2,018,813

     

(990,079

)

   

     

(185,369

)

   

(843,365

)

   

     

   
   

$

17,637,487

   

$

(362,735

)

 

$

28,315,013

   

$

(3,226,913

)

 

$

(6,931,372

)

 

$

35,431,480

   

$

1,701,489

   
                               

*  Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) are included in the related amounts in the statement of operations.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Transfers of investments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are recorded at fair value as of the end of the reporting period. There were transfers of $8,223,488 out of Level 3 into Level 2 and $1,292,116 out of Level 1 into Level 3. Transfers out of Level 3 were due to change in valuation technique from recent trade activity to vendor priced. Transfers into Level 3 were due to change in valuation technique from vendor priced to third party broker quoted.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2021:

Financial Assets

  Fair Value at
December 31, 2021
  Valuation
Technique(s)
  Unobservable
Inputs
 

Price/Range

  Weighted Average
Price
 
Special Purpose
Acquisition
Companies
 

$

1,277,458

   

Restricted Security(e)

 

Cost

 

$

0.76

   

$

0.76

   

Common Stock

 

$

3,847,095

   

Restricted Security(e)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

885.00

   

$

885.00

   
   

$

1,292,116

   

Pricing Model(d)

 

Executed Trades

 

$

15.30

   

$

15.30

   
   

$

402,520

   

Pricing Model(a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

11.75-$23.50

   

$

22.77

   
Preferred Stock—
Engineering
Services
 

$

426,651

   

Pricing Model(a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

600.00

   

$

600.00

   
Preferred Stock—
Energy
 

$

11,357

   

Pricing Model(a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

540.79

   

$

540.79

   
Rights/Warrants—
Oil & Gas
Services &
Equipment
 

$

149,524

   

Pricing Model(a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

14.50

   

$

14.50

   
Asset-Backed
Securities—
Equipment
 

$

461,434

   

Third-Party Broker Quote(b)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

93.39

   

$

93.39

   

Corporate Bank Debt

 

$

184,070

   

Pricing Vendor(g)

 

Prices

 

$

100.04

   

$

100.04

   
   

$

(51,950

)

 

Pricing Model(a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

47.00-$53.00

   

$

12.58

   
   

$

3,373,580

   

Pricing Model(c)

 

Discounts

  9.60%-14.20%    

14.12

%

 

Limited Partnerships

 

$

24,057,625

   

NAV as Practical Expedient(f)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

(a)  The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves recently quoted funding prices of the security.

(b)  The Third Party Broker Quote technique involves obtaining an independent third-party broker quote for the security

(c)  The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves external valuation by an independent third party who utilized a discounted cash flow model.

(d)  The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves the last executed trade in the security

(e)  The fair value of the investment is based on capital funding terms. If the financial condition of the underlying assets were to deteriorate, or if the market comparables were to fall, the value of the investment could be lower.

(f)  No adjustments were made to the NAV provided by the administrator of the Limited Partnerships. Adjustments to the NAV would be considered if the practical expedient NAV was not as of Fund's measurement date; it was probable that the Limited Partnerships would be sold at a value materially different than the reported expedient NAV; or it was determined in accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures that the Limited Partnerships are not being reported at fair value.

(g)  Certain investments are valued using vendor prices or broker quotes for the subjuect or similar securities. Generally, investments valued in this manner are classified as Level 3 because the quoted prices may be indicative in nature for securities that are in an inactive market, may be for similar securities, or may require adjustment for investment-specific factors or restrictions.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 8—Collateral Requirements

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Re- porting Standards. Under this guidance the Fund discloses both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset such as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, the Fund discloses collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

The following table presents the Fund's repurchase agreements by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master agreement or similar agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of December 31, 2021, are as follows:

        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     

Counterparty

  Gross Assets
(Liabilities)
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Collateral
(Received)
Pledged
  Assets (Liabilities)
Available for Offset
  Net Amount
of Assets
(Liabilities)(a)
 
State Street Bank
and Trust Company:
 

Repurchase Agreement

 

$

19,409,000

   

$

(19,409,000

)(b)

   

     

   

(a)  Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

(b)  Collateral with a value of $19,797,198 has been received in connection with a master repurchase agreement. Excess of collateral received from the individual master repurchase agreement is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

NOTE 9—Commitments

As of December 31, 2021 the Fund was liable for the following unfunded commitments:

Asset Class

  Unfunded
Commitment
 

Limited Partnerships

 

$

29,837,080

   

Corporate Bank Debt

 

$

8,487,375

   


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Source Capital, Inc. (the "Fund") including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). The financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2017 was audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 20, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights. In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 2021, 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 its financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more FPA investment companies since 2018.

Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2022


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

(Unaudited)

Approval of the Advisory Agreement. At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 9, 2021, the Directors approved the continuation of the advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the "Advisory Agreement") for an additional one-year period through September 30, 2022, on the recommendation of the Independent Directors, who met in executive session on August 9, 2021 prior to the Board meeting to review and discuss the proposed continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The Board had also met on July 12, 2021, with the Independent Directors meeting separately prior to the Meeting in executive session with the management of the Adviser and then separately with independent counsel to evaluate the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Prior to their July 12 meeting, the Independent Directors, through their independent counsel, had requested and received extensive materials prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided a broad range of information regarding the Fund, including a description of, among other matters, the terms of the Advisory Agreement; the services provided by the Adviser; the experience of the relevant investment personnel; the Fund's performance in absolute terms and as compared to the performance of peers and appropriate benchmark(s); the fees and expenses of the Fund in absolute terms and as compared to peers; and the profitability of the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Fund.

In addition to the executive sessions, the Boards, acting directly or through their committees, met regularly throughout the year and received information on a variety of topics that were relevant to their annual consideration of the renewal of each Advisory Agreement including, among other matters, Fund investment performance, compliance, risk management, liquidity, valuation, trade execution, service provider oversight and other matters relating to Fund operations. The Independent Directors also had met with management of the Adviser (including key investment personnel) at their quarterly meetings as well as with management at other times between the quarterly meetings throughout the year. The materials specifically provided in connection with the annual review of the Advisory Agreements supplement the information received throughout the year.

At their regular Board meetings and executive sessions, the Independent Directors were also advised by independent legal counsel. In addition to the materials provided by the Adviser, the Independent Directors received a legal memorandum from independent counsel that outlined, among other matters: the duties of the Independent Directors and relevant requirements under the 1940 Act; the general principles under state law relevant to considering the approval of advisory contracts; an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation; the standards used by courts in determining whether investment advisers and investment company boards of trustees have fulfilled their duties; and factors to be considered by the Independent Directors when voting on advisory agreements. During both executive sessions, independent legal counsel reviewed with Independent Directors these duties, standards and factors summarized in the legal memorandum described above. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Board and the Independent Directors, as well as the Directors' conclusions relative to such factors.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board and the Independent Directors considered information provided by the Adviser in response to their requests, as well as information provided throughout the year regarding: the Investment Adviser and its staffing in connection with the Fund, including the Fund's portfolio manager; the scope of services supervised and provided by the Adviser; and the absence of any significant service problems reported to the Board. The Board and the Independent Directors noted that the Fund has one investment team for the equity, private credit and asset allocation portion of the Fund and another for the fixed income portion of the Fund. The equity, private credit and asset allocation portion of the Fund is managed by Steven Romick, who joined the Adviser in 1996, Brian A. Selmo, who joined the Adviser in 2008 and Mark Landecker, who joined the Adviser in 2009. The fixed income portion of the Fund is managed by Tom Atteberry, who joined the Advisor in 1997, and Abhijeet V. Patwardhan, who joined the Adviser in 2010. The Adviser noted that both portfolio management teams are supported by a team of analysts. After discussion, the Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser have benefited and should continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

Investment Performance. The Board and the Independent Directors reviewed the overall investment performance of the Fund. They also received information from an independent consultant, Broadridge, regarding the Fund's performance relative to a peer group non-leveraged closed-end core funds selected by Broadridge ("Peer Group"). The Board and the Independent Directors recognize that the Fund's investment strategy is less than 6 years old and has not yet had time to develop a meaningful, long-term track record. However, in light of the Fund's and the Adviser's long history, the Board and the Independent Directors noted the Adviser's experience and track record, as well as the Fund's long-term investment performance. The Board and the Independent Directors noted the Fund outperformed its Peer Group median for the ten-year period ended March 31, 2021, underperformed its Peer Group median for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2021. In addition, the Fund outperformed the comparative blended S&P 500 Index/Barclays Aggregate Index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2201 and underperformed the comparative blended S&P 500 Index/Barclays Aggregate Index for the three-, five- and ten-year, periods ended March 31, 2021. The Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the Adviser's continued management of the Fund should benefit the Fund and its shareholders.


33


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

(Unaudited) (Continued)

Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses; Comparison with Peer Group and Institutional Fees. The Board and the Independent Directors considered information provided by the Adviser regarding the Fund's advisory fees and total expense levels. The Board and the Independent Directors reviewed comparative information regarding fees and expenses for the Peer Group. The Directors noted that the Fund's fees and expenses were at the low end of the range relative to the Peer Group. The Board and the Independent Directors noted that the fee rate charged to the Fund at its current asset level is similar to the fee rate charged by the Adviser on the other products managed in a similar style by the portfolio managers. The Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the continued payment of advisory fees and expenses by the Fund to the Adviser was fair and reasonable and should continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

Adviser Profitability and Costs. The Board and the Independent Directors considered information provided by the Adviser regarding the Adviser's costs in providing services to the Fund, the profitability of the Adviser and the benefits to the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund. They reviewed and considered the Adviser's representations regarding its assumptions and methods of allocating certain costs, such as personnel costs, which constitute the Adviser's largest operating cost, with respect to the provision of investment advisory services. In evaluating the Adviser's profitability, they excluded certain distribution and marketing-related expenses. The Board and the Independent Directors recognized that the Adviser is entitled under the law to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that it provides to the Fund. The Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the Adviser's level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund did not indicate that the Adviser's compensation was unreasonable or excessive.

Economies of Scale and Sharing of Economies of Scale. The Board and the Independent Directors considered whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether the fee rate is reasonable in relation to the Fund's asset levels and any economies of scale that may exist. The Board and the Independent Directors considered the Adviser's representation that its internal costs of providing investment management services to the Fund have significantly increased in recent years as a result of a number of factors, including new or increased administrative expenses resulting from recent legislative and regulatory requirements. The Board and the Independent Directors considered both quantitative and qualitative information regarding the Adviser's representation that it has also made significant investments in: (1) the portfolio management teams, analysts, traders and other investment personnel who assist with the management of the Fund; (2) new compliance, operations, and administrative personnel; (3) information technology, portfolio accounting and trading systems; and (4) office space, each of which enhances the quality of services provided to the Fund. The Board and the Independent Directors considered information regarding the Adviser's representation that such increased costs have also included a significant investment in the investment management team, and additions to administrative personnel and systems that enhance the quality of services provided to the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund does not charge sales loads.

The Independent Directors noted that the fee rate contained breakpoints as the Fund's assets increased. They considered that many registered funds have breakpoints in the advisory fee structure as a means by which to share in the benefits of potential economies of scale as a fund's assets grow. They also considered that not all funds have breakpoints in their fee structures and that breakpoints are not the exclusive means of sharing potential economies of scale. The Board and the Independent Directors considered the Adviser's statement that it believes that additional breakpoints would not be appropriate for the Fund at this time given the ongoing investments the Adviser is making in its business for the benefit of the Fund, uncertainties regarding the direction of the economy, rising inflation, increasing costs for personnel and systems, and growth or contraction in the Fund's assets, all of which could negatively impact the profitability of the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser noted that since the Fund is a closed-end fund, and based upon the Fund's current operating policies, the ability to raise additional assets is limited, and that the Fund's asset level had decreased from distributions resulting from the transition to the Fund's new investment program and from share repurchases. The Board and the Independent Directors noted that the Adviser had not proposed to increase the fee rate charged to the Fund despite the Adviser's representation that its internal costs of providing investment management services to the Fund have increased significantly in recent years as a result of a number of factors, including the Adviser's substantial investment in additional professional resources and staffing. The Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the Fund is benefitting from the ongoing investments made by the Adviser in its team of personnel serving the Fund and in the Adviser's service infrastructure, and that in light of these investments, additional breakpoints in the Fund's advisory fee structure were not warranted at current asset levels.

Ancillary Benefits. The Board and the Independent Directors considered other actual and potential benefits to the Adviser from managing the Fund, including the acquisition and use of research services with commissions generated by the Fund, in concluding that the Contractual advisory and other fees are fair and reasonable for the Fund. They noted that the Adviser does not have any affiliates that benefit from the Adviser's relationship to the Fund.


34


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

(Unaudited) (Continued)

Conclusions. The Board and the Independent Directors determined that the Fund continues to benefit from the services of the Adviser's highly experienced portfolio management teams, which has produced reasonable long-term returns. In addition, the Board and the Independent Directors agreed that the Fund continues to receive high quality services from the Adviser. The Board and the Independent Directors concluded that the current advisory fee rate is reasonable and fair to the Fund and its shareholders in light of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Adviser's profitability and costs. The Board and the Independent Directors also noted their intention to continue monitoring the factors relevant to the Adviser's compensation, such as changes in the Fund's asset levels, changes in portfolio management personnel and the cost and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund. On the basis of the foregoing, and without assigning particular weight to any single factor, none of which was dispositive, the Board and the Independent Directors concluded that it would be in the best interests of the Fund to continue to be advised and managed by the Adviser and determined to approve the continuation of the current Advisory Agreement for another one-year period through September 30, 2022.


35


SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUND

(Unaudited)

Changes to the Fund

During the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, there have been: (i) no material changes to the Fund's investment objectives and policies that constitute its principal portfolio emphasis that have not been approved by shareholders; (ii) no material changes to the Fund's principal risks; (iii) no changes to the persons primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund; and (iv) no changes to the Fund's charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control.

Fundamental Investment Restrictions

Below is a list of the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions. Except as otherwise noted, all percentage limitations set forth below apply immediately after a purchase and any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations does not require any action. With respect to the limitations on the issuance of senior securities and in the case of borrowings, the percentage limitations apply at the time of issuance and on an ongoing basis. These restrictions provide that the Fund shall not:

1.  purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, provided that this restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing, selling or entering into financial derivative or commodities contracts, such as futures contracts, options on futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts, foreign currency options, hybrid instruments, or any interest rate or securities-related or foreign currency-related hedging instrument, including swap agreements and other derivative instruments, subject to compliance with any applicable provisions of the federal securities or commodities laws.

2.  purchase or sell real estate, except it may purchase securities or instruments secured by real estate or interests therein, or securities or instruments issued by companies which deal, invest or otherwise engage in real estate, or interests therein.

3.  borrow money or issue senior securities, except as permitted by or to the extent not prohibited by applicable securities laws, rules, regulations or exemptions, as interpreted, modified or applied by regulatory authority having jurisdiction from time to time.

4.  invest in a security if, as a result of such investment, more than 25% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in a particular industry or group of industries, provided this restriction does not apply to: (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities; and (ii) repurchase agreements collateralized by the instruments described in the preceding clause.

5.  make loans to other persons, except as permitted by or to the extent not prohibited by applicable securities laws, rules, regulations or exemptions, as interpreted, modified or applied by regulatory authority having jurisdiction from time to time.

6.  underwrite securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities, and except as permitted by or to the extent not prohibited by applicable securities laws, rules, regulations or exemptions, as interpreted, modified or applied by regulatory authority having jurisdiction from time to time.

Investment Objective and Strategies

Investment Objective. The Fund's investment objective, which cannot be changed without shareholder approval, is to seek maximum total return for holders of the Fund's common stock (the "Common Shareholders") from both capital appreciation and investment income to the extent consistent with protection of invested capital. This means that the Fund does not invest in securities offering higher current yields or the greatest opportunities for capital appreciation if it is perceived that such investment would create undue risk of loss of capital. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or be able to structure its investment portfolio as anticipated.

Investment Strategies. The Fund strives to accomplish its investment objective over a full market cycle, which First Pacific Advisors, LP ("FPA" or the "Adviser") generally considers to be five to seven years. The Fund employs a balanced strategy using equity and fixed-income investments to try to meet this goal. The Fund is co-managed by two of the Adviser's portfolio management teams: FPA Contrarian Value (CV) and FPA Absolute Fixed Income (AFI) teams. Generally, 50%-70% of the Fund's assets will be allocated to the sleeve of the Fund managed by the CV team. The CV team invests the assets allocated to the CV Sleeve in equity securities and in


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private-credit/loan instruments. Generally, 30%-50% of the Fund's assets will be allocated to the sleeve of the Fund managed by the AFI team. The AFI team currently invests the assets allocated to the AFI Sleeve in fixed income securities. The Fund will vary its allocation over time as a function of the opportunity set based on the CV team's evaluation of available investment opportunities. The Fund invests in public equities of large businesses from around the world, private-credit/loan instruments, and in fixed income securities, both investment and non-investment grade. The portfolio managers utilize an investment philosophy that is consistent with the Adviser's overall value-oriented strategies.

CV Objective. The CV sleeve of the Fund will be managed in a fashion consistent with the principles of the FPA CV strategy. The portfolio managers seek for the CV Sleeve to generate market-beating returns over the long-term while taking similar risk than the market and avoiding permanent impairment of capital on the total portfolio.

CV Investment Philosophy—Absolute Value Investing. The CV team invests in positions that it believes offer a compelling economic risk/reward proposition on an absolute basis. The CV team's flexible mandate allows pursuit of an "absolute" path to value investing, in which success is measured by positive returns.

The CV team believes it can produce attractive returns based on the following factors:

•  A flexible mandate, allowing the team to invest in a variety of industries and geographies while frequently holding cash and greatly enhancing the likelihood of an equity-like return with less risk over the long term;

•  Long-term focus, which the team thinks of as generally five to seven years;

•  Macro-economic considerations, which the team believes is relatively rare among value investors; and

•  Targeting investments with advantageous upside/downside characteristics, whereby the team uses due diligence and, in some cases, differentiated knowledge to seek asymmetric payoffs to low risks.

CV Investment Process. The CV team finds opportunities for the Fund in the following types of equities that generally have market values greater than $10 billion at the time of purchase:

•  Businesses with great competitive strength, positive balance sheets and shareholder-centric management;

•  Businesses that the team's assessment believes will have a 3:1 ratio of potential gain to potential loss;

•  Businesses about which the team has identified certain catalysts expected to have a positive impact, such as operational turnarounds, balance sheet optimization and corporation action; and

•  Businesses that the team believes have disparate parts whose aggregate value exceed its current stock price.

The CV team also finds opportunities for the Fund in private credit investments/loans by origination, purchase on the secondary market, or by investing in a fund that holds these instruments.

AFI Objective. The AFI Sleeve seeks to provide long-term total return, which includes income and capital appreciation, while considering capital preservation.

AFI Investment Philosophy. The AFI team adheres to the following principles:

•  Absolute return: the team considers positions that meet fundamental research criteria, not a position's opportunity relative to other alternatives;

•  Flexible mandate: the team is not restricted to any one benchmark or index, is not limited to certain types or durations of fixed income assets and may hold cash in the absence of attractive investment opportunities;


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•  Long-term focus: the team expects to hold investments to maturity unless fundamental valuation parameters change and considers its investment time horizon to be three to five years;

•  Alignment of interest: the team invests alongside investors in the team's strategy;

•  Strict risk/reward parameters: the team considers risk of permanent loss and margins of safety as critical elements; and

•  Independent decision making: the team believes it is independent in its decision-making.

AFI Investment Process. The AFI team seeks to invest in individual securities that adequately compensate for the potential risk of permanent capital loss and that meet the objectives described above. The team starts with 100% cash, then adds individual investments that meet strategy's risk/reward criteria. As a result, cash is the residual of the team's investment process.

In applying its investment process to fixed income, the team divides the bond market into two segments:

•  High-Quality—(Securities rated A and above). Price movement in high-quality bonds is closely linked to macroeconomic factors such as the level of interest rates and inflation, as well as economic cycles and monetary and fiscal policy. Nevertheless, though duration is a primary driver of returns (both near term and long term), the team does not ignore credit risk. Instead, the team seeks to understand bond-specific and sector-specific credit risk. The investment process seeks to identify high-quality bonds that meet the absolute return criteria of compensating for the risk of permanent capital loss while also providing limited exposure to near-term price movements caused by macroeconomic factors.

•  Credit-Sensitive—(Securities rated BBB and below). Price movement in credit-sensitive bonds is primarily linked to the credit quality of the issuer and the issuer's willingness and ability to meet its contractual interest and principal payments. As such, though the team evaluates duration risk, the team focuses its research on understanding credit risk.

The AFI strategy maintains at least 25% of the AFI Sleeve's total assets in securities rated "A" or higher (or its equivalent) by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") at time of purchase. If the security is rated by more than one NRSRO, the lowest rating shall be utilized. "A," "BBB," or equivalent includes the plus (+) or minus (-) within the rating category. Further, the AFI strategy may invest up to 25% of the AFI Sleeve's total assets at time of purchase in: (i) non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers; and (ii) U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers. An issuer is generally classified as non-U.S. if it is domiciled outside of the United States and derives a significant amount of its assets, revenues, or operating profits from non-U.S. countries. Conversely, an issuer domiciled outside of the United States is generally classified a U.S. issuer if a significant amount of its assets, revenues, or operating profits is U.S. based. Determination of whether an issuer is a non-U.S. issuer is made by the portfolio managers in their discretion.

The AFI strategy may invest up to 10% of the AFI Sleeve's total assets at time of purchase in preferred shares, including convertible preferred shares. The AFI strategy may also invest up to 5% of the AFI Sleeve's total assets at time of purchase in derivatives, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and currencies not used for hedging purposes and uncovered (naked) short positions. For the avoidance of doubt, options, futures, swaps, other derivatives, ETFs and securities sold short are excluded from the 5% limit to the extent such investments are used for hedging purposes to seek to minimize the impact of losses to one or more investments.

The AFI team monitors each investment in the portfolio to ensure that its fundamental performance is consistent with its investment thesis. In addition, as interest rates and spreads change, the team reviews each holding to ensure that it continues to offer adequate compensation for credit risk and duration risk. To the extent that an investment's fundamental performance is inconsistent with the team's expectations and/or an investment no longer offers the Fund adequate returns for the credit risk or duration risk, the team will seek to reduce or eliminate the Fund's exposure to that investment.

Additional Information about Principal Investment Strategies

To pursue the Fund's investment objective, the portfolio managers generally invest the Fund's assets in common stocks and other securities of international and U.S. companies and a diversified portfolio debt securities, cash and cash equivalents, including but not limited to the following securities.


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Fixed Income Instruments. The Fund may invest in fixed income instruments, such as high yield corporate debt securities, or bonds, or U.S. government debt securities. The issuer of a fixed income instrument pays the investor a fixed- or variable-rate of interest and normally must repay the amount borrowed on or before maturity. Certain bonds are "perpetual" in that they have no maturity date. Holders of fixed income bonds, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the issuer for the principal and interest due them and may have a prior claim over other creditors but would be subordinate to any existing secured lenders with higher priority in the issuer's capital structure. Fixed income instruments may be secured or unsecured. The investment return of corporate bonds reflects interest on the security and changes in the market value of the security. The market value of a corporate bond, especially a fixed-rate bond, will generally rise and fall inversely with interest rates. The value of intermediate- and longer-term corporate bonds normally fluctuates more in response to changes in interest rates than does the value of shorter-term corporate bonds. The market value of a corporate bond also may be affected by the credit rating of the corporation, the corporation's performance and perceptions of the corporation in the market place. There is a risk that the issuers of the securities may not be able to meet their obligations on interest or principal payments at the time called for by an instrument. Corporate fixed income instruments usually yield more than government or agency bonds due to the presence of credit risk.

Equity Securities. Equity securities represent ownership shares in a company, and include securities that convey an interest in, may be converted into or give holders a right to purchase or otherwise acquire such ownership shares in a company.

Common Stock. Common stocks represent shares of ownership in a company. After other company obligations are satisfied, common stockholders participate in company profits on a pro rata basis; profits may be paid out in dividends or reinvested in the company to help it grow. Increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company's stock price, so common stocks generally have the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential of all corporate securities. Ownership of common stock of a non-U.S. company may be represented by depositary receipts (which are certificates evidencing ownership of securities of a non-U.S. issuer).

Preferred Stock. Preferred stock is typically subordinated to an issuer's senior debt, but senior to the issuer's common stock. Typically, preferred stock is structured as a long-dated or perpetual bond that distributes income on a regular basis. Issuers are permitted to skip ("non-cumulative" preferred stock) or defer ("cumulative" preferred stock) distributions. Preferred stock may be convertible into common stock and may contain call or maturity extension features.

Warrants. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the warrants (generally two or more years). They can be highly volatile and may have no voting rights, pay no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the entity issuing them.

Non-U.S. Securities. The Fund may invest in securities of U.S.-dollar denominated non-U.S. issuers traded in the United States and in non-U.S. currency-denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers. For purposes of this prospectus, non-U.S. issuers are generally non-U.S. governments or companies either domiciled outside the U.S. or traded on non-U.S. exchanges, but the portfolio managers may make a different designation in certain circumstances. The non-U.S. issuers that the Fund may invest in include issuers with significant exposure to countries with developing economies and/or markets.

Cash Equivalents. Cash equivalents are short-dated instruments that are readily convertible into cash. They may include bank obligations, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements. Bank obligations include certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances. Commercial paper is a short-term promissory note issued by a corporation, which may have a floating or variable rate. Repurchase agreements are transactions under which the Fund purchases a security from a dealer counterparty and agrees to resell the security on a specified future date at the same price, plus a specified interest rate.

Private Funds. The Fund may invest in unaffiliated and unregistered private investment funds, including those engaged in direct lending, managed by unaffiliated third-party external portfolio managers, who have discretionary authority over the Fund's investments in such private funds.

U.S. Government Securities. The U.S. government sector includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, such as U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities, mortgage pass-through securities, including Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and agency mortgage-backed securities.


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Mortgage-Backed Securities. In addition to the U.S. government mortgage-pass through securities described above, the mortgage sector includes non-agency mortgage-backed securities, such as CMOs, commercial-mortgage backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and single-and multi-class pass-through securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participation in mortgage loans secured by real property.

Stripped Securities. Some of the U.S. government and non-agency mortgage-pass through and mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund invests are "stripped securities" i.e., they represent distributions of a specific source of cash flow on a pool of mortgage assets (e.g. interest payments, principal payments, prepayment penalties). The Fund may invest in stripped securities which can be highly sensitive to the rate of principal payments on the underlying mortgage securities. Stripped securities can produce higher yields than more traditional securities. However, stripped mortgage securities are highly sensitive to changes in interest and prepayment rates. As a result, such securities are extremely volatile.

Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are bonds issued through special purpose vehicles and backed by pools of loans, other receivables or other assets. Asset-backed securities are created from many types of assets, such as home equity loans, auto loans, student loans and credit card receivables. The credit quality of an asset-backed security depends on the quality and performance of the underlying assets and/or the level of any credit support provided by the securitization structure. The proportions of the Fund's portfolio invested in various types of asset-backed securities will depend on many factors, including the portfolio managers' appraisal of the economy, yield, credit quality, macroeconomic factors and capital appreciation potential, among others. To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in a particular type of asset-backed security, it may be more susceptible to economic conditions and risks affecting the type of asset-backed security.

Corporate Debt Securities. The Fund may invest in corporate bonds, bank debt, notes and commercial paper of varying maturities and may invest in domestic bonds, bank debt and notes and those issued by non-U.S. corporations and governments. Issuers of these securities have a contractual obligation to pay interest at a specified rate on specified date and to repay principal on a specified maturity date, and may have provisions that allow the issuer to redeem or "call" the security before its maturity.

Sovereign and Government-Related Debt. Sovereign debt includes securities issued or guaranteed by a non-U.S. sovereign government or its agencies, authorities, or political subdivisions. Government-related debt includes securities issued by non-U.S. regional or local governmental entities or government-controlled entities. In the event an issuer of sovereign debt or government-related debt is unable or unwilling to make scheduled payments of interest or principal, holders may be asked to participate in a restructuring of the debt and to extend further credit to the issuer. In the event of a default by such an issuer, there may be few or no effective legal remedies for collecting on such debt.

Below Investment Grade Instruments. The Fund may invest in instruments that are classified as "higher-yielding" (and, therefore, higher-risk) investments. In most cases, such investments will be rated below investment grade by recognized rating agencies or will be unrated instruments determined by the Adviser to be appropriate investments for the Fund. While generally providing greater income and opportunity for gain, non-investment grade debt securities and similar debt instruments may be subject to greater risks than securities or instruments that have higher credit ratings, including a high risk of default. The credit rating of a high yield security does not necessarily address its market value risk, and ratings may from time to time change, positively or negatively, to reflect developments regarding the issuer's financial condition. High yield securities and similar instruments often are considered to be speculative with respect to the capacity of the issuer to timely repay principal and pay interest or dividends in accordance with the terms of the obligation and may have more credit risk than higher rated securities. Lower grade securities and similar debt instruments may be particularly susceptible to economic downturns. It is likely that a prolonged or deepening economic recession could adversely affect the ability of borrowers issuing such securities and similar debt instruments to repay principal and pay interest on the instrument, increase the incidence of default and severely disrupt the market value of the securities and similar debt instruments.

The prices of credit instruments generally are inversely related to interest rate changes; however, the price volatility caused by fluctuating interest rates of instruments also is inversely related to the interest rate of such instruments. Accordingly, lower grade instruments may be relatively less sensitive to interest rate changes than higher quality instruments of comparable maturity, because of their higher interest rate. This higher interest rate is what the investor receives in return for bearing greater credit risk. The higher credit risk associated with lower grade instruments potentially can have a greater effect on the value of such instruments than may be the case with higher quality issues of comparable maturity, and may be a substantial factor in the Fund's relative share price volatility.

Convertible Securities. Convertible securities include bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks and other securities that entitle the holder to acquire common stock or other equity securities of the same or a different issuer. Convertible securities have general


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characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest or preferred dividends paid or accrued until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities have characteristics similar to non-convertible debt obligations. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation's capital structure and, therefore, generally entail less risk than the corporation's common stock, although the extent to which such risk is reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the convertible security sells above its value as a debt obligation. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a predetermined price. If a convertible security held by the Fund is called for redemption, the Fund would be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security and convert it to underlying common stock, or would sell the convertible security to a third party, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. The price of a convertible security often reflects variations in the price of the underlying common stock in a way that non-convertible debt may not. The value of a convertible security is a function of (i) its yield in comparison to the yields of other securities of comparable maturity and quality that do not have a conversion privilege and (ii) its worth if converted into the underlying common stock.

Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements permit the Fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of time as short as overnight. Repurchase agreements held by the Fund are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities, or securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, or securities that are within the three highest credit categories assigned by established rating agencies (Aaa, Aa, or A by Moody's or AAA, AA or A by Standard & Poor's) or, if not rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, are of equivalent investment quality as determined by the Adviser. Such collateral is in the possession of the Fund's custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its market value equals or exceeds the current market value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation.

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement ("MRA"). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MRA counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund's obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

Covered Bonds. Covered bonds are debt securities issued by banks and are secured by collateral, typically mortgages. In the event of a default, bondholders also have an unsecured claim against the issuing bank if the underlying collateral is insufficient to repay amounts owing in respect of the bonds.

Zero Coupon Securities. Special tax considerations are associated with investing in high yield bonds structured as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities. The Fund does not receive any cash interest on such bonds until the bond matures, but the interest on these securities is accrued as income. Similarly, the inflation accretion income recorded on inflation-indexed notes is not received until maturity. The Internal Revenue Code requires the Fund to distribute such income to its shareholders. Thus, the Fund may have to dispose of securities when it might not want to in order to provide the cash necessary to make distributions to those shareholders who do not reinvest dividends.

Temporary Investments. During temporary defensive periods, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and investment strategies. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its assets in certain short-term (less than one year to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash and cash equivalents. The short- and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest include (i) obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii) bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks denominated in any currency; (iii) floating rate securities and other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv) finance company and corporate commercial paper and other short-term corporate debt obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations; (v) repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi) money market instruments.


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As part of its normal operations, the Fund may hold cash or invest a portion of its portfolio in short-term interest bearing U.S. dollar denominated securities, pending investments. Investments in such short-term debt securities can generally be sold easily and have limited risk of loss, but earn only limited returns.

The portfolio managers' emphasis on a value-oriented investment approach could result in a portfolio that does not reflect the national economy, differs significantly from broad market indices and consists of securities considered by the average investor to be unpopular or unfamiliar.

Percentage Investment Limitations. Unless otherwise stated, all percentage limitations on Fund investments listed in this prospectus will apply at the time of purchase. The Fund would not violate these limitations unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of an investment.

Other Investments and Techniques. The Fund may invest in other types of securities and use a variety of investment techniques and strategies which are not principal investment strategies and are not described in this prospectus. These securities and techniques may subject the Fund to additional risks. Please see the SAI for additional information about the securities and investment techniques described in this prospectus and about additional securities and techniques that may be used by the Fund.

Leverage. The Fund may utilize financial leverage for investment purposes (i.e., to purchase additional portfolio securities consistent with the Fund's investment objective and strategies and the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder). Although the Fund may use leverage as discussed below, there can be no assurance that the Fund will utilize financial leverage or that, if utilized, the Fund will be successful during any period in which leverage is employed. Generally speaking, if the Fund can invest the proceeds from financial leverage in portfolio securities that have higher rates of return than the costs of such financial leverage and other expenses of the Fund, then the Common Shareholders would have a net benefit. As a closed-end investment company, the Fund may issue senior securities, such as shares of preferred stock ("Preferred Stock"), consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Fund currently does not have any senior securities outstanding.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund generally may not declare any dividend or other distribution upon any class of its capital shares, or purchase any such capital shares, unless the aggregate indebtedness of the Fund has, at the time of the declaration of such dividend or distribution, or at the time of any such purchase, an asset coverage of at least 300% after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be. With respect to asset coverage for Preferred Stock, if applicable, under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue Preferred Stock unless immediately after such issuance the NAV of the Fund's portfolio is at least 200% of the liquidation value of the outstanding Preferred Stock (i.e., such liquidation value may not exceed 50% of the Fund's total net assets (less the Fund's obligations under senior securities representing indebtedness)). In addition, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on shares of the Fund's common stock (the "Common Shares") unless, at the time of such distribution, the NAV of the Fund's portfolio (determined after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution) is at least 200% of such liquidation value. If the Fund uses a combination of borrowing (including notes and other securities representing indebtedness) and issuing Preferred Stock, the maximum asset coverage required would be between 300% and 200% depending on the relative amounts of borrowings and Preferred Stock.

Leverage creates risks for holders of the Common Shares, including the likelihood of greater volatility in the NAV and market price of, and distributions on, the Common Shares. There is a risk that fluctuations in the distribution rates on any outstanding Preferred Stock or notes may adversely affect the return to the holders of the Common Shares. If the income from the investments purchased with such funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the return on the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to Common Shareholders will be reduced. The Fund in its reasonable judgment nevertheless may determine to maintain the Fund's leveraged position if it deems such action to be appropriate in the circumstances.

Changes in the value of the Fund's investment portfolio (including investments bought with the proceeds of leverage) will be borne entirely by the Common Shareholders. If there is a net decrease (or increase) in the value of the Fund's investment portfolio, the leverage will decrease (or increase) the NAV per common share to a greater extent than if the Fund were not leveraged. The use of leverage by the Fund may magnify the Fund's losses when there is a decrease in the value of a Fund investment and even totally eliminate the Fund's equity in its portfolio or a Common Shareholder's equity in the Fund. During periods in which the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid by the Fund for investment advisory services will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage because the investment advisory fees paid will be calculated on the basis of the Fund's total net assets, which include proceeds from leverage. If Preferred Stock are used, holders of Preferred Stock will have rights to elect a minimum of two directors. This voting power may negatively affect Common Shareholders, and the interests of holders of Preferred Stock may otherwise differ from the interests of


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Common Shareholders. Any directors elected by preferred shareholders will represent both Common Shareholders and holders of Preferred Stock. Such directors may have a conflict of interest when the interests of Common Shareholders differ from those of holders of Preferred Stock.

Capital raised through leverage will be subject to distribution and/or interest payments, which may exceed the income and appreciation on the assets purchased. The issuance of Preferred Stock or notes involves offering expenses and other costs and may limit the Fund's freedom to pay distributions on Common Shares or to engage in other activities. All costs of offering and servicing any of the leverage methods the Fund may use will be borne entirely by the Fund's Common Shareholders. The interests of persons with whom the Fund enters into leverage arrangements (such as bank lenders, note holders and preferred shareholders) will not necessarily be aligned with the interests of the Fund's Common Shareholders and such persons will have claims on the Fund's assets that are senior to those of the Fund's Common Shareholders. Leverage creates an opportunity for a greater return per common share, but at the same time it is a speculative technique that will increase the Fund's exposure to capital risk.

In connection with a credit facility, any lender may impose specific restrictions as a condition to borrowing. The credit facility fees may include, among other things, up front structuring fees and ongoing commitment fees (including fees on amounts undrawn on the facility) in addition to the traditional interest expense on amounts borrowed. The credit facility may involve a lien on the Fund's assets. Similarly, to the extent the Fund issues Preferred Stock or notes, the Fund currently intends to seek an AAA or equivalent credit rating from one or more NRSROs on any Preferred Stock or notes it issues and the Fund may be subject to fees, covenants and investment restrictions required by the NRSRO as a result. Such covenants and restrictions imposed by a NRSRO or lender may include asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. It is not anticipated that these covenants or restrictions will significantly impede the Adviser in managing the Fund's portfolio in accordance with its investment objective and policies. Nonetheless, if these covenants or guidelines are more restrictive than those imposed by the 1940 Act, the Fund may not be able to utilize as much leverage as it otherwise could have, which could reduce the Fund's investment returns. In addition, the Fund expects that any notes it issues or credit facility it enters into would contain covenants that, among other things, may impose geographic exposure limitations, credit quality minimums, liquidity minimums, concentration limitations and currency hedging requirements on the Fund. These covenants would also likely limit the Fund's ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change fundamental investment policies and engage in certain transactions, including mergers and consolidations. Such restrictions could cause the Adviser to make different investment decisions than if there were no such restrictions and could limit the ability of the Board and Common Shareholders to change fundamental investment policies.

The Fund's willingness to utilize leverage, and the amount of leverage the Fund will assume, will depend on many factors, the most important of which are market conditions and interest rates. Successful use of a leveraging strategy may depend on the Fund's ability to predict correctly interest rates and market movements, and there is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed. Any leveraging of the Common Shares cannot be achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of leverage have been invested in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies.

If the Fund uses leverage, the amount of fees paid to the Adviser for its services will be higher than if the Fund does not use leverage because the fees paid are calculated based on total net assets, which includes assets purchased with leverage. Therefore, the Adviser has a financial incentive to use leverage, which creates a conflict of interest between the Adviser and Common Shareholders, as only the Common Shareholders would bear the fees and expenses incurred through the Fund's use of leverage. The Fund's willingness to use leverage, and the extent to which leverage is used at any time, will depend on many factors, including among other things, the Adviser's assessment of the yield curve, interest rate trends, market conditions and other factors.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in the Fund's Common Shares may be speculative in that it involves a high degree of risk and should not constitute a complete investment program. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other information contained in the prospectus. If any of these risks discussed in this prospectus occurs, the Fund's results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the price of the Fund's Common Shares could decline significantly and you could lose all or a part of your investment.

Risks Associated with Investing in Equities. Equity securities, generally common stocks, preferred stocks and/or depositary receipts held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect the securities markets generally, such as adverse changes in economic or political conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates or investor sentiment. Sustained periods of market volatility, either globally or in any


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jurisdiction in which the Fund invests, may in-crease the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in production costs or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management.

Common stock of an issuer in the Fund's portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition. Common stock is subordinated to preferred stocks, bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure, in terms of priority with respect to corporate income, and therefore will be subject to greater dividend risk than preferred stocks or debt instruments of such issuers. In addition, while broad market measures of common stocks have historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stocks have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. Because preferred stock is generally junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics.

Fixed Income Instruments Risk. The Fund invests in loans and other types of fixed income instruments and securities. Such investments may be secured, partially secured or unsecured and may be unrated, and whether or not rated, may have speculative characteristics. The market price of the Fund's investments will change in response to changes in interest rates and other factors. Generally, when interest rates rise, the values of fixed income instruments fall, and vice versa. In typical interest rate environments, the prices of longer-term fixed income instruments generally fluctuate more than the prices of shorter-term fixed income instruments as interest rates change. These risks may be greater in the current market environment of historically low interest rates. The obligor of a fixed income instrument may not be able or willing to pay interest or to repay principal when due in accordance with the terms of the associated agreement. An obligor's willingness and ability to pay interest or to repay principal due in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow. Commercial bank lenders may be able to contest payments to the holders of other debt obligations of the same obligor in the event of default under their commercial bank loan agreements. See also "Risks Factors—Credit Risk."

The Fund invests in loans and other similar forms of debt. Such forms of indebtedness are different from traditional debt securities in that debt securities are part of a large issue of securities to the public and loans and similar debt instruments may not be securities, but may represent a specific commercial loan to a borrower. Loan participations typically represent direct participation, together with other parties, in a loan to a corporate borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates. Participation interests will only give the Fund the right to receive payments of principal and interest from the institution participating out the loan, and not directly from the obligor, and will typically give the Fund limited consent rights to amendments of the underlying credit documents. The Fund may participate in such syndications, or can buy part of a loan, becoming a part lender. When purchasing indebtedness and loan participations, the Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. Members of a syndicate in which the Fund participates may have different and sometimes superior rights to those of the Fund. Where the Fund invests as a sub-participant in syndicated debt, it may be subject to certain risks as a result of having no direct contractual relationship with the underlying borrower. As a result, the Fund will generally be dependent on the lender to enforce its rights and obligations under the loan arrangements in the event of a default by the underlying borrower and will generally not have any direct rights against the underlying borrower, any direct rights in the collateral, if any, securing such borrowing, or any right to deal directly with such borrower. The lender will, in general, retain the right to determine whether remedies provided for in the underlying loan arrangement will be exercised, or waived. In the event that the Fund enters into such an investment, there can be no assurance that its ability to realize upon a participation will not be interrupted or impaired in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of any of the borrower or the lender or that in such circumstances, the Fund will benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower. Successful claims by third parties arising from these and other risks may be borne by the Fund.

The Fund may invest in debtor-in-possession financings. In such investments there is a risk that the underlying borrower may not successfully come out of Chapter 11 proceedings and may be forced to liquidate its assets in which case the Fund's only recourse will be against the security provided by the borrower (which may not be sufficient to cover related losses).

Interest Rate Risk. As with most funds that invest in debt securities, changes in interest rates are one of the most important factors that could affect the value of an investment in the Fund. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities will decline in value because of increases in interest rates. Rising interest rates tend to cause the prices of debt securities (especially those with longer maturities) and the Fund's share price to fall. Generally, bonds with longer maturities have a greater duration and thus are subject to greater price volatility from changes in interest rates. Adjustable-rate instruments also react to interest rate changes in a similar manner although generally to a lesser degree (depending, however, on the characteristics of the reset terms, including the index chosen, frequency of


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reset and reset caps or floors, among other things). Low interest rates may pose heightened risks with respect to investments in fixed income securities. If interest rates were to rise from a low level, fixed income securities markets may experience lower prices, increased volatility and lower liquidity. The negative impact on fixed in-come securities from rate increases, regardless of the cause, could be swift and significant, which could result in significant losses by the Fund, even if such rate increases are anticipated by the portfolio managers.

Market Risk. The market price of investments owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Fund investments may decline in value due to factors affecting the overall markets, or particular industries or sectors. The value of a holding may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for an issuer's financial condition, national or international political events, market disruptions, public health emergencies, such as the spread of infectious illness or disease, natural disasters, changes in interest or currency rates, domestic or international monetary policy or adverse investor sentiment generally. The value of a holding may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as competitive conditions within an industry or government regulations. In addition, the Fund may rely on various third-party sources to calculate its net asset value. Errors or systems failures and other technological issues may adversely impact the Fund's calculation of its net asset value, and such net asset value calculation issues may result in inaccurately calculated net asset values, delays in net asset value calculation and/or the inability to calculate net asset values over extended periods. The Fund may be unable to recover any losses associated with such failures.

In addition, issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are subject to potential operational and information security risks from breaches in cyber security, including cyber-attacks. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional cyber events and may include, among other events, the stealing or corrupting of data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release or misuse of confidential information or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Such cyber events could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Fund's investment in such portfolio companies to lose value.

Many countries have experienced outbreaks of infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian influenza, SARS and, more recently, COVID-19. The global outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 has resulted in various disruptions, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, labor restrictions, lower consumer demand and general market uncertainty. The effects of COVID-19 have and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, financial markets and the economies of certain nations and individual issuers, any of which may negatively impact the Fund and its holdings. Similar consequences could arise as a result of the spread of other infectious diseases.

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk as an actively managed investment portfolio. The portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The portfolio managers' opinion about the intrinsic worth or creditworthiness of a company or security may be incorrect, the portfolio managers may not make timely purchases or sales of securities for the Fund, the Fund's investment objective may not be achieved, or the market may continue to undervalue the Fund's securities. In addition, the Fund may not be able to quickly dispose of certain securities holdings. The frequency of trading within the Fund impacts portfolio turnover rates, which are shown in the financial highlights table. A higher rate of portfolio turnover could produce higher trading costs and taxable distributions, which would detract from the Fund's performance. Moreover, there can be no assurance that all of the Adviser's personnel will continue to be associated with the Adviser for any length of time. The loss of services of one or more key employees of the Adviser, including the portfolio managers, could have an adverse impact on the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Certain securities or other instruments in which the Fund seeks to invest may not be available in the quantities desired. In such circumstances, the portfolio managers may determine to purchase other securities or instruments as substitutes. Such substitute securities or instruments may not perform as intended, which could result in losses to the Fund. In addition, the Fund and its service providers are subject to potential operational and information security risks from breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional cyber events and may include, among other events, the stealing or corrupting of data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release or misuse of confidential information or various other forms of cyber-attacks. Cyber-security breaches affecting the Fund or the Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, intermediaries, trading counterparties or other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber security breaches may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact the Fund's ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential (including proprietary) company information, impede trading, result in violations of applicable privacy and other laws, subject the Fund to regulatory fines, cause the Fund and its shareholders to experience financial losses, or cause reputational damage and/or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. The Fund may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. The Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems


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reasonably designed to seek to reduce the risks associated with cyber-attacks, but there are inherent limitations in these plans and systems. For example, the nature of malicious cyber-attacks is becoming increasingly sophisticated; the Fund cannot control the cyber-security systems of issuers or third-party service providers; and certain current risks may not have been identified and additional unknown threats may emerge in the future. There is also a risk that cyber security breaches may not be detected. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

Credit Risk. Credit risk refers to the likelihood that an issuer will default on the payment of principal and/or interest on a security. Various factors could affect the issuer's actual or perceived willingness or ability to make timely interest or principal payments, including changes in the issuer's financial condition or in general economic conditions. In addition, lack of or inadequacy of collateral or credit enhancements for a fixed income security may affect its credit risk. Below investment grade securities predominantly have more risk with respect to the issuer's ability to pay interest and repay principal when due, and therefore involve a greater risk of default or nonpayment. Credit risk of a security may change over time, and securities which are rated by ratings agencies are often reviewed and may be subject to downgrade. However, ratings are only opinions of the agencies issuing them and are not absolute guarantees as to quality.

Call Risk. Issuers of callable bonds are permitted to redeem these bonds before their final maturity. Issuers may call outstanding securities before maturity for a number of reasons, including decreases in prevailing interest rates or improvements to the issuer's credit profile. If an issuer calls a security in which the Fund is invested, the Fund could lose potential price appreciation and be forced to reinvest the proceeds in securities that bear a lower interest rate or more credit risk.

Risks Associated with Investing in Smaller-Cap and Mid-Cap Companies. The prices of securities of smaller-cap and mid-cap companies tend to fluctuate more widely than those of larger, more established companies. Smaller-cap and mid-cap companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on the expertise of a few people and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or market averages in general. In addition, these companies often have shorter operating histories and are more reliant on key products or personnel than larger companies. The securities of smaller- or medium-sized companies are often traded over-the-counter, and may not be traded in volumes typical of securities traded on a national securities exchange. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.

Risks Associated with Investing in Non-U.S. Securities. Non-U.S. investments involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. Certain of the risks noted below may also apply to securities of U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve the following risks:

•  the economies of some non-U.S. markets often do not compare favorably with that of the U.S. in areas such as growth of gross domestic product, reinvestment of capital, resources, and balance of payments. Some of these economies may rely heavily on particular industries or non-U.S. capital. They may be more vulnerable to adverse diplomatic developments, the imposition of economic sanctions against a country, changes in inter-national trading patterns, trade barriers and other protectionist or retaliatory measures;

•  governmental actions such as the imposition of capital controls, nationalization of companies or industries, expropriation of assets or the imposition of punitive taxes—may adversely affect investments in non-U.S. markets. Such governments may also participate to a significant degree, through ownership or regulation, in their respective economies;

•  the governments of certain countries may prohibit or substantially restrict foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain industries. This could severely affect security prices. This could also impair the Fund's ability to purchase or sell non-U.S. securities or transfer its assets or income back to the U.S. or otherwise adversely affect the Fund's operations;

•  other non-U.S. market risks include foreign exchange controls, difficulties in pricing securities, defaults on non-U.S. government securities, difficulties in enforcing favorable legal judgments in non-U.S. courts, and political and social instability. Legal remedies available to investors in some non-U.S. countries are less extensive than those available to investors in the U.S. Many non-U.S. governments supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to a lesser extent than the U.S. government does. Corporate governance may not be as robust as in more developed countries. As a result, protections for minority investors may not be strong, which could adversely affect the Fund's non-U.S. holdings or exposures;


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•  accounting standards in other countries are not necessarily the same as in the U.S. If the accounting standards in another country do not require as much disclosure or detail as U.S. accounting standards, it may be harder for the portfolio managers to completely and accurately determine a company's financial condition or otherwise assess a company's creditworthiness;

•  because there may be fewer investors on non-U.S. exchanges and smaller numbers of shares traded each day, it may be difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities on those exchanges. In addition, prices of non-U.S. securities may be more volatile than prices of securities traded in the U.S.;

•  non-U.S. markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures. In certain markets, settlements may not keep pace with the volume of securities transactions. If this occurs, settlement may be delayed, and the Fund's assets may be uninvested and may not be earning returns. The Fund also may miss investment opportunities or not be able to sell an investment or reduce its exposure because of these delays;

•  changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund's non-U.S. holdings or exposures;

•  the costs of non-U.S. securities transactions tend to be higher than those of U.S. transactions, increasing the transaction costs paid directly or indirectly by the Fund;

•  international trade barriers or economic sanctions against non-U.S. countries may adversely affect the Fund's non-U.S. holdings or exposures; and

•  global economies are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country region or financial market may adversely impact a different country, region or financial market.

The severity or duration of these conditions may be affected if one or more countries leave the European Union, the euro currency or if other policy changes are made by governments or quasigovernmental organizations.

The Fund may invest in depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") and Global Depositary Notes ("GDNs"), which are certificates evidencing ownership of securities of a non-U.S. issuer. Depositary receipts may be sponsored by the non-U.S. issuer or unsponsored. Depositary receipts are subject to the risks of changes in currency or exchange rates and the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that would be considered material in the U.S., or to pass through to shareholders any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers, and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts.

Risks Associated with Investing in Emerging Market. In investing the Fund's assets, the portfolio managers focus on countries with established rules of law and political systems that allow for transparent and unbiased enforcement of those laws, although there can be no assurance that the Fund's assets will in all cases be invested in countries that offer such protections, and such investments may be subject to heightened risk. The Fund's investments in non-U.S. issuers in developing or emerging market countries may involve increased exposure to changes in economic, social and political factors as compared to investments in more developed countries. The economies of most emerging market countries are in the early stage of capital market development and may be dependent on relatively fewer industries. As a result, their economic systems are still evolving. Their legal and political systems may also be less stable than those in developed economies. Securities markets in these countries can also be smaller, and there may be increased settlement risks. Emerging market countries often suffer from currency devaluation and higher rates of inflation. Due to these risks, securities issued in developing or emerging countries may be more volatile, less liquid, and harder to value than securities issued in more developed countries.

Risks Associated with Value Investing. Value stocks, including those selected by the portfolio managers for the Fund, are subject to the risks that their intrinsic value may never be realized by the market and that their prices may go down. In addition, value style investing may fall out of favor and underperform growth or other styles of investing during given periods. The Fund's value discipline may result in a portfolio of stocks that differs materially from its benchmark index. Securities selected by the portfolio managers using a value strategy may never reach their intrinsic value because the market fails to recognize what the portfolio managers consider to be


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the true business value or because the portfolio managers have misjudged those values. There may be periods during which the investment performance of the Fund suffers while using a value strategy.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may not be able to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Investments in high yield securities, non-U.S. securities, derivatives or other securities with substantial market and/or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Certain investments in private placements and Rule 144A securities may be considered illiquid investments. Lower-rated debt securities tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments, and may be subject to wider fluctuations in market value. Furthermore, reduced number and capacity of dealers and other counterparties to "make markets" in fixed income securities, in connection with the growth of the fixed income markets, may increase liquidity risk with respect to the Fund's investments in fixed income securities. When there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold, the Fund may have to lower the selling price, sell other investments, or may not be able to sell the securities at all and may have to forego another, more appealing investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Fund's performance. These securities may also be difficult to value and their values may be more volatile because of liquidity risk. Regulatory changes may further constrain the ability of market participants to create liquidity, particularly in times of increased market volatility. Liquidity risk may intensify during periods of economic uncertainty.

Over-the-Counter Risk. Securities traded in OTC markets may trade in smaller volumes, and their prices may be more volatile, than securities principally traded on securities exchanges. Such securities may be less liquid than more widely traded securities. In addition, the prices of such securities may include an undisclosed dealer markup, which the Fund pays as part of the purchase price.

Private Placements and Restricted Securities Risk. Private placement securities are securities that are not registered under the federal securities laws, and are generally eligible for sale only to certain eligible investors. The Fund may invest in securities that are purchased in private placements. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such investments, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, the Fund could find it more difficult to sell such securities when the Adviser believes it advisable to do so or may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held. At times, it may also be more difficult to determine the fair value of such securities for purposes of computing the NAV of the Fund. The sale of such investments may also be restricted under securities laws.

Private Fund Risk. The Fund invests in external private funds managed by independent external managers. These private funds are generally exempt from registration under the 1940 Act, and, therefore, will not be required to adhere to the restrictions and requirements under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the provisions of the 1940 Act (which, among other things, require investment companies to have a majority of disinterested directors, require securities to be held in custody by a bank or broker in accordance with rules requiring the segregation of securities, prohibit the investment companies from engaging in certain transactions with its affiliates and regulate the relationship between advisers and investment companies) are not applicable to such private funds. Shares of private funds are not publicly traded and generally are not liquid investments. Additional risks associated with investing in private funds include, among other things, that private funds may incur leverage for investment or other purposes, which may increase the volatility of investments in private funds; private funds generally may invest without limitation in restricted and illiquid investments; the Fund relies primarily on information provided by external managers of the private funds in valuing its investments in private funds; the external managers of the private funds often have broad indemnification rights from the private fund and limitations on liability; neither the Fund nor the Adviser controls the external managers of these private funds; and there can be no assurances that an external manager will manage its private funds in a manner consistent with either the Fund's investment objectives and strategies or with the stated investment policies and restrictions of the private fund. These characteristics present additional risks, including the possibility of risk of total loss, for shareholders of private funds.

Securities Lending Risk. For the purposes of reducing borrowing costs or achieving income, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. When the Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. The Fund may pay lending fees to a party arranging the loan. Cash collateral received by the Fund in securities lending transactions may be invested in short-term liquid fixed income instruments or in money market or short-term mutual funds, or similar investment vehicles, including affiliated money market or short-term mutual funds. The Fund bears the risk of such investments.


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Leverage Risk. The Fund is permitted to obtain leverage, under limited circumstances, using any form or combination of financial leverage instruments, including through funds borrowed from banks or other financial institutions (i.e., a credit facility), margin facilities, the issuance of Preferred Stock or notes and leverage attributable to reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls or similar transactions. The Fund may use leverage opportunistically and may choose to increase or decrease its leverage, or use different types or combinations of leveraging instruments, at any time based on the Fund's assessment of market conditions and the investment environment.

The 1940 Act generally limits the extent to which the Fund may utilize borrowings and "uncovered" transactions that may give rise to a form of leverage, including reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, swaps, futures and forward contracts, options and other derivative transactions, together with any other senior securities representing indebtedness, to 331/3%, of the Fund's total net assets at the time utilized. In addition, the 1940 Act limits the extent to which the Fund may issue Preferred Stock to 50% of the Fund's total net assets (less the Fund's obligations under senior securities representing indebtedness). Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risks that the interest income earned on the investment of the proceeds will be less than the interest expense and Fund expenses associated with the repurchase agreement, that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase such securities and that the securities may not be returned to the Fund. There is no assurance that the reverse repurchase agreements can be successfully employed. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. Successful use of dollar rolls may depend upon the Investment Manager's ability to correctly predict interest rates and prepayments. There is no assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully employed. In connection with reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, the Fund will also be subject to counterparty risk with respect to the purchaser of the securities. If the broker/dealer to whom the Fund sells securities becomes insolvent, the Fund's right to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted. "Covered" reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, swaps, futures and forward contracts, options and other derivative transactions will not be counted against the foregoing limits under the 1940 Act. The Fund will "cover" its derivative positions by segregating an amount of cash and/or liquid securities as required by the 1940 Act and applicable SEC interpretations and guidance from time to time. Alternatively, the Fund may enter into an offsetting position or own positions covering its obligations with respect to the transaction; otherwise, this transaction will be considered "uncovered." The Fund may not cover an applicable derivative transaction if it does not need to do so to comply with the foregoing 1940 Act requirements and, in the view of the Adviser, the assets that would have been used to cover could be better used for a different purpose. However, these transactions, even if covered, may represent a form of economic leverage and will create risks. The potential loss on derivative instruments may be substantial relative to the initial investment therein. In addition, these segregation and coverage requirements could result in the Fund maintaining securities positions that it would otherwise liquidate, segregating assets at a time when it might be disadvantageous to do so or otherwise restricting portfolio management. Such segregation and cover requirements will not limit or offset losses on related positions.

Use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased income and return for Common Shareholders but, at the same time, creates risks, including the likelihood of greater volatility in the NAV and market price of, and distributions on, the Common Shares. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund's portfolio will be magnified if the Fund uses leverage. In particular, leverage may magnify interest rate risk, which is the risk that the prices of portfolio securities will fall (or rise) if market interest rates for those types of securities rise (or fall). As a result, leverage may cause greater changes in the Fund's NAV, which will be borne entirely by the Fund's Common Shareholders. There can be no assurance that the Fund will use leverage or that its leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed. The Fund may be subject to investment restrictions of one or more NRSROs and/or credit facility lenders as a result of its use of financial leverage. These restrictions may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. It is not anticipated that these covenants or portfolio requirements will significantly impede the Adviser in managing the Fund's portfolio in accordance with its investment objective and policies. Nonetheless, if these covenants or guidelines are more restrictive than those imposed by the 1940 Act, the Fund may not be able to utilize as much leverage as it otherwise could have, which could reduce the Fund's investment returns. In addition, the Fund expects that any notes it issues or credit facility it enters into would contain covenants that, among other things, will likely impose geographic exposure limitations, credit quality minimums, liquidity minimums, concentration limitations and currency hedging requirements on the Fund. These covenants would also likely limit the Fund's ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change fundamental investment policies and engage in certain transactions, including mergers and consolidations. Such restrictions could cause the Adviser to make different investment decisions than if there were no such restrictions and could limit the ability of the Board and Common Shareholders to change fundamental investment policies.

The costs of a financial leverage program (including the costs of offering any Preferred Stock and notes) will be borne entirely by Common Shareholders and consequently will result in a reduction of the NAV of the Common Shares. During periods in which the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid by the Fund for investment advisory services will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage


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because the investment advisory fees paid will be calculated on the basis of the Fund's total net assets, which includes proceeds from (and assets subject to) any credit facility, margin facility, any issuance of Preferred Stock or notes, any reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls or similar transactions. This will create a conflict of interest between the Adviser, on the one hand, and Common Shareholders, on the other hand. To monitor this potential conflict, the Board intends to periodically review the Fund's use of leverage, including its impact on Fund performance and on the Adviser's fees.

The Fund may also offset derivative positions against one another or against other assets to manage the effective market exposure resulting from derivatives in its portfolio. In addition, to the extent that any offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, the Fund may perform as if it were leveraged. The Fund's use of leverage could create the opportunity for a higher return for Common Shareholders but would also result in special risks for Common Shareholders and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on the securities and investments purchased with leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of the leverage, the return on the Common Shares will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income and gains from the securities and investments purchased with such proceeds do not cover the cost of leverage, the return on the Common Shares will be less than if leverage had not been used. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Leverage involves risks and special considerations for Common Shareholders, including:

•  the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of the Common Shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage;

•  the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings and short-term debt or in the dividend rates on any Preferred Stock that the Fund may pay will reduce the return to the Common Shareholders or will result in fluctuations in the dividends paid on the Common Shares;

•  the effect of leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of the Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the Common Shares; and

•  when the Fund uses certain types of leverage, the investment advisory fee payable to the Adviser will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage.

On October 28, 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the Act providing for the regulation of a registered investment company's use of derivatives and certain related instruments. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 limits a fund's derivatives exposure through a value-at-risk test and requires the adoption and implementation of a derivatives risk management program for certain derivatives users. Subject to certain conditions, limited derivatives users (as defined in Rule 18f-4), however, would not be subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4 the SEC also eliminated the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering derivatives and certain financial instruments. Compliance with Rule 18f-4 will be required on August 19, 2022. As the Fund comes into compliance, the Fund's approach to asset segregation and coverage requirements will be impacted. In addition, Rule 18f-4 could restrict the Fund's ability to engage in certain derivatives transactions and/or increase the costs of such derivatives transactions, which could adversely affect the value or performance of the Fund and the Common Shares and/or the Fund's distribution rate.

Risks Associated with Investing in High Yield Securities. High yield bonds, which are sometimes called "junk" bonds, are highly speculative securities that are usually issued by smaller, less creditworthy and/or highly leveraged (indebted) companies. Because investment in lower-rated or unrated securities involves greater investment risk, achievement of the Fund's investment objective is more dependent on the portfolio managers' credit analysis than with respect to the Fund's investments in higher-rated securities. The portfolio managers do not employ a rating valuation for unrated securities. Decisions to purchase and sell these securities are based on the portfolio manager's evaluation of their investment potential and not on the ratings assigned by credit agencies. Compared with investment-grade bonds, high yield bonds carry a greater degree of risk and are less likely to make payments of interest and principal. Compared to investment-grade debt securities, market developments and the financial and business conditions of the corporation issuing high yield securities influence high yield securities price and liquidity more than changes in interest rates when compared to investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities. A projection of an economic downturn, for example, could cause a decline in the prices of lower-rated securities because the advent of a recession could lessen the ability of a highly leveraged company to make principal and interest payments on its debt securities. New laws and proposed new laws could negatively impact the market for high yield bonds. Insufficient liquidity in the high yield bond market may make it more difficult to dispose of high yield bonds and may cause the Fund to experience sudden and substantial price declines. A lack of reliable, objective data or market quotations may make


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it more difficult to value high yield bonds accurately. There is no limit on the ratings of high yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, and the Fund may invest in securities that are in default.

Valuation Risk. Unlike publicly traded common stock which trades on national exchanges, there is no central place or exchange for loans or fixed income instruments to trade. Loans and fixed income instruments generally trade on an OTC market, which may be anywhere in the world where the buyer and seller can settle on a price. Due to the lack of centralized information and trading, the valuation of loans or fixed income instruments may carry more risk than that of common stock. Uncertainties in the conditions of the financial market, unreliable reference data, lack of transparency and inconsistency of valuation models and processes may lead to inaccurate asset pricing. In addition, other market participants may value securities differently than the Fund. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that when a loan or fixed income instrument is sold in the market, the amount received by the Fund is less than the value of such loans or fixed income instruments carried on the Fund's books.

U.S. Government Securities Risk. Certain U.S. government securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations; and still others are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality, or enterprise. Although U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) may be chartered or sponsored by Congress, they are not funded by Congressional appropriations, and their securities are not issued by the U.S. Treasury, are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and involve increased credit risks in comparison to U.S. Treasury securities or other securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Any security guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, or a security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States, is guaranteed or backed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, but the market values for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

Any market movements, regulatory changes or changes in political or economic conditions that affect the U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities in which the Fund invests may have a significant impact on the Fund's performance. Events that would adversely affect the market prices of securities issued or guaranteed by one government agency or instrumentality may adversely affect the market price of securities issued or guaranteed by other government agencies or instrumentalities. Because many types of U.S. government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.

Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities represent interests in "pools" of mortgages or other assets such as consumer loans or receivables held in trust and often involve risks that are different from or possibly more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. Mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment risk and, thus, can be highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Generally, in a period of rising interest rates, individual borrowers are less likely to exercise prepayment options which tend to extend the expected maturity of mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, if the Fund holds mortgage-related securities, rising interest rates may cause the Fund to exhibit additional volatility due to the increased expected average life of its mortgage-related holdings. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay their mortgages sooner than expected. These pre-payments can reduce the returns of the Fund because the Fund may realize losses on securities that were acquired at a premium to par and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds from prepayments at the lower prevailing interest rates which can reduce the Fund's yield.

Mortgage-related securities may be either pass-through securities or CMOs. Pass-through securities represent a right to receive principal and interest payments collected on a pool of mortgages which are passed through to security holders. CMOs are created by dividing the principal and interest payments collected on a pool of mortgages into several cash flow streams ("tranches") with different priority rights to portions of the underlying mortgage payments. Certain CMO tranches may represent a right to receive specific sources of cash flow such as interest-only ("IOs") or principal-only ("POs"). These securities are frequently referred to as "stripped securities" and may be extremely sensitive to changes in interest rates. Stripped securities can produce higher yields than more traditional securities. However, stripped mortgage securities are highly sensitive to changes in interest and prepayment rates. As a result, such securities are extremely volatile. For example, generally, the value of principal-only stripped mortgage-related securities fall as interest rates rise, whereas the value of interest-only stripped mortgage-related securities rise as interest rates rise, and vice versa. If the Fund invests in CMO tranches (including CMO tranches issued by government agencies) and interest rates move in a manner not anticipated by the managers, it is possible that the Fund could lose all or substantially all of its investment. The market prices of CMOs structured as accrual certificates (also known as "Z-Bonds") are affected to a greater extent by interest rate changes


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and therefore tend to be more volatile than securities which pay current interest in cash. Mortgage-related securities, and in particular those not backed by a government guarantee, are subject to credit risk.

The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Certain asset-backed securities, including securities backed by auto loans, are subject to subprime lending and loan-to-value risk. One of the most significant risks to a holder of an auto loan asset-backed security is the fluctuation of the value of the loans acquired. The higher the loan-to-value ratio, the riskier the loan is for a lender. Further, subprime loans underlying auto loan asset-backed securities may have higher default rates than loans that meet more stringent underwriting requirements.

Adjustable-Rate Mortgage ("ARM") Risk. During periods of extreme fluctuations in interest rates, the resulting fluctuations of ARM rates could affect the ARMs' market value. Most ARMs generally have annual reset limits or "caps". Fluctuations in interest rates above these levels, thus, could cause the mortgage-backed securities to "cap out" and to behave more like long-term, fixed-rate debt securities. During periods of declining interest rates, of course, the coupon rates may readjust downward and result in lower yields. Because of this feature, the value of ARMs will likely not rise during periods of declining interest rates to the same extent as fixed-rate instruments.

Stripped Securities Risk. Stripped securities are more volatile than securities where the principal and interest payments have not been separated. The value of stripped securities generally fluctuates more in response to interest rate movements than the value of traditional bonds because a change in interest rates may increase or decrease prepayments of principal. While the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities may guarantee the full repayment of principal on stripped securities they issue, repayment of interest is generally guaranteed only while the underlying assets or pools of assets are outstanding. The market for stripped securities may be limited, which may make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them quickly at an acceptable price.

Sovereign and Government-Related Debt. Sovereign debt includes securities issued or guaranteed by a non-U.S. sovereign government or its agencies, authorities, or political sub-divisions. Government-related debt includes securities issued by non-U.S. regional or local governmental entities or government-controlled entities. In the event an issuer of sovereign debt or government-related debt is unable or unwilling to make scheduled payments of interest or principal, holders may be asked to participate in a restructuring of the debt and to extend further credit to the issuer. In the event of a default by a governmental entity on a sovereign debt obligation, there may be few or no effective legal remedies for collecting on such debt.

Risks Associated with Investing in Convertible Securities. A convertible security is a bond, debenture, or note that may be exchanged for particular common stocks in the future at a predetermined price or formula within a specified period of time. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on the debt security until the convertible security matures or is redeemed. Prior to redemption, convertible securities provide benefits similar to nonconvertible debt securities in that they generally provide income with higher yields than those of similar common stocks. Convertible securities may entail less risk than the corporation's common stocks. Convertible securities are generally not investment grade. The risks of nonpayment of the principal and interest increase when debt securities are rated lower than investment grade or are not rated.

Risks Associated with Deep Discount Securities. The high yield securities in which the Fund may invest may from time to time include debt securities of companies that are financially troubled, in default or are in bankruptcy or reorganization. These securities are called "Deep Discount Securities" and are deeply discounted from their face value. The Fund will invest in Deep Discount Securities when the portfolio managers believe that the issuer's financial condition is likely to improve. A debt instrument purchased at a deep discount, but prior to default, may pay a very high effective yield. If the issuer's financial condition improves, the underlying value of the securities may increase and result in a capital gain. If the issuer cannot meet its debt obligations, however, the Deep Discount Securities may stop generating income and lose its value or become worthless. The portfolio managers will balance the benefits of Deep Discount Securities with their risks. A diversified portfolio may reduce the overall impact of a Deep Discount Security in default or reduced in value, but the risk cannot be eliminated. A lack of reliable, objective data or market quotations may make it more difficult to value deep discount securities accurately. Insufficient liquidity in the deep discount security market may make it more difficult to dispose of such securities and may cause the Fund to experience sudden and substantial price declines.


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Risks Associated with Investing in Repurchase Agreements. A repurchase agreement is a short-term investment. The Fund acquires a debt security that the seller agrees to repurchase at a future time and set price. If the seller declares bankruptcy or defaults, the Fund may incur delays and expenses liquidating the security. The security may also decline in value or fail to provide income.

Risks Associated with Short Selling. The Fund can lose money if the price of the security it sold short increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. These losses are theoretically unlimited. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The Fund will incur transaction costs in effecting short sales. The Fund's gains and losses will be decreased or increased, as the case may be, by the amount of the premium, dividends, interest, or expenses the Fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund may invest in derivatives, a category of investments that includes forward non-U.S. currency exchange contracts, futures, options and swaps to protect its investments against changes resulting from market conditions or currency changes (a practice called "hedging"), to reduce transaction costs or to manage cash flows. Forward non-U.S. currency exchange contracts, futures and options are called derivatives because their value is derived from an underlying asset or economic factor. Derivatives are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the Fund's gains or losses. There are various factors that affect the Fund's ability to achieve its objectives with derivatives. Successful use of a derivative depends on the degree to which prices of the underlying assets correlate with price movements in the derivatives the Fund buys or sells. The Fund could be negatively affected if the change in market value of its securities fails to correlate perfectly with the values of the derivatives it purchased or sold. In addition, derivatives can be volatile and involve significant risks, including counterparty risk (the risk that the other party to a contract defaults or refuses to honor the obligation), leverage risk (the risk that some derivatives entail embedded leverage magnifying losses) and liquidity risk (the risk that the derivative will be difficult to sell or close out at a favorable time or price). Changes in regulations relating to a mutual fund's use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund's ability to invest in derivatives and adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives and the Fund.

Market Discount Risk. Common shares of closed-end investment companies like the Fund frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. Common shares of closed-end investment companies like the Fund have traded at prices higher than their NAV during some periods and have traded at prices lower than their NAV during other periods. The Fund cannot assure you that its Common Shares will trade at a price higher than or equal to NAV in the future. In addition to NAV, the market price of the Fund's Common Shares may be affected by such factors as distribution levels and stability (which are in turn affected by expenses, regulation affecting the timing and character of Fund distributions and other factors), portfolio credit quality, liquidity, market supply and demand and similar other factors relating to the Fund's portfolio holdings. The Fund's market price may also be affected by general market, economic or political conditions. The Common Shares are designed primarily for long-term investors and should not be viewed as a vehicle for trading purposes. You should not purchase Common Shares of the Fund if you intend to sell them shortly after purchase.

Regulatory Risk—Regulation as a Commodity Pool. The Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" with respect to the Fund pursuant to Regulation 4.5 promulgated by the CFTC under the Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA"). The CFTC has adopted amendments to its rules that may affect the ability of the Adviser to claim this exclusion. The ongoing compliance implications of these amendments are not fully effective and their scope of application is still uncertain. The Adviser will be limited in its ability to use futures or options on futures or engage in swaps transactions on behalf of the Fund as a result of claiming the exclusion. In the event the Adviser fails to qualify for the exclusion and is required to register as a "commodity pool operator," the Adviser will become subject to additional disclosure, recordkeeping and reporting requirements with respect to the Fund, which may increase the Fund's expenses.

Risks related to the Fund's Clearing Broker and Central Clearing Counterparty. The CEA and CFTC regulations require swaps and futures clearing brokers registered as "futures commission merchants" to segregate from the broker's proprietary assets all funds and other property received from customers with respect to any orders for the purchase or sale of U.S. domestic futures contracts, options on futures contracts and cleared swaps. Similarly, the CEA requires each futures commission merchant to hold in a separate secure account all funds and other property received from customers with respect to any orders for the purchase or sale of foreign futures contracts and segregate any such funds from the funds received with respect to domestic futures contracts. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing broker from its customers are held by the clearing broker on a commingled basis in an omnibus account and may be accessed by the clearing broker, which may also invest any such funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulation. There is a risk that assets deposited by the Fund with any swaps or futures clearing broker as margin for futures contracts or cleared swaps may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund's clearing broker. In addition, the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the Fund's clearing broker's bankruptcy, as the


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Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker's combined domestic customer accounts.

Similarly, the CEA and CFTC regulations require a clearing organization approved by the CFTC as a derivatives clearing organization to segregate all funds and other property received from a clearing member's customers in connection with domestic futures, swaps and options contracts from any funds or other property held at the clearing organization to support the clearing member's proprietary trading. Nevertheless, with respect to futures and options contracts, a clearing organization may use assets of a non-defaulting customer held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing organization. As a result, in the event of a default of the clearing broker's other clients or the clearing broker's failure to extend its own funds in connection with any such default, the Fund may not be able to recover the full amount of assets deposited by the clearing broker on behalf of the Fund with the clearing organization.

Anti-Takeover Provisions Risk. Certain provisions of the Fund's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended ("Certificate of Incorporation") may be regarded as "anti-takeover" provisions. These provisions require the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund for a merger or consolidation of the Fund with an open-end investment company, a merger or consolidation of the Fund with a closed-end investment company with different voting requirements, dissolution of the Fund, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund or an amendment to the Fund's Certificate of Incorporation making the common stock a redeemable security or reducing the two-thirds vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation.

Risks Relating to Fund's RIC Status. To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs and their shareholders under the Code, the Fund must meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and annual distribution requirements. Very generally, in order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in stock or other securities and currencies. The Fund must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of each of its taxable years. Failure to meet these diversification requirements on the last day of a quarter may result in the Fund having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices or times, and may result in substantial losses to the Fund. In addition, in order to be eligible for the special tax treatment accorded RICs, the Fund must meet the annual distribution requirement, requiring it to distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its "investment company taxable income" (generally its taxable ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any) and its net tax-exempt income (if any), to its shareholders. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any reason and becomes subject to corporate tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce its net assets, the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of its distributions. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on the Fund and its Shareholders. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions in order to re-qualify as a RIC.

RIC-Related Risks of Investments Generating Non-Cash Taxable Income. Certain of the Fund's investments will require the Fund to recognize taxable income in a taxable year in excess of the cash generated on those investments during that year. In particular, the Fund invests in loans and other debt obligations that are treated as having "market discount" and/or OID for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Because the Fund may be required to recognize income in respect of these investments before, or without receiving, cash representing such income, the Fund may have difficulty satisfying the annual distribution requirements applicable to RICs and avoiding Fund-level U.S. federal income and/or excise taxes. Accordingly, the Fund may be required to sell assets, including at potentially disadvantageous times or prices, borrow, raise additional equity capital, make taxable distributions of its shares or debt securities, or reduce new investments, to obtain the cash needed to make these income distributions. If the Fund liquidates assets to raise cash, the Fund may realize gain or loss on such liquidations; in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such liquidation transactions, its Common Shareholders may receive larger capital gain distributions than they would in the absence of such transactions.

Misconduct of Employees and of Third-Party Service Providers Risk. Misconduct by employees of the Adviser or by third-party service providers could cause significant losses to the Fund. Employee misconduct may include binding the Fund to transactions that exceed authorized limits or present unacceptable risks and unauthorized investment activities or concealing unsuccessful investment activities (which, in either case, may result in unknown and unmanaged risks or losses). Losses could also result from actions by third-party service providers, including, without limitation, failing to recognize trades and misappropriating assets. In addition, employees and third-party service providers may improperly use or disclose confidential information, which could result in litigation or serious financial harm, including limiting the Fund's business prospects or future marketing activities. No assurances can be given that the due diligence performed by the Adviser will identify or prevent any such misconduct.


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LIBOR Risk. The Fund's investments and payment obligations may be based on floating rates, such as London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR"), Euro Interbank Offered Rate and other similar types of reference rates (each, a "Reference Rate"). The Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), which regulates LIBOR, has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The transition may result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or a reduction in the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. There remains uncertainty regarding future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR and measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities), and any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or on certain instruments in which a Fund invests are not known and could result in losses to a Fund.

In advance of the end of 2021, regulators and market participants will work together to identify or develop successor Reference Rates. Market participants have and will continue to focus on the transition mechanisms by which the Reference Rates in existing contracts or instruments may be amended, whether through marketwide protocols, fallback contractual provisions, bespoke negotiations or amendments or otherwise. Nonetheless, the termination of certain Reference Rates presents risks to the Fund. At this time, it is not possible to completely identify or predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative Reference Rates or any other reforms to Reference Rates that may be enacted in the UK or elsewhere. The elimination of a Reference Rate or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of Reference Rates could have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any securities or payments linked to those Reference Rates and other financial obligations held by the Fund or on its overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, any substitute Reference Rate and any pricing adjustments imposed by a regulator or by counterparties or otherwise may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or NAV.

Closed-end Fund Risk. Unlike an open-ended fund, which needs to maintain liquidity for investor redemptions, the Fund may take advantage of the lack of daily in/outflows due to the Fund's closed-end nature. Consequently, the Fund may hold less cash and cash equivalents than it might otherwise hold if it were an open-end fund. In addition, the Fund may opportunistically own more "illiquid" assets (as defined by the SEC) and more assets that have greater near-term price volatility (including, but not limited to, interest-only securities).

Share Repurchases Risk. Any acquisition by the Fund of its shares, pursuant to its share repurchase program, will decrease the amount of total assets of the Fund, and therefore, may increase the Fund's expense ratio. If the Fund liquidates a portion of its investment portfolio in connection with a share repurchase, such liquidation might be at a time when independent investment judgment would not dictate such action, increasing the Fund's overall portfolio turnover (and related transaction costs) and making it more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Other Fund Information. A description of the policies and procedures that the Adviser uses to vote proxies related to the Fund's portfolio securities is set forth in this Annual Report, additional copies of which are available without charge, upon request, on the Fund's website at www.fpa.com or by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, 2021 is available without charge, upon request by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's schedule of portfolio holdings, filed the first and third quarter of the Fund's fiscal year on Form N-PORT with the SEC, is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Additional information about the Fund is available online at www.fpa.com. This information includes, among other things, holdings, top sectors, and performance, and is updated on or about the 15th business day after the end of each quarter.


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PRIVACY POLICY

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The following is the privacy notice of the mutual funds managed by First Pacific Advisors, LP ("FPA", and the mutual funds, the "FPA Funds"). A complete list of funds is provided below.

The FPA Funds take privacy seriously and consider privacy to be a fundamental aspect of its relationships with its former, prospective, and current investors. The FPA Funds are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of its former, current, and prospective investors' non-public personal information and other personal information. This privacy policy describes our privacy practices surrounding the collection and sharing of non-public personal information of current, former, and prospective investors.

Sources and Collection of Non-Public Personal Information.

While providing investors and/or prospective investors (collectively, "investors") with products and services, the FPA Funds, and certain service providers, such as the FPA Fund's Transfer Agents and/or Administrators, may obtain non-public personal information about such investors, which may come directly from the investor or their intermediaries from sources such as: (i) account applications, subscription agreements and other forms, (ii) written, electronic or verbal correspondence, (iii) investor transactions, (iv) an investor's brokerage or financial advisory firm, financial advisor or consultant, and/or (v) from information captured on applicable websites, including information you may voluntarily provide when you subscribe to receive FPA's quarterly updates or request us to mail you information about the FPA Funds. In addition, the FPA Funds may collect additional non-public personal information from different sources, such as: (i) affiliates or their service providers; (ii) public websites or other publicly available sources such as government records; and/or (iii) from credit reporting agencies, sanctions screening databases, or from sources designed to detect and prevent fraud.

The non-public personal information collected about an investor may include: (i) identifiers and similar information such as the investor's name, address, tax identification number, birth date, driver's license number, and potentially email address and phone number (if provided); (ii) commercial information like an investment selection, beneficiary information, or transaction and account history with the FPA Funds; (iii) internet or other electronic network activity like interactions with the FPA website; and (iv) professional or employment-related information like an investor's occupation and job title.

Purpose for Collecting Non-Public Personal Information.

We may collect or use all or a few of these categories of non-public personal information listed above for the following business or commercial purposes: (i) performing services on behalf of FPA or the FPA Funds, including, for example, maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing transactions, verifying information, processing payments, or providing similar services; (ii) performing our contractual obligations, including providing updates on FPA Funds performance and other operational matters; (iii) detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including, preventing fraud and conducting "Know Your Client," anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and conflict checks; or (iv) enabling or effecting commercial transactions, including, using bank account details to remit funds and process distributions.

Disclosure of Non-Public Personal Information.

The FPA Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information provided by investors or gathered by the FPA Funds to third parties, except as required or permitted by law or as necessary for such third parties to perform their agreements with respect to the FPA Funds. Non-affiliated companies may from time to time be used to provide certain services, such as maintaining investor accounts, preparing and mailing prospectuses, reports, account statements and other information, conducting Know Your Client reviews, performing checks against sanctions lists, and gathering shareholder proxies. In many instances, the investor will be a client of a third party, but the FPA Funds may also provide an investor's non-public personal information and account information to the investor's respective custodian, brokerage or financial advisory firm and/or financial advisor or consultant.

Sharing Information with Third Parties.

The FPA Funds reserve the right to report or disclose non-public personal information or account information to third parties in circumstances where the FPA Funds believe in good faith that disclosure is required or permitted under law, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities, to protect their rights or property, or upon reasonable request by the FPA Funds in which an investor has invested. In addition, the FPA Funds may disclose information about an investor or an investor's accounts to a third party at the investor's request or direction or with the consent of the investor.

Rights to Limited Sharing.

Federal law gives you the right to limit some but not all sharing of your nonpublic personal information. We do not: (i) share non-public personal information with non-affiliates to market to you; (ii) engage in joint marketing with non-affiliates; (iii) share non-public personal information with affiliates to market to you; or (iv) share non-public personal information about your creditworthiness with affiliates.


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Procedures to Safeguard Private Information.

The FPA Funds will take reasonable steps and use security measures appropriate to the nature of the information and that comply with applicable laws to protect investors' non-public personal information against unauthorized access and exfiltration, acquisition, theft, or disclosure. In addition to this policy, the FPA Funds have implemented internal procedures that are designed to help guard investors' personal data. Given the nature of information security, there is no guarantee that such safeguards will always be successful.

Changes to the Privacy Policy.

From time to time, the FPA Funds may update or revise this privacy policy. If there are changes to the terms of this privacy policy, documents containing the revised policy will be updated.

FPA Funds.

FPA Crescent Fund, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., FPA Queens Road Value Fund, FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund, Source Capital, Inc.

Contact Us.

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to dataprotection@fpa.com.

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DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INFORMATION

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Sandra Brown, Mark L. Lipson, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., A. Robert Pisano, and Patrick B. Purcell are all Directors of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (collectively, the "Independent Directors"). Directors serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.

Name, Address(1)
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Director
  Year First
Elected as
Director of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by Director
During the Past
Five Years
 

Independent Directors

                     
Sandra Brown,
1955
 

Director

 

2016

 

Consultant (since 2009). Formerly, CEO and President of Transamerica Financial Advisers, Inc. (1999-2009); President, Transamerica Securities Sales Corp. (1998-2009); Vice President, Bank of America Mutual Fund Administration (1990-1998). Director/Trustee of FPA Funds Trust, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., and Source Capital (since 2016), and Director of Bragg Capital Trust (since 2020).

 

7

 

None

 
Mark L. Lipson,
1949
 

Director & Chairman

 

2015

 

Registered Investment Adviser, ML2 Advisors, LLC (since 2014). Formerly Managing Director, Bessemer Trust (2007-2014) and US Trust (2003-2006); Chairman and CEO of the Northstar Mutual Funds (1993-2001); and President and CEO of the National Mutual Funds (1988-1993). Director/Trustee of FPA Funds Trust, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc. and Source Capital, Inc. (since 2015). Trustee of Bragg Capital Trust (since 2020).

 

7

 

None

 

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., 1944

 

Director

 

2013

 

Senior Associate Dean, (2003-Present), Interim Dean (2018-June 2019), Professor and Faculty Director (since 2003) Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the John E. Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Dr. Osborne has been at UCLA since 1972. Director/Trustee of FPA Funds Trust, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., and Source Capital (since 2013), and Director of Bragg Capital Trust (since 2020).

 

7

 

Kaiser Aluminum, Wedbush Capital and Waverley Capital Acquisition Corporation

 

A. Robert Pisano, 1943

 

Director

 

2013

 

Consultant (since 2012). Formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (2005- 2011). Formerly, National Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Screen Actors Guild (2001-2005). Director/Trustee of FPA Funds Trust, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., and Source Capital (since 2013), and Director of Bragg Capital Trust (since 2020).

 

7

 

Resources Global Professionals

 

Patrick B. Purcell, 1943

 

Director

 

2010

 

Retired (since 2000). Formerly, Consultant to Paramount Pictures 1998-2000; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Paramount Pictures (1983-1998). Director/Trustee of FPA Funds Trust and FPA New Income, Inc. (since 2006), of Source Capital, Inc. (since 2010), of FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc (since 2012), and Bragg Capital Trust (since 2020).

 

7

 

None

 


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Name, Address(1)
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Director
  Year First
Elected as
Director of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by Director
During the Past
Five Years
 

"Interested" Director(2)

                     

J. Richard Atwood, 1960

 

Director

 

2016

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Director/Trustee and President of each FPA Fund. Formerly, Managing Partner of the Advier (2006-2018).

 

7

 

None

 

(1)  The address of each Director is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025.

(2)  "Interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Fund's Adviser.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.
DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INFORMATION

(Unaudited) (Continued)

Officers of the Fund. Officers of the Fund are elected annually by the Board.

Name, Address(1)
and Year of Birth
  Position
with Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Officer of the
Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
 
Steven Romick,
1963
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Vice President (since 2015) and Portfolio Manager of FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust (since 1993) and of Source Capital, Inc. (since 2015). Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA (2010-2018). Formerly, President of the Trust (2002-2015).

 
Mark Landecker,
1975
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner of FPA (since 2013). Formerly, Vice President of FPA (2009-2012). Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Source Capital, Inc. (since 2015) and Vice President (since 2015) and Portfolio Manager (since 2013) of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust. Formerly, Managing Director (January 2013-December 2013).

 
Brian Selmo,
1977
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner of FPA (since 2013). Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Source Capital, Inc. (since 2015) and Vice President (since 2015) and Portfolio Manager (since 2013) of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust. Formerly, Managing Director (January 2013-December 2013).

 
Thomas. H. Atteberry,
1953
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner of FPA. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Fund (until 2015). Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (since 2018).

 
Abhijeet Patwardhan,
1980
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner (since 2017) and a Director of Research (since 2015) of FPA; Managing Director of FPA from 2015 to 2017, Senior Vice President of FPA from 2014 to 2015; Analyst and Vice President of FPA from 2010 to 2013. Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (since 2018).

 
Ryan A. Leggio,
1980
 

Vice President, Strategy

 

2021

 

Partner of FPA (since 2018), and previously Senior Vice President (2014-2017) and Vice President (2011-2013).

 
J. Richard Atwood,
1960
 

President

 

1997

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund. President of each FPA Fund. Formerly, Managing Partner of the Adviser (2006-2018).

 
Karen E. Richards,
1969
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

2019

 

Chief Compliance Officer of FPA (since 2018); and Chief Compliance Officer of each FPA Fund (since 2019, except Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of First Republic Investment Management, LLC (from 2016 to 2018), and Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer of Pacific Investment Management Company (from 2010 to 2016).

 
E. Lake Setzler III,
1967
 

Treasurer

 

2006

 

Managing Director and CFO of the Adviser (since 2022); and Treasurer of each FPA Fund. Formerly, Senior Vice President and Controller of the Adviser.

 
Rebecca D. Gilding,
1979
 

Secretary

 

2019

 

Vice President and Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company (since 2016); and Secretary of each FPA Fund (since 2019, except Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly, Assistant Vice President and Associate Counsel, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (2013 to 2016).

 

(1)  The address for each Officer (except Ms. Gilding) is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025. Ms. Gilding's address is State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

(Unaudited)

INVESTMENT ADVISER

First Pacific Advisors, LP
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(800) 982-4372 or (310) 473-0225

CUSTODIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

LEGAL COUNSEL

Dechert LLP
One Bush Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, California 94104

TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICE AGENT AND REGISTRAR

American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
(800) 279-1241 or (718) 921-8124
www.amstock.com

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP
725 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

New York Stock Exchange: SOR

SUMMARY OF DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

Holders of record (other than brokers or nominees of banks and other financial institutions) of Common Stock are eligible to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("Plan"), pursuant to which distributions to shareholders are paid in or reinvested in shares of Common Stock of the Fund ("Dividend Shares"). American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, acts as the "Agent" for Plan participants. All correspondence with the Agent should be sent to: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, Attn: Shareholder Relations Department, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11219.

A shareholder may join the Plan by signing and returning an authorization form that may be obtained from the Agent. A shareholder may elect to withdraw from the Plan at any time by written notice to the Agent and thereby elect to receive cash in lieu of Dividend Shares. There is no penalty for withdrawal from the Plan, and shareholders who have previously withdrawn from the Plan may rejoin at any time. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan.

Purchases of the Fund's shares are made by the Agent, on behalf of the participants in the Plan, promptly after receipt of funds, and in no event later than 30 days from such receipt except when restricted under applicable federal securities laws. The Agent purchases outstanding shares in the market when the price plus estimated commissions of the Fund's Common Stock on the NYSE is lower than the Fund's most recently calculated net asset value per share. To the extent that outstanding shares are not available at a cost of less than per share net asset value, the Agent, on behalf of the participants in the Plan, accepts payment of the dividend, or the remaining portion thereof, in authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Fund on the payment date. Such shares are issued at a per share price equal to the higher of (1) the net asset value per share on the payment date, or (2) 95% of the closing market price per share on the payment date. There are no brokerage charges with respect to

shares issued directly by the Fund to satisfy the dividend reinvestment requirements. However, each participant pays a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Agent's open market purchases of shares. In each case, the cost per share of shares purchased for each shareholder's account is the average cost, including brokerage commissions, of any shares purchased in the open market plus the cost of any shares issued by the Fund.

For Federal income tax purposes, shareholders who reinvest distributions are treated as receiving distributions in an amount equal to the fair market value, determined as of the payment date, of the shares received if the shares are purchased from the Fund. Such value may exceed the amount of the cash distribution that would have been paid. If outstanding shares are purchased in the open market, the taxable distribution equals the cash distribution that would have been paid. In either event, the cost basis in the shares received equals the amount recognized as a taxable distribution.

In the case of foreign participants whose dividends are subject to United States income tax withholding and in the case of any participants subject to 31% federal backup withholding, the Agent will reinvest dividends after deduction of the amount required to be withheld.

All record holders of Common Stock are also offered the opportunity, on a voluntary basis, to send in cash payments of not less than $100 each up to a total of $7,500 per month to purchase additional shares of the Common Stock of the Fund through participation in the Cash Investment Plan ("Cash Plan"). Under the Cash Plan, shares are purchased in the market and no shares are issued by the Fund. A brochure describing the terms and conditions of the Cash Plan, including fees and expenses, is available from the Agent.


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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, California 90025


 

(b)Not Applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive and financial officers.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

(c)During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

(d)During the period covered by this report, there were not any implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a).

 

(e)Not applicable.

 

(f)A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that Patrick B. Purcell and Sandra Brown, who are members of the registrant’s audit committee and board of directors, are an “audit committee financial expert” and are “independent,” as those terms are defined in this Item.  This designation will not increase either designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations or liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board of directors. This designation does not affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the audit committee or the board of directors. Mr. Purcell retired from the audit committee and board of directors on February 28, 2022.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

   2020   2021 
(a)               Audit Fees  $52,000   $53,500 
(b)               Audit Related Fees  $-0-   $-0- 
(c)               Tax Fees(1)  $6,500   $6,700 
(d)               All Other Fees(2)  $1,667   $1,602 

 

(1)Tax fees are for the preparation of the registrant’s tax return(s).
(2)Other fees are for the identification of any PFIC holdings in the Fund.

 

 

 

 

(e)(1)The audit committee shall pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services that the committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent auditors’ independence.  The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the registrant, the adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant; provided, however, that an engagement of the registrant’s independent auditors to perform attest services for the registrant, the adviser or its affiliates required by generally accepted auditing standards to complete the examination of the registrant’s financial statements (such as an examination conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 16, or a Successor Statement, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), will be deem pre-approved if:

 

(i)the registrant’s independent auditors inform the audit committee of the engagement,

 

(ii)the registrant’s independent auditors advise the audit committee at least annually that the performance of this engagement will not impair the independent auditor’s independence with respect to the registrant, and

 

(iii)the audit committee receives a copy of the independent auditor’s report prepared in connection with such services.  The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services.  Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting.

 

(e)(2)0% of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs b-d of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. There were no services provided to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser described in paragraphs (b) — (d) of this Item that were required to be pre-approved by the audit committee.

 

(f)For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, if greater than 50%, specify the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons who are not full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”). According to EY, such amount was below 50%; therefore disclosure item not applicable to this filing.

 

(g)For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by EY for services rendered to the investment advisor were $50,820 and $43,500, respectively.

 

(h)The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment advisor, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining EY’s independence.

 

(i)Not applicable.

 

(j)Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, consisting of all the independent directors of the registrant.  The members of the audit committee are:  Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich, Mark L. Lipson, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., A. Robert Pisano, and Patrick B. Purcell. At a duly constituted meeting of the Board held on February 14, 2022, the board of directors appointed Mr. Goldrich to the audit committee and board of directors. Messrs. Pisano and Purcell retired from the audit committee and board of directors on February 28, 2022.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The Fund has delegated the responsibility for voting proxies to First Pacific Advisors, LP (the “Adviser” or “FPA”), subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. FPA’s Proxy Voting Policy seeks to ensure that Fund proxies are voted consistently and in the best economic interests of the Fund.   FPA considers each proxy individually, on a case-by-case basis.

 

Where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict between FPA’s interests and the Fund’s interests, FPA will resolve the conflict as follows:

 

FPA will convene an internal group of senior FPA employees who are independent from the conflict of interest at issue, and after review of the issue and any associated documentation, the internal group will propose a course of action that they determine is in the best interest of the applicable FPA Client(s). The internal group may take, but is not limited to, the following courses of action:

 

oConsulting with the Board of Directors for a course of action;

 

oVoting in accordance with the recommendation of its proxy voting service provider;

 

o“Echo” or “mirror” voting those shares in the same proportion as other votes;

 

oSeeking Client consent for the vote recommended by the Portfolio Manager;

 

oEngaging an independent third party to provide a recommendation on how to vote the proxy;

 

oAbstaining from voting the proxy; or

 

oFor debt proxies, additional courses of action may also include: (i) voting with the majority of uninterested lenders; (ii) ceding its vote to the agent bank if the asset held is bank debt; or (iii) appointing an independent committee or party to make the voting decision.

 

 

 

FPA will vote the proxy or abstain from voting the proxy pursuant to the internal group’s instructions.

 

In certain instances, FPA may elect not to vote a proxy or otherwise be unable to vote a proxy on the Fund’s behalf. Such instances may include but are not limited to: (i) a de minimis number of shares held; (ii) potential adverse impact on the Fund’s portfolio of voting such proxy (e.g., share blocking or short-term prohibitions on selling the issuer’s shares after the vote); or (iii) logistical or other considerations related to non-U.S. issuers (e.g., where an investment company’s legal structure may not be recognized in the relevant jurisdiction).  In addition, FPA generally will not seek to recall securities that are out on loan for the purpose of voting the securities unless it is in the Fund’s best interests to do so.

 

The Fund has filed Form N-PX, with the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021. The Fund’s Form N-PX is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 982-4372 and on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)(1) Mark Landecker, Steven Romick, and Brian Selmo are responsible for the day to day operations of asset allocation and the equity portion of the registrant. Thomas H. Atteberry and Abhijeet Patwardhan are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fixed income portion of the registrant.

 

Mr. Atteberry is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Source Capital, Inc. (the “Fund”) (since December 2015) and a Partner of the Adviser (since October 2006). Mr. Atteberry is also Vice President (since June 2015), Portfolio Manager of the FPA New Income, Inc. (since November 2004), and Portfolio Manager of FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust (since December 2018).

 

Mr. Landecker is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Fund (since December 2015), and a Partner of the Adviser (since December 2013). Mr. Landecker is also a Vice President (since May 2015) and Portfolio Manager (since June 2013) of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust. Previously, Mr. Landecker was a Managing Director of the Adviser from January 2013 to December 2013 and a Vice President of the Adviser from 2009 to 2012.

 

Mr. Patwardhan is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Fund (since December 2015), and a Managing Director (since November 2015) and a Director of Research (since April 2015) of the Adviser. Mr. Patwardhan is also Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the FPA New Income, Inc. (since November 2015) and Portfolio Manager of FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust (since December 2018). Previously Mr. Patwardhan served as Senior Vice President of the Adviser from January 2014 to November 2015 and as an analyst and Vice President of the Adviser from June 2010 to December 2013.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Romick is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Fund (since December 2015), a Managing Partner of the Adviser (since January 2010) and a Trustee of FPA Funds Trust (since 2002). Mr. Romick is also a Vice President (since May 2015) and Portfolio Manager (since June 1993) of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust.

 

Mr. Selmo is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Fund (since December 2015), and a Partner of the Adviser (since December 2013). Mr. Selmo is also a Vice President (since May 2015) and Portfolio Manager (since June 2013) of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust. Previously, Mr. Selmo was a Managing Director of the Adviser from January 2013 to December 2013 and a Vice President of the Adviser from 2008 to 2012.

 

FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust, FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Bragg Capital Trust, and FPA Queens Road Value Fund, a series of Bragg Capital Trust are registered investment companies managed by the Adviser.

 

(a)(2) Set forth below is the following information with respect to other accounts managed by Mr. Atteberry, Mr. Landecker, Mr. Patwardhan, Mr. Romick, and Mr. Selmo as of December 31, 2021.

 

Name of
Portfolio
Managers
  Type of
Accounts
  Total # of
Accounts
Managed
  Total
Assets
(millions)
  # of
Accounts
Managed
with
Performance
- Based
Advisory
Fee
  Total Assets
with
Performance-
Based Advisory Fee
(millions)
Thomas H. Atteberry  Registered Investment Companies:  3  $ 12,296  0  $ 0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:  0  $ 0  0  $ 0
   Other Accounts:  9  $ 548  0  $ 0
Mark Landecker  Registered Investment Companies:  4  $ 10,697  0  $ 0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:  19  $ 3,261  6  $ 571
   Other Accounts:  2  $ 161  0  $ 0
Abhijeet Patwardhan  Registered Investment Companies:  3  $ 12,296  0  $ 0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:  0  $ 0  0  $ 0
   Other Accounts:  9  $ 548  0  $ 0

 

 

 

 

Name of
Portfolio
Managers
  Type of
Accounts
  Total # of
Accounts
Managed
  Total
Assets
(millions)
  # of
Accounts
Managed
with
Performance
- Based
Advisory
Fee
    Total Assets
with
Performance-
Based Advisory Fee
(millions)
Steven T. Romick  Registered Investment Companies:  4  $ 10,697  0  $ 0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:  21  $ 3,531  8  $ 841
   Other Accounts:  4  $ 164  2  $ 2
Brian A. Selmo  Registered Investment Companies:  4  $ 10,697  0  $ 0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:  19  $ 3,011  6  $ 321
   Other Accounts:  2  $ 161  0  $ 0

 

*Investors in these unregistered funds pay a fee up to 20% of the net positive annual performance, subject to certain hurdles, in addition to the base management fee.

 

Conflicts of Interest. A portfolio manager may also be responsible for managing other accounts in addition to the Fund. Such accounts may include, without limitation, separately managed accounts for foundations, endowments, pension plans, and high net-worth families; registered investment companies; unregistered investment companies relying on either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (such companies are commonly referred to as “hedge funds”); foreign investment companies; and may also include accounts or investments managed or made by the portfolio managers in a personal or other capacity (“Proprietary Accounts”). Management of other accounts in addition to the Fund can present certain conflicts of interest, as described below.

 

From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the investments of the Fund, on the one hand, and the management of other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. Because of their positions with the Fund, a portfolio manager knows the size, timing and possible market impact of the Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that a portfolio manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts he manages and to the possible detriment of the Fund.

 

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager’s management of a number of accounts (including Proprietary Accounts) with similar investment strategies. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Fund and other accounts, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Fund and the other accounts to participate fully.

 

 

 

Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and another account. In addition, different account guidelines and/or differences within particular investment strategies may lead to the use of different investment practices for portfolios with a similar investment strategy. The Adviser will not necessarily purchase or sell the same securities at the same time, same direction, or in the same proportionate amounts for all eligible accounts, particularly if different accounts have materially different amounts of capital under management, different amounts of investable cash available, different strategies, or different risk tolerances. As a result, although the Adviser manages numerous accounts and/or portfolios with similar or identical investment objectives, or may manage accounts with different objectives that trade in the same securities, the portfolio decisions relating to these accounts, and the performance resulting from such decisions, may differ from account to account.

 

Whenever decisions are made to buy or sell securities by the Fund and one or more of the other accounts (including Proprietary Accounts) simultaneously, the Adviser may aggregate the purchases and sales of the securities and will allocate the securities transactions in a manner that it believes to be equitable under the circumstances. To this end, the Adviser has adopted policies and procedures that are intended to ensure that investment opportunities are allocated equitably among accounts over time. As a result of the allocations, there may be instances where the Fund will not participate in a transaction that is allocated among other accounts or the Fund may not be allocated the full amount of the securities sought to be traded. While these aggregation and allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities available to the Fund from time to time, it is the opinion of the Adviser that the overall benefits outweigh any disadvantages that may arise from this practice. Subject to applicable laws and/or account restrictions, the Adviser may buy, sell or hold securities for other accounts while entering into a different or opposite investment decision for the Fund.

 

The Adviser and a portfolio manager may also face a conflict of interest where some accounts pay higher fees to the Adviser than others, such as by means of performance fees. Specifically, the entitlement to a performance fee in managing one or more accounts may create an incentive for the Adviser to take risks in managing assets that it would not otherwise take in the absence of such arrangements. Additionally, since performance fees reward the Adviser for performance in accounts which are subject to such fees, the Adviser may have an incentive to favor these accounts over those that have only fixed asset-based fees with respect to areas such as trading opportunities, trade allocation, and allocation of new investment opportunities.

 

The Adviser has implemented specific policies and procedures (e.g., a code of ethics and trade allocation policies) that seek to address potential conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the management of the Fund and other accounts and that are designed to seek to ensure that all client accounts are treated fairly and equitably over time.

 

(a)(3) Compensation. Compensation of the Adviser’s Portfolio Managers consists of: (i) a base salary; (ii) an annual bonus; and (iii) if the Portfolio Managers are equity owners of the Adviser, participation in residual profits of the Adviser.

 

The bonus calculation has both variable and fixed components. The most significant portion of the variable component is based upon the Adviser’s assessment of the Portfolio Managers’ performance in three key areas: long-term performance, team building, and succession planning. The Adviser assesses long-term performance over a full market cycle, which generally lasts between five- and ten years. Other considerations include manager and strategy recognition, client engagement and retention and business development. Portfolio Managers can receive 100% of their variable participation when the Fund is closed to investors.

 

 

 

 

The majority of the fixed portion is based on the revenues received on the assets managed by the Portfolio Managers, including the Fund’s assets.

 

As an equity owner of the Adviser, the value of the Portfolio Manager’s ownership interest is dependent upon his ability to effectively manage the business over the long term.

 

The Adviser offers a 401(k) plan whereby the Portfolio Managers, as well as all permanent employees of the Adviser, may elect to contribute up to the legal limit.

 

(a)(4) The dollar value of shares of Common Stock of the registrant owned as of December 31, 2021 are set forth in the table below. The following are the ranges:  none, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, $100,001-$500,000, $500,001-$1,000,000, or over $1,000,000.

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

 

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Registrant

 

Thomas H. Atteberry $100,001-$500,000
Mark Landecker $100,001-$500,000
Abhijeet Patwardhan $10,001-$50,000
Steven T. Romick Over $1,000,000
Brian A. Selmo $100,001-$500,000

 

(b)       Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

The registrant’s Board of Directors reinstated the stock repurchase program at a Meeting of the Board of Directors on September 14, 2020 to repurchase up to 10% of the registrant’s outstanding common stock through December 31, 2021.  During the period ended December 31, 2021, the registrant repurchased 0 shares of common stock as further detailed below.

 

 

 

 

Period Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
7/1/2021-7/31/2021 0 0 0 795,474
8/1/2021-8/31/2021 0 0 0 795,474
9/1/2021-9/30/2021 0 0 0 795,474
10/1/2021-10/31/2021 0 0 0 795,474
11/1/2021-11/30/2021 0 0 0 795,474
12/1/2021-12/31/2021 0 0 0 795,474

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Code of ethics as applies to the registrant’s principal executive and financial officers is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

 

By: /s/ J. Richard Atwood  
J. Richard Atwood  
President (principal executive officer)  
     
Date:  September 8, 2022  

 

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/ J. Richard Atwood  
J. Richard Atwood  
President (principal executive officer)  
     
Date:  September 8, 2022  

 

By: /s/ E. Lake Setzler III  
E. Lake Setzler III  
Treasurer (principal financial officer)  
     
Date:  September 8, 2022