PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:

  811-21238

Registrant Name:

  PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:   1633 Broadway
  New York, NY 10019
Name and Address of Agent for Service:   William G. Galipeau
  650 Newport Center Drive
  Newport Beach, CA 92660
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (844) 337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:   July 31
Date of Reporting Period:   October 31, 2016


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
   

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

(000S)

   

MARKET

VALUE

(000S)

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 131.8%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 3.0%

   

Concordia International Corp.

   

5.250% due 10/21/2021

  $ 2,494      $ 2,250   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

3.750% due 06/30/2019

    2,318        2,319   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

7.274% due 01/30/2019

    8,198        6,246   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    8,725        8,067   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

7.500% due 12/16/2020

    12,929        10,375   
   

 

 

 

Total Bank Loan Obligations

(Cost $32,058)

      29,257   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 58.6%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 24.2%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

6.000% due 01/15/2067

    1,800        972   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (j)

    7,667        9,207   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

   

6.750% due 02/18/2020 (g)

  EUR 3,400        3,609   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

6.250% due 04/15/2024 (g)

  $ 4,200        3,097   

9.000% due 06/18/2024 (g)(j)

    9,298        8,647   

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

2.625% due 05/08/2017 ^

  EUR 500        151   

4.000% due 01/21/2019 ^

    5,000        1,509   

4.750% due 01/15/2018 ^

    1,000        302   

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 (g)

    400        411   

Barclays PLC

   

6.500% due 09/15/2019 (g)

    1,600        1,657   

8.000% due 12/15/2020 (g)

    200        225   

BCD Acquisition, Inc.

   

9.625% due 09/15/2023

  $ 4,500        4,669   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

9.296% due 03/19/2019

    16,021        16,201   

BNP Paribas S.A.

   

7.375% due 08/19/2025 (g)(j)

    11,000        11,302   

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Co. LP

   

7.750% due 02/15/2018

    2,640        2,653   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (j)

    10,000        10,825   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023

    5,300        5,618   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

6.625% due 06/29/2021 (g)

  EUR 1,800        2,116   

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

7.500% due 06/23/2026 (g)

  GBP 300        370   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 (g)(j)

  $     13,900        14,135   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

7.500% due 12/11/2023 (g)

    2,936        3,046   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

6.125% due 07/15/2021

    6,000        6,256   

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029 (j)

    9,041        10,352   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

6.000% due 09/29/2023 (g)

  EUR 5,477        6,268   

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

6.875% due 04/15/2022

  $ 1,900        1,805   

7.375% due 04/01/2020

    2,725        2,718   

7.500% due 04/15/2021

    2,391        2,346   

Jefferies LoanCore LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (j)

    10,500        9,975   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 (g)(j)

    4,450        6,080   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.875% due 06/27/2029 (g)

  GBP 600        783   

MPT Operating Partnership LP

   

5.250% due 08/01/2026

  $ 2,203        2,253   

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% due 06/29/2049 (g)

  GBP 21        3,379   

Navient Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2019 (j)

  $ 4,950        5,063   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

    230        183   


                                         
             

Neuberger Berman Group LLC

   

4.875% due 04/15/2045 (j)

    3,400        2,842   

Novo Banco S.A.

   

5.000% due 04/04/2019

  EUR 371        320   

5.000% due 04/23/2019

    152        131   

5.000% due 05/14/2019

    315        271   

5.000% due 05/21/2019

    73        63   

5.000% due 05/23/2019

    213        184   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

   

4.375% due 08/01/2023 (j)

  $ 2,600        2,656   

OneMain Financial Holdings LLC

   

6.750% due 12/15/2019

    2,116        2,198   

PHH Corp.

   

6.375% due 08/15/2021

    3,580        3,499   

7.375% due 09/01/2019

    3,050        3,195   

Provident Funding Associates LP

   

6.750% due 06/15/2021

    4,750        4,797   

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    2,357        2,287   

9.750% due 01/06/2027

    235        223   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 (g)(j)

    6,840        6,293   

8.000% due 08/10/2025 (g)(j)

    10,735        10,225   

8.625% due 08/15/2021 (g)

    2,900        2,893   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

   

6.125% due 02/07/2022

    500        544   

Spirit Realty LP

   

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (j)

    2,600        2,566   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

5.250% due 12/15/2019

    2,680        2,688   

8.250% due 12/15/2020 (j)

    6,680        7,249   

Stearns Holdings LLC

   

9.375% due 08/15/2020

    600        603   

TIG FinCo PLC

   

8.500% due 03/02/2020

  GBP 1,154        1,450   

8.750% due 04/02/2020 (j)

        14,604        16,356   

WP Carey, Inc.

   

4.250% due 10/01/2026 (j)

  $ 5,000        5,058   
   

 

 

 
      236,774   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 28.0%

   

ADT Corp.

   

4.875% due 07/15/2032 (j)

    7,950        6,837   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   

5.875% due 11/01/2021 (j)

    6,800        6,885   

Altice Financing S.A.

   

7.500% due 05/15/2026 (j)

    6,700        6,934   

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

   

8.125% due 07/15/2021

    3,031        2,788   

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (c)(j)

    8,226        7,568   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    27,145        27,932   

Camelot Finance S.A.

   

7.875% due 10/15/2024

    2,200        2,255   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

4.130% due 04/15/2019

    157        146   

6.250% due 01/15/2017

  EUR 1,900        2,084   

Concordia International Corp.

   

9.000% due 04/01/2022

  $ 800        777   

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

10.750% due 09/01/2024

    4,300        4,085   

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

   

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (j)

    7,100        6,816   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019 ^

    2,858        729   

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (j)

    31,901        38,531   

Fresh Market, Inc.

   

9.750% due 05/01/2023

    1,600        1,368   

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

   

6.171% due 06/15/2053

    1,800        1,957   

Harvest Operations Corp.

   

2.330% due 04/14/2021

    6,678        6,592   

HCA, Inc.

   

4.500% due 02/15/2027

    2,600        2,574   

7.500% due 11/15/2095

    4,800        4,872   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022

    5,810        4,147   

Inception Merger Sub, Inc.

   

8.625% due 11/15/2024 (b)

    10,848        10,889   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021

    11,443        3,776   

8.125% due 06/01/2023

    1,939        650   


                                         
             

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019

    12,290        11,184   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

6.375% due 03/01/2041 (j)

    800        870   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

7.750% due 01/15/2032 (j)

    3,100        3,802   

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (j)

    6,000        7,458   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

   

9.625% due 10/01/2021 (j)

        11,600        11,223   

LG FinanceCo Corp.

   

5.875% due 11/01/2024

    500        507   

N&W Global Vending SpA

   

7.000% due 10/15/2023

  EUR 4,900        5,487   

NXP BV

   

3.875% due 09/01/2022

  $ 1,720        1,817   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023 (j)

    6,250        6,643   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 1,500        2,083   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.875% due 06/30/2026 (j)

  $ 4,300        4,650   

Safeway, Inc.

   

7.250% due 02/01/2031 (j)

    6,792        6,809   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

   

10.000% due 12/01/2022

    5,600        5,180   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017

    13,090        7,199   

SFR Group S.A.

   

6.250% due 05/15/2024 (j)

    14,000        14,044   

7.375% due 05/01/2026

    2,200        2,225   

Soho House Bond Ltd.

   

9.125% due 10/01/2018

  GBP 4,650        5,842   

Tembec Industries, Inc.

   

9.000% due 12/15/2019

  $ 2,100        1,680   

Transocean, Inc.

   

9.000% due 07/15/2023

    1,813        1,780   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

7.336% due 01/02/2021

    1,889        2,004   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    10,900        10,844   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 7,061        9,162   

Versum Materials, Inc.

   

5.500% due 09/30/2024

  $ 869        891   
   

 

 

 
      274,576   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 6.4%

   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

10.500% due 09/15/2022

    1,190        1,242   

11.000% due 09/15/2025

    1,190        1,219   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

   

9.250% due 04/23/2019

    11,200        12,804   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020

    4,570        1,828   

7.000% due 04/15/2018

    8,855        3,365   

7.950% due 06/01/2032

    1,175        482   

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030 (j)

    15,730        16,497   

NGL Energy Partners LP

   

7.500% due 11/01/2023

    2,000        2,015   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 06/30/2022

    525        173   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.625% due 10/01/2023 (h)

    4,006        841   

6.625% due 10/01/2023

    871        183   

6.750% due 10/01/2023 (h)

    2,310        491   

6.750% due 10/01/2023

    2,310        491   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

3.737% due 03/17/2020

    420        416   

4.250% due 10/02/2023

  EUR 1,200        1,262   

5.750% due 01/20/2020

  $ 360        372   

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP 6,100        7,155   

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    800        891   

6.750% due 01/27/2041

  $ 4,100        3,653   

7.875% due 03/15/2019

    487        525   

Sprint Capital Corp.

   

6.900% due 05/01/2019

    2,000        2,110   


                                         
             

Terraform Global Operating LLC

   

13.750% due 08/15/2022

    4,290        4,483   
   

 

 

 
      62,498   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $580,100)

      573,848   
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.7%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.7%

   

DISH Network Corp.

   

3.375% due 08/15/2026

    5,900        6,789   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $5,900)

      6,789   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 7.6%

   

CALIFORNIA 3.8%

   

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.500% due 10/01/2030

    3,425        3,779   

San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.750% due 09/01/2040

    21,545        24,142   

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    8,500        9,550   
   

 

 

 
      37,471   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.7%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    23,700        25,858   
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.1%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    1,400        1,176   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 1.0%

   

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    10,740        10,077   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $67,660)

      74,582   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.5%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.000% due 01/25/2042 (a)

    1,496        144   

3.500% due 02/25/2033 (a)

    3,520        523   

4.784% due 01/25/2029

    800        810   

5.566% due 07/25/2040 (a)

    1,825        250   

5.834% due 10/25/2028

    1,000        1,070   

Freddie Mac

   

6.136% due 11/25/2055

              14,751        8,357   

6.565% due 02/15/2034 (a)

    3,011        655   

8.084% due 12/25/2027

    4,449        4,554   

8.103% due 07/15/2039

    3,712        4,077   

9.307% due 03/15/2044

    1,485        1,972   

10.575% due 04/15/2044

    834        904   

10.594% due 02/15/2036

    5,992        8,218   

11.284% due 03/25/2025

    2,377        2,687   

Ginnie Mae

   

3.000% due 12/20/2042 (a)

    104        4   

3.500% due 09/16/2041 - 06/20/2042 (a)

    2,290        249   

6.224% due 01/20/2042 (a)

    3,178        455   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $32,494)

      34,929   
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 27.3%

   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

    274        235   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

    4,818        4,273   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

5.500% due 01/25/2036

    284        289   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    788        622   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

3.007% due 03/27/2036

    3,853        1,985   

4.260% due 07/26/2037

    680        27   

5.110% due 03/26/2037

    2,358        691   

7.000% due 12/26/2036

    8,296        7,409   

8.590% due 10/26/2036

    5,697        5,322   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

2.974% due 08/25/2046

    6,586        5,081   

3.082% due 11/25/2036 ^

    1,010        744   

3.335% due 11/25/2034

    481        450   

3.410% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,368        3,224   

3.457% due 09/25/2035 ^

    1,697        1,395   


                                         
             

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.500% due 08/25/2036

    2,916        2,785   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

2.759% due 12/25/2035 ^

    31        29   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    2,565        2,107   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    557        480   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    2,044        1,717   

Chase Mortgage Trust

   

3.750% due 12/25/2045

    931        890   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

3.808% due 11/25/2035

    18,261        10,219   

5.201% due 04/25/2037 ^

    4,804        4,103   

5.224% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,470        1,317   

6.000% due 11/25/2036

    15,341        11,020   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2037 ^

    3,885        3,362   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    2,899        2,277   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

0.736% due 03/20/2046

    6,598        4,934   

0.804% due 08/25/2035

    90        59   

4.344% due 06/25/2047

    5,031        4,087   

4.716% due 04/25/2037 ^(a)

        30,778        5,804   

5.250% due 05/25/2021 ^

    25        24   

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    805        654   

5.500% due 09/25/2035 ^

    6,841        6,191   

5.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    257        203   

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    941        950   

5.750% due 02/25/2035

    1,034        1,016   

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    932        956   

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    2,466        1,834   

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

    2,689        2,130   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    891        622   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    3,324        2,651   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    9,253        6,630   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    24,533        19,548   

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

    3,581        3,056   

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^

    4,455        3,319   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,169        799   

6.500% due 09/25/2036 ^

    623        533   

19.675% due 02/25/2036

    2,715        3,731   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

5.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,032        840   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

    787        716   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    2,874        2,590   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2036 ^

    2,098        1,665   

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.000% due 01/25/2022

  EUR 2,566        2,772   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

  $ 3,102        2,621   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.855% due 11/25/2035 ^

    2,584        2,356   

3.104% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,373        4,045   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    378        359   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    7,378        4,679   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.689% due 03/25/2037

    15,235        12,503   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.856% due 02/25/2036 ^

    3,372        2,974   

2.967% due 01/25/2037 ^

    2,024        1,816   

3.028% due 06/25/2036 ^

    1,478        1,294   

3.116% due 10/25/2035

    79        77   

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    5,905        4,633   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    415        374   

26.488% due 11/25/2035 ^

    394        633   

Lehman XS Trust

   

0.754% due 06/25/2047

    5,352        3,983   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.750% due 07/25/2036

    4,482        3,242   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.822% due 03/25/2036 ^

    4,526        3,103   

Mesdag Delta BV

   

0.000% due 01/25/2020

  EUR 2,141        2,065   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

0.745% due 10/27/2036

  $ 3,609        317   

0.765% due 08/27/2037

    8,000        2,275   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

0.724% due 08/25/2036

    1,502        1,185   

0.764% due 05/25/2037 ^

    549        132   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,012        841   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    3,257        2,747   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

    552        440   


                                         
             

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    2,616        2,071   

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    5,739        3,981   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

3.585% due 02/25/2037

    4,559        3,688   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.880% due 11/25/2036 ^

    7,436        5,650   

2.912% due 01/25/2036 ^

    9,607        7,271   

3.047% due 07/25/2036 ^

    1,767        1,409   

3.268% due 07/25/2035 ^

    3,348        2,883   

4.488% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,377        965   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.654% due 08/25/2036

    261        213   

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.906% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,033        913   

3.012% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,296        1,104   

6.021% due 02/25/2037 ^

    11,142        9,413   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.579% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,192        977   

4.189% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,666        1,577   

4.336% due 07/25/2037 ^

    2,831        2,611   

6.000% due 10/25/2036 ^

    2,350        1,855   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

1.363% due 05/25/2047 ^

    627        39   

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

    2,202        1,752   

6.000% due 03/25/2036 ^

    3,320        3,104   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    8,109        7,122   
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

(Cost $260,746)

      267,659   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 20.0%

   

AMAC CDO Funding

   

1.824% due 11/23/2050

    304        303   

6.516% due 11/23/2050

    88        88   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

   

1.884% due 03/25/2033

    97        94   

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.934% due 04/25/2037

    22,683        16,522   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026 (f)

    4,100        2,830   

0.000% due 07/22/2026

    3,000        1,815   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

0.694% due 12/25/2036

    8,887        5,994   

0.925% due 11/25/2046

        10,902        9,535   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

0.704% due 03/25/2037

    5,136        4,729   

0.734% due 06/25/2047

    20,286        15,875   

0.844% due 09/25/2037 ^

    19,068        9,774   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

   

3.981% due 12/25/2035 ^

    137        136   

CSCN LLC

   

1.500% due 11/27/2045

    7,737        7,245   

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.694% due 10/25/2036

    5,911        4,311   

Fremont Home Loan Trust

   

0.684% due 01/25/2037

    7,797        4,172   

Glacier Funding CDO Ltd.

   

1.038% due 08/04/2035

    8,927        2,500   

Gramercy Real Estate CDO Ltd.

   

1.097% due 08/15/2056

    7,045        6,938   

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

   

0.000% due 04/30/2029

  EUR 750        644   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.694% due 07/25/2037

  $ 3,837        2,419   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

5.830% due 07/25/2036 ^

    154        87   

Lehman XS Trust

   

6.290% due 06/24/2046

    4,566        4,256   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.834% due 01/25/2036

    8,000        5,725   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

4.170% due 03/25/2037

    7,813        2,722   

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

   

0.684% due 10/25/2036

    8,580        5,395   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^

    1,602        1,105   

Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

   

1.184% due 07/25/2035

    6,000        3,537   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

5.612% due 04/25/2037

    11,826        5,793   

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^

    9,918        6,139   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

1.114% due 08/25/2034

    11,709        9,442   

SLM Student Loan Trust

   

0.000% due 10/28/2029 (f)

    8        8,866   

0.000% due 01/25/2042 (f)

    7        7,265   


                                         
             

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

1.407% due 08/10/2038

    21,167        4,498   

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

1.138% due 12/05/2036

    590        401   

1.158% due 08/05/2036

    859        601   

1.158% due 08/05/2036 ^

    16,636        11,645   

1.178% due 02/05/2036

    11,040        8,225   

Tropic CDO Ltd.

   

1.780% due 04/15/2034

    25,000        14,500   
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $195,080)

      196,126   
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 1.4%

   

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR 2,650        3,115   

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.800% due 08/08/2017

  JPY   695,000        6,467   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 600        607   

Saudi Government International Bond

   

2.375% due 10/26/2021

  $ 400        399   

3.250% due 10/26/2026

    400        395   

4.500% due 10/26/2046

    2,600        2,560   
   

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues

(Cost $12,424)

      13,543   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

   

FINANCIALS 0.1%

   

TIG FinCo PLC (h)

    794,831        720   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR (d)

    220        4   
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $1,183)

      724   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 0.9%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 0.9%

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas

   

10.000% due 12/15/2020 (g)

    6,945        8,490   

GMAC Capital Trust

   

6.602% due 02/15/2040

    6,200        158   
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $7,970)

      8,648   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 8.7%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (i) 2.3%

      22,193   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 6.4%

   

0.471% due 03/02/2017 - 03/16/2017 (e)(f)(l)(n)

    62,911        62,836   
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments

(Cost $85,004)

      85,029   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

(Cost $1,280,619 )

      1,291,134   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments 131.8%

(Cost $1,280,619)

    $ 1,291,134   

Financial Derivative Instruments (k)(m) (3.8)%

(Cost or Premiums, net $(54,983))

      (37,387
Preferred Shares (24.3)%       (237,950
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (3.7)%       (36,257
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ (979,540
   

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

^ Security is in default.

 

(a) Interest only security.

 

(b) When-issued security.

 

(c) Payment in-kind security.

 

(d) Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

(e) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

 

(f) Zero coupon security.

 

(g) Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

 

(h) Restricted Securities:

 

Issuer Description                      Acquisition Date        Cost        Market
Value
       Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.
6.625% due 10/01/2023

                 04/09/2015         $ 3,210         $ 841           0.09

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.
6.750% due 10/01/2023

                 04/09/2015 - 07/28/2015           1,775           491           0.05   

TIG FinCo PLC

                 04/02/2015           1,178           720           0.07   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $   6,163         $   2,052           0.21
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(i) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
  Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
BOS   0.380%     10/31/2016        11/01/2016      $ 5,300      U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.000% due 11/15/2044   $ (5,496   $ 5,300      $ 5,300   
JPS   0.540     10/31/2016        11/01/2016          14,200      U.S. Treasury Notes 0.875% due 10/15/2019     (14,505     14,200        14,200   
SSB   0.010     10/31/2016        11/01/2016        2,693      U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.000% due 11/15/2021 (2)     (2,748     2,693        2,693   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  

      $   (22,749   $   22,193      $   22,193   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes accrued interest.
(2)  Collateral is held in custody by the counterparty.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (3)
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
   

Amount

Borrowed (3)

   

Payable for

Reverse

Repurchase

Agreements

 

BCY

     (0.250 )%       02/18/2016         TBD  (4)    $ (818   $ (817
     (0.250      03/04/2016         02/17/2018        (194     (194

BPS

     1.590         11/02/2016         12/08/2016        (9,297     (9,297

MSC

     1.350         10/19/2016         01/19/2017        (9,205     ( 9,209

RDR

     (1.000      01/22/2016         TBD  (4)      (462     (458
     (0.750      06/15/2016         06/15/2017        (3,650     (3,640
     1.230         08/15/2016         11/17/2016        (5,037     (5,051
     1.260         10/24/2016         01/20/2017        (4,833     (4,834

SOG

     1.600         10/27/2016         11/03/2016        (6,197     (6,198
     1.600         10/27/2016         01/27/2017        (8,392     (8,394
     1.600         11/03/2016         01/27/2017        (4,739     (4,739

UBS

     1.100         08/18/2016         11/18/2016      GBP (1,581     (1,939
     1.100         08/22/2016         11/21/2016      $ (10,197     (10,219
     1.150         08/22/2016         11/22/2016        (13,426     (13,457
     1.200         10/06/2016         01/06/2017        (8,111     (8,118
     1.225         10/19/2016         11/02/2016          (90,190     (90,230
     1.380         08/26/2016         11/25/2016        (2,824     (2,831
     1.430         08/26/2016         11/25/2016        (4,284     (4,295
     1.430         10/03/2016         11/03/2016        (9,914     (9,925
     1.450         09/28/2016         11/28/2016        (5,294     (5,301
     1.650         09/28/2016         12/28/2016        (8,006     (8,019
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (207,165
            

 

 

 

 

(3)  The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2016 was $(81,125) at a weighted average interest rate of 1.192%.
(4)  Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.


Short Sales:

Short Sales on Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Description    Coupon      Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Proceeds     Payable for
Short Sales (5)
 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     5.875      11/01/2021       $   1,600      $   (1,616   $   (1,622
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Sales

           $ (1,616   $ (1,622
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(5) Payable for short sales includes $2 of accrued interest.

 

(j) Securities with an aggregate market value of $240,748 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of October 31, 2016.

 

(k) Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                        Variation Margin  
Reference Entity  

Fixed

Receive Rate

    Maturity
Date
   

Implied Credit

Spread at
October 31, 2016

    Notional
Amount (2)
    Market
Value (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  

Navient Corp.

    5.000     12/20/2021        4.990   $   15,000      $   84      $   146      $   0      $   (18
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection (1)           

 

                                  Variation Margin  
Index/Tranches  

Fixed

Receive Rate

    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (2)
    Market
Value (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-26 5-Year Index

    5.000     06/20/2021      $ 4,800      $ 233      $ 42      $ 0      $ (4

CDX.HY-27 05-Year Index

    5.000        12/20/2021        25,900          1,021          (81     0        (27

CDX.IG-27 05-Year Index

    1.000        12/20/2021      $   25,800        297        (22     0        (12
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,551      $ (61   $   0      $   (43
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(3) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

                                           Variation Margin  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate      Maturity
Date
     Notional
Amount
    

Market

Value

    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
Pay   

1-Year BRL-CDI

     11.250      01/04/2021       BRL  105,000       $ (805   $ 475      $ 33      $ 0   
Receive   

1-Year BRL-CDI

     11.500         01/04/2021         61,500         (257     357        18        0   
Receive   

1-Year BRL-CDI

     12.230         01/04/2021         41,600         (250     (159     0        (10
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750         06/17/2025       $ 145,380         14,620        5,427        171        0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250         06/15/2026         44,400         2,554        455        61        0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500         06/19/2044         305,100         100,705        110,657          1,881        0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.500         06/15/2046         469,700           (54,435     7,547        0          (2,818
Pay   

6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW

     3.500         06/17/2025       AUD 13,400         950        618        0        (8
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $ 63,082      $   125,377      $ 2,164      $ (2,836
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

   $ 64,717      $ 125,462      $ 2,164      $ (2,897
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(l) Securities with an aggregate market value of $17,103 and cash of $111,293 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of October 31, 2016.


(m) Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

 

                                   Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement Month     

Currency to

be Delivered

    

Currency to

be Received

    Asset     Liability  

BPS

    11/2016       BRL      2,914         $        934      $ 21      $ 0   
    11/2016       $      916         BRL        2,914        0        (3
    11/2016            39,896         EUR        36,518        192        0   
    12/2016       EUR      36,518         $        39,944        0        (192
    12/2016       GBP      81           99        0        (1
    12/2016       $      926         BRL        2,914        0        (21

CBK

    11/2016       EUR      355         $        389        0        0   
    11/2016       GBP      265           325        1        0   
    11/2016       $      975         GBP        798        2        0   

GLM

    11/2016       AUD      141         $        107        0        0   
    11/2016       BRL      1,877           581        0        (7
    11/2016       EUR      38,756           43,365        826        (6
    11/2016       GBP      81           99        0        0   
    11/2016       $      590         BRL        1,877        0        (2
    12/2016       AUD      160         $        122        0        0   

HUS

    11/2016       GBP      81,869           106,679          6,471        0   

JPM

    11/2016       EUR      90           98        0        (1
    11/2016       GBP      454           584        28        0   
    11/2016       JPY      20,037           193        2        0   
    11/2016       $      3,206         EUR        2,864        0        (62
    12/2016       EUR      90         $        99        0        0   
    12/2016       $      1,927         EUR        1,764        11        0   

MSB

    11/2016       BRL      4,791         $        1,506        5        0   
    11/2016       GBP      160           195        0        (1
    11/2016       $      1,467         BRL        4,790        34        0   

RBC

    11/2016       GBP      321         $        392        0        (1

SCX

    11/2016       AUD      154           117        0        0   
    11/2016       EUR      181           197        0        (1
    11/2016       JPY      673,141           6,693        274        0   
    11/2016       $      6,625         JPY        693,178        0        (15
    12/2016       JPY      693,178         $        6,631        15        0   

SOG

    11/2016       $        100,651         GBP        82,352        148        0   
    12/2016       EUR      180         $        197        0        (1
    12/2016       GBP      82,352           100,704        0        (153
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

    $ 8,030      $   (467
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate and Sovereign Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                            Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty     Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
   

Maturity

Date

   

Implied Credit
Spread at

October 31, 2016 (2)

   

Notional

Amount (3)

    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

    5.000     09/20/2020        15.979   EUR 3,000      $ (115   $ (705   $ 0      $ (820
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539      $ 1,800        (352     (51     0        (403
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        09/20/2020        3.609        20        (3     1        0        (2
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539        2,400        (476     (61     0        (537
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2019        3.115        500        (41     10        0        (31
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        09/20/2020        3.609        60        (8     2        0        (6
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539          3,000        (623     (48     0        (671
JPM  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

    5.000        09/20/2020        15.979      EUR 5,000        (207     (1,159     0        (1,366
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000        06/20/2019        1.227      $ 28,600        (1,957     1,822        0        (135
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000        12/20/2020        1.820        1,300        (149     108        0        (41
MYC  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

    5.000        09/20/2020        15.979      EUR 3,000        (28     (792     0        (820
 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    5.000        09/20/2020        7.110      $ 100        (10     3        0        (7
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2019        3.115        14,500        (1,342     446        0        (896
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (5,311   $ (424   $ 0      $ (5,735
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                      Swap Agreements, at Value  (4)  
Counterparty     Index/Tranches   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  
BOA  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110     05/25/2046      $   64,998      $ (12,698   $ 2,706      $ 0      $ (9,992
BRC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        80,964        (16,513     4,067        0        (12,446
GST  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        5,687        (1,168     294        0        (874
MEI  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        78,364        (15,463     3,416        0        (12,047
MYC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        20,312        (3,830     707        0        (3,123
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $   (49,672   $ 11,190      $ 0      $ (38,482
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $ (54,983   $   10,766      $   0      $   (44,217
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
(3) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.


(4) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

(n) Securities with an aggregate market value of $44,555 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2016.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 10/31/2016
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 29,257         $ 0         $ 29,257   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           226,422           10,352           236,774   

Industrials

     0           263,732           10,844           274,576   

Utilities

     0           62,498           0           62,498   

Convertible Bonds & Notes

                 

Industrials

     0           6,789           0           6,789   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

California

     0           37,471           0           37,471   

Illinois

     0           25,858           0           25,858   

Virginia

     0           1,176           0           1,176   

West Virginia

     0           10,077           0           10,077   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           26,572           8,357           34,929   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           267,659           0           267,659   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           179,995           16,131           196,126   

Sovereign Issues

     0           13,543           0           13,543   

Common Stocks

                 

Financials

     0           0           720           720   

Industrials

     4           0           0           4   

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     158           8,490           0           8,648   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0           22,193           0           22,193   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           62,836           0           62,836   

Total Investments

   $ 162         $ 1,244,568         $ 46,404         $ 1,291,134   

Short Sales, at Value - Liabilities

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $ 0         $ (1,622      $ 0         $ (1,622

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           2,164           0           2,164   

Over the counter

     0           8,030           0           8,030   
   $ 0         $ 10,194         $ 0         $ 10,194   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (2,897        0           (2,897

Over the counter

     0           (44,684        0           (44,684
     $ 0         $ (47,581      $ 0         $ (47,581

Totals

   $   162         $   1,205,559         $   46,404         $   1,252,125   

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended October 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2016:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2016
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (1)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2016
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
10/31/2016 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value         

Bank Loan Obligations

  $ 5,670      $ 4,453      $ (19   $ 30      $ 1      $ 241      $ 0      $ (10,376   $ 0      $ 0   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

    10,421        0        (67     1        1        (4     0        0        10,352        8   

Industrials

    10,850        0        0        4        0        (10     0        0        10,844        (10

U.S. Government Agencies

    7,929        0        (29     5        12        440        0        0        8,357        439   

Asset-Backed Securities

    17,050        0        0        0        0        (919     0        0        16,131        (919

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    505        0        0        0        0        215        0        0        720        215   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   52,425      $   4,453      $   (115   $   40      $   14      $   (37   $   0      $   (10,376   $   46,404      $   (267
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2016
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs   

Input Value(s)

(% Unless Noted Otherwise)

 

Investments in Securities, at Value

          

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          

Banking & Finance

   $ 10,352      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

     114.25   

Industrials

     10,844      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

     99.50   

U.S. Government Agencies

     8,357      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

     56.66   

Asset-Backed Securities

     16,131      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

     106,003.18 - 114,507.01   

Common Stocks

          

Financials

     720      

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

 

       
  

 

 

         

Total

   $ 46,404           
  

 

 

         

 

(1) Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at October 31, 2016 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
(2) Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Supplementary Notes to Schedule of Investments as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities attributable to that Fund, by the total number of shares outstanding of that Fund.

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. The Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Fund’s approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”) to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services or other pricing sources. The Fund’s investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the NAVs of such investments.

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in the Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree will be valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree will be valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

Investments for which market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Oversight Committee of the Board (“Valuation Oversight Committee”), generally based on recommendations provided by the Manager. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

When the Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.


  Level 2—Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

  Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by Pricing Services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments valued (denominated) in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates (currency spot and forward rates) obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies (other than ETFs) will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in unregistered open-end investment companies will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are considered Level 1 provided that the NAVs are observable, calculated daily and are the value at which both purchases and sales will be conducted. Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemption where the inputs to the NAVs are observable will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost of such short-term debt instrument is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts, options contracts, or swap agreements, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. Other than swap agreements, which are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services or other pricing sources, these contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange (if available). For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable price levels across complete term structures. These levels, along with external third-party prices are used to produce daily settlement prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued using a pricing model that references the underlying rates including the overnight index swap rate and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate to produce the daily settlement price. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Proxy pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The validity of the fair value is reviewed by the Manager on a periodic basis and may be amended in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures.

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of October 31, 2016, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Fund’s U.S. tax returns filed for the fiscal years from 2013-2015, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

As of October 31, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for Federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

Federal Tax
Cost
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)  (1)
 
  $    1,280,619      $ 62,955      $ (52,440   $ 10,515   

 

(1)  Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable to wash sale loss deferrals for federal income tax purposes.


GLOSSARY: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:              
BCY    Barclays Capital, Inc.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   MYC    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   RBC    Royal Bank of Canada
BOS    Banc of America Securities LLC   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   RDR    RBC Capital Markets
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   JPS    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   MEI    Merrill Lynch International   SOG    Societe Generale
CBK    Citibank N.A.   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank N.A.   SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
Currency Abbreviations:         
AUD    Australian Dollar   EUR    Euro   JPY    Japanese Yen
BRL    Brazilian Real   GBP    British Pound   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
ABX.HE    Asset-Backed Securities Index - Home Equity   CDX.HY    Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield   CDX.IG    Credit Derivatives Index - Investment Grade
Other Abbreviations:         
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   BBR    Bank Bill Rate   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation
ADR    American Depositary Receipt   BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   CDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
BABs    Build America Bonds          


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


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.

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                       
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                 
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                         
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                 
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016