PIMCO 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:    811-22121
Registrant Name:    PIMCO 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:   

June 30

Date of Reporting Period:    September 30, 2015


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000s)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 163.0%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 4.3%

   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC

   

4.250% due 06/19/2016

  $ 7,507      $ 7,494   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc.

   

7.500% - 8.750% due 08/09/2019

    437        349   

Getty Images, Inc.

   

4.750% due 10/18/2019

    1,183        775   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

6.944% due 01/30/2019

    4,600        3,830   

OGX

   

TBD% - 13.000% due 04/10/2049

    271        316   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    3,134        2,666   
   

 

 

 

Total Bank Loan Obligations

(Cost $16,777)

      15,430   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 50.7%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 22.9%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

6.000% due 01/15/2067 (h)

    2,300        1,759   

Banco Continental SAECA

   

8.875% due 10/15/2017 (h)

    3,900        3,993   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

6.250% due 04/15/2024 (e)

    240        115   

Banco Popular Espanol S.A.

   

11.500% due 10/10/2018 (e)(h)

  EUR 2,100        2,522   

Barclays Bank PLC

   

7.625% due 11/21/2022 (h)

  $ 400        449   

14.000% due 06/15/2019 (e)(h)

  GBP 2,170        4,231   

Barclays PLC

   

8.000% due 12/15/2020 (e)

  EUR 200        237   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

9.296% due 03/19/2019

  $ 12,925        11,817   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

7.875% due 10/15/2019 (h)

    3,400        3,742   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023 (h)

    1,300        1,118   

Credit Suisse AG

   

6.500% due 08/08/2023 (h)

    200        216   

ERB Hellas PLC

   

4.250% due 06/26/2018

  EUR 550        234   

Exeter Finance Corp.

   

9.750% due 05/20/2019

  $ 2,800        2,807   

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

7.500% due 04/15/2021 (h)

    2,285        2,145   

Jefferies LoanCore LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (h)

    1,552        1,490   

KGH Intermediate Holdco LLC

   

8.500% due 08/08/2019 (f)

    5,071        4,583   

LBG Capital PLC

   

7.588% due 05/12/2020 (h)

  GBP 1,500        2,394   

7.869% due 08/25/2020

    300        483   

15.000% due 12/21/2019

  EUR 250        412   

15.000% due 12/21/2019 (h)

  GBP 3,343        7,105   

National Bank of Greece S.A.

   

3.875% due 10/07/2016

  EUR 1,000        1,034   

Navient Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2019

  $ 1,000        932   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

    170        111   

Novo Banco S.A.

   

4.000% due 01/21/2019

  EUR 3,100        3,221   

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

7.250% due 12/15/2021 (h)

  $ 2,376        2,418   

Pinnacol Assurance

   

8.625% due 06/25/2034 (f)

    2,900        3,058   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

   

3.352% due 11/15/2019

  EUR 500        548   

5.717% due 06/16/2021 (h)

  $ 1,700        1,709   

6.125% due 02/07/2022 (h)

    7,900        8,051   

6.125% due 02/07/2022

    600        611   

TIG FinCo PLC

   

8.500% due 03/02/2020

  GBP 431        681   

8.750% due 04/02/2020 (h)

    2,336        3,260   

Toll Road Investors Partnership LP

   

0.000% due 02/15/2045 (d)

  $ 14,632        3,036   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC

   

5.942% due 11/21/2023

    1,600        1,473   

6.902% due 07/09/2020 (h)

    1,000        1,009   
   

 

 

 
      83,004   
   

 

 

 

 


                                         

INDUSTRIALS 19.0%

   

Ancestry.com Holdings LLC (9.625% Cash or 10.375% PIK)

   

9.625% due 10/15/2018 (b)(h)

    500        497   

Boxer Parent Co., Inc. (9.000% Cash or 9.750% PIK)

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (b)(h)

    3,601        2,570   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

8.500% due 02/15/2020 ^(h)

    10,192        8,408   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    583        481   

California Resources Corp.

   

6.000% due 11/15/2024 (h)

    2,512        1,517   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

3.539% due 04/15/2019

    60        43   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

7.707% due 10/02/2022

    853        931   

8.048% due 05/01/2022

    675        762   

Corp. GEO S.A.B. de C.V.

   

8.875% due 03/27/2022 ^

    200        6   

9.250% due 06/30/2020 ^

    1,800        54   

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc.

   

6.625% due 05/15/2022 (h)

    1,000        863   

CVS Pass-Through Trust

   

7.507% due 01/10/2032 (h)

    2,618        3,247   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust

   

7.750% due 06/17/2021

    621        709   

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

   

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (h)

    1,500        1,365   

Enterprise Inns PLC

   

6.875% due 05/09/2025

  GBP 20        31   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019 (h)

  $ 1,580        1,023   

Global Geophysical Services, Inc.

   

10.500% due 05/01/2017 ^

    958        67   

Hellenic Railways Organization S.A.

   

4.028% due 03/17/2017

  EUR 800        758   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 03/01/2021 (h)

  $ 3,790        3,174   

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019

    6,181        5,594   

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

   

8.500% due 04/01/2021 (h)

    1,876        1,379   

Numericable SFR S.A.S.

   

4.875% due 05/15/2019 (h)

    2,755        2,672   

5.625% due 05/15/2024

  EUR 1,100        1,222   

Numericable-SFR S.A.S.

   

6.000% due 05/15/2022 (h)

  $ 500        483   

OGX Austria GmbH

   

8.375% due 04/01/2022 ^

    3,300        0   

8.500% due 06/01/2018 ^

    3,700        0   

Perstorp Holding AB

   

8.750% due 05/15/2017

    4,600        4,738   

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

   

6.000% due 11/15/2026

    130        42   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

   

6.875% due 04/15/2040

    213        198   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

3.374% due 05/20/2021

  EUR 100        98   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 100        134   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017 (h)

  $ 2,700        1,404   

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

   

12.500% due 04/15/2017 (h)

    7,650        7,832   

Spirit Issuer PLC

   

6.582% due 12/28/2027

  GBP 2,175        3,512   

Tembec Industries, Inc.

   

9.000% due 12/15/2019 (h)

  $ 1,800        1,359   

Times Square Hotel Trust

   

8.528% due 08/01/2026 (h)

    4,938        6,100   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

9.750% due 07/15/2018 (h)

    1,183        1,288   

10.400% due 05/01/2018 (h)

    752        807   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    2,800        2,814   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

7.395% due 03/28/2024

  GBP 500        778   
   

 

 

 
      68,960   
   

 

 

 


                                         

UTILITIES 8.8%

   

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.

   

8.700% due 08/07/2018

  $ 500        549   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

8.875% due 09/15/2020

    280        275   

10.500% due 09/15/2022

    450        439   

11.000% due 09/15/2025

    450        436   

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

   

4.375% due 09/19/2022

    200        173   

6.000% due 11/27/2023 (h)

    1,350        1,252   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

   

5.999% due 01/23/2021 (h)

    181        178   

5.999% due 01/23/2021

    200        197   

6.510% due 03/07/2022 (h)

    3,400        3,374   

6.605% due 02/13/2018

  EUR 100        117   

7.288% due 08/16/2037 (h)

  $ 1,454        1,397   

8.625% due 04/28/2034 (h)

    1,081        1,180   

9.250% due 04/23/2019

    100        111   

Genesis Energy LP

   

5.625% due 06/15/2024 (h)

    1,100        951   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020 (h)

    4,295        3,629   

7.950% due 06/01/2032 (h)

    4,033        3,489   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 06/30/2022 (h)

    4,100        1,486   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

2.694% due 03/17/2017

    100        86   

5.750% due 01/20/2020 (h)

    570        429   

6.250% due 03/17/2024

    20        15   

6.250% due 12/14/2026 (h)

  GBP 600        581   

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    200        190   

7.875% due 03/15/2019 (h)

  $ 9,700        8,000   

Sierra Hamilton LLC

   

12.250% due 12/15/2018

    200        132   

Sprint Corp.

   

7.125% due 06/15/2024 (h)

    4,082        3,152   

7.875% due 09/15/2023 (h)

    165        134   
   

 

 

 
      31,952   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $206,111)

      183,916   
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 1.4%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 1.4%

   

SL Green Operating Partnership LP

   

3.000% due 10/15/2017

    3,800        5,227   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $3,791)

      5,227   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

   

ILLINOIS 0.1%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015

   

7.375% due 01/01/2033

    120        123   

7.750% due 01/01/2042

    210        210   
   

 

 

 
      333   
   

 

 

 

IOWA 0.0%

   

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

   

6.500% due 06/01/2023

    180        180   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 0.7%

   

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

  

 

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    2,740        2,396   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $3,134)

      2,909   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 0.3%

   

Fannie Mae

   

4.000% due 11/01/2033 - 10/01/2040

    77        83   

Freddie Mac

   

0.872% due 10/25/2020 (a)(h)

    28,802        906   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $970)

      989   
   

 

 

 

 


                                         

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 0.5%

   

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

   

0.092% due 07/31/2017 (l)

    1,800        1,798   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $1,800)

      1,798   
   

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 44.2%

   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

2.785% due 01/25/2036

    238        207   

Auburn Securities PLC

   

0.905% due 10/01/2041

  GBP 259        376   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

16.513% due 09/25/2035 ^

  $ 2,277        2,852   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

2.393% due 12/20/2036

    210        212   

2.614% due 12/20/2034

    1,367        1,234   

2.651% due 03/20/2036 ^

    1,552        1,341   

3.000% due 10/20/2046 ^

    834        632   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

2.497% due 10/20/2046 ^

    183        111   

2.797% due 09/25/2034

    244        240   

5.750% due 08/25/2034 (h)

    471        500   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

3.459% due 03/26/2036

    32        32   

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

2.575% due 09/25/2034

    136        127   

2.742% due 03/25/2035

    584        548   

2.771% due 08/25/2047 ^

    545        445   

2.812% due 10/25/2036 ^

    1,446        1,218   

2.897% due 09/25/2034

    163        160   

4.777% due 06/25/2047 ^

    429        385   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

0.514% due 06/25/2046 ^(h)

    4,876        3,597   

0.894% due 01/25/2035 (h)

    1,063        1,042   

2.494% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,150        3,525   

2.515% due 11/25/2035

    83        66   

2.838% due 08/25/2036 ^(h)

    702        530   

2.867% due 05/25/2035

    715        628   

2.911% due 04/25/2035

    466        364   

3.431% due 05/25/2036 ^

    1,189        906   

3.610% due 09/25/2034

    739        732   

3.948% due 07/25/2035 ^

    420        348   

4.139% due 11/25/2036 ^

    761        582   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 11/11/2035 ^

    314        315   

Bluestone Securities PLC

   

0.807% due 06/09/2043

  GBP 429        606   

BRAD Resecuritization Trust

   

2.178% due 03/12/2021

  $ 3,500        263   

6.550% due 03/12/2021

    654        651   

CBA Commercial Small Balance Commercial Mortgage

   

5.540% due 01/25/2039 ^

    2,264        1,965   

Celtic Residential Irish Mortgage Securitisation PLC

   

0.137% due 11/13/2047

  EUR 593        618   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

5.500% due 11/25/2021 ^

  $ 1,175        978   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,203        1,079   

Citigroup Global Markets Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

6.500% due 02/25/2029

    391        397   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

2.751% due 03/25/2037 ^(h)

    2,051        1,628   

5.500% due 11/25/2035 ^

    948        849   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

6.188% due 07/10/2046 (h)

    2,170        2,386   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

0.411% due 12/20/2046

    1,279        957   

0.444% due 06/25/2037 ^

    1,315        960   

0.526% due 11/20/2035 (h)

    10,498        8,540   

0.544% due 05/25/2036 ^(h)

    2,493        1,485   

0.544% due 06/25/2036 ^(h)

    2,180        1,495   

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

    486        457   

5.500% due 12/25/2035 ^(h)

    2,473        2,166   

5.750% due 05/25/2036 ^

    442        388   

6.000% due 11/25/2035 ^

    458        235   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^(h)

    475        426   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    829        613   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^(h)

    4,100        3,444   

6.250% due 08/25/2037 ^

    487        418   

6.500% due 09/25/2032 ^

    554        544   

6.500% due 07/25/2035 ^

    806        653   

6.500% due 06/25/2036 ^(h)

    686        561   


                                         

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

0.514% due 03/25/2035

    981        867   

2.504% due 08/20/2035 ^

    150        141   

2.530% due 11/25/2035 ^(h)

    3,656        3,129   

2.590% due 06/20/2035

    436        391   

2.683% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,529        1,251   

2.766% due 08/25/2034 ^

    97        86   

2.865% due 09/25/2047 ^

    1,195        1,062   

5.500% due 08/25/2035 ^

    140        127   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

6.500% due 07/26/2036 ^

    574        343   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

7.500% due 05/25/2032 (h)

    1,905        2,053   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

0.794% due 07/25/2036 ^

    769        322   

5.896% due 04/25/2036

    633        475   

6.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    521        340   

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc.

   

0.344% due 02/25/2047

    844        605   

Deutsche ALT-B Securities, Inc.

   

6.250% due 07/25/2036 ^

    154        119   

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 09/25/2033 (h)

    256        266   

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.396% due 04/19/2047 ^

    591        200   

EMF-NL BV

   

0.981% due 07/17/2041

  EUR 800        799   

2.231% due 10/17/2041

    1,000        1,116   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

2.219% due 05/25/2036 ^

  $ 2,704        2,194   

2.249% due 11/25/2036 ^

    2,009        1,586   

2.260% due 08/25/2035 ^

    284        77   

2.314% due 02/25/2036

    271        218   

6.250% due 11/25/2036 ^

    166        133   

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

2.452% due 07/25/2037 ^

    201        168   

2.564% due 01/25/2037 ^(h)

    1,535        1,369   

5.500% due 08/25/2035

    244        249   

FREMF Mortgage Trust

   

0.100% due 05/25/2020 (a)

    48,598        167   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

   

3.045% due 06/25/2034

    256        249   

3.165% due 07/19/2035

    117        112   

3.277% due 06/25/2034

    208        204   

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust

   

0.374% due 01/25/2037

    1,568        1,266   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

   

1.613% due 08/10/2043 (a)

    8,412        484   

6.224% due 08/10/2043 (h)

    2,100        2,277   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.644% due 07/25/2037 ^

    595        420   

2.742% due 01/25/2036 ^(h)

    2,069        1,934   

2.842% due 12/25/2034

    43        42   

6.000% due 09/25/2034

    180        181   

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.406% due 02/19/2046 (h)

    2,450        2,127   

0.426% due 11/19/2036 (h)

    4,633        3,431   

0.776% due 06/19/2034

    368        345   

0.856% due 01/19/2035 (h)

    370        324   

2.651% due 08/19/2036 ^

    351        262   

4.358% due 06/19/2036 ^

    1,535        1,065   

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

   

0.444% due 03/25/2035

    517        463   

IM Pastor Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos

   

0.103% due 03/22/2044

  EUR 842        787   

Impac CMB Trust

   

0.714% due 11/25/2035 ^

  $ 456        384   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.424% due 04/25/2035

    266        233   

0.994% due 08/25/2034

    281        253   

1.054% due 09/25/2034

    591        544   

2.288% due 06/25/2037 ^

    466        372   

2.669% due 12/25/2036 ^

    2,037        1,804   

2.764% due 05/25/2037 ^

    1,702        1,306   

4.515% due 11/25/2036 ^

    1,545        1,392   

4.560% due 05/25/2037 ^

    58        8   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.628% due 05/25/2036 ^

    648        532   

5.500% due 11/25/2036 ^

    7        5   

JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

5.703% due 03/18/2051 (h)

    4,000        4,238   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.573% due 07/25/2035

    176        174   

2.583% due 06/25/2037 ^

    444        406   

2.647% due 05/25/2036 ^

    1,152        1,031   

2.678% due 10/25/2036 ^

    82        75   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    910        841   


                                         

KGS Alpha SBA Trust

   

1.048% due 04/25/2038 (a)

    2,180        92   

Landmark Mortgage Securities PLC

   

0.184% due 06/17/2038

  EUR 338        355   

0.808% due 06/17/2038

  GBP 887        1,248   

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^(h)

  $ 2,318        2,267   

6.013% due 04/25/2036

    529        477   

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

   

0.404% due 04/25/2046

    1,241        930   

0.939% due 01/25/2047 ^(h)

    556        393   

3.077% due 10/25/2034

    1,051        927   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.502% due 07/25/2035 (h)

    2,694        2,334   

2.619% due 01/25/2035 ^

    376        178   

5.750% due 12/25/2035 ^

    728        687   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    417        389   

Prime Mortgage Trust

   

0.544% due 06/25/2036 ^

    4,634        2,585   

7.000% due 07/25/2034

    243        245   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 07/26/2037

    9,409        7,007   

Regal Trust

   

2.180% due 09/29/2031

    23        21   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

0.404% due 06/25/2037

    2,696        2,067   

5.500% due 04/25/2037

    176        144   

6.000% due 08/25/2035 ^

    808        749   

6.000% due 01/25/2037 ^

    823        695   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    631        458   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

4.099% due 07/27/2037 ^

    464        406   

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

    741        656   

Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Funding Trust

   

5.223% due 08/16/2048 (h)

    2,000        2,054   

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

2.765% due 01/20/2038 ^

    518        440   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.501% due 08/25/2034

    35        35   

4.416% due 11/25/2036 ^

    914        844   

4.872% due 01/25/2036 ^

    1,643        1,276   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.404% due 08/25/2036 (h)

    3,144        2,473   

0.424% due 05/25/2045

    222        196   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

   

2.422% due 01/25/2034

    615        599   

TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    435        328   

WaMu Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.882% due 03/23/2045 (h)

    5,000        5,080   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

1.935% due 11/25/2036 ^

    476        407   

2.088% due 03/25/2037 ^

    782        651   

2.155% due 03/25/2033

    123        123   

2.159% due 07/25/2046 (h)

    2,704        2,447   

2.184% due 06/25/2037 ^(h)

    2,290        2,018   

2.294% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,298        1,164   

2.380% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,835        1,652   

2.387% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,632        1,450   

2.439% due 07/25/2037 ^(h)

    4,138        3,366   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

1.049% due 10/25/2046 ^

    739        548   

1.600% due 06/25/2033

    67        66   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.694% due 07/25/2037 ^

    466        406   

2.705% due 04/25/2036 ^

    48        47   

2.706% due 09/25/2036 ^

    43        41   

2.724% due 10/25/2036 ^

    45        42   

5.500% due 01/25/2036 ^

    18        5   
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $134,972)
      160,509   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 46.8%

   

Access Financial Manufactured Housing Contract Trust

   

7.650% due 05/15/2021

    217        127   

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

   

1.919% due 05/25/2034

    154        115   

3.044% due 08/25/2032

    1,413        1,337   

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates Trust

   

0.344% due 10/25/2036 (h)

    8,852        7,677   

0.754% due 10/25/2033

    167        149   

0.854% due 03/25/2035 (h)

    4,431        3,544   


                                         

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates

   

7.150% due 03/15/2028 (h)

    1,616        1,938   

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.639% due 09/25/2034

    252        233   

0.639% due 09/25/2034 (h)

    737        683   

2.927% due 07/25/2036

    738        512   

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp.

   

7.830% due 06/15/2030

    3,598        1,995   

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.

   

7.770% due 09/01/2031

    1,091        1,211   

7.960% due 05/01/2031

    1,817        1,386   

7.970% due 05/01/2032

    276        175   

8.060% due 09/01/2029

    3,133        2,044   

9.163% due 03/01/2033

    3,070        2,753   

Conseco Financial Corp.

   

6.220% due 03/01/2030

    157        167   

6.330% due 11/01/2029

    102        105   

6.530% due 02/01/2031

    1,495        1,510   

7.050% due 01/15/2027

    280        285   

7.140% due 03/15/2028

    398        418   

7.240% due 06/15/2028

    196        202   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

0.334% due 05/25/2047 (h)

    12,416        9,736   

0.444% due 01/25/2037 (h)

    15,575        12,145   

0.534% due 12/25/2036 ^

    875        615   

0.754% due 08/25/2032

    411        353   

1.169% due 02/25/2034

    339        320   

1.469% due 02/25/2035 (h)

    3,750        3,404   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

   

0.344% due 03/25/2047 (h)

    10,929        9,835   

0.974% due 11/25/2034 (h)

    528        513   

4.693% due 10/25/2035

    65        67   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

1.244% due 02/25/2031

    2,997        2,782   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

   

1.514% due 12/25/2035 (h)

    1,377        1,086   

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.644% due 11/25/2036 (h)

    10,000        8,526   

0.794% due 07/25/2035 (h)

    8,092        5,984   

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing

   

8.300% due 10/15/2026

    1,000        1,059   

GSAA Home Equity Trust

   

5.772% due 11/25/2036 ^

    2,720        1,640   

Home Equity Asset Trust

   

2.594% due 10/25/2033

    38        35   

Home Equity Loan Trust

   

0.424% due 04/25/2037

    6,015        3,840   

0.534% due 04/25/2037

    8,700        5,496   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.434% due 04/25/2037

    18,505        11,572   

0.514% due 04/25/2037 (h)

    6,394        4,829   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

0.274% due 08/25/2036

    10        5   

0.384% due 03/25/2047

    1,849        1,315   

Lehman ABS Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.284% due 06/25/2037

    7,142        4,681   

0.394% due 06/25/2037

    5,559        3,699   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.354% due 10/25/2036

    1,148        522   

2.669% due 03/25/2032

    388        354   

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

5.233% due 11/25/2035

    172        174   

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital, Inc. Trust

   

1.619% due 02/25/2033 (h)

    552        499   

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust

   

1.244% due 12/25/2034 (h)

    4,445        3,817   

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust

   

0.364% due 11/25/2036

    1,644        780   

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.

   

0.437% due 06/15/2032

    25        23   

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust

   

5.662% due 01/25/2037 ^

    27        27   

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust

   

7.650% due 03/15/2032

    2,841        2,974   

Ownit Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.374% due 12/25/2036

    2,776        1,816   

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

   

2.069% due 10/25/2034

    1,161        555   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

1.324% due 08/25/2033

    943        841   

1.919% due 09/25/2034

    3,239        2,182   

4.020% due 04/25/2033

    5        4   

5.220% due 07/25/2034 ^

    158        151   

5.842% due 11/25/2033 (h)

    1,269        1,360   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

0.634% due 10/25/2035

    3,526        2,688   

4.470% due 03/25/2032

    7        7   


                                         

Saxon Asset Securities Trust

   

1.169% due 12/26/2034

    701        544   

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

   

0.424% due 02/25/2037 ^

    442        244   

0.869% due 01/25/2035

    60        57   

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

0.544% due 01/06/2041

    47,879        14,484   

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust

   

0.344% due 06/25/2037 (h)

    7,202        5,033   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust

   

0.414% due 01/25/2036 (h)

    7,229        5,583   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.494% due 06/25/2035

    593        526   

Talon Funding Ltd.

   

0.822% due 06/05/2035

    2,077        1,407   

UCFC Home Equity Loan Trust

   

7.750% due 04/15/2030

    741        743   

Vanderbilt Acquisition Loan Trust

   

7.330% due 05/07/2032 (h)

    385        416   
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $154,603)

      169,914   
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 0.7%

   

Athens Urban Transportation Organisation

   

4.851% due 09/19/2016

  EUR 175        169   

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

   

10.000% due 01/01/2021

  BRL 62        13   

10.000% due 01/01/2023

    62        12   

10.000% due 01/01/2025

    1,100        203   

Costa Rica Government International Bond

   

7.000% due 04/04/2044 (h)

  $ 700        623   

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.800% due 08/08/2017

  JPY 46,000        324   

4.500% due 07/03/2017

    40,000        282   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 200        196   

Russia Government International Bond

   

5.625% due 04/04/2042 (h)

  $ 400        376   

5.875% due 09/16/2043 (h)

    200        193   
   

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues

(Cost $2,954)

      2,391   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     

COMMON STOCKS 0.2%

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

   

Tribune Media Co. ‘A’

    5,969        212   

Tribune Publishing Co.

    1,492        12   
   

 

 

 
      224   
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.1%

   

TIG FinCo PLC (f)

    330,393        335   
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $830)

      559   
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS 0.0%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Global Geophysical Services, Inc. - Exp. 05/01/2049

    4,165        2   
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants

(Cost $40)

      2   
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.7%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 4.7%

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

7.500% (e)

    14,500        16,932   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Securities

(Cost $9,203)

      16,932   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 0.5%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 0.5%

   

AgriBank FCB

   

6.875% due 01/01/2024 (e)

    10,000        1,053   

Navient Corp. CPI Linked Security

   

2.124% due 03/15/2017

    32,400        741   

2.174% due 01/16/2018

    8,500        190   
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $1,460)

      1,984   
   

 

 

 


                                         

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 7.9%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (g) 2.9%

      10,614   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 0.6%

   

Freddie Mac

   

0.233% due 01/12/2016

  $ 2,200        2,199   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 4.4%

   

0.115% due 11/12/2015 - 02/18/2016 (c)(j)(l)

    15,867        15,867   
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments

(Cost $28,673)

      28,680   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

(Cost $565,318)

      591,240   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments 163.0%

(Cost $565,318)

    $ 591,240   

Financial Derivative Instruments (i)(k) (3.6%)

(Cost or Premiums, net $(6,709))

      (13,194
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (59.4%)       (215,290
   

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%     $ 362,756   
   

 

 

 


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) Payment in-kind bond security.

 

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

 

(d) Zero coupon bond.

 

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

 

(f) Restricted Securities:

 

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

KGH Intermediate Holdco LLC

8.500% due 08/08/2019

       08/07/2014         $ 4,988         $ 4,583           1.27

Pinnacol Assurance

8.625% due 06/25/2034

       06/23/2014           2,900           3,058           0.84   

TIG FinCo PLC

       04/02/2015           490           335           0.09   
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $   8,378         $   7,976           2.20
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(g) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
  Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
Received,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
SAL   0.280%     09/30/2015        10/01/2015      $   10,400     

U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125% due 12/31/2021

  $ (10,632   $ 10,400      $ 10,400   
SSB   0.000     09/30/2015        10/01/2015        214     

U.S. Treasury Notes 4.875% due 08/15/2016

    (219     214        214   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  

      $   (10,851   $   10,614      $   10,614   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes accrued interest.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     (0.375 %)       05/22/2015         05/21/2017      $ (1,769   $ (1,767
     (0.375      07/13/2015         07/10/2017        (221     (221
     0.250         05/06/2015         05/05/2017        (6,809     (6,816
     0.850         08/28/2015         11/27/2015        (2,387     (2,389
     0.900         08/07/2015         11/09/2015        (979     (980
     0.900         08/27/2015         11/30/2015        (833     (834
     0.950         07/06/2015         10/06/2015        (407     (408
     1.011         08/07/2015         11/09/2015        (704     (705
     1.533         08/19/2015         11/19/2015        (1,918     (1,922
     1.634         07/02/2015         10/02/2015        (3,140     (3,153
     1.683         08/18/2015         11/18/2015        (313     (314
     2.124         05/15/2015         11/14/2016        (7,745     (7,766
     2.128         08/28/2015         02/29/2016        (3,682     (3,689
     2.176         09/25/2015         09/26/2016        (8,957     (8,960

BOS

     2.198         07/06/2015         01/06/2016        (1,872     (1,882

BPG

     1.870         08/17/2015         02/17/2016        (1,326     (1,329

BPS

     1.000         09/14/2015         10/14/2015      GBP (1,409     (2,133

BRC

     0.750         08/17/2015         11/17/2015      $ (782     (783
     0.900         08/03/2015         11/03/2015        (552     (553
     0.950         07/06/2015         10/06/2015        (469     (470
     0.950         07/14/2015         10/14/2015        (811     (813
     0.950         08/18/2015         11/18/2015        (1,734     (1,736

DEU

     0.950         07/21/2015         10/21/2015        (2,413     (2,418
     0.950         08/04/2015         11/04/2015        (970     (972
     0.950         08/11/2015         11/12/2015        (2,572     (2,575
     0.950         08/26/2015         11/19/2015        (443     (443
     0.950         08/27/2015         11/30/2015        (251     (251
     0.950         08/28/2015         11/30/2015        (1,784     (1,786
     0.950         09/11/2015         12/11/2015        (3,676     (3,678
     1.000         09/04/2015         12/04/2015        (592     (592

JML

     0.950         09/04/2015         10/06/2015        (5,103     (5,107
     1.050         09/11/2015         10/23/2015        (3,661     (3,663

JPS

     1.439         09/04/2015         03/04/2016        (1,807     (1,809
     1.914         05/12/2015         11/12/2015        (7,559     (7,616

MSC

     0.600         07/08/2015         10/08/2015        (3,903     (3,909
     1.150         08/07/2015         11/09/2015        (1,321     (1,323
     1.250         09/21/2015         12/21/2015        (3,608     (3,609

RDR

     0.650         08/28/2015         11/30/2015        (2,190     (2,191
     0.650         09/09/2015         12/09/2015        (1,531     (1,532
     1.410         04/24/2015         10/26/2015        (2,893     (2,911

RTA

     0.860         04/28/2015         10/28/2015        (1,372     (1,377
     0.904         07/14/2015         01/14/2016        (458     (459
     0.904         08/10/2015         01/14/2016        (2,517     (2,520
     1.359         04/27/2015         10/28/2015        (4,897     (4,926
     1.626         04/29/2015         05/02/2016        (7,316     (7,367
     1.628         04/15/2015         04/15/2016        (6,593     (6,643
     1.631         04/27/2015         04/25/2016        (2,406     (2,423
     1.640         03/20/2015         03/21/2016        (4,570     (4,611

SAL

     1.034         07/02/2015         10/02/2015        (4,979     (4,992
     1.090         09/16/2015         12/16/2015        (945     (945
     1.172         06/08/2015         12/08/2015        (438     (440

SOG

     0.680         08/17/2015         10/19/2015        (3,431     (3,434
     0.700         07/20/2015         10/20/2015        (1,323     (1,325
     0.750         07/20/2015         10/20/2015        (2,085     (2,088
     0.750         08/12/2015         11/12/2015        (938     (939
     0.780         07/20/2015         10/20/2015        (964     (966
     0.780         07/28/2015         10/28/2015        (1,697     (1,699
     0.780         08/12/2015         11/12/2015        (844     (845
     0.820         08/24/2015         11/24/2015        (1,289     (1,290
     0.850         08/21/2015         11/23/2015        (1,349     (1,350
     0.860         08/27/2015         11/30/2015        (1,513     (1,514
     0.860         09/03/2015         11/30/2015        (1,085     (1,086

UBS

     0.650         09/24/2015         10/26/2015      EUR (2,022     (2,259
     0.750         08/17/2015         11/17/2015      $ (671     (672
     0.800         08/20/2015         11/20/2015        (7,709     (7,716
     0.850         04/16/2015         10/16/2015        (3,737     (3,752
     0.850         07/28/2015         10/28/2015        (1,535     (1,537
     0.850         08/03/2015         11/03/2015        (211     (211
     0.850         08/26/2015         11/30/2015        (1,285     (1,286
     0.880         09/17/2015         10/16/2015      GBP (1,888     (2,857
     0.900         08/03/2015         11/03/2015      $ (970     (971
     0.900         08/20/2015         11/20/2015        (1,561     (1,563
     0.900         08/26/2015         11/30/2015        (967     (968
     0.900         09/23/2015         12/23/2015        (472     (472
     0.950         07/16/2015         10/16/2015      GBP (2,587     (3,922
     1.000         04/16/2015         10/16/2015      $ (1,278     (1,284
     1.050         08/11/2015         11/11/2015      GBP   (4,024     (6,097
     1.100         08/28/2015         02/29/2016      $ (147     (147
     1.150         08/28/2015         02/29/2016        (806     (807
     1.550         08/03/2015         10/05/2015        (8,449     (8,470
     1.600         08/03/2015         10/05/2015        (3,839     (3,849
     1.654         08/07/2015         11/09/2015        (7,536     (7,555
     1.690         03/23/2015         12/23/2015        (1,765     (1,781
     1.690         03/24/2015         01/04/2016        (3,347     (3,377
     1.710         03/24/2015         01/04/2016        (1,095     (1,105
     1.740         03/24/2015         01/04/2016        (1,390     (1,403
     1.783         09/10/2015         12/10/2015        (7,070     (7,077
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (220,385
            

 

 

 

 

(2) The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended September 30, 2015 was $431,428 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.190%.

 

(h) Securities with an aggregate market value of $271,411 and cash of $768 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of September 30, 2015.

 

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


Swap Agreements:

 

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  

3-Month CAD-Bank Bill

    3.300     06/19/2024      CAD   13,300      $ 1,386      $ 768      $ 0      $ (3
Receive  

3-Month CAD-Bank Bill

    3.500        06/20/2044        5,600        (1,004     (804     0        (2
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500        12/16/2025      USD 8,800        (344     (440     9        0   
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.250        06/17/2020        12,700        606        260        0        (9
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500        12/16/2025        15,600        (628     (777     10        0   
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750        12/16/2045        25,700        (1,028     (2,567     79        0   
Pay  

6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW

    3.500        06/17/2025      AUD 5,200        213        84        28        0   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (799   $ (3,476   $ 126      $ (14
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

        $ (799   $   (3,476   $   126      $   (14
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) Securities with an aggregate market value of $2,377 and cash of $1,570 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of September 30, 2015.

 

(k) 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  

BOA

       10/2015         $ 12,162         GBP 8,000         $ 0         $ (60
       11/2015         GBP 8,000         $ 12,161           60           0   

BPS

       10/2015         EUR 90           103           2           0   

CBK

       10/2015           2,883           3,269           47           0   
       10/2015         $ 994         GBP 648           0           (14
       11/2015         CAD 137         $ 102           0           0   

DUB

       10/2015         BRL 16,769           4,186           0           (44
       10/2015         $ 4,284         BRL 16,769           5           (59
       11/2015           4,144           16,769           40           0   

HUS

       10/2015         EUR 7,449         $ 8,489           165           0   

JPM

       10/2015         BRL 8,892           2,238           0           (5
       10/2015         EUR 967           1,087           6           0   
       10/2015         $ 2,470         BRL 8,892           0           (227

MSB

       10/2015         JPY 82,500         $ 686           0           (1
       10/2015         $ 687         JPY 82,500           1           0   
       11/2015         JPY 82,500         $ 687           0           (1

SCX

       10/2015         GBP 6,546           10,164           262           0   

UAG

       10/2015           2,102           3,240           60           0   
       10/2015         $ 12,741         EUR   11,389           0           (15
       11/2015         EUR   11,389         $ 12,747           15           0   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

     $   663         $   (426 ) 
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

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

 

                                           Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
   Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2015 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

BOA

 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000   06/20/2024      3.749   $ 400      $ (40   $ (35   $ 0      $ (75

BRC

 

Gazprom S.A.

    1.900      12/20/2017      4.035        1,250        0        (50     0        (50
 

JSC VTB Bank

    2.340      12/20/2017      4.729        1,250        0        (54     0        (54
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019      3.268        200        (12     (4     0        (16
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2024      3.749        400        (46     (29     0        (75
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      09/20/2024      3.756        300        (25     (32     0        (57

CBK

 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019      3.268        1,000        (62     (16     0        (78
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2024      3.749        500        (53     (41     0        (94
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      09/20/2024      3.756        300        (26     (32     0        (58

FBF

 

TNK-NS BP Finance S.A.

    3.150      12/20/2017      5.324        1,500        0        (54     0        (54

GST

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000      09/20/2020      10.372        110        (16     (21     0        (37
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019      3.268        400        (25     (6     0        (31
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      03/20/2020      3.374        100        (19     9        0        (10
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2024      3.749        200        (23     (14     0        (37

HUS

 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019      3.268        130        (5     (5     0        (10
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2024      3.749        130        (13     (11     0        (24
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      09/20/2024      3.756        69        (10     (3     0        (13

JPM

 

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

    1.000      09/20/2020      4.562        3,200        (451     (36     0        (487
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2024      3.749        200        (18     (19     0        (37
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $   (844   $   (453   $   0      $   (1,297
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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

ABX.HE.AA.6-1 Index

    0.320     07/25/2045      $   18,841      $ (3,749   $ 81      $ 0      $ (3,668
 

ABX.HE.PENAAA.7-1 Index

    0.090        08/25/2037        6,156        (1,193     43        0        (1,150
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $   (4,942 )    $   124      $   0      $   (4,818 ) 
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 or securities 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.


Interest Rate Swaps

 

                                          Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

HUS

 

Pay

 

1-Year BRL-CDI

    11.680     01/04/2021      BRL     200,000      $ (915   $ (4,424   $ 0      $ (5,339
 

Pay

 

1-Year BRL-CDI

    12.055        01/04/2021        91,000        (8     (2,081     0        (2,089
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (923   $ (6,505   $ 0      $ (7,428
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   (6,709 )    $   (6,834 )    $   0      $   (13,543 ) 
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(l) Securities with an aggregate market value of $14,820 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of September 30, 2015.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of September 30, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 09/30/2015
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 15,114         $ 316         $ 15,430   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           60,739           22,265           83,004   

Industrials

     0           64,791           4,169           68,960   

Utilities

     0           31,952           0           31,952   

Convertible Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           5,227           0           5,227   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

Illinois

     0           333           0           333   

Iowa

     0           180           0           180   

West Virginia

     0           2,396           0           2,396   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           989           0           989   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     0           1,798           0           1,798   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           159,503           1,006           160,509   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           169,914           0           169,914   

Sovereign Issues

     0           2,391           0           2,391   

Common Stocks

                 

Consumer Discretionary

     224           0           0           224   

Financials

     0           0           335           335   

Warrants

                 

Industrials

     0           0           2           2   

Convertible Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           16,932           0           16,932   

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     932           1,052           0           1,984   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0           10,614           0           10,614   

Short-Term Notes

     0           2,199           0           2,199   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           15,867           0           15,867   

Total Investments

   $ 1,156         $ 561,991         $ 28,093         $ 591,240   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           126           0           126   

Over the counter

     0           663           0           663   
   $ 0         $ 789         $ 0         $ 789   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (14        0           (14

Over the counter

     0           (13,969        0           (13,969
     $ 0         $ (13,983      $ 0         $ (13,983

Totals

   $   1,156         $   548,797         $   28,093         $   578,046   

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended September 30, 2015.


The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended September 30, 2015:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 06/30/2015
   

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 09/30/2015

   

Net Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

on Investments

Held at
09/30/2015 (1)

 
Investments in Securities, at Value                 

Bank Loan Obligations

  $ 304      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 12      $ 0      $ 0      $ 316      $ 12   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

    23,887        0        (65     3        1        (1,561     0        0        22,265        (1,564

Industrials

    6,074        0        (242     5        0        25        0        (1,693     4,169        39   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    1,012        0        (12     (3     1        8        0        0        1,006        9   

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    332        0        0        0        0        3        0        0        335        3   

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    40        0        0        0        0        (38     0        0        2        (38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   31,649      $   0      $   (319   $   5      $   2      $   (1,551   $   0      $   (1,693   $   28,093      $   (1,539
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 09/30/2015
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

         

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 316       Other Valuation Techniques (2)            

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            

Banking & Finance

     22,265      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       100.00 - 103.38   

Industrials

     2,881      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       7.00 - 100.00   
     1,288      

Third Party Vendor

 

Broker Quote

       108.88   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,006       Proxy Pricing   Base Price        4.22 - 99.25   

Common Stocks

            

Financials

     335      

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

 

         

Warrants

            

Industrials

     2      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       0.38   
  

 

 

           

Total

   $ 28,093             
  

 

 

           

 

(1)  Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at September 30, 2015 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 Notes to Financial Statements 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 is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to that Fund, less any liabilities, 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 its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by 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 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 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 (which are discussed below), 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. With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), the Fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon 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 of the Trust (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 (non-U.S.) 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 Trust 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 you cannot purchase, redeem or exchange 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—Inputs using (unadjusted) 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.

Any assets or liabilities categorized as Level 1 or 2 as of period end that have been transferred between Levels 1 and 2 since the prior period are due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of an exchange traded price or a trade price on the initial purchase date (Level 1) to valuation methods used by third-party pricing services including valuation adjustments 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 close of the NYSE (Level 2). Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are a result of exchange traded products for which quoted prices from an active market were not available (Level 2) and have become available (Level 1). Transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price or a trade price on the initial purchase date (Level 1) to the use of a valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market based data (Level 3). Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of valuation methods used by third-party pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by third-party 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 in 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 in and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period timing recognition 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 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 Trust 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.

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 value 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. Prior to July 31, 2015, short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less and repurchase agreements were generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Short-term debt instruments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as 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 a 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 the Manager 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:

Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemption where the inputs to the NAVs are unobservable will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

Discounted cash flow valuation uses an internal analysis based on the Manager’s expectation of future income and expenses, capital structure, exit multiples of a security, and other unobservable inputs which may include contractual and factual loan factors, estimated future payments and credit rating. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the models 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.

Market comparable valuation estimates fair value by applying a valuation multiple to a key performance metric of the company, which may include unobservable inputs such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), the Manager’s assumptions regarding comparable companies and non-public statements from the underlying company. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs 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 Trust’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 September 30, 2015, 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 ending in 2012-2014, 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 September 30, 2015, 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)

 
$     565,318      $ 58,276      $ (32,354   $ 25,922   

 

(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.   FBF    Credit Suisse International   RDR    RBC Capital Markets
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   RTA    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BOS    Banc of America Securities LLC   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   SAL    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
BPG    BNP Paribas Securities Corp.   JML    JP Morgan Securities Plc   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   SSB    State Street Bank
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   JPS    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.   SOG    Societe Generale
CBK    Citibank N.A.   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
DEU    Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG          
Currency Abbreviations:         
AUD    Australian Dollar   EUR    Euro   JPY    Japanese Yen
BRL    Brazilian Real   GBP    British Pound   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar          
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
ABX.HE    Asset-Backed Securities Index - Home Equity          
Other Abbreviations:         
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   CDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
BBR    Bank Bill Rate   JSC    Joint Stock Company   TBD %    Interest Rate To Be Determined When Loan Settles


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 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 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A 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 Income Opportunity Fund
By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                         
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 24, 2015
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                  
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: November 24, 2015

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: November 24, 2015
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                  
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: November 24, 2015