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OMB Number: 3235-0570
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Expires: January 31, 2014 |
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Estimated average burden
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Annual Report to Shareholders
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February 28, 2011 |
2 |
Performance Summary | |
2 |
Management Discussion | |
4 |
Supplemental Information | |
5 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan | |
6 |
Schedule of Investments | |
20 |
Financial Statements | |
23 |
Financial Highlights | |
23 |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
30 |
Auditors Report | |
31 |
Tax Information | |
T-1 |
Trustees and Officers |
Fund at NAV |
5.30 | % | ||
Fund at Market Value |
-3.69 | |||
Barclays Capital Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index▼ |
5.07 | |||
Market Price Discount to NAV as of 2/28/11 |
-8.91 | |||
▼Lipper Inc. |
1. International Lease Finance Corp. |
1.6 | % | ||
2. Prudential Financial, Inc. |
1.6 | |||
3. Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. |
1.5 | |||
4. CVS Pass-Through Trust |
1.4 | |||
5. Credit Suisse New York |
1.4 |
Corporate Bonds |
95.6 | % | ||
Municipal Bonds |
1.8 | |||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
1.8 | |||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
0.1 | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities |
0.7 |
Total Net Assets |
$227.8 million | |||
Total Number of Holdings |
374 |
n | A conscious decision to alter the Funds macro risk exposure (for example: duration, yield curve positioning or sector exposure). | |
n | The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer. | |
n | Degradation of an issuers credit quality. | |
n | Realignment of a valuation target. | |
n | Presentation of a better relative value opportunity. |
1 | U.S. Federal Reserve | |
2 | Bureau of Economic Analysis | |
3 | Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
4 | Lipper Inc. |
n | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of February 28, 2011, and is based on total net assets. | |
n | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. | |
n | To access your Funds reports, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
n | The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks. | |
n | Other risks are described and defined later in this report. |
n | The Barclays Capital Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index is the Baa component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index. | |
n | The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index consists of publicly issued, fixed rate, non convertible, investment grade debt securities. | |
n | The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market. | |
n | The Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of fixed-income obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, government agencies and quasi-federal corporations. | |
n | The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of publicly issued, SEC-registered U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes. | |
n | The Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Securities Index is an unmanaged index comprising 15- and 30-year fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. |
n | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
n | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
n | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholders success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. | |
n | The returns shown in managements discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
NYSE Symbol
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VBF |
n | Add to your account | |
You may increase the amount of shares in your Fund easily and automatically with the Plan. | ||
n | Low transaction costs | |
Shareholders who participate in the Plan are able to buy shares at below-market prices when the Fund is trading at a premium to its net asset value (NAV). In addition, transaction costs are low because when new shares are issued by a Fund, there is no fee, and when shares are bought in blocks on the open market, the per share fee is shared among all Participants. | ||
n | Convenience | |
You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Agent) which administers the Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, date of investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can also access your account via the Internet. To do this, please go to invesco.com/us. | ||
n | Safekeeping | |
The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in safekeeping. |
1. | Premium: If the Fund is trading at a premium a market price that is higher than its NAV youll pay either the NAV or 95 percent of the market price, whichever is greater. When the Fund trades at a premium, youll pay less for your reinvested shares than an investor purchasing shares on the stock exchange. Keep in mind, a portion of your price reduction may be taxable because you are receiving shares at less than market price. | ||
2. | Discount: If the Fund is trading at a discount a market price that is lower than NAV youll pay the market price for your reinvested shares. |
1. | If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated whole shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares (Book-Entry Shares) and fractional shares will be sold at the then-current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your address of record after deducting applicable fees. | ||
2. | If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting a $2.50 per share fee and applicable per share fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay. | ||
3. | You may sell your shares through your financial adviser through the Direct Registration System (DRS). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Fund shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a stock certificate. You should contact your financial adviser to learn more about any restrictions or fees that may apply. |
Par |
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Amount |
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Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds95.6% |
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Advertising0.6% |
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WPP Finance UK PLC (United Kingdom)
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8.000 | % | 09/15/14 | $ | 1,080 | $ | 1,256,877 | |||||||||
Aerospace & Defense0.7% |
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Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
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6.875 | % | 09/15/20 | 35 | 36,400 | |||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc.
(Canada)(a)
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7.500 | % | 03/15/18 | 225 | 244,406 | |||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc.
(Canada)(a)
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7.750 | % | 03/15/20 | 455 | 498,225 | |||||||||||
L-3 Communications Corp.
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4.950 | % | 02/15/21 | 385 | 390,732 | |||||||||||
Raytheon Co.
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1.625 | % | 10/15/15 | 305 | 292,066 | |||||||||||
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
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6.750 | % | 12/15/20 | 25 | 25,750 | |||||||||||
1,487,579 | ||||||||||||||||
Agricultural Products0.6% |
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Cargill,
Inc.(a)
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5.600 | % | 09/15/12 | 600 | 641,239 | |||||||||||
Corn Products International, Inc.
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3.200 | % | 11/01/15 | 460 | 461,432 | |||||||||||
Corn Products International, Inc.
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6.625 | % | 04/15/37 | 300 | 313,698 | |||||||||||
1,416,369 | ||||||||||||||||
Airlines1.5% |
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America West Airlines Pass Through Trust
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7.100 | % | 04/02/21 | 381 | 386,579 | |||||||||||
American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Class B(a)
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7.000 | % | 01/31/18 | 830 | 832,075 | |||||||||||
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B
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6.000 | % | 01/12/19 | 770 | 771,925 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines,
Inc.(a)
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12.250 | % | 03/15/15 | 75 | 86,250 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Class A
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4.950 | % | 11/23/19 | 500 | 509,375 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Class A
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6.200 | % | 07/02/18 | 553 | 589,763 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Class B(a)
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6.375 | % | 01/02/16 | 15 | 14,963 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Class B(a)
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6.750 | % | 11/23/15 | 20 | 19,975 | |||||||||||
US Airways Pass Through Trust, Class C
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6.820 | % | 02/23/17 | 88 | 81,584 | |||||||||||
3,292,489 | ||||||||||||||||
Alternative Carriers0.2% |
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Cogent Communications Group,
Inc.(a)
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8.375 | % | 02/15/18 | 25 | 26,000 | |||||||||||
Hughes Network Systems LLC
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9.500 | % | 04/15/14 | 120 | 125,550 | |||||||||||
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. (Bermuda)
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8.500 | % | 01/15/13 | 202 | 204,525 | |||||||||||
Level 3 Communications,
Inc.(a)
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11.875 | % | 02/01/19 | 35 | 34,212 | |||||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
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9.250 | % | 11/01/14 | 60 | 62,175 | |||||||||||
452,462 | ||||||||||||||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods0.0% |
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Hanesbrands, Inc.
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6.375 | % | 12/15/20 | 40 | 38,900 | |||||||||||
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
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7.375 | % | 05/15/20 | 55 | 58,850 | |||||||||||
97,750 | ||||||||||||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks0.2% |
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State Street Capital
Trust III(b)
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8.250 | % | 01/29/49 | 435 | 438,263 | |||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment0.0% |
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Dana Holding Corp.
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6.500 | % | 02/15/19 | $ | 15 | $ | 15,187 | |||||||||
Dana Holding Corp.
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6.750 | % | 02/15/11 | 10 | 10,213 | |||||||||||
Tenneco,
Inc.(a)
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6.875 | % | 12/15/20 | 75 | 78,000 | |||||||||||
103,400 | ||||||||||||||||
Automobile Manufacturers0.1% |
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Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
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7.450 | % | 07/16/31 | 205 | 224,988 | |||||||||||
Automotive Retail1.3% |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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5.750 | % | 05/01/20 | 1,600 | 1,682,000 | |||||||||||
AutoZone, Inc.
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6.500 | % | 01/15/14 | 675 | 755,706 | |||||||||||
OReilly Automotive, Inc.
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4.875 | % | 01/14/21 | 405 | 401,436 | |||||||||||
2,839,142 | ||||||||||||||||
Brewers1.5% |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
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3.000 | % | 10/15/12 | 2,000 | 2,059,752 | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
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4.375 | % | 02/15/21 | 1,100 | 1,102,360 | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide,
Inc.(a)
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8.200 | % | 01/15/39 | 120 | 162,126 | |||||||||||
3,324,238 | ||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting1.8% |
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CBS Corp.
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8.875 | % | 05/15/19 | 570 | 718,929 | |||||||||||
COX Communications, Inc.
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6.750 | % | 03/15/11 | 820 | 821,833 | |||||||||||
COX Communications,
Inc.(a)
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8.375 | % | 03/01/39 | 305 | 396,387 | |||||||||||
Discovery Communications LLC
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3.700 | % | 06/01/15 | 2,000 | 2,077,677 | |||||||||||
4,014,826 | ||||||||||||||||
Building Products0.1% |
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Building Materials Corp. of
America(a)
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7.500 | % | 03/15/20 | 65 | 68,087 | |||||||||||
Ply Gem Industries,
Inc.(a)
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8.250 | % | 02/15/18 | 25 | 25,813 | |||||||||||
USG Corp.
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9.750 | % | 01/15/18 | 35 | 37,275 | |||||||||||
131,175 | ||||||||||||||||
Cable & Satellite3.8% |
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Comcast Corp.
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5.700 | % | 05/15/18 | 1,545 | 1,694,758 | |||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
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6.450 | % | 03/15/37 | 580 | 601,134 | |||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
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6.500 | % | 01/15/15 | 500 | 565,726 | |||||||||||
CSC Holdings, Inc.
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7.625 | % | 07/15/18 | 250 | 276,250 | |||||||||||
DirecTV Holdings LLC
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7.625 | % | 05/15/16 | 2,100 | 2,320,500 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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5.875 | % | 11/15/40 | 800 | 758,009 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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6.550 | % | 05/01/37 | 310 | 322,006 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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6.750 | % | 07/01/18 | 685 | 788,074 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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8.250 | % | 04/01/19 | 295 | 363,897 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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8.750 | % | 02/14/19 | 455 | 573,459 | |||||||||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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5.250 | % | 01/15/21 | 420 | 420,188 | |||||||||||
XM Satellite Radio,
Inc.(a)
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7.625 | % | 11/01/18 | 50 | 53,062 | |||||||||||
8,737,063 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Casinos & Gaming0.2% |
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CityCenter Holdings LLC / CityCenter Finance
Corp.(a)(c)
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10.750 | % | 01/15/17 | $ | 15 | $ | 15,769 | |||||||||
MGM Resorts International
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6.625 | % | 07/15/15 | 270 | 259,200 | |||||||||||
MGM Resorts
International(a)
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10.000 | % | 11/01/16 | 20 | 21,450 | |||||||||||
Snoqualmie Entertainment
Authority(a)(b)
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4.203 | % | 02/01/14 | 10 | 9,175 | |||||||||||
Snoqualmie Entertainment
Authority(a)
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9.125 | % | 02/01/15 | 85 | 86,062 | |||||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC
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7.875 | % | 11/01/17 | 65 | 69,550 | |||||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
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7.750 | % | 08/15/20 | 30 | 31,950 | |||||||||||
493,156 | ||||||||||||||||
Coal & Consumable Fuels0.2% |
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Arch Coal, Inc.
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7.250 | % | 10/01/20 | 500 | 536,250 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment0.1% |
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Avaya,
Inc.(a)
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7.000 | % | 04/01/19 | 60 | 59,699 | |||||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.
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5.950 | % | 03/15/41 | 270 | 269,879 | |||||||||||
329,578 | ||||||||||||||||
Computer & Electronics Retail0.0% |
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Rent-A-Center,
Inc.(a)
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6.625 | % | 11/15/20 | 75 | 74,813 | |||||||||||
Construction & Engineering0.1% |
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Dycom Investments,
Inc.(a)
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7.125 | % | 01/15/21 | 20 | 20,500 | |||||||||||
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Corp.(a)
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7.375 | % | 02/01/19 | 15 | 15,300 | |||||||||||
MasTec, Inc.
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7.625 | % | 02/01/17 | 50 | 51,000 | |||||||||||
Tutor Perini
Corp.(a)
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7.625 | % | 11/01/18 | 65 | 67,681 | |||||||||||
154,481 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks0.1% |
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Navistar International Corp.
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8.250 | % | 11/01/21 | 100 | 110,750 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials0.8% |
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CRH America, Inc.
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6.000 | % | 09/30/16 | 720 | 775,739 | |||||||||||
CRH America, Inc.
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8.125 | % | 07/15/18 | 315 | 370,197 | |||||||||||
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS
(Luxembourg)(a)
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6.000 | % | 12/30/19 | 455 | 477,622 | |||||||||||
Texas Industries, Inc.
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9.250 | % | 08/15/20 | 115 | 125,637 | |||||||||||
1,749,195 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance2.7% |
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American Express Co.
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8.125 | % | 05/20/19 | 1,550 | 1,935,234 | |||||||||||
Capital One Bank USA NA
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8.800 | % | 07/15/19 | 645 | 817,554 | |||||||||||
Capital One Capital VI
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8.875 | % | 05/15/40 | 600 | 639,750 | |||||||||||
SLM Corp.
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5.000 | % | 10/01/13 | 1,930 | 2,009,059 | |||||||||||
SLM Corp.
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6.250 | % | 01/25/16 | 745 | 770,003 | |||||||||||
6,171,600 | ||||||||||||||||
Department Stores1.0% |
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Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.
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5.350 | % | 03/15/12 | 2,000 | 2,070,000 | |||||||||||
Sears Holdings
Corp.(a)
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6.625 | % | 10/15/18 | 150 | 147,375 | |||||||||||
2,217,375 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Distillers & Vintners0.0% |
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Constellation Brands, Inc.
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7.250 | % | 05/15/17 | $ | 60 | $ | 64,800 | |||||||||
Diversified Banks9.7% |
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ABN Amro Bank NV
(Netherlands)(a)
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3.000 | % | 01/31/14 | 1,000 | 996,711 | |||||||||||
Ally Financial,
Inc.(a)
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7.500 | % | 09/15/20 | 205 | 224,987 | |||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
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5.140 | % | 10/14/20 | 520 | 505,661 | |||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.050 | % | 12/04/17 | 335 | 347,808 | |||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
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6.750 | % | 05/22/19 | 1,280 | 1,443,961 | |||||||||||
Credit Agricole SA
(France)(a)(b)
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8.375 | % | 10/29/49 | 1,200 | 1,279,549 | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
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5.400 | % | 01/14/20 | 475 | 481,208 | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse New York (Switzerland)
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6.000 | % | 02/15/18 | 230 | 245,983 | |||||||||||
Groupe BPCE
(France)(a)
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2.375 | % | 10/04/13 | 775 | 771,745 | |||||||||||
Hana Bank (Republic of Korea (South
Korea))(a)
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4.500 | % | 10/30/15 | 1,075 | 1,099,419 | |||||||||||
HBOS PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.750 | % | 05/21/18 | 1,080 | 1,020,597 | |||||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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4.125 | % | 08/12/20 | 1,275 | 1,238,127 | |||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA
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4.875 | % | 08/24/20 | 250 | 245,698 | |||||||||||
HSBC Finance
Corp.(a)
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6.676 | % | 01/15/21 | 957 | 1,006,950 | |||||||||||
Korea Development Bank (Republic of Korea (South Korea))
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4.375 | % | 08/10/15 | 1,135 | 1,164,929 | |||||||||||
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
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4.875 | % | 01/21/16 | 875 | 890,687 | |||||||||||
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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5.800 | % | 01/13/20 | 690 | 687,657 | |||||||||||
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.500 | % | 09/14/20 | 540 | 521,853 | |||||||||||
Rabobank Nederland NV
(Netherlands)(a)(b)
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11.000 | % | 06/29/49 | 210 | 273,960 | |||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom)
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6.400 | % | 10/21/19 | 760 | 778,235 | |||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (United Kingdom)
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4.875 | % | 03/16/15 | 1,160 | 1,196,852 | |||||||||||
Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal
(Spain)(a)
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2.991 | % | 10/07/13 | 500 | 485,150 | |||||||||||
Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal
(Spain)(a)
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3.724 | % | 01/20/15 | 800 | 772,280 | |||||||||||
Societe Generale
(France)(a)
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2.500 | % | 01/15/14 | 600 | 597,212 | |||||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.400 | % | 09/26/17 | 800 | 871,676 | |||||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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3.850 | % | 04/27/15 | 270 | 277,225 | |||||||||||
US Bancorp
|
2.000 | % | 06/14/13 | 625 | 634,901 | |||||||||||
VTB Bank Via VTB Capital SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
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6.551 | % | 10/13/20 | 875 | 877,328 | |||||||||||
Wachovia Capital
Trust I(a)
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7.640 | % | 01/15/27 | 1,130 | 1,159,662 | |||||||||||
22,098,011 | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Capital Markets1.8% |
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Credit Suisse New York (Switzerland)
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5.300 | % | 08/13/19 | 2,785 | 2,931,310 | |||||||||||
UBS AG Stamford Branch (Switzerland)
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5.875 | % | 12/20/17 | 985 | 1,088,369 | |||||||||||
4,019,679 | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Chemicals1.1% |
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Dow Chemical Co.
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4.250 | % | 11/15/20 | 2,500 | 2,410,266 | |||||||||||
Diversified Metals & Mining2.3% |
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Anglo American Capital PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
9.375 | % | 04/08/19 | 660 | 878,111 | |||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold, Inc.
|
8.375 | % | 04/01/17 | 1,320 | 1,463,138 | |||||||||||
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
|
9.000 | % | 05/01/19 | 1,750 | 2,314,362 | |||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Diversified Metals & Mining(continued) |
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Southern Copper Corp.
|
5.375 | % | 04/16/20 | $ | 230 | $ | 241,421 | |||||||||
Southern Copper Corp.
|
6.750 | % | 04/16/40 | 335 | 348,483 | |||||||||||
5,245,515 | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified REITs0.2% |
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Qatari Diar Finance QSC
(Qatar)(a)
|
5.000 | % | 07/21/20 | 545 | 534,484 | |||||||||||
Drug Retail1.4% |
||||||||||||||||
CVS Pass-Through
Trust(a)
|
5.773 | % | 01/10/33 | 1,687 | 1,714,010 | |||||||||||
CVS Pass-Through Trust
|
6.036 | % | 12/10/28 | 1,273 | 1,333,731 | |||||||||||
CVS Pass-Through
Trust(a)
|
8.353 | % | 07/10/31 | 199 | 235,438 | |||||||||||
3,283,179 | ||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities3.4% |
||||||||||||||||
DCP Midstream
LLC(a)
|
9.700 | % | 12/01/13 | 1,500 | 1,755,262 | |||||||||||
DCP Midstream
LLC(a)
|
9.750 | % | 03/15/19 | 500 | 649,114 | |||||||||||
Enel Finance International SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
5.125 | % | 10/07/19 | 820 | 824,812 | |||||||||||
Enel Finance International SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
5.700 | % | 01/15/13 | 500 | 530,167 | |||||||||||
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC
|
5.590 | % | 10/01/24 | 650 | 689,812 | |||||||||||
Ohio Power Co.
|
5.375 | % | 10/01/21 | 350 | 375,717 | |||||||||||
Southern Co.
|
2.375 | % | 09/15/15 | 400 | 396,583 | |||||||||||
Southern Power Co.
|
4.875 | % | 07/15/15 | 1,175 | 1,270,694 | |||||||||||
Spectra Energy Capital LLC
|
8.000 | % | 10/01/19 | 225 | 275,170 | |||||||||||
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
|
8.875 | % | 11/15/38 | 595 | 873,323 | |||||||||||
7,640,654 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Polypore International,
Inc.(a)
|
7.500 | % | 11/15/17 | 30 | 31,313 | |||||||||||
Electronic Components0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
6.625 | % | 05/15/19 | 140 | 161,912 | |||||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
7.250 | % | 08/15/36 | 490 | 558,631 | |||||||||||
720,543 | ||||||||||||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
|
5.625 | % | 12/15/20 | 150 | 147,750 | |||||||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services0.6% |
||||||||||||||||
Waste Management, Inc.
|
4.600 | % | 03/01/21 | 680 | 683,936 | |||||||||||
Waste Management, Inc.
|
5.000 | % | 03/15/14 | 645 | 697,812 | |||||||||||
1,381,748 | ||||||||||||||||
Food Retail1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Kroger Co.
|
5.400 | % | 07/15/40 | 1,350 | 1,280,049 | |||||||||||
Safeway, Inc.
|
3.950 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,000 | 954,570 | |||||||||||
2,234,619 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Gold0.6% |
||||||||||||||||
Gold Fields Orogen Holding Ltd. (British Virgin
Islands)(a)
|
4.875 | % | 10/07/20 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 957,450 | |||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
6.250 | % | 10/01/39 | 475 | 503,931 | |||||||||||
1,461,381 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Distributors0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
McKesson Corp.
|
3.250 | % | 03/01/16 | 155 | 156,286 | |||||||||||
McKesson Corp.
|
4.750 | % | 03/01/21 | 205 | 208,796 | |||||||||||
McKesson Corp.
|
6.000 | % | 03/01/41 | 410 | 420,415 | |||||||||||
785,497 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment1.6% |
||||||||||||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.
|
4.500 | % | 01/15/15 | 1,445 | 1,491,551 | |||||||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.
|
6.000 | % | 01/15/20 | 1,400 | 1,471,449 | |||||||||||
CareFusion Corp.
|
4.125 | % | 08/01/12 | 600 | 623,069 | |||||||||||
3,586,069 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Facilities0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
HCA, Inc.
|
7.875 | % | 02/15/20 | 155 | 171,275 | |||||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
|
9.250 | % | 02/01/15 | 30 | 33,150 | |||||||||||
204,425 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Services0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Express Scripts, Inc.
|
5.250 | % | 06/15/12 | 1,585 | 1,666,262 | |||||||||||
Health Care Technology0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
MedAssets,
Inc.(a)
|
8.000 | % | 11/15/18 | 85 | 87,763 | |||||||||||
Home Furnishings0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
American Standard
Americas(a)
|
10.750 | % | 01/15/16 | 40 | 42,900 | |||||||||||
Home Improvement Retail0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
|
5.875 | % | 12/16/36 | 800 | 809,246 | |||||||||||
Lowes Cos, Inc.
|
3.750 | % | 04/15/21 | 795 | 771,453 | |||||||||||
1,580,699 | ||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 07/15/15 | 20 | 19,925 | |||||||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
|
8.125 | % | 06/15/16 | 20 | 20,375 | |||||||||||
40,300 | ||||||||||||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines0.6% |
||||||||||||||||
Hyatt Hotels
Corp.(a)
|
6.875 | % | 08/15/19 | 155 | 170,747 | |||||||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
|
6.000 | % | 12/01/16 | 1,145 | 1,218,710 | |||||||||||
1,389,457 | ||||||||||||||||
Housewares & Specialties0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Fortune Brands, Inc.
|
6.375 | % | 06/15/14 | 375 | 411,586 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
AES Corp.
|
8.000 | % | 06/01/20 | $ | 1,055 | $ | 1,152,588 | |||||||||
Indianapolis Power & Light
Co.(a)
|
6.300 | % | 07/01/13 | 255 | 278,140 | |||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.
|
8.500 | % | 06/15/19 | 240 | 254,400 | |||||||||||
1,685,128 | ||||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates2.6% |
||||||||||||||||
General Electric Capital Corp.
|
6.000 | % | 08/07/19 | 1,000 | 1,107,754 | |||||||||||
General Electric Co.
|
5.250 | % | 12/06/17 | 1,330 | 1,461,762 | |||||||||||
Hutchison Whampoa International 10 Ltd. (Cayman
Islands)(a)(b)
|
6.000 | % | 12/29/49 | 2,290 | 2,295,725 | |||||||||||
NBC Universal,
Inc.(a)
|
2.100 | % | 04/01/14 | 375 | 373,165 | |||||||||||
NBC Universal,
Inc.(a)
|
5.150 | % | 04/30/20 | 210 | 217,627 | |||||||||||
NBC Universal,
Inc.(a)
|
5.950 | % | 04/01/41 | 355 | 356,519 | |||||||||||
5,812,552 | ||||||||||||||||
Industrial Machinery0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Cleaver-Brooks,
Inc.(a)
|
12.250 | % | 05/01/16 | 60 | 64,650 | |||||||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas1.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Hess Corp.
|
5.600 | % | 02/15/41 | 450 | 436,129 | |||||||||||
Lukoil International Finance BV
(Netherlands)(a)
|
6.125 | % | 11/09/20 | 960 | 972,959 | |||||||||||
Marathon Petroleum
Corp.(a)
|
6.500 | % | 03/01/41 | 565 | 574,861 | |||||||||||
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.375 | % | 01/27/21 | 410 | 413,164 | |||||||||||
2,397,113 | ||||||||||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services3.9% |
||||||||||||||||
AT&T Corp.
|
8.000 | % | 11/15/31 | 86 | 109,358 | |||||||||||
CenturyTel, Inc.
|
6.150 | % | 09/15/19 | 295 | 308,484 | |||||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
6.000 | % | 07/08/19 | 150 | 170,386 | |||||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
6.750 | % | 08/20/18 | 225 | 264,602 | |||||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
8.750 | % | 06/15/30 | 440 | 577,431 | |||||||||||
Integra Telecom Holdings,
Inc.(a)
|
10.750 | % | 04/15/16 | 40 | 43,600 | |||||||||||
Qtel International Finance Ltd.
(Bermuda)(a)
|
3.375 | % | 10/14/16 | 515 | 483,490 | |||||||||||
Qtel International Finance Ltd.
(Bermuda)(a)
|
4.750 | % | 02/16/21 | 250 | 234,625 | |||||||||||
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
|
7.125 | % | 04/01/18 | 15 | 16,163 | |||||||||||
Qwest Corp.
|
6.875 | % | 09/15/33 | 210 | 208,950 | |||||||||||
SBC Communications, Inc.
|
6.150 | % | 09/15/34 | 1,185 | 1,201,977 | |||||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
|
6.999 | % | 06/04/18 | 1,850 | 1,999,605 | |||||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
|
7.175 | % | 06/18/19 | 230 | 250,263 | |||||||||||
Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Spain)
|
5.462 | % | 02/16/21 | 880 | 896,734 | |||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
6.400 | % | 02/15/38 | 200 | 214,270 | |||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
8.950 | % | 03/01/39 | 1,360 | 1,894,666 | |||||||||||
8,874,604 | ||||||||||||||||
Internet Retail0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Expedia, Inc.
|
5.950 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,555 | 1,581,590 | |||||||||||
Internet Software & Services0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Equinix, Inc.
|
8.125 | % | 03/01/18 | 50 | 54,375 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage3.6% |
||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab Corp.
|
4.450 | % | 07/22/20 | $ | 875 | $ | 889,156 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
3.700 | % | 08/01/15 | 615 | 624,041 | |||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
6.250 | % | 02/01/41 | 495 | 501,400 | |||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
6.750 | % | 10/01/37 | 1,320 | 1,351,021 | |||||||||||
Jefferies Group, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 04/15/21 | 710 | 763,813 | |||||||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd.
(Australia)(a)
|
6.000 | % | 01/14/20 | 1,095 | 1,118,330 | |||||||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd.
(Australia)(a)
|
7.625 | % | 08/13/19 | 498 | 559,034 | |||||||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
3.450 | % | 11/02/15 | 1,000 | 985,162 | |||||||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
4.000 | % | 07/24/15 | 1,000 | 1,019,832 | |||||||||||
Schwab Capital
Trust I(b)
|
7.500 | % | 11/15/37 | 385 | 405,509 | |||||||||||
8,217,298 | ||||||||||||||||
Leisure Facilities0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Speedway Motorsports,
Inc.(a)
|
6.750 | % | 02/01/19 | 10 | 10,175 | |||||||||||
Universal City Development Partners Ltd.
|
8.875 | % | 11/15/15 | 150 | 164,625 | |||||||||||
174,800 | ||||||||||||||||
Life & Health Insurance3.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Aegon NV (Netherlands)
|
4.625 | % | 12/01/15 | 650 | 675,294 | |||||||||||
Aflac, Inc.
|
8.500 | % | 05/15/19 | 540 | 671,016 | |||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
6.817 | % | 08/15/18 | 50 | 58,719 | |||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
10.750 | % | 08/01/39 | 785 | 1,089,188 | |||||||||||
Pacific
LifeCorp(a)
|
6.000 | % | 02/10/20 | 1,150 | 1,221,649 | |||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
4.750 | % | 09/17/15 | 820 | 880,055 | |||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
6.200 | % | 11/15/40 | 1,500 | 1,591,674 | |||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
6.625 | % | 12/01/37 | 390 | 435,306 | |||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
7.375 | % | 06/15/19 | 645 | 768,386 | |||||||||||
7,391,287 | ||||||||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Life Technologies Corp.
|
6.000 | % | 03/01/20 | 610 | 664,913 | |||||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
4.500 | % | 03/01/21 | 545 | 556,820 | |||||||||||
1,221,733 | ||||||||||||||||
Managed Health Care0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
3.875 | % | 10/15/20 | 400 | 385,338 | |||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
5.950 | % | 02/15/41 | 590 | 601,607 | |||||||||||
986,945 | ||||||||||||||||
Metal & Glass Containers0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Ardagh Packing Finance PLC
(Ireland)(a)
|
7.375 | % | 10/15/17 | 200 | 212,933 | |||||||||||
Movies & Entertainment1.1% |
||||||||||||||||
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
|
8.750 | % | 06/01/19 | 200 | 216,500 | |||||||||||
NAI Entertainment Holdings
LLC(a)
|
8.250 | % | 12/15/17 | 20 | 21,625 | |||||||||||
News America,
Inc.(a)
|
6.150 | % | 02/15/41 | 1,290 | 1,304,381 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Movies & Entertainment(continued) |
||||||||||||||||
News America, Inc.
|
6.400 | % | 12/15/35 | $ | 325 | $ | 341,750 | |||||||||
Time Warner, Inc.
|
6.500 | % | 11/15/36 | 675 | 712,678 | |||||||||||
2,596,934 | ||||||||||||||||
Multi-Line Insurance1.4% |
||||||||||||||||
AIG SunAmerica Global
Financing VI(a)
|
6.300 | % | 05/10/11 | 795 | 804,142 | |||||||||||
American Financial Group, Inc.
|
9.875 | % | 06/15/19 | 1,055 | 1,271,063 | |||||||||||
Health Care Service
Corp.(a)
|
4.700 | % | 01/15/21 | 530 | 537,614 | |||||||||||
Liberty Mutual Group,
Inc.(a)
|
7.800 | % | 03/15/37 | 450 | 452,250 | |||||||||||
3,065,069 | ||||||||||||||||
Multi-Utilities0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
CMS Energy Corp.
|
6.300 | % | 02/01/12 | 50 | 52,375 | |||||||||||
Consumers Energy Co.
|
5.800 | % | 09/15/35 | 480 | 498,053 | |||||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc.
|
2.250 | % | 09/01/15 | 500 | 488,776 | |||||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc.
|
7.000 | % | 06/15/38 | 315 | 371,662 | |||||||||||
Nisource Finance Corp.
|
6.800 | % | 01/15/19 | 535 | 616,406 | |||||||||||
2,027,272 | ||||||||||||||||
Office REITs0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Digital Realty Trust LP
|
4.500 | % | 07/15/15 | 1,525 | 1,576,327 | |||||||||||
Office Services & Supplies0.8% |
||||||||||||||||
Steelcase, Inc.
|
6.375 | % | 02/15/21 | 1,730 | 1,776,954 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Drilling0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
Transocean, Inc. (Switzerland)
|
4.950 | % | 11/15/15 | 1,985 | 2,101,769 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production2.8% |
||||||||||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
6.375 | % | 09/15/17 | 1,670 | 1,860,116 | |||||||||||
Chaparral Energy,
Inc.(a)
|
8.250 | % | 09/01/21 | 65 | 66,625 | |||||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
|
6.125 | % | 02/15/21 | 5 | 5,106 | |||||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
|
6.625 | % | 08/15/20 | 70 | 74,112 | |||||||||||
Comstock Resources, Inc.
|
7.750 | % | 04/01/19 | 45 | 45,000 | |||||||||||
Empresa Nacional de Petroleo
(Chile)(a)
|
5.250 | % | 08/10/20 | 365 | 361,272 | |||||||||||
EnCana Corp. (Canada)
|
6.500 | % | 02/01/38 | 945 | 1,025,986 | |||||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
4.100 | % | 02/01/21 | 475 | 461,072 | |||||||||||
Forest Oil Corp.
|
7.250 | % | 06/15/19 | 80 | 83,200 | |||||||||||
Gaz Capital SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
6.510 | % | 03/07/22 | 265 | 273,626 | |||||||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.
|
7.125 | % | 05/15/18 | 290 | 311,025 | |||||||||||
Petrohawk Energy
Corp.(a)
|
7.250 | % | 08/15/18 | 15 | 15,600 | |||||||||||
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
|
7.250 | % | 08/15/18 | 100 | 103,875 | |||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico)
|
5.500 | % | 01/21/21 | 630 | 637,151 | |||||||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
6.650 | % | 03/15/17 | 145 | 156,963 | |||||||||||
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
|
7.625 | % | 06/01/18 | 320 | 343,600 | |||||||||||
Range Resources Corp.
|
7.500 | % | 05/15/16 | 500 | 522,500 | |||||||||||
SM Energy
Co.(a)
|
6.625 | % | 02/15/19 | 20 | 20,300 | |||||||||||
6,367,129 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Tesoro Corp.
|
6.500 | % | 06/01/17 | $ | 85 | $ | 87,656 | |||||||||
United Refining Co.
|
10.500 | % | 08/15/12 | 15 | 15,047 | |||||||||||
United Refining
Co.(a)
|
10.500 | % | 02/28/18 | 70 | 69,650 | |||||||||||
172,353 | ||||||||||||||||
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation2.9% |
||||||||||||||||
Copano Energy LLC
|
8.125 | % | 03/01/16 | 110 | 114,950 | |||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
5.250 | % | 01/31/20 | 250 | 259,597 | |||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
5.600 | % | 10/15/14 | 720 | 797,516 | |||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
6.450 | % | 09/01/40 | 1,250 | 1,309,665 | |||||||||||
Inergy LP / Inergy Finance
Corp.(a)
|
6.875 | % | 08/01/21 | 35 | 36,006 | |||||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
|
5.850 | % | 09/15/12 | 560 | 598,419 | |||||||||||
Kinder Morgan Finance Co. (Canada)
|
5.700 | % | 01/05/16 | 585 | 611,325 | |||||||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners LP / MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.
|
6.500 | % | 08/15/21 | 85 | 85,106 | |||||||||||
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
|
8.125 | % | 03/30/18 | 105 | 105,263 | |||||||||||
Regency Energy Partners LP
|
6.875 | % | 12/01/18 | 95 | 99,394 | |||||||||||
Spectra Energy Capital LLC
|
5.668 | % | 08/15/14 | 500 | 551,568 | |||||||||||
Texas Eastern Transmission LP
|
7.000 | % | 07/15/32 | 755 | 889,370 | |||||||||||
Williams Partners LP
|
7.250 | % | 02/01/17 | 1,000 | 1,168,543 | |||||||||||
6,626,722 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Diversified Financial Services7.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
3.700 | % | 09/01/15 | 500 | 505,394 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
5.650 | % | 05/01/18 | 800 | 845,853 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
7.625 | % | 06/01/19 | 695 | 814,149 | |||||||||||
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC
|
5.550 | % | 01/22/17 | 1,030 | 1,102,777 | |||||||||||
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC
|
6.400 | % | 10/02/17 | 315 | 357,729 | |||||||||||
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC
|
7.250 | % | 02/01/18 | 680 | 801,303 | |||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
6.125 | % | 05/15/18 | 1,450 | 1,587,065 | |||||||||||
ERAC USA Finance
LLC(a)
|
2.750 | % | 07/01/13 | 555 | 568,192 | |||||||||||
ERAC USA Finance
LLC(a)
|
5.800 | % | 10/15/12 | 200 | 213,448 | |||||||||||
General Electric Capital Corp.
|
5.500 | % | 01/08/20 | 320 | 341,377 | |||||||||||
ING Bank NV
(Netherlands)(a)
|
3.000 | % | 09/01/15 | 510 | 499,418 | |||||||||||
International Lease Finance
Corp.(a)
|
6.500 | % | 09/01/14 | 2,970 | 3,189,780 | |||||||||||
International Lease Finance Corp.
|
8.250 | % | 12/15/20 | 450 | 501,750 | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
3.450 | % | 03/01/16 | 270 | 271,562 | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII
|
7.000 | % | 11/01/39 | 2,165 | 2,280,366 | |||||||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
|
7.750 | % | 05/14/38 | 765 | 867,490 | |||||||||||
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
6.315 | % | 02/22/18 | 1,190 | 1,206,946 | |||||||||||
15,954,599 | ||||||||||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats1.3% |
||||||||||||||||
Blue Merger Sub,
Inc.(a)
|
7.625 | % | 02/15/19 | 35 | 35,612 | |||||||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV
(Mexico)(a)
|
4.875 | % | 06/30/20 | 505 | 500,030 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats(continued) |
||||||||||||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 02/01/38 | $ | 1,255 | $ | 1,413,317 | |||||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 01/26/39 | 850 | 957,467 | |||||||||||
2,906,426 | ||||||||||||||||
Paper Products0.8% |
||||||||||||||||
Clearwater Paper
Corp.(a)
|
7.125 | % | 11/01/18 | 30 | 31,350 | |||||||||||
International Paper Co.
|
7.950 | % | 06/15/18 | 1,000 | 1,221,074 | |||||||||||
International Paper Co.
|
9.375 | % | 05/15/19 | 375 | 490,782 | |||||||||||
P.H. Glatfelter Co.
|
7.125 | % | 05/01/16 | 45 | 46,856 | |||||||||||
1,790,062 | ||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International(a)
|
6.750 | % | 10/01/17 | 85 | 88,400 | |||||||||||
Wyeth
|
6.450 | % | 02/01/24 | 120 | 142,412 | |||||||||||
230,812 | ||||||||||||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance1.2% |
||||||||||||||||
CNA Financial Corp.
|
7.350 | % | 11/15/19 | 1,100 | 1,257,693 | |||||||||||
WR Berkley Corp.
|
7.375 | % | 09/15/19 | 600 | 683,601 | |||||||||||
XL Group PLC (Ireland)
|
5.250 | % | 09/15/14 | 710 | 752,891 | |||||||||||
2,694,185 | ||||||||||||||||
Railroads1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada)
|
4.450 | % | 03/15/23 | 225 | 218,960 | |||||||||||
CSX Corp.
|
5.500 | % | 04/15/41 | 1,250 | 1,228,339 | |||||||||||
CSX Corp.
|
6.150 | % | 05/01/37 | 770 | 827,731 | |||||||||||
2,275,030 | ||||||||||||||||
Regional Banks2.0% |
||||||||||||||||
BB&T Corp.
|
3.200 | % | 03/15/16 | 885 | 883,770 | |||||||||||
CIT Group, Inc.
|
7.000 | % | 05/01/17 | 210 | 212,625 | |||||||||||
Nationwide Building Society (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
6.250 | % | 02/25/20 | 1,030 | 1,072,999 | |||||||||||
Regions Financial Corp.
|
5.750 | % | 06/15/15 | 2,080 | 2,087,800 | |||||||||||
Synovus Financial Corp.
|
5.125 | % | 06/15/17 | 35 | 32,900 | |||||||||||
Zions Bancorporation
|
6.000 | % | 09/15/15 | 195 | 197,925 | |||||||||||
4,488,019 | ||||||||||||||||
Research & Consulting Services0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Novant Health, Inc.
|
5.850 | % | 11/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,061,179 | |||||||||||
Restaurants0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 11/15/37 | 780 | 890,611 | |||||||||||
Retail REITs0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
WEA Finance
LLC(a)
|
6.750 | % | 09/02/19 | 1,050 | 1,201,521 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc.(a)
|
9.250 | % | 04/15/18 | 170 | 189,975 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Soft Drinks0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Inc.
|
1.125 | % | 11/12/13 | $ | 750 | $ | 741,315 | |||||||||
Specialized Finance1.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Moodys Corp.
|
5.500 | % | 09/01/20 | 1,120 | 1,132,903 | |||||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
|
5.550 | % | 01/15/20 | 730 | 734,903 | |||||||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
|
1.900 | % | 11/01/15 | 500 | 484,504 | |||||||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
|
3.050 | % | 03/01/16 | 720 | 728,872 | |||||||||||
3,081,182 | ||||||||||||||||
Specialized REITs1.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Entertainment Properties
Trust(a)
|
7.750 | % | 07/15/20 | 1,250 | 1,334,542 | |||||||||||
HCP, Inc.
|
3.750 | % | 02/01/16 | 265 | 267,690 | |||||||||||
HCP, Inc.
|
5.375 | % | 02/01/21 | 225 | 230,696 | |||||||||||
Senior Housing Properties Trust
|
4.300 | % | 01/15/16 | 755 | 743,203 | |||||||||||
2,576,131 | ||||||||||||||||
Specialty Chemicals0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
PolyOne Corp.
|
7.375 | % | 09/15/20 | 45 | 47,813 | |||||||||||
Specialty Stores0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Michaels Stores,
Inc.(a)
|
7.750 | % | 11/01/18 | 20 | 20,750 | |||||||||||
Steel1.9% |
||||||||||||||||
AK Steel Corp.
|
7.625 | % | 05/15/20 | 50 | 51,500 | |||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
3.750 | % | 08/05/15 | 970 | 980,702 | |||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
5.500 | % | 03/01/21 | 135 | 134,132 | |||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
6.750 | % | 03/01/41 | 135 | 133,888 | |||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
7.000 | % | 10/15/39 | 625 | 655,825 | |||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
9.850 | % | 06/01/19 | 770 | 991,076 | |||||||||||
United States Steel Corp.
|
7.000 | % | 02/01/18 | 70 | 73,325 | |||||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.625 | % | 09/15/19 | 545 | 579,662 | |||||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
6.875 | % | 11/10/39 | 580 | 629,383 | |||||||||||
4,229,493 | ||||||||||||||||
Systems Software0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Allen Systems Group,
Inc.(a)
|
10.500 | % | 11/15/16 | 120 | 124,500 | |||||||||||
Symantec Corp.
|
4.200 | % | 09/15/20 | 305 | 288,604 | |||||||||||
413,104 | ||||||||||||||||
Technology Distributors0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Avnet, Inc.
|
5.875 | % | 06/15/20 | 1,200 | 1,210,150 | |||||||||||
Textiles0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Levi Strauss & Co.
|
7.625 | % | 05/15/20 | 260 | 270,400 | |||||||||||
Tobacco0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc.
|
4.125 | % | 09/11/15 | 1,000 | 1,043,081 | |||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc.
|
9.700 | % | 11/10/18 | 340 | 447,759 | |||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc.
|
10.200 | % | 02/06/39 | 410 | 585,681 | |||||||||||
2,076,521 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
|
8.375 | % | 07/15/16 | $ | 40 | $ | 41,900 | |||||||||
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. / RSC Holdings III
LLC(a)
|
8.250 | % | 02/01/21 | 20 | 21,200 | |||||||||||
63,100 | ||||||||||||||||
Trucking0.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
|
8.250 | % | 01/15/19 | 30 | 32,025 | |||||||||||
Hertz
Corp.(a)
|
6.750 | % | 04/15/19 | 10 | 10,225 | |||||||||||
Hertz
Corp.(a)
|
7.375 | % | 01/15/21 | 35 | 36,662 | |||||||||||
Sunstate Equipment Co.,
LLC(a)
|
10.500 | % | 04/01/13 | 20 | 19,700 | |||||||||||
98,612 | ||||||||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services1.5% |
||||||||||||||||
American Tower Corp.
|
4.500 | % | 01/15/18 | 515 | 510,820 | |||||||||||
American Tower Corp.
|
4.625 | % | 04/01/15 | 820 | 856,286 | |||||||||||
Cricket Communications, Inc.
|
7.750 | % | 10/15/20 | 115 | 110,975 | |||||||||||
Crown Castle Towers
LLC(a)
|
4.883 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,215 | 1,227,150 | |||||||||||
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
|
6.625 | % | 11/15/20 | 65 | 63,294 | |||||||||||
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
|
7.875 | % | 09/01/18 | 20 | 21,012 | |||||||||||
SBA Telecommunications, Inc.
|
8.250 | % | 08/15/19 | 250 | 277,500 | |||||||||||
Sprint Capital Corp.
|
6.900 | % | 05/01/19 | 205 | 207,819 | |||||||||||
Wind Acquisition Finance SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
11.750 | % | 07/15/17 | 150 | 173,250 | |||||||||||
3,448,106 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds95.6%
|
217,667,352 | |||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds1.8% |
||||||||||||||||
California0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
Alameda County CA Joint Powers
|
7.046 | % | 12/01/44 | 530 | 528,972 | |||||||||||
California State Taxable Various Purpose 3
|
5.950 | % | 04/01/16 | 230 | 247,395 | |||||||||||
776,367 | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of GA
|
6.637 | % | 04/01/57 | 1,000 | 1,008,000 | |||||||||||
Kentucky0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Kentucky Asset / Liability Commission Funding Notes
|
3.165 | % | 04/01/18 | 870 | 856,602 | |||||||||||
New Jersey0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority
|
5.754 | % | 12/15/28 | 1,040 | 1,014,364 | |||||||||||
New York0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
New York, NY City Transitional Finance Authority
|
5.572 | % | 11/01/38 | 525 | 516,369 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds1.8%
|
4,171,702 | |||||||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations1.8% |
||||||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage
Securities(b)
|
5.471 | % | 01/12/45 | 700 | 754,597 | |||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage Pass Through
Certificates(a)(b)
|
0.355 | % | 06/15/22 | 427 | 417,242 | |||||||||||
GS Mortgage Securities
Corp. II(a)(b)
|
5.635 | % | 08/10/43 | 1,000 | 1,041,826 | |||||||||||
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
|
5.372 | % | 09/15/39 | 760 | 818,645 | |||||||||||
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Class A
|
6.360 | % | 03/12/34 | 296 | 295,879 | |||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Description | Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(continued) |
||||||||||||||||
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Class A2(b)
|
5.766 | % | 08/15/39 | $ | 635 | $ | 662,987 | |||||||||
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations1.8%
|
3,991,176 | |||||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments99.2% (Cost $215,154,325)
|
225,830,230 | |||||||||||||||
United States Government Agency Obligations0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
United States Treasury Bills ($250,000 par, yielding
6.257%, 04/28/11 Maturity)
(Cost $249,932)(d)
|
249,932 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS99.3% (Cost $215,404,257)
|
226,080,162 | |||||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES0.7%
|
1,718,217 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS100.0%
|
$ | 227,798,379 | ||||||||||||||
REIT
|
Real Estate Investment Trust |
(a) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at February 28, 2011 was $53,723,212, which represented 23.58% of the Funds Net Assets. | |
(b) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on February 28, 2011. | |
(c) | Payment-in-kind security. | |
(d) | All or a portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts (See Note 1L and 4). |
Unrealized |
||||||||
Number of |
Appreciation |
|||||||
Contracts | (Depreciation) | |||||||
Long Contracts:
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
30-Year
Futures, June 2011
(Current Notional Value of $120,344 per contract) |
11 | $ | 29,625 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds Ultra Long Futures, June 2011
(Current Notional Value of $123,594 per contract) |
32 | 134,683 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury
Notes 5-Year
Futures, June 2011
(Current Notional Value of $116,938 per contract) |
462 | 171,289 | ||||||
Total Long Contracts
|
505 | 335,597 | ||||||
Short Contracts:
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury
Notes 10-Year
Futures, June 2011
(Current Notional Value of $119,047 per contract) |
338 | (43,537 | ) | |||||
Total Futures Contracts
|
843 | $ | 292,060 | |||||
Assets: |
||||
Investments, at value (Cost $215,404,257)
|
$ | 226,080,162 | ||
Receivables:
|
||||
Interest
|
3,262,945 | |||
Investment sold
|
2,266,396 | |||
Variation margin on futures
|
70,719 | |||
Dividends
|
332 | |||
Total assets
|
231,680,554 | |||
Liabilities: |
||||
Payables:
|
||||
Investments purchased
|
3,141,273 | |||
Custodian bank
|
558,505 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses
|
147,460 | |||
Income distributions
|
34,790 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates
|
147 | |||
Total liabilities
|
3,882,175 | |||
Net assets
|
$ | 227,798,379 | ||
Net asset value ($227,798,379 divided by 11,335,939 shares
outstanding)
|
$ | 20.10 | ||
Net assets consist of: |
||||
Shares of beneficial interest ($1.00 par value with
15,000,000 shares authorized, 11,335,939 shares issued
and outstanding)
|
$ | 218,509,250 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
10,967,965 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)
|
(395,570 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
|
(1,283,266 | ) | ||
Net assets
|
$ | 227,798,379 | ||
Eight months |
||||||||
ended |
Year ended |
|||||||
February 28, |
June 30, |
|||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Investment income: |
||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 7,774,353 | $ | 13,069,326 | ||||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
|
12,510 | -0- | ||||||
Other
|
-0- | 180 | ||||||
Total income
|
7,786,863 | 13,069,506 | ||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Advisory fees
|
637,723 | 916,899 | ||||||
Professional fees
|
45,564 | 58,040 | ||||||
Administrative services fees
|
34,923 | 74,147 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees
|
30,137 | 72,423 | ||||||
Custodian fees
|
11,472 | 28,375 | ||||||
Trustees and officers fees and benefits
|
12,849 | 42,005 | ||||||
Other
|
28,042 | 91,543 | ||||||
Total expenses
|
800,710 | 1,283,432 | ||||||
Less: Fees waived
and/or
expenses reimbursed
|
11,080 | -0- | ||||||
Net expenses
|
789,630 | 1,283,432 | ||||||
Net investment income
|
6,997,233 | 11,786,074 | ||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): |
||||||||
Realized gain (loss):
|
||||||||
Investments
|
9,110,127 | 9,701,249 | ||||||
Futures contracts
|
(749,512 | ) | (1,038,011 | ) | ||||
Swap agreements
|
-0- | (3,150,276 | ) | |||||
Net realized gain
|
8,360,615 | 5,512,962 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
|
||||||||
Beginning of the period
|
14,816,514 | 147,892 | ||||||
End of the period:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
10,675,905 | 15,191,417 | ||||||
Futures contracts
|
292,060 | (374,903 | ) | |||||
10,967,965 | 14,816,514 | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period
|
(3,848,549 | ) | 14,668,622 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
4,512,066 | 20,181,584 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
$ | 11,509,299 | $ | 31,967,658 | ||||
Eight months |
||||||||||||
ended |
Year ended |
Year ended |
||||||||||
February 28, |
June 30, |
June 30, |
||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
From operations: |
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ | 6,997,233 | $ | 11,786,074 | $ | 10,689,248 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss)
|
8,360,615 | 5,512,962 | (4,188,353 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period
|
(3,848,549 | ) | 14,668,622 | 1,673,676 | ||||||||
Change in net assets from operations
|
11,509,299 | 31,967,658 | 8,174,571 | |||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(7,424,263 | ) | (11,609,494 | ) | (12,666,941 | ) | ||||||
Net change in net assets from operations
|
4,085,036 | 20,358,164 | (4,492,370 | ) | ||||||||
From capital transactions: |
||||||||||||
Value of common shares issued through dividend reinvestment
|
107,791 | 261,395 | 140,312 | |||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
4,192,827 | 20,619,559 | (4,352,058 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets: |
||||||||||||
Beginning of the period
|
223,605,552 | 202,985,993 | 207,338,051 | |||||||||
End of the period (including accumulated undistributed net
investment income (loss) of $(395,570), $(263,263), and
$(411,091), respectively)
|
$ | 227,798,379 | $ | 223,605,552 | $ | 202,985,993 | ||||||
Eight months |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ended |
Year ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
February 28, 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$ | 19.73 | $ | 17.94 | $ | 18.33 | $ | 18.70 | $ | 18.59 | $ | 19.69 | ||||||||||||
Net investment
income(a)
|
0.62 | 1.04 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
0.41 | 1.78 | (0.22 | ) | (0.37 | ) | 0.15 | (1.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total income (loss) from investment operations
|
1.03 | 2.82 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 1.05 | (0.14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net investment income
|
0.66 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$ | 20.10 | $ | 19.73 | $ | 17.94 | $ | 18.33 | $ | 18.70 | $ | 18.59 | ||||||||||||
Market value end of the period
|
$ | 18.30 | $ | 19.65 | $ | 17.12 | $ | 16.62 | $ | 16.84 | $ | 16.40 | ||||||||||||
Total return at net asset
value(b)
|
5.35 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total return at market
value(c)
|
(3.69 | )% | 21.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 4.17 | % | 8.38 | % | (2.59 | )% | ||||||||||||
Net assets at end of the period (000s omitted)
|
227,798 | 223,606 | 202,986 | 207,338 | 211,418 | 211,225 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements
|
0.52 | %(d) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers
and/or expense reimbursements
|
0.53 | %(d) | 0.59 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
4.61 | %(d) | 5.40 | % | 5.54 | % | 4.82 | % | 4.72 | % | 4.61 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio
turnover(e)
|
79 | % | 77 | % | 59 | % | 111 | % | 188 | % | 64 | % | ||||||||||||
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. | |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. | |
(c) | Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. | |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average net assets (000s omitted) of $228,067. | |
(e) | Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
A. | Security Valuations Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. | |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). | ||
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance. | ||
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. | ||
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance. | ||
Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. | ||
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. | ||
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Funds officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a securitys fair value. | ||
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuers assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. | ||
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. | |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. | ||
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Funds net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Funds total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. | ||
C. | Country Determination For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuers securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. | |
D. | Distributions Distributions from income are declared and paid monthly and are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. | |
E. | Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Funds taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to |
federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. | ||
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. | ||
F. | Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. | |
G. | Securities Purchased on a When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Basis The Fund may purchase and sell interests in portfolio securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. No income accrues to the Fund on such interests or securities in connection with such transactions prior to the date the Fund actually takes delivery of such interests or securities. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of acquiring such securities, they may sell such securities prior to the settlement date. | |
H. | Indemnifications Under the Funds organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Fund is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Funds servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. | |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. | |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. | ||
J. | Swap Agreements The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (CDS) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. | |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a basket of securities representing a particular index. | ||
A CDS is an agreement between two parties (Counterparties) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the par value, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer par value or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. | ||
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by marking to market on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any |
swap transaction. The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. | ||
K. | Futures Contracts The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Funds basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchanges clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. | |
L. | Collateral To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Funds practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
Average Net Assets | Rate | |||
First $500 million
|
0 | .42% | ||
Over $500 million
|
0 | .35% | ||
Level 1 | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. | |
Level 2 | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. | |
Level 3 | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in an Asset Position
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
$ | | $ | 217,667,352 | $ | | $ | 217,667,352 | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
|
| 3,991,176 | | 3,991,176 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
| 4,171,702 | | 4,171,702 | ||||||||||||
United States Government Agency Obligations
|
| 249,932 | | 249,932 | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts
|
335,597 | | | 335,597 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in an Asset Position
|
$ | 335,597 | $ | 226,080,162 | $ | | $ | 226,415,759 | ||||||||
Investments in a Liability Position
|
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts
|
$ | (43,537 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (43,537 | ) | ||||||
Value | ||||||||
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | Assets | Liabilities | ||||||
Interest rate risk
|
||||||||
Futures
contracts(a)
|
$ | 335,597 | $ | (43,537 | ) | |||
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current days variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities. |
Location of Gain
(Loss) on |
||||||||
Statement of Operations | ||||||||
Futures Contracts* | ||||||||
Eight months
ended |
Year ended |
|||||||
February 28, 2011* | June 30, 2010 | |||||||
Realized Gain (Loss)
|
||||||||
Interest rate risk
|
$ | (749,512 | ) | $ | (1,038,011 | ) | ||
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
||||||||
Interest rate risk
|
666,963 | (377,032 | ) | |||||
Total
|
$ | (82,549 | ) | $ | (1,415,043 | ) | ||
* | The average notional value of futures contracts outstanding during the period was $14,762,500. |
Location of Gain
(Loss) on |
||||||||
Statement of Operations | ||||||||
Swap Agreements | ||||||||
Eight months
ended |
Year ended |
|||||||
February 28, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | |||||||
Realized Gain (Loss)
|
||||||||
Interest rate risk
|
$ | -0- | $ | (2,884,195 | ) | |||
Credit risk
|
-0- | (266,081 | ) | |||||
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
||||||||
Interest rate risk
|
-0- | 1,022,285 | ||||||
Credit risk
|
-0- | 35,751 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | -0- | $ | (2,092,240 | ) | |||
Eight months
ended |
Year ended |
Year ended |
||||||||||
February 28, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | ||||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$ | 7,424,263 | $ | 11,609,494 | $ | 12,709,428 | ||||||
2011 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ | 123,396 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation investments
|
10,156,937 | |||
Capital loss carryforward
|
(991,204 | ) | ||
Shares of beneficial interest
|
218,509,250 | |||
Total net assets
|
$ | 227,798,379 | ||
Capital Loss |
||||
Expiration | Carryforward* | |||
February 28, 2017
|
$ | 991,204 | ||
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
|
$ | 11,290,840 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
|
(1,133,903 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
|
$ | 10,156,937 | ||
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $215,923,225.
|
Eight months
ended |
Year ended |
Year ended |
||||||||||
February 28, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | ||||||||||
Beginning shares
|
11,330,647 | 11,317,176 | 11,308,623 | |||||||||
Shares Issued Through Dividend Reinvestment
|
5,292 | 13,471 | 8,553 | |||||||||
Ending shares
|
11,335,939 | 11,330,647 | 11,317,176 | |||||||||
Amount |
Record |
Payable |
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Declaration Date | Per Share | Date | Date | |||||||||
March 1, 2011
|
$ | 0.08 | March 15, 2011 | March 31, 2011 | ||||||||
April 1, 2011
|
0.08 | April 15, 2011 | April 29, 2011 | |||||||||
Federal and State Income
Tax
|
||||
Qualified Dividend Income*
|
0.16% | |||
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
|
0.16% |
* | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Funds fiscal year. |
Number of | ||||||||||
Funds in | ||||||||||
Fund Complex |
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Name, Year of Birth and | Trustee and/ | Principal Occupation(s) | Overseen by | Other Directorship(s) | ||||||
Position(s) Held with the Trust | or Officer Since | During Past 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustee | ||||||
Interested Persons |
||||||||||
Colin Meadows 1971
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer |
2010 | Chief Administrative Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc., since 2006; Prior to 2006, Senior Vice President of business development and mergers and acquisitions at GE Consumer Finance; Prior to 2005, Senior Vice President of strategic planning and technology at Wells Fargo Bank; From 1996 to 2003, associate principal with McKinsey & Company, focusing on the financial services and venture capital industries, with emphasis in banking and asset management sectors. | 18 | None | ||||||
Independent Trustees |
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Wayne M. Whalen1
1939 Trustee and Chair |
1997 | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | 227 | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | ||||||
David C. Arch 1945 Trustee |
1997 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | 227 | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | ||||||
Jerry D. Choate 1938
Trustee |
2003 | From 1995 to 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allstate Corporation (Allstate) and Allstate Insurance Company. From 1994 to 1995, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to 1994, various management positions at Allstate. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director since 1998 and member of the governance and nominating committee, executive committee, compensation and management development committee and equity award committee, of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company. Director since 1999 and member of the nominating and governance committee and compensation and executive committee, of Valero Energy Corporation, a crude oil refining and marketing company. Previously, from 2006 to 2007, Director and member of the compensation committee and audit committee, of H&R Block, a tax preparation services company. | ||||||
Rodney Dammeyer 1940
Trustee |
1997 | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. |
227 | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | ||||||
1 | Mr. Whalen is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
Trustee | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other Directorship(s) | |||||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | During Past 5 Years | Funds in | Held by Trustee | ||||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Fund Complex | ||||||||||||
Trust | Since | Overseen by | ||||||||||||
Trustee | ||||||||||||||
Independent Trustees |
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Linda Hutton Heagy 1948
Trustee
|
2003 | Prior to June 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, the second largest global executive search firm, and from 2001-2004, Regional Managing Director of U.S. operations at Heidrick & Struggles. Prior to 1997, Managing Partner of Ray & Berndtson, Inc., an executive recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company, with oversight for treasury management operations including all non-credit product pricing. Prior to 1990, experience includes Executive Vice President of The Exchange National Bank with oversight of treasury management including capital markets operations, Vice President of Northern Trust Company and an Associate at Price Waterhouse. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to 2010, Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and a member of the Womens Board of the University of Chicago. | ||||||||||
R. Craig Kennedy 1952
Trustee
|
2003 | Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly, advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and option company that invests money for individuals and institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the Joyce Foundation, a private foundation. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc. | ||||||||||
Howard J Kerr 1935
Trustee
|
1997 | Retired. Previous member of the City Council and Mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1988 through 2002. Previous business experience from 1981 through 1996 includes President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grabill Aerospace, and President of Custom Technologies Corporation. United States Naval Officer from 1960 through 1981, with responsibilities including Commanding Officer of United States Navy destroyers and Commander of United States Navy Destroyer Squadron Thirty-Three, White House experience in 1973 through 1975 as military aide to Vice Presidents Agnew and Ford and Naval Aid to President Ford, and Military Fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations in 1978-through 1979. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Director of the Marrow Foundation. | ||||||||||
Jack E. Nelson 1936
Trustee
|
2003 | President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a financial planning company and registered investment adviser in the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Securities Investors Protection Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and services company to support affiliated companies. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. | ||||||||||
Hugo F. Sonnenschein 1940
Trustee
|
1997 | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | 227 | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||
Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. 1941
Trustee
|
2003 | Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering and Institute of Medicine/National Research Council, an independent, federally chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council from 1989 to 1993. Prior to 1980, experience includes Partner of Coopers & Lybrand (from 1980 to 1989), Associate Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (from 1977 to 1980) and Program Director of the Urban Institute (from 1975 to 1977). | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Independent Director and audit committee chairperson of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy manufacturing company, since July 2008. Independent Director and member of audit and governance committees of Fluor Corp., a global engineering, construction and management company, since January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a private company which develops symptom-based diagnostic tools for viral respiratory infections. Advisory Board member of ExactCost LLC, a private company providing activity-based costing for hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and physicians, since 2008. | ||||||||||
Trustee | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other Directorship(s) | |||||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | During Past 5 Years | Funds in | Held by Trustee | ||||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Fund Complex | ||||||||||||
Trust | Since | Overseen by | ||||||||||||
Trustee | ||||||||||||||
Independent Trustees |
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Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses, afederally funded research and development center, since 2000. Trustee from 1992 to 2000 and 2002 to present, current chairperson of the finance committee, current member of the audit committee, strategic growth committee and executive committee, and former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (from 1997 to 1999), of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a public foundation. Lead Independent Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit energy and environmental institute; Trustee since 2004. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado College; Trustee since 1995. Trustee of California Institute of Technology. Previously, Independent Director and member of audit committee and governance committee of Neurogen Corporation from 1998 to 2006; and Independent Director of Arbros Communications from 2000 to 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Other Officers |
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John M. Zerr 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary
|
2010 | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice
President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser);
Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.);
Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment
Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice
President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds;
Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen
Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen
Funds Inc.; and Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and
Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II,
PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Lisa O. Brinkley 1959
Vice President
|
2010 | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment
Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Trustee | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other Directorship(s) | |||||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | During Past 5 Years | Funds in | Held by Trustee | ||||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Fund Complex | ||||||||||||
Trust | Since | Overseen by | ||||||||||||
Trustee | ||||||||||||||
Other Officers |
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Karen Dunn Kelley 1960
Vice President
|
2010 | Head of Invescos World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments
Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Senior
Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); and
Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series Trust
(Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); President and Principal Executive Officer, The
Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust
only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Sheri Morris 1964
Vice President, Principal Financial
Officer and Treasurer
|
2010 | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Lance A. Rejsek 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
|
2010 | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.),
Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.),
Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds,
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-
Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management,
Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Todd L. Spillane 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
|
2010 | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.),
Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer,
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief
Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded
Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund
Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered
investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.),
Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen
Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Office of the Fund
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Investment Adviser | Auditors | Custodian | |||
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | State Street Bank and Trust Company | |||
Atlanta, GA 30309
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1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. | 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 | 225 Franklin | |||
Atlanta, GA 30309 | Houston, TX 77002-5678 | Boston, MA 02110-2801 | ||||
Counsel to the Fund
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Transfer Agent | |||||
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom , LLP
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |||||
155 West Wacker Drive
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P.O. Box 43078 | |||||
Chicago, IL 60606
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Providence, RI 02940-3078 |
VK-CE-BOND-AR-1 | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
Percentage of Fees | ||||||||||||||||
Billed Applicable | Percentage of Fees | |||||||||||||||
to Non-Audit | Billed Applicable to | |||||||||||||||
Services Provided | Non-Audit Services | |||||||||||||||
Fees Billed for | for fiscal year end | Fees Billed for | Provided for fiscal | |||||||||||||
Services Rendered | 2/28/2011 Pursuant | Services Rendered | year end 6/30/2010 | |||||||||||||
to the Registrant | to Waiver of Pre- | to the Registrant for | Pursuant to Waiver | |||||||||||||
for fiscal year end | Approval | fiscal year end | of Pre-Approval | |||||||||||||
2/28/2011 | Requirement(1) | 6/30/2010 | Requirement(1) | |||||||||||||
Audit Fees |
$ | 26,250 | N/A | $ | 35,000 | N/A | ||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Tax Fees(2) |
$ | 2,800 | 0 | % | $ | 6,000 | 0 | % | ||||||||
All Other Fees(3) |
$ | 1,667 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total Fees |
$ | 30,717 | 0 | % | $ | 41,000 | 0 | % |
(1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrants Audit Committee and approved by the Registrants Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. | |
(2) | Tax fees for the fiscal year end February 28, 2011 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for the fiscal year end June 30, 2010 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. | |
(3) | All Other fees for the fiscal year end February 28, 2011 includes fees billed for completing professional services related to benchmark analysis. |
Fees Billed for Non- | Fees Billed for Non- | |||||||||||||||
Audit Services | Audit Services | |||||||||||||||
Rendered to Invesco | Percentage of Fees | Rendered to Invesco | Percentage of Fees | |||||||||||||
and Invesco | Billed Applicable to | and Invesco | Billed Applicable to | |||||||||||||
Affiliates for fiscal | Non-Audit Services | Affiliates for fiscal | Non-Audit Services | |||||||||||||
year end 2/28/2011 | Provided for fiscal | year end 6/30/2010 | Provided for fiscal | |||||||||||||
That Were Required | year end 2/28/2011 | That Were Required | year end 6/30/2010 | |||||||||||||
to be Pre-Approved | Pursuant to Waiver | to be Pre-Approved | Pursuant to Waiver | |||||||||||||
by the Registrants | of Pre-Approval | by the Registrants | of Pre-Approval | |||||||||||||
Audit Committee | Requirement(1) | Audit Committee | Requirement(1) | |||||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Tax Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
All Other Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total Fees(2) |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % |
(1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrants Audit Committee and approved by the Registrants Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. | |
(2) | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrants audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates. | |
The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWCs independence. To the extent that such services were provided, the Audit Committee determined that the provision of such services is compatible with PWC maintaining independence with respect to the Registrant. |
1. | Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter: |
a. | The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and | ||
b. | Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service; |
2. | Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and | ||
3. | Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees. |
| Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client | ||
| Financial information systems design and implementation | ||
| Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports | ||
| Actuarial services | ||
| Internal audit outsourcing services |
| Management functions | ||
| Human resources | ||
| Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services | ||
| Legal services | ||
| Expert services unrelated to the audit | ||
| Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission | ||
| Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance | ||
| Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund | ||
| Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
(a) | The registrant has a separately-designed standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Members of the audit committee are: Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy. | ||
(a) | Not applicable. |
Applicable to
|
Retail Accounts | |
Risk Addressed by Policy
|
breach of fiduciary duty to client under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invesco personal interests ahead of client best economic interests in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law and Other Sources
|
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 | |
Last Tested Date |
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Policy/Procedure Owner
|
Advisory Compliance | |
Policy Approver
|
Fund Board | |
Approved/Adopted Date
|
January 1, 2010 |
January 2010 | I.2 1 |
| Elections of directors. In uncontested director elections for companies that do not have a controlling shareholder, Invesco votes in favor of slates if they are comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards key committees are fully independent. Key committees include the Audit, Compensation and Governance or Nominating Committees. Invescos standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they serve. |
January 2010 | I.2 2 |
Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are decided within the context of Invescos investment thesis on a company. |
| Director performance. Invesco withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at meetings or by enacting egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (poison pills) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of a companys directors. In situations where directors performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called clawback provisions. | ||
| Auditors and Audit Committee members. Invesco believes a companys Audit Committee has a high degree of responsibility to shareholders in matters of financial disclosure, integrity of the financial statements and effectiveness of a companys internal controls. Independence, experience and financial expertise are critical elements of a well-functioning Audit Committee. When electing directors who are members of a companys Audit Committee, or when ratifying a companys auditors, Invesco considers the past performance of the Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the companys financial statements and reports. | ||
| Majority standard in director elections. The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco supports the nascent effort to reform the U.S. convention of electing directors, and votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote. | ||
| Classified boards. Invesco supports proposals to elect directors annually instead of electing them to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders. | ||
| Supermajority voting requirements. Unless proscribed by law in the state of incorporation, Invesco votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement, and supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements. | ||
| Responsiveness. Invesco withholds votes from directors who do not adequately respond to shareholder proposals that were approved by a majority of votes cast the prior year. | ||
| Cumulative voting. The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a companys board. Invesco supports proposals to institute the practice of cumulative voting at companies whose overall corporate-governance standards indicate a particular need to protect the interests of minority shareholders. |
January 2010 | I.2 3 |
| Shareholder access. On business matters with potential financial consequences, Invesco votes in favor of proposals that would increase shareholders opportunities to express their views to boards of directors, proposals that would lower barriers to shareholder action and proposals to promote the adoption of generally accepted best practices in corporate governance. |
| Executive compensation. Invesco evaluates compensation plans for executives within the context of the companys performance under the executives tenure. Invesco believes independent compensation committees are best positioned to craft executive-compensation plans that are suitable for their company-specific circumstances. We view the election of those independent compensation committee members as the appropriate mechanism for shareholders to express their approval or disapproval of a companys compensation practices. Therefore, Invesco generally does not support shareholder proposals to limit or eliminate certain forms of executive compensation. In the interest of reinforcing the notion of a compensation committees accountability to shareholders, Invesco supports proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to an advisory shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals. | ||
| Equity-based compensation plans. When voting to approve or reject equity-based compensation plans, Invesco compares the total estimated cost of the plans, including stock options and restricted stock, against a carefully selected peer group and uses multiple performance metrics that help us determine whether the incentive structures in place are creating genuine shareholder wealth. Regardless of a plans estimated cost relative to its peer group, Invesco votes against plans that contain structural features that would impair the alignment of incentives between shareholders and management. Such features include the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stocks current market price, or the ability to automatically replenish shares without shareholder approval. |
January 2010 | I.2 4 |
| Employee stock-purchase plans. Invesco supports employee stock-purchase plans that are reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided that the price at which employees may acquire stock is at most a 15 percent discount from the market price. | ||
| Severance agreements. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives severance agreements. However, we oppose proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption. |
January 2010 | I.2 5 |
January 2010 | I.2 6 |
January 2010 | I.2 7 |
January 2010 | I.2 8 |
| Chuck Burge, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2002. | ||
| John Craddock, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. | ||
| Peter Ehret, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
Other Registered | Other Pooled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies | Investment Vehicles | Other Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar Range | Managed (assets in | Managed (assets in | Managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
of | millions) | millions) | (assets in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments | Number | Number | Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio | in Each | of | of | of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Fund1 | Accounts | Assets | Accounts | Assets | Accounts | Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chuck Burge |
None | 17 | $ | 16,623.9 | 7 | $ | 3,060.9 | 1 | $ | 5,070.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Craddock |
None | 11 | $ | 2,621.9 | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Ehret |
None | 13 | $ | 2,918.6 | 1 | $ | 23.8 | None | None |
1 | This column reflects investments in a Funds shares owned directly by a portfolio manager or beneficially owned by a portfolio manager (as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). A portfolio manager is presumed to be a beneficial owner of securities that are held by his or her immediate family members sharing the same household. |
Ø | The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds. | |
Ø | If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. | |
Ø | The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. | |
Ø | Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
Sub-Adviser | Performance time period2 | |
Invesco 3,4,5 Invesco Australia Invesco Deutschland |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group. | |
Invesco Senior Secured
|
N/A | |
Invesco Trimark3
|
One-year performance against Fund peer group.
Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds. |
|
Invesco Hong Kong3
Invesco Asset Management |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group. | |
Invesco Japan6
|
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark. |
2 | Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end. | |
3 | Portfolio Managers may be granted a short-term award that vests on a pro-rata basis over a four year period and final payments are based on the performance of eligible Funds selected by the portfolio manager at the time the award is granted. | |
4 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Select Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on new operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco. | |
5 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Balanced Fund, Invesco Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco Basic Value Fund, Invesco Fundamental Value Fund, Invesco Large Cap Basic Value Fund, Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund, Invesco Mid Cap Basic Value Fund, Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund, Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund, Invesco Value Fund, Invesco Value II Fund, Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund, Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund, Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund and Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Funds compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the Funds peer group. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor funds to the Funds in this footnote 5, they also have a ten-year performance measure. | |
6 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Pacific Growth Funds compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor fund to Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, they also have a ten-year performance measure. |
(a) | As of March 21, 2011, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrants officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of March 21, 2011, the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
12(a) (1)
|
Code of Ethics. | |
12(a) (2)
|
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. | |
12(a) (3)
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Not applicable. | |
12(b)
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Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Registrant: Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund | ||||
By:
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/s/ Colin Meadows
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Principal Executive Officer | ||||
Date: May 9, 2011 |
By:
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/s/ Colin Meadows
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Principal Executive Officer | ||||
Date: May 9, 2011 | ||||
By:
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/s/ Sheri Morris | |||
Sheri Morris | ||||
Principal Financial Officer | ||||
Date: May 9, 2011 |
12(a)(1)
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Code of Ethics. | |
12(a)(2)
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Certifications of principal executive officer and principal Financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. | |
12(a)(3)
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Not applicable. | |
12(b)
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Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |