AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07732

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2018

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN

GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

(NYSE: AWF)

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Investment Products Offered  

 Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC 0330.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


 

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Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this report for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

November 13, 2017

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund for the semi-annual reporting period ended September 30, 2017. The Fund is a closed-end fund and its shares of common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Fund seeks high current income, and secondarily, capital appreciation.

RETURNS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND (NAV)      4.71%        11.14%  

Primary Benchmark:1

Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index (USD hedged)

     4.53%        8.71%  

Blended Benchmark:

33% JPM GBI-EM / 33% JPM EMBI Global / 33% Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index

     5.63%        7.86%  
JPM GBI-EM (local currency-denominated)      8.05%        10.41%  
JPM EMBI Global      4.65%        4.15%  
Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index      4.19%        8.87%  

The Fund’s market price per share on September 30, 2017 was $13.05. The Fund’s NAV per share on September 30, 2017 was $14.06. For additional financial highlights, please see pages 116-117.

 

1 The Fund’s broad-based index used for comparison purposes has changed from the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“JPM EMBI Global”) to the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index (USD hedged) because the new index more closely reflects the Fund’s investments.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index (USD hedged), as well as its blended benchmark and components for the six- and 12-month periods ended September 30, 2017. The blended benchmark is composed of equal weightings of the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (“JPM GBI-EM”, local currency-denominated), the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“JPM EMBI Global”) and the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield (“HY”) 2% Issuer Capped Index.

During the six-month period, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark. Sector allocation contributed to relative performance, helped most by allocations to non-agency mortgages and agency risk-sharing transactions. The Fund’s exposures to treasuries and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) detracted. Currency investments benefited from a long position in the Turkish lira. Yield-curve positioning also added

 

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to returns, mostly as a result of positioning along the US yield curve; the Fund was underweight six-month maturities, where yields rose the most, and overweight the intermediate and longer parts of the curve. Security selection detracted from performance, primarily because of selections within US high-yield corporates and CMBS.

During the 12-month period, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark. Selections within high-yield and investment-grade corporates contributed to relative performance. Currency allocation boosted returns further, helped by long positions in the Brazilian real and Russian ruble. Sector selection also contributed, within which a position in non-agency mortgages added most to performance, though exposures to treasuries and CMBS dragged on returns. Yield-curve positioning did not have a meaningful impact on overall performance in the period.

During both periods, the Fund utilized interest rate swaps and treasury futures to manage duration, country exposure and yield-curve positioning. Currency forwards and currency options, both written and purchased, were used to hedge currency exposure as well as to manage active currency risk. Variance swaps and swaptions, both written and purchased, were used to take active risk in an effort to add alpha (a measure of how the Fund is performing versus its benchmark). Credit default swaps, both single name and index, were used to hedge credit risk as well as to take active credit risk. Total return swaps were used to take active credit risk.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Political events and central bank action had a significant impact on bond markets in the six- and 12-month periods ended September 30, 2017. Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory and the promise of fiscal stimulus, a retreat from globalization and relaxed regulation were initially treated as positive developments by financial markets, though uncertainty regarding the new administration’s ability to implement meaningful reform increased during the period. Markets were surprised when UK prime minister Theresa May called for a snap parliamentary election three years ahead of schedule, in an effort to firm up the country’s mandate going into Brexit negotiations. The election results increased political uncertainty when May’s Conservative Party failed to secure a majority position. Investors were relieved when centrist, pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France and his party went on to win a parliamentary majority. His reformist agenda was seen as more business friendly than the protectionist policies espoused by his opponent. In June 2017, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third consecutive quarter, hikes that were universally anticipated by markets.

Emerging-market debt rallied over both periods, helped by a positive global growth story and oil prices reaching a two-and-a-half-year high. In the 12-month period, developed-market treasury yields rose almost across

 

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the board, the exception being shorter maturities in the UK and eurozone. Emerging-market local-currency government bonds rebounded, while investment-grade credit securities posted flat returns, but both outperformed the negative returns of developed-market treasuries. In the six-month period, US, Canadian, Japanese and Australian yields generally rose, while eurozone yields moved in different directions. Investment-grade credit securities, emerging-market local-currency government bonds and developed-market treasuries all performed well, though they trailed the rally in global high yield. Global high-yield securities rallied strongly in both periods, with almost uniformly positive sector performance. Energy was among the top performers in the 12-month period, helped by oil price increases, while consumer-related sectors generally lagged the rising market; the rally in the six-month period was led by the banking and transportation sectors.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests without limit in securities denominated in non-US currencies as well as those denominated in the US dollar. The Fund may also invest, without limit, in sovereign debt securities issued by emerging and developed nations and in debt securities of US and non-US corporate issuers. For more information regarding the Fund’s risks, please see “Disclosures and Risks” on pages 5-7 and “Note E—Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund” of the Notes to Financial Statements on pages 111-113.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

Shareholder Information

Weekly comparative net asset value (“NAV”) and market price information about the Fund is published each Saturday in Barron’s and in other newspapers in a table called “Closed End Funds”. Daily NAV and market price information, and additional information regarding the Fund, is available at www.abfunds.com and www.nyse.com. For additional shareholder information regarding this Fund, please see pages 118-119.

Benchmark Disclosure

All indices are unmanaged and do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a fund portfolio. The Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index (USD hedged) represents non-investment grade fixed-income securities of companies in the US, and developed and emerging markets. The JPM® GBI-EM represents the performance of local currency government bonds issued by emerging markets. The JPM® EMBI Global (market-capitalization weighted) represents the performance of US dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds and trade loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Capped component of the US Corporate High Yield Index, which represents the performance of fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million and at least one year to maturity. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events that affect large portions of the market.

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations.

Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

principal amount of a security. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Below Investment Grade Securities: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and less secondary market liquidity.

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater if the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-US) Risk: Investments in securities of non-US issuers may involve more risk than those of US issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be less liquid due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging Market Risk: Investments in emerging-market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

Leverage Risk: As a result of the Fund’s use of leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Diversification Risk: The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers and that adverse changes in the value of one security could have a more significant effect on the Fund’s NAV.

Derivatives Risk: Investments in derivatives may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

losses for the Fund, and may be subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed and/or other asset-backed securities, including securities backed by mortgages and assets with an international or emerging-markets origination and securities backed by non-performing loans at the time of investment. Investments in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks. The value of these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. These risks include “extension risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may delay the payment of principal, and “prepayment risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of falling interest rates, issuers may pay principal sooner than expected, exposing the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Mortgage-backed securities offered by nongovernmental issuers and other asset-backed securities may be subject to other risks, such as higher rates of default in the mortgages or assets backing the securities or risks associated with the nature and servicing of mortgages or assets backing the securities.

These risks are fully discussed in the Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $1,212.3

 

 

 

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1 All data are as of September 30, 2017. The Fund’s security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” security type weightings represent 0.5% or less in the following security types: Collateralized Loan Obligations, Governments–Sovereign Bonds, Investment Companies, Local Governments–Regional Bonds, Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds, Options Purchased–Calls, Options Purchased–Puts, Quasi-Sovereigns, Warrants and Whole Loan Trusts.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (continued)

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

 

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1 All data are as of September 30, 2017. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” country weightings represent 1.0% or less in the following countries: Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jersey (Channel Islands), Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela and Zambia.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES – NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 37.4%

      

Industrial – 30.8%

      

Basic – 3.2%

      

AK Steel Corp.
7.625%, 10/01/21

    U.S.$       278      $ 289,521  

Aleris International, Inc.
7.875%, 11/01/20

      664        663,611  

ArcelorMittal
7.25%, 3/01/41

      734        866,511  

7.50%, 10/15/39

      1,938        2,323,722  

Artsonig Pty Ltd.
11.50% (11.50% Cash or 12.00% PIK), 4/01/19(a)(b)

      2,854        28,535  

Ashland LLC
4.75%, 8/15/22

      501        530,100  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC
4.875%, 8/15/24(c)

      516        537,993  

Berry Plastics Corp.
5.50%, 5/15/22

      409        426,818  

CF Industries, Inc.
4.95%, 6/01/43

      595        548,357  

5.375%, 3/15/44

      545        527,155  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
5.75%, 3/01/25(c)

      1,628        1,558,675  

Constellium NV
5.75%, 5/15/24(c)

      400        403,065  

ERP Iron Ore, LLC
9.039%, 12/31/19(a)(d)(e)(f)

      473        472,560  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.45%, 3/15/43

      584        546,316  

6.50%, 11/15/20

      867        886,280  

6.75%, 2/01/22

      1,197        1,247,981  

Grinding Media, Inc./Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd.
7.375%, 12/15/23(c)

      1,296        1,405,669  

INEOS Finance PLC
4.00%, 5/01/23(c)

    EUR       790        965,471  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.
11.00%, 5/15/22(c)

    U.S.$       3,215        3,602,070  

Lecta SA
6.50%, 8/01/23(c)

    EUR       227        282,114  

Lundin Mining Corp.
7.50%, 11/01/20(c)

    U.S.$       396        412,315  

7.875%, 11/01/22(c)

      837        910,738  

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 5/15/18(b)(e)(g)(h)

      2,857        29  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
3.88%, 10/24/21

    U.S.$       3,472      $ 3,510,272  

8.875%, 10/15/20(e)(f)(g)(i)

      3,472        – 0  – 

Multi-Color Corp.
4.875%, 11/01/25(c)

      980        990,544  

Novelis Corp.
5.875%, 9/30/26(c)

      1,573        1,600,367  

Pactiv LLC
7.95%, 12/15/25

      1,110        1,248,481  

Peabody Energy Corp.
6.00%, 11/15/18(d)(e)(f)(g)

      4,310        – 0  – 

6.00%, 3/31/22(c)

      295        305,364  

Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 10/01/21(c)

      846        872,534  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
5.125%, 7/15/23(c)

      781        813,564  

Sealed Air Corp.
6.875%, 7/15/33(c)

      1,295        1,523,316  

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA
7.75%, 2/15/23(c)

    EUR       682        851,818  

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions ULC
4.875%, 9/15/18(c)

    U.S.$       2,064        2,103,131  

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding Ltd.
7.50%, 11/20/25

      238        290,524  

SPCM SA
4.875%, 9/15/25(c)

      975        1,007,770  

Teck Resources Ltd.
5.20%, 3/01/42

      174        172,735  

5.40%, 2/01/43

      1,454        1,464,655  

6.25%, 7/15/41

      238        268,144  

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 8/15/25

      1,070        1,096,509  

8.375%, 7/01/21(c)

      932        1,028,649  

Valvoline, Inc.
5.50%, 7/15/24(c)

      278        296,454  

W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn
5.625%, 10/01/24(c)

      386        424,260  
      

 

 

 
         39,304,697  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 1.6%

      

Apex Tool Group LLC
7.00%, 2/01/21(c)

      1,329        1,231,241  

ARD Finance SA
6.625% (6.625% Cash or 7.375% PIK), 9/15/23(a)

    EUR       1,126        1,418,403  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
6.75%, 5/15/24(c)(j)

    EUR       2,004      $ 2,641,422  

B456 Systems, Inc.
3.75%, 12/31/49(d)(e)(g)(k)

    U.S.$       955        74,012  

Bombardier, Inc.
5.75%, 3/15/22(c)

      975        942,391  

6.00%, 10/15/22(c)

      447        433,028  

7.50%, 3/15/25(c)

      418        418,350  

7.75%, 3/15/20(c)

      552        587,815  

8.75%, 12/01/21(c)

      546        585,515  

BWAY Holding Co.
5.50%, 4/15/24(c)

      1,073        1,119,384  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, 6/15/25(c)

      1,311        1,384,807  

EnPro Industries, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/22

      970        1,012,695  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.
5.75%, 7/15/22(c)

    EUR       125        151,523  

6.00%, 7/15/22(c)

    U.S.$       1,096        1,126,071  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
5.625%, 5/01/22(c)

      497        516,005  

9.875%, 2/01/21(c)

      852        911,312  

KLX, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/22(c)

      877        919,507  

Liberty Tire Recycling LLC
11.00%, 3/31/21(a)(b)(e)

      1,624        927,844  

Textron Financial Corp.
3.05% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.74%), 2/15/42(c)(l)

      575        503,694  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375%, 6/15/26

      2,335        2,392,182  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      462        476,196  
      

 

 

 
         19,773,397  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 4.1%

      

Altice Financing SA
6.625%, 2/15/23(c)

      2,892        3,065,520  

7.50%, 5/15/26(c)

      1,582        1,736,563  

Altice Luxembourg SA
7.25%, 5/15/22(c)

    EUR       1,332        1,673,553  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.375%, 5/01/25(c)

    U.S.$       128        132,610  

5.75%, 1/15/24

      166        172,452  

5.875%, 5/01/27(c)

      499        523,761  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.
6.375%, 9/15/20(c)

      298        304,520  

7.75%, 7/15/25(c)

      861        951,816  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Series A
6.50%, 11/15/22

    U.S.$       555      $ 569,781  

Series B
6.50%, 11/15/22

      2,499        2,578,868  

CSC Holdings LLC
10.125%, 1/15/23(c)

      565        651,162  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875%, 11/15/24

      2,185        2,290,029  

Gray Television, Inc.
5.125%, 10/15/24(c)

      1,037        1,044,025  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.875%, 6/15/18

      2,016        1,043,280  

9.00%, 12/15/19-3/01/21

      1,630        1,180,617  

10.625%, 3/15/23

      142        100,346  

11.25%, 3/01/21(c)

      254        181,242  

Liberty Interactive LLC
3.75%, 2/15/30(k)

      881        621,229  

McClatchy Co. (The)
9.00%, 12/15/22(j)

      958        991,825  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance
7.875%, 5/15/24(c)

      1,700        1,675,836  

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp.
6.375%, 4/01/23

      2,168        2,250,050  

Netflix, Inc.
4.375%, 11/15/26(c)

      1,552        1,559,484  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.
5.25%, 2/15/22

      648        670,659  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.
6.625%, 2/15/25(c)

      1,057        1,036,078  

SFR Group SA
5.375%, 5/15/22(c)

    EUR       264        325,846  

5.625%, 5/15/24(c)

      386        493,310  

6.00%, 5/15/22(c)

    U.S.$       307        320,702  

7.375%, 5/01/26(c)

      2,723        2,933,243  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.625%, 8/01/24(c)

      529        543,564  

6.125%, 10/01/22

      1,487        1,533,119  

TEGNA, Inc.
4.875%, 9/15/21(c)

      284        290,689  

5.50%, 9/15/24(c)

      162        170,658  

6.375%, 10/15/23

      718        765,990  

Time, Inc.
5.75%, 4/15/22(c)

      541        554,396  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Townsquare Media, Inc.
6.50%, 4/01/23(c)

    U.S.$       976      $ 990,731  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH
5.00%, 1/15/25(c)

      1,078        1,134,444  

6.25%, 1/15/29(c)

    EUR       496        663,311  

Univision Communications, Inc.
5.125%, 2/15/25(c)

    U.S.$       1,064        1,073,320  

Urban One, Inc.
7.375%, 4/15/22(c)

      1,400        1,400,000  

9.25%, 2/15/20(c)(j)

      1,761        1,670,030  

Virgin Media Finance PLC
4.875%, 2/15/22

      1,347        1,307,765  

5.25%, 2/15/22

      900        871,155  

Virgin Media Receivables Financing Notes I DAC
5.50%, 9/15/24(c)

    GBP       128        175,915  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
5.50%, 1/15/25(c)

      423        594,986  

Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp.
8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 7/15/19(a)(c)

    U.S.$       262        262,761  

WaveDivision Escrow LLC/WaveDivision Escrow Corp.
8.125%, 9/01/20(c)

      1,084        1,109,331  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
7.125%, 5/15/24(c)

    EUR       968        1,288,536  

Ziggo Bond Finance BV
5.875%, 1/15/25(c)

    U.S.$       634        658,481  

Ziggo Secured Finance BV
5.50%, 1/15/27(c)

      1,013        1,036,752  
      

 

 

 
         49,174,341  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 2.7%

      

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC
9.50%, 3/31/20(c)

    GBP       1,086        1,540,875  

C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co.
6.875%, 9/15/27(c)

    U.S.$       847        883,407  

CenturyLink, Inc.
Series W
6.75%, 12/01/23

      437        442,506  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
7.00%, 7/15/24(c)

      1,151        1,126,926  

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
12.00%, 8/01/21(d)(e)(f)(g)

      607        1,092  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Embarq Corp.
7.995%, 6/01/36

    U.S.$       1,196      $ 1,213,275  

Frontier Communications Corp.
6.25%, 9/15/21

      307        252,238  

6.875%, 1/15/25

      45        33,132  

7.125%, 1/15/23

      154        117,906  

7.625%, 4/15/24

      1,118        851,056  

7.875%, 1/15/27

      834        597,382  

10.50%, 9/15/22

      511        442,292  

11.00%, 9/15/25

      267        226,640  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
7.625%, 6/15/21

      1,437        1,626,673  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
5.50%, 8/01/23

      1,675        1,422,980  

7.25%, 10/15/20

      443        426,930  

7.50%, 4/01/21

      820        778,059  

8.00%, 2/15/24(c)

      216        232,284  

9.50%, 9/30/22(c)

      516        611,715  

9.75%, 7/15/25(c)

      1,102        1,118,932  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/24

      478        489,900  

6.125%, 1/15/21

      596        608,917  

Sable International Finance Ltd.
6.875%, 8/01/22(c)

      454        488,011  

Sprint Corp.
7.625%, 2/15/25

      1,736        1,993,685  

7.875%, 9/15/23

      937        1,086,737  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.00%, 3/01/23

      743        782,426  

6.375%, 3/01/25

      655        704,425  

6.836%, 4/28/23

      543        573,890  

Telecom Italia Capital SA
7.20%, 7/18/36

      483        598,255  

7.721%, 6/04/38

      1,700        2,181,807  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano
5.303%, 5/30/24(c)

      1,002        1,088,828  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC
6.00%, 4/15/23(c)

      1,314        1,257,829  

Wind Acquisition Finance SA
4.75%, 7/15/20(c)

      785        795,234  

7.375%, 4/23/21(c)

      2,214        2,303,455  

Windstream Services LLC
6.375%, 8/01/23

      982        693,110  

7.75%, 10/01/21(j)

      1,715        1,254,982  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc. 5.75%, 1/15/27(c)

      300        317,857  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.00%, 4/01/23

    U.S.$       488      $ 515,713  

6.375%, 5/15/25

      1,187        1,277,519  
      

 

 

 
         32,958,880  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.3%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
4.875%, 8/15/26(c)

      1,323        1,353,290  

BCD Acquisition, Inc.
9.625%, 9/15/23(c)

      2,184        2,405,248  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.
5.625%, 11/15/26(c)

      1,101        1,124,147  

Dana Financing Luxembourg SARL
5.75%, 4/15/25(c)

      215        226,473  

6.50%, 6/01/26(c)

      1,379        1,485,827  

Exide Technologies
7.00%, 4/30/25(a)(b)(e)(k)

      157        96,257  

11.00%, 4/30/22(a)(b)(e)

      4,008        3,407,042  

Series AI
7.00%, 4/30/25(a)(d)(e)(k)

      4,257        2,612,847  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
7.00%, 3/15/28

      400        447,486  

8.75%, 8/15/20

      112        130,871  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
4.125% (4.125% Cash or 4.875% PIK),
9/15/21(a)(c)

      889        906,872  

Meritor, Inc.
6.25%, 2/15/24

      305        324,141  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 4/29/25(c)

      1,153        1,217,660  
      

 

 

 
         15,738,161  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
5.875%, 11/15/26

      1,180        1,161,991  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd.
7.25%, 2/01/25(c)

      1,409        1,512,027  
      

 

 

 
         2,674,018  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 2.9%

      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5.875%, 10/15/27(c)

      682        681,885  

6.75%, 3/15/25

      1,400        1,477,637  

8.75%, 3/15/22

      99        109,408  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
10.00%, 12/15/18(e)(g)(h)

      700        719,250  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Prope
8.00%, 10/01/20

    U.S.$       1,260      $ 1,292,231  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
6.625%, 5/01/20

      1,332        1,469,233  

8.375%, 5/15/18

      2,362        2,446,550  

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA
5.75%, 5/15/21(c)

    EUR       396        493,923  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
7.75%, 9/01/23(c)

    U.S.$       1,139        1,224,114  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/25

      676        709,949  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.375%, 4/15/26

      404        441,152  

International Game Technology PLC
6.25%, 2/15/22(c)

      977        1,078,872  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
5.00%, 11/01/21

      2,257        2,028,643  

10.00%, 7/15/22(c)

      389        402,916  

10.50%, 7/15/24(c)

      389        407,932  

KB Home
7.00%, 12/15/21

      536        600,276  

7.50%, 9/15/22

      494        566,522  

MDC Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, 1/15/24

      150        161,819  

6.00%, 1/15/43

      3,010        2,903,786  

Meritage Homes Corp.
6.00%, 6/01/25

      1,895        2,023,959  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
5.625%, 5/01/24

      829        851,742  

PulteGroup, Inc.
5.00%, 1/15/27

      115        119,794  

6.00%, 2/15/35

      500        519,272  

7.875%, 6/15/32

      1,400        1,714,584  

RSI Home Products, Inc.
6.50%, 3/15/23(c)

      2,212        2,324,248  

Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH
8.25%, 2/15/21(c)

    EUR       243        297,877  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
5.875%, 4/01/23(c)

    U.S.$       420        431,543  

6.125%, 4/01/25(c)

      830        860,013  

Standard Industries, Inc./NJ
6.00%, 10/15/25(c)

      977        1,062,487  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp.
5.875%, 5/15/25(c)

      685        673,391  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.
5.625%, 3/01/24(c)

    U.S.$       1,700      $ 1,770,688  

5.875%, 4/15/23(c)

      875        925,312  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.875%, 3/15/27

      1,124        1,163,718  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.50%, 3/01/25(c)

      785        817,194  
      

 

 

 
         34,771,920  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.2%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/22(c)

      450        464,034  

Landry’s, Inc.
6.75%, 10/15/24(c)

      933        944,833  

Pizzaexpress Financing 2 PLC
6.625%, 8/01/21(c)

    GBP       692        881,908  
      

 

 

 
         2,290,775  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 1.0%

      

Dufry Finance SCA
4.50%, 8/01/23(c)

    EUR       1,208        1,519,660  

FirstCash, Inc.
5.375%, 6/01/24(c)

    U.S.$       1,312        1,368,328  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
5.00%, 6/01/22

      372        385,459  

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
6.375%, 10/15/36

      421        300,662  

7.40%, 4/01/37

      600        452,290  

L Brands, Inc.
6.875%, 11/01/35

      230        224,647  

6.95%, 3/01/33

      500        488,889  

7.60%, 7/15/37

      1,000        1,005,080  

Levi Strauss & Co.
5.00%, 5/01/25

      1,380        1,464,043  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC
8.00%, 10/15/21(c)

      2,115        1,105,087  

8.75% (8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK),
10/15/21(a)(c)

      386        182,385  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/26

      946        979,351  

PetSmart, Inc.
7.125%, 3/15/23(c)

      1,140        890,950  

Rite Aid Corp.
6.125%, 4/01/23(c)

      536        521,553  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5.00%, 5/15/23

    U.S.$       534      $ 521,736  

6.125%, 3/15/27

      817        838,219  
      

 

 

 
         12,248,339  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.8%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
6.50%, 3/01/24

      684        735,343  

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.
6.375%, 5/15/23(c)

      535        516,859  

Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC
5.75%, 3/15/25

      274        242,013  

6.625%, 6/15/24

      1,712        1,597,423  

Alere, Inc.
6.375%, 7/01/23(c)

      392        421,381  

7.25%, 7/01/18

      765        767,711  

BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp.
8.625% (8.625% Cash or 9.375% PIK),
9/15/18(a)(c)

      1,894        620,218  

9.25%, 2/15/19(c)

      1,553        1,413,769  

Boparan Finance PLC
5.50%, 7/15/21(c)

    GBP       966        1,220,992  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
4.75%, 12/15/24(c)

    EUR       400        509,525  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, 2/01/22

    U.S.$       3,223        2,528,791  

7.125%, 7/15/20

      828        747,188  

8.00%, 11/15/19

      408        397,719  

Concordia International Corp.
7.00%, 4/15/23(c)

      186        32,550  

9.50%, 10/21/22(c)

      3,137        576,424  

DaVita, Inc.
5.00%, 5/01/25

      496        489,513  

Diamond BC BV
5.625%, 8/15/25(c)

    EUR       362        434,490  

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC
7.625% (7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK),
5/15/22(a)(c)

    U.S.$       179        185,677  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.
6.00%, 7/15/23-2/01/25(c)

      3,790        3,098,550  

Endo Finance LLC
5.75%, 1/15/22(c)

      458        402,908  

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/23(c)

      200        163,082  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Envision Healthcare Corp.
5.625%, 7/15/22

    U.S.$       1,009      $ 1,052,607  

6.25%, 12/01/24(c)

      694        743,499  

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.
4.625%, 5/15/21(c)

      3,247        3,282,071  

HCA, Inc.
4.25%, 10/15/19

      1,475        1,526,464  

4.50%, 2/15/27

      135        137,998  

5.25%, 6/15/26

      235        252,854  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 9/01/23(c)

      265        279,851  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.
7.875%, 2/15/21(c)

      506        530,577  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
4.625%, 11/01/24(c)

      439        459,204  

4.875%, 11/01/26(c)

      440        461,471  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
5.375%, 5/01/24

      258        268,218  

5.875%, 12/01/23

      1,448        1,531,117  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC
5.50%, 4/15/25(c)

      772        695,876  

5.625%, 10/15/23(c)

      394        367,878  

5.75%, 8/01/22(c)

      1,181        1,152,434  

MEDNAX, Inc.
5.25%, 12/01/23(c)

      422        440,868  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
7.125%, 6/01/24(c)

      1,563        1,677,288  

Post Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 8/15/26(c)

      442        441,306  

5.50%, 3/01/25(c)

      642        666,809  

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
6.25%, 8/01/24

      568        439,416  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
4.00%, 10/01/26(c)

    EUR       530        648,093  

6.125%, 12/15/24

    U.S.$       361        386,657  

6.625%, 11/15/22

      560        583,287  

Synlab Bondco PLC
6.25%, 7/01/22(c)

    EUR       1,525        1,919,993  

Synlab Unsecured Bondco PLC
8.25%, 7/01/23(c)

      700        904,376  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/20

    U.S.$       95        101,371  

6.75%, 6/15/23(j)

      1,308        1,254,522  

6.875%, 11/15/31

      1,174        1,017,162  

8.125%, 4/01/22

      752        763,769  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
7.00%, 10/01/20(c)

    U.S.$       330      $ 332,644  

7.25%, 7/15/22(c)

      635        620,741  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
5.375%, 3/15/20(c)

      846        844,140  

5.50%, 3/01/23(c)

      230        202,256  

5.875%, 5/15/23(c)

      212        187,090  

6.125%, 4/15/25(c)

      1,176        1,029,856  

6.50%, 3/15/22(c)

      287        303,985  

Vizient, Inc.
10.375%, 3/01/24(c)

      404        464,538  

Voyage Care BondCo PLC
5.875%, 5/01/23(c)

    GBP       891        1,240,215  
      

 

 

 
         46,314,627  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 4.3%

      

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.
7.875%, 12/15/24(c)

    U.S.$       897        969,087  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC
6.375%, 9/15/22(d)(e)(f)(g)

      2,383        – 0  – 

Bill Barrett Corp.
7.00%, 10/15/22

      328        312,858  

8.75%, 6/15/25

      842        811,951  

California Resources Corp.
5.50%, 9/15/21

      299        159,218  

6.00%, 11/15/24

      232        104,690  

8.00%, 12/15/22(c)

      2,983        1,942,679  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
6.25%, 4/15/23

      347        352,510  

7.50%, 9/15/20

      246        251,094  

8.25%, 7/15/25

      301        326,757  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
7.00%, 6/30/24

      930        1,059,778  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.25%, 10/01/25(c)

      1,055        1,078,871  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.875%, 5/28/21(a)(c)(e)(k)

      1,039        1,015,048  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
4.875%, 4/15/22(j)

      2,138        1,997,497  

6.125%, 2/15/21

      505        508,216  

8.00%, 1/15/25(c)

      111        112,206  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
3.80%, 6/01/24

      96        92,659  

4.90%, 6/01/44

      212        192,407  

5.00%, 9/15/22

      1,119        1,136,844  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
5.60%, 4/01/44

      1,848        1,733,095  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.
4.625%, 7/15/23

    U.S.$       439      $ 235,963  

5.50%, 5/01/22

      530        302,762  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
7.875%, 8/15/25

      2,451        2,591,249  

Energy Transfer Equity LP
7.50%, 10/15/20

      309        348,225  

Ensco PLC
4.50%, 10/01/24

      290        241,609  

5.20%, 3/15/25

      406        340,304  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
6.375%, 6/15/23

      467        288,373  

7.75%, 9/01/22

      449        285,115  

8.00%, 2/15/25(c)

      1,792        1,393,690  

9.375%, 5/01/20

      710        592,333  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.75%, 8/01/22

      129        131,376  

Golden Energy Offshore Services AS
5.00%, 12/31/17(b)(e)

    NOK       9,162        517,667  

Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.00%, 10/15/24

    U.S.$       325        327,135  

6.375%, 5/15/25

      1,054        1,069,116  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.00%, 12/01/24(c)

      340        334,232  

5.75%, 10/01/25(c)

      1,610        1,626,828  

Murphy Oil Corp.
6.875%, 8/15/24

      208        222,074  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
5.625%, 5/01/27

      69        74,371  

6.00%, 8/15/23

      716        755,933  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
4.625%, 9/15/21

      526        518,342  

5.50%, 1/15/23

      1,146        1,138,752  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
5.25%, 3/15/42

      191        126,060  

6.20%, 8/01/40

      276        191,130  

7.70%, 4/01/25

      375        322,198  

7.75%, 1/15/24

      1,136        1,010,463  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.875%, 3/15/22

      376        382,245  

Pacific Drilling SA
5.375%, 6/01/20(b)

      2,442        842,490  

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, 9/15/24

      490        511,055  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PHI, Inc.
5.25%, 3/15/19

    U.S.$       1,567      $ 1,523,907  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.25%, 5/01/23

      1,248        1,214,627  

6.875%, 3/01/21

      1,225        1,290,242  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 8/15/22-3/15/23(c)

      1,061        1,056,393  

5.875%, 7/01/22(c)

      97        100,041  

Rowan Cos., Inc.
5.40%, 12/01/42

      536        405,446  

7.375%, 6/15/25

      905        892,402  

Sanchez Energy Corp.
6.125%, 1/15/23

      851        729,294  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.
7.50%, 2/15/23(d)(e)(f)(g)

      865        – 0  – 

8.125%, 10/15/22(d)(e)(f)(g)

      2,076        – 0  – 

Seitel, Inc.
9.50%, 4/15/19

      597        599,626  

SemGroup Corp.
7.25%, 3/15/26(c)

      540        543,513  

SM Energy Co.
5.625%, 6/01/25

      1,150        1,093,471  

6.50%, 1/01/23

      1,000        1,007,477  

Southern Star Central Corp.
5.125%, 7/15/22(c)

      1,200        1,242,916  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.
7.75%, 10/15/24(c)

      1,155        1,242,676  

Transocean, Inc.
5.80%, 10/15/22

      1,092        1,071,533  

6.80%, 3/15/38

      2,443        1,997,033  

9.00%, 7/15/23(c)

      652        704,049  

Vantage Drilling International
7.125%, 4/01/23(d)(e)(f)(g)

      1,283        – 0  – 

7.50%, 11/01/19(d)(e)(f)(g)

      2,176        – 0  – 

10.00%, 12/31/20(b)(e)

      87        85,260  

10.00%, 12/31/20(d)(e)

      105        102,900  

Weatherford International Ltd.
6.50%, 8/01/36

      752        644,422  

6.75%, 9/15/40

      849        744,944  

7.00%, 3/15/38

      600        534,394  

7.75%, 6/15/21

      594        617,683  

9.875%, 2/15/24(c)

      806        887,508  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
1.25%, 4/01/20(k)

      542        483,057  

5.00%, 3/15/19

      593        594,396  

WPX Energy, Inc.
8.25%, 8/01/23

      187        209,598  
      

 

 

 
         52,497,363  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other Industrial – 1.1%

      

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
5.75%, 12/15/23(c)

    U.S.$       1,696      $ 1,805,513  

American Tire Distributors, Inc.
10.25%, 3/01/22(c)

      2,205        2,305,173  

General Cable Corp.
4.50%, 11/15/29(k)(m)

      1,158        1,027,725  

5.75%, 10/01/22

      967        971,011  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
6.25%, 7/15/22

      2,976        3,020,491  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
5.625%, 9/01/25(c)

      437        460,882  

HRG Group, Inc.
7.875%, 7/15/19

      2,084        2,124,002  

Laureate Education, Inc.
8.25%, 5/01/25(c)

      1,085        1,169,088  
      

 

 

 
         12,883,885  
      

 

 

 

Services – 1.6%

      

APX Group, Inc.
7.875%, 12/01/22

      1,746        1,896,610  

8.75%, 12/01/20

      1,328        1,368,386  

Aramark Services, Inc.
5.125%, 1/15/24

      274        290,722  

Carlson Travel, Inc.
6.75%, 12/15/23(c)

      716        708,641  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.
11.00%, 3/15/21(c)

      897        948,182  

CSVC Acquisition Corp.
7.75%, 6/15/25(c)

      1,311        1,285,122  

eDreams ODIGEO SA
8.50%, 8/01/21(c)

    EUR       1,597        2,054,481  

Gartner, Inc.
5.125%, 4/01/25(c)

    U.S.$       482        508,680  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)
5.125%, 4/01/23

      162        163,766  

5.875%, 1/15/22-10/15/24

      670        694,893  

6.00%, 4/15/26

      522        548,457  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.
5.125%, 6/01/25(c)

      458        476,320  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.
5.00%, 4/15/22(c)

      599        620,648  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
9.25%, 5/15/23(c)

      2,871        3,167,408  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/25(c)

      366        386,686  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
5.25%, 11/15/23(c)

    U.S.$       607      $ 626,361  

5.375%, 4/15/23(c)

      720        742,284  

Service Corp. International/US
7.50%, 4/01/27

      1,500        1,793,482  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.
6.375%, 2/01/25(c)(j)

      861        815,468  
      

 

 

 
         19,096,597  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.6%

      

Amkor Technology, Inc.
6.375%, 10/01/22

      2,681        2,772,116  

Ascend Learning LLC
6.875%, 8/01/25(c)

      302        317,988  

Avaya, Inc.
10.50%, 3/01/21(c)(e)(g)(h)

      13,116        566,113  

BMC Software Finance, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/21(c)

      2,349        2,417,650  

BMC Software, Inc.
7.25%, 6/01/18

      44        44,983  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
9.00% (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK),
10/15/19(a)(c)

      821        822,769  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
5.50%, 12/01/24

      270        300,459  

Compiler Finance Sub, Inc.
7.00%, 5/01/21(c)

      411        227,077  

Conduent Finance, Inc./Conduent Business Services LLC
10.50%, 12/15/24(c)

      1,371        1,615,813  

CURO Financial Technologies Corp.
12.00%, 3/01/22(c)

      671        723,979  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
7.125%, 6/15/24(c)

      251        277,437  

Dell, Inc.
6.50%, 4/15/38

      1,345        1,371,817  

Goodman Networks, Inc.
8.00%, 5/11/22(e)

      699        558,654  

Infor US, Inc.
6.50%, 5/15/22

      1,286        1,332,587  

Micron Technology, Inc.
5.25%, 8/01/23-1/15/24(c)

      950        993,751  

5.50%, 2/01/25

      686        731,751  

Nokia Oyj
6.625%, 5/15/39

      527        609,200  

Quintiles IMS, Inc.
3.25%, 3/15/25(c)

    EUR       782        939,897  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.
10.50%, 3/01/24(c)

    U.S.$       905      $ 1,029,933  

Symantec Corp.
5.00%, 4/15/25(c)

      687        717,920  

Western Digital Corp.
10.50%, 4/01/24

      860        1,010,204  
      

 

 

 
         19,382,098  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

UAL Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-1A
6.636%, 7/02/22

      1,075        1,166,109  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.1%

      

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
5.25%, 3/15/25(c)

      311        311,175  

5.50%, 4/01/23

      524        535,771  

CEVA Group PLC
9.00%, 9/01/21(c)

      1,836        1,705,304  

EC Finance PLC
5.125%, 7/15/21(c)

    EUR       836        1,013,046  

Europcar Groupe SA
5.75%, 6/15/22(c)

      670        837,198  

Herc Rentals, Inc.
7.75%, 6/01/24(c)

    U.S.$       1,711        1,852,975  

Hertz Corp. (The)
5.50%, 10/15/24(c)

      2,807        2,531,897  

5.875%, 10/15/20

      414        409,071  

7.625%, 6/01/22(c)

      436        449,054  

Loxam SAS
3.50%, 4/15/22(c)

    EUR       186        230,604  

4.25%, 4/15/24(c)

      138        174,647  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/27

    U.S.$       477        508,463  

5.75%, 11/15/24

      1,005        1,068,316  

XPO CNW, Inc.
6.70%, 5/01/34

      1,371        1,336,600  

XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.125%, 9/01/23(c)

      522        545,477  
      

 

 

 
         13,509,598  
      

 

 

 
         373,784,805  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 5.4%

      

Banking – 3.5%

      

Allied Irish Banks PLC
Series E
7.375%, 12/03/20(c)(n)

    EUR       871        1,143,770  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/31

    U.S.$       1,151      $ 1,487,528  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
8.875%, 4/14/21(c)(n)

    EUR       2,000        2,747,972  

Banco Santander SA
6.25%, 3/12/19(c)(n)

      400        487,088  

6.75%, 4/25/22(c)(n)

      700        910,831  

Bank of Ireland
7.375%, 6/18/20(c)(n)

      1,455        1,912,234  

Barclays Bank PLC
6.86%, 6/15/32(c)(n)

    U.S.$       166        199,575  

7.70%, 4/25/18(c)(n)

      1,105        1,134,528  

Barclays PLC
8.00%, 12/15/20(n)

    EUR       1,732        2,299,002  

Citigroup, Inc.
5.95%, 1/30/23(n)

    U.S.$       2,689        2,893,351  

Credit Agricole SA
7.589%, 1/30/20(c)(n)

    GBP       1,000        1,495,004  

8.125%, 12/23/25(c)(n)

    U.S.$       1,461        1,729,459  

Credit Suisse Group AG
6.25%, 12/18/24(c)(n)

      1,404        1,493,688  

7.50%, 12/11/23(c)(n)

      3,043        3,438,590  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
3.928%, 9/15/26(c)

    EUR       434        552,557  

5.71%, 1/15/26(c)

    U.S.$       2,078        2,191,758  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
6.413%, 10/01/35(c)(n)

      235        266,987  

6.657%, 5/21/37(c)(n)

      98        113,166  

7.50%, 6/27/24(n)

      528        591,122  

Macquarie Bank Ltd./London
6.125%, 3/08/27(c)(n)

      200        206,821  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
2.001%, 12/31/17(c)(n)

    EUR       150        171,080  

8.625%, 8/15/21(n)

    U.S.$       3,518        3,905,071  

Series U
3.655%, 9/30/27(n)

      1,100        1,053,576  

SNS Bank NV
Series E
11.25%, 12/31/49(d)(e)(f)(g)

    EUR       620        – 0  – 

Societe Generale SA
7.375%, 9/13/21(c)(n)

    U.S.$       1,485        1,607,513  

8.00%, 9/29/25(c)(n)

      1,124        1,286,980  

Standard Chartered PLC
7.50%, 4/02/22(c)(n)

      810        866,711  

7.75%, 4/02/23(c)(n)

      440        477,217  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Series G
5.05%, 6/15/22(n)

      853        871,388  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

UBS Group AG
7.00%, 2/19/25(c)(n)

    U.S.$       2,492      $ 2,799,874  

UniCredit SpA
9.25%, 6/03/22(c)(n)

    EUR       960        1,318,336  

Zions Bancorporation
5.65%, 11/15/23

    U.S.$       508        525,335  
      

 

 

 
         42,178,112  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.1%

      

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
6.875%, 5/02/18(e)(g)

      1,690        105,625  

LPL Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 9/15/25(c)

      1,517        1,573,513  
      

 

 

 
         1,679,138  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 1.0%

      

Enova International, Inc.
8.50%, 9/01/24(c)

      770        770,582  

9.75%, 6/01/21

      1,122        1,185,442  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II
4.61% (H15T 30 Year + 1.80%), 12/21/65(c)(l)

      2,000        1,910,000  

Lincoln Finance Ltd.
6.875%, 4/15/21(c)

    EUR       1,139        1,428,865  

Navient Corp.
5.50%, 1/15/19

    U.S.$       2,496        2,578,161  

5.875%, 3/25/21

      324        339,806  

6.50%, 6/15/22

      406        430,779  

6.625%, 7/26/21

      231        247,604  

7.25%, 1/25/22

      377        411,438  

8.00%, 3/25/20

      233        257,012  

SLM Corp.
5.125%, 4/05/22

      605        620,334  

TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp.
8.50%, 9/15/18(c)

      1,801        1,666,485  
      

 

 

 
         11,846,508  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.4%

      

Galaxy Bidco Ltd.
6.375%, 11/15/20(c)

    GBP       133        181,554  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
3.318% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%), 11/15/66(l)

    U.S.$       240        111,000  

7.625%, 9/24/21

      1,216        1,186,536  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
7.80%, 3/15/37(c)

      2,559        3,226,994  
      

 

 

 
         4,706,084  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other Finance – 0.3%

      

Creditcorp
12.00%, 7/15/18(b)

    U.S.$       1,300      $ 1,118,000  

Intrum Justitia AB
2.75%, 7/15/22(c)

    EUR       977        1,170,803  

3.125%, 7/15/24(c)

      489        583,859  

LHC3 PLC
4.125%, 8/15/24(a)(c)

      239        287,576  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.
6.75%, 6/01/25(c)

    U.S.$       1,110        1,125,664  

VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.
6.75%, 6/15/22(c)

      107        111,285  
      

 

 

 
         4,397,187  
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.1%

      

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.00%, 10/15/27

      218        224,101  

5.25%, 8/01/26

      155        160,643  

5.50%, 5/01/24

      264        276,775  
      

 

 

 
         661,519  
      

 

 

 
         65,468,548  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 1.2%

      

Electric – 1.2%

      

AES Corp./VA
4.875%, 5/15/23

      1,013        1,040,760  

7.375%, 7/01/21

      634        723,872  

Calpine Corp.
5.375%, 1/15/23

      1,918        1,867,031  

5.50%, 2/01/24

      985        938,602  

5.75%, 1/15/25

      68        64,246  

ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA
5.125%, 6/15/21(c)

    EUR       1,501        1,858,511  

DPL, Inc.
6.75%, 10/01/19

    U.S.$       343        362,046  

Dynegy, Inc.
7.375%, 11/01/22

      1,604        1,674,000  

7.625%, 11/01/24

      981        1,016,304  

NRG Energy, Inc.
7.25%, 5/15/26

      1,791        1,924,492  

NRG Yield Operating LLC
5.375%, 8/15/24

      843        884,333  

Talen Energy Supply LLC
4.60%, 12/15/21

      1,683        1,386,535  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas Competitive/TCEH
11.50%, 10/01/20(b)(e)(f)(g)

    U.S.$       626      $ – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         13,740,732  
      

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.0%

      

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.50%, 11/01/23

      261        259,761  
      

 

 

 
         14,000,493  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Non-Investment Grade
(cost $449,596,457)

         453,253,846  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS – TREASURIES – 14.4%

      

Colombia – 0.4%

      

Colombian TES
Series B
7.00%, 5/04/22

    COP       3,621,500        1,278,408  

10.00%, 7/24/24

      8,000,000        3,267,925  
      

 

 

 
         4,546,333  
      

 

 

 

Indonesia – 0.8%

      

Indonesia Treasury Bond
Series FR53
8.25%, 7/15/21

    IDR       15,727,000        1,244,709  

Series FR70
8.375%, 3/15/24

      27,674,000        2,257,540  

Series FR73
8.75%, 5/15/31

      37,753,000        3,224,800  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
9.50%, 5/17/41(c)

      27,844,000        2,504,492  
      

 

 

 
         9,231,541  
      

 

 

 

Malaysia – 0.5%

      

Malaysia Government Bond
Series 511
3.58%, 9/28/18

    MYR       23,700        5,634,791  
      

 

 

 

Mexico – 2.3%

      

Mexican Bonos
Series M
6.50%, 6/10/21

    MXN       192,634        10,505,047  

8.00%, 6/11/20

      106,613        6,037,806  

Series M 20
7.50%, 6/03/27

      91,533        5,243,636  

10.00%, 12/05/24

      90,347        5,874,760  
      

 

 

 
         27,661,249  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Russia – 0.8%

      

Russian Federal Bond – OFZ
Series 6209
7.60%, 7/20/22

    RUB       37,074      $ 647,661  

Series 6212
7.05%, 1/19/28

      185,020        3,119,529  

Series 6217
7.50%, 8/18/21

      360,108        6,260,599  
      

 

 

 
         10,027,789  
      

 

 

 

South Africa – 1.0%

      

Republic of South Africa Government Bond
Series 2048
8.75%, 2/28/48

    ZAR       33,971        2,269,379  

Series R186
10.50%, 12/21/26

      104,671        8,672,246  

Series R204
8.00%, 12/21/18

      10,750        803,008  

Series R213
7.00%, 2/28/31

      13,273        816,466  
      

 

 

 
         12,561,099  
      

 

 

 

United States – 8.5%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
2.75%, 11/15/42(o)

    U.S.$       3,000        2,962,031  

3.125%, 2/15/42

      4,000        4,231,875  

4.50%, 2/15/36(p)

      2,400        3,086,250  

5.00%, 5/15/37(o)(p)

      3,500        4,782,969  

5.25%, 2/15/29(p)

      5,750        7,402,227  

6.125%, 11/15/27(p)

      2,200        2,958,313  

6.25%, 5/15/30(j)

      7,800        11,072,343  

8.125%, 5/15/21(p)

      10,250        12,549,844  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.875%, 4/15/19(j)(p)

      43,074        42,710,563  

2.25%, 11/15/25

      1,000        1,000,000  

2.25%, 2/15/27(p)

      10,973        10,907,848  
      

 

 

 
         103,664,263  
      

 

 

 

Uruguay – 0.1%

      

Uruguay Government International Bond
8.50%, 3/15/28(c)

    UYU       23,821        847,252  

9.875%, 6/20/22(c)

      18,660        694,004  
      

 

 

 
         1,541,256  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments – Treasuries
(cost $172,639,606)

         174,868,321  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 11.7%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 8.8%

      

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.
Series 2016-1A, Class B1
13.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.00%),
4/25/26(b)(l)

    U.S.$       283      $ 308,985  

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B
7.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%), 4/25/26(b)(l)

      3,572        3,673,008  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2015-1A, Class M2
5.537% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 7/25/25(b)(l)

      826        842,524  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2013-DN1, Class M2
8.387% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.15%), 7/25/23(l)

      2,350        2,857,273  

Series 2013-DN2, Class M2
5.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/23(l)

      1,925        2,117,507  

Series 2014-DN1, Class M3
5.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 2/25/24(l)

      1,939        2,226,657  

Series 2014-DN2, Class M3
4.837% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.60%),
4/25/24(l)

      514        561,103  

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3
5.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 8/25/24(l)

      784        835,803  

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3
5.787% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24(l)

      468        507,271  

Series 2014-HQ1, Class M3
5.337% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.10%), 8/25/24(l)

      1,686        1,825,168  

Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3
4.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 9/25/24(l)

      3,710        4,158,210  

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3
5.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 10/25/24(l)

      5,055        5,592,396  

Series 2015-DN1, Class B
12.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%), 1/25/25(l)

      1,196        1,598,715  

Series 2015-DN1, Class M3
5.387% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.15%), 1/25/25(l)

      1,700        1,826,989  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-DNA1, Class B
10.437% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.20%), 10/25/27(l)

    U.S.$       598      $ 752,153  

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3
4.537% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%), 10/25/27(l)

      480        532,233  

Series 2015-DNA2, Class B
8.787% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.55%), 12/25/27(l)

      1,462        1,625,955  

Series 2015-DNA3, Class B
10.587% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.35%), 4/25/28(l)

      1,031        1,233,367  

Series 2015-HQ1, Class B
11.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%), 3/25/25(l)

      3,923        4,995,103  

Series 2015-HQ1, Class M3
5.037% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.80%), 3/25/25(l)

      530        570,755  

Series 2015-HQA1, Class B
10.037% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.80%), 3/25/28(l)

      1,013        1,157,923  

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M3
5.937% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.70%), 3/25/28(l)

      1,455        1,642,388  

Series 2016-DNA2, Class B
11.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.50%), 10/25/28(l)

      863        1,066,522  

Series 2016-DNA2, Class M3
5.887% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.65%), 10/25/28(l)

      811        909,222  

Series 2016-DNA3, Class B
12.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.25%), 12/25/28(l)

      2,784        3,496,537  

Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3

      

6.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 12/25/28(l)

      1,113        1,268,024  

Series 2016-DNA4, Class B
9.837% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.60%), 3/25/29(l)

      397        430,754  

Series 2016-HQA2, Class B
12.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%), 11/25/28(l)

      423        518,781  

Series 2017-DNA2, Class M2
4.687% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.45%), 10/25/29(l)

      599        633,210  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2013-C01, Class M2
6.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 10/25/23(l)

  U.S.$       1,451      $ 1,670,947  

Series 2014-C01, Class M2
5.637% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%), 1/25/24(l)

      3,991        4,483,335  

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2
4.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24(l)

      1,147        1,207,256  

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2
6.137% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/24(l)

      3,129        3,544,167  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2
5.537% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25(l)

      3,197        3,424,254  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2
5.787% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25(l)

      1,630        1,739,656  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
5.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25(l)

      943        1,004,468  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2
5.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25(l)

      1,797        1,898,560  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
6.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25(l)

      2,901        3,207,765  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2
6.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25(l)

      2,656        2,904,355  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2
6.937% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28(l)

      3,342        3,759,911  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2
6.787% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28(l)

      1,298        1,437,891  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1B
12.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.75%), 8/25/28(l)

      685        908,580  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
7.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28(l)

      2,077        2,452,526  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2
8.187% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28(l)

      761        901,722  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-C02, Class 1B
13.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.25%), 9/25/28(l)

  U.S.$       450      $ 615,490  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
7.237% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28(l)

      2,375        2,751,468  

Series 2016-C03, Class 1B
12.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.75%), 10/25/28(l)

      374        496,790  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2B
13.987% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.75%), 10/25/28(l)

      634        862,151  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2
7.137% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28(l)

      3,707        4,246,771  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1B
11.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.25%), 1/25/29(l)

      1,494        1,843,595  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2B
11.244% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%), 1/25/29(l)

      1,823        2,194,518  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2
5.687% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29(l)

      1,486        1,628,379  

Series 2016-C06, Class 1B
10.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.25%), 4/25/29(l)

      1,288        1,520,890  

Series 2016-C07, Class 2B
10.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.50%), 5/25/29(l)

      1,562        1,854,821  

Series 2016-C07, Class 2M2
5.587% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.35%), 5/25/29(l)

      918        998,007  

Series 2017-C02, Class 2M2
4.887% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.65%), 9/25/29(l)

      1,152        1,219,067  

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2015-CH1, Class M2
6.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 10/25/25(c)(l)

      1,432        1,576,786  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
6.737% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25(b)(l)

      617        702,122  
      

 

 

 
         106,820,784  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 1.8%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-24CB, Class A15
5.75%, 6/25/36

    U.S.$       967      $ 816,042  

Series 2006-41CB, Class 2A13
5.75%, 1/25/37

      803        664,979  

Series 2006-42, Class 1A6
6.00%, 1/25/47

      810        685,358  

Series 2006-HY12, Class A5
3.344%, 8/25/36

      1,684        1,680,506  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A10
5.50%, 2/25/36

      1,453        1,323,880  

Series 2006-J5, Class 1A1
6.50%, 9/25/36

      1,027        860,143  

Series 2007-13, Class A2
6.00%, 6/25/47

      1,219        1,045,922  

BCAP LLC Trust
Series 2009-RR13, Class 17A3
5.876%, 4/26/37(c)

      482        376,063  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust
Series 2007-3, Class 1A1
3.666%, 5/25/47

      277        262,930  

Series 2007-4, Class 22A1
3.599%, 6/25/47

      1,013        981,093  

BNPP Mortgage Securities LLC Trust
Series 2009-1, Class B1
6.00%, 8/27/37(c)

      809        664,484  

ChaseFlex Trust
Series 2007-1, Class 1A3
6.50%, 2/25/37

      637        494,297  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-4, Class 2A1A
6.00%, 12/25/35

      1,573        1,498,435  

Series 2007-AR4, Class 1A1A
3.344%, 3/25/37

      206        199,010  

Series 2010-3, Class 2A2
6.00%, 8/25/37(c)

      417        362,996  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-A3, Class 1A4
5.75%, 3/25/37

      1,137        1,039,461  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-4, Class 1A39
6.00%, 5/25/37

      485        397,934  

Series 2007-HY4, Class 1A1
3.391%, 9/25/47

      349        326,149  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust
Series 2009-8R, Class 6A2
6.00%, 1/26/38(c)

    U.S.$       118      $ 95,853  

Series 2010-9R, Class 1A5
4.00%, 8/27/37(c)

      623        617,841  

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust
Series 2006-7, Class 3A12
6.25%, 8/25/36

      434        364,196  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2006-FA1, Class 1A3
5.75%, 4/25/36

      666        556,933  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-10, Class 4A1
5.50%, 12/25/35

      384        346,705  

Series 2007-12, Class 3A22
6.00%, 8/25/37

      110        93,585  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust
Series 2005-QS14, Class 3A1
6.00%, 9/25/35

      597        567,071  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2006-A8, Class 3A4
6.00%, 8/25/36

      232        206,576  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-9, Class 4A1
3.367%, 10/25/36

      554        514,721  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
Series 2006-7, Class A4
4.333%, 9/25/36

      1,754        915,134  

Series 2006-9, Class A4
4.774%, 10/25/36

      1,727        911,026  

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-PA3, Class 3A1
6.25%, 7/25/37

      1,169        1,114,169  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2007-AR7, Class A1
3.346%, 12/28/37

      1,604        1,548,170  
      

 

 

 
         21,531,662  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 1.1%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-7T2, Class A3
1.837% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%), 4/25/37(l)

      2,992        1,450,781  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-8, Class 2A2
3.563% (4.80% – LIBOR 1 Month), 9/25/35(q)

    U.S.$       553      $ 32,176  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-13, Class A7
1.837% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%), 8/25/37(l)

      697        519,745  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A10
1.487% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 4/25/37(l)

      414        219,288  

Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A6
4.313% (5.55% – LIBOR 1 Month), 4/25/37(q)

      140        23,192  

Lehman XS Trust
Series 2007-10H, Class 2AIO
5.763% (7.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 7/25/37(q)

      453        87,673  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust
Series 2006-QS18, Class 2A2
5.313% (6.55% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/36(q)

      4,838        974,074  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust
Series 2007-AR6, Class A1
2.389% (12MTA + 1.50%), 8/25/47(l)

      1,791        1,687,267  

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series
Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2
1.417% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.18%), 1/25/37(l)

      11,705        8,585,404  
      

 

 

 
         13,579,600  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $129,184,746)

         141,932,046  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS – TREASURIES – 8.1%

      

Argentina – 1.4%

      

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro
15.50%, 10/17/26

    ARS       34,006        2,085,134  

16.00%, 10/17/23

      85,595        5,101,117  

18.20%, 10/03/21

      110,859        6,592,886  

21.20%, 9/19/18

      51,130        2,939,846  
      

 

 

 
         16,718,983  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Brazil – 3.8%

      

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional
Series F
10.00%, 1/01/21-1/01/27

    BRL       144,542      $ 46,746,634  
      

 

 

 

Dominican Republic – 0.5%

      

Dominican Republic International Bond
16.00%, 7/10/20(b)

    DOP       229,800        5,575,390  
      

 

 

 

Sri Lanka – 0.5%

      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds
10.25%, 3/15/25

    LKR       113,000        736,489  

Series A
11.50%, 12/15/21-5/15/23

      603,000        4,148,409  

11.75%, 6/15/27

      105,000        740,721  
      

 

 

 
         5,625,619  
      

 

 

 

Turkey – 1.9%

      

Turkey Government Bond
10.60%, 2/11/26

    TRY       4,718        1,312,860  

11.00%, 2/24/27

      47,585        13,599,265  

11.10%, 5/15/19

      31,033        8,642,780  
      

 

 

 
         23,554,905  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets – Treasuries
(cost $95,104,602)

         98,221,531  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES – INVESTMENT
GRADE – 7.4%

      

Industrial – 4.0%

 

    

Basic – 0.9%

 

    

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.125%, 4/15/21(c)

    U.S.$       200        207,864  

4.75%, 4/10/27(c)

      637        664,276  

Braskem Finance Ltd.
6.45%, 2/03/24

      1,972        2,217,514  

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.
9.75%, 3/01/22(c)

      510        573,765  

Fresnillo PLC
5.50%, 11/13/23(c)

      306        337,059  

Georgia-Pacific LLC
8.875%, 5/15/31

      1        1,545  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
6.00%, 11/15/41(c)

      272        318,035  

Glencore Funding LLC
4.625%, 4/29/24(c)

      341        362,242  

Minsur SA
6.25%, 2/07/24(c)

      891        977,379  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mosaic Co. (The)
5.625%, 11/15/43

    U.S.$       167      $ 170,615  

Southern Copper Corp.
7.50%, 7/27/35

      3,300        4,323,000  

WestRock MWV LLC
7.95%, 2/15/31

      1,000        1,396,143  
      

 

 

 
         11,549,437  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.3%

      

General Electric Co.
Series D
5.00%, 1/21/21(n)

      1,681        1,772,040  

Lafarge SA
7.125%, 7/15/36

      800        1,022,776  

Masco Corp.
5.95%, 3/15/22

      308        346,823  
      

 

 

 
         3,141,639  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

      

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464%, 7/23/22

      1,039        1,098,815  

4.908%, 7/23/25

      1,195        1,278,620  

Cox Communications, Inc.
4.50%, 6/30/43(c)

      135        125,299  

4.70%, 12/15/42(c)

      259        247,401  

Viacom, Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/43

      2,455        2,113,583  
      

 

 

 
         4,863,718  
      

 

 

 

Communications -
Telecommunications – 0.5%

      

AT&T, Inc.
5.15%, 2/14/50

      906        912,424  

5.45%, 3/01/47

      2,128        2,247,808  

Qwest Corp.
6.875%, 9/15/33

      1,335        1,306,930  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
3.36%, 9/20/21(c)

      1,627        1,649,453  
      

 

 

 
         6,116,615  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.3%

 

    

General Motors Co.
5.20%, 4/01/45

      337        340,531  

5.40%, 4/01/48

      431        448,603  

6.25%, 10/02/43

      116        132,612  

6.75%, 4/01/46

      456        551,063  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.70%, 5/09/23

    U.S.$       1,150      $ 1,173,726  

4.00%, 1/15/25

      651        663,916  
      

 

 

 
         3,310,451  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

Owens Corning
7.00%, 12/01/36

      777        1,000,653  

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.
6.535%, 10/01/20(c)

      115        117,588  
      

 

 

 
         1,118,241  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

      

BRF SA
4.75%, 5/22/24(c)

      428        433,350  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV
1.25%, 3/31/23(c)

    EUR       247        283,209  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/01/26(j)

    U.S.$       1,498        1,383,089  
      

 

 

 
         2,099,648  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.6%

      

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.45%, 9/15/42

      822        720,650  

6.75%, 11/15/39

      67        77,131  

Ecopetrol SA
5.375%, 6/26/26

      289        307,409  

5.875%, 5/28/45

      1,271        1,240,814  

Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.
4.50%, 11/01/23

      546        571,727  

5.50%, 4/15/23

      1,193        1,227,485  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE
Series G
7.75%, 1/15/32

      328        421,133  

7.80%, 8/01/31

      1,066        1,356,156  

Marathon Oil Corp.
5.20%, 6/01/45

      348        350,815  

6.60%, 10/01/37

      132        152,254  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.75%, 9/15/44

      69        68,351  

Williams Partners LP
5.10%, 9/15/45

      876        920,768  
      

 

 

 
         7,414,693  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

Verisk Analytics, Inc.
5.50%, 6/15/45

      636        724,947  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Technology – 0.5%

      

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.02%, 6/15/26(c)

    U.S.$       1,318      $ 1,462,143  

8.35%, 7/15/46(c)

      524        671,565  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
6.35%, 10/15/45

      215        227,818  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 1/01/25

      1,948        1,897,399  

4.875%, 3/01/24(c)

      272        268,159  

4.875%, 6/01/27

      1,042        981,708  

Western Digital Corp.
7.375%, 4/01/23(c)

      1,058        1,158,494  
      

 

 

 
         6,667,286  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

America West Airlines Pass-Through Trust
Series 1999-1G, Class G
7.93%, 1/02/19

      497        516,345  

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust
Series 2000-1, Class G
7.15%, 10/01/19(d)

      324        343,838  
      

 

 

 
         860,183  
      

 

 

 
         47,866,858  
      

 

 

 
      

Financial Institutions – 3.3%

      

Banking – 1.5%

      

ABN AMRO Bank NV
Series E
6.25%, 4/27/22(c)

      292        328,567  

Banca Popolare di Vicenza
2.75%, 3/20/20(c)

    EUR       482        605,282  

BNP Paribas SA
7.625%, 3/30/21(c)(n)

    U.S.$       833        916,203  

BPCE SA
5.70%, 10/22/23(c)

      208        232,065  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.40%, 6/10/25

      105        110,721  

DNB Bank ASA
6.50%, 3/26/22(c)(n)

      1,555        1,666,025  

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.60%, 5/25/23

      622        646,766  

4.75%, 7/04/29(c)(n)

    EUR       261        316,678  

6.00%, 9/29/23(c)(n)

    U.S.$       1,872        2,495,376  

6.00%, 5/22/27(n)

      620        649,452  

ICICI Bank Ltd./Dubai
4.80%, 5/22/19(c)

      1,337        1,384,895  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series V
5.00%, 7/01/19(n)

    U.S.$       210      $ 213,279  

Morgan Stanley
4.10%, 5/22/23

      1,648        1,725,299  

Nationwide Building Society
4.00%, 9/14/26(c)

      1,557        1,544,665  

Regions Bank/Birmingham AL
6.45%, 6/26/37

      1,500        1,857,380  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.40%, 7/13/27(c)

      1,090        1,111,794  

Standard Chartered PLC
3.95%, 1/11/23(c)

      1,301        1,321,932  

US Bancorp
Series J
5.30%, 4/15/27(n)

      692        754,406  

Veneto Banca SpA
4.00%, 5/20/19(c)

    EUR       470        590,460  
      

 

 

 
         18,471,245  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.1%

      

GFI Group, Inc.
8.375%, 7/19/18

    U.S.$       991        1,032,450  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.1%

      

Allstate Corp. (The)
6.50%, 5/15/57

      1,657        1,985,978  

American International Group, Inc.
6.82%, 11/15/37

      1,425        1,820,740  

Aon Corp.
8.205%, 1/01/27

      690        901,310  

Chubb Corp. (The)
3.554% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.25%), 4/15/37(l)

      1,527        1,518,386  

Lincoln National Corp.
8.75%, 7/01/19

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