9.69% NAV return; Western Asset Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: WDI) 2025 report
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund files its annual shareholder report for the reporting period ended
For the twelve months ended
Positive
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Negative
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Fund delivered positive NAV returns driven by high-yield, loans and CLO exposure.
The Fund’s
Performance depends on credit spreads and CLO/loan issuance dynamics; the report highlights spreads compensating for expected defaults (~
Portfolio levered and uses derivatives, repos and structured credit—monitor counterparty and liquidity risks.
The schedule shows reverse repurchase agreements, centrally cleared and OTC swaps, futures, forwards and credit default swaps, and total investments at
Key documented risks include leverage, derivative illiquidity and exposures to lower-rated securities; watch subsequent disclosures for changes in repo utilization, credit-event notes (defaults) and NAV sensitivity to rate moves.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-23598
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date
of reporting period:
| ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS |
(a) The Report to Shareholders is filed herewith

DIVERSIFIED INCOME
FUND (WDI)

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, across fixed income sectors and securities in seeking to deliver a well-diversified portfolio. It is anticipated that the Fund will dissolve on or about June 24, 2033, unless an Eligible Tender Offer is conducted and certain other conditions are satisfied, as described in this report.
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Letter
from the president |
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Fund
overview |
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Fund
at a glance |
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Fund
performance |
8
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Schedule
of investments |
10
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Statement
of assets and liabilities |
45
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Statement
of operations |
46
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Statements
of changes in net assets |
47
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Statement
of cash flows |
48
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Financial
highlights |
50
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Notes
to financial statements |
52
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Report
of independent registered public accounting firm
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76
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Additional
information |
77
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Annual
chief executive officer and principal financial officer certifications |
83
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Other
shareholder communications regarding accounting matters |
84
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Important
information to shareholders |
85
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Summary
of information regarding the Fund |
88
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Dividend
reinvestment plan |
105
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Important
tax information |
108
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II

President and Chief Executive Officer
III
1
2
3
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Performance
Snapshot as of December 31, 2025
| |
|
Price
Per Share |
12-Month
Total
Return** |
|
$14.59
(NAV) |
9.69
%† |
|
$13.81
(Market Price) |
10.58
%‡ |
4
5
6
7
|
Net
Asset Value | |
|
Average
annual total returns1
|
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended 12/31/25 |
9.69
% |
|
Commencement
date of 6/25/21 through 12/31/25 |
3.41
|
|
Cumulative
total returns1
|
|
|
Commencement
date of 6/25/21 through 12/31/25 |
16.38
% |
|
Market
Price | |
|
Average
annual total returns2
|
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended 12/31/25 |
10.58
% |
|
Commencement
date of 6/25/21 through 12/31/25 |
2.86
|
|
Cumulative
total returns2
|
|
|
Commencement
date of 6/25/21 through 12/31/25 |
13.62
% |
|
1
|
Assumes
the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. |
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2
|
Assumes
the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in
accordance
with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. |
8
9
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Corporate
Bonds & Notes — 72.2% | |||||
|
Communication
Services — 12.5% | |||||
|
Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 1.7% | |||||
|
Altice
Financing SA, Senior Secured
Notes
|
5.000%
|
1/15/28
|
5,890,000
|
$4,129,243
(a)
| |
|
Altice
Financing SA, Senior Secured
Notes
|
5.750%
|
8/15/29
|
940,000
|
652,787
(a)(b)
| |
|
Altice
France Lux 3/Altice Holdings 1,
Senior
Notes |
10.000%
|
1/15/33
|
1,200,000
|
1,102,054
(a)(b)
| |
|
Altice
France SA, Senior Secured Notes |
9.500%
|
11/1/29
|
1,330,000
|
1,374,023
(a)(b)
| |
|
Altice
France SA, Senior Secured Notes |
6.500%
|
4/15/32
|
770,100
|
738,747
(a)(b)
| |
|
Altice
France SA, Senior Secured Notes |
6.875%
|
7/15/32
|
770,100
|
738,988
(a)(b)
| |
|
Level
3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
1/15/36
|
2,280,000
|
2,337,770
(a)(b)
| |
|
WULF
Compute LLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.750%
|
10/15/30
|
1,710,000
|
1,763,024
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
12,836,636
| ||||
|
Entertainment
— 1.0% | |||||
|
Allen
Media LLC/Allen Media
Co-Issuer
Inc., Senior Notes |
10.500%
|
2/15/28
|
7,160,000
|
3,150,400
(a)
| |
|
AMC
Entertainment Holdings Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
7.500%
|
2/15/29
|
4,780,000
|
4,186,037
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Entertainment |
7,336,437
| ||||
|
Media
— 8.7% | |||||
|
AMC
Networks Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
10.250%
|
1/15/29
|
3,610,000
|
3,787,944
(a)(b)
| |
|
CCO
Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings
Capital
Corp., Senior Notes |
4.750%
|
2/1/32
|
5,000,000
|
4,573,411
(a)(b)
| |
|
Charter
Communications
Operating
LLC/Charter Communications
Operating
Capital Corp., Senior Secured
Notes
|
6.834%
|
10/23/55
|
5,000,000
|
4,807,171
(b)
| |
|
Clear
Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.,
Senior
Notes |
7.500%
|
6/1/29
|
3,590,000
|
3,567,944
(a)(b)
| |
|
DirecTV
Financing LLC/DirecTV
Financing
Co-Obligor Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
10.000%
|
2/15/31
|
7,230,000
|
7,393,411
(a)(b)
| |
|
Discovery
Communications LLC, Senior
Notes
|
5.000%
|
9/20/37
|
5,000,000
|
4,006,675
(b)
| |
|
DISH
DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
5.250%
|
12/1/26
|
4,500,000
|
4,367,261
(a)(b)
| |
|
DISH
Network Corp., Senior Secured
Notes
|
11.750%
|
11/15/27
|
1,000,000
|
1,041,385
(a)(b)
| |
10
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Media
— continued | |||||
|
EchoStar
Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
10.750%
|
11/30/29
|
6,198,500
|
$6,859,143
(b)
| |
|
EchoStar
Corp., Senior Secured Notes
(6.750%
Cash or 6.750% PIK) |
6.750%
|
11/30/30
|
3,183,257
|
3,265,126
(b)(c)
| |
|
Getty
Images Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
11.250%
|
2/21/30
|
2,500,000
|
2,346,374
(a)(b)
| |
|
Getty
Images Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
10.500%
|
11/15/30
|
1,820,000
|
1,836,422
(a)(b)
| |
|
Gray
Media Inc., Secured Notes |
9.625%
|
7/15/32
|
2,450,000
|
2,544,382
(a)(b)
| |
|
Grupo
Televisa SAB, Senior Notes |
5.000%
|
5/13/45
|
1,910,000
|
1,265,464
| |
|
iHeartCommunications
Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.125%
|
5/1/29
|
1,900,000
|
1,831,448
(a)(b)
| |
|
McClatchy
Media Co. LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes (11.000% Cash or
12.500%
PIK) |
11.000%
|
12/1/31
|
8,003,512
|
9,073,982
(a)(b)(c)
| |
|
Univision
Communications Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.375%
|
8/1/32
|
970,000
|
1,043,262
(a)(b)
| |
|
Versant
Media Group Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.250%
|
1/30/31
|
1,070,000
|
1,104,512
(a)(b)
| |
|
VZ
Secured Financing BV, Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.500%
|
1/15/33
|
790,000
|
801,106
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Media |
65,516,423
| ||||
|
Wireless
Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | |||||
|
CSC
Holdings LLC, Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
4/1/28
|
5,000,000
|
2,916,400
(a)(b)
| |
|
CSC
Holdings LLC, Senior Notes |
11.750%
|
1/31/29
|
7,780,000
|
5,784,993
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
8,701,393
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Communication Services |
94,390,889
| ||||
|
Consumer
Discretionary — 11.0% | |||||
|
Automobile
Components — 2.7% | |||||
|
American
Axle & Manufacturing Inc.,
Senior
Notes |
7.750%
|
10/15/33
|
3,310,000
|
3,373,349
(a)(b)
| |
|
Carbon
Revolution Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.500%
|
5/15/27
|
3,284,240
|
3,255,503
(a)
| |
|
JB
Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes |
8.750%
|
12/15/31
|
2,955,000
|
3,098,985
(a)(b)
| |
|
ZF
North America Capital Inc., Senior
Notes
|
6.875%
|
4/14/28
|
2,000,000
|
2,048,591
(a)(b)
| |
|
ZF
North America Capital Inc., Senior
Notes
|
6.875%
|
4/23/32
|
8,455,000
|
8,274,742
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Automobile Components |
20,051,170
| ||||
11
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Automobiles
— 1.6% | |||||
|
Aston
Martin Capital Holdings Ltd.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
10.000%
|
3/31/29
|
2,000,000
|
$1,862,992
(a)(b)
| |
|
Ford
Motor Co., Senior Notes |
6.100%
|
8/19/32
|
1,000,000
|
1,030,815
(b)
| |
|
PM
General Purchaser LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.500%
|
10/1/28
|
11,000,000
|
9,515,000
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Automobiles |
12,408,807
| ||||
|
Broadline
Retail — 0.4% | |||||
|
QVC
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
4.375%
|
9/1/28
|
6,670,000
|
2,859,763
| |
|
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7% | |||||
|
Full
House Resorts Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.250%
|
2/15/28
|
7,059,000
|
6,158,978
(a)
| |
|
Pinnacle
Bidco PLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
10.000%
|
10/11/28
|
2,500,000
GBP
|
3,557,538
(a)
| |
|
Wynn
Macau Ltd., Senior Notes |
5.500%
|
10/1/27
|
3,000,000
|
2,999,739
(a)
| |
|
Total
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
12,716,255
| ||||
|
Household
Durables — 0.8% | |||||
|
Newell
Brands Inc., Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
6/1/28
|
2,500,000
|
2,624,620
(a)(b)
| |
|
Newell
Brands Inc., Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
4/1/46
|
4,500,000
|
3,760,760
(b)
| |
|
Total
Household Durables |
6,385,380
| ||||
|
Specialty
Retail — 3.8% | |||||
|
Bath
& Body Works Inc., Senior Notes |
6.750%
|
7/1/36
|
3,250,000
|
3,229,842
(b)
| |
|
Bath
& Body Works Inc., Senior Notes |
7.600%
|
7/15/37
|
4,275,000
|
4,278,117
(b)
| |
|
Global
Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK
Ltd.,
Senior Notes |
11.500%
|
8/15/29
|
8,500,000
|
8,936,936
(a)(b)
| |
|
Michaels
Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
5/1/29
|
1,000,000
|
924,456
(a)(b)
| |
|
Michaels
Cos. Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
5.250%
|
5/1/28
|
8,515,000
|
8,195,796
(a)(b)
| |
|
Staples
Inc., Secured Notes |
12.750%
|
1/15/30
|
1,315,228
|
1,105,171
(a)(b)
| |
|
Upbound
Group Inc., Senior Notes |
6.375%
|
2/15/29
|
2,000,000
|
1,972,537
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Specialty Retail |
28,642,855
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Consumer Discretionary |
83,064,230
| ||||
|
Consumer
Staples — 1.3% | |||||
|
Consumer
Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.1% | |||||
|
Boots
Group Finco LP, Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.375%
|
8/31/32
|
640,000
GBP
|
894,416
(a)
| |
|
Food
Products — 0.9% | |||||
|
TKC
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
10.500%
|
5/15/29
|
3,500,000
|
3,614,943
(a)(b)
| |
|
TKC
Holdings Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
6.875%
|
5/15/28
|
3,500,000
|
3,552,182
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Food Products |
7,167,125
| ||||
12
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Tobacco
— 0.3% | |||||
|
Turning
Point Brands Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.625%
|
3/15/32
|
2,000,000
|
$2,133,624
(a)(b)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Consumer Staples |
10,195,165
| ||||
|
Energy
— 11.4% | |||||
|
Energy
Equipment & Services — 0.5% | |||||
|
Nabors
Industries Inc., Senior Notes |
8.875%
|
8/15/31
|
3,770,000
|
3,659,830
(a)(b)
| |
|
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.9% | |||||
|
Blue
Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer
Finance
Corp., Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
7/15/26
|
362,000
|
363,683
(a)(b)
| |
|
Blue
Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer
Finance
Corp., Senior Notes |
7.250%
|
7/15/32
|
1,000,000
|
1,061,873
(a)(b)
| |
|
Crescent
Energy Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
9.250%
|
2/15/28
|
2,674,000
|
2,766,941
(a)
| |
|
Crescent
Energy Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
7.625%
|
4/1/32
|
3,000,000
|
2,910,591
(a)(b)
| |
|
Crescent
Energy Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
8.375%
|
1/15/34
|
3,790,000
|
3,767,071
(a)(b)
| |
|
Energy
Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated
Notes
(6.625% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo.
USD
LIBOR + 4.155%) |
6.625%
|
2/15/28
|
6,645,000
|
6,641,675
(b)(d)(e)
| |
|
EQT
Corp., Senior Notes |
6.500%
|
7/15/48
|
3,000,000
|
3,010,111
| |
|
Granite
Ridge Resources Inc., Senior
Notes
|
8.875%
|
11/5/29
|
6,790,000
|
6,548,106
(a)
| |
|
New
Generation Gas Gathering LLC,
Senior
Secured Notes (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.750%) |
9.639%
|
9/30/29
|
4,474,324
|
4,653,297
(a)(e)(f)(g)
| |
|
Northern
Oil & Gas Inc., Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
10/15/33
|
2,500,000
|
2,435,711
(a)(b)
| |
|
Occidental
Petroleum Corp., Senior
Notes
|
7.500%
|
11/1/96
|
8,610,000
|
9,240,011
| |
|
PBF
Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.,
Senior
Notes |
6.000%
|
2/15/28
|
2,000,000
|
1,982,372
(b)
| |
|
Permian
Resources Operating LLC,
Senior
Notes |
9.875%
|
7/15/31
|
1,294,000
|
1,395,325
(a)(b)
| |
|
Plains
All American Pipeline LP, Junior
Subordinated
Notes (3 mo. Term SOFR
+
4.372%) |
8.223%
|
1/30/26
|
7,000,000
|
7,025,249
(d)(e)
| |
|
Rockies
Express Pipeline LLC, Senior
Notes
|
7.500%
|
7/15/38
|
7,500,000
|
8,214,307
(a)(b)
| |
13
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | |||||
|
Sunoco
LP, Junior Subordinated Notes
(7.875%
to 9/18/30 then 5 year
Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate +
4.230%)
|
7.875%
|
9/18/30
|
5,000,000
|
$5,140,200
(a)(b)(d)(e)
| |
|
Venture
Global LNG Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
8.375%
|
6/1/31
|
5,000,000
|
4,975,030
(a)(b)
| |
|
Venture
Global LNG Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.875%
|
2/1/32
|
4,510,000
|
4,661,975
(a)(b)
| |
|
Venture
Global Plaquemines LNG LLC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
6.500%
|
6/15/34
|
2,450,000
|
2,504,580
(a)(b)
| |
|
Venture
Global Plaquemines LNG LLC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
7.750%
|
5/1/35
|
2,125,000
|
2,327,913
(a)(b)
| |
|
Venture
Global Plaquemines LNG LLC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
6.750%
|
1/15/36
|
1,180,000
|
1,209,217
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
82,835,238
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Energy |
86,495,068
| ||||
|
Financials
— 7.3% | |||||
|
Banks
— 0.2% | |||||
|
Citigroup
Inc., Junior Subordinated
Notes
(6.625% to 2/15/31 then 5 year
Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate +
3.001%)
|
6.625%
|
2/15/31
|
1,920,000
|
1,952,029
(b)(d)(e)
| |
|
Capital
Markets — 0.7% | |||||
|
B3
SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao, Senior
Notes
|
4.125%
|
9/20/31
|
2,200,000
|
2,066,625
(a)(h)
| |
|
StoneX
Group Inc., Secured Notes |
7.875%
|
3/1/31
|
3,000,000
|
3,198,900
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Capital Markets |
5,265,525
| ||||
|
Consumer
Finance — 1.6% | |||||
|
Midcap
Financial Issuer Trust, Senior
Notes
|
5.370%
|
4/15/29
|
1,890,000
|
1,890,000
(a)(f)(i)
| |
|
Navient
Corp., Senior Notes |
5.500%
|
3/15/29
|
10,000,000
|
9,934,361
(b)
| |
|
Total
Consumer Finance |
11,824,361
| ||||
|
Financial
Services — 2.3% | |||||
|
Boost
Newco Borrower LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.500%
|
1/15/31
|
3,000,000
|
3,190,125
(a)(b)
| |
|
Burford
Capital Global Finance LLC,
Senior
Notes |
6.250%
|
4/15/28
|
4,000,000
|
3,981,360
(a)(b)
| |
|
LD
Holdings Group LLC, Senior Notes |
6.125%
|
4/1/28
|
2,500,000
|
2,327,684
(a)(b)
| |
|
Rocket
Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage
Co-Issuer
Inc., Senior Notes |
4.000%
|
10/15/33
|
1,000,000
|
929,816
(a)(b)
| |
14
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Financial
Services — continued | |||||
|
SGUS
LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
11.000%
|
12/15/29
|
1,641,664
|
$615,624
*(a)(j)
| |
|
VistaJet
Malta Finance PLC/Vista
Management
Holding Inc., Senior
Notes
|
7.875%
|
5/1/27
|
6,500,000
|
6,552,722
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Financial Services |
17,597,331
| ||||
|
Insurance
— 1.2% | |||||
|
APH
Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2
Somerset
Investor 2 LLC/APH3
Somerset
Investor 2 LLC, Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
11/1/29
|
2,170,000
|
2,193,315
(a)(b)
| |
|
Asurion
LLC/Asurion Co-Issuer Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
8.000%
|
12/31/32
|
6,600,000
|
6,851,634
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Insurance |
9,044,949
| ||||
|
Mortgage
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3% | |||||
|
Arbor
Realty SR Inc., Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
12/15/28
|
1,500,000
|
1,494,492
(a)(b)
| |
|
Arbor
Realty SR Inc., Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
7/15/30
|
1,470,000
|
1,406,501
(a)(b)
| |
|
Ladder
Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/
Ladder
Capital Finance Corp., Senior
Notes
|
4.750%
|
6/15/29
|
7,000,000
|
6,927,619
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
9,828,612
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Financials |
55,512,807
| ||||
|
Health
Care — 7.2% | |||||
|
Health
Care Providers & Services — 4.5% | |||||
|
Akumin
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
8.000%
|
8/1/28
|
6,982,000
|
6,851,087
(a)(b)
| |
|
CHS/Community
Health Systems Inc.,
Secured
Notes |
6.875%
|
4/15/29
|
13,930,000
|
12,410,933
(a)(b)
| |
|
CHS/Community
Health Systems Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
4.750%
|
2/15/31
|
3,000,000
|
2,674,681
(a)(b)
| |
|
CHS/Community
Health Systems Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
10.875%
|
1/15/32
|
2,728,000
|
2,980,858
(a)(b)
| |
|
CHS/Community
Health Systems Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
9.750%
|
1/15/34
|
2,150,000
|
2,260,894
(a)(b)
| |
|
LifePoint
Health Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
9.875%
|
8/15/30
|
3,000,000
|
3,233,829
(a)(b)
| |
|
Sotera
Health Holdings LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.375%
|
6/1/31
|
2,500,000
|
2,625,179
(a)(b)
| |
|
U.S.
Renal Care Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
10.625%
|
6/28/28
|
1,883,000
|
1,614,673
(a)
| |
|
Total
Health Care Providers & Services |
34,652,134
| ||||
|
Health
Care Technology — 0.3% | |||||
|
Claritev
Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
6.750%
|
3/31/31
|
1,940,610
|
1,552,488
(a)(b)
| |
15
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Health
Care Technology — continued | |||||
|
MPH
Acquisition Holdings LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes |
5.750%
|
12/31/30
|
223,925
|
$196,674
(a)(b)
| |
|
MPH
Acquisition Holdings LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes (6.500% Cash and
5.000%
PIK) |
11.500%
|
12/31/30
|
351,282
|
371,828
(a)(b)(c)
| |
|
Total
Health Care Technology |
2,120,990
| ||||
|
Pharmaceuticals
— 2.4% | |||||
|
1261229
BC Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
10.000%
|
4/15/32
|
2,920,000
|
3,039,039
(a)(b)
| |
|
Bausch
Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
7.000%
|
1/15/28
|
5,000,000
|
4,550,000
(a)
| |
|
Bausch
Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
6.250%
|
2/15/29
|
7,616,000
|
6,140,400
(a)(b)
| |
|
Teva
Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC,
Senior
Notes |
6.150%
|
2/1/36
|
2,000,000
|
2,102,398
(b)
| |
|
Teva
Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands
III BV, Senior Notes |
4.100%
|
10/1/46
|
3,000,000
|
2,272,634
| |
|
Total
Pharmaceuticals |
18,104,471
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Health Care |
54,877,595
| ||||
|
Industrials
— 11.7% | |||||
|
Commercial
Services & Supplies — 2.1% | |||||
|
CoreCivic
Inc., Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
4/15/29
|
3,359,000
|
3,533,910
(b)
| |
|
GEO
Group Inc., Senior Notes |
10.250%
|
4/15/31
|
2,100,000
|
2,299,864
(b)
| |
|
Neptune
Bidco US Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
10.375%
|
5/15/31
|
2,280,000
|
2,339,077
(a)(b)
| |
|
RR
Donnelley & Sons Co., Secured
Notes
|
10.875%
|
8/1/29
|
3,830,000
|
3,919,786
(a)(b)
| |
|
RR
Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.500%
|
8/1/29
|
3,500,000
|
3,619,857
(a)(b)
| |
|
Vortex
Opco LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
8.000%
|
4/30/30
|
4,075,500
|
61,132
*(a)(j)
| |
|
Total
Commercial Services & Supplies |
15,773,626
| ||||
|
Construction
& Engineering — 2.1% | |||||
|
ATP
Tower Holdings/Andean Telecom
Partners
Chile SpA/Andean Tower
Partners
Colombia SAS, Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.875%
|
2/3/30
|
1,900,000
|
1,960,747
(a)(b)
| |
|
Empire
Communities Corp., Senior
Notes
|
9.750%
|
5/1/29
|
3,000,000
|
3,098,146
(a)(b)
| |
|
Tutor
Perini Corp., Senior Notes |
11.875%
|
4/30/29
|
9,921,000
|
11,059,431
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Construction & Engineering |
16,118,324
| ||||
|
Ground
Transportation — 1.0% | |||||
|
Carriage
Purchaser Inc., Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
10/15/29
|
8,250,000
|
7,925,511
(a)(b)
| |
16
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Machinery
— 2.3% | |||||
|
Chart
Industries Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.500%
|
1/1/30
|
3,000,000
|
$3,130,486
(a)
| |
|
Park-Ohio
Industries Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
8.500%
|
8/1/30
|
7,690,000
|
7,934,273
(a)(b)
| |
|
Titan
International Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.000%
|
4/30/28
|
5,230,000
|
5,260,271
(b)
| |
|
TK
Elevator US Newco Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
5.250%
|
7/15/27
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,850
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Machinery |
17,325,880
| ||||
|
Marine
Transportation — 0.7% | |||||
|
Stena
International SA, Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.625%
|
2/15/31
|
5,000,000
|
5,154,130
(a)(b)
| |
|
Passenger
Airlines — 2.3% | |||||
|
American
Airlines Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.500%
|
5/15/29
|
3,500,000
|
3,662,809
(a)(b)
| |
|
JetBlue
Airways Corp./JetBlue
Loyalty
LP, Senior Secured Notes |
9.875%
|
9/20/31
|
7,620,000
|
7,683,522
(a)(b)
| |
|
Latam
Airlines Group SA, Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.875%
|
4/15/30
|
1,000,000
|
1,053,020
(a)(b)
| |
|
RJET
2023-1 A |
8.000%
|
6/15/30
|
4,375,000
|
4,618,903
| |
|
Total
Passenger Airlines |
17,018,254
| ||||
|
Trading
Companies & Distributors — 0.1% | |||||
|
Herc
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
7.000%
|
6/15/30
|
420,000
|
442,270
(a)(b)
| |
|
Herc
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
7.250%
|
6/15/33
|
420,000
|
445,609
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Trading Companies & Distributors |
887,879
| ||||
|
Transportation
Infrastructure — 1.1% | |||||
|
Railworks
Holdings LP/Railworks
Rally
Inc., Secured Notes |
8.250%
|
11/15/28
|
8,000,000
|
8,076,240
(a)(b)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Industrials |
88,279,844
| ||||
|
Information
Technology — 5.4% | |||||
|
Communications
Equipment — 2.1% | |||||
|
CommScope
LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
9.500%
|
12/15/31
|
2,000,000
|
2,021,800
(a)(b)
| |
|
CommScope
Technologies LLC, Senior
Notes
|
5.000%
|
3/15/27
|
7,589,000
|
7,577,143
(a)(b)
| |
|
Connect
Finco SARL/Connect US
Finco
LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
9.000%
|
9/15/29
|
2,000,000
|
2,123,979
(a)(b)
| |
|
Viasat
Inc., Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
5/30/31
|
1,875,000
|
1,785,086
(a)(b)
| |
|
Viasat
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
5.625%
|
4/15/27
|
2,000,000
|
2,004,571
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Communications Equipment |
15,512,579
| ||||
17
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Electronic
Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5% | |||||
|
EquipmentShare.com
Inc., Secured
Notes
|
9.000%
|
5/15/28
|
3,890,000
|
$4,047,277
(a)(b)
| |
|
IT
Services — 1.3% | |||||
|
APLD
ComputeCo LLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
9.250%
|
12/15/30
|
2,050,000
|
2,012,435
(a)(b)
| |
|
CoreWeave
Inc., Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
6/1/30
|
6,380,000
|
5,938,552
(a)(b)
| |
|
Sabre
GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
11.125%
|
7/15/30
|
2,000,000
|
1,660,640
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
IT Services |
9,611,627
| ||||
|
Software
— 1.4% | |||||
|
Citrix
Systems Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
4.500%
|
12/1/27
|
8,164,000
|
7,668,636
| |
|
NCR
Voyix Corp., Senior Notes |
5.125%
|
4/15/29
|
3,000,000
|
2,987,977
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Software |
10,656,613
| ||||
|
Technology
Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1% | |||||
|
Vericast
Corp./Harland Clarke/Checks in
the
Mail/Valassis Comm/Valassis
Direct,
Secured Notes |
13.000%
|
12/15/30
|
676,658
|
833,980
(a)(b)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Information Technology |
40,662,076
| ||||
|
Materials
— 2.0% | |||||
|
Chemicals
— 0.5% | |||||
|
Cerdia
Finanz GmbH, Senior Secured
Notes
|
9.375%
|
10/3/31
|
3,620,000
|
3,760,275
(a)(b)
| |
|
Construction
Materials — 0.3% | |||||
|
Smyrna
Ready Mix Concrete LLC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
8.875%
|
11/15/31
|
2,500,000
|
2,675,919
(a)(b)
| |
|
Metals
& Mining — 1.2% | |||||
|
First
Quantum Minerals Ltd., Secured
Notes
|
9.375%
|
3/1/29
|
2,550,000
|
2,688,372
(a)
| |
|
First
Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior
Notes
|
8.625%
|
6/1/31
|
2,000,000
|
2,107,188
(a)
| |
|
First
Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior
Notes
|
8.000%
|
3/1/33
|
2,420,000
|
2,587,457
(a)
| |
|
First
Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior
Notes
|
7.250%
|
2/15/34
|
1,380,000
|
1,451,911
(a)
| |
|
Total
Metals & Mining |
8,834,928
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Materials |
15,271,122
| ||||
|
Real
Estate — 1.9% | |||||
|
Diversified
REITs — 1.3% | |||||
|
MPT
Operating Partnership LP/MPT
Finance
Corp., Senior Notes |
5.000%
|
10/15/27
|
7,000,000
|
6,784,620
(b)
| |
18
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Diversified
REITs — continued | |||||
|
MPT
Operating Partnership LP/MPT
Finance
Corp., Senior Notes |
4.625%
|
8/1/29
|
2,500,000
|
$2,096,512
(b)
| |
|
MPT
Operating Partnership LP/MPT
Finance
Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
8.500%
|
2/15/32
|
900,000
|
961,810
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Diversified REITs |
9,842,942
| ||||
|
Health
Care REITs — 0.1% | |||||
|
Diversified
Healthcare Trust, Senior
Secured
Notes |
7.250%
|
10/15/30
|
1,170,000
|
1,197,774
(a)(b)
| |
|
Real
Estate Management & Development — 0.5% | |||||
|
Add
Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
(7.500% Cash or 8.500% PIK) |
8.500%
|
9/30/29
|
557,668
|
26,489
(c)(k)
| |
|
Add
Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
(8.000% Cash or 9.000% PIK) |
9.000%
|
9/30/30
|
454,176
|
9,084
(c)(k)
| |
|
Add
Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
(8.800% Cash or 9.800% PIK) |
9.800%
|
9/30/31
|
599,523
|
11,990
(c)(k)
| |
|
China
Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Notes,
Step
bond (0.000% to 9/30/31 then
1.000%)
|
0.000%
|
3/30/2173
|
786,962
|
5,902
(d)(k)
| |
|
China
Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior
Secured
Notes (5.500% PIK) |
5.500%
|
9/30/31
|
219,291
|
3,838
(c)(k)
| |
|
Country
Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
—
|
1/27/24
|
3,500,000
|
339,955
*(k)(l)
| |
|
Cushman
& Wakefield US
Borrower
LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
8.875%
|
9/1/31
|
1,000,000
|
1,070,659
(a)(b)
| |
|
Five
Point Operating Co. LP, Senior
Notes
|
8.000%
|
10/1/30
|
2,170,000
|
2,270,373
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Real Estate Management & Development |
3,738,290
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Real Estate |
14,779,006
| ||||
|
Utilities
— 0.5% | |||||
|
Electric
Utilities — 0.2% | |||||
|
Pampa
Energia SA, Senior Notes |
7.950%
|
9/10/31
|
1,210,000
|
1,254,347
(a)
| |
|
Independent
Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3% | |||||
|
AES
Andes SA, Senior Notes |
6.250%
|
3/14/32
|
300,000
|
313,013
(a)
| |
|
Saavi
Energia Sarl, Senior Notes |
8.875%
|
2/10/35
|
1,800,000
|
1,954,440
(a)
| |
|
Total
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers |
2,267,453
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Utilities |
3,521,800
| ||||
|
Total
Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $533,725,234) |
547,049,602
| ||||
|
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations(m)
— 25.9% | |||||
|
Atrium
Hotel Portfolio Trust, 2017-
ATRM
E (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.347%) |
7.098%
|
12/15/36
|
2,700,000
|
2,496,150
(a)(b)(e)
| |
19
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations(m)
— continued | |||||
|
BANK,
2021-BN35 H |
1.662%
|
6/15/64
|
9,451,000
|
$3,759,073
(a)(e)
| |
|
BANK,
2021-BN35 K |
1.662%
|
6/15/64
|
21,846,154
|
8,128,860
(a)(e)
| |
|
Benchmark
Mortgage Trust, 2021-B27 F |
2.250%
|
7/15/54
|
5,000,000
|
2,967,995
(a)(e)
| |
|
Benchmark
Mortgage Trust, 2021-B27 G |
2.250%
|
7/15/54
|
5,000,000
|
2,389,338
(a)(e)
| |
|
BRES
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2025-ATCAP
F (1 mo. Term SOFR +
5.189%)
|
8.939%
|
11/15/42
|
2,000,000
|
2,015,162
(a)(e)
| |
|
BSREP
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2021-DC
HRR (1 mo. Term SOFR +
5.614%)
|
9.365%
|
8/15/38
|
15,903,970
|
3,115,777
(a)(e)
| |
|
BWAY
Mortgage Trust, 2013-1515 F |
3.927%
|
3/10/33
|
3,000,000
|
2,556,927
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
BX
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-
IMC
G (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.646%) |
7.396%
|
4/15/34
|
4,000,000
|
3,872,128
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
CAFL
Issuer LLC, 2024-RTL1 A2 |
8.680%
|
11/28/31
|
4,570,000
|
4,680,780
(a)(b)
| |
|
CIM
Trust, 2021-INV1 AXS, IO |
0.190%
|
7/1/51
|
172,866,185
|
1,514,031
(a)(e)
| |
|
Citigroup
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2015-P1
D |
3.225%
|
9/15/48
|
122,815
|
119,230
(a)(b)
| |
|
CSMC
Trust, 2021-ADV G (1 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 6.364%) |
10.115%
|
7/15/38
|
7,860,000
|
739
(a)(e)
| |
|
Easy
Street Mortgage Loan Trust, 2025-
RTL1
A2 |
8.299%
|
5/25/40
|
2,990,000
|
3,028,731
(a)(b)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Multifamily Structured Credit
Risk
Trust, 2021-MN2 B1 (30 Day
Average
SOFR + 5.500%) |
9.374%
|
7/25/41
|
2,500,000
|
2,520,399
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Multifamily Structured Credit
Risk
Trust, 2023-MN7 B1 (30 Day
Average
SOFR + 8.850%) |
12.724%
|
9/25/43
|
1,960,000
|
2,242,321
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2020-DNA1 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 5.364%) |
9.239%
|
1/25/50
|
2,225,000
|
2,472,785
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2020-DNA2 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 4.914%) |
8.789%
|
2/25/50
|
7,250,000
|
8,005,693
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2020-DNA6 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 5.650%) |
9.524%
|
12/25/50
|
5,000,000
|
5,773,364
(a)(e)
| |
20
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations(m)
— continued | |||||
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2021-DNA1 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 4.750%) |
8.624%
|
1/25/51
|
6,000,000
|
$6,670,264
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2021-DNA2 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 6.000%) |
9.874%
|
8/25/33
|
6,000,000
|
7,419,368
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2021-DNA3 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 6.250%) |
10.124%
|
10/25/33
|
5,000,000
|
6,253,212
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2021-DNA5 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 5.500%) |
9.374%
|
1/25/34
|
6,700,000
|
8,033,830
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit
Risk Trust, 2021-DNA6 B2 (30
Day
Average SOFR + 7.500%) |
11.374%
|
10/25/41
|
6,590,000
|
6,883,424
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer
Trust,
2018-3 BX
|
2.186%
|
8/25/57
|
9,332,213
|
2,696,400
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer
Trust,
2022-1 M |
4.500%
|
11/25/61
|
5,000,000
|
4,672,369
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Structured Agency Credit Risk
Trust,
2018-HRP1 B2 (30 Day Average
SOFR
+ 11.864%) |
15.739%
|
5/25/43
|
4,674,871
|
5,549,208
(a)(e)
| |
|
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC)
Structured Agency Credit Risk
Trust,
2019-FTR1 B2 (30 Day Average
SOFR
+ 8.464%) |
12.339%
|
1/25/48
|
3,460,000
|
4,107,237
(a)(e)
| |
|
FREMF
Mortgage Trust, 2021-F117 CS
(30
Day Average SOFR + 6.400%) |
10.409%
|
7/25/31
|
3,293,585
|
3,037,224
(a)(e)
| |
|
Greystone
CRE Notes LLC, 2025-HC4 D
(1
mo. Term SOFR + 3.940%) |
7.690%
|
10/15/42
|
3,500,000
|
3,487,396
(a)(e)
| |
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp., 2024-
70P
HRR |
10.000%
|
3/10/41
|
17,680,000
|
17,866,136
(a)(e)
| |
21
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations(m)
— continued | |||||
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,
2018-LUAU
G (1 mo. Term SOFR +
4.747%)
|
8.497%
|
11/15/32
|
5,000,000
|
$4,950,910
(a)(e)
| |
|
HIH
Trust, 2024-61P F (1 mo. Term SOFR
+
5.437%) |
9.187%
|
10/15/41
|
3,842,490
|
3,877,074
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
JPMorgan
Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities
Trust, 2018-WPT GFX |
5.364%
|
7/5/33
|
4,000,000
|
399,420
(a)(e)
| |
|
KIND
Trust, 2021-KIND F (1 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 4.064%) |
7.820%
|
8/15/38
|
5,951,129
|
5,903,564
(a)(e)
| |
|
MIRA
Trust, 2023-MILE HRR |
9.300%
|
6/10/38
|
13,750,000
|
13,936,113
(a)
| |
|
Morgan
Stanley Capital I Trust, 2021-L6
F
|
2.250%
|
6/15/54
|
7,195,000
|
4,367,387
(a)(e)
| |
|
Multifamily
CAS Trust, 2019-1 CE (30
Day
Average SOFR + 8.864%) |
12.739%
|
10/25/49
|
2,000,000
|
2,055,825
(a)(e)
| |
|
Multifamily
CAS Trust, 2020-1 CE (30
Day
Average SOFR + 7.614%) |
11.489%
|
3/25/50
|
2,500,000
|
2,597,628
(a)(e)
| |
|
Natixis
Commercial Mortgage
Securities
Trust, 2022-JERI G (1 mo.
Term
SOFR + 7.608%) |
11.358%
|
1/15/39
|
2,500,000
|
1,647,913
(a)(e)
| |
|
Natixis
Commercial Mortgage
Securities
Trust, 2022-RRI E (1 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.193%) |
8.943%
|
3/15/35
|
3,750,000
|
3,732,289
(a)(e)
| |
|
New
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,
2017-2A
B5 |
5.184%
|
3/25/57
|
2,819,937
|
2,585,423
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
NYC
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2025-
28L
F |
8.130%
|
11/5/38
|
1,500,000
|
1,515,864
(a)(e)
| |
|
NYC
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2025-
28L
G |
9.321%
|
11/5/38
|
3,500,000
|
3,494,568
(a)(e)
| |
|
Redwood
Funding Trust, 2025-3 A |
6.231%
|
12/27/56
|
4,011,097
|
4,050,248
(a)
| |
|
Soho
Trust, 2021-SOHO D |
2.697%
|
8/10/38
|
4,050,000
|
2,938,475
(a)(e)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $216,465,755) |
196,388,252
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
Face
Amount†/
Units
|
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities — 24.6% | |||||
|
720
East CLO Ltd., 2025-7A E (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.750%) |
8.634%
|
4/20/37
|
1,830,000
|
1,810,162
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Abry
Liquid Credit CLO Ltd., 2025-2A E
(3
mo. Term SOFR + 5.850%) |
9.535%
|
1/15/39
|
2,810,000
|
2,817,722
(a)(e)
| |
22
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†/
Units
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities — continued | |||||
|
AGL
CLO Ltd., 2022-17A ER (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 4.650%) |
8.520%
|
1/21/35
|
1,530,000
|
$1,473,436
(a)(e)
| |
|
AGL
CLO Ltd., 2025-44A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 4.750%) |
8.703%
|
10/22/37
|
3,600,000
|
3,616,823
(a)(e)
| |
|
AGL
CLO Ltd., 2021-16A DR (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 2.400%) |
6.284%
|
1/20/35
|
380,000
|
378,171
(a)(e)
| |
|
AMMC
CLO Ltd., 2020-23A D2R3 (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.900%) |
8.782%
|
7/17/38
|
1,500,000
|
1,507,786
(a)(e)
| |
|
AMMC
CLO Ltd., 2021-24A ER (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 6.500%) |
10.384%
|
1/20/35
|
1,890,000
|
1,853,552
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Apex
Credit CLO LLC, 2021-2A CR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 3.750%) |
7.634%
|
10/20/34
|
1,460,000
|
1,460,690
(a)(e)
| |
|
Apex
Credit CLO Ltd., 2020-1A DRR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.320%) |
8.204%
|
4/20/35
|
2,640,000
|
2,649,227
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Apidos
CLO Ltd., 2023-46A SUB |
14.360%
|
10/24/36
|
3,500,000
|
2,977,365
(a)(e)(n)
| |
|
Apidos
Loan Fund Ltd., 2024-1A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.750%) |
8.877%
|
10/25/38
|
1,750,000
|
1,749,799
(a)(e)
| |
|
Arini
US CLO Ltd., 3A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.250%) |
9.170%
|
1/15/39
|
1,440,000
|
1,442,611
(a)(e)
| |
|
Avis
Budget Rental Car Funding
AESOP
LLC, 2023-5A D |
7.350%
|
4/20/28
|
2,000,000
|
2,033,146
(a)
| |
|
Avis
Budget Rental Car Funding
AESOP
LLC, 2023-6A D |
7.370%
|
12/20/29
|
1,320,000
|
1,357,752
(a)
| |
|
Avis
Budget Rental Car Funding
AESOP
LLC, 2024-2A D |
7.430%
|
10/20/28
|
840,000
|
859,453
(a)
| |
|
Balboa
Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2020-1A
ERR
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 7.150%) |
11.034%
|
10/20/35
|
2,620,000
|
2,633,405
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Balboa
Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2023-1A
D2RR
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.250%) |
8.134%
|
4/20/36
|
2,250,000
|
2,259,566
(a)(e)
| |
|
Balboa
Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2024-2A
F
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 7.800%) |
11.684%
|
1/20/38
|
200,000
|
195,440
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Balboa
Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2024-2A
E
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.750%) |
9.634%
|
1/20/38
|
1,630,000
|
1,646,045
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Bayfront
Iabs Pte. Ltd., 7A C (SOFR +
2.950%)
|
6.820%
|
4/11/48
|
3,000,000
|
3,002,670
(a)(e)
| |
|
Bayview
Opportunity Master Fund LLC,
2025-EDU1
D (30 Day Average SOFR +
2.250%)
|
6.124%
|
7/27/48
|
1,787,554
|
1,790,177
(a)(e)
| |
|
Black
Diamond CLO Ltd., 2021-1A CR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 3.900%) |
7.757%
|
11/22/34
|
2,270,000
|
2,281,155
(a)(e)
| |
23
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†/
Units
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities — continued | |||||
|
BlueMountain
CLO Ltd., 2020-29A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.122%) |
10.980%
|
7/25/34
|
7,000,000
|
$6,840,151
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
BlueMountain
Fuji US CLO Ltd.,
2017-2A
D (3 mo. Term SOFR + 6.412%) |
10.296%
|
10/20/30
|
5,350,000
|
4,862,211
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Capital
Four US CLO Ltd., 2025-4A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 6.130%) |
9.888%
|
10/18/38
|
2,660,000
|
2,662,002
(a)(e)
| |
|
CarVal
CLO Ltd., 2024-3A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 6.350%) |
10.234%
|
10/20/37
|
2,070,000
|
2,100,780
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Dryden
CLO Ltd., 2021-95A SUB |
30.925%
|
8/20/34
|
6,870,000
|
2,466,797
(a)(e)(n)
| |
|
Dryden
CLO Ltd., 2022-113A D1R3 (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 3.000%) |
6.905%
|
10/15/37
|
1,970,000
|
1,983,011
(a)(e)
| |
|
Elevation
CLO Ltd., 2021-14A ER (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 6.450%) |
10.334%
|
1/20/38
|
4,400,000
|
4,343,128
(a)(e)
| |
|
Elmwood
CLO Ltd., 2019-2A SUB |
23.275%
|
4/20/34
|
4,600,000
|
1,932,585
(a)(e)(n)
| |
|
Fortress
Credit BSL Ltd., 2021-4A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.392%) |
11.296%
|
10/15/34
|
3,000,000
|
2,902,127
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
GGAM
Master Trust International Ltd.,
2025-1A
A |
5.923%
|
9/30/60
|
2,000,000
|
2,017,302
(a)
| |
|
GoldenTree
Loan Management US CLO
Ltd.,
2017-1A ER3 (3 mo. Term SOFR +
4.500%)
|
8.384%
|
4/20/34
|
1,380,000
|
1,361,448
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
GoldenTree
Loan Management US CLO
Ltd.,
2020-8A FR (3 mo. Term SOFR +
8.312%)
|
12.196%
|
10/20/34
|
7,000,000
|
6,666,898
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
GoldenTree
Loan Management US CLO
Ltd.,
2019-6A ER2 (3 mo. Term SOFR +
4.500%)
|
8.384%
|
4/20/35
|
820,000
|
802,417
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Greywolf
CLO Ltd., 2015-1A DR (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 6.112%) |
9.970%
|
1/27/31
|
6,250,000
|
6,293,176
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Greywolf
CLO Ltd., 2018-1A D (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 6.012%) |
9.870%
|
4/26/31
|
3,000,000
|
3,029,821
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
HalseyPoint
CLO Ltd., 2019-1A FR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 10.730%) |
14.614%
|
10/20/37
|
2,930,000
|
2,933,285
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Hartwick
Park CLO Ltd., 2023-1A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.850%) |
8.734%
|
1/20/37
|
2,015,000
|
1,997,779
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Hildene
Community Funding CDO Ltd.,
2015-1A
ARR |
2.600%
|
11/1/35
|
502,561
|
446,621
(a)
| |
|
Huntington
Bank Auto Credit-Linked
Notes,
2025-1 D (30 Day Average SOFR
+
3.500%) |
7.418%
|
3/21/33
|
850,071
|
856,442
(a)(e)
| |
24
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†/
Units
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities — continued | |||||
|
Huntington
Bank Auto Credit-Linked
Notes,
2025-2 D (30 Day Average SOFR
+
3.250%) |
7.168%
|
9/20/33
|
732,863
|
$736,342
(a)(e)
| |
|
Lakeside
Park CLO Ltd., 2025-1A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.600%) |
8.505%
|
4/15/38
|
2,000,000
|
2,019,265
(a)(e)
| |
|
LCM
Ltd., 33A E (3 mo. Term SOFR +
6.612%)
|
10.496%
|
7/20/34
|
3,000,000
|
2,472,487
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Lighthouse
Park CLO Ltd., 2025-1A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.650%) |
8.571%
|
10/24/37
|
1,140,000
|
1,137,724
(a)(e)
| |
|
Lunar
Structured Aircraft Portfolio
Notes,
2021-1 C |
5.682%
|
10/15/46
|
3,040,906
|
2,948,709
(a)
| |
|
Magnetite
Ltd., 2020-26A ER2 (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.700%) |
8.558%
|
1/25/38
|
2,750,000
|
2,751,916
(a)(e)
| |
|
Magnetite
Ltd., 2022-32A ER (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.600%) |
8.782%
|
10/15/37
|
2,420,000
|
2,422,906
(a)(e)
| |
|
Magnetite
Ltd., 2023-39A E1R (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.900%) |
8.758%
|
1/25/37
|
1,650,000
|
1,645,332
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
MidOcean
Credit CLO LLC, 2025-18A E
(3
mo. Term SOFR + 5.400%) |
9.718%
|
10/18/35
|
2,680,000
|
2,672,668
(a)(e)
| |
|
Nassau
Ltd., 2021-IA DR (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 3.600%) |
7.505%
|
8/26/34
|
2,840,000
|
2,840,184
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
National
Collegiate Class A-3L
Commutation
Trust, 2007-4VI O (1 mo.
USD
LIBOR + 0.850%) |
5.810%
|
3/29/38
|
27,730,208
|
2,179,206
(a)(e)
| |
|
Navesink
CLO Ltd., 2024-2A ER (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 7.040%) |
10.692%
|
1/15/36
|
1,750,000
|
1,754,375
(a)(e)(i)
| |
|
Nelnet
Student Loan Trust, 2025-DA D |
5.860%
|
8/20/54
|
1,500,000
|
1,491,705
(a)
| |
|
New
Mountain CLO Ltd., CLO-1A ERR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 5.250%) |
9.155%
|
1/15/38
|
1,000,000
|
1,002,881
(a)(e)
| |
|
NMEF
Funding LLC, 2025-A D |
8.070%
|
7/15/32
|
3,420,000
|
3,500,250
(a)
| |
|
Obra
CLO Ltd., 2025-3A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.900%) |
9.559%
|
1/20/39
|
2,750,000
|
2,757,898
(a)(e)
| |
|
Ocean
Trails CLO Ltd., 2020-10A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.832%) |
11.736%
|
10/15/34
|
3,750,000
|
3,708,484
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Ocean
Trails CLO Ltd., 2024-16A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 6.690%) |
10.574%
|
1/20/38
|
1,020,000
|
1,030,092
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
OCP
CLO Ltd., 2023-26A ER (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 4.450%) |
8.332%
|
4/17/37
|
1,780,000
|
1,769,560
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Point
Broadband Funding LLC, 2025-1A
C
|
8.156%
|
7/20/55
|
2,000,000
|
2,044,886
(a)
| |
25
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†/
Units
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities — continued | |||||
|
Renew,
2024-1A B |
9.001%
|
11/20/59
|
615,640
|
$622,051
(a)
| |
|
Renew
Financial, 2024-2A B |
8.223%
|
11/20/60
|
1,756,712
|
1,766,643
(a)
| |
|
Riserva
CLO Ltd., 2016-3A FRR (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 8.772%) |
12.656%
|
1/18/34
|
2,500,000
|
2,215,810
(a)(e)
| |
|
RR
Ltd., 2021-18A DR (3 mo. Term SOFR
+
4.900%) |
8.805%
|
7/15/40
|
2,370,000
|
2,393,420
(a)(e)
| |
|
Saratoga
Investment Corp. CLO Ltd.,
2013-1A
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 10.262%) |
13.914%
|
4/20/33
|
4,000,000
|
1,322,057
| |
|
SEB
Funding LLC, 2024-1A A2 |
7.386%
|
4/30/54
|
2,030,000
|
2,078,637
(a)
| |
|
Sixth
Street CLO Ltd., 2021-19A FR (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.910%) |
11.792%
|
7/17/38
|
450,000
|
439,514
(a)(e)
| |
|
SMB
Private Education Loan Trust,
2015-C
R |
16.033%
|
9/18/46
|
7,570
|
1,792,292
(a)(n)
| |
|
Sound
Point CLO Ltd., 2020-1A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.122%) |
11.006%
|
7/20/34
|
4,200,000
|
3,950,171
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Sunnova
Hellios II Issuer LLC, 2018-1A
B
|
7.710%
|
7/20/48
|
3,510,717
|
3,112,227
(a)
| |
|
Symphony
CLO Ltd., 2021-28I SBPF |
—
|
10/23/50
|
249,757
|
37
*(e)
| |
|
Symphony
CLO Ltd., 2019-21A ER (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 6.862%) |
10.766%
|
7/15/32
|
2,800,000
|
2,580,113
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Symphony
CLO Ltd., 2021-28A SUB |
16.847%
|
10/23/50
|
10,325,000
|
3,482,729
(a)(e)(n)
| |
|
TCI-Symphony
CLO Ltd., 2016-1A ER2 (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 7.012%) |
10.923%
|
10/13/32
|
3,500,000
|
3,240,381
(a)(e)
| |
|
Venture
CLO Ltd., 2021-43A D (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 3.732%) |
7.636%
|
4/15/34
|
1,500,000
|
1,451,428
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Voya
CLO Ltd., 2018-2A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.512%) |
9.416%
|
7/15/31
|
6,750,000
|
6,391,433
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Voya
CLO Ltd., 2020-3A D1RR (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 2.700%) |
6.570%
|
1/20/38
|
1,250,000
|
1,255,361
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Wave
LLC, 2019-1 B |
4.581%
|
9/15/44
|
320,881
|
312,360
(a)
| |
|
Wellesley
Park CLO Ltd., 2025-1A E (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.600%) |
8.507%
|
1/24/39
|
1,130,000
|
1,121,474
(a)(e)
| |
|
Whitebox
CLO Ltd., 2020-2A E1R2 (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 5.750%) |
9.615%
|
10/24/37
|
1,430,000
|
1,444,049
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Wind
River CLO Ltd., 2021-4A E3 (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 8.512%) |
12.396%
|
1/20/35
|
3,000,000
|
2,794,930
(a)(b)(e)
| |
|
Wind
River CLO Ltd., 2021-4A F (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 6.522%) |
10.406%
|
1/20/35
|
2,450,000
|
1,010,312
(a)(e)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $214,153,103) |
185,958,433
| ||||
26
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
Senior
Loans — 15.3% | |||||
|
Communication
Services — 2.5% | |||||
|
Entertainment
— 0.4% | |||||
|
Allen
Media LLC, Term Loan B (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 5.650%)
|
9.322%
|
2/10/27
|
4,677,994
|
$3,310,172
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Interactive
Media & Services — 0.8% | |||||
|
X
Corp., Term Loan B1 (6 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 6.750%) |
10.448%
|
10/26/29
|
3,444,490
|
3,391,600
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
X
Corp., Term Loan B3 |
9.500%
|
10/26/29
|
2,350,000
|
2,346,216
(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Interactive Media & Services |
5,737,816
| ||||
|
Media
— 1.3% | |||||
|
CB
Poly US Holdings Inc., Initial Term
Loan
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.500%) |
9.172%
|
5/18/29
|
4,837,500
|
4,571,438
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
iHeartCommunications
Inc., Refinanced
Term
Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR +
5.889%)
|
9.606%
|
5/1/29
|
5,643,000
|
5,181,487
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Media |
9,752,925
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Communication Services |
18,800,913
| ||||
|
Consumer
Discretionary — 2.6% | |||||
|
Automobile
Components — 0.9% | |||||
|
ABC
Technologies Inc., Term Loan B |
11.922-
11.966%
|
1/2/40
|
3,918,264
|
3,918,263
(e)(f)(g)(o)(p)
| |
|
Autokiniton
US Holdings Inc., 2024
Replacement
Term Loan B (1 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 4.114%) |
7.831%
|
4/6/28
|
2,807,588
|
2,788,524
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
First
Brands Group LLC, 2021 First Lien
Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 7.114%) |
10.987%
|
3/30/27
|
1,766,650
|
9,522
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
First
Brands Group LLC, DIP Roll Up
Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 7.000%) |
10.843%
|
6/29/26
|
2,246,316
|
39,311
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
First
Brands Group LLC, USD DIP Term
Loan
(1 mo. Term SOFR + 10.000%) |
13.843%
|
6/29/26
|
781,639
|
154,374
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Automobile Components |
6,909,994
| ||||
|
Diversified
Consumer Services — 1.0% | |||||
|
WW
International Inc., Take-Back Term
Loan
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 6.800%)
|
10.489%
|
6/24/30
|
8,100,710
|
7,174,920
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4% | |||||
|
Catawba
Nation Gaming Authority,
Initial
Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR +
4.750%)
|
8.466%
|
3/29/32
|
3,000,000
|
3,077,505
(e)(o)(p)
| |
27
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Specialty
Retail — 0.3% | |||||
|
Empire
Today IP LLC, Second Out Term
Loan
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.262%) |
9.102%
|
8/3/29
|
1,790,677
|
$89,534
(e)(g)(o)(p)
| |
|
Harbor
Freight Tools USA Inc., Initial
Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.250%) |
5.966%
|
6/11/31
|
1,736,809
|
1,722,550
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Michaels
Cos. Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.512%) |
8.184%
|
4/15/28
|
656,186
|
636,068
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Specialty Retail |
2,448,152
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Consumer Discretionary |
19,610,571
| ||||
|
Consumer
Staples — 0.2% | |||||
|
Beverages
— 0.2% | |||||
|
Triton
Water Holdings Inc., 2025
Refinancing
Term Loan (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 2.250%)
|
5.922%
|
3/31/28
|
1,458,553
|
1,464,394
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Household
Products — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Knight
Health Holdings LLC, Term Loan
B
(1 mo. Term SOFR + 5.364%)
|
9.081%
|
12/23/28
|
959,163
|
316,922
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Consumer Staples |
1,781,316
| ||||
|
Financials
— 2.3% | |||||
|
Financial
Services — 1.0% | |||||
|
Greystone
Select Holdings LLC, Term
Loan
B (3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.262%) |
9.119%
|
6/16/28
|
3,305,555
|
3,280,764
(e)(g)(o)(p)
| |
|
Nexus
Buyer LLC, Amendment No. 9
Refinancing
Term Loan (1 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 3.500%) |
7.216%
|
7/31/31
|
3,898,837
|
3,850,316
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Financial Services |
7,131,080
| ||||
|
Insurance
— 1.3% | |||||
|
Asurion
LLC, New Term Loan B4 (1 mo.
Term
SOFR + 5.364%) |
9.081%
|
1/20/29
|
5,000,000
|
4,924,300
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Asurion
LLC, Second Lien Term Loan B3
(1
mo. Term SOFR + 5.364%) |
9.081%
|
1/31/28
|
5,000,000
|
4,991,425
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Insurance |
9,915,725
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Financials |
17,046,805
| ||||
|
Health
Care — 1.4% | |||||
|
Health
Care Providers & Services — 0.5% | |||||
|
EyeCare
Partners LLC, Term Loan B (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.710%) |
8.580%
|
11/30/28
|
1,091,047
|
501,429
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Team
Services Group LLC, Incremental
Term
Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.250%) |
9.090%
|
12/20/27
|
2,966,234
|
2,963,920
(e)(o)(p)
| |
28
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Health
Care Providers & Services — continued | |||||
|
Team
Services Group LLC, Senior
Secured
First Lien Term Loan (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 5.262%) |
9.102%
|
12/20/27
|
462,320
|
$462,073
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Health Care Providers & Services |
3,927,422
| ||||
|
Health
Care Technology — 0.6% | |||||
|
MPH
Acquisition Holdings LLC, First Out
Term
Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%) |
7.590%
|
12/31/30
|
530,103
|
532,224
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
MPH
Acquisition Holdings LLC, Second
Out
Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR +
4.862%)
|
8.702%
|
12/31/30
|
4,394,223
|
4,141,554
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Health Care Technology |
4,673,778
| ||||
|
Pharmaceuticals
— 0.3% | |||||
|
Gainwell
Acquisition Corp., Term Loan
B
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.100%)
|
7.772%
|
10/1/27
|
2,321,671
|
2,285,105
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Health Care |
10,886,305
| ||||
|
Industrials
— 2.0% | |||||
|
Building
Products — 0.5% | |||||
|
ACProducts
Holdings Inc., Initial Term
Loan
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.512%)
|
8.184%
|
5/17/28
|
4,872,449
|
3,995,822
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Commercial
Services & Supplies — 1.1% | |||||
|
DS
Parent Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 5.500%) |
9.172%
|
1/31/31
|
4,477,273
|
4,117,972
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Neptune
Bidco US Inc., Term Loan A (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 4.850%) |
8.762%
|
10/11/28
|
3,900,000
|
3,857,685
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Commercial Services & Supplies |
7,975,657
| ||||
|
Passenger
Airlines — 0.4% | |||||
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC, Contingent DIP
Facility
|
—
|
1/1/30
|
4,406,300
|
1,796,449
*(f)(g)(j)
| |
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC, New Money Term
Loan
(1 mo. Term SOFR + 8.000%) |
11.750%
|
1/2/40
|
961,464
|
958,459
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC, Second New Money
Term
Loan |
—
|
7/14/26
|
238,449
|
206,259
(q)
| |
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC, Third DIP New
Money
Term Loan |
—
|
7/14/26
|
470,946
|
469,474
(q)
| |
|
Total
Passenger Airlines |
3,430,641
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Industrials |
15,402,120
| ||||
|
Information
Technology — 3.1% | |||||
|
Software
— 2.2% | |||||
|
DCert
Buyer Inc., Second Lien Initial
Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 7.000%) |
10.716%
|
2/19/29
|
5,000,000
|
4,525,025
(e)(o)(p)
| |
29
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Software
— continued | |||||
|
Magenta
Security Holdings LLC, First
Out
Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR +
7.010%)
|
10.850%
|
7/27/28
|
377,438
|
$287,797
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Planview
Parent Inc., 2024 Incremental
Term
Loan B (3 mo. Term SOFR +
3.500%)
|
7.172%
|
12/17/27
|
4,090,387
|
3,936,363
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Starlight
Parent LLC, Term Loan (3 mo.
Term
SOFR + 4.000%) |
7.701%
|
4/16/32
|
3,491,250
|
3,493,432
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
X.Ai
Corp., Initial Term Loan |
12.500%
|
6/30/28
|
4,119,300
|
4,338,570
(o)(p)
| |
|
Total
Software |
16,581,187
| ||||
|
Technology
Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9% | |||||
|
Vericast
Corp., 2024 Extended Term
Loan
(6 mo. Term SOFR + 7.750%)
|
11.622%
|
6/14/30
|
7,223,764
|
7,031,901
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Information Technology |
23,613,088
| ||||
|
Materials
— 1.2% | |||||
|
Chemicals
— 1.2% | |||||
|
Hexion
Holdings Corp., 2024
Refinancing
Term Loan |
—
|
3/15/29
|
1,440,000
|
1,392,430
(q)
| |
|
Natgasoline
LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo.
Term
SOFR + 5.500%) |
9.216%
|
3/29/30
|
2,453,125
|
2,478,674
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
Plastics
Management LLC, First Lien
Initial
Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR +
5.000%)
|
8.672%
|
8/3/27
|
4,793,238
|
4,838,883
(e)(o)(p)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Materials |
8,709,987
| ||||
|
Total
Senior Loans (Cost — $123,415,878) |
115,851,105
| ||||
|
Sovereign
Bonds — 6.9% | |||||
|
Angola
— 0.7% | |||||
|
Angolan
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
11/26/29
|
1,600,000
|
1,564,348
(a)
| |
|
Angolan
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
8.750%
|
4/14/32
|
3,500,000
|
3,414,630
(a)(h)
| |
|
Angolan
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
9.125%
|
11/26/49
|
620,000
|
532,903
(k)
| |
|
Total
Angola |
5,511,881
| ||||
|
Argentina
— 0.6% | |||||
|
Ciudad
Autonoma De Buenos Aires,
Senior
Notes |
7.500%
|
6/1/27
|
3,400,170
|
3,434,138
(a)
| |
|
Ciudad
Autonoma De Buenos Aires,
Senior
Notes |
7.500%
|
6/1/27
|
1,333,400
|
1,346,720
(k)
| |
|
Total
Argentina |
4,780,858
| ||||
30
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Bahamas
— 0.4% | |||||
|
Bahamas
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
6/24/36
|
3,000,000
|
$3,354,960
(a)
| |
|
Brazil
— 0.5% | |||||
|
Brazil
Letras do Tesouro Nacional |
0.000%
|
1/1/26
|
1,209,000
BRL
|
220,630
| |
|
Brazil
Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie
F,
Notes |
10.000%
|
1/1/31
|
21,052,000
BRL
|
3,380,347
| |
|
Total
Brazil |
3,600,977
| ||||
|
Dominican
Republic — 0.4% | |||||
|
Dominican
Republic International Bond,
Senior
Notes |
4.500%
|
1/30/30
|
430,000
|
420,970
(k)
| |
|
Dominican
Republic International Bond,
Senior
Notes |
4.875%
|
9/23/32
|
2,750,000
|
2,652,925
(h)(k)
| |
|
Total
Dominican Republic |
3,073,895
| ||||
|
Ecuador
— 0.4% | |||||
|
Ecuador
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
6.900%
|
7/31/35
|
1,000,000
|
884,500
(k)
| |
|
Ecuador
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (5.000%
to
7/31/26 then 5.500%) |
5.000%
|
7/31/40
|
2,500,000
|
1,963,750
(a)
| |
|
Total
Ecuador |
2,848,250
| ||||
|
Egypt
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Egypt
Government International Bond,
Senior
Notes |
7.053%
|
1/15/32
|
700,000
|
730,217
(k)
| |
|
El
Salvador — 0.2% | |||||
|
El
Salvador Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
4/17/30
|
440,000
|
479,930
(a)
| |
|
El
Salvador Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
9.650%
|
11/21/54
|
900,000
|
1,032,750
(a)
| |
|
Total
El Salvador |
1,512,680
| ||||
|
Ethiopia
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Ethiopia
International Bond, Senior
Notes
|
6.625%
|
12/11/26
|
560,000
|
602,692
*(k)
| |
|
Ghana
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Ghana
Government International Bond,
Senior
Notes |
0.000%
|
7/3/26
|
15,520
|
15,242
(a)
| |
|
Ghana
Government International Bond,
Senior
Notes, Step bond (5.000% to
7/3/28
then 6.000%) |
5.000%
|
7/3/29
|
234,740
|
231,083
(a)
| |
31
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Ghana
— continued | |||||
|
Ghana
Government International Bond,
Senior
Notes, Step bond (5.000% to
7/3/28
then 6.000%) |
5.000%
|
7/3/35
|
337,560
|
$309,663
(a)
| |
|
Total
Ghana |
555,988
| ||||
|
Ivory
Coast — 0.4% | |||||
|
Ivory
Coast Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
7.625%
|
1/30/33
|
2,040,000
|
2,210,237
(a)
| |
|
Ivory
Coast Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
1/30/37
|
1,000,000
|
1,089,370
(a)
| |
|
Total
Ivory Coast |
3,299,607
| ||||
|
Jamaica
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Jamaica
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
9.625%
|
11/3/30
|
82,000,000
JMD
|
547,815
| |
|
Kenya
— 0.3% | |||||
|
Republic
of Kenya Government
International
Bond, Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
5/22/32
|
1,500,000
|
1,555,717
(a)
| |
|
Republic
of Kenya Government
International
Bond, Senior Notes |
6.300%
|
1/23/34
|
550,000
|
504,069
(k)
| |
|
Total
Kenya |
2,059,786
| ||||
|
Mexico
— 0.6% | |||||
|
Eagle
Funding Luxco Sarl, Senior Notes |
5.500%
|
8/17/30
|
1,150,000
|
1,172,816
(a)(b)
| |
|
Mexican
Bonos, Bonds |
5.750%
|
3/5/26
|
40,930,000
MXN
|
2,265,008
| |
|
Mexican
Bonos, Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
5/31/29
|
23,320,000
MXN
|
1,306,573
| |
|
Total
Mexico |
4,744,397
| ||||
|
Mozambique
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Mozambique
International Bond, Senior
Notes
|
9.000%
|
9/15/31
|
460,000
|
394,556
(k)
| |
|
Nigeria
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Nigeria
Government International Bond,
Senior
Notes |
7.143%
|
2/23/30
|
940,000
|
976,410
(k)
| |
|
Romania
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Romanian
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
2/10/37
|
850,000
|
942,353
(a)
| |
|
Senegal
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Senegal
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
6.250%
|
5/23/33
|
550,000
|
320,891
(k)
| |
|
South
Africa — 0.2% | |||||
|
Republic
of South Africa Government
International
Bond, Senior Notes |
6.125%
|
12/11/37
|
1,340,000
|
1,323,770
(a)
| |
32
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
South
Africa — continued | |||||
|
Republic
of South Africa Government
International
Bond, Senior Notes |
7.250%
|
12/11/55
|
200,000
|
$198,598
(a)
| |
|
Total
South Africa |
1,522,368
| ||||
|
Sri
Lanka — 0.1% | |||||
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
4.000%
|
4/15/28
|
55,179
|
52,974
(a)
| |
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (3.100%
to
7/15/27 then 3.350%) |
3.100%
|
1/15/30
|
59,046
|
56,275
(a)
| |
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (3.350%
to
9/15/27 then 3.600%) |
3.350%
|
3/15/33
|
115,818
|
99,793
(a)
| |
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (3.600%
to
12/15/27 then 5.100%) |
3.600%
|
6/15/35
|
78,204
|
59,742
(a)
| |
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (3.600%
to
11/15/27 then 3.850%) |
3.600%
|
5/15/36
|
54,275
|
49,514
(a)
| |
|
Sri
Lanka Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (3.600%
to
8/15/27 then 3.850%) |
3.600%
|
2/15/38
|
108,597
|
99,312
(a)
| |
|
Total
Sri Lanka |
417,610
| ||||
|
Supranational
— 0.8% | |||||
|
International
Bank for Reconstruction &
Development,
Senior Notes |
8.050%
|
5/10/28
|
227,000,000
UYU
|
5,803,226
| |
|
Turkey
— 0.4% | |||||
|
Turkiye
Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS,
Senior
Notes |
5.750%
|
7/6/26
|
3,200,000
|
3,230,669
(a)(h)
| |
|
Ukraine
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (0.000%
to
2/1/27 then 3.000%) |
0.000%
|
2/1/30
|
59,069
|
35,146
(k)
| |
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (0.000%
to
2/1/27 then 3.000%) |
0.000%
|
2/1/34
|
220,732
|
105,214
(k)
| |
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (4.500%
to
2/1/27 then 6.000%) |
4.500%
|
2/1/34
|
216,271
|
132,887
(k)
| |
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (0.000%
to
2/1/27 then 3.000%) |
0.000%
|
2/1/35
|
186,534
|
105,543
(k)
| |
33
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Ukraine
— continued | |||||
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (4.500%
to
2/1/27 then 6.000%) |
4.500%
|
2/1/35
|
378,474
|
$228,159
(k)
| |
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (0.000%
to
2/1/27 then 3.000%) |
0.000%
|
2/1/36
|
155,445
|
88,361
(k)
| |
|
Ukraine
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (4.500%
to
2/1/27 then 6.000%) |
4.500%
|
2/1/36
|
486,610
|
288,442
(k)
| |
|
Total
Ukraine |
983,752
| ||||
|
Uzbekistan
— 0.1% | |||||
|
Republic
of Uzbekistan International
Bond,
Senior Notes |
3.900%
|
10/19/31
|
590,000
|
546,799
(k)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $49,353,010) |
52,362,637
| ||||
|
Convertible
Bonds & Notes — 0.7% | |||||
|
Communication
Services — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Media
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
EchoStar
Corp., Senior Secured Notes
(3.875%
Cash or 3.875% PIK) |
3.875%
|
11/30/30
|
3,293
|
11,007
(c)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Financials
— 0.7% | |||||
|
Mortgage
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7% | |||||
|
Blackstone
Mortgage Trust Inc., Senior
Notes
|
5.500%
|
3/15/27
|
2,000,000
|
1,981,000
| |
|
Two
Harbors Investment Corp., Senior
Notes
|
6.250%
|
1/15/26
|
3,010,000
|
3,002,475
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Financials |
4,983,475
| ||||
|
Information
Technology — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Technology
Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Super
Micro Computer Inc., Senior
Notes
|
3.500%
|
3/1/29
|
490,000
|
437,300
| |
|
| |||||
|
Real
Estate — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Real
Estate Management & Development — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
China
Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Notes |
0.000%
|
9/30/28
|
70,334
|
879
(k)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost — $5,483,250) |
5,432,661
| ||||
34
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
Preferred
Stocks — 0.5% | |||||
|
Financials
— 0.5% | |||||
|
Mortgage
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5% | |||||
|
Chimera
Investment Corp., Non Voting
Shares
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.005%) |
8.690%
|
|
77,758
|
$1,658,578
(e)
| |
|
MFA
Financial Inc., Non Voting Shares
(3
mo. Term SOFR + 5.607%) |
9.258%
|
|
76,957
|
1,756,159
(e)
| |
|
| |||||
|
Total
Preferred Stocks (Cost — $3,696,399) |
3,414,737
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stocks — 0.3% | |||||
|
Communication
Services — 0.2% | |||||
|
Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||
|
Altice
France Luxco |
|
61,743
|
1,111,988
*
| ||
|
| |||||
|
Consumer
Discretionary — 0.1% | |||||
|
Diversified
Consumer Services — 0.1% | |||||
|
WW
International Inc. |
|
21,540
|
629,291
*
| ||
|
| |||||
|
Industrials
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Passenger
Airlines — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC |
|
977
|
245
*(f)(r)
| ||
|
Spirit
Aviation Holdings Inc. |
|
168,247
|
42,230
*
| ||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Industrials |
42,475
| ||||
|
Real
Estate — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Real
Estate Management & Development — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
China
Aoyuan Group Ltd. |
|
196,741
|
1,674
*(f)
| ||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Common Stocks (Cost — $3,320,599) |
1,785,428
| ||||
|
|
Counterparty
|
Expiration
Date
|
Contracts
|
Notional
Amount†
|
|
|
Purchased
Options — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
OTC
Purchased Options — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
U.S.
Dollar/Euro, Put @
$1.158
(Cost
— $113,629) |
Bank
of
America
N.A. |
2/4/26
|
9,930,000
|
9,930,000
|
169,208
|
|
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount†
|
|
|
Non-U.S.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Uruguay
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Uruguay
Government International
Bond,
Senior Notes (Cost — $102,679) |
3.400%
|
5/16/45
|
3,974,150
UYU
|
105,828
| |
35
|
Security
|
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
Rights
|
Value
|
|
Rights
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Communication
Services — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Altice
France Luxco (Cost — $0) |
|
—
|
5,018
|
$83,297
*
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Warrants
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Industrials
— 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Passenger
Airlines — 0.0%†† | |||||
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC (Cost — $1,455,203) |
|
3/12/30
|
119,540
|
30,005
*(a)(f)(r)
| |
|
Total
Investments — 146.4% (Cost — $1,151,284,739) |
1,108,631,193
| ||||
|
Liabilities
in Excess of Other Assets — (46.4)% |
(351,230,815
) | ||||
|
Total
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$757,400,378
| ||||
36
|
†
|
Face
amount/notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
|
††
|
Represents
less than 0.1%. |
|
*
|
Non-income
producing security. |
|
(a)
|
Security
is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in
transactions
that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been
deemed
liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. |
|
(b)
|
All
or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement (Note
5). |
|
(c)
|
Payment-in-kind
security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest
payments
in cash or additional securities.
|
|
(d)
|
Security
has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
|
(e)
|
Variable
rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate
securities
are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and
are
based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their
description
above. |
|
(f)
|
Security
is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note
1). |
|
(g)
|
Security
is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note
1). |
|
(h)
|
All
or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. |
|
(i)
|
Securities
traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
|
(j)
|
The
coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of December 31, 2025. |
|
(k)
|
Security
is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to
securities
offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the
United
States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. |
|
(l)
|
The
maturity principal is currently in default as of December 31, 2025. |
|
(m)
|
Collateralized
mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through
certificates
that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the
obligations.
The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial
indices
or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit. |
|
(n)
|
Rate
shown is the current yield based on income received over the trailing twelve months. |
|
(o)
|
Interest
rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to
multiple
contracts under the same loan. |
|
(p)
|
Senior
loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval
from
the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.
|
|
(q)
|
All
or a portion of this loan has not settled as of December 31, 2025. Interest rates are not effective until
settlement
date. Interest rates shown, if any, are for the settled portion of the loan. |
|
(r)
|
Restricted
security (Note 10). |
37
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this schedule: | ||
|
BRL
|
—
|
Brazilian
Real |
|
CAS
|
—
|
Connecticut
Avenue Securities |
|
CDO
|
—
|
Collateralized
Debt Obligation |
|
CLO
|
—
|
Collateralized
Loan Obligation |
|
DIP
|
—
|
Debtor-in-possession
|
|
GBP
|
—
|
British
Pound |
|
IO
|
—
|
Interest
Only |
|
JMD
|
—
|
Jamaican
Dollar |
|
LIBOR
|
—
|
London
Interbank Offered Rate |
|
MXN
|
—
|
Mexican
Peso |
|
PIK
|
—
|
Payment-In-Kind
|
|
REMIC
|
—
|
Real
Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
|
SOFR
|
—
|
Secured
Overnight Financing Rate |
|
USD
|
—
|
United
States Dollar |
|
UYU
|
—
|
Uruguayan
Peso |
|
Counterparty
|
Rate
|
Effective
Date
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
of
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
|
Asset
Class
of
Collateral* |
Collateral
Value**
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. |
4.250%
|
12/12/2025
|
TBD***
|
$8,073,507
|
Sovereign
Bonds
Corporate
Bonds &
Notes
|
$9,489,668
2,088,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
$8,073,507
|
|
$11,577,934
|
|
*
|
Refer
to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase
agreements.
|
|
**
|
Including
accrued interest. |
|
***
|
TBD
— To Be Determined; These reverse repurchase agreements have no maturity dates because they are
renewed
daily and can be terminated by either the Fund or the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the
agreements.
The rates for these agreements are variable. The rate disclosed is the rate as of December 31, 2025. |
38
|
|
Number
of
Contracts
|
Expiration
Date
|
Notional
Amount
|
Market
Value
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
|
Contracts
to Buy: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euro-Bund
|
33
|
3/26
|
$4,990,851
|
$4,947,369
|
$(43,482
) |
|
U.S.
Treasury 10-Year Notes |
870
|
3/26
|
98,121,195
|
97,820,625
|
(300,570
) |
|
U.S.
Treasury Long-Term
Bonds
|
280
|
3/26
|
32,712,437
|
32,366,250
|
(346,187
) |
|
U.S.
Treasury Ultra 10-Year
Notes
|
170
|
3/26
|
19,579,514
|
19,552,657
|
(26,857
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(717,096
) |
|
Contracts
to Sell: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3-Month
SOFR |
67
|
3/27
|
16,223,072
|
16,229,075
|
(6,003
) |
|
U.S.
Treasury 2-Year Notes |
437
|
3/26
|
91,205,924
|
91,240,820
|
(34,896
) |
|
U.S.
Treasury 5-Year Notes |
40
|
3/26
|
4,385,408
|
4,372,188
|
13,220
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Ultra Long-
Term
Bonds |
169
|
3/26
|
20,200,489
|
19,942,000
|
258,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
230,810
|
|
Net
unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts |
$(486,286
)
| ||||
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this table: | ||
|
SOFR
|
—
|
Secured
Overnight Financing Rate |
|
Currency
Purchased
|
Currency
Sold
|
Counterparty
|
Settlement
Date
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
| ||
|
BRL
|
13,578,845
|
USD
|
2,506,709
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/5/26
|
$(31,915
) |
|
USD
|
2,467,804
|
BRL
|
13,578,845
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/5/26
|
(6,991
) |
|
BRL
|
13,578,845
|
USD
|
2,467,804
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/5/26
|
6,990
|
|
USD
|
2,524,259
|
BRL
|
13,578,845
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/5/26
|
49,464
|
|
CAD
|
880,000
|
USD
|
627,464
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
14,147
|
|
CAD
|
890,000
|
USD
|
634,507
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
14,395
|
|
CAD
|
951,222
|
USD
|
678,115
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
15,424
|
|
CAD
|
1,730,000
|
USD
|
1,229,048
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
32,301
|
|
CAD
|
1,780,000
|
USD
|
1,269,167
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
28,637
|
|
USD
|
1,237,523
|
CAD
|
1,720,000
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(16,534
) |
|
USD
|
1,287,778
|
CAD
|
1,790,000
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(17,317
) |
|
USD
|
697,185
|
EUR
|
590,000
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
3,292
|
|
USD
|
705,859
|
EUR
|
598,005
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
2,551
|
|
USD
|
5,275,092
|
MXN
|
97,912,568
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(153,968
) |
39
|
Currency
Purchased
|
Currency
Sold
|
Counterparty
|
Settlement
Date
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
| ||
|
AUD
|
1,416,795
|
USD
|
937,960
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
1/16/26
|
$7,635
|
|
AUD
|
1,470,000
|
USD
|
972,514
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
1/16/26
|
8,590
|
|
CAD
|
600,000
|
USD
|
429,123
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
1/16/26
|
8,339
|
|
USD
|
10,527,256
|
GBP
|
7,827,416
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
1/16/26
|
(23,512
) |
|
USD
|
643,063
|
JPY
|
98,693,933
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
1/16/26
|
12,086
|
|
AUD
|
1,149,156
|
USD
|
752,240
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
14,727
|
|
AUD
|
1,181,336
|
USD
|
766,830
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
21,615
|
|
AUD
|
1,211,054
|
USD
|
791,521
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
16,759
|
|
AUD
|
5,811,016
|
USD
|
3,808,743
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
69,633
|
|
CNH
|
4,655,443
|
USD
|
655,849
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
12,189
|
|
CNH
|
20,066,816
|
USD
|
2,827,228
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
52,284
|
|
EUR
|
1,948,885
|
USD
|
2,265,935
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
26,131
|
|
GBP
|
4,313,000
|
USD
|
5,686,745
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
126,855
|
|
USD
|
772,346
|
AUD
|
1,166,888
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(6,457
) |
|
USD
|
781,561
|
AUD
|
1,177,327
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(4,208
) |
|
USD
|
784,576
|
AUD
|
1,175,556
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(11
) |
|
USD
|
863,408
|
AUD
|
1,308,003
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(9,577
) |
|
USD
|
1,141,817
|
AUD
|
1,714,380
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(2,391
) |
|
USD
|
1,199,233
|
CAD
|
1,665,003
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(14,726
) |
|
USD
|
1,949,482
|
CAD
|
2,721,222
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(34,570
) |
|
USD
|
1,288,650
|
EUR
|
1,105,102
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(11,051
) |
|
USD
|
1,500,318
|
EUR
|
1,276,097
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
(488
) |
|
USD
|
114,808
|
JPY
|
17,882,266
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
482
|
|
USD
|
649,151
|
JPY
|
101,110,000
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
2,727
|
|
USD
|
773,169
|
JPY
|
119,709,471
|
Citibank
N.A. |
1/16/26
|
7,834
|
|
JPY
|
577,089,345
|
USD
|
3,856,070
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1/16/26
|
(166,581
) |
|
USD
|
1,341,000
|
CNH
|
9,526,424
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1/16/26
|
(26,006
) |
|
USD
|
1,341,000
|
CNH
|
9,521,180
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1/16/26
|
(25,253
) |
|
USD
|
757,847
|
JPY
|
118,051,814
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1/16/26
|
3,109
|
|
USD
|
790,964
|
JPY
|
121,641,861
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1/16/26
|
13,274
|
|
USD
|
4,982,013
|
EUR
|
4,303,000
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
2/5/26
|
(83,488
) |
|
USD
|
2,472,747
|
BRL
|
13,578,845
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
3/3/26
|
29,908
|
|
Net
unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts |
$(33,666
)
| |||||
40
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this table: | ||
|
AUD
|
—
|
Australian
Dollar |
|
BRL
|
—
|
Brazilian
Real |
|
CAD
|
—
|
Canadian
Dollar |
|
CNH
|
—
|
Chinese
Offshore Yuan |
|
EUR
|
—
|
Euro
|
|
GBP
|
—
|
British
Pound |
|
JPY
|
—
|
Japanese
Yen |
|
MXN
|
—
|
Mexican
Peso |
|
USD
|
—
|
United
States Dollar |
|
OTC
INTEREST RATE SWAPS | |||||||
|
Swap
Counterparty |
Notional
Amount*
|
Termination
Date
|
Payments
Made
by
the
Fund†
|
Payments
Received
by
the
Fund†
|
Market
Value
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
Bank
of America
N.A.
|
137,545,000BRL
|
1/2/26
|
BRL-CDI**
|
11.035%**
|
$(718,668)
|
—
|
$(718,668)
|
|
JPMorgan
Chase &
Co.
|
63,990,000BRL
|
1/2/29
|
BRL-CDI**
|
10.230%**
|
(1,113,183)
|
—
|
(1,113,183)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
$(1,831,851)
|
—
|
$(1,831,851)
|
|
CENTRALLY
CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS
| |||||||
|
|
Notional
Amount*
|
Termination
Date
|
Payments
Made
by
the
Fund†
|
Payments
Received
by
the
Fund†
|
Market
Value
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
|
173,910,000MXN
|
11/10/34
|
28-Day
MXN TIIE -
Banxico
every
28 days |
8.885%
every
28 days |
$482,177
|
$—
|
$482,177
|
41
|
CENTRALLY
CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES — SELL PROTECTION1
| |||||||
|
Reference
Entity
|
Notional
Amount2
|
Termination
Date
|
Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
20253
|
Periodic
Payments
Received
by
the
Fund†
|
Market
Value
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
|
American
Airlines
Group
Inc.,
6.500%,
due
7/1/25
|
$948,000
|
12/20/29
|
3.442%
|
5.000%
quarterly |
$51,040
|
$34,045
|
$16,995
|
|
Caesars
Entertainment
Inc.,
4.625%,
due
10/15/29
|
1,123,000
|
6/20/30
|
2.514%
|
5.000%
quarterly |
109,891
|
110,674
|
(783)
|
|
Nabors
Industries
Inc.,
9.125%,
due
1/31/30
|
604,000
|
6/20/29
|
3.566%
|
1.000%
quarterly |
(48,187)
|
(76,362)
|
28,175
|
|
Total
|
$2,675,000
|
|
|
|
$112,744
|
$68,357
|
$44,387
|
|
CENTRALLY
CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES — BUY PROTECTION4
| |||||||
|
Reference
Entity
|
Notional
Amount2
|
Termination
Date
|
Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
20253
|
Periodic
Payments
Made
by
the
Fund†
|
Market
Value
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
MGM
Resorts
International,
4.750%,
due
10/15/28
|
$1,123,000
|
6/20/30
|
1.583%
|
5.000%
quarterly |
$(154,478)
|
$(135,396)
|
$(19,082)
|
|
Transocean
Inc.,
8.000%,
due
2/1/27
|
604,000
|
6/20/29
|
3.523%
|
1.000%
quarterly |
47,347
|
47,766
|
(419)
|
|
Total
|
$1,727,000
|
|
|
|
$(107,131)
|
$(87,630)
|
$(19,501)
|
|
CENTRALLY
CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — BUY PROTECTION4
| ||||||
|
Reference
Entity |
Notional
Amount2
|
Termination
Date
|
Periodic
Payments
Made
by
the
Fund†
|
Market
Value5
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
Markit
CDX.NA.HY.45 Index |
$3,310,100
|
12/20/30
|
5.000%
quarterly |
$(252,238)
|
$(240,446)
|
$(11,792)
|
42
|
OTC
TOTAL RETURN SWAPS |
|||||||
|
Swap
Counterparty
|
Notional
Amount
|
Termination
Date
|
Periodic
Payments
Made
by
the
Fund†
|
Periodic
Payments
Received
by
the
Fund‡
|
Market
Value
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
JPMorgan
Chase
& Co. |
$4,894,000
|
1/8/26
|
Daily
SOFR
Compound
+
1.100%**
|
JPEIFNTR^**
|
$435,417
|
—
|
$435,417
|
|
1
|
If
the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap
agreement,
the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the
swap
and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii)
pay
a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the
recovery
value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
|
2
|
The
maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a
buyer
of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
|
3
|
Implied
credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or
sovereign
issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and
represent
the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular
referenced
entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be
made
to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit
soundness
and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of
the
agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced
entity
or obligation. |
|
4
|
If
the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap
agreement,
the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of
the
swap and deliver the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii)
receive
a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the
recovery
value of the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
|
5
|
The
quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and
credit
indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the
likelihood
of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement
been
closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy
protection),
when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced
entity’s
credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under
the
terms of the agreement. |
|
†
|
Percentage
shown is an annual percentage rate. |
|
‡
|
Periodic
payments made/received by the Fund are based on the total return of the referenced entity. |
|
^
|
Custom
emerging markets debt basket is comprised of 41 bonds in the Sovereign Frontier sector. |
|
*
|
Notional
amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
|
**
|
One
time payment made at termination date. |
43
|
Reference
Index |
Reference
Rate
|
|
28-Day
MXN TIIE - Banxico |
7.379%
|
|
BRL-CDI
|
14.900%
|
|
Daily
SOFR Compound |
3.870%
|
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this table: | ||
|
BRL
|
—
|
Brazilian
Real |
|
BRL-CDI
|
—
|
Brazilian
Cetip InterBank Deposit Rate |
|
JPEIFNTR
|
—
|
Western
Asset Management Emerging Markets Frontier Custom Basket |
|
MXN
|
—
|
Mexican
Peso |
|
SOFR
|
—
|
Secured
Overnight Financing Rate |
|
TIIE
|
—
|
Tasa
de Intere’s Interbancaria de Equilibrio (Equilibrium Interbanking Interest Rate) |
44
|
Assets:
|
|
|
Investments,
at value (Cost — $1,151,284,739) |
$1,108,631,193
|
|
Foreign
currency, at value (Cost — $7,230,760) |
7,075,589
|
|
Cash
|
7,541,084
|
|
Interest
receivable |
17,380,338
|
|
Deposits
with brokers for open futures contracts and exchange-traded options |
2,965,906
|
|
Deposits
with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts |
2,108,800
|
|
Deposits
with brokers for OTC derivatives |
1,180,000
|
|
Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
601,378
|
|
OTC
swaps, at value (premiums received — $0) |
435,417
|
|
Foreign
currency collateral for open futures contracts and/or exchange-traded options, at
value
(Cost — $52,921) |
57,569
|
|
Receivable
from brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts |
12,774
|
|
Principal
paydown receivable |
4,156
|
|
Prepaid
expenses |
434,490
|
|
Total
Assets |
1,148,428,694
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
Loan
payable (Note
5) |
364,000,000
|
|
Payable
for open reverse repurchase agreements (Note
3) |
8,073,507
|
|
Distributions
payable |
7,708,949
|
|
Payable
for securities purchased |
5,709,539
|
|
OTC
swaps, at value (paid — $0) |
1,831,851
|
|
Interest
expense payable |
1,474,531
|
|
Investment
management fee payable |
1,062,427
|
|
Unrealized
depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
635,044
|
|
Payable
to brokers — net variation margin on open futures contracts |
166,871
|
|
Payable
for open OTC swap contracts |
62,778
|
|
Deposits
from brokers for open reverse repurchase agreements |
52,239
|
|
Trustees’
fees payable |
1,410
|
|
Accrued
expenses |
249,170
|
|
Total
Liabilities |
391,028,316
|
|
Total
Net Assets |
$757,400,378
|
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
Par
value ($0.001 par value; 51,912,116 shares issued and outstanding; Unlimited shares
authorized)
|
$51,912
|
|
Paid-in
capital in excess of par value |
1,034,887,903
|
|
Total
distributable earnings (loss)
|
(277,539,437
) |
|
Total
Net Assets |
$757,400,378
|
|
Shares
Outstanding |
51,912,116
|
|
Net
Asset Value |
$14.59
|
45
|
Investment
Income: |
|
|
Interest
|
$116,343,490
|
|
Dividends
from affiliated investments |
1,181,192
|
|
Dividends
from unaffiliated investments |
310,468
|
|
Total
Investment Income |
117,835,150
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
Interest
expense (Notes
3 and 5) |
19,437,816
|
|
Investment
management fee (Note
2) |
12,567,605
|
|
Legal
fees |
389,657
|
|
Trustees’
fees |
242,558
|
|
Audit
and tax fees |
98,871
|
|
Fund
accounting fees |
95,341
|
|
Transfer
agent fees |
63,779
|
|
Shareholder
reports |
55,665
|
|
Stock
exchange listing fees |
26,541
|
|
Insurance
|
7,621
|
|
Custody
fees |
6,728
|
|
Excise
tax (Note
1) |
(40,016
) |
|
Miscellaneous
expenses |
(35,366
) |
|
Total
Expenses |
32,916,800
|
|
Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note
2) |
(29,722
) |
|
Net
Expenses |
32,887,078
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
84,948,072
|
|
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap
Contracts,
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions
(Notes
1, 3 and 4): | |
|
Net
Realized Gain (Loss) From: |
|
|
Investment
transactions in unaffiliated securities |
(30,603,104
) |
|
Futures
contracts |
2,089,808
|
|
Written
options |
105,210
|
|
Swap
contracts |
(21,824
) |
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
(1,111,835
) |
|
Foreign
currency transactions |
347,132
|
|
Net
Realized Loss
|
(29,194,613
)
|
|
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From: |
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated securities |
12,343,981
|
|
Futures
contracts |
1,485,491
|
|
Written
options |
(36,373
) |
|
Swap
contracts |
1,413,998
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
(292,456
) |
|
Foreign
currencies |
912,638
|
|
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
15,827,279
|
|
Net
Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts,
Forward
Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions
|
(13,367,334
)
|
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
$71,580,738
|
46
|
For
the Years Ended December 31, |
2025
|
2024
|
|
Operations:
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income
|
$84,948,072
|
$89,617,313
|
|
Net
realized loss
|
(29,194,613
) |
(14,426,792
) |
|
Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
15,827,279
|
(4,876,870
) |
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
71,580,738
|
70,313,651
|
|
Distributions
to Shareholders From (Note
1): |
|
|
|
Total
distributable earnings |
(100,100,280
) |
(90,940,097
) |
|
Decrease
in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
(100,100,280
)
|
(90,940,097
)
|
|
Fund
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from sale of shares (15,124 and 0 shares issued,
respectively) (Note
8) |
221,416
†
|
—
|
|
Reinvestment
of distributions (108,782 and 0 shares issued, respectively) |
1,617,230
|
—
|
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions |
1,838,646
|
—
|
|
Decrease
in Net Assets |
(26,680,896
)
|
(20,626,446
)
|
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
|
Beginning
of year |
784,081,274
|
804,707,720
|
|
End
of year |
$757,400,378
|
$784,081,274
|
|
†
|
Net
of sales charges of $2,245 and shelf registration offering costs of $1,256 (Note 8). |
47
|
Increase
(Decrease) in Cash: |
|
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities: |
|
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$71,580,738
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash
provided
(used) by operating activities: |
|
|
Purchases
of portfolio securities |
(470,054,609
) |
|
Sales
of portfolio securities |
448,729,418
|
|
Net
purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments |
43,661,958
|
|
Payment-in-kind
|
(988,331
) |
|
Net
inflation adjustment |
(3,747
) |
|
Net
amortization of premium (accretion of discount) |
(16,518,795
) |
|
Decrease
in receivable for securities sold |
1,625
|
|
Decrease
in interest receivable |
83,885
|
|
Increase
in receivable from brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap
contracts
|
(11,400
) |
|
Increase
in prepaid expenses |
(377,603
) |
|
Decrease
in dividends receivable from affiliated investments |
215,162
|
|
Decrease
in principal paydown receivable |
75,558
|
|
Increase
in deposits from brokers for open reverse repurchase agreements |
52,239
|
|
Decrease
in deposits from brokers for OTC derivatives |
(40,000
) |
|
Decrease
in payable for securities purchased |
(1,128,613
) |
|
Decrease
in investment management fee payable |
(18,555
) |
|
Decrease
in Trustees’ fees payable |
(32,399
) |
|
Decrease
in interest expense payable |
(213,529
) |
|
Decrease
in premiums received from written options |
(37,188
) |
|
Decrease
in payable to brokers — net variation margin on futures contracts |
(95,567
) |
|
Increase
in payable for open OTC swap contracts |
24,405
|
|
Decrease
in accrued expenses |
(625,986
) |
|
Net
realized loss on investments |
30,603,104
|
|
Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, written options,
OTC
swap contracts and forward foreign currency contracts |
(12,636,212
) |
|
Net
Cash Provided in Operating Activities* |
92,245,558
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities: |
|
|
Distributions
paid on common stock (net of distributions payable) |
(90,774,101
) |
|
Proceeds
from loan facility borrowings |
6,000,000
|
|
Decrease
in payable for open reverse repurchase agreements |
(3,267,929
) |
|
Proceeds
from sale of shares |
221,416
|
|
Net
Cash Used by Financing Activities |
(87,820,614
)
|
|
Net
Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash |
4,424,944
|
|
Cash
and restricted cash at beginning of year |
16,504,004
|
|
Cash
and restricted cash at end of year |
$20,928,948
|
|
*
|
Included
in operating expenses is $19,651,345 paid for interest on borrowings. |
48
|
|
December
31, 2025 |
|
Cash
|
$14,616,673
|
|
Restricted
cash |
6,312,275
|
|
Total
cash and restricted cash shown in the Statement of Cash Flows |
$20,928,948
|
|
Non-Cash
Financing Activities: |
|
|
Proceeds
from reinvestment of distributions |
$1,617,230
|
49
|
For
a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless
otherwise noted: | |||||
|
|
20251
|
20241
|
20231
|
20221
|
20211,2
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
$15.14
|
$15.54
|
$14.74
|
$19.65
|
$20.00
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | |||||
|
Net
investment income |
1.64
|
1.73
|
1.73
|
1.59
|
0.58
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(0.26
) |
(0.37
) |
0.68
|
(5.05
) |
(0.34
) |
|
Total
income (loss) from operations |
1.38
|
1.36
|
2.41
|
(3.46)
|
0.24
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(1.93
) |
(1.76
) |
(1.61
) |
(1.45
) |
(0.59
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(1.93
)
|
(1.76
)
|
(1.61
)
|
(1.45
)
|
(0.59
)
|
|
Net
asset value, end of year |
$14.59
|
$15.14
|
$15.54
|
$14.74
|
$19.65
|
|
Market
price, end of year |
$13.81
|
$14.25
|
$14.10
|
$12.70
|
$18.31
|
|
Total
return, based on NAV3,4
|
9.69
%
|
9.10
%
|
17.32
%
|
(18.07
)%
|
1.19
%
|
|
Total
return, based on Market Price5
|
10.58
%
|
13.78
%
|
24.97
%
|
(23.44
)%
|
(5.62
)%
|
|
Net
assets, end of year (millions) |
$757
|
$784
|
$805
|
$763
|
$1,018
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | |||||
|
Gross
expenses |
4.25
% |
4.66
% |
4.79
% |
2.98
% |
1.82
%6
|
|
Net
expenses7,8
|
4.25
|
4.66
|
4.79
|
2.98
|
1.82
6
|
|
Net
investment income |
10.98
|
11.13
|
11.46
|
9.48
|
5.57
6
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
41
%
|
36
%
|
35
%
|
42
%
|
19
%
|
|
Supplemental
data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
Outstanding, End of Year (000s) |
$364,000
|
$358,000
|
$358,000
|
$358,000
|
$370,000
|
|
Asset
Coverage Ratio for Loan Outstanding9
|
308
% |
319
% |
325
% |
313
% |
375
% |
|
Asset
Coverage, per $1,000 Principal Amount
of
Loan Outstanding9
|
$3,081
|
$3,190
|
$3,248
|
$3,133
|
$3,751
|
|
Weighted
Average Loan (000s) |
$358,395
|
$358,000
|
$358,000
|
$370,288
|
$314,938
|
|
Weighted
Average Interest Rate on Loan
|
5.21
% |
6.13
% |
6.11
% |
2.71
% |
1.13
% |
50
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the period June 25, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021. |
|
3
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
|
4
|
The
total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested at NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of
future
results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
|
5
|
The
total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s dividend
reinvestment
plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one
year
are not annualized. |
|
6
|
Annualized.
|
|
7
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
8
|
The
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
|
9
|
Represents
value of net assets plus the loan outstanding at the end of the period divided by the loan outstanding
at
the end of the period. |
51
52
53
54
|
ASSETS
| ||||
|
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
|
Long-Term
Investments†: |
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
Bonds & Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
—
|
$81,841,771
|
$4,653,297
|
$86,495,068
|
|
Other
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
|
—
|
460,554,534
|
—
|
460,554,534
|
|
Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
|
—
|
196,388,252
|
—
|
196,388,252
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities |
—
|
185,958,433
|
—
|
185,958,433
|
|
Senior
Loans: |
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary |
—
|
15,602,774
|
4,007,797
|
19,610,571
|
|
Financials
|
—
|
13,766,041
|
3,280,764
|
17,046,805
|
|
Industrials
|
—
|
13,605,671
|
1,796,449
|
15,402,120
|
|
Other
Senior Loans |
—
|
63,791,609
|
—
|
63,791,609
|
|
Sovereign
Bonds |
—
|
52,362,637
|
—
|
52,362,637
|
|
Convertible
Bonds & Notes |
—
|
5,432,661
|
—
|
5,432,661
|
|
Preferred
Stocks |
$3,414,737
|
—
|
—
|
3,414,737
|
|
Common
Stocks: |
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary |
629,291
|
—
|
—
|
629,291
|
|
Industrials
|
42,230
|
245
|
—
|
42,475
|
|
Other
Common Stocks |
—
|
1,113,662
|
—
|
1,113,662
|
|
Purchased
Options |
—
|
169,208
|
—
|
169,208
|
|
Non-U.S.
Treasury Inflation
Protected
Securities |
—
|
105,828
|
—
|
105,828
|
|
Rights
|
—
|
83,297
|
—
|
83,297
|
|
Warrants
|
—
|
30,005
|
—
|
30,005
|
|
Total
Investments |
$4,086,258
|
$1,090,806,628
|
$13,738,307
|
$1,108,631,193
|
55
|
ASSETS (cont’d)
| ||||
|
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
|
Other
Financial Instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
Futures
Contracts†† |
$271,709
|
—
|
—
|
$271,709
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts††
|
—
|
$601,378
|
—
|
601,378
|
|
Centrally
Cleared Interest
Rate
Swaps†† |
—
|
482,177
|
—
|
482,177
|
|
Centrally
Cleared Credit
Default
Swaps on
Corporate
Issues — Sell
Protection††
|
—
|
45,170
|
—
|
45,170
|
|
OTC
Total Return Swaps |
—
|
435,417
|
—
|
435,417
|
|
Total
Other Financial
Instruments
|
$271,709
|
$1,564,142
|
—
|
$1,835,851
|
|
Total
|
$4,357,967
|
$1,092,370,770
|
$13,738,307
|
$1,110,467,044
|
|
LIABILITIES
| ||||
|
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
|
Other
Financial Instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
Futures
Contracts†† |
$757,995
|
—
|
—
|
$757,995
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts††
|
—
|
$635,044
|
—
|
635,044
|
|
OTC
Interest Rate Swaps |
—
|
1,831,851
|
—
|
1,831,851
|
|
Centrally
Cleared Credit
Default
Swaps on
Corporate
Issues — Sell
Protection††
|
—
|
783
|
—
|
783
|
|
Centrally
Cleared Credit
Default
Swaps on
Corporate
Issues — Buy
Protection††
|
—
|
19,501
|
—
|
19,501
|
|
Centrally
Cleared Credit
Default
Swaps on Credit
Indices
— Buy
Protection††
|
—
|
11,792
|
—
|
11,792
|
|
Total
|
$757,995
|
$2,498,971
|
—
|
$3,256,966
|
|
†
|
See
Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
|
††
|
Reflects
the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments. |
56
|
Investments
in
Securities
|
Balance
as of
December 31,
2024
|
Accrued
premiums/
discounts
|
Realized
gain
(loss)1
|
Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)2
|
Purchases
|
|
Corporate
Bonds &
Notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
$1,259,203
|
$9,533
|
—
|
$236,554
|
$3,148,007
|
|
Industrials
|
4,733,449
|
—
|
—
|
135,454
|
—
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities
|
1,816,000
|
1,298
|
—
|
28,481
|
—
|
|
Senior
Loans: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
1,675,318
|
5,827
|
—
|
(883,553)
|
5,583,402
|
|
Financials
|
—
|
(4,938)
|
$(210)
|
(11,273)
|
—
|
|
Health
Care |
93,732
|
—
|
(328,026)
|
322,852
|
12,208
|
|
Industrials
|
2,637,283
|
347,268
|
62,620
|
(416,464)
|
—
|
|
Information
Technology
|
8,027,276
|
55,677
|
(5,623)
|
419,971
|
191,226
|
|
Total
|
$20,242,261
|
$414,665
|
$(271,239)
|
$(167,978)
|
$8,934,843
|
|
Investments
in
Securities
(cont’d) |
Sales
|
Transfers
into
Level
33
|
Transfers
out
of
Level
34
|
Balance
as
of
December
31,
2025
|
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
investments
in
securities
still
held at
December
31,
20252
|
|
Corporate
Bonds &
Notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$4,653,297
|
$236,554
|
|
Industrials
|
$(250,000)
|
—
|
$(4,618,903)
|
—
|
—
|
|
Asset-Backed
Securities
|
—
|
—
|
(1,845,779)
|
—
|
—
|
|
Senior
Loans: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
(2,373,197)
|
—
|
—
|
4,007,797
|
(1,563,102)
|
|
Financials
|
(43,209)
|
$3,340,394
|
—
|
3,280,764
|
(11,273)
|
|
Health
Care |
(100,766)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Industrials
|
(834,258)
|
—
|
—
|
1,796,449
|
(333,265)
|
|
Information
Technology
|
(4,163,502)
|
—
|
(4,525,025)
|
—
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$(7,764,932)
|
$3,340,394
|
$(10,989,707)
|
$13,738,307
|
$(1,671,086)
|
57
|
1
|
This
amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions in the accompanying Statement of
Operations.
|
|
2
|
This
amount is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the accompanying Statement
of
Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
resulting
from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded
unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. |
|
3
|
Transferred
into Level 3 as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical
investment
or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs in the valuation obtained from independent
third
party pricing services or broker/dealer quotations.
|
|
4
|
Transferred
out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical
investment
or the availability of other significant observable inputs. |
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
|
|
Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Loss) |
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
(a)
|
$597,984
|
$(597,984)
|
68
|
|
Investments
|
U.S.
Government &
Agency
Obligations |
|
Purchases
|
$465,940,771
|
$4,113,838
|
|
Sales
|
443,635,516
|
5,093,902
|
|
|
Cost/Premiums
Paid
(Received) |
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
Securities
|
$1,153,948,924
|
$53,342,555
|
$(98,660,286)
|
$(45,317,731)
|
|
Futures
contracts |
—
|
271,709
|
(757,995)
|
(486,286)
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
—
|
601,378
|
(635,044)
|
(33,666)
|
|
Swap
contracts |
(259,719)
|
962,764
|
(1,863,927)
|
(901,163)
|
69
|
Average
Daily
Balance*
|
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate* |
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
|
|
$10,152,306
|
5.061%
|
$13,999,192
|
|
* Averages
based on the number of days that the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding. |
|
ASSET
DERIVATIVES1
| |||||
|
|
Interest
Rate
Risk |
Foreign
Exchange
Risk |
Credit
Risk
|
Market
Risk
|
Total
|
|
Purchased
options2
|
—
|
$169,208
|
—
|
—
|
$169,208
|
|
Futures
contracts3
|
$271,709
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
271,709
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
—
|
601,378
|
—
|
—
|
601,378
|
|
OTC
swap contracts4
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$435,417
|
435,417
|
|
Centrally
cleared swap contracts5
|
482,177
|
—
|
$45,170
|
—
|
527,347
|
|
Total
|
$753,886
|
$770,586
|
$45,170
|
$435,417
|
$2,005,059
|
|
LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES1
| ||||
|
|
Interest
Rate
Risk |
Foreign
Exchange
Risk |
Credit
Risk
|
Total
|
|
Futures
contracts3
|
$757,995
|
—
|
—
|
$757,995
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
—
|
$635,044
|
—
|
635,044
|
|
OTC
swap contracts4
|
1,831,851
|
—
|
—
|
1,831,851
|
|
Centrally
cleared swap contracts5
|
—
|
—
|
$32,076
|
32,076
|
|
Total
|
$2,589,846
|
$635,044
|
$32,076
|
$3,256,966
|
|
1
|
Generally,
the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for
liability
derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation. |
|
2
|
Market
value of purchased options is reported in Investments at value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
|
3
|
Includes
cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of
Investments.
Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of
Assets
and Liabilities. |
|
4
|
Values
include premiums paid (received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in the Statement of
Assets
and Liabilities. |
|
5
|
Includes
cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the
Schedule
of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities. |
70
|
AMOUNT
OF NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED | |||||
|
|
Interest
Rate
Risk |
Foreign
Exchange
Risk |
Credit
Risk
|
Market
Risk
|
Total
|
|
Purchased
options1
|
$61,992
|
$(121,983
) |
—
|
—
|
$(59,991
) |
|
Futures
contracts |
2,089,808
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,089,808
|
|
Written
options |
—
|
105,210
|
—
|
—
|
105,210
|
|
Swap
contracts |
(325,876
) |
—
|
$(127,460
) |
$431,512
|
(21,824
) |
|
Forward
foreign currency
contracts
|
—
|
(1,111,835
) |
—
|
—
|
(1,111,835
) |
|
Total
|
$1,825,924
|
$(1,128,608
)
|
$(127,460
)
|
$431,512
|
$1,001,368
|
|
1
|
Net
realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in Net Realized Gain (Loss) From Investment
transactions
in the Statement of Operations.
|
|
CHANGE
IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED | |||||
|
|
Interest
Rate
Risk |
Foreign
Exchange
Risk |
Credit
Risk
|
Market
Risk
|
Total
|
|
Purchased
options1
|
$19,117
|
$64,146
|
—
|
—
|
$83,263
|
|
Futures
contracts |
1,485,491
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,485,491
|
|
Written
options |
—
|
(36,373
) |
—
|
—
|
(36,373
) |
|
Swap
contracts |
1,061,429
|
—
|
$39,440
|
$313,129
|
1,413,998
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts |
—
|
(292,456
) |
—
|
—
|
(292,456
) |
|
Total
|
$2,566,037
|
$(264,683
)
|
$39,440
|
$313,129
|
$2,653,923
|
|
1
|
The
change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) From Investments in the Statement of Operations.
|
|
|
Average
Market
Value*
|
|
Purchased
options |
$139,819
|
|
Written
options† |
2,549
|
|
Futures
contracts (to buy) |
170,100,720
|
|
Futures
contracts (to sell) |
130,764,124
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts (to buy) |
34,155,489
|
|
Forward
foreign currency contracts (to sell) |
45,924,497
|
71
|
|
Average
Notional
Balance**
|
|
Interest
rate swap contracts |
$53,175,608
|
|
Credit
default swap contracts (buy protection) |
4,366,108
|
|
Credit
default swap contracts (sell protection) |
3,544,038
|
|
Total
return swap contracts |
4,546,154
|
|
*
|
Based
on the average of the market values at each month-end during the period. |
|
†
|
At
December 31, 2025, there were no open positions held in this derivative. |
|
**
|
Based
on the average of the notional amounts at each month-end during the period. |
|
Counterparty
|
Gross
Assets
Subject
to
Master
Agreements1
|
Gross
Liabilities
Subject
to
Master
Agreements1
|
Net
Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject
to
Master
Agreements
|
Collateral
Pledged
(Received)2,3
|
Net
Amount4,5
|
|
Bank
of America N.A. |
$309,863
|
$(1,028,881)
|
$(719,018)
|
$530,000
|
$(189,018)
|
|
BNP
Paribas SA |
36,650
|
(23,512)
|
13,138
|
—
|
13,138
|
|
Citibank
N.A. |
407,690
|
(83,479)
|
324,211
|
(80,000)
|
244,211
|
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
451,800
|
(1,331,023)
|
(879,223)
|
730,000
|
(149,223)
|
|
Total
|
$1,206,003
|
$(2,466,895)
|
$(1,260,892)
|
$1,180,000
|
$(80,892)
|
|
1
|
Absent
an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not
offset
in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
|
2
|
Gross
amounts are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
|
3
|
In
some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due
to
overcollateralization. |
|
4
|
Net
amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be
collateralized.
|
|
5
|
Represents
the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default. |
72
|
Record
Date |
Payable
Date |
Amount
|
|
12/31/2025
|
1/30/2026
|
$0.1485
|
|
2/20/2026
|
2/27/2026
|
$0.1485
|
|
3/24/2026
|
3/31/2026
|
$0.1485
|
|
4/23/2026
|
4/30/2026
|
$0.1485
|
|
5/21/2026
|
5/29/2026
|
$0.1485
|
73
|
|
Affiliate
Value at
December 31, 2024
|
Purchased
|
Sold
| ||
|
Cost
|
Shares
|
Proceeds
|
Shares
| ||
|
Western
Asset
Premier
Institutional
Government
Reserves,
Premium
Shares
|
$43,613,536
|
$220,694,036
|
220,694,036
|
$264,307,572
|
264,307,572
|
|
(cont’d)
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
Dividend
Income
|
Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2025
|
|
Western
Asset Premier
Institutional
Government
Reserves,
Premium
Shares |
—
|
$1,181,192
|
—
|
—
|
|
Security
|
Number of
Shares/
Warrants
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
at
12/31/2025 |
Value Per
Share/Warrant
|
Percent
of
Net
Assets |
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC,
Common
Shares |
977
|
3/25
|
$11,893
|
$245
|
$0.25
|
0.00
%(a)
|
|
Spirit
Airlines LLC,
Warrants
|
119,540
|
3/25
|
1,455,203
|
30,005
(b)
|
0.25
|
0.00
(a)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$1,467,096
|
$30,250
|
|
0.00
% (a)
|
|
(a)
|
Amount
represents less than 0.005%. |
|
(b)
|
Security
is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in
transactions
that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been
deemed
liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board. |
74
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
Distributions
paid from: |
|
|
|
Ordinary
income |
$100,100,280
|
$90,940,097
|
|
Undistributed
ordinary income — net |
$2,241,545
|
|
Deferred
capital losses* |
(233,295,665)
|
|
Other
book/tax temporary differences(a)
|
410,948
|
|
Unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)(b)
|
(46,896,265)
|
|
Total
distributable earnings (loss) — net |
$(277,539,437)
|
|
*
|
These
capital losses have been deferred in the current year as either short-term or long-term losses. The losses
will
be deemed to occur on the first day of the next taxable year in the same character as they were originally
deferred
and will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. |
|
(a)
|
Other
book/tax temporary differences are attributable to the tax deferral of losses on straddles, the realization
for
tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on futures, and foreign currency contracts and book/tax differences
in
the timing of the deductibility of various expenses. |
|
(b)
|
The
difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the tax
deferral
of losses on wash sales, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium on
fixed
income securities and book/tax differences in the accrual of interest income on securities in default and
other
book/tax basis adjustments. |
75
February 20, 2026
76
|
Independent
Trustees†
| |
|
Robert
D. Agdern | |
|
Year
of birth |
1950
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Nominating, Audit, Compensation
and
Pricing and Valuation Committees, and Compliance
Liaison,
Class I |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Member
of the Advisory Committee of the Dispute
Resolution
Research Center at the Kellogg Graduate School
of
Business, Northwestern University (2002 to 2016);
formerly,
Deputy General Counsel responsible for western
hemisphere
matters for BP PLC (1999 to 2001); Associate
General
Counsel at Amoco Corporation responsible for
corporate,
chemical, and refining and marketing matters and
special
assignments (1993 to 1998) (Amoco merged with
British
Petroleum in 1998 forming BP PLC) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
None
|
|
Carol
L. Colman | |
|
Year
of birth |
1946
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Nominating, Audit and
Compensation
Committees, and Chair of Pricing and
Valuation
Committee, Class I |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
President,
Colman Consulting Company (consulting) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
None
|
77
|
Independent
Trustees† (cont’d)
| |
|
Anthony
Grillo | |
|
Year
of birth
|
1955
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Nominating, Audit, Compensation
and
Pricing and Valuation Committees, Class I |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2024 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years
|
Retired;
Founder, Managing Director and Partner of
American
Securities Opportunity Funds (private equity and
credit
firm) (2006 to 2018); formerly, Senior Managing
Director
of Evercore Partners Inc. (investment banking) (2001
to
2004); Senior Managing Director of Joseph Littlejohn &
Levy,
Inc. (private equity firm) (1999 to 2001); Senior
Managing
Director of The Blackstone Group L.P. (private
equity
and credit firm) (1991 to 1999)
|
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
Director
of Littelfuse, Inc. (electronics manufacturing) (since
1991);
formerly, Director of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II
(2020
to 2022); Director of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. (2019
to
2021) |
|
Eileen
A. Kamerick | |
|
Year
of birth |
1958
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Chair
(since November 15, 2024) and Member of
Nominating,
Compensation, Pricing and Valuation and Audit
Committees,
Class II |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Chief
Executive Officer, The Governance Partners, LLC
(consulting
firm) (since 2015); National Association of
Corporate
Directors Board Leadership Fellow (since 2016,
with
Directorship Certification since 2019) and NACD 2022
Directorship
100 honoree; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown
University
Law Center (since 2021); Adjunct Professor, The
University
of Chicago Law School (since 2018); Adjunct
Professor,
University of Iowa College of Law (since 2007);
formerly,
Chief Financial Officer, Press Ganey Associates
(health
care informatics company) (2012 to 2014); Managing
Director
and Chief Financial Officer, Houlihan Lokey
(international
investment bank) and President, Houlihan
Lokey
Foundation (2010 to 2012) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
Director,
VALIC Company I (since October 2022); Director of
ACV
Auctions Inc. (since 2021); Director of Associated Banc-
Corp
(financial services company) (since 2007); formerly,
Director
of Hochschild Mining plc (precious metals
company)
(2016 to 2023); formerly Trustee of AIG Funds and
Anchor
Series Trust (2018 to 2021) |
78
|
Independent
Trustees† (cont’d)
| |
|
Nisha
Kumar | |
|
Year
of birth |
1970
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Nominating, Compensation and
Pricing
and Valuation Committees, and Chair of Audit
Committee,
Class III |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Formerly,
Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer
and
Chief Compliance Officer of Greenbriar Equity Group, LP
(2011
to 2021); formerly, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Administrative
Officer of Rent the Runway, Inc. (2011);
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
AOL
LLC, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (2007 to 2009);
Member
of the Council on Foreign Relations |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
Director
of Stonepeak-Plus Infrastructure Fund LP
(since
2025); Director of Birkenstock Holding plc
(since
2023); Director of The India Fund, Inc. (since 2016);
formerly,
Director of Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies
Fund
(2017 to 2018); and Director of The Asia Tigers Fund,
Inc.
(2016 to 2018) |
|
Peter
Mason | |
|
Year
of birth
|
1959
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Audit, Nominating and Pricing and
Valuation
Committees, and Chair of Compensation
Committee,
Class III |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2024 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years
|
Arbitrator
and Mediator (self-employed) (since 2021);
formerly,
Global General Counsel of UNICEF
(intergovernmental
organization) (1998 to 2021) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
Chairman
of University of Sydney USA Foundation
(since
2020); Director of the Radio Workshop US, Inc.
(since
2023) |
79
|
Independent
Trustees† (cont’d)
| |
|
Hillary
A. Sale | |
|
Year
of birth
|
1961
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee
and Member of Audit, Compensation and Pricing
and
Valuation Committees, and Chair of Nominating
Committee,
Class II |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2024 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years
|
Agnes
Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Leadership
and
Corporate Governance, Georgetown Law; and Professor
of
Management, McDonough School of Business
(since
2018); formerly, Associate Dean for Strategy,
Georgetown
Law (2020 to 2023); National Association of
Corporate
Directors Board Faculty Member (since 2021);
formerly,
a Member of the Board of Governors of FINRA
(2016
to 2022) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
21
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
Director
of CBOE U.S. Securities Exchanges, CBOE Futures
Exchange,
and CBOE SEF, Director (since 2022); Advisory
Board
Member of Foundation Press (academic book
publisher)
(since 2019); Chair of DirectWomen Board
Institute
(since 2019); formerly, Member of DirectWomen
Board
(nonprofit) (2007 to 2022) |
|
Interested
Trustee and Officer
| |
|
Jane
Trust, CFA3
| |
|
Year
of birth |
1962
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Trustee,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Class III |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Senior
Vice President, Fund Board Management, Franklin
Templeton
(since 2020); Officer and/or Trustee/Director of 118
funds
associated with FTFA or its affiliates (since 2015); Trustee
of
Putnam Family of Funds consisting of 105 portfolios; President
and
Chief Executive Officer of FTFA (since 2015); formerly, Senior
Managing
Director (2018 to 2020) and Managing Director (2016
to
2018) of Legg Mason & Co., LLC (“Legg Mason & Co.”); and
Senior
Vice President of FTFA (2015) |
|
Number
of portfolios in fund complex2
overseen by Trustee
(including
the Fund) |
Trustee/Director
of Franklin Templeton funds consisting of 118
portfolios;
Trustee of Putnam Family of Funds consisting of 105
portfolios
|
|
Other
board memberships held by Trustee during the past five
years
|
None
|
80
|
Additional
Officers
| |
|
Fred
Jensen |
|
|
Franklin
Templeton
One
Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010 |
|
|
Year
of birth |
1963
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Chief
Compliance Officer |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Director
- Global Compliance of Franklin Templeton (since 2020);
Managing
Director of Legg Mason & Co. (2006 to 2020); Director
of
Compliance, Legg Mason Office of the Chief Compliance
Officer
(2006 to 2020); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer of
Legg
Mason Global Asset Allocation (prior to 2014); Chief
Compliance
Officer of Legg Mason Private Portfolio Group (prior
to
2013); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer of The Reserve
Funds
(investment adviser, funds and broker-dealer) (2004) and
Ambac
Financial Group (investment adviser, funds and broker-
dealer)
(2000 to 2003) |
|
Marc
A. De Oliveira |
|
|
Franklin
Templeton
100
First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902 |
|
|
Year
of birth |
1971
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Secretary
and Chief Legal Officer |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2023 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Associate
General Counsel of Franklin Templeton (since 2020);
Secretary
and Chief Legal Officer (since 2020) and Assistant
Secretary
of certain funds in the Franklin Templeton fund
complex
(since 2006); formerly, Managing Director (2016
to
2020) and Associate General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co.
(2005
to 2020) |
|
Thomas
C. Mandia |
|
|
Franklin
Templeton
100
First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902 |
|
|
Year
of birth |
1962
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Senior
Vice President |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2022 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Senior
Associate General Counsel to Franklin Templeton
(since
2020); Senior Vice President (since 2020) and Assistant
Secretary
of certain funds in the Franklin Templeton fund
complex
(since 2006); Secretary of FTFA (since 2006); Secretary
of
LMAS (since 2002) and LMFAM (formerly registered
investment
advisers) (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director
and
Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co. (2005
to
2020) |
81
|
Additional
Officers (cont’d)
| |
|
Christopher
Berarducci |
|
|
Franklin
Templeton
One
Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010 |
|
|
Year
of birth |
1974
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
Vice
President, Fund Administration and Reporting, Franklin
Templeton
(since 2020); Treasurer (since 2010) and Principal
Financial
Officer (since 2019) of certain funds associated with
Legg
Mason & Co. or its affiliates; formerly, Managing
Director
(2020), Director (2015 to 2020), and Vice President (2011
to
2015) of Legg Mason & Co. |
|
Jeanne
M. Kelly |
|
|
Franklin
Templeton
One
Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010 |
|
|
Year
of birth |
1951
|
|
Position(s)
held with Fund1
|
Senior
Vice President |
|
Term
of office1
and year service began |
Since
2021 |
|
Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years |
U.S.
Fund Board Team Manager, Franklin Templeton (since 2020);
Senior
Vice President of certain funds associated with Legg
Mason
& Co. or its affiliates (since 2007); Senior Vice President
of
FTFA (since 2006); President and Chief Executive Officer of
LMAS
and LMFAM (since 2015); formerly, Managing Director of
Legg
Mason & Co. (2005 to 2020); and Senior Vice President of
LMFAM
(2013 to 2015) |
82
83
Franklin Resources Inc.
Compliance Department
One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10010
84
|
Sales
Load
|
% |
|
Offering
Expenses
|
% |
|
Dividend
Reinvestment Plan Fees(3)
|
$
|
|
|
to
Common Shares |
|
Management
Fees(4)
|
|
|
Interest
Payments on Borrowed Funds(5)
|
|
|
Other
Expenses(6)
|
|
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
|
One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
85
|
|
Quarterly
Closing
Market Price
|
Quarterly
Closing
NAV
Price
per
Common
shares
on Date
of Market
Price |
Quarterly
Closing
Premium/(Discount)
on
Date of Market
Price
| |||
|
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Fiscal
Year 2025: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2025 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
|
June
30, 2025 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
-
|
|
September
30, 2025 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
-
|
|
December
31, 2025 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
|
Fiscal
Year 2024: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2024 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
|
June
30, 2024 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
|
September
30, 2024 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
|
December
31, 2024 |
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
-
|
86
|
Year
Ended |
Total
Amount
Outstanding
|
Asset
Coverage
per
1,000 |
Average
Market
Value
Per
Unit**
|
|
Revolving
Credit Facility: |
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2025* |
$
|
$
|
N/A
|
|
December
31, 2024* |
$
|
$
|
N/A
|
|
December
31, 2023* |
$
|
$
|
N/A
|
|
December
31, 2022* |
$
|
$
|
N/A
|
|
December
31, 2021 |
$
|
$
|
N/A
|
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
|
|
Pursuant
to: |
Amount
Reported |
|
Qualified
Net Interest Income (QII) |
§871(k)(1)(C)
|
$50,611,758
|
|
Section
163(j) Interest Earned |
§163(j)
|
$72,348,585
|
|
Interest
Earned from Federal Obligations |
Note
(1) |
$3,747
|
108
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
17th Floor
New York, NY 10010
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
public accounting firm
Baltimore, MD
900 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Exchange Symbol
One Madison Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10010
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
(b) Not applicable
| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(f) Pursuant to Item 19(a) (1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that Eileen A. Kamerick and Nisha Kumar, possesses the technical attributes identified in Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial experts,” and has designated Eileen A. Kamerick and Nisha Kumar, as the Audit Committee’s financial experts. Eileen A. Kamerick and Nisha Kumar are an “independent” Trustee pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.
| Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the previous fiscal years ending December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $93,932 in December 31, 2024 and $94,817 in December 31, 2025.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the Registrant’s financial statements were $0 in December 31, 2024 and $0 in December 31, 2025.
(c) Tax Fees. he aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $10,000 in December 31, 20245 and $10,000 in December 31, 2025. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.
There were no fees billed for tax services by the Auditors to the Registrant’s investment manager and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment manager that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Service Affiliates”) during the Reporting Periods that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item, were $9,600 in December 31, 2024 and $9,600 in December 31, 2025.
There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to the Service Affiliates requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Periods.
(e) Audit Committee’s pre—approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(1) The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by the Registrant’s investment manager or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.
The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the auditors. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and the Covered Service Providers constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.
(2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were performed in reliance on paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant and the Service Affiliates during the reporting period were $334,889 in December 31, 2024 and $344,935 in December 31, 2025.
h) Yes. The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor’s independence. All services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant or to the Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
a) Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)58(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members:
Robert D. Agdern
Carol L. Colman
Anthony Grillo
Eileen A. Kamerick
Nisha Kumar
Peter Mason
Hillary A. Sale
b) Not applicable
| ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
| (a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR, as applicable.
| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
| NOTE |
The policy below relating to proxy voting and corporate actions is a global policy for Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset” or the “Firm”) and all Western Asset affiliates, including Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”), Western Asset Management Company Ltd (“Western Asset Japan”) and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. (“Western Asset Singapore”), as applicable. As compliance with the policy is monitored by Western Asset, the policy has been adopted from the US Compliance Manual and all defined terms are those defined in the US Compliance Manual rather than the compliance manual of any other Western Asset affiliate.
| BACKGROUND |
An investment adviser is required to adopt and implement policies and procedures that we believe are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of clients, in accordance with fiduciary duties and Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The authority to vote the proxies of our clients is established through investment management agreements or comparable documents. In addition to SEC requirements governing advisers, long-standing fiduciary standards and responsibilities have been established for ERISA accounts. Unless a manager of ERISA assets has been expressly precluded from voting proxies, the Department of Labor has determined that the responsibility for these votes lies with the investment manager.
| POLICY |
As a fixed income only manager, the occasion to vote proxies is very rare, for instance, when fixed income securities are converted into equity by their terms or in connection with a bankruptcy or corporate workout. However, the Firm has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that we believe are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of clients, in accordance with our fiduciary duties and Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act. In addition to SEC requirements governing advisers, our proxy voting policies reflect the long-standing fiduciary standards and responsibilities for ERISA accounts. Unless a manager of ERISA assets has been expressly precluded from voting proxies, the Department of Labor has determined that the responsibility for these votes lies with the investment manager.
While the guidelines included in the procedures are intended to provide a benchmark for voting standards, each vote is ultimately cast on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the Firm’s contractual obligations to our clients and all other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote (such that these guidelines may be overridden to the extent the Firm deems appropriate).
In exercising its voting authority, Western Asset will not consult or enter into agreements with officers, directors or employees of Franklin Resources (Franklin Resources includes Franklin Resources, Inc. and organizations operating as Franklin Resources) or any of its affiliates (other than Western Asset affiliated companies) regarding the voting of any securities owned by its clients.
| PROCEDURES |
Responsibility and Oversight
The Legal & Compliance Group is responsible for administering and overseeing the proxy voting process. The gathering of proxies is coordinated through the Corporate Actions team of the Investment Operations Group (“Corporate Actions”). Research analysts and portfolio managers are responsible for determining appropriate voting positions on each proxy utilizing any applicable guidelines contained in these procedures.
Client Authority
The Investment Management Agreement for each client is reviewed at account start-up for proxy voting instructions. If an agreement is silent on proxy voting, but contains an overall delegation of discretionary authority or if the account represents assets of an ERISA plan, Western Asset will assume responsibility for proxy voting. The Portfolio Compliance Group maintains a matrix of proxy voting authority.
Proxy Gathering
Registered owners of record, client custodians, client banks and trustees (“Proxy Recipients”) that receive proxy materials on behalf of clients should forward them to Corporate Actions. Proxy Recipients for new clients (or, if Western Asset becomes aware that the applicable Proxy Recipient for an existing client has changed, the Proxy Recipient for the existing client) are notified at start-up of appropriate routing to Corporate Actions of proxy materials received and reminded of their responsibility to forward all proxy materials on a timely basis. If Western Asset personnel other than Corporate Actions receive proxy materials, they should promptly forward the materials to Corporate Actions.
Proxy Voting
Once proxy materials are received by Corporate Actions, they are forwarded to the Portfolio Compliance Group for coordination and the following actions:
Proxies are reviewed to determine accounts impacted.
Impacted accounts are checked to confirm Western Asset voting authority.
Where appropriate, the Regulatory Affairs Group reviews the issues presented to determine any material conflicts of interest. (See Conflicts of Interest section of these procedures for further information on determining material conflicts of interest.)
If a material conflict of interest exists, (i) to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable law, the client is promptly notified, the conflict is disclosed and Western Asset obtains the client’s proxy voting instructions, and (ii) to the extent that it is not reasonably practicable or permitted by applicable law to notify the client and obtain such instructions (e.g., the client is a mutual fund or other commingled vehicle or is an ERISA plan client), Western Asset seeks voting instructions from an independent third party.
The Portfolio Compliance Group provides proxy material to the appropriate research analyst or portfolio manager to obtain their recommended vote. Research analysts and portfolio managers determine votes on a case-by-case basis taking into account the voting guidelines contained in these procedures. For avoidance of doubt, depending on the best interest of each individual client, Western Asset may vote the same proxy differently for different clients. The analyst’s or portfolio manager’s basis for their decision is documented and maintained by the Portfolio Compliance Group.
Portfolio Compliance Group votes the proxy pursuant to the instructions received in (d) or (e) and returns the voted proxy as indicated in the proxy materials.
| Timing |
Western Asset’s Legal and Compliance Department personnel act in such a manner to ensure that, absent special circumstances, the proxy gathering and proxy voting steps noted above can be completed before the applicable deadline for returning proxy votes.
| Recordkeeping |
Western Asset maintains records of proxies voted pursuant to Rule 204-2 of the Advisers Act and ERISA DOL Bulletin 94-2. These records include:
| • | A copy of Western Asset’s proxy voting policies and procedures. |
| • | Copies of proxy statements received with respect to securities in client accounts. |
| • | A copy of any document created by Western Asset that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies. |
| • | Each written client request for proxy voting records and Western Asset’s written response to both verbal and written client requests. |
A proxy log including:
| 1. | Issuer name; |
| 2. | Exchange ticker symbol of the issuer’s shares to be voted; |
| 3. | Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number for the shares to be voted; |
| 4. | A brief identification of the matter voted on; |
| 5. | Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a shareholder of the issuer; |
| 6. | Whether a vote was cast on the matter; |
| 7. | A record of how the vote was cast; |
| 8. | Whether the vote was cast for or against the recommendation of the issuer’s management team; |
| 9. | Funds are required to categorize their votes so that investors can focus on the topics they find important. Categories include, for example, votes related to director elections, extraordinary transactions, say-on-pay, shareholder rights and defenses, and the environment or climate, among others; and |
| 10. | Funds are required to disclose the number of shares voted or instructed to be cast, as well as the number of shares loaned but not recalled and, therefore, not voted by the fund. |
Records are maintained in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five (5) years with the first two (2) years in Western Asset’s offices.
| Disclosure |
Western Asset’s proxy policies and procedures are described in the Firm’s Form ADV Part 2A. Clients are provided with a copy of these policies and procedures upon request. In addition, clients may receive reports on how their proxies have been voted, upon request.
Conflicts of Interest
All proxies that potentially present conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Regulatory Affairs Group for a materiality assessment. Issues to be reviewed include, but are not limited to:
| 1. | Whether Western Asset (or, to the extent required to be considered by applicable law, its affiliates) manages assets for the company or an employee group of the company or otherwise has an interest in the company; |
| 2. | Whether Western Asset or an officer or director of Western Asset or the applicable portfolio manager or analyst responsible for recommending the proxy vote (together, “Voting Persons”) is a close relative of or has a personal or business relationship with an executive, director or person who is a candidate for director of the company or is a participant in a proxy contest; and |
| 3. | Whether there is any other business or personal relationship where a Voting Person has a personal interest in the outcome of the matter before shareholders. |
Voting Guidelines
Western Asset’s substantive voting decisions are based on the particular facts and circumstances of each proxy vote and are evaluated by the designated research analyst or portfolio manager. The examples outlined below are meant as guidelines to aid in the decision making process.
Situations can arise in which more than one Western Asset client invests in instruments of the same issuer or in which a single client may invest in instruments of the same issuer but in multiple accounts or strategies. Multiple clients or the same client in multiple accounts or strategies may have different investment objectives, investment styles, or investment professionals involved in making decisions. While there may be differences, votes are always cast in the best interests of the client and the investment objectives agreed with Western Asset. As a result, there may be circumstances where Western Asset casts different votes on behalf of different clients or on behalf of the same client with multiple accounts or strategies.
Guidelines are grouped according to the types of proposals generally presented to shareholders. Part I deals with proposals which have been approved and are recommended by a company’s board of directors; Part II deals with proposals submitted by shareholders for inclusion in proxy statements; Part III addresses issues relating to voting shares of investment companies; and Part IV addresses unique considerations pertaining to foreign issuers.
| I. | Board Approved Proposals |
The vast majority of matters presented to shareholders for a vote involve proposals made by a company itself that have been approved and recommended by its board of directors. In view of the enhanced corporate governance practices currently being implemented in public companies, Western Asset generally votes in support of decisions reached by independent boards of directors. More specific guidelines related to certain board-approved proposals are as follows:
| 1. | Matters relating to the Board of Directors |
Western Asset votes proxies for the election of the company’s nominees for directors and for board-approved proposals on other matters relating to the board of directors with the following exceptions:
| a. | Votes are withheld for the entire board of directors if the board does not have a majority of independent directors or the board does not have nominating, audit and compensation committees composed solely of independent directors. |
| b. | Votes are withheld for any nominee for director who is considered an independent director by the company and who has received compensation from the company other than for service as a director. |
| c. | Votes are withheld for any nominee for director who attends less than 75% of board and committee meetings without valid reasons for absences. |
| d. | Votes are cast on a case-by-case basis in contested elections of directors. |
| 2. | Matters relating to Executive Compensation |
Western Asset generally favors compensation programs that relate executive compensation to a company’s long-term performance. Votes are cast on a case-by-case basis on board-approved proposals relating to executive compensation, except as follows:
| • | Except where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors, Western Asset votes for stock option plans that will result in a minimal annual dilution. |
| • | Western Asset votes against stock option plans or proposals that permit replacing or repricing of underwater options. |
| • | Western Asset votes against stock option plans that permit issuance of options with an exercise price below the stock’s current market price. |
| • | Except where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors, Western Asset votes for employee stock purchase plans that limit the discount for shares purchased under the plan to no more than 15% of their market value, have an offering period of 27 months or less and result in dilution of 10% or less. |
| 3. | Matters relating to Capitalization |
The Management of a company’s capital structure involves a number of important issues, including cash flows, financing needs and market conditions that are unique to the circumstances of each company. As a result, Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on board-approved proposals involving changes to a company’s capitalization except where Western Asset is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors.
| a. | Western Asset votes for proposals relating to the authorization of additional common stock. |
| b. | Western Asset votes for proposals to effect stock splits (excluding reverse stock splits). |
| c. | Western Asset votes for proposals authorizing share repurchase programs. |
| 4. | Matters relating to Acquisitions, Mergers, Reorganizations and Other Transactions |
Western Asset votes these issues on a case-by-case basis on board-approved transactions.
| 5. | Matters relating to Anti-Takeover Measures |
Western Asset votes against board-approved proposals to adopt anti-takeover measures except as follows:
| a. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to ratify or approve shareholder rights plans. |
| b. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to adopt fair price provisions. |
| 6. | Other Business Matters |
Western Asset votes for board-approved proposals approving such routine business matters such as changing the company’s name, ratifying the appointment of auditors and procedural matters relating to the shareholder meeting.
| a. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to amend a company’s charter or bylaws. |
| b. | Western Asset votes against authorization to transact other unidentified, substantive business at the meeting. |
| 7. | Reporting of Financially Material Information |
Western Asset generally believes issuers should disclose information that is material to their business. What qualifies as “material” can vary, so votes are cast on a case-by-case basis but consistent with the overarching principle.
| II. | Shareholder Proposals |
SEC regulations permit shareholders to submit proposals for inclusion in a company’s proxy statement. These proposals generally seek to change some aspect of a company’s corporate governance structure or to change some aspect of its business operations. Western Asset votes in accordance with the recommendation of the company’s board of directors on all shareholder proposals, except as follows:
| 1. | Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals to require shareholder approval of shareholder rights plans. |
| 2. | Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals that are consistent with Western Asset’s proxy voting guidelines for board-approved proposals. |
| 3. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on other shareholder proposals where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors. |
Environmental or social issues that are the subject of a proxy vote will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Constructive proposals that seek to advance the health of the issuer and the prospect for risk-adjusted returns to Western Assets clients are viewed more favorably than proposals that advance a single issue or limit the ability of management to meet its operating objectives.
| III. | Voting Shares of Investment Companies |
Western Asset may utilize shares of open or closed-end investment companies to implement its investment strategies. Shareholder votes for investment companies that fall within the categories listed in Parts I and II above are voted in accordance with those guidelines.
| 1. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals relating to changes in the investment objectives of an investment company taking into account the original intent of the fund and the role the fund plays in the clients’ portfolios. |
| 2. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis all proposals that would result in increases in expenses (e.g., proposals to adopt 12b-1 plans, alter investment advisory arrangements or approve fund mergers) taking into account comparable expenses for similar funds and the services to be provided. |
| IV. | Voting Shares of Foreign Issuers |
In the event Western Asset is required to vote on securities held in non-U.S. issuers – i.e. issuers that are incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and that are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ stock market, the following guidelines are used, which are premised on the existence of a sound corporate governance and disclosure framework. These guidelines, however, may not be appropriate under some circumstances for foreign issuers and therefore apply only where applicable.
| 1. | Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals calling for a majority of the directors to be independent of management. |
| 2. | Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals seeking to increase the independence of board nominating, audit and compensation committees. |
| 3. | Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals that implement corporate governance standards similar to those established under U.S. federal law and the listing requirements of U.S. stock exchanges, and that do not otherwise violate the laws of the jurisdiction under which the company is incorporated. |
| 4. | Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals relating to (1) the issuance of common stock in excess of 20% of a company’s outstanding common stock where shareholders do not have preemptive rights, or (2) the issuance of common stock in excess of 100% of a company’s outstanding common stock where shareholders have preemptive rights. |
| V. | Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Matters |
Western Asset incorporates ESG considerations, among other relevant risks, as part of the overall process where appropriate. The Firm seeks to identify and consider material risks to the investment thesis, including material risks presented by ESG factors. While Western Asset is primarily a fixed income manager, opportunities to vote proxies are considered on the investment merits of the instruments and strategies involved.
As a general proposition, Western Asset votes to encourage disclosure of information material to their business. This principle extends to ESG matters. What qualifies as “material” can vary, so votes are cast on a case-by-case basis but consistent with the overarching principle. Western Asset recognizes that objective standards and criteria may not be available or universally agreed and that there may be different views and subjective analysis regarding factors and their significance.
Targeted environmental or social issues that are the subject of a proxy vote will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Constructive proposals that seek to advance the health of the issuer and the prospect for risk-adjusted returns to Western Assets clients are viewed more favorably than proposals that advance a single issue or limit the ability of management to meet its operating objectives.
Retirement Accounts
For accounts subject to ERISA, as well as other retirement accounts, Western Asset is presumed to have the responsibility to vote proxies for the client. The Department of Labor has issued a bulletin that states that investment managers have the responsibility to vote proxies on behalf of Retirement Accounts unless the authority to vote proxies has been specifically reserved to another named fiduciary. Furthermore, unless Western Asset is expressly precluded from voting the proxies, the Department of Labor has determined that the responsibility remains with the investment manager.
In order to comply with the Department of Labor’s position, Western Asset will be presumed to have the obligation to vote proxies for its retirement accounts unless Western Asset has obtained a specific written instruction indicating that: (a) the right to vote proxies has been reserved to a named fiduciary of the client, and (b) Western Asset is precluded from voting proxies on behalf of the client. If Western Asset does not receive such an instruction, Western Asset will be responsible for voting proxies in the best interests of the retirement account client and in accordance with any proxy voting guidelines provided by the client.
| ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
(a)(1): As of the date of filing this report:
| NAME AND ADDRESS |
LENGTH OF TIME SERVED |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS | ||
|
Michael C. Buchanan Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Since 2021 |
Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset (Since 2024); Co-Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset (2023-2024); employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional for at least the past five years | ||
|
Christopher Kilpatrick
Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Since 2021 |
Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional for at least the past five years. | ||
|
Rafael Zielonka Western Asset |
Since 2023 | Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional since 2002. | ||
|
Greg E. Handler Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Since 2021 |
Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; research analyst/portfolio manager at Western Asset since 2002.
| ||
|
Annabel Rudebeck Western Asset |
Since 2021 | Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; Ms.. Rudebeck joined Western Asset in 2016 as Head of Non-US Credit. Ms. Rudebeck has over 18 years of investment industry experience. Formerly Ms. Rudebeck was a Senior Partner and Head of Global Investment-Grade Credit for Rogge Global Partners and also served as a Credit Research Associate at J.P. Morgan Securities. | ||
|
John Hwang Western Asset |
Since January 27, 2026 |
Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; Mr. Hwang is a member of the high-yield desk and specializes in bank loans and corporate structured credit. Mr. Hwang co-manages all collateralized loan obligation (CLO) portfolios and is responsible for all corporate-structured credit investments within Western Asset. Mr. Hwang has over 24 years of investment industry experience. | ||
|
Ryan Kohan Western Asset |
Since January 27, 2026 |
Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; Mr. Kohan is Head of Bank Loans and has been employed by Western Asset as an investment professional for at least the past five years. Mr. Kohan has over 17 years of investment industry experience. |
(a)(2): DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY FINANCIAL CONTROL
The following tables set forth certain additional information with respect to the fund’s investment professionals for the fund. Unless noted otherwise, all information is provided as of December 31, 2025.
Other Accounts Managed by Investment Professionals
The table below identifies the number of accounts (other than the fund) for which the fund’s investment professionals have day-to-day management responsibilities and the total assets in such accounts, within each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, and other accounts. For each category, the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts where fees are based on performance is also indicated.
| Name of PM | Type of Account |
Number of Accounts M anaged |
Total Assets Managed |
Number of Accounts Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based |
Assets Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based |
| Michael C. Buchanan‡ | Other Registered Investment Companies | 61 | $82.41 billion | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 189 | $47.17 billion | 16 | $3.01 billion | |
| Other Accounts | 273 | $79.61 billion | 11 | $6.20 billion | |
| Christopher Kilpatrick‡ | Other Registered Investment Companies | 11 | $3.60 billion | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 7 | $546 million | 3 | $389 million | |
| Other Accounts | 13 | $820 million | None | None | |
|
Rafael Zielonka‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $3.11 billion | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 6 | $1.61 billion | None | None | |
| Other Accounts | 4 | $692 million | None | None | |
| Annabel Rudebeck‡ | Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $2.35 billion | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 10 | $2.60 billion | None | None | |
| Other Accounts | 17 | $6.56 billion | None | None | |
| Greg Handler‡ | Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $1.26 billion | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 10 | $2.32 billion | None | None | |
| Other Accounts | 2 | $772 million | 2 | $772 million | |
| John Hwang‡* | Other Registered Investment Companies | None | None | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 9 | $2.10 billion | 6 | 1.91 billion | |
| Other Accounts | 2 | $445 million | None | None | |
| Ryan Kohan‡* | Other Registered Investment Companies | 3 | $915 million | None | None |
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 22 | $8.22 billion | 9 | $2.30 billion | |
| Other Accounts | 13 | $1.98 billion | None | None |
‡ The numbers above reflect the overall number of portfolios managed by employees of Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”). They are involved in the management of all the Firm’s portfolios, but they are not solely responsible for particular portfolios. Western Asset’s investment discipline emphasizes a team approach that combines the efforts of groups of specialists working in different market sectors. They are responsible for overseeing implementation of Western Asset’s overall investment ideas and coordinating the work of the various sector teams. This structure ensures that client portfolios benefit from a consensus that draws on the expertise of all team members.
*Effective January 27, 2026, Messrs. Hwang and Kohan became members of the portfolio management team.
(a)(3): Portfolio Manager Compensation (As of December 31, 2025):
Investment Professional Compensation
Conflicts of Interest
The Subadviser has adopted compliance policies and procedures to address a wide range of potential conflicts of interest that could directly impact client portfolios. For example, potential conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the management of multiple portfolios (including portfolios managed in a personal capacity). These could include potential conflicts of interest related to the knowledge and timing of a portfolio’s trades, investment opportunities and broker selection. Portfolio managers are privy to the size, timing, and possible market impact of a portfolio’s trades.
It is possible that an investment opportunity may be suitable for both a portfolio and other accounts managed by a portfolio manager, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the portfolio and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by a portfolio and another account. A conflict may arise where the portfolio manager may have an incentive to treat an account preferentially as compared to a portfolio because the account pays a performance-based fee or the portfolio manager, the Subadviser or an affiliate has an interest in the account. The Subadviser has adopted procedures for allocation of portfolio transactions and investment opportunities across multiple client accounts on a fair and equitable basis over time. Eligible accounts that can participate in a trade generally share the same price on a pro-rata allocation basis, taking into account differences based on factors such as cash availability, investment restrictions and guidelines, and portfolio composition versus strategy.
With respect to securities transactions, the Subadviser determines which broker or dealer to use to execute each order, consistent with their duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts (such as pooled investment vehicles that are not registered investment companies and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Subadviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or dealers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker or dealer. In these cases, trades for a portfolio 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 a portfolio or the other account(s) involved. Additionally, the management of multiple portfolios and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each portfolio and/or other account. The Subadviser’s team approach to portfolio management and block trading approach seeks to limit this potential risk.
The Subadviser also maintains a gift and entertainment policy to address the potential for a business contact to give gifts or host entertainment events that may influence the business judgment of an employee. Employees are permitted to retain gifts of only a nominal value and are required to make reimbursement for entertainment events above a certain value. All gifts (except those of a de minimis value) and entertainment events that are given or sponsored by a business contact are required to be reported in a gift and entertainment log which is reviewed on a regular basis for possible issues.
Employees of the Subadviser have access to transactions and holdings information regarding client accounts and the Subadviser’s overall trading activities. This information represents a potential conflict of interest because employees may take advantage of this information as they trade in their personal accounts. Accordingly, the Subadviser maintains a Code of Ethics that is compliant with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act to address personal trading. In addition, the Code of Ethics seeks to establish broader principles of good conduct and fiduciary responsibility in all aspects of the Subadviser’s business. The Code of Ethics is administered by the Legal and Compliance Department and monitored through the Subadviser’s compliance monitoring program.
The Subadviser may also face other potential conflicts of interest with respect to managing client assets, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict of interest that could be deemed to exist. The Subadviser also maintains a compliance monitoring program and engages independent auditors to conduct a SOC1/ISAE 3402 audit on an annual basis. These steps help to ensure that potential conflicts of interest have been addressed.
Investment Professional Compensation
With respect to the compensation of the Fund’s investment professionals, the Subadviser’s compensation system assigns each employee a total compensation range, which is derived from annual market surveys that benchmark each role with its job function and peer universe. This method is designed to reward employees with total compensation reflective of the external market value of their skills, experience and ability to produce desired results. Standard compensation includes competitive base salaries, generous employee benefits and a retirement plan.
In addition, the Subadviser’s employees are eligible for bonuses. These are structured to closely align the interests of employees with those of the Subadviser, and are determined by the professional’s job function and pre-tax performance as measured by a formal review process. All bonuses are completely discretionary. The principal factor considered is an investment professional’s investment performance versus appropriate peer groups and benchmarks (e.g., a securities index and with respect to the Fund, the benchmark set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus to which the Fund’s average annual total returns are compared or, if none, the benchmark set forth in the Fund’s annual report). Performance is reviewed on a 1, 3 and 5 year basis for compensation—with 3 and 5 years having a larger emphasis. The Subadviser may also measure an investment professional’s pre-tax investment performance against other benchmarks, as it determines appropriate. Because investment professionals are generally responsible for multiple accounts (including the Fund) with similar investment strategies, they are generally compensated on the performance of the aggregate group of similar accounts, rather than a specific account. Other factors that may be considered when making bonus decisions include client service, business development, length of service to the Subadviser, management or supervisory responsibilities, contributions to developing business strategy and overall contributions to the Subadviser’s business.
Finally, in order to attract and retain top talent, all investment professionals are eligible for additional incentives in recognition of outstanding performance. These are determined based upon the factors described above and include long-term incentives that vest over a set period of time past the award date.
Investment Professional Securities Ownership
The table below identifies the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by the named investment professional as of December 31, 2025.
|
Investment Professional(s) |
Dollar
Range of Beneficially Owned | |
|
Michael C. Buchanan |
E | |
| Christopher Kilpatrick | A | |
| Annabel Rudebeck | A | |
| Greg E. Handler | A | |
| Rafael Zielonka | A | |
| John Hwang* | B | |
| Ryan Kohan* | A |
*Effective January 27, 2026, Messrs. Hwang and Kohan became members of the portfolio management team.
Dollar Range ownership is as follows:
A: none
B: $1 - $10,000
C: 10,001 - $50,000
D: $50,001 - $100,000
E: $100,001 - $500,000
F: $500,001 - $1
million
G: over $1 million
| ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.
| ITEM 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
(c) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ex99_CONSENT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
| Western Asset Diversified Income Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | February 27, 2026 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | February 27, 2026 |
| By: | /s/ Christopher Berarducci | |
| Christopher Berarducci | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | February 27, 2026 |
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