UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21417
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
(formerly known as: AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
101 Munson Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Angela Borreggine
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary for Registrant
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-254-5197
Date of fiscal year end: January 31
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2021
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
(a) | The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund |
Virtus AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund |
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
As permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of each Fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless specifically requested from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action.
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Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
To Virtus Closed-End Fund Shareholders:
I am pleased to present this semiannual report, which reviews the performance of your Fund for the six months ended July 31, 2021.
Continued strong monetary and fiscal support led global markets generally higher during the period, despite the resurgence of COVID-19, specifically the Delta variant, and inflation fears. Many indexes posted positive returns for the six months. U.S. large-capitalization stocks led the way, returning 19.19%, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, versus a gain of 7.86% for small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index. Within international equities, developed markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index (net), returned 10.83%, while emerging markets posted a loss of 2.76%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net).
In fixed income markets, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was 1.24% on July 31, 2021, up from 1.11% on January 31, 2021. The broader U.S. fixed income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 0.21%. Non-investment grade bonds were up 3.67% for the period, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index.
If you have any questions about your Fund, please call us at 866-270-7788. To learn more about the many investment strategies we offer, please visit us at Virtus.com.
We appreciate your business and remain committed to your long-term financial success.
Sincerely,
George R. Aylward
President and Chief Executive Officer, Virtus Closed-End Funds
September 2021
Performance data quoted represents past results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above.
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
About the Fund:
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s (NYSE: ACV) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, while seeking to provide downside protection against capital loss. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
The Fund has a blended capital structure combining long-term fixed rates and short-term variable rates which enable the Fund to seek to enhance the returns and yields on its investments. As of July 31, 2021, the Fund’s leverage consisted of $105.0 million of borrowings made pursuant to long-term senior notes, short-term margin loan financing, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares, which represented approximately 22% of the Fund’s total assets.
Manager Comments – Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI)
AllianzGI manages the Fund, leveraging the knowledge and skills of an experienced investment team that has a long track record in closed-end fund management. The team takes a dynamic approach to allocating Fund assets across convertible securities, equities, and income-producing securities. They invest for the long term, employing innovative investment expertise and global resources. The following commentary is provided by the portfolio teams at AllianzGI and covers the Fund’s portfolio for the six months ended July 31, 2021.
How did the markets perform for the six months ended July 31, 2021?
The three asset classes – U.S. equities, convertible securities, and high yield bonds – utilized in the Fund advanced during the period. The Russell 1000® Growth Index returned 17.6%. The ICE BofA US Convertibles Index and ICE BofA US High Yield Index returned 3.1% and 3.7%, respectively. By way of comparison, the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell 0.6% and the S&P 500® Index gained 19.2%.
The S&P 500® Index hit new highs over the period, rising for six straight months through July – its best streak since 2018. Convertible securities were positively impacted by underlying equity strength. Declining default rates and accelerating credit rating upgrades were notable developments within the high yield bond market.
During the reporting period, investors weighed stronger-than-expected earnings results, a robust economic recovery, ongoing accommodation by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), and additional fiscal stimulus against rising inflation and increasing COVID-19 case counts.
First-quarter financial results for companies in the S&P 500® Index exceeded estimates due to stronger-than-expected earnings and revenues. Earnings surpassed estimates by more than 22%, with 86% of the companies beating their projections, according to FactSet, a financial data and software company. Additionally, second-quarter 2021 earnings growth estimates strengthened over the period, with a record-high number of companies in the S&P 500® Index issuing positive earnings and sales guidance. At period-end, second-quarter earnings results were also exceeding expectations.
The economy continued to rapidly recover during the period. The unemployment rate declined, jobless claims hit a pandemic-era low, housing industry statistics were positive, and global manufacturing and service sector activity remained robust. On the other hand, inflation measures increased.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
The Fed kept interest rates and asset purchases unchanged and pushed out tapering expectations. The Fed’s interest rate forecast incorporated 0.50% of tightening in 2023, reflecting a faster recovery in economic activity and higher inflation expectations.
Lastly, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan – a $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus bill – and unveiled an infrastructure spending plan.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during its fiscal semiannual period?
For the six months ended July 31, 2021, the Fund’s net asset value (NAV) returned 6.05%, and its market price returned 9.32%. For the same period, the Fund’s composite benchmark, which consists of 50% ICE BofA US Convertibles Index (representing convertible securities), 25% ICE BofA US High Yield Index (representing high yield bonds), and 25% Russell 1000® Growth Index (representing equities), returned 6.78%.
The Fund benefited from its exposure to U.S. equities, convertible securities, and high yield bonds.
Information technology, communication services, and health care were the top-contributing sectors among equity holdings during the reporting period. Conversely, energy was the only sector among equity holdings to detract from performance.
Within convertibles, outperforming exposures included financials, media, and health care, whereas the technology, energy, and consumer discretionary sectors underperformed.
Among high yield holdings, the industries exhibiting the greatest strength were financial services, energy, and theaters & entertainment. There were no industries among high yield holdings that had a negative impact on performance.
The preceding information is the opinion of portfolio management only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions and should not be relied upon as investment advice.
The Fund’s portfolio holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investment decisions. The mention of individual securities held by the Fund is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional.
Risk Considerations
Convertible Securities: A convertible security may be called for redemption at a time and price unfavorable to the portfolio.
Credit & Interest: Debt instruments are subject to various risks, including credit and interest rate risk. The issuer of a debt security may fail to make interest and/or principal payments. Values of debt instruments may rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced with longer-term maturities.
Leverage: When a portfolio is leveraged, the value of its securities may be more volatile and all other risks may be compounded.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
High Yield Fixed Income Securities: There is a greater risk of issuer default, less liquidity, and increased price volatility related to high yield securities than investment grade securities.
Equity Securities: The market price of equity securities may be adversely affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stocks may decline in price, fail to pay dividends, or be illiquid.
Options: Selling call options may limit the opportunity to profit from the increase in price of the underlying asset. Selling put options risks loss if the option is exercised while the price of the underlying asset is rising. Buying options risks loss of the premium paid for those options.
Market Volatility: Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the portfolio and its investments, including hampering the ability of the portfolio manager(s) to invest the portfolio’s assets as intended.
Closed-End Funds: Closed-end funds may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset values, which may affect whether an investor will realize gains or losses. They may also employ leverage, which may increase volatility.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
About the Fund:
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund’s (NYSE: NIE) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Manager Comments – Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI)
AllianzGI manages the Fund, leveraging the knowledge and skills of an experienced investment team that has a long track record in closed-end fund management. The team takes a dynamic approach to allocating Fund assets across convertible securities, equities, and income-producing securities. They invest for the long term, employing innovative investment expertise and global resources. The following commentary is provided by the portfolio teams at AllianzGI and covers the Fund’s portfolio for the six months ended July 31, 2021.
How did the markets perform for the six months ended July 31, 2021?
The two asset classes – U.S. equities and convertible securities – utilized in the Fund advanced during the period. The Russell 1000® Growth Index returned 17.6%, and the ICE BofA US Convertibles Index returned 3.1%. By way of comparison, the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell 0.6% and the S&P 500® Index gained 19.2%.
The S&P 500® Index hit new highs over the period, rising for six straight months through July – its best streak since 2018. Convertible securities were positively impacted by underlying equity strength.
During the reporting period, investors weighed stronger-than-expected earnings results, a robust economic recovery, ongoing accommodation by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), and additional fiscal stimulus against rising inflation and increasing COVID-19 case counts.
First-quarter financial results for companies in the S&P 500® Index exceeded estimates due to stronger-than-expected earnings and revenues. Earnings surpassed estimates by more than 22%, with 86% of the companies beating their projections, according to FactSet, a financial data and software company. Additionally, second-quarter 2021 earnings growth estimates strengthened over the period, with a record-high number of companies in the S&P 500® Index issuing positive earnings and sales guidance. At period-end, second-quarter earnings results exceeded expectations.
The economy continued to rapidly recover during the period. The unemployment rate declined, jobless claims hit a pandemic-era low, housing industry statistics were constructive, and surveys of manufacturing and service sector activity remained robust. On the other hand, inflation measures increased.
The Fed kept interest rates and asset purchases unchanged and pushed out tapering expectations. The Fed’s interest rate forecast incorporated 0.50% of tightening in 2023, reflecting a faster recovery in economic activity and higher inflation expectations.
Lastly, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan – a $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus bill – and unveiled an infrastructure spending plan.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during its fiscal semiannual period?
For the six months ended July 31, 2021, the Fund’s net asset value (NAV) returned 11.13%, and its market price returned 11.52%. For the same period, the Fund’s composite benchmark, which consists of 60% Russell 1000® Growth Index (representing equities) and 40% ICE BofA US Convertibles Index (representing convertible securities), returned 11.65%.
The Fund benefited from its exposure to U.S. equities and convertible securities.
Information technology, communication services, and health care were the top-contributing sectors among equity holdings during the reporting period. Conversely, energy was the only sector to detract from performance.
Within convertibles, outperforming exposures included health care, media, and financials, whereas the consumer discretionary, technology, and transportation sectors underperformed.
The preceding information is the opinion of portfolio management only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions and should not be relied upon as investment advice.
The Fund’s portfolio holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investment decisions. The mention of individual securities held by the Fund is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional.
Risk Considerations
Equity Securities: The market price of equity securities may be adversely affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Convertible Securities: A convertible security may be called for redemption at a time and price unfavorable to the portfolio.
Credit & Interest: Debt instruments are subject to various risks, including credit and interest rate risk. The issuer of a debt security may fail to make interest and/or principal payments. Values of debt instruments may rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced with longer-term maturities.
Options: Selling call options may limit the opportunity to profit from the increase in price of the underlying asset. Selling put options risks loss if the option is exercised while the price of the underlying asset is rising. Buying options risks loss of the premium paid for those options.
Market Volatility: Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the portfolio and its investments, including hampering the ability of the portfolio manager(s) to invest the portfolio’s assets as intended.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stocks may decline in price, fail to pay dividends, or be illiquid.
Closed-End Funds: Closed-end funds may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset values, which may affect whether an investor will realize gains or losses. They may also employ leverage, which may increase volatility.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
About the Fund:
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund’s (NYSE: NFJ) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Manager Comments – Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI) & NFJ Investment Group, LLC (NFJ)
AllianzGI manages the Fund’s convertible securities portfolio, while NFJ manages the Fund’s equity and options portfolios. The NFJ and AllianzGI teams have been working together for more than 15 years. The skilled investment team at AllianzGI has a long track record in closed-end fund management. They invest for the long term, employing innovative investment expertise and global resources. The NFJ investment team has been managing value equities for clients for over 30 years. They seek to invest in companies with low market expectations and the strongest prospects for returning capital to shareholders. The following commentary is provided by the portfolio teams at AllianzGI and NFJ and covers the Fund’s portfolio for the six months ended July 31, 2021.
How did the markets perform for the six months ended July 31, 2021?
The reporting period was generally marked by strength, as a massive federal stimulus and COVID-19 vaccinations sparked trading in stocks of companies expected to benefit from a reopening economy (i.e., a reopen trade) and buoyed U.S. equity returns. Some of that euphoria began to taper off toward the end of the period and the market climbed a wall of worry as investors began to abandon companies that were expected to benefit from a reopening economy in favor of more defensive positioning. Concerns ranged from higher inflation and eventual interest rate hikes to the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Though modest upticks in volatility toward the second half of the reporting period coincided with the emergence of the Delta variant in the U.S., the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX®) generally trended downward over the six months ended July 31, 2021.
Within the Russell 1000® Value Index, the energy and real estate sectors led returns, with 29% gains for each, followed by strength from financials and industrials. In contrast, utilities, consumer staples, health care, and communication services posted the weakest results over the trailing six months.
Convertible securities were positively impacted by underlying equity strength.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during its fiscal semiannual period?
For the fiscal six months ended July 31, 2021, the Fund’s net asset value (NAV) returned 14.57%, and its market price returned 18.13%. For the same period, the Fund’s composite benchmark, which consists of 75% Russell 1000® Value Index (representing equities) and 25% ICE BofA US Convertibles Index (representing convertible securities), returned 14.99%. The underlying indexes returned 19.08% for equities, and 3.09% for convertible securities. The Fund benefited from its exposure to equity holdings.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
In the equity sleeve, relative outperformance results versus the Russell 1000® Value Index were due to positive stock selection, while sector allocation was modestly negative over the reporting period. Selection was strong across the technology and health care sectors. These gains were only somewhat offset by certain holdings in the real estate and financials sectors that failed to keep pace with the benchmark. An underweight in financials and an overweight in technology detracted from relative returns. Conversely, an overweight to the real estate sector as a whole and an underweight in communication services boosted six-month returns.
The top-contributing sectors within the convertible securities allocation were health care, media, and financials. Only two sectors – technology and consumer discretionary – detracted from performance during the reporting period.
In the options sleeve, many written options positions expired below the strike price, and the portfolio was able to retain the set premiums.
The preceding information is the opinion of portfolio management only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions and should not be relied upon as investment advice.
The Fund’s portfolio holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investment decisions. The mention of individual securities held by the Fund is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional.
Risk Considerations
Equity Securities: The market price of equity securities may be adversely affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Convertible Securities: A convertible security may be called for redemption at a time and price unfavorable to the portfolio.
Credit & Interest: Debt instruments are subject to various risks, including credit and interest rate risk. The issuer of a debt security may fail to make interest and/or principal payments. Values of debt instruments may rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced with longer-term maturities.
Options: Selling call options may limit the opportunity to profit from the increase in price of the underlying asset. Selling put options risks loss if the option is exercised while the price of the underlying asset is rising. Buying options risks loss of the premium paid for those options.
Market Volatility: Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the portfolio and its investments, including hampering the ability of the portfolio manager(s) to invest the portfolio’s assets as intended.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND MANAGER’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stocks may decline in price, fail to pay dividends, or be illiquid.
Closed-End Funds: Closed-end funds may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset values, which may affect whether an investor will realize gains or losses. They may also employ leverage, which may increase volatility.
For information regarding the indexes and certain key investment terms, see Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
The following tables present the portfolio holdings within certain
industries as a percentage of total investments at July 31, 2021.
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
Convertible Bonds and Notes | | 50% |
Internet | 11% | |
Software | 7 | |
Healthcare-Products | 4 | |
All other Convertible Bonds and Notes | 28 | |
Common Stocks | | 24 |
Software | 3 | |
Interactive Media & Services | 3 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2 | |
All other Common Stocks | 16 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | 12 |
Media | 1 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 1 | |
Telecommunications | 1 | |
All other Corporate Bonds and Notes | 9 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | | 10 |
Short-Term Investment | | 4 |
Total | | 100% |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
Common Stocks | | 66% |
Software | 9% | |
Interactive Media & Services | 8 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 6 | |
All other Common Stocks | 43 | |
Convertible Bonds and Notes | | 26 |
Internet | 7 | |
Software | 4 | |
Commercial Services | 1 | |
All other Convertible Bonds and Notes | 14 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | | 6 |
Short-Term Investment | | 2 |
Total | | 100% |
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
Common Stocks | | 74% |
Equity Real Estate Investment | 6% | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 6 | |
Software | 6 | |
All other Common Stocks | 56 | |
Convertible Bonds and Notes | | 19 |
Internet | 5 | |
Software | 3 | |
Commercial Services | 1 | |
All other Convertible Bonds and Notes | 10 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | | 5 |
Short-Term Investment | | 2 |
Total | | 100% |
KEY INVESTMENT TERMS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”)
Represents shares of foreign companies traded in U.S. dollars on U.S. exchanges that are held by a U.S. bank or a trust. Foreign companies use ADRs in order to make it easier for Americans to buy their shares.
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The index is calculated on a total return basis. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. The index is calculated on a total return basis. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index® (“CBOE VIX®”)
The CBOE VIX® shows the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500® Index options. This volatility is meant to be forward looking and is calculated from both calls and puts. The CBOE VIX® is a widely used measure of market risk and is often referred to as the “investor fear gauge.” The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”)
An open-end fund that is traded on a stock exchange. Most ETFs have a portfolio of stocks or bonds that track a specific market index.
Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)
The Central Bank of the United States, responsible for controlling the money supply, interest rates and credit with the goal of keeping the U.S. economy and currency stable. Governed by a seven-member board, the system includes 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, 25 branches and all national and state banks that are part of the system.
ICE BofA US Convertibles Index
The ICE BofA US Convertibles Index is a widely used, unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated convertible securities not currently in bankruptcy with a total market value greater than $50 million at issuance. Its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
The ICE BofA US High Yield Index is market capitalization weighted and is designed to measure the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk”) corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Leveraged Loan
Leveraged loans (also known as bank, senior or floating-rate loans) consists of below investment-grade credit quality loans that are arranged by banks and other financial institutions to help companies finance acquisitions, recapitalizations, or other highly leveraged transactions. Such loans may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions,
KEY INVESTMENT TERMS (Unaudited) (Continued) July 31, 2021
although they are senior in the capital structure which typically provides investors/lenders a degree of potential credit risk protection.
London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)
A benchmark rate that some of the world’s leading banks charge each other for short-term loans and that serves as the first step to calculating interest rates on various loans throughout the world.
MSCI EAFE® Index (net)
The MSCI EAFE® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures developed foreign market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is calculated on a total return basis with net dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The index is calculated on a total return basis with net dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Payment In Kind (“PIK”)
A bond which pays interest in the form of additional bonds, or preferred stock which pays dividends in the form of additional preferred stock.
Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”)
A publicly traded company that owns, develops and operates income-producing real estate such as apartments, office buildings, hotels, shopping centers and other commercial properties.
Russell 1000® Growth Index
The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of growth-oriented stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell Universe, which comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Russell 1000® Value Index
The Russell 1000® Value Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of value-oriented stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell Universe, which comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
Russell 2000® Index
The Russell 2000® Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell Universe, which comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment
KEY INVESTMENT TERMS (Unaudited) (Continued) July 31, 2021
S&P 500® Index
The S&P 500® Index is a free-float market capitalization-weighted index of 500 of the largest U.S. companies. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and it is not available for direct investment.
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
Corporate Bonds and Notes—14.7% |
Advertising—0.1% | | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | | | |
144A 7.750%, 4/15/28(1) | $155 | | $ 162 |
144A 7.500%, 6/1/29(1) | 275 | | 285 |
| | | 447 |
| | | |
|
Aerospace & Defense—0.2% | | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | |
6.375%, 6/15/26 | 140 | | 145 |
5.500%, 11/15/27 | 345 | | 356 |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | |
144A 8.875%, 6/1/24(1) | 151 | | 167 |
144A 6.250%, 9/15/24(1) | 175 | | 176 |
| | | 844 |
| | | |
|
Airlines—0.2% | | |
American Airlines, Inc. | | | |
144A 11.750%, 7/15/25(1) | 300 | | 375 |
144A 5.750%, 4/20/29(1) | 140 | | 151 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7.375%, 1/15/26 | 375 | | 441 |
| | | 967 |
| | | |
|
Auto Components—0.6% | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 6.500%, 4/1/27 | 590 | | 619 |
Clarios Global LP 144A 8.500%, 5/15/27(1) | 645 | | 697 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | | | |
5.250%, 4/30/31 | 295 | | 312 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Auto Components—continued | | |
144A 5.250%, 7/15/31(1) | $305 | | $ 322 |
Tenneco, Inc. 144A 7.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 315 | | 356 |
| | | 2,306 |
| | | |
|
Auto Manufacturers—0.5% | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | |
9.000%, 4/22/25 | 530 | | 653 |
9.625%, 4/22/30 | 460 | | 664 |
7.450%, 7/16/31 | 250 | | 331 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 5.125%, 6/16/25 | 150 | | 165 |
| | | 1,813 |
| | | |
|
Building Materials—0.3% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A 5.000%, 3/1/30(1) | 410 | | 436 |
Griffon Corp. 5.750%, 3/1/28 | 230 | | 242 |
Koppers, Inc. 144A 6.000%, 2/15/25(1) | 305 | | 313 |
| | | 991 |
| | | |
|
Chemicals—0.1% | | |
Tronox, Inc. 144A 4.625%, 3/15/29(1) | 300 | | 305 |
Commercial Services—0.8% | | |
ADT Security Corp. (The) 144A 4.125%, 8/1/29(1) | 295 | | 297 |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC 144A 5.375%, 3/1/29(1) | 455 | | 473 |
Deluxe Corp. 144A 8.000%, 6/1/29(1) | 285 | | 312 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Commercial Services—continued | | |
Herc Holdings, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 7/15/27(1) | $290 | | $ 304 |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 4/15/29(1) | 445 | | 459 |
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 6.000%, 4/1/24 | 915 | | 958 |
United Rentals North America, Inc. 5.250%, 1/15/30 | 310 | | 339 |
| | | 3,142 |
| | | |
|
Computers—0.3% | | |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 144A 4.000%, 7/1/29(1) | 300 | | 308 |
Dell International LLC 144A 7.125%, 6/15/24(1) | 420 | | 430 |
NCR Corp. 144A 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 285 | | 296 |
| | | 1,034 |
| | | |
|
Containers & Packaging—0.3% | | |
Berry Global, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | 270 | | 284 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 144A 6.625%, 5/13/27(1) | 385 | | 416 |
Trivium Packaging Finance B.V. 144A 8.500%, 8/15/27(1) | 355 | | 381 |
| | | 1,081 |
| | | |
|
Cosmetics & Personal Care—0.1% | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. 144A 5.500%, 6/1/28(1) | 300 | | 318 |
Diversified Financial Services—0.5% | | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 8/15/28(1) | 290 | | 295 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services—continued | | |
Navient Corp. | | | |
6.750%, 6/15/26 | $495 | | $ 555 |
5.000%, 3/15/27 | 285 | | 296 |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | |
8.250%, 10/1/23 | 320 | | 363 |
6.625%, 1/15/28 | 270 | | 312 |
5.375%, 11/15/29 | 20 | | 22 |
| | | 1,843 |
| | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.1% | | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 144A 7.250%, 6/15/28(1) | 210 | | 234 |
Entertainment—0.8% | | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 6.125%, 5/15/27 | 885 | | 558 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 144A 6.250%, 7/1/25(1) | 430 | | 454 |
Cedar Fair LP | | | |
5.375%, 6/1/24 | 250 | | 251 |
5.375%, 4/15/27 | 465 | | 474 |
International Game Technology plc 144A 6.250%, 1/15/27(1) | 450 | | 510 |
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC 144A 5.500%, 4/15/29(1) | 410 | | 420 |
Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 3/15/26(1) | 430 | | 456 |
| | | 3,123 |
| | | |
|
Environmental Services—0.1% | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A 4.750%, 6/15/29(1) | 405 | | 419 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.3% | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A 5.250%, 7/15/30(1) | $425 | | $ 453 |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC 144A 4.875%, 5/15/29(1) | 290 | | 296 |
Service Properties Trust | | | |
4.350%, 10/1/24 | 125 | | 126 |
4.500%, 3/15/25 | 300 | | 299 |
| | | 1,174 |
| | | |
|
Food & Beverage—0.8% | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. | | | |
5.000%, 7/15/35 | 125 | | 155 |
6.500%, 2/9/40 | 440 | | 628 |
Performance Food Group, Inc. | | | |
144A 5.500%, 10/15/27(1) | 305 | | 318 |
144A 4.250%, 8/1/29(1) | 300 | | 305 |
Post Holdings, Inc. 144A 4.500%, 9/15/31(1) | 445 | | 450 |
Simmons Foods, Inc. 144A 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 300 | | 303 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. 144A 6.250%, 4/1/29(1) | 300 | | 300 |
US Foods, Inc. | | | |
144A 6.250%, 4/15/25(1) | 230 | | 242 |
144A 4.750%, 2/15/29(1) | 180 | | 184 |
| | | 2,885 |
| | | |
|
Food Service—0.1% | | |
Aramark Services, Inc. 144A 5.000%, 2/1/28(1) | 390 | | 405 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Healthcare-Services—0.4% | | |
Centene Corp. 4.625%, 12/15/29 | $395 | | $ 433 |
Select Medical Corp. 144A 6.250%, 8/15/26(1) | 280 | | 296 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | | |
144A 6.250%, 2/1/27(1) | 210 | | 219 |
144A 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 435 | | 463 |
| | | 1,411 |
| | | |
|
Home Builders—0.1% | | |
Picasso Finance Sub, Inc. 144A 6.125%, 6/15/25(1) | 247 | | 262 |
Internet—0.4% | | |
Go Daddy Operating Co., LLC 144A 5.250%, 12/1/27(1) | 260 | | 273 |
Match Group Holdings II LLC 144A 5.000%, 12/15/27(1) | 220 | | 231 |
Netflix, Inc. 144A 5.375%, 11/15/29(1) | 415 | | 512 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | |
144A 8.000%, 11/1/26(1) | 235 | | 252 |
144A 7.500%, 9/15/27(1) | 190 | | 207 |
| | | 1,475 |
| | | |
|
Investment Companies—0.1% | | |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC 144A 5.250%, 4/15/29(1) | 435 | | 451 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Iron & Steel—0.2% | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | | | |
5.875%, 6/1/27 | $455 | | $ 480 |
144A 9.875%, 10/17/25(1) | 250 | | 292 |
| | | 772 |
| | | |
|
Leisure Time—0.4% | | |
Carnival Corp. | | | |
144A 10.500%, 2/1/26(1) | 265 | | 303 |
144A 5.750%, 3/1/27(1) | 150 | | 153 |
NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 605 | | 610 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 144A 11.500%, 6/1/25(1) | 305 | | 349 |
| | | 1,415 |
| | | |
|
Lodging—0.3% | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. 144A 8.625%, 6/1/25(1) | 370 | | 404 |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. 144A 4.000%, 5/1/31(1) | 225 | | 230 |
MGM Resorts International 4.750%, 10/15/28 | 305 | | 321 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC 144A 5.500%, 3/1/25(1) | 195 | | 206 |
| | | 1,161 |
| | | |
|
Machinery-Construction & Mining—0.1% | | |
Terex Corp. 144A 5.000%, 5/15/29(1) | 445 | | 461 |
Media—1.3% | | |
CCO Holdings LLC | | | |
4.500%, 5/1/32 | 380 | | 398 |
144A 5.375%, 6/1/29(1) | 275 | | 299 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Media—continued | | |
CSC Holdings LLC | | | |
144A 7.500%, 4/1/28(1) | $535 | | $ 584 |
144A 5.750%, 1/15/30(1) | 140 | | 146 |
144A 5.000%, 11/15/31(1) | 200 | | 201 |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC 144A 5.875%, 8/15/27(1) | 575 | | 595 |
DISH DBS Corp. 7.375%, 7/1/28 | 420 | | 454 |
Gray Television, Inc. 144A 4.750%, 10/15/30(1) | 455 | | 451 |
Meredith Corp. 6.875%, 2/1/26 | 293 | | 305 |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | 445 | | 470 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A 4.000%, 7/15/28(1) | 450 | | 464 |
Virgin Media Finance plc 144A 5.000%, 7/15/30(1) | 230 | | 234 |
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc 144A 5.500%, 5/15/29(1) | 225 | | 240 |
| | | 4,841 |
| | | |
|
Metal Fabricate/Hardware—0.2% | | |
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. 6.625%, 4/15/27 | 670 | | 681 |
Mining—0.4% | | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A 4.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 305 | | 332 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 5.250%, 9/1/29 | 475 | | 524 |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. 144A 4.500%, 4/1/26(1) | 300 | | 305 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Mining—continued | | |
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A 8.500%, 8/1/28(1) | $180 | | $ 199 |
| | | 1,360 |
| | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.2% | | |
Antero Resources Corp. | | | |
144A 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 300 | | 329 |
144A 5.375%, 3/1/30(1) | 150 | | 153 |
Callon Petroleum Co. 144A 8.000%, 8/1/28(1) | 300 | | 282 |
CITGO Petroleum Corp. 144A 6.375%, 6/15/26(1) | 135 | | 138 |
CNX Resources Corp. 144A 7.250%, 3/14/27(1) | 295 | | 314 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 3/1/29(1) | 295 | | 308 |
Continental Resources, Inc. | | | |
4.375%, 1/15/28 | 160 | | 177 |
144A 5.750%, 1/15/31(1) | 180 | | 217 |
EQT Corp. 7.500%, 2/1/30 | 265 | | 348 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | |
5.550%, 3/15/26 | 510 | | 558 |
6.625%, 9/1/30 | 220 | | 269 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC 6.000%, 2/15/28 | 425 | | 222 |
PDC Energy, Inc. 5.750%, 5/15/26 | 435 | | 449 |
SM Energy Co. 6.500%, 7/15/28 | 305 | | 304 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—continued | | |
Sunoco LP 5.875%, 3/15/28 | $120 | | $ 126 |
USA Compression Partners LP 6.875%, 9/1/27 | 300 | | 317 |
| | | 4,511 |
| | | |
|
Paper & Forest Products—0.1% | | |
Mercer International, Inc. 5.125%, 2/1/29 | 300 | | 306 |
Pharmaceuticals—0.6% | | |
AdaptHealth LLC 144A 4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | 455 | | 453 |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 144A 8.500%, 1/31/27(1) | 550 | | 595 |
Bausch Health Cos, Inc. 144A 7.250%, 5/30/29(1) | 450 | | 466 |
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 8/1/27(1) | 285 | | 302 |
Jazz Securities DAC 144A 4.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 305 | | 318 |
Organon & Co. 144A 5.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 295 | | 304 |
| | | 2,438 |
| | | |
|
Pipelines—0.7% | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 290 | | 298 |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP 144A 6.000%, 2/1/29(1) | 280 | | 291 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Pipelines—continued | | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.125%, 5/15/29 | $370 | | $ 412 |
EQM Midstream Partners LP | | | |
144A 6.500%, 7/1/27(1) | 290 | | 326 |
144A 4.750%, 1/15/31(1) | 155 | | 158 |
NGL Energy Operating LLC 144A 7.500%, 2/1/26(1) | 290 | | 298 |
NuStar Logistics LP 6.375%, 10/1/30 | 305 | | 338 |
Targa Resources Partners LP 6.500%, 7/15/27 | 335 | | 364 |
| | | 2,485 |
| | | |
|
Real Estate—0.1% | | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. 5.000%, 3/1/31 | 395 | | 405 |
Retail—0.2% | | |
1011778 BC ULC 144A 4.000%, 10/15/30(1) | 300 | | 299 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 4.750%, 3/1/30 | 267 | | 283 |
L Brands, Inc. 144A 6.625%, 10/1/30(1) | 325 | | 374 |
| | | 956 |
| | | |
|
Semiconductors—0.2% | | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. 144A 6.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 605 | | 650 |
Software—0.4% | | |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp. 144A 4.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 440 | | 443 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Software—continued | | |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. 144A 5.375%, 12/1/28(1) | $415 | | $ 423 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 9/30/27(1) | 480 | | 508 |
| | | 1,374 |
| | | |
|
Telecommunications—1.0% | | |
Avaya, Inc. 144A 6.125%, 9/15/28(1) | 420 | | 449 |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 7/15/24(1) | 330 | | 337 |
CommScope Technologies LLC 144A 5.000%, 3/15/27(1) | 290 | | 293 |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. 6.625%, 8/1/26 | 400 | | 450 |
LogMeIn, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 9/1/27(1) | 430 | | 446 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | | | |
144A 4.500%, 1/15/29(1) | 305 | | 299 |
144A 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 300 | | 308 |
Plantronics, Inc. 144A 4.750%, 3/1/29(1) | 315 | | 307 |
Sprint Corp. 7.625%, 3/1/26 | 465 | | 568 |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 3.500%, 4/15/31 | 295 | | 309 |
| | | 3,766 |
| | | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Transportation—0.1% | | |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC | | | |
144A 9.750%, 8/1/27(1) | $265 | | $ 302 |
144A 5.500%, 5/1/28(1) | 150 | | 156 |
| | | 458 |
| | | |
|
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $53,393) | | 54,970 |
| | | |
|
Leveraged Loans—0.2% |
Entertainment—0.1% | | |
Music Technology Holdings LLC PIK 8.000%, 12/16/22(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) | 374 | | 374 |
Healthcare-Services—0.1% | | |
Aveanna Healthcare LLC | | | |
0.000%, 6/30/28(7) | 225 | | 223 |
0.000%, 6/30/28(7) | 55 | | 55 |
| | | 278 |
| | | |
|
Retail—0.0% | | |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc. First Lien (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.000%, 9/30/21(8) | 234 | | 233 |
Total Leveraged Loans (Identified Cost $887) | | 885 |
| Shares | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks—13.2% |
Auto Components—0.8% | |
Aptiv plc Series A, 5.500% | 16,010 | 3,006 |
Capital Markets—0.8% | |
KKR & Co., Inc. Series C, 6.000% | 37,580 | 3,121 |
| Shares | | Value |
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.5% | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 6.000% | 23,020 | | $ 1,870 |
Communications Equipment—1.0% | | |
T-Mobile US, 2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 5.250%(1) | 3,010 | | 3,773 |
Diversified Financial Services—0.6% | | |
Chewy, Inc. 2020 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 6.500%(1) | 1,100 | | 2,065 |
Electric Utilities—1.9% | | |
AES Corp. (The), 6.875% | 17,055 | | 1,729 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.279% | 66,060 | | 3,392 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.219% | 39,025 | | 2,025 |
| | | 7,146 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—2.6% | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. Series A, 5.500% | 27,220 | | 3,344 |
Danaher Corp. Series A, 4.750% | 3,175 | | 6,327 |
| | | 9,671 |
| | | |
|
Industrial Machinery—0.8% | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.250% | 24,690 | | 2,913 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.8% | | |
Avantor, Inc. Series A, 6.250% | 26,445 | | 3,058 |
Machinery—0.4% | | |
Colfax Corp., 5.750% | 9,000 | | 1,668 |
Media—0.5% | | |
ViacomCBS, Inc. Series A, 5.750% | 23,190 | | 1,685 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals—0.7% | | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.000% | 45,925 | | $ 2,536 |
Professional Services—0.4% | | |
Clarivate plc Series A, 5.250% | 15,725 | | 1,429 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.4% | | |
Broadcom, Inc. Series A, 8.000% | 3,505 | | 5,413 |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $40,268) | | 49,354 |
| | | |
|
Preferred Stocks—0.3% |
Entertainment—0.3% | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series A(2)(3)(4)(9)(10) | 532 | | 84 |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B(2)(3)(4)(9)(10) | 11,500 | | 1,150 |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B(2)(4)(9) | 1,250 | | — |
| | | 1,234 |
| | | |
|
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $2,430) | | 1,234 |
| | | |
|
Common Stocks—31.4% |
Air Freight & Logistics—0.3% | | |
FedEx Corp. | 3,670 | | 1,028 |
Automobiles—1.0% | | |
Ford Motor Co.(9) | 54,620 | | 762 |
Tesla, Inc.(9)(11) | 4,550 | | 3,127 |
| | | 3,889 |
| | | |
|
Banks—1.0% | | |
CCF Holdings LLC(3)(4)(9) | 1,026,972 | | 708 |
CCF Holdings LLC Class M(3)(4)(9) | 219,990 | | 152 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Banks—continued | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 10,910 | | $ 1,656 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 31,435 | | 1,444 |
| | | 3,960 |
| | | |
|
Biotechnology—0.6% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 10,225 | | 1,189 |
Horizon Therapeutics plc(9) | 9,000 | | 900 |
| | | 2,089 |
| | | |
|
Capital Markets—0.6% | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(11) | 13,235 | | 899 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 2,855 | | 1,224 |
| | | 2,123 |
| | | |
|
Chemicals—0.2% | | |
Chemours Co. (The) | 16,600 | | 552 |
Dow, Inc.(11) | 4,055 | | 252 |
| | | 804 |
| | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services—0.2% | | |
Schlumberger N.V. | 33,240 | | 958 |
Entertainment—0.5% | | |
LiveStyle, Inc.(2)(3)(4)(9)(10) | 13,574 | | — (12) |
Netflix, Inc.(9)(11) | 1,100 | | 570 |
Roku, Inc. Class A (9) | 3,500 | | 1,499 |
| | | 2,069 |
| | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment—0.4% | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | 7,700 | | 1,487 |
Food & Staples Retailing—0.4% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3,170 | | 1,362 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—1.2% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | 5,070 | | 613 |
Align Technology, Inc.(9) | 1,430 | | 995 |
Dexcom, Inc.(9) | 2,650 | | 1,366 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—continued | | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(9) | 1,450 | | $ 1,438 |
| | | 4,412 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare Providers & Services—0.4% | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,840 | | 1,583 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.5% | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(9) | 745 | | 1,623 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A(9) | 325 | | 606 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 6,035 | | 880 |
MGM Resorts International | 26,275 | | 986 |
Starbucks Corp.(11) | 13,203 | | 1,603 |
| | | 5,698 |
| | | |
|
Household Durables—0.4% | | |
DR Horton, Inc. | 14,260 | | 1,361 |
Industrial Conglomerates—0.3% | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 4,800 | | 1,122 |
Insurance—0.2% | | |
Aon plc Class A | 3,555 | | 924 |
Interactive Media & Services—3.7% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A(9) | 2,515 | | 6,776 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A(9)(11) | 16,825 | | 5,995 |
Match Group, Inc.(9) | 6,284 | | 1,001 |
| | | 13,772 |
| | | |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail—1.4% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(9) | 1,550 | | 5,158 |
IT Services—2.9% | | |
Accenture plc Class A | 4,400 | | 1,398 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A(11) | 6,905 | | 2,665 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(9) | 8,610 | | 2,372 |
Square, Inc. Class A(9) | 2,415 | | 597 |
Twilio, Inc. Class A(9) | 2,125 | | 794 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
IT Services—continued | | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 11,810 | | $ 2,910 |
| | | 10,736 |
| | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.1% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 8,722 | | 1,336 |
Illumina, Inc.(9) | 835 | | 414 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(9) | 5,910 | | 1,464 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,550 | | 837 |
| | | 4,051 |
| | | |
|
Machinery—0.4% | | |
Caterpillar, Inc.(11) | 2,830 | | 585 |
Deere & Co.(11) | 2,130 | | 770 |
| | | 1,355 |
| | | |
|
Metals & Mining—0.1% | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 15,405 | | 587 |
Multiline Retail—0.4% | | |
Target Corp. | 5,350 | | 1,397 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.7% | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp.(11) | 22,295 | | 1,284 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 8,170 | | 213 |
Southwestern Energy Co.(9) | 60,184 | | 283 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 12,680 | | 849 |
| | | 2,629 |
| | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals—0.8% | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 8,695 | | 2,118 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 4,895 | | 992 |
| | | 3,110 |
| | | |
|
Road & Rail—0.2% | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 3,725 | | 815 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—3.0% | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(9)(11) | 13,120 | | 1,393 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 1,550 | | 753 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—continued | | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(9) | 5,575 | | $ 1,057 |
Lam Research Corp. | 2,750 | | 1,753 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 21,750 | | 1,316 |
Micron Technology, Inc.(9)(11) | 15,675 | | 1,216 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 13,380 | | 2,609 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 7,905 | | 1,184 |
| | | 11,281 |
| | | |
|
Software—4.3% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(9) | 3,915 | | 2,434 |
Atlassian Corp. plc Class A(9) | 3,385 | | 1,101 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Class A(9) | 4,220 | | 1,070 |
Intuit, Inc. | 3,650 | | 1,934 |
Microsoft Corp. | 22,480 | | 6,405 |
salesforce.com, Inc.(9) | 3,800 | | 919 |
ServiceNow, Inc.(9) | 1,985 | | 1,167 |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A(9) | 2,830 | | 1,070 |
| | | 16,100 |
| | | |
|
Specialty Retail—1.2% | | |
Carvana Co. Class A(9) | 2,075 | | 700 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 8,800 | | 2,888 |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 11,170 | | 769 |
| | | 4,357 |
| | | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.5% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 39,859 | | 5,814 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5% | | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 11,180 | | 1,873 |
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $91,407) | | 117,904 |
| | | |
|
Warrants—0.0% |
Banks—0.0% | | |
CCF Holdings LLC(4)(9) | 363,920 | | 164 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Entertainment—0.0% | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series C(2)(4)(9) | 3,000 | | $ —(12) |
Total Warrants (Identified Cost $—) | | 164 |
| Par Value | |
Convertible Bonds and Notes—64.7% |
Airlines—1.7% | |
Air Canada 4.000%, 7/1/25 | $1,060 | 1,617 |
JetBlue Airways Corp. 144A 0.500%, 4/1/26(1) | 2,190 | 2,148 |
Southwest Airlines Co. 1.250%, 5/1/25 | 1,750 | 2,565 |
| | 6,330 |
| | |
|
Auto Manufacturers—2.2% | |
Ford Motor Co. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 3,645 | 3,900 |
NIO, Inc. 144A 0.500%, 2/1/27(1) | 1,735 | 1,501 |
Tesla, Inc. 2.000%, 5/15/24 | 255 | 2,819 |
| | 8,220 |
| | |
|
Biotechnology—2.9% | |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.500%, 9/15/26 | 1,035 | 1,945 |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. 144A 2.250%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,845 | 1,680 |
Exact Sciences Corp. 0.375%, 3/15/27 | 1,130 | 1,367 |
Guardant Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 11/15/27(1) | 1,150 | 1,238 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/1/27(1) | 2,020 | 1,841 |
Insmed, Inc. 0.750%, 6/1/28 | 1,165 | 1,182 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Biotechnology—continued | | |
NeoGenomics, Inc. 0.250%, 1/15/28 | $1,590 | | $ 1,561 |
| | | 10,814 |
| | | |
|
Commercial Services—3.5% | | |
Chegg, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 9/1/26(1) | 1,900 | | 2,051 |
Repay Holdings Corp. 144A 0.000%, 2/1/26(1) | 2,065 | | 2,057 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 4.000%, 4/15/25 | 655 | | 1,135 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(1) | 2,240 | | 2,906 |
Square, Inc. | | | |
0.500%, 5/15/23 | 480 | | 1,523 |
0.125%, 3/1/25 | 180 | | 376 |
144A 0.000%, 5/1/26(1) | 850 | | 965 |
144A 0.250%, 11/1/27(1) | 1,705 | | 2,008 |
| | | 13,021 |
| | | |
|
Computers—1.5% | | |
Pure Storage, Inc. 0.125%, 4/15/23 | 2,245 | | 2,358 |
Western Digital Corp. 1.500%, 2/1/24 | 580 | | 599 |
Zscaler, Inc. 0.125%, 7/1/25 | 1,570 | | 2,619 |
| | | 5,576 |
| | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services—1.0% | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc. 144A 0.500%, 6/1/26(1) | 2,095 | | 2,114 |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. 0.000%, 8/15/23 | 1,260 | | 1,559 |
| | | 3,673 |
| | | |
|
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Electronics—0.7% | | |
II-VI, Inc. 0.250%, 9/1/22 | $ 865 | | $ 1,314 |
Itron, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,390 | | 1,425 |
| | | 2,739 |
| | | |
|
Energy-Alternate Sources—1.7% | | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/26(1) | 1,665 | | 1,671 |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/28(1) | 2,245 | | 2,270 |
Plug Power, Inc. 3.750%, 6/1/25 | 180 | | 978 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 12/1/26(1) | 1,320 | | 1,671 |
| | | 6,590 |
| | | |
|
Entertainment—2.6% | | |
DraftKings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/28(1) | 2,060 | | 1,806 |
IMAX Corp. 144A 0.500%, 4/1/26(1) | 1,685 | | 1,561 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 2.000%, 2/15/25 | 3,520 | | 3,770 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/1/26(1) | 2,475 | | 2,484 |
| | | 9,621 |
| | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.6% | | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1.750%, 12/15/26 | 1,885 | | 2,101 |
Healthcare-Products—4.5% | | |
CONMED Corp. 2.625%, 2/1/24 | 1,180 | | 1,901 |
Envista Holdings Corp. 2.375%, 6/1/25 | 1,270 | | 2,698 |
Insulet Corp. 0.375%, 9/1/26 | 1,540 | | 2,126 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Healthcare-Products—continued | | |
Natera, Inc. 2.250%, 5/1/27 | $ 875 | | $ 2,667 |
Nevro Corp. 2.750%, 4/1/25 | 690 | | 1,135 |
Novocure Ltd. 144A 0.000%, 11/1/25(1) | 1,560 | | 1,851 |
Omnicell, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 9/15/25(1) | 1,390 | | 2,187 |
Repligen Corp. 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 1,090 | | 2,352 |
| | | 16,917 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare-Services—1.8% | | |
Accolade, Inc. 144A 0.500%, 4/1/26(1) | 1,715 | | 2,000 |
Anthem, Inc. 2.750%, 10/15/42 | 230 | | 1,248 |
Oak Street Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 2,330 | | 2,468 |
Teladoc Health, Inc. 1.250%, 6/1/27 | 1,135 | | 1,210 |
| | | 6,926 |
| | | |
|
Internet—13.7% | | |
Airbnb, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,930 | | 1,808 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. 0.750%, 5/1/25 | 2,360 | | 3,333 |
Etsy, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.125%, 9/1/27(1) | 2,380 | | 2,856 |
144A 0.250%, 6/15/28(1) | 550 | | 575 |
Expedia Group, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/26(1) | 3,230 | | 3,446 |
FireEye, Inc. 0.875%, 6/1/24 | 1,430 | | 1,612 |
Magnite, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,940 | | 1,668 |
Match Group Financeco 2, Inc. 144A 0.875%, 6/15/26(1) | 2,515 | | 4,775 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Internet—continued | | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. 144A 2.000%, 8/15/22(1) | $ 910 | | $ 1,151 |
Okta, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 1,615 | | 2,031 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | | | |
0.750%, 7/1/23 | 905 | | 1,398 |
0.375%, 6/1/25 | 2,965 | | 4,255 |
Shopify, Inc. 0.125%, 11/1/25 | 2,050 | | 2,695 |
Snap, Inc. | | | |
0.750%, 8/1/26 | 550 | | 1,805 |
144A 0.000%, 5/1/27(1) | 3,650 | | 4,190 |
TechTarget, Inc. 144A 0.125%, 12/15/25(1) | 1,175 | | 1,426 |
Twitter, Inc. | | | |
0.250%, 6/15/24 | 1,125 | | 1,552 |
144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,070 | | 1,028 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(1) | 3,430 | | 3,346 |
Wayfair, Inc. | | | |
1.000%, 8/15/26 | 425 | | 744 |
144A 0.625%, 10/1/25(1) | 1,165 | | 1,130 |
Zendesk, Inc. 0.625%, 6/15/25 | 1,165 | | 1,588 |
Zillow Group, Inc. 2.750%, 5/15/25 | 1,640 | | 2,924 |
| | | 51,336 |
| | | |
|
Iron & Steel—0.5% | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 1.500%, 1/15/25 | 600 | | 1,938 |
Leisure Time—1.9% | | |
Callaway Golf Co. 2.750%, 5/1/26 | 1,075 | | 2,087 |
NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A 5.375%, 8/1/25(1) | 1,135 | | 1,798 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Leisure Time—continued | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | |
4.250%, 6/15/23 | $ 865 | | $ 1,109 |
144A 2.875%, 11/15/23(1) | 1,850 | | 2,201 |
| | | 7,195 |
| | | |
|
Machinery-Diversified—1.0% | | |
Chart Industries, Inc. 144A 1.000%, 11/15/24(1) | 610 | | 1,636 |
Middleby Corp. (The) 144A 1.000%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,335 | | 2,082 |
| | | 3,718 |
| | | |
|
Media—2.5% | | |
DISH Network Corp. | | | |
3.375%, 8/15/26 | 1,210 | | 1,240 |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(1) | 2,435 | | 2,848 |
Liberty Broadband Corp. 144A 2.750%, 9/30/50(1) | 2,825 | | 3,033 |
Liberty Media Corp. 1.375%, 10/15/23 | 1,605 | | 2,132 |
| | | 9,253 |
| | | |
|
Mining—0.7% | | |
MP Materials Corp. 144A 0.250%, 4/1/26(1) | 1,070 | | 1,157 |
SSR Mining, Inc. 2.500%, 4/1/39 | 1,285 | | 1,584 |
| | | 2,741 |
| | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.7% | | |
EQT Corp. 1.750%, 5/1/26 | 1,980 | | 2,924 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 0.250%, 5/15/25 | 2,360 | | 3,467 |
| | | 6,391 |
| | | |
|
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals—1.9% | | |
Dexcom, Inc. | | | |
0.750%, 12/1/23 | $1,005 | | $ 3,144 |
0.250%, 11/15/25 | 1,145 | | 1,298 |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. 2.000%, 6/15/26 | 2,175 | | 2,817 |
| | | 7,259 |
| | | |
|
Private Equity—0.7% | | |
Colony Capital Operating Co. LLC 144A 5.750%, 7/15/25(1) | 795 | | 2,490 |
Retail—2.7% | | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 3.750%, 4/15/25 | 395 | | 1,596 |
Burlington Stores, Inc. 2.250%, 4/15/25 | 1,810 | | 2,957 |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. 3.250%, 4/15/25 | 565 | | 1,735 |
RH 0.000%, 9/15/24 | 645 | | 2,020 |
Vroom, Inc. 144A 0.750%, 7/1/26(1) | 1,715 | | 1,666 |
| | | 9,974 |
| | | |
|
Semiconductors—3.1% | | |
Cree, Inc. | | | |
0.875%, 9/1/23 | 330 | | 524 |
1.750%, 5/1/26 | 335 | | 694 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(1) | 2,220 | | 2,295 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 0.125%, 11/15/24 | 3,815 | | 4,175 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. 144A 0.000%, 5/1/27(1) | 2,100 | | 2,227 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Semiconductors—continued | | |
Teradyne, Inc. 1.250%, 12/15/23 | $ 460 | | $ 1,834 |
| | | 11,749 |
| | | |
|
Software—9.0% | | |
Atlassian, Inc. 0.625%, 5/1/23 | 585 | | 2,330 |
Bentley Systems, Inc. 144A 0.125%, 1/15/26(1) | 1,555 | | 1,788 |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/1/25(1) | 2,055 | | 2,982 |
Blackline, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,895 | | 1,849 |
Cardlytics, Inc. 144A 1.000%, 9/15/25(1) | 935 | | 1,537 |
Cerence, Inc. 3.000%, 6/1/25 | 350 | | 1,037 |
Cloudflare, Inc. 0.750%, 5/15/25 | 630 | | 2,003 |
Coupa Software, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 1,130 | | 1,207 |
DocuSign, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/15/24(1) | 1,480 | | 1,577 |
Five9, Inc. 0.500%, 6/1/25 | 1,410 | | 2,271 |
HubSpot, Inc. 0.375%, 6/1/25 | 1,470 | | 3,156 |
MongoDB, Inc. 0.250%, 1/15/26 | 1,045 | | 1,882 |
Nutanix, Inc. 0.000%, 1/15/23 | 1,030 | | 1,074 |
RingCentral, Inc. 0.000%, 3/1/25 | 1,145 | | 1,208 |
Splunk, Inc. 1.125%, 9/15/25 | 1,200 | | 1,451 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(1) | 2,295 | | 2,620 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Software—continued | | |
Workday, Inc. 0.250%, 10/1/22 | $ 850 | | $ 1,375 |
Zynga, Inc. | | | |
0.250%, 6/1/24 | 850 | | 1,129 |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/26(1) | 1,245 | | 1,302 |
| | | 33,778 |
| | | |
|
Telecommunications—0.6% | | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc. 1.000%, 3/1/24 | 1,745 | | 2,355 |
Total Convertible Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $215,783) | | 242,705 |
| | | |
|
Total Long-Term Investments—124.5% (Identified Cost $404,168) | | 467,216 |
| Shares | |
Short-Term Investment—4.6% |
Money Market Mutual Fund—4.6% |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.030%)(13) | 17,163,671 | 17,164 |
Total Short-Term Investment (Identified Cost $17,164) | 17,164 |
| | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—129.1% (Identified Cost $421,332) | 484,380 |
| | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| | Value |
| | |
Written Options—(0.0)% |
(See open written options schedule) | | |
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $56) | $ (68) |
| | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—129.1% (Identified Cost $421,276) | $ 484,312 |
Other assets and liabilities, net—(29.1)% | (109,143) |
NET ASSETS—100.0% | $ 375,169 |
Abbreviations: |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
LP | Limited Partnership |
PIK | Payment-in-Kind Security |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
S&P | Standard & Poor’s |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2021, these securities amounted to a value of $152,033 or 40.5% of net assets. |
(2) | A member of the Fund’s portfolio management team is a member of the board of directors of LiveStyle, Inc. The Fund’s aggregate value of investments in LiveStyle, Inc. and its subsidiary Music Technology Holdings LLC represents 0.43% of net assets. |
(3) | Affiliated company. See Note 4G in Notes to Financial Statements. |
(4) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments. |
(5) | Security is fixed rate. |
(6) | 100% of the income received was in PIK. |
(7) | This loan will settle after July 31, 2021, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected. |
(8) | Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of July 31, 2021. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. 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, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
(9) | Non-income producing. |
(10) | Security is restricted from resale. |
(11) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. |
(12) | Amount is less than $500. |
(13) | Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available. |
Country Weightings† |
United States | 93% |
Canada | 2 |
Jersey | 1 |
Bermuda | 1 |
Liberia | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Total | 100% |
† % of total investments, net of written options, as of July 31, 2021. |
For information regarding the abbreviations, see the Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Open Written Options Contracts as of July 31, 2021 were as follows: |
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Device, Inc. | 52 | $ 546 | $105.00 | 08/20/21 | $(24) |
Align Technology, Inc. | 8 | 600 | 750.00 | 08/20/21 | (4) |
Atlassian Corp. plc | 20 | 780 | 390.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 15 | 353 | 235.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 65 | 520 | 80.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Deere & Co. | 10 | 390 | 390.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Dexcom, Inc. | 5 | 275 | 550.00 | 08/20/21 | (3) |
Dow, Inc. | 13 | 91 | 70.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | 30 | 660 | 220.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 110 | 704 | 64.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Facebook, Inc. | 43 | 1,806 | 420.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Mastercard, Inc. | 18 | 756 | 420.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 80 | 780 | 97.50 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Netflix, Inc. | 5 | 300 | 600.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Paypal Holdings, Inc. | 20 | 600 | 300.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Servicenow, Inc. | 5 | 315 | 630.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Starbucks Corp. | 30 | 360 | 120.00 | 08/20/21 | (8) |
Tesla, Inc. | 25 | 1,950 | 780.00 | 08/20/21 | (12) |
Twilio, Inc. | 10 | 440 | 440.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Total Written Options | | $(68) |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | Strike price not reported in thousands. |
(2) | Exchange-traded options |
(3) | Amount is less than $500. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 2A in the Notes to Financial Statements):
| Total Value at July 31, 2021 | | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Debt Securities: | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | $ 54,970 | | $ — | | $ 54,970 | | $ — |
Leveraged Loans | 885 | | — | | 511 | | 374 |
Convertible Bonds and Notes | 242,705 | | — | | 242,705 | | — |
Equity Securities: | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | 117,904 | | 117,044 | | — | | 860 (1) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 49,354 | | 43,516 | | 5,838 | | — |
Preferred Stocks | 1,234 | | — | | — | | 1,234 (1) |
Warrants | 164 | | — | | — | | 164 |
Money Market Mutual Fund | 17,164 | | 17,164 | | — | | — |
Total Investments, before Written Options | 484,380 | | 177,724 | | 304,024 | | 2,632 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | |
Written Options | (68) | | (50) | | (18) | | — |
Total Investments, Net of Written Options | $484,312 | | $177,674 | | $304,006 | | $2,632 |
(1) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $374 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a decrease in trading activities during the period.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
| Total | | Preferred Stocks | | Leveraged Loans | | Common Stocks | | Warrants |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of January 31, 2021: | $ 2,951 | | $ 1,108 | | $ — | | $ 1,843 | | $ —(a) |
Accrued discount/(premium) | 6 | | — | | — | | 6 | | — |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b) | 739 | | 126 | | — | | 449 | | 164 |
Transfers into Level 3(c) | 374 | | — | | 374 | | — | | — |
Purchases | 1,919 | | — | | — | | 1,919 | | — |
Sales | (3,357) | | — | | — | | (3,357) | | — |
Balance as of July 31, 2021 | $ 2,632 | | $ 1,234 (d) | | $ 374 | | $ 860(d) | | $ 164 |
(a) Amount is less than $500.
(b) The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at July 31, 2021, was $768.
(c)“Transfers into Level 3” represent the ending value as of July 31, 2021, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.
(d) Includes internally fair valued security currently priced at zero ($0).
The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at July 31, 2021:
Investments in Securities – Assets | | Ending Balance at July 31, 2021 | | Valuation Technique Used | | Unobservable Inputs | | Input Values |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | |
CCF Holdings LLC | | $ 709 | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 1.08x (0.33x - 2.08x) 0.53x (0.21x - 0.82x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | 20% |
CCF Holdings LLC Class M | | $ 152 | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 1.08x (0.33x - 2.08x) 0.53x (0.21x - 0.82x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | 20% |
| | | | | | | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. | | $ —(1) | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 3.04x (0.33x - 11.58x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | (30% - 85%) |
| | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock: | | | | | | | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series A | | $ 84 | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 3.04x (0.33x - 11.58x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | (30% - 85%) |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Investments in Securities – Assets | | Ending Balance at July 31, 2021 | | Valuation Technique Used | | Unobservable Inputs | | Input Values |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B | | $1,150 | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 3.04x (0.33x - 11.58x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | (30% - 85%) |
| | | | | | | | |
Warrants: | | | | | | | | |
CCF Holdings LLC | | $ 164 | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 1.08x (0.33x - 2.08x) 0.53x (0.21x - 0.82x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | 20% |
| | | | Black-Scholes Model | | Volatility | | 55% |
| | | | | | | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series C | | $ —(1) | | Market and Company Comparables | | EV Multiples | | 3.04x (0.33x - 11.58x) |
| | | | | | Illiquidity Discount | | (30% - 85%) |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) Amount is less than $500.
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.1% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.1% | | |
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 7.750%, 12/1/23(1)(2) | $2,509 | | $ 37 |
Nabors Industries, Inc. 144A 9.000%, 2/1/25(3) | 409 | | 421 |
| | | 458 |
| | | |
|
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $1,705) | | 458 |
| Shares | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks—6.4% |
Auto Components—0.3% | |
Aptiv plc Series A, 5.500% | 16,660 | 3,128 |
Banks—0.8% | |
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.250% | 1,755 | 2,597 |
Wells Fargo & Co. Series L, 7.500% | 3,405 | 5,150 |
| | 7,747 |
| | |
|
Capital Markets—0.3% | |
KKR & Co., Inc. Series C, 6.000% | 34,290 | 2,848 |
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.2% | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 6.000% | 25,870 | 2,101 |
Communications Equipment—0.4% | |
T-Mobile US, 2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 5.250%(3) | 3,225 | 4,042 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services—0.4% | | |
Chewy, Inc. 2020 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 6.500%(3) | 1,680 | | $ 3,153 |
Electric Utilities—0.9% | | |
AES Corp. (The), 6.875% | 25,000 | | 2,535 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.279% | 39,700 | | 2,038 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.219% | 69,490 | | 3,606 |
| | | 8,179 |
| | | |
|
Electronic Components—0.1% | | |
II-VI, Inc. Series A, 6.000% | 3,415 | | 997 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—1.1% | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. Series A, 5.500% | 26,695 | | 3,280 |
Danaher Corp. Series B, 5.000% | 4,410 | | 7,067 |
| | | 10,347 |
| | | |
|
Industrial Machinery—0.1% | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.250% | 10,170 | | 1,200 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.3% | | |
Avantor, Inc. Series A, 6.250% | 24,085 | | 2,785 |
Media—0.2% | | |
ViacomCBS, Inc. Series A, 5.750% | 24,075 | | 1,750 |
Pharmaceuticals—0.2% | | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.000% | 31,335 | | 1,730 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Professional Services—0.3% | | |
Clarivate plc Series A, 5.250% | 24,895 | | $ 2,263 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.8% | | |
Broadcom, Inc. Series A, 8.000% | 4,725 | | 7,297 |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $48,296) | | 59,567 |
| | | |
|
Common Stocks—66.0% |
Air Freight & Logistics—0.6% | | |
FedEx Corp. | 19,070 | | 5,339 |
Automobiles—2.2% | | |
Ford Motor Co.(4) | 285,980 | | 3,989 |
Tesla, Inc.(4)(5) | 24,125 | | 16,579 |
| | | 20,568 |
| | | |
|
Banks—1.7% | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 57,120 | | 8,670 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 164,595 | | 7,561 |
| | | 16,231 |
| | | |
|
Biotechnology—1.2% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 53,390 | | 6,209 |
Horizon Therapeutics plc(4) | 47,200 | | 4,721 |
| | | 10,930 |
| | | |
|
Capital Markets—1.2% | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(5) | 69,290 | | 4,708 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 14,935 | | 6,403 |
| | | 11,111 |
| | | |
|
Chemicals—0.4% | | |
Chemours Co. (The) | 83,425 | | 2,774 |
Dow, Inc.(5) | 21,498 | | 1,336 |
| | | 4,110 |
| | | |
|
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Energy Equipment & Services—0.5% | | |
Schlumberger N.V. | 174,930 | | $ 5,043 |
Entertainment—1.2% | | |
Netflix, Inc.(4)(5) | 5,745 | | 2,973 |
Roku, Inc. Class A (4) | 18,440 | | 7,898 |
| | | 10,871 |
| | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment—0.7% | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | 32,586 | | 6,292 |
Food & Staples Retailing—0.8% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 16,785 | | 7,213 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—2.5% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | 26,560 | | 3,213 |
Align Technology, Inc.(4) | 7,475 | | 5,201 |
Dexcom, Inc.(4) | 14,200 | | 7,321 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(4) | 7,590 | | 7,525 |
| | | 23,260 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare Providers & Services—0.9% | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 20,145 | | 8,304 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.2% | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(4) | 3,960 | | 8,626 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A(4) | 1,710 | | 3,187 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 31,965 | | 4,663 |
MGM Resorts International | 137,555 | | 5,162 |
Starbucks Corp.(5) | 69,963 | | 8,496 |
| | | 30,134 |
| | | |
|
Household Durables—0.8% | | |
DR Horton, Inc. | 74,670 | | 7,126 |
Industrial Conglomerates—0.6% | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 25,180 | | 5,887 |
Insurance—0.5% | | |
Aon plc Class A | 19,160 | | 4,982 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Interactive Media & Services—7.8% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A(4) | 13,240 | | $ 35,676 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A(4)(5) | 88,120 | | 31,397 |
Match Group, Inc.(4) | 32,744 | | 5,215 |
| | | 72,288 |
| | | |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail—2.9% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(4) | 8,120 | | 27,020 |
IT Services—6.1% | | |
Accenture plc Class A | 23,165 | | 7,359 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A(5) | 36,485 | | 14,081 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(4) | 45,530 | | 12,545 |
Square, Inc. Class A(4) | 12,630 | | 3,123 |
Twilio, Inc. Class A(4) | 11,100 | | 4,147 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 62,610 | | 15,426 |
| | | 56,681 |
| | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.3% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 45,901 | | 7,033 |
Illumina, Inc.(4) | 4,340 | | 2,152 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(4) | 31,170 | | 7,721 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 8,110 | | 4,379 |
| | | 21,285 |
| | | |
|
Machinery—0.8% | | |
Caterpillar, Inc.(5) | 14,805 | | 3,061 |
Deere & Co.(5) | 11,190 | | 4,046 |
| | | 7,107 |
| | | |
|
Metals & Mining—0.3% | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 81,065 | | 3,089 |
Multiline Retail—0.8% | | |
Target Corp. | 27,960 | | 7,299 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.3% | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp.(5) | 117,330 | | 6,755 |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(4) | 1,215 | | 106 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—continued | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 43,290 | | $ 1,130 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 66,770 | | 4,471 |
| | | 12,462 |
| | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals—1.8% | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 45,800 | | 11,153 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 25,655 | | 5,200 |
| | | 16,353 |
| | | |
|
Road & Rail—0.5% | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 19,700 | | 4,310 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—6.4% | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(4)(5) | 68,775 | | 7,303 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 8,060 | | 3,912 |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(4) | 29,475 | | 5,589 |
Lam Research Corp. | 14,475 | | 9,227 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 114,530 | | 6,930 |
Micron Technology, Inc.(4)(5) | 82,500 | | 6,400 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 70,180 | | 13,685 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 41,390 | | 6,200 |
| | | 59,246 |
| | | |
|
Software—9.1% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(4) | 21,560 | | 13,402 |
Atlassian Corp. plc Class A(4) | 17,900 | | 5,820 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Class A(4) | 22,125 | | 5,611 |
Intuit, Inc. | 19,135 | | 10,141 |
Microsoft Corp. | 115,705 | | 32,966 |
salesforce.com, Inc.(4) | 19,371 | | 4,686 |
ServiceNow, Inc.(4) | 10,400 | | 6,114 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Software—continued | | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A(4) | 14,905 | | $ 5,636 |
| | | 84,376 |
| | | |
|
Specialty Retail—2.5% | | |
Carvana Co. Class A(4) | 10,910 | | 3,683 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 46,300 | | 15,195 |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 58,590 | | 4,032 |
| | | 22,910 |
| | | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—3.4% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 219,200 | | 31,972 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—1.0% | | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 58,590 | | 9,814 |
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $459,169) | | 613,613 |
| | | |
|
Warrant—0.0% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.0% | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(4) | 486 | | 3 |
Total Warrant (Identified Cost $—) | | 3 |
| Par Value | |
Convertible Bonds and Notes—26.3% |
Airlines—0.7% | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. 144A 0.500%, 4/1/26(3) | $2,725 | 2,673 |
Southwest Airlines Co. 1.250%, 5/1/25 | 2,360 | 3,459 |
| | 6,132 |
| | |
|
Auto Manufacturers—1.1% | |
Ford Motor Co. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 3,450 | 3,691 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Auto Manufacturers—continued | | |
NIO, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 2/1/26(3) | $1,015 | | $ 885 |
144A 0.500%, 2/1/27(3) | 1,565 | | 1,354 |
Tesla, Inc. 2.000%, 5/15/24 | 380 | | 4,201 |
| | | 10,131 |
| | | |
|
Banks—0.3% | | |
BofA Finance LLC 0.125%, 9/1/22 | 1,275 | | 1,578 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 144A 0.125%, 1/1/23(3) | 1,215 | | 1,291 |
| | | 2,869 |
| | | |
|
Biotechnology—1.2% | | |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. 144A 2.250%, 2/1/29(3) | 1,895 | | 1,726 |
Exact Sciences Corp. | | | |
0.375%, 3/15/27 | 1,760 | | 2,130 |
0.375%, 3/1/28 | 495 | | 565 |
Guardant Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 11/15/27(3) | 2,285 | | 2,459 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/1/27(3) | 2,330 | | 2,123 |
Illumina, Inc. 0.000%, 8/15/23 | 860 | | 1,087 |
Insmed, Inc. 0.750%, 6/1/28 | 895 | | 908 |
| | | 10,998 |
| | | |
|
Commercial Services—1.5% | | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/15/26(3) | 1,715 | | 1,562 |
Chegg, Inc. | | | |
0.125%, 3/15/25 | 365 | | 651 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Commercial Services—continued | | |
144A 0.000%, 9/1/26(3) | $2,920 | | $ 3,152 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 1,120 | | 1,453 |
144A 0.500%, 8/1/27(3) | 1,415 | | 1,465 |
Square, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 5/1/26(3) | 1,665 | | 1,891 |
144A 0.250%, 11/1/27(3) | 3,190 | | 3,756 |
| | | 13,930 |
| | | |
|
Computers—0.6% | | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 0.500%, 12/15/26 | 2,275 | | 2,497 |
Zscaler, Inc. 0.125%, 7/1/25 | 1,550 | | 2,585 |
| | | 5,082 |
| | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services—0.3% | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc. 144A 0.500%, 6/1/26(3) | 1,720 | | 1,736 |
LendingTree, Inc. 0.500%, 7/15/25 | 1,580 | | 1,423 |
| | | 3,159 |
| | | |
|
Energy-Alternate Sources—0.6% | | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/26(3) | 1,355 | | 1,360 |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/28(3) | 2,035 | | 2,058 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 9/15/25(3) | 1,165 | | 1,392 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 12/1/26(3) | 505 | | 639 |
| | | 5,449 |
| | | |
|
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Entertainment—0.6% | | |
DraftKings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/28(3) | $2,750 | | $ 2,410 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 2.000%, 2/15/25 | 1,245 | | 1,333 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/1/26(3) | 2,045 | | 2,053 |
| | | 5,796 |
| | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.2% | | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1.750%, 12/15/26 | 1,830 | | 2,040 |
Healthcare-Products—1.2% | | |
Envista Holdings Corp. 2.375%, 6/1/25 | 1,045 | | 2,220 |
Insulet Corp. 0.375%, 9/1/26 | 2,100 | | 2,899 |
Novocure Ltd. 144A 0.000%, 11/1/25(3) | 1,295 | | 1,536 |
Omnicell, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 9/15/25(3) | 1,040 | | 1,637 |
Repligen Corp. 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 1,120 | | 2,417 |
| | | 10,709 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare-Services—0.8% | | |
Anthem, Inc. 2.750%, 10/15/42 | 405 | | 2,198 |
Oak Street Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,435 | | 2,579 |
Teladoc Health, Inc. 1.250%, 6/1/27 | 2,730 | | 2,911 |
| | | 7,688 |
| | | |
|
Internet—6.6% | | |
21Vianet Group, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/1/26(3) | 1,555 | | 1,252 |
Airbnb, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 4,015 | | 3,762 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Internet—continued | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. 0.750%, 5/1/25 | $1,095 | | $ 1,546 |
Etsy, Inc. 144A 0.125%, 9/1/27(3) | 2,805 | | 3,366 |
Expedia Group, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/26(3) | 2,970 | | 3,169 |
FireEye, Inc. 0.875%, 6/1/24 | 1,505 | | 1,696 |
Magnite, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(3) | 1,755 | | 1,509 |
Match Group Financeco 2, Inc. 144A 0.875%, 6/15/26(3) | 2,860 | | 5,430 |
Okta, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 2,255 | | 2,836 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 0.375%, 6/1/25 | 4,025 | | 5,776 |
Pinduoduo, Inc. 0.000%, 12/1/25 | 1,425 | | 1,315 |
RealReal, Inc. (The) 144A 1.000%, 3/1/28(3) | 3,225 | | 2,825 |
Shopify, Inc. 0.125%, 11/1/25 | 1,930 | | 2,537 |
Snap, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 5/1/27(3) | 4,395 | | 5,046 |
Spotify USA, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,355 | | 2,122 |
Twitter, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 4,060 | | 3,900 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 3,330 | | 3,248 |
Wayfair, Inc. 144A 0.625%, 10/1/25(3) | 2,560 | | 2,483 |
Wix.com Ltd. 144A 0.000%, 8/15/25(3) | 2,205 | | 2,402 |
Zendesk, Inc. 0.625%, 6/15/25 | 2,010 | | 2,740 |
Zillow Group, Inc. 2.750%, 5/15/25 | 1,170 | | 2,086 |
| | | 61,046 |
| | | |
|
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Leisure Time—0.9% | | |
NCL Corp., Ltd. | | | |
6.000%, 5/15/24 | $ 495 | | $ 967 |
144A 5.375%, 8/1/25(3) | 865 | | 1,370 |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/26(3) | 1,795 | | 1,703 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | |
4.250%, 6/15/23 | 2,015 | | 2,584 |
144A 2.875%, 11/15/23(3) | 1,330 | | 1,582 |
| | | 8,206 |
| | | |
|
Media—1.2% | | |
DISH Network Corp. | | | |
3.375%, 8/15/26 | 1,620 | | 1,660 |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 1,970 | | 2,304 |
Liberty Broadband Corp. 144A 2.750%, 9/30/50(3) | 1,490 | | 1,600 |
Liberty Media Corp. | | | |
1.375%, 10/15/23 | 1,890 | | 2,511 |
144A 0.500%, 12/1/50(3) | 1,695 | | 1,860 |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 1.000%, 1/30/23 | 545 | | 719 |
| | | 10,654 |
| | | |
|
Mining—0.1% | | |
MP Materials Corp. 144A 0.250%, 4/1/26(3) | 1,230 | | 1,331 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.7% | | |
EQT Corp. 1.750%, 5/1/26 | 1,720 | | 2,540 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—continued | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 0.250%, 5/15/25 | $2,620 | | $ 3,849 |
| | | 6,389 |
| | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals—0.8% | | |
Dexcom, Inc. | | | |
0.750%, 12/1/23 | 375 | | 1,173 |
0.250%, 11/15/25 | 2,485 | | 2,818 |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. 2.000%, 6/15/26 | 2,465 | | 3,192 |
| | | 7,183 |
| | | |
|
Pipelines—0.4% | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.250%, 3/15/45 | 4,200 | | 3,478 |
Real Estate—0.1% | | |
Redfin Corp. 144A 0.000%, 10/15/25(3) | 1,245 | | 1,343 |
Retail—0.8% | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. 2.250%, 4/15/25 | 1,935 | | 3,161 |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. 3.250%, 4/15/25 | 835 | | 2,564 |
RH 0.000%, 6/15/23 | 590 | | 2,015 |
| | | 7,740 |
| | | |
|
Semiconductors—0.9% | | |
Cree, Inc. 0.875%, 9/1/23 | 1,015 | | 1,611 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(3) | 710 | | 734 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 0.125%, 11/15/24 | 5,725 | | 6,265 |
| | | 8,610 |
| | | |
|
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Software—4.5% | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | | |
0.125%, 5/1/25 | $1,900 | | $ 2,537 |
0.375%, 9/1/27 | 490 | | 577 |
Alteryx, Inc. 0.500%, 8/1/24 | 2,425 | | 2,293 |
Bentley Systems, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.125%, 1/15/26(3) | 1,955 | | 2,248 |
144A 0.375%, 7/1/27(3) | 530 | | 531 |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/1/25(3) | 2,035 | | 2,953 |
Cloudflare, Inc. 0.750%, 5/15/25 | 720 | | 2,289 |
Coupa Software, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 2,780 | | 2,970 |
Datadog, Inc. 0.125%, 6/15/25 | 1,710 | | 2,368 |
DocuSign, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/15/24(3) | 1,970 | | 2,099 |
Fastly, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 1,830 | | 1,604 |
Five9, Inc. 0.500%, 6/1/25 | 1,280 | | 2,062 |
HubSpot, Inc. 0.375%, 6/1/25 | 1,185 | | 2,544 |
MicroStrategy, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/27(3) | 1,850 | | 1,371 |
MongoDB, Inc. 0.250%, 1/15/26 | 1,520 | | 2,738 |
RingCentral, Inc. | | | |
0.000%, 3/1/25 | 2,300 | | 2,426 |
144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 520 | | 508 |
Splunk, Inc. | | | |
0.500%, 9/15/23 | 625 | | 720 |
1.125%, 6/15/27 | 2,700 | | 2,626 |
Workday, Inc. 0.250%, 10/1/22 | 935 | | 1,513 |
Zynga, Inc. | | | |
0.250%, 6/1/24 | 1,620 | | 2,152 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Software—continued | | |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/26(3) | $ 800 | | $ 836 |
| | | 41,965 |
| | | |
|
Telecommunications—0.2% | | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc. 1.000%, 3/1/24 | 1,655 | | 2,233 |
Total Convertible Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $225,319) | | 244,161 |
| | | |
|
Total Long-Term Investments—98.8% (Identified Cost $734,489) | | 917,802 |
| Shares | |
Short-Term Investment—2.2% |
Money Market Mutual Fund—2.2% |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.030%)(6) | 20,293,474 | 20,293 |
Total Short-Term Investment (Identified Cost $20,293) | 20,293 |
| | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—101.0% (Identified Cost $754,782) | 938,095 |
| | |
|
Written Options—(0.1)% |
(See open written options schedule) | | |
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $285) | (351) |
| | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—100.9% (Identified Cost $754,497) | $937,744 |
Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.9)% | (8,442) |
NET ASSETS—100.0% | $929,302 |
Abbreviations: |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
NA | National Association |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
S&P | Standard & Poor’s |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments. |
(2) | Security in default; no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings. |
(3) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2021, these securities amounted to a value of $120,988 or 13.0% of net assets. |
(4) | Non-income producing. |
(5) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. |
(6) | Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available. |
Country Weightings† |
United States | 94% |
Ireland | 2 |
Jersey | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Bermuda | 1 |
Curaçao | 1 |
Total | 100% |
† % of total investments, net of written options, as of July 31, 2021. |
For information regarding the abbreviations, see the Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Open Written Options Contracts as of July 31, 2021 were as follows: |
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Device, Inc. | 275 | $ 2,887 | $105.00 | 08/20/21 | $(128) |
Align Technology, Inc. | 35 | 2,625 | 750.00 | 08/20/21 | (17) |
Atlassian Corp. plc | 90 | 3,510 | 390.00 | 08/20/21 | (7) |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 75 | 1,763 | 235.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 305 | 2,440 | 80.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Deere & Co. | 55 | 2,145 | 390.00 | 08/20/21 | (12) |
Dexcom, Inc. | 25 | 1,375 | 550.00 | 08/20/21 | (16) |
Dow, Inc. | 70 | 490 | 70.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | 145 | 3,190 | 220.00 | 08/20/21 | (24) |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 585 | 3,744 | 64.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Facebook, Inc. | 225 | 9,450 | 420.00 | 08/20/21 | (4) |
Mastercard, Inc. | 90 | 3,780 | 420.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 405 | 3,949 | 97.50 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Netflix, Inc. | 30 | 1,800 | 600.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Paypal Holdings, Inc. | 110 | 3,300 | 300.00 | 08/20/21 | (10) |
Servicenow, Inc. | 15 | 945 | 630.00 | 08/20/21 | (3) |
Starbucks Corp. | 170 | 2,040 | 120.00 | 08/20/21 | (47) |
Tesla, Inc. | 130 | 10,140 | 780.00 | 08/20/21 | (61) |
Twilio, Inc. | 50 | 2,200 | 440.00 | 08/20/21 | (6) |
Total Written Options | | $(351) |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | Strike price not reported in thousands. |
(2) | Exchange-traded options |
(3) | Amount is less than $500. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 2A in the Notes to Financial Statements):
| Total Value at July 31, 2021 | | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Debt Securities: | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | $ 458 | | $ — | | $ 421 | | $37 |
Convertible Bonds and Notes | 244,161 | | — | | 244,161 | | — |
Equity Securities: | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | 613,613 | | 613,613 | | — | | — |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 59,567 | | 52,372 | | 7,195 | | — |
Warrant | 3 | | 3 | | — | | — |
Money Market Mutual Fund | 20,293 | | 20,293 | | — | | — |
Total Investments, before Written Options | 938,095 | | 686,281 | | 251,777 | | 37 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | |
Written Options | (351) | | (268) | | (83) | | — |
Total Investments, Net of Written Options | $937,744 | | $686,013 | | $251,694 | | $37 |
Security held by the Fund with an end of period value of $37 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a decrease in trading activities at period end.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
Management has determined that the amount of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the rollforward of Level 3 securities and assumptions are not shown for the period ended July 31, 2021.
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.0% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.0% | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 5.500%, 9/15/26(1) | $4,240 | | $— |
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 7.750%, 12/1/23(1)(2) | 4,647 | | 67 |
| | | 67 |
| | | |
|
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $3,881) | | 67 |
| Shares | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks—4.5% |
Auto Components—0.2% | |
Aptiv plc Series A, 5.500% | 20,315 | 3,814 |
Banks—0.6% | |
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.250% | 2,170 | 3,211 |
Wells Fargo & Co. Series L, 7.500% | 4,205 | 6,360 |
| | 9,571 |
| | |
|
Capital Markets—0.2% | |
KKR & Co., Inc. Series C, 6.000% | 41,800 | 3,471 |
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.2% | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 6.000% | 31,540 | 2,562 |
Communications Equipment—0.3% | |
T-Mobile US, 2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 5.250%(3) | 3,935 | 4,932 |
Diversified Financial Services—0.2% | |
Chewy, Inc. 2020 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 144A, 6.500%(3) | 2,050 | 3,848 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Electric Utilities—0.6% | | |
AES Corp. (The), 6.875% | 30,470 | | $ 3,089 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.279% | 48,980 | | 2,515 |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.219% | 85,730 | | 4,448 |
| | | 10,052 |
| | | |
|
Electronic Components—0.1% | | |
II-VI, Inc. Series A, 6.000% | 4,235 | | 1,236 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—0.8% | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. Series A, 5.500% | 32,530 | | 3,997 |
Danaher Corp. Series B, 5.000% | 5,380 | | 8,622 |
| | | 12,619 |
| | | |
|
Industrial Machinery—0.1% | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.250% | 12,395 | | 1,463 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2% | | |
Avantor, Inc. Series A, 6.250% | 29,350 | | 3,394 |
Media—0.1% | | |
ViacomCBS, Inc. Series A, 5.750% | 29,345 | | 2,133 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.0% | | |
Mesquite Energy, Inc., 6.500%(1) | 213,230 | | — |
Pharmaceuticals—0.1% | | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.000% | 38,480 | | 2,124 |
Professional Services—0.2% | | |
Clarivate plc Series A, 5.250% | 30,380 | | 2,762 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.6% | | |
Broadcom, Inc. Series A, 8.000% | 5,840 | | $ 9,019 |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $66,611) | | 73,000 |
| | | |
|
Common Stocks—74.4% |
Aerospace & Defense—2.4% | | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 102,646 | | 38,150 |
Automobiles—0.4% | | |
Ferrari NV | 27,119 | | 5,920 |
Banks—3.4% | | |
Bank of America Corp. | 405,163 | | 15,542 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 128,786 | | 8,709 |
First Republic Bank | 31,476 | | 6,138 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(4) | 160,672 | | 24,387 |
| | | 54,776 |
| | | |
|
Beverages—0.6% | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 83,578 | | 4,766 |
Monster Beverage Corp.(5) | 51,981 | | 4,903 |
| | | 9,669 |
| | | |
|
Biotechnology—0.5% | | |
Amgen, Inc. | 33,982 | | 8,208 |
Capital Markets—4.0% | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 30,622 | | 5,313 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 59,063 | | 7,077 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 50,430 | | 23,963 |
Morgan Stanley | 96,832 | | 9,294 |
MSCI, Inc. Class A | 20,655 | | 12,310 |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 32,615 | | 6,090 |
| | | 64,047 |
| | | |
|
Chemicals—2.0% | | |
Linde plc | 32,049 | | 9,851 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Chemicals—continued | | |
RPM International, Inc. | 64,345 | | $ 5,572 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | 49,988 | | 8,846 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 26,367 | | 7,674 |
| | | 31,943 |
| | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.8% | | |
Cintas Corp. | 14,828 | | 5,845 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 41,801 | | 6,197 |
| | | 12,042 |
| | | |
|
Communications Equipment—0.4% | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 102,088 | | 5,653 |
Consumer Finance—0.4% | | |
American Express Co. | 35,427 | | 6,041 |
Distributors—0.9% | | |
Pool Corp. | 29,645 | | 14,165 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.3% | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 95,847 | | 5,346 |
Electric Utilities—1.8% | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc.(4) | 362,478 | | 28,237 |
Electrical Equipment—0.7% | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | 86,021 | | 11,961 |
Entertainment—0.5% | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 103,168 | | 8,627 |
Equity Real Estate Investment—6.4% | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 24,725 | | 4,978 |
American Tower Corp. | 169,153 | | 47,836 |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 47,620 | | 6,582 |
Crown Castle International Corp. | 24,022 | | 4,638 |
CyrusOne, Inc. | 71,696 | | 5,110 |
Equinix, Inc. | 14,596 | | 11,975 |
Prologis, Inc. | 70,622 | | 9,042 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment—continued | | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | 62,845 | | $ 12,325 |
| | | 102,486 |
| | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing—1.1% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 28,877 | | 12,409 |
Walmart, Inc. | 41,092 | | 5,858 |
| | | 18,267 |
| | | |
|
Food Products—0.4% | | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 85,643 | | 7,208 |
Gas Utilities—1.4% | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | 233,521 | | 23,023 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies—1.8% | | |
ResMed, Inc. | 23,551 | | 6,401 |
Stryker Corp. | 36,880 | | 9,992 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 28,731 | | 11,830 |
| | | 28,223 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare Providers & Services—1.8% | | |
Amedisys, Inc.(5) | 46,357 | | 12,081 |
Anthem, Inc. | 15,786 | | 6,062 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 26,560 | | 10,949 |
| | | 29,092 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare Technology—0.3% | | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A(5) | 15,658 | | 5,210 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.3% | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A(5) | 3,209 | | 5,980 |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 15,526 | | 8,159 |
McDonald’s Corp. | 47,907 | | 11,627 |
Starbucks Corp. | 43,176 | | 5,243 |
Wingstop, Inc. | 37,905 | | 6,493 |
| | | 37,502 |
| | | |
|
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Household Durables—0.4% | | |
Garmin Ltd. | 40,602 | | $ 6,383 |
Household Products—0.9% | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 133,525 | | 11,560 |
WD-40 Co. | 13,172 | | 3,201 |
| | | 14,761 |
| | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates—1.1% | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 26,685 | | 6,239 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 24,474 | | 12,025 |
| | | 18,264 |
| | | |
|
Insurance—1.7% | | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | 63,969 | | 8,319 |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 55,445 | | 9,905 |
Willis Towers Watson plc | 44,320 | | 9,134 |
| | | 27,358 |
| | | |
|
Interactive Media & Services—2.0% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A(5) | 9,468 | | 25,512 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C(5) | 2,648 | | 7,161 |
| | | 32,673 |
| | | |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail—2.1% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(4)(5) | 10,044 | | 33,422 |
IT Services—3.4% | | |
Global Payments, Inc. | 123,584 | | 23,902 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 70,329 | | 12,244 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | 23,852 | | 9,205 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 39,383 | | 9,704 |
| | | 55,055 |
| | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.9% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 40,176 | | 6,156 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services—continued | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(4) | 45,036 | | $ 24,320 |
| | | 30,476 |
| | | |
|
Machinery—0.4% | | |
Toro Co. (The) | 55,592 | | 6,323 |
Media—0.6% | | |
Cable One, Inc. | 4,819 | | 9,098 |
Multiline Retail—0.4% | | |
Dollar General Corp. | 28,480 | | 6,626 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.1% | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 1,658 | | 89 |
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR | 128,208 | | 11,012 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 104,360 | | 5,763 |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(5) | 2,191 | | 192 |
| | | 17,056 |
| | | |
|
Personal Products—0.4% | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A | 18,178 | | 6,068 |
Pharmaceuticals—2.9% | | |
Johnson & Johnson(4) | 69,014 | | 11,884 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 292,827 | | 22,510 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 58,905 | | 11,940 |
| | | 46,334 |
| | | |
|
Professional Services—0.8% | | |
TransUnion | 103,142 | | 12,383 |
Road & Rail—1.2% | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 40,120 | | 10,344 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 41,693 | | 9,121 |
| | | 19,465 |
| | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—6.1% | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(5) | 218,222 | | 23,173 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 47,433 | | 23,024 |
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—continued | | |
KLA Corp. | 26,344 | | $ 9,172 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 124,144 | | 24,207 |
Teradyne, Inc. | 95,409 | | 12,117 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 30,139 | | 5,745 |
| | | 97,438 |
| | | |
|
Software—5.9% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(5) | 28,223 | | 17,544 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(5) | 54,837 | | 8,097 |
Intuit, Inc. | 11,593 | | 6,144 |
Microsoft Corp.(4) | 175,968 | | 50,135 |
salesforce.com, Inc.(5) | 36,974 | | 8,945 |
Synopsys, Inc.(5) | 14,227 | | 4,097 |
| | | 94,962 |
| | | |
|
Specialty Retail—2.6% | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 81,027 | | 9,103 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The)(4) | 100,639 | | 33,029 |
| | | 42,132 |
| | | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—2.4% | | |
Apple, Inc.(4) | 259,649 | | 37,872 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.7% | | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(5) | 12,965 | | 5,188 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B(4) | 37,451 | | 6,274 |
| | | 11,462 |
| | | |
|
Water Utilities—0.8% | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc.(4) | 75,632 | | 12,866 |
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $939,743) | | 1,194,273 |
| | | |
|
Warrants—0.0% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.0% | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(5) | 3,129 | | 67 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—continued | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(5) | 876 | | $ 6 |
| | | 73 |
| | | |
|
Total Warrants (Identified Cost $899) | | 73 |
| Par Value | |
Convertible Bonds and Notes—18.6% |
Airlines—0.5% | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. 144A 0.500%, 4/1/26(3) | $3,320 | 3,257 |
Southwest Airlines Co. 1.250%, 5/1/25 | 2,915 | 4,272 |
| | 7,529 |
| | |
|
Auto Manufacturers—0.8% | |
Ford Motor Co. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 4,200 | 4,494 |
NIO, Inc. | | |
144A 0.000%, 2/1/26(3) | 1,730 | 1,509 |
144A 0.500%, 2/1/27(3) | 2,025 | 1,752 |
Tesla, Inc. 2.000%, 5/15/24 | 460 | 5,085 |
| | 12,840 |
| | |
|
Banks—0.2% | |
BofA Finance LLC 0.125%, 9/1/22 | 1,550 | 1,918 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 144A 0.125%, 1/1/23(3) | 1,875 | 1,992 |
| | 3,910 |
| | |
|
Biotechnology—0.8% | |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. 144A 2.250%, 2/1/29(3) | 2,320 | 2,113 |
Exact Sciences Corp. | | |
0.375%, 3/15/27 | 2,145 | 2,595 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Biotechnology—continued | | |
0.375%, 3/1/28 | $ 605 | | $ 690 |
Guardant Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 11/15/27(3) | 2,790 | | 3,003 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/1/27(3) | 2,845 | | 2,593 |
Illumina, Inc. 0.000%, 8/15/23 | 1,070 | | 1,352 |
Insmed, Inc. 0.750%, 6/1/28 | 1,090 | | 1,106 |
| | | 13,452 |
| | | |
|
Commercial Services—1.1% | | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/15/26(3) | 2,700 | | 2,458 |
Chegg, Inc. | | | |
0.125%, 3/15/25 | 395 | | 704 |
144A 0.000%, 9/1/26(3) | 3,560 | | 3,843 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 1,365 | | 1,771 |
144A 0.500%, 8/1/27(3) | 1,730 | | 1,792 |
Square, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 5/1/26(3) | 2,035 | | 2,311 |
144A 0.250%, 11/1/27(3) | 3,990 | | 4,698 |
| | | 17,577 |
| | | |
|
Computers—0.4% | | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 0.500%, 12/15/26 | 2,770 | | 3,040 |
Zscaler, Inc. 0.125%, 7/1/25 | 1,890 | | 3,153 |
| | | 6,193 |
| | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services—0.2% | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc. 144A 0.500%, 6/1/26(3) | 2,100 | | 2,119 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services—continued | | |
LendingTree, Inc. 0.500%, 7/15/25 | $1,925 | | $ 1,734 |
| | | 3,853 |
| | | |
|
Energy-Alternate Sources—0.4% | | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/26(3) | 1,655 | | 1,661 |
144A 0.000%, 3/1/28(3) | 2,485 | | 2,512 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 9/15/25(3) | 1,595 | | 1,906 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 12/1/26(3) | 595 | | 753 |
| | | 6,832 |
| | | |
|
Entertainment—0.4% | | |
DraftKings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/28(3) | 3,345 | | 2,932 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 2.000%, 2/15/25 | 1,520 | | 1,628 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/1/26(3) | 2,540 | | 2,549 |
| | | 7,109 |
| | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.2% | | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1.750%, 12/15/26 | 2,255 | | 2,513 |
Healthcare-Products—0.8% | | |
Envista Holdings Corp. 2.375%, 6/1/25 | 1,270 | | 2,698 |
Insulet Corp. 0.375%, 9/1/26 | 2,560 | | 3,535 |
Novocure Ltd. 144A 0.000%, 11/1/25(3) | 1,580 | | 1,874 |
Omnicell, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 9/15/25(3) | 1,270 | | 1,999 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Healthcare-Products—continued | | |
Repligen Corp. 0.375%, 7/15/24 | $1,380 | | $ 2,978 |
| | | 13,084 |
| | | |
|
Healthcare-Services—0.6% | | |
Anthem, Inc. 2.750%, 10/15/42 | 490 | | 2,659 |
Oak Street Health, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,970 | | 3,146 |
Teladoc Health, Inc. 1.250%, 6/1/27 | 3,320 | | 3,540 |
| | | 9,345 |
| | | |
|
Internet—4.7% | | |
21Vianet Group, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/1/26(3) | 2,090 | | 1,682 |
Airbnb, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 4,890 | | 4,582 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. 0.750%, 5/1/25 | 1,375 | | 1,942 |
Etsy, Inc. 144A 0.125%, 9/1/27(3) | 3,420 | | 4,104 |
Expedia Group, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/26(3) | 3,620 | | 3,863 |
FireEye, Inc. 0.875%, 6/1/24 | 1,830 | | 2,062 |
Magnite, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,140 | | 1,840 |
Match Group Financeco 2, Inc. 144A 0.875%, 6/15/26(3) | 3,490 | | 6,627 |
Okta, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 2,750 | | 3,458 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 0.375%, 6/1/25 | 4,905 | | 7,039 |
Pinduoduo, Inc. 0.000%, 12/1/25 | 1,760 | | 1,624 |
RealReal, Inc. (The) 144A 1.000%, 3/1/28(3) | 3,935 | | 3,447 |
Shopify, Inc. 0.125%, 11/1/25 | 2,355 | | 3,096 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Internet—continued | | |
Snap, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 5/1/27(3) | $5,355 | | $ 6,147 |
Spotify USA, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,875 | | 2,590 |
Twitter, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 4,950 | | 4,755 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 4,060 | | 3,960 |
Wayfair, Inc. 144A 0.625%, 10/1/25(3) | 3,115 | | 3,022 |
Wix.com Ltd. 144A 0.000%, 8/15/25(3) | 2,730 | | 2,974 |
Zendesk, Inc. 0.625%, 6/15/25 | 2,440 | | 3,326 |
Zillow Group, Inc. 2.750%, 5/15/25 | 1,425 | | 2,541 |
| | | 74,681 |
| | | |
|
Leisure Time—0.5% | | |
NCL Corp., Ltd. | | | |
6.000%, 5/15/24 | 605 | | 1,182 |
144A 5.375%, 8/1/25(3) | 1,055 | | 1,671 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | |
4.250%, 6/15/23 | 2,490 | | 3,193 |
144A 2.875%, 11/15/23(3) | 1,625 | | 1,933 |
| | | 7,979 |
| | | |
|
Media—0.8% | | |
DISH Network Corp. | | | |
3.375%, 8/15/26 | 1,975 | | 2,024 |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/25(3) | 2,405 | | 2,813 |
Liberty Broadband Corp. 144A 2.750%, 9/30/50(3) | 1,835 | | 1,970 |
Liberty Media Corp. | | | |
1.375%, 10/15/23 | 1,935 | | 2,571 |
144A 0.500%, 12/1/50(3) | 2,060 | | 2,261 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Media—continued | | |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 1.000%, 1/30/23 | $ 660 | | $ 870 |
| | | 12,509 |
| | | |
|
Mining—0.1% | | |
MP Materials Corp. 144A 0.250%, 4/1/26(3) | 1,505 | | 1,628 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.5% | | |
EQT Corp. 1.750%, 5/1/26 | 2,100 | | 3,102 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 0.250%, 5/15/25 | 3,195 | | 4,693 |
| | | 7,795 |
| | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals—0.5% | | |
Dexcom, Inc. | | | |
0.750%, 12/1/23 | 455 | | 1,423 |
0.250%, 11/15/25 | 3,035 | | 3,441 |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. 2.000%, 6/15/26 | 3,010 | | 3,898 |
| | | 8,762 |
| | | |
|
Pipelines—0.3% | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.250%, 3/15/45 | 5,160 | | 4,274 |
Real Estate—0.1% | | |
Redfin Corp. 144A 0.000%, 10/15/25(3) | 1,520 | | 1,640 |
Retail—0.7% | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. 2.250%, 4/15/25 | 2,355 | | 3,848 |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. 3.250%, 4/15/25 | 1,030 | | 3,163 |
RH 0.000%, 6/15/23 | 725 | | 2,475 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Retail—continued | | |
Vroom, Inc. 144A 0.750%, 7/1/26(3) | $2,175 | | $ 2,113 |
| | | 11,599 |
| | | |
|
Semiconductors—0.7% | | |
Cree, Inc. 0.875%, 9/1/23 | 1,235 | | 1,960 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.250%, 3/15/26(3) | 865 | | 894 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 0.125%, 11/15/24 | 7,081 | | 7,749 |
| | | 10,603 |
| | | |
|
Software—3.1% | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | | |
0.125%, 5/1/25 | 2,355 | | 3,145 |
0.375%, 9/1/27 | 595 | | 700 |
Alteryx, Inc. 0.500%, 8/1/24 | 2,995 | | 2,832 |
Bentley Systems, Inc. | | | |
144A 0.125%, 1/15/26(3) | 2,415 | | 2,777 |
144A 0.375%, 7/1/27(3) | 645 | | 646 |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 12/1/25(3) | 2,480 | | 3,599 |
Cloudflare, Inc. 0.750%, 5/15/25 | 875 | | 2,781 |
Coupa Software, Inc. 0.375%, 6/15/26 | 2,455 | | 2,623 |
Datadog, Inc. 0.125%, 6/15/25 | 2,085 | | 2,888 |
DocuSign, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 1/15/24(3) | 2,325 | | 2,477 |
Fastly, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 2,235 | | 1,959 |
Five9, Inc. 0.500%, 6/1/25 | 1,560 | | 2,513 |
| Par Value | | Value |
| | | |
Software—continued | | |
HubSpot, Inc. 0.375%, 6/1/25 | $1,450 | | $ 3,113 |
MicroStrategy, Inc. 144A 0.000%, 2/15/27(3) | 2,285 | | 1,693 |
MongoDB, Inc. 0.250%, 1/15/26 | 1,850 | | 3,332 |
RingCentral, Inc. | | | |
0.000%, 3/1/25 | 2,805 | | 2,959 |
144A 0.000%, 3/15/26(3) | 630 | | 615 |
Splunk, Inc. | | | |
0.500%, 9/15/23 | 770 | | 888 |
1.125%, 6/15/27 | 3,620 | | 3,521 |
Workday, Inc. 0.250%, 10/1/22 | 1,140 | | 1,845 |
Zynga, Inc. | | | |
0.250%, 6/1/24 | 2,000 | | 2,656 |
144A 0.000%, 12/15/26(3) | 975 | | 1,020 |
| | | 50,582 |
| | | |
|
Telecommunications—0.2% | | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc. 1.000%, 3/1/24 | 2,040 | | 2,753 |
Total Convertible Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $277,108) | | 299,042 |
| | | |
|
Total Long-Term Investments—97.5% (Identified Cost $1,288,242) | | 1,566,455 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| Shares | | Value |
Short-Term Investment—2.4% |
Money Market Mutual Fund—2.4% |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.030%)(6) | 38,234,219 | | $ 38,234 |
Total Short-Term Investment (Identified Cost $38,234) | | 38,234 |
| | | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—99.9% (Identified Cost $1,326,476) | | 1,604,689 |
| | | |
|
Written Options—(0.0)% |
(See open written options schedule) | | | |
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $442) | | (590) |
| | | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—99.9% (Identified Cost $1,326,034) | | $1,604,099 |
Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1% | | 2,065 |
NET ASSETS—100.0% | | $1,606,164 |
Abbreviations: |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
MSCI | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
NA | National Association |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments. |
(2) | Security in default; no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings. |
(3) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2021, these securities amounted to a value of $149,119 or 9.3% of net assets. |
(4) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. |
(5) | Non-income producing. |
(6) | Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available. |
Open Written Options Contracts as of July 31, 2021 were as follows: |
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 100 | $ 1,000 | $ 100.00 | 08/20/21 | $ (2) |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 200 | 2,200 | 110.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Adobe, Inc. | 56 | 3,752 | 670.00 | 08/20/21 | (4) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 110 | 1,100 | 100.00 | 08/20/21 | (85) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 545 | 5,995 | 110.00 | 08/20/21 | (140) |
Alphabet, Inc. | 9 | 2,520 | 2,800.00 | 08/20/21 | (10) |
Alphabet, Inc. | 15 | 4,425 | 2,950.00 | 08/20/21 | (3) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 10 | 4,000 | 4,000.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
For information regarding the abbreviations, see the Key Investment Terms starting on page 13.
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Open Written Options Contracts as of July 31, 2021 were as follows: |
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 | $ 8,400 | $4,200.00 | 08/20/21 | $ (3) |
American Tower Corp. | 170 | 5,270 | 310.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Apple, Inc. | 250 | 4,125 | 165.00 | 08/20/21 | (3) |
Apple, Inc. | 250 | 4,000 | 160.00 | 08/27/21 | (9) |
Bank of America Corp. | 810 | 3,402 | 42.00 | 08/20/21 | (7) |
Broadcom, Inc. | 47 | 2,444 | 520.00 | 08/20/21 | (4) |
Broadcom, Inc. | 118 | 6,490 | 550.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 109 | 1,799 | 165.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | 6 | 1,050 | 1,750.00 | 08/20/21 | (72) |
Citigroup, Inc. | 257 | 1,863 | 72.50 | 08/20/21 | (7) |
Global Payments, Inc. | 250 | 5,250 | 210.00 | 08/20/21 | (52) |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 100 | 3,500 | 350.00 | 08/20/21 | (9) |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 200 | 7,300 | 365.00 | 08/20/21 | (6) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 282 | 4,794 | 170.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 100 | 4,150 | 415.00 | 08/20/21 | (3) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 160 | 6,880 | 430.00 | 08/20/21 | (—) (3) |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | 32 | 1,344 | 420.00 | 08/20/21 | (10) |
Mastercard, Inc. | 47 | 2,021 | 430.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Mcdonald’s Corp. | 95 | 2,470 | 260.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 585 | 4,972 | 85.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Microsoft Corp. | 178 | 5,340 | 300.00 | 08/20/21 | (8) |
Microsoft Corp. | 178 | 5,785 | 325.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Microsoft Corp. | 178 | 5,785 | 325.00 | 09/17/21 | (6) |
Monster Beverage Corp. | 51 | 510 | 100.00 | 08/20/21 | (4) |
Morgan Stanley. | 193 | 1,930 | 100.00 | 08/20/21 | (15) |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 150 | 2,925 | 195.00 | 08/20/21 | (11) |
Nextera Energy, Inc. | 724 | 6,154 | 85.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Nike, Inc. | 93 | 1,674 | 180.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Nvidia Corp. | 312 | 26,988 | 865.00 | 08/20/21 | (57) |
Starbucks Corp. | 86 | 1,118 | 130.00 | 08/20/21 | (2) |
Synopsys, Inc. | 28 | 868 | 310.00 | 08/20/21 | (1) |
Teradyne, Inc. | 95 | 1,330 | 140.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Teradyne, Inc. | 190 | 2,850 | 150.00 | 08/20/21 | (5) |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 93 | 5,394 | 580.00 | 08/20/21 | (10) |
Veeva Systems, Inc. | 31 | 1,085 | 350.00 | 08/20/21 | (9) |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Open Written Options Contracts as of July 31, 2021 were as follows: |
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Visa, Inc. | 98 | $ 2,597 | $ 265.00 | 08/20/21 | $ (4) |
Total Written Options | | $(590) |
Footnote Legend: |
(1) | Strike price not reported in thousands. |
(2) | Exchange-traded options |
(3) | Amount is less than $500. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 2A in the Notes to Financial Statements):
| Total Value at July 31, 2021 | | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Debt Securities: | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | $ 67 | | $ — | | $ — | | $67 (1) |
Convertible Bonds and Notes | 299,042 | | — | | 299,042 | | — |
Equity Securities: | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | 1,194,273 | | 1,194,273 | | — | | — |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 73,000 | | 64,220 | | 8,780 | | — (1) |
Warrants | 73 | | 73 | | — | | — |
Money Market Mutual Fund | 38,234 | | 38,234 | | — | | — |
Total Investments, before Written Options | 1,604,689 | | 1,296,800 | | 307,822 | | 67 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | |
Written Options | (590) | | (586) | | (4) | | — |
Total Investments, Net of Written Options | $1,604,099 | | $1,296,214 | | $307,818 | | $67 |
(1) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
Security held by the Fund with an end of period value of $67 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a decrease in trading activities at period end.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
Management has determined that the amount of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the rollforward of Level 3 securities and assumptions are not shown for the period ended July 31, 2021.
See Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
(Reported in thousands except shares and per share amounts)
| AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Assets | | | | | |
Investment in securities at value(1)
| $ 481,912 | | $ 938,095 | | $ 1,604,689 |
Investment in affiliates at value(2)
| 2,468 | | — | | — |
Cash
| 539 | | 113 | | 512 |
Deposits with prime broker
| — | | 11 | | — |
Receivables | | | | | |
Investment securities sold
| 3,084 | | 1,995 | | 2,951 |
Dividends and interest
| 1,373 | | 673 | | 942 |
Tax reclaims
| — | | — | | 187 |
Prepaid Trustees’ retainer
| 14 | | 34 | | 59 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets (Note 4)
| 61 | | 150 | | 327 |
Total assets
| 489,451 | | 941,071 | | 1,609,667 |
Liabilities | | | | | |
Loan Payable (Note 8 and 9)
| 75,000 | | — | | — |
Mandatory redeemable preferred shares (Note 8)
| 30,000 | | — | | — |
Written options at value (Note 3)(3)
| 68 | | 351 | | 590 |
Payables | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased
| 5,883 | | 10,311 | | 1,117 |
Dividend distributions
| 1,729 | | — | | — |
Loan interest payable
| 840 | | — | | — |
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
| 391 | | 717 | | 1,093 |
Dividend on mandatory redeemable preferred shares (Note 8)
| 110 | | — | | — |
Administration, accounting and custody fees
| 109 | | 160 | | 252 |
Professional fees
| 64 | | 44 | | 60 |
Trustee deferred compensation plan (Note 4)
| 60 | | 150 | | 327 |
Other accrued expenses
| 28 | | 36 | | 64 |
Total liabilities
| 114,282 | | 11,769 | | 3,503 |
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
| $ 375,169 | | $ 929,302 | | $ 1,606,164 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
(Reported in thousands except shares and per share amounts)
| AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: | | | | | |
Common shares ($0.00001 par value, unlimited authorization)
| $ —(a) | | $ —(a) | | $ 1 |
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest
| 252,170 | | 671,080 | | 1,276,956 |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)
| 122,999 | | 258,222 | | 329,207 |
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
| $ 375,169 | | $ 929,302 | | $ 1,606,164 |
Common Shares Issued and Outstanding | 10,353,920 | | 27,708,965 | | 94,801,581 |
Net Asset Value Per Common Share(b) | $ 36.23 | | $ 33.54 | | $ 16.94 |
(1)Investment in securities at cost | $ 417,860 | | $ 754,782 | | $ 1,326,476 |
(2) Investment in affiliates at cost | $ 3,472 | | $ — | | $ — |
(3)Written options premiums received | $ 56 | | $ 285 | | $ 442 |
| |
(a) | Amount is less than $500. |
(b) | Net Asset Value Per Share is calculated using unrounded net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
SIX MONTHS ENDED July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
| AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Investment Income | | | | | |
Interest
| $ 2,428 | | $ 170 | | $ 580 |
Dividends
| 1,258 | | 3,292 | | 9,062 |
Foreign taxes withheld
| (2) | | (3) | | (30) |
Total investment income
| 3,684 | | 3,459 | | 9,612 |
Expenses | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees
| 2,348 | | 4,405 | | 6,791 |
Administration, accounting and custody fees
| 303 | | 524 | | 883 |
Professional fees
| 74 | | 59 | | 83 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 42 | | 99 | | 167 |
Printing fees and expenses
| 22 | | 39 | | 75 |
Transfer agent fees and expenses
| 16 | | 13 | | 12 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 22 | | 20 | | 33 |
Total expenses before interest expense
| 2,827 | | 5,159 | | 8,044 |
Dividends on mandatory redeemable preferred shares (Note 8)
| 644 | | — | | — |
Loan interest (Note 8 and 9)
| 1,112 | | — | | — |
Total expenses after interest expense
| 4,583 | | 5,159 | | 8,044 |
Less expenses reimbursed and/or waived by investment adviser
| (156) | | (445) | | (798) |
Net expenses
| 4,427 | | 4,714 | | 7,246 |
Net investment income (loss)
| (743) | | (1,255) | | 2,366 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | |
Investments
| 37,464 | | 71,626 | | 95,391 |
Written options
| 226 | | 1,146 | | (415) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | |
Investments
| (14,337) | | 22,567 | | 110,037 |
Investment in affiliates
| (933) | | — | | — |
Written options
| (32) | | (172) | | (220) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
| 22,388 | | 95,167 | | 204,793 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| $ 21,645 | | $93,912 | | $207,159 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
($ reported in thousands)
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS From Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ (743) | | $ 142 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 37,690 | | 51,971 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
| (15,302) | | 79,571 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 21,645 | | 131,684 |
From Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains
| (10,375) (1) | | (24,644) |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
| (10,375) | | (24,644) |
From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions resulting in the issuance of common stock ( 0 and 5,358 shares, respectively)
| — | | 135 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| — | | 135 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
| 11,270 | | 107,175 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period
| 363,899 | | 256,724 |
End of period
| $375,169 | | $363,899 |
(1) | Please note that the tax status of the Fund’s distributions is determined at the end of the taxable year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
($ reported in thousands)
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS From Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ (1,255) | | $ 1,732 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 72,772 | | 52,200 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
| 22,395 | | 154,985 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 93,912 | | 208,917 |
From Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains
| (21,059) (1) | | (42,118) |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
| (21,059) | | (42,118) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
| 72,853 | | 166,799 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period
| 856,449 | | 689,650 |
End of period
| $929,302 | | $856,449 |
(1) | Please note that the tax status of the Fund’s distributions is determined at the end of the taxable year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
($ reported in thousands)
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, 2021 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS From Operations | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 2,366 | | $ 12,211 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 94,976 | | 44,609 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
| 109,817 | | 110,352 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 207,159 | | 167,172 |
From Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains
| (42,661) (1) | | (58,345) |
Return of capital
| — | | (26,976) |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
| (42,661) | | (85,321) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
| 164,498 | | 81,851 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period
| 1,441,666 | | 1,359,815 |
End of period
| $1,606,164 | | $1,441,666 |
(1) | Please note that the tax status of the Fund’s distributions is determined at the end of the taxable year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED July 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
Increase (Decrease) in cash | |
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities: | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| $ 21,645 |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities: | |
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term investments
| 312,149 |
(Increase) Decrease in investment securities sold receivable
| (194) |
Purchases of long-term investments
| (298,499) |
Increase (Decrease) in investment securities purchased payable
| (215) |
Net (purchases) or sales of short-term investments
| (1,962) |
Net purchases or (sales) in written options
| 190 |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments
| 14,369 |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investment in affiliates
| 933 |
Net realized (gain)/loss on investments
| (37,690) |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discounts on investments
| 52 |
Proceeds from litigation settlements
| 24 |
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable
| 71 |
(Increase) Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
| 17 |
(Increase) Decrease in prepaid Trustees’ retainer
| (14) |
Increase (Decrease) in loan interest payable
| (30) |
Increase (Decrease) in affiliated expenses payable
| 133 |
Increase (Decrease) in non-affiliated expenses payable
| (207) |
Increase (Decrease) in dividend payable on mandatory redeemable preferred shares
| 14 |
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities
| 10,786 |
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities: | |
Cash distributions paid to shareholders
| (10,375) |
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities
| (10,375) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash
| 411 |
Cash at beginning of period
| 128 |
Cash at end of period
| $ 539 |
| |
Supplemental cash flow information: | |
Cash paid during the period for interest expense on loan payable
| $ 1,142 |
Cash paid during the period for dividends to mandatory redeemable preferred shares
| 630 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING
THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
PER SHARE DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 35.15 | | $ 24.81 | | $ 22.05 | | $ 23.88 | | $ 21.59 | | $ 18.91 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(1)
| (0.07) | | 0.01 | | 0.11 | | 0.16 | | 0.29 | | 0.39 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 2.15 | | 12.71 | | 4.65 | | 0.01 | | 4.00 | | 4.21 |
Total from investment operations
| 2.08 | | 12.72 | | 4.76 | | 0.17 | | 4.29 | | 4.60 |
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (1.00) | | (1.19) | | (0.42) | | (0.95) | | (0.44) | | (0.51) |
Net realized gains
| — | | (1.19) | | (1.58) | | (1.05) | | (1.56) | | (1.49) |
Total dividends and distributions to common shareholders
| (1.00) | | (2.38) | | (2.00) | | (2.00) | | (2.00) | | (2.00) |
Common Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accretion to net asset value from share repurchases
| — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 0.08 |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 36.23 | | $ 35.15 | | $ 24.81(2) | | $ 22.05 | | $ 23.88 | | $ 21.59 |
Market value, end of period
| $ 34.23 | | $ 32.25 | | $ 25.22 | | $ 21.29 | | $ 22.40 | | $ 19.49 |
Total return, net asset value(3), (4)
| 6.05% | | 54.28% | | 22.65% | | 0.77% | | 21.03% | | 26.02% |
Total return, market value(3), (4)
| 9.32% | | 40.11% | | 29.04% | | 3.89% | | 26.13% | | 32.56% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses before interest expense to average net assets(5)
| 1.81% | | 2.03% (6) | | 2.14% | | 2.20% (6) | | 2.26% (6) | | 2.34% (6) |
Ratio of total expenses after interest expense to average net assets(5)
| 2.51% | | 2.84% (6) | | 3.32% | | 3.40% (6) | | 3.36% (6) | | 3.48% (6) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5)
| (0.41)% | | 0.05% (6) | | 0.47% | | 0.72% (6) | | 1.30% (6) | | 1.90% (6) |
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
| 89% | | 128% | | 120% | | 105% | | 154% | | 196% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s)
| $375,169 | | $363,899 | | $256,724 | | $227,320 | | $245,382 | | $221,849 |
Loan payable, end of period (000’s)
| $ 75,000 | | $ 75,000 | | $ 75,000 | | $ 75,000 | | $ 75,000 | | $ 75,000 |
Mandatory redeemable preferred shares, end of period (000’s)
| $ 30,000 | | $ 30,000 | | $ 30,000 | | $ 30,000 | | $ 30,000 | | $ 30,000 |
Asset coverage, per $1,000 principal amount of loan payable(7)
| $ 6,402 | | $ 6,252 | | $ 4,823 | | $ 4,431 | | $ 4,672 | | $ 4,358 |
Asset coverage ratio on total leverage (loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares)(8)
| 457% | | 447% | | 344% | | 316% | | 334% | | 311% |
Asset coverage, per $25 liquidation preference per share of mandatory redeemable preferred shares(9)
| $ 114 | | $ 112 | | $ 86 | | $ 79 | | $ 83 | | $ 78 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING
THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
(1) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Payment from affiliate increased the net asset value by less than $0.01. |
(3) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(4) | Total return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase of common shares on the opening of the first day and sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Automatic Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Total return on market value is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay are not reflected. Total return on market value does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the sale of fund shares. Total return on net asset value uses the same methodology, but with use of net asset value for the beginning, ending and reinvestment values. |
(5) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(6) | Inclusive of excise tax expense of 0.05%, 0.06%, 0.07% and 0.01% for the years ended January 31, 2021, January 31, 2019, January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2017, respectively. |
(7) | Represents value of net assets applicable to common stock plus the loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares at the end of the period divided by the loan payable at the end of the period multiplied by $1,000. |
(8) | Represents value of net assets applicable to common stock plus the loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares at the end of the period divided by the loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares at the end of the period. |
(9) | Represents value of net assets applicable to common stock plus the loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares at the end of the period divided by the loan payable and mandatory redeemable preferred shares at the end of the period multiplied by $25. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING
THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
PER SHARE DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 30.91 | | $ 24.89 | | $ 22.53 | | $ 24.51 | | $ 21.54 | | $ 19.90 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(1)
| (0.05) | | 0.06 | | 0.18 | | 0.19 | | 0.40 | | 0.41 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 3.44 | | 7.48 | | 3.70 | | (0.65) | | 4.09 | | 2.75 |
Total from investment operations
| 3.39 | | 7.54 | | 3.88 | | (0.46) | | 4.49 | | 3.16 |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.76) | | (0.09) | | (0.20) | | (0.93) | | (0.43) | | (0.54) |
Net realized gains
| — | | (1.43) | | (1.32) | | (0.59) | | (1.09) | | (0.98) |
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders
| (0.76) | | (1.52) | | (1.52) | | (1.52) | | (1.52) | | (1.52) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 33.54 | | $ 30.91 | | $ 24.89(2) | | $ 22.53 | | $ 24.51 | | $ 21.54 |
Market value, end of period
| $ 30.18 | | $ 27.78 | | $ 23.14 | | $ 20.52 | | $ 22.08 | | $ 19.03 |
Total return, net asset value(3), (4)
| 11.13% | | 31.78% | | 17.85% | | (1.87)% | | 21.81% | | 16.35% |
Total return, market value(3), (4)
| 11.52% | | 28.21% | | 20.83% | | (0.25)% | | 24.96% | | 21.69% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(5)
| 1.07% | | 1.07% | | 1.07% | | 1.13% (6) | | 1.07% | | 1.08% |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(5)
| 1.17% | | 1.07% | | 1.07% | | 1.13% (6) | | 1.07% | | 1.08% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5)
| (0.28)% | | 0.24% | | 0.74% | | 0.83% (6) | | 1.80% | | 1.94% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
| 34% | | 85% | | 50% | | 81% | | 99% | | 90% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s)
| $929,302 | | $856,449 | | $689,650 | | $624,315 | | $679,241 | | $596,911 |
(1) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Payment from affiliate increased the net asset value by less than $0.01. |
(3) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(4) | Total return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase of common shares on the opening of the first day and sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Automatic Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Total return on market value is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay are not reflected. Total return on market value does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the sale of fund shares. Total return on net asset value uses the same methodology, but with use of net asset value for the beginning, ending and reinvestment values. |
(5) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(6) | Inclusive of excise tax expense of 0.07% for the year ended January 31, 2019. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING
THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
| Six Months Ended July 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended January 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
PER SHARE DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 15.21 | | $ 14.34 | | $ 13.52 | | $ 15.32 | | $ 14.72 | | $ 13.59 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(1)
| 0.02 | | 0.13 | | 0.24 | | 0.27 | | 0.30 | | 0.35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 2.16 | | 1.64 | | 1.48 | | (1.17) | | 1.43 | | 1.98 |
Total from investment operations
| 2.18 | | 1.77 | | 1.72 | | (0.90) | | 1.73 | | 2.33 |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.45) | | (0.13) | | (0.26) | | (0.71) | | (0.30) | | (0.37) |
Net realized gains
| — | | (0.48) | | (0.64) | | — | | — | | — |
Return of capital
| — | | (0.29) | | — | | (0.19) | | (0.83) | | (0.83) |
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders
| (0.45) | | (0.90) | | (0.90) | | (0.90) | | (1.13) | | (1.20) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 16.94 | | $ 15.21 | | $ 14.34 | | $ 13.52 | | $ 15.32 | | $ 14.72 |
Market value, end of period
| $ 15.21 | | $ 13.28 | | $ 13.09 | | $ 11.90 | | $ 13.52 | | $ 13.03 |
Total return, net asset value(2), (3)
| 14.57% | | 13.51% | | 13.13% | | (5.97)% | | 12.45% | | 17.62% |
Total return, market value(2), (3)
| 18.13% | | 9.71% | | 18.17% | | (5.42)% | | 12.92% | | 24.60% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(4)
| 0.96% | | 0.96% | | 0.96% | | 0.95% | | 0.97% | | 1.01% |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(4)
| 1.07% | | 0.96% | | 0.96% | | 0.95% | | 0.97% | | 1.01% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(4)
| 0.31% | | 0.94% | | 1.73% | | 1.87% | | 2.03% | | 2.42% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2)
| 31% | | 104% | | 76% | | 50% | | 85% | | 39% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s)
| $1,606,164 | | $1,441,666 | | $1,359,815 | | $1,281,712 | | $1,452,585 | | $1,395,116 |
(1) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(3) | Total return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase of common shares on the opening of the first day and sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Automatic Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Total return on market value is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay are not reflected. Total return on market value does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the sale of fund shares. Total return on net asset value uses the same methodology, but with use of net asset value for the beginning, ending and reinvestment values. |
(4) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
July 31, 2021
Note 1. Organization
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund, AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund, and Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on March 10, 2015, August 20, 2003, and December 12, 2006, respectively. Prior to commencing operations on May 27, 2015, February 28, 2005, and, February 27, 2007, respectively, the Funds had no operations other than matters relating to their organization and registration as diversified, closed-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds are investment companies that follow the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements and for derivatives, included in Note 3 below. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.
A. | Security Valuation |
| Each Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period. |
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A description of the valuation techniques applied to a Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Funds fair value non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRs, financial futures, ETFs, and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt securities, including convertible bonds, and restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options, that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity-linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value a Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for each Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
B. | Security Transactions and Investment Income |
| Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from the sale of securities are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Each Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
| Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Conversion premium is not amortized. |
| Any distributions from underlying funds are recorded in accordance with the character of the distributions as designated by the underlying funds. |
| Dividend income from Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) and Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) investments is recorded using management’s estimate of the percentage of income included in distributions received from such investments based on historical information and other industry sources. The return of capital portion of the estimate is a reduction to investment income and a reduction in the cost basis of each investment which increases net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). If the return of capital distributions exceed their cost basis, the distributions are treated as realized gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts. |
C. | Income Taxes |
| Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity. It is the intention of each Fund to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has been made. The Funds may be subject to excise tax based on distributions to shareholders. |
| Certain Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Each Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable based upon current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests. |
| Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Each Fund’s U.S. federal income tax return is generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after it is filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction. |
D. | Distributions to Shareholders |
| AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund declares distributions on a monthly basis. AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund and Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund declare distributions on a quarterly basis. Distributions are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from U.S. GAAP. |
E. | Expenses |
| Expenses incurred together by a Fund and other affiliated mutual funds are allocated in proportion to the net assets of each such fund, except where allocation of direct expenses to each Fund or an alternative allocation method can be more appropriately used. |
| In addition to the net annual operating expenses that a Fund bears directly, the shareholders of a Fund indirectly bear the pro-rata expenses of any underlying mutual funds in which the Fund invests. |
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F. | Convertible Securities |
| Certain Funds may invest a portion of their assets in convertible securities. Although convertible securities derive part of their value from that of the securities into which they are convertible, they are not considered derivative financial instruments. However, certain of the Funds’ investments in convertible securities include features which render them sensitive to price changes in their underlying securities. The value of structured/synthetic convertible securities can be affected by interest rate changes and credit risks of the issuer. Such securities may be structured in ways that limit their potential for capital appreciation, and the entire value of the security may be at risk of loss depending on the performance of the underlying equity security. Consequently, the Funds are exposed to greater downside risk than traditional convertible securities, but typically still less than that of the underlying stock. |
G. | Payment In-Kind Securities |
| The Funds may invest in payment in-kind securities, which are debt or preferred stock securities that require or permit payment of interest in the form of additional securities. Payment in-kind securities allow the issuer to avoid or delay the need to generate cash to meet current interest payments and, as a result, may involve greater risk than securities that pay interest currently or in cash. |
H. | When-issued Purchases and Forward Commitments (Delayed Delivery) |
| Certain Funds may engage in when-issued or forward commitment transactions. Securities purchased on a when-issued or forward commitment basis are also known as delayed delivery transactions. Delayed delivery transactions involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase or sell a security at a future date (ordinarily up to 90 days later). When-issued or forward commitments enable the Funds to lock in what is believed to be an attractive price or yield on a particular security for a period of time, regardless of future changes in interest rates. Each Fund records when-issued and forward commitment securities on the trade date. Each Fund maintains collateral for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or forward commitment basis begin earning interest on the settlement date. |
I. | Leveraged Loans |
| Certain Funds may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to lenders or lending syndicates. Leveraged loans are generally non-investment grade and often involve borrowers that are highly leveraged. The Funds may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Leveraged loans are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the leveraged loan. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. When investing in loan participations, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan participation and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the leveraged loan with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of |
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| both the borrower and the lender that is selling the leveraged loan. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. |
| A Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. Leveraged loans may involve foreign borrowers and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. Direct indebtedness of emerging countries involves a risk that the government entities responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay the principal and interest when due. |
| The leveraged loans have floating rate loan interests which generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally LIBOR, the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. When a leveraged loan is purchased a Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, a Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a leveraged loan. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a leveraged loan by a borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid. |
J. | Repurchase Agreements |
| Certain Funds are parties to Master Repurchase Agreements (“Master Repo Agreements”) with select counterparties. The Master Repo Agreements include provisions for initiation of repurchase transactions, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral. |
| The Funds enter into transactions, under the Master Repo Agreements, with their custodian bank or securities brokerage firms whereby they purchase securities under agreements (i.e., repurchase agreements) to resell such securities at an agreed upon price and date. The Funds, through their custodian, take possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. Such agreements are carried at the contract amount in the financial statements, which is considered to represent fair value. The collateral that is pledged (i.e., the securities received by the Funds), which consists primarily of U.S. government obligations and asset-backed securities, is held by the custodian bank for the benefit of the Funds until the maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions of the repurchase agreements and the procedures adopted by the Funds require that the market value of the collateral, including accrued interest thereon, be sufficient in the event of default by the counterparty. If the counterparty defaults under the Master Repo Agreements and the value of the collateral declines or if the counterparty enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. As of July 31, 2021, the Funds did not hold any repurchase agreements. |
K. | Warrants |
| The Funds may receive warrants. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants may be freely transferable and are often traded on major exchanges. Warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitle the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. |
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| Warrants may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. If the market price of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant, the warrant will expire worthless. Warrants may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities. Similarly, the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an equity security warrant may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock. Warrants may relate to the purchase of equity or debt securities. Debt obligations with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible securities and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Debt obligations also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional debt securities at the same coupon rate. A decline in interest rates would permit a Fund to sell such warrants at a profit. If interest rates rise, these warrants would generally expire with no value. |
Note 3. Derivative Financial Instruments and Transactions
($ reported in thousands)
Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to enable investors to understand how and why a Fund uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect a Fund’s results of operations and financial position. Summarized below are such disclosures and accounting policies for each specific type of derivative instrument used by certain Funds.
A. | Options Contracts |
| The Funds may write (sell) put and call options on securities and indices to earn premiums, for hedging purposes, risk management purposes or otherwise as part of their investment strategies. An options contract provides the purchaser with the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a financial instrument at an agreed upon price. |
| When a Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. Holdings of the Fund designated to cover outstanding written options are noted in the Schedules of Investments. Written options are reported as a liability within “Written options at value.” Changes in value of written options are included in “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from written options” in the Statements of Operations. |
| If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain to the extent of the premium received. If a written call option is exercised, the premium received is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale. If a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as “Net realized gain (loss) from written options” in the Statements of Operations. |
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| The risk in writing call options is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the referenced security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing put options is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the referenced security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying options is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The use of such instruments may involve certain additional risks as a result of unanticipated movements in the market. Writers (sellers) of options are subject to unlimited risk of loss, as the seller will be obligated to deliver or take delivery of the security at a predetermined price which may, upon exercise of the option, be significantly different from the then-market value. |
| During the six months ended July 31, 2021, the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund, AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund, and Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund invested in written covered call options contracts in an attempt to manage equity price risk and with the purpose of generating realized gains. |
| The following is a summary of derivative instruments categorized by primary risk exposure, presented in the financial statements as of July 31, 2021: |
| The effect of derivatives on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at July 31, 2021: |
Primary Risk | | AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Liability Derivatives | |
Equity contracts | Written options at value | $(68) | | $(351) | | $(590) |
Total | | $(68) | | $(351) | | $(590) |
The effect of derivatives on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended July 31, 2021:
Primary Risk | | AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From | | | | |
Equity contracts | Written options | $ 226 | | $1,146 | | $ (415) |
Total | | $ 226 | | $1,146 | | $ (415) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | | | | |
Equity contracts | Written options | $ (32) | | $ (172) | | $ (220) |
Total | | $ (32) | | $ (172) | | $ (220) |
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The quarterly average premium (unless otherwise specified) of the derivatives held by the Funds in the table shown below indicate the volume of derivative activity for each applicable Fund for the period ended July 31, 2021.
| AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund | | Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
Written Options
| $60 | | $312 | | $446 |
Note 4. Investment Advisory Fees and Related Party Transaction
($ reported in thousands)
A. | Investment Adviser |
| Effective February 1, 2021, following shareholder approval of new investment advisory agreements, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (the “VIA” or “Adviser”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners (“Virtus”), became the Funds’ investment adviser. The Adviser manages the Funds’ investment programs and general operations of the Funds, including oversight of the Funds’ subadvisers. Prior to February 1, 2021, AllianzGI served as the investment adviser to the Funds. |
| As compensation for its services to the Funds, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly based upon the following annual rates as a percentage of the average daily total managed assets of each Fund: |
Fund | | Advisory Fee | |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
| | 1.00% | |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| | 1.00 | |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
| | 0.90 | |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund defines total managed assets as the total assets of the Fund (including assets attributable to any preferred shares, borrowings, issued debt securities or other forms of leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing leverage). AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund and Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund define total managed assets as the total assets of each Fund (including assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing borrowings).
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B. | Subadvisers |
| The subadvisers manage the investments of each Fund for which they are paid a fee by the Adviser. A list of the subadvisers and the Funds they serve as of the end of the period is as follows: |
Fund | | Subadviser |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
| | AllianzGI U.S. |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| | AllianzGI U.S. |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Equity and Options Portfolios)
| | NFJ * |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Fixed Income Portfolio)
| | AllianzGI U.S. |
* | NFJ Investment Group, LLC (“NFJ”), which is a newly formed indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus, the portfolio management team of which was previously employed by AllianzGI U.S. |
C. | Expense Limitations |
| Effective February 1, 2021, concurrent with VIA becoming investment adviser of the Funds, the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit each Fund’s annual total operating expenses, subject to the exclusions listed below, so that such expenses do not exceed, on an annualized basis, the following respective percentages of average daily net assets through February 1, 2023. Following the contractual period, the Adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. The reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly. |
Fund | | Expense Limitation |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
| | 0.17 % |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| | 0.07 |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
| | 0.06 |
The exclusions include investment advisory fees paid to VIA, interest, any other fees or expenses relating to financial leverage, preferred shares (such as dividends on preferred shares and rating agency fees) or borrowing (such as interest, commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), taxes, extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), costs related to share offerings, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and dividend expenses, if any (each expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to common shares).
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D. | Expense Recapture |
| Effective February 1, 2021, Under certain conditions, the Adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived under these arrangements within three years after the date on which such amounts were incurred or waived. A Fund must pay its ordinary operating expenses before the Adviser is entitled to any reimbursement and must remain in compliance with any applicable expense limitations or, if none, the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. All or a portion of the following Adviser reimbursed expenses may be recaptured by the fiscal year ending January 31: |
| | Expiration |
Fund | | 2024 |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
| | $ 156 |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| | 445 |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
| | 798 |
E. | Administration Services |
| Effective February 1, 2021, Virtus Fund Services, LLC (“VFS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus, serves as administrator to the Funds. For the services provided by the administrator under the Administration Agreement, the Funds pay the administrator an asset-based fee calculated on each Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. This fee is calculated daily and paid monthly. |
| For the six months (“period”) ended July 31, 2021, the Funds incurred administration fees totaling $1,430 which are included in the Statements of Operations within the line item “Administration, accounting and custody fees.” |
F. | Trustees’ Fees |
| For the period ended July 31, 2021, the Funds incurred Trustees’ fees totaling $308 which are included in the Statements of Operations within the line item “Trustees’ fees and expenses” |
G. | Investments with Affiliates |
| The Funds are permitted to purchase assets from or sell assets to certain related affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of assets by the Funds from or to another fund or portfolio that are, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. During the period ended July 31, 2021, the Funds did not engage in any transactions pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. |
| Outside of Rule 17a-7 transactions, other investments with affiliated issuers are separately reported in this footnote. An affiliated issuer includes any company in which the Fund held 5% or more of a company’s outstanding voting shares at any point during the period, as well as other circumstances where an investment adviser or subadviser to the Fund is deemed to exercise, directly or indirectly, a certain level of control over the company. A summary of the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s total |
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| long-term and short-term purchases and sales of the securities of affiliated issuers during the period ended July 31, 2021, is as follows: |
| Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales proceeds | | Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated securities | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated securities | | Value, end of period | | Shares |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks—0.3% | | | | | | | |
CCF Holdings LLC(1),(2)
| $ — | | $1,919 | | $— | | $— | | $ (1,211) | | $ 708 | | 1,026,972 |
CCF Holdings LLC(1),(2)
| — | | — | | — | | — | | 152 | | 152 | | 219,990 |
LiveStyle, Inc.(1),(2),(3),(4)
| — (5) | | — | | — | | — | | — (5) | | — (5) | | 13,574 |
| $ —(5) | | $ — | | $— | | $— | | $ (1,059) | | $ 860 | | |
Preferred Stocks—0.3% | | | | | | | |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series A(1),(2),(3),(4)
| $ 79 | | $ — | | $— | | $— | | $ 5 | | $ 84 | | 532 |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B(1),(2),(3),(4)
| 1,029 | | — | | — | | — | | 121 | | 1,150 | | 11,500 |
| $1,108 | | $ — | | $— | | $— | | $ 126 | | $1,234 | | |
Leveraged Loans—0.1% | | | | | | | |
Music Technology Holdings LLC PIK(1),(3),(6),(7)
| $ 368 | | $ 6(7) | | $— | | $— | | $ — | | $ 374 | | 374 (8) |
Total | $1,476 | | $1,925 | | $— | | $— | | $ (933) | | $2,468 | | |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments. |
(2) | Non-income producing. |
(3) | A member of the Fund’s portfolio management team is a member of the board of directors of LiveStyle, Inc. The Fund’s aggregate value of investments in LiveStyle, Inc. and its subsidiary Music Technology Holdings LLC represents 0.43% of net assets. |
(4) | Security is restricted from resale. |
(5) | Amount is less than $500. |
(6) | Security is fixed rate. |
(7) | 100% of the income received was in PIK. |
(8) | Value shown as par value. |
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H. | Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan |
| The Trustees do not currently receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Funds. In calendar year 2018 and certain prior periods, the Funds maintained a deferred compensation plan pursuant to which each Independent Trustee had the opportunity to elect not to receive all or a portion of his or her fees from the Fund on a current basis, but instead to receive in a subsequent period chosen by the Independent Trustee an amount equal to the value of such compensation if such compensation had been invested in one or more series of Virtus Investment Trust (formerly known as Allianz Funds) and Virtus Strategy Trust (formerly known as Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust) selected by the Independent Trustees from and after the normal payment dates for such compensation. The deferred compensation program was closed to new deferrals effective January 1, 2019, and all Trustee fees earned with respect to service in calendar years 2019 and 2020 were paid in cash, on a current basis. The Funds still have obligations with respect to Independent Trustee fees deferred in 2018 and in prior periods, and will continue to have such obligations until all deferred Trustee fees are paid out pursuant to the terms of the deferred compensation plan. |
| Effective March 2021, each Fund provides a new deferred compensation plan (“New Plan”) for its Trustees who receive compensation from the Funds. Under the New Plan, Trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Funds, and then, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, in turn, may be invested in the shares of affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds selected by the participating Trustees. Investments in such instruments are included in “Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the period ended July 31, 2021. |
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
($ reported in thousands)
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and written options) during the period ended July 31, 2021, were as follows:
| Purchases | | Sales |
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
| $298,499 | | $312,149 |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| 301,252 | | 291,226 |
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
| 450,919 | | 463,484 |
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government and agency securities during the period ended July 31, 2021.
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Note 6. Federal Income Tax Information
($ reported in thousands)
For the period ended July 31, 2021, the approximate aggregate cost basis and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and other financial instruments held by the Funds for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund | | Federal Tax Cost | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized (Depreciation) | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
AllianzGI Diversified
Income & Convertible Fund
| | $ 422,009 | | $ 71,435 | | $ (9,064) | | $ 62,371 |
AllianzGI Diversified
Income & Convertible Fund (Written Options)
| | (56) | | 23 | | (35) | | (12) |
AllianzGI Equity &
Convertible Income Fund
| | 755,373 | | 197,787 | | (15,065) | | 182,722 |
AllianzGI Equity &
Convertible Income Fund (Written Options)
| | (285) | | 120 | | (186) | | (66) |
Dividend, Interest &
Premium Strategy Fund
| | 1,326,332 | | 305,610 | | (27,253) | | 278,357 |
Dividend, Interest &
Premium Strategy Fund (Written Options)
| | (442) | | 181 | | (329) | | (148) |
The following Fund has capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. The Funds’ capital loss carryovers as of January 31, 2021 were as follows:
| | | |
Fund | | Short-Term | | Long-Term |
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
| | $— | | $5,841 |
Note 7. Credit and Market Risk and Asset Concentration
Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments, including hampering the ability of the Fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the Fund’s assets as intended.
In July 2017, the head of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority announced the intention to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. However, subsequent announcements by the FCA, the LIBOR administrator and other regulators indicate that it is possible that certain LIBORs may continue beyond 2021 and certain of the most widely used LIBORs may continue until mid-2023. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms,
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hedging strategies or investment value. The expected discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on the financial markets and may present a material risk for certain market participants, including the Funds. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to significant short- and long-term uncertainty and market instability. The risks associated with this discontinuation and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on the Funds, issuers of instruments in which the Funds invest, and the financial markets generally.
High-yield/high-risk securities typically entail greater price volatility and/or principal and interest rate risk. There is a greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield/high-risk securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the Adviser and/or subadviser to accurately predict risk.
Certain Funds may invest a high percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in the pursuit of their investment objectives. Fluctuations in these sectors of concentration may have a greater impact on a Fund, positive or negative, than if such Fund did not concentrate its investments in such sectors.
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund leverages its portfolio through preferred shares, senior secured notes and margin loan financing. While leverage presents opportunities for increasing the Fund’s total return, it also has the effect of potentially increasing losses. Accordingly, any event which adversely affects the value of an investment held by the Fund would be magnified to the extent the Fund is leveraged.
Note 8. Long-Term Financing Arrangements
($ reported in thousands)
On October 2, 2015, AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, consisting of $30,000 in Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (“MRPS”) with a mandatory redemption date of October 2, 2025, and $50,000 in Senior Secured Notes (“Notes” and together with MRPS, “Long-Term Financing Arrangements”) due November 22, 2029. As of the beginning of the period, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) had assigned a rating of “AA” to the MRPS and “AA ratings watch negative” to the Notes. On May 21, 2021, after publishing a revised closed-end fund obligations ratings criteria, which included new, lower ratings caps for closed-end funds, Fitch downgraded the ratings assigned to the MRPS and senior secured notes to A and removed the notes from Rating Watch Negative (“RWN”). The Long-Term Financing Arrangements refinanced a portion of the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund short-term borrowings under the Margin Loan Financing described in Note 9. For a portion of its borrowings, AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund continues to maintain short-term borrowings under the Margin Loan Financing described in Note 9 at variable interest rates.
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Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares
At July 31, 2021, AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible had 1,200,000 shares of MRPS outstanding with an aggregate liquidation preference of $30,000 ($25.00 per share). The following table summarizes the key terms of the MRPS at July 31, 2021:
| Mandatory Redemption Date | | Annual Dividend Rate | | Aggregate Liquidation Preference | | Estimated Fair Value |
| October 2, 2025 | | 4.34% | | $30,000 | | $30,000 |
The fair value of the MRPS are estimated to be their liquidation preference. The MRPS are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Holders of MRPS are entitled to receive a quarterly dividend at an annual fixed dividend rate of 4.34%, subject to upward adjustment (by as much as 4.00%) during any period when the MRPS have a rating of below “A” from Fitch, or the equivalent from another rating agency (with the rate increasing at lower rating levels). Dividends are accrued daily and paid quarterly and are presented in AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s Statement of Assets & Liabilities as interest payable on mandatory redeemable preferred shares. For the period ended July 31, 2021, AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund paid $644 in dividends to mandatory redeemable preferred shareholders. The MRPS are senior, with priority in all respects, to AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s outstanding common shares as to payments of dividends and as to distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Fund. The MRPS rank pari passu with any and all other preferred shares of the Fund, and rank junior to the Fund’s indebtedness, including the Notes, the Margin Loan Financing and any other senior secured indebtedness. AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund may redeem all or any part of the MRPS at any time, subject to certain redemption premiums. With respect to the MRPS, the Fund is subject to periodic asset coverage testing. If the Fund’s asset coverage is insufficient, it may be required to redeem some or all of the MRPS.
Senior Secured Notes
At July 31, 2021, AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund had $50,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding. The Notes rank pari passu with all other senior debt of AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund, including the Margin Loan Financing, and are secured by a lien on all assets of the Fund of every kind, including all securities and all other investment property, equal and ratable with the liens securing the Margin Loan Financing. The Notes are senior, with priority in all respects, to the MRPS and the outstanding common shares as to payments of dividends and as to distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Fund. Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive cash interest payments semi-annually until maturity. The Notes accrue interest at an annual fixed rate of 3.94%. The Notes will be subject to a penalty interest rate if ratings fall below A- from Fitch or the equivalent from another agency. The Notes are prepayable in whole or in part at any time, subject to a prepayment premium, which may be adjusted under some circumstances based on asset coverage levels. Interest expense of $977 is included in the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s Statement of Operations.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
The following table shows the maturity date, interest rate, notional/carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Notes outstanding at July 31, 2021:
| Maturity Date | | Interest Rate | | Notional/ Carrying Amount | | Estimated Fair Value |
| November 22, 2029 | | 3.94% | | $50,000 | | $50,000 |
The fair value of the senior secured notes are estimated to be their carrying amount. The senior secured notes are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
With respect to the Notes, the Fund is subject to monthly asset coverage tests that mirror those applicable to closed-end funds set forth in Section 18 of the 1940 Act, as well as periodic asset coverage tests that are tied to rating agency criteria, in each case subject to various terms and conditions. A breach of any of these tests, after the passage of a cure period, would constitute an event of default under the Notes. The agreements governing the MRPS and Notes impose certain additional customary covenants and restrictions on the Fund, including, among others, restrictions on distributions and a requirement that the Fund adhere to its stated investment policies.
Note 9. Margin Loan Financing
($ reported in thousands)
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund has entered into a margin loan financing agreement with a commercial bank (the “Bank”) that allows the Fund to borrow cash from the Bank. Cash borrowings are secured by assets of the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund that are held with the Fund’s custodian in a separate account. Interest is charges at 3 month LIBOR plus an additional percentage rate on the amount borrowed.
For the period ended July 31, 2021, the weighted average daily balance outstanding was $25,000 at the weighted average interest rate of 1.074%. With respect to the margin loan financing, loan interest expense of $135 is included in the AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund’s Statement of Operations.
At July 31, 2021, the amount of outstanding borrowings was as follows:
Outstanding Borrowings | | Interest Rate |
$25,000 | | 1.05% |
Note 10. Indemnifications
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their Trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide a variety of indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and that have not occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Note 11. Capital Transactions
At July 31, 2021, each Fund has one class of common stock with $0.00001 par value of which unlimited shares are authorized.
Note 12. Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Generally, 144A securities are excluded from this category. Each Fund will bear any costs, including those involved in registration under the 1933 Act, in connection with the disposition of such securities. The following Fund held securities that were considered to be restricted at July 31, 2021:
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
Investment | | Date of Acquisition | | Cost | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
LiveStyle, Inc. | | 5/1/2016—11/30/2016 | | $ — | | $ —(1) | | 0.0% |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series A | | 2/3/2016—11/30/2016 | | 52 | | 84 | | 0.0 |
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B | | 2/16/2016—12/1/2016 | | 1,128 | | 1,150 | | 0.3 |
(1) Amount is less than $500.
Note 13. Regulatory Matters and Litigation
From time to time, the Funds, the Adviser, the subadvisers, and/or their respective affiliates may be involved in litigation and arbitration as well as examinations and investigations by various regulatory bodies, including the SEC, involving compliance with, among other things, securities laws, client investment guidelines, and laws and regulations affecting their activities. At this time, the Funds and the Adviser believe that the outcomes of such matters are not likely, either individually, or in the aggregate, to be material to these financial statements.
Note 14. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provides optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2021
Note 15. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available for issuance, and has determined that the following are the only subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
On August 3, 2021, a monthly distribution of $0.167 per share was declared to AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible common shareholders, payable September 1, 2021 to common shareholders of record on August 12, 2021.
On September 1, 2021, a monthly distribution of $0.167 per share was declared to AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible common shareholders, payable October 1, 2021 to common shareholders of record on September 13, 2021.
On September 3, 2021, the following quarterly distributions were declared to shareholders, payable September 24, 2021 to shareholders of record on September 13, 2021:
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income $0.380 per share
Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy $0.225 per share
CERTIFICATION
The Fund files the required annual Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards no more than 30 days after each annual shareholder meeting for the Fund. The Fund has included the certifications of the Fund’s CEO and Principal Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the Fund’s Form N-CSR filed with the SEC for the period of this report.
KEY INFORMATION
Shareholder Relations: 1-866-270-7788
For general information and literature, as well as updates on net asset value, share price, major industry groups and other key information.
REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Automatic Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) offers shareholders a convenient way to acquire additional shares of the Fund. Registered holders will be automatically placed in the Plan and may opt out by calling Shareholder Relations at the number listed above. If shares are held at a brokerage firm, contact your broker about participation in the Plan.
REPURCHASE OF SECURITIES
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act that the Fund may from time to time purchase its shares of common stock in the open market when Fund shares are trading at a discount from their net asset value.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION (FORM N-PX)
The subadviser votes proxies relating to portfolio securities in accordance with procedures that have been approved by the Fund’s Board. You may obtain a description of these procedures, along with information regarding how the Fund voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, free of charge, by calling toll-free 1-866-270-7788. This information is also available through the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form NPORT-P. Form NPORT-P is available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
Virtus AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
The Funds held their Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 8, 2021. Shareholders voted as indicated below:
Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
Election of Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld |
Debora A. DeCotis | | 9,752,224 | | 305,773 |
George R. Aylward* | | 9,674,803 | | 383,194 |
Philip R. McLoughlin | | 9,622,728 | | 435,269 |
Sarah E. Cogan | | 1,200,000 | | 0 |
Based on the foregoing, Mses. DeCotis and Cogan were re-elected and Messrs. Aylward and McLoughlin were elected to the Board of Trustees. The Fund’s other Trustees who continue in office are F. Ford Drummond, Hans W. Kertess, James S. MacLeod, William B. Ogden, IV, Alan Rappaport, and Davey S. Scoon.
*Interested Trustee
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
Election of Trustees | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld |
Hans W. Kertess | | 72,853,318 | | 13,553,344 |
James S. MacLeod | | 73,034,223 | | 13,372,439 |
William B. Ogden, IV | | 72,909,839 | | 13,496,823 |
George R. Aylward* | | 83,688,283 | | 2,718,379 |
Philip R. McLoughlin | | 83,660,170 | | 2,746,492 |
Based on the foregoing, Messrs. Kertess, MacLeod and Ogden were re-elected and Messrs. Aylward and McLoughlin were elected to the Board of Trustees. The Fund’s other Trustees who continue in office are Sarah E. Cogan, Deborah A DeCotis, F. Ford Drummond, Alan Rappaport, and Davey S. Scoon.
*Interested Trustee
Virtus AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
Election of Trustees | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld |
F. Ford Drummond | | 22,325,145 | | 1,842,399 |
James S. MacLeod | | 22,336,585 | | 1,830,959 |
Philip R. McLoughlin | | 22,314,731 | | 1,852,813 |
George R. Aylward* | | 22,361,743 | | 1,805,801 |
Based on the foregoing, Messrs. Drummond and MacLeod were re-elected and Messrs. Aylward and McLoughlin were elected to the Board of Trustees. The Fund’s other Trustees who continue in office are Sarah E. Cogan, Deborah A DeCotis, Hans W. Kertess, William B. Ogden, IV, Alan Rappaport, and Davey S. Scoon.
*Interested Trustee
Trustees
Alan Rappaport, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
George R. Aylward
Sarah E. Cogan
Deborah A. DeCotis
F. Ford Drummond
Hans W. Kertess
James S. MacLeod
Philip R. McLoughlin
William B. Ogden, IV
Davey S. Scoon
Brian T. Zino, Advisory Member
Officers
George R. Aylward, President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter J. Batchelar, Senior Vice President
Angela Borreggine, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary
W. Patrick Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Nancy J. Engberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Julia R. Short, Senior Vice President
Richard W. Smirl, Executive Vice President
Investment Adviser
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103-2608
Administrator
Virtus Fund Services, LLC
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286-1048
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
How to Contact Us
Shareholder Services | 1-800-254-5197 |
Important Notice to Shareholders
The Securities and Exchange Commission has modified mailing regulations for semiannual and annual shareholder fund reports to allow mutual fund companies to send a single copy of these reports to shareholders who share the same mailing address. If you would like additional copies, please call Mutual Fund Services at 1-800-254-5197.
P.O. Box 9874
Providence, RI 02940-8074
For more information about Virtus Closed-End Funds,
please contact us at 1-800-254-5197 or closedendfunds@virtus.com, or visit Virtus.com.
Response not required for semiannual report.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Response not required for semiannual report.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Response not required for semiannual report.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Response not required for semiannual report.
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Response not required for semiannual report.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
(a) | Response not required for semiannual report. |
(b) | There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR. |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), as amended are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| (b) | There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (d))) that occurred during the most recent six months of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (formerly known as AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund)
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By: | | /s/ George R. Aylward |
| | George R. Aylward, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | (principal executive officer) |
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Date: 10/6/21 |
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By: | | /s/ W. Patrick Bradley |
| | W. Patrick Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer |
| | (principal financial officer) |
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Date: 10/6/21 |
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.
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By: | | /s/ George R. Aylward |
| | George R. Aylward, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | (principal executive officer) |
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Date: 10/6/21 |
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By: | | /s/ W. Patrick Bradley |
| | W. Patrick Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer |
| | (principal financial officer) |
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Date: 10/6/21 |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |