UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
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| Investment Company Act file number: | | 811-22632 |
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| Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. |
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| Address of principal executive offices: | | 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor |
| | | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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| Name and address of agent for service: | | Andrew R. French |
| | | 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor |
| | | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 800-225-1852 |
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| Date of fiscal year end: | | 7/31/2022 |
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| Date of reporting period: | | 1/31/2022 |
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders
PGIM FIXED INCOME CLOSED-END FUNDS
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| PGIM GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. |
| PGIM HIGH YIELD BOND FUND, INC. |
| PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
JANUARY 31, 2022
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Table of Contents
The views expressed in this report and information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of January 31, 2022 were not audited and, accordingly, no
auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PGIM is a Prudential Financial Company. © 2022 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
Dear Shareholder,
We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended January 31, 2022.
Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. This investment expertise allows us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.
Thank you for choosing our family of funds.
Sincerely,
Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds
March 16, 2022
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance and assume the reinvestment of all dividends. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments.
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income.
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| Performance Snapshot as of 1/31/22 |
| Price Per Share |
| $15.74 (NAV) |
| $14.42 (Market Price) |
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| | | Total Returns as
of 1/31/22 | | Average Annual Total Returns as of 1/31/22 |
| | | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Five Years (%) | | Since Inception (%) |
| Net Asset Value (NAV) | | –2.13 | | 3.07 | | 6.41 | | 5.74 (12/26/12) |
| Market Price | | –3.65 | | 8.13 | | 7.54 | | 5.06 (12/26/12) |
| Bloomberg Global High Yield 2% Issuer Constrained (USD Hedged) Index | | |
| | | –2.52 | | 0.28 | | 4.56 | | 5.24 |
*Not Annualized
Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
Total returns are based on changes in net asset value (NAV) or market price, respectively. NAV total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at NAV. Market Price total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
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| Key Fund Statistics as of 1/31/22 |
| Duration | | 5.2 years | | Average Maturity | | 6.8 years |
Duration shown includes the impact of leverage. Duration measures investment risk that takes into account both a bond’s interest payments and its value to maturity. Average Maturity is the average number of years to maturity of the bonds in the Fund’s portfolio.
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| Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 1/31/22 | | % | |
| BBB | | | 8.0 | |
| BB | | | 37.1 | |
| B | | | 33.2 | |
| CCC | | | 14.9 | |
| CC | | | 0.2 | |
| C | | | 0.1 | |
| Not Rated | | | 3.7 | |
| Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 2.8 | |
| Total Investments | | | 100.0 | |
Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by an NRSRO such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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| Yield and Dividends as of 1/31/22 | | |
Total Monthly Dividends
Paid per Share for Period | | Current Monthly Dividend
Paid per Share | | Yield at Market Price
as of 1/31/22 |
| $0.63 | | $0.105 | | 8.74% |
Yield at Market Price is the annualized rate determined by dividing the current monthly dividend paid per share by the market price per share as of January 31, 2022.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Strategy and Performance Overview*
How did the Fund perform?
The PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.’s shares returned -3.65% based on market price and -2.13% based on net asset value (NAV) in the six-month reporting period that ended January 31, 2022. For the same period, the Bloomberg Global High Yield 2% Issuer Constrained (USD Hedged) Index (the Index) returned -2.52%, including reinvestment of dividends.
What were the market conditions?
| | • | | Global high yield spreads widened during the reporting period, as positive momentum from continued fundamental credit improvement and strong corporate earnings were offset by concerns over COVID-19 variants, persistent inflation, and the timing and pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) tapering. Retail demand for high yield turned negative in the fourth quarter of 2021, as a combination of slowing global growth and higher-than-expected inflation leading to an increasingly hawkish Fed drove outflows from high yield bond mutual funds. Meanwhile, fundamentals remained strong as default rates continued to decline and revenue for high yield issuers rose. |
| | • | | In US high yield, spreads on the Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Constrained Index widened by 47 basis points (bps) to end the period at 346 bps. (One basis point equals 0.01%.) While US high yield bonds posted total returns of -1.53% over the period, the asset class posted modestly positive excess returns of 0.63%. While outflows from high yield bond mutual funds accelerated over the period, a new-issue calendar consisting largely of refinancing activity and a high volume of calls, tenders, coupon payments, and rising stars provided a relatively solid technical backdrop. Meanwhile, defaults continued to decline, with the trailing 12-month par-weighted US high yield default rate ending January 2022 at 0.24%, the lowest default rate on record and down 584 bps from the year-earlier period. By quality, while all ratings categories exhibited negative total returns, CCC-rated bonds outperformed their higher-quality peers over the period. |
| | • | | In Europe, spreads on the Bloomberg Pan-European High Yield Index widened by 49 bps to end the period at 354 bps, as the rise in COVID-19 cases globally weighed on risk sentiment. Record new-issuance supply also weighed on spreads, as the market had some difficulty digesting the new supply. As a result, European high yield spreads ended the period wider than US spreads. By quality, CCC-rated bonds outperformed their higher-rated (i.e., BB and B) counterparts, even as the strong compression trade began to reverse course during the latter part of the period. |
| | • | | The emerging market debt sector posted negative returns and spreads widened over the period on the back of concerns around tighter global liquidity, rising inflation, and the potential for slower growth triggered by the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Nevertheless, dispersion among regions and rating buckets remained. Emerging market |
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| | hard currency spreads, as measured by the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, widened 33 bps to end the period at 389 bps. At 657 bps, the high yield portion of the Index yielded greater than 3 percentage points more than US high yield bonds at period end, which is historically wide. |
What worked?
| | • | | Security selection was the largest contributor to the Fund’s performance for the period. Sector allocation was also a strong contributor. |
| | • | | In the US and Canada, overweights (relative to the Index) to the upstream and midstream energy, building materials & home construction, gaming/lodging/leisure, and electric utilities industries, along with an underweight relative to the Index to technology, added to performance. |
| | • | | In developed Europe, overweights relative to the Index to the retail, financials, telecom, and leisure industries were the largest contributors. |
| | • | | Emerging markets positioning was highlighted by an underweight to China, along with overweights in Jamaica, Mexico, and Angola. |
| | • | | Overweights relative to the Index to US and Canada issuers Chesapeake Energy Corp. (upstream energy), Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. (upstream energy), and Ferrellgas Escrow LLC (midstream energy) were amongst the biggest single-name contributors. |
What didn’t work?
| | • | | Having more beta in the Fund relative to the Index, on average, over the period detracted from returns. (Beta is a measure of the volatility or risk of a security or portfolio compared to the market or index.) |
| | • | | Although overall sector allocation was a contributor, an underweight (relative to the Index) to media & entertainment, along with overweights to healthcare & pharmaceuticals and chemicals in the US and Canada, hurt performance. In developed Europe, an underweight to cable, along with overweights to gaming and food, were negative. In emerging markets, overweights to (sovereign bonds of) Ukraine and Russia, along with an underweight to (those of) Oman, detracted from performance. |
| | • | | Overweights relative to the Index to US and Canada issuers Bausch Health Americas Inc. (healthcare & pharmaceuticals) and Diamond Sports Group LLC (media & entertainment), along with developed Europe issuers Intelsat SA (cable) and Codere Finance SA (gaming), had a negative impact on performance. |
How did the Fund’s borrowing (leverage) strategy affect its performance?
The Fund’s use of leverage contributed positively to NAV performance and shareholder distributions during the period, as both the returns and income earned on the securities
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)
purchased exceeded the cost of borrowing. As of January 31, 2022, the Fund had borrowed $149 million and was 18.8% leveraged. During the period, the average amount of leverage utilized by the Fund was 22.7%.
Did the Fund use derivatives?
Derivatives in the form of forward currency exchange contracts were used to hedge against the Fund’s positions not denominated in US dollars. The derivatives help immunize any impact from fluctuating currencies outside of the US dollar. The Fund also utilized credit derivatives to manage its overall risk profile. The impact on Fund performance was negative.
Current outlook
| | • | | In the US, PGIM Fixed Income believes strong fundamentals should sustain low high yield default rates for the next two years. PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is for the high yield default rate to end 2022 and 2023 at 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively. Balance sheet discipline, the relative absence of aggressively financed merger and acquisition transactions, and the continuation of credit rating upgrades support a constructive view of fundamentals. Meanwhile, expectations of a material number of rising stars over the next 12-18 months and the global search for yield should be supportive of technicals. (Technicals are indicators derived from market data to help assess conditions in a given asset class.) |
| | • | | That said, macro risks, including the potential for repeated COVID-19 waves, slowing growth, and sustained inflation, remain a concern and could lead to bouts of spread widening. Weighing strong fundamentals against the various macro risks, PGIM Fixed Income believes spreads are currently trading at fair value. |
| | • | | Given the recent widening in European high yield, PGIM Fixed Income remains cautiously constructive and expects spreads to tighten through 2022, with a base case for defaults to remain low, at 0.9%. From a macro perspective, continued concerns around COVID-19 variants and the resultant lockdowns, persistent inflation, and slowing growth in China remain risks to the outlook. |
| | • | | PGIM Fixed Income sees more supportive conditions across emerging markets in 2022. PGIM Fixed Income expects emerging market gross domestic product growth of 4.4%. While this is lower than emerging market growth in 2021, it is on par with average emerging market growth in the five years prior to 2020. Hard currency sovereigns and corporates remains the highest conviction allocation, as PGIM Fixed Income continues to emphasize “barbell” positioning with a targeted mix of assets that can perform well in varying scenarios. |
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*The Strategy and Performance Overview section that discusses strategies or holdings including derivatives that affected the Fund’s performance is compiled by how the particular Fund performed relative to the Fund’s assigned index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Benchmark Definitions
Bloomberg Global High Yield 2% Issuer Constrained (USD Hedged) Index—The Bloomberg Global High Yield 2% Issuer Constrained (USD Hedged) Index (the Index) is an unmanaged index which covers the universe of non-investment-grade debt in the United States, developed markets and emerging markets. Issuers are capped at 2% of the Index.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Looking for additional information?
The Fund is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “GHY,” and its closing market price is available on most financial websites under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available online under the symbol “XGHYX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues press releases that can be found on most major financial websites as well as on pgim.com/investments.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance and assume the reinvestment of all dividends. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments.
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income.
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| Performance Snapshot as of 1/31/22 |
| Price per Share |
| $16.43 (NAV) |
| $15.48 (Market Price) |
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of 1/31/22 | | Average Annual Total Returns as of 1/31/22 |
| | | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Five Years (%) | | Since Inception (%) |
| Net Asset Value (NAV) | | –1.01 | | 4.45 | | 6.96 | | 6.26 (4/30/12) |
| Market Price | | –0.61 | | 11.19 | | 7.91 | | 5.82 (4/30/12) |
| Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index | | |
| | | –1.53 | | 2.00 | | 5.25 | | 5.93 |
*Not Annualized
Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
Total returns are based on changes in net asset value (NAV) or market price, respectively. NAV total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at NAV. Market Price total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
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| Duration | | 5.1 years | | | | Average Maturity | | 6.1 years |
Duration shown includes the impact of leverage. Duration measures investment risk that takes into account both a bond’s interest payments and its value to maturity. Average Maturity is the average number of years to maturity of the bonds in the Fund’s portfolio.
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| Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 1/31/22 | | % | |
| BBB | | | 5.7 | |
| BB | | | 45.4 | |
| B | | | 33.1 | |
| CCC | | | 9.5 | |
| CC | | | 0.4 | |
| Not Rated | | | 3.8 | |
| Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 2.1 | |
| Total Investments | | | 100.0 | |
Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by an NRSRO such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Total Monthly Dividends
Paid per Share for Period | | Current Monthly Dividend
Paid per Share | | Yield at Market Price
as of 1/31/22 |
| $0.63 | | $0.105 | | 8.14% |
Yield at Market Price is the annualized rate determined by dividing the current monthly dividend paid per share by the market price per share as of January 31, 2022.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Strategy and Performance Overview*
How did the Fund perform?
The PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.’s shares returned -0.61% based on market price and -1.01% based on net asset value (NAV) in the six-month reporting period that ended January 31, 2022. For the same period, the Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index (the Index) returned -1.53%.
What were the market conditions?
| | • | | US high yield bond spreads widened during the reporting period, as positive momentum from continued fundamental credit improvement and strong corporate earnings was offset by concerns over COVID-19 variants, persistent inflation, and the timing and pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) tapering. Retail demand for high yield turned negative in the fourth quarter of 2021, as a combination of slowing global growth and higher-than-expected inflation leading to an increasingly hawkish Fed drove outflows from high yield bond mutual funds. While outflows from high yield bond mutual funds accelerated over the period, a new-issue calendar consisting largely of refinancing activity and a high volume of calls, tenders, coupon payments, and rising stars provided a relatively solid technical backdrop. Meanwhile, fundamentals remained strong, as default rates continued to decline and revenue and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for high yield issuers rose. |
| | • | | In US high yield, spreads on the Index widened by 47 basis points (bps) to end the period at 346 bps. (One basis point equals 0.01%.) While US high yield bonds posted total returns of -1.53% over the period, the asset class posted modestly positive excess returns of 0.63%. By quality, while all ratings categories exhibited negative total returns, CCC-rated bonds outperformed their higher-quality peers over the period. |
| | • | | High yield gross new-issue volume slowed in January 2022, totaling just $24.2 billion, well short of market expectations for $30-40 billion. This was a sharp reversal from the five months prior when the primary market remained active, with issuers continuing to take advantage of strong demand to extend maturities and lower their interest expense. In 2021, full-year gross issuance totaled approximately $484 billion, easily eclipsing the record $450 billion that priced in 2020. |
| | • | | Meanwhile, defaults continued to decline, with the trailing 12-month par-weighted US high yield default rate ending January 2022 at 0.24%, the lowest default rate on record and down 584 bps from 12 months prior. |
What worked?
| | • | | Overall security selection was the largest contributor to the Fund’s returns for the reporting period. Specifically, security selection in the upstream and midstream energy, technology, telecom, and electric utilities industries contributed positively to the Fund’s returns. |
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| | • | | Overall sector allocation also contributed to performance, with overweights (relative to the Index) to the upstream and midstream energy, building materials & home construction, and capital goods industries, along with an underweight relative to the Index to retailers & restaurants, contributing the most. |
| | • | | Having more beta in the Fund, on average, over the period than the Index was also a contributor to performance. (Beta is a measure of the volatility or risk of a security or portfolio compared to the market or index.) |
| | • | | In individual security selection, the Fund’s overweights relative to the Index in Chesapeake Energy Corp. (upstream energy), Ferrellgas Partners LP (midstream energy), and Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. (upstream energy) were the largest contributors to performance. |
What didn’t work?
| | • | | While overall security selection contributed to the Fund’s performance during the period, positioning within the media & entertainment, automotive, cable & satellite, and healthcare & pharmaceutical industries detracted from the Fund’s results. |
| | • | | Within sector allocation, overweights (relative to the Index) to the cable & satellite, electric utilities, and healthcare & pharmaceuticals industries, along with an underweight relative to the Index to downstream energy, detracted from results. |
| | • | | In individual security selection, the Fund’s overweights relative to the Index in Bausch Health Americas Inc. (healthcare & pharmaceutical), Diamond Sports Group LLC (media & entertainment), and Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (cable & satellite) were the largest detractors from performance. |
How did the Fund’s borrowing (leverage) strategy affect its performance?
The Fund’s use of leverage contributed positively to NAV performance and shareholder distributions during the period, as both the returns and income earned on the securities purchased exceeded the cost of borrowing. As of January 31, 2022, the Fund had borrowed $181 million and was about 24.9% leveraged. During the period, the average amount of leverage utilized by the Fund was about 23.6%.
Did the Fund use derivatives?
The Fund used credit derivatives to manage the overall risk profile of the Fund which had a positive impact to fund performance. In addition, the Fund traded foreign exchange derivatives which had a negative impact to fund performance.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)
Current outlook
| | • | | In PGIM Fixed Income’s view, strong fundamentals should sustain low high yield default rates for the next two years. PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is for the high yield default rate to end 2022 and 2023 at 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively. Balance sheet discipline, the relative absence of aggressively financed merger and acquisition transactions, and the continuation of credit rating upgrades support a constructive view of fundamentals. Meanwhile, expectations of a material number of rising stars over the next 12-18 months and the global search for yield should be supportive of technicals. (Technicals are indicators derived from market data to help assess conditions in a given asset class.) |
| | • | | That said, macro risks, including the potential for repeated COVID-19 waves, slowing growth, and sustained inflation, remain a concern and could lead to bouts of spread widening. |
| | • | | Weighing strong fundamentals against the various macro risks, PGIM Fixed Income believes spreads are currently trading at fair value. In terms of positioning, B-rated bonds currently appear attractive on a relative-value basis. The Fund is maintaining an overweight (relative to the Index) to independent power producers, housing, and gaming. |
*The Strategy and Performance Overview section that discusses strategies or holdings including derivatives that affected the Fund’s performance is compiled by how the particular Fund performed relative to the Fund’s assigned index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Benchmark Definitions
Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index—The Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index (the Index) is an unmanaged index which covers the universe of US non-investment-grade debt. Issuers are capped at 1% of the Index.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Looking for additional information?
The Fund is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “ISD” and its closing market price is available on most financial websites under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available online under the symbol “XISDX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal ’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues press releases that can be found on most major financial websites as well as on pgim.com/investments.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance and assume the reinvestment of all dividends. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments.
Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
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| Performance Snapshot as of 1/31/22 |
| Price Per Share |
| $19.20 (NAV) |
| $17.81 (Market Price) |
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of 1/31/22 | | Average Annual Total Returns as of 1/31/22 |
| | | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Since Inception (%) |
| Net Asset Value (NAV) | | –0.35 | | 2.32 | | 2.55 (11/25/20) |
| Market Price | | –5.43 | | –3.44 | | –3.49 (11/25/20) |
| Bloomberg US 1-5 Year High Yield Ba/B 1% Issuer Constrained Index |
| | | –0.02 | | 3.22 | | 4.24 |
* Not Annualized
Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
Total returns are based on changes in net asset value (NAV) or market price, respectively. NAV total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at NAV. Market Price total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
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| Key Fund Statistics as of 1/31/22 |
| Duration | | 3.0 years | | Average Maturity | | 4.1 years |
Duration shown includes the impact of leverage. Duration measures investment risk that takes into account both a bond’s interest payments and its value to maturity. Average Maturity is the average number of years to maturity of the bonds in the Fund’s portfolio.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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| Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 1/31/22 | | % | |
| BBB | | | 5.4 | |
| BB | | | 43.8 | |
| B | | | 42.9 | |
| CCC | | | 5.2 | |
| Not Rated | | | 0.3 | |
| Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 2.4 | |
| Total Investments | | | 100.0 | |
Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by an NRSRO such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Total Monthly Dividends
Paid per Share for Period | | Current Monthly Dividend
Paid per Share | | Yield at Market Price
as of 1/31/22 |
| $0.65 | | $0.108 | | 7.28% |
Yield at Market Price is the annualized rate determined by dividing the current monthly dividend paid per share by the market price per share as of January 31, 2022.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Strategy and Performance Overview*
How did the Fund perform?
The PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund’s shares returned -5.43% based on market price and -0.35% based on net asset value (NAV) during the six-month reporting period that ended January 31, 2022. For the same period, the Bloomberg US 1-5 Year High Yield Ba/B 1% Issuer Constrained Index (the Index) returned -0.02%, including reinvestment of dividends.
What were the market conditions?
| | • | | US high yield bond spreads widened during the reporting period, as positive momentum from continued fundamental credit improvement and strong corporate earnings was offset by concerns over COVID-19 variants, persistent inflation, and the timing and pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) tapering. Retail demand for high yield turned negative in the fourth quarter of 2021, as a combination of slowing global growth and higher-than-expected inflation leading to an increasingly hawkish Fed drove outflows from high yield bond mutual funds. While outflows from high yield bond mutual funds accelerated over the period, a new-issue calendar consisting largely of refinancing activity and a high volume of calls, tenders, coupon payments, and rising stars provided a relatively solid technical backdrop. Meanwhile, fundamentals remained strong, as default rates continued to decline and revenue and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for high yield issuers rose. |
| | • | | In US high yield, spreads on the Bloomberg US High Yield 1% Issuer Constrained Index widened by 47 basis points (bps) to end the period at 346 bps. (One basis point equals 0.01%.) While US high yield bonds posted total returns of -1.53% over the period, the asset class posted modestly positive excess returns of 0.63%. Spreads on the short duration, higher quality portion of the high yield market, as measured by the Index, widened 40 bps over the period to 327 bps. By quality, while all ratings categories exhibited negative total returns, CCC-rated bonds outperformed their higher-quality peers over the period. |
| | • | | High yield gross new-issue volume slowed in January 2022, totaling just $24.2 billion, well short of market expectations for $30-40 billion. This was a sharp reversal from the five months prior when the primary market remained active, with issuers continuing to take advantage of strong demand to extend maturities and lower their interest expense. In 2021, full-year gross issuance totaled approximately $484 billion, easily eclipsing the record $450 billion that priced in 2020. |
| | • | | Meanwhile, defaults continued to decline, with the trailing 12-month par-weighted US high yield default rate ending January 2022 at 0.24%, the lowest default rate on record and down 584 bps from 12 months prior. |
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PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds | | | 17 | |
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)
What worked?
| | • | | Having more beta in the Fund, on average, over the period than the Index was the largest contributor to performance during the period. (Beta is a measure of the volatility or risk of a security or portfolio compared to the market or index.) |
| | • | | Overall security selection was also a strong contributor to returns, with positioning in the technology, telecom, gaming/lodging/leisure, and automotive industries contributing the most. |
| | • | | While overall sector allocation detracted from performance, overweights (relative to the Index) to the chemicals and capital goods industries, along with an underweight to REITs (real estate investment trusts), contributed positively. |
| | • | | In individual security selection, the Fund’s overweights relative to the Index in Digicel International Finance Limited (telecom), Verscend Escrow Corp. (technology), and Ford Motor Co. (automotive) contributed to performance. |
What didn’t work?
| | • | | Overall sector allocation detracted from performance during the period, with underweights (relative to the Index) to upstream and downstream energy, along with an overweight relative to the Index to telecom, detracting the most. |
| | • | | While overall security selection contributed, positioning in chemicals, building materials & home construction, and finance & insurance detracted from results. |
| | • | | In individual security selection relative to the Index, the Fund’s overweights to Heritage Power LLC (electric utilities) and P&L Development LLC (healthcare & pharmaceuticals), along with an underweight to PBF Holding Co. (downstream energy), detracted from performance. |
How did the Fund’s borrowing (leverage) strategy affect its performance?
The Fund’s use of leverage contributed positively to NAV performance and shareholder distributions during the period, as both the returns and income earned on the securities purchased exceeded the cost of borrowing. As of January 31, 2022, the Fund had borrowed $150 million and was about 24.1% leveraged. During the period, the average amount of leverage utilized by the Fund was about 22.7%.
Did the Fund use derivatives?
The Fund used credit derivatives to manage the overall risk profile of the Fund which had a positive impact to fund performance. In addition, the Fund traded foreign exchange derivatives which had a negative impact to fund performance.
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Current outlook
| | • | | In PGIM Fixed Income’s view, strong fundamentals should sustain low high yield default rates for the next two years. PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is for the high yield default rate to end 2022 and 2023 at 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively. Balance sheet discipline, the relative absence of aggressively financed merger and acquisition transactions, and the continuation of credit rating upgrades support a constructive view of fundamentals. Meanwhile, expectations of a material number of rising stars over the next 12-18 months and the global search for yield should be supportive of technicals. (Technicals are indicators derived from market data to help assess conditions in a given asset class.) |
| | • | | That said, macro risks, including the potential for repeated COVID-19 waves, slowing growth, and sustained inflation, remain a concern and could lead to bouts of spread widening. |
| | • | | Weighing strong fundamentals against the various macro risks, PGIM Fixed Income believes spreads are currently trading at fair value. In terms of positioning, B-rated bonds currently appear attractive on a relative-value basis. Key overweights (relative to the Index) include cable, technology, and housing. The Fund is underweight financials, consumer, and transportation. |
*The Strategy and Performance Overview section that discusses strategies or holdings including derivatives that affected the Fund’s performance is compiled by how the particular Fund performed relative to the Fund’s assigned index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Benchmark Definitions
Bloomberg US 1-5 Year High Yield Ba/B 1% Issuer Constrained Index—The Bloomberg US 1-5 Year High Yield Ba/B 1% Issuer Constrained Index (the Index) is an unmanaged index which covers the universe of non-investment-grade debt in the United States, developed markets and emerging markets. Issuers are capped at 1% of the Index.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Looking for additional information?
The Fund is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “SDHY” and its closing market price is available on most financial websites under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available online under the symbol “XSDHX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues press releases that can be found on most major financial websites as well as on pgim.com/investments.
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PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds | | | 19 | |
Glossary
The following abbreviations are used in the Funds’ descriptions:
EUR—Euro
GBP—British Pound
USD—US Dollar
144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
DIP—Debtor-In-Possession
EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note
EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GMTN—Global Medium Term Note
iBoxx—Bond Market Indices
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
LP—Limited Partnership
MTN—Medium Term Note
OTC—Over-the-counter
PIK—Payment-in-Kind
Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps
REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust
SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average
T—Swap payment upon termination
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 117.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS 5.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Germany 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Speedster Bidco GmbH,
Second Lien Term Loan, 6 Month EURIBOR + 6.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 6.000%(c) | | 03/31/28 | | | EUR | | | | 2,075 | | | $ | 2,336,987 | |
| | | | | |
Luxembourg 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DIP Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 5.750(c) | | 07/13/22 | | | | | | | 654 | | | | 654,167 | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 01/27/29 | | | | | | | 1,430 | | | | 1,421,956 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,076,123 | |
| | | | | |
Saint Lucia 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 3.500(c) | | 05/27/24 | | | | | | | 2,442 | | | | 2,378,497 | |
| | | | | |
United Kingdom 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, SONIA + 8.356% (original cost $6,286,896; purchased 06/03/21)^(f) | | 8.459(c) | | 06/19/26 | | | GBP | | | | 4,500 | | | | 6,052,050 | |
Constellation Automotive Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Facility 1 Loan, SONIA + 7.500% | | 7.590(c) | | 07/27/29 | | | GBP | | | | 3,000 | | | | 4,085,134 | |
EG America LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Project Becker Additional Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 4.750(c) | | 03/31/26 | | | | | | | 410 | | | | 409,545 | |
EG Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Additional Second Lien Loan Facility, 3 Month EURIBOR + 7.000%
(Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 7.000(c) | | 04/30/27 | | | EUR | | | | 2,800 | | | | 3,153,524 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,700,253 | |
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United States 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 9.000% | | 10.000(c) | | 11/01/25 | | | | | | | 3,610 | | | | 3,887,519 | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2019 Incremental Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.250% | | 7.250(c) | | 03/28/24 | | | | | | | 776 | | | | 775,243 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 3.360(c) | | 08/24/26 | | | | | | | 268 | | | | 108,230 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Finastra USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.250% (original cost $2,401,563; purchased 03/08/19 - 01/13/20)(f) | | 8.250%(c) | | 06/13/25 | | | | | 2,450 | | | $ | 2,448,851 | |
Great Outdoors Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 4.500(c) | | 03/06/28 | | | | | 1,485 | | | | 1,483,172 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 4.750(c) | | 12/01/27 | | | | | 569 | | | | 569,047 | |
Heritage Power LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6 Month LIBOR + 6.000% | | 7.000(c) | | 07/30/26 | | | | | 2,534 | | | | 1,883,463 | |
Skillsoft Finance II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 5.500(c) | | 07/14/28 | | | | | 1,247 | | | | 1,253,109 | |
Stonegate Pub Co. Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 8.500% | | 8.687(c) | | 03/06/28 | | GBP | | | 1,550 | | | | 2,063,749 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,472,383 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $35,289,565) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,964,243 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Jamaica 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 7.000% or PIK N/A | | 7.000 | | 02/16/22(oo) | | | | | 41 | | | | 35,078 | |
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Spain 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cellnex Telecom SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, Series CLNX | | 0.750 | | 11/20/31 | | EUR | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,467,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $3,867,182) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,502,089 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 91.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Argentina 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MercadoLibre, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.125 | | 01/14/31 | | | | | 326 | | | | 294,215 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Argentina (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
YPF SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500% | | 03/23/25 | | | | | 404 | | | $ | 346,881 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | 07/28/25 | | | | | 300 | | | | 227,340 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 868,436 | |
| | | | | |
Azerbaijan 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes | | 6.875 | | 03/24/26 | | | | | 570 | | | | 651,084 | |
| | | | | |
Bahrain 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas Holding Co. BSCC (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.625 | | 11/07/24 | | | | | 380 | | | | 406,854 | |
| | | | | |
Belarus 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus JSC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 05/02/24 | | | | | 850 | | | | 744,112 | |
| | | | | |
Brazil 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Banco do Brasil SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 01/11/29 | | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,278,186 | |
Banco Votorantim SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN(aa) | | 4.500 | | 09/24/24 | | | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,165,169 | |
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.950 | | 01/17/28 | | | | | 2,055 | | | | 2,232,595 | |
JSM Global Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.750 | | 10/20/30 | | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,428,162 | |
Light Servicos de Eletricidade SA/Light Energia SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 06/18/26 | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,479,977 | |
MARB BondCo PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.950 | | 01/29/31 | | | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,222,755 | |
NBM US Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.000 | | 05/14/26 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,043,928 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.600 | | 01/03/31 | | | | | 4,980 | | | | 5,145,995 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.999 | | 01/27/28 | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,175,894 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.900 | | 03/19/49 | | | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,469,302 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.375 | | 01/17/27 | | | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,414,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,056,130 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Burkina Faso 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
IAMGOLD Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750% | | 10/15/28 | | | | | 575 | | | $ | 540,698 | |
| | | | | |
Canada 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.000 | | 10/15/30 | | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,067,608 | |
Athabasca Oil Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | 11/01/26 | | | | | 2,375 | | | | 2,384,045 | |
Bombardier, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 02/15/28 | | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,212,649 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.125 | | 06/15/26 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,092,522 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.500 | | 12/01/24 | | | | | 3,925 | | | | 4,062,651 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 03/15/25 | | | | | 275 | | | | 278,375 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 04/15/27 | | | | | 2,575 | | | | 2,608,474 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.875 | | 02/15/30 | | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,236,688 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 06/15/29 | | | | | 475 | | | | 472,770 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 08/15/29 | | | | | 700 | | | | 668,889 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.125 | | 04/01/29 | | | | | 685 | | | | 712,373 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 12/31/26 | | | | | 200 | | | | 187,676 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.625 | | 03/01/30 | | | | | 825 | | | | 813,545 | |
MEG Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 02/01/29 | | | | | 675 | | | | 686,196 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.125 | | 02/01/27 | | | | | 1,027 | | | | 1,065,461 | |
New Gold, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.375 | | 05/15/25 | | | | | 496 | | | | 506,917 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.500 | | 07/15/27 | | | | | 1,010 | | | | 1,065,673 | |
Parkland Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 10/01/29 | | | | | 625 | | | | 602,010 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | 01/15/29 | | | | | 250 | | | | 250,472 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.125 | | 01/15/26 | | | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,673,261 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Canada (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500% | | 03/15/29 | | | | | 425 | | | $ | 425,329 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,073,584 | |
| | | | | |
Chile 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Mercury Chile Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 01/24/27 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 985,867 | |
VTR Comunicaciones SpA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 971,682 | |
VTR Finance NV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.375 | | 07/15/28 | | | | | 705 | | | | 718,670 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,676,219 | |
| | | | | |
China 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Agile Group Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 6.050 | | 10/13/25 | | | | | 1,120 | | | | 465,408 | |
China Hongqiao Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.250 | | 06/08/24 | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,085,421 | |
Sunac China Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 6.500 | | 01/10/25 | | | | | 650 | | | | 383,290 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 6.500 | | 01/26/26 | | | | | 770 | | | | 453,254 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 7.250 | | 06/14/22 | | | | | 365 | | | | 278,377 | |
West China Cement Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.950 | | 07/08/26 | | | | | 1,143 | | | | 1,059,949 | |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 7.700 | | 02/20/25 | | | | | 900 | | | | 198,219 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 8.500 | | 02/26/24 | | | | | 400 | | | | 88,592 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,012,510 | |
| | | | | |
Colombia 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AI Candelaria Spain SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 06/15/33 | | | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,335,015 | |
Ecopetrol SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.625 | | 11/02/31 | | | | | 500 | | | | 461,408 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.375 | | 06/26/26 | | | | | 975 | | | | 1,008,841 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.875 | | 04/29/30 | | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,503,368 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Colombia (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Millicom International Cellular SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500% | | 04/27/31 | | | | | | | 700 | | | $ | 680,162 | |
SierraCol Energy Andina LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | 06/15/28 | | | | | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,584,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,572,821 | |
| | | | | |
Costa Rica 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Autopistas del Sol SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 7.375 | | 12/30/30 | | | | | | | 331 | | | | 330,993 | |
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 10/07/31 | | | | | | | 270 | | | | 269,160 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 600,153 | |
| | | | | |
Czech Republic 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Energo-Pro A/S, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | 02/04/27 | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 709,231 | |
| | | | | |
France 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Altice France SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 07/15/29 | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 647,718 | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 4.048 | | 08/05/26 | | | EUR | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,044,420 | |
Flamingo Lux II SCA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 03/31/29 | | | EUR | | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,966,926 | |
Iliad Holding SASU, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 10/15/28 | | | EUR | | | | 3,850 | | | | 4,401,623 | |
La Financiere Atalian SASU, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 4.000 | | 05/15/24 | | | EUR | | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,633,362 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.125 | | 05/15/25 | | | EUR | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,475,426 | |
Loxam SAS, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sub. Notes(aa) | | 5.750 | | 07/15/27 | | | EUR | | | | 550 | | | | 602,607 | |
Sr. Sub. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.500 | | 04/15/27 | | | EUR | | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,562,389 | |
Midco GB SASU, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 7.750% or PIK 8.500% | | 7.750 | | 11/01/27 | | | EUR | | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,207,333 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,541,804 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 27
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Germany 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
ADLER Group SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.875% | | 01/14/26 | | | EUR | | | | 3,000 | | | $ | 2,713,132 | |
Douglas GmbH, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | 04/08/26 | | | EUR | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,541,646 | |
Kirk Beauty SUN GmbH, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.250% or PIK 9.000% | | 8.250 | | 10/01/26 | | | EUR | | | | 2,931 | | | | 3,128,083 | |
Nidda BondCo GmbH, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.000 | | 09/30/25 | | | EUR | | | | 2,068 | | | | 2,256,528 | |
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.625 | | 07/15/28 | | | EUR | | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,662,257 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.625 | | 07/15/28 | | | EUR | | | | 810 | | | | 935,019 | |
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 07/15/27 | | | EUR | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,588,017 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,824,682 | |
| | | | | |
Ghana 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Tullow Oil PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 10.250 | | 05/15/26 | | | | | | | 2,115 | | | | 2,136,655 | |
| | | | | |
Guatemala 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CT Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 02/03/32 | | | | | | | 660 | | | | 669,908 | |
| | | | | |
India 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.950 | | 07/31/24 | | | | | | | 651 | | | | 693,517 | |
Clean Renewable Power Mauritius Pte Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 03/25/27 | | | | | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,305,668 | |
Delhi International Airport Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.450 | | 06/04/29 | | | | | | | 905 | | | | 851,759 | |
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 4.250 | | 10/27/27 | | | | | | | 1,460 | | | | 1,358,841 | |
Greenko Dutch BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.850 | | 03/29/26 | | | | | | | 852 | | | | 838,562 | |
Greenko Investment Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.875 | | 08/16/23 | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,003,881 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.700(ff) | | 08/25/26(oo) | | | | | | | 2,135 | | | | 2,066,851 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
India (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.250% | | | | 04/28/27 | | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,015,316 | |
India Cleantech Energy, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes | | | 4.700 | | | | 08/10/26 | | | | | | | | 850 | | | | 842,181 | |
Periama Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.950 | | | | 04/19/26 | | | | | | | | 770 | | | | 795,258 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,771,834 | |
| | | | | |
Israel 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | 03/30/28 | | | | | | | | 1,465 | | | | 1,426,457 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 03/30/31 | | | | | | | | 500 | | | | 485,780 | |
Leviathan Bond Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | 06/30/30 | | | | | | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,189,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,102,169 | |
| | | | | |
Italy 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shiba Bidco SpA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 10/31/28 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,975,098 | |
| | | | | |
Jamaica 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 3.000% | | | 8.000 | | | | 04/01/25 | | | | | | | | 243 | | | | 226,415 | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.000 | | | | 12/31/26 | | | | | | | | 174 | | | | 170,425 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000% | | | 13.000 | | | | 12/31/25 | | | | | | | | 808 | | | | 826,292 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.750 | | | | 05/25/24 | | | | | | | | 3,100 | | | | 3,179,458 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.750 | | | | 05/25/24 | | | | | | | | 436 | | | | 446,767 | |
Digicel Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 03/01/23 | | | | | | | | 5,020 | | | | 4,889,623 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,738,980 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 29
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Japan 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
SoftBank Group Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 3.875% | | | | 07/06/32 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,400 | | | $ | 1,363,541 | |
| | | | | |
Kuwait 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Kuwait Projects Co. SPC Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.229 | | | | 10/29/26 | | | | | | | | 925 | | | | 866,368 | |
Gtd. Notes, EMTN | | | 4.500 | | | | 02/23/27 | | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 187,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,053,618 | |
| | | | | |
Luxembourg 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Altice France Holding SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,600 | | | | 3,677,102 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 8.000 | | | | 05/15/27 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,966 | | | | 5,844,709 | |
ARD Finance SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% or | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PIK 5.750% | | | 5.000 | | | | 06/30/27 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,965 | | | | 4,502,738 | |
Galapagos SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 0.000(cc) | | | | 06/15/21 | (d) | | | EUR | | | | 315 | | | | 442 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | 08/01/23 | (d) | | | | | | | 2,085 | | | | 912,603 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | 07/15/25 | (d) | | | | | | | 3,355 | | | | 1,484,936 | |
Monitchem HoldCo 2 SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 9.500 | | | | 09/15/26 | | | | EUR | | | | 545 | | | | 650,106 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.500 | | | | 09/15/26 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,578,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,651,200 | |
| | | | | |
Macau 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/01/27 | | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 504,070 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 06/18/25 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 322,384 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | 12/15/29 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 897,304 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 941,881 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,665,639 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
30
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Malaysia 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Gohl Capital Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.250% | | | | 01/24/27 | | | | | | | | 1,889 | | | $ | 1,879,905 | |
| | | | | |
Mexico 4.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | | 7.500(ff) | | | | 06/27/29 | (oo) | | | | | | | 600 | | | | 614,145 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625(ff) | | | | 01/24/32 | (oo) | | | | | | | 1,485 | | | | 1,433,032 | |
Braskem Idesa SAPI, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.450 | | | | 11/15/29 | | | | | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,279,316 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.450 | | | | 11/19/29 | | | | | | | | 930 | | | | 964,420 | |
Electricidad Firme de Mexico Holdings SA de CV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.900 | | | | 11/20/26 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 978,691 | |
FEL Energy VI Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 12/01/40 | | | | | | | | 1,915 | | | | 1,874,168 | |
Mexico City Airport Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 3.875 | | | | 04/30/28 | | | | | | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,255,318 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | 07/31/47 | | | | | | | | 670 | | | | 623,477 | |
Nemak SAB de CV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | 06/28/31 | | | | | | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,137,131 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.350 | | | | 02/12/28 | | | | | | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,448,886 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.490 | | | | 01/23/27 | | | | | | | | 3,758 | | | | 3,929,127 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | 03/13/27 | | | | | | | | 2,720 | | | | 2,840,787 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | 06/02/41 | | | | | | | | 2,100 | | | | 1,822,374 | |
Gtd. Notes, EMTN(aa) | | | 2.750 | | | | 04/21/27 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,915 | | | | 1,997,331 | |
Gtd. Notes, MTN | | | 6.750 | | | | 09/21/47 | | | | | | | | 1,825 | | | | 1,565,189 | |
Gtd. Notes, MTN | | | 6.875 | | | | 08/04/26 | | | | | | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,429,968 | |
Total Play Telecomunicaciones SA de CV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | 09/20/28 | | | | | | | | 910 | | | | 851,776 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.500 | | | | 11/12/25 | | | | | | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,359,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,405,128 | |
| | | | | |
Morocco 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OCP SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 04/25/44 | | | | | | | | 280 | | | | 312,278 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | 06/23/31 | | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 192,174 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 504,452 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 31
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Netherlands 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OCI NV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 3.625% | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | EUR | | | | 810 | | | $ | 933,638 | |
Promontoria Holding 264 BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | 08/15/23 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,900 | | | | 2,163,905 | |
Titan Holdings II BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | 07/15/29 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,275 | | | | 2,451,020 | |
United Group BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.125 | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | EUR | | | | 850 | | | | 907,186 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.625 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,900 | | | | 3,034,790 | |
VEON Holdings BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.375 | | | | 11/25/27 | | | | | | | | 1,220 | | | | 1,113,380 | |
VZ Secured Financing BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | 01/15/32 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,858,794 | |
WP/AP Telecom Holdings III BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,450 | | | | 2,694,926 | |
WP/AP Telecom Holdings IV BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,375 | | | | 2,595,282 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,752,921 | |
| | | | | |
Nigeria 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
IHS Holding Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 11/29/28 | | | | | | | | 645 | | | | 651,014 | |
| | | | | |
Oman 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oztel Holdings SPC Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.625 | | | | 04/24/28 | | | | | | | | 500 | | | | 537,960 | |
| | | | | |
Panama 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 05/31/30 | | | | | | | | 385 | | | | 384,843 | |
| | | | | |
Peru 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Inkia Energy Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 11/09/27 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,007,275 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Peru (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
InRetail Consumer, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 3.250% | | | | 03/22/28 | | | | | | | | 800 | | | $ | 775,603 | |
Kallpa Generacion SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.125 | | | | 08/16/27 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,020,985 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,803,863 | |
| | | | | |
Russia 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Alfa Bank AO Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sub. Notes(aa) | | | 5.950(ff) | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,440,000 | |
Sub. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.950(ff) | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | | | | | 985 | | | | 945,600 | |
Hacienda Investments Ltd. Via DME Airport DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.350 | | | | 02/08/28 | | | | | | | | 1,686 | | | | 1,616,071 | |
Sovcombank Via SovCom Capital DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | | 7.600(ff) | | | | 02/17/27 | (oo) | | | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,290,299 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,291,970 | |
| | | | | |
Saudi Arabia 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Arabian Centres Sukuk Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 11/26/24 | | | | | | | | 1,635 | | | | 1,601,365 | |
| | | | | |
South Africa 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN(aa) | | | 6.350 | | | | 08/10/28 | | | | | | | | 2,080 | | | | 2,185,844 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 7.125 | | | | 02/11/25 | | | | | | | | 1,270 | | | | 1,286,881 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | 08/06/23 | | | | | | | | 1,580 | | | | 1,604,337 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(aa) | | | 8.450 | | | | 08/10/28 | | | | | | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,285,551 | |
Sasol Financing USA LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.375 | | | | 09/18/26 | | | | | | | | 790 | | | | 781,649 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 03/27/24 | | | | | | | | 1,930 | | | | 1,990,012 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,134,274 | |
| | | | | |
Spain 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 2.000% and PIK 10.750% | | | 12.750 | | | | 11/30/27 | (d) | | | EUR | | | | 609 | | | | 664,412 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.000% and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PIK 3.000% | | | 11.000 | | | | 09/30/26 | (d) | | | EUR | | | | 2,455 | | | | 2,901,738 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 33
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Spain (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 2.000% and PIK 11.625% | | 13.625% | | 11/30/27(d) | | | | | | | 202 | | | $ | 192,428 | |
Codere New Holdco SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, 7.500% PIK^ | | 7.500 | | 11/30/27 | | | EUR | | | | 984 | | | | 1,104,989 | |
Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 09/30/29 | | | EUR | | | | 3,650 | | | | 3,998,553 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,862,120 | |
| | | | | |
Thailand 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN(aa) | | 5.000(ff) | | 09/23/25(oo) | | | | | | | 3,016 | | | | 3,075,018 | |
| | | | | |
Turkey 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Aydem Yenilenebilir Enerji A/S, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.750 | | 02/02/27 | | | | | | | 1,140 | | | | 964,204 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.250 | | 09/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,901,930 | |
KOC Holding A/S, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500 | | 03/11/25 | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,057,520 | |
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A/S, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | 01/23/25 | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 679,791 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,603,445 | |
| | | | | |
Ukraine 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 7.125 | | 07/19/24 | | | EUR | | | | 1,035 | | | | 895,333 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.625 | | 11/08/26 | | | | | | | 830 | | | | 626,691 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,522,024 | |
| | | | | |
United Kingdom 8.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.250 | | 02/16/26 | | | GBP | | | | 1,700 | | | | 2,115,783 | |
Bellis Finco PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.000 | | 02/16/27 | | | GBP | | | | 3,300 | | | | 4,020,472 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
34
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United Kingdom (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Bracken MidCo1 PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.750% or PIK 7.500% | | 6.750% | | 11/01/27 | | | GBP | | | | 3,975 | | | $ | 5,305,965 | |
Co-operative Group Holdings 2011 Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.500 | | 07/08/26 | | | GBP | | | | 1,605 | | | | 2,438,588 | |
Deuce Finco PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | 06/15/27 | | | GBP | | | | 2,300 | | | | 3,049,993 | |
eG Global Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 02/07/25 | | | EUR | | | | 3,900 | | | | 4,300,519 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 8.500 | | 10/30/25 | | | | | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,775,987 | |
Hurricane Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 8.000 | | 10/15/25 | | | GBP | | | | 2,200 | | | | 3,080,929 | |
INEOS Quattro Finance 1 PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.750 | | 07/15/26 | | | EUR | | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,824,226 | |
Jerrold Finco PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | �� | 4.875 | | 01/15/26 | | | GBP | | | | 2,250 | | | | 3,024,222 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.250 | | 01/15/27 | | | GBP | | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,781,385 | |
Motion Bondco DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.625 | | 11/15/27 | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 705,687 | |
Sherwood Financing PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | 11/15/26 | | | GBP | | | | 4,150 | | | | 5,459,806 | |
Very Group Funding PLC (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500 | | 08/01/26 | | | GBP | | | | 4,275 | | | | 5,708,552 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.000 | | 04/15/27 | | | GBP | | | | 2,250 | | | | 3,072,077 | |
William Hill Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, MTN(aa) | | 4.750 | | 05/01/26 | | | GBP | | | | 1,700 | | | | 2,354,920 | |
Zenith Finco PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 06/30/27 | | | GBP | | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,969,409 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,988,520 | |
| | | | | |
United States 44.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
ACCO Brands Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 03/15/29 | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 382,336 | |
AdaptHealth LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 08/01/29 | | | | | | | 625 | | | | 597,835 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 03/01/30 | | | | | | | 375 | | | | 367,150 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.125 | | 08/01/28 | | | | | | | 655 | | | | 680,700 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 35
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.250% | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | | | | | 1,175 | | | $ | 1,239,989 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | 12/15/24 | | | | | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,316,383 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | | | | | 1,740 | | | | 1,787,717 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 617,500 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | | | | | 3,150 | | | | 3,337,947 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.625 | | | | 06/01/28 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,225 | | | | 3,407,168 | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | | | | | 850 | | | | 895,168 | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | | | | | 600 | | | | 613,547 | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes^(aa) | | | 7.875 | | | | 12/15/24 | (d) | | | | | | | 6,450 | | | | 43,860 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 10.000% or PIK 12.000% or Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 6.000% | | | 10.000 | | | | 06/15/26 | | | | | | | | 662 | | | | 618,527 | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | 04/20/29 | | | | | | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,895,981 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,457,281 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | | | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,291,878 | |
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | 05/20/27 | | | | | | | | 2,225 | | | | 2,356,499 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 08/20/26 | | | | | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,215,937 | |
Amsted Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 05/15/30 | | | | | | | | 675 | | | | 682,628 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 06/15/29 | | | | | | | | 225 | | | | 226,920 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,789,827 | |
Antero Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | 03/01/30 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,032,397 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.625 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | | 1,189 | | | | 1,295,113 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
36
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Antero Resources Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.375% | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | | | 162 | | | $ | 180,758 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 08/15/27 | | | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,244,452 | |
Artera Services LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.033 | | | | 12/04/25 | | | | | | 225 | | | | 230,179 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.000 | | | | 11/01/27 | | | | | | 393 | | | | 521,812 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 04/01/30 | | | | | | 600 | | | | 591,806 | |
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 09/30/28 | | | | | | 500 | | | | 491,280 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 09/30/29 | | | | | | 275 | | | | 266,566 | |
At Home Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 07/15/29 | | | | | | 1,050 | | | | 983,881 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 07/15/28 | | | | | | 150 | | | | 143,598 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 09/15/27 | | | | | | 1,270 | | | | 1,286,536 | |
Banff Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 8.375 | | | | 09/01/26 | | | EUR | | | 5,050 | | | | 5,861,318 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 01/30/28 | | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,011,347 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | | | 125 | | | | 100,639 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 01/30/30 | | | | | | 2,225 | | | | 1,793,327 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 02/15/31 | | | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,276,314 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | | | 785 | | | | 800,678 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | | | 3,540 | | | | 3,000,272 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.000 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | 875 | | | | 784,247 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 02/01/27 | | | | | | 475 | | | | 476,449 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,847,129 | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.805 | | | | 05/01/50 | | | | | | 2,850 | | | | 3,583,645 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.930 | | | | 05/01/60 | | | | | | 275 | | | | 347,915 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 06/15/31 | | | | | | 75 | | | | 73,847 | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 12/15/28 | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 920,199 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625% | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | | | | | 775 | | | $ | 742,773 | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | | 900 | | | | 852,058 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,302,790 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | 03/15/28 | | | | | | | | 7,175 | | | | 6,998,395 | |
CCM Merger, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 337,188 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.500 | | | | 05/01/32 | | | | | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,252,900 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.250 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | | | | | 2,550 | | | | 2,435,635 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 06/01/33 | | | | | | | | 750 | | | | 713,369 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | 03/01/30 | | | | | | | | 4,150 | | | | 4,120,386 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | | | | | 609 | | | | 627,734 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | | | | | 2,550 | | | | 2,588,417 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 464,495 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | | 475 | | | | 495,534 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | | | | | 675 | | | | 721,810 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 05/15/30 | | | | | | | | 625 | | | | 622,163 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.250 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | | | | | 275 | | | | 275,276 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.000 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | | | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,334,758 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 244,890 | |
CNX Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | 03/14/27 | | | | | | | | 1,875 | | | | 1,968,053 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 696,181 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | 03/01/29 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,031,933 | |
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | 11/15/26 | | | | | | | | 1,195 | | | | 895,083 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.125 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,136,975 | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 08/15/24 | | | | | | | | 2,745 | | | | 2,399,670 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000% | | | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | | 275 | | | $ | 277,615 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.125 | | | | 12/01/30 | | | | | | | | 900 | | | | 822,634 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 12/01/30 | | | | | | | | 3,300 | | | | 2,937,879 | |
Dana, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.250 | | | | 09/01/30 | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 437,582 | |
DaVita, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.750 | | | | 02/15/31 | | | | | | | | 925 | | | | 849,656 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 06/01/30 | | | | | | | | 2,700 | | | | 2,627,542 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | 08/15/27 | | | | | | | | 4,125 | | | | 1,086,379 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | | | | | 2,150 | | | | 994,241 | |
DISH DBS Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.125 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | | | | | 975 | | | | 850,772 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.375 | | | | 07/01/28 | | | | | | | | 515 | | | | 498,250 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.750 | | | | 07/01/26 | | | | | | | | 2,910 | | | | 2,998,254 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.375 | | | | 03/01/31 | | | | | | | | 750 | | | | 677,582 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | | | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,231,870 | |
Eco Material Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | 01/31/27 | | | | | | | | 475 | | | | 481,721 | |
Embecta Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 450,598 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl/Endo US, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 04/01/29 | | | | | | | | 425 | | | | 403,849 | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G(aa) | | | 7.125(ff) | | | | 05/15/30 | (oo) | | | | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,301,158 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | 07/01/27 | | | | | | | | 480 | | | | 504,902 | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,359,854 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 633,145 | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.875 | | | | 11/15/25 | | | | | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,392,802 | |
Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | 02/12/32 | | | | | | | | 875 | | | | 834,215 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | 01/15/43 | | | | | | | | 4,913 | | | | 5,023,888 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 39
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ford Motor Co., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.291% | | | | 12/08/46 | | | | | | | | 6,275 | | | $ | 6,884,948 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.400 | | | | 11/01/46 | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,282,585 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.850 | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 517,843 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | | | | | 800 | | | | 811,323 | |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 05/01/28 | | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 291,113 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 03/01/29 | | | | | | | | 550 | | | | 530,507 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.625 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | | | | | 850 | | | | 814,082 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 232,600 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 10/01/31 | | | | | | | | 550 | | | | 510,878 | |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 464,356 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | | | | | 2,150 | | | | 2,231,628 | |
Griffon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | | | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,776,270 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.875 | | | | 12/15/28 | | | | | | | | 2,150 | | | | 2,028,717 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/20/26 | | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 255,581 | |
Hecla Mining Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | | | | | 480 | | | | 512,656 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 315,494 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 12/01/29 | | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 627,165 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 331,834 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 331,776 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | | | | | 900 | | | | 933,640 | |
Home Point Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | | | | | 800 | | | | 695,479 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.125 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,106,177 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375% | | 02/01/31 | | | | | 800 | | | $ | 763,376 | |
Hunt Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.250 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | 1,875 | | | | 1,788,320 | |
Ingevity Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 11/01/28 | | | | | 325 | | | | 307,347 | |
International Game Technology PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.250 | | 01/15/27 | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,633,165 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 02/15/29 | | | | | 600 | | | | 605,684 | |
JBS USA Food Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 01/15/28 | | | | | 755 | | | | 787,095 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | 2,637 | | | | 2,865,421 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 11/15/29 | | | | | 325 | | | | 314,865 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | 06/01/50 | | | | | 2,900 | | | | 3,588,796 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.500 | | 02/09/40 | | | | | 725 | | | | 965,079 | |
LABL, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 11/01/28 | | | | | 500 | | | | 494,780 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.250 | | 11/01/29 | | | | | 500 | | | | 477,672 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 01/15/29 | | | | | 300 | | | | 285,988 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 05/01/29 | | | | | 525 | | | | 507,197 | |
LD Holdings Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 04/01/28 | | | | | 925 | | | | 824,435 | |
Likewize Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.750 | | 10/15/25 | | | | | 790 | | | | 845,679 | |
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 02/15/27 | | | | | 50 | | | | 50,581 | |
M/I Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 4.950 | | 02/01/28 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,086,678 | |
Masonite International Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | 02/15/30 | | | | | 450 | | | | 424,766 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.375 | | 02/01/28 | | | | | 455 | | | | 467,381 | |
Maxar Space Robotics LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.750 | | 12/31/23 | | | | | 751 | | | | 806,363 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.125% | | 08/01/24 | | | | | | | 1,779 | | | $ | 1,830,300 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 01/15/27 | | | | | | | 796 | | | | 831,937 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500 | | 05/15/29 | | | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,431,349 | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 4.750 | | 10/15/28 | | | | | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,560,078 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.750 | | 05/01/25 | | | | | | | 1,475 | | | | 1,529,130 | |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.875 | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,099,341 | |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 02/01/30 | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 322,058 | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 04/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,156,145 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,531,688 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 09/01/28 | | | | | | | 950 | | | | 912,079 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 2.500 | | 03/24/26 | | | GBP | | | | 2,750 | | | | 3,634,442 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | 01/15/26 | | | | | | | 575 | | | | 550,524 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,012,142 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.750 | | 02/01/25 | | | | | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,595,959 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.375 | | 05/15/27 | | | | | | | 925 | | | | 946,317 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 12/15/30 | | | | | | | 1,525 | | | | 1,431,828 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | 08/15/28 | | | | | | | 615 | | | | 602,696 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.250 | | 02/01/26 | | | | | | | 772 | | | | 876,165 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 12.250 | | 05/15/24 | | | | | | | 81 | | | | 94,301 | |
NCR Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.000 | | 10/01/28 | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 647,439 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 10/01/30 | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 296,073 | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 519,843 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.750 | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,285,139 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NRG Energy, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875% | | 02/15/32 | | | | | | | 675 | | | $ | 634,548 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.125 | | 01/01/31 | | | | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,790,119 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 10/01/28 | | | EUR | | | | 375 | | | | 408,901 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 10/01/29 | | | EUR | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,637,950 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.875 | | 09/15/28 | | | | | | | 475 | | | | 443,548 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.875 | | 03/15/25 | | | | | | | 1,567 | | | | 1,700,506 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.125 | | 03/15/26 | | | | | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,897,244 | |
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 04/30/31 | | | | | | | 475 | | | | 474,833 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.625 | | 05/13/27 | | | | | | | 1,225 | | | | 1,285,656 | |
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.750 | | 11/15/25 | | | | | | | 775 | | | | 759,118 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.875 | | 10/01/28 | | | | | | | 950 | | | | 971,468 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.500 | | 06/01/25 | | | | | | | 1,955 | | | | 2,047,220 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.625 | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,232,028 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | 150 | | | | 143,464 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | 11/15/27 | | | | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,662,278 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 07/01/29 | | | | | | | 375 | | | | 352,475 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 01/15/27 | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 307,451 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 10/15/25 | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 644,495 | |
PG&E Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.000 | | 07/01/28 | | | | | | | 590 | | | | 590,027 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.250 | | 07/01/30 | | | | | | | 2,475 | | | | 2,459,362 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.875 | | 09/30/27 | | | | | | | 4,300 | | | | 4,490,057 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | Principal
Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.500% | | 10/01/28 | | | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 991,774 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | 12/15/29 | | | | | 404 | | | | 414,951 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 09/01/29 | | | | | 525 | | | | 493,571 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 09/01/31 | | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,177,760 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.250 | | 11/01/25 | | | | | 1,425 | | | | 1,487,794 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.500 | | 09/15/26 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 964,749 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500 | | 09/15/28 | | | | | 950 | | | | 915,868 | |
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.250 | | 04/01/25 | | | | | 1,970 | | | | 2,004,112 | |
Range Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.000 | | 03/15/23 | | | | | 1,032 | | | | 1,042,411 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 02/15/30 | | | | | 325 | | | | 325,336 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 02/15/29 | | | | | 400 | | | | 386,957 | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 10/15/29 | | | | | 625 | | | | 618,953 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 8.625 | | 07/01/25 | | | | | 900 | | | | 952,160 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 02/01/32 | | | | | 425 | | | | 412,176 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 04/01/31 | | | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,380,850 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.750 | | 02/01/32 | | | | | 750 | | | | 749,308 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.375 | | 03/15/30 | | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,307,510 | |
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | 11/01/28 | | | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,744,518 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 12/01/29 | | | | | 700 | | | | 682,403 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.375 | | 01/15/31 | | | | | 1,050 | | | | 955,771 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 07/15/30 | | | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,005,343 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.500% | | 03/15/27 | | | | | | | 1,375 | | | $ | 1,419,546 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.500 | | 05/15/29 | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 686,029 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 04/30/30 | | | | | | | 850 | | | | 838,669 | |
SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,475 | | | | 1,372,172 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 3,238 | | | | 3,094,495 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 12/31/30 | | | | | | | 150 | | | | 143,950 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 10/01/25 | | | | | | | 225 | | | | 236,649 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.625 | | 07/15/27 | | | | | | | 2,475 | | | | 2,579,733 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 08/01/30 | | | | | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,739,308 | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 06/01/25 | | | | | | | 425 | | | | 440,089 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 10/01/28 | | | | | | | 175 | | | | 175,816 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.250 | | 06/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,857,871 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 01/15/30 | | | | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,230,236 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.875 | | 11/15/31 | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 571,163 | |
Tenneco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,485,185 | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 8.875 | | 12/15/27 | | | | | | | 2,295 | | | | 2,422,403 | |
TI Automotive Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 3.750 | | 04/15/29 | | | EUR | | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,794,372 | |
TopBuild Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 02/15/32 | | | | | | | 500 | | | | 485,710 | |
TPC Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 1,430,750; purchased 07/19/19 - 08/20/20)(aa)(f) | | 10.500 | | 08/01/24 | | | | | | | 1,475 | | | | 980,898 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 356,346; purchased 02/01/21)(f) | | 10.875 | | 08/01/24 | | | | | | | 363 | | | | 384,904 | |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.625 | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | 950 | | | | 902,181 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 45
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Transocean, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 8.000% | | 02/01/27 | | | | | | | 350 | | | $ | 264,068 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.700 | | 06/15/28 | | | | | | | 745 | | | | 791,479 | |
U.S. Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 02/15/29 | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 516,462 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 04/15/26 | | | | | | | 500 | | | | 496,470 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.625 | | 04/15/29 | | | | | | | 248 | | | | 246,476 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.750 | | 01/15/32 | | | | | | | 675 | | | | 651,749 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 02/15/25 | | | | | | | 3,565 | | | | 3,712,400 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.500 | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | 475 | | | | 470,792 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | 06/01/27 | | | | | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,768,863 | |
Valvoline, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.250 | | 02/15/30 | | | | | | | 550 | | | | 531,026 | |
Vector Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.750 | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | 3,050 | | | | 2,825,064 | |
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.750 | | 07/15/25 | | | | | | | 867 | | | | 821,318 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.500 | | 07/01/25 | | | | | | | 750 | | | | 814,747 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 08/15/29 | | | | | | | 645 | | | | 644,765 | |
Viasat, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 07/15/28 | | | | | | | 505 | | | | 502,162 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 09/15/27 | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 365,108 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 02/15/29 | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 245,112 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.500 | | 03/15/29 | | | | | | | 825 | | | | 800,341 | |
Vistra Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 7.000(ff) | | 12/15/26(oo) | | | | | | | 750 | | | | 748,811 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 8.000(ff) | | 10/15/26(oo) | | | | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,427,658 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.375 | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,325,354 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.000 | | 07/31/27 | | | | | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,349,229 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.625% | | 02/15/27 | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,039,845 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | 10/15/28 | | | | | | | 525 | | | | 539,148 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | 610 | | | | 592,631 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.750 | | 04/15/25 | | | | | | | 275 | | | | 286,337 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 03/01/27 | | | | | | | 500 | | | | 472,953 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 288,016,399 | |
| | | | | |
Vietnam 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | 05/07/29 | | | | | | | 1,530 | | | | 1,409,461 | |
| | | | | |
Zambia 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | 10/15/27 | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 318,659 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.500 | | 04/01/25 | | | | | | | 2,245 | | | | 2,295,519 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,614,178 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $608,351,151) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 587,445,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS 17.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Angola 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Angolan Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.250 | | 05/09/28 | | | | | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,941,950 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 9.375 | | 05/08/48 | | | | | | | 290 | | | | 282,573 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 9.500 | | 11/12/25 | | | | | | | 4,270 | | | | 4,673,049 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 8.000 | | 11/26/29 | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 446,463 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 9.125 | | 11/26/49 | | | | | | | 350 | | | | 333,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,677,968 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 47
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Argentina 1.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.500%(cc) | | 07/09/30 | | | | | | | 15,126 | | | $ | 5,124,609 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.000 | | 07/09/29 | | | | | | | 1,237 | | | | 438,985 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.125(cc) | | 07/09/35 | | | | | | | 1,864 | | | | 575,267 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.000(cc) | | 01/09/38 | | | | | | | 7,699 | | | | 2,915,509 | |
Provincia de Buenos Aires, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 3.900(cc) | | 09/01/37 | | | | | | | 4,304 | | | | 1,844,097 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,898,467 | |
| | | | | |
Bahrain 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bahrain Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.750 | | 09/20/29 | | | | | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,302,782 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.000 | | 10/12/28 | | | | | | | 430 | | | | 457,628 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.500 | | 09/20/47 | | | | | | | 421 | | | | 408,740 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,169,150 | |
| | | | | |
Belarus 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Belarus International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.625 | | 06/29/27 | | | | | | | 730 | | | | 627,824 | |
| | | | | |
Brazil 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 05/30/29 | | | | | | | 1,930 | | | | 1,923,506 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.625 | | 01/07/41 | | | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,466,964 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,390,470 | |
| | | | | |
Cameroon 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Cameroon International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.950 | | 07/07/32 | | | EUR | | | | 290 | | | | 299,532 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 9.500 | | 11/19/25 | | | | | | | 1,080 | | | | 1,145,144 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,444,676 | |
| | | | | |
Colombia 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colombia Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 3.875 | | 04/25/27 | | | | | | | 1,290 | | | | 1,266,667 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 4.500 | | 03/15/29 | | | | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,523,962 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Colombia (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colombia Government International Bond, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.125% | | 01/18/41 | | | | | | | 2,645 | | | $ | 2,593,306 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.375 | | 09/18/37 | | | | | | | 780 | | | | 865,613 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,249,548 | |
| | | | | |
Costa Rica 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Costa Rica Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.125 | | 02/19/31 | | | | | | | 1,580 | | | | 1,554,731 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.158 | | 03/12/45 | | | | | | | 630 | | | | 592,619 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,147,350 | |
| | | | | |
Dominican Republic 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | 01/27/25 | | | | | | | 1,225 | | | | 1,310,793 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.850 | | 01/27/45 | | | | | | | 1,840 | | | | 1,934,649 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.450 | | 04/30/44 | | | | | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,602,838 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 01/30/60 | | | | | | | 855 | | | | 776,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,624,742 | |
| | | | | |
Ecuador 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ecuador Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.500(cc) | | 07/31/40 | | | | | | | 901 | | | | 554,475 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.000(cc) | | 07/31/35 | | | | | | | 1,829 | | | | 1,285,970 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000(cc) | | 07/31/30 | | | | | | | 786 | | | | 684,909 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.583(s) | | 07/31/30 | | | | | | | 414 | | | | 242,899 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,768,253 | |
| | | | | |
Egypt 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Egypt Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 6.375 | | 04/11/31 | | | EUR | | | | 1,845 | | | | 1,819,575 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 4.750 | | 04/16/26 | | | EUR | | | | 435 | | | | 465,083 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 5.625 | | 04/16/30 | | | EUR | | | | 860 | | | | 839,193 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,123,851 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 49
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
El Salvador 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
El Salvador Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750% | | 01/24/23 | | | | | | | 1,438 | | | $ | 1,138,023 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.250 | | 04/10/32 | | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 585,056 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,723,079 | |
| | | | | |
Gabon 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gabon Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.625 | | 02/06/31 | | | | | | | 340 | | | | 329,138 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.950 | | 06/16/25 | | | | | | | 930 | | | | 968,458 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | 02/06/31 | | | | | | | 650 | | | | 629,235 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | 11/24/31 | | | | | | | 540 | | | | 527,890 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,454,721 | |
| | | | | |
Ghana 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ghana Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.875 | | 03/26/27 | | | | | | | 930 | | | | 770,943 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.125 | | 01/18/26 | | | | | | | 670 | | | | 600,619 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,371,562 | |
| | | | | |
Guatemala 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guatemala Government Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | 06/05/27 | | | | | | | 1,140 | | | | 1,175,153 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.900 | | 06/01/30 | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 470,448 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.125 | | 06/01/50 | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 327,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,973,351 | |
| | | | | |
Honduras 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Honduras Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.250 | | 01/19/27 | | | | | | | 1,220 | | | | 1,218,164 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.500 | | 03/15/24 | | | | | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,388,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,606,349 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Iraq 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Iraq International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.800% | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 889 | | | $ | 851,066 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.752 | | 03/09/23 | | | | | | | 2,975 | | | | 2,997,580 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,848,646 | |
| | | | | |
Ivory Coast 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.875 | | 01/30/32 | | | EUR | | | | 270 | | | | 284,409 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.250 | | 03/22/30 | | | EUR | | | | 1,070 | | | | 1,202,901 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | 10/17/31 | | | EUR | | | | 895 | | | | 1,014,286 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.625 | | 03/22/48 | | | EUR | | | | 1,115 | | | | 1,195,434 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.875 | | 10/17/40 | | | EUR | | | | 2,405 | | | | 2,723,409 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,420,439 | |
| | | | | |
Lebanon 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Lebanon Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 6.100 | | 10/04/22(d) | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | | 215,239 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | 6.250 | | 05/27/22(d) | | | | | | | 2,550 | | | | 273,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 489,231 | |
| | | | | |
Mongolia 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Mongolia Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 8.750 | | 03/09/24 | | | | | | | 270 | | | | 295,289 | |
| | | | | |
Morocco 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Morocco Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.500 | | 11/27/31 | | | EUR | | | | 330 | | | | 333,115 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.000 | | 09/30/30 | | | EUR | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,223,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,556,136 | |
| | | | | |
Mozambique 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Mozambique International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.000(cc) | | 09/15/31 | | | | | | | 2,295 | | | | 1,945,013 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 51
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Nigeria 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Nigeria Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.143% | | 02/23/30 | | | | | | | 670 | | | $ | 652,951 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.625 | | 11/21/25 | | | | | | | 885 | | | | 952,925 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.875 | | 02/16/32 | | | | | | | 2,340 | | | | 2,271,820 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.747 | | 01/21/31 | | | | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,591,383 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 6.500 | | 11/28/27 | | | | | | | 450 | | | | 450,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,919,765 | |
| | | | | |
Oman 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oman Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 06/15/26 | | | | | | | 830 | | | | 849,183 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.500 | | 03/08/47 | | | | | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,065,312 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.750 | | 01/17/48 | | | | | | | 720 | | | | 705,027 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.375 | | 10/28/32 | | | | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,308,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,927,785 | |
| | | | | |
Pakistan 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Pakistan Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.250 | | 04/15/24 | | | | | | | 1,840 | | | | 1,924,210 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.250 | | 09/30/25 | | | | | | | 290 | | | | 305,527 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.250 | | 04/15/24 | | | | | | | 530 | | | | 554,256 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.250 | | 09/30/25 | | | | | | | 610 | | | | 642,660 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | 7.375 | | 04/08/31 | | | | | | | 660 | | | | 618,218 | |
| | | | | |
Third Pakistan International Sukuk Co. Ltd. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.625 | | 12/05/22 | | | | | | | 870 | | | | 881,430 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,926,301 | |
| | | | | |
Paraguay 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Paraguay Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.100 | | 08/11/44 | | | | | | | 950 | | | | 1,112,420 | |
| | | | | |
Senegal 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Senegal Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 03/13/28 | | | EUR | | | | 510 | | | | 571,625 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
52
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Senegal (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Senegal Government International Bond, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.375% | | 06/08/37 | | | EUR | | | | 275 | | | $ | 285,141 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 06/08/37 | | | EUR | | | | 570 | | | | 591,019 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,447,785 | |
| | | | | |
South Africa 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.850 | | 09/30/29 | | | | | | | 630 | | | | 637,340 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.750 | | 09/30/49 | | | | | | | 600 | | | | 549,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,187,259 | |
| | | | | |
Turkey 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Turkey Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 4.250 | | 04/14/26 | | | | | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,585,259 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 4.875 | | 10/09/26 | | | | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,740,318 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.600 | | 11/14/24 | | | | | | | 1,390 | | | | 1,369,430 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.000 | | 03/25/27 | | | | | | | 1,820 | | | | 1,725,252 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.375 | | 10/14/25 | | | | | | | 1,815 | | | | 1,795,752 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 6.875 | | 03/17/36 | | | | | | | 669 | | | | 605,333 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 7.625 | | 04/26/29 | | | | | | | 660 | | | | 656,543 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,477,887 | |
| | | | | |
Ukraine 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ukraine Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | 01/27/30 | | | EUR | | | | 305 | | | | 263,319 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.750 | | 06/20/26 | | | EUR | | | | 1,230 | | | | 1,184,943 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750 | | 09/01/22 | | | | | | | 320 | | | | 307,720 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750 | | 09/01/24 | | | | | | | 590 | | | | 526,431 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750 | | 09/01/25 | | | | | | | 1,005 | | | | 884,143 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750 | | 09/01/26 | | | | | | | 910 | | | | 796,424 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.750 | | 09/01/27 | | | | | | | 1,180 | | | | 1,037,076 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.994 | | 02/01/24 | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 368,454 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 9.750 | | 11/01/28 | | | | | | | 3,075 | | | | 2,907,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,275,935 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Zambia 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Zambia Government International Bond, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.500% | | 04/14/24(d) | | | | | | | 340 | | | $ | 254,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $126,873,289) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110,336,226 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
| | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Spain 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Codere New Topco SA^
(cost $0) | | | | | | | EUR | | | | 36,655 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
United States 3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CEC Entertainment, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 34,226 | | | | 607,512 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | 175,825 | | | | 11,985,990 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Backstop Commitment | | | | | | | | | | | 1,314 | | | | 89,575 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 69,594 | | | | 3,792,873 | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,479 | | | | 4,712,145 | |
GenOn Energy Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)
(original cost $1,545,243; purchased 02/28/19)*^(f) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,397 | | | | 2,015,580 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,203,675 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $7,301,969) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,203,675 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Units | | | | |
| | | | | |
WARRANTS* 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Canada 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), expiring 11/01/26
(cost $0) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,375 | | | | 108,533 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| Description | | Units | | | Value | |
| | |
WARRANTS (Continued)* | | | | | | | | |
| | |
United States 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TPC Group, Inc., expiring 08/01/24 (original cost $0; purchased 02/02/21)^(f)
(cost $0) | | | 1,033,339 | | | $ | 4,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $0) | | | | | | | 113,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $781,683,156) | | | | | | | 759,565,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Shares | | | | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares)
(cost $9,540,870) | | | 9,540,870 | | | | 9,540,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 119.4%
(cost $791,224,026) | | | | | | | 769,106,313 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (19.4)% | | | | | | | (124,998,084 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 644,108,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| # | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
| ^ | Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $9,221,336 and 1.4% of net assets. |
| (aa) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, with aggregate value of $328,630,951 segregated as collateral for amount of $149,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of January 31, 2022. |
| (c) | Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2022. |
| (cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of January 31, 2022. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description. |
| (d) | Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity. |
| (f) | Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $12,020,798. The aggregate value of $11,887,140 is 1.8% of net assets. |
| (ff) | Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
| (oo) | Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| (p) | Represents a security with a delayed settlement and therefore the interest rate is not available until settlement which is after the period end. |
| (s) | Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date. |
| (z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Unfunded loan commitment outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrower | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | Current
Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, DIP Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.750%(c), Maturity Date 07/13/22 (cost $129,917) | | 131 | | $ | 130,833 | | | | | $ | 916 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contracts | | Counterparty | | | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | | Current
Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British Pound, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | GBP | 43,614 | | | $ | 58,711,680 | | | $ | 58,655,398 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (56,282 | ) | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | | EUR | 121,179 | | | | 136,694,079 | | | | 136,144,116 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (549,963 | ) | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | EUR | 2,100 | | | | 2,379,410 | | | | 2,359,339 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (20,071 | ) | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | HSBC Bank PLC | | | | EUR | 2,368 | | | | 2,656,285 | | | | 2,662,141 | | | | | | 5,856 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 200,441,454 | | | $ | 199,820,994 | | | | | | 5,856 | | | | | | | | (626,316 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | | Current
Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British Pound, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | | GBP | 43,614 | | | $ | 59,107,536 | | | $ | 58,655,398 | | | | | $ | 452,138 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | | GBP | 2,071 | | | | 2,798,522 | | | | 2,784,500 | | | | | | 14,022 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | GBP | 43,614 | | | | 58,701,392 | | | | 58,645,405 | | | | | | 55,987 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | | EUR | 122,718 | | | | 139,036,635 | | | | 137,872,848 | | | | | | 1,163,787 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at January 31, 2022 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | | Current
Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro (cont’d.), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | EUR | 561 | | | $ | 637,743 | | | $ | 630,606 | | | | | $ | 7,137 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | | EUR | 121,179 | | | | 136,771,392 | | | | 136,214,816 | | | | | | 556,576 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 397,053,220 | | | $ | 394,803,573 | | | | | | 2,249,647 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,255,503 | | | | | | | $ | (626,316 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit default swap agreement outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity/ Obligation | | Termination
Date | | Fixed
Rate | | Notional
Amount
(000)#(3) | | | Implied
Credit
Spread at
January 31,
2022(4) | | Fair
Value | | | Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received) | | Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) | | Counterparty | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2): | | | | | | | |
EQT Corp. | | 06/20/22 | | 5.000%(Q) | | | 550 | | | 1.441% | | $ | 10,854 | | | | | $ | 7,604 | | | | | | | $ | 3,250 | | | | |
| Credit Suisse
International |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
| (2) | If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
| (3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
| (4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
OTC Swap Agreements | | $7,604 | | $— | | $3,250 | | $— |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2022 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Germany | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,336,987 | | | $ | — | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 2,076,123 | | | | — | |
Saint Lucia | | | — | | | | 2,378,497 | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 7,648,203 | | | | 6,052,050 | |
United States | | | — | | | | 14,472,383 | | | | — | |
Convertible Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jamaica | | | — | | | | 35,078 | | | | — | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 3,467,011 | | | | — | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | | | — | | | | 868,436 | | | | — | |
Azerbaijan | | | — | | | | 651,084 | | | | — | |
Bahrain | | | — | | | | 406,854 | | | | — | |
Belarus | | | — | | | | 744,112 | | | | — | |
Brazil | | | — | | | | 19,056,130 | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Burkina Faso | | $ | — | | | $ | 540,698 | | | $ | — | |
Canada | | | — | | | | 24,073,584 | | | | — | |
Chile | | | — | | | | 2,676,219 | | | | — | |
China | | | — | | | | 4,012,510 | | | | — | |
Colombia | | | — | | | | 6,572,821 | | | | — | |
Costa Rica | | | — | | | | 600,153 | | | | — | |
Czech Republic | | | — | | | | 709,231 | | | | — | |
France | | | — | | | | 20,541,804 | | | | — | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 13,824,682 | | | | — | |
Ghana | | | — | | | | 2,136,655 | | | | — | |
Guatemala | | | — | | | | 669,908 | | | | — | |
India | | | — | | | | 11,771,834 | | | | — | |
Israel | | | — | | | | 3,102,169 | | | | — | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 1,975,098 | | | | — | |
Jamaica | | | — | | | | 9,738,980 | | | | — | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 1,363,541 | | | | — | |
Kuwait | | | — | | | | 1,053,618 | | | | — | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 20,651,200 | | | | — | |
Macau | | | — | | | | 2,665,639 | | | | — | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 1,879,905 | | | | — | |
Mexico | | | — | | | | 31,405,128 | | | | — | |
Morocco | | | — | | | | 504,452 | | | | — | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 17,752,921 | | | | — | |
Nigeria | | | — | | | | 651,014 | | | | — | |
Oman | | | — | | | | 537,960 | | | | — | |
Panama | | | — | | | | 384,843 | | | | — | |
Peru | | | — | | | | 2,803,863 | | | | — | |
Russia | | | — | | | | 5,291,970 | | | | — | |
Saudi Arabia | | | — | | | | 1,601,365 | | | | — | |
South Africa | | | — | | | | 9,134,274 | | | | — | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 7,757,131 | | | | 1,104,989 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 3,075,018 | | | | — | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 5,603,445 | | | | — | |
Ukraine | | | — | | | | 1,522,024 | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 53,988,520 | | | | — | |
United States | | | — | | | | 287,972,539 | | | | 43,860 | |
Vietnam | | | — | | | | 1,409,461 | | | | — | |
Zambia | | | — | | | | 2,614,178 | | | | — | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Angola | | | — | | | | 8,677,968 | | | | — | |
Argentina | | | — | | | | 10,898,467 | | | | — | |
Bahrain | | | — | | | | 2,169,150 | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belarus | | $ | — | | | $ | 627,824 | | | $ | — | |
Brazil | | | — | | | | 3,390,470 | | | | — | |
Cameroon | | | — | | | | 1,444,676 | | | | — | |
Colombia | | | — | | | | 6,249,548 | | | | — | |
Costa Rica | | | — | | | | 2,147,350 | | | | — | |
Dominican Republic | | | — | | | | 6,624,742 | | | | — | |
Ecuador | | | — | | | | 2,768,253 | | | | — | |
Egypt | | | — | | | | 3,123,851 | | | | — | |
El Salvador | | | — | | | | 1,723,079 | | | | — | |
Gabon | | | — | | | | 2,454,721 | | | | — | |
Ghana | | | — | | | | 1,371,562 | | | | — | |
Guatemala | | | — | | | | 1,973,351 | | | | — | |
Honduras | | | — | | | | 2,606,349 | | | | — | |
Iraq | | | — | | | | 3,848,646 | | | | — | |
Ivory Coast | | | — | | | | 6,420,439 | | | | — | |
Lebanon | | | — | | | | 489,231 | | | | — | |
Mongolia | | | — | | | | 295,289 | | | | — | |
Morocco | | | — | | | | 1,556,136 | | | | — | |
Mozambique | | | — | | | | 1,945,013 | | | | — | |
Nigeria | | | — | | | | 5,919,765 | | | | — | |
Oman | | | — | | | | 3,927,785 | | | | — | |
Pakistan | | | — | | | | 4,926,301 | | | | — | |
Paraguay | | | — | | | | 1,112,420 | | | | — | |
Senegal | | | — | | | | 1,447,785 | | | | — | |
South Africa | | | — | | | | 1,187,259 | | | | — | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 10,477,887 | | | | — | |
Ukraine | | | — | | | | 8,275,935 | | | | — | |
Zambia | | | — | | | | 254,974 | | | | — | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States | | | 15,778,863 | | | | 5,409,232 | | | | 2,015,580 | |
Warrants | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canada | | | — | | | | 108,533 | | | | — | |
United States | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,857 | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 9,540,870 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 25,319,733 | | | $ | 734,565,244 | | | $ | 9,221,336 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitment | | $ | — | | | $ | 916 | | | $ | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Other Financial Instruments* (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,255,503 | | | $ | — | |
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | 10,854 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,267,273 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (626,316 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of unfunded loan commitments, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards, centrally cleared swap contracts and unfunded loan commitments are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value. |
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bank Loans | | | Corporate Bonds | | | Common Stocks | | | Warrants | |
Balance as of 07/31/21 | | $ | 2,337,300 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,086,387 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (153,511 | ) | | | | | | | (347,439 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,857 | | | | | |
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,307,344 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Sales/Paydowns | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Accrued discount/premium | | | 5,292 | | | | | | | | 180,882 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Transfers into Level 3* | | | 6,200,269 | | | | | | | | 8,062 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Transfers out of Level 3* | | | (2,337,300 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (70,807 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of 01/31/22 | | $ | 6,052,050 | | | | | | | $ | 1,148,849 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,015,580 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,857 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end | | $ | (153,511 | ) | | | | | | $ | (347,439 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,857 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs. |
Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Fair Value as of | | Valuation | | Valuation | | |
Level 3 Securities** | | January 31, 2022 | | Approach | | Methodology | | Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | $43,860 | | Market | | Transaction Based | | Unadjusted Last Traded Price |
| ** | The table does not include Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers. As of January 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities and/or derivatives was $9,177,476. The |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of January 31, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | 17.1 | % |
Oil & Gas | | | 11.8 | |
Retail | | | 7.5 | |
Telecommunications | | | 7.4 | |
Electric | | | 6.5 | |
Foods | | | 4.7 | |
Media | | | 4.7 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 4.5 | |
Chemicals | | | 3.8 | |
Commercial Services | | | 3.5 | |
Entertainment | | | 3.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 2.7 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 2.6 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 2.5 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 2.5 | |
Banks | | | 2.3 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 2.3 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 2.2 | |
Pipelines | | | 2.1 | |
Real Estate | | | 2.0 | |
Home Builders | | | 2.0 | |
Building Materials | | | 2.0 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 1.7 | |
Computers | | | 1.6 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 1.5 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1.5 | |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.5 | |
Mining | | | 1.5 | |
Lodging | | | 1.1 | |
Internet | | | 1.0 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time | | | 0.8 | % |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.7 | |
Software | | | 0.7 | |
Gas | | | 0.6 | |
Housewares | | | 0.5 | |
Airlines | | | 0.4 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.4 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 0.4 | |
Energy-Alternate Sources | | | 0.4 | |
Advertising | | | 0.4 | |
Holding Companies-Diversified | | | 0.3 | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | | 0.3 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 0.3 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.2 | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.2 | |
Electronics | | | 0.1 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.1 | |
Environmental Control | | | 0.1 | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | | | 0.1 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 0.1 | |
Household Products/Wares | | | 0.1 | |
Apparel | | | 0.0 | * |
Trucking & Leasing | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 119.4 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (19.4 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk and foreign exchange contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
Fair values of derivative instruments as of January 31, 2022 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair
value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value | |
| | | | |
Credit contracts | | Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | $ | 7,604 | | | — | | $ | — | |
Credit contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 3,250 | | | — | | | — | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 2,255,503 | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 626,316 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 2,266,357 | | | | | $ | 626,316 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2022 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
| | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Swaps | |
| | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (556,066 | ) |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 9,973,768 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | $ | 9,973,768 | | | $ | (556,066 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
| | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts | | | Swaps | |
| | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 422,063 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 505,380 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | $ | 505,380 | | | $ | 422,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
For the six months ended January 31, 2022, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
|
| Forward Foreign |
| Currency Exchange |
Contracts—Purchased(1) |
|
| $206,851,641 |
| | | | |
| Forward Foreign | | | | Credit Default |
| Currency Exchange | | | | Swap Agreements— |
Contracts—Sold(1) | | | | Buy Protection(2) |
| | | | | |
$411,132,161 | | | | $27,779,583 |
|
| Credit Default |
| Swap Agreements— |
Sell Protection(2) |
|
| $366,667 |
| (1) | Value at Settlement Date. |
| (2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended January 31, 2022.
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund invested in OTC derivatives during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Gross Amounts of | | Gross Amounts of | | Net Amounts of | | | | |
| | | Recognized | | Recognized | | Recognized | | Collateral | | |
Counterparty | | Assets(1) | | Liabilities(1) | | Assets/(Liabilities) | | Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 14,022 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,022 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,022 | |
Citibank, N.A. | | | 452,138 | | | | — | | | | 452,138 | | | | (452,138 | ) | | | — | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 10,854 | | | | — | | | | 10,854 | | | | — | | | | 10,854 | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 5,856 | | | | — | | | | 5,856 | | | | — | | | | 5,856 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | | | $ | 1,720,363 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (549,963 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,170,400 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,170,400 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | | | 63,124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (76,353 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,229 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,229 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | $ | 2,266,357 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (626,316 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,640,041 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,622,538 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 17,503 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $791,224,026) | | $ | 769,106,313 | |
Cash | | | 2,155,591 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $5,202,374) | | | 5,187,708 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 12,014,272 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 11,432,882 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 2,255,503 | |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | | 7,604 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 3,784 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 3,250 | |
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitment | | | 916 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 291,747 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 802,459,570 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Loan payable | | | 149,000,000 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 7,841,366 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 626,316 | |
Management fee payable | | | 579,319 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 114,642 | |
Interest payable | | | 109,805 | |
Deferred directors’ fees and directors’ fees payable | | | 51,718 | |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | 22,701 | |
Deposit due to broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives | | | 5,474 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | 158,351,341 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 644,108,229 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 40,924 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 768,542,849 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (124,475,544 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, January 31, 2022 | | $ | 644,108,229 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share ($644,108,229 ÷ 40,923,879 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 15.74 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income (net of $4,712 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 24,737,237 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 190,821 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 9,099 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 24,937,157 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,727,592 | |
Interest expense | | | 853,409 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 78,642 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 65,559 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 37,464 | |
Audit fee | | | 23,870 | |
Exchange listing fees | | | 20,201 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | 10,980 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 6,997 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 7,571 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 4,832,285 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 20,104,872 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 8,515,837 | |
Forward currency contract transactions | | | 9,973,768 | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | (556,066 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (108,684 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 17,824,855 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (52,801,355 | ) |
Forward currency contracts | | | 505,380 | |
Swap agreements | | | 422,063 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 113,271 | |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | 916 | |
| | | | |
| | | (51,759,725 | ) |
| | | | |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (33,934,870 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (13,829,998 | ) |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Six Months Ended
January 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended
July 31, 2021 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | 20,104,872 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 44,434,994 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | 17,824,855 | | | | | | | | | | | | (29,234,843 | ) | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | | | | (51,759,725 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 85,914,575 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (13,829,998 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 101,114,726 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | (25,782,044 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (45,046,004 | ) | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,518,084 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | (25,782,044 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (51,564,088 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | | | | (39,612,042 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 49,550,638 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 683,720,271 | | | | | | | | | | | | 634,169,633 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 644,108,229 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 683,720,271 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
| |
Cash Flows Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (13,829,998 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Adjustments To Reconcile Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From
Operations To Net Cash Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts receivable | | | 273,997,459 | |
Purchases of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts payable | | | (182,335,737 | ) |
Net proceeds (purchases) of short-term portfolio investments | | | 7,649,364 | |
Net premiums (paid) received for swap agreements | | | (144,857 | ) |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on portfolio investments | | | (853,680 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on investment transactions | | | (8,515,836 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on forward currency contract transactions | | | (9,973,768 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on swap agreement transactions | | | 556,066 | |
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | | | 108,684 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | 52,801,355 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | (505,380 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on swap agreements | | | (422,063 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currencies | | | (113,271 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | | | (916 | ) |
(Increase) Decrease In Assets: | | | | |
Interest receivable | | | 440,784 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | (224,849 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) In Liabilities: | | | | |
Management fee payable | | | (103,065 | ) |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (11,040 | ) |
Interest payable | | | (79,205 | ) |
Deferred directors’ fees and directors’ fees payable | | | 87 | |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | (19,246 | ) |
Due to broker - variation margin swaps | | | 5,474 | |
Dividends payable | | | (112,893 | ) |
| | | | |
Total adjustments | | | 132,143,467 | |
| | | | |
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | | | 118,313,469 | |
| | | | |
| |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 9,978,355 | |
| | | | |
Cash Flows Provided By (Used For) Financing Activities: | | | | |
Decrease in borrowing | | | (100,000,000 | ) |
Cash paid on distributions from distributable earnings | | | (25,782,044 | ) |
| | | | |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | | | (125,782,044 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash, including foreign currency | | | 2,509,780 | |
| | | | |
| |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period, including foreign currency | | | 4,833,519 | |
| | | | |
Cash And Restricted Cash At End Of Period, Including Foreign Currency | | $ | 7,343,299 | |
| | | | |
| |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | | | | |
Cash paid during the period for interest expense | | $ | 932,614 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
Reconciliation Of Cash And Restricted Cash Reported With The Statement Of Assets And Liabilities To The Statement Of Cash Flows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | January 31, 2022 | |
Cash | | | | $ | 2,155,591 | | | | | |
Foreign currency, at value | | | | | 5,187,708 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total cash and restricted cash, including foreign currency | | | | $ | 7,343,299 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Six Months Ended January 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Year Ended July 31, | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | |
| Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $16.71 | | | | | | | | $15.50 | | | | $16.64 | | | | $16.17 | | | | $16.57 | | | | $16.58 | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.49 | | | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.97 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | | | | 1.38 | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.21 | |
| Total from investment operations | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | | | 2.47 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 1.18 | |
| Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) |
| Tax return of capital distributions | | | - | | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | - | |
| Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) |
| Net asset value, end of period | | | $15.74 | | | | | | | | $16.71 | | | | $15.50 | | | | $16.64 | | | | $16.17 | | | | $16.57 | |
| Market price, end of period | | | $14.42 | | | | | | | | $15.59 | | | | $13.18 | | | | $14.52 | | | | $13.63 | | | | $15.11 | |
| Total Return(b): | | | (3.65 | )% | | | | | | | 28.97 | % | | | (0.40 | )% | | | 15.12 | % | | | (2.96 | )% | | | 6.31 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $644,108 | | | | | | | | $683,720 | | | | $634,170 | | | | $680,904 | | | | $661,572 | | | | $678,219 | |
| Average net assets (000) | | | $670,604 | | | | | | | | $663,605 | | | | $634,188 | | | | $657,922 | | | | $666,960 | | | | $678,323 | |
| Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(d) | | | 1.43 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.56 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 1.94 | % |
| Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement(d) | | | 1.43 | %(e) | | | | | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.56 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 1.94 | % |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.95 | %(e) | | | | | | | 6.70 | % | | | 7.13 | % | | | 5.68 | % | | | 5.30 | % | | | 5.86 | % |
| Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 20 | % | | | | | | | 51 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 66 | % |
| Asset coverage | | | 532 | % | | | | | | | 375 | % | | | 383 | % | | | 340 | % | | | 356 | % | | | 368 | % |
| Total debt outstanding at period-end (000) | | | $149,000 | | | | | | | | $249,000 | | | | $224,000 | | | | $284,000 | | | | $258,000 | | | | $253,000 | |
| (a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the closing market price on the last day for the period reported. Dividends are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtainable under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. This amount does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales load. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
| (c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
| (d) | Includes interest expense of 0.25% for the six months ended January 31, 2022, interest expense of 0.33% for the year ended July 31, 2021, interest expense of 0.75% and a tax expense of 0.01% for the year ended July 31, 2020, interest expense of 1.28% and a tax expense of 0.01% for the year ended July 31, 2019, interest expense of 0.91% for the year ended July 31, 2018, interest expense of 0.64% and a tax expense of 0.04% for the year ended July 31, 2017. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| (f) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 128.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS 8.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Airlines 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
American Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.500 | %(c) | | | | | | 04/20/28 | | | 1,246 | | | $ | 1,292,057 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 4.500 | (c) | | | | | | 04/21/28 | | | 2,203 | | | | 2,203,006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,495,063 | |
| | | | | |
Chemicals 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Hexion, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Senior Secured Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | | 3.720 | (c) | | | | | | 07/01/26 | | | 1,470 | | | | 1,469,849 | |
| | | | | |
Commercial Services 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Verscend Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.105 | (c) | | | | | | 08/27/25 | | | 995 | | | | 994,005 | |
| | | | | |
Computers 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
McAfee LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.859 | (c) | | | | | | 09/30/24 | | | 5,466 | | | | 5,455,326 | |
Peraton Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 4.500 | (c) | | | | | | 02/01/28 | | | 2,006 | | | | 2,002,488 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,457,814 | |
| | | | | |
Electric 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Heritage Power LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6 Month LIBOR + 6.000% | | | 7.000 | (c) | | | | | | 07/30/26 | | | 2,056 | | | | 1,528,092 | |
| | | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Landry’s Finance Acquisition Co.,
2020 Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 12.000%^ | | | 13.000 | (c) | | | | | | 10/04/23 | | | 60 | | | | 64,931 | |
| | | | | |
Entertainment 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B-5 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | | 2.855 | (c) | | | | | | 08/14/24 | | | 292 | | | | 291,437 | |
| | | | | |
Housewares 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.750 | (c) | | | | | | 10/06/28 | | | 1,015 | | | | 1,008,340 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Insurance 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Asurion LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New B-4 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | | 5.355 | %(c) | | | | | | 01/20/29 | | | 1,990 | | | $ | 1,990,995 | |
| | | | | |
Media 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | | 3.360 | (c) | | | | | | 08/24/26 | | | 218 | | | | 88,188 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | | 3.105 | (c) | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | 1,153 | | | | 1,146,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,234,495 | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 9.000% | | | 10.000 | (c) | | | | | | 11/01/25 | | | 3,340 | | | | 3,596,762 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 7.000% | | | 8.000 | (c) | | | | | | 08/01/23 | | | 562 | | | | 555,880 | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2019 Incremental Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.250% | | | 7.250 | (c) | | | | | | 03/28/24 | | | 776 | | | | 775,244 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,927,886 | |
| | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | | 3.500 | (c) | | | | | | 03/01/24 | | | 948 | | | | 947,286 | |
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.750 | (c) | | | | | | 10/01/27 | | | 842 | | | | 843,078 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,790,364 | |
| | | | | |
Retail 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
EG America LLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Project Becker Additional Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | | 4.750 | (c) | | | | | | 03/31/26 | | | 341 | | | | 340,956 | |
Great Outdoors Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 4.500 | (c) | | | | | | 03/06/28 | | | 1,213 | | | | 1,211,257 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,552,213 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Software 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,
2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.974 | %(c) | | | | | | 10/02/25 | | | 224 | | | $ | 223,198 | |
Second Lien Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | | 6.000 | (c) | | | | | | 02/27/26 | | | 350 | | | | 351,138 | |
Camelot Co. (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amendment No. 2 Incremental Term Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | | 4.000 | (c) | | | | | | 10/30/26 | | | 762 | | | | 760,156 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | | 3.358 | (c) | | | | | | 02/06/26 | | | 1,366 | | | | 1,359,154 | |
Finastra USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.250% (original cost $1,365,000; purchased 03/08/19-10/18/19)(f) | | | 8.250 | (c) | | | | | | 06/13/25 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,399,343 | |
First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% (original cost $3,689,765; purchased 05/04/18-02/19/19)(f) | | | 4.500 | (c) | | | | | | 06/13/24 | | | 3,762 | | | | 3,747,758 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.750 | (c) | | | | | | 12/01/27 | | | 495 | | | | 494,823 | |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | | 3.500 | (c) | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 571 | | | | 564,624 | |
Skillsoft Finance II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.500 | (c) | | | | | | 07/14/28 | | | 1,521 | | | | 1,528,794 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B-3, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.860 | (c) | | | | | | 06/30/26 | | | 2,351 | | | | 2,344,515 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,773,503 | |
| | | | | |
Telecommunications 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.500 | (c) | | | | | | 04/27/27 | | | 524 | | | | 526,389 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DIP Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.750 | (c) | | | | | | 07/13/22 | | | 546 | | | | 545,833 | |
West Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 5.000 | (c) | | | | | | 10/10/24 | | | 3,509 | | | | 3,278,048 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.500 | %(c) | | | | | | 10/02/28 | | | 1,865 | | | $ | 1,861,440 | |
Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 7.000%^ | | | 7.500 | (c) | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 270 | | | | 270,675 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,482,385 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $47,178,515) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,061,372 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 115.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Advertising 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
National CineMedia LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 08/15/26 | | | 575 | | | | 408,256 | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.875 | | | | | | | 12/15/27 | | | 2,530 | | | | 2,670,449 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,078,705 | |
| | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 3.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.805 | | | | | | | 05/01/50 | | | 2,650 | | | | 3,332,161 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.930 | | | | | | | 05/01/60 | | | 750 | | | | 948,860 | |
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,018,625 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | | | | 06/15/26 | | | 875 | | | | 889,262 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 12/01/24 | | | 1,975 | | | | 2,044,264 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/25 | | | 2,050 | | | | 2,075,160 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 04/15/27 | | | 4,215 | | | | 4,269,793 | |
Maxar Space Robotics LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | | | | 12/31/23 | | | 794 | | | | 852,533 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,245,553 | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 05/15/26 | | | 200 | | | | 207,267 | |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 800 | | | | 759,731 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TransDigm, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.500 | % | | | | | | 11/15/27 | | | 2,525 | | | $ | 2,541,972 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 600 | | | | 620,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,805,661 | |
| | | | | |
Agriculture 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Vector Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,250,438 | |
| | | | | |
Airlines 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
American Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 11.750 | | | | | | | 07/15/25 | | | 250 | | | | 302,960 | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 04/20/26 | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,484,284 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 04/20/29 | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,588,525 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 01/20/26 | | | 775 | | | | 792,302 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 04/15/26 | | | 1,080 | | | | 1,072,375 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 830 | | | | 824,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,065,347 | |
| | | | | |
Apparel 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 11/15/29 | | | 275 | | | | 266,424 | |
William Carter Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 05/15/25 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,243,007 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 08/15/29 | | | 775 | | | | 743,809 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,253,240 | |
| | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 06/01/29 | | | 969 | | | | 1,020,492 | |
Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | | | | 02/12/32 | | | 725 | | | | 691,206 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ford Motor Co., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.750 | % | | | | | | 01/15/43 | | | 3,925 | | | $ | 4,013,588 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.291 | | | | | | | 12/08/46 | | | 3,300 | | | | 3,620,770 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.400 | | | | | | | 11/01/46 | | | 200 | | | | 256,517 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 11/13/30 | | | 400 | | | | 401,951 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.584 | | | | | | | 03/18/24 | | | 310 | | | | 324,204 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.750 | | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,055,731 | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.500 | | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,314,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,698,559 | |
| | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 08/15/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 2,741,264 | |
Adient US LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.000 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 275 | | | | 291,450 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,665,464 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 686 | | | | 698,768 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 04/01/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,030,223 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 07/01/28 | | | 406 | | | | 426,523 | |
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 11/15/26 | | | 1,090 | | | | 816,436 | |
Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 509,876 | |
Dana, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 09/01/30 | | | 250 | | | | 243,101 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/32 | | | 600 | | | | 573,166 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 11/15/27 | | | 200 | | | | 206,589 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 06/15/28 | | | 750 | | | | 780,186 | |
Tenneco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,554,804 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 175 | | | | 186,160 | |
Titan International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 04/30/28 | | | 650 | | | | 682,953 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,406,963 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Banks 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | | 3.875 | %(ff) | | | | | | 02/18/26(oo) | | | 625 | | | $ | 612,169 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | 700 | | | | 670,420 | |
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 09/14/23 | | | 2,875 | | | | 3,006,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,288,772 | |
| | | | | |
Building Materials 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 900 | | | | 930,252 | |
Eco Material Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 01/31/27 | | | 400 | | | | 405,660 | |
Griffon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 03/01/28 | | | 1,455 | | | | 1,456,041 | |
JELD-WEN, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 12/15/25 | | | 701 | | | | 697,877 | |
Masonite International Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 375 | | | | 353,972 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 02/01/28 | | | 205 | | | | 210,578 | |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 02/01/30 | | | 275 | | | | 272,510 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 525 | | | | 502,124 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 825 | | | | 873,328 | |
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 11/01/28 | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,590,590 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375 | | | | | | | 01/15/31 | | | 625 | | | | 568,911 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 07/15/30 | | | 875 | | | | 837,786 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 1,975 | | | | 1,957,990 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 02/15/27 | | | 370 | | | | 372,398 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 130 | | | | 132,621 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/27 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,445,356 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,607,994 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Chemicals 4.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ashland LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.875 | % | | | | | | 05/15/43 | | | 2,125 | | | $ | 2,689,406 | |
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 09/30/28 | | | 375 | | | | 368,460 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 09/30/29 | | | 225 | | | | 218,099 | |
Chemours Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 11/15/29 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,238,258 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 11/15/28 | | | 1,225 | | | | 1,247,241 | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 08/15/24 | | | 2,255 | | | | 1,971,314 | |
Diamond BC BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 495 | | | | 465,352 | |
EverArc Escrow Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 10/30/29 | | | 565 | | | | 540,375 | |
Hexion, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 900 | | | | 953,613 | |
Ingevity Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 11/01/28 | | | 275 | | | | 260,063 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 06/01/24 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,124,750 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 625 | | | | 597,157 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 350 | | | | 333,709 | |
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 04/01/25 | | | 1,590 | | | | 1,617,532 | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 275 | | | | 256,481 | |
SPCM SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375 | | | | | | | 03/15/30 | | | 450 | | | | 422,927 | |
TPC Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 1,968,531; purchased 07/19/19-08/21/20)(f) | | | 10.500 | | | | | | | 08/01/24 | | | 2,050 | | | | 1,363,282 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 495,261; purchased 02/01/21)(f) | | | 10.875 | | | | | | | 08/01/24 | | | 505 | | | | 534,952 | |
Tronox, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,665,843 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 05/01/25 | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,181,365 | |
Valvoline, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 460 | | | | 444,131 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | | | | 06/15/31 | | | 600 | | | | 550,585 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.750% | | | | | | 07/15/25 | | | | | 2,577 | | | $ | 2,441,218 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.500 | | | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,129,783 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | | | | | 06/15/27 | | | | | 600 | | | | 597,175 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | 10/01/24 | | | | | 100 | | | | 104,118 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | 08/15/29 | | | | | 650 | | | | 627,357 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,944,546 | |
| | | | | | |
Coal 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Coronado Finance Pty Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.750 | | | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | | 450 | | | | 484,854 | |
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Commercial Services 5.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | | 1,080 | | | | 1,064,042 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | | 430 | | | | 441,792 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | | 950 | | | | 902,500 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.750 | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | | 2,900 | | | | 3,073,030 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 06/01/28 | | | | | 860 | | | | 827,566 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 06/01/28 | | | | | 1,065 | | | | 1,009,559 | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | | 500 | | | | 511,289 | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | | 375 | | | | 371,741 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 10/01/27 | | | | | 400 | | | | 404,179 | |
APi Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | | 325 | | | | 318,313 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | | | | 04/01/28 | | | | | 1,295 | | | | 1,273,735 | |
Avis Budget Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.750 | | | | | | 01/30/26 | | EUR | | | 275 | | | | 312,842 | |
Brink’s Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | | | 375 | | | | 381,196 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | | | | | 07/15/25 | | | | | 400 | | | | 414,100 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Commercial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Carriage Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250% | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 325 | | | $ | 317,001 | |
Gartner, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | | | | 06/15/29 | | | 425 | | | | 411,777 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | | | | | 10/01/30 | | | 325 | | | | 315,187 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 441 | | | | 453,737 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 12/01/26 | | | 275 | | | | 266,957 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | 12/01/29 | | | 525 | | | | 506,556 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,550,628 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | | | | 09/01/28 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,248,108 | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 900 | | | | 891,159 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 610 | | | | 611,749 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | | | | 10/01/30 | | | 295 | | | | 296,158 | |
Service Corp. International, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.000 | | | | | | 05/15/31 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,310,292 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.750 | | | | | | 01/15/32 | | | 575 | | | | 555,193 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000 | | | | | | 07/15/30 | | | 375 | | | | 369,578 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 4.875 | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 5,770 | | | | 5,945,009 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 9.750 | | | | | | 08/15/26 | | | 4,895 | | | | 5,143,116 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,498,089 | |
| | | | | |
Computers 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CA Magnum Holdings (India), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | | | | | 10/31/26 | | | 225 | | | | 229,492 | |
NCR Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 550 | | | | 547,833 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 825 | | | | 823,427 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | | | | 10/01/30 | | | 350 | | | | 345,419 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.750 | | | | | | 09/01/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,019,681 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Computers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750% | | | | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 375 | | | $ | 388,314 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,354,166 | |
| | | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Avient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 870 | | | | 893,146 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,698,461 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,591,607 | |
| | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 12/15/24 | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,088,547 | |
goeasy Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 525 | | | | 522,271 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 12/01/24 | | | | 500 | | | | 511,508 | |
Home Point Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | 675 | | | | 586,810 | |
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,260,937 | |
LD Holdings Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 04/01/28 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 980,409 | |
LFS Topco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 10/15/26 | | | | 300 | | | | 307,176 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,336,163 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 05/15/31 | | | | 100 | | | | 98,261 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 12/15/30 | | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,690,026 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 2,645 | | | | 2,592,085 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,919,445 | |
Navient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 875 | | | | 854,982 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 400 | | | | 373,514 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 09/15/30 | | | | 500 | | | | 466,114 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OneMain Finance Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.625% | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 500 | | | $ | 537,655 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.875 | | | | | | 03/15/25 | | | 750 | | | | 813,899 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.125 | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 5,498 | | | | 6,046,984 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 575 | | | | 519,672 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | | 800 | | | | 793,225 | |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding, Inc. (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.375 | | | | | | 02/01/30 | | | 450 | | | | 447,251 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,746,934 | |
| | | | | |
Electric 5.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,278,088 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | 02/01/31 | | | 1,975 | | | | 1,871,280 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.125 | | | | | | 03/15/28 | | | 5,950 | | | | 5,803,547 | |
Keystone Power Pass-Through Holders LLC/Conemaugh Power Pass-Through Holders,
Sub. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 13.000% or PIK N/A (original cost $353,171; purchased 01/17/19-12/01/21)(f) | | 13.000 | | | | | | 06/01/24 | | | 353 | | | | 249,427 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.750 | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 2,975 | | | | 3,083,297 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.375 | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 200 | | | | 185,404 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | | | | 02/15/31 | | | 600 | | | | 556,590 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | 02/15/32 | | | 575 | | | | 540,541 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | | | | 06/15/29 | | | 800 | | | | 822,440 | |
PG&E Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.000 | | | | | | 07/01/28 | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,625,075 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.250 | | | | | | 07/01/30 | | | 2,135 | | | | 2,121,511 | |
Vistra Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 7.000(ff) | | | | | | 12/15/26(oo) | | | 550 | | | | 549,128 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 8.000(ff) | | | | | | 10/15/26(oo) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,245,956 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 500 | | | | 481,947 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Electric (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000% | | | | | | | | 07/31/27 | | | | 1,100 | | | $ | 1,115,903 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | | 02/15/27 | | | | 6,700 | | | | 6,833,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,363,614 | |
| | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | | 03/31/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 189,044 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | 650 | | | | 680,489 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | | 06/15/28 | | | | 1,130 | | | | 1,211,696 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,081,229 | |
| | | | | |
Electronics 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
II-VI, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | | 12/15/29 | | | | 250 | | | | 249,462 | |
Likewize Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 950 | | | | 1,016,956 | |
Sensata Technologies BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 475 | | | | 469,130 | |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | | | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 260 | | | | 244,387 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,979,935 | |
| | | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AECOM, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | | 03/15/27 | | | | 555 | | | | 582,001 | |
Artera Services LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.033 | | | | | | | | 12/04/25 | | | | 700 | | | | 716,112 | |
TopBuild Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 500 | | | | 484,537 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 425 | | | | 412,854 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,195,504 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Entertainment 5.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 10.000% or PIK 12.000% or Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 6.000% | | | 10.000% | | | | | | | 06/15/26 | | | 533 | | | $ | 497,717 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 07/01/25 | | | 1,685 | | | | 1,746,433 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 10/15/29 | | | 800 | | | | 766,733 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 07/01/25 | | | 600 | | | | 618,000 | |
CCM Merger, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | 275 | | | | 285,312 | |
Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Operations LLC, Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 675 | | | | 708,767 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 250 | | | | 252,072 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 04/01/27 | | | 625 | | | | 642,196 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 07/15/29 | | | 250 | | | | 248,644 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.625 | | | | | | | 04/15/26 | | | 2,275 | | | | 2,361,373 | |
International Game Technology PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 600 | | | | 614,161 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/25 | | | 2,110 | | | | 2,256,097 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 02/01/24 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,557,251 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 525 | | | | 529,974 | |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 825 | | | | 806,184 | |
Motion Bondco DAC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 11/15/27 | | | 1,419 | | | | 1,430,528 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.500 | | | | | | | 11/15/27 | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,420,980 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 07/01/29 | | | 325 | | | | 305,478 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 01/15/27 | | | 3,030 | | | | 3,105,252 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 09/01/29 | | | 575 | | | | 540,578 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Entertainment (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | % | | | | | | 09/01/31 | | | 1,225 | | | $ | 1,154,205 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.250 | | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 2,847,625 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.625 | | | | | | | 07/01/25 | | | 800 | | | | 846,365 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | | 700 | | | | 715,443 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 860 | | | | 835,512 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.750 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 275 | | | | 286,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,379,217 | |
| | | | | |
Environmental Control 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 08/01/28 | | | 275 | | | | 258,029 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 08/15/29 | | | 575 | | | | 549,445 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 06/30/29 | | | 500 | | | | 462,419 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,269,893 | |
| | | | | |
Foods 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | 435 | | | | 411,167 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 09/15/27 | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,874,088 | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 12/15/28 | | | 875 | | | | 805,174 | |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 225 | | | | 229,644 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 11/15/28 | | | 475 | | | | 475,328 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | | | | 12/01/31 | | | 525 | | | | 513,187 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 1,025 | | | | 1,113,787 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | 900 | | | | 956,327 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 06/01/46 | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,861,179 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 10/01/49 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,226,747 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Foods (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | | | | 07/15/35 | | | 235 | | | $ | 268,106 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 06/04/42 | | | 450 | | | | 513,868 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.200 | | | | | | | 07/15/45 | | | 300 | | | | 348,082 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 06/01/50 | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,794,398 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 01/31/30 | | | 725 | | | | 716,725 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 01/31/32 | | | 725 | | | | 716,037 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 03/01/32 | | | 375 | | | | 357,392 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 09/30/27 | | | 4,800 | | | | 5,012,157 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 04/15/30 | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,325,210 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 12/15/29 | | | 225 | | | | 231,099 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 61 | | | | 62,620 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 09/15/31 | | | 2,050 | | | | 1,950,647 | |
U.S. Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 425 | | | | 418,089 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,181,058 | |
| | | | | |
Gas 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 05/20/25 | | | 600 | | | | 619,763 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 05/20/24 | | | 200 | | | | 206,511 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 05/20/27 | | | 3,250 | | | | 3,442,077 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 08/20/26 | | | 575 | | | | 607,968 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,876,319 | |
| | | | | |
Healthcare-Products 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 04/01/29 | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,553,152 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 2,450 | | | | 2,382,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,935,777 | |
| | | | | |
Healthcare-Services 5.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.125 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 303,884 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | % | | | | | | 04/01/30 | | | 525 | | | $ | 492,128 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 05/15/30 | | | 525 | | | | 522,617 | |
DaVita, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/31 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,285,965 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 06/01/30 | | | 3,250 | | | | 3,162,782 | |
HCA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 09/01/28 | | | 2,700 | | | | 3,007,080 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 05/01/23 | | | 4,700 | | | | 4,879,125 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 01/15/27 | | | 1,405 | | | | 1,468,432 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 11/01/25 | | | 1,225 | | | | 1,278,981 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | | | | 12/01/26 | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,582,769 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 775 | | | | 778,612 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,331,934 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 06/01/29 | | | 2,175 | | | | 2,099,153 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,230,236 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 01/01/26 | | | 743 | | | | 746,471 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 06/15/23 | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,754,992 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 11/15/31 | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,393,446 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,318,607 | |
| | | | | |
Home Builders 5.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 08/01/29 | | | 825 | | | | 814,540 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 04/01/30 | | | 525 | | | | 517,830 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,127,187 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 10/15/29 | | | 2,675 | | | | 2,864,388 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 1,875 | | | | 1,818,659 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 09/15/27 | | | 815 | | | | 839,991 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 06/15/29 | | | 400 | | | | 398,122 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Home Builders (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Century Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.750% | | | | | | | 06/01/27 | | | 1,725 | | | $ | 1,796,392 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 08/15/29 | | | 150 | | | | 143,586 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.850 | | | | | | | 05/15/26 | | | 450 | | | | 443,865 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 03/01/28 | | | 650 | | | | 659,200 | |
KB Home, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 06/15/31 | | | 500 | | | | 494,568 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.800 | | | | | | | 11/15/29 | | | 575 | | | | 600,139 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 06/15/27 | | | 1,650 | | | | 1,874,355 | |
Lennar Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 06/15/27 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,383,689 | |
M/I Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.950 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 375 | | | | 362,148 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.950 | | | | | | | 02/01/28 | | | 425 | | | | 429,617 | |
Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 03/01/30 | | | 1,158 | | | | 1,141,922 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 12/15/27 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,094,685 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 06/06/27 | | | 2,523 | | | | 2,700,595 | |
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,293 | | | | 1,272,259 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 04/01/29 | | | 225 | | | | 221,113 | |
STL Holding Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/26 | | | 650 | | | | 683,816 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 06/15/27 | | | 375 | | | | 402,454 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,918,486 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 08/01/30 | | | 480 | | | | 498,429 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 03/01/24 | | | 1,873 | | | | 1,974,648 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.700 | | | | | | | 06/15/28 | | | 915 | | | | 972,085 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,448,768 | |
| | | | | |
Home Furnishings 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 450 | | | | 431,779 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Household Products/Wares 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
ACCO Brands Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | % | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | 1,075 | | | $ | 1,027,529 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 04/30/31 | | | 350 | | | | 334,587 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 12/31/27 | | | 800 | | | | 729,465 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 12/31/26 | | | 175 | | | | 164,216 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 03/15/31 | | | 200 | | | | 188,689 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 250 | | | | 259,070 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,703,556 | |
| | | | | |
Housewares 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 02/01/32 | | | 350 | | | | 339,439 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 10/15/29 | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,145,293 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 04/01/31 | | | 750 | | | | 714,233 | |
SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,162,858 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,361,823 | |
| | | | | |
Insurance 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 08/01/29 | | | 1,025 | | | | 973,482 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 06/30/29 | | | 400 | | | | 392,440 | |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 875 | | | | 834,049 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,199,971 | |
| | | | | |
Internet 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 09/15/27 | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,806,765 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 09/15/28 | | | 625 | | | | 597,044 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 03/01/29 | | | 525 | | | | 489,637 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Internet (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | % | | | | | | 12/01/27 | | | 1,365 | | | $ | 1,402,863 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,003,626 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,299,935 | |
| | | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 01/31/29 | | | 1,359 | | | | 1,443,090 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.875 | | | | | | | 10/17/25 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,900,172 | |
Commercial Metals Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | 300 | | | | 297,370 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 03/15/32 | | | 300 | | | | 298,540 | |
TMS International Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 175 | | | | 169,040 | |
United States Steel Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 03/01/29 | | | 1,065 | | | | 1,084,858 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,193,070 | |
| | | | | |
Leisure Time 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/27 | | | 50 | | | | 50,581 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 10.250 | | | | | | | 02/01/26 | | | 638 | | | | 724,084 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 12.250 | | | | | | | 05/15/24 | | | 87 | | | | 101,287 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 09/15/27 | | | 350 | | | | 319,469 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 200 | | | | 196,089 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | 675 | | | | 654,824 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,046,334 | |
| | | | | |
Lodging 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 12/01/27 | | | 50 | | | | 49,802 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Lodging (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | % | | | | | | 06/15/31 | | | 375 | | | $ | 369,235 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.625 | | | | | | | 06/01/25 | | | 226 | | | | 239,687 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | | | | 02/15/32 | | | 900 | | | | 854,843 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 300 | | | | 292,109 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 05/01/31 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,279,392 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 05/01/25 | | | 225 | | | | 231,440 | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 09/01/26 | | | 275 | | | | 279,095 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,005,814 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 04/15/27 | | | 1,061 | | | | 1,096,979 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 05/01/25 | | | 2,325 | | | | 2,410,323 | |
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 05/15/25 | | | 625 | | | | 623,689 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 12/15/29 | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,188,928 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 08/26/28 | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,727,995 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,649,331 | |
| | | | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Terex Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 725 | | | | 718,060 | |
| | | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 12/15/28 | | | 700 | | | | 677,322 | |
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 10.125 | | | | | | | 08/01/24 | | | 1,815 | | | | 1,867,338 | |
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | | | | 07/15/28 | | | 200 | | | | 210,488 | |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 625 | | | | 632,669 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,387,817 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Media 9.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | | | | 05/01/32 | | | 1,850 | | | $ | 1,782,973 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 02/01/31 | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,348,844 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 06/01/33 | | | 700 | | | | 665,811 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 03/01/30 | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,879,306 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 02/01/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,012,414 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | 250 | | | | 256,005 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375 | | | | | | | 02/15/31 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,025,657 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 12/01/30 | | | 775 | | | | 708,380 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 04/15/27 | | | 200 | | | | 204,421 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 12/01/30 | | | 4,875 | | | | 4,340,049 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | 2,350 | | | | 2,214,071 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 08/15/27 | | | 6,595 | | | | 1,736,890 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 08/15/26 | | | 3,085 | | | | 1,426,620 | |
DISH DBS Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 06/01/29 | | | 1,160 | | | | 1,012,200 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 11/15/24 | | | 90 | | | | 90,606 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.375 | | | | | | | 07/01/28 | | | 750 | | | | 725,607 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.750 | | | | | | | 07/01/26 | | | 5,180 | | | | 5,337,099 | |
Gray Television, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 07/15/26 | | | 200 | | | | 204,849 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 05/15/27 | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,723,044 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 8.375 | | | | | | | 05/01/27 | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,512,743 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.375 | | | | | | | 05/01/26 | | | 395 | | | | 409,302 | |
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 08/15/27 | | | 550 | | | | 557,501 | |
News Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 550 | | | | 527,934 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 11/01/28 | | | 775 | | | | 767,280 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,543,500 | |
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/23 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,529,046 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 09/15/26 | | | 610 | | | | 588,497 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Media (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | % | | | | | | 09/15/28 | | | 1,300 | | | $ | 1,253,293 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 350 | | | | 334,189 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 01/15/31 | | | 275 | | | | 271,966 | |
Scripps Escrow, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 1,310 | | | | 1,342,511 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,254,125 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 400 | | | | 396,457 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 02/15/25 | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,320,198 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 06/01/27 | | | 2,135 | | | | 2,254,641 | |
VZ Secured Financing BV (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/32 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,543,010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52,101,039 | |
| | | | | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 10/15/29 | | | 525 | | | | 519,920 | |
| | | | | |
Mining 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Turkey), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 09/01/29 | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,551,575 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 03/01/24 | | | 500 | | | | 506,302 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 700 | | | | 743,538 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 04/01/23 | | | 1,298 | | | | 1,304,002 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 04/01/25 | | | 3,305 | | | | 3,379,372 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 08/01/28 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,108,006 | |
Hecla Mining Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,148,137 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 04/01/26 | | | 900 | | | | 885,519 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 04/01/29 | | | 1,195 | | | | 1,242,753 | |
IAMGOLD Corp. (Burkina Faso), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | | 405 | | | | 380,839 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Mining (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.375 | % | | | | | | 05/15/25 | | | 755 | | | $ | 771,618 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 1,220 | | | | 1,287,248 | |
Novelis Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 08/15/31 | | | 800 | | | | 754,368 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 01/30/30 | | | 275 | | | | 274,435 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,337,712 | |
| | | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Amsted Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 07/01/27 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,102,111 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 05/15/30 | | | 785 | | | | 793,871 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,895,982 | |
| | | | | |
Office/Business Equipment 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 710 | | | | 676,327 | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas 8.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/26 | | | 975 | | | | 1,028,927 | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes^ | | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 12/15/24(d) | | | 5,325 | | | | 36,210 | |
Antero Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 03/01/25 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,520,040 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 03/01/30 | | | 825 | | | | 851,728 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 979 | | | | 1,066,371 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.375 | | | | | | | 07/15/26 | | | 162 | | | | 180,758 | |
Apache Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.100 | | | | | | | 09/01/40 | | | 725 | | | | 759,926 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.350 | | | | | | | 07/01/49 | | | 115 | | | | 120,655 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 11/01/26 | | | 25 | | | | 24,971 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.000 | | | | | | | 11/01/27 | | | 252 | | | | 334,597 | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | | | | 11/01/26 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,007,617 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | % | | | | | | 02/01/26 | | | 375 | | | $ | 387,079 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 400 | | | | 417,292 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 725 | | | | 775,278 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.250 | | | | | | | 08/01/24 | | | 453 | | | | 453,455 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 06/15/25 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,183,653 | |
CNX Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 03/14/27 | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,626,924 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | 600 | | | | 596,727 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 03/01/29 | | | 975 | | | | 1,006,134 | |
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | 500 | | | | 504,755 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | | 575 | | | | 579,373 | |
Devon Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 175 | | | | 183,296 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 01/30/28 | | | 975 | | | | 1,008,671 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 07/15/25 | | | 300 | | | | 313,593 | |
EQT Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 3.900 | | | | | | | 10/01/27 | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,739,320 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 344,395 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.500 | (c) | | | | | | 02/01/30 | | | 225 | | | | 267,804 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 275 | | | | 280,783 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 02/01/31 | | | 275 | | | | 280,733 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 11/01/28 | | | 1,658 | | | | 1,719,972 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 575 | | | | 584,537 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 1,802 | | | | 1,869,486 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 01/15/26 | | | 975 | | | | 933,497 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,247,524 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 02/01/25 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,295,271 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.375 | | | | | | | 05/15/27 | | | 50 | | | | 51,152 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 12/01/25 | | | 50 | | | | 53,097 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.550 | % | | | | | | 03/15/26 | | | 75 | | | $ | 79,912 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 01/01/31 | | | 745 | | | | 860,412 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.450 | | | | | | | 09/15/36 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,210,015 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.150 | | | | | | | 05/15/28 | | | 900 | | | | 1,009,277 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 8.875 | | | | | | | 07/15/30 | | | 200 | | | | 259,471 | |
Parkland Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | 525 | | | | 505,688 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 05/01/30 | | | 625 | | | | 602,394 | |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 275 | | | | 275,519 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.125 | | | | | | | 01/15/26 | | | 2,560 | | | | 2,582,471 | |
Range Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 05/15/25 | | | 425 | | | | 433,123 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 03/15/23 | | | 1,523 | | | | 1,538,364 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 275 | | | | 275,284 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 02/01/32 | | | 650 | | | | 649,400 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 125 | | | | 127,131 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 03/15/30 | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,948,446 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 905 | | | | 886,937 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 04/15/27 | | | 775 | | | | 798,955 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 04/30/30 | | | 700 | | | | 690,668 | |
Transocean, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | | | | 11/01/25 | | | 425 | | | | 331,393 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 01/15/26 | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,240,521 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.000 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 225 | | | | 169,758 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44,110,740 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.500% or PIK 7.250% | | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 06/30/27 | | | 1,066 | | | | 1,080,359 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 08/15/26 | | | 475 | | | | 471,323 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 08/15/27 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,049,244 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | % | | | | | | 08/15/28 | | | 1,360 | | | $ | 1,380,424 | |
Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer LP (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 9.000% or PIK 9.750% | | | 9.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/26 | | | 300 | | | | 311,959 | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 09/15/28 | | | 1,184 | | | | 1,183,849 | |
LABL, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 11/01/28 | | | 425 | | | | 420,563 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.250 | | | | | | | 11/01/29 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,050,878 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 10.500 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 150 | | | | 154,128 | |
OI European Group BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 400 | | | | 390,093 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | | | | 08/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 531,290 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | | | | 05/13/27 | | | 975 | | | | 1,023,277 | |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | | 625 | | | | 598,112 | |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 50 | | | | 47,364 | |
TriMas Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 320,097 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,012,960 | |
| | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
AdaptHealth LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 08/01/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 956,535 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 03/01/30 | | | 325 | | | | 318,197 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 08/01/28 | | | 670 | | | | 696,289 | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.500 | | | | | | | 01/31/27 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,112,455 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 01/30/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 842,789 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 950 | | | | 764,855 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 01/30/30 | | | 2,325 | | | | 1,873,925 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/31 | | | 2,635 | | | | 2,101,929 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | % | | | | | | 04/15/25 | | | 1,178 | | | $ | 1,201,527 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 2,960 | | | | 2,508,702 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 725 | | | | 649,805 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 400 | | | | 401,220 | |
Embecta Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 02/15/30 | | | 450 | | | | 450,598 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl/Endo US, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | | | | 04/01/29 | | | 325 | | | | 308,826 | |
Jazz Securities DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,063,536 | |
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 04/30/28 | | | 450 | | | | 444,744 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 04/30/31 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,099,614 | |
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.750 | | | | | | | 11/15/25 | | | 1,025 | | | | 1,003,994 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | | | | 04/01/31 | | | 550 | | | | 500,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,299,630 | |
| | | | | |
Pipelines 5.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 06/15/29 | | | 975 | | | | 983,320 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 2,425 | | | | 2,460,120 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 03/01/31 | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,571,709 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | | 3,250 | | | | 3,298,963 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 04/15/30 | | | 200 | | | | 195,912 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 05/15/29 | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,456,135 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 510 | | | | 551,195 | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G(aa) | | | 7.125 | (ff) | | | | | | 05/15/30(oo) | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,097,055 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | | | | 07/15/23 | | | 85 | | | | 85,947 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 07/15/28 | | | 50 | | | | 50,621 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Pipelines (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.000% | | | | | | | 07/01/25 | | | 955 | | $ | 988,374 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 07/01/27 | | | 1,275 | | | 1,341,145 | |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | 375 | | | 386,964 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.000 | | | | | | | 08/01/27 | | | 750 | | | 771,875 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 04/15/40 | | | 2,050 | | | 2,172,820 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 2,054 | | | 1,962,969 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 12/31/30 | | | 925 | | | 887,691 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | | | | | | 10/01/25 | | | 200 | | | 210,355 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 200 | | | 204,622 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.375 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 1,575 | | | 1,615,795 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 03/01/30 | | | 75 | | | 79,564 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.500 | | | | | | | 07/15/27 | | | 1,000 | | | 1,061,060 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 08/15/29 | | | 985 | | | 984,642 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 08/15/31 | | | 310 | | | 312,311 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.950 | | | | | | | 06/01/25 | | | 600 | | | 614,330 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.000 | | | | | | | 07/01/22 | | | 250 | | | 250,214 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.350(cc) | | | | | | | 02/01/25 | | | 75 | | | 75,933 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.300(cc) | | | | | | | 02/01/30 | | | 2,375 | | | 2,485,420 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.450 | | | | | | | 04/01/44 | | | 50 | | | 55,328 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | | | | | | 08/15/48 | | | 75 | | | 82,724 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,295,113 | |
| | | | | |
Real Estate 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.875 | | | | | | | 11/15/25 | | | 2,200 | | | 2,269,752 | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 12/01/25 | | | 2,000 | | | 2,032,992 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 1,025 | | | 985,940 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 02/01/31 | | | 675 | | | 644,099 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
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| | | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Real Estate (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375% | | | | | | | | | | 08/01/28 | | | 340 | | | $ | 346,581 | |
Hunt Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | | | | | | | | 04/15/29 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,621,410 | |
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | | | | | | | | 04/15/30 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,005,323 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,906,097 | |
| | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | | | | | | | | | 03/01/31 | | | 611 | | | | 552,003 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 9.750 | | | | | | | | | | 06/15/25 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,656,988 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | | | | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,294,791 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.500 | | | | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,143,061 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | | | | | 06/15/25 | | | 245 | | | | 257,682 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.500 | | | | | | | | | | 03/15/31 | | | 150 | | | | 145,203 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.000 | | | | | | | | | | 10/15/27 | | | 2,325 | | | | 2,388,909 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.875 | | | | | | | | | | 10/01/28 | | | 900 | | | | 920,338 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.500 | | | | | | | | | | 06/01/25 | | | 1,940 | | | | 2,031,513 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | | | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 314,403 | |
SBA Communications Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.125 | | | | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | 450 | | | | 420,067 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 7.875 | | | | | | | | | | 02/15/25 | | | 6,650 | | | | 6,924,954 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | | | | | | | | 04/15/28 | | | 1,035 | | | | 1,005,441 | |
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.250 | | | | | | | | | | 12/01/26 | | | 1,235 | | | | 1,247,458 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.625 | | | | | | | | | | 12/01/29 | | | 950 | | | | 978,525 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,281,336 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Retail 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000% | | | | | | | 10/15/30 | | | | | | | 3,250 | | $ | 3,017,153 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | | | | 325 | | | 308,140 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 388 | | | 378,843 | |
At Home Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.125 | | | | | | | 07/15/29 | | | | | | | 1,625 | | | 1,522,673 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 07/15/28 | | | | | | | 125 | | | 119,665 | |
Brinker International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 10/01/24 | | | | | | | 1,250 | | | 1,299,294 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 05/15/23 | | | | | | | 125 | | | 126,659 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 07/01/29 | | | | | | | 950 | | | 820,422 | |
eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | | | | | | 02/07/25 | | | | EUR | | | 600 | | | 661,618 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 10/30/25 | | | | EUR | | | 553 | | | 623,551 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 02/07/25 | | | | | | | 725 | | | 725,572 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | | | | | | 10/30/25 | | | | | | | 1,450 | | | 1,471,532 | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | | | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | | | | 1,200 | | | 1,165,589 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | 550 | | | 535,738 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 03/01/29 | | | | | | | 800 | | | 771,646 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | | | | | | 875 | | | 814,100 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 10/01/31 | | | | | | | 800 | | | 743,095 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | | | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | | | | 775 | | | 738,802 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | | | | | | 05/01/29 | | | | | | | 675 | | | 652,110 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,925 | | | 1,756,781 | |
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.625 | | | | | | | 12/01/25 | | | | | | | 900 | | | 914,836 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.750 | | | | | | | 04/30/25 | | | | | | | 300 | | | 316,647 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 12/01/29 | | | | | | | 600 | | | 584,917 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | | | | | | 03/01/27 | | | | | | | 675 | | | 694,837 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Retail (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000% | | | | | | | 06/01/31 | | | 900 | | $ | 888,050 | |
Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | | | | | | 03/15/29 | | | 600 | | | 600,465 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | | 700 | | | 718,864 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,971,599 | |
| | | | | |
Semiconductors 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.250 | | | | | | | 09/01/25 | | | 430 | | | 443,106 | |
| | | | | |
Software 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Black Knight InfoServ LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | | | | | 09/01/28 | | | 1,643 | | | 1,575,032 | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | | | | | | 03/01/25 | | | 2,000 | | | 2,006,284 | |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | | | | | 07/01/28 | | | 1,075 | | | 1,027,273 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | | | | | 12/15/29 | | | 250 | | | 249,476 | |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | | | | | | 02/15/28 | | | 625 | | | 583,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,441,977 | |
| | | | | |
Telecommunications 7.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Altice France SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | | | | | 07/15/29 | | | 550 | | | 508,921 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.125 | | | | | | | 02/01/27 | | | 955 | | | 1,010,454 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 06/15/25 | | | 2,125 | | | 2,069,743 | |
CommScope, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | | | | | 03/01/26 | | | 960 | | | 972,922 | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 3.000% | | 8.000 | | | | | | | 04/01/25 | | | 1,000 | | | 930,494 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.750% | | | | | | 05/25/24 | | 1,050 | | $ | 1,076,913 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.750 | | | | | | 05/25/24 | | 525 | | | 538,089 | |
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | | | | | 03/01/23 | | 7,368 | | | 7,176,642 | |
Iliad Holding SASU (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | | | | 10/15/26 | | 1,525 | | | 1,546,616 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | | | | | 10/15/28 | | 875 | | | 886,951 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | | | | | 08/01/23(d) | | 2,160 | | | 945,431 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | | | | | 07/15/25(d) | | 4,135 | | | 1,830,167 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | | | | 03/15/30 | | 2,365 | | | 2,305,875 | |
Intrado Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 8.500 | | | | | | 10/15/25 | | 914 | | | 895,027 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | | | | | 07/15/29 | | 400 | | | 366,199 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa) | | 5.625 | | | | | | 04/01/25 | | 1,830 | | | 1,891,885 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series U | | 7.650 | | | | | | 03/15/42 | | 1,055 | | | 1,058,006 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 6.875 | | | | | | 11/15/28 | | 700 | | | 836,343 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.750 | | | | | | 03/15/32 | | 706 | | | 986,264 | |
Sprint Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.125 | | | | | | 06/15/24 | | 250 | | | 272,542 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.625 | | | | | | 02/15/25 | | 2,725 | | | 3,031,794 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.875 | | | | | | 09/15/23 | | 1,794 | | | 1,937,459 | |
Switch Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | | | | 06/15/29 | | 375 | | | 365,399 | |
Viasat, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | | | | 04/15/27 | | 70 | | | 71,192 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.625 | | | | | | 09/15/25 | | 2,970 | | | 2,925,264 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | | | | 07/15/28 | | 420 | | | 417,640 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | | | | | 10/01/29 | | 200 | | | 191,924 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | | | | 03/01/27 | | 120 | | | 113,509 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | | | | | 03/01/28 | | 1,475 | | | 1,397,549 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,557,214 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | Interest Rate | | | | | | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Toys/Games/Hobbies 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Mattel, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375% | | | | | | | | | | | 04/01/26 | | | 275 | | | $ | 274,911 | |
| | | | | | |
Transportation 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | | | | | | | | 05/01/25 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,377,789 | |
| | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | | | | | | | | 05/01/28 | | | 875 | | | | 849,080 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $642,442,477) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 632,450,004 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Electric Utilities 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
GenOn Energy Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock) (original cost $984,219; purchased 02/28/19)*^(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,187 | | | | 1,286,180 | |
Keycon Power Holdings LLC^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,600 | | | | 366,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,652,780 | |
| | | | | | |
Gas Utilities 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,475 | | | | 3,946,125 | |
| | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
CEC Entertainment, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,321 | | | | 396,198 | |
| | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 163,307 | | | | 11,132,638 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Backstop Commitment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,644 | | | | 112,071 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,456 | | | | 1,387,352 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,632,061 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $6,211,542) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,627,164 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
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| Description | | | | | | | | | Shares | | Value | |
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PREFERRED STOCK 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Gas Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ferrellgas Escrow LLC, 8.956%, Maturing 03/30/31^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $4,001,250) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,125 | | $ | 4,125,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Units | | | |
| | | | | |
WARRANTS* 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Chemicals 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TPC Group, Inc., expiring 08/01/24 (original cost $0; purchased 02/02/21)^(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,436,166 | | | 6,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), expiring 11/01/26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | 91,396 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL WARRANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98,146 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $699,833,784) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 702,361,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Shares | | | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $144,612) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 144,612 | | | 144,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 128.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $699,978,396) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 702,506,298 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (28.6)% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (156,024,708 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 546,481,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| # | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
| ^ | Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $6,156,346 and 1.1% of net assets. |
| (aa) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, with aggregate value of $225,305,129 segregated as collateral for amount of $181,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of January 31, 2022. |
| (c) | Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2022. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| (cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of January 31, 2022. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description. |
| (d) | Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity. |
| (f) | Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $8,855,947. The aggregate value of $8,587,692 is 1.6% of net assets. |
| (ff) | Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
| (oo) | Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date. |
| (z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Unfunded loan commitment outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrower | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | Current
Value | | Unrealized
Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
| | | | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, DIP Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%, 5.750%(c), Maturity Date 07/13/22 (cost $108,402) | | | | 109 | | | | | $109,167 | | | | | $765 | | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | Current
Value | | Unrealized
Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
| | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | EUR | 1,254 | | | | $ | 1,414,233 | | | | $ | 1,409,176 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (5,057 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | Current
Value | | Unrealized
Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
| | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | EUR | 203 | | | | $ | 231,754 | | | | $ | 227,714 | | | | $ | 4,040 | | | | | $ — | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | EUR | 483 | | | | | 547,364 | | | | | 542,687 | | | | | 4,677 | | | | | — | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | EUR | 261 | | | | | 295,469 | | | | | 292,844 | | | | | 2,625 | | | | | — | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | EUR | 207 | | | | | 234,389 | | | | | 232,087 | | | | | 2,302 | | | | | — | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | EUR | 101 | | | | | 115,132 | | | | | 113,844 | | | | | 1,288 | | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at January 31, 2022 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional
Amount
(000) | | Value at
Settlement
Date | | Current
Value | | Unrealized
Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
| | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro (cont’d.), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | EUR | 100 | | | | $ | 112,638 | | | | $ | 112,127 | | | | $ | 511 | | | | $ | — | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | EUR | 1,254 | | | | | 1,415,040 | | | | | 1,409,907 | | | | | 5,133 | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,951,786 | | | | $ | 2,931,210 | | | | | 20,576 | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,576 | | | | | $ (5,057 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit default swap agreement outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity/ Obligation | | Termination
Date | | | Fixed
Rate | | | Notional
Amount
(000)#(3) | | | Implied
Credit
Spread at
January 31,
2022(4) | | | Fair
Value | | | Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received) | | | Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) | | | Counterparty | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EQT Corp. | | | 06/20/22 | | | | 5.000 | %(Q) | | | 450 | | | | 1.441 | % | | | | | | $ | 8,881 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,222 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,659 | | | | | | |
| Credit Suisse
International |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Fund entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
| (1) | If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
| (2) | If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
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| (3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
| (4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | Fair
Value | | Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received) | | Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(2) |
| | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(Q) | | Goldman Sachs International Morgan Stanley & Co. | | 3/20/22 | | 11,400 | | | | $(221,666 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (221,666 | ) |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(Q) | | International PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. | | 3/20/22 | | 18,250 | | | | (151,370 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (151,370 | ) |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(T) | | International PLC | | 3/20/22 | | 2,590 | | | | (48,817 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (48,817 | ) |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(T) | | Goldman Sachs International | | 3/20/22 | | 9,010 | | | | (183,240 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (183,240 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | (605,093 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (605,093 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
| (2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
| | | | |
OTC Swap Agreements | | $6,222 | | $— | | $2,659 | | $(605,093) |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2022 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | | | | Level 2 | | | | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 46,725,766 | | | | | | | $ | 335,606 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | | | | | 632,413,794 | | | | | | | | 36,210 | |
Common Stocks | | | 12,519,990 | | | | | | | | 4,454,394 | | | | | | | | 1,652,780 | |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 4,125,000 | |
Warrants | | | — | | | | | | | | 91,396 | | | | | | | | 6,750 | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 144,612 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 12,664,602 | | | | | | | $ | 683,685,350 | | | | | | | $ | 6,156,346 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitment | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 765 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | | | | | 20,576 | | | | | | | | — | |
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | | | | | 8,881 | | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 30,222 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (5,057 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | | | | | (605,093 | ) | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (610,150 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| * | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of unfunded loan commitments, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards, centrally cleared swap contracts and unfunded loan commitments are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value. |
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bank Loans | | Corporate Bonds | | Common Stocks |
Balance as of 07/31/21 | | | $ | 2,091,441 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,741,369 | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | | 1,821 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (5,317 | ) | | | | (122,141 | ) | | | | — | |
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances | | | | 267,300 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Sales/Paydowns | | | | (123,750 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Accrued discount/premium | | | | 411 | | | | | 151,695 | | | | | — | |
Transfers into Level 3* | | | | — | | | | | 6,656 | | | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3* | | | | (1,896,300 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (88,589 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of 01/31/22 | | | $ | 335,606 | | | | $ | 36,210 | | | | $ | 1,652,780 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end | | | $ | 1,457 | | | | $ | (122,141 | ) | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Preferred Stock | | Warrants |
Balance as of 07/31/21 | | | $ | 4,125,000 | | | | $ | — | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | — | | | | | 6,750 | |
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Sales/Paydowns | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Accrued discount/premium | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Transfers into Level 3* | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3* | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of 01/31/22 | | | $ | 4,125,000 | | | | $ | 6,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 6,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| * | It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Level 3 Securities** | | Fair Value as of
January 31, 2022 | | Valuation
Approach | | Valuation
Methodology | | Unobservable Inputs |
Corporate Bonds | | | $ | 36,210 | | | Market | | | | Transaction Based | | | Unadjusted Last Traded Price |
Common Stocks | | | | 366,600 | | | Market | | | | Enterprise Value | | | Estimated Cash Flow |
Preferred Stock | | | | 4,125,000 | | | Market | | | | Transaction Based | | | Unadjusted Last Traded Price |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,527,810 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ** | The table does not include Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers. As of January 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities and/or derivatives was $1,628,536. The unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of January 31, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | |
Media | | | 9.7 | % |
Oil & Gas | | | 9.0 | |
Telecommunications | | | 8.3 | |
Commercial Services | | | 6.0 | |
Home Builders | | | 5.6 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 5.5 | |
Electric | | | 5.5 | |
Entertainment | | | 5.2 | |
Pipelines | | | 5.2 | |
Chemicals | | | 5.0 | |
Retail | | | 4.5 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 4.3 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 4.3 | |
Foods | | | 4.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 3.8 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.6 | |
Software | | | 3.3 | |
Mining | | | 2.8 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 2.3 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 2.3 | |
Lodging | | | 2.3 | |
Building Materials | | | 2.3 | |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 2.3 | |
Computers | | | 2.0 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 1.8 | |
Airlines | | | 1.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | |
Gas Utilities | | | 1.5 | % |
Internet | | | 1.0 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.9 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 0.9 | |
Gas | | | 0.9 | |
Housewares | | | 0.8 | |
Banks | | | 0.8 | |
Insurance | | | 0.8 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 0.6 | |
Advertising | | | 0.6 | |
Household Products/Wares | | | 0.5 | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | | 0.5 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.4 | |
Apparel | | | 0.4 | |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 0.4 | |
Leisure Time | | | 0.4 | |
Electronics | | | 0.4 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.3 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 0.3 | |
Transportation | | | 0.3 | |
Environmental Control | | | 0.2 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.2 | |
Trucking & Leasing | | | 0.2 | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | | | 0.1 | |
Office/Business Equipment | | | 0.1 | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | | | 0.1 | |
Coal | | | 0.1 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Semiconductors | | | 0.1 | % |
Home Furnishings | | | 0.1 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 0.1 | |
Toys/Games/Hobbies | | | 0.1 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | |
| | | 128.6 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (28.6 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of January 31, 2022 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value |
| | | | |
Credit contracts | | Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | | $ | 6,222 | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Credit contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | 2,659 | | | — | | | | — | |
| | Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange | | | | | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange | | | | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | contracts | | | | 20,576 | | | contracts | | | | 5,057 | |
Interest rate contracts | | — | | | | — | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | 605,093 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | $ | 29,457 | | | | | | $ | 610,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2022 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
| | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Swaps |
Credit contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (577 | ) |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | | 18,261 | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | — | | | | | 349,809 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 18,261 | | | | $ | 349,232 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Swaps |
Credit contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,659 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | | 13,120 | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | — | | | | | (628,435 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 13,120 | | | | $ | (625,776 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
For the six months ended January 31, 2022, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
| | | | |
| | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts— Purchased(1) | | |
| | $693,571 |
| | | | |
| | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—Sold(1) | | |
| | $1,431,028 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Credit Default Swap Agreements— Sell Protection(2) | | | | Total Return
Swap
Agreements(2) | | |
| | $300,000 | | | | $29,750,000 |
| (1) | Value at Settlement Date. |
| (2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended January 31, 2022.
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund invested in OTC derivatives during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | | | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | $ | 511 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 511 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 511 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | | 8,881 | | | | | — | | | | | 8,881 | | | | | — | | | | | 8,881 | |
Goldman Sachs International | | | | 4,040 | | | | | (404,906 | ) | | | | (400,866 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (400,866 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | $ | 10,892 | | | | $ | (200,187 | ) | | | $ | (189,295 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (189,295 | ) |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | | 5,133 | | | | | (5,057 | ) | | | | 76 | | | | | — | | | | | 76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 29,457 | | | | $ | (610,150 | ) | | | $ | (580,693 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (580,693 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | |
Assets | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $699,978,396) | | | $ | 702,506,298 | |
Cash | | | | 15,137,153 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $7,294) | | | | 7,339 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 10,571,747 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 8,345,799 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | | 20,576 | |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | | | 6,222 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | 2,659 | |
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitment | | | | 765 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 2,190 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | | 736,600,748 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | |
Loan payable | | | | 181,000,000 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 7,715,850 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | 605,093 | |
Management fee payable | | | | 491,684 | |
Interest payable | | | | 122,690 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | | 112,696 | |
Deferred directors’ fees and directors’ fees payable | | | | 50,459 | |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | | 15,629 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | | 5,057 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | | 190,119,158 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | $ | 546,481,590 | |
| | | | | |
| |
| | | | | |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | | $ | 33,257 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | 627,383,702 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | (80,935,369 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net assets, January 31, 2022 | | | $ | 546,481,590 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Net asset value per share | | | | | |
($546,481,590 ÷ 33,256,724 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | | $ | 16.43 | |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income (net of $6,817 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 20,396,359 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 145,697 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 9,068 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 20,551,124 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 2,989,775 | |
Interest expense | | | 750,901 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 69,250 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 53,873 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 40,107 | |
Audit fee | | | 22,257 | |
Exchange listing fees | | | 18,129 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | 11,274 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 5,446 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 9,402 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 3,970,414 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 16,580,710 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 7,330,584 | |
Forward currency contract transactions | | | 18,261 | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | 349,232 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (1,573 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 7,696,504 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (28,910,988 | ) |
Forward currency contracts | | | 13,120 | |
Swap agreements | | | (625,776 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 19 | |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | 765 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (29,522,860 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (21,826,356 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (5,245,646 | ) |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Six Months Ended
January 31, 2022 | | Two Months
Ended July 31, 2021 | | Year Ended
May 31, 2021 | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | 16,580,710 | | | | $ | 5,547,915 | | | | $ | 35,904,966 | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 7,696,504 | | | | | 2,855,319 | | | | | (3,221,468 | ) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | (29,522,860 | ) | | | | 1,001,707 | | | | | 78,820,666 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (5,245,646 | ) | | | | 9,404,941 | | | | | 111,504,164 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | (20,951,736 | ) | | | | (5,937,281 | ) | | | | (37,167,898 | ) | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | — | | | | | (1,046,631 | ) | | | | (4,735,574 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | (20,951,736 | ) | | | | (6,983,912 | ) | | | | (41,903,472 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | (26,197,382 | ) | | | | 2,421,029 | | | | | 69,600,692 | | | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 572,678,972 | | | | | 570,257,943 | | | | | 500,657,251 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 546,481,590 | | | | $ | 572,678,972 | | | | $ | 570,257,943 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
Cash Flows Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (5,245,646 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Adjustments To Reconcile Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations To Net Cash Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts receivable | | | 143,327,291 | |
Purchases of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts payable | | | (159,689,944 | ) |
Net proceeds (purchases) of short-term portfolio investments | | | 35,591,425 | |
Net premiums (paid) received for swap agreements | | | 343,010 | |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on portfolio investments | | | 80,387 | |
Net realized (gain) loss on investment transactions | | | (7,330,584 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on forward currency contract transactions | | | (18,261 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on swap agreement transactions | | | (349,232 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | | | 1,573 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | 28,910,988 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | (13,120 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on swap agreements | | | 625,776 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currencies | | | (19 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | | | (765 | ) |
(Increase) Decrease In Assets: | | | | |
Interest receivable | | | (309,734 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 184,380 | |
Increase (Decrease) In Liabilities: | | | | |
Management fee payable | | | (22,557 | ) |
Interest payable | | | (10,103 | ) |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (46,974 | ) |
Deferred directors’ fees and directors’ fees payable | | | (1,034 | ) |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | (18,459 | ) |
Dividends payable | | | (119,161 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Total adjustments | | | 41,134,883 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | | | 35,889,237 | |
| | | | |
| |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 16,707 | |
| | | | |
| |
Cash Flows Provided By (Used For) Financing Activities: | | | | |
| |
Cash paid on distributions from distributable earnings | | | (20,951,736 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | | | (20,951,736 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash, including foreign currency | | | 14,954,208 | |
| | | | |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period, including foreign currency | | | 190,284 | |
| | | | |
Cash And Restricted Cash At End Of Period, Including Foreign Currency | | $ | 15,144,492 | |
| | | | |
| |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | | | | |
Cash paid during the period for interest expense | | $ | 761,004 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
Reconciliation Of Cash And Restricted Cash Reported With The Statement Of Assets And Liabilities To The Statement Of Cash Flows:
| | | | | |
| | | January 31, 2022 |
Cash | | | $ | 15,137,153 | |
Foreign currency, at value | | | | 7,339 | |
| | | | | |
Total cash and restricted cash, including foreign currency | | | $ | 15,144,492 | |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Six Months
Ended January 31,
2022 | | Two Months
Ended July 31,
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended May 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $17.22 | | | | | $17.15 | | | | | | | | | | $15.05 | | | | | $16.20 | | | | | $16.29 | | | | | $16.84 | | | | | $16.79 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 0.98 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | | 0.07 | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | 0.32 | |
Total from investment operations | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | | | | | 3.36 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | 1.30 | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | (1.25 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | (1.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $16.43 | | | | | $17.22 | | | | | | | | | | $17.15 | | | | | $15.05 | | | | | $16.20 | | | | | $16.29 | | | | | $16.84 | |
Market price, end of period | | | | $15.48 | | | | | $16.19 | | | | | | | | | | $16.18 | | | | | $13.38 | | | | | $13.93 | | | | | $14.07 | | | | | $15.59 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | (0.61 | )% | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | | | | | | 31.72 | % | | | | 4.84 | % | | | | 6.84 | % | | | | (2.89 | )% | | | | 8.36 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $546,482 | | | | | $572,679 | | | | | | | | | | $570,258 | | | | | $500,657 | | | | | $538,869 | | | | | $541,660 | | | | | $560,069 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $566,546 | | | | | $573,494 | | | | | | | | | | $545,673 | | | | | $533,714 | | | | | $539,282 | | | | | $550,742 | | | | | $559,484 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(d) | | | | 1.39 | %(e) | | | | 1.43 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | % | | | | 1.96 | % | | | | 2.21 | % | | | | 1.84 | % | | | | 1.71 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Six Months
Ended January 31,
2022 | | Two Months
Ended July 31,
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended May 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
| Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement(d) | | | | 1.39 | %(e) | | | | 1.43 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | % | | | | 1.96 | % | | | | 2.21 | % | | | | 1.84 | % | | | | 1.71 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 5.81 | %(e) | | | | 5.86 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 6.58 | % | | | | 7.03 | % | | | | 5.58 | % | | | | 5.43 | % | | | | 5.84 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | | 19 | % | | | | 7 | % | | | | | | | | | 56 | % | | | | 60 | % | | | | 87 | % | | | | 72 | % | | | | 65 | % |
Asset coverage | | | | 402 | % | | | | 416 | % | | | | | | | | | 400 | % | | | | 378 | % | | | | 399 | % | | | | 428 | % | | | | 411 | % |
Total debt outstanding at period-end (000) | | | | $181,000 | | | | | $181,000 | | | | | | | | | | $190,000 | | | | | $180,000 | | | | | $180,000 | | | | | $165,000 | | | | | $180,000 | |
| (a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the closing market price on the last day for the period reported. Dividends are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtainable under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. This amount does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales load. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
| (c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests. |
| (d) | Includes interest expense of 0.26%, 0.28%, 0.30%, 0.81%, 1.06%, 0.71%, and 0.54%, for the six months ended January 31, 2022, two months ended July 31, 2021 and years ended May 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. |
| (f) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
| (g) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 126.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BANK LOANS 13.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Airlines 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 4.500%(c) | | | | 04/21/28 | | | | 3,533 | | | $ | 3,532,749 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alpha BV (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | | 3.000(c) | | | | 03/18/28 | | | | 2,363 | | | | 2,357,640 | |
Diamond BC BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | | 3.500(c) | | | | 09/29/28 | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,394,750 | |
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loans, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 4.250(c) | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 1,315 | | | | 1,315,236 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,067,626 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cimpress PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | | 4.000(c) | | | | 05/17/28 | | | | 995 | | | | 992,928 | |
Trans Union LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Incremental Term B-6 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250% | | | 2.750(c) | | | | 12/01/28 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,293,795 | |
Verscend Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.104(c) | | | | 08/27/25 | | | | 995 | | | | 994,005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,280,728 | |
| | | | |
Computers 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
McAfee LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.859(c) | | | | 09/30/24 | | | | 4,593 | | | | 4,584,349 | |
| | | | |
Electric 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Heritage Power LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6 Month LIBOR + 6.000% | | | 7.000(c) | | | | 07/30/26 | | | | 2,600 | | | | 1,932,386 | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
II-VI, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | | — (p) | | | | 12/08/28 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,296,750 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Facility Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 3.750%(c) | | | 10/21/24 | | | | 2,526 | | | $ | 2,519,592 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6 Month LIBOR + 3.500% (original cost $1,284,383; purchased 04/23/21 - 05/04/21)(f) | | 4.500(c) | | | 05/10/23 | | | | 1,284 | | | | 1,242,640 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Asurion LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New B-9 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 3.355(c) | | | 07/31/27 | | | | 1,017 | | | | 1,010,530 | |
Replacement B-6 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.125% | | 3.230(c) | | | 11/03/23 | | | | 2,434 | | | | 2,426,542 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,437,072 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Tranche B-3 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 4.500(c) | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 22 | | | | 22,488 | |
First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 4.500(c) | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 393 | | | | 393,395 | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 4.250(c) | | | 10/17/24 | | | | 2,885 | | | | 2,880,289 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,296,172 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | 3.500(c) | | | 03/01/24 | | | | 2,522 | | | | 2,518,676 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 4.500(c) | | | 12/17/27 | | | | 1,244 | | | | 1,235,455 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 6.250(c) | | | 10/19/27 | | | | 497 | | | | 497,099 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,732,554 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
BANK LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Software 4.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
athenahealth, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | | — %(p) | | | | 01/27/29 | | | | 1,582 | | | $ | 1,573,975 | |
Term Loan | | | — (p) | | | | 01/27/29 | | | | 268 | | | | 266,775 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.974(c) | | | | 10/02/25 | | | | 4,397 | | | | 4,374,044 | |
Second Lien Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | | 6.000(c) | | | | 02/27/26 | | | | 150 | | | | 150,488 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | | 3.358(c) | | | | 02/06/26 | | | | 5,926 | | | | 5,897,653 | |
Finastra USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.500% (original cost $3,461,747; purchased 11/30/20 - 06/23/21)(f) | | | 4.500(c) | | | | 06/13/24 | | | | 3,556 | | | | 3,542,261 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.750(c) | | | | 12/01/27 | | | | 596 | | | | 595,287 | |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | | 3.500(c) | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 1,662 | | | | 1,644,774 | |
Skillsoft Finance II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.500(c) | | | | 07/14/28 | | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,055,250 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B-3, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | | 3.860(c) | | | | 06/30/26 | | | | 2,267 | | | | 2,260,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,361,107 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | | 5.500(c) | | | | 04/27/27 | | | | 455 | | | | 457,170 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),
Term Loan | | | — (p) | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 1,720 | | | | 1,710,325 | |
West Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 5.000(c) | | | | 10/10/24 | | | | 5,710 | | | | 5,334,933 | |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | | 4.500(c) | | | | 10/01/28 | | | | 2,554 | | | | 2,548,281 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,050,709 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $66,522,624) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,853,110 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 127
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | Maturity
Date | | Principal Amount
(000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 113.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000% | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,425 | | | $ | 1,382,420 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.125 | | 06/15/26 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,219,559 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 12/01/24 | | | 2,477 | | | | 2,563,869 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 03/15/25 | | | 280 | | | | 283,436 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 04/15/27 | | | 375 | | | | 379,875 | |
Maxar Space Robotics LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | 12/31/23 | | | 1,146 | | | | 1,230,481 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 04/15/25 | | | 875 | | | | 908,216 | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.875 | | 05/15/26 | | | 650 | | | | 673,617 | |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | 11/15/27 | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,667,812 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.500 | | 03/15/27 | | | 775 | | | | 803,402 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 03/15/26 | | | 925 | | | | 956,573 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13,069,260 | |
| | | | |
Airlines 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.500 | | 04/20/26 | | | 4,700 | | | | 4,811,126 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 01/20/26 | | | 500 | | | | 511,163 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 04/15/26 | | | 1,480 | | | | 1,469,551 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,791,840 | |
| | | | |
Apparel 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
William Carter Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 05/15/25 | | | 620 | | | | 642,220 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 03/15/27 | | | 1,797 | | | | 1,845,862 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,488,082 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 10/01/27 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,090,275 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
128
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.750% | | 10/15/25 | | | 650 | | | $ | 686,225 | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.500 | | 10/01/28 | | | 300 | | | | 297,532 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,074,032 | |
| | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 08/15/26 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,810,743 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.250 | | 03/15/26 | | | 200 | | | | 203,723 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.500 | | 04/01/27 | | | 700 | | | | 721,156 | |
Dana, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.375 | | 11/15/27 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,065,892 | |
Titan International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 7.000 | | 04/30/28 | | | 375 | | | | 394,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5,195,525 | |
| | | | |
Banks 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.125 | | 09/14/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,045,629 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Eco Material Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 01/31/27 | | | 350 | | | | 354,952 | |
JELD-WEN, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 12/15/27 | | | 675 | | | | 673,616 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 01/15/28 | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,908,421 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 02/15/27 | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,937,477 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 03/15/27 | | | 550 | | | | 567,818 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5,442,284 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 4.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 08/15/24 | | | 395 | | | | 345,308 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 129
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hexion, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875% | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 1,400 | | | $ | 1,483,398 | |
Kraton Polymers LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 12/15/25 | | | | 3,600 | | | | 3,764,151 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 10/01/28 | | | | 550 | | | | 525,498 | |
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 04/01/25 | | | | 1,862 | | | | 1,894,242 | |
SPCM SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.125 | | | | 03/15/27 | | | | 2,025 | | | | 1,940,292 | |
TPC Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 114,916; purchased 12/07/20)(f) | | | 10.500 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | 149 | | | | 99,087 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $ 304,747; purchased 02/01/21 - 09/27/21)(f) | | | 10.875 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | 287 | | | | 303,622 | |
Tronox, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 05/01/25 | | | | 3,213 | | | | 3,337,488 | |
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 07/15/25 | | | | 411 | | | | 389,345 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 9.500 | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 3,375 | | | | 3,666,362 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 06/15/27 | | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,045,056 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 10/01/24 | | | | 675 | | | | 702,794 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,496,643 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 6.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | 855 | | | | 842,367 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.625 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,137,117 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 597 | | | | 632,620 | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,968,464 | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 10/01/27 | | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,465,147 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 825 | | | | 848,488 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,666,938 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
130
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brink’s Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500% | | | | 07/15/25 | | | | 825 | | | $ | 854,082 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 2,576 | | | | 2,650,400 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | 250 | | | | 242,688 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 09/01/28 | | | | 600 | | | | 576,050 | |
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg Sarl (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/25 | | | | 5,380 | | | | 5,424,834 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 6,135 | | | | 6,445,969 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,755,164 | |
| | | | |
Computers 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CA Magnum Holdings (India), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 10/31/26 | | | | 250 | | | | 254,992 | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,553,256 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,808,248 | |
| | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Avient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.750 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 4,754 | | | | 4,880,477 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 1,950 | | | | 1,840,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,720,477 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 4.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 12/15/24 | | | | 2,675 | | | | 2,708,711 | |
goeasy Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 450 | | | | 447,661 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | 12/01/24 | | | | 4,241 | | | | 4,338,610 | |
Home Point Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | 1,050 | | | | 912,816 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 131
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
LD Holdings Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125% | | | | 04/01/28 | | | | 1,075 | | | $ | 958,127 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 11/01/25 | | | | 850 | | | | 806,326 | |
LFS Topco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 10/15/26 | | | | 550 | | | | 563,157 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 800 | | | | 783,995 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,115,353 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.875 | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 350 | | | | 326,825 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.125 | | | | 03/15/24 | | | | 500 | | | | 523,722 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 03/15/25 | | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,197,526 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 7.125 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 4,150 | | | | 4,564,384 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 8.875 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 400 | | | | 424,973 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,672,186 | |
| | | | |
Electric 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 06/01/26 | | | | 1,716 | | | | 1,748,984 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 325 | | | | 307,688 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | 03/15/28 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 975,386 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 250 | | | | 259,101 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.625 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 207 | | | | 213,873 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 07/31/27 | | | | 3,750 | | | | 3,804,216 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 09/01/26 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,528,283 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,837,531 | |
| | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | 1,950 | | | | 2,041,467 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 06/15/28 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,286,757 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,328,224 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
132
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Likewize Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750% | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 1,825 | | | $ | 1,953,625 | |
| | | | |
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | 700 | | | | 723,052 | |
| | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AECOM, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.125 | | | | 03/15/27 | | | | 275 | | | | 288,379 | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 6.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 6.250 | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 4,550 | | | | 4,715,887 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 1,660 | | | | 1,709,800 | |
CCM Merger, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,400,625 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 04/01/27 | | | | 1,990 | | | | 2,044,753 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,037,966 | |
International Game Technology PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,224,874 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 02/15/25 | | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,993,873 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 450 | | | | 454,263 | |
Motion Bondco DAC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,108,937 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.500 | | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,179,682 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.625 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 3,880 | | | | 3,976,362 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.250 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,180,000 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.625 | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 875 | | | | 925,712 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 300 | | | | 306,618 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 133
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Entertainment (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.750% | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 4,109 | | | $ | 4,278,393 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,537,745 | |
| | | | |
Environmental Control 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | 08/01/28 | | | | 225 | | | | 211,115 | |
| | | | |
Foods 3.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LP/Albertson’s LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.250 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 737 | | | | 717,384 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 3,725 | | | | 3,811,527 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 04/01/25 | | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,777,078 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 09/15/27 | | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,063,672 | |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,811,640 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 09/30/27 | | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,698,897 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 750 | | | | 769,915 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 03/01/27 | | | | 250 | | | | 256,816 | |
US Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 675 | | | | 698,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,605,597 | |
| | | | |
Gas 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.625 | | | | 05/20/24 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,239,065 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | 05/20/27 | | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,773,994 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 08/20/26 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,586,005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,599,064 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 5.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HCA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | 4,214 | | | | 4,594,904 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
134
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HCA, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.050% | | | | 12/01/27 | | | | 792 | | | $ | 933,694 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 3,225 | | | | 3,339,857 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,985,779 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 11/01/25 | | | | 2,808 | | | | 2,931,738 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | 4,050 | | | | 4,267,711 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 10/01/28 | | | | 950 | | | | 954,427 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 07/15/24 | | | | 3,205 | | | | 3,217,395 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 01/01/26 | | | | 500 | | | | 502,336 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | 11/01/27 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,002,469 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.750 | | | | 06/15/23 | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,204,920 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,935,230 | |
| | | | |
Home Builders 5.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 4,825 | | | | 4,944,253 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 09/15/27 | | | | 2,887 | | | | 2,975,528 | |
Century Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.750 | | | | 06/01/27 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,041,387 | |
Empire Communities Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 12/15/25 | | | | 2,710 | | | | 2,764,539 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.850 | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,479,550 | |
KB Home, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 06/15/27 | | | | 432 | | | | 490,740 | |
M/I Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.950 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 950 | | | | 960,320 | |
Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 12/15/27 | | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,258,598 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.000 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 1,115 | | | | 1,209,923 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 135
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Home Builders (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750% | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 550 | | | $ | 541,177 | |
STL Holding Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | 1,155 | | | | 1,215,088 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 06/15/27 | | | | 1,971 | | | | 2,115,298 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 2,257 | | | | 2,352,508 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 06/15/24 | | | | 700 | | | | 737,497 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 06/01/27 | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,396,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,482,666 | |
| | | | |
Housewares 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 250 | | | | 254,510 | |
| | | | |
Internet 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 09/15/27 | | | | 2,120 | | | | 1,989,787 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 700 | | | | 688,084 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 12/01/27 | | | | 2,985 | | | | 3,067,800 | |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 04/30/27 | | | | 2,235 | | | | 2,129,101 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.000 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 6,150 | | | | 6,172,302 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,047,074 | |
| | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 01/31/29 | | | | 1,859 | | | | 1,974,028 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.875 | | | | 10/17/25 | | | | 2,115 | | | | 2,364,037 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,338,065 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
136
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest
Rate | | | Maturity
Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250% | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 500 | | | $ | 488,969 | |
| | | | |
Lodging 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.625 | | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 25 | | | | 23,746 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 05/01/25 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,131,487 | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.625 | | | | 09/01/26 | | | | 4,585 | | | | 4,653,273 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.500 | | | | 04/15/27 | | | | 900 | | | | 930,519 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 6.750 | | | | 05/01/25 | | | | 3,237 | | | | 3,355,791 | |
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 3,896 | | | | 3,887,829 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.600 | | | | 10/01/25 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,418,972 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 10/01/24 | | | | 350 | | | | 332,283 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | 300 | | | | 282,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,016,464 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 10.125 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | 3,996 | | | | 4,111,230 | |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.250 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 3,175 | | | | 3,213,957 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,325,187 | |
| | | | |
Media 12.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 1,560 | | | | 1,579,366 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | 05/01/27 | | | | 4,515 | | | | 4,627,343 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.500 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 3,374 | | | | 3,455,045 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 500 | | | | 501,705 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.500 | | | | 04/15/27 | | | | 4,520 | | | | 4,619,925 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 06/01/24 | | | | 500 | | | | 515,033 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 04/01/28 | | | | 200 | | | | 206,984 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 137
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DISH DBS Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000% | | | | 03/15/23 | | | | 1,250 | | | $ | 1,269,504 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/22 | | | | 910 | | | | 921,990 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 11/15/24 | | | | 3,450 | | | | 3,473,228 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.750 | | | | 07/01/26 | | | | 2,595 | | | | 2,673,701 | |
Gray Television, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 5,373 | | | | 5,503,256 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 8.375 | | | | 05/01/27 | | | | 1,245 | | | | 1,303,485 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.375 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 1,665 | | | | 1,725,287 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 1,420 | | | | 1,413,177 | |
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 08/15/27 | | | | 2,010 | | | | 2,037,414 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,086,999 | |
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/15/23 | | | | 795 | | | | 810,395 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 4.500 | | | | 09/15/26 | | | | 4,350 | | | | 4,196,658 | |
Scripps Escrow, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 455 | | | | 466,292 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,034,173 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.125 | | | | 02/15/25 | | | | 5,685 | | | | 5,734,924 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.500 | | | | 05/01/25 | | | | 500 | | | | 530,017 | |
Videotron Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 5.375 | | | | 06/15/24 | | | | 3,214 | | | | 3,356,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,042,516 | |
| | | | |
Mining 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Constellium SE, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,275,447 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 03/01/24 | | | | 500 | | | | 506,302 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 04/01/23 | | | | 2,896 | | | | 2,909,391 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 04/01/25 | | | | 2,280 | | | | 2,331,307 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
138
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mining (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.375% | | | | 08/01/28 | | | | 650 | | | $ | 669,957 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 04/01/26 | | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,873,018 | |
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 3,272 | | | | 3,344,019 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 600 | | | | 633,073 | |
Novelis Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.250 | | | | 11/15/26 | | | | 4,420 | | | | 4,290,727 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,833,241 | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amsted Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 07/01/27 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,332,786 | |
| | | | |
Office/Business Equipment 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.125 | | | | 05/01/25 | | | | 7,250 | | | | 7,342,263 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 5.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.250 | | | | 02/15/26 | | | | 850 | | | | 897,013 | |
Antero Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.375 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 750 | | | | 836,843 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 11/01/26 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,996,547 | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | 11/01/26 | | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,731,570 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | 2,936 | | | | 3,030,571 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/30/28 | | | | 811 | | | | 839,007 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 07/15/25 | | | | 500 | | | | 522,654 | |
EQT Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.900 | | | | 10/01/27 | | | | 2,875 | | | | 2,898,867 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 02/01/27 | | | | 800 | | | | 829,960 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 01/15/25 | | | | 706 | | | | 717,867 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 139
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.375% | | | | 05/15/27 | | | | 900 | | | $ | 920,741 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.550 | | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 525 | | | | 559,381 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 09/01/25 | | | | 2,425 | | | | 2,591,163 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.375 | | | | 09/01/28 | | | | 500 | | | | 567,771 | |
Parkland Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 975 | | | | 1,004,848 | |
Range Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.875 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 500 | | | | 509,556 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | 03/15/23 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,020,176 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 9.250 | | | | 02/01/26 | | | | 700 | | | | 748,566 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 8.375 | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 900 | | | | 986,747 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.000 | | | | 04/15/27 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,237,092 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,446,940 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 525 | | | | 520,936 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.250 | | | | 08/15/27 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,952,082 | |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,319,523 | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 1,950 | | | | 1,949,751 | |
LABL, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 250 | | | | 253,480 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 05/13/27 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,049,515 | |
Sealed Air Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 09/15/25 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,076,220 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.250 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,040,484 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,161,991 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
140
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AdaptHealth LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125% | | | | 08/01/28 | | | | 1,550 | | | $ | 1,610,817 | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.500 | | | | 01/31/27 | | | | 7,909 | | | | 7,998,549 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 01/30/28 | | | | 376 | | | | 316,889 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 1,758 | | | | 1,793,111 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 02/01/27 | | | | 350 | | | | 351,067 | |
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.750 | | | | 11/15/25 | | | | 5,139 | | | | 5,033,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,104,118 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 2.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 03/01/27 | | | | 175 | | | | 177,682 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | 2,525 | | | | 2,711,583 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,423,051 | |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.000 | | | | 08/01/27 | | | | 750 | | | | 771,875 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.600 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 475 | | | | 470,476 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 03/01/27 | | | | 1,384 | | | | 1,408,856 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 10/01/25 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,577,663 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,273,272 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.950 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 500 | | | | 511,942 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.350(cc) | | | | 02/01/25 | | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,126,114 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,452,514 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | 11/15/25 | | | | 3,025 | | | | 3,120,909 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income Closed-End Funds 141
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Real Estate (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750% | | | | 12/01/25 | | | | | | | | 100 | | | $ | 101,649 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 08/01/28 | | | | | | | | 2,122 | | | | 2,163,073 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,385,631 | |
| | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 5.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 9.750 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | | | | | 5,468 | | | | 5,811,364 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 09/01/26 | | | | | | | | 901 | | | | 946,111 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | 10/15/27 | | | | | | | | 1,900 | | | | 1,952,227 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | | | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,617,929 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 10/15/27 | | | | | | | | 925 | | | | 912,122 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 7.875 | | | | 02/15/25 | | | | | | | | 7,900 | | | | 8,226,637 | |
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | 02/15/27 | | | | | | | | 1,449 | | | | 1,436,057 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | | | | | 2,825 | | | | 2,853,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,755,944 | |
| | | | | |
Retail 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | 317,330 | |
At Home Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 07/15/28 | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 95,732 | |
Brinker International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 10/01/24 | | | | | | | | 825 | | | | 857,534 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.875 | | | | 05/15/23 | | | | | | | | 1,875 | | | | 1,899,887 | |
eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 4.375 | | | | 02/07/25 | | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 220,540 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.250 | | | | 10/30/25 | | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 225,516 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Retail (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750% | | | 02/07/25 | | | 825 | | | $ | 825,651 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | | 8.500 | | | 10/30/25 | | | 4,910 | | | | 4,982,912 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | 10/15/24 | | | 1,925 | | | | 1,925,543 | |
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.750 | | | 04/30/25 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,638,726 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,989,371 | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | | 4.250 | | | 09/01/25 | | | 6,200 | | | | 6,388,970 | |
| | | | |
Software 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | 10/02/25 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,086,258 | |
Camelot Finance SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | 11/01/26 | | | 5,720 | | | | 5,807,257 | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | 03/01/25 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,507,855 | |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | 07/01/28 | | | 965 | | | | 922,157 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | 09/30/27 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,584,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,908,346 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 8.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Altice France SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.125 | | | 02/01/27 | | | 2,420 | | | | 2,560,523 | |
CommScope, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | 03/01/26 | | | 2,465 | | | | 2,498,179 | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000% | | | 13.000 | | | 12/31/25 | | | 1,607 | | | | 1,642,902 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.750 | | | 05/25/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,025,631 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.750 | | | 05/25/24 | | | 3,560 | | | | 3,648,759 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.750% | | 03/01/23 | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 974,028 | |
Iliad Holding SASU (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 10/15/26 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,090,238 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | 10/15/28 | | | 875 | | | | 886,951 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 5.250 | | 03/15/26 | | | 4,610 | | | | 4,697,146 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.375 | | 05/01/25 | | | 700 | | | | 710,967 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series T | | 5.800 | | 03/15/22 | | | 2,700 | | | | 2,707,085 | |
Sprint Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.625 | | 02/15/25 | | | 2,030 | | | | 2,258,548 | |
Gtd. Notes(aa) | | 7.625 | | 03/01/26 | | | 5,150 | | | | 5,911,478 | |
Viasat, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 04/15/27 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,067,881 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 5.625 | | 09/15/25 | | | 3,535 | | | | 3,481,754 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 4.000 | | 03/01/27 | | | 3,720 | | | | 3,518,771 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 38,680,841 | |
| | | | |
Toys/Games/Hobbies 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mattel, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.375 | | 04/01/26 | | | 250 | | | | 249,919 | |
| | | | |
Transportation 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa) | | 6.250 | | 05/01/25 | | | 3,553 | | | | 3,680,665 | |
| | | | |
Trucking & Leasing 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 05/01/28 | | | 850 | | | | 824,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $541,042,479) | | | | | | | | | | | 535,112,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| Description | | Units | | | Value | |
| | |
WARRANTS* 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TPC Group, Inc., expiring 08/01/24 (original cost $0; purchased 02/02/21)^(f) | | | 104,385 | | | $ | 491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), expiring 11/01/26 | | | 1,725 | | | | 78,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $0) | | | | | | | 79,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $607,565,103) | | | | | | | 601,045,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Shares | | | | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares)
(cost $2,325,574) | | | 2,325,574 | | | | 2,325,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 127.4%
(cost $609,890,677) | | | | | | | 603,370,747 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (27.4)% | | | | | | | (129,746,840 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 473,623,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| # | Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
| ^ | Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $491 and 0.0% of net assets. |
| (aa) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, with aggregate value of $182,891,164 segregated as collateral for amount of $150,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of January 31, 2022. |
| (c) | Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2022. |
| (cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of January 31, 2022. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description. |
| (f) | Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $5,165,793. The aggregate value of $5,188,101 is 1.1% of net assets. |
| (p) | Represents a security with a delayed settlement and therefore the interest rate is not available until settlement which is after the period end. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
| (z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Unfunded loan commitment outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrower | | Principal
Amount
(000)# | | Current
Value | | Unrealized
Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%, 4.500%(c), Maturity Date 09/15/28 (cost $33,372) | | | | 33 | | | | $ | 33,396 | | | | $ | 24 | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value at Settlement
Date | | | Current Value | | | | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | BNP Paribas S.A. | | EUR | | | 308 | | | | | | | $ | 347,267 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 345,945 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,322 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional Amount
(000) | | Value at Settlement
Date | | Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | EUR | | | | 101 | | | | | | | | | $ | 115,957 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 113,858 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,099 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | |
Expiring 02/02/22 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | EUR | | | | 207 | | | | | | | | | | 234,390 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 232,087 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,303 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | EUR | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | 112,638 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 112,127 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 511 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/22 | | BNP Paribas S.A. | | EUR | | | | 308 | | | | | | | | | | 347,465 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 346,125 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,340 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 810,450 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 804,197 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,253 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,253 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,322 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at January 31, 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | | Counterparty | | | Termination Date | | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | | 3 Month LIBOR | (Q) | | | BNP Paribas S.A. | | | | 3/20/22 | | | | 9,250 | | | | $(78,142 | ) | | | $— | | | | $(78,142 | ) |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | | 3 Month LIBOR | (Q) | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | | 3/20/22 | | | | 18,580 | | | | (361,277 | ) | | | — | | | | (361,277 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of January 31, 2022
Total return swap agreements outstanding at January 31, 2022 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing
Rate | | Counterparty | | | Termination
Date | | | Long
(Short)
Notional
Amount
(000)#(1) | | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid
High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(T) | |
| Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC |
| | | 3/20/22 | | | | 4,220 | | | | | | | $ | (79,539 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (79,539 | ) | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid High Yield Index(T) | | 3 Month LIBOR(T) | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | | 3/20/22 | | | | 14,700 | | | | | | | | (298,960 | ) | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (298,960 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (817,918 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (817,918 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
| (2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized
Depreciation |
OTC Swap Agreements | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (817,918 | ) |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2022 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,853,110 | | | | | $ — | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 535,112,743 | | | | | — | | |
Warrants | | | — | | | | 78,829 | | | | | 491 | | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 2,325,574 | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,325,574 | | | $ | 601,044,682 | | | | | $491 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitment | | $ | — | | | $ | 24 | | | | | $ — | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 6,253 | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,277 | | | | | $ — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,322 | ) | | | | $ — | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | (817,918 | ) | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | $ | (819,240 | ) | | | | $ — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of unfunded loan commitments, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards, centrally cleared swap contracts and unfunded loan commitments are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of January 31, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | |
Media | | | 12.0 | % |
Telecommunications | | | 10.3 | |
Software | | | 7.4 | |
Entertainment | | | 7.2 | |
Commercial Services | | | 6.8 | |
Home Builders | | | 5.8 | |
Oil & Gas | | | 5.6 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 5.6 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 5.2 | |
Chemicals | | | 5.2 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 4.4 | |
Mining | | | 4.2 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 4.1 | % |
Foods | | | 3.5 | |
Lodging | | | 3.4 | |
Retail | | | 3.4 | |
Internet | | | 3.0 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 2.8 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 2.6 | |
Pipelines | | | 2.6 | |
Electric | | | 2.3 | |
Airlines | | | 2.1 | |
Office/Business Equipment | | | 1.5 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 1.5 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | | 1.4 | % |
Computers | | | 1.4 | |
Semiconductors | | | 1.3 | |
Building Materials | | | 1.1 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.1 | |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.1 | |
Gas | | | 1.0 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.9 | |
Transportation | | | 0.8 | |
Insurance | | | 0.7 | |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 0.7 | |
Electronics | | | 0.7 | |
Apparel | | | 0.5 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 0.5 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 0.4 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.3 | |
Banks | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | |
Trucking & Leasing | | | 0.2 | % |
Energy-Alternate Sources | | | 0.2 | |
Leisure Time | | | 0.1 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.1 | |
Housewares | | | 0.1 | |
Toys/Games/Hobbies | | | 0.1 | |
Environmental Control | | | 0.0 | * |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 127.4 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (27.4 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
* Less than +/- 0.05% | | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of January 31, 2022 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair
Value | |
| | | | |
| Foreign exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 6,253 | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 1,322 | |
Interest rate contracts | | — | | | — | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 817,918 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 6,253 | | | | | $ | 819,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2022 are as follows:
| | | | | | |
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Swaps | |
| |
Credit contracts | | | $64,317 | |
Interest rate contracts | | | 375,666 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 439,983 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Swaps |
Credit contracts | | | $ | — | | | | | $(17,240 | ) |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | | 4,931 | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | — | | | | | (817,918 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 4,931 | | | | $ | (835,158 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended January 31, 2022, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts— Purchased(1) |
|
$115,756 |
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—Sold(1) |
|
$270,150 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Credit Default Swap Agreements— Sell Protection(2) | | | | Total Return Swap Agreements(2) | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $1,666,667 | | | | $28,083,333 | | |
| (1) | Value at Settlement Date. |
| (2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended January 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of January 31, 2022
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund invested in OTC derivatives during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | | | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | $ | 2,610 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,610 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,610 | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | | | 1,340 | | | | | (79,464 | ) | | | | (78,124 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (78,124 | ) |
S.A. Goldman Sachs International | | | | — | | | | | (660,237 | ) | | | | (660,237 | ) | | | | 660,237 | | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | | 2,303 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,303 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,303 | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | | — | | | | | (79,539 | ) | | | | (79,539 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (79,539 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,253 | | | | $ | (819,240 | ) | | | $ | (812,987 | ) | | | $ | 660,237 | | | | $ | (152,750 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of January 31, 2022
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $609,890,677) | | $ | 603,370,747 | |
Cash | | | 15,083,176 | |
Cash segregated for counterparty - OTC | | | 830,000 | |
Interest receivable | | | 9,123,643 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 6,679,680 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 6,253 | |
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitment | | | 24 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 1,875 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 635,095,398 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Loan payable | | | 150,000,000 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 9,917,368 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 817,918 | |
Management fee payable | | | 521,927 | |
Interest payable | | | 99,845 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 82,604 | |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | 29,502 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 1,322 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | 1,005 | |
| | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 161,471,491 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 473,623,907 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 24,673 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 492,672,053 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (19,072,819 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, January 31, 2022 | | $ | 473,623,907 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value and redemption price per share
($473,623,907 ÷ 24,673,056 common shares issued and outstanding) | | $ | 19.20 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
| |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 12,668,721 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 12,458 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 207 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 12,681,386 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,168,309 | |
Interest expense | | | 613,328 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 52,637 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 37,662 | |
Audit fee | | | 22,685 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 15,988 | |
Exchange listing fees | | | 12,602 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | 7,941 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 6,135 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 7,197 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 3,944,484 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 8,736,902 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 1,175,152 | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | 439,983 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (228 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 1,614,907 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (10,998,951 | ) |
Forward currency contracts | | | 4,931 | |
Swap agreements | | | (835,158 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | (50 | ) |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | 24 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (11,829,204 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (10,214,297 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (1,477,395 | ) |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Six Months Ended January 31, 2022 | | November 25, 2020* through July 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ 8,736,902 | | | | | $ 10,210,274 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 1,614,907 | | | | | 1,574,617 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | (11,829,204 | ) | | | | 4,496,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (1,477,395 | ) | | | | 16,281,152 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | (15,988,140 | ) | | | | (17,948,001 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | — | | | | | (704,829 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | (15,988,140 | ) | | | | (18,652,830 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | | — | | | | | 493,361,120 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | (17,465,535 | ) | | | | 490,989,442 | |
| | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | | 491,089,442 | | | | | 100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | | $473,623,907 | | | | | $491,089,442 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | |
Cash Flows Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (1,477,395 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Adjustments To Reconcile Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations To Net Cash Provided By / (Used For) Operating Activities: | | | | |
Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts receivable | | | 152,924,352 | |
Purchases of long-term portfolio investments, net of amounts payable | | | (147,490,728 | ) |
Net proceeds (purchases) of short-term portfolio investments | | | 16,157,257 | |
Net premiums (paid) received for swap agreements | | | 422,743 | |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on portfolio investments | | | 4,867,459 | |
Net realized (gain) loss on investment transactions | | | (1,175,152 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on swap agreement transactions | | | (439,983 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | | | 228 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | 10,998,951 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | (4,931 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on swap agreements | | | 835,158 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currencies | | | 50 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | | | (24 | ) |
(Increase) Decrease In Assets: | | | | |
Interest receivable | | | (412,098 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 240,612 | |
Increase (Decrease) In Liabilities: | | | | |
Management fee payable | | | (27,464 | ) |
Interest payable | | | (13,077 | ) |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (18,788 | ) |
Exchange listing fees payable | | | 12,602 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | 175 | |
Dividends payable | | | (126,481 | ) |
Due to broker - variation margin swaps | | | (13,892 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Total adjustments | | | 36,736,969 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | | | 35,259,574 | |
| | | | |
| |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | (278 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Cash Flows Provided By (Used For) Financing Activities: | | | | |
Decrease in borrowing | | | (4,000,000 | ) |
Cash paid on distributions from distributable earnings | | | (15,988,140 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | | | (19,988,140 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | | | 15,271,156 | |
| | | | |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period | | | 642,020 | |
| | | | |
| |
Cash And Restricted Cash At End Of Period | | $ | 15,913,176 | |
| | | | |
| |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | | | | |
Cash paid during the period for interest expense | | $ | 626,405 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
Reconciliation Of Cash And Restricted Cash Reported With The Statement Of Assets And Liabilities To The Statement Of Cash Flows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | | January 31, 2022 |
Cash | | | | | $15,083,176 | | | |
Restricted cash: | | | | | | | | |
Cash segregated for counterparty - OTC | | | | | 830,000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total cash and restricted cash | | | | | $15,913,176 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Six Months Ended January 31, 2022 | | | | November 25, 2020(a)
through July 31,
2021 | | |
| Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $19.90 | | | | | | | $20.00 | | | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | |
| Total from investment operations | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | |
| Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | | | |
| Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | |
| Total dividends and distributions | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | | | |
| Net asset value, end of period | | | | $19.20 | | | | | | | $19.90 | | | | | | |
| Market price, end of period | | | | $17.81 | | | | | | | $19.50 | | | | | | |
| Total Return(c): | | | | (5.43 | )% | | | | | | 1.38 | % | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $473,624 | | | | | | | $491,089 | | | | | | |
| Average net assets (000) | | | | $485,855 | | | | | | | $489,610 | | | | | | |
| Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(e) | | | | 1.61 | %(f) | | | | | | 1.50 | %(g) | | | | | |
| Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement(e) | | | | 1.61 | %(f) | | | | | | 1.50 | %(g) | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | | 3.57 | %(f) | | | | | | 3.09 | %(g) | | | | | |
| Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | 23 | % | | | | | | 45 | % | | | | | |
| Asset coverage | | | | 416 | % | | | | | | 419 | % | | | | | |
| Total debt outstanding at period-end (000) | | | | $150,000 | | | | | | | $154,000 | | | | | | |
| (a) | Commencement of operations. |
| (b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
| (c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the closing market price on the last day for the period reported. Dividends are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtainable under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. This amount does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales load. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
| (d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
| (e) | Includes interest expense of 0.25% and 0.20% for the six months ended January 31, 2022 and for the period ended July 31, 2021 and a tax expense of 0.01% for the period ended July 31, 2021. |
| (g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
| (h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. (“Global High Yield” or “GHY”), PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. (“High Yield Bond” or “ISD”) and PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund (“Short Duration High Yield Opportunities” or “SDHY”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. Global High Yield and High Yield Bond were organized as Maryland corporations on July 23, 2012 and November 14, 2011, respectively. Short Duration High Yield Opportunities was organized as a Maryland statutory trust on May 18, 2020.
The Funds have the following investment objective(s):
| | | | |
Fund | | | | Investment Objective(s) |
Global High Yield | | | | Provide a high level of current income. |
| | |
High Yield Bond | | | | Provide a high level of current income. |
| | |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | | | Provide total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. |
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Funds consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Funds hold securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Funds’ investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. Global High Yield and High Yield Bond Board of Directors and Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Board of Trustees (collectively, the “Board Members”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board Member’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair
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valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Funds to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board Member’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Funds’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or sell Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Funds’investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Funds utilize the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
Bank loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Funds utilize the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also include consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board Members. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of
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the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Funds are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Funds do not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Funds do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations. Notwithstanding the above, the Funds do isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.
Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Certain Funds enter into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain
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exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency. The cash amounts pledged for forward currency contracts are considered restricted cash and are included in “Cash segregated for counterparty - OTC” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Swap Agreements: Certain Funds entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments. The cash amounts pledged for swaps contracts are considered restricted cash and are included in “Due from broker-variation margin swaps” and “Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.
Certain Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, and as such, has entered into CDS contracts to provide a measure of protection
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against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased CDS is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.
As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. Certain Funds are subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Certain Funds entered into total return swaps to manage its exposure to a security or an index. The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in the Fund’s favor, from the point of entering into the contract.
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Bank Loans: Certain Funds invested in bank loans. Bank loans include fixed and floating rate loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the bank loan market. The Funds acquire interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a bank loan assignment, the Funds generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and become a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a bank loan participation, the Funds generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Funds generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which they are entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Funds may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which they have purchased the participation. As a result, the Funds will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Funds.
Master Netting Arrangements: The Funds are subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Funds. A master netting arrangement between the Funds and the counterparty permits the Funds to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Funds to cover the Funds’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.
Each Fund is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based
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on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.
In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in the portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.
Short sales and OTC contracts, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, forward rate agreements and written options involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.
Warrants: Certain Funds held warrants acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock, or such other security that the issuer may specify, at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants are held as long positions by the Funds until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board Members approved fair valuation procedures.
Payment-In-Kind: Certain Funds invested in the open market or received pursuant to debt restructuring, securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are
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calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Funds become aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.
Taxes: It is each Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders (for purposes of this report the shareholders of SDHY and the stockholders of ISD and GHY are referred to as “shareholders”). Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned. However, due to the timing of when distributions are made by the Fund, the Fund may be subject to an excise tax of 4% of the amount by which 98% of the Fund’s annual taxable income for the calendar year and 98.2% of its net capital gains for a one-year period ending on October 31 exceed the distributions from such taxable income and net capital gains for the calendar year. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Dividends and Distributions: The Funds intend to make a level dividend distribution each month to the holders of common stock of ISD and GHY, and to the holders of common shares of beneficial interest (“common shares”) of SDHY (sometimes collectively referred to herein as “shares”). The level dividend rate may be modified by the Board Members from time to time, and will be based upon the past and projected performance and expenses of the Funds. The Funds intend to also make a distribution during or with respect to each calendar year (which may be combined with a regular monthly distribution), which will generally include any net investment income and net realized capital gain for the year not otherwise distributed.
PGIM Investments has received an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granting the Funds an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder to permit certain closed-end funds managed by PGIM Investments to include realized long-term capital gains as a part of their respective regular distributions to the holders of common stock/common shares more frequently than would otherwise be permitted by the 1940 Act (generally once per taxable year). The Funds intend to rely on this exemptive order. The Board Members may, at the request of PGIM Investments, adopt a managed distribution policy.
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Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified amongst total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Each Fund has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to these agreements, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. With respect to ISD and GHY,PGIM Investments has entered into subadvisory agreements with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Funds through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIM, Inc. has entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited. With respect to SDHY, PGIM Investments has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIM Limited (collectively the “subadviser”).
The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, using the average daily value of the Fund’s investable assets at the respective annual rates specified below. “Investable assets” refers to the net assets attributable to the outstanding common stock of the Fund plus the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock issued by the Fund, the principal amount of any borrowings and the principal on any debt securities issued by the Fund.
| | |
Fund | | Management Fee |
Global High Yield | | 0.85% |
High Yield Bond | | 0.80 |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | 1.00 |
PGIM Investments, PGIM Limited and PGIM, Inc. are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
| 4. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
The Funds may invest their overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the
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Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”. Effective January 2022, the Funds changed their overnight cash sweep vehicle from the Core Fund to an unaffiliated money market fund.
The Funds may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board Members approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended January 31, 2022, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Funds.
5. Portfolio Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended January 31, 2022, were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost of
Purchases | | | Proceeds
from Sales | |
| | |
Global High Yield | | $ | 168,831,065 | | | $ | 262,426,373 | |
High Yield Bond | | | 144,819,905 | | | | 139,289,882 | |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | | 139,297,030 | | | | 158,114,775 | |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the reporting period ended January 31, 2022, is presented as follows:
Global High Yield
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value, End of Period | | | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
| |
Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Fund: | | | |
|
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(1) |
| $17,190,234 | | | | | | $ | 166,991,707 | | | | | | | | | $ | 184,181,941 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | — | | | | $ | 9,099 | | | |
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| (1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
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High Yield Bond
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value, End of Period | | | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
| |
Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Fund: | | | |
|
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(1) |
| $35,736,037 | | | | | | $ | 68,188,721 | | | | | | | | | $ | 103,924,758 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | — | | | | $ | 9,068 | | | |
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| (1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value, End of Period | | | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Fund: | | | |
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PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(1) |
| $18,482,831 | | | | | | $ | 92,229,394 | | | | | | | | | $ | 110,712,225 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | — | | | | $ | 12,458 | | | |
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| (1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.
The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of January 31, 2022 were as follows:
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Fund | | Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | |
Global High Yield | | | $ | 793,154,635 | | | | $ | 33,585,006 | | | | $ | (55,992,371 | ) | | | $ | (22,407,365 | ) |
High Yield Bond | | | | 699,918,135 | | | | | 30,469,536 | | | | | (28,461,301 | ) | | | | 2,008,235 | |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | | | 609,894,781 | | | | | 1,744,837 | | | | | (9,081,834 | ) | | | | (7,336,997 | ) |
For federal income tax purposes, the following Funds had a capital loss carryforward as of July 31, 2021 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.
| | | | |
| | | Capital Loss
Carryforward | |
| |
Global High Yield | | | $110,576,000 | |
High Yield Bond | | | 82,097,000 | |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | | 39,000 | |
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The PGIM High Yield Bond Fund utilized approximately $2,694,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Funds’ federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Global High Yield and High Yield Bond have 1 billion shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized. Short Duration High Yield Opportunities has authorized an unlimited amount of common shares of beneficial interest with $0.001 par value per share. As of January 31, 2022, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Funds as follows:
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| Fund | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of
Outstanding Shares |
Global High Yield | | | | 11,351 | | | | | 0.03 | % |
High Yield Bond | | | | 11,650 | | | | | 0.04 | % |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | | | 5,353 | | | | | 0.02 | % |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Funds are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Affiliated | | Unaffiliated |
| Fund | | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares | | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Global High Yield | | — | | —% | | 8 | | 61.8% |
High Yield Bond | | — | | — | | 6 | | 53.5 |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | — | | — | | 4 | | 70.2 |
For the reporting period ended January 31, 2022, the Funds did not issue any shares of common stock/common shares in connection with the Funds’ dividend reinvestment plan.
| 8. | Borrowings and Re-hypothecation |
Each Fund has entered into a committed credit facility agreement (the “Credit Facility”). Global High Yield has entered into a credit facility agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc.; High Yield Bond and Short Duration High Yield Opportunities have entered
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into credit facility agreements with The Bank of Nova Scotia (collectively, the “Financial Institutions”) pursuant to which Global High Yield, High Yield Bond and Short Duration High Yield Opportunities may borrow up to a maximum commitment amount of $300 million, $240 million and $250 million, respectively. The Funds will pay interest in the amount of 0.75% plus the 1-month U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) on the amount outstanding. Such interest expenses, as well as fees for the Credit Facility (including commitment fees for any portion of the Credit Facility not drawn upon at any time during the period), are disclosed in the Statement of Operations under Interest and Miscellaneous expense, respectively. The Funds’ obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by the assets of the Funds segregated for the purpose of securing the amount borrowed and are indicated in the Schedule of Investments. The purpose of the Credit Facility is to provide the Funds with portfolio leverage and to meet its general cash flow requirements. If the Funds fails to meet certain requirements or maintain other financial covenants required under the Credit Facility, the Funds may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding.
The following Funds utilized the credit facility during the reporting period ended January 31, 2022. The average balance outstanding is for the number of days the Funds utilized the credit facility.
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Fund | | Average
Balance
Outstanding | | | | Weighted
Average
Interest Rates | | | | Number
of Days
Outstanding | | | | Maximum
Balance
Outstanding | | | | Balance
Outstanding at
January 31, 2022 |
| | | | | | | | | |
Global High Yield | | $198,782,609 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 184 | | | | $249,000,000 | | | | $149,000,000 |
High Yield Bond | | 174,804,348 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 184 | | | | 181,000,000 | | | | 181,000,000 |
Short Duration High Yield Opportunities | | 142,619,565 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 184 | | | | 154,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 |
Re-hypothecation: The credit facility permits, subject to certain conditions, the Financial Institutions to re-hypothecate, a portion of the portfolio securities segregated by the Funds as collateral. The Funds continue to receive interest on re-hypothecated securities. The Funds also have the right under the agreement to recall the re-hypothecated securities from the Financial Institutions on demand. If the Financial Institutions fail to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Funds will be compensated by the Financial Institutions for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security will not be returned by the Financial Institutions, the Funds, upon notice to the Financial Institutions, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned plus accrued interest. The Funds will receive a portion of the fees earned by the Financial Institutions in connection with the re-hypothecation of portfolio securities which reduces the interest expense on borrowings. For the reporting period ended January 31, 2022, there were no re-hypothecated securities.
| 9. | Risks of Investing in the Funds |
The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Funds. Each Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below.
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Credit Risk: This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, fixed income securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.
Cyber Security Risk: Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Fund, the Fund’s manager, subadviser and other service providers, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests have the ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems seeking to address system breaches or failures, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems of the Fund’s service providers or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests.
Debt Obligations Risk: Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund’s holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.
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Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.
The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.
Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.
In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
Interest Rate Risk: The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund’s holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
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Junk Bonds Risks: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.
Leverage Risk: The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current distributions to holders of common shares through the use of leverage. The Fund may use leverage through borrowings, including loans from certain financial institutions. The Fund may borrow in amounts up to 33 1/3% (as determined immediately after borrowing) of the Fund’s investable assets. The use of leverage can create special risks. There can be no assurance that any leveraging strategy the Fund employs will be successful during any period in which it is employed.
LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Over the course of the last several years, global regulators have indicated an intent to phase out the use of LIBOR and similar interbank offering rates (“IBOR”). There still remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rates for LIBOR and the other IBORs as well as around fallback approaches for instruments extending beyond the any phase-out of these reference rates. The lack of consensus around replacement rates and the uncertainty of the phase out of LIBOR and other IBORs may result in increased volatility in corporate or governmental debt, bank loans, derivatives and other instruments invested in by the Fund as well as loan facilities used by the Fund.
The potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the financial instruments in which the Fund invests cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Certain proposed replacement rates to LIBOR, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), are materially different from LIBOR, and changes in the applicable spread for instruments previously linked to LIBOR will need to be made in order for instruments to pay similar rates. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to reduced coupons on debt held by the Fund, higher rates
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required to be paid by the Fund on bank lines of credit due to increases in spreads, increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR 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. Because the usefulness of LIBOR and the other IBORs as benchmarks could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could be experienced until the anticipated discontinuance date in 2023 for the majority of the LIBOR rates.
Limited Term and Tender Offer Risk (applicable to SDHY only): In accordance with the Fund’s Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”), the Fund intends to terminate as of the close of business on the ninth anniversary of the effective date of the Fund’s initial registration statement, which the Fund currently expects to occur on or about November 30, 2029 (the “Dissolution Date”); provided that the Board may, by a vote of a majority of the Board and seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the Board who either (i) have been a member of the Board for a period of at least thirty-six months (or since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, if less than thirty-six months) or (ii) were nominated to serve as a member of the Board by a majority of the Continuing Trustees (as defined in the Declaration of Trust) then members of the Board (the “75% Requirement”) (a “Board Action Vote”), without shareholder approval, extend the Dissolution Date once for up to six months, which date shall then become the Dissolution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may determine, by a Board Action Vote, to cause the Fund to conduct a tender offer, as of a date within twelve months preceding the Dissolution Date (as may be extended as described above), to all common shareholders to purchase 100% of the then outstanding Common Shares of the Fund at a price equal to the NAV per Common Share on the expiration date of the tender offer (an “Eligible Tender Offer”). The Board has established that the Fund must have at least $200 million of net assets immediately following the completion of an Eligible Tender Offer to ensure the continued viability of the Fund (the “Dissolution Threshold”). In an Eligible Tender Offer, the Fund will offer to purchase all Common Shares held by each common shareholder; provided that if the number of properly tendered Common Shares would result in the Fund having aggregate net assets below the Dissolution Threshold, the Eligible Tender Offer will be canceled, no Common Shares will be repurchased pursuant to the Eligible Tender Offer, and the Fund will terminate as scheduled. If an Eligible Tender Offer is conducted and the number of properly tendered Common Shares would result in the Fund having aggregate net assets greater than or equal to the Dissolution Threshold, all Common Shares properly tendered and not withdrawn will be purchased by the Fund pursuant to the terms of the Eligible Tender Offer. Following the completion of an Eligible Tender Offer, the Board may, by a Board Action Vote, eliminate the Dissolution Date without shareholder approval and cause the Fund to have a perpetual existence. Unless the limited term provision of the Declaration of Trust is amended by the Board and the shareholders in accordance with the Declaration of Trust, or unless the Fund completes an Eligible Tender Offer and converts to perpetual existence, the Fund will terminate on or about the Dissolution Date (subject to possible extension). The Fund is not a
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so-called “target date” or “life cycle” fund whose asset allocation becomes more conservative over time as its target date, often associated with retirement, approaches. In addition, the Fund is not a “target term” fund as its investment objective is not to return its original NAV on the Dissolution Date or in an Eligible Tender Offer. The Fund’s investment objective and policies are not designed to seek to return to investors that purchase shares in this offering their initial investment on the Dissolution Date or in an Eligible Tender Offer, and such investors and investors that purchase shares after the completion of this offering may receive more or less than their original investment upon dissolution or in an Eligible Tender Offer. Because the assets of the Fund will be liquidated in connection with the dissolution, the Fund will incur transaction costs in connection with dispositions of portfolio securities. The Fund does not limit its investments to securities having a maturity date prior to the Dissolution Date and may be required to sell portfolio securities when it otherwise would not, including at times when market conditions are not favorable, which may cause the Fund to lose money. In particular, the Fund’s portfolio may still have large exposures to illiquid securities as the Dissolution Date approaches, and losses due to portfolio liquidation may be significant. The Fund generally considers “illiquid securities” to be securities that cannot be sold or disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the value used by the Fund in determining its NAV. During the Wind-Down Period, the Fund may begin liquidating all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio, and the Fund may deviate from its investment strategy and may not achieve its investment objective. As a result, during the Wind-Down Period, the Fund’s distributions may decrease, and such distributions may include a return of capital. It is expected that common shareholders will receive cash in any liquidating distribution from the Fund, regardless of their participation in the Fund’s automatic dividend reinvestment plan. However, if on the Dissolution Date the Fund owns securities for which no market exists or securities that are trading at depressed prices, such securities may be placed in a liquidating trust. The Fund cannot predict the amount, if any, of securities that will be required to be placed in a liquidating trust. The Fund may receive proceeds from the disposition of portfolio investments that are less than the valuations of such investments by the Fund and, in particular, losses from the disposition of illiquid securities may be significant. The disposition of portfolio investments by the Fund could also cause market prices of such instruments, and hence the NAV and market price of the Common Shares, to decline. In addition, disposition of portfolio investments will cause the Fund to incur increased brokerage and related transaction expenses. Moreover, in conducting such portfolio transactions, the Fund may need to deviate from its investment policies and may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s portfolio PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund 55 composition may change as its portfolio holdings mature or are called or sold in anticipation of an Eligible Tender Offer or the Dissolution Date. During such period(s), it is possible that the Fund will hold a greater percentage of its total assets in shorter term and lower yielding securities and cash and cash equivalents than it would otherwise, which may impede the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and adversely impact the Fund’s performance and distributions to common shareholders,
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which may in turn adversely impact the market value of the Common Shares. In addition, the Fund may be required to reduce its leverage, which could also adversely impact its performance. The additional cash or cash equivalents held by the Fund could be obtained through reducing the Fund’s distributions to common shareholders and/or holding cash in lieu of reinvesting, which could limit the ability of the Fund to participate in new investment opportunities. The Fund does not limit its investments to securities having a maturity date prior to or around the Dissolution Date, which may exacerbate the foregoing risks and considerations. A common shareholder may be subject to the foregoing risks over an extended period of time, particularly if the Fund conducts an Eligible Tender Offer and is also subsequently terminated by or around the Dissolution Date. If the Fund conducts an Eligible Tender Offer, the Fund anticipates that funds to pay the aggregate purchase price of shares accepted for purchase pursuant to the tender offer will be first derived from any cash on hand and then from the proceeds from the sale of portfolio investments held by the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio investments in connection with any reduction in the Fund’s outstanding leverage necessary in order to maintain the Fund’s desired leverage ratios following a tender offer. The risks related to the disposition of securities in connection with the Fund’s dissolution also would be present in connection with the disposition of securities in connection with an Eligible Tender Offer. It is likely that during the pendency of a tender offer, and possibly for a time thereafter, the Fund will hold a greater than normal percentage of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents, which may impede the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and decrease returns to shareholders. The tax effect of any such dispositions of portfolio investments will depend on the difference between the price at which the investments are sold and the tax basis of the Fund in the investments. Any capital gains recognized on such dispositions, as reduced by any capital losses the Fund realizes in the year of such dispositions and by any available capital loss carryforwards, will be distributed to shareholders as capital gain dividends (to the extent of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) or ordinary dividends (to the extent of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) during or with respect to such year, and such distributions will generally be taxable to common shareholders. Therefore, the Fund’s early disposition of portfolio investments could accelerate the timing of the Fund’s recognition of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to common shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. The purchase of Common Shares by the Fund pursuant to a tender offer will have the effect of increasing the proportionate interest in the Fund of non-tendering common shareholders. All common shareholders remaining after a tender offer may be subject to proportionately higher expenses due to the reduction in the Fund’s total assets resulting from payment for the tendered Common Shares. Such reduction in the Fund’s total assets may result in less investment flexibility, reduced diversification and greater volatility for the Fund, and may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s investment performance. Such reduction in the Fund’s total assets may also cause Common Shares to become thinly traded or otherwise negatively impact secondary trading of Common Shares. A reduction in net assets, and the corresponding increase in the Fund’s expense ratio, could result in lower returns and put the Fund at a disadvantage relative to its peers and potentially cause the Common Shares to trade at a wider discount to NAV than it otherwise would. Furthermore, the portfolio of the Fund following an Eligible Tender Offer could be significantly different
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and, therefore, common shareholders retaining an investment in the Fund could be subject to greater risk. For example, the Fund may be required to sell its more liquid, higher quality portfolio investments to purchase Common Shares that are tendered in an Eligible Tender Offer, which would leave a less liquid, lower quality portfolio for remaining shareholders. The prospects of an Eligible Tender Offer may attract arbitrageurs who would purchase the Common Shares prior to the tender offer for the sole purpose of tendering those shares which could have the effect of exacerbating the risks described herein for shareholders retaining an investment in the Fund following an Eligible Tender Offer. The Fund is not required to conduct an Eligible Tender Offer. If the Fund conducts an Eligible Tender Offer, there can be no assurance that the number of tendered Common Shares would not result in the Fund having aggregate net assets below the Dissolution Threshold, in which case the Eligible Tender Offer will be canceled, no Common Shares will be repurchased pursuant to the Eligible Tender Offer and the Fund will dissolve on the Dissolution Date (subject to possible extensions of no more than six months in total). Following the completion of an Eligible Tender Offer in which the number of tendered Common Shares would result in the Fund having aggregate net assets greater than or equal to the Dissolution Threshold, the Board may, by a Board Action Vote, eliminate the Dissolution Date without shareholder approval. Thereafter, the Fund will have a perpetual term. The Manager may have a conflict of interest in recommending to the Board that the Dissolution Date be eliminated because the Manager would continue to receive management fees on the remaining assets of the Fund while it remains in existence. The Fund is not required to conduct additional tender offers following an Eligible Tender Offer and conversion to perpetual existence. Therefore, remaining common shareholders may not have another opportunity to participate in a tender offer.
Liquidity Risk: The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments for any reason, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, the Fund may incur higher transaction costs when executing trade order of a given size. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.
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Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
COVID-19 and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. They have also had and may continue to result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Risks of Investments in Bank Loans: The Fund’s ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund’s scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any
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collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund’s access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws.
Risk of Market Price Discount from Net Asset Value: Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that net asset value could decrease as a result of investment activities.
| 10. | Recent Accounting Pronouncement and Regulatory Developments |
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, which provides optional guidance for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management does not expect ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact on the financial statements.
On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board Members’ assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Funds.
Dividends to shareholders: On February 28, 2022, Global High Yield and High Yield Bond declared monthly dividends of $0.105 per share and Short Duration High Yield Opportunities declared monthly dividends of $0.108 per share payable on March 31, 2022, April 29, 2022 and May 31, 2022, respectively, to shareholders of record on March 18, 2022, April 14, 2022 and May 13, 2022, respectively. The ex-dates are March 17, 2022, April 13, 2022 and May 12, 2022, respectively.
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Unless a common shareholder of SDHY, or a holder of common stock of ISD or GHY (collectively referred to herein as “common shareholders”) elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Trust Company, N.A, (the “Plan Administrator”), all dividends declared on common shares of SDHY and common stock of ISD and GHY (collectively referred to herein as “Common Shares”) will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Funds’ Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), in additional Common Shares. The common shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and other distributions (together, a “Dividend”) in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by the Plan Administrator as dividend disbursing agent. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the Dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared Dividend. Such notice will be effective with respect to a particular Dividend. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on behalf of the common shareholders and may reinvest that cash in additional Common Shares.
The Plan Administrator will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such common shareholder’s Common Shares are registered. Whenever the Funds declare a Dividend payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized Common Shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price per Common Share plus per share fees (as defined below) is equal to or greater than the NAV per Common Share (such condition being referred to as “market premium”), the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of shares of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the NAV per Common Share on the payment date, provided that, if the NAV per Common Share is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the NAV per Common Share is greater than the closing market value per Common Share plus per share fees (such condition being referred to as “market discount”), the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the participants in
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Open-Market Purchases. “Per share fees” include any applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Administrator is required to pay.
In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Administrator will have until the last business day before the next date on which the Common Shares trades on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend, whichever is sooner (the “Last Purchase Date”), to invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in Open-Market Purchases on behalf of participants. If, before the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per Common Share exceeds the NAV per Common Share, the average per share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator for Common Shares may exceed the NAV per Common Share, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in shares of Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at the NAV per Common Share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date, provided that, if the NAV is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date for purposes of determining the number of shares issuable under the Plan.
The Plan Administrator maintains all shareholder accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.
In the case of the common shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees that hold Common Shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Administrator will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.
The Plan Administrator’s service fee, if any, and expenses for administering the plan will be paid for by the Funds. If a participant elects by written, Internet or telephonic notice to the
Plan Administrator to have the Plan Administrator sell part or all of the shares held by the Plan Administrator in the participant’s account and remit the proceeds to the participant, the Plan Administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.12 per share fee. If a participant elects to sell his or her Common Shares, the Plan Administrator will process all sale instructions received no later than five business days after the date on which the order is received by the Plan Administrator, assuming the relevant markets are open and sufficient market liquidity exists (and except where deferral is required under applicable federal or state laws or regulations). Such sale will be made through the Plan Administrator’s broker on the relevant market and the sale price will not be determined until such time as the broker completes the sale. In every case the price to the participant shall be the weighted average sale price obtained by the Plan Administrator’s broker net of fees for each aggregate order placed by the participant and executed by the broker. To maximize cost savings, the Plan Administrator will seek to sell shares in round lot transactions. For this purpose the Plan Administrator may combine a participant’s shares with those of other selling participants.
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares issued directly by the Funds. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. Each participant will be charged a per share fee (currently $0.05 per share) on all Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a sale of Common Shares through the Plan Administrator are subject to brokerage commissions.
Each participant may terminate the participant’s account under the Plan by so notifying the Plan Administrator via the Plan Administrator’s website at www.computershare.com/investor, by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of the participant’s Statement and sending it to the Plan Administrator or by calling the Plan Administrator. Such termination will be effective immediately if the participant’s notice is received by the Plan Administrator prior to any Dividend record date. Upon any withdrawal or termination, the Plan Administrator will cause to be delivered to each terminating participant a statement of holdings for the appropriate number of the Fund’s whole book-entry Common Shares and a check for the cash adjustment of any fractional share at the market value per Common Share as of the close of business on the date the termination is effective less any applicable fees. In the event a participant’s notice of termination is on or after a record date (but before payment date) for an account whose Dividends are reinvested, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may either distribute such Dividends in cash or reinvest them in Common Shares on behalf of the terminating participant. In the event reinvestment is made, the Plan Administrator will process the termination as soon as practicable, but in
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Other Information (unaudited) (continued)
no event later than five business days after the reinvestment is completed. The Plan may be terminated by the Funds upon notice in writing mailed to each participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any Dividend by the Fund.
The Funds reserve the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Funds reserve the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
All correspondence or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000, by calling (toll-free) (800) 451-6788, or through the Plan Administrator’s website www.computershare.com/investor.
Portfolio Management. As of the date of this Semi-Annual Report, Robert Cignarella, Robert Spano, Ryan Kelly, Brian Clapp, and Daniel Thorogood of PGIM Fixed Income are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund.
Effective April 1, 2022, Daniel Thorogood will retire from each Fund’s portfolio management team.
Effective April 1, 2022, Michael Gormally will be added to each Fund’s portfolio management team.
Michael Gormally is a Vice President, and portfolio manager and trader for PGIM Fixed Income’s U.S. High Yield Bond Team. Previously, he was an Analyst in the Portfolio Analysis Group, where he managed a team of portfolio analysts dedicated to High Yield. He was responsible for the monitoring of daily risk and positioning, along with the implementation of portfolio management trading tools and performance attribution models. Before joining the Firm in 2014, Mr. Gormally was a credit analyst at BNY Mellon. Mr. Gormally received a BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
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| | • | | address, email address, telephone number, and other contact information |
| | • | | employment and occupation, demographic, income, and financial information |
| | • | | medical information for insurance applications |
| | • | | consumer reports from consumer reporting agencies |
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| | • | | video and audio recordings, and biometric data |
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| | • | | visit us online at: www.prudential.com/privacyoptout |
| | • | | call us at: 1-877-248-4019 |
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Insurance Companies and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
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Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers
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Investment Companies and Other Investment Vehicles
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Prudential, the Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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| ∎ MAIL | | ∎ MAIL (OVERNIGHT) | | ∎ TELEPHONE |
Computershare P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842-3170 | | Computershare
211 Quality Circle Suite 210 College Station, TX 77845 | | (800) 451-6788 |
| | ∎ WEBSITE |
| | pgim.com/investments |
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| PROXY VOTING |
| The Board of Directors or Trustees (as applicable) of each Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadviser(s) the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 451-6788 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
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| DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES |
| Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Barry H. Evans • Keith F. Hartstein • Stuart S. Parker • Brian K. Reid • Grace C. Torres |
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| OFFICERS |
| Stuart S. Parker, President • Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President • Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer • Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer • Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer • Andrew R. French, Secretary • Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary • Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary • Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary • Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary • Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer • Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer • Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer • Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer |
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| MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102 |
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| SUBADVISER(S) | | PGIM Fixed Income | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
| | PGIM Limited (SDHY only) | | Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 5HR United Kingdom |
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| CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286 |
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| TRANSFER AGENT | | Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | | PO Box 30170
College Station, TX
77842-3170 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017 |
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| FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019 |
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| SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES |
| Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. and PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors or Trustees (as applicable), 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director or Trustee by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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| AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE |
| The Funds file the complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
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| CERTIFICATIONS |
| The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the required annual certifications and the Funds have also included the certifications of the Funds’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, on the Funds’ Form N-CSR filed with the Commission, for the period of this report. |
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| An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. |
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| Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock at market prices. |
PGIM FIXED INCOME CLOSED-END FUNDS
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| FUND | | NYSE | | CUSIP |
| PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. | | GHY | | 69346J106 |
| PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. | | ISD | | 69346H100 |
| PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund | | SDHY | | 69355J104 |
PICE1000E2
Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.
| Item 6 – | Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. |
| Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not required, as this is not an annual filing. |
| Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not required, as this is not an annual filing. |
| Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – None. |
| Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
| | (a) | It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| | (b) | There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 – Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End
Management Investment Companies – None.
Item 13 – Exhibits
| | (a) | (1) Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing. |
| | (3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – 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.
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Registrant: | | PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. |
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By: | | /s/ Andrew R. French |
| | Andrew R. French |
| | Secretary |
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Date: | | March 22, 2022 |
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/ Stuart S. Parker |
| | Stuart S. Parker |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | March 22, 2022 |
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By: | | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
| | Christian J. Kelly |
| | Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
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Date: | | March 22, 2022 |
