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 | | 811-02090 |
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Invesco Bond Fund |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Sheri Morris 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626‑1919
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 2/28 |
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Date of reporting period: | | 2/28/23 |
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
(a) The Registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e‑1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | February 28, 2023 |
Invesco Bond Fund
NYSE: VBF
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023, Invesco Bond Fund (the Fund), at net asset value (NAV), outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index. The Fund’s return can be calculated based on either the market price or the NAV of its shares. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding. Market price reflects the supply and demand for Fund shares. As a result, the two returns can differ, as they did during the fiscal year. | |
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Performance | | | | |
Total returns, 2/28/22 to 2/28/23 | | | | |
Fund at NAV | | | -10.07 | % |
Fund at Market Value | | | -3.92 | |
Bloomberg Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | -10.31 | |
Market Price Discount/Premium to NAV as of 2/28/23 | | | 0.00 | |
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Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc. | | | | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment return, NAV and market price will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Please visit invesco.com/us for the most recent month‑end performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, the reinvestment of distributions (if any) and changes in NAV for performance based on NAV and changes in market price for performance based on market price. | |
Since the Fund is a closed‑end management investment company, shares of the Fund may trade at a discount or premium from the NAV. This characteristic is separate and distinct from the risk that NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities and may be a greater risk to investors expecting to sell their shares after a short time. The Fund cannot predict whether shares will trade at, above or below NAV. The Fund should not be viewed as a vehicle for trading purposes. It is designed primarily for risk-tolerant long-term investors. | |
Market conditions and your Fund
The beginning of the fiscal year was headlined by a historic rise in inflation along with global geopolitical and economic tensions. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, reached 8.5%,1 its highest level in over 40 years. In response, the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) shifted to tighter monetary policy, hiking its Fed funds rate by 0.25%,2 its first increase since 2018. Geopolitical and economic tensions between Ukraine and Russia culminated with the latter invading Ukrainian territory. World leaders levied sanctions against Russia that had material effects on its fixed income markets, particularly sovereign debt and corporates, and levels of liquidity. The Russia-Ukraine war exacerbated inflationary pressures while also exerting downward pressure on economic growth through a surge in commodity/energy prices. Additionally, surges in COVID‑19 cases in China exacerbated supply chain issues and aggravated inflation. During the first quarter of 2022, the two‑year Treasury yield rose significantly from 0.78% to 2.28%, while the 10‑year Treasury increased slightly from 1.63% to 2.32%.3
In the second quarter of 2022, the macro backdrop of tightening financial conditions and slowing economic growth was negative for credit asset classes. Inflation increased further to 9.1% and fixed income markets experienced significant negative performance
as bond sectors felt the impact of rising interest rates with negative performance ranging from ‑0.9% (Bloomberg Asset-Backed Securities) to ‑9.8% (Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield).4 Credit spreads increased across all major credit-sensitive sectors, reflecting anticipation of an economic slowdown and increasing concerns about recession risk, with corporate spreads ending the second quarter of 2022 above their long-term historical average. The Fed continued its rapid tightening of monetary policy in an effort to combat inflation via higher interest rates while simultaneously engineering a soft landing to not push the economy into a recession. The Fed aggressively raised its Fed funds rate during the fiscal year: a 0.50% hike in May, three 0.75% hikes in June, July and November, the largest hikes since 1994, a 0.50% hike in December, and a 0.25% hike in January to a target Fed funds rate of 4.50% to 4.75%, the highest since 2006.2 At their January 2023 meeting, the Fed indicated that there were signs of inflation coming down, but not enough to counter the need for more interest rate increases. While rates remained elevated across all maturities on the yield curve, the two‑year Treasury rates increased from 1.44% to 4.81% during the fiscal year, while 10‑year Treasury rates increased from 1.83% to 3.92%.3 At the end of the fiscal year, the yield curve remained inverted, which historically has been an indicator of a potential recession. However, attractive yields and
encouraging macroeconomic data show signs of a possible rebound for fixed income markets, in our opinion.
The Fund, at NAV, generated negative returns for the fiscal year but outperformed its broad market/style-specific benchmark, the Bloomberg Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index.
Positioning and security selection in corporate bonds were the primary contributors to Fund performance relative to the broad market/style-specific benchmark during the fiscal year. In particular, underweight allocations to the communications and consumer cyclical sub‑sectors contributed most to Fund performance while an overweight allocation to the banking sub‑sector and an underweight to the consumer non‑cyclical sub‑sector detracted most from Fund performance. Security selection within the banking and energy sub‑sectors contributed most to Fund performance while security selection within the consumer non‑cyclical and REITs sub‑sectors detracted most from Fund performance. Additionally, an overweight in Treasuries and other government-related assets detracted from Fund performance due to a flattening of the yield curve and elevated inflation.
The Fund may use active duration and yield curve positioning for risk management and for generating excess return versus its broad market/style-specific benchmark. Duration measures a portfolio’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes. Yield curve positioning refers to actively emphasizing particular points (maturities) along the yield curve with favorable risk-return expectations. During the fiscal year, duration of the portfolio was maintained in‑line with the broad market/style-specific benchmark, on average, and the timing of changes and the degree of variance from the Fund’s broad market/style-specific benchmark had a small positive effect on relative returns. We believe buying and selling US Treasury futures was an important tool used for the management of interest rate risk and to maintain our targeted portfolio duration during the fiscal year.
Part of the Fund’s strategy in seeking to manage currency risk in the portfolio during the fiscal year entailed purchasing and selling currency derivatives. Management of currency risk was carried out via currency forwards on an as‑needed basis and we believe it was effective in managing the currency positioning within the Fund during the fiscal year. Derivatives can be a cost-effective way to gain exposure to asset classes. However, derivatives may amplify traditional investment risks through the creation of leverage and maybe less liquid than traditional securities.
We wish to remind you that the Fund is subject to interest rate risk, meaning when interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities tends to fall. The risk may be greater in the current market environment because of interest rate volatility to combat inflation. The degree to which the value of fixed income securities may decline due to
rising interest rates may vary depending on the speed and magnitude of the increase in interest rates, as well as individual security characteristics, such as price, maturity, duration and coupon and market forces, such as supply and demand for similar securities. We are monitoring interest rates, and the market, economic and geopolitical factors that may impact the direction, speed and magnitude of changes to interest rates across the maturity spectrum, including the potential impact of monetary policy changes by the Fed and certain foreign central banks. If interest rates rise or fall faster than expected, markets may experience increased volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments and/or the market price of the Fund’s shares.
Thank you for investing in Invesco Bond Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
1 | Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
2 | Source: Federal Reserve of Economic Data |
3 | Source: US Department of the Treasury |
Portfolio manager(s):
Matt Brill
Chuck Burge
Michael Hyman
Todd Schomberg
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. and its affiliates. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment
Fund and index data from 2/28/13
1 | Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
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Past performance cannot guarantee future results. Performance shown in the chart does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. | | | | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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10 Years | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.36 | % |
5 Years | | | 1.86 | | | | 3.38 | |
1 Year | | | -10.07 | | | | -3.92 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month‑end performance.
Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Supplemental Information
∎ | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of February 28, 2023, and is based on total net assets. |
∎ | Unless otherwise noted, all data is provided by Invesco. |
∎ | To access your Fund’s reports, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About indexes used in this report
∎ | The Bloomberg Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index measures the Baa‑rated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. |
∎ | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including |
| the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
∎ | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and |
| they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Changes to the Trust’s Governing Documents
At a meeting held on September 19‑20, 2022, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approved changes to the Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) and the Trust’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Declaration of Trust or Bylaws, as applicable. The following is a summary of certain of these changes. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the Trust.
Declaration of Trust
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust was amended to provide as follows:
∎ | “Majority Trustee Vote” means: (a) with respect to a vote of the Board, a vote of the majority of the Trustees then in office, and, if there is one or more Continuing Trustees, a separate vote of a majority of the Continuing Trustees; and (b) with respect to a vote of a committee or sub‑committee of the Board, a vote of the majority of the members of such committee or subcommittee, and, if there is one or more Continuing Trustees on such committee or sub‑committee, a separate vote of a majority of the Continuing Trustees that are members of such committee or sub‑committee. |
∎ | “Management Trustee” is a Trustee who has present or former associations with the Trust’s Investment Adviser as causes such person to be an Interested Person of the Trust or its Investment Adviser. |
∎ | If a pre‑suit demand upon the Board to bring a derivative action is not required under Section 2.4(a) of the Declaration of Trust, Shareholders eligible to bring such derivative action under the Delaware Act who hold at least 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Trust shall join in the demand for the Board to commence such action. |
∎ | Shareholders who hold at least 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Trust and have obtained authorization from the Trustees can bring or maintain a direct action or claim for monetary damages against the Trust or the Trustees predicated upon an express or implied right of action under the Declaration of Trust or the 1940 Act. |
∎ | With respect to any direct actions or claims, the Board shall be entitled to retain counsel or other advisors in considering the merits of any request for authorization to bring a direct action and may require an undertaking by the Shareholders making such request to reimburse the Trust for the fees and expense of any such counsel or other advisors and other out of pocket expenses of the Trust, in the event that the Board determines not to bring such action. |
∎ | The Trust is permitted to redeem or repurchase Shares of any Shareholder liable to the Trust under Section 2.5 of the Declaration of Trust at a value determined by the Board in accordance with the 1940 Act and other applicable law, and to set off against and retain any distributions otherwise payable to any Shareholder liable to the Trust under Section 2.5 of the Declaration of Trust, in payment of amounts due under Section 2.5 of the Declaration of Trust. |
∎ | For purposes of Section 2.5 of the Declaration of Trust, the Board may designate a committee of one Trustee to consider a Shareholder request for authorization to bring a direct action if necessary to create a committee with a majority of Trustees who are “independent trustees” (as such term in defined in the Delaware Act). |
∎ | The term of any Trustee standing for re‑election who fails to receive sufficient votes to be elected to office due to a lack of quorum or a failure of such Trustee or any successor Trustee to such Trustee to receive the required Shareholder vote set forth in the Declaration of Trust shall continue until the annual meeting held in the third succeeding year and until a successor Trustee to such Trustee is duly elected and shall have qualified. |
∎ | In the event that any Trust Property is held by the Trustees, the right, title and interest of the Trustees in the Trust Property shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter become a Trustee. |
∎ | Without limiting the Section 4.1 of the Declaration of the Trust and subject to any applicable limitation in the Governing Instrument or applicable law, the Trustees shall have power and authority, [among others], to establish one or more committees or sub‑committees, to delegate any of the powers of the Trustees to said committees or sub‑committees and to adopt a written charter for one or more of such committees or subcommittees governing its membership, duties and operations and any other characteristics as the Trustees may deem proper, each of which committees of shall be comprised of one or more members as determined by the Trustees and sub‑committees shall be comprised of one or more members as determined by the committee or such subcommittee (which may be less than the whole number of Trustees then in office), and may be empowered to act for and bind the Trustees and the Trust as if the acts of such committee or sub‑committee were the acts of all the Trustees then in office. |
∎ | In accordance with Section 3804(e) of the Delaware Act, any suit, action or proceeding brought by or in the right of any Shareholder or any person claiming any interest in any Shares seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of, or in connection with, the Declaration of Trust or the Trust, any class or any Shares, including any claim of any nature against the Trust, any Class, the Trustees or officers of the Trust, shall be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware to the extent there is subject matter jurisdiction in such court for the claims asserted or, if not, then in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, provided, |
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
| however, that unless the Trust consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the federal securities laws, and all Shareholders and other such Persons hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection they may make now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and further, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, ALL SHAREHOLDERS AND ALL OTHER SUCH PERSONS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. |
Bylaws
The Trust’s Bylaws were amended to provide as follows:
∎ | The Board may, by resolution passed by a Majority Trustee Vote, establish one or more sub‑committees of each such Committee, and the membership, duties and operations of each such sub‑committee shall be set forth in the written Charter of the applicable Committee. The Board may, by resolution passed by a Majority Trustee Vote, designate one or more additional committees, including ad hoc committees to address specified issues, each of which may, if deemed advisable by the Board of Trustees, have a written charter. |
∎ | The Trustees may, in their sole discretion, determine that a meeting of Shareholders may be held partly or solely by means of remote communications. If authorized by the Trustees, in their sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Trustees may adopt, Shareholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of Shareholders may, by means of remote communications: (a) participate in a meeting of Shareholders; and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of Shareholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communications, provided that: (i) the Trust shall implement such measures as the Trustees deem to be reasonable (A) to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communications is a Shareholder or proxyholder; and (B) to provide such Shareholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the Shareholders; and (ii) if any Shareholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communications, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Trust. The Trustees may, in their sole discretion, notify Shareholders of any postponement, adjournment or a change of the place of a meeting of Shareholders (including a change to hold the meeting solely by means of remote communications) by a document publicly filed by the Trust with the Commission without the requirement of any further notice under the Bylaws. |
∎ | Any Shareholder desiring to nominate any person or persons (as the case may be) for election as a Trustee or Trustees of the Trust shall deliver, as part of such Shareholder Notice, a statement in writing with respect to the person or persons to be nominated, together with any persons to be designated as a proposed substitute nominee in the event that a proposed nominee is unwilling or unable to serve, including by reason of any disqualification (a “Proposed Nominee”) and any Proposed Nominee Associated Person setting forth all information required by the Bylaws, including: |
– information required by the Bylaws with respect to any Proposed Nominee Associated Person;
– information to establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees that the Proposed Nominee satisfies the trustee qualifications as set out in the Declaration of Trust;
– any other information relating to such Proposed Nominee or Proposed Nominee Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of trustees in an election contest pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act (even if an election contest is not involved); and
– written and signed certification of each Proposed Nominee that (i) all information regarding such Proposed Nominee included in and/or accompanying the shareholder notice is true, complete and accurate, (ii) such Proposed Nominee is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or oral) with any person other than the Trust in connection with service or action as a Trustee of the Trust that has not been disclosed to the Trust, (iii) the Proposed Nominee satisfies the qualifications of persons nominated or seated as trustees as set forth in the Declaration of Trust at the time of their nomination, and (iv) such Proposed Nominee will continue to satisfy the qualifications of persons nominated or seated as trustees as set forth in the Declaration of Trust at the time of their election, if elected.
∎ | Any Shareholder who gives a Shareholder Notice of any matter proposed to be brought before the meeting or to elect Proposed Nominees shall deliver, as part of such Shareholder Notice, all statements and representations required by the Bylaws, including: |
– any other information relating to such Shareholder, such beneficial owner, or any Shareholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies by such Person with respect to the proposed business to be brought by such Person before the annual meeting pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, whether or not such Person intends to deliver a proxy statement or solicit proxies;
– a statement in writing with respect to the Shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made setting forth, among other requirements, the name and address of such Shareholder, as they appear on the Trust’s books, and of such beneficial owner and of any Shareholder Associated Person; the number and class of Shares with respect to such Shares, which are owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder, such beneficial owner, and any Shareholder Associated Person; the name of each nominee holder of Shares owned beneficially but not of record by such Shareholder, beneficial owner, or any Shareholder Associated Person, and the number and class of such Shares; and other information related to the foregoing as required by the Bylaws;
– a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options or similar rights and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the Shareholder Notice by, or on behalf of, such Shareholder, such beneficial owners, or any Shareholder Associated Person (i) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such Shareholder or, such beneficial owner, or any Shareholder Associated Person; or (ii) related to such proposal; and
– a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between or among such Shareholder, such beneficial owners, or any Shareholder Associated Person, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business and any material interest of such person or any Shareholder Associated Person, in such business, including any anticipated benefit therefrom to such person, or any Shareholder Associated Person.
∎ | A Shareholder providing notice of any nomination or other business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of Shareholders shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that, with respect to nominations of persons for election as a Trustee, any additional information reasonably requested by the Board to determine that each person whom the Shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a Trustee is qualified to act as a Trustee, including information reasonably requested by the Board to determine that such proposed candidate has met the trustee qualifications as set out in the Declaration of Trust, is provided, and such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than five (5) business days after the request by the Board for additional information regarding trustee qualifications has been delivered to, or mailed and received by, such Shareholder providing notice of any nomination. |
∎ | Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article and without limiting the generality of any other requirements herein, unless otherwise required by law, a Shareholder shall be disqualified from bringing any business proposed to be brought before a meeting if any of the information in such Shareholder’s notice, or provided in connection therewith, is not correct and complete or if such Shareholder does not comply fully with the representations in such notice. |
For the purposes of the foregoing changes, a “Proposed Nominee Associated Person” of any Proposed Nominee shall mean (A) any person acting in concert with such Proposed Nominee, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of Shares owned of record or beneficially by such Proposed Nominee or person acting in concert with the Proposed Nominee and (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Proposed Nominee or a Proposed Nominee Associated Person.
For the purposes of the foregoing changes, a “Shareholder Associated Person” of any beneficial or record shareholder shall mean (A) any person acting in concert with such shareholder, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of Shares owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder or any person acting in concert with such shareholder, (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such shareholder or a Shareholder Associated Person and (D) any member of the immediate family of such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person.
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust and Bylaws contain other provisions, including all requirements for the conduct of shareholder meetings, and are available in their entirety upon request to the Trust’s Secretary, c/o Invesco Advisers, Inc., 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046.
Application of Control Share Provisions
Effective August 1, 2022, the Trust became automatically subject to newly enacted control share acquisition provisions within the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Control Share Provisions”). In general, the Control Share Provisions limit the ability of holders of “control beneficial interests” to vote their shares of a fund above various threshold levels that start at 10% unless the other shareholders of such fund vote to reinstate those rights. “Control beneficial interests” are aggregated to include the holdings of related parties and shares acquired before the effective date of the Control Share Provisions. A fund’s board of trustees may exempt acquisitions from the application of the Control Share Provisions.
The Control Share Provisions require shareholders to disclose any control share acquisition to the Trust within 10 days of such acquisition and, upon request, to provide any related information that the Trust’s Board reasonably believes is necessary or desirable.
The foregoing is only a summary of certain aspects of the Control Share Provisions. Shareholders should consult their own legal counsel with respect to the application of the Control Share Provisions to their beneficial interests of the Trust and any subsequent acquisitions of beneficial interests.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) offers you a prompt and simple way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions (Distributions) into additional shares of your Invesco closed‑end Fund (the Fund). Under the Plan, the money you earn from Distributions will be reinvested automatically in more shares of the Fund, allowing you to potentially increase your investment over time. All shareholders in the Fund are automatically enrolled in the Plan when shares are purchased.
Plan benefits
You may increase your shares in your Fund easily and automatically with the Plan.
Shareholders who participate in the Plan may be able to buy shares at below-market prices when the Fund is trading at a premium to its net asset value (NAV). In addition , transaction costs are low because when new shares are issued by the Fund, there is no brokerage fee, and when shares are bought in blocks on the open market, the per share fee is shared among all participants.
You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Agent), which administers the Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, date of investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can also access your account at invesco.com/closed‑end.
The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in safekeeping.
Who can participate in the Plan
If you own shares in your own name, your purchase will automatically enroll you in the Plan. If your shares are held in “street name” - in the name of your brokerage firm, bank, or other financial institution - you must instruct that entity to participate on your behalf. If they are unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that they reregister your shares in your own name so that you may enroll in the Plan.
How to enroll
If you haven’t participated in the Plan in the past or chose to opt out, you are still eligible to participate. Enroll by visiting invesco.com/closed‑end, by calling toll-free 800 341 2929 or by notifying us in writing at Invesco Closed‑End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000. If you are writing to us, please include the Fund name and account number and ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign these written instructions. Your participation in the Plan will begin with the next Distribution payable after the Agent receives your authorization, as long as they receive it before the “record date,” which is generally 10 business days before the Distribution is paid. If your authorization arrives after such record date, your participation in the Plan will begin with the following Distribution.
How the Plan works
If you choose to participate in the Plan, your Distributions will be promptly reinvested for you, automatically increasing your shares. If the Fund is trading at a share price that is equal to its NAV, you’ll pay that amount for your reinvested shares. However, if the Fund is trading above or below NAV, the price is determined by one of two ways:
| 1. | Premium: If the Fund is trading at a premium - a market price that is higher than its NAV ‑you’ll pay either the NAV or 95 percent of |
| the market price, whichever is greater. When the Fund trades at a premium, you may pay less for your reinvested shares than an investor purchasing shares on the stock exchange. Keep in mind, a portion of your price reduction may be taxable because you are receiving shares at less than market price. |
| 2. | Discount: If the Fund is trading at a discount - a market price that is lower than its NAV ‑ you’ll pay the market price for your reinvested shares. |
Costs of the Plan
There is no direct charge to you for reinvesting Distributions because the Plan’s fees are paid by the Fund. If the Fund is trading at or above its NAV, your new shares are issued directly by the Fund and there are no brokerage charges or fees. However, if the Fund is trading at a discount , the shares are purchased on the open market, and you will pay your portion of any per share fees. These per share fees are typically less than the standard brokerage charges for individual transactions because shares are purchased for all participants in blocks, resulting in lower fees for each individual participant. Any service or per share fees are added to the purchase price. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.
Tax implications
The automatic reinvestment of Distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be due on Distributions. You will receive tax information annually to help you prepare your federal income tax return.
Invesco does not offer tax advice. The tax information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, by any taxpayer for avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under US federal tax laws. Federal and state tax laws are complex and constantly changing. Shareholders should always consult a legal or tax adviser for information concerning their individual situation.
How to withdraw from the Plan
You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by calling 800 341 2929, by visiting invesco.com/closed‑end or by writing to Invesco Closed‑End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000. Simply indicate that you would like to withdraw from the Plan, and be sure to include your Fund name and account number. Also, ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign these written instructions. If you withdraw, you have three options with regard to the shares held in the Plan:
| 1. | If you opt to continue to hold your non‑certificated whole shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares (Book-Entry Shares) and fractional shares will be sold at the then-current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your address of record after deducting applicable fees, including per share fees such as any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay. |
| 2. | If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting a $2.50 service fee and per share fees. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay. |
| 3. | You may sell your shares through your financial adviser through the Direct Registration System (DRS). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Fund shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a share certificate. You should contact your financial adviser to learn more about any restrictions or fees that may apply. |
The Fund and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. may amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Participants will receive at least 30 days written notice before the effective date of any amendment. In the case of termination, Participants will receive at least 30 days written notice before the record date for the payment of any such Distributions by the Fund. In the case of amendment or termination necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules and policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, such written notice will not be required.
To obtain a complete copy of the current Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call our Client Services department at 800 341 2929 or visit invesco.com/closed‑end.
Fund Information
| | | | |
Portfolio Composition | | | | |
By security type | | % of total net assets |
| |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | 90.36 | % |
| |
Preferred Stocks | | | 4.62 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | 1.73 | |
| |
Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | 1.63 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 1.66 | |
| |
Top Five Debt Issuers* | | | | |
| | % of total net assets |
| |
1. Bank of America Corp. | | | 2.46 | % |
| |
2. U.S. Treasury | | | 1.49 | % |
| |
3. Amgen, Inc. | | | 1.40 | |
| |
4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1.26 | |
| |
5. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1.25 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
* Excluding money market fund holdings, if any.
Data presented here are as of February 28, 2023.
Schedule of Investments(a)
February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–90.36% |
Advertising–0.38% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 5.13%, 08/15/2027(b) | | | | | | $ | 44,000 | | | $ 39,312 |
| | | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.75%, 03/30/2030 | | | | | | | 429,000 | | | 409,485 |
Lamar Media Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 02/15/2030 | | | | | | | 221,000 | | | 190,259 |
3.63%, 01/15/2031 | | | | | | | 88,000 | | | 72,560 |
| | | | | | | | | | 711,616 |
| | | |
Aerospace & Defense–1.57% | | | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 02/01/2026 | | | | | | | 111,000 | | | 102,927 |
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | | | | | 153,000 | | | 139,016 |
3.63%, 02/01/2031 | | | | | | | 303,000 | | | 265,886 |
5.93%, 05/01/2060 | | | | | | | 460,000 | | | 430,408 |
| | | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.84%, 05/01/2025 | | | | | | | 334,000 | | | 320,933 |
Lockheed Martin Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 06/15/2053 | | | | | | | 104,000 | | | 89,551 |
5.70%, 11/15/2054 | | | | | | | 159,000 | | | 172,322 |
4.30%, 06/15/2062 | | | | | | | 122,000 | | | 105,792 |
5.90%, 11/15/2063 | | | | | | | 159,000 | | | 175,793 |
| | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.95%, 03/15/2053 | | | | | | | 96,000 | | | 90,593 |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.15%, 02/27/2033 | | | | | | | 370,000 | | | 368,344 |
5.38%, 02/27/2053 | | | | | | | 277,000 | | | 278,436 |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 03/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 116,000 | | | 114,599 |
6.38%, 06/15/2026 | | | | | | | 48,000 | | | 46,599 |
6.75%, 08/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 212,201 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,913,400 |
| | | |
Air Freight & Logistics–0.43% | | | | | | | | | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 03/03/2033 | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | 258,372 |
5.05%, 03/03/2053 | | | | | | | 554,000 | | | 547,404 |
| | | | | | | | | | 805,776 |
| | | |
Airlines–1.83% | | | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021‑1, Class B, 3.95%, 07/11/2030 | | | | | | | 217,740 | | | 190,956 |
Series 2021‑1, Class A, 2.88%, 07/11/2034 | | | | | | | 202,423 | | | 167,414 |
| | | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 04/20/2026(b) | | | | | | | 169,000 | | | 164,655 |
British Airways Pass-Through Trust (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019‑1, Class AA, 3.30%, 12/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 388,292 | | | 334,797 |
Series 2021‑1, Class A, 2.90%, 03/15/2035(b) | | | | | | | 144,651 | | | 119,449 |
| | | |
Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2020‑1, Class AA, 2.00%, 06/10/2028 | | | | | | | 113,119 | | | 99,119 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Airlines–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 10/20/2025(b) | | | | | | $ | 383,325 | | | $ 372,537 |
4.75%, 10/20/2028(b) | | | | | | | 526,568 | | | 500,555 |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016‑1, Class B, 3.65%, 01/07/2026 | | | | | | | 227,560 | | | 210,543 |
Series 2020‑1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | | | | | 414,993 | | | 412,733 |
Series 2018‑1, Class AA, 3.50%, 03/01/2030 | | | | | | | 285,617 | | | 256,314 |
Series 2019‑1, Class A, 4.55%, 08/25/2031 | | | | | | | 223,810 | | | 201,202 |
Series 2019‑1, Class AA, 4.15%, 08/25/2031 | | | | | | | 384,042 | | | 347,100 |
| | | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 5,000 | | | 4,710 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,382,084 |
| | | |
Alternative Carriers–0.02% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/2039 | | | | | | | 77,000 | | | 38,238 |
| | | |
Aluminum–0.04% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 93,000 | | | 82,077 |
| | | |
Apparel Retail–0.04% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 112,000 | | | 82,260 |
| | | |
Application Software–0.18% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NCR Corp., 5.75%, 09/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 82,474 |
| | | |
Open Text Corp. (Canada), 6.90%, 12/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 73,000 | | | 73,796 |
| | | |
salesforce.com, inc., 2.90%, 07/15/2051 | | | | | | | 156,000 | | | 105,040 |
| | | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/2027(b) | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 81,015 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 342,325 |
| |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.21% | | | |
| | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/2024 | | | | | | | 779,000 | | | 767,588 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 04/02/2025 | | | | | | | 131,000 | | | 125,382 |
4.50%, 05/13/2032 | | | | | | | 123,000 | | | 119,857 |
| | | |
Apollo Management Holdings L.P., 4.95%, 01/14/2050(b)(c) | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 43,154 |
Ares Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 06/15/2028 | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | 28,776 |
3.20%, 11/15/2031 | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 30,548 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.54%, 02/01/2029(c) | | | | | | | 277,000 | | | 269,304 |
5.83%, 10/25/2033(c) | | | | | | | 232,000 | | | 241,769 |
Series I, 3.75%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 287,000 | | | 240,362 |
| | | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.13%, 02/15/2027 | | | | | | | 330,000 | | | 278,087 |
| | | |
Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, 5.63%, 03/30/2043(b) | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 36,668 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–(continued) |
| | | |
State Street Corp., 4.82%, 01/26/2034(c) | | | | | | $ | 61,000 | | | $ 58,856 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,240,351 |
| | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.26% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 4.75%, 04/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | 133,260 |
| | | |
Clarios Global L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | 29,858 |
| | | |
Nemak S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), 3.63%, 06/28/2031(b) | | | | | | | 261,000 | | | 196,896 |
| | | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 139,000 | | | 124,027 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 484,041 |
| | | |
Automobile Manufacturers–2.25% | | | | | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 33,000 | | | 30,643 |
3.75%, 01/30/2031(b) | | | | | | | 176,000 | | | 146,307 |
| | | |
BMW US Capital LLC (Germany), 3.70%, 04/01/2032(b) | | | | | | | 101,000 | | | 91,465 |
Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.35%, 12/08/2026 | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 152,920 |
3.25%, 02/12/2032 | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 67,571 |
6.10%, 08/19/2032 | | | | | | | 360,000 | | | 335,598 |
4.75%, 01/15/2043 | | | | | | | 71,000 | | | 51,872 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.39%, 01/08/2026 | | | | | | | 206,000 | | | 194,009 |
7.35%, 11/04/2027 | | | | | | | 281,000 | | | 285,384 |
7.35%, 03/06/2030 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 202,766 |
| | | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.00%, 04/09/2027 | | | | | | | 226,000 | | | 220,485 |
Hyundai Capital America, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 02/01/2024(b) | | | | | | | 1,311,000 | | | 1,294,345 |
2.00%, 06/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 178,000 | | | 148,362 |
| | | |
J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 166,000 | | | 160,149 |
| | | |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.85%, 09/16/2026(b) | | | | | | | 159,000 | | | 134,821 |
| | | |
PACCAR Financial Corp., 4.60%, 01/10/2028 | | | | | | | 134,000 | | | 133,080 |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 01/12/2028 | | | | | | | 227,000 | | | 224,190 |
4.70%, 01/12/2033 | | | | | | | 83,000 | | | 81,482 |
| | | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC (Germany), 4.35%, 06/08/2027(b) | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 204,489 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,159,938 |
| | | |
Automotive Retail–0.56% | | | | | | | | | | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028 | | | | | | | 23,000 | | | 20,603 |
4.63%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 71,000 | | | 61,810 |
| | | |
AutoZone, Inc., 4.75%, 08/01/2032 | | | | | | | 168,000 | | | 160,436 |
| | | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 177,000 | | | 152,154 |
| | | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 183,000 | | | 148,906 |
| | | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 240,000 | | | 200,771 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Automotive Retail–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | | | | $ | 211,000 | | | $ 174,283 |
4.88%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 157,000 | | | 125,093 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,044,056 |
| | | |
Biotechnology–1.40% | | | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 03/02/2025 | | | | | | | 167,000 | | | 166,657 |
5.15%, 03/02/2028 | | | | | | | 319,000 | | | 317,836 |
5.25%, 03/02/2030 | | | | | | | 145,000 | | | 144,349 |
5.25%, 03/02/2033 | | | | | | | 351,000 | | | 348,694 |
5.60%, 03/02/2043 | | | | | | | 287,000 | | | 283,591 |
5.65%, 03/02/2053 | | | | | | | 635,000 | | | 630,224 |
5.75%, 03/02/2063 | | | | | | | 704,000 | | | 694,823 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,586,174 |
| | | |
Brewers–0.09% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Turkey), 3.38%, 06/29/2028(b) | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | 167,260 |
| | | |
Cable & Satellite–1.68% | | | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 02/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 31,000 | | | 28,123 |
6.38%, 09/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 197,000 | | | 183,876 |
4.75%, 03/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 102,000 | | | 85,877 |
4.50%, 08/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 124,000 | | | 102,121 |
7.38%, 03/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 186,000 | | | 180,556 |
4.50%, 05/01/2032 | | | | | | | 221,000 | | | 175,143 |
4.50%, 06/01/2033(b) | | | | | | | 24,000 | | | 18,695 |
4.25%, 01/15/2034(b) | | | | | | | 27,000 | | | 20,238 |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 04/01/2038 | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | 35,183 |
3.50%, 06/01/2041 | | | | | | | 189,000 | | | 123,793 |
3.50%, 03/01/2042 | | | | | | | 201,000 | | | 129,843 |
5.75%, 04/01/2048 | | | | | | | 255,000 | | | 213,254 |
3.90%, 06/01/2052 | | | | | | | 185,000 | | | 117,042 |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | | | | | 252,000 | | | 148,651 |
Comcast Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 11/15/2032 | | | | | | | 426,000 | | | 438,048 |
2.80%, 01/15/2051 | | | | | | | 79,000 | | | 50,483 |
2.89%, 11/01/2051 | | | | | | | 311,000 | | | 201,570 |
| | | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 1.80%, 10/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 18,000 | | | 13,893 |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 06/01/2024 | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | 91,165 |
5.75%, 01/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 114,773 |
| | | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.13%, 06/01/2029 | | | | | | | 136,000 | | | 80,495 |
| | | |
Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 134,000 | | | 99,649 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 09/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 69,000 | | | 61,074 |
4.00%, 07/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | 59,913 |
| | | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 5.50%, 05/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 181,412 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Cable & Satellite–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
VZ Secured Financing B.V. (Netherlands), 5.00%, 01/15/2032(b) | | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ 164,684 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,119,554 |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.13% |
| | | |
Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 87,000 | | | 76,596 |
| | | |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 8.00%, 02/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 80,647 |
| | | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 93,000 | | | 83,294 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 240,537 |
| | | |
Commodity Chemicals–0.12% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Mativ Holdings, Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 251,000 | | | 231,530 |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.57% |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.02%, 06/15/2026 | | | | | | | 668,000 | | | 676,450 |
8.35%, 07/15/2046 | | | | | | | 8,000 | | | 9,091 |
3.45%, 12/15/2051(b) | | | | | | | 76,000 | | | 46,507 |
Leidos, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 02/15/2031 | | | | | | | 173,000 | | | 134,981 |
5.75%, 03/15/2033 | | | | | | | 189,000 | | | 186,759 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,053,788 |
|
Construction & Engineering–0.06% |
| | | |
AECOM, 5.13%, 03/15/2027 | | | | | | | 24,000 | | | 22,976 |
| | | |
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 6.75%, 01/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 85,796 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 108,772 |
|
Construction Materials–0.20% |
| | | |
CRH America Finance, Inc. (Ireland), 3.95%, 04/04/2028(b) | | | | | | | 384,000 | | | 361,785 |
|
Consumer Finance–0.60% |
Ally Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 09/30/2024 | | | | | | | 34,000 | | | 33,724 |
4.63%, 03/30/2025 | | | | | | | 223,000 | | | 218,371 |
2.20%, 11/02/2028 | | | | | | | 24,000 | | | 19,572 |
American Express Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 03/04/2027 | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 80,613 |
4.42%, 08/03/2033(c) | | | | | | | 353,000 | | | 330,480 |
| | | |
Capital One Financial Corp., 5.27%, 05/10/2033(c) | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | 42,650 |
| | | |
FirstCash, Inc., 5.63%, 01/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 88,000 | | | 77,966 |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 03/15/2025 | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 48,861 |
7.13%, 03/15/2026 | | | | | | | 153,000 | | | 148,883 |
3.88%, 09/15/2028 | | | | | | | 48,000 | | | 38,208 |
5.38%, 11/15/2029 | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 75,917 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,115,245 |
| | | |
Copper–0.11% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.38%, 08/01/2028 | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | 23,230 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Copper–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
PT Freeport Indonesia (Indonesia), 5.32%, 04/14/2032(b) | | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ 184,942 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 208,172 |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.18% |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 07/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 72,000 | | | 62,197 |
4.88%, 07/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 76,980 |
| | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., 5.05%, 06/01/2052 | | | | | | | 203,000 | | | 185,059 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 324,236 |
| | | |
Department Stores–0.09% | | | | | | | | | | |
Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 47,000 | | | 42,745 |
5.88%, 03/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | 37,077 |
6.13%, 03/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 7,000 | | | 6,029 |
4.50%, 12/15/2034 | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 69,099 |
4.30%, 02/15/2043 | | | | | | | 28,000 | | | 17,243 |
| | | | | | | | | | 172,193 |
| | | |
Distributors–0.01% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Genuine Parts Co., 2.75%, 02/01/2032 | | | | | | | 14,000 | | | 11,327 |
| | | |
Diversified Banks–13.07% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Africa Finance Corp. (Supranational), 4.38%, 04/17/2026(b) | | | | | | | 1,080,000 | | | 1,013,288 |
African Export-Import Bank (The) (Supranational), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 05/17/2026(b) | | | | | | | 211,000 | | | 189,286 |
3.80%, 05/17/2031(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 165,660 |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | |
6.74%, 12/08/2032(b) | | | | | | | 325,000 | | | 336,274 |
6.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 765,000 | | | 760,284 |
| | | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. (Brazil), 3.25%, 09/30/2026(b) | | | | | | | 263,000 | | | 239,593 |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 04/27/2028(c) | | | | | | | 334,000 | | | 319,492 |
4.95%, 07/22/2028(c) | | | | | | | 257,000 | | | 251,494 |
2.57%, 10/20/2032(c) | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 78,071 |
2.97%, 02/04/2033(c) | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | 76,972 |
4.57%, 04/27/2033(c) | | | | | | | 306,000 | | | 284,595 |
5.02%, 07/22/2033(c) | | | | | | | 374,000 | | | 360,001 |
2.48%, 09/21/2036(c) | | | | | | | 159,000 | | | 119,208 |
3.85%, 03/08/2037(c) | | | | | | | 53,000 | | | 44,757 |
7.75%, 05/14/2038 | | | | | | | 765,000 | | | 904,393 |
2.68%, 06/19/2041(c) | | | | | | | 75,000 | | | 51,459 |
Series AA, 6.10%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 1,140,000 | | | 1,131,450 |
Series DD, 6.30%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 325,000 | | | 328,656 |
Series TT, 6.13%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 611,000 | | | 597,130 |
| | | |
Bank of China Ltd. (China), 5.00%, 11/13/2024(b) | | | | | | | 540,000 | | | 533,345 |
| | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), 8.63%, 10/27/2082(c) | | | | | | | 418,000 | | | 441,923 |
| | | |
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 8.00%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 332,000 | | | 326,256 |
| | | |
BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), 4.38%, 04/10/2024(b) | | | | | | | 385,000 | | | 379,129 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Diversified Banks–(continued) |
BPCE S.A. (France), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.98%, 01/18/2027(b)(c) | | | | | | $ | 313,000 | | | $ 312,801 |
2.28%, 01/20/2032(b)(c) | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | 199,316 |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/13/2025 | | | | | | | 902,000 | | | 904,107 |
4.66%, 05/24/2028(c) | | | | | | | 188,000 | | | 181,940 |
2.57%, 06/03/2031(c) | | | | | | | 33,000 | | | 27,083 |
2.56%, 05/01/2032(c) | | | | | | | 137,000 | | | 110,098 |
2.52%, 11/03/2032(c) | | | | | | | 66,000 | | | 52,123 |
3.79%, 03/17/2033(c) | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | 213,174 |
4.91%, 05/24/2033(c) | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 201,990 |
2.90%, 11/03/2042(c) | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 67,903 |
Series A, 8.87% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.07%)(d)(e) | | | | | | | 108,000 | | | 108,864 |
Series V, 4.70%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | 237,900 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 04/06/2028(b)(c) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 233,293 |
4.66%, 08/22/2028(b)(c) | | | | | | | 253,000 | | | 244,450 |
3.76%, 04/06/2033(b)(c) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 217,654 |
| | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 6.00%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 845,000 | | | 783,738 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.32%, 04/26/2028(c) | | | | | | | 327,000 | | | 313,653 |
4.85%, 07/25/2028(c) | | | | | | | 273,000 | | | 266,676 |
2.58%, 04/22/2032(c) | | | | | | | 133,000 | | | 107,841 |
4.59%, 04/26/2033(c) | | | | | | | 218,000 | | | 203,315 |
4.91%, 07/25/2033(c) | | | | | | | 419,000 | | | 401,388 |
5.72%, 09/14/2033(c) | | | | | | | 534,000 | | | 530,955 |
Series W, 5.86% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 05/15/2047(e) | | | | | | | 598,000 | | | 506,805 |
| | | |
KeyBank N.A., 4.90%, 08/08/2032 | | | | | | | 362,000 | | | 340,974 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.02%, 07/20/2028(c) | | | | | | | 223,000 | | | 218,390 |
1.80%, 07/20/2033(c) | | | | | | | 306,000 | | | 295,749 |
| | | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), 5.67%, 09/13/2033(c) | | | | | | | 365,000 | | | 365,713 |
| | | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), 6.43%, 01/12/2033(b) | | | | | | | 302,000 | | | 305,520 |
| | | |
Natwest Group PLC (United Kingdom), 6.02%, 03/02/2034(c) | | | | | | | 202,000 | | | 202,486 |
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 09/22/2027(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 199,612 |
6.63%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 208,000 | | | 202,443 |
| | | |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada), 5.00%, 02/01/2033 | | | | | | | 412,000 | | | 402,710 |
| | | |
Societe Generale S.A. (France), 9.38%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 211,440 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.27%, 02/18/2036(b)(c) | | | | | | | 471,000 | | | 379,889 |
4.30%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 393,000 | | | 320,138 |
7.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 459,000 | | | 457,822 |
7.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 406,000 | | | 407,522 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.14%, 09/23/2030 | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 39,377 |
5.77%, 01/13/2033 | | | | | | | 632,000 | | | 637,611 |
| | | |
Swedbank AB (Sweden), 5.34%, 09/20/2027(b) | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 210,483 |
| | | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada), 8.13%, 10/31/2082(c) | | | | | | | 340,000 | | | 355,725 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Diversified Banks–(continued) |
U.S. Bancorp, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.55%, 07/22/2028(c) | | | | | | $ | 272,000 | | | $ 264,642 |
4.97%, 07/22/2033(c) | | | | | | | 209,000 | | | 199,513 |
5.85%, 10/21/2033(c) | | | | | | | 370,000 | | | 381,716 |
2.49%, 11/03/2036(c) | | | | | | | 397,000 | | | 306,043 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.81%, 07/25/2028(c) | | | | | | | 158,000 | | | 153,912 |
4.90%, 07/25/2033(c) | | | | | | | 155,000 | | | 148,129 |
5.38%, 11/02/2043 | | | | | | | 1,421,000 | | | 1,345,340 |
4.75%, 12/07/2046 | | | | | | | 277,000 | | | 237,976 |
4.61%, 04/25/2053(c) | | | | | | | 271,000 | | | 235,134 |
| | | |
Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 5.41%, 08/10/2033(c) | | | | | | | 24,000 | | | 23,003 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 24,208,795 |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–2.48% |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | |
7.95%, 01/09/2025 | | | | | | | 547,000 | | | 552,669 |
5.00%, 07/09/2027 | | | | | | | 405,000 | | | 371,480 |
7.50%, 02/15/2028 | | | | | | | 431,000 | | | 435,516 |
Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.19%, 04/01/2031(b)(c) | | | | | | | 280,000 | | | 222,262 |
4.50%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 468,000 | | | 273,148 |
5.10%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 478,000 | | | 297,149 |
5.25%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 448,000 | | | 309,747 |
7.50%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 592,000 | | | 518,740 |
9.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 275,000 | | | 249,535 |
| | | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd. (Australia), 6.13%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 530,000 | | | 486,815 |
| | | |
OWL Rock Core Income Corp., 4.70%, 02/08/2027 | | | | | | | 144,000 | | | 131,599 |
UBS Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.71%, 01/12/2027(b)(c) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 249,592 |
4.75%, 05/12/2028(b)(c) | | | | | | | 296,000 | | | 285,150 |
4.38%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 258,000 | | | 203,301 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,586,703 |
| |
Diversified Chemicals–0.50% | | | |
| | | |
Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V. (Brazil), 7.25%, 02/13/2033(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 195,386 |
Celanese US Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.90%, 07/05/2024 | | | | | | | 356,000 | | | 355,731 |
6.05%, 03/15/2025 | | | | | | | 379,000 | | | 377,740 |
| | | | | | | | | | 928,857 |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.37% |
| | | |
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd. (Australia), 4.90%, 02/28/2033 | | | | | | | 304,000 | | | 302,944 |
| | | |
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Chile), 5.13%, 02/02/2033(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 194,710 |
| | | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. (Australia), 4.38%, 04/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 44,000 | | | 37,175 |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 04/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 5,000 | | | 4,494 |
6.13%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 76,014 |
| | | |
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), 6.13%, 10/01/2035 | | | | | | | 78,000 | | | 78,641 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 693,978 |
| | | |
Diversified REITs–1.33% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
CubeSmart L.P., 2.50%, 02/15/2032 | | | | | | | 66,000 | | | 51,625 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Diversified REITs–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Trust Fibra Uno (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 12/15/2024(b) | | | | | | $ | 283,000 | | | $ 277,633 |
5.25%, 01/30/2026(b) | | | | | | | 764,000 | | | 729,593 |
6.39%, 01/15/2050(b) | | | | | | | 1,180,000 | | | 922,561 |
VICI Properties L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | 231,336 |
4.95%, 02/15/2030 | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | 228,954 |
5.13%, 05/15/2032 | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | 20,433 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,462,135 |
|
Diversified Support Services–0.09% |
| | | |
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. (Canada), 5.38%, 01/15/2025(b) | | | | | | | 172,000 | | | 172,236 |
| | | |
Drug Retail–0.85% | | | | | | | | | | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
6.04%, 12/10/2028 | | | | | | | 566,945 | | | 571,439 |
5.77%, 01/10/2033(b) | | | | | | | 1,022,080 | | | 996,525 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,567,964 |
| | | |
Education Services–0.14% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Grand Canyon University, 3.25%, 10/01/2023 | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | 256,750 |
| | | |
Electric Utilities–4.21% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alfa Desarrollo S.p.A. (Chile), 4.55%, 09/27/2051(b) | | | | | | | 200,267 | | | 146,996 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.95%, 11/01/2032 | | | | | | | 158,000 | | | 163,094 |
3.88%, 02/15/2062(c) | | | | | | | 476,000 | | | 399,332 |
| | | |
Connecticut Light and Power Co. (The), 5.25%, 01/15/2053 | | | | | | | 156,000 | | | 156,207 |
| | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/2052 | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 104,976 |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.95%, 01/15/2033 | | | | | | | 318,000 | | | 313,405 |
5.35%, 01/15/2053 | | | | | | | 287,000 | | | 283,327 |
Duke Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/08/2027 | | | | | | | 116,000 | | | 115,195 |
4.30%, 03/15/2028 | | | | | | | 177,000 | | | 169,162 |
5.00%, 08/15/2052 | | | | | | | 307,000 | | | 273,420 |
3.25%, 01/15/2082(c) | | | | | | | 123,000 | | | 97,736 |
| | | |
Electricidad Firme de Mexico Holdings S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), 4.90%, 11/20/2026(b) | | | | | | | 218,000 | | | 195,899 |
| | | |
Electricite de France S.A. (France), 6.00%, 01/22/2114(b) | | | | | | | 1,755,000 | | | 1,598,215 |
Enel Finance America LLC (Italy), | | | | | | | | | | |
7.10%, 10/14/2027(b) | | | | | | | 204,000 | | | 214,318 |
2.88%, 07/12/2041(b) | | | | | | | 305,000 | | | 190,623 |
| | | |
Enel Finance International N.V. (Italy), 6.80%, 10/14/2025(b) | | | | | | | 212,000 | | | 217,471 |
| | | |
Exelon Corp., 5.60%, 03/15/2053 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 195,554 |
| | | |
FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.15%, 07/15/2027 | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 149,423 |
| | | |
Mercury Chile Holdco LLC (Chile), 6.50%, 01/24/2027(b) | | | | | | | 317,000 | | | 304,320 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.05%, 03/01/2025 | | | | | | | 202,000 | | | 203,338 |
4.63%, 07/15/2027 | | | | | | | 379,000 | | | 368,624 |
5.00%, 07/15/2032 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | 115,624 |
| | | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | 83,744 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Electric Utilities–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
PacifiCorp, 5.35%, 12/01/2053 | | | | | | $ | 675,000 | | | $ 667,043 |
Southern Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.70%, 10/15/2032 | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 162,690 |
Series B, 4.00%, 01/15/2051(c) | | | | | | | 320,000 | | | 300,848 |
Series 21‑A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(c) | | | | | | | 117,000 | | | 99,984 |
| | | |
Tampa Electric Co., 5.00%, 07/15/2052 | | | | | | | 122,000 | | | 113,292 |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
Series B, 3.75%, 05/15/2027 | | | | | | | 109,000 | | | 103,571 |
Series C, 4.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 74,848 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 47,810 |
5.63%, 02/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 29,000 | | | 27,513 |
5.00%, 07/31/2027(b) | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | 51,150 |
4.38%, 05/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 96,000 | | | 83,044 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7,791,796 |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.93% |
| | | |
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., 2.15%, 12/15/2030 | | | | | | | 107,000 | | | 84,071 |
| | | |
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Series AJ, 4.85%, 10/01/2052 | | | | | | | 317,000 | | | 301,934 |
| | | |
EnerSys, 4.38%, 12/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 141,000 | | | 128,134 |
Regal Rexnord Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.05%, 04/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 363,000 | | | 355,130 |
6.30%, 02/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | 21,541 |
6.40%, 04/15/2033(b) | | | | | | | 644,000 | | | 634,321 |
| | | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.88%, 09/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | 199,365 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,724,496 |
| | | |
Electronic Components–1.12% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Corning, Inc., 5.45%, 11/15/2079 | | | | | | | 2,161,000 | | | 1,919,860 |
| | | |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.75%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 176,000 | | | 146,892 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,066,752 |
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.18% |
| | | |
Trimble, Inc., 6.10%, 03/15/2033 | | | | | | | 212,000 | | | 211,565 |
Vontier Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.40%, 04/01/2028 | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 32,812 |
2.95%, 04/01/2031 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | 91,531 |
| | | | | | | | | | 335,908 |
| |
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.02% | | | |
| | | |
Jabil, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/2031 | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 32,920 |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.07% |
| | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 131,000 | | | 130,221 |
|
Financial Exchanges & Data–0.99% |
| | | |
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao (Brazil), 4.13%, 09/20/2031(b) | | | | | | | 225,000 | | | 186,694 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 09/15/2027 | | | | | | | 222,000 | | | 216,106 |
4.35%, 06/15/2029 | | | | | | | 187,000 | | | 181,316 |
4.60%, 03/15/2033 | | | | | | | 180,000 | | | 171,920 |
4.95%, 06/15/2052 | | | | | | | 246,000 | | | 233,391 |
5.20%, 06/15/2062 | | | | | | | 188,000 | | | 185,117 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Financial Exchanges & Data–(continued) |
Moody’s Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 08/08/2032 | | | | | | $ | 91,000 | | | $ 84,290 |
2.75%, 08/19/2041 | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 62,044 |
5.25%, 07/15/2044 | | | | | | | 315,000 | | | 301,431 |
3.75%, 02/25/2052 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | 91,966 |
3.10%, 11/29/2061 | | | | | | | 199,000 | | | 123,975 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,838,250 |
|
Food Distributors–0.07% |
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 01/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 77,052 |
3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 57,000 | | | 47,087 |
| | | | | | | | | | 124,139 |
|
General Merchandise Stores–0.53% |
Dollar General Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 11/01/2027 | | | | | | | 114,000 | | | 111,351 |
5.00%, 11/01/2032 | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | 97,066 |
5.50%, 11/01/2052 | | | | | | | 202,000 | | | 197,690 |
Target Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 01/15/2033 | | | | | | | 374,000 | | | 354,901 |
4.80%, 01/15/2053 | | | | | | | 233,000 | | | 217,896 |
| | | | | | | | | | 978,904 |
|
Gold–0.04% |
| | | |
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), 7.50%, 07/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 76,777 |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.29% |
Alcon Finance Corp. (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 12/06/2032(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 200,968 |
5.75%, 12/06/2052(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 203,472 |
| | | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.69%, 02/13/2028 | | | | | | | 133,000 | | | 130,079 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 534,519 |
|
Health Care Facilities–0.67% |
| | | |
Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/2028 | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 78,118 |
HCA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 03/15/2024 | | | | | | | 597,000 | | | 593,180 |
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | | | | | | | 37,000 | | | 36,668 |
5.25%, 04/15/2025 | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | 29,716 |
5.88%, 02/15/2026 | | | | | | | 71,000 | | | 70,980 |
5.38%, 09/01/2026 | | | | | | | 18,000 | | | 17,750 |
3.50%, 09/01/2030 | | | | | | | 196,000 | | | 168,683 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 01/01/2026 | | | | | | | 174,000 | | | 165,880 |
6.13%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 76,000 | | | 72,497 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,233,472 |
|
Health Care REITs–0.26% |
| | | |
CTR Partnership L.P./CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/2028(b) | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 75,701 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 05/01/2024 | | | | | | | 43,000 | | | 38,517 |
9.75%, 06/15/2025 | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 38,805 |
4.38%, 03/01/2031 | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | 31,241 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Health Care REITs–(continued) |
MPT Operating Partnership L.P./MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 08/01/2029 | | | | | | $ | 110,000 | | | $ 82,365 |
3.50%, 03/15/2031 | | | | | | | 114,000 | | | 78,259 |
| | | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.25%, 04/15/2033 | | | | | | | 191,000 | | | 136,719 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 481,607 |
|
Health Care Services–0.38% |
Community Health Systems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 05/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 63,000 | | | 50,495 |
4.75%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | 32,495 |
| | | |
DaVita, Inc., 3.75%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 56,000 | | | 42,344 |
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2032, 2.04%, 01/01/2032 | | | | | | | 125,000 | | | 98,438 |
Series 2042, 2.72%, 01/01/2042 | | | | | | | 121,000 | | | 83,785 |
2.86%, 01/01/2052 | | | | | | | 138,000 | | | 90,236 |
| | | |
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21‑A, 2.70%, 10/01/2051 | | | | | | | 367,000 | | | 218,606 |
| | | |
Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 81,272 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 697,671 |
|
Health Care Supplies–0.05% |
| | | |
Medline Borrower L.P., 3.88%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 122,000 | | | 101,794 |
|
Home Improvement Retail–0.74% |
| | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.95%, 09/15/2052 | | | | | | | 147,000 | | | 141,342 |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 04/15/2033 | | | | | | | 536,000 | | | 516,204 |
5.63%, 04/15/2053 | | | | | | | 401,000 | | | 384,241 |
5.80%, 09/15/2062 | | | | | | | 334,000 | | | 323,054 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,364,841 |
|
Homebuilding–0.42% |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 01/15/2030 | | | | | | | 417,000 | | | 347,769 |
6.00%, 01/15/2043 | | | | | | | 441,000 | | | 374,045 |
3.97%, 08/06/2061 | | | | | | | 89,000 | | | 51,343 |
| | | | | | | | | | 773,157 |
|
Hotel & Resort REITs–0.14% |
Service Properties Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 12/15/2027 | | | | | | | 196,000 | | | 176,829 |
4.38%, 02/15/2030 | | | | | | | 108,000 | | | 82,638 |
| | | | | | | | | | 259,467 |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.18% |
Carnival Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 03/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | 20,595 |
4.00%, 08/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 97,000 | | | 82,102 |
| | | |
Expedia Group, Inc., 4.63%, 08/01/2027 | | | | | | | 229,000 | | | 218,696 |
| | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 4.25%, 07/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 17,000 | | | 14,848 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 336,241 |
|
Household Products–0.04% |
| | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 79,725 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Housewares & Specialties–0.01% |
| | | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.38%, 09/15/2027 | | | | | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ 14,936 |
|
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.24% |
Walmart, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 09/09/2032 | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 241,130 |
4.50%, 09/09/2052 | | | | | | | 217,000 | | | 204,724 |
| | | | | | | | | | 445,854 |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.37% |
| | | |
AES Corp. (The), 2.45%, 01/15/2031 | | | | | | | 79,000 | | | 62,815 |
| | | |
Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 130,055 |
| | | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 97,000 | | | 89,121 |
| | | |
EnfraGen Energia Sur S.A./EnfraGen Spain S.A./Prime Energia S.p.A. (Colombia), 5.38%, 12/30/2030(b) | | | | | | | 376,000 | | | 240,757 |
| | | |
TransAlta Corp. (Canada), 7.75%, 11/15/2029 | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | 81,876 |
| | | |
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(c)(d) | | | | | | | 92,000 | | | 86,150 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 690,774 |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–0.48% |
| | | |
Bidvest Group UK PLC (The) (South Africa), 3.63%, 09/23/2026(b) | | | | | | | 234,000 | | | 209,440 |
| | | |
Honeywell International, Inc., 5.00%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 667,000 | | | 674,509 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 883,949 |
|
Industrial Machinery–0.23% |
| | | |
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/2026 | | | | | | | 167,000 | | | 159,545 |
| | | |
Flowserve Corp., 2.80%, 01/15/2032 | | | | | | | 56,000 | | | 43,169 |
| | | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 11,000 | | | 9,522 |
| | | |
Weir Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), 2.20%, 05/13/2026(b) | | | | | | | 246,000 | | | 215,585 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 427,821 |
|
Industrial REITs–0.23% |
| | | |
LXP Industrial Trust, 2.38%, 10/01/2031 | | | | | | | 61,000 | | | 46,324 |
| | | |
Prologis L.P., 4.63%, 01/15/2033 | | | | | | | 392,000 | | | 379,750 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 426,074 |
|
Insurance Brokers–0.40% |
| | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co‑Issuer, 6.75%, 04/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 57,000 | | | 55,803 |
| | | |
Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC, 5.35%, 02/28/2033 | | | | | | | 116,000 | | | 116,034 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 03/02/2033 | | | | | | | 166,000 | | | 166,035 |
5.75%, 03/02/2053 | | | | | | | 277,000 | | | 275,933 |
| | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 11/01/2052 | | | | | | | 110,000 | | | 122,280 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 736,085 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Integrated Oil & Gas–1.72% |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.81%, 02/13/2033 | | | | | | $ | 420,000 | | | $ 412,722 |
3.06%, 06/17/2041 | | | | | | | 164,000 | | | 121,490 |
3.00%, 03/17/2052 | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | 100,855 |
| | | |
BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), 4.38%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 317,000 | | | 303,018 |
| | | |
Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia), 8.88%, 01/13/2033 | | | | | | | 520,000 | | | 510,126 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
8.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | 16,109 |
6.13%, 01/01/2031 | | | | | | | 193,000 | | | 194,639 |
6.20%, 03/15/2040 | | | | | | | 104,000 | | | 101,540 |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | |
8.75%, 06/02/2029 | | | | | | | 419,000 | | | 394,130 |
6.70%, 02/16/2032 | | | | | | | 263,000 | | | 209,318 |
10.00%, 02/07/2033(b) | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 154,304 |
| | | |
Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia), 3.40%, 04/28/2061(b) | | | | | | | 295,000 | | | 208,072 |
| | | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia), 4.38%, 04/16/2049(b) | | | | | | | 346,000 | | | 292,793 |
Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 11/26/2041 | | | | | | | 73,000 | | | 53,766 |
3.00%, 11/26/2051 | | | | | | | 157,000 | | | 108,810 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,181,692 |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–2.31% |
Altice France S.A. (France), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 155,206 |
5.50%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | 43,102 |
| | | |
AT&T, Inc., 3.55%, 09/15/2055 | | | | | | | 2,141,000 | | | 1,452,044 |
| | | |
British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), 4.25%, 11/23/2081(b)(c) | | | | | | | 470,000 | | | 413,901 |
IHS Holding Ltd. (Nigeria), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 11/29/2026(b) | | | | | | | 206,000 | | | 176,542 |
6.25%, 11/29/2028(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 164,750 |
| | | |
Iliad Holding S.A.S. (France), 6.50%, 10/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 233,895 |
| | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 220,000 | | | 138,600 |
| | | |
Telecom Italia S.p.A. (Italy), 5.30%, 05/30/2024(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 194,946 |
| | | |
Telefonica Emisiones S.A. (Spain), 7.05%, 06/20/2036 | | | | | | | 865,000 | | | 914,494 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 03/21/2031 | | | | | | | 52,000 | | | 42,559 |
2.65%, 11/20/2040 | | | | | | | 67,000 | | | 45,437 |
3.40%, 03/22/2041 | | | | | | | 73,000 | | | 55,074 |
3.00%, 11/20/2060 | | | | | | | 231,000 | | | 139,325 |
3.70%, 03/22/2061 | | | | | | | 154,000 | | | 108,382 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,278,257 |
|
Interactive Home Entertainment–0.09% |
| | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc., 2.95%, 02/15/2051 | | | | | | | 122,000 | | | 78,272 |
| | | |
Roblox Corp., 3.88%, 05/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 111,000 | | | 91,354 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 169,626 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Interactive Media & Services–1.23% |
Baidu, Inc. (China), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.08%, 04/07/2025 | | | | | | $ | 210,000 | | | $ 199,181 |
1.72%, 04/09/2026 | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | 188,045 |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 133,000 | | | 118,258 |
3.63%, 10/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 5,000 | | | 3,917 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 08/15/2032 | | | | | | | 202,000 | | | 181,603 |
4.45%, 08/15/2052 | | | | | | | 448,000 | | | 371,806 |
4.65%, 08/15/2062 | | | | | | | 344,000 | | | 286,086 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.60%, 01/19/2028(b) | | | | | | | 620,000 | | | 570,903 |
3.93%, 01/19/2038(b) | | | | | | | 448,000 | | | 362,150 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,281,949 |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.21% |
| | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), 3.15%, 02/09/2051 | | | | | | | 336,000 | | | 216,263 |
| | | |
Prosus N.V. (China), 3.26%, 01/19/2027(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 177,993 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 394,256 |
|
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.12% |
| | | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 06/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 83,000 | | | 80,377 |
| | | |
Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 03/15/2029 | | | | | | | 101,000 | | | 84,945 |
VeriSign, Inc., 2.70%, 06/15/2031 | | | | | | | 74,000 | | | 59,793 |
| | | | | | | | | | 225,115 |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.31% |
| | | |
Brookfield Finance I UK PLC/Brookfield Finance, Inc. (Canada), 2.34%, 01/30/2032 | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | 15,675 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.63% (SOFR + 1.05%), 03/03/2027(e) | | | | | | | 289,000 | | | 289,647 |
2.90%, 03/03/2032 | | | | | | | 66,000 | | | 55,875 |
Series K, 5.00%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 189,000 | | | 178,133 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.18% (SOFR + 0.81%), 03/09/2027(e) | | | | | | | 606,000 | | | 598,023 |
5.46% (SOFR + 0.92%), 10/21/2027(e) | | | | | | | 114,000 | | | 111,907 |
5.70% (SOFR + 1.12%), 02/24/2028(e) | | | | | | | 118,000 | | | 117,068 |
3.62%, 03/15/2028(c) | | | | | | | 270,000 | | | 250,712 |
2.65%, 10/21/2032(c) | | | | | | | 118,000 | | | 94,153 |
6.75%, 10/01/2037 | | | | | | | 235,000 | | | 250,483 |
4.80%, 07/08/2044 | | | | | | | 783,000 | | | 703,593 |
Series T, 3.80%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | 12,892 |
Series V, 4.13%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 194,000 | | | 166,840 |
| | | |
JAB Holdings B.V. (Austria), 4.50%, 04/08/2052(b) | | | | | | | 637,000 | | | 465,999 |
| | | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., 4.15%, 01/23/2030 | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | 27,141 |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.12%, 02/01/2029(c) | | | | | | | 175,000 | | | 171,920 |
3.62%, 04/01/2031(c) | | | | | | | 188,000 | | | 166,611 |
2.51%, 10/20/2032(c) | | | | | | | 73,000 | | | 57,824 |
5.95%, 01/19/2038(c) | | | | | | | 141,000 | | | 137,870 |
| | | |
National Securities Clearing Corp., 5.10%, 11/21/2027(b) | | | | | | | 327,000 | | | 326,732 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued) |
| | | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2051 | | | | | | $ | 106,000 | | | $ 79,786 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,278,884 |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.14% |
| | | |
DXC Technology Co., 2.38%, 09/15/2028 | | | | | | | 115,000 | | | 96,361 |
Gartner, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 87,300 |
3.63%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 51,000 | | | 44,152 |
3.75%, 10/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 29,000 | | | 24,581 |
| | | | | | | | | | 252,394 |
|
Leisure Facilities–0.09% |
| | | |
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | 85,672 |
| | | |
VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 02/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | 82,894 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 168,566 |
|
Life & Health Insurance–3.30% |
| | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027 | | | | | | | 231,000 | | | 226,914 |
Athene Holding Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 01/12/2028 | | | | | | | 652,000 | | | 610,484 |
6.15%, 04/03/2030 | | | | | | | 320,000 | | | 323,557 |
3.45%, 05/15/2052 | | | | | | | 123,000 | | | 78,356 |
| | | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 4.70%, 06/22/2047 | | | | | | | 14,000 | | | 10,912 |
| | | |
Delaware Life Global Funding, Series 21‑1, 2.66%, 06/29/2026(b) | | | | | | | 1,080,000 | | | 962,496 |
| | | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., 7.40%, 01/13/2028(b) | | | | | | | 346,000 | | | 346,377 |
| | | |
GA Global Funding Trust, 2.90%, 01/06/2032(b) | | | | | | | 371,000 | | | 293,969 |
| | | |
Lincoln National Corp., Series C, 9.25%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 205,000 | | | 224,557 |
| | | |
MAG Mutual Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2041(f) | | | | | | | 1,039,000 | | | 893,144 |
MetLife, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 07/15/2052 | | | | | | | 118,000 | | | 113,235 |
5.25%, 01/15/2054 | | | | | | | 513,000 | | | 502,813 |
| | | |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 3.90%, 11/30/2049(b) | | | | | | | 212,000 | | | 157,934 |
| | | |
New York Life Global Funding, 4.55%, 01/28/2033(b) | | | | | | | 322,000 | | | 310,261 |
Pacific Life Global Funding II, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.28% (SOFR + 0.80%), 03/30/2025(b)(e) | | | | | | | 348,000 | | | 347,418 |
5.20% (SOFR + 0.62%), 06/04/2026(b)(e) | | | | | | | 153,000 | | | 149,081 |
Prudential Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.91%, 12/07/2047 | | | | | | | 276,000 | | | 218,339 |
6.00%, 09/01/2052(c) | | | | | | | 289,000 | | | 278,788 |
| | | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 04/08/2032(b) | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | 54,966 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6,103,601 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.02% |
| | | |
Syneos Health, Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 52,000 | | | 42,913 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Managed Health Care–1.09% |
| | | |
Centene Corp., 2.50%, 03/01/2031 | | | | | | $ | 123,000 | | | $ 96,003 |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Series 2021, | | | | | | | | | | |
2.81%, 06/01/2041 | | | | | | | 280,000 | | | 205,628 |
3.00%, 06/01/2051 | | | | | | | 295,000 | | | 205,408 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 05/15/2027 | | | | | | | 144,000 | | | 137,431 |
5.25%, 02/15/2028 | | | | | | | 323,000 | | | 327,558 |
5.30%, 02/15/2030 | | | | | | | 549,000 | | | 557,402 |
5.35%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 473,000 | | | 484,197 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,013,627 |
|
Marine–0.05% |
| | | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.88%, 02/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 83,561 |
|
Metal & Glass Containers–0.04% |
| | | |
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/2025 | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | 68,950 |
|
Mortgage REITs–0.04% |
| | | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 102,000 | | | 83,063 |
|
Movies & Entertainment–0.32% |
Netflix, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 11/15/2028 | | | | | | | 93,000 | | | 94,395 |
5.38%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 26,000 | | | 25,616 |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (China), | | | | | | | | | | |
1.38%, 09/03/2025 | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | 187,979 |
2.00%, 09/03/2030 | | | | | | | 235,000 | | | 179,158 |
| | | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 4.28%, 03/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | 21,596 |
| | | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 96,000 | | | 81,127 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 589,871 |
|
Multi-line Insurance–0.44% |
| | | |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.67%, 12/01/2052(b) | | | | | | | 106,000 | | | 107,394 |
| | | |
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 4.95%, 04/22/2044(b) | | | | | | | 830,000 | | | 710,472 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 817,866 |
|
Multi-Utilities–0.45% |
| | | |
Ameren Illinois Co., 5.90%, 12/01/2052 | | | | | | | 108,000 | | | 117,447 |
| | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2032 | | | | | | | 560,000 | | | 550,113 |
| | | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 4.75%, 01/15/2028 | | | | | | | 165,000 | | | 161,790 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 829,350 |
|
Office REITs–0.97% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 01/15/2027 | | | | | | | 285,000 | | | 272,449 |
2.95%, 03/15/2034 | | | | | | | 19,000 | | | 15,321 |
4.75%, 04/15/2035 | | | | | | | 51,000 | | | 48,283 |
5.15%, 04/15/2053 | | | | | | | 136,000 | | | 126,414 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Office REITs–(continued) |
Boston Properties L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.90%, 03/15/2030 | | | | | | $ | 142,000 | | | $ 116,734 |
3.25%, 01/30/2031 | | | | | | | 71,000 | | | 59,330 |
2.55%, 04/01/2032 | | | | | | | 142,000 | | | 108,749 |
2.45%, 10/01/2033 | | | | | | | 141,000 | | | 103,120 |
| | | |
Brandywine Operating Partnership L.P., 7.55%, 03/15/2028 | | | | | | | 388,000 | | | 380,768 |
Office Properties Income Trust, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 02/01/2025 | | | | | | | 436,000 | | | 401,401 |
2.40%, 02/01/2027 | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 157,546 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,790,115 |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.19% |
| | | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 82,004 |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.95%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 37,000 | | | 32,220 |
4.80%, 05/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | 60,594 |
6.88%, 04/15/2040(b) | | | | | | | 57,000 | | | 46,745 |
| | | |
Transocean, Inc., 8.75%, 02/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | 42,786 |
Valaris Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | |
12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(b)(g) | | | | | | | 31,000 | | | 31,687 |
Series 1145, 12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(g) | | | | | | | 48,000 | | | 49,063 |
| | | | | | | | | | 345,099 |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.23% |
| | | |
Enerflex Ltd. (Canada), 9.00%, 10/15/2027(b) | | | | | | | 262,000 | | | 258,814 |
| | | |
Petrofac Ltd. (United Kingdom), 9.75%, 11/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 256,000 | | | 166,099 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 424,913 |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.67% |
| | | |
Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 176,000 | | | 169,504 |
Apache Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
7.75%, 12/15/2029 | | | | | | | 149,000 | | | 154,346 |
4.25%, 01/15/2030 | | | | | | | 46,000 | | | 40,701 |
| | | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | 77,722 |
| | | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 08/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 84,000 | | | 82,452 |
Cameron LNG LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
3.30%, 01/15/2035(b) | | | | | | | 169,000 | | | 140,935 |
3.40%, 01/15/2038(b) | | | | | | | 355,000 | | | 297,890 |
| | | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 03/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 78,304 |
| | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/2053 | | | | | | | 543,000 | | | 534,506 |
| | | |
EQT Corp., 5.70%, 04/01/2028 | | | | | | | 114,000 | | | 112,163 |
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.16%, 03/31/2034(b) | | | | | | | 274,624 | | | 232,516 |
2.94%, 09/30/2040(b) | | | | | | | 230,034 | | | 181,892 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued) |
Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 05/15/2026 | | | | | | $ | 42,000 | | | $ 39,856 |
8.00%, 01/15/2027 | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | 78,321 |
7.75%, 02/01/2028 | | | | | | | 52,000 | | | 49,837 |
8.88%, 04/15/2030 | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 95,576 |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 31,000 | | | 28,833 |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 69,000 | | | 62,691 |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 26,000 | | | 23,610 |
Murphy Oil Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.38%, 07/15/2028 | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 82,137 |
6.13%, 12/01/2042 | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | 23,768 |
| | | |
Strathcona Resources Ltd. (Canada), 6.88%, 08/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 41,047 |
| | | |
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 237,000 | | | 242,119 |
| | | |
Uzbekneftegaz JSC (Uzbekistan), 4.75%, 11/16/2028(b) | | | | | | | 278,000 | | | 231,783 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,102,509 |
|
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.04% |
| | | |
Parkland Corp. (Canada), 4.50%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 82,427 |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–4.58% |
| | | |
Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 3.60%, 09/01/2032 | | | | | | | 64,000 | | | 53,788 |
| | | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | | | | | 171,000 | | | 170,304 |
| | | |
Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 91,000 | | | 80,164 |
| | | |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.38%, 06/15/2032 | | | | | | | 109,000 | | | 124,324 |
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.40%, 08/01/2051 | | | | | | | 59,000 | | | 40,710 |
7.38%, 01/15/2083(c) | | | | | | | 353,000 | | | 350,176 |
7.63%, 01/15/2083(c) | | | | | | | 266,000 | | | 270,988 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 01/15/2024 | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 85,095 |
5.55%, 02/15/2028 | | | | | | | 77,000 | | | 76,775 |
5.75%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 186,000 | | | 183,230 |
5.00%, 05/15/2050 | | | | | | | 242,000 | | | 198,687 |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
5.35%, 01/31/2033 | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | 20,001 |
4.80%, 02/01/2049 | | | | | | | 229,000 | | | 200,752 |
4.20%, 01/31/2050 | | | | | | | 253,000 | | | 203,482 |
3.30%, 02/15/2053 | | | | | | | 82,000 | | | 55,703 |
Series D, 6.88%, 03/01/2033 | | | | | | | 78,000 | | | 86,404 |
7.86% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.99%), 08/16/2077(e) | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | 205,984 |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 06/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 28,000 | | | 27,468 |
6.50%, 07/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 69,000 | | | 65,432 |
| | | |
Global Partners L.P./GLP Finance Corp., 7.00%, 08/01/2027 | | | | | | | 88,000 | | | 83,687 |
GreenSaif Pipelines Bidco S.a.r.l. (Saudi Arabia), | | | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 02/23/2038(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 199,795 |
6.51%, 02/23/2042(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 204,150 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued) |
| | | |
Hess Midstream Operations L.P., 5.63%, 02/15/2026(b) | | | | | | $ | 124,000 | | | $ 120,835 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
7.80%, 08/01/2031 | | | | | | | 198,000 | | | 220,534 |
4.80%, 02/01/2033 | | | | | | | 586,000 | | | 543,521 |
5.20%, 06/01/2033 | | | | | | | 327,000 | | | 311,600 |
5.45%, 08/01/2052 | | | | | | | 578,000 | | | 516,883 |
MPLX L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.80%, 02/15/2029 | | | | | | | 246,000 | | | 236,518 |
5.00%, 03/01/2033 | | | | | | | 183,000 | | | 171,825 |
4.70%, 04/15/2048 | | | | | | | 280,000 | | | 225,502 |
5.50%, 02/15/2049 | | | | | | | 393,000 | | | 353,589 |
4.95%, 03/14/2052 | | | | | | | 390,000 | | | 324,808 |
5.65%, 03/01/2053 | �� | | | | | | 68,000 | | | 62,684 |
| | | |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 04/15/2026 | | | | | | | 46,000 | | | 41,680 |
| | | |
Northern Natural Gas Co., 3.40%, 10/16/2051(b) | | | | | | | 76,000 | | | 52,609 |
| | | |
ONEOK Partners L.P., 6.85%, 10/15/2037 | | | | | | | 273,000 | | | 284,429 |
ONEOK, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.35%, 01/15/2031 | | | | | | | 437,000 | | | 448,141 |
6.10%, 11/15/2032 | | | | | | | 141,000 | | | 141,879 |
| | | |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P., Series B, 8.97% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%)(d)(e) | | | | | | | 36,000 | | | 33,478 |
| | | |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P./PAA Finance Corp., 3.55%, 12/15/2029 | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 34,725 |
| | | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.90%, 09/15/2037(b) | | | | | | | 239,000 | | | 239,211 |
| | | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 80,807 |
| | | |
Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.88%, 03/15/2028 | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 82,622 |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.20%, 07/01/2027 | | | | | | | 249,000 | | | 244,989 |
6.25%, 07/01/2052 | | | | | | | 255,000 | | | 243,714 |
Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/15/2028 | | | | | | | 33,000 | | | 31,461 |
5.50%, 03/01/2030 | | | | | | | 11,000 | | | 10,435 |
| | | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 11/01/2033(b) | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 80,012 |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.55%, 06/24/2024 | | | | | | | 67,000 | | | 66,097 |
2.60%, 03/15/2031 | | | | | | | 156,000 | | | 126,679 |
4.65%, 08/15/2032 | | | | | | | 58,000 | | | 54,076 |
5.65%, 03/15/2033 | | | | | | | 21,000 | | | 21,003 |
3.50%, 10/15/2051 | | | | | | | 127,000 | | | 86,852 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8,480,297 |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–1.65% |
| | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 4.50%, 09/15/2023 DAC | | | | | | | 323,000 | | | 320,839 |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 144,000 | | | 133,727 |
2.75%, 02/21/2028(b) | | | | | | | 52,000 | | | 43,452 |
| | | |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/2052(b)(c) | | | | | | | 329,000 | | | 325,772 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Other Diversified Financial Services–(continued) |
Jackson Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.17%, 06/08/2027 | | | | | | $ | 163,000 | | | $ 161,504 |
5.67%, 06/08/2032 | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | 21,519 |
| | | |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 79,094 |
| | | |
OPEC Fund for International Development (The) (Supranational), 4.50%, 01/26/2026(b) | | | | | | | 345,000 | | | 340,185 |
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 11/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 780,205 |
3.25%, 10/01/2031(b) | | | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 757,765 |
| | | |
Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 107,000 | | | 94,215 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,058,277 |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.51% |
| | | |
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 247,000 | | | 198,099 |
| | | |
Minerva Luxembourg S.A. (Brazil), 4.38%, 03/18/2031(b) | | | | | | | 943,000 | | | 741,318 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 939,417 |
|
Paper Packaging–0.04% |
| | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 01/15/2027 | | | | | | | 83,000 | | | 71,283 |
|
Paper Products–0.13% |
Suzano Austria GmbH (Brazil), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 09/15/2028 | | | | | | | 121,000 | | | 101,307 |
Series DM3N, 3.13%, 01/15/2032 | | | | | | | 181,000 | | | 142,767 |
| | | | | | | | | | 244,074 |
|
Pharmaceuticals–0.51% |
| | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 131,000 | | | 81,875 |
| | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.50%, 04/01/2030(b) | | | | | | | 19,000 | | | 16,522 |
Eli Lilly and Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.70%, 02/27/2033 | | | | | | | 231,000 | | | 229,877 |
4.88%, 02/27/2053 | | | | | | | 223,000 | | | 222,801 |
4.95%, 02/27/2063 | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | 258,705 |
| | | |
Mayo Clinic, Series 2021, 3.20%, 11/15/2061 | | | | | | | 201,000 | | | 136,702 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 946,482 |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.35% |
| | | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), 4.85%, 04/17/2028 | | | | | | | 336,000 | | | 322,346 |
| | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.45%, 03/15/2031 | | | | | | | 126,000 | | | 99,158 |
| | | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/2052(b) | | | | | | | 241,000 | | | 226,241 |
| | | | | | | | | | 647,745 |
|
Railroads–0.89% |
| | | |
CSX Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/2052 | | | | | | | 377,000 | | | 327,650 |
| | | |
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chile), 3.83%, 09/14/2061(b) | | | | | | | 240,000 | | | 163,283 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Railroads–(continued) |
Union Pacific Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.80%, 02/14/2032 | | | | | | $ | 11,000 | | | $ 9,309 |
4.50%, 01/20/2033 | | | | | | | 398,000 | | | 383,384 |
4.95%, 09/09/2052 | | | | | | | 393,000 | | | 379,544 |
5.15%, 01/20/2063 | | | | | | | 402,000 | | | 387,225 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,650,395 |
|
Real Estate Development–0.47% |
Agile Group Holdings Ltd. (China), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 04/21/2025(b) | | | | | | | 204,000 | | | 123,051 |
6.05%, 10/13/2025(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 111,981 |
| | | |
Essential Properties L.P., 2.95%, 07/15/2031 | | | | | | | 171,000 | | | 127,489 |
| | | |
Logan Group Co. Ltd. (China), 4.25%, 07/12/2025(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 57,006 |
| | | |
Piedmont Operating Partnership L.P., 3.15%, 08/15/2030 | | | | | | | 136,000 | | | 104,353 |
| | | |
Sino-Ocean Land Treasure Finance I Ltd. (China), 6.00%, 07/30/2024(b) | | | | | | | 239,000 | | | 203,425 |
| | | |
Sino-Ocean Land Treasure IV Ltd. (China), 3.25%, 05/05/2026(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 146,114 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 873,419 |
|
Regional Banks–2.24% |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 04/30/2030 | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | 30,591 |
5.64%, 05/21/2037(c) | | | | | | | 279,000 | | | 262,892 |
Series G, 4.00%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 290,000 | | | 244,806 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | | | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 05/05/2027 | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 77,940 |
4.77%, 07/28/2030(c) | | | | | | | 326,000 | | | 312,701 |
4.34%, 04/25/2033(c) | | | | | | | 173,000 | | | 160,146 |
| | | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 4.44%, 08/04/2028(c) | | | | | | | 160,000 | | | 152,934 |
| | | |
KeyCorp, 4.79%, 06/01/2033(c) | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | 121,950 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/06/2033(c) | | | | | | | 454,000 | | | 421,996 |
5.07%, 01/24/2034(c) | | | | | | | 271,000 | | | 262,233 |
SVB Financial Group, | | | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 4.25%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 582,000 | | | 413,290 |
Series E, 4.70%(c)(d) | | | | | | | 351,000 | | | 243,674 |
Truist Financial Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.12%, 06/06/2028(c) | | | | | | | 228,000 | | | 218,149 |
4.87%, 01/26/2029(c) | | | | | | | 406,000 | | | 398,690 |
4.92%, 07/28/2033(c) | | | | | | | 596,000 | | | 563,057 |
6.12%, 10/28/2033(c) | | | | | | | 258,000 | | | 270,657 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,155,706 |
|
Reinsurance–0.71% |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 904,000 | | | 780,144 |
3.13%, 06/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 66,327 |
4.70%, 10/15/2051(b)(c) | | | | | | | 549,000 | | | 464,457 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,310,928 |
|
Research & Consulting Services–0.04% |
| | | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 87,000 | | | 72,052 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Residential REITs–0.25% |
| | | |
American Homes 4 Rent L.P., 3.63%, 04/15/2032 | | | | | | $ | 165,000 | | | $ 139,569 |
| | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 5.00%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 97,000 | | | 96,622 |
| | | |
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P., 2.30%, 11/15/2028 | | | | | | | 11,000 | | | 9,106 |
Spirit Realty L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.40%, 01/15/2030 | | | | | | | 213,000 | | | 180,333 |
2.70%, 02/15/2032 | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | 42,114 |
| | | | | | | | | | 467,744 |
|
Restaurants–0.56% |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 01/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 80,168 |
3.50%, 02/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 42,455 |
4.00%, 10/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 66,000 | | | 54,579 |
| | | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 04/01/2025(b) | | | | | | | 87,000 | | | 84,484 |
| | | |
Arcos Dorados B.V. (Brazil), 6.13%, 05/27/2029(b) | | | | | | | 285,000 | | | 272,317 |
| | | |
McDonald’s Corp., 5.15%, 09/09/2052 | | | | | | | 355,000 | | | 340,815 |
| | | |
Papa John’s International, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 91,000 | | | 76,093 |
| | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 04/01/2032 | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | 79,787 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,030,698 |
|
Retail REITs–0.57% |
| | | |
Agree L.P., 2.60%, 06/15/2033 | | | | | | | 39,000 | | | 29,837 |
| | | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., 4.05%, 07/01/2030 | | | | | | | 216,000 | | | 191,133 |
| | | |
Kimco Realty OP LLC, 2.25%, 12/01/2031 | | | | | | | 13,000 | | | 10,106 |
| | | |
Kite Realty Group Trust, 4.75%, 09/15/2030 | | | | | | | 203,000 | | | 182,116 |
| | | |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.50%, 04/15/2051 | | | | | | | 155,000 | | | 107,331 |
| | | |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | 40,573 |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.85%, 03/15/2030 | | | | | | | 81,000 | | | 78,645 |
5.63%, 10/13/2032 | | | | | | | 203,000 | | | 207,173 |
| | | |
Regency Centers L.P., 4.13%, 03/15/2028 | | | | | | | 229,000 | | | 213,156 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,060,070 |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.11% |
Entegris Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 81,915 |
5.95%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | | | | | 102,000 | | | 94,996 |
| | | |
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc. (China), 3.40%, 05/01/2030 | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | 30,309 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 207,220 |
|
Semiconductors–0.94% |
Broadcom, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.45%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 10,000 | | | 7,929 |
4.30%, 11/15/2032 | | | | | | | 346,000 | | | 306,958 |
3.47%, 04/15/2034(b) | | | | | | | 274,000 | | | 217,033 |
3.14%, 11/15/2035(b) | | | | | | | 178,000 | | | 131,332 |
3.19%, 11/15/2036(b) | | | | | | | 346,000 | | | 250,725 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Semiconductors–(continued) |
| | | |
Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/2031 | | | | | | $ | 22,000 | | | $ 17,715 |
Micron Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.98%, 02/06/2026 | | | | | | | 221,000 | | | 218,422 |
4.19%, 02/15/2027 | | | | | | | 528,000 | | | 500,112 |
2.70%, 04/15/2032 | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 72,139 |
| | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., 3.00%, 06/01/2031 | | | | | | | 13,000 | | | 10,521 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,732,886 |
|
Soft Drinks–0.29% |
| | | |
Coca-Cola Icecek A.S. (Turkey), 4.50%, 01/20/2029(b) | | | | | | | 545,000 | | | 472,035 |
| | | |
PepsiCo, Inc., 4.20%, 07/18/2052 | | | | | | | 63,000 | | | 57,369 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 529,404 |
|
Sovereign Debt–2.32% |
| | | |
Airport Authority (Hong Kong), 4.88%, 01/12/2033(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 201,293 |
| | | |
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement (Supranational), 5.00%, 07/27/2027(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 187,760 |
| | | |
Bermuda Government International Bond (Bermuda), 5.00%, 07/15/2032(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 194,957 |
Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia), | | | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 04/20/2033 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 197,820 |
7.50%, 02/02/2034 | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | 204,142 |
Dominican Republic International Bond (Dominican Republic), | | | | | | | | | | |
7.05%, 02/03/2031(b) | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | 150,122 |
5.30%, 01/21/2041(b) | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | 168,970 |
| | | |
Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt), 7.50%, 02/16/2061(b) | | | | | | | 306,000 | | | 179,816 |
| | | |
Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia), 4.55%, 01/11/2028 | | | | | | | 275,000 | | | 270,480 |
| | | |
Israel Government International Bond (Israel), 4.50%, 01/17/2033 | | | | | | | 295,000 | | | 285,920 |
| | | |
Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico), 6.35%, 02/09/2035 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 205,697 |
| | | |
Oman Government International Bond (Oman), 6.25%, 01/25/2031(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 202,729 |
| | | |
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III (Indonesia), 3.55%, 06/09/2051(b) | | | | | | | 272,000 | | | 204,882 |
Philippine Government International Bond (Philippines), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 07/17/2028 | | | | | | | 204,000 | | | 201,833 |
5.50%, 01/17/2048 | | | | | | | 209,000 | | | 212,256 |
Romanian Government International Bond (Romania), | | | | | | | | | | |
6.63%, 02/17/2028(b) | | | | | | | 190,000 | | | 194,489 |
7.13%, 01/17/2033(b) | | | | | | | 256,000 | | | 268,744 |
Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 01/18/2028(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 198,058 |
4.88%, 07/18/2033(b) | | | | | | | 290,000 | | | 285,860 |
5.00%, 01/18/2053(b) | | | | | | | 310,000 | | | 283,650 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,299,478 |
|
Specialized Consumer Services–0.09% |
| | | |
Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/2029(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 160,968 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Specialized Finance–0.72% |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | | | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 09/15/2024 | | | | | | $ | 73,000 | | | $ 68,061 |
7.05%, 09/29/2025(b) | | | | | | | 184,000 | | | 184,775 |
2.63%, 12/15/2026 | | | | | | | 27,000 | | | 22,952 |
3.25%, 03/15/2027 | | | | | | | 33,000 | | | 28,442 |
| | | |
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Japan), 3.64%, 04/13/2025(b) | | | | | | | 682,000 | | | 652,183 |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.45%, 03/13/2026 | | | | | | | 101,000 | | | 98,950 |
2.75%, 04/15/2032 | | | | | | | 98,000 | | | 80,812 |
5.80%, 01/15/2033 | | | | | | | 197,000 | | | 203,007 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,339,182 |
|
Specialized REITs–0.49% |
American Tower Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 04/15/2031 | | | | | | | 178,000 | | | 144,398 |
4.05%, 03/15/2032 | | | | | | | 117,000 | | | 104,283 |
3.10%, 06/15/2050 | | | | | | | 187,000 | | | 116,530 |
| | | |
Crown Castle, Inc., 2.50%, 07/15/2031 | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 72,666 |
EPR Properties, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 12/15/2026 | | | | | | | 87,000 | | | 79,549 |
3.60%, 11/15/2031 | | | | | | | 123,000 | | | 92,686 |
Extra Space Storage L.P., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 06/01/2031 | | | | | | | 110,000 | | | 87,604 |
2.35%, 03/15/2032 | | | | | | | 12,000 | | | 9,202 |
| | | |
Life Storage L.P., 2.40%, 10/15/2031 | | | | | | | 108,000 | | | 85,578 |
SBA Communications Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 02/15/2027 | | | | | | | 43,000 | | | 38,954 |
3.13%, 02/01/2029 | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 78,527 |
| | | | | | | | | | 909,977 |
|
Specialty Chemicals–0.63% |
| | | |
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. (Mexico), 6.99%, 02/20/2032(b) | | | | | | | 510,000 | | | 355,669 |
Sasol Financing USA LLC (South Africa), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 09/18/2026 | | | | | | | 353,000 | | | 317,569 |
5.50%, 03/18/2031 | | | | | | | 591,000 | | | 493,535 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,166,773 |
|
Specialty Stores–0.12% |
| | | |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/2028(b) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | 227,796 |
|
Steel–0.50% |
| | | |
ArcelorMittal S.A. (Luxembourg), 6.55%, 11/29/2027 | | | | | | | 444,000 | | | 455,630 |
POSCO (South Korea), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 01/17/2026(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 200,626 |
5.75%, 01/17/2028(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 202,391 |
| | | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(b) | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | 76,500 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 935,147 |
|
Systems Software–1.42% |
| | | |
Camelot Finance S.A., 4.50%, 11/01/2026(b) | | | | | | | 253,000 | | | 232,261 |
| | | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029 | | | | | | | 283,000 | | | 238,655 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Systems Software–(continued) |
Oracle Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 11/09/2032 | | | | | | $ | 970,000 | | | $ 1,010,242 |
4.90%, 02/06/2033 | | | | | | | 324,000 | | | 306,206 |
3.60%, 04/01/2050 | | | | | | | 363,000 | | | 246,261 |
6.90%, 11/09/2052 | | | | | | | 398,000 | | | 430,244 |
5.55%, 02/06/2053 | | | | | | | 167,000 | | | 153,147 |
| | | |
VMware, Inc., 2.20%, 08/15/2031 | | | | | | | 13,000 | | | 9,865 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,626,881 |
|
Technology Distributors–0.19% |
| | | |
Avnet, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/2026 | | | | | | | 359,000 | | | 344,712 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.40% |
Apple, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.35%, 08/08/2032 | | | | | | | 173,000 | | | 156,075 |
2.65%, 05/11/2050 | | | | | | | 132,000 | | | 88,788 |
3.95%, 08/08/2052 | | | | | | | 242,000 | | | 206,344 |
4.10%, 08/08/2062 | | | | | | | 345,000 | | | 292,619 |
| | | | | | | | | | 743,826 |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.01% |
| | | |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co‑Issuer, Inc., 2.88%, 10/15/2026(b) | �� | | | | | | 24,000 | | | 20,735 |
|
Tobacco–0.56% |
Philip Morris International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 11/17/2027 | | | | | | | 262,000 | | | 260,937 |
4.88%, 02/15/2028 | | | | | | | 237,000 | | | 232,134 |
5.63%, 11/17/2029 | | | | | | | 26,000 | | | 26,361 |
5.75%, 11/17/2032 | | | | | | | 165,000 | | | 167,047 |
5.38%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 366,000 | | | 360,106 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,046,585 |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–1.11% |
| | | |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 6.50%, 06/15/2045(b)(c) | | | | | | | 1,208,000 | | | 1,166,842 |
Air Lease Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 09/15/2023 | | | | | | | 137,000 | | | 135,253 |
5.85%, 12/15/2027 | | | | | | | 269,000 | | | 267,956 |
5.30%, 02/01/2028 | | | | | | | 145,000 | | | 141,004 |
| | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.00%, 04/01/2023 | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | 84,881 |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 10/01/2025(b) | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | 92,770 |
5.50%, 05/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 183,000 | | | 163,636 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,052,342 |
|
Trucking–1.52% |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 08/01/2025(b) | | | | | | | 559,000 | | | 525,455 |
3.50%, 11/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 647,000 | | | 568,103 |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P./PTL Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 07/01/2027(b) | | | | | | | 82,000 | | | 78,293 |
5.70%, 02/01/2028(b) | | | | | | | 188,000 | | | 187,955 |
| | | |
Ryder System, Inc., 4.30%, 06/15/2027 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | 115,365 |
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 07/15/2023(b) | | | | | | | 552,000 | | | 548,484 |
1.90%, 10/15/2026(b) | | | | | | | 205,000 | | | 175,393 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Trucking–(continued) |
Triton Container International Ltd. (Bermuda), | | | | | | | | | | |
2.05%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | | | | $ | 470,000 | | | $ 411,304 |
3.15%, 06/15/2031(b) | | | | | | | 252,000 | | | 197,198 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,807,550 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.24% |
| | | |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Chile), 3.05%, 09/14/2032(b) | | | | | | | 167,000 | | | 129,425 |
| | | |
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada), 4.55%, 03/15/2052(b) | | | | | | | 276,000 | | | 220,382 |
| | | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 03/15/2032 | | | | | | | 53,000 | | | 63,147 |
Sprint LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
7.63%, 02/15/2025 | | | | | | | 67,000 | | | 68,689 |
7.63%, 03/01/2026 | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 51,970 |
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
4.74%, 03/20/2025(b) | | | | | | | 406,125 | | | 401,553 |
5.15%, 03/20/2028(b) | | | | | | | 1,587,000 | | | 1,569,966 |
T‑Mobile USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.25%, 02/15/2026 | | | | | | | 61,000 | | | 55,544 |
2.63%, 04/15/2026 | | | | | | | 72,000 | | | 66,035 |
2.70%, 03/15/2032 | | | | | | | 12,000 | | | 9,733 |
5.05%, 07/15/2033 | | | | | | | 274,000 | | | 264,159 |
4.50%, 04/15/2050 | | | | | | | 237,000 | | | 196,834 |
3.40%, 10/15/2052 | | | | | | | 309,000 | | | 210,482 |
5.65%, 01/15/2053 | | | | | | | 354,000 | | | 347,442 |
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 02/10/2063 | | | | | | | 76,000 | | | 72,271 |
4.13%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | | | | | 246,000 | | | 195,457 |
5.13%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | | | | | 119,000 | | | 89,051 |
| | | |
Xiaomi Best Time International Ltd. (China), 4.10%, 07/14/2051(b) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | 128,768 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,140,908 |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $183,893,735) | | | 167,361,864 |
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Preferred Stocks–4.62% |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.01% |
| | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.70%, Series G, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | 29,250 |
|
Diversified Banks–2.65% |
| | | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 835,000 | | | 832,495 |
| | | |
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25%, Series T, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 450,000 | | | 449,455 |
| | | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, Series U, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 956,000 | | | 910,590 |
| | | |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00%, Series W, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 373,000 | | | 342,228 |
| | | |
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, Class A, Series L, Conv. Pfd. | | | | | | | 1,992 | | | 2,376,317 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,911,085 |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.68% |
| | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 7.73% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.87%), Series P, Pfd.(e) | | | | | | | 495,000 | | | 491,485 |
| | | |
Morgan Stanley, 7.13%, Series E, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 62,725 | | | 1,600,742 |
| | | |
Morgan Stanley, 6.88%, Series F, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | 1,013,600 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,105,827 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value |
Life & Health Insurance–0.10% |
| | | |
MetLife, Inc., 3.85%, Series G, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 196,000 | | | $ 184,544 |
|
Multi-Utilities–0.14% |
| | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.13%, Series A, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 271,000 | | | 266,207 |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.04% |
| | | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, Series B, Pfd.(c) | | | | | | | 69,000 | | | 66,641 |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,791,989) | | | 8,563,554 |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities–1.73% |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.24% |
3.78% - 4.15%, 03/09/2023(h)(i) | | | $ | 64,000 | | | 63,941 |
4.48% - 4.55%, 05/11/2023(h)(i) | | | | 381,000 | | | 377,504 |
| | | | | | | | | | 441,445 |
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.18% |
4.00%, 11/15/2052 | | | | | | | 327,400 | | | 333,334 |
U.S. Treasury Notes–1.31% |
4.63%, 02/28/2025 | | | | | | | 57,000 | | | 56,820 |
4.00%, 02/15/2026 | | | | | | | 632,000 | | | 623,285 |
4.00%, 02/29/2028 | | | | | | | 1,549,400 | | | 1,538,022 |
4.00%, 02/28/2030 | | | | | | | 60,100 | | | 59,879 |
3.50%, 02/15/2033 | | | | | | | 138,000 | | | 133,461 |
3.88%, 02/15/2043 | | | | | | | 9,000 | | | 8,733 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,420,200 |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $3,199,553) | | | 3,194,979 |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–0.97% |
| | | |
IP Lending III Ltd., Series 2022‑3A, Class SNR, 3.38%, 11/02/2026(b)(f) | | | | | | | 278,000 | | | 237,690 |
| | | |
Jimmy Johns Funding LLC, Series 2017‑1A, Class A2II, 4.85%, 07/30/2047(b) | | | | | | | 378,065 | | | 351,402 |
Sonic Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020‑1A, Class A2I, 3.85%, 01/20/2050(b) | | | | | | | 310,050 | | | 284,655 |
Series 2021‑1A, Class A2I, 2.19%, 08/20/2051(b) | | | | | | | 207,025 | | | 169,805 |
Series 2021‑1A, Class A2II, 2.64%, 08/20/2051(b) | | | | | | | 207,025 | | | 159,726 |
| | | |
Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2018‑1A, Class A2II, 3.88%, 03/15/2048(b) | | | | | | | 636,500 | | | 587,199 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $2,024,560) | | | 1,790,477 |
|
Non‑U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.33%(j) |
Food Retail–0.05% |
| | | |
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC (United Kingdom), 3.25%, 02/16/2026(b) | | | GBP | | | | 100,000 | | | 100,116 |
|
Movies & Entertainment–0.19% |
| | | |
Netflix, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | EUR | | | | 350,000 | | | 352,982 |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals–0.06% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH (Germany), 7.50%, 08/21/2026(b) | | | EUR | | | | 100,000 | | | 103,853 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Sovereign Debt–0.03% | |
| | | |
Ukraine Government International Bond (Ukraine), 4.38%, 01/27/2032(b)(k) | | | EUR | | | | 300,000 | | | $ | 55,862 | |
Total Non‑U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $587,740) | | | | 612,813 | |
|
Municipal Obligations–0.31% | |
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Social Bonds), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022, RB, 4.19%, 06/01/2037 | | | $ | | | | 145,000 | | | | 133,271 | |
Series 2022, RB, 4.35%, 06/01/2041 | | | | | | | 110,000 | | | | 99,955 | |
California State University, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.72%, 11/01/2052 | | | | | | | 195,000 | | | | 136,497 | |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.94%, 11/01/2052 | | | | | | | 295,000 | | | | 213,093 | |
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $745,000) | | | | 582,816 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.04% | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 4.51%(l)(m) | | | | | | | 676,151 | | | $ | 676,151 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 4.64%(l)(m) | | | | | | | 482,749 | | | | 482,846 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 4.50%(l)(m) | | | | | | | 772,745 | | | | 772,745 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,931,775) | | | | 1,931,742 | |
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Options Purchased-0.02% | |
(Cost $89,250)(n) | | | | | | | | | | | 36,025 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.38% (Cost $201,263,602) | | | | 184,074,270 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-0.62% | | | | 1,145,356 | |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | $ | 185,219,626 | |
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Investment Abbreviations: |
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Conv. | | - Convertible |
EUR | | - Euro |
GBP | | - British Pound Sterling |
LIBOR | | - London Interbank Offered Rate |
Pfd. | | - Preferred |
PIK | | - Pay‑in‑Kind |
RB | | - Revenue Bonds |
Ref. | | - Refunding |
REIT | | - Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR | | - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD | | - U.S. Dollar |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at February 28, 2023 was $64,727,292, which represented 34.95% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(d) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(e) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on February 28, 2023. |
(f) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(g) | All or a portion of this security is Pay‑in‑Kind. Pay‑in‑Kind securities pay interest income in the form of securities. |
(h) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J. |
(i) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(j) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated. |
(k) | Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is in default with respect to principal and/or interest payments. The value of this security at February 28, 2023 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(l) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. |
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| | Value February 28, 2022 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain | | | Value February 28, 2023 | | | Dividend Income | |
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Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | $ | 503,687 | | | $ | 15,873,994 | | | $ | (15,701,530 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 676,151 | | | $ | 14,176 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 413,476 | | | | 11,338,568 | | | | (11,269,298 | ) | | | (26 | ) | | | 126 | | | | 482,846 | | | | 14,092 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 575,642 | | | | 18,141,708 | | | | (17,944,605 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 772,745 | | | | 21,146 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,492,805 | | | $ | 45,354,270 | | | $ | (44,915,433 | ) | | $ | (26 | ) | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 1,931,742 | | | $ | 49,414 | |
(m) | The rate shown is the 7‑day SEC standardized yield as of February 28, 2023. |
(n) | The table below details options purchased. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Purchased |
| | Type of | | | Expiration | | | Number of | | | Exercise | | | Notional | | | |
Description | | Contract | | | Date | | | Contracts | | | Price | | | Value(a) | | | Value |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Call | | | | 07/21/2023 | | | | 5 | | | | USD 4,260.00 | | | | USD 2,130,000 | | | $36,025 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Written | |
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| | Type of | | | Expiration | | | Number of | | | | | | Exercise | | | | | | Notional | | | | |
Description | | Contract | | | Date | | | Contracts | | | | | | Price | | | | | | Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Call | | | | 07/21/2023 | | | | 2 | | | | USD | | | | 4,400.00 | | | | USD | | | | 880,000 | | | | $(6,780 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Futures Contracts(a) | |
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| | Number of | | | Expiration | | | Notional | | | | | | Appreciation | |
Long Futures Contracts | | Contracts | | | Month | | | Value | | | Value | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 11 | | | | June‑2023 | | | $ | 2,240,992 | | | $ | (6,703) | | | $ | (6,703) | |
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U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 9 | | | | June-2023 | | | | 963,492 | | | | (294) | | | | (294) | |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 111 | | | | June-2023 | | | | 12,393,844 | | | | (18,164) | | | | (18,164) | |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 49 | | | | June-2023 | | | | 6,135,719 | | | | (11,485) | | | | (11,485) | |
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U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 25 | | | | June-2023 | | | | 3,376,562 | | | | 7,617 | | | | 7,617 | |
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Subtotal–Long Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (29,029) | | | | (29,029) | |
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Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes | | | 106 | | | | June-2023 | | | | (12,421,875) | | | | 1,674 | | | | 1,674 | |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (27,355) | | | $ | (27,355) | |
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(a) | Futures contracts collateralized by $13,989 cash held with Goldman Sachs International, the futures commission merchant. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
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Settlement Date | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
| Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
05/17/2023 | | Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | GBP | | | | 76,000 | | | | USD | | | | 92,524 | | | | $ 975 | |
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05/17/2023 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | EUR | | | | 398,000 | | | | USD | | | | 429,641 | | | | 6,818 | |
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Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $7,793 | |
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Abbreviations:
EUR –Euro
GBP –British Pound Sterling
USD –U.S. Dollar
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
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Assets: | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $199,331,827) | | $182,142,528 |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $1,931,775) | | 1,931,742 |
Other investments: | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | 7,793 |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $79,456) | | 78,753 |
Receivable for: | | |
Investments sold | | 3,994,421 |
Dividends | | 45,768 |
Interest | | 2,121,307 |
Investments matured, at value (Cost $200,000) | | 36,544 |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 23,211 |
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Other assets | | 1,035 |
Total assets | | 190,383,102 |
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Liabilities: | | |
Other investments: | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $7,833) | | 6,780 |
Variation margin payable – futures contracts | | 13,366 |
Payable for: | | |
Investments purchased | | 4,956,268 |
Dividends | | 47,008 |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | 43,661 |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | 1,547 |
Accrued other operating expenses | | 71,635 |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 23,211 |
Total liabilities | | 5,163,476 |
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Net assets applicable to common shares | | $185,219,626 |
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Net assets applicable to common shares consist of: | | |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | $219,672,302 |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | (34,452,676) |
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| | $185,219,626 |
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Common shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of common shares authorized: | | |
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Shares outstanding | | 11,415,552 |
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Net asset value per common share | | $ 16.23 |
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Market value per common share | | $ 16.23 |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
For the year ended February 28, 2023
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $(1,678)) | | $ | 8,930,689 | |
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Dividends | | | 363,533 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 49,414 | |
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Total investment income | | | 9,343,636 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 803,780 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 27,103 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 20,190 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 48,777 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 16,921 | |
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Registration and filing fees | | | 24,930 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 175,203 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 76,527 | |
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Other | | | 9,670 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,203,101 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (1,743 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,201,358 | |
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Net investment income | | | 8,142,278 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (15,210,525 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 126 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (43,762 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 123,864 | |
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Futures contracts | | | (1,349,512 | ) |
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Option contracts written | | | (5,559 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (50,059 | ) |
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| | | (16,535,427 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (13,679,170 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (26 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 1,484 | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (20,813 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | (24,777 | ) |
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Option contracts written | | | 13,017 | |
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| | | (13,710,285 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (30,245,712 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (22,103,434 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended February 28, 2023 and 2022
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| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 8,142,278 | | | $ | 7,463,148 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (16,535,427 | ) | | | 2,070,866 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (13,710,285 | ) | | | (17,518,644 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (22,103,434 | ) | | | (7,984,630 | ) |
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Distributions to common shareholders from distributable earnings | | | (8,547,965 | ) | | | (13,735,198 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (30,651,399 | ) | | | (21,719,828 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 215,871,025 | | | | 237,590,853 | |
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End of year | | $ | 185,219,626 | | | $ | 215,871,025 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Years Ended | | | Year ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | February 28, | | | February 29, | | | February 28, | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.91 | | | $ | 20.81 | | | $ | 21.06 | | | $ | 19.07 | | | $ | 19.64 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.82 | |
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Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | (2.64 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | 0.52 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.48) | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (1.93 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 1.23 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 0.34 | |
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Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (0.83) | |
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Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.08) | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (0.91) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.23 | | | $ | 18.91 | | | $ | 20.81 | | | $ | 21.06 | | | $ | 19.07 | |
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Market value, end of period | | $ | 16.23 | | | $ | 17.70 | | | $ | 19.78 | | | $ | 19.51 | | | $ | 17.86 | |
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Total return at net asset value(b) | | | (10.07 | )% | | | (3.46 | )% | | | 6.11 | % | | | 16.39 | % | | | 2.23 | % |
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Total return at market value(c) | | | (3.92 | )% | | | (4.94 | )% | | | 8.88 | % | | | 15.13 | % | | | 3.15 | % |
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Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 185,220 | | | $ | 215,871 | | | $ | 237,591 | | | $ | 239,766 | | | $ | 216,913 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 134 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 173 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 143 | % |
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Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.57 | % |
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Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.57 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 4.25 | % | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.83 | % | | | 4.30 | % |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed‑end management investment company.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek interest income while conserving capital.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Fixed income securities (including convertible debt securities) generally are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. Prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution‑size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots, and their value may be adjusted accordingly. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange is generally valued at its trade price or official closing price that day as of the close of the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any trades or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over‑the‑counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the daily settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Non‑U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the final settlement price set by the exchange on which they trade. Options not listed on an exchange and swaps generally are valued using pricing provided from independent pricing services.
Securities of investment companies that are not exchange-traded (e.g., open‑end mutual funds) are valued using such company’s end‑of‑business‑day net asset value per share.
Deposits, other obligations of U.S. and non‑U.S. banks and financial institutions are valued at their daily account value.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) may use various pricing services to obtain market quotations as well as fair value prices. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become not representative of market value in the Adviser’s judgment (“unreliable”). If, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, a significant event occurs that makes the closing price of the security unreliable, the Adviser may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith in accordance with Board- approved policies and related Adviser procedures (“Valuation Procedures”). Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standard
Unlisted securities will be valued using prices provided by independent pricing services or by another method that the Adviser, in its judgment, believes better reflects the security’s fair value in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by the Adviser in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. If a fair value price provided by a pricing service is unreliable, the Adviser will fair value the security using the Valuation Procedures. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism, significant governmental actions or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any investment may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the investment, particularly for The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any investment may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that are valued using a fair valuation technique. When fair valuation techniques are applied, the Adviser uses available information, including both observable and unobservable inputs and assumptions, to determine a methodology that will result in a valuation that the Adviser believes approximates market value. Fund securities that are fair valued may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, and the degree of subjectivity in such decisions, the Fund could realize a greater or lesser than expected gain or loss upon the sale of the investment.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay‑in‑kind interest income and non‑cash dividend income received in the form of securities in‑lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses |
| on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex‑dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements.Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
C. | Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues, the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities and its “country of risk” as determined by a third party service provider, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions – The Fund declares and pays monthly dividends from net investment income to common shareholders. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and are distributed on a pro rata basis to common shareholders. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. |
Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period‑end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
G. | Indemnifications – Under the Fund’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Fund is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
H. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
I. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical exchange of the two currencies on the settlement date, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non‑deliverable forwards).
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts for hedging does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
J. | Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in |
| the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Call Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may write covered call options and/or buy call options. A covered call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer the obligation to sell, the underlying security or foreign currency at the stated exercise price during the option period. Options written by the Fund normally will have expiration dates between three and nine months from the date written. The exercise price of a call option may be below, equal to, or above the current market value of the underlying security at the time the option is written. |
Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.
When the Fund writes a covered call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as an asset and an equivalent liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently “marked‑to‑market” to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written covered call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written covered call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on call options written are included in the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written. A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised.
When the Fund buys a call option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the investment is subsequently “marked‑to‑market” to reflect the current value of the option purchased. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on call options purchased are included in the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.
L. | Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded over‑the‑counter (“OTC”) between two parties (“uncleared/OTC”) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a future commission merchant (“FCM”) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central Counterparty (“centrally cleared swap”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre‑determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two‑party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
In a centrally cleared swap, the Fund’s ultimate Counterparty is a central clearinghouse. The Fund initially will enter into centrally cleared swaps through an executing broker. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central Counterparty (via the FCM) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the central Counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by the central Counterparty. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into centrally cleared swaps are satisfied by cash or securities as collateral at the FCM. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of a cleared swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund, based on the daily change in price of the underlying reference instrument subject to the swap agreement and is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities until the centrally cleared swap is terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded.
A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its Counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a Counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from Counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the Counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the Counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the Counterparty.
Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.
Changes in the value of centrally cleared and OTC swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.
Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of February 28, 2023, if any, for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the open swap agreements table. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
M. | LIBOR Risk - The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates. |
There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.
N. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
O. | Collateral – To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
P. | Other Risks - Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. |
Increases in the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates or other changes to monetary policy or regulatory actions may expose fixed income markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for certain fixed income investments, particularly those with longer maturities. It is difficult to predict the impact of interest rate changes on various markets. In addition, decreases in fixed income dealer market-making capacity may also potentially lead to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed income markets. As a result, the value of the Fund’s investments and share price may decline. Changes in central bank policies could also result in higher than normal redemptions by shareholders, which could potentially increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs.
Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact the Fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
There is a possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may occur quickly and without advanced warning following sudden market downturns or unexpected developments involving an issuer, and which may adversely affect the liquidity and value of the security.
Q. | COVID‑19 Risk - The COVID‑19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre‑existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID‑19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Fund has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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First $500 million | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $500 million | | | 0.350% | |
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For the year ended February 28, 2023, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
Under the terms of a master sub‑advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub‑Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub‑Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub‑Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,743.
The Fund has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended February 28, 2023, expenses incurred under this agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub‑administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are officers and directors of Invesco.
NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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Level 1 - | | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 - | | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 - | | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Adviser’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of February 28, 2023. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | $ | - | | | $ | 166,468,720 | | | $ | 893,144 | | | $ | 167,361,864 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | 4,990,659 | | | | 3,572,895 | | | | - | | | | 8,563,554 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | - | | | | 3,194,979 | | | | - | | | | 3,194,979 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | - | | | | 1,552,787 | | | | 237,690 | | | | 1,790,477 | |
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Non‑U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | - | | | | 612,813 | | | | - | | | | 612,813 | |
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Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 582,816 | | | | - | | | | 582,816 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 1,931,742 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,931,742 | |
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Options Purchased | | | 36,025 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 36,025 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 6,958,426 | | | | 175,985,010 | | | | 1,130,834 | | | | 184,074,270 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investments Matured | | | - | | | | 36,544 | | | | - | | | | 36,544 | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 9,291 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,291 | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | - | | | | 7,793 | | | | - | | | | 7,793 | |
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| | | 9,291 | | | | 44,337 | | | | - | | | | 53,628 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (36,646 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (36,646 | ) |
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Options Written | | | (6,780 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (6,780 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | (34,135 | ) | | | 44,337 | | | | - | | | | 10,202 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 6,924,291 | | | $ | 176,029,347 | | | $ | 1,130,834 | | | $ | 184,084,472 | |
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* | Forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Investments matured and options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close‑out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Value of Derivative Investments at Period‑End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of February 28, 2023:
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| | Value | |
Derivative Assets | | Currency Risk | | | | | | Equity Risk | | | | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts –Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | 9,291 | | | | | | | $ | 9,291 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 7,793 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 7,793 | |
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Options purchased, at value – Exchange-Traded(b) | | | – | | | | | | | | 36,025 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 36,025 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 7,793 | | | | | | | | 36,025 | | | | | | | | 9,291 | | | | | | | | 53,109 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | | | | | | | | (36,025 | ) | | | | | | | (9,291 | ) | | | | | | | (45,316 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 7,793 | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | 7,793 | |
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| | | | | | | | Value | |
Derivative Liabilities | | | | | | | | Equity Risk | | | | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | Total | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts –Exchange-Traded(a) | | | | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | (36,646 | ) | | | | | | $ | (36,646 | ) |
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Options written, at value – Exchange-Traded | | | | | | | | | | | (6,780 | ) | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | (6,780 | ) |
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Total Derivative Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | (6,780 | ) | | | | | | | (36,646 | ) | | | | | | | (43,426 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | | | | | | | | | 6,780 | | | | | | | | 36,646 | | | | | | | | 43,426 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | | | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | – | |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(b) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of February 28, 2023.
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| | Financial Derivative Assets | | | | | | | | | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | Net Value of Derivatives | | | | | Non‑Cash | | | | Cash | | | | | Net Amount | |
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Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ 975 | | | | $ 975 | | | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | | | $ | 975 | |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 6,818 | | | | 6,818 | | | | | | – | | | | – | | | | | | | 6,818 | |
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Total | | $7,793 | | | | $7,793 | | | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | | | $ | 7,793 | |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended February 28, 2023
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Credit Risk | | | | | | Currency Risk | | | | | | Equity Risk | | | | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 123,864 | | | | | | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 123,864 | |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (1,349,512 | ) | | | | | | | (1,349,512 | ) |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (8,061 | ) | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (8,061 | ) |
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Options written | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (5,559 | ) | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (5,559 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (50,059 | ) | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (50,059 | ) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): Forward foreign currency contracts | | | - | | | | | | | | (20,813 | ) | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (20,813 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (24,777 | ) | | | | | | | (24,777 | ) |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (74,130 | ) | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (74,130 | ) |
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Options written | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | 13,017 | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | 13,017 | |
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Total | | $ | (50,059 | ) | | | | | | $ | 103,051 | | | | | | | $ | (74,733 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,374,289 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,396,030 | ) |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | Futures Contracts | | | Equity Options Purchased | | | Index Options Purchased | | | Equity Options Written | | | Index Options Written | | | Swap Agreements | |
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Average notional value | | $933,840 | | | $38,790,545 | | | | $2,545,600 | | | | $2,159,792 | | | | $2,236,000 | | | | $1,895,938 | | | | $3,724,380 | |
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Average contracts | | - | | | - | | | | 344 | | | | 5 | | | | 344 | | | | 4 | | | | - | |
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NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” includes amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts.
NOTE 6–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period‑end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7–Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended February 28, 2023 and 2022:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
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| |
Ordinary income* | | | $8,506,898 | | | | $ 9,579,937 | |
|
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Long-term capital gain | | | 41,067 | | | | 4,155,261 | |
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Total distributions | | | $8,547,965 | | | | $13,735,198 | |
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* | Includes short-term capital gain distributions, if any. |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period‑End:
| | | | |
| | 2023 | |
|
| |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 74,708 | |
|
| |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – investments | | | (17,695,190 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – foreign currencies | | | (677 | ) |
|
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Temporary book/tax differences | | | (20,293 | ) |
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Capital loss carryforward | | | (16,811,224 | ) |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | | 219,672,302 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 185,219,626 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax‑basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales, amortization and accretion on debt securities and derivative instruments.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of February 28, 2023, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
|
| |
Expiration | | | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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| |
Not subject to expiration | | | | $ | 5,987,339 | | | $ | 10,823,885 | | | $ | 16,811,224 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization. |
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2023 was $121,347,461 and $123,165,920, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period‑end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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| |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 1,222,868 | |
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| |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (18,918,058 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (17,695,190 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $201,779,662.
NOTE 9–Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and amortization and accretion on debt securities, on February 28, 2023, undistributed net investment income was increased by $223,537, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $220,822 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $2,715. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10–Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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| | Year Ended February 28, | | | Year Ended February 28, | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
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| |
Beginning shares | | | 11,415,552 | | | | 11,415,552 | |
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Shares issued through dividend reinvestment | | | – | | | | – | |
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Ending shares | | | 11,415,552 | | | | 11,415,552 | |
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The Fund may, when appropriate, purchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at a price not above market value or net asset value, whichever is lower at the time of purchase.
NOTE 11–Dividends
The Fund declared the following dividends from net investment income subsequent to February 28, 2023:
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Declaration Date | | Amount per Share | | Record Date | | | Payable Date | |
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| |
March 1, 2023 | | $0.0635 | | | March 15, 2023 | | | | March 31, 2023 | |
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April 3, 2022 | | $0.0635 | | | April 17, 2023 | | | | April 28, 2023 | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Invesco Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Invesco Bond Fund (the “Fund”) as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the investment companies in the Invesco group of investment companies since at least 1995. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.
Tax Information
Form 1099‑DIV, Form 1042‑S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended February 28, 2023:
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| | Federal and State Income Tax | | | | | | | | |
| | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | | $41,067 | | | | | |
| | Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 12.98% | | | | | |
| | Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 12.00% | | | | | |
| | U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 1.65% | | | | | |
| | Qualified Business Income* | | | 0.00% | | | | | |
| | Business Interest Income* | | | 87.47% | | | | | |
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| | * The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. | |
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| | Non‑Resident Alien Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
| | Qualified Interest Income** | | | 63.71% | | | | | |
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| | ** The above percentage is based on income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. | |
Additional Information
Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Fund
Recent Changes
During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, there were no material changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or policies that have not been approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Fund. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the Fund.
Investment Objective
The investment objective of Invesco Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek interest income while conserving capital. The Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without shareholder approval.
Investment Policies of the Fund
It is the Fund’s policy, which may not be changed without shareholder approval, to have at least 80% of its total assets invested in: (a) debt securities rated, at the time of purchase, in one of the four highest categories by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (b) securities of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government or any agency of the U.S. Government; (c) commercial paper rated “prime”; or (d) cash and cash equivalents. The policy stated in the foregoing sentence is a fundamental policy of the Fund and may not be changed without shareholder approval of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). In complying with this 80% investment requirement, the Fund may invest in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to the Fund’s direct investments that are counted toward the 80% investment requirement. If two or more nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) have assigned different ratings to a security, the Adviser uses the highest rating assigned.1
The Fund invests primarily in fixed-rate U.S. investment grade corporate bonds and may invest up to 20% of its total assets in non‑investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated and non‑U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers (in both developed and emerging markets).
The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts.
The Fund may invest in government securities, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in convertible debentures and bonds with warrants attached, provided that the Fund does not have, as a direct result of any such investment, more than 20% of its total assets invested in equity securities.
Ordinarily, the Fund purchases debt securities which by their terms contain call or refunding protection for a minimum of five years from the date of issuance, or which are not considered by the Fund likely to be called or refunded for a minimum of five years, in order to preserve for such periods the initial annual yields obtained on these debt securities.
The Fund may invest in securities subject to contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund may also
invest up to 5% of its net assets in bank loans, loan participations and assignments.
Derivatives. The Fund can utilize derivative instruments including swap contracts, futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and options. The Fund may use derivative instruments for a variety of purposes, including hedging, risk management, portfolio management or to earn income.
The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. The Fund may invest in bond or rate futures contracts to manage interest rate exposure. The Fund can use treasury futures contracts to increase or reduce its exposure to U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund may not enter into a futures contract if immediately thereafter the Fund’s current liability under all futures contracts would be more than 30% of the Fund’s total assets.
The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.
The Fund can engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot basis (i.e., for prompt delivery and settlement at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time) or through forward foreign currency contracts to seek gain or to mitigate the risk of foreign currency exposure. In addition, the Fund may use cross currency hedging or proxy hedging with respect to currencies in which the Fund has or expects to have portfolio or currency exposure. Cross currency hedges involve the sale of one currency against the positive exposure to a different currency and may be used for hedging purposes or to establish an active exposure to the exchange rate between any two currencies.
The Fund can use options, including currency options, to seek alpha (return on investments in excess of the benchmark index) or to mitigate risk and to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated. The Fund can also use credit default swap options to gain the right to enter into a credit default swap at a specified future date. The Fund can further use swaptions (options on swaps) to manage interest rate risk.
Temporary Defensive Investments. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies for temporary defensive purposes in anticipation of or in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, or other atypical circumstances. As a result, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Investment Process. The Fund’s portfolio managers believe dynamic and complex fixed income markets may create opportunities for investors that are best captured by specialist decision makers interconnected as a global team. The Fund’s portfolio managers use this philosophy in an effort to generate a total return consisting of income and capital appreciation. The Fund’s security selection is supported by a team of specialists. Team members
conduct top‑down macroeconomic analysis and bottom‑up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner. Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” versus the Fund’s benchmark as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. (Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis.) Investment vehicles are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value. The credit research process utilized by the Fund to implement its investment process in pursuit of its investment objective considers factors that may include, but are not limited to, an issuer’s operations, capital structure and environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Credit quality analysis therefore may consider whether any ESG factors pose a material financial risk or opportunity to an issuer. The Fund’s portfolio managers may determine that ESG considerations are not material to certain issuers or types of investments held by the Fund. In addition, not all issuers or Fund investments may undergo a credit quality analysis that considers ESG factors, and not all investments held by the Fund will rate strongly on ESG criteria. Sell decisions generally are based on: (1) a conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning, sector exposure); (2) the need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer; (3) degradation of an issuer’s credit quality; (4) realignment of a valuation target; (5) presentation of a better relative value opportunity.
In addition, the following policies are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as defined in the 1940 Act:
The Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets at market value in securities of companies which, including predecessor companies and operations, have been in continuous operation less than three years.
The Fund may invest no more than 10% of its assets in preferred stocks.
The Fund may not invest more than 20% of its assets in debt securities which are not publicly offered or traded or in debt securities purchased in private placements, of which no more than 10% of its assets may be in securities of issuers which have not issued comparable securities which are rated at the time of purchase at least Baa (as determined by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.) or BBB (as determined by S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings, Inc.).
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk. The market values of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of the Fund’s shares, will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or section of the economy, or it may affect the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, or adverse investor sentiment generally. The value of the Fund’s investments may also go up or down due to factors that affect an individual issuer or a particular industry or sector, such as changes in production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. In addition, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, economic crisis or other events may have a significant impact on the value of the Fund’s investments, as well as the financial markets and global economy generally. Such circumstances may also impact the ability of the Adviser to effectively implement the Fund’s investment strategy. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value. When markets perform well, there can be no assurance that specific investments held by the Fund will rise in value.
COVID‑19. The “COVID‑19” strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre‑existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID‑19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
Market Disruption Risks Related to Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, various countries, including the United States, as well as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries and the European Union, issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia. The war in Ukraine (and the potential for further sanctions in response to Russia’s continued military activity) may escalate. These and other corresponding events, have had, and could continue to have, severe negative effects on regional and global economic and financial markets, including increased volatility, reduced liquidity, and overall uncertainty. The negative impacts may be particularly acute in certain sectors including, but not limited to, energy and financials. Russia may take additional countermeasures or retaliatory actions (including cyberattacks), which could exacerbate negative consequences on global financial markets. The duration of the conflict and corresponding sanctions and related events cannot be predicted. The foregoing may result in a negative impact on Fund
performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even beyond any direct investment exposure the Fund may have to Russian issuers or the adjoining geographic regions.
Debt Securities Risk. The prices of debt securities held by the Fund will be affected by changes in interest rates, the creditworthiness of the issuer and other factors. An increase in prevailing interest rates typically causes the value of existing debt securities to fall and often has a greater impact on longer-duration debt securities and higher quality debt securities. Falling interest rates will cause the Fund to reinvest the proceeds of debt securities that have been repaid by the issuer at lower interest rates. Falling interest rates may also reduce the Fund’s distributable income because interest payments on floating rate debt instruments held by the Fund will decline. The Fund could lose money on investments in debt securities if the issuer or borrower fails to meet its obligations to make interest payments and/or to repay principal in a timely manner. If an issuer seeks to restructure the terms of its borrowings or the Fund is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of interest or the repayment of principal, the Fund may incur additional expenses. Changes in an issuer’s financial strength, the market’s perception of such strength or in the credit rating of the issuer or the security may affect the value of debt securities. The Adviser’s credit analysis may fail to anticipate such changes, which could result in buying a debt security at an inopportune time or failing to sell a debt security in advance of a price decline or other credit event.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that rising interest rates, or an expectation of rising interest rates in the near future, will cause the values of the Fund’s investments to decline. The values of debt securities usually change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates rise, the values of outstanding debt securities generally fall, and those securities may sell at a discount from their face amount. When interest rates rise, the decrease in values of outstanding debt securities may not be offset by higher income from new investments. When interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. However, when interest rates fall, the Fund’s investments in new securities may be at lower yields and may reduce the Fund’s income. The values of longer-term debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-term debt securities when interest rates change; thus, interest rate risk is usually greater for securities with longer maturities or durations. “Zero-coupon” or “stripped” securities may be particularly sensitive to interest rate changes.
Credit Risk. The issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the Fund invests in junk bonds, which may cause the Fund to incur higher expenses to protect its interests. The credit risks and market prices of lower-grade securities generally are more sensitive to negative issuer developments, such as reduced revenues or increased expenditures, or adverse economic conditions, such as a recession, than are higher-grade securities. An issuer’s securities may decrease in value if its financial strength weakens, which may reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its contractual obligations. In the event that an issuer of securities held by the Fund experiences difficulties in the timely payment of principal and interest and such issuer seeks to
restructure the terms of its borrowings, the Fund may incur additional expenses and may determine to invest additional assets with respect to such issuer or the project or projects to which the Fund’s securities relate. Further, the Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent that it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of interest or the repayment of principal on its portfolio holdings and the Fund may be unable to obtain full recovery on such amounts.
Income Risk. The income you receive from the Fund is based primarily on prevailing interest rates, which can vary widely over the short and long term. If interest rates decrease, your income from the Fund may decrease as well.
Call Risk. If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of securities with high interest rates will prepay or call their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders.
Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk. Increases in the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates or other changes to monetary policy or regulatory actions may expose fixed income markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for certain fixed income investments, particularly those with longer maturities. It is difficult to predict the impact of interest rate changes on various markets. In addition, decreases in fixed income dealer market-making capacity may also potentially lead to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed income markets. As a result, the value of the Fund’s investments and share price may decline. Changes in central bank policies could also result in higher than normal redemptions by shareholders, which could potentially increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs and potentially lower the Fund’s performance returns.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities receive varying levels of support and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
High Yield Debt Securities (Junk Bond) Risk.The Fund’s investments in high yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) and other lower-rated securities will subject the Fund to substantial risk of loss. These securities are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal when due and are more susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic, regulatory, political or company developments than higher rated or investment grade securities. Prices of high yield debt securities tend to be very volatile. These securities are less liquid than investment grade debt securities and may be difficult to sell at a desirable time or price, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high yield securities.
Derivatives Risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by holding a position in the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative or the anticipated value of the underlying asset, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Derivatives strategies may not always be successful. For example, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. Forward foreign currency contracts are used to lock in the U.S. dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign currency or protect against possible losses from changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign currency. They are subject to the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted or do not correspond accurately to changes in the value of the Fund’s holdings, which could result in losses and additional transaction costs. The use of forward contracts could reduce performance if there are unanticipated changes in currency prices. A contract to sell a foreign currency would limit any potential gain that might be realized if the value of the currency increases. A forward foreign currency contract may also result in losses in the event of a default or bankruptcy of the counterparty.
Future Contracts Risk. The volatility of futures contracts prices has been historically greater than the volatility of stocks and bonds. The liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced. In addition, futures exchanges often impose a maximum permissible price movement on each futures contract for each trading session. The Fund may be disadvantaged if it is prohibited from executing a trade outside the daily permissible price movement.
Options Risk. An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for the premium paid, the right, but not the obligation, to buy from (in the case of a call option) or sell to (in the case of a put option) the writer of the option at the exercise price during the term of the option (for American style options) or on a specified date (for European style options), the security, currency or other instrument underlying the option (or to receive payment of a cash settlement amount, in the case of cash-settled options, such as index options). Options transactions represent the possibility of large
amounts of exposure (or leverage), which may result in the Fund’s net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the option. The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market value of the underlying investment, the price volatility of the underlying investment and general market and interest rate conditions.
Market Discount from Net Asset Value Risk. Shares of closed‑end investment companies like the Fund frequently trade at prices lower than their net asset value. Because the market price of the Fund’s common shares is determined by factors such as relative market supply and demand, general market and economic circumstances, and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether its shares of common stock will trade at, below or above net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund’s net asset value could decrease as a result of investment activities. Common shareholders bear a risk of loss to the extent that the price at which they sell their shares is lower than at the time of purchase.
Foreign Securities Risk. The value of the Fund’s foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and social instability in the home countries of the issuers of the investments, by changes in economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign investments also involve the risk of the possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of the issuer or foreign deposits (in which the Fund could lose its entire investments in a certain market) and the possible adoption of foreign governmental restrictions such as exchange controls. Foreign companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting controls, and may therefore be more susceptible to fraud or corruption. Also, there may be less publicly available information about companies in certain foreign countries than about U.S. companies making it more difficult for the Adviser to evaluate those companies. The laws of certain countries may put limits on the Fund’s ability to recover its assets held at a foreign bank if the foreign bank, depository or issuer of a security, or any of their agents, goes bankrupt. Trading in many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other factors. Unless the Fund has hedged its foreign currency risk, foreign securities risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency hedging strategies, if used, are not always successful. For instance, the use of currency forward contracts, if used by the Fund, could reduce performance if there are unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates.
Foreign Credit Exposure Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities carrying foreign credit exposure may be affected by unfavorable political, economic or governmental developments that could affect payments of principal and interest.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk. Emerging markets (also referred to as developing markets) are
generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertain trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, companies operating in emerging markets may be subject to lower trading volume and greater price fluctuations than companies in more developed markets. Such countries’ economies may be more dependent on relatively few industries or investors that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. Companies in emerging market countries generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable, which can impede the Fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions (including bankruptcy, confiscatory taxation, expropriation, nationalization of a company’s assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies, restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country, protectionist measures and practices such as share blocking), or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, the ability of foreign entities to participate in privatization programs of certain developing or emerging market countries may be limited by local law. Investments in emerging market securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations, are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that a borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. This could result in the Fund reinvesting these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities also are subject to extension risk, which is the risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates could reduce the rate of prepayments, causing the price of the mortgage- and asset-backed securities and the Fund’s share price to fall. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. Privately-issued mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities may be less liquid than other types of securities and the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at the time or price it desires. During periods of market stress, the Fund may be forced to sell these securities at significantly reduced prices, resulting in losses. Liquid privately-issued mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. Privately-issued mortgage-related securities are not subject to the same underwriting requirements as those with government or government-sponsored entity guarantees and, therefore, mortgage loans underlying privately-issued mortgage-related securities may have less favorable collateral, credit risk, liquidity risk or other underwriting characteristics, and wider variances in interest rate,
term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. The Fund may invest in mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages, which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages. Liquidity risk is even greater for mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages.
Convertible Securities Risk. The market value of a convertible security performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Convertible securities can be converted into or exchanged for a set amount of common stock of an issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or according to a price formula. Convertible debt securities pay interest and convertible preferred stocks pay dividends until they mature or are converted, exchanged or redeemed. Some convertible debt securities may be considered “equity equivalents” because of the feature that makes them convertible into common stock. Since a convertible security derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks as apply to the underlying common stock. In addition, certain convertible securities are subject to involuntary conversions and may undergo principal write-downs upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. These convertible securities are subject to an increased risk of loss and are generally subordinate in rank to other debt obligations of the issuer. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore considered to have more speculative characteristics and greater susceptibility to default or decline in market value than investment grade securities.
Restricted Securities Risk. Limitations on the resale of restricted securities may have an adverse effect on their marketability, and may prevent the Fund from disposing of them promptly at reasonable prices. There can be no assurance that a trading market will exist at any time for any particular restricted security. Transaction costs may be higher for restricted securities. Also, restricted securities may be difficult to value because market quotations may not be readily available, and the securities may have significant volatility. In addition, the Fund may get only limited information about the issuer of a restricted security and therefore may be less able to predict a loss.
Rule 144A Securities and Other Exempt Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in Rule 144A securities and other types of exempt securities, which are not registered for sale pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are also known as privately issued securities, and typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. If there are an insufficient number of qualified institutional buyers interested in purchasing such securities at a particular time, the Fund may have difficulty selling such securities at a desirable
time or price. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be subject to increased liquidity risk. In addition, the issuers of Rule 144A securities may require their qualified institutional buyers (such as the Fund) to keep certain offering information confidential, which could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to sell such securities.
Preferred Securities Risk. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. Preferred securities also may be subordinated to bonds or other debt instruments in an issuer’s capital structure, subjecting them to a greater risk of non‑payment than these more senior securities. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt securities to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities may be less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks, and generally offer no voting rights with respect to the issuer.
REIT Risk/Real Estate Risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be adversely affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid‑cap companies and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid than larger companies. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults on certain types of debt obligations held by the Fund, the Fund may acquire real estate directly, which involves additional risks such as environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Considerations Risk. The ESG considerations that may be assessed as part of a credit research process to implement the Fund’s investment strategy in pursuit of its investment objective may vary across types of eligible investments and issuers, and not every ESG factor may be identified or evaluated for every investment, and not every investment or issuer may be evaluated for ESG considerations. The incorporation of ESG factors as part of a credit analysis may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain issuers or industries and may not work as intended. Information used to evaluate such factors may not be readily available, complete or accurate, and may vary across providers and issuers. There is no guarantee that the incorporation of ESG considerations will be additive to the Fund’s performance.
LIBOR Transition Risk. The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. Regulators and financial industry working groups in several jurisdictions have worked over the past several years to identify alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) to replace LIBOR and to assist with the transition to the new ARRs. For example, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the intended
replacement to USD LIBOR and foreign regulators have proposed other interbank offered rates, such as the Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”) and other replacement rates, which could also be adopted. Consequently, the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, but a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates. Additionally, key regulators have instructed banking institutions to cease entering into new contracts that reference these USD LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, subject to certain limited exceptions.
There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. For example, there can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any ARRs or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, although regulators have generally prohibited banking institutions from entering into new contracts that reference those USD LIBOR settings that continue to exist, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk. In rising markets, holding cash or cash equivalents will negatively affect the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark.
Risks of Investing in Bank Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments. Bank loans are subject to the risk of default. Default in the payment of interest or principal on a loan will result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of the loan, and a potential decrease in the Fund’s net asset value. The risk of default will increase in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase in interest rates. Bank loans are subject to the risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments. Bank loans that are rated below investment grade share the same risks of other below investment grade securities.
The Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling a participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set‑off against the borrower. In addition, the Fund may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting a loan in which it has purchased a participation. As a result, the Fund will be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation.
The rights and obligations acquired by the Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Loans, loan participations and assignments could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. If there is no active secondary market for a
loan, it may be more difficult to price the loan or to sell the interests in such a loan at a price that is acceptable. In addition, loans held by the Fund might not be considered securities for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and therefore a risk exists that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud provisions of those Acts.
Depositary Receipts Risk. Investing in depositary receipts involves the same risks as direct investments in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications or pass through any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities to the holders of such receipts. The Fund may therefore receive less timely information or have less control than if it invested directly in the foreign issuer.
Active Trading Risk. Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.
Financial Markets Regulatory Risk. Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and political events within the U.S. and abroad, changes to the monetary policy by the Federal Reserve or other regulatory actions, the U.S. government’s inability at times to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan or other legislation aimed at addressing financial or economic conditions, the threat of a federal government shutdown, and threats not to increase or suspend the federal government’s debt limit, may affect investor and consumer confidence, increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, result in higher interest rates, and even raise concerns about the U.S. government’s credit rating and ability service its debt. Such changes and events may adversely impact the Fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed and depends heavily on the Adviser’s judgment about markets, interest rates or the attractiveness, relative values, liquidity, or potential appreciation of particular investments made for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund could experience losses if these judgments prove to be incorrect. Because the Fund’s investment process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market movements that are counter to the portfolio managers’ expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the Fund’s net asset value. Additionally, legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may adversely affect management of the Fund and, therefore, the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
1 | A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. For more information on rating methodology, please visit www.spglobal.com and select “Understanding Credit Ratings” under About Ratings on the homepage; www.fitchratings.com and select “Understanding Credit Ratings” from the drop-down menu on the homepage; and www.moodys.com and select “Methodology,” then “Rating Methodologies” under Research Type on the left-hand side. |
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Generally, each trustee serves for a three year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and each officer serves for a one year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 - 1960 Trustee and Vice Chair | | 2014 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Trustee and Vice Chair, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company (US), Inc. (formerly IVZ Inc.) (holding company), Invesco Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co‑Chief Executive Officer, Co‑President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 175 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer of the Adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the Adviser. |
Trustees and Officers–(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | |
Beth Ann Brown - 1968 Trustee (2019) and Chair (August 2022) | | 2019 | | Independent Consultant Formerly: Head of Intermediary Distribution, Managing Director, Strategic Relations, Managing Director, Head of National Accounts, Senior Vice President, National Account Manager and Senior Vice President, Key Account Manager, Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC; Vice President, Key Account Manager, Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc.; and Trustee of certain Oppenheimer Funds | | 175 | | Director, Board of Directors of Caron Engineering Inc.; Advisor, Board of Advisors of Caron Engineering Inc.; President and Director, Acton Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps (non‑profit) Formerly: President and Director Director of Grahamtastic Connection (non‑profit) |
Cynthia Hostetler -1962 Trustee | | 2017 | | Non‑Executive Director and Trustee of a number of public and private business corporations Formerly: Director, Aberdeen Investment Funds (4 portfolios); Director, Artio Global Investment LLC (mutual fund complex); Director, Edgen Group, Inc. (specialized energy and infrastructure products distributor); Director, Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (railroads); Head of Investment Funds and Private Equity, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; President, First Manhattan Bancorporation, Inc.; and Attorney, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | | 175 | | Resideo Technologies, Inc. (smart home technology); Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials company); Trilinc Global Impact Fund; Textainer Group Holdings, (shipping container leasing company); Investment Company Institute (professional organization); and Independent Directors Council (professional organization) |
Eli Jones - 1961 Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean Emeritus, Mays Business School - Texas A&M University Formerly: Dean of Mays Business School-Texas A&M University; Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University; and Director, Arvest Bank | | 175 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) (human resources provider); Board Member of the regional board, First Financial Bank Texas; and Boad Member, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Texas (FFIN) |
Elizabeth Krentzman - 1959 Trustee | | 2019 | | Formerly: Principal and Chief Regulatory Advisor for Asset Management Services and U.S. Mutual Fund Leader of Deloitte & Touche LLP; General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute (trade association); National Director of the Investment Management Regulatory Consulting Practice, Principal, Director and Senior Manager of Deloitte & Touche LLP; Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management - Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and various positions with the Division of Investment Management – Office of Regulatory Policy of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP; and Trustee of certain Oppenheimer Funds | | 175 | | Formerly: Member of the Cartica Funds Board of Directors (private investment fund); Trustee of the University of Florida National Board Foundation; and Member of the University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. Board of Trustees, Audit Committee and Membership Committee |
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr. - 1956 Trustee | | 2019 | | Formerly: Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Blue Hills Bank (publicly traded financial institution) and Managing Partner, KPMG LLP | | 175 | | Blue Hills Bank; Member and Chairman, Bentley University, Business School Advisory Council; and Nominating Committee, KPMG LLP |
Prema Mathai-Davis - 1950 Trustee | | 2014 | | Retired Formerly: Co‑Founder & Partner of Quantalytics Research, LLC, (a FinTech Investment Research Platform for the Self-Directed Investor); Trustee of YWCA Retirement Fund; CEO of YWCA of the USA; Board member of the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Commissioner of the NYC Department of Aging; and Board member of Johns Hopkins Bioethics Institute | | 175 | | Member of Board of Positive Planet US (non‑profit) and HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (non‑profit) |
Trustees and Officers–(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees–(continued) | | | | |
Joel W. Motley - 1952 Trustee | | 2019 | | Director of Office of Finance, Federal Home Loan Bank System; Managing Director of Carmona Motley Inc. (privately held financial advisor); Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and its Finance and Budget Committee; Chairman Emeritus of Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of its Investment Committee; and Member of Investment Committee Board of Historic Hudson Valley (non‑profit cultural organization); Member of the Board, Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp.; and Member of the Vestry and the Investment Committee of Trinity Church Wall Street. Formerly: Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately held financial advisor); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman, Inc. (privately held financial advisor); Trustee of certain Oppenheimer Funds; and Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately held financial advisor) | | 175 | | Member of Board of Trust for Mutual Understanding (non‑profit promoting the arts and environment); Member of Board of Greenwall Foundation (bioethics research foundation) and its Investment Committee; Member of Board of Friends of the LRC (non-profit legal advocacy); and Board Member and Investment Committee Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non‑profit journalism) |
Teresa M. Ressel - 1962 Trustee | | 2017 | | Non‑executive director and trustee of a number of public and private business corporations Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, UBS Securities LLC (investment banking); Chief Operating Officer, UBS AG Americas (investment banking); Sr. Management Team Olayan America, The Olayan Group (international investor/commercial/industrial); and Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget and Designated Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Treasury | | 175 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli - 1949 Trustee | | 2016 | | Retired Formerly: Adjunct Professor, University of Denver – Daniels College of Business; and Managing Partner, KPMG LLP | | 175 | | None |
Daniel S. Vandivort - 1954 Trustee | | 2019 | | President, Flyway Advisory Services LLC (consulting and property management) Formerly: President and Chief Investment Officer, previously Head of Fixed Income, Weiss Peck and Greer/Robeco Investment Management; Trustee and Chair, Weiss Peck and Greer Funds Board; and various capacities at CS First Boston including Head of Fixed Income at First Boston Asset Management. | | 175 | | Formerly: Trustee and Governance Chair, Oppenheimer Funds; Treasurer, Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee, Huntington Disease Foundation of America |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Officers |
Sheri Morris - 1964 President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2010 | | Director, Invesco Trust Company; Head of Global Fund Services, Invesco Ltd.; President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust; and Vice President, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Formerly: Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco AIM Advisers, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Assistant Vice President, Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; Treasurer, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) | | N/A | | N/A |
Melanie Ringold - 1975 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2023 | | Head of Legal of the Americas, Invesco Ltd.; Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Secretary, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust;Secretary and Vice President, Harbourview Asset Management Corporation; Secretary and Senior Vice President, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and Invesco Managed Accounts, LLC; Secretary and Senior Vice President, OFI SteelPath, Inc.; Secretary and Senior Vice President, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Secretary, SteelPath Funds Remediation LLC; and Secretary and Senior Vice President, Trinity Investment Management Corporation Formerly: Assistant Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Invesco Advisers, Inc. Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Investment Advisers LLC; and Assistant Secretary and Investment Vice President, Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
Andrew R. Schlossberg - 1974 Senior Vice President | | 2019 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Head of the Americas and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent); Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; and Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management) Formerly: Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Insurance Agency, Inc.; Director, Invesco UK Limited; Director and Chief Executive, Invesco Asset Management Limited and Invesco Fund Managers Limited; Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director and Chief Executive, Invesco Administration Services Limited and Invesco Global Investment Funds Limited; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Head of EMEA, Invesco Ltd.; President, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II and Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Managing Director and Principal Executive Officer, Invesco Capital Management LLC | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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John M. Zerr - 1962 Senior Vice President | | 2010 | | Chief Operating Officer of the Americas; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.) Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, Invesco Capital Management LLC; Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Senior Vice President, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.); Manager, Invesco Indexing LLC; Manager, Invesco Specialized Products, LLC; Member, Invesco Canada Funds Advisory Board; Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); and Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); President, Invesco, Inc.; President, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd.; President, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd; President, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd.; President, Invesco Financial Services Ltd./Services Financiers Invesco Ltée; and Director and Chairman, Invesco Trust Company Formerly: President, Trimark Investments Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltee; Director and Senior Vice President, Invesco Insurance Agency, Inc.; Director and Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.); Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.); Chief Legal Officer, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust; Secretary, Invesco Indexing LLC; Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.;Director and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco AIM Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc.; and Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser) | | N/A | | N/A |
Gregory G. McGreevey - 1962 Senior Vice President | | 2012 | | Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; President, SNW Asset Management Corporation and Invesco Managed Accounts, LLC; Chairman and Director, Invesco Private Capital, Inc.; Chairman and Director, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc.; Chairman and Director, INVESCO Realty, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Invesco Group Services, Inc. Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
Adrien Deberghes- 1967 Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President | | 2020 | | Head of the Fund Office of the CFO and Fund Administration; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust Formerly: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Fidelity Investments | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom - 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC Compliance Officer for Invesco U.S. entities including: Invesco Advisers, Inc. and its affiliates, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Capital Management, LLC, Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Todd F. Kuehl - 1969 Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President | | 2020 | | Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); and Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Legg Mason (Mutual Funds); Chief Compliance Officer, Legg Mason Private Portfolio Group (registered investment adviser) | | N/A | | N/A |
James Bordewick, Jr. - 1959 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2022 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Chief Legal Officer, KingsCrowd, Inc. (research and analytical platform for investment in private capital markets); Chief Operating Officer and Head of Legal and Regulatory, Netcapital (private capital investment platform); Managing Director, General Counsel of asset management and Chief Compliance Officer for asset management and private banking, Bank of America Corporation; Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds and BofA Funds; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management; Chief Legal Officer, MFS Funds; Associate, Ropes & Gray; and Associate, Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett | | N/A | | N/A |
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Office of the Fund | | Investment Adviser | | Auditors | | Custodian |
1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500 | | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
Atlanta, GA 30309 | | 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500 | | 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 | | 225 Franklin Street |
| | Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Houston, TX 77002-5021 | | Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Counsel to the Fund | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees | | Transfer Agent | | |
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP | | Sidley Austin LLP | | Computershare Trust Company, N.A | | |
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 | | 787 Seventh Avenue | | 250 Royall Street | | |
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | New York, NY 10019 | | Canton, MA 02021 | | |
Correspondence information
Send general correspondence to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each fiscal year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N‑PORT. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/us. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Form N‑PORT filings on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file number for the Fund is shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 341 2929 or at invesco.com/ corporate/about‑us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website,sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12‑month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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SEC file number(s): 811‑02090 | | | | VK‑CE‑BOND‑AR‑1 |