UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08464
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2024
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
High Income Opportunities Portfolio
April 30, 2024
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.9% |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
ARES LVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2020-58A, Class ER, 12.029%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.70%), 1/15/35(1)(2) | $ | 2,000 | $ 1,998,180 |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund XX Ltd., Series 2022-20A, Class B1, 8.477%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.15%), 10/19/35(1)(2) | | 2,500 | 2,520,490 |
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2019-17A, Class ER, 11.94%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.612%), 7/15/32(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,004,526 |
Benefit Street Partners CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2021-25A, Class E, 12.44%, (3 mo. SOFR + 7.112%), 1/15/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,005,776 |
Brookhaven Park CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D, 8.894%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.60%), 4/19/37(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,001,648 |
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2022-1A, Class E, 11.728%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.40%), 4/15/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 1,952,754 |
Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class DR, 11.929%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.60%), 4/15/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 1,979,860 |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 50B-R Ltd., Series 2020-50A, Class ER, 12.425%, (3 mo. SOFR + 7.10%), 4/20/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,005,836 |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 72 B Ltd., Series 2024-72A, Class D, 9.296%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%), 4/25/37(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,001,379 |
Madison Park Funding LIX Ltd., Series 2021-59A, Class E, 12.189%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.862%), 1/18/34(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 2,006,342 |
Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019-37A, Class ER2, 11.922%, (3 mo. SOFR + 6.60%), 4/15/37(1)(2) | | 1,000 | 1,005,528 |
OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2024-32A, Class D1, 9.076%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%), 4/23/37(1)(2) | | 1,500 | 1,502,348 |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class CR, 9.224%, (3 mo. SOFR + 3.90%), 4/18/37(1)(2) | | 1,500 | 1,503,208 |
Wellfleet CLO Ltd.: | | | |
Series 2021-2A, Class E, 12.55%, (3 mo. SOFR + 7.222%), 7/15/34(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 1,842,712 |
Series 2021-3A, Class E, 12.69%, (3 mo. SOFR + 7.362%), 1/15/35(1)(2) | | 2,000 | 1,892,430 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (identified cost $25,418,919) | | | $ 25,223,017 |
Security | Shares | Value |
Energy — 0.1% |
Ascent CNR Corp., Class A(3)(4) | | 6,273,462 | $ 1,380,162 |
| | | $ 1,380,162 |
Security | Shares | Value |
Entertainment & Film — 0.1% |
United Parks & Resorts, Inc.(5) | | 27,500 | $ 1,397,550 |
| | | $ 1,397,550 |
Environmental — 0.2% |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | 105,500 | $ 3,365,450 |
| | | $ 3,365,450 |
Gaming — 0.0% |
New Cotai Participation Corp., Class B(3)(4)(5) | | 7 | $ 0 |
| | | $ 0 |
Healthcare — 0.1% |
Endo, Inc.(4)(5) | | 572 | $ 16,373 |
Endo, Inc.(5) | | 38,022 | 1,088,376 |
| | | $ 1,104,749 |
Leisure — 0.0% |
iFIT Health and Fitness, Inc.(3)(4)(5) | | 514,080 | $ 0 |
| | | $ 0 |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $6,497,546) | | | $ 7,247,911 |
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Containers — 0.3% |
CryoPort, Inc., 0.75%, 12/1/26(1) | $ | 4,643 | $ 4,026,410 |
| | | $ 4,026,410 |
Gaming — 0.2% |
DraftKings Holdings, Inc., 0.00%, 3/15/28 | $ | 3,900 | $ 3,246,750 |
| | | $ 3,246,750 |
Leisure — 0.2% |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., 0.00%, 2/15/26 | $ | 2,611 | $ 2,144,307 |
| | | $ 2,144,307 |
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Utility — 0.3% |
NextEra Energy Partners LP, 2.50%, 6/15/26(1) | $ | 4,996 | $ 4,507,466 |
| | | $ 4,507,466 |
Total Convertible Bonds (identified cost $14,294,754) | | | $ 13,924,933 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Aerospace — 2.5% |
Bombardier, Inc.: | | | |
7.25%, 7/1/31(1) | | 1,980 | $ 1,987,348 |
7.875%, 4/15/27(1) | | 1,123 | 1,116,703 |
8.75%, 11/15/30(1) | | 2,575 | 2,742,730 |
BWX Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
4.125%, 6/30/28(1) | | 1,501 | 1,372,776 |
4.125%, 4/15/29(1) | | 1,266 | 1,154,689 |
Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27(1) | | 2,796 | 2,612,877 |
Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(1) | | 5,391 | 5,337,041 |
Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28(1) | | 4,042 | 3,819,345 |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.: | | | |
4.60%, 6/15/28 | | 1,081 | 997,226 |
9.375%, 11/30/29(1) | | 403 | 436,357 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 1/15/29 | | 1,677 | 1,537,901 |
5.50%, 11/15/27 | | 4,164 | 4,050,155 |
6.375%, 3/1/29(1) | | 1,490 | 1,480,484 |
6.625%, 3/1/32(1) | | 1,500 | 1,499,325 |
6.75%, 8/15/28(1) | | 3,504 | 3,523,269 |
| | | $ 33,668,226 |
Air Transportation — 0.5% |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | | 1,853 | $ 1,833,538 |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/26(1) | | 1,156 | 1,113,002 |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/30(1) | | 5,300 | 4,108,737 |
| | | $ 7,055,277 |
Automotive & Auto Parts — 2.6% |
Dana Financing Luxembourg SARL, 8.50%, 7/15/31(6) | EUR | 2,500 | $ 2,915,779 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Automotive & Auto Parts (continued) |
Ford Motor Co.: | | | |
4.75%, 1/15/43 | | 2,651 | $ 2,088,494 |
7.45%, 7/16/31 | | 794 | 841,747 |
9.625%, 4/22/30 | | 350 | 402,251 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | |
2.90%, 2/16/28 | | 568 | 505,497 |
3.625%, 6/17/31 | | 2,065 | 1,744,741 |
3.815%, 11/2/27 | | 4,294 | 3,979,805 |
4.00%, 11/13/30 | | 1,461 | 1,273,875 |
4.125%, 8/17/27 | | 6,184 | 5,809,976 |
4.271%, 1/9/27 | | 752 | 717,181 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.00%, 7/15/29 | | 3,271 | 2,969,972 |
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29(1) | | 4,535 | 3,890,224 |
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 7.625%, 1/30/32(1) | | 6,491 | 6,604,238 |
Wheel Pros, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | | 2,705 | 841,931 |
| | | $ 34,585,711 |
Banking & Thrifts — 0.2% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series HH, 4.60% to 2/1/25(7)(8) | | 2,385 | $ 2,351,974 |
| | | $ 2,351,974 |
Broadcasting — 0.7% |
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29(1) | | 3,549 | $ 3,057,030 |
Townsquare Media, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/26(1) | | 2,659 | 2,582,942 |
Univision Communications, Inc.: | | | |
4.50%, 5/1/29(1) | | 1,183 | 1,030,164 |
7.375%, 6/30/30(1) | | 1,089 | 1,043,628 |
8.00%, 8/15/28(1) | | 1,066 | 1,065,724 |
| | | $ 8,779,488 |
Building Materials — 2.6% |
AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC, 10.25%, 10/15/28(1) | | 3,920 | $ 4,134,154 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.: | | | |
4.25%, 2/1/32(1) | | 4,805 | 4,189,156 |
5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | | 2,685 | 2,516,400 |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/28(1) | | 4,887 | 4,408,394 |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/30(1) | | 1,774 | 1,608,444 |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28(1) | | 6,410 | 6,206,769 |
Standard Industries, Inc.: | | | |
2.25%, 11/21/26(6) | EUR | 2,443 | 2,474,012 |
3.375%, 1/15/31(1) | | 2,618 | 2,146,898 |
4.375%, 7/15/30(1) | | 2,932 | 2,599,122 |
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Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Building Materials (continued) |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 7.25%, 1/15/31(1) | | 4,473 | $ 4,598,508 |
| | | $ 34,881,857 |
Cable & Satellite TV — 1.7% |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | | | |
4.25%, 2/1/31(1) | | 500 | $ 391,694 |
4.50%, 8/15/30(1) | | 8,031 | 6,532,346 |
4.50%, 5/1/32 | | 995 | 764,883 |
4.75%, 3/1/30(1) | | 4,255 | 3,539,098 |
5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | | 1,895 | 1,727,406 |
5.375%, 6/1/29(1) | | 868 | 765,158 |
6.375%, 9/1/29(1) | | 3,715 | 3,408,053 |
CSC Holdings LLC, 11.75%, 1/31/29(1) | | 4,339 | 3,857,588 |
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27(1) | | 2,454 | 2,475,833 |
| | | $ 23,462,059 |
Capital Goods — 2.4% |
Calderys Financing LLC, 11.25%, 6/1/28(1) | | 5,117 | $ 5,439,514 |
Chart Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 1/1/31(1) | | 4,318 | 4,639,881 |
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/29(1) | | 3,505 | 2,899,087 |
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.625%, 12/15/30(1) | | 4,336 | 4,302,567 |
ESAB Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,598 | 2,591,499 |
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 9.00%, 2/15/29(1) | | 1,290 | 1,329,465 |
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/29(1) | | 6,151 | 5,711,630 |
Patrick Industries, Inc.: | | | |
4.75%, 5/1/29(1) | | 5,212 | 4,743,556 |
7.50%, 10/15/27(1) | | 415 | 420,362 |
| | | $ 32,077,561 |
Chemicals — 2.5% |
Avient Corp., 7.125%, 8/1/30(1) | | 3,831 | $ 3,879,533 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(1) | | 4,248 | 3,988,611 |
Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 5/15/28(1) | | 2,171 | 1,876,484 |
Herens Midco SARL, 5.25%, 5/15/29(6) | EUR | 4,145 | 3,176,726 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/29(1) | | 144 | 120,672 |
Nufarm Australia Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.00%, 1/27/30(1) | | 3,643 | 3,343,424 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/28(1) | | 7,592 | 8,065,502 |
SNF Group SACA: | | | |
2.625%, 2/1/29(6) | EUR | 2,960 | 2,949,775 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Chemicals (continued) |
SNF Group SACA: (continued) | | | |
2.625%, 2/1/29(1) | EUR | 250 | $ 249,136 |
Valvoline, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/31(1) | | 3,976 | 3,348,162 |
WR Grace Holdings LLC: | | | |
4.875%, 6/15/27(1) | | 979 | 930,418 |
7.375%, 3/1/31(1) | | 2,211 | 2,243,258 |
| | | $ 34,171,701 |
Consumer Products — 1.7% |
Acushnet Co., 7.375%, 10/15/28(1) | | 6,279 | $ 6,452,269 |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.125%, 4/1/29(1) | | 2,936 | 2,656,981 |
Energizer Gamma Acquisition BV, 3.50%, 6/30/29(6) | EUR | 1,221 | 1,166,788 |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/27(1) | | 5,015 | 4,856,049 |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/31(1) | | 2,321 | 2,174,046 |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.: | | | |
3.875%, 10/15/31(1) | | 6,209 | 5,117,955 |
4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | | 805 | 716,516 |
| | | $ 23,140,604 |
Containers — 1.8% |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC: | | | |
3.00%, 9/1/29(6) | EUR | 1,150 | $ 989,865 |
4.00%, 9/1/29(1) | | 230 | 189,805 |
Ball Corp.: | | | |
3.125%, 9/15/31 | | 3,800 | 3,160,481 |
6.875%, 3/15/28 | | 1,239 | 1,259,739 |
Berry Global, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | | 2,026 | 1,978,007 |
Canpack SA/Canpack U.S. LLC, 3.875%, 11/15/29(1) | | 3,826 | 3,356,687 |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/26 | | 2,415 | 2,316,042 |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 2/1/26 | | 2,500 | 2,448,815 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/31(1) | | 4,163 | 4,174,573 |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV: | | | |
5.50%, 8/15/26(1) | | 2,613 | 2,570,529 |
8.50%, 8/15/27(1) | | 1,500 | 1,486,999 |
| | | $ 23,931,542 |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1% |
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 8.625%, 9/30/27(1) | | 3,037 | $ 3,131,390 |
Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, 4.70% to 5/15/26(7)(8) | | 3,182 | 2,711,210 |
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 7.50%, 1/15/31(1) | | 4,384 | 4,527,848 |
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Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Diversified Financial Services (continued) |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(1) | | 3,714 | $ 3,357,964 |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 4/15/29(1) | | 5,221 | 4,885,761 |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/29(1) | | 3,591 | 3,269,100 |
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/26(1) | | 3,065 | 3,015,839 |
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.: | | | |
6.40%, 3/26/29(1) | | 1,095 | 1,092,934 |
6.50%, 3/26/31(1) | | 1,325 | 1,327,222 |
8.125%, 3/30/29(1) | | 3,609 | 3,777,825 |
MSCI, Inc.: | | | |
3.625%, 9/1/30(1) | | 867 | 755,496 |
3.875%, 2/15/31(1) | | 2,176 | 1,906,358 |
PRA Group, Inc., 7.375%, 9/1/25(1) | | 645 | 642,588 |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.: | | | |
2.875%, 10/15/26(1) | | 2,036 | 1,871,038 |
3.625%, 3/1/29(1) | | 5,288 | 4,663,705 |
4.00%, 10/15/33(1) | | 425 | 347,359 |
| | | $ 41,283,637 |
Diversified Media — 1.4% |
Arches Buyer, Inc.: | | | |
4.25%, 6/1/28(1) | | 1,901 | $ 1,631,908 |
6.125%, 12/1/28(1) | | 4,809 | 3,915,823 |
Cars.com, Inc., 6.375%, 11/1/28(1) | | 3,521 | 3,368,965 |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
7.75%, 4/15/28(1) | | 4,167 | 3,536,738 |
7.875%, 4/1/30(1) | | 2,891 | 2,836,648 |
Stagwell Global LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/29(1) | | 3,410 | 3,056,303 |
| | | $ 18,346,385 |
Energy — 8.0% |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26(1) | | 3,619 | $ 3,645,734 |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | | 3,242 | 3,185,695 |
7.875%, 5/15/26(1) | | 1,283 | 1,307,422 |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP: | | | |
4.00%, 3/1/31 | | 2,552 | 2,278,994 |
4.50%, 10/1/29 | | 1,896 | 1,775,446 |
Civitas Resources, Inc.: | | | |
8.625%, 11/1/30(1) | | 5,643 | 6,008,985 |
8.75%, 7/1/31(1) | | 738 | 783,750 |
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/29(1) | | 4,231 | 3,838,210 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Energy (continued) |
Energy Transfer LP, 5.00%, 5/15/50 | | 2,087 | $ 1,731,072 |
EQM Midstream Partners LP: | | | |
4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | | 2,111 | 1,955,015 |
4.75%, 1/15/31(1) | | 2,377 | 2,173,845 |
6.00%, 7/1/25(1) | | 410 | 409,662 |
6.50%, 7/1/27(1) | | 1,121 | 1,123,460 |
7.50%, 6/1/30(1) | | 3,031 | 3,180,628 |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/32(1) | | 3,778 | 3,873,180 |
Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.875%, 6/15/30(1) | | 5,259 | 5,088,841 |
Matador Resources Co., 6.50%, 4/15/32(1) | | 3,355 | 3,327,437 |
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 1/15/28(1) | | 1,118 | 1,061,102 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.50%, 7/15/27 | | 3,859 | 4,127,529 |
Parkland Corp.: | | | |
4.50%, 10/1/29(1) | | 2,371 | 2,150,756 |
4.625%, 5/1/30(1) | | 2,389 | 2,160,881 |
Permian Resources Operating LLC: | | | |
5.875%, 7/1/29(1) | | 4,933 | 4,797,954 |
7.00%, 1/15/32(1) | | 2,551 | 2,602,210 |
7.75%, 2/15/26(1) | | 1,675 | 1,691,539 |
Plains All American Pipeline LP, Series B, 9.679%, (3 mo. SOFR + 4.372%)(2)(7) | | 4,380 | 4,352,394 |
Precision Drilling Corp.: | | | |
6.875%, 1/15/29(1) | | 1,307 | 1,294,590 |
7.125%, 1/15/26(1) | | 1,000 | 1,000,778 |
Southwestern Energy Co.: | | | |
4.75%, 2/1/32 | | 3,253 | 2,931,833 |
5.375%, 2/1/29(6) | | 2,500 | 1,962,734 |
Sunoco LP, 7.25%, 5/1/32(1) | | 2,835 | 2,881,699 |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 4/30/30 | | 2,670 | 2,404,688 |
Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/29(1) | | 2,921 | 2,644,769 |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27(1) | | 1,046 | 1,043,064 |
Transocean, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/30(1) | | 1,208 | 1,260,211 |
Venture Global LNG, Inc.: | | | |
8.125%, 6/1/28(1) | | 2,233 | 2,285,080 |
8.375%, 6/1/31(1) | | 3,572 | 3,667,988 |
9.50%, 2/1/29(1) | | 4,583 | 4,928,957 |
9.875%, 2/1/32(1) | | 3,217 | 3,434,894 |
Vital Energy, Inc.: | | | |
7.875%, 4/15/32(1) | | 1,956 | 1,986,063 |
9.75%, 10/15/30 | | 2,151 | 2,345,485 |
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.625%, 4/30/30(1) | | 2,338 | 2,429,499 |
| | | $ 107,134,073 |
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Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Entertainment & Film — 0.3% |
Cinemark USA, Inc.: | | | |
5.25%, 7/15/28(1) | | 4,366 | $ 4,058,766 |
5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | | 588 | 582,493 |
| | | $ 4,641,259 |
Environmental — 1.6% |
Clean Harbors, Inc.: | | | |
4.875%, 7/15/27(1) | | 1,029 | $ 992,090 |
5.125%, 7/15/29(1) | | 1,117 | 1,065,424 |
6.375%, 2/1/31(1) | | 585 | 580,111 |
Covanta Holding Corp.: | | | |
4.875%, 12/1/29(1) | | 5,939 | 5,212,218 |
5.00%, 9/1/30 | | 804 | 695,510 |
GFL Environmental, Inc.: | | | |
3.50%, 9/1/28(1) | | 5,074 | 4,566,536 |
3.75%, 8/1/25(1) | | 669 | 651,270 |
4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | | 8,593 | 7,936,709 |
| | | $ 21,699,868 |
Food & Drug Retail — 0.5% |
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC: | | | |
4.875%, 2/15/30(1) | | 1,808 | $ 1,687,722 |
5.875%, 2/15/28(1) | | 1,807 | 1,772,329 |
Ingles Markets, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/31(1) | | 4,305 | 3,709,716 |
| | | $ 7,169,767 |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.7% |
BellRing Brands, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/30(1) | | 3,553 | $ 3,598,701 |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 11/15/28(1) | | 1,650 | 1,529,012 |
7.625%, 7/1/29(1) | | 3,835 | 3,880,353 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 6/15/30(1) | | 3,685 | 3,582,066 |
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc., 7.875%, 3/1/31(1) | | 3,692 | 3,764,969 |
Performance Food Group, Inc.: | | | |
4.25%, 8/1/29(1) | | 5,135 | 4,606,293 |
5.50%, 10/15/27(1) | | 1,504 | 1,457,232 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.: | | | |
3.50%, 3/1/32 | | 3,553 | 2,928,388 |
6.875%, 5/15/34 | | 1,755 | 1,821,390 |
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/32(1) | | 2,626 | 2,594,219 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/29(1) | | 3,778 | 3,391,620 |
U.S. Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | | 3,511 | 3,274,834 |
| | | $ 36,429,077 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Gaming — 2.4% |
Allwyn Entertainment Financing U.K. PLC, 7.875%, 4/30/29(1) | | 5,839 | $ 5,977,618 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | | 784 | 700,082 |
6.50%, 2/15/32(1) | | 2,354 | 2,320,875 |
7.00%, 2/15/30(1) | | 2,735 | 2,755,918 |
8.125%, 7/1/27(1) | | 2,617 | 2,654,195 |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/30(1) | | 4,102 | 3,906,135 |
International Game Technology PLC: | | | |
4.125%, 4/15/26(1) | | 1,237 | 1,192,096 |
5.25%, 1/15/29(1) | | 750 | 708,977 |
6.25%, 1/15/27(1) | | 1,848 | 1,846,571 |
6.50%, 2/15/25(1) | | 1,009 | 1,009,791 |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/29(1) | | 3,759 | 3,571,665 |
Light & Wonder International, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/28(1) | | 2,834 | 2,845,908 |
Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co.-Issuer LLC, 4.875%, 11/1/26(1) | | 3,500 | 3,330,350 |
| | | $ 32,820,181 |
Healthcare — 8.9% |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | | 3,547 | $ 3,253,355 |
AMN Healthcare, Inc.: | | | |
4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,663 | 2,362,145 |
4.625%, 10/1/27(1) | | 323 | 303,745 |
athenahealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/30(1) | | 5,761 | 5,191,681 |
Avantor Funding, Inc., 3.875%, 7/15/28(6) | EUR | 4,400 | 4,577,070 |
Bausch & Lomb Corp., 8.375%, 10/1/28(1) | | 2,780 | 2,874,520 |
Encompass Health Corp.: | | | |
4.625%, 4/1/31 | | 2,543 | 2,285,873 |
4.75%, 2/1/30 | | 1,044 | 958,519 |
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/31(1) | | 2,250 | 2,288,964 |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 7/1/30(1) | | 5,112 | 5,162,984 |
Grifols SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1) | | 1,050 | 849,234 |
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29(1) | | 5,380 | 4,906,960 |
Heartland Dental LLC/Heartland Dental Finance Corp.: | | | |
8.50%, 5/1/26(1) | | 750 | 748,043 |
10.50%, 4/30/28(1) | | 7,200 | 7,587,803 |
IQVIA, Inc.: | | | |
2.25%, 3/15/29(6) | EUR | 1,816 | 1,760,260 |
5.00%, 5/15/27(1) | | 1,329 | 1,284,300 |
6.50%, 5/15/30(1) | | 1,662 | 1,671,618 |
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/29(1) | | 1,910 | 1,739,614 |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/27(1) | | 2,687 | 2,519,040 |
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Healthcare (continued) |
LifePoint Health, Inc.: | | | |
5.375%, 1/15/29(1) | | 4,397 | $ 3,520,017 |
9.875%, 8/15/30(1) | | 1,665 | 1,735,843 |
Medline Borrower LP, 5.25%, 10/1/29(1) | | 12,177 | 11,346,941 |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(1) | | 1,664 | 1,157,616 |
ModivCare, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/25(1) | | 2,104 | 2,054,254 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.: | | | |
3.875%, 11/15/30(1) | | 2,889 | 2,508,453 |
3.875%, 5/15/32(1) | | 2,207 | 1,848,576 |
Option Care Health, Inc., 4.375%, 10/31/29(1) | | 4,735 | 4,244,832 |
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(1) | | 2,307 | 1,956,117 |
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.: | | | |
4.65%, 6/15/30 | | 4,350 | 3,989,896 |
4.90%, 12/15/44 | | 1,242 | 979,684 |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 4/1/31(1) | | 1,395 | 1,188,071 |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/26(1) | | 1,328 | 1,323,591 |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 4/15/32(1) | | 4,004 | 4,003,538 |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(1) | | 5,462 | 5,084,794 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.375%, 1/15/30 | | 272 | 247,230 |
5.125%, 11/1/27 | | 2,855 | 2,764,610 |
6.125%, 10/1/28 | | 4,735 | 4,679,994 |
6.875%, 11/15/31 | | 2,033 | 2,097,206 |
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC: | | | |
6.375%, 3/1/26(1) | | 4,919 | 4,985,480 |
9.75%, 5/15/29(1)(9) | | 3,025 | 2,970,200 |
Varex Imaging Corp., 7.875%, 10/15/27(1) | | 2,511 | 2,561,987 |
| | | $ 119,574,658 |
Homebuilders & Real Estate — 4.7% |
Artera Services LLC, 8.50%, 2/15/31(1) | | 3,065 | $ 3,138,664 |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.: | | | |
4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | | 1,516 | 1,372,658 |
4.625%, 4/1/30(1) | | 1,620 | 1,449,315 |
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 2/1/26(1) | | 1,227 | 1,208,885 |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.875%, 6/30/28(1) | | 3,770 | 3,416,325 |
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC: | | | |
6.75%, 5/15/28(1) | | 1,049 | 1,035,191 |
8.875%, 9/1/31(1) | | 1,873 | 1,944,891 |
Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/29(1) | | 1,923 | 1,776,233 |
GEO Group, Inc., 10.25%, 4/15/31(1) | | 6,000 | 6,189,752 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Homebuilders & Real Estate (continued) |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 7.75%, 9/1/30(1) | | 5,638 | $ 5,812,818 |
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC: | | | |
3.375%, 6/15/26(1) | | 2,442 | 2,272,350 |
3.75%, 9/15/30(1) | | 3,492 | 2,901,055 |
M/I Homes, Inc., 4.95%, 2/1/28 | | 1,537 | 1,457,369 |
Meritage Homes Corp., 3.875%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,282 | 2,070,936 |
National Health Investors, Inc., 3.00%, 2/1/31 | | 3,117 | 2,498,463 |
New Home Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/1/29(1) | | 9,125 | 9,162,230 |
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.: | | | |
4.25%, 1/15/29(1) | | 1,850 | 1,648,522 |
4.625%, 3/15/30(1) | | 1,687 | 1,490,730 |
7.375%, 2/15/31(1) | | 4,404 | 4,523,287 |
TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/32(1) | | 2,753 | 2,385,988 |
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.: | | | |
3.75%, 2/15/27(1) | | 543 | 509,688 |
4.125%, 8/15/30(1) | | 1,859 | 1,658,158 |
4.625%, 12/1/29(1) | | 4,004 | 3,717,257 |
| | | $ 63,640,765 |
Hotels — 0.2% |
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC/RWLV Capital, Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 4/16/29(6) | | 500 | $ 444,140 |
4.625%, 4/6/31(6) | | 1,000 | 849,145 |
8.45%, 7/27/30(1) | | 1,900 | 1,991,873 |
| | | $ 3,285,158 |
Insurance — 1.8% |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer: | | | |
6.75%, 10/15/27(1) | | 5,518 | $ 5,415,604 |
7.00%, 1/15/31(1) | | 1,797 | 1,803,886 |
AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/29(1) | | 2,866 | 2,607,977 |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,175 | 1,984,179 |
Howden U.K. Refinance PLC/Howden U.K. Refinance 2 PLC/Howden U.S. Refinance LLC: | | | |
7.25%, 2/15/31(1) | | 2,375 | 2,346,461 |
8.125%, 2/15/32(1) | | 2,231 | 2,197,522 |
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., 10.50%, 12/15/30(1) | | 4,557 | 4,827,950 |
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.125%, 6/1/31(1) | | 2,605 | 2,620,177 |
| | | $ 23,803,756 |
Leisure — 3.1% |
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | | 3,280 | $ 2,986,735 |
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Leisure (continued) |
Carnival Corp.: | | | |
5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | | 4,215 | $ 4,116,543 |
6.00%, 5/1/29(1) | | 1,820 | 1,764,796 |
Life Time, Inc.: | | | |
5.75%, 1/15/26(1) | | 1,452 | 1,437,285 |
8.00%, 4/15/26(1) | | 5,820 | 5,834,864 |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/28(1) | | 1,430 | 1,497,088 |
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 2/15/27(1) | | 764 | 757,481 |
NCL Corp. Ltd.: | | | |
5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | | 3,134 | 3,072,983 |
5.875%, 2/15/27(1) | | 946 | 924,804 |
7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | | 1,792 | 1,831,797 |
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28(1) | | 3,432 | 3,351,498 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | |
3.70%, 3/15/28 | | 1,390 | 1,278,282 |
6.25%, 3/15/32(1) | | 2,668 | 2,631,895 |
Speedway Motorsports LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/27(1) | | 2,674 | 2,519,620 |
Viking Cruises Ltd.: | | | |
5.875%, 9/15/27(1) | | 5,004 | 4,855,636 |
6.25%, 5/15/25(1) | | 1,820 | 1,815,520 |
7.00%, 2/15/29(1) | | 753 | 750,761 |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | | 521 | 498,983 |
| | | $ 41,926,571 |
Metals & Mining — 2.4% |
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC, 11.50%, 10/1/31(1) | | 7,180 | $ 8,003,826 |
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.25%, 9/1/29(1) | | 2,968 | 2,798,529 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 9.375%, 3/1/29(1) | | 2,395 | 2,477,448 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43 | | 2,400 | 2,202,294 |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc.: | | | |
4.50%, 4/1/26(1) | | 3,109 | 3,010,258 |
6.125%, 4/1/29(1) | | 2,069 | 2,027,606 |
New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/27(1) | | 3,006 | 2,990,346 |
Novelis Corp.: | | | |
3.25%, 11/15/26(1) | | 1,755 | 1,642,756 |
4.75%, 1/30/30(1) | | 3,948 | 3,616,253 |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29(1) | | 3,847 | 3,481,590 |
| | | $ 32,250,906 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Paper — 0.1% |
Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/26(1)(10) | | 4,583 | $ 1,999,609 |
| | | $ 1,999,609 |
Publishing & Printing — 0.5% |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.: | | | |
5.75%, 8/1/28(1) | | 2,844 | $ 2,640,577 |
8.00%, 8/1/29(1) | | 4,116 | 3,784,366 |
| | | $ 6,424,943 |
Railroad — 0.3% |
Watco Cos. LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/27(1) | | 4,400 | $ 4,349,303 |
| | | $ 4,349,303 |
Restaurant — 1.8% |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.: | | | |
3.875%, 1/15/28(1) | | 1,761 | $ 1,626,087 |
4.00%, 10/15/30(1) | | 5,316 | 4,587,941 |
5.75%, 4/15/25(1) | | 581 | 578,857 |
Dave & Buster's, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/25(1) | | 5,483 | 5,523,597 |
IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(1) | | 2,978 | 2,974,196 |
Raising Cane's Restaurants LLC, 9.375%, 5/1/29(1) | | 6,406 | 6,878,501 |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/31 | | 3,102 | 2,682,895 |
| | | $ 24,852,074 |
Services — 6.6% |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28(1) | | 3,652 | $ 3,463,925 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.: | | | |
6.625%, 7/15/26(1) | | 718 | 716,831 |
9.75%, 7/15/27(1) | | 3,222 | 3,213,279 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL: | | | |
4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | | 1,961 | 1,761,189 |
4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | | 2,687 | 2,416,525 |
APi Group DE, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/29(1) | | 4,707 | 4,298,771 |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 5/1/27(1) | | 5,163 | 5,029,878 |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.875%, 7/1/29(1) | | 3,878 | 3,535,736 |
EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 8.625%, 5/15/32(1) | | 3,350 | 3,412,542 |
Gartner, Inc.: | | | |
3.625%, 6/15/29(1) | | 605 | 541,910 |
3.75%, 10/1/30(1) | | 2,100 | 1,829,619 |
4.50%, 7/1/28(1) | | 1,449 | 1,363,926 |
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Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Services (continued) |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26(1) | | 5,546 | $ 5,516,096 |
Hertz Corp.: | | | |
4.625%, 12/1/26(1) | | 372 | 288,521 |
5.00%, 12/1/29(1) | | 1,933 | 1,329,230 |
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | | 7,106 | 6,549,037 |
Korn Ferry, 4.625%, 12/15/27(1) | | 4,099 | 3,890,498 |
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,666 | 2,518,905 |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,776 | 2,587,061 |
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
6.75%, 3/15/28(1) | | 2,405 | 2,430,741 |
7.75%, 3/15/31(1) | | 972 | 1,009,299 |
SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.00%, 12/1/29(1) | | 1,481 | 1,502,640 |
Summer BC Bidco B LLC, 5.50%, 10/31/26(1) | | 3,354 | 3,205,598 |
VT Topco, Inc., 8.50%, 8/15/30(1) | | 5,167 | 5,352,201 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26(1) | | 5,051 | 4,902,102 |
WESCO Distribution, Inc.: | | | |
6.375%, 3/15/29(1) | | 2,007 | 1,996,261 |
6.625%, 3/15/32(1) | | 3,343 | 3,331,535 |
7.25%, 6/15/28(1) | | 1,743 | 1,772,237 |
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/28(1) | | 3,243 | 3,136,949 |
White Cap Parent LLC, 8.25%, (8.25% cash or 9.00% PIK), 3/15/26(1)(11) | | 1,481 | 1,482,859 |
Windsor Holdings III LLC, 8.50%, 6/15/30(1) | | 4,082 | 4,256,606 |
| | | $ 88,642,507 |
Steel — 0.5% |
Allegheny Ludlum LLC, 6.95%, 12/15/25 | | 2,155 | $ 2,186,170 |
ATI, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/27 | | 1,420 | 1,392,421 |
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/31/29(1) | | 1,292 | 1,288,666 |
TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29(1) | | 2,504 | 2,310,174 |
| | | $ 7,177,431 |
Super Retail — 3.1% |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | | 839 | $ 759,496 |
4.75%, 3/1/30 | | 743 | 674,266 |
5.00%, 2/15/32(1) | | 2,334 | 2,076,771 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc.: | | | |
6.75%, 7/1/36 | | 694 | 677,912 |
6.875%, 11/1/35 | | 2,146 | 2,133,873 |
6.95%, 3/1/33 | | 1,621 | 1,567,937 |
9.375%, 7/1/25(1) | | 289 | 299,369 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Super Retail (continued) |
Evergreen AcqCo 1 LP/TVI, Inc., 9.75%, 4/26/28(1) | | 4,147 | $ 4,397,039 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/28(1) | | 1,497 | 1,362,952 |
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/28(1) | | 2,048 | 1,902,111 |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC: | | | |
4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | | 2,840 | 2,596,551 |
8.25%, 8/1/31(1) | | 529 | 550,041 |
Lithia Motors, Inc.: | | | |
3.875%, 6/1/29(1) | | 905 | 800,213 |
4.375%, 1/15/31(1) | | 3,144 | 2,755,575 |
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | | 6,882 | 6,382,376 |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.125%, 4/1/26(1) | | 3,600 | 3,586,686 |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | | 2,825 | 2,609,999 |
7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | | 1,337 | 1,272,188 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc.: | | | |
4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | | 1,961 | 1,757,237 |
4.875%, 11/15/31(1) | | 1,634 | 1,427,347 |
William Carter Co., 5.625%, 3/15/27(1) | | 1,510 | 1,471,237 |
| | | $ 41,061,176 |
Technology — 5.2% |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 3.875%, 9/1/28(1) | | 2,659 | $ 2,461,975 |
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing Co., Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/29(1) | | 2,168 | 2,232,207 |
Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 1/31/30(1) | | 3,592 | 3,154,060 |
Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 5/15/25(1) | | 653 | 653,841 |
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.: | | | |
4.375%, 5/15/26(6) | EUR | 2,958 | 3,131,667 |
8.50%, 5/15/27(1) | | 4,819 | 4,834,386 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc.: | | | |
6.50%, 3/31/29(1) | | 3,276 | 3,109,623 |
9.00%, 9/30/29(1) | | 7,346 | 7,074,126 |
Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(1) | | 2,385 | 2,203,188 |
Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/28(1) | | 2,227 | 2,053,209 |
McAfee Corp., 7.375%, 2/15/30(1) | | 3,642 | 3,376,919 |
NCR Voyix Corp.: | | | |
5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | | 1,782 | 1,639,310 |
5.25%, 10/1/30(1) | | 1,566 | 1,396,469 |
ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28(1) | | 3,132 | 2,844,973 |
Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/28(1) | | 1,596 | 1,458,274 |
Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/30(1) | | 1,481 | 1,302,596 |
Presidio Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
4.875%, 2/1/27(1) | | 723 | 724,411 |
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Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Technology (continued) |
Presidio Holdings, Inc.: (continued) | | | |
8.25%, 2/1/28(1) | | 6,515 | $ 6,593,851 |
Rocket Software, Inc., 9.00%, 11/28/28(1)(9) | | 1,330 | 1,336,258 |
Seagate HDD Cayman: | | | |
4.091%, 6/1/29 | | 803 | 731,397 |
9.625%, 12/1/32 | | 3,932 | 4,413,825 |
Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/1/25(1) | | 842 | 831,920 |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/31(1) | | 3,219 | 2,723,393 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27(1) | | 3,481 | 3,386,432 |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29(1) | | 1,876 | 1,578,153 |
VM Consolidated, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | | 4,657 | 4,387,325 |
| | | $ 69,633,788 |
Telecommunications — 2.3% |
Altice Financing SA: | | | |
5.00%, 1/15/28(1) | | 1,945 | $ 1,537,147 |
5.75%, 8/15/29(1) | | 1,253 | 932,551 |
Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26(1) | | 5,756 | 5,579,652 |
Iliad Holding SASU: | | | |
6.50%, 10/15/26(1) | | 3,437 | 3,423,730 |
7.00%, 10/15/28(1) | | 1,592 | 1,558,215 |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC: | | | |
5.125%, 7/15/29(1) | | 1,082 | 904,748 |
6.75%, 10/15/27(1) | | 425 | 394,294 |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28 | | 1,985 | 2,080,349 |
Sprint LLC, 7.625%, 2/15/25 | | 1,145 | 1,154,468 |
Viasat, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/27(1) | | 888 | 813,511 |
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.00%, 7/15/30(1) | | 2,529 | 2,073,072 |
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.875%, 7/15/28(6) | GBP | 1,106 | 1,237,100 |
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 7/15/28(1) | | 2,420 | 2,156,708 |
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC: | | | |
4.75%, 7/15/31(1) | | 2,232 | 1,864,878 |
7.75%, 4/15/32(1) | | 1,550 | 1,527,382 |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.125%, 2/28/30(1) | | 984 | 817,479 |
Ziggo BV, 4.875%, 1/15/30(1) | | 2,756 | 2,414,008 |
| | | $ 30,469,292 |
Transport Excluding Air & Rail — 0.3% |
Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29(1) | | 4,486 | $ 3,864,396 |
| | | $ 3,864,396 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000's omitted) | Value |
Utility — 3.4% |
Calpine Corp.: | | | |
4.50%, 2/15/28(1) | | 1,810 | $ 1,691,821 |
4.625%, 2/1/29(1) | | 2,060 | 1,894,278 |
5.00%, 2/1/31(1) | | 420 | 381,038 |
5.125%, 3/15/28(1) | | 4,304 | 4,086,475 |
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | | 5,178 | 4,911,035 |
Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29(1) | | 2,400 | 1,988,915 |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.50%, 9/15/27(1) | | 3,066 | 2,859,813 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | |
3.875%, 2/15/32(1) | | 3,164 | 2,668,725 |
10.25% to 3/15/28(1)(7)(8) | | 3,467 | 3,740,626 |
Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28(1) | | 2,196 | 1,965,945 |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 6/1/31(1) | | 3,568 | 3,172,645 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28(1) | | 3,331 | 3,111,538 |
TransAlta Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/29 | | 3,684 | 3,774,432 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC: | | | |
4.375%, 5/1/29(1) | | 2,094 | 1,908,515 |
5.00%, 7/31/27(1) | | 4,708 | 4,484,828 |
6.875%, 4/15/32(1) | | 3,490 | 3,477,827 |
| | | $ 46,118,456 |
Total Corporate Bonds (identified cost $1,167,719,362) | | | $1,136,705,036 |
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.8% |
Security | Shares | Value |
Fixed Income Funds — 0.8% |
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | | 285,470 | $ 10,259,792 |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (identified cost $10,282,629) | | | $ 10,259,792 |
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Security | Shares | Value |
Services — 0.3% |
WESCO International, Inc., Series A, 10.625% to 6/22/25(8) | | 147,488 | $ 3,892,208 |
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $4,129,729) | | | $ 3,892,208 |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 6.8%(12) |
Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Aerospace — 0.1% |
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan, 8.059%, (SOFR + 2.75%), 8/24/28 | $ | 1,691 | $ 1,702,140 |
| | | $ 1,702,140 |
Air Transportation — 0.4% |
American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan, 10.336%, (SOFR + 4.75%), 4/20/28 | $ | 2,930 | $ 3,051,821 |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 10.733%, (SOFR + 5.25%), 6/21/27 | | 2,823 | 2,900,720 |
| | | $ 5,952,541 |
Broadcasting — 0.2% |
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan, 8.918%, (SOFR + 3.50%), 12/21/28 | $ | 3,223 | $ 3,239,020 |
| | | $ 3,239,020 |
Capital Goods — 0.4% |
DexKo Global, Inc., Term Loan, 9.559%, (SOFR + 4.25%), 10/4/28 | $ | 1,497 | $ 1,497,481 |
EMRLD Borrower LP, Term Loan, 7.816%, (SOFR + 2.50%), 5/31/30 | | 3,167 | 3,175,926 |
| | | $ 4,673,407 |
Energy — 0.3% |
Epic Y-Grade Services LP, Term Loan, 6/29/29(13) | $ | 3,603 | $ 3,566,286 |
| | | $ 3,566,286 |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 0.2% |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 3/31/28(13) | $ | 2,580 | $ 2,571,937 |
| | | $ 2,571,937 |
Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Gaming — 0.5% |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, 13.00%, 12/24/29(3)(14) | $ | 2,506 | $ 2,506,014 |
Spectacle Gary Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 9.702%, (SOFR + 4.25%), 12/11/28 | | 4,062 | 4,004,159 |
| | | $ 6,510,173 |
Healthcare — 1.4% |
athenahealth Group, Inc., Term Loan, 8.566%, (SOFR + 3.25%), 2/15/29 | $ | 1,763 | $ 1,759,381 |
Bausch & Lomb Corp., Term Loan, 8.669%, (SOFR + 3.25%), 5/10/27 | | 2,206 | 2,194,910 |
Jazz Financing Lux SARL, Term Loan, 8.43%, (SOFR + 3.00%), 5/5/28 | | 2,584 | 2,602,252 |
Pluto Acquisition I, Inc.: | | | |
Term Loan, 10.687%, (SOFR + 5.50%), 6/20/28 | | 967 | 979,585 |
Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.316%, (SOFR + 4.00%), 9/20/28 | | 3,550 | 3,159,440 |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10.58%, (SOFR + 5.25%), 3/2/27(15) | | 3,206 | 2,823,537 |
Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan, 11.50%, (U.S. (Fed) Prime Rate + 3.00%), 8/27/25 | | 5,082 | 5,085,880 |
| | | $ 18,604,985 |
Insurance — 0.6% |
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC, Term Loan - Second Lien, 3/8/32(13) | $ | 8,615 | $ 8,693,612 |
| | | $ 8,693,612 |
Leisure — 0.2% |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, 12.477%, (SOFR + 7.00%), 5/25/27 | $ | 2,050 | $ 2,049,196 |
| | | $ 2,049,196 |
Paper — 0.1% |
Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp.: | | | |
Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/24(16) | $ | 801 | $ 815,088 |
Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/24(16) | | 320 | 374,900 |
Term Loan, 13.297%, (SOFR + 8.00%), 12/13/24 | | 481 | 562,350 |
| | | $ 1,752,338 |
Restaurant — 0.6% |
IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 8.166%, (SOFR + 2.75%), 12/15/27 | $ | 7,946 | $ 7,965,062 |
| | | $ 7,965,062 |
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Borrower/Description | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | Value |
Services — 0.5% |
AlixPartners LLP, Term Loan, 7.93%, (SOFR + 2.50%), 2/4/28 | $ | 7,099 | $ 7,126,352 |
| | | $ 7,126,352 |
Super Retail — 0.6% |
Hanesbrands, Inc., Term Loan, 7.916%, (SOFR + 2.50%), 11/19/26 | $ | 3,286 | $ 3,240,423 |
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., Term Loan, 9.066%, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5/4/28 | | 2,353 | 2,362,272 |
PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 9.166%, (SOFR + 3.75%), 2/11/28 | | 2,311 | 2,279,657 |
| | | $ 7,882,352 |
Technology — 0.7% |
Central Parent, Inc., Term Loan, 7/6/29(13) | $ | 2,384 | $ 2,395,806 |
Clarios Global LP, Term Loan, 8.316%, (SOFR + 3.00%), 5/6/30 | | 3,328 | 3,342,144 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc., Term Loan, 3/30/29(13) | | 1,207 | 1,208,141 |
Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan, 9.809%, (SOFR + 4.50%), 7.809% cash, 2.00% PIK, 7/1/28 | | 505 | 310,665 |
Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) SARL, Term Loan, 13.564%, (SOFR + 8.00%), 9/30/28 | | 2,478 | 2,292,475 |
| | | $ 9,549,231 |
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans (identified cost $92,014,560) | | | $ 91,838,632 |
Security | Principal Amount/ Shares | Value |
Cable & Satellite TV — 0.0% |
ACC Claims Holdings LLC(3)(5) | | 8,415,190 | $ 0 |
| | | $ 0 |
Diversified Media — 0.0% |
National CineMedia, Inc., Escrow Certificates(3)(5) | $ | 1,660,000 | $ 0 |
| | | $ 0 |
Gaming — 0.3% |
PGP Investors, LLC, Membership Interests(3)(4)(5) | | 15,849 | $ 4,285,356 |
| | | $ 4,285,356 |
Security | Principal Amount/ Shares | Value |
Healthcare — 0.0% |
Endo Design LLC, Escrow Certificates(3)(5) | $ | 1,153,000 | $ 0 |
Endo Luxembourg Finance SARL, Escrow Certificates(3)(5) | | 2,774,000 | 0 |
| | | $ 0 |
Services — 0.0%(17) |
Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates(1)(5) | $ | 502,000 | $ 50,199 |
| | | $ 50,199 |
Total Miscellaneous (identified cost $65,010) | | | $ 4,335,555 |
Short-Term Investments — 4.6% |
Security | Shares | Value |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.22%(18) | | 61,224,349 | $ 61,224,349 |
Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $61,224,349) | | | $ 61,224,349 |
Total Investments — 100.6% (identified cost $1,381,646,858) | | | $1,354,651,433 |
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.1)% | | | $ (1,121,496) |
Net Investments — 100.5% (identified cost $1,380,525,362) | | | $1,353,529,937 |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)% | | | $ (6,848,306) |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $1,346,681,631 |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
* | In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
(1) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,024,643,008 or 76.1% of the Portfolio's net assets. |
(2) | Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2024. |
(3) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9). |
(4) | Restricted security (see Note 5). |
(5) | Non-income producing security. |
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(6) | Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At April 30, 2024, the aggregate value of these securities is $27,635,061 or 2.1% of the Portfolio's net assets. |
(7) | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer. |
(8) | Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period. |
(9) | When-issued security. |
(10) | Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments or has declared bankruptcy. |
(11) | Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. |
(12) | Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Rates for SOFR are generally 1 or 3-month tenors and may also be subject to a credit spread adjustment. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold. |
(13) | This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2024, at which time the interest rate will be determined. |
(14) | Fixed-rate loan. |
(15) | The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at April 30, 2024 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period. |
(16) | Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At April 30, 2024, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $1,189,988. See Note 1F for description. |
(17) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(18) | May be deemed to be an affiliated investment company. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2024. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (OTC) |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized (Depreciation) |
USD | 6,009,167 | EUR | 5,595,477 | Goldman Sachs International | 7/31/24 | $ 14,577 | $ — |
USD | 10,990,644 | EUR | 10,242,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 7/31/24 | 18,103 | — |
USD | 6,868,595 | EUR | 6,400,796 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 7/31/24 | 11,243 | — |
USD | 7,456 | GBP | 5,967 | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | 7/31/24 | — | (3) |
USD | 1,250,060 | GBP | 1,002,744 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 7/31/24 | — | (3,554) |
| | | | | | $43,923 | $(3,557) |
Abbreviations: |
OTC | – Over-the-counter |
PIK | – Payment In Kind |
SOFR | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Currency Abbreviations: |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | – United States Dollar |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
| April 30, 2024 |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $1,319,301,013) | $ 1,292,305,588 |
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost $61,224,349) | 61,224,349 |
Cash | 3,223,283 |
Deposits for derivatives collateral — forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 220,000 |
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost $1,660) | 1,657 |
Interest receivable | 19,361,943 |
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments | 348,140 |
Receivable for investments sold | 2,800,690 |
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 43,923 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 202,809 |
Total assets | $1,379,732,382 |
Liabilities | |
Cash collateral due to broker | $ 220,000 |
Payable for investments purchased | 27,546,725 |
Payable for when-issued securities | 4,296,648 |
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 3,557 |
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment adviser fee | 513,363 |
Trustees' fees | 6,814 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 202,809 |
Accrued expenses | 260,835 |
Total liabilities | $ 33,050,751 |
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio | $1,346,681,631 |
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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2024 |
Investment Income | |
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $712) | $ 571,425 |
Dividend income from affiliated investments | 1,386,038 |
Interest income | 41,141,552 |
Other income | 25,449 |
Total investment income | $ 43,124,464 |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | $ 2,992,743 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 41,183 |
Custodian fee | 159,116 |
Legal and accounting services | 69,187 |
Miscellaneous | 1,543 |
Total expenses | $ 3,263,772 |
Deduct: | |
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $ 40,246 |
Total expense reductions | $ 40,246 |
Net expenses | $ 3,223,526 |
Net investment income | $ 39,900,938 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss): | |
Investment transactions | $ (13,859,031) |
Foreign currency transactions | 6,183 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 65,786 |
Net realized loss | $ (13,787,062) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
Investments | $ 74,547,697 |
Foreign currency | 916 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 38,618 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 74,587,231 |
Net realized and unrealized gain | $ 60,800,169 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $100,701,107 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2023 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
From operations: | | |
Net investment income | $ 39,900,938 | $ 65,174,311 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (13,787,062) | 10,565,317 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 74,587,231 | (10,425,382) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ 100,701,107 | $ 65,314,246 |
Capital transactions: | | |
Contributions | $ 279,707,179 | $ 295,215,386 |
Withdrawals | (124,552,332) | (289,977,325) |
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions | $ 155,154,847 | $ 5,238,061 |
Net increase in net assets | $ 255,855,954 | $ 70,552,307 |
Net Assets | | |
At beginning of period | $ 1,090,825,677 | $ 1,020,273,370 |
At end of period | $1,346,681,631 | $1,090,825,677 |
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| Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | |
Expenses | 0.51% (1)(2) | 0.53% (1) | 0.49% (1) | 0.49% | 0.51% | 0.50% |
Net investment income | 6.37% (2) | 6.07% | 4.82% | 4.78% | 5.26% | 5.61% |
Portfolio Turnover | 22% (3) | 29% | 19% | 64% | 67% | 32% |
Total Return | 8.58% (3) | 6.66% | (8.20)% | 13.11% | 1.69% | 7.74% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $1,346,682 | $1,090,826 | $1,020,273 | $1,000,095 | $949,751 | $1,088,999 |
(1) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.01%, less than 0.01% and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2024 and the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively). |
(2) | Annualized. |
(3) | Not annualized. |
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1 Significant Accounting Policies
High Income Opportunities Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Portfolio also seeks growth of capital as a secondary investment objective. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2024, Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Strategic Income Fund (formerly, Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Short Duration Strategic Income Fund) held an interest of 73.6%, 17.1%, 8.9% and 0.3%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation—The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Senior Loans, for which a valuation is not available or deemed unreliable, are fair valued by the investment adviser utilizing one or more of the valuation techniques described below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower's outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower's assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.
Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.
Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.
Other. Investments in management investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, the Trustees have designated the Portfolio’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities,
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quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions—Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income—Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.
D Federal Taxes—The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio's investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor's distributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
As of April 30, 2024, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Foreign Currency Translation—Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
F Unfunded Loan Commitments—The Portfolio may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower's discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2024, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
G Use of Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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 income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications—Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
I Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
J Interim Financial Statements—The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2024 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
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2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The investment adviser fee is based upon a percentage of total daily net assets plus a percentage of total daily gross income as follows and is payable monthly:
Total Daily Net Assets | Annual Asset Rate | Daily Income Rate |
Up to $500 million | 0.300% | 3.000% |
$500 million but less than $1 billion | 0.275% | 2.750% |
$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion | 0.250% | 2.500% |
$1.5 billion but less than $2 billion | 0.225% | 2.250% |
$2 billion but less than $3 billion | 0.200% | 2.000% |
$3 billion and over | 0.175% | 1.750% |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $2,992,743 or 0.48% (annualized) of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, BMR has delegated a portion of the investment management of the Portfolio to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of BMR. BMR pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. The Portfolio may invest in a money market fund, the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The investment adviser fee paid by the Portfolio is reduced by an amount equal to its pro rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Portfolio due to its investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the investment adviser fee paid was reduced by $40,246 relating to the Portfolio’s investment in the Liquidity Fund.
Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of BMR’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organization.
3 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $460,730,735 and $267,064,311, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2024.
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Portfolio at April 30, 2024, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | $1,391,072,125 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 19,885,384 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (57,387,206) |
Net unrealized depreciation | $ (37,501,822) |
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5 Restricted Securities
At April 30, 2024, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.4% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees’ valuation designee.
Description | Date(s) of Acquisition | Shares | Cost | Value |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Ascent CNR Corp., Class A | 4/25/16, 11/16/16 | 6,273,462 | $ 0 | $ 1,380,162 |
Endo, Inc. | 4/23/24 | 572 | 7,304 | 16,373 |
iFIT Health and Fitness, Inc. | 10/6/22 | 514,080 | 1,799,280 | 0 |
New Cotai Participation Corp., Class B | 4/12/13 | 7 | 216,125 | 0 |
Total Common Stocks | | | $2,022,709 | $1,396,535 |
Miscellaneous | | | | |
PGP Investors, LLC, Membership Interests | 2/18/15, 4/23/18, 12/17/21 | 15,849 | $ 0 | $ 4,285,356 |
Total Miscellaneous | | | $ 0 | $4,285,356 |
Total Restricted Securities | | | $2,022,709 | $5,681,891 |
6 Financial Instruments
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2024 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2024, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
The Portfolio is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Portfolio holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
The Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2024, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $3,557. At April 30, 2024, there were no assets pledged by the Portfolio for such liability.
The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Portfolio invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio of any net liability owed to it.
The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an
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ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.
The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at April 30, 2024 was as follows:
| Fair Value |
Derivative | Asset Derivative | Liability Derivative |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $43,923 (1) | $(3,557) (2) |
(1) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
The Portfolio's derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Portfolio's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio for such assets and pledged by the Portfolio for such liabilities as of April 30, 2024.
Counterparty | Derivative Assets Subject to Master Netting Agreement | Derivatives Available for Offset | Non-cash Collateral Received(a) | Cash Collateral Received(a) | Net Amount of Derivative Assets(b) |
Goldman Sachs International | $ 14,577 | $ — | $ — | $ (14,577) | $ — |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | 29,346 | (3,554) | — | — | 25,792 |
| $43,923 | $(3,554) | $ — | $(14,577) | $25,792 |
Counterparty | Derivative Liabilities Subject to Master Netting Agreement | Derivatives Available for Offset | Non-cash Collateral Pledged(a) | Cash Collateral Pledged(a) | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities(c) |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ (3) | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ (3) |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | (3,554) | 3,554 | — | — | — |
| $(3,557) | $3,554 | $ — | $ — | $ (3) |
(a) | In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization. |
(b) | Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
(c) | Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default. |
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The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:
Derivative | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income(1) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income(2) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $65,786 | $38,618 |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss): Forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): Forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts (based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold) outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2024, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $24,519,000.
7 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR and its affiliates in a $650 million unsecured revolving line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 22, 2024. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2023, an arrangement fee of $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
8 Affiliated Investments
At April 30, 2024, the value of the Portfolio's investment in funds that may be deemed to be affiliated was $61,224,349, which represents 4.6% of the Portfolio's net assets. Transactions in such investments by the Portfolio for the six months ended April 30, 2024 were as follows:
Name | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales proceeds | Net realized gain (loss) | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period | Dividend income | Shares, end of period |
Short-Term Investments |
Liquidity Fund | $37,843,239 | $374,247,117 | $(350,866,007) | $ — | $ — | $61,224,349 | $1,386,038 | 61,224,349 |
9 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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At April 30, 2024, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3* | Total |
Asset-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 25,223,017 | $ — | $ 25,223,017 |
Common Stocks | 4,763,000 | 1,104,749 | 1,380,162 | 7,247,911 |
Convertible Bonds | — | 13,924,933 | — | 13,924,933 |
Corporate Bonds | — | 1,136,705,036 | — | 1,136,705,036 |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 10,259,792 | — | — | 10,259,792 |
Preferred Stocks | 3,892,208 | — | — | 3,892,208 |
Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | — | 88,211,122 | 2,506,014 | 90,717,136 |
Miscellaneous | — | 50,199 | 4,285,356 | 4,335,555 |
Short-Term Investments | 61,224,349 | — | — | 61,224,349 |
Total Investments | $ 80,139,349 | $ 1,265,219,056 | $ 8,171,532 | $ 1,353,529,937 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ 43,923 | $ — | $ 43,923 |
Total | $ 80,139,349 | $ 1,265,262,979 | $ 8,171,532 | $ 1,353,573,860 |
Liability Description | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ — | $ (3,557) | $ — | $ (3,557) |
Total | $ — | $ (3,557) | $ — | $ (3,557) |
* | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Portfolio. |
Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2024 is not presented.
10 Risks and Uncertainties
Credit Risk
The Portfolio primarily invests in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield securities. These investments have different risks than investments in debt securities rated investment grade. Risk of loss upon default by the borrower is significantly greater with respect to such debt than with other debt securities because these securities are generally unsecured and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers.
Eaton Vance
High Income Opportunities Fund
April 30, 2024
Officers of Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund and High Income Opportunities Portfolio |
Kenneth A. Topping President | Nicholas S. Di Lorenzo Secretary |
Deidre E. Walsh Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | Laura T. Donovan Chief Compliance Officer |
James F. Kirchner Treasurer | |
Trustees of Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund and High Income Opportunities Portfolio | |
George J. Gorman Chairperson | |
Alan C. Bowser | |
Mark R. Fetting | |
Cynthia E. Frost | |
Valerie A. Mosley | |
Anchal Pachnanda* | |
Keith Quinton | |
Marcus L. Smith | |
Susan J. Sutherland | |
Scott E. Wennerholm | |
Nancy A. Wiser | |
U.S. Customer Privacy Notice | March 2024 |
FACTS | WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:■ Social Security number and income ■ investment experience and risk tolerance ■ checking account information and wire transfer instructions |
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How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does Eaton Vance share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | Yes | No |
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you | Yes | No |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We don’t share |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences | Yes | No* |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness | Yes | Yes* |
For our affiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes* |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
To limit our sharing | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.comPlease note:If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
Questions? | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com |
U.S. Customer Privacy Notice — continued | March 2024 |
Who we are |
Who is providing this notice? | Eaton Vance Management and our investment management affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Affiliates definition below.) |
What we do |
How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you■ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account ■ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer ■ give us your contact informationWe also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness ■ affiliates from using your information to market to you ■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. (See below for more on your rights under state law.) |
What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? | Your choices will apply to everyone on your account. |
Definitions |
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Our affiliates include registered investment advisers such as Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Atlanta Capital Management Company LLC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., Morgan Stanley Investment Management Co.; registered broker-dealers such as Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc. and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (together, the “Investment Management Affiliates”); and companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. (the “Morgan Stanley Affiliates”). |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.■ Eaton Vance does not jointly market. |
U.S. Customer Privacy Notice — continued | March 2024 |
Other important information |
*PLEASE NOTE: Eaton Vance does not share your creditworthiness information or your transactions and experiences information with the Morgan Stanley Affiliates, nor does Eaton Vance enable the Morgan Stanley Affiliates to market to you. Your opt outs will prevent Eaton Vance from sharing your creditworthiness information with the Investment Management Affiliates and will prevent the Investment Management Affiliates from marketing their products to you.Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us. |
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Tailored Shareholder Reports. Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Eaton Vance Funds.
Investment Adviser of High Income Opportunities Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Investment Sub-Adviser of High Income Opportunities Portfolio
and Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.
125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom
Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance High
Income Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance Management
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114-2016
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 534439
Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4439
(800) 262-1122
Fund Offices
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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High Income Opportunities Portfolio |
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By: | | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | June 25, 2024 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ James F. Kirchner |
| | James F. Kirchner |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | June 25, 2024 |
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By: | | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Kenneth A. Topping |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | June 25, 2024 |