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: 811-02145
LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Randolph A. Stuzin, Esq.
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 522-2388
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2024
Item 1: | Report(s) to Shareholders. |
Item 1(b): Not applicable.
Item 2: | Code of Ethics. |
(a) | In accordance with applicable requirements, the Registrant adopted a Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics on June 19, 2003 that applies to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant (“Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics was in effect during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Period”). |
(b) | Not applicable. |
(c) | The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
(d) | The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
(e) | Not applicable. |
(f) | See Item 19(a)(1) concerning the filing of the Code of Ethics. |
Item 3: | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that each of the following independent directors who are members of the audit committee is an audit committee financial expert: Evelyn E. Guernsey, Karla M. Rabusch, and Peter J. McNamara. Each of these persons is independent within the meaning of the Form N-CSR.
Item 4: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
In response to sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Item 4, the aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 by the Registrant’s principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) were as follows:
Fiscal year ended: | ||
2024 | 2023 | |
Audit Fees {a} | $83,000 | $82,000 |
Audit-Related Fees | - 0 - | - 0 - |
Total audit and audit-related fees | 83,000 | 82,000 |
Tax Fees | - 0 - | - 0 - |
All Other Fees {b} | - 0 - | - 0 - |
Total Fees | $83,000 | $82,000 |
{a} Consists of fees for audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements.
{b} Fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 consist of fees for services related to the recovery of excess dividend withholding taxes in certain jurisdictions.
(e) (1) Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X, the Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures generally provide that the Audit Committee must pre-approve:
● | any audit, audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Lord Abbett Funds, including the Registrant, and | |
● | any audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to one or more Funds comprising the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of a Fund, by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. |
The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chair, subject to a fee limit of $10,000 per event, and not to exceed $25,000 annually. The Chair will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(e) (2) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has approved 100% of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4, no amount was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item 4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) as “All Other Fees”.
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were:
Fiscal year ended: | ||
2024 | 2023 | |
All Other Fees {a} | $250,000 | $230,000 |
{a} Consist of fees for Independent Services Auditors’ Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness related to Lord Abbett’s Asset Management Services (“SOC-1 Report”).
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to entities under the common control of Lord Abbett for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were:
Fiscal year ended: | ||
2024 | 2023 | |
All Other Fees | $ - 0 - | $ - 0- |
(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte’s independence.
(i) Not Applicable.
(j) Not Applicable.
Item 5: | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6: | Investments. |
The Registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” as of the close of the reporting period is included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7: | Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8: | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 9: | Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 10: | Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 11: | Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract. |
LORD ABBETT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Lord Abbett
Bond Debenture Fund
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Table of Contents
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 109.19% | ||||||||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 4.65% | ||||||||||||
Automobiles 0.48% | ||||||||||||
Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-N1A Class E† | 5.20% | 7/15/2027 | $ | 3,140,440 | $ | 3,116,001 | ||||||
Flagship Credit Auto Trust Series 2023-1 Class B† | 5.05% | 1/18/2028 | 8,575,000 | 8,590,013 | ||||||||
Flagship Credit Auto Trust Series 2023-1 Class C† | 5.43% | 5/15/2029 | 9,487,000 | 9,517,097 | ||||||||
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1A Class F† | 3.91% | 9/15/2027 | 58,047,000 | 57,785,597 | ||||||||
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A Class D† | 6.02% | 10/15/2029 | 24,860,000 | 25,331,534 | ||||||||
Total | 104,340,242 | |||||||||||
Other 4.17% | ||||||||||||
720 East CLO Ltd. Series 2022-1A Class CR† | 6.254% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |||||||
AB BSL CLO 5 Ltd. Series 2024-5A Class C† | 6.415% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.10% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 11,410,000 | 11,410,000 | |||||||
Affirm Asset Securitization Trust Series 2024-A Class A† | 5.61% | 2/15/2029 | 15,815,000 | 15,936,421 | ||||||||
AGL CLO 9 Ltd. Series 2020-9A Class BR† | 6.617% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | )# | 4/20/2037 | 4,750,000 | 4,794,150 | |||||||
AIMCO CLO 21 Ltd. Series 2024-21A Class B† | 6.552% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.92% | )# | 4/18/2037 | 18,240,000 | 18,370,991 | |||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO 30 Ltd. Series 2024-30A Class C† | 6.315% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | )# | 1/20/2037 | 21,610,000 | 21,610,185 | |||||||
ARES Loan Funding VI Ltd. Series 2024-ALF6A Class B† | 6.761% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | )# | 7/10/2037 | 9,500,000 | 9,560,834 | |||||||
Ballyrock CLO 28 Ltd. Series 2024-28A Class B† | 6.177% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 26,980,000 | 26,963,135 | |||||||
Ballyrock CLO 28 Ltd. Series 2024-28A Class C1† | 7.127% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.80% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 20,100,000 | 20,087,345 | |||||||
Benefit Street Partners CLO XXVII Ltd. Series 2022-27A Class BR† | 6.317% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.70% | )# | 10/20/2037 | 8,500,000 | 8,514,546 | |||||||
Benefit Street Partners CLO XXXVIII Ltd. Series 2024-38A Class C† | 6.113% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.80% | )# | 1/25/2038 | 17,780,000 | 17,780,000 | |||||||
Birch Grove CLO 11 Ltd. Series 2024-11A Class D1† | 7.449% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.10% | )# | 1/22/2038 | 16,870,000 | 16,870,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 1 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Other (continued) | ||||||||||||
Bojangles Issuer LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 6.584% | 11/20/2054 | $ | 23,875,000 | $ | 23,614,973 | ||||||
Captree Park CLO Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class B1† | 6.517% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 7/20/2037 | 12,305,000 | 12,422,906 | |||||||
Carlyle U.S. CLO Series 2024-4A Class B† | 7.076% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | )# | 7/20/2037 | 9,060,000 | 9,124,606 | |||||||
Cherry Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A Class A† | 5.70% | 4/15/2032 | 28,330,000 | 28,408,508 | ||||||||
Crockett Partners Equipment Co. IIA LLC Series 2024-1C Class A† | 6.05% | 1/20/2031 | 26,092,662 | 26,321,031 | ||||||||
Danby Park CLO Ltd. Series 2022-1A Class CR† | 6.617% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | )# | 10/21/2037 | 3,660,000 | 3,672,300 | |||||||
Driven Brands Funding LLC Series 2019-1A Class A2† | 4.641% | 4/20/2049 | 13,741,126 | 13,628,659 | ||||||||
Driven Brands Funding LLC Series 2020-2A Class A2† | 3.237% | 1/20/2051 | 8,650,701 | 8,114,291 | ||||||||
Driven Brands Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 6.372% | 10/20/2054 | 13,311,638 | 13,567,902 | ||||||||
Dryden 121 CLO Ltd. Series 2024-121A Class C† | 6.234% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 1/15/2037 | 28,280,000 | 28,280,000 | |||||||
Dryden 121 CLO Ltd. Series 2024-121A Class D1† | 7.234% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.90% | )# | 1/15/2037 | 14,970,000 | 14,970,000 | |||||||
Gracie Point International Funding LLC Series 2023-1A Class A† | 6.882% (90 day USD SOFR Average + 1.95% | )# | 9/1/2026 | 30,652,106 | 30,796,398 | |||||||
Hardee’s Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 7.253% | 3/20/2054 | 6,495,913 | 6,648,846 | ||||||||
Invesco U.S. CLO Ltd. Series 2024-2A Class B† | 6.656% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | )# | 7/15/2037 | 6,200,000 | 6,275,827 | |||||||
Jersey Mike’s Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 5.636% | 2/15/2055 | 17,750,000 | 17,585,717 | ||||||||
KKR CLO 54 Ltd. Series 2024-54A Class C† | 6.171% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 19,000,000 | 18,995,907 | |||||||
KKR CLO 54 Ltd. Series 2024-54A Class D1† | 7.171% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.85% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 19,000,000 | 18,995,587 | |||||||
KKR CLO 60 Ltd. Series 2024-60A Class C† | 6.395% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.95% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 15,970,000 | 15,992,504 | |||||||
KKR CLO 60 Ltd. Series 2024-60A Class D1† | 7.445% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 16,160,000 | 16,198,725 | |||||||
Madison Park Funding LVII Ltd. Series 2022-57A Class BR† | 6.317% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.70% | )# | 7/27/2034 | 16,985,000 | 17,024,888 | |||||||
Magnetite XXX Ltd. Series 2021-30A Class CR† | 6.693% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 10/25/2037 | 2,540,000 | 2,553,274 |
2 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Other (continued) | ||||||||||||
New Mountain CLO 2 Ltd. Series CLO-2A Class CR† | 6.209% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85% | )# | 1/15/2038 | $ | 18,040,000 | $ | 18,039,695 | |||||
OCP CLO Ltd. Series 2024-36A Class C† | 6.462% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 10/16/2037 | 2,160,000 | 2,159,188 | |||||||
OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd. Series 2019-3A Class CR2† | 6.261% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 9,650,000 | 9,650,175 | |||||||
OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd. Series 2019-3A Class D1R2† | 7.261% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.75% | )# | 1/20/2038 | 8,050,000 | 8,050,300 | |||||||
OHA Credit Funding 4 Ltd. Series 2019-4A Class CR2† | 6.143% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | )# | 1/22/2038 | 20,405,000 | 20,405,000 | |||||||
OWN Equipment Fund I LLC Series 2024-2M Class A† | 5.70% | 12/20/2032 | 14,990,000 | 15,028,773 | ||||||||
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. Series 2024-4A Class C† | 6.081% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 14,280,000 | 14,276,935 | |||||||
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. Series 2024-4A Class D1† | 6.981% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.65% | )# | 1/15/2038 | 23,500,000 | 23,494,598 | |||||||
Pikes Peak CLO 10 Series 2022-10A Class CR† | 6.392% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | )# | 1/22/2038 | 12,830,000 | 12,864,371 | (a) | ||||||
Regatta 30 Funding Ltd. Series 2024-4A Class C† | 6.163% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85% | )# | 1/25/2038 | 22,820,000 | 22,881,158 | (a) | ||||||
Regatta 30 Funding Ltd. Series 2024-4A Class D1† | 7.113% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.80% | )# | 1/25/2038 | 22,820,000 | 22,909,911 | (a) | ||||||
SEB Funding LLC Series 2021-1A Class A2† | 4.969% | 1/30/2052 | 21,423,307 | 20,910,650 | ||||||||
Silver Point CLO 7 Ltd. Series 2024-7A Class C†(b) | Zero Coupon | (c) | 1/15/2038 | 28,280,000 | 28,280,000 | |||||||
Silver Point CLO 7 Ltd. Series 2024-7A Class D1†(b) | Zero Coupon | (c) | 1/15/2038 | 28,520,000 | 28,520,000 | |||||||
Sotheby’s Artfi Master Trust Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 5.854% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.50% | )# | 12/22/2031 | 30,482,000 | 30,539,961 | |||||||
Stream Innovations Issuer Trust Series 2024-1A Class A† | 6.27% | 7/15/2044 | 9,147,275 | 9,376,555 | ||||||||
Subway Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A23† | 6.505% | 7/30/2054 | 12,435,000 | 12,797,115 | ||||||||
Subway Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2II† | 6.268% | 7/30/2054 | 14,055,000 | 14,324,370 | ||||||||
Subway Funding LLC Series 2024-3A Class A23† | 5.914% | 7/30/2054 | 14,035,000 | 13,757,302 | ||||||||
Subway Funding LLC Series 2024-3A Class A2II† | 5.566% | 7/30/2054 | 14,035,000 | 13,678,856 | ||||||||
Sunrun Demeter Issuer LLC Series 2021-2A Class A† | 2.27% | 1/30/2057 | 11,398,562 | 9,583,390 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 3 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Other (continued) | ||||||||||||
Wellfleet CLO Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class C† | 7.772% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.45% | )# | 7/18/2037 | $ | 4,160,000 | $ | 4,226,395 | |||||
Wingstop Funding LLC Series 2022-1A Class A2† | 3.734% | 3/5/2052 | 11,919,925 | 11,167,508 | ||||||||
Wingstop Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2† | 5.858% | 12/5/2054 | 18,725,000 | 18,807,809 | ||||||||
Zaxbys Funding LLC Series 2024-1A Class A2I† | 6.594% | 4/30/2054 | 4,643,363 | 4,692,973 | ||||||||
Total | 914,513,444 | |||||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $1,018,332,288) | 1,018,853,686 | |||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS 5.05% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.09% | ||||||||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 124,176 | 20,665,370 | ||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics 0.13% | ||||||||||||
JD Logistics, Inc.†*(d) | 18,212,300 | 29,681,175 | ||||||||||
Automobile Components 0.03% | ||||||||||||
Chassix Holdings, Inc.* | 1,771,845 | 6,939,429 | ||||||||||
Automobiles 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Tesla, Inc.* | 52,208 | 21,083,679 | ||||||||||
Banks 0.25% | ||||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 309,246 | 21,767,826 | ||||||||||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 343,376 | 32,881,686 | ||||||||||
Total | 54,649,512 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets 0.20% | ||||||||||||
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 211,706 | 19,548,932 | ||||||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | 184,762 | 24,189,041 | ||||||||||
Total | 43,737,973 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 118,071 | 21,571,572 | ||||||||||
Communications Equipment 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.* | 195,207 | 21,576,230 | ||||||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 0.20% | ||||||||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 56,923 | 22,554,600 | ||||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 23,838 | 21,842,044 | ||||||||||
Total | 44,396,644 |
4 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Containers & Packaging 0.10% | ||||||||
International Paper Co. | 404,521 | $ | 21,771,320 | |||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.10% | ||||||||
Duolingo, Inc.* | 65,848 | 21,349,897 | ||||||
Electric: Utilities 0.00% | ||||||||
Frontera Generation Holdings LLC* | 125,994 | 1,007,952 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment 0.10% | ||||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | 142,053 | 22,025,318 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.15% | ||||||||
Coherent Corp.* | 338,194 | 32,037,118 | ||||||
Entertainment 0.45% | ||||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 152,405 | 22,296,852 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 24,692 | 22,008,473 | ||||||
Sea Ltd. ADR* | 301,974 | 32,039,441 | ||||||
Spotify Technology SA (Sweden)*(e) | 48,910 | 21,881,356 | ||||||
Total | 98,226,122 | |||||||
Financial Services 0.15% | ||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 378,876 | 32,337,067 | ||||||
Ground Transportation 0.09% | ||||||||
U-Haul Holding Co.*(f) | 282,241 | 19,500,031 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.21% | ||||||||
Glaukos Corp.* | 157,969 | 23,685,872 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 41,408 | 21,613,319 | ||||||
Total | 45,299,191 | |||||||
Health Care Technology 0.10% | ||||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A* | 102,541 | 21,559,245 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.19% | ||||||||
Cava Group, Inc.* | 89,363 | 10,080,146 | ||||||
Flutter Entertainment PLC* | 120,416 | 31,121,515 | ||||||
Total | 41,201,661 | |||||||
Information Technology Services 0.10% | ||||||||
Shopify, Inc. Class A (Canada)*(e) | 209,769 | 22,304,738 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 5 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services 0.35% | ||||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 35,278 | $ | 20,655,622 | |||||
Reddit, Inc. Class A* | 128,906 | 21,068,396 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd.(d) | 645,000 | 34,425,470 | ||||||
Total | 76,149,488 | |||||||
Machinery 0.09% | ||||||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 108,423 | 20,555,916 | ||||||
Media 0.10% | ||||||||
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A* | 181,126 | 21,287,739 | ||||||
Miscellaneous Financials 0.02% | ||||||||
Utex Industries* | 113,840 | 4,738,590 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.11% | ||||||||
YPF SA ADR* | 552,301 | 23,478,315 | ||||||
Personal Care Products 0.03% | ||||||||
Gibson Brands Private Equity* | 106,902 | 7,928,601 | ||||||
Professional Services 0.10% | ||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 78,083 | 21,506,401 | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.10% | ||||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.* | 89,376 | 22,624,641 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.15% | ||||||||
Astera Labs, Inc.* | 249,742 | 33,078,328 | ||||||
Software 0.76% | ||||||||
AppLovin Corp. Class A* | 64,579 | 20,912,618 | ||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | 88,218 | 22,021,859 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp. Class A (Australia)*(e) | 87,504 | 21,296,723 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc.* | 399,787 | 35,956,843 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp.* | 10,706 | 21,314,897 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* | 235,173 | 22,219,145 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.* | 20,978 | 22,239,197 | ||||||
Total | 165,961,282 | |||||||
Specialty Retail 0.00% | ||||||||
Claire’s Holdings LLC* | 15,164 | 45,493 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.10% | ||||||||
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A* | 366,898 | 22,538,544 |
6 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.19% | ||||||||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | 104,307 | $ | 21,183,709 | |||||||||
On Holding AG Class A (Switzerland)*(e) | 386,647 | 21,176,656 | ||||||||||
Total | 42,360,365 | |||||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure 0.01% | ||||||||||||
ACBL Holdings Corp.* | 28,712 | 1,435,600 | ||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $1,066,504,324) | 1,106,610,547 | |||||||||||
Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 68.63% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace/Defense 1.40% | ||||||||||||
BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 5.25% | 3/26/2031 | $ | 8,946,000 | 8,975,087 | |||||||
Boeing Co. | 5.15% | 5/1/2030 | 21,720,000 | 21,431,655 | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | 5.805% | 5/1/2050 | 34,637,000 | 32,269,078 | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | 6.528% | 5/1/2034 | 12,609,000 | 13,215,856 | ||||||||
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada)†(e) | 7.50% | 2/1/2029 | 34,016,000 | 35,421,641 | ||||||||
HEICO Corp. | 5.35% | 8/1/2033 | 13,525,000 | 13,500,560 | ||||||||
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(f) | 4.60% | 6/15/2028 | 34,907,000 | 33,128,686 | ||||||||
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.† | 9.375% | 11/30/2029 | 13,085,000 | 14,023,738 | ||||||||
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.† | 9.75% | 11/15/2030 | 23,677,000 | 26,230,754 | ||||||||
TransDigm, Inc. | 4.625% | 1/15/2029 | 58,913,000 | 55,216,366 | ||||||||
TransDigm, Inc.† | 6.00% | 1/15/2033 | 21,948,000 | 21,527,710 | ||||||||
Triumph Group, Inc.† | 9.00% | 3/15/2028 | 29,889,000 | 31,158,755 | ||||||||
Total | 306,099,886 | |||||||||||
Agriculture 0.60% | ||||||||||||
BAT Capital Corp. | 7.75% | 10/19/2032 | 20,427,000 | 23,186,375 | ||||||||
Imperial Brands Finance PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 6.125% | 7/27/2027 | 20,171,000 | 20,715,094 | ||||||||
JT International Financial Services BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 6.875% | 10/24/2032 | 12,475,000 | 13,609,255 | ||||||||
Viterra Finance BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 2.00% | 4/21/2026 | 24,125,000 | 23,119,330 | ||||||||
Viterra Finance BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 3.20% | 4/21/2031 | 27,334,000 | 23,924,602 | ||||||||
Viterra Finance BV (Netherlands)†(e)(f) | 5.25% | 4/21/2032 | 27,102,000 | 26,527,294 | ||||||||
Total | 131,081,950 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 7 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Airlines 2.17% | ||||||||||||
Air Canada (Canada)†(e) | 3.875% | 8/15/2026 | $ | 33,031,000 | $ | 32,118,684 | ||||||
Alaska Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A† | 4.80% | 2/15/2029 | 23,881,487 | 23,714,252 | ||||||||
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class AA | 3.00% | 4/15/2030 | 10,946,433 | 10,227,575 | ||||||||
American Airlines, Inc.†(f) | 7.25% | 2/15/2028 | 16,554,000 | 16,982,804 | ||||||||
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.† | 5.75% | 4/20/2029 | 122,306,103 | 121,386,022 | ||||||||
AS Mileage Plan IP Ltd. (Cayman Islands)†(e) | 5.308% | 10/20/2031 | 21,184,000 | 20,696,340 | ||||||||
Azul Secured Finance II LLP† | 12.82% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 8.25% | ) | 1/28/2025 | 5,505,332 | 5,575,938 | |||||||
Azul Secured Finance LLP† | 11.50% | 5/28/2029 | 39,495,397 | 22,524,620 | ||||||||
Azul Secured Finance LLP† | 11.93% | 8/28/2028 | 25,377,977 | 25,651,450 | ||||||||
British Airways Pass-Through Trust Class AA (United Kingdom)†(e)(f) | 3.30% | 6/15/2034 | 12,111,150 | 11,127,131 | ||||||||
British Airways Pass-Through Trust Class A (United Kingdom)†(e) | 4.25% | 5/15/2034 | 8,993,576 | 8,547,546 | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.† | 4.75% | 10/20/2028 | 29,635,081 | 29,247,696 | ||||||||
JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP† | 9.875% | 9/20/2031 | 38,710,000 | 41,169,527 | ||||||||
JetBlue Pass-Through Trust Class A | 2.95% | 11/15/2029 | 10,262,661 | 9,271,225 | ||||||||
JetBlue Pass-Through Trust Class B | 8.00% | 11/15/2027 | 14,947,973 | 15,251,082 | ||||||||
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class AA | 5.45% | 8/15/2038 | 22,545,000 | 22,654,531 | ||||||||
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A | 5.80% | 7/15/2037 | 23,508,740 | 24,058,775 | ||||||||
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Series 2020-1 Class A | 5.875% | 4/15/2029 | 21,738,080 | 22,220,467 | ||||||||
United Airlines, Inc.† | 4.625% | 4/15/2029 | 14,775,000 | 14,059,835 | ||||||||
Total | 476,485,500 | |||||||||||
Auto Manufacturers 0.53% | ||||||||||||
Allison Transmission, Inc.† | 3.75% | 1/30/2031 | 24,669,000 | 21,842,609 | ||||||||
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(e) | 10.00% | 3/31/2029 | 32,169,000 | 31,435,446 | ||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.(f) | 5.45% | 9/6/2034 | 40,536,000 | 39,371,353 | ||||||||
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)†(e)(f) | 5.875% | 1/15/2028 | 23,500,000 | 23,347,371 | ||||||||
Total | 115,996,779 | |||||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.27% | ||||||||||||
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.† | 6.75% | 5/15/2028 | 19,552,000 | 19,923,469 | ||||||||
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc.†(f) | 6.25% | 2/1/2029 | 3,609,000 | 3,106,145 | ||||||||
ZF North America Capital, Inc.† | 6.875% | 4/14/2028 | 21,422,000 | 21,379,075 | ||||||||
ZF North America Capital, Inc.† | 7.125% | 4/14/2030 | 15,278,000 | 15,013,524 | ||||||||
Total | 59,422,213 |
8 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Banks 5.85% | ||||||||||||
ABN AMRO Bank NV (Netherlands)†(e) | 3.324% (5 yr. CMT + 1.90% | )# | 3/13/2037 | $ | 34,400,000 | $ | 29,016,712 | |||||
Alfa Bank AO Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC (Ireland)(e)(i) | 5.50% (5 yr. CMT + 4.55% | ) | 10/26/2031 | 51,057,000 | 0 | (g) | ||||||
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd. (New Zealand)†(e) | 5.898% (5 yr. CMT + 1.50% | )# | 7/10/2034 | 17,739,000 | 17,979,459 | |||||||
Associated Banc-Corp. | 6.455% (SOFR + 3.03% | )# | 8/29/2030 | 21,624,000 | 22,064,012 | |||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)†(e) | 6.742% | 12/8/2032 | 49,324,000 | 52,673,350 | ||||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (Chile)†(e) | 8.75% (5 yr. CMT + 4.94% | )# | – | (h) | 20,008,000 | 20,943,354 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA (Spain)(e) | 8.00% (5 yr. CMT + 3.91% | )# | – | (h) | 13,400,000 | 13,888,457 | ||||||
Bancolombia SA (Colombia)(e) | 8.625% (5 yr. CMT + 4.32% | )# | 12/24/2034 | 22,632,000 | 23,717,963 | |||||||
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)†(e) | 2.029% (1 yr. CMT + 1.10% | )# | 9/30/2027 | 22,014,000 | 20,946,774 | |||||||
Bank OZK(f) | 2.75% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.09% | )# | 10/1/2031 | 39,957,000 | 34,762,590 | |||||||
BankUnited, Inc. | 4.875% | 11/17/2025 | 24,108,000 | 24,071,141 | ||||||||
BBVA Bancomer SA† | 8.125% (5 yr. CMT + 4.21% | )# | 1/8/2039 | 39,828,000 | 40,660,047 | |||||||
BBVA Bancomer SA† | 8.45% (5 yr. CMT + 4.66% | )# | 6/29/2038 | 22,233,000 | 23,042,359 | |||||||
CaixaBank SA (Spain)†(e) | 6.208% (SOFR + 2.70% | )# | 1/18/2029 | 50,923,000 | 52,194,786 | |||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 5.841% (SOFR + 2.01% | )# | 1/23/2030 | 20,706,000 | 21,017,695 | |||||||
Credit Agricole SA (France)†(e)(f) | 4.75% (5 yr. CMT + 3.24% | )# | – | (h) | 60,097,000 | 54,010,929 | ||||||
Danske Bank AS (Denmark)(e) | 7.00% (7 yr. CMT + 4.13% | )# | – | (h) | 21,255,000 | 21,346,290 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 4.875% (5 yr. USD ICE Swap + 2.55% | )# | 12/1/2032 | 22,540,000 | 21,868,600 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 6.72% (SOFR + 3.18% | )# | 1/18/2029 | 42,171,000 | 43,799,159 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 7.079% (SOFR + 3.65% | )# | 2/10/2034 | 54,127,000 | 55,739,100 | |||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 4.895% (SOFR + 1.49% | )# | 9/6/2030 | 18,018,000 | 17,778,154 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 9 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Banks (continued) | ||||||||||||
First Republic Bank(i) | 4.375% | 8/1/2046 | $ | 20,817,000 | $ | 57,247 | ||||||
First Republic Bank(i) | 4.625% | 2/13/2047 | 15,410,000 | 42,377 | ||||||||
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. | 6.125% | 3/9/2028 | 50,320,000 | 51,811,241 | ||||||||
FNB Corp. | 5.722% (SOFR + 1.93% | )# | 12/11/2030 | 25,429,000 | 25,115,916 | |||||||
Freedom Mortgage Corp.† | 12.00% | 10/1/2028 | 19,295,000 | 21,003,679 | ||||||||
Freedom Mortgage Corp.† | 12.25% | 10/1/2030 | 7,725,000 | 8,551,438 | ||||||||
Home BancShares, Inc.(f) | 3.125% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.82% | )# | 1/30/2032 | 22,552,000 | 19,311,278 | |||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)(e) | 6.375% (5 yr. USD ICE Swap + 4.37% | )# | – | (h) | 31,955,000 | 32,001,463 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)(e)(f) | 6.95% (5 yr. CMT + 3.19% | )# | – | (h) | 21,818,000 | 21,907,222 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 6.141% (5 yr. CMT + 1.70% | )# | 11/18/2039 | 22,134,000 | 22,120,052 | |||||||
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)(e) | 6.098% (SOFR + 1.56% | )# | 8/7/2027 | 24,531,000 | 24,822,534 | |||||||
Macquarie Bank Ltd. (United Kingdom)(e) | 6.125% (5 yr. USD Swap + 3.70% | )# | – | (h) | 10,748,000 | 10,844,592 | ||||||
NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom)(e) | 8.125% (5 yr. CMT + 3.75% | )# | – | (h) | 22,107,000 | 23,599,819 | ||||||
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland)†(e) | 6.30% (5 yr. CMT + 2.66% | )# | – | (h) | 12,996,000 | 12,449,052 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 3.40% (5 yr. CMT + 2.60% | )# | – | (h) | 24,327,000 | 22,893,896 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 5.502% (SOFR + 2.06% | )# | 9/6/2035 | 18,018,000 | 17,606,197 | |||||||
Societe Generale SA (France)†(e)(f) | 6.066% (1 yr. CMT + 2.10% | )# | 1/19/2035 | 20,817,000 | 20,561,929 | |||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)†(e)(f) | 6.097% (1 yr. CMT + 2.10% | )# | 1/11/2035 | 17,680,000 | 18,029,648 | |||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 7.767% (1 yr. CMT + 3.45% | )# | 11/16/2028 | 40,170,000 | 42,946,742 | |||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)(e) | 6.60% (5 yr. CMT + 2.28% | )# | – | (h) | 12,726,000 | 13,098,655 | ||||||
Synovus Financial Corp. | 6.168% (SOFR + 2.35% | )# | 11/1/2030 | 18,009,000 | 18,151,830 | |||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 5.384% (SOFR + 1.56% | )# | 1/23/2030 | 20,679,000 | 20,855,874 | |||||||
UBS Group AG (Switzerland)†(e) | 3.869% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.41% | )# | 1/12/2029 | 44,972,000 | 43,324,976 |
10 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Banks (continued) | ||||||||||||
UBS Group AG (Switzerland)†(e) | 9.25% (5 yr. CMT + 4.75% | )# | – | (h) | $ | 24,151,000 | $ | 26,169,330 | ||||
UBS Group AG (Switzerland)†(e) | 9.25% (5 yr. CMT + 4.76% | )# | – | (h) | 13,301,000 | 15,275,281 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA (Italy)†(e) | 7.296% (5 yr. USD ICE Swap + 4.91% | )# | 4/2/2034 | 45,208,000 | 47,272,360 | |||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 4.10% | 3/25/2029 | 34,898,000 | 33,268,961 | ||||||||
Western Alliance Bancorp(f) | 3.00% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.25% | )# | 6/15/2031 | 36,659,000 | 34,635,057 | |||||||
Zions Bancorp NA | 6.816% (SOFR + 2.83% | )# | 11/19/2035 | 21,981,000 | 22,146,564 | |||||||
Total | 1,281,396,141 | |||||||||||
Beverages 0.14% | ||||||||||||
Bacardi Ltd.† | 4.70% | 5/15/2028 | 16,884,000 | 16,671,846 | ||||||||
Bacardi Ltd./Bacardi-Martini BV† | 5.25% | 1/15/2029 | 14,731,000 | 14,722,125 | ||||||||
Total | 31,393,971 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology 0.05% | ||||||||||||
Biocon Biologics Global PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 6.67% | 10/9/2029 | 12,429,000 | 11,926,926 | ||||||||
Building Materials 1.37% | ||||||||||||
ACProducts Holdings, Inc.† | 6.375% | 5/15/2029 | 27,943,000 | 17,762,717 | ||||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.† | 6.375% | 6/15/2032 | 21,666,000 | 21,562,614 | ||||||||
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc.† | 8.75% | 8/1/2028 | 18,269,000 | 17,526,150 | ||||||||
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.† | 9.50% | 8/15/2029 | 3,614,000 | 3,521,874 | ||||||||
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc.† | 6.625% | 12/15/2030 | 77,265,000 | 77,464,617 | ||||||||
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc.† | 6.75% | 7/15/2031 | 22,442,000 | 22,633,498 | ||||||||
Griffon Corp. | 5.75% | 3/1/2028 | 16,769,000 | 16,454,848 | ||||||||
Masterbrand, Inc.† | 7.00% | 7/15/2032 | 21,166,000 | 21,338,325 | ||||||||
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.† | 5.50% | 2/1/2030 | 34,251,000 | 32,438,245 | ||||||||
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC/Oscar Finance, Inc.†(f) | 9.50% | 4/15/2030 | 10,830,000 | 10,218,408 | ||||||||
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC† | 6.00% | 11/1/2028 | 27,426,000 | 26,779,728 | ||||||||
Standard Industries, Inc.† | 4.375% | 7/15/2030 | 18,055,000 | 16,556,248 | ||||||||
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.† | 7.25% | 1/15/2031 | 15,400,000 | 16,355,274 | ||||||||
Total | 300,612,546 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 11 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Chemicals 1.70% | ||||||||||||
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.† | 7.10% | 9/30/2029 | $ | 60,066,221 | $ | 39,643,706 | ||||||
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.† | 10.425% | 9/30/2029 | 48,785,529 | 49,438,767 | ||||||||
Cabot Corp. | 5.00% | 6/30/2032 | 32,395,000 | 31,611,178 | ||||||||
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC | 6.165% | 7/15/2027 | 38,493,000 | 39,079,433 | ||||||||
INEOS Finance PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 7.50% | 4/15/2029 | 20,776,000 | 21,292,741 | ||||||||
OCI NV (Netherlands)†(e) | 6.70% | 3/16/2033 | 22,392,000 | 22,587,319 | ||||||||
Olin Corp. | 5.00% | 2/1/2030 | 22,985,000 | 21,594,991 | ||||||||
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.† | 7.25% | 6/15/2031 | 27,168,000 | 27,713,669 | ||||||||
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.† | 4.875% | 5/1/2028 | 21,862,000 | 20,590,360 | ||||||||
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.† | 6.625% | 5/1/2029 | 22,357,000 | 21,250,534 | ||||||||
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL (Luxembourg)†(e) | 5.00% | 10/30/2029 | 31,346,000 | 29,371,080 | ||||||||
Solvay Finance America LLC† | 5.65% | 6/4/2029 | 26,953,000 | 27,374,303 | ||||||||
WR Grace Holdings LLC† | 5.625% | 8/15/2029 | 23,439,000 | 21,583,405 | ||||||||
Total | 373,131,486 | |||||||||||
Coal 0.19% | ||||||||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc.† | 4.875% | 6/30/2029 | 24,865,000 | 22,697,636 | ||||||||
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.† | 7.875% | 12/1/2028 | 17,451,000 | 18,097,367 | ||||||||
Total | 40,795,003 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services 1.92% | ||||||||||||
Allied Universal Holdco LLC† | 7.875% | 2/15/2031 | 22,654,000 | 23,182,524 | ||||||||
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.†(f) | 6.00% | 6/1/2029 | 36,653,000 | 33,436,031 | ||||||||
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL (Luxembourg)†(e) | 4.625% | 6/1/2028 | 24,282,000 | 22,979,123 | ||||||||
Ashtead Capital, Inc.† | 4.25% | 11/1/2029 | 12,898,000 | 12,236,276 | ||||||||
Ashtead Capital, Inc.† | 5.50% | 8/11/2032 | 19,088,000 | 18,881,520 | ||||||||
Ashtead Capital, Inc.† | 5.80% | 4/15/2034 | 9,216,000 | 9,228,840 | ||||||||
Block, Inc.† | 6.50% | 5/15/2032 | 37,156,000 | 37,561,123 | ||||||||
Brink’s Co.† | 4.625% | 10/15/2027 | 15,353,000 | 14,908,752 | ||||||||
CoreCivic, Inc. | 8.25% | 4/15/2029 | 22,853,000 | 24,187,667 | ||||||||
EquipmentShare.com, Inc.† | 8.625% | 5/15/2032 | 21,214,000 | 22,196,177 | ||||||||
EquipmentShare.com, Inc.† | 9.00% | 5/15/2028 | 42,000,000 | 43,620,696 | ||||||||
Garda World Security Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 7.75% | 2/15/2028 | 14,444,000 | 14,917,431 | ||||||||
GEO Group, Inc. | 8.625% | 4/15/2029 | 31,106,000 | 32,885,707 | ||||||||
GXO Logistics, Inc. | 2.65% | 7/15/2031 | 25,082,000 | 21,060,481 | ||||||||
GXO Logistics, Inc. | 6.25% | 5/6/2029 | 20,719,000 | 21,228,036 | ||||||||
Hertz Corp.†(i) | Zero Coupon | 10/15/2024 | 16,775,000 | 1,111,344 | ||||||||
Hertz Corp.† | Zero Coupon | 1/15/2028 | 33,436,000 | 6,436,430 |
12 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Commercial Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
ITR Concession Co. LLC† | 5.183% | 7/15/2035 | $ | 12,438,000 | $ | 11,173,991 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 5.25% | 8/9/2034 | 21,482,000 | 21,001,667 | ||||||||
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC† | 6.875% | 11/15/2031 | 28,568,000 | 28,352,839 | ||||||||
Total | 420,586,655 | |||||||||||
Computers 1.21% | ||||||||||||
Amentum Holdings, Inc.† | 7.25% | 8/1/2032 | 13,826,000 | 13,946,532 | ||||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.† | 3.875% | 9/1/2028 | 22,263,000 | 21,125,013 | ||||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | 3.00% | 2/15/2029 | 83,075,000 | 75,577,554 | ||||||||
Gartner, Inc.† | 3.625% | 6/15/2029 | 34,280,000 | 31,871,975 | ||||||||
McAfee Corp.† | 7.375% | 2/15/2030 | 46,024,000 | 44,757,946 | ||||||||
NCR Atleos Corp.† | 9.50% | 4/1/2029 | 28,708,000 | 31,126,505 | ||||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 2.70% | 6/22/2030 | 10,143,000 | 8,953,526 | ||||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman (Cayman Islands)(e) | 8.25% | 12/15/2029 | 13,411,000 | 14,301,661 | ||||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 3.10% | 2/1/2032 | 27,000,000 | 22,518,569 | ||||||||
Total | 264,179,281 | |||||||||||
Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.18% | ||||||||||||
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. (Ireland)(e) | 4.90% | 6/15/2030 | 24,024,000 | 22,532,669 | ||||||||
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. (Ireland)(e) | 6.125% | 9/30/2032 | 17,993,000 | 17,616,778 | ||||||||
Total | 40,149,447 | |||||||||||
Distribution/Wholesale 0.53% | ||||||||||||
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.† | 4.00% | 1/15/2028 | 24,375,000 | 23,375,879 | ||||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.† | 3.875% | 12/15/2028 | 22,711,000 | 20,781,519 | ||||||||
LKQ Corp.(f) | 6.25% | 6/15/2033 | 27,041,000 | 27,904,604 | ||||||||
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc.† | 7.75% | 3/15/2031 | 21,911,000 | 22,940,620 | ||||||||
Windsor Holdings III LLC† | 8.50% | 6/15/2030 | 19,929,000 | 20,994,424 | ||||||||
Total | 115,997,046 | |||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services 3.22% | ||||||||||||
AG Issuer LLC† | 6.25% | 3/1/2028 | 24,003,000 | 23,909,319 | ||||||||
Aircastle Ltd.† | 6.50% | 7/18/2028 | 22,558,000 | 23,325,121 | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 4.70% (5 yr. CMT + 3.87% | )# | – | (h) | 24,356,000 | 22,804,296 | ||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 6.70% | 2/14/2033 | 44,941,000 | 45,326,463 | ||||||||
ARES Management Corp. | 6.375% | 11/10/2028 | 22,294,000 | 23,338,692 | ||||||||
Atlas Warehouse Lending Co. LP† | 6.25% | 1/15/2030 | 14,641,000 | 14,558,664 | ||||||||
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland)†(e) | 4.25% | 4/15/2026 | 21,633,000 | 21,386,021 | ||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc.† | 3.375% | 10/1/2028 | 39,479,000 | 35,566,828 | ||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc.†(f) | 3.625% | 10/1/2031 | 11,267,000 | 9,533,014 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 13 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC† | 9.125% | 5/15/2031 | $ | 24,430,000 | $ | 25,219,590 | ||||||
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC† | 9.25% | 2/1/2029 | 32,352,000 | 33,418,232 | ||||||||
Hellas Telecommunications Luxembourg II SCA (Luxembourg)†(e)(i) | 6.054% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75% | ) | 1/15/2015 | 15,000,000 | 0 | (g)(j) | ||||||
ILFC E-Capital Trust I† | 6.29% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.81% | )# | 12/21/2065 | 21,956,000 | 18,155,480 | |||||||
ILFC E-Capital Trust II† | 6.54% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.06% | )# | 12/21/2065 | 16,288,000 | 13,676,126 | |||||||
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc.† | 4.50% | 11/15/2029 | 18,510,000 | 17,348,621 | ||||||||
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc.† | 7.125% | 4/30/2031 | 29,287,000 | 30,121,585 | ||||||||
LPL Holdings, Inc.† | 4.00% | 3/15/2029 | 21,679,000 | 20,564,700 | ||||||||
LPL Holdings, Inc. | 6.00% | 5/20/2034 | 30,180,000 | 30,746,319 | ||||||||
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(e) | 6.50% | 3/26/2031 | 30,187,000 | 31,282,547 | ||||||||
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.† | 6.50% | 8/1/2029 | 26,261,000 | 26,243,693 | ||||||||
Navient Corp. | 5.50% | 3/15/2029 | 22,621,000 | 21,378,299 | ||||||||
Navient Corp. | 6.75% | 6/15/2026 | 21,670,000 | 21,959,316 | ||||||||
Neuberger Berman Group LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp.† | 4.875% | 4/15/2045 | 25,846,000 | 21,402,192 | ||||||||
OneMain Finance Corp. | 7.50% | 5/15/2031 | 31,059,000 | 31,911,146 | ||||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.† | 5.75% | 9/15/2031 | 8,382,000 | 7,992,238 | ||||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.† | 7.125% | 11/15/2030 | 21,685,000 | 21,981,395 | ||||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.† | 7.875% | 12/15/2029 | 22,745,000 | 23,851,494 | ||||||||
Synchrony Financial | 5.935% (SOFR + 2.13% | )# | 8/2/2030 | 10,178,000 | 10,280,526 | |||||||
Synchrony Financial | 7.25% | 2/2/2033 | 51,327,000 | 53,012,637 | ||||||||
VFH Parent LLC/Valor Co-Issuer, Inc.† | 7.50% | 6/15/2031 | 24,820,000 | 25,555,850 | ||||||||
Total | 705,850,404 | |||||||||||
Electric 3.88% | ||||||||||||
AES Corp. | 7.60% (5 yr. CMT + 3.20% | )# | 1/15/2055 | 23,360,000 | 24,005,283 | |||||||
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL (Panama)(e) | 4.375% | 5/31/2030 | 23,846,400 | 20,883,962 | ||||||||
Alpha Generation LLC† | 6.75% | 10/15/2032 | 11,077,000 | 10,969,550 | ||||||||
Ausgrid Finance Pty. Ltd. (Australia)†(e) | 4.35% | 8/1/2028 | 26,506,000 | 25,748,025 | ||||||||
Calpine Corp.† | 4.50% | 2/15/2028 | 23,379,000 | 22,441,946 | ||||||||
Calpine Corp.† | 4.625% | 2/1/2029 | 74,359,000 | 70,257,322 | ||||||||
Calpine Corp.† | 5.125% | 3/15/2028 | 27,994,000 | 27,171,434 | ||||||||
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.† | 3.50% | 4/1/2028 | 17,565,000 | 16,749,029 |
14 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Electric (continued) | ||||||||||||
Constellation Energy Generation LLC | 5.60% | 6/15/2042 | $ | 21,992,000 | $ | 21,247,199 | ||||||
Constellation Energy Generation LLC | 5.80% | 3/1/2033 | 28,492,000 | 29,129,421 | ||||||||
Constellation Energy Generation LLC | 6.25% | 10/1/2039 | 42,389,000 | 44,275,897 | ||||||||
DPL, Inc. | 4.35% | 4/15/2029 | 1,793,000 | 1,671,665 | ||||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 6.65% (5 yr. CMT + 2.56% | )# | 6/1/2055 | 18,003,000 | 18,042,861 | |||||||
Idaho Power Co. | 5.20% | 8/15/2034 | 21,255,000 | 21,152,236 | ||||||||
Lightning Power LLC† | 7.25% | 8/15/2032 | 52,794,000 | 54,436,844 | ||||||||
Minejesa Capital BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 4.625% | 8/10/2030 | 26,241,869 | 25,361,932 | ||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.† | 7.00% | 3/15/2033 | 28,728,000 | 31,028,802 | ||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.† | 10.25% (5 yr. CMT + 5.92% | )# | – | (h) | 40,754,000 | 45,054,933 | ||||||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 6.15% | 1/15/2033 | 38,334,000 | 39,859,674 | ||||||||
Palomino Funding Trust I† | 7.233% | 5/17/2028 | 44,964,000 | 47,094,299 | ||||||||
PG&E Corp. | 5.25% | 7/1/2030 | 22,743,000 | 22,276,120 | ||||||||
PG&E Corp. | 7.375% (5 yr. CMT + 3.88% | )# | 3/15/2055 | 21,867,000 | 22,495,283 | |||||||
Pike Corp.† | 5.50% | 9/1/2028 | 21,772,000 | 20,955,364 | ||||||||
Pike Corp.† | 8.625% | 1/31/2031 | 15,092,000 | 15,940,246 | ||||||||
Puget Energy, Inc. | 4.10% | 6/15/2030 | 26,045,000 | 24,586,619 | ||||||||
Sempra | 6.40% (5 yr. CMT + 2.63% | )# | 10/1/2054 | 27,019,000 | 26,857,584 | |||||||
Talen Energy Supply LLC† | 8.625% | 6/1/2030 | 24,852,000 | 26,503,182 | ||||||||
Vistra Corp.† | 7.00% (5 yr. CMT + 5.74% | )# | – | (h) | 21,649,000 | 21,796,596 | ||||||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC† | 4.375% | 5/1/2029 | 77,332,000 | 72,879,417 | ||||||||
Total | 850,872,725 | |||||||||||
Electronics 0.37% | ||||||||||||
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc. | 5.60% | 5/29/2034 | 13,510,000 | 13,588,052 | ||||||||
Flex Ltd. | 5.25% | 1/15/2032 | 18,019,000 | 17,725,721 | ||||||||
Imola Merger Corp.† | 4.75% | 5/15/2029 | 18,106,000 | 17,184,776 | ||||||||
Trimble, Inc. | 6.10% | 3/15/2033 | 31,018,000 | 32,220,304 | ||||||||
Total | 80,718,853 | |||||||||||
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.23% | ||||||||||||
Topaz Solar Farms LLC† | 5.75% | 9/30/2039 | 50,882,659 | 49,623,568 | ||||||||
Engineering & Construction 0.85% | ||||||||||||
Brand Industrial Services, Inc.† | 10.375% | 8/1/2030 | 15,077,000 | 15,364,251 | ||||||||
Fluor Corp. | 4.25% | 9/15/2028 | 23,125,000 | 22,014,684 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 15 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Engineering & Construction (continued) | ||||||||||||
Heathrow Finance PLC | 6.625% | 3/1/2031 | GBP | 32,671,000 | $ | 41,175,619 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 5.90% | 3/1/2033 | $ | 27,604,000 | 27,983,466 | |||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 6.35% | 8/18/2028 | 16,087,000 | 16,757,577 | ||||||||
MasTec, Inc.† | 4.50% | 8/15/2028 | 23,035,000 | 22,352,760 | ||||||||
MasTec, Inc. | 5.90% | 6/15/2029 | 19,917,000 | 20,289,995 | ||||||||
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS (Turkey)†(e) | 8.50% | 12/7/2028 | 20,581,000 | 21,336,631 | ||||||||
Total | 187,274,983 | |||||||||||
Entertainment 1.41% | ||||||||||||
Boyne USA, Inc.† | 4.75% | 5/15/2029 | 23,563,000 | 22,355,439 | ||||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.†(f) | 4.625% | 10/15/2029 | 38,882,000 | 36,434,884 | ||||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.† | 7.00% | 2/15/2030 | 30,300,000 | 30,884,173 | ||||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc.† | 4.75% | 1/15/2028 | 36,115,000 | 34,863,386 | ||||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc.† | 5.50% | 4/1/2027 | 21,171,000 | 20,960,713 | ||||||||
Flutter Treasury DAC (Ireland)†(e) | 6.375% | 4/29/2029 | 16,126,000 | 16,374,645 | ||||||||
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.† | 4.875% | 5/1/2029 | 44,276,000 | 41,772,229 | ||||||||
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC/RWLV Capital, Inc.†(f) | 4.625% | 4/16/2029 | 42,245,000 | 38,052,397 | ||||||||
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.† | 5.25% | 8/15/2029 | 47,179,000 | 45,062,330 | ||||||||
WMG Acquisition Corp.† | 3.75% | 12/1/2029 | 23,482,000 | 21,656,174 | ||||||||
Total | 308,416,370 | |||||||||||
Environmental Control 0.12% | ||||||||||||
Madison IAQ LLC†(f) | 5.875% | 6/30/2029 | 26,967,000 | 25,492,835 | ||||||||
Food 1.21% | ||||||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC† | 3.50% | 3/15/2029 | 48,449,000 | 44,142,141 | ||||||||
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.† | 4.625% | 11/15/2028 | 16,808,000 | 16,197,949 | ||||||||
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.† | 7.625% | 7/1/2029 | 13,443,000 | 13,918,006 | ||||||||
Gruma SAB de CV (Mexico)†(e) | 5.39% | 12/9/2034 | 22,138,000 | 21,569,718 | ||||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.† | 4.125% | 1/31/2030 | 24,243,000 | 22,188,328 | ||||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 4.95% | 4/15/2033 | 14,652,000 | 14,307,012 | ||||||||
Performance Food Group, Inc.† | 6.125% | 9/15/2032 | 24,203,000 | 24,232,149 | ||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.† | 4.50% | 9/15/2031 | 16,383,000 | 14,690,928 | ||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.† | 4.625% | 4/15/2030 | 30,030,000 | 27,721,388 | ||||||||
Smithfield Foods, Inc.† | 5.20% | 4/1/2029 | 28,037,000 | 27,475,868 | ||||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | 4.00% | 9/1/2028 | 23,416,000 | 21,293,735 | ||||||||
U.S. Foods, Inc.† | 4.75% | 2/15/2029 | 17,648,000 | 16,918,863 | ||||||||
Total | 264,656,085 |
16 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Forest Products & Paper 0.15% | ||||||||||||
LD Celulose International GmbH (Austria)†(e)(f) | 7.95% | 1/26/2032 | $ | 10,073,000 | $ | 10,108,407 | ||||||
Mercer International, Inc. (Canada)(e) | 5.125% | 2/1/2029 | 19,145,000 | 16,570,547 | ||||||||
Mercer International, Inc. (Canada)†(e) | 12.875% | 10/1/2028 | 6,228,000 | 6,711,941 | ||||||||
Total | 33,390,895 | |||||||||||
Gas 0.19% | ||||||||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 6.375% (5 yr. CMT + 2.53% | )# | 3/31/2055 | 21,623,000 | 21,578,831 | |||||||
Southwest Gas Corp. | 4.05% | 3/15/2032 | 22,297,000 | 20,720,410 | ||||||||
Total | 42,299,241 | |||||||||||
Hand/Machine Tools 0.27% | ||||||||||||
Regal Rexnord Corp. | 6.05% | 4/15/2028 | 20,719,000 | 21,081,069 | ||||||||
Regal Rexnord Corp. | 6.40% | 4/15/2033 | 36,534,000 | 37,713,165 | ||||||||
Total | 58,794,234 | |||||||||||
Health Care-Products 0.54% | ||||||||||||
Bausch & Lomb Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 8.375% | 10/1/2028 | 20,761,000 | 21,513,586 | ||||||||
Medline Borrower LP† | 3.875% | 4/1/2029 | 34,808,000 | 32,263,782 | ||||||||
Medline Borrower LP† | 5.25% | 10/1/2029 | 25,194,000 | 24,337,756 | ||||||||
Solventum Corp.† | 5.45% | 3/13/2031 | 20,992,000 | 21,005,832 | ||||||||
Solventum Corp.† | 5.60% | 3/23/2034 | 19,282,000 | 19,195,339 | ||||||||
Total | 118,316,295 | |||||||||||
Health Care-Services 2.60% | ||||||||||||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.† | 3.75% | 3/15/2029 | 26,607,000 | 24,423,734 | ||||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.† | 4.75% | 2/15/2031 | 98,816,000 | 76,775,200 | ||||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.† | 5.25% | 5/15/2030 | 30,743,000 | 25,278,980 | ||||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.†(f) | 6.875% | 4/15/2029 | 56,253,000 | 42,554,496 | ||||||||
Concentra Escrow Issuer Corp.† | 6.875% | 7/15/2032 | 11,003,000 | 11,247,378 | ||||||||
DaVita, Inc.† | 4.625% | 6/1/2030 | 62,876,000 | 57,857,560 | ||||||||
HCA, Inc. | 3.50% | 9/1/2030 | 24,212,000 | 21,999,626 | ||||||||
HCA, Inc. | 5.50% | 6/1/2033 | 22,533,000 | 22,301,799 | ||||||||
HCA, Inc. | 7.69% | 6/15/2025 | 7,994,000 | 8,089,621 | ||||||||
Health Care Service Corp. A Mutual Legal Reserve Co.† | 5.875% | 6/15/2054 | 21,193,000 | 20,572,531 | ||||||||
IQVIA, Inc. | 6.25% | 2/1/2029 | 14,232,000 | 14,726,804 | ||||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.†(f) | 5.375% | 1/15/2029 | 11,707,000 | 10,276,744 | ||||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.† | 9.875% | 8/15/2030 | 19,223,000 | 20,764,819 | ||||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.† | 10.00% | 6/1/2032 | 35,958,000 | 36,605,136 | ||||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.† | 11.00% | 10/15/2030 | 18,973,000 | 20,849,676 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 17 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Health Care-Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.† | 3.875% | 11/15/2030 | $ | 41,142,000 | $ | 36,653,397 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.† | 3.875% | 5/15/2032 | 24,175,000 | 20,997,257 | ||||||||
Montefiore Obligated Group | 5.246% | 11/1/2048 | 42,910,000 | 35,927,609 | ||||||||
Star Parent, Inc.† | 9.00% | 10/1/2030 | 29,766,000 | 30,952,173 | ||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 6.75% | 5/15/2031 | 20,331,000 | 20,555,068 | ||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc. | 5.05% | 10/15/2034 | 11,250,000 | 10,504,104 | ||||||||
Total | 569,913,712 | |||||||||||
Holding Companies-Diversified 0.25% | ||||||||||||
Benteler International AG (Austria)†(e) | 10.50% | 5/15/2028 | 21,318,000 | 22,432,075 | ||||||||
Stena International SA (Luxembourg)†(e) | 7.25% | 1/15/2031 | 31,240,000 | 32,019,532 | ||||||||
Total | 54,451,607 | |||||||||||
Home Builders 0.09% | ||||||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 6.375% | 5/15/2033 | 19,353,000 | 20,416,607 | ||||||||
Home Furnishings 0.05% | ||||||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 4.40% | 3/15/2029 | 10,603,000 | 9,928,139 | ||||||||
Housewares 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Newell Brands, Inc.(f) | 6.375% | 9/15/2027 | 21,656,000 | 21,798,367 | ||||||||
Insurance 1.47% | ||||||||||||
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer† | 6.75% | 4/15/2028 | 40,395,000 | 40,626,504 | ||||||||
Ardonagh Finco Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(e) | 7.75% | 2/15/2031 | 18,104,000 | 18,662,164 | ||||||||
Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(e) | 8.875% | 2/15/2032 | 21,499,000 | 22,360,208 | ||||||||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 5.15% | 2/15/2035 | 13,851,000 | 13,511,238 | ||||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 5.45% | 9/30/2034 | 10,394,000 | 10,032,813 | ||||||||
Global Atlantic Fin Co.† | 7.95% (5 yr. CMT + 3.61% | )# | 10/15/2054 | 25,350,000 | 26,579,551 | |||||||
Howden U.K. Refinance PLC/Howden U.K. Refinance 2 PLC/Howden U.S. Refinance LLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 7.25% | 2/15/2031 | 23,169,000 | 23,570,611 | ||||||||
HUB International Ltd.† | 7.25% | 6/15/2030 | 27,054,000 | 27,752,541 | ||||||||
HUB International Ltd.† | 7.375% | 1/31/2032 | 17,259,000 | 17,539,940 | ||||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. | 6.00% | 8/15/2029 | 18,009,000 | 18,108,288 | ||||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 5.75% | 3/28/2034 | 20,916,000 | 20,962,648 | ||||||||
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC† | 7.125% | 6/1/2031 | 20,598,000 | 20,826,315 | ||||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 3.60% | 4/15/2029 | 23,158,000 | 21,823,836 |
18 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Insurance (continued) | ||||||||||||
Swiss RE Subordinated Finance PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 5.698% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.81% | )# | 4/5/2035 | $ | 20,200,000 | $ | 20,101,697 | |||||
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | 8.00% | 11/30/2039 | 15,659,000 | 19,400,678 | ||||||||
Total | 321,859,032 | |||||||||||
Internet 0.34% | ||||||||||||
Meituan (China)†(e) | 4.625% | 10/2/2029 | 32,443,000 | 31,398,039 | ||||||||
Rakuten Group, Inc. (Japan)†(e) | 9.75% | 4/15/2029 | 19,755,000 | 21,447,510 | ||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)†(e)(f) | 3.925% | 1/19/2038 | 24,722,000 | 20,960,939 | ||||||||
Total | 73,806,488 | |||||||||||
Investment Companies 0.15% | ||||||||||||
Saks Global Enterprises LLC†(b) | 11.00% | 12/15/2029 | 33,091,000 | 31,900,386 | ||||||||
Iron-Steel 0.62% | ||||||||||||
ATI, Inc. | 7.25% | 8/15/2030 | 30,258,000 | 31,166,618 | ||||||||
Commercial Metals Co. | 4.375% | 3/15/2032 | 15,677,000 | 14,054,880 | ||||||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. (Australia)†(e) | 8.50% | 5/1/2030 | 25,341,000 | 25,879,028 | ||||||||
Samarco Mineracao SA (Brazil)(e) | 9.00% | 6/30/2031 | 25,078,376 | 24,543,444 | ||||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 3.45% | 4/15/2030 | 18,014,000 | 16,712,639 | ||||||||
U.S. Steel Corp. | 6.875% | 3/1/2029 | 24,139,000 | 24,172,336 | ||||||||
Total | 136,528,945 | |||||||||||
Leisure Time 1.22% | ||||||||||||
Carnival Corp.† | 4.00% | 8/1/2028 | 41,410,000 | 39,276,178 | ||||||||
Carnival Corp.† | 5.75% | 3/1/2027 | 42,176,000 | 42,113,969 | ||||||||
Carnival Corp.† | 6.00% | 5/1/2029 | 29,128,000 | 29,081,372 | ||||||||
NCL Corp. Ltd.† | 5.875% | 3/15/2026 | 34,273,000 | 34,251,675 | ||||||||
NCL Corp. Ltd.† | 5.875% | 2/15/2027 | 31,490,000 | 31,414,509 | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.† | 5.625% | 9/30/2031 | 28,821,000 | 28,368,774 | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.† | 6.00% | 2/1/2033 | 21,305,000 | 21,269,743 | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.† | 6.25% | 3/15/2032 | 20,713,000 | 20,977,107 | ||||||||
Viking Cruises Ltd.† | 5.875% | 9/15/2027 | 21,255,000 | 21,164,874 | ||||||||
Total | 267,918,201 | |||||||||||
Lodging 1.46% | ||||||||||||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 5.85% | 8/1/2034 | 31,544,000 | 31,600,495 | ||||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.† | 3.625% | 2/15/2032 | 15,350,000 | 13,345,551 | ||||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.† | 3.75% | 5/1/2029 | 25,286,000 | 23,319,543 | ||||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. | 4.875% | 1/15/2030 | 22,117,000 | 21,228,742 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 19 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Lodging (continued) | ||||||||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.† | 5.875% | 3/15/2033 | $ | 30,653,000 | $ | 30,183,670 | ||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc.† | 6.625% | 1/15/2032 | 25,419,000 | 25,527,387 | ||||||||
Sands China Ltd. (Macau)(e) | 2.85% | 3/8/2029 | 57,502,000 | 51,297,230 | ||||||||
Sands China Ltd. (Macau)(e) | 4.375% | 6/18/2030 | 35,200,000 | 32,866,064 | ||||||||
Sands China Ltd. (Macau)(e) | 5.40% | 8/8/2028 | 25,193,000 | 24,927,861 | ||||||||
Studio City Finance Ltd. (Hong Kong)(e) | 5.00% | 1/15/2029 | 24,221,000 | 21,932,633 | ||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.†(f) | 5.25% | 5/15/2027 | 21,636,000 | 21,418,074 | ||||||||
Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau)†(e) | 5.50% | 10/1/2027 | 23,813,000 | 23,193,561 | ||||||||
Total | 320,840,811 | |||||||||||
Machinery: Construction & Mining 0.08% | ||||||||||||
Vertiv Group Corp.† | 4.125% | 11/15/2028 | 18,160,000 | 17,156,703 | ||||||||
Machinery-Diversified 0.66% | ||||||||||||
IDEX Corp. | 4.95% | 9/1/2029 | 21,313,000 | 21,233,615 | ||||||||
nVent Finance SARL (Luxembourg)(e) | 2.75% | 11/15/2031 | 20,244,000 | 17,041,180 | ||||||||
nVent Finance SARL (Luxembourg)(e) | 5.65% | 5/15/2033 | 36,050,000 | 36,056,624 | ||||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc.† | 8.75% | 4/1/2030 | 17,647,000 | 18,103,351 | ||||||||
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc.† | 5.25% | 7/15/2027 | 32,705,000 | 32,042,243 | ||||||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 5.611% | 3/11/2034 | 19,961,000 | 20,235,869 | ||||||||
Total | 144,712,882 | |||||||||||
Media 2.88% | ||||||||||||
AMC Networks, Inc. | 4.25% | 2/15/2029 | 45,607,000 | 35,850,705 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.† | 4.75% | 3/1/2030 | 35,151,000 | 32,139,305 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.† | 5.00% | 2/1/2028 | 34,678,000 | 33,455,209 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.† | 5.375% | 6/1/2029 | 33,967,000 | 32,515,964 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.† | 6.375% | 9/1/2029 | 32,585,000 | 32,342,618 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.†(f) | 7.375% | 3/1/2031 | 21,393,000 | 21,823,179 | ||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC† | 4.125% | 12/1/2030 | 9,124,000 | 6,588,154 | ||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC† | 4.625% | 12/1/2030 | 82,967,000 | 43,443,820 | ||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC† | 5.375% | 2/1/2028 | 15,464,000 | 13,357,761 | ||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC† | 6.50% | 2/1/2029 | 17,012,000 | 14,346,306 | ||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC† | 11.75% | 1/31/2029 | 47,992,000 | 47,425,747 | ||||||||
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.† | 5.875% | 8/15/2027 | 33,887,000 | 33,052,148 | ||||||||
DISH DBS Corp. | 5.125% | 6/1/2029 | 18,292,000 | 11,791,747 | ||||||||
DISH Network Corp.† | 11.75% | 11/15/2027 | 64,409,000 | 68,299,110 | ||||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 3.45% | 3/1/2032 | 23,698,000 | 20,922,290 |
20 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Media (continued) | ||||||||||||
Gray Television, Inc.†(f) | 5.375% | 11/15/2031 | $ | 29,785,000 | $ | 15,917,952 | ||||||
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC (Ireland)†(e) | 6.75% | 10/15/2027 | 22,575,000 | 20,448,425 | ||||||||
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.† | 7.375% | 9/1/2031 | 21,389,000 | 21,916,964 | ||||||||
Sunrise FinCo I BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 4.875% | 7/15/2031 | 53,571,000 | 48,656,932 | ||||||||
Univision Communications, Inc.† | 4.50% | 5/1/2029 | 28,463,000 | 25,509,602 | ||||||||
Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 5.00% | 7/15/2030 | 13,288,000 | 11,263,697 | ||||||||
VZ Secured Financing BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 5.00% | 1/15/2032 | 46,331,000 | 41,058,895 | ||||||||
Total | 632,126,530 | |||||||||||
Metal Fabricate-Hardware 0.26% | ||||||||||||
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc.† | 4.375% | 10/15/2029 | 35,098,000 | 32,838,549 | ||||||||
Vallourec SACA (France)†(e) | 7.50% | 4/15/2032 | 23,124,000 | 23,993,023 | ||||||||
Total | 56,831,572 | |||||||||||
Mining 1.67% | ||||||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV (Netherlands)†(e) | 7.125% | 3/15/2031 | 20,653,000 | 21,361,877 | ||||||||
Anglo American Capital PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 5.625% | 4/1/2030 | 22,140,000 | 22,443,948 | ||||||||
Anglo American Capital PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 5.75% | 4/5/2034 | 20,634,000 | 20,771,909 | ||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada)†(e)(f) | 8.625% | 6/1/2031 | 26,808,000 | 27,629,524 | ||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada)†(e) | 9.375% | 3/1/2029 | 19,851,000 | 21,135,357 | ||||||||
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. (Australia)†(e) | 4.375% | 4/1/2031 | 32,833,000 | 29,583,795 | ||||||||
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. (Australia)†(e) | 6.125% | 4/15/2032 | 28,083,000 | 27,765,061 | ||||||||
Freeport Indonesia PT (Indonesia)(e)(f) | 6.20% | 4/14/2052 | 21,420,000 | 21,207,940 | ||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 5.40% | 11/14/2034 | 34,970,000 | 34,618,506 | ||||||||
Glencore Funding LLC† | 2.50% | 9/1/2030 | 19,663,000 | 17,055,673 | ||||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 7.25% | 2/15/2028 | 25,372,000 | 25,653,375 | ||||||||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.† | 4.50% | 6/1/2031 | 29,297,000 | 25,860,201 | ||||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)(e) | 6.25% | 7/15/2033 | 36,065,000 | 37,484,896 | ||||||||
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. | Zero Coupon | 9/10/2044 | 185,297 | – | (g) | |||||||
Novelis Corp.† | 4.75% | 1/30/2030 | 36,313,000 | 33,557,805 | ||||||||
Total | 366,129,867 | |||||||||||
Office/Business Equipment 0.18% | ||||||||||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. | 5.55% | 8/22/2034 | 21,618,000 | 21,334,473 | ||||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp.† | 6.50% | 6/1/2032 | 17,401,000 | 17,667,519 | ||||||||
Total | 39,001,992 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas 8.86% | ||||||||||||
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.† | 7.50% | 10/1/2029 | 43,814,000 | 44,850,122 | ||||||||
Antero Resources Corp.† | 5.375% | 3/1/2030 | 97,896,000 | 94,660,097 | ||||||||
Apache Corp.(f) | 4.25% | 1/15/2030 | 22,054,000 | 20,744,484 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 21 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Oil & Gas (continued) | ||||||||||||
Apache Corp. | 4.75% | 4/15/2043 | $ | 46,044,000 | $ | 36,806,231 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 5.10% | 9/1/2040 | 49,056,000 | 42,958,163 | ||||||||
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.† | 6.625% | 10/15/2032 | 14,343,000 | 14,270,697 | ||||||||
Baytex Energy Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 7.375% | 3/15/2032 | 20,000,000 | 19,506,206 | ||||||||
Baytex Energy Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 8.50% | 4/30/2030 | 25,589,000 | 26,169,666 | ||||||||
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC† | 10.00% | 11/15/2028 | 29,208,098 | 29,177,904 | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)(e)(f) | 6.45% (5 yr. CMT + 2.15% | )# | – | (h) | 20,223,000 | 20,825,849 | ||||||
California Resources Corp.† | 8.25% | 6/15/2029 | 30,110,000 | 30,562,032 | ||||||||
CITGO Petroleum Corp.† | 8.375% | 1/15/2029 | 28,033,000 | 28,908,213 | ||||||||
Civitas Resources, Inc.† | 8.625% | 11/1/2030 | 19,449,000 | 20,385,578 | ||||||||
Civitas Resources, Inc.† | 8.75% | 7/1/2031 | 26,928,000 | 28,107,003 | ||||||||
Comstock Resources, Inc.† | 6.75% | 3/1/2029 | 44,417,000 | 43,343,557 | ||||||||
Comstock Resources, Inc.† | 6.75% | 3/1/2029 | 16,698,000 | 16,249,070 | ||||||||
Continental Resources, Inc. | 4.375% | 1/15/2028 | 21,473,000 | 20,888,697 | ||||||||
Continental Resources, Inc.† | 5.75% | 1/15/2031 | 21,475,000 | 21,231,384 | ||||||||
Crescent Energy Finance LLC† | 7.375% | 1/15/2033 | 39,129,000 | 38,037,446 | ||||||||
Crescent Energy Finance LLC† | 7.625% | 4/1/2032 | 37,150,000 | 36,993,199 | ||||||||
Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC (Cayman Islands)†(e) | 8.50% | 10/1/2030 | 20,793,000 | 21,597,623 | ||||||||
Ecopetrol SA (Colombia)(e) | 5.875% | 5/28/2045 | 59,957,000 | 41,352,069 | ||||||||
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC† | 8.50% | 5/1/2028 | 39,459,000 | 40,301,923 | ||||||||
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC† | 8.75% | 5/1/2031 | 21,006,000 | 22,183,533 | ||||||||
Expand Energy Corp. | 5.375% | 2/1/2029 | 17,132,000 | 16,888,551 | ||||||||
Expand Energy Corp. | 5.375% | 3/15/2030 | 34,107,000 | 33,374,936 | ||||||||
Expand Energy Corp.† | 6.75% | 4/15/2029 | 19,198,000 | 19,423,596 | ||||||||
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.† | 6.75% | 9/1/2029 | 21,806,000 | 21,985,272 | ||||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 2.90% | 9/29/2031 | 8,536,000 | 7,103,868 | ||||||||
Kosmos Energy Ltd.† | 7.75% | 5/1/2027 | 33,019,000 | 32,051,487 | ||||||||
Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC† | 7.625% | 8/15/2029 | 23,165,000 | 22,318,322 | ||||||||
Matador Resources Co.† | 6.50% | 4/15/2032 | 22,263,000 | 22,048,768 | ||||||||
Matador Resources Co.† | 6.875% | 4/15/2028 | 43,709,000 | 44,372,546 | ||||||||
MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL (Luxembourg)†(e)(f) | 7.25% | 6/30/2031 | 39,995,625 | 33,270,085 | ||||||||
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 5.875% | 2/1/2029 | 57,133,000 | 55,822,893 | ||||||||
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.† | 8.25% | 9/1/2031 | 33,026,000 | 32,443,329 | ||||||||
Nabors Industries, Inc.† | 8.875% | 8/15/2031 | 21,482,000 | 19,969,374 | ||||||||
Noble Finance II LLC† | 8.00% | 4/15/2030 | 38,415,000 | 38,836,842 | ||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 6.125% | 1/1/2031 | 15,761,000 | 16,137,613 |
22 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Oil & Gas (continued) | ||||||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 7.50% | 5/1/2031 | $ | 18,501,000 | $ | 20,239,891 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 8.875% | 7/15/2030 | 17,825,000 | 20,370,093 | ||||||||
OGX Austria GmbH (Brazil)†(e)(i) | 8.50% | 6/1/2018 | 20,000,000 | 400 | (a) | |||||||
Ovintiv, Inc. | 6.50% | 2/1/2038 | 35,442,000 | 36,233,193 | ||||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 5.15% | 11/15/2029 | 23,103,000 | 22,548,699 | ||||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(f) | 7.15% | 10/1/2033 | 23,666,000 | 24,813,799 | ||||||||
Permian Resources Operating LLC† | 6.25% | 2/1/2033 | 15,826,000 | 15,634,661 | ||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico)(e) | 5.35% | 2/12/2028 | 30,987,000 | 28,344,688 | ||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico)(e)(f) | 10.00% | 2/7/2033 | 65,035,000 | 67,582,591 | ||||||||
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada)†(e) | 6.875% | 1/15/2029 | 25,184,000 | 24,985,757 | ||||||||
Range Resources Corp.† | 4.75% | 2/15/2030 | 54,135,000 | 50,840,739 | ||||||||
Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. (Canada)†(e)(f) | 9.625% | 6/15/2029 | 28,577,000 | 27,808,559 | ||||||||
Seadrill Finance Ltd.† | 8.375% | 8/1/2030 | 21,159,000 | 21,599,866 | ||||||||
SM Energy Co.† | 6.75% | 8/1/2029 | 14,862,000 | 14,725,974 | ||||||||
SM Energy Co.† | 7.00% | 8/1/2032 | 22,436,000 | 22,142,036 | ||||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)(e) | 7.15% | 2/1/2032 | 28,398,000 | 30,929,606 | ||||||||
Talos Production, Inc.† | 9.00% | 2/1/2029 | 20,033,000 | 20,572,028 | ||||||||
TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC† | 5.50% | 10/15/2029 | 33,329,000 | 31,153,373 | ||||||||
Transocean, Inc.† | 8.25% | 5/15/2029 | 21,421,000 | 21,004,685 | ||||||||
Transocean, Inc.† | 8.50% | 5/15/2031 | 21,064,000 | 20,672,764 | ||||||||
Transocean, Inc.† | 8.75% | 2/15/2030 | 21,007,750 | 21,756,046 | ||||||||
Valaris Ltd.† | 8.375% | 4/30/2030 | 28,849,000 | 29,181,167 | ||||||||
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)†(e) | 6.875% | 5/1/2030 | 31,699,000 | 31,608,788 | ||||||||
Viper Energy, Inc.† | 5.375% | 11/1/2027 | 37,638,000 | 37,289,299 | ||||||||
Viper Energy, Inc.† | 7.375% | 11/1/2031 | 15,232,000 | 15,958,723 | ||||||||
Vital Energy, Inc.† | 7.75% | 7/31/2029 | 35,741,000 | 35,611,074 | ||||||||
Vital Energy, Inc.† | 7.875% | 4/15/2032 | 33,047,000 | 31,829,581 | ||||||||
Vital Energy, Inc. | 9.75% | 10/15/2030 | 6,656,000 | 7,024,399 | ||||||||
YPF SA (Argentina)(e) | 9.50% | 1/17/2031 | 30,542,000 | 32,695,486 | ||||||||
Total | 1,941,316,193 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Services 0.41% | ||||||||||||
Kodiak Gas Services LLC† | 7.25% | 2/15/2029 | 20,572,000 | 21,003,848 | ||||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 6.00% | 2/1/2028 | 38,139,000 | 37,653,978 | ||||||||
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. | 6.875% | 9/1/2027 | 14,561,000 | 14,618,865 | ||||||||
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.† | 7.125% | 3/15/2029 | 16,836,000 | 17,149,190 | ||||||||
Total | 90,425,881 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 23 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Packaging & Containers 0.87% | ||||||||||||
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.†(f) | 8.75% | 4/15/2030 | $ | 20,012,000 | $ | 20,323,267 | ||||||
LABL, Inc.† | 8.625% | 10/1/2031 | 45,208,000 | 41,871,469 | ||||||||
LABL, Inc.† | 10.50% | 7/15/2027 | 10,629,000 | 10,298,699 | ||||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.† | 7.875% | 8/15/2026 | 38,298,000 | 38,760,065 | ||||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.† | 9.25% | 4/15/2027 | 22,571,000 | 22,935,883 | ||||||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.†(f) | 7.25% | 5/15/2031 | 21,876,000 | 21,317,506 | ||||||||
Sealed Air Corp.† | 6.875% | 7/15/2033 | 22,562,000 | 23,588,142 | ||||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 4.60% | 9/1/2029 | 12,009,000 | 11,703,763 | ||||||||
Total | 190,798,794 | |||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals 0.71% | ||||||||||||
BellRing Brands, Inc.† | 7.00% | 3/15/2030 | 28,420,000 | 29,155,595 | ||||||||
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV†(f) | 5.125% | 4/30/2031 | 46,081,000 | 41,462,750 | ||||||||
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV†(f) | 7.875% | 5/15/2034 | 30,166,000 | 30,878,207 | ||||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc.†(f) | 4.50% | 3/31/2029 | 10,002,000 | 8,937,050 | ||||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc.†(f) | 6.625% | 4/1/2030 | 19,194,000 | 18,016,187 | ||||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV (Netherlands)(e) | 3.15% | 10/1/2026 | 29,101,000 | 27,988,233 | ||||||||
Total | 156,438,022 | |||||||||||
Pipelines 3.37% | ||||||||||||
AL Candelaria -spain- SA (Spain)†(e) | 5.75% | 6/15/2033 | 30,777,000 | 25,032,384 | ||||||||
AL Candelaria -spain- SA (Spain)(e) | 5.75% | 6/15/2033 | 19,229,000 | 15,639,851 | ||||||||
AL Candelaria -spain- SA (Spain)(e) | 5.75% | 6/15/2033 | 4,247,000 | 3,454,285 | ||||||||
AL Candelaria -spain- SA (Spain)†(e) | 7.50% | 12/15/2028 | 17,994,443 | 17,782,492 | ||||||||
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.† | 7.25% | 7/15/2032 | 20,994,000 | 21,588,220 | ||||||||
Boardwalk Pipelines LP | 5.625% | 8/1/2034 | 31,480,000 | 31,374,967 | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | 3.25% | 1/31/2032 | 30,486,000 | 26,461,790 | ||||||||
Colonial Enterprises, Inc.† | 3.25% | 5/15/2030 | 19,028,000 | 17,235,148 | ||||||||
Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC† | 5.927% | 8/15/2030 | 12,880,000 | 13,262,454 | ||||||||
CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC† | 5.50% | 6/15/2031 | 47,805,000 | 45,697,172 | ||||||||
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.† | 8.625% | 3/15/2029 | 30,918,000 | 31,995,859 | ||||||||
DT Midstream, Inc.† | 4.30% | 4/15/2032 | 27,064,000 | 24,716,637 | ||||||||
EnLink Midstream LLC† | 6.50% | 9/1/2030 | 30,196,000 | 31,645,866 | ||||||||
EQM Midstream Partners LP† | 6.375% | 4/1/2029 | 19,742,000 | 19,821,456 | ||||||||
EQM Midstream Partners LP† | 6.50% | 7/1/2027 | 30,292,000 | 30,705,574 |
24 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Pipelines (continued) | ||||||||||||
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. | 7.875% | 5/15/2032 | $ | 20,761,000 | $ | 20,351,344 | ||||||
Greensaif Pipelines Bidco SARL (Luxembourg)†(e) | 5.853% | 2/23/2036 | 13,357,000 | 13,200,429 | ||||||||
Hess Midstream Operations LP† | 5.125% | 6/15/2028 | 17,974,000 | 17,495,282 | ||||||||
NGPL PipeCo LLC† | 3.25% | 7/15/2031 | 24,487,000 | 21,134,849 | ||||||||
NGPL PipeCo LLC† | 4.875% | 8/15/2027 | 20,780,000 | 20,629,856 | ||||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 6.05% | 9/1/2033 | 31,558,000 | 32,491,014 | ||||||||
Sabal Trail Transmission LLC† | 4.246% | 5/1/2028 | 16,996,000 | 16,461,802 | ||||||||
South Bow Canadian Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Canada)†(e) | 7.50% (5 yr. CMT + 3.67% | )# | 3/1/2055 | 21,644,000 | 22,400,702 | |||||||
South Bow USA Infrastructure Holdings LLC† | 5.584% | 10/1/2034 | 21,521,000 | 20,945,161 | ||||||||
Venture Global LNG, Inc.† | 8.125% | 6/1/2028 | 13,276,000 | 13,821,019 | ||||||||
Venture Global LNG, Inc.† | 8.375% | 6/1/2031 | 23,884,000 | 24,933,978 | ||||||||
Venture Global LNG, Inc.† | 9.50% | 2/1/2029 | 24,103,000 | 26,655,290 | ||||||||
Western Midstream Operating LP | 4.05% | 2/1/2030 | 70,590,000 | 66,257,789 | ||||||||
Western Midstream Operating LP | 6.35% | 1/15/2029 | 20,497,000 | 21,226,324 | ||||||||
Whistler Pipeline LLC† | 5.95% | 9/30/2034 | 45,092,000 | 45,248,049 | ||||||||
Total | 739,667,043 | |||||||||||
Real Estate 0.31% | ||||||||||||
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC† | 6.75% | 5/15/2028 | 21,071,000 | 21,109,842 | ||||||||
Hunt Cos., Inc.† | 5.25% | 4/15/2029 | 27,346,000 | 25,948,185 | ||||||||
Newmark Group, Inc. | 7.50% | 1/12/2029 | 20,249,000 | 21,176,528 | ||||||||
Total | 68,234,555 | |||||||||||
REITS 2.32% | ||||||||||||
American Assets Trust LP | 6.15% | 10/1/2034 | 37,116,000 | 36,936,079 | ||||||||
Americold Realty Operating Partnership LP | 5.409% | 9/12/2034 | 19,844,000 | 19,033,753 | ||||||||
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP(f) | 4.55% | 10/1/2029 | 11,505,000 | 10,447,040 | ||||||||
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP | 8.875% | 4/12/2029 | 9,024,000 | 9,618,447 | ||||||||
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP | 4.05% | 7/1/2030 | 22,520,000 | 21,303,553 | ||||||||
Cousins Properties LP | 5.375% | 2/15/2032 | 5,899,000 | 5,796,602 | ||||||||
Cousins Properties LP | 5.875% | 10/1/2034 | 21,659,000 | 21,696,012 | ||||||||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. | 4.00% | 1/15/2030 | 26,711,000 | 24,897,063 | ||||||||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. | 4.00% | 1/15/2031 | 19,738,000 | 18,068,041 | ||||||||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. | 5.75% | 6/1/2028 | 17,444,000 | 17,615,650 | ||||||||
Goodman U.S. Finance Five LLC† | 4.625% | 5/4/2032 | 22,454,000 | 21,329,031 | ||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc.† | 4.50% | 2/15/2031 | 23,221,000 | 21,247,219 | ||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc.† | 4.875% | 9/15/2029 | 21,632,000 | 20,575,197 | ||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc.† | 6.25% | 1/15/2033 | 23,442,000 | 23,363,854 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 25 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
REITS (continued) | ||||||||||||
Kite Realty Group LP | 4.95% | 12/15/2031 | $ | 22,560,000 | $ | 21,961,401 | ||||||
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP | 4.95% | 1/15/2035 | 12,523,000 | 11,805,841 | ||||||||
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP | 5.75% | 7/15/2034 | 7,372,000 | 7,388,143 | ||||||||
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP | 9.25% | 7/20/2028 | 33,284,000 | 36,544,530 | ||||||||
Rayonier LP | 2.75% | 5/17/2031 | 45,499,000 | 38,673,873 | ||||||||
Regency Centers LP | 5.10% | 1/15/2035 | 15,341,000 | 14,997,677 | ||||||||
Regency Centers LP | 5.25% | 1/15/2034 | 19,801,000 | 19,523,641 | ||||||||
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance 2019, Inc./CSL Capital LLC† | 10.50% | 2/15/2028 | 20,755,000 | 22,152,131 | ||||||||
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.† | 4.625% | 12/1/2029 | 65,109,000 | 62,436,295 | ||||||||
Total | 507,411,073 | |||||||||||
Retail 1.84% | ||||||||||||
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada)†(e) | 6.125% | 6/15/2029 | 20,619,000 | 20,711,549 | ||||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Canada)†(e) | 5.267% | 2/12/2034 | 15,738,000 | 15,378,963 | ||||||||
Arko Corp.†(f) | 5.125% | 11/15/2029 | 34,291,000 | 31,351,850 | ||||||||
Carvana Co.† | 13.00% | 6/1/2030 | 34,302,059 | 37,697,017 | ||||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 4.10% | 1/15/2052 | 29,390,000 | 21,491,649 | ||||||||
Gap, Inc.†(f) | 3.875% | 10/1/2031 | 30,155,000 | 26,104,861 | ||||||||
Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH U.K. Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(e) | 8.375% | 1/15/2029 | 21,806,000 | 20,357,525 | ||||||||
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco, Inc.† | 7.00% | 8/15/2028 | 3,544,000 | 2,183,514 | ||||||||
LBM Acquisition LLC† | 6.25% | 1/15/2029 | 17,160,000 | 15,801,810 | ||||||||
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 4.75% | 9/15/2029 | 25,575,000 | 24,291,669 | ||||||||
Park River Holdings, Inc.†(f) | 5.625% | 2/1/2029 | 16,910,000 | 14,703,817 | ||||||||
Park River Holdings, Inc.†(f) | 6.75% | 8/1/2029 | 12,391,000 | 10,894,068 | ||||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc.† | 6.375% | 11/1/2032 | 21,182,000 | 20,520,128 | ||||||||
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.† | 4.75% | 2/15/2028 | 8,295,000 | 7,835,917 | ||||||||
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.† | 7.75% | 2/15/2029 | 36,558,000 | 35,383,601 | ||||||||
Staples, Inc.† | 10.75% | 9/1/2029 | 11,487,000 | 11,315,106 | ||||||||
Staples, Inc.† | 12.75% | 1/15/2030 | 37,129,373 | 29,078,043 | ||||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 4.90% | 10/1/2044 | 15,113,000 | 14,322,604 | ||||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(f) | 8.125% | 8/15/2029 | 30,267,000 | 29,996,590 | ||||||||
White Cap Buyer LLC† | 6.875% | 10/15/2028 | 13,707,000 | 13,624,942 | ||||||||
Total | 403,045,223 |
26 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Savings & Loans 0.00% | ||||||||||||
Washington Mutual Bank/Debt not acquired by JPMorgan(i) | 6.875% | 6/15/2011 | $ | 22,500,000 | $ | 0 | (g)(j) | |||||
Semiconductors 0.89% | ||||||||||||
Entegris, Inc.† | 4.75% | 4/15/2029 | 21,642,000 | 20,741,207 | ||||||||
Foundry JV Holdco LLC† | 6.25% | 1/25/2035 | 17,722,000 | 17,857,833 | ||||||||
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 5.95% | 9/15/2033 | 21,787,000 | 22,629,490 | ||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.30% | 1/15/2031 | 12,583,000 | 12,574,931 | ||||||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.† | 3.875% | 9/1/2028 | 23,433,000 | 21,996,146 | ||||||||
Qorvo, Inc.† | 3.375% | 4/1/2031 | 22,864,000 | 19,573,682 | ||||||||
Qorvo, Inc. | 4.375% | 10/15/2029 | 21,594,000 | 20,270,122 | ||||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea)†(e) | 5.50% | 1/16/2029 | 26,457,000 | 26,595,678 | ||||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea)(e) | 6.50% | 1/17/2033 | 31,457,000 | 33,265,399 | ||||||||
Total | 195,504,488 | |||||||||||
Shipbuilding 0.14% | ||||||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 4.20% | 5/1/2030 | 32,665,000 | 31,019,580 | ||||||||
Software 1.80% | ||||||||||||
AppLovin Corp. | 5.50% | 12/1/2034 | 22,134,000 | 21,983,091 | ||||||||
AthenaHealth Group, Inc.† | 6.50% | 2/15/2030 | 37,901,000 | 36,056,588 | ||||||||
Atlassian Corp. (Australia)(e) | 5.50% | 5/15/2034 | 22,509,000 | 22,618,912 | ||||||||
Cloud Software Group, Inc.† | 6.50% | 3/31/2029 | 44,401,000 | 43,636,766 | ||||||||
Cloud Software Group, Inc.† | 8.25% | 6/30/2032 | 35,312,000 | 36,441,826 | ||||||||
Cloud Software Group, Inc.† | 9.00% | 9/30/2029 | 79,623,000 | 80,940,262 | ||||||||
MSCI, Inc.† | 3.875% | 2/15/2031 | 30,523,000 | 27,967,793 | ||||||||
MSCI, Inc.† | 4.00% | 11/15/2029 | 55,804,000 | 52,653,618 | ||||||||
ROBLOX Corp.† | 3.875% | 5/1/2030 | 25,180,000 | 22,714,282 | ||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1.75% | 2/15/2031 | 18,251,000 | 14,999,017 | ||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 4.75% | 2/15/2032 | 13,514,000 | 13,176,939 | ||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 5.40% | 6/12/2029 | 20,501,000 | 20,799,202 | ||||||||
Total | 393,988,296 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications 1.90% | ||||||||||||
Altice France SA (France)†(e) | 5.50% | 10/15/2029 | 27,368,000 | 20,635,800 | ||||||||
Altice France SA (France)†(e) | 8.125% | 2/1/2027 | 45,191,000 | 36,685,435 | ||||||||
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC† | 5.875% | 10/15/2027 | 22,149,000 | 22,095,841 | ||||||||
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC† | 8.75% | 5/15/2030 | 15,700,000 | 16,606,037 | ||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. | 5.25% | 8/1/2026 | 55,448,000 | 50,882,151 | ||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. | 6.625% | 8/1/2026 | 36,441,000 | 29,017,396 | ||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc.†(f) | 3.625% | 1/15/2029 | 26,192,000 | 20,953,596 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 27 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Telecommunications (continued) | ||||||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc.† | 4.25% | 7/1/2028 | $ | 12,696,000 | $ | 11,475,407 | ||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc.†(f) | 4.50% | 4/1/2030 | 11,733,623 | 9,787,641 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc.† | 4.125% | 4/15/2029 | 9,770,792 | 8,863,793 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc.† | 4.125% | 4/15/2030 | 12,687,843 | 11,365,823 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc.† | 4.50% | 1/15/2029 | 33,197,000 | 28,281,686 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc.† | 5.375% | 6/15/2029 | 1,233,000 | 1,067,914 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 7.60% | 9/15/2039 | 1,123,000 | 920,788 | ||||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 7.65% | 3/15/2042 | 2,248,000 | 1,832,670 | ||||||||
Optics Bidco SpA (Italy)†(e) | 6.00% | 9/30/2034 | 22,020,000 | 21,250,162 | ||||||||
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 4.25% | 1/31/2031 | 55,119,000 | 47,113,282 | ||||||||
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 4.75% | 7/15/2031 | 24,505,000 | 21,100,473 | ||||||||
Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp.† | 8.25% | 10/1/2031 | 21,947,000 | 22,693,041 | ||||||||
Zegona Finance PLC (United Kingdom)†(e) | 8.625% | 7/15/2029 | 31,020,000 | 32,998,037 | ||||||||
Total | 415,626,973 | |||||||||||
Transportation 0.32% | ||||||||||||
Rand Parent LLC† | 8.50% | 2/15/2030 | 32,534,000 | 32,746,871 | ||||||||
Watco Cos. LLC/Watco Finance Corp.† | 7.125% | 8/1/2032 | 17,868,000 | 18,435,287 | ||||||||
XPO, Inc.† | 7.125% | 2/1/2032 | 18,350,000 | 18,814,622 | ||||||||
Total | 69,996,780 | |||||||||||
Trucking & Leasing 0.26% | ||||||||||||
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC† | 5.50% | 5/1/2028 | 35,638,000 | 35,032,311 | ||||||||
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC† | 5.875% | 4/15/2033 | 22,072,000 | 21,324,043 | ||||||||
Total | 56,356,354 | |||||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $15,179,117,532) | 15,040,112,414 | |||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 1.00% | ||||||||||||
Exchange- Traded Funds 0.50% | ||||||||||||
Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 5,181,267 | 109,169,295 | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous Financials 0.50% | ||||||||||||
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 2,614,401 | 109,098,954 | ||||||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $218,922,665) | 218,268,249 |
28 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
FLOATING RATE LOANS(k) 5.69% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace/Defense 0.24% | ||||||||||||
Alloy Finco Ltd. USD Holdco PIK Term Loan 13.50% (Jersey)(e) | 0.50% | (c) | 3/6/2025 | $ | 20,082,191 | $ | 24,165,503 | |||||
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B1 | 6.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.25% | ) | 10/31/2031 | 20,010,270 | 20,127,530 | |||||||
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B2 | 6.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.25% | ) | 10/31/2031 | 7,611,269 | 7,655,871 | |||||||
Total | 51,948,904 | |||||||||||
Airlines 0.07% | ||||||||||||
American Airlines, Inc. 2021 Term Loan | 9.629% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75% | ) | 4/20/2028 | 14,014,256 | 14,410,789 | |||||||
Building Materials 0.32% | ||||||||||||
ACProducts, Inc. 2021 Term Loan B | 8.84% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.25% | ) | 5/17/2028 | 11,554,232 | 9,387,813 | |||||||
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. 2021 Term Loan B | 8.207% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75% | ) | 11/23/2027 | 17,836,552 | 17,426,044 | |||||||
MI Windows & Doors LLC 2024 Term Loan B2 | 7.357% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 3/28/2031 | 20,762,182 | 21,000,117 | |||||||
Quikrete Holdings, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B1 | – | (c) | 3/19/2029 | 21,875,000 | 21,888,672 | |||||||
Total | 69,702,646 | |||||||||||
Chemicals 0.32% | ||||||||||||
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan(l) | – | (c) | 9/28/2029 | 15,103,278 | 14,901,876 | |||||||
Iris Holding, Inc. Term Loan | 9.435% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75% | ) | 6/28/2028 | 21,896,977 | 21,157,954 | |||||||
Lonza Group AG USD Term Loan B (Luxembourg)(e) | 8.354% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.93% | ) | 7/3/2028 | 21,755,811 | 21,387,486 | |||||||
USALCO LLC 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan(l) | – | (c) | 9/30/2031 | 1,257,720 | 1,270,033 | |||||||
USALCO LLC 2024 Term Loan B | 8.357% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00%) | 9/30/2031 | 12,207,280 | 12,326,789 | ||||||||
Total | 71,044,138 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services 0.51% | ||||||||||||
Crash Champions LLC 2024 Term Loan B | 9.271% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75% | ) | 2/23/2029 | 23,232,126 | 22,063,317 | |||||||
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan(l) | – | (c) | 6/2/2031 | 495,543 | 496,272 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 29 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Commercial Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC 2024 Term Loan B | – | (c) | 6/2/2031 | $ | 4,063,457 | $ | 4,069,430 | |||||
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC Term Loan B | 7.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.25% | ) | 6/2/2031 | 22,462,057 | 22,495,076 | |||||||
Nuvei Technologies Corp. 2024 Term Loan B1 (Canada)(e) | 7.444% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 11/15/2031 | 32,995,000 | 33,103,389 | |||||||
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC Delayed Draw Term Loan(l) | – | (c) | 11/19/2031 | 1,971,467 | 1,978,377 | |||||||
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC Term Loan B | 7.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.25% | ) | 11/19/2031 | 27,600,533 | 27,697,273 | |||||||
Total | 111,903,134 | |||||||||||
Computers 0.14% | ||||||||||||
McAfee LLC 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan B | 7.37% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 3/1/2029 | 31,415,128 | 31,481,885 | |||||||
Consumer Non-Durables 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Anastasia Parent LLC 2018 Term Loan B | 8.34% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75% | ) | 8/11/2025 | 30,577,070 | 22,779,917 | |||||||
Diversified Financial Services 0.26% | ||||||||||||
Citadel Securities LP 2024 First Lien Term Loan | 6.329% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00% | ) | 10/31/2031 | 14,735,000 | 14,795,266 | |||||||
Guggenheim Partners LLC 2024 Term Loan B | 6.829% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.50% | ) | 11/21/2031 | 12,019,000 | 12,079,095 | |||||||
Hudson River Trading LLC 2024 Term Loan B | 7.483% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 3/18/2030 | 30,406,792 | 30,549,401 | |||||||
Total | 57,423,762 | |||||||||||
Electric 0.08% | ||||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. 2024 Term Loan | 6.355% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75% | ) | 4/16/2031 | 18,075,152 | 18,118,171 | |||||||
Electric: Generation 0.02% | ||||||||||||
Frontera Generation Holdings LLC 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan | 6.09% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.50% | ) | 7/28/2028 | 1,720,947 | 1,755,366 | |||||||
Frontera Generation Holdings LLC 2021 Term Loan | 17.59% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 13.00% | ) | 7/28/2026 | 1,773,053 | 2,411,352 | |||||||
Total | 4,166,718 |
30 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Electronics 0.20% | ||||||||||||
LSF12 Crown U.S. Commercial Bidco LLC Term Loan B | 8.646% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.25% | ) | 12/2/2031 | $ | 44,396,000 | $ | 44,396,222 | |||||
Food 0.13% | ||||||||||||
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC 2024 EUR Term Loan B | 7.092% (6 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00% | ) | 5/14/2031 | EUR | 28,107,692 | 28,516,879 | ||||||
Health Care Products 0.36% | ||||||||||||
Bausch & Lomb Corp. Term Loan (Canada)(e) | 7.689% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.25% | ) | 5/10/2027 | $ | 44,327,298 | 44,550,929 | ||||||
Hanger, Inc. 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan(l) | – | (c) | 10/23/2031 | 2,463,865 | 2,491,275 | |||||||
Hanger, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B | 7.857% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.50% | ) | 10/23/2031 | 31,137,135 | 31,483,536 | |||||||
Total | 78,525,740 | |||||||||||
Health Care Services 0.30% | ||||||||||||
eResearchTechnology, Inc. 2024 Term Loan | 8.357% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00% | ) | 2/4/2027 | 22,245,512 | 22,410,573 | |||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc. 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B | 8.406% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75% | ) | 5/17/2031 | 21,895,000 | 21,999,987 | |||||||
Star Parent, Inc. Term Loan B | 8.329% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00% | ) | 9/27/2030 | 22,628,107 | 22,144,431 | |||||||
Total | 66,554,991 | |||||||||||
Healthcare 0.21% | ||||||||||||
Athenahealth Group, Inc. 2022 Term Loan B | 7.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.25% | ) | 2/15/2029 | 20,864,224 | 20,957,383 | |||||||
Electron BidCo, Inc. 2021 Term Loan | – | (c) | 11/1/2028 | 3,041,728 | 3,056,754 | |||||||
Gainwell Acquisition Corp. Term Loan B | 8.429% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00% | ) | 10/1/2027 | 23,090,025 | 22,422,954 | |||||||
Total | 46,437,091 | |||||||||||
Insurance 0.11% | ||||||||||||
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC 2024 Term Loan B6 | 7.106% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.75% | ) | 9/19/2031 | 22,749,983 | 22,836,660 | |||||||
Internet 0.12% | ||||||||||||
Barracuda Networks, Inc. 2022 Term Loan | – | (c) | 8/15/2029 | 27,736,244 | 25,730,636 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 31 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Leisure Time 0.22% | ||||||||||||
City Football Group Ltd. 2024 Term Loan (United Kingdom)(e) | 7.472% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 7/22/2030 | $ | 13,604,635 | $ | 13,598,989 | |||||
GBT U.S. III LLC Term Loan B | 7.626% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | ) | 7/25/2031 | 21,895,000 | 22,029,107 | |||||||
Life Time Fitness, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B | 7.025% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.50% | ) | 11/5/2031 | 13,184,000 | 13,253,216 | |||||||
Total | 48,881,312 | |||||||||||
Machinery: Diversified 0.10% | ||||||||||||
LSF12 Badger Bidco LLC Term Loan B | 10.357% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.00% | ) | 8/30/2030 | 22,313,853 | 22,034,930 | |||||||
Media 0.37% | ||||||||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 2021 Term Loan B3 | 7.472% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00% | )(c) | 4/1/2028 | 28,664,026 | 23,432,841 | |||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 2022 Term Loan B4 | 8.207% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75% | ) | 4/21/2029 | 15,826,187 | 13,001,213 | |||||||
Virgin Media Bristol LLC 2023 USD Term Loan Y | 7.724% (6 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.18% | ) | 3/31/2031 | 45,108,000 | 44,747,362 | |||||||
Total | 81,181,416 | |||||||||||
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Tank Holding Corp. 2022 Term Loan | 10.245% (6 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.75% | ) | 3/31/2028 | 21,710,326 | 21,407,358 | |||||||
Personal & Household Products 0.00% | ||||||||||||
FGI Operating Co. LLC Exit Term Loan | – | (c) | 12/31/2025 | 777,027 | 97,517 | (g) | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals 0.08% | ||||||||||||
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC 2024 1st Lien Term Loan | 7.715% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.25% | ) | 12/4/2031 | 16,686,079 | 16,824,824 | |||||||
Retail 0.14% | ||||||||||||
Staples, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B | 10.177% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.75% | ) | 9/4/2029 | 31,832,220 | 30,504,339 |
32 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Software 0.84% | ||||||||||||
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. 2024 2nd Lien Term Loan | 10.335% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.75% | ) | 7/30/2032 | $ | 32,931,000 | $ | 32,492,030 | |||||
Cloud Software Group, Inc. 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B | 7.829% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.50% | ) | 3/30/2029 | 17,184,763 | 17,257,025 | |||||||
Cloud Software Group, Inc. 2024 USD Term Loan | 8.079% (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75% | ) | 3/21/2031 | 5,948,457 | 5,975,017 | |||||||
Modena Buyer LLC Term Loan | 8.857% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50% | ) | 7/1/2031 | 31,005,000 | 30,108,025 | |||||||
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc. 2024 Add-on Term Loan B | – | (c) | 10/28/2030 | 9,390,000 | 9,461,880 | |||||||
Rocket Software, Inc. 2023 USD Term Loan B | 8.607% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.25% | ) | 11/28/2028 | 43,770,150 | 44,150,513 | |||||||
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc. 5th Amendment Term Loan | 7.595% (PRIME Rate + 3.25% | ) | 11/26/2031 | 44,501,000 | 44,714,160 | |||||||
Total | 184,158,650 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications 0.35% | ||||||||||||
Lorca Holdco Ltd. 2024 USD Term Loan (United Kingdom)(e) | – | (c) | 3/25/2031 | 17,120,969 | 17,299,369 | |||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. 2024 Extended Term Loan B1 | 6.822% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.35% | ) | 4/15/2029 | 57,467,119 | 54,152,703 | |||||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. 2024 Extended Term Loan B2 | – | (c) | 4/15/2030 | 5,180,863 | 4,838,356 | |||||||
Total | 76,290,428 | |||||||||||
Total Floating Rate Loans (cost $1,242,403,353) | 1,247,359,057 | |||||||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS(e) 4.08% | ||||||||||||
Angola 0.28% | ||||||||||||
Angola Government International Bonds | 8.25% | 5/9/2028 | 22,450,000 | 21,159,125 | ||||||||
Angola Government International Bonds | 9.375% | 5/8/2048 | 49,703,000 | 40,890,658 | ||||||||
Total | 62,049,783 | |||||||||||
Argentina 0.82% | ||||||||||||
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds | 0.75% | (m) | 7/9/2030 | 230,996,247 | 178,606,298 | |||||||
Benin 0.09% | ||||||||||||
Benin Government International Bonds† | 7.96% | 2/13/2038 | 21,668,000 | 20,478,860 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 33 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Colombia 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Colombia Government International Bonds | 8.00% | 4/20/2033 | $ | 20,824,000 | $ | 21,328,982 | ||||||
Ecuador 0.39% | ||||||||||||
Ecuador Government International Bonds† | 6.90% | (m) | 7/31/2030 | 122,563,274 | 85,657,857 | |||||||
Egypt 0.11% | ||||||||||||
Egypt Government International Bonds | 8.50% | 1/31/2047 | 4,553,000 | 3,543,270 | ||||||||
Egypt Government International Bonds | 8.50% | 1/31/2047 | 27,034,000 | 21,038,602 | ||||||||
Total | 24,581,872 | |||||||||||
El Salvador 0.58% | ||||||||||||
El Salvador Government International Bonds† | 0.25% | 4/17/2030 | 26,503,000 | 524,778 | ||||||||
El Salvador Government International Bonds | 8.625% | 2/28/2029 | 50,361,000 | 52,312,489 | ||||||||
El Salvador Government International Bonds† | 9.25% | 4/17/2030 | 48,251,000 | 51,206,374 | ||||||||
El Salvador Government International Bonds† | 9.65% | 11/21/2054 | 22,062,000 | 23,297,472 | ||||||||
Total | 127,341,113 | |||||||||||
Ghana 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Ghana Government International Bonds | 5.00% | (m) | 7/3/2035 | 31,575,000 | 22,291,832 | |||||||
Honduras 0.02% | ||||||||||||
Honduras Government International Bonds | 5.625% | 6/24/2030 | 4,064,000 | 3,641,344 | ||||||||
Kenya 0.18% | ||||||||||||
Republic of Kenya Government International Bonds | 7.00% | 5/22/2027 | 19,700,000 | 19,420,556 | ||||||||
Republic of Kenya Government International Bonds† | 9.75% | 2/16/2031 | 20,958,000 | 20,757,065 | ||||||||
Total | 40,177,621 | |||||||||||
Montenegro 0.08% | ||||||||||||
Montenegro Government International Bonds†(f) | 7.25% | 3/12/2031 | 17,532,000 | 18,013,692 | ||||||||
Nigeria 0.29% | ||||||||||||
Nigeria Government International Bonds | 7.143% | 2/23/2030 | 46,688,000 | 42,352,587 | ||||||||
Nigeria Government International Bonds | 7.625% | 11/28/2047 | 27,075,000 | 20,712,335 | ||||||||
Total | 63,064,922 | |||||||||||
Panama 0.11% | ||||||||||||
Panama Government International Bonds | 7.50% | 3/1/2031 | 8,576,000 | 8,709,738 | ||||||||
Panama Government International Bonds | 9.375% | 4/1/2029 | 14,881,000 | 16,445,518 | ||||||||
Total | 25,155,256 |
34 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
Senegal 0.24% | ||||||||||||
Senegal Government International Bonds†(f) | 6.25% | 5/23/2033 | $ | 66,376,000 | $ | 53,229,901 | ||||||
South Africa 0.09% | ||||||||||||
Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds | 5.75% | 9/30/2049 | 27,010,000 | 20,278,568 | ||||||||
Trinidad And Tobago 0.17% | ||||||||||||
Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bonds† | 6.40% | 6/26/2034 | 37,048,000 | 36,556,373 | ||||||||
Turkey 0.24% | ||||||||||||
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality†(f) | 10.50% | 12/6/2028 | 20,592,000 | 22,354,325 | ||||||||
Turkiye Government International Bonds | 9.375% | 3/14/2029 | 27,200,000 | 30,045,256 | ||||||||
Total | 52,399,581 | |||||||||||
Venezuela 0.09% | ||||||||||||
Venezuela Government International Bonds(i) | 9.00% | 5/7/2023 | 58,725,800 | 8,405,130 | ||||||||
Venezuela Government International Bonds(i) | 11.75% | 10/21/2026 | 51,699,500 | 8,465,793 | ||||||||
Venezuela Government International Bonds(i) | 12.75% | 8/23/2022 | 11,543,700 | 1,839,777 | ||||||||
Total | 18,710,700 | |||||||||||
Zambia 0.10% | ||||||||||||
Zambia Government International Bonds | 5.75% | (m) | 6/30/2033 | 24,410,405 | 21,450,643 | |||||||
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $822,319,775) | 895,015,198 | |||||||||||
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES PASS-THROUGHS 12.41% | ||||||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 3.00% | TBA | 34,680,000 | 30,077,831 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 3.50% | TBA | 38,242,000 | 34,190,772 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 4.50% | TBA | 42,325,000 | 40,010,351 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 5.00% | TBA | 107,442,000 | 104,239,724 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 5.50% | TBA | 104,359,000 | 103,444,682 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 6.00% | TBA | 156,784,000 | 157,644,743 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 6.50% | TBA | 245,853,000 | 249,935,030 | ||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association(n) | 7.00% | TBA | 34,661,000 | 35,512,975 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 3.50% | TBA | 48,243,000 | 42,674,457 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 4.00% | TBA | 104,910,000 | 95,932,069 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 4.50% | TBA | 79,396,000 | 74,664,728 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 5.00% | TBA | 493,207,000 | 484,009,681 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 5.50% | TBA | 634,682,000 | 632,830,636 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 6.00% | TBA | 294,856,000 | 298,434,179 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 6.50% | TBA | 140,311,000 | 143,125,838 | ||||||||
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security(n) | 7.00% | TBA | 185,991,000 | 192,748,584 | ||||||||
Total Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-Throughs (cost $2,728,418,980) | 2,719,476,280 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 35 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Shares | Fair Value | |||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS 0.60% | |||||||||||||
Lord Abbett Private Credit Fund(o)(p)(q) (cost $131,202,192) | 5,229,607 | $ | 132,204,467 | ||||||||||
Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | |||||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.23% | |||||||||||||
Miscellaneous 0.15% | |||||||||||||
Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. TX | 7.088% | 1/1/2042 | $ | 17,645,000 | 19,431,554 | ||||||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency NY† | 11.00% | 3/1/2029 | 13,278,000 | 14,680,319 | |||||||||
Total | 34,111,873 | ||||||||||||
Tax Revenue 0.08% | |||||||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board Tax Allocation TN(i) | 7.00% | 7/1/2045 | 22,085,000 | 17,234,414 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $60,051,702) | 51,346,287 | ||||||||||||
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 6.79% | |||||||||||||
ARZ Trust Series 2024-BILT Class A† | 5.772% | 6/11/2029 | 16,500,000 | 16,702,207 | |||||||||
BAHA Trust Series 2024-MAR Class A† | 6.171% | #(r) | 12/10/2041 | 13,280,000 | 13,427,907 | ||||||||
BAHA Trust Series 2024-MAR Class B† | 7.069% | #(r) | 12/10/2041 | 37,530,000 | 38,411,752 | ||||||||
BAHA Trust Series 2024-MAR Class C† | 7.766% | #(r) | 12/10/2041 | 11,230,000 | 11,559,376 | ||||||||
BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-BID Class A† | 6.652% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.25% | )# | 10/15/2037 | 15,631,000 | 15,685,361 | ||||||||
BFLD Mortgage Trust Series 2024-VICT Class A† | 6.287% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.89% | )# | 7/15/2041 | 29,795,000 | 29,923,259 | ||||||||
BFLD Mortgage Trust Series 2024-VICT Class B† | 6.986% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.59% | )# | 7/15/2041 | 7,400,000 | 7,422,775 | ||||||||
BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-IND2 Class A† | 5.739% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.34% | )# | 3/15/2041 | 54,142,703 | 54,227,009 | ||||||||
BPR Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-PARK Class A† | 5.218% | #(r) | 11/5/2039 | 29,430,000 | 29,286,217 | ||||||||
BPR Trust Series 2022-OANA Class A† | 6.295% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90% | )# | 4/15/2037 | 20,258,212 | 20,360,828 | ||||||||
BPR Trust Series 2024-PMDW Class A† | 5.358% | #(r) | 11/5/2041 | 18,430,000 | 18,391,387 | ||||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-IMC Class A† | 5.443% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.05% | )# | 4/15/2034 | 17,650,184 | 17,530,230 |
36 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-VIV4 Class A† | 2.843% | 3/9/2044 | $ | 18,102,000 | $ | 15,963,073 | ||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2021-MC Class A† | 5.211% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 0.81% | )# | 4/15/2034 | 11,650,000 | 11,311,362 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2021-VOLT Class A† | 5.212% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 0.81% | )# | 9/15/2036 | 41,121,000 | 41,059,594 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-GPA2 Class D† | 6.988% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.59% | )# | 11/15/2041 | 9,010,000 | 9,083,321 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-GPA3 Class B† | 6.149% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.64% | )# | 12/15/2039 | 11,890,000 | 11,903,618 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-SLCT Class B† | 6.239% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.79% | )# | 1/15/2042 | 16,520,000 | 16,492,421 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-XL4 Class A† | 5.839% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.44% | )# | 2/15/2039 | 34,068,930 | 34,249,073 | |||||||
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2024-XL5 Class A† | 5.789% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.39% | )# | 3/15/2041 | 17,902,803 | 17,997,057 | |||||||
BX Trust Series 2021-ARIA Class A† | 5.411% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.01% | )# | 10/15/2036 | 12,340,000 | 12,311,417 | |||||||
BX Trust Series 2022-PSB Class A† | 6.848% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.45% | )# | 8/15/2039 | 19,480,485 | 19,595,965 | |||||||
BX Trust Series 2024-VLT4 Class A† | 5.888% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.49% | )# | 7/15/2029 | 16,400,000 | 16,489,032 | |||||||
CF Trust Series 2019-BOSS Class A1†(i) | 8.626% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.30% | )# | 12/15/2024 | 9,077,549 | 1,373,433 | |||||||
CIM Trust Series 2018-INV1 Class B1† | 4.703% | #(r) | 8/25/2048 | 7,761,036 | 7,269,167 | |||||||
CONE Trust Series 2024-DFW1 Class B† | 6.688% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.29% | )# | 8/15/2041 | 21,330,000 | 21,377,975 | |||||||
CSMC Trust Series 2021-BPNY Class A† | 8.227% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.83% | )# | 8/15/2026 | 33,409,811 | 30,029,560 | |||||||
Fashion Show Mall LLC Series 2024-SHOW Class A† | 5.104% | #(r) | 10/10/2041 | 7,350,000 | 7,245,070 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Notes Series 2022-HQA2 Class M1B† | 8.569% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 4.00% | )# | 7/25/2042 | 7,550,000 | 8,050,212 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 37 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2022-DNA2 Class M1B† | 6.969% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.40% | )# | 2/25/2042 | $ | 29,365,000 | $ | 30,081,841 | |||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2022-HQA3 Class A1† | 6.419% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.85% | )# | 11/25/2043 | 3,423,989 | 3,464,472 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2022-HQA3 Class M1A† | 6.869% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.30% | )# | 8/25/2042 | 24,400,772 | 24,944,917 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2022-HQA3 Class M1B† | 8.119% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 3.55% | )# | 8/25/2042 | 32,190,000 | 33,876,202 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2022-HQA3 Class M2† | 9.919% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 5.35% | )# | 8/25/2042 | 17,525,000 | 19,033,035 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-DNA2 Class M1A† | 6.66% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.10% | )# | 4/25/2043 | 17,601,561 | 17,890,058 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-DNA2 Class M1B† | 7.81% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 3.25% | )# | 4/25/2043 | 23,500,000 | 24,810,962 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA1 Class M2† | 10.069% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 5.50% | )# | 5/25/2043 | 14,100,000 | 15,670,626 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA3 Class M2† | 7.919% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 3.35% | )# | 11/25/2043 | 24,400,000 | 26,055,877 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-DNA2 Class M1† | 5.769% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.20% | )# | 5/25/2044 | 17,548,041 | 17,616,510 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-HQA1 Class A1† | 5.819% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.25% | )# | 3/25/2044 | 17,295,525 | 17,377,184 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2022-R01 Class 1B2† | 10.569% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 6.00% | )# | 12/25/2041 | 21,140,000 | 22,290,168 |
38 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Investments | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount‡ | Fair Value | ||||||||
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2023-R06 Class 1M2† | 7.269% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.70% | )# | 7/25/2043 | $ | 9,700,000 | $ | 10,090,549 | |||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2024-R01 Class 1M2† | 6.369% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.80% | )# | 1/25/2044 | 7,525,000 | 7,608,284 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2024-R03 Class 2B1† | 7.36% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.80% | )# | 3/25/2044 | 13,200,000 | 13,590,453 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2019-R05 Class 1B1† | 8.783% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 4.21% | )# | 7/25/2039 | 16,121,602 | 16,790,400 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R02 Class 2M1† | 5.769% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.20% | )# | 1/25/2042 | 6,593,124 | 6,596,038 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R01 Class 1M1† | 6.96% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.40% | )# | 12/25/2042 | 19,129,619 | 19,674,894 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R03 Class 2M2† | 8.469% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 3.90% | )# | 4/25/2043 | 25,765,000 | 27,730,375 | |||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2024-R04 Class 1M2† | 6.219% (30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.65% | )# | 5/25/2044 | 16,000,000 | 16,088,099 | |||||||
Fontainebleau Miami Beach Mortgage Trust Series 2024-FBLU Class A† | 5.943% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.45% | )# | 12/15/2039 | 40,870,000 | 40,996,113 | |||||||
Great Wolf Trust Series 2024-WOLF Class A† | 5.939% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.54% | )# | 3/15/2039 | 26,070,000 | 26,147,115 | |||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust Series 2024-MARK Class A† | 6.188% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.79% | )# | 6/15/2034 | 24,710,000 | 24,888,199 | |||||||
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2021-BOLT Class D† | 11.212% (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.81% | )# | 8/15/2033 | 41,665,000 | 9,184,662 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 39 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
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40 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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EUR | Euro. |
GBP | British Pound. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 41 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
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CMT | Constant Maturity Rate. |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
EURIBOR | Euro Interbank Offered Rate. |
ICE | Intercontinental Exchange. |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate. |
PIK | Payment-in-kind. |
REITS | Real Estate Investment Trusts. |
REMICS | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits. |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate. |
STACR | Structured Agency Credit Risk. |
‡ | Principal Amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |
† | Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2024, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $13,043,732,758, which represents 59.52% of net assets. | |
# | Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2024. | |
* | Non-income producing security. | |
(a) | Level 3 Investment as described in Note 2(r) in the Notes to Financial Statements. Security valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments. | |
(b) | Securities purchased on a when-issued basis (See Note 2(r)). | |
(c) | Interest Rate to be determined. | |
(d) | Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. | |
(e) | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. | |
(f) | All or a portion of this security is temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers. | |
(g) | Level 3 Investment as described in Note 2(r) in the Notes to Financial Statements. Security fair valued by the Pricing Committee. | |
(h) | Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity. | |
(i) | Defaulted (non-income producing security). | |
(j) | Amount is less than $1. | |
(k) | Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a margin above the SOFR or the prime rate offered by major U.S. banks. The rate(s) shown is the rate(s) in effect at December 31, 2024. | |
(l) | Security partially/fully unfunded. (See Note 2(p)). | |
(m) | Step Bond – Security with a predetermined schedule of interest rate changes. | |
(n) | To-be-announced (“TBA”). Security purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal and maturity date. Actual principal and maturity will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. | |
(o) | Affiliated funds (See Note 13). | |
(p) | Restricted securities (including private placement) - investments in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At December 31, 2024, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $132,204,467 or 0.60% of net assets. | |
(q) | Fund is a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. | |
(r) | Interest rate is based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying mortgages within the mortgage pool. | |
(s) | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. | |
(t) | Other Assets and Liabilities – Net include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swap contracts as follows: |
Centrally Cleared Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Swap Contracts at December 31, 2024:
42 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Centrally Cleared Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Swap Contracts at December 31, 2024:
NSA | Non-seasonally adjusted. | |
(1) | Unrealized appreciation on Centrally Cleared CPI Swap Contract is $105,051, which includes upfront payment of $132,048. Upfront payments paid (received) by Central Clearing Party are presented net of amortization. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2024:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Transaction Type | Counterparty | Expiration Date | Foreign Currency | U.S. $ Cost on Origination Date | U.S. $ Current Value | Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||||||||
British pound | Sell | State Street Bank and Trust | 3/14/2025 | 33,256,000 | $42,225,808 | $41,610,945 | $ | 614,863 | ||||||||||||||
Canadian dollar | Sell | Morgan Stanley | 3/7/2025 | 86,355,000 | 62,001,415 | 60,217,123 | 1,784,292 | |||||||||||||||
Euro | Sell | State Street Bank and Trust | 2/20/2025 | 34,028,000 | 36,214,469 | 35,318,614 | 895,855 | |||||||||||||||
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | 3,295,010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Transaction Type | Counterparty | Expiration Date | Foreign Currency | U.S. $ Cost on Origination Date | U.S. $ Current Value | Unrealized Depreciation | |||||||||||||||
Australian dollar | Buy | Citibank | 2/21/2025 | 33,414,000 | $21,983,739 | $20,682,703 | $ | (1,301,036 | ) | |||||||||||||
Australian dollar | Buy | State Street Bank and Trust | 2/21/2025 | 480,100,000 | 316,235,149 | 297,173,810 | (19,061,339 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Australian dollar | Buy | Toronto Dominion Bank | 2/21/2025 | 480,000,000 | 315,781,440 | 297,111,911 | (18,669,529 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Canadian dollar | Buy | Morgan Stanley | 3/7/2025 | 60,700,000 | 43,419,872 | 42,327,363 | (1,092,509 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Canadian dollar | Buy | State Street Bank and Trust | 3/7/2025 | 25,114,000 | 18,019,065 | 17,512,510 | (506,555 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | (40,630,968 | ) |
Futures Contracts at December 31, 2024:
Type | Expiration | Contracts | Position | Notional Amount | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation | ||||||||||||
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | March 2025 | 5,405 | Short | $ | (594,186,456 | ) | $ | (587,793,750 | ) | $ | 6,392,706 | |||||||
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Treasury Note | March 2025 | 1,943 | Short | (218,931,841 | ) | (216,280,188 | ) | 2,651,653 | ||||||||||
U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond | March 2025 | 76 | Short | (9,597,553 | ) | (9,036,875 | ) | 560,678 | ||||||||||
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts | $ | 9,605,037 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 43 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):
Investment Type(2) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Other | $ | – | $ | 855,858,004 | $ | 58,655,440 | $ | 914,513,444 | ||||||||
Remaining Industries | – | 104,340,242 | – | 104,340,242 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics | – | 29,681,175 | – | 29,681,175 | ||||||||||||
Automobile Components | – | 6,939,429 | – | 6,939,429 | ||||||||||||
Electric: Utilities | – | 1,007,952 | – | 1,007,952 | ||||||||||||
Interactive Media & Services | 41,724,018 | 34,425,470 | – | 76,149,488 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Financials | – | 4,738,590 | – | 4,738,590 | ||||||||||||
Personal Care Products | – | 7,928,601 | – | 7,928,601 | ||||||||||||
Specialty Retail | – | 45,493 | – | 45,493 | ||||||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure | – | 1,435,600 | – | 1,435,600 | ||||||||||||
Remaining Industries | 978,684,219 | – | – | 978,684,219 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services | – | 705,850,404 | – | (3) | 705,850,404 | |||||||||||
Mining | – | 366,129,867 | – | (4) | 366,129,867 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas | – | 1,941,315,793 | 400 | 1,941,316,193 | ||||||||||||
Savings & Loans | – | – | – | (3) | – | (3) | ||||||||||
Remaining Industries | – | 12,026,815,950 | – | 12,026,815,950 | ||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 218,268,249 | – | – | 218,268,249 | ||||||||||||
Floating Rate Loans | ||||||||||||||||
Personal & Household Products | – | – | 97,517 | 97,517 | ||||||||||||
Remaining Industries | – | 1,247,261,540 | – | 1,247,261,540 | ||||||||||||
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments | – | (21,137,833 | ) | – | (21,137,833 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations | – | 895,015,198 | – | 895,015,198 | ||||||||||||
Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-Throughs | – | 2,719,476,280 | – | 2,719,476,280 | ||||||||||||
Investments in Underlying Funds | – | 132,204,467 | – | 132,204,467 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | – | 51,346,287 | – | 51,346,287 | ||||||||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | – | 1,487,129,631 | – | 1,487,129,631 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | – | 13,226,951 | 62,423 | 13,289,374 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | – | 662,133,972 | – | 662,133,972 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits | – | 29,546,559 | – | 29,546,559 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 265,919,031 | – | – | 265,919,031 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,504,595,517 | $ | 23,302,715,622 | $ | 58,815,780 | $ | 24,866,126,919 |
44 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
December 31, 2024
Investment Type(2) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Centrally Cleared CPI Swap Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | $ | – | $ | 714,917 | $ | – | $ | 714,917 | ||||||||
Liabilities | – | (9,686,323 | ) | – | (9,686,323 | ) | ||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | – | 3,295,010 | – | 3,295,010 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | – | (40,630,968 | ) | – | (40,630,968 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | 9,605,037 | – | – | 9,605,037 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | (19,582,242 | ) | – | – | (19,582,242 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | (9,977,205 | ) | $ | (46,307,364 | ) | $ | – | $ | (56,284,569 | ) |
(1) | Refer to Note 2(r) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs. | |
(2) | See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized. | |
(3) | Amount is less than $1. | |
(4) | Includes securities with zero fair value. |
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the year in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation as the balance of Level 3 investments was not considered to be material to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the year.
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 45 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2024
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments in securities, at fair value including $279,823,281 of securities loaned (cost $24,799,049,337) | $ | 24,733,922,452 | ||
Investments in Underlying Funds, at fair value (cost $131,202,192) | 132,204,467 | |||
Cash | 14,073,259 | |||
Cash at brokers for forwards, swap contracts and TBA collateral | 1,020,000 | |||
Deposits with brokers for futures collateral | 6,269,970 | |||
Deposits with brokers for forwards and swap contracts collateral | 72,689,126 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Investment securities sold | 2,531,083,767 | |||
Interest and dividends | 299,183,975 | |||
Capital shares sold | 121,618,085 | |||
Variation margin for futures contracts | 587,887 | |||
Variation margin for centrally cleared swap contracts agreements | 217,573 | |||
Securities lending income | 161,442 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 3,295,010 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 240,237 | |||
Total assets | 27,916,567,250 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payables: | ||||
Investment securities purchased | 5,484,894,789 | |||
Collateral due to broker for securities lending | 295,465,590 | |||
Capital shares reacquired | 48,034,779 | |||
Management fee | 7,907,738 | |||
Directors’ fees | 2,485,181 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan | 1,689,502 | |||
To brokers for forwards, swap contracts and TBA collateral | 1,020,000 | |||
Fund administration | 746,307 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | 149,354 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 40,630,968 | |||
Foreign currency overdraft (cost $142,422) | 142,605 | |||
Distributions payable | 113,398,260 | |||
Accrued expenses | 3,714,192 | |||
Total liabilities | 6,000,279,265 | |||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 2(p)) | – | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 21,916,287,985 | ||
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 25,269,802,399 | ||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (3,353,514,414 | ) | ||
Net Assets | $ | 21,916,287,985 |
46 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)
December 31, 2024
Net assets by class: | ||||
Class A Shares | $ | 4,648,481,387 | ||
Class C Shares | $ | 621,802,507 | ||
Class F Shares | $ | 417,372,356 | ||
Class F3 Shares | $ | 5,344,044,019 | ||
Class I Shares | $ | 10,181,953,359 | ||
Class P Shares | $ | 7,000,399 | ||
Class R2 Shares | $ | 4,130,841 | ||
Class R3 Shares | $ | 188,806,654 | ||
Class R4 Shares | $ | 51,471,761 | ||
Class R5 Shares | $ | 33,114,076 | ||
Class R6 Shares | $ | 418,110,626 | ||
Outstanding shares by class: | ||||
Class A Shares (1.8 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 651,759,150 | |||
Class C Shares (600 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 86,953,335 | |||
Class F Shares (2.25 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 58,616,520 | |||
Class F3 Shares (3 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 752,828,630 | |||
Class I Shares (3.9 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 1,435,716,935 | |||
Class P Shares (160 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 959,375 | |||
Class R2 Shares (478 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 579,094 | |||
Class R3 Shares (478 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 26,515,741 | |||
Class R4 Shares (478 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 7,214,000 | |||
Class R5 Shares (478 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 4,662,437 | |||
Class R6 Shares (478 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 58,903,176 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | ||||
Class A Shares-Net asset value | $7.13 | |||
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25%) | $7.29 | |||
Class C Shares-Net asset value | $7.15 | |||
Class F Shares-Net asset value | $7.12 | |||
Class F3 Shares-Net asset value | $7.10 | |||
Class I Shares-Net asset value | $7.09 | |||
Class P Shares-Net asset value | $7.30 | |||
Class R2 Shares-Net asset value | $7.13 | |||
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value | $7.12 | |||
Class R4 Shares-Net asset value | $7.13 | |||
Class R5 Shares-Net asset value | $7.10 | |||
Class R6 Shares-Net asset value | $7.10 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 47 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $507,249) | $ | 15,276,550 | ||
Dividends income from Underlying Funds (See Note 13) | 7,371,956 | |||
Securities lending net income | 1,115,052 | |||
Interest and other | 1,373,036,093 | |||
Total investment income | 1,396,799,651 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fee | 90,709,003 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class A | 9,395,852 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class C | 5,345,721 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class F | 476,399 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class P | 33,475 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R2 | 24,587 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R3 | 943,741 | |||
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R4 | 145,302 | |||
Shareholder servicing | 14,675,301 | |||
Fund administration | 8,545,900 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 2,663,184 | |||
Directors’ fees | 1,178,549 | |||
Registration | 708,241 | |||
Professional | 515,534 | |||
Custody | 328,433 | |||
Other | 1,430,102 | |||
Gross expenses | 137,119,324 | |||
Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3) | (328,433 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 136,790,891 | |||
Net investment income | 1,260,008,760 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 117,567,347 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts | (102,985,753 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (17,420,999 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts | 3,147,762 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions | 3,671,868 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in Underlying Funds | 1,002,275 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | 152,524,413 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | 56,075,214 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (32,755,820 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts | 4,342,375 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (728,296 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | (149,354 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 184,291,032 | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 1,444,299,792 |
48 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,260,008,760 | $ | 1,101,240,921 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related transactions | 3,980,225 | (1,365,299,346 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in Underlying Funds | 1,002,275 | – | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts, unfunded loan commitments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | 179,308,532 | 1,646,023,186 | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,444,299,792 | 1,381,964,761 | ||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||
Class A | (275,096,663 | ) | (253,513,962 | ) | ||||||
Class C | (34,503,637 | ) | (35,009,444 | ) | ||||||
Class F | (28,342,313 | ) | (53,749,034 | ) | ||||||
Class F3 | (318,064,638 | ) | (263,944,080 | ) | ||||||
Class I | (583,966,726 | ) | (493,546,120 | ) | ||||||
Class P | (416,849 | ) | (415,300 | ) | ||||||
Class R2 | (223,605 | ) | (189,175 | ) | ||||||
Class R3 | (10,487,231 | ) | (9,513,535 | ) | ||||||
Class R4 | (3,371,256 | ) | (3,205,554 | ) | ||||||
Class R5 | (1,835,740 | ) | (1,360,657 | ) | ||||||
Class R6 | (26,662,448 | ) | (22,260,421 | ) | ||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (1,282,971,106 | ) | (1,136,707,282 | ) | ||||||
Capital share transactions (See Note 15): | ||||||||||
Net proceeds from sales of shares | 5,578,257,466 | 7,402,293,476 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,179,660,237 | 1,041,056,658 | ||||||||
Cost of shares reacquired | (5,752,868,773 | ) | (9,155,380,038 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 1,005,048,930 | (712,029,904 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,166,377,616 | (466,772,425 | ) | |||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||
Beginning of year | $ | 20,749,910,369 | $ | 21,216,682,794 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 21,916,287,985 | $ | 20,749,910,369 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 49 |
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net invest- ment income (loss)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from invest- ment opera- tions | Net investment income | Net realized gain | Total distri- butions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | $7.08 | $0.41 | $0.06 | $ 0.47 | $ (0.42 | ) | $ – | $(0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.98 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.46 | (0.36 | ) | – | (0.36 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.37 | 0.31 | (1.37 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.41 | 0.27 | – | 0.27 | (0.28 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.13 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | – | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.10 | 0.37 | 0.06 | 0.43 | (0.38 | ) | – | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 7.00 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.42 | (0.32 | ) | – | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.39 | 0.26 | (1.36 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.43 | 0.22 | – | 0.22 | (0.23 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.16 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.53 | (0.26 | ) | – | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.07 | 0.42 | 0.05 | 0.47 | (0.42 | ) | – | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.97 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.47 | (0.37 | ) | – | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.36 | 0.31 | (1.36 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.40 | 0.28 | – | 0.28 | (0.29 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.12 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.60 | (0.32 | ) | – | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class F3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.04 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.50 | (0.44 | ) | – | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.95 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.47 | (0.38 | ) | – | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.33 | 0.33 | (1.36 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.37 | 0.29 | – | 0.29 | (0.30 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.10 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.60 | (0.33 | ) | – | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.04 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.48 | (0.43 | ) | – | (0.43 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.94 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.47 | (0.37 | ) | – | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.32 | 0.32 | (1.35 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.36 | 0.28 | 0.01 | (d) | 0.29 | (0.30 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.09 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.59 | (0.32 | ) | – | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class P | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.24 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 0.47 | (0.41 | ) | – | (0.41 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 7.14 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.45 | (0.35 | ) | – | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.56 | 0.29 | (1.39 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.60 | 0.26 | – | 0.26 | (0.27 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.32 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.58 | (0.30 | ) | – | (0.30 | ) |
50 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:(a) | Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | Total return(c) (%) | Total expenses after waivers and/or reim- bursements (%) | Total expenses (%) | Net investment income (loss) (%) | Net assets, end of period (000) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$7.13 | 6.77 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 5.75 | $4,648,481 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.08 | 6.85 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 5.05 | 4,727,745 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.98 | (12.68 | ) | 0.77 | 0.78 | 4.12 | 5,029,503 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 3.26 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 3.19 | 6,750,572 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.41 | 7.60 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 3.65 | 5,877,018 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.15 | 6.12 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 5.14 | 621,803 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.10 | 6.19 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 4.42 | 695,474 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.00 | (13.21 | ) | 1.42 | 1.42 | 3.47 | 833,154 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.39 | 2.60 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 2.55 | 1,269,001 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.43 | 6.77 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 3.02 | 1,197,178 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.12 | 6.88 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 5.84 | 417,372 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.07 | 6.96 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 5.00 | 583,404 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.97 | (12.62 | ) | 0.67 | 0.67 | 4.04 | 2,261,927 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.36 | 3.48 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 3.28 | 11,596,041 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.40 | 7.57 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 3.73 | 7,838,614 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.10 | 7.09 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 6.04 | 5,344,044 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.04 | 7.02 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 5.36 | 4,988,158 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.95 | (12.40 | ) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 4.41 | 4,616,783 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.33 | 3.53 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 3.44 | 5,134,497 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 7.77 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 3.91 | 2,989,747 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.09 | 6.99 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 5.95 | 10,181,953 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.04 | 7.08 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 5.27 | 9,041,632 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.94 | (12.49 | ) | 0.58 | 0.58 | 4.44 | 7,788,311 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.32 | 3.46 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 3.38 | 2,962,943 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.36 | 7.69 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 3.84 | 1,782,404 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.30 | 6.49 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 5.50 | 7,000 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.24 | 6.56 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 4.80 | 8,284 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.14 | (12.89 | ) | 1.02 | 1.03 | 3.86 | 8,699 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.56 | 3.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2.95 | 12,453 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.60 | 7.25 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 3.42 | 14,104 | 109 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 51 |
Financial Highlights (concluded)
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net invest- ment income (loss)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from invest- ment opera- tions | Net investment income | Net realized gain | Total distri- butions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | $7.08 | $0.38 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.44 | $ (0.39 | ) | $ – | $(0.39 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.98 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.43 | (0.33 | ) | – | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.37 | 0.28 | (1.37 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.41 | 0.24 | – | 0.24 | (0.25 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.13 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.56 | (0.28 | ) | – | (0.28 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.07 | 0.39 | 0.06 | 0.45 | (0.40 | ) | – | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.97 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.44 | (0.34 | ) | – | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.36 | 0.28 | (1.36 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.39 | 0.25 | 0.01 | (d) | 0.26 | (0.26 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.29 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.12 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.56 | (0.29 | ) | – | (0.29 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.08 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.46 | (0.41 | ) | – | (0.41 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.98 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.46 | (0.36 | ) | – | (0.36 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.37 | 0.30 | (1.36 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.41 | 0.27 | – | 0.27 | (0.28 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.14 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.58 | (0.31 | ) | – | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.05 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.48 | (0.43 | ) | – | (0.43 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.95 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.47 | (0.37 | ) | – | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.33 | 0.32 | (1.35 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.37 | 0.29 | – | 0.29 | (0.30 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.10 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.59 | (0.32 | ) | – | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2024 | 7.04 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.50 | (0.44 | ) | – | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2023 | 6.95 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.47 | (0.38 | ) | – | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2022 | 8.33 | 0.33 | (1.36 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2021 | 8.37 | 0.29 | – | 0.29 | (0.30 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2020 | 8.09 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.61 | (0.33 | ) | – | (0.33 | ) |
(a) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. | |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. | |
(c) | Total return for Classes A and C does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Total return for all other classes assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. | |
(d) | Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio. |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:(a) | Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | Total return(c) (%) | Total expenses after waivers and/or reim- bursements (%) | Total expenses (%) | Net investment income (loss) (%) | Net assets, end of period (000) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$7.13 | 6.35 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 5.35 | $ 4,131 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.08 | 6.43 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 4.66 | 4,037 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.98 | (13.04 | ) | 1.18 | 1.18 | 3.73 | 3,890 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 2.85 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 2.80 | 4,700 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.41 | 7.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 3.28 | 5,222 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.12 | 6.45 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 5.45 | 188,807 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.07 | 6.54 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 4.75 | 189,931 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.97 | (12.97 | ) | 1.07 | 1.08 | 3.82 | 200,096 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.36 | 3.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 2.90 | 264,066 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.39 | 7.16 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 3.36 | 232,103 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.13 | 6.72 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 5.70 | 51,472 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.08 | 6.80 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 5.00 | 61,658 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.98 | (12.73 | ) | 0.82 | 0.83 | 4.09 | 64,879 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 3.21 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 3.15 | 74,934 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.41 | 7.41 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 3.61 | 61,183 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.10 | 6.99 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 5.95 | 33,114 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.05 | 7.07 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 5.27 | 25,659 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.95 | (12.47 | ) | 0.57 | 0.58 | 4.33 | 24,622 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.33 | 3.47 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 3.39 | 30,538 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 7.70 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 3.85 | 22,722 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.10 | 7.09 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 6.04 | 418,111 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7.04 | 7.17 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 5.36 | 423,928 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6.95 | (12.52 | ) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 4.42 | 384,818 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
8.33 | 3.53 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 3.46 | 407,728 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8.37 | 7.91 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 3.92 | 280,839 | 109 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 53 |
1. | ORGANIZATION |
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund was organized in 1970 and incorporated under Maryland law on January 23, 1976.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return. The Fund has eleven active classes of shares: Class A, C, F, F3, I, P, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, each with different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class C, F, F3, I, P, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Fund’s prospectus); Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the month on which the purchase order was accepted, provided that the Fund or financial intermediary through which a shareholder purchased Class C shares has records verifying that the C shares have been held at least eight years. The Fund’s Class P shares are closed to substantially all new investors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Fund’s prospectus. The Fund also invests in the Lord Abbett Private Credit Fund (“PCF”), which is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Act. As of December 31, 2024, PCF is available only to the Fund and certain other investment companies managed by Lord Abbett.
Basis of Preparation
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Reporting
The Fund adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the new standard resulted in new financial statement disclosures and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or its results of operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available.
The CODM for the Fund is Lord Abbett through its Management, Investment and Operating Committees, which are responsible for assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and that the Fund’s
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long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is consistent with that presented within the Fund’s Schedule of Investments, Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Operations, Statement of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
(a) | Investment Valuation–Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund’s portfolio investments to Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) as its valuation designee. Accordingly, Lord Abbett is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks, establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services. Lord Abbett has formed a Pricing Committee that performs these responsibilities on behalf of Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and ensures that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow Lord Abbett, subject to Board oversight, to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value. |
Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Pricing Committee uses a third-party fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that correlate to the fair-valued securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices. Investments in the PCF are valued at their NAV each month end. Exchange traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last quoted sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If no sale has occurred, the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices is used. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated prices supplied by independent pricing services, which reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and the independent pricing services’ own electronic data processing techniques. Floating rate loans are valued at the average of bid and ask quotations obtained from dealers in loans on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using daily forward exchange rates. Swaps, options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealers to the extent available. | |
Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including observable and unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may use observable inputs such as yield curves, broker quotes, observable trading activity, option adjusted spread models and other relevant information to determine the fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof periodically reviews reports that may include fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and assumptions, |
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and retrospective comparison of prices of subsequent purchases and sales transactions to fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee. | |
Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end money market mutual funds are valued at their NAV as of the close of each business day. | |
(b) | Security Transactions–Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
(c) | Investment Income–Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method and are included in Interest and other, if applicable, in the Statement of Operations. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
(d) | Income Taxes–It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. |
The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the Fund’s jurisdiction. | |
(e) | Expenses–Expenses, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. In addition, Class F3 and R6 shares bear only their class specific shareholder expenses. Class A, C, F, P, R2, R3 and R4 shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees related to the Fund’s 12b-1 Distribution Plan. |
(f) | Foreign Transactions–The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the Fund’s records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss), if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions, if applicable, are included in Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities. |
The Fund uses foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms. |
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(g) | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts–The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to reduce exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign portfolio holdings, or gain or reduce exposure to foreign currency solely for investment purposes. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. The contracts are valued daily at forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss), if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. The gain (loss) arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the forward foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing of such contracts is included, if applicable, in Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. |
(h) | Futures Contracts–The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts to enhance returns, to attempt to economically hedge some of its investment risk, or as a substitute position in lieu of holding the underlying asset on which the instrument is based. At the time of entering into a futures transaction, an investor is required to deposit and maintain a specified amount of cash or eligible securities called “initial margin.” Subsequent payments made or received by the Fund called “variation margin” are made on a daily basis as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates. The Fund will record an unrealized gain (loss) based on the amount of variation margin. When a contract is closed, a realized gain (loss) is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. |
(i) | Credit Default Swap Contracts–The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts in order to hedge credit risk or for speculation purposes. As a seller of a credit default swap contract (“seller of protection”), the Fund is required to pay the notional amount or other agreed-upon value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, the Fund receives from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. |
As a purchaser of a credit default swap contract (“buyer of protection”), the Fund would receive the notional amount or other agreed upon value of a referenced debt obligation from the counterparty in the event of default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, the Fund makes periodic payments to the counterparty over the term of the contracts, provided no event of default has occurred. | |
These credit default swap contracts may have as a reference obligation corporate or sovereign issuers or credit indexes. These credit indexes are comprised of a basket of securities representing a particular sector of the market. | |
Credit default swap contracts are fair valued based upon quotations from counterparties, brokers or market-makers and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. For a credit default swap contract sold by the Fund, payment of the agreed-upon amount made by the Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as the cost of the referenced debt obligation purchased/received. For a credit default swap contract purchased by the Fund, the agreed-upon amount received by the Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as proceeds from sale/delivery of the referenced debt obligation and the resulting gain or loss realized on the referenced debt obligation is recorded as such by the Fund. |
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Any upfront payments made or received upon entering a credit default swap contract would be amortized or accreted over the life of the swap contract and recorded as realized gains or losses. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the custodian bank or broker in accordance with the swap contract agreement. The value and credit rating of each credit default swap contract where the Fund is the seller of protection, are both measures of the current payment/performance risk of the swap contract. As the value of the swap contract changes as a positive or negative percentage of the total notional amount, the payment/performance risk may decrease or increase, respectively. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap contract agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap contract agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities. | |
Entering into credit default swap contracts involves credit and market risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates, and that Lord Abbett does not correctly predict the creditworthiness of the issuers of the reference obligation on which the credit default swap contract is based. For the centrally cleared credit default swap contracts, there was minimal counterparty risk to the Fund, since such credit default swap contracts entered into were traded through a central clearinghouse, which guarantees against default. | |
(j) | Inflation-Linked Derivatives–The Fund may invest in inflation-linked derivatives, such as Consumer Price Index Swap Contract Agreements (“CPI swap contracts”). A CPI swap contract is a contract in which one party agrees to pay a fixed rate in exchange for a variable rate, which is the rate of change in the CPI during the life of the contract. Payments are based on a notional amount of principal. The Fund will normally enter into CPI swap contracts on a zero coupon basis, meaning that the floating rate will be based on the cumulative CPI during the life of the contract, and the fixed rate will compound until the swap contract’s maturity date, at which point the payments are netted. The swap contracts are valued daily and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in the Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination or maturity of the swap contract is recorded in realized gain (loss) and is included in Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared CPI swap contracts, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the centrally cleared CPI swap contracts, there was minimal counterparty risk to the Fund, since such CPI swap contracts entered into were traded through a central clearinghouse, which guarantees against default. |
(k) | Options–The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and over-the-counter put or call options on securities, stock indices, currencies and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and reduce overall volatility. |
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When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. | |
Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Realized and net change in unrealized gains and losses on purchased options are included in Net realized and Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. | |
(l) | Repurchase Agreements–The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. The Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the fair value of these securities has declined, the Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities. |
(m) | Mortgage Dollar Rolls–The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal (including prepayments of principal) and interest paid on the securities sold. |
(n) | When-Issued, Forward Transactions or To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) Transactions–The Fund may purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or forward basis. When-issued, forward transactions or TBA transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase securities, with payment and delivery (“settlement”) to take place in the future, in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield at the time of entering into the transaction. During the period between purchase and settlement, the fair value of the securities will fluctuate and assets consisting of cash and/or marketable securities (normally short-term U.S. Government or U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities) marked to market daily in |
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an amount sufficient to make payment at settlement will be segregated at the Fund’s custodian in order to pay for the commitment. At the time the Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the liability for the purchase and fair value of the security in determining its NAV. The Fund, generally, has the ability to close out a purchase obligation on or before the settlement date rather than take delivery of the security. Under no circumstances will settlement for such securities take place more than 120 days after the purchase date. | |
(o) | Reverse Repurchase Agreements–The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to a securities dealer or bank for cash and also agrees to repurchase the same security later at a set price. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to credit risk (that is, the risk that the counterparty will fail to resell the security to the Fund). Engaging in reverse repurchase agreements also may involve the use of leverage, in that the Fund may reinvest the cash it receives in additional securities. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price. |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Fund did not enter into reverse repurchase agreements. | |
(p) | Floating Rate Loans–The Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. Loan participations and assignments are agreements to make money available to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities (the “Borrower”) in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. A loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign bank, insurance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate and may hold any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors. Such loan participations and assignments are typically senior, secured and collateralized in nature. The Fund records an investment when the Borrower withdraws money and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). |
The loans in which the Fund invests may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. | |
Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the Borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the Borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Until demanded by the Borrower, unfunded commitments are not recognized as an asset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments is presented, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the mark to market of the unfunded portion of the Fund’s floating rate notes. |
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As of December 31, 2024 the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitments:
Borrower | Principal Amount | Market Value | Cost | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | ||||||||||||
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan | $ | 15,103,278 | $ | 14,901,876 | $ | 15,103,278 | $ | (201,402 | ) | |||||||
Grant Thornton Advisor LLC 2024 Delay Draw Term Loan | 495,543 | 496,272 | 495,543 | 729 | ||||||||||||
Hanger, Inc. 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan | 2,463,865 | 2,491,275 | 2,468,882 | 22,393 | ||||||||||||
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC Delayed Draw Term Loan | 1,971,467 | 1,978,377 | 1,961,764 | 16,613 | ||||||||||||
USALCO, LLC 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan | 1,257,720 | 1,270,033 | 1,257,720 | 12,313 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 21,291,873 | $ | 21,137,833 | $ | 21,287,187 | $ | (149,354 | ) |
(q) | Total Return Swap Contracts–The Fund may enter into total return swap contract agreements to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market. The Fund may agree to make payments that are the equivalent of interest in exchange for the right to receive payments equivalent to any appreciation in the value of an underlying security, index or other asset, as well as receive payments equivalent to any distributions made on that asset, over the term of the swap contract. If the value of the asset underlying a total return swap contract declines over the term of the swap contract, the Fund also may be required to pay an amount equal to that decline in value to its counterparty. |
(r) | Fair Value Measurements–Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk - for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement, and is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below: |
● | Level 1 – | unadjusted 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.); and |
● | Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2024 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the fiscal year then ended is included in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. |
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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the three-tier hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. |
3. | MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Management Fee
The Fund has a management agreement with Lord Abbett, pursuant to which Lord Abbett provides the Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The management fee is accrued daily and payable monthly.
The management fee is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rate:
First $500 million | .50% |
Next $9.5 billion | .45% |
Over $10 billion | .40% |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the effective management fee, net of any applicable waiver, was at an annualized rate of .42% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to the Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fund administration fee is accrued daily and payable monthly. Lord Abbett voluntarily waived $328,433 of fund administration fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
12b-1 Distribution Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, C, F, P, R2, R3 and R4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The distribution and service fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The following annual rates have been authorized by the Board pursuant to the plan:
Fees* | Class A | Class C(1) | Class F(2) | Class P | Class R2 | Class R3 | Class R4 | |||||||
Service | .15% | .25% | – | .25% | .25% | .25% | .25% | |||||||
Distribution | .05% | .75% | .10% | .20% | .35% | .25% | – |
* | The Fund may designate a portion of the aggregate fees as attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. sales charge limitations. |
(1) | The 12b-1 fee the Fund pays on Class C shares is a blended rate calculated based on (i) 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to shares held for less than one year and (ii) .80% (.25% service and .55% distribution) of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to shares held one year or more. All Class C shareholders of the Fund will bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate. |
(2) | The Class F shares Rule 12b-1 fee may be designated as a service fee in limited circumstances as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
Class F3, Class I, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a distribution plan.
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Commissions
The Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Fund, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
Distributor Commissions |
Dealers’ Concessions | |
$334,798 | $3,980,662 |
The Distributor received CDSCs of $99,426 and $45,435 for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
4. | DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION |
Dividends are paid from net investment income, if any. Capital gain distributions are paid from taxable net realized gains from investments transactions, reduced by allowable capital loss carryforwards, if any. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | Total Distributions Paid | ||||||||||||
Bond Debenture Fund | $ | 1,282,971,106 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,282,971,106 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | Total Distributions Paid | ||||||||||||
Bond Debenture Fund | $ | 1,136,707,282 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,136,707,282 |
As of December 31, 2024, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | Undistributed Net Long-Term Capital Gains | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | Temporary Differences | Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) - Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Bond Debenture Fund | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (3,202,136,318 | ) | $ | (118,904,407 | ) | $ | (32,473,689 | ) | $ | (3,353,514,414 | ) |
Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Capital losses incurred that will be carried forward are as follows:
Fund | Short-Term Losses | Long-Term Losses | Net Capital Losses | |||||||||
Bond Debenture Fund | $ | (1,492,536,871 | ) | $ | (1,709,599,447 | ) | $ | (3,202,136,318 | ) |
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As of October 31, 2024, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Fund are shown below. The difference between book-basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain securities, certain distributions, other financial instruments, amortization of premium, and wash sales.
Fund | Tax Cost of Investments | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Bond Debenture Fund | $ | 24,927,803,350 | $ | 524,507,520 | $ | (642,617,874 | ) | $ | (118,110,354 | ) |
5. | PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
U.S. Government Purchases* | Non-U.S. Government Purchases | U.S. Government Sales* | Non-U.S. Government Sales | ||||||||||||
$ | 51,617,663,935 | $ | 17,587,270,996 | $ | 51,600,429,274 | $ | 17,207,513,790 |
* | Includes U.S. Government sponsored enterprises securities. |
The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Lord Abbett funds or client accounts pursuant to procedures approved by the Board in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at a fair market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Fund did not engage in cross-trade purchases or sales.
6. | DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES |
The Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (as described in Note 2(g)). A forward foreign currency exchange contract reduces the Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will deliver (or settle in cash) and increases its exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will receive (or settle in cash) for the duration of the contract. The Fund’s use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and deposits with brokers as collateral.
The Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (as described in Note 2(h)) to economically hedge against changes in interest rates. The Fund bears the risk of interest rates moving unexpectedly, in which case the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and realize a loss. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees futures against default.
The Fund entered into CPI swap contracts during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (as described in Note 2(j)) to speculate the rate of inflation in the U.S. economy. The Fund’s use of CPI swap involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict expectations of inflation or
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interest rates, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is unrealized appreciation on CPI swap contracts. For the centrally cleared CPI swap contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since these CPI swap contracts are traded through a central clearinghouse. As a counterparty to all centrally cleared swap contracts, the clearinghouse guarantees CPI swap contracts against default.
As of December 31, 2024, the Fund had the following derivatives at fair value, grouped into appropriate risk categories that illustrate the Fund’s use of derivative instruments:
Asset Derivatives | Interest Rate Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | Inflation Linked Contracts | ||||||||
Centrally Cleared CPI Swap Contracts(1) | – | – | $ | 714,917 | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(2) | – | $ | 3,295,010 | – | |||||||
Futures Contracts(3) | $ | 9,605,037 | – | – | |||||||
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||
Centrally Cleared CPI Swap Contracts(1) | – | – | $ | 9,686,323 | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(4) | – | $ | 40,630,968 | – | |||||||
Futures Contracts(3) | $ | 19,582,242 | – | – |
(1) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(3) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(4) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
Transactions in derivative investments for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Inflation Linked/ Interest Rate Contracts | Foreign Currency Contracts | |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(1) | $ | 3,147,762 | – | |||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(2) | – | $ | (17,420,999 | ) | ||||
Futures Contracts(3) | $ | (102,985,753 | ) | – | ||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | ||||||||
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(4) | $ | 4,342,375 | – | |||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(5) | – | $ | (32,755,820 | ) | ||||
Futures Contracts(6) | $ | 56,075,214 | – | |||||
Average Number of Contracts/Notional Amounts* | ||||||||
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(7) | $ | 515,080,000 | – | |||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(7) | – | $ | 792,421,042 | |||||
Futures Contracts(8) | $ | 32,916 | – |
* | Calculated based on the number of contracts or notional amounts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(3) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts. |
(4) | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts. |
(5) | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(6) | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts. |
(7) | Amount represents notional amounts in U.S. dollars. |
(8) | Amount represents number of contracts. |
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7. | DISCLOSURES ABOUT OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
The FASB requires disclosures intended to help better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a fund’s financial position. The following tables illustrate gross and net information about recognized assets and liabilities eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and disclose such amounts subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement, by the counterparty. A master netting agreement is an agreement between a fund and a counterparty which provides for the net settlement of amounts owed under all contracts traded under that agreement, as well as cash collateral, through a single payment by one party to the other in the event of default on or termination of any one contract. The Fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master netting agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty:
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | 3,295,010 | $ | – | $ | 3,295,010 | |||||
Repurchase Agreements | 662,133,972 | – | 662,133,972 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 665,428,982 | $ | – | $ | 665,428,982 |
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in | Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Financial Instruments | Cash Collateral Received(a) | Securities Collateral Received(a) | Net Amount(b) | ||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | $ | 1,784,292 | $ | (1,092,509 | ) | $ | (691,783 | ) | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||
State Street Bank and Trust | 1,510,718 | (1,510,718 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | 100,133,972 | – | – | (100,133,972 | ) | – | |||||||||||||
JPMorgan Securities LLC | 562,000,000 | – | – | (562,000,000 | ) | – | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 665,428,982 | $ | (2,603,227 | ) | $ | (691,783 | ) | $ | (662,133,972 | ) | $ | – |
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | 40,630,968 | $ | – | $ | 40,630,968 | |||||
Total | $ | 40,630,968 | $ | – | $ | 40,630,968 |
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Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in | Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Financial Instruments | Cash Collateral Pledged(a) | Securities Collateral Pledged(a) | Net Amount(c) | ||||||||||||||
Citibank | $ | 1,301,036 | $ | – | $ | (1,000,228 | ) | $ | – | $ | 300,808 | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 1,092,509 | (1,092,509 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust | 19,567,894 | (1,510,718 | ) | (16,740,000 | ) | – | 1,317,176 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank | 18,669,529 | – | (17,180,000 | ) | – | 1,489,529 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 40,630,968 | $ | (2,603,227 | ) | $ | (34,920,228 | ) | $ | – | $ | 3,107,513 |
(a) | Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (liabilities) presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty. |
(b) | Net amount represents the amount owed to the Fund by the counterparty as of December 31, 2024. |
(c) | Net amount represents the amount owed by the Fund to the counterparty as of December 31, 2024. |
8. | DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION |
The Fund’s officers and one Director, who are associated with Lord Abbett, do not receive any compensation from the Fund for serving in such capacities. Independent Directors’ fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds primarily based on the relative net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all Independent Directors under which Independent Directors may elect to defer receipt of a portion of Directors’ fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the Fund. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Directors’ fees in the Statement of Operations and in Directors’ fees payable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.
9. | LINE OF CREDIT |
For the period ended July 31, 2024, the Fund and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (collectively, the “Participating Funds”) were party to a syndicated line of credit facility with various lenders for $1.6 billion (the “Syndicated Facility”) under which State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) participated as a lender and as agent for the lenders. The Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if fund net assets are less than $750 million), $250 million, $300 million, $700 million, or $1 billion, based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
Effective August 1, 2024, the Participating Funds renewed the Syndicated Facility for $1.6 billion. The Participating Funds are subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if fund net assets are less than $750 million), $250 million, $700 million, or $1 billion, based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
For the period ended July 31, 2024, the Participating Funds were also party to an additional uncommitted line of credit facility with SSB for $330 million (the “Bilateral Facility”). Under the Bilateral Facility, the Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if fund net assets are less than $750 million), or $250 million based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
Effective August 1, 2024, the Participating Funds renewed the Bilateral Facility in the same amount. The Participating Funds remain subject to the same borrowing limits as were in place prior to the renewal.
These credit facilities are to be used for short-term working capital purposes as additional sources of liquidity to satisfy redemptions.
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Fund did not utilize the Syndicated Facility or Bilateral Facility.
10. | INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM |
Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC exemptive order”) certain registered open-end management investment companies managed by Lord Abbett, including the Fund, participate in a joint lending and borrowing program (the “Interfund Lending Program”). The SEC exemptive order allows the funds that participate in the Interfund Lending Program to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes subject to the limitations and conditions.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Fund did not participate as a borrower or lender in the Interfund Lending Program.
11. | CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT |
SSB is the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating the Fund’s NAV.
12. | SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT |
The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an approved money market fund. In accordance with the Fund’s securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Fund or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Any income earned from securities lending is included in Securities lending net income in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested for the purchase of investments in securities.
As of December 31, 2024, the market value of securities loaned and collateral received were as follows:
Market Value of Securities Loaned |
Collateral Received(1) |
$279,823,281 | $295,465,590 |
(1) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Collateral due to broker for securities lending. |
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13. | TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED FUNDS |
The Fund intends to obtain exposure to less liquid or illiquid private credit investments, generally involving corporate borrowers, through its investments in pooled investment vehicles, including PCF managed by Lord Abbett (“Underlying Fund”). Typically, private credit investments are not traded in public markets and are illiquid, such that an underlying fund may not be able to dispose of its holdings for extended periods, which may be several years, or at the price at which the underlying fund is valuing its investments. An underlying fund will also be illiquid, and the Fund incurs two layers of fees, with Lord Abbett potentially receiving a management fee at both levels. An underlying fund may, from time to time or over time, focus its private credit investments in a particular industry or sector or select industries or sectors. Investment performance of such industries or sectors may thus at times have an out-sized impact on the performance of an underlying fund or a Fund indirectly. Additionally, private credit investments can range in credit quality depending on security-specific factors, including total leverage, amount of leverage senior to the security in question, variability in the issuer’s cash flows, the size of the issuer, the quality of assets securing debt and the degree to which such assets cover the subject company’s debt obligations. The issuers of the underlying fund’s private credit investments will often be leveraged, often as a result of leveraged buyouts or other recapitalization transactions, and often will not be rated by national credit rating agencies.
The Fund’s investment in the PCF is subject to restrictions on transfer and the PCF currently expects to repurchase shares pursuant to tender offers each quarter, up to 5% of the PCF’s Common Shares outstanding, using a purchase price equal to the NAV per share as of the last calendar day of the applicable quarter. There will be no trading market for the Fund’s investments in the PCF. The Schedule of Investments lists the PCF as an investment as of year end, but does not include the underlying holdings of the PCF. The Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of the expenses of the PCF. The Fund had the following transactions with the PCF during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund(1)
Value at 12/31/2023 | Contributions | Withdrawals | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Net Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value at 12/31/2024 | Dividend Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lord Abbett Private Credit Fund | $ | – | $132,396,288 | $(1,194,096 | ) | – | $1,002,275 | $ | 132,204,467 | $ | 7,371,956 |
(1) | The Fund acquired PCF shares from 2/23/2024 to 12/31/2024, at a cost of $131,202,192. |
The Fund has an unfunded commitment to make investments in the PCF at a future date in the amount of $493,797,808 at year end. This unfunded commitment is not recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at year end. On February 24, 2025, all outstanding capital commitments were extinguished and the PCF has begun to take monthly subscriptions in connection with a continuous offering of its Common Shares.
14. | INVESTMENT RISKS |
The Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with investing in debt securities and to the changing prospects of individual companies and/or sectors in which the Fund invests. The value of an investment will change as interest rates fluctuate and in response to market movements. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities are likely to decline; when rates fall, such prices tend to rise. Longer-term debt securities are usually more sensitive to interest rate changes. There is also the risk that an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest to the Fund, a risk that is greater with high-yield securities (sometimes called
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“lower-rated bonds” or “junk bonds”), in which the Fund may substantially invest. Some issuers, particularly of high-yield securities, may default as to principal and/or interest payments after the Fund purchases its securities. A default, or concerns in the market about an increase in risk of default, may result in losses to the Fund. High-yield securities are subject to greater price fluctuations, as well as additional risks. The market for below investment grade securities may be less liquid, which may make such securities more difficult to sell at an acceptable price, especially during periods of financial distress, increased market volatility, or significant market decline.
The Fund is subject to the risk of investing in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)). Unlike Ginnie Mae securities, securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. Consequently, the Fund may be required to look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation.
The mortgage-related and asset-backed securities in which the Fund may invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. These changes can affect the value, income, and/or liquidity of such positions. When interest rates are declining, the value of these securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed income securities. Early principal repayment may deprive the Fund of income payments above current market rates. Alternatively, rising interest rates may cause prepayments to occur at a slower-than-expected rate, extending the duration of a security and typically reducing its value. The payment rate will thus affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security. In addition, the Fund may invest in non-agency asset backed and mortgage related securities, which are issued by private institutions, not by government-sponsored enterprises.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities, the value of which fluctuates in response to movements in the equity securities markets in general, the changing prospects of individual companies in which the Fund invests, or an individual company’s financial condition.
The Fund may invest in convertible securities, which have both equity and fixed income risk characteristics, including market, credit, liquidity, and interest rate risks. Generally, convertible securities offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality and less potential for gains or capital appreciation in a rising equity securities market than equity securities. They tend to be more volatile than other fixed income securities and the market for convertible securities may be less liquid than the markets for stocks or bonds. A significant portion of convertible securities have below investment grade credit ratings and are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks.
Due to the Fund’s investment exposure to foreign companies and American Depositary Receipts, the Fund may experience increased market, industry and sector, liquidity, currency, political, information, and other risks. The securities of foreign companies also may be subject to inadequate exchange control regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, and delays in settlement to the extent they are traded on non-U.S. exchanges or markets.
The Fund is subject to the risks associated with derivatives, which may be different from and greater than the risks associated with directly investing in securities. Derivatives may be subject to risks such as liquidity risk, leveraging risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and credit risk. Illiquid securities
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may lower the Fund’s returns since the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at their desired time or price. Derivatives also may involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the value of the underlying asset, rate or index. Whether the Fund’s use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the Fund’s ability to correctly forecast market movements and other factors. Losses may also arise from the failure of a derivative counterparty to meet its contractual obligations. If the Fund incorrectly forecasts these and other factors, the Fund’s performance could suffer. The Fund’s use of derivatives could result in a loss exceeding the amount of the Fund’s investment in these instruments.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in floating rate or adjustable rate senior loans, including bridge loans, novations, assignments, and participations, which are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks. Senior loans are business loans made to borrowers that may be U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities. The senior loans in which the Fund invests may consist primarily of senior loans that are rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by Lord Abbett to be equivalent to below investment grade securities. Below investment grade senior loans, as in the case of high-yield debt securities, or junk bonds, are usually more credit sensitive than interest rate sensitive, although the value of these instruments may be impacted by broader interest rate swings in the overall fixed income market. In addition, senior loans may be subject to structural subordination.
Geopolitical and other events (e.g., wars, terrorism, natural disasters, infectious illness outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics) may disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets, thereby decreasing the value of the Fund’s investments. Market disruptions can also prevent the Fund from implementing its investment strategies and achieving its investment objective.
Adverse developments that affect financial institutions or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, may reduce liquidity in the market generally or have other adverse effects on the economy, the Fund or issuers in which the Fund invests. In addition, issuers in which the Fund invests and the Fund may not be able to identify all potential solvency or stress concerns with respect to a financial institution or to transfer assets from one bank or financial institution to another in a timely manner in the event such bank or financial institution comes under stress or fails.
The impacts and effects of infectious illness outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics (such as the COVID-19 outbreak), may be short term or may continue for an extended period of time. For example, a global pandemic or other widespread health crises could negatively affect the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks of disease may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The foregoing could disrupt the operations of the Fund and its service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance and your investment in the Fund.
Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance of the Fund. For instance, the economy may be significantly impacted by the advanced development and increased regulation of technology. As the use of technology grows, liquidity and market movements may be affected. As technology is used more widely in the asset management industry, the profitability and growth of the Fund’s holdings may be impacted, which could significantly impact the overall performance of the Fund.
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15. | SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Shares sold | 91,012,760 | $ | 650,482,816 | 88,668,343 | $ | 617,671,332 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 35,881,846 | 255,801,322 | 33,921,856 | 235,296,394 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (143,215,251 | ) | (1,021,413,937 | ) | (175,181,430 | ) | (1,213,804,594 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (16,320,645 | ) | $ | (115,129,799 | ) | (52,591,231 | ) | $ | (360,836,868 | ) | ||||||
Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 14,592,613 | $ | 104,495,239 | 13,162,206 | $ | 91,803,611 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,444,976 | 31,759,937 | 4,589,450 | 31,920,856 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (30,103,158 | ) | (215,087,473 | ) | (38,798,577 | ) | (269,218,570 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (11,065,569 | ) | $ | (78,832,297 | ) | (21,046,921 | ) | $ | (145,494,103 | ) | ||||||
Class F Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 9,028,891 | $ | 64,233,155 | 34,372,993 | $ | 241,843,516 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,913,576 | 27,831,710 | 7,600,256 | 52,909,410 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (36,900,441 | ) | (261,607,752 | ) | (283,990,803 | ) | (1,990,647,402 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (23,957,974 | ) | $ | (169,542,887 | ) | (242,017,554 | ) | $ | (1,695,894,476 | ) | ||||||
Class F3 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 160,014,414 | $ | 1,135,170,561 | 175,321,611 | $ | 1,211,699,022 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 44,850,077 | 318,258,389 | 38,212,736 | 263,714,647 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (160,257,622 | ) | (1,136,608,791 | ) | (169,979,686 | ) | (1,169,783,105 | ) | ||||||||
Increase | 44,606,869 | $ | 316,820,159 | 43,554,661 | $ | 305,630,564 | ||||||||||
Class I Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 485,369,391 | $ | 3,438,820,258 | 730,483,655 | $ | 5,077,362,432 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 71,566,042 | 507,420,203 | 61,550,130 | 424,262,763 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (406,135,300 | ) | (2,877,671,070 | ) | (629,413,921 | ) | (4,334,164,739 | ) | ||||||||
Increase | 150,800,133 | $ | 1,068,569,391 | 162,619,864 | $ | 1,167,460,456 | ||||||||||
Class P Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 108,418 | $ | 790,514 | 205,169 | $ | 1,458,425 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 56,763 | 413,757 | 58,033 | 411,884 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (350,036 | ) | (2,546,083 | ) | (337,348 | ) | (2,402,833 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (184,855 | ) | $ | (1,341,812 | ) | (74,146 | ) | $ | (532,524 | ) | ||||||
Class R2 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 77,856 | $ | 554,728 | 86,555 | $ | 600,136 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 29,388 | 209,537 | 25,288 | 175,443 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (98,554 | ) | (701,869 | ) | (98,757 | ) | (683,184 | ) | ||||||||
Increase | 8,690 | $ | 62,396 | 13,086 | $ | 92,395 | ||||||||||
Class R3 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 2,406,222 | $ | 17,137,562 | 2,337,692 | $ | 16,223,241 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,473,727 | 10,488,039 | 1,372,307 | 9,502,921 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (4,246,961 | ) | (30,182,169 | ) | (5,545,631 | ) | (38,214,097 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (367,012 | ) | $ | (2,556,568 | ) | (1,835,632 | ) | $ | (12,487,935 | ) |
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Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Class R4 Shares | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Shares sold | 2,174,869 | $ | 15,484,091 | 2,105,965 | $ | 14,615,500 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 343,910 | 2,452,192 | 332,063 | 2,304,374 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (4,014,430 | ) | (28,644,035 | ) | (3,021,614 | ) | (20,931,905 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease | (1,495,651 | ) | $ | (10,707,752 | ) | (583,586 | ) | $ | (4,012,031 | ) | ||||||
Class R5 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,972,327 | $ | 13,976,478 | 1,024,981 | $ | 7,081,721 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 253,263 | 1,799,572 | 192,419 | 1,328,719 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (1,204,250 | ) | (8,562,822 | ) | (1,119,580 | ) | (7,729,107 | ) | ||||||||
Increase | 1,021,340 | $ | 7,213,228 | 97,820 | $ | 681,333 | ||||||||||
Class R6 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 19,364,206 | $ | 137,112,064 | 17,668,140 | $ | 121,934,540 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,273,836 | 23,225,579 | 2,787,208 | 19,229,247 | ||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | (23,928,304 | ) | (169,842,772 | ) | (15,667,760 | ) | (107,800,502 | ) | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) | (1,290,262 | ) | $ | (9,505,129 | ) | 4,787,588 | $ | 33,363,285 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian or counterparties; when replies were not received from counterparties, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 26, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more Lord Abbett Family of Funds’ investment companies since 1932.
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others
Remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is included in “Directors’ Remuneration” under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Tax Information (unaudited)
For foreign shareholders, the percentages below reflect the portion of net investment income distributions that represent interest-related dividends:
Fund Name | Interest-related dividends |
Bond Debenture Fund | 69% |
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Item 12: | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 13: | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 14: | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 15: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Not applicable.
Item 16: | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) | The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that the design of such procedures is effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17: | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 18: | Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. |
Not applicable.
Item 19: | Exhibits. |
(a)(2) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(a)(5) There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
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.
LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.
By: | /s/Douglas B. Sieg | ||
Douglas B. Sieg | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
Date: February 26, 2025 | |||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. | |||
By: | /s/Douglas B. Sieg | ||
Douglas B. Sieg | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
Date: February 26, 2025 | |||
By: | /s/Michael J. Hebert | ||
Michael J. Hebert | |||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: February 26, 2025
Exhibit-99.CODE ETH
THE LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS
SARBANES-OXLEY CODE OF ETHICS
FOR THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
I. | Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code |
The Lord Abbett Family of Funds’ code of ethics (the “Code”) for the investment companies within the complex (collectively, “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”), applies to each Fund’s Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers (the “Covered Officers”, each of whom is set forth in Exhibit A) for the purpose of promoting:
● | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; | |
● | full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; | |
● | compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; | |
● | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and | |
● | accountability for adherence to the Code. |
Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.
II. | Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Any Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest |
Overview. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his/her service to, a Fund. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his/her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his/her position with a Fund.
Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and a Fund and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Fund because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the investment adviser to each of the Funds. The compliance programs and procedures of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of such requirements. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.
Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between each of the Funds
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and Lord Abbett of which the Covered Officers are also members. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for a Fund or for Lord Abbett, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions which will have different effects on Lord Abbett and each of the Funds. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between each of the Funds and Lord Abbett and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of one or more Funds and, if addressed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the Funds that the Covered Officers are also officers of the other Lord Abbett investment companies covered by this and by a separate code of ethics.
Other conflicts of interest are covered by this Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. In reading the following examples of conflicts of interest under this Code, Covered Officers should keep in mind that such a list cannot ever be exhaustive by covering every possible scenario. It follows that the overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of a Fund.
* * * *
Each Covered Officer must:
● | not use his/her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by a Fund whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund; and | |
● | not cause a Fund to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit the Fund. |
There are some potential conflict of interest situations that should be discussed with Lord Abbett’s General Counsel if material. Examples of these include:
● | service as a director on the board of any public company; | |
● | any direct ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Funds’ service providers, other than Lord Abbett or any affiliated person of Lord Abbett; | |
● | a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by a Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares, other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or as a member of Lord Abbett. |
III. | Disclosure & Compliance |
● | Each Covered Officer should familiarize him/herself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Funds; |
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● | each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about a Fund to others, whether within or outside Lord Abbett or a Fund, including to a Fund’s independent directors/trustees and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations; | |
● | each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his/her area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Funds and Lord Abbett with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; and | |
● | it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
IV. | Reporting and Accountability |
Each Covered Officer must:
● | upon adoption of the Code, affirm in writing to the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of a Fund that he/she has received, read, and understands the Code; | |
● | annually thereafter affirm to the Committee that he/she has complied with the requirements of the Code; | |
● | report at least annually such affiliations or other relationships related to conflicts of interest as covered by the Funds’ Annual Directors & Officers Questionnaire; | |
● | not retaliate against any employee or member of Lord Abbett for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and | |
● | notify Lord Abbett’s General Counsel promptly if he/she alleges any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code. |
Lord Abbett’s General Counsel is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. The General Counsel may consult, as appropriate, with the Committee, and/or counsel to the Independent Directors, and is encouraged to do so. However, any approvals or waivers sought by the Covered Persons will be considered by the Committee.
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Each of the Funds will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:
● | Lord Abbett’s General Counsel will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him; | |
● | if, after such investigation, the General Counsel believes that no violation has occurred, the General Counsel is not required to take any further action, but he shall discuss with the Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting his investigation and conclusion; | |
● | any matter that the General Counsel believes is a violation will be reported to the Committee; | |
● | if the Committee concurs that a violation has occurred, it will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of Lord Abbett; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer; | |
● | the Committee will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and | |
● | any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules. |
V. | Other Policies and Procedures |
This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Funds’ adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superceded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Funds’ and Lord Abbett’s codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.
VI. | Amendments |
Except as to the individuals listed in Exhibit A, this Code may not be amended except in written form, which is specifically approved or ratified by a majority vote of a Fund’s independent directors/trustees.
VII. | Confidentiality |
All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Committee and its counsel.
June 2003
VIII. | Internal Use |
The Code is intended solely for the internal use by each of the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Fund, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.
Date: | June 19, 2003 |
June 2003
Exhibit A
Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics | Position With Funds | |||
Douglas B. Sieg | Principal Executive Officer | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Michael J. Hebert | Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
July 2022
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Douglas B. Sieg, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
(a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | |
(b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 26, 2025 | /s/Douglas B. Sieg |
Douglas B. Sieg | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael J. Hebert, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
(a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
(b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
(c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | |
(b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 26, 2025
/s/Michael J. Hebert | |
Michael J. Hebert | |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
(Principal Financial Officer) |
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Each of the undersigned below certifies that:
1. | This report on Form N-CSR of Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer. |
Date: February 26, 2025
By: | /s/ Douglas B. Sieg | |
Douglas B. Sieg President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
By: | /s/ Michael J. Hebert | |
Michael J. Hebert Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, OR OTHER DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATING, ACKNOWLEDGING, OR OTHERWISE ADOPTING THE SIGNATURE THAT APPEARS IN TYPED FORM WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE REGISTRANT AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE REGISTRANT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.