NPORT-EX 2 VIRGCI0VirtSeixHighIncFd.htm
Seix High Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2020
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
Corporate Bonds and Notes—96.5%
Communication Services—17.0%    
Altice France S.A. 144A
8.125%, 2/1/27(1)
$1,565   $1,705
C&W Senior Financing DAC 144A
7.500%, 10/15/26(1)
1,820   1,906
Cablevision Lightpath LLC      
144A 3.875%, 9/15/27(1) 1,110   1,110
144A 5.625%, 9/15/28(1) 1,095   1,113
CenturyLink, Inc.      
7.600%, 9/15/39 432   489
7.650%, 3/15/42 342   384
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 144A
8.000%, 10/15/25(1)
1,869   1,974
Cinemark USA, Inc. 144A
8.750%, 5/1/25(1)
290   307
Consolidated Communications, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 10/1/28(1)
1,040   1,061
CSC Holdings LLC      
144A 6.500%, 2/1/29(1) 900   1,004
144A 4.625%, 12/1/30(1) 985   990
Diamond Sports Group LLC 144A
5.375%, 8/15/26(1)
1,595   1,128
DISH DBS Corp.
7.375%, 7/1/28
969   998
Frontier Communications Corp. 144A
8.000%, 4/1/27(1)
4,225   4,210
iHeartCommunications, Inc.      
8.375%, 5/1/27 1,030   1,015
144A 5.250%, 8/15/27(1) 1,100   1,073
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC 144A
6.750%, 10/15/27(1)
1,895   1,980
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.      
144A 4.875%, 11/1/24(1) 626   606
144A 5.625%, 3/15/26(1) 1,110   1,071
144A 6.500%, 5/15/27(1) 940   1,015
Meredith Corp.
6.875%, 2/1/26
625   522
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. 144A
9.500%, 8/1/25(1)
515   532
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/28(1)
1,400   1,470
TripAdvisor, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/25(1)
2,020   2,106
ViacomCBS, Inc.
6.250%, 2/28/57
1,025   1,125
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A
3.875%, 7/15/30(1)
493   508
Ziggo B.V. 144A
5.500%, 1/15/27(1)
1,850   1,938
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V. 144A
5.125%, 2/28/30(1)
665   674
      34,014
       
 
Consumer Discretionary—26.5%    
Boyd Gaming Corp.      
6.375%, 4/1/26 618   643
6.000%, 8/15/26 495   510
4.750%, 12/1/27 535   525
144A 8.625%, 6/1/25(1) 685   751
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 7/1/25(1) 1,020   1,063
  Par Value   Value
       
Consumer Discretionary—continued    
144A 8.125%, 7/1/27(1) $1,110   $1,177
Caesars Resort Collection LLC 144A
5.250%, 10/15/25(1)
565   547
Carnival Corp.      
144A 11.500%, 4/1/23(1) 925   1,037
144A 9.875%, 8/1/27(1) 1,010   1,068
Cedar Fair LP
5.250%, 7/15/29
1,095   1,040
Century Communities, Inc.
6.750%, 6/1/27
1,930   2,046
Churchill Downs, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 4/1/27(1)
980   1,023
Ford Motor Co.      
9.000%, 4/22/25 1,260   1,445
9.625%, 4/22/30 355   458
5.291%, 12/8/46 585   549
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC      
5.584%, 3/18/24 400   416
5.125%, 6/16/25 1,040   1,072
Gap, Inc. (The) 144A
8.625%, 5/15/25(1)
915   1,002
General Motors Co.
6.750%, 4/1/46
860   1,059
Golden Nugget, Inc.      
144A 6.750%, 10/15/24(1) 325   271
144A 8.750%, 10/1/25(1) 355   280
Hasbro, Inc.      
6.350%, 3/15/40 458   539
5.100%, 5/15/44 485   504
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC
6.125%, 12/1/24
855   885
Installed Building Products, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 2/1/28(1)
555   584
L Brands, Inc.      
6.750%, 7/1/36 705   691
144A 9.375%, 7/1/25(1) 955   1,096
144A 6.625%, 10/1/30(1) 730   743
Lear Corp.
5.250%, 5/15/49
1,760   1,902
Liberty Interactive LLC
8.250%, 2/1/30
1,450   1,568
Macy’s, Inc. 144A
8.375%, 6/15/25(1)
940   972
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
4.750%, 1/15/28
1,055   1,000
MGM Resorts International
7.750%, 3/15/22
280   295
Michaels Stores, Inc. 144A
8.000%, 7/15/27(1)
1,040   1,087
Motors Liquidation Co.
Escrow(2)
53,982  
New Home Co., Inc. (The)
7.250%, 4/1/22
915   908
Newell Brands, Inc.
6.000%, 4/1/46
390   437
Nordstrom, Inc.      
4.375%, 4/1/30 2,181   1,763
144A 8.750%, 5/15/25(1) 690   756
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 1/15/27(1)
1,040   1,079
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC      
144A 5.250%, 4/15/24(1) 662   693
144A 5.750%, 4/15/26(1) 1,627   1,740
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Seix High Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2020
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Consumer Discretionary—continued    
PulteGroup, Inc.
7.875%, 6/15/32
$205   $282
QVC, Inc.      
4.750%, 2/15/27 990   1,017
5.450%, 8/15/34 710   701
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      
144A 10.875%, 6/1/23(1) 485   543
144A 9.125%, 6/15/23(1) 605   641
Sally Holdings LLC 144A
8.750%, 4/30/25(1)
908   994
Shea Homes LP      
144A 4.750%, 2/15/28(1) 735   733
144A 4.750%, 4/1/29(1) 1,075   1,071
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.500%, 4/15/27(1)
1,085   1,029
Station Casinos LLC      
144A 5.000%, 10/1/25(1) 1,225   1,205
144A 4.500%, 2/15/28(1) 1,140   1,054
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 8/1/30(1)
605   647
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.      
5.875%, 6/15/24 810   875
5.700%, 6/15/28 485   531
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 6/1/27(1)
1,065   1,060
VOC Escrow Ltd. 144A
5.000%, 2/15/28(1)
1,240   1,098
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 7/15/28(1)
1,185   1,247
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.      
4.250%, 3/1/22 503   500
144A 6.625%, 7/31/26(1) 505   529
      52,981
       
 
Consumer Staples—3.4%    
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.      
5.200%, 7/15/45 465   507
144A 4.625%, 10/1/39(1) 1,395   1,479
Molson Coors Beverage Co.
5.000%, 5/1/42
550   622
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 144A
5.750%, 3/15/25(1)
2,030   2,068
Sysco Corp.
6.600%, 4/1/50
600   837
Vector Group Ltd.      
144A 6.125%, 2/1/25(1) 625   623
144A 10.500%, 11/1/26(1) 715   728
      6,864
       
 
Energy—8.2%    
ChampionX Corp.
6.375%, 5/1/26
931   889
DCP Midstream Operating LP
5.125%, 5/15/29
550   542
Endeavor Energy Resources LP 144A
6.625%, 7/15/25(1)
225   231
Ensign Drilling, Inc. 144A
9.250%, 4/15/24(1)
995   378
EQM Midstream Partners LP      
5.500%, 7/15/28 390   393
6.500%, 7/15/48 645   608
  Par Value   Value
       
Energy—continued    
144A 6.500%, 7/1/27(1) $505   $535
EQT Corp.      
7.875%, 2/1/25 285   316
8.750%, 2/1/30 570   673
Glenn Pool Oil & Gas Trust
6.000%, 8/2/21(2)
73   51
Hilcorp Energy I LP 144A
6.250%, 11/1/28(1)
685   623
Nabors Industries Ltd. 144A
7.250%, 1/15/26(1)
666   328
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      
5.875%, 9/1/25 545   499
6.450%, 9/15/36 603   513
4.500%, 7/15/44 610   437
6.600%, 3/15/46 1,435   1,239
Oceaneering International, Inc.
6.000%, 2/1/28
640   400
Parkland Corp. 144A
5.875%, 7/15/27(1)
1,100   1,156
Petroleos Mexicanos
6.875%, 8/4/26
690   662
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A
4.950%, 7/15/29(1)
655   636
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
8.125%, 10/15/22(2)
1,935  
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP 144A
7.500%, 10/1/25(1)
435   437
Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd. 144A
7.750%, 10/15/24(1)
556   511
Transocean Proteus Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24(1)
916   812
USA Compression Partners LP
6.875%, 4/1/26
610   605
Viper Energy Partners LP 144A
5.375%, 11/1/27(1)
827   815
Western Midstream Operating LP      
5.450%, 4/1/44 360   308
6.250%, 2/1/50 820   760
WPX Energy, Inc.
5.250%, 10/15/27
1,085   1,101
      16,458
       
 
Financials—15.0%    
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC      
3.150%, 2/15/24 575   570
6.500%, 7/15/25 1,970   2,126
Altice Financing S.A. 144A
5.000%, 1/15/28(1)
550   534
Altice France Holding S.A. 144A
10.500%, 5/15/27(1)
3,480   3,867
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 144A
5.500%, 1/15/26(1)
510   512
Cimpress plc 144A
7.000%, 6/15/26(1)
2,727   2,584
Credit Acceptance Corp.      
6.625%, 3/15/26 345   356
144A 5.125%, 12/31/24(1) 670   665
Dell International LLC 144A
8.350%, 7/15/46(1)
880   1,167
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      
144A 4.500%, 10/20/25(1) 440   452
144A 4.750%, 10/20/28(1) 320   332
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Seix High Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2020
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Financials—continued    
FirstCash, Inc. 144A
4.625%, 9/1/28(1)
$560   $573
HAT Holdings I LLC      
144A 6.000%, 4/15/25(1) 485   517
144A 3.750%, 9/15/30(1) 150   150
Hilcorp Energy I LP 144A
5.750%, 10/1/25(1)
500   453
Markel Corp.
6.000% (3)(4)
2,015   2,131
MGIC Investment Corp.
5.250%, 8/15/28
1,020   1,055
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.      
144A 6.000%, 1/15/27(1) 1,420   1,447
144A 5.500%, 8/15/28(1) 1,180   1,179
New Residential Investment Corp. 144A
6.250%, 10/15/25(1)
1,090   1,074
OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25
1,876   2,082
Petrobras Global Finance B.V.
6.750%, 6/3/50
305   330
PM General Purchaser LLC 144A
9.500%, 10/1/28(1)
67   69
Quicken Loans LLC 144A
5.750%, 5/1/25(1)
1,935   1,992
Radian Group, Inc.      
4.500%, 10/1/24 840   834
4.875%, 3/15/27 1,505   1,497
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 12/15/27(1)
1,015   1,023
Transocean Pontus Ltd. 144A
6.125%, 8/1/25(1)
584   523
      30,094
       
 
Health Care—6.3%    
Encompass Health Corp.      
4.500%, 2/1/28 950   955
4.750%, 2/1/30 710   720
4.625%, 4/1/31 137   137
Endo Dac 144A
9.500%, 7/31/27(1)
618   646
Jaguar Holding Co. II 144A
5.000%, 6/15/28(1)
570   595
MEDNAX, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 1/15/27(1)
605   628
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 4/1/27(1)
1,899   1,989
Tenet Healthcare Corp.      
4.625%, 7/15/24 1,915   1,920
6.875%, 11/15/31 221   216
144A 5.125%, 11/1/27(1) 185   190
144A 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) 295   287
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.      
6.000%, 4/15/24 2,340   2,387
6.750%, 3/1/28 1,385   1,444
Varex Imaging Corp. 144A
7.875%, 10/15/27(1)
450   466
      12,580
       
 
Industrials—9.2%    
American Airlines, Inc. 144A
11.750%, 7/15/25(1)
1,090   1,052
  Par Value   Value
       
Industrials—continued    
Boeing Co. (The)      
5.705%, 5/1/40 $1,080   $1,261
3.750%, 2/1/50 890   814
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 5/1/25(1)
1,960   2,152
General Electric Co.
4.250%, 5/1/40
1,610   1,638
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) 144A
9.000%, 4/1/26(1)
565   583
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.      
3.850%, 6/15/26 211   198
144A 5.500%, 1/15/25(1) 137   138
144A 7.500%, 4/15/25(1) 840   850
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. 144A
8.000%, 9/20/25(1)
1,569   1,662
Tms International Holding Corp. 144A
7.250%, 8/15/25(1)
908   848
TransDigm UK Holdings plc
6.875%, 5/15/26
1,140   1,146
TransDigm, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 3/15/26(1) 2,045   2,144
5.500%, 11/15/27 545   524
Uber Technologies, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 1/15/28(1)
300   308
Univar Solutions USA, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 12/1/27(1)
358   367
Vizient, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 5/15/27(1)
601   630
Wabash National Corp. 144A
5.500%, 10/1/25(1)
700   700
WESCO Distribution, Inc.      
144A 7.125%, 6/15/25(1) 101   110
144A 7.250%, 6/15/28(1) 490   537
XPO Logistics, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 8/15/24(1)
750   794
      18,456
       
 
Information Technology—4.3%    
Alliance Data Systems Corp.      
144A 4.750%, 12/15/24(1) 1,075   1,008
144A 7.000%, 1/15/26(1) 1,115   1,110
ams AG 144A
7.000%, 7/31/25(1)
1,230   1,302
Dell International LLC      
144A 7.125%, 6/15/24(1) 925   962
144A 8.100%, 7/15/36(1) 680   893
Dell, Inc.
6.500%, 4/15/38
465   538
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A
9.250%, 4/15/25(1)
766   843
Science Applications International Corp. 144A
4.875%, 4/1/28(1)
590   599
ViaSat, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 7/15/28(1)
505   506
Xerox Holdings Corp. 144A
5.000%, 8/15/25(1)
815   805
      8,566
       
 
Materials—3.7%    
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 144A
9.875%, 10/17/25(1)
1,027   1,146
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Seix High Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2020
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Materials—continued    
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      
5.400%, 11/14/34 $580   $642
5.450%, 3/15/43 600   666
Graham Packaging Co., Inc. 144A
7.125%, 8/15/28(1)
520   542
Summit Materials LLC      
144A 5.125%, 6/1/25(1) 1,070   1,085
144A 6.500%, 3/15/27(1) 665   708
United States Steel Corp. 144A
12.000%, 6/1/25(1)
433   461
US Concrete, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 3/1/29(1)
2,140   2,145
      7,395
       
 
Real Estate—2.2%    
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 5/15/26(1)
2,652   2,090
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A
5.375%, 3/15/25(1)
517   525
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 9/15/29(1)
1,010   1,028
Sabra Health Care LP
3.900%, 10/15/29
690   672
      4,315
       
 
Utilities—0.7%    
PG&E Corp.      
5.000%, 7/1/28 510   495
5.250%, 7/1/30 1,010   977
      1,472
       
 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $188,834)
  193,195
       
 
       
 
Leveraged Loans(5)—0.8%
Consumer Non-Durables—0.2%    
Coty, Inc. Tranche A (1 month LIBOR + 1.750%)
1.909%, 4/5/23
508   460
Energy—0.6%    
BCP Raptor II LLC (1 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
4.897%, 11/3/25
764   533
BCP Raptor LLC (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.250%, 6/24/24
764   595
      1,128
       
 
Financial—0.0%    
Ditech Holding Corp. Tranche B (3 month PRIME + 0.000%)
0.000%, 6/30/22(6)
350   80
Total Leveraged Loans
(Identified Cost $2,185)
  1,668
       
 
       
 
    
  Shares   Value
Common Stocks—0.1%
Energy—0.1%    
Templar Energy LLC Class A(2)(7) 159,460   $1
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(7) 8,926   154
      155
       
 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $5,748)
  155
       
 
       
 
Warrants—0.0%
Energy—0.0%    
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(7) 3,760   (8)
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(7) 1,583   (8)
      (8)
       
 
Total Warrants
(Identified Cost $—)
  (8)
       
 
       
 
Total Long-Term Investments—97.4%
(Identified Cost $196,767)
  195,018
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.4%
(Identified Cost $196,767)
  $195,018
Other assets and liabilities, net—2.6%   5,252
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $200,270
    
Abbreviations:
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC Limited Liability Company
LP Limited Partnership
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $124,208 or 62.0% of net assets.
(2) The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.
(3) Interest payments may be deferred.
(4) No contractual maturity date.
(5) Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of September 30, 2020. For leveraged loans, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
(6) Security in default; no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.
(7) Non-income producing.
(8) Amount is less than $500.
    
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Seix High Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2020
($ reported in thousands)
Country Weightings
United States 81%
Netherlands 5
Ireland 4
Luxembourg 3
Cayman Islands 2
Panama 1
France 1
Other 3
Total 100%
% of total investments as of September 30, 2020.
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
  Total
Value at
September 30, 2020
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Assets:              
Debt Securities:              
Corporate Bonds and Notes $193,195   $  $193,144   $51(1)
Leveraged Loans 1,668     1,668  
Equity Securities:              
Warrants (2)   (2)    
Common Stocks 155   154     1
Total Investments $195,018   $154   $194,812   $52
    
(1) Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0).
(2) Amount is less than $500.
Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $81 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 due to an increase in trading activities at period end.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
Management has determined that the amount of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the rollforward of Level 3 securities and assumptions are not shown for the period ended September 30, 2020.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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SEIX HIGH INCOME FUND
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2020
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Fund fair values non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, and current day trade information, as well as dealer-supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options and futures, that are actively traded are valued at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts, swaps, swaptions, options and equity linked instruments, are valued based on model prices provided by independent pricing services or from dealer quotes. Depending on the derivative type and the specific terms of the transaction, these models vary and include observable inputs in actively quoted markets including but not limited to: underlying reference entity details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividend and exchange rates. These instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a bilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the last posted settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 within the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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