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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Form N-Q
Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Companies




811-8519

(Investment Company Act File Number)


Federated Core Trust
_______________________________________________________________

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)


John W. McGonigle, Esquire
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)






Date of Fiscal Year End:  12/31/08


Date of Reporting Period:  Quarter ended 9/30/08







Item 1.                      Schedule of Investments
 
 


Federated Inflation-Protected Securities Core Fund
 
Portfolio of Investments
 
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
 
Principal
Amount
or Shares
       
Value

     
U.S. TREASURY--98.1%
     
     
Treasury Securities--98.1%
     
$
1,690,352
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 2.375%, 1/15/2027
 
$
1,629,077
 
2,160,547
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 3.875%, 4/15/2029
   
2,572,401
 
332,403
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.375%, 4/15/2011
   
335,987
 
2,450,250
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.500%, 7/15/2016
   
2,502,796
 
228,755
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 4.250%, 1/15/2010
   
235,376
 
113,986
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 3.875%, 1/15/2009
   
113,630
 
495,428
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 3.375%, 1/15/2012
   
519,290
 
1,797,262
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.000%, 1/15/2014
   
1,792,278
 
1,811,678
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.000%, 1/15/2016
   
1,786,480
 
1,154,758
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.625%, 1/15/2018
   
1,091,697
 
939,983
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.875%, 7/15/2013
   
937,057
 
667,512
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.875%, 4/15/2010
   
655,517
 
1,679,045
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.875%, 7/15/2015
   
1,653,072
 
1,448,442
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.625%, 7/15/2017
   
1,489,406
     
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $18,223,973)
   
17,314,064
     
MUTUAL FUND--2.0%
     
 
353,358
1,2
Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.91% (AT NET ASSET VALUE)
   
353,358
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –100.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $18,577,331)3
   
17,667,422
     
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES –NET –(0.1)%4
   
(24,628)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS –100%
 
$
17,642,794

 
At September 30, 2008, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contract:
 
Description
Number of         Contracts
Notional Value
Expiration Date
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
5U.S. Treasury Bond Short Futures
1
$117,172
 
December 2008
$ (324)
 
Unrealized Depreciation on the Futures Contract is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities – Net”.
 

1
Affiliated company.
2
7-Day net yield.
3
At September 30, 2008, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $18,577,331. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $909,909. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,433 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $912,342.
4
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
5
Non-income producing security.

 
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at September 30, 2008.

 
Investment Valuation
 
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).
 
·  
Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
 
·  
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
 
·  
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
 
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.
 
 
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
 
The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
 
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
 
·  
With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
 
·  
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
 
·  
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
 
For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.
 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

·  
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
·  
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
·  
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 30, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 
 
Valuation Inputs
Investments in
Securities
Other Financial
Instruments*
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
$      353,358
$ (324)
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs
17,314,064
---
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
---
---
    Total
$17,667,422
$ (324)
 
*Other financial instruments include a futures contract.

 
 
 
 
 


Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
 
Portfolio of Investments
 
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
 
Principal
Amount
or Shares
       
Value

     
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES--9.8%
     
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation--2.9%
     
$
19,202,616
 
ARM, 4.468%, 4/1/2038
 
$
18,662,465
 
6,604,199
 
ARM, 4.640%, 5/1/2038
   
6,463,377
 
6,980,849
 
ARM, 5.721%, 1/1/2037
   
7,052,061
 
17,532,346
 
ARM, 5.772%, 5/1/2037
   
17,696,799
 
12,167,199
 
ARM, 5.879%, 2/1/2037
   
12,211,913
     
TOTAL
   
62,086,615
     
Federal National Mortgage Association--6.9%
     
 
9,100,758
 
ARM, 3.850%, 7/1/2034
   
9,041,416
 
19,107,728
 
ARM, 4.660%, 8/1/2034 - 8/1/2035
   
18,844,079
 
18,190,478
 
ARM, 4.790%, 6/1/2038
   
17,637,287
 
7,375,029
 
ARM, 4.860%, 6/1/2038
   
7,181,302
 
10,353,132
 
ARM, 5.070%, 7/1/2038
   
10,133,231
 
1,426,070
 
ARM, 5.260%, 1/1/2037
   
1,451,323
 
21,190,984
 
ARM, 5.540%, 8/1/2036 - 2/1/2047
   
21,422,851
 
19,194,473
 
ARM, 5.620%, 4/1/2036 - 2/1/2037
   
19,358,058
 
14,135,120
 
ARM, 5.700%, 2/1/2037
   
14,311,484
 
9,599,842
 
ARM, 5.730%, 3/1/2036
   
9,751,615
 
8,058,889
 
ARM, 5.900%, 10/1/2036
   
8,186,147
 
9,988,630
 
ARM, 5.970%, 7/1/2036
   
10,101,292
     
TOTAL
   
147,420,085
     
TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES (IDENTIFIED COST $211,196,134)
   
209,506,700
     
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS--15.7%
     
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation--4.9%
     
 
19,845,191
 
REMIC 3144 FB, 2.838%, 4/15/2036
   
19,249,025
 
15,408,855
 
REMIC 3160 FD, 2.818%, 5/15/2036
   
14,992,557
 
10,792,248
 
REMIC 3175 FE, 2.798%, 6/15/2036
   
10,493,599
 
27,931,936
 
REMIC 3179 FP, 2.868%, 7/15/2036
   
27,332,897
 
4,459,619
 
REMIC 3206 FE, 2.888%, 8/15/2036
   
4,340,478
 
17,203,187
 
REMIC 3260 PF, 2.788%, 1/15/2037
   
16,602,094
 
12,012,923
 
REMIC 3296 YF, 2.888%, 3/15/2037
   
11,375,231
     
TOTAL
   
104,385,881
     
Federal National Mortgage Association--3.9%
     
 
2,874,226
 
REMIC 2005-63 FC, 3.457%, 10/25/2031
   
2,778,339
 
15,046,436
 
REMIC 2006-104 FY, 3.547%, 11/25/2036
   
14,586,280
 
19,550,709
 
REMIC 2006-115 EF, 3.567%, 12/25/2036
   
18,945,906
 
4,195,277
 
REMIC 2006-43 FL, 3.607%, 6/25/2036
   
4,087,605
 
10,571,658
 
REMIC 2006-58 FP, 3.507%, 7/25/2036
   
10,309,017
 
18,294,969
 
REMIC 2006-81 FB, 3.557%, 9/25/2036
   
17,864,858
 
16,145,667
 
REMIC 2006-85 PF, 3.587%, 9/25/2036
   
15,761,728
     
TOTAL
   
84,333,733
     
Non-Agency Mortgage—6.9%
     
 
13,702,584
 
Bank of America Mortgage Securities 2007-3, Class 1A1, 6.000%, 9/25/2037
   
11,682,690
 
14,280,357
 
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 2004-S3, Class 1A1, 5.000%, 3/25/2034
   
12,289,124
 
14,752,083
 
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2007-4, Class 2A1, 5.500%, 5/25/2022
   
12,953,732
 
7,149,802
 
Countrywide Home Loans 2005-21, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/25/2035
   
6,456,958
 
15,022,539
 
Countrywide Home Loans 2007-14, Class A18, 6.000%, 9/25/2037
   
13,376,725
 
13,830,934
 
Countrywide Home Loans 2007-17, Class 3A1, 6.750%, 10/25/2037
   
11,942,821
 
13,170,952
 
Countrywide Home Loans 2007-18, Class 2A1, 6.500%, 11/25/2037
   
11,398,377
 
9,186,108
 
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate 2007-4, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 6/25/2037
   
8,341,859
 
13,647,310
 
Indymac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-A2, Class 2A1, 6.500%, 10/25/2037
   
11,810,627
 
13,642,407
 
Lehman Mortgage Trust 2007-8, Class 2A2, 6.500%, 9/25/2037
   
11,533,535
 
15,613,248
 
Lehman Mortgage Trust 2007-9, Class 1A1, 6.000%, 10/25/2037
   
13,311,704
 
6,679,273
 
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2005-SA3, Class 3A, 5.236%, 8/25/2035
   
5,397,018
 
14,460,834
 
Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-17, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 10/25/2035
   
12,770,305
 
6,366,596
 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2003-18, Class A2, 5.250%, 12/25/2033
   
5,550,581
     
TOTAL
   
148,816,056
     
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS                                    (IDENTIFIED COST $363,174,022)
   
337,535,670
     
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--80.3%
     
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation--46.1%
     
 
46,387,184
 
4.500%, 6/1/2019 - 9/1/2021
   
45,373,415
 
227,594,286
 
5.000%, 7/1/2019 - 6/1/2036
   
223,110,809
 
280,590,398
 
5.500%, 3/1/2021 - 9/1/2038
   
280,018,770
 
355,253,781
 
6.000%, 5/1/2014 - 10/1/2038
   
360,030,041
 
74,225,900
 
6.500%, 7/1/2014 - 9/1/2038
   
76,228,504
 
5,429,589
 
7.000%, 12/1/2011 - 9/1/2037
   
5,672,174
 
853,555
 
7.500%, 12/1/2022 - 7/1/2031
   
914,837
 
725,685
 
8.000%, 11/1/2009 - 3/1/2031
   
777,532
 
17,856
 
8.500%, 9/1/2025
   
19,368
 
38,655
 
9.000%, 5/1/2017
   
41,818
 
1,767
 
9.500%, 4/1/2021
   
1,993
     
TOTAL
   
992,189,261
     
Federal National Mortgage Association--33.3%
     
 
8,991,761
 
4.500%, 12/1/2019
   
8,833,161
 
63,807,951
 
5.000%, 7/1/2034 - 2/1/2036
   
62,205,328
 
286,910,291
 
5.500%, 2/1/2009 - 7/1/2038
   
286,325,392
 
231,390,606
1
6.000%, 12/1/2013 - 11/1/2038
   
234,354,927
 
96,651,317
1
6.500%, 2/1/2009 - 10/1/2038
   
99,254,239
 
23,129,575
 
7.000%, 7/1/2010 - 6/1/2037
   
24,219,109
 
1,090,674
 
7.500%, 6/1/2011 - 6/1/2033
   
1,157,031
 
391,305
 
8.000%, 7/1/2023 - 3/1/2031
   
418,774
 
17,197
 
9.000%, 11/1/2021 - 6/1/2025
   
18,753
     
TOTAL
   
716,786,714
     
Government National Mortgage Association--0.9%
     
 
13,501,077
 
6.000%, 10/15/2028 - 6/15/2037
   
13,721,125
 
1,680,052
 
6.500%, 10/15/2028 - 2/15/2032
   
1,760,335
 
1,529,531
 
7.000%, 11/15/2027 - 2/15/2032
   
1,606,416
 
582,727
 
7.500%, 4/15/2029 - 1/15/2031
   
621,012
 
839,306
 
8.000%, 2/15/2010 - 11/15/2030
   
908,479
 
131,415
 
8.500%, 3/15/2022 - 11/15/2030
   
144,536
 
2,097
 
9.500%, 10/15/2020
   
2,390
 
238,006
 
12.000%, 4/15/2015 - 6/15/2015
   
275,805
     
TOTAL
   
19,040,098
     
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $1,699,634,387)
   
1,728,016,073
     
MUTUAL FUND--2.9%
     
 
63,213,753
2.3
Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.91% (AT NET ASSET VALUE)
   
63,213,753
             
             
     
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--0.7%
     
 
14,888,000
4
Interest in $59,010,000 joint repurchase agreement 2.28%, dated 9/11/2008 under which Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $59,133,331 on 10/14/2008. These securities provided as collateral at the end of the period were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 10/1/2047 and the market value of those underlying securities was $60,535,331 (segregated pending settlement of dollar-roll transactions). (AT COST)
   
14,888,000
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS---109.4%
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,352,106,296)5
   
2,353,160,196
     
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES---NET---(9.4)%6
   
(202,161,004)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS---100%
 
$
2,150,999,192

1
All or a portion of these securities may be subject to dollar-roll transactions.
2
Affiliated company.
3
7-Day net yield.
4
Although the repurchase date is more than seven days after the date of purchase, the Fund has the right to terminate the repurchase agreement at any time with seven-days’ notice.
5
At September 30, 2008, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,352,106,296.  The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,053,900.  This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $29,960,632 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $28,906,732.
6
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.


 
Note:         The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at September 30, 2008.

 
Investment Valuation
 
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).
 
·  
Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
 
·  
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
 
·  
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
 
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.
 
 
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
 
The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
 
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
 
·  
With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
 
·  
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
 
·  
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
 
The Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.
 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

·  
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
·  
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
·  
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 30, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 
Valuation Inputs
Investments in
Securities
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
$63,213,753
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs
2,289,946,443
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
--
    Total
$2,353,160,196

 
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
 
ARM
--Adjustable Rate Mortgages
REMIC
--Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit



 
 

High Yield Bond Portfolio
 
Portfolio of Investments
 
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
 
Principal
Amount
or Shares
       
Value
     
CORPORATE BONDS—94.4%
     
     
Aerospace / Defense--3.6%
     
$
3,400,000
 
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.75%, 4/1/2016
 
$
3,196,000
 
2,825,000
 
DRS Technologies, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 2/1/2016
   
2,867,375
 
2,250,000
 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC/Hawker Beechcraft Notes, Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 9.75%, 4/1/2017
   
2,025,000
 
1,375,000
 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC/Hawker Beechcraft Notes, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 8.875%, 4/1/2015
   
1,251,250
 
2,625,000
 
L-3 Communications Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.125%, 1/15/2014
   
2,441,250
 
4,575,000
 
L-3 Communications Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.125%, 7/15/2013
   
4,277,625
 
2,275,000
 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.875%, 1/15/2015
   
2,070,250
 
2,225,000
 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series B, 6.375%, 10/15/2015
   
2,058,125
 
3,800,000
1,2
Sequa Corp., Sr. Note, 11.75%, 12/1/2015
   
3,211,000
 
1,705,687
1,2
Sequa Corp., Sr. PIK Deb., 13.50%, 12/1/2015
   
1,441,306
 
3,700,000
 
TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 7/15/2014
   
3,496,500
 
2,800,000
1,2
US Investigations Services, Inc., Sr. Note, 10.50%, 11/1/2015
   
2,506,000
 
2,250,000
1,2
US Investigations Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.75%, 5/1/2016
   
1,856,250
     
TOTAL
   
32,697,931
     
Automotive--3.2%
     
 
3,025,000
 
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.375%, 12/15/2014
   
1,920,875
 
3,950,000
 
Ford Motor Co., Unsecd. Note, 7.45%, 7/16/2031
   
1,718,250
 
3,675,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 5.538%, 1/13/2012
   
2,352,661
 
7,250,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Note, 7.25%, 10/25/2011
   
4,618,011
 
3,400,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Note, 9.875%, 8/10/2011
   
2,348,917
 
5,200,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.00%, 12/15/2016
   
3,292,084
 
12,950,000
 
General Motors Corp., Deb., 7.40%, 9/1/2025
   
4,726,750
 
3,150,000
 
General Motors Corp., Note, 8.375%, 7/15/2033
   
1,275,750
 
2,675,000
 
Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 11/15/2014
   
2,140,000
 
5,025,000
 
United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.375%, 6/15/2013
   
4,195,875
     
TOTAL
   
28,589,173
     
Building Materials--0.7%
     
 
1,500,000
 
Norcraft Holdings LP, Sr. Disc. Note, 9.75%, 9/1/2012
   
1,357,500
 
925,000
 
Nortek Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/10.75%, 3/1/2014
   
402,375
 
2,475,000
 
Nortek Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.50%, 9/1/2014
   
1,423,125
 
2,000,000
 
Panolam Industries International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.75%, 10/1/2013
   
1,210,000
 
1,725,000
1,2
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.75%, 6/15/2013
   
1,492,125
     
TOTAL
   
5,885,125
     
Chemicals--3.6%
     
 
1,075,000
1,2
Airgas, Inc., 7.125%, 10/1/2018
   
1,050,812
 
4,450,000
 
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 6/1/2016
   
3,582,250
 
2,410,000
 
Compass Minerals International, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 12.00%, 6/1/2013
   
2,548,575
 
3,675,000
 
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.75%, 11/15/2014
   
2,921,625
 
2,450,000
1,2
Invista, Unit, 9.25%, 5/1/2012
   
2,419,375
 
2,025,000
 
Koppers Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/9.875%, 11/15/2014
   
1,822,500
 
1,969,000
 
Koppers, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.875%, 10/15/2013
   
2,037,915
 
3,250,000
1,2
Mosaic Co./The, Sr. Note, 7.875%, 12/1/2016
   
3,323,612
 
1,400,000
 
Nalco Co., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/9.00%, 2/1/2014
   
1,249,500
 
950,000
 
Nalco Co., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 11/15/2011
   
935,750
 
3,925,000
 
Nalco Co., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.875%, 11/15/2013
   
3,934,812
 
2,500,000
1,2
Nell AF SARL, Sr. Note, 8.375%, 8/15/2015
   
1,187,500
 
3,475,000
 
Terra Capital, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series B, 7.00%, 2/1/2017
   
3,318,625
 
925,000
 
Union Carbide Corp., Deb., 7.50%, 6/1/2025
   
830,737
 
1,100,000
 
Union Carbide Corp., Sr. Deb., 7.875%, 4/1/2023
   
1,074,080
     
TOTAL
   
32,237,668
     
Construction Machinery--0.5%
     
 
5,600,000
 
Rental Service Corp., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 12/1/2014
   
4,270,000
     
Consumer Products--4.2%
     
 
4,450,000
1,2
AAC Group Holding Corp., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/10.25%, 10/1/2012
   
4,427,750
 
957,183
 
AAC Group Holding Corp., Sr. PIK Deb., 14.75%, 10/1/2012
   
914,110
 
2,406,000
1,2
American Achievement Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.25%, 4/1/2012
   
2,412,015
 
1,800,000
 
Church and Dwight, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.00%, 12/15/2012
   
1,710,000
 
5,525,000
 
Jarden Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.50%, 5/1/2017
   
4,627,187
 
3,850,000
 
Jostens Holding Corp., Discount Bond, 0/10.25%, 12/1/2013
   
3,503,500
 
5,875,000
 
Jostens IH Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.625%, 10/1/2012
   
5,419,687
 
4,125,000
 
Sealy Mattress Co., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.25%, 6/15/2014
   
3,258,750
 
3,200,000
 
True Temper Sports, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.375%, 9/15/2011
   
1,808,000
 
10,375,000
 
Visant Holding Corp., Sr. Note, 8.75%, 12/1/2013
   
9,570,937
     
TOTAL
   
37,651,936
     
Energy--5.4%
     
 
3,800,000
 
Basic Energy Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.125%, 4/15/2016
   
3,401,000
 
1,300,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.875%, 11/15/2020
   
1,118,000
 
8,525,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 1/15/2016
   
7,821,687
 
1,325,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 9/15/2013
   
1,288,562
 
1,650,000
 
Cie Generale de Geophysique, Company Guarantee, 7.50%, 5/15/2015
   
1,584,000
 
2,550,000
 
Cie Generale de Geophysique, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.75%, 5/15/2017
   
2,435,250
 
3,900,000
 
Complete Production Services, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 12/15/2016
   
3,724,500
 
1,975,000
1,2
Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/2019
   
1,698,500
 
2,900,000
 
Forest Oil Corp., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 6/15/2019
   
2,494,000
 
4,825,000
1,2
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 11/1/2015
   
4,173,625
 
700,000
1,2
Petroplus Finance LTD, Company Guarantee, 6.75%, 5/1/2014
   
595,000
 
4,100,000
1,2
Petroplus Finance LTD, Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 5/1/2017
   
3,423,500
 
2,800,000
 
Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc., Bond, 6.875%, 5/1/2018
   
2,505,342
 
1,200,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.00%, 3/15/2017
   
1,050,000
 
2,000,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.625%, 6/1/2018
   
1,780,000
 
2,500,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/15/2015
   
2,312,500
 
1,625,000
 
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.375%, 3/15/2015
   
1,495,000
 
850,000
 
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.25%, 5/1/2018
   
807,500
 
1,150,000
 
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.375%, 7/15/2013
   
1,115,500
 
2,375,000
1,2
Sandridge Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/2018
   
2,054,375
 
1,950,000
1,2
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 2/1/2018
   
1,901,250
     
TOTAL
   
48,779,091
     
Entertainment--1.3%
     
 
1,750,000
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.00%, 3/1/2014
   
1,513,750
 
4,750,000
 
Cinemark, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/9.75%, 3/15/2014
   
4,589,687
 
2,475,000
1,2,3
Hard Rock Park Operations LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 7.3825%, 4/1/2012
   
1,500,469
 
4,400,000
 
Universal City Florida Holding Co., Floating Rate Note, 7.551%, 5/1/2010
   
4,158,000
     
TOTAL
   
11,761,906
     
Environmental--1.0%
     
 
2,375,000
 
Allied Waste North America, Inc., Note, Series B, 7.125%, 5/15/2016
   
2,226,562
 
1,475,000
 
Allied Waste North America, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 3/15/2015
   
1,419,687
 
3,850,000
 
Allied Waste North America, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 6.875%, 6/1/2017
   
3,599,750
 
1,500,000
 
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., Deb., 9.25%, 5/1/2021
   
1,552,500
     
TOTAL
   
8,798,499
     
Financial Institutions--2.6%
     
 
4,200,000
 
American Real Estate Partners LP Finance, Sr. Note, 7.125%, 2/15/2013
   
3,234,000
 
14,000,000
 
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2011
   
6,256,208
 
4,425,000
 
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/2031
   
1,669,858
 
6,025,000
 
General Motors Acceptance Corp., Note, 7.00%, 2/1/2012
   
2,458,610
 
1,225,000
1,2
Lender Processing Services, Sr. Note, 8.125%, 7/1/2016
   
1,200,500
 
6,400,000
1,2
Nuveen Investments, Sr. Note, 10.50%, 11/15/2015
   
4,960,000
 
4,300,000
 
iPayment Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 9.75%, 5/15/2014
   
3,461,500
     
TOTAL
   
23,240,676
     
Food & Beverage--5.5%
     
 
5,400,000
 
ASG Consolidated LLC, Sr. Disc. Note, 0/11.50%, 11/1/2011
   
4,833,000
 
4,625,000
 
Aramark Corp., Sr. Note, 8.50%, 2/1/2015
   
4,370,625
 
2,250,000
 
Aramark Services, Inc., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 6.301%, 2/1/2015
   
1,980,000
 
4,125,000
 
B&G Foods Holdings Corp., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 10/1/2011
   
3,980,625
 
2,175,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 8.375%, 12/15/2014
   
2,164,125
 
2,050,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 5/15/2017
   
1,896,250
 
775,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 9/1/2016
   
716,875
 
5,625,000
 
Dean Foods Co., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 6/1/2016
   
4,921,875
 
3,650,000
 
Del Monte Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.75%, 2/15/2015
   
3,303,250
 
2,775,000
1,2
Eurofresh, Inc., Sr. Note, 11.50%, 1/15/2013
   
1,873,125
 
4,225,000
 
Michael Foods, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.00%, 11/15/2013
   
4,119,375
 
2,575,000
1,3
Pierre Foods, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.875%, 7/15/2012
   
218,875
 
5,000,000
 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.375%, 5/1/2017
   
2,375,000
 
2,625,000
 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Sr. Note, Series WI, 9.25%, 4/1/2015
   
2,152,500
 
4,000,000
 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 10.625%, 4/1/2017
   
3,020,000
 
5,975,000
 
Reddy Ice Group, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 0/10.50%, 11/1/2012
   
4,630,625
 
4,500,000
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 7/1/2017
   
3,555,000
     
TOTAL
   
50,111,125
     
Gaming--4.8%
     
 
4,025,000
1,2
Fontainebleu Las Vegas Holdings LLC/Fontainebleu Las Vegas, Second Mortgage Notes, 10.25%, 6/15/2015
   
1,147,125
 
3,450,000
 
Global Cash Access LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, 8.75%, 3/15/2012
   
3,053,250
 
3,800,000
1,2
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.25%, 2/15/2015
   
3,439,000
 
3,300,000
1,3
Herbst Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.00%, 11/15/2014
   
181,500
 
5,650,000
1,2
Indianapolis Downs LLC /Indiana Downs Capital Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.00%, 11/1/2012
   
3,870,250
 
565,913
1,2
Indianapolis Downs LLC /Indiana Downs Capital Corp., Sub. PIK Note, 15.50%, 11/1/2013
   
389,065
 
3,475,000
 
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.75%, 6/15/2014
   
2,345,625
 
10,200,000
 
MGM Mirage, Sr. Note, 5.875%, 2/27/2014
   
7,420,500
 
1,250,000
 
MGM Mirage, Sr. Note, 7.50%, 6/1/2016
   
918,750
 
4,000,000
 
MGM Mirage, Sr. Note, 8.50%, 9/15/2010
   
3,700,000
 
1,075,000
 
MGM Mirage, Sr. Sub. Note, 8.375%, 2/1/2011
   
884,187
 
4,050,000
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.75%, 3/1/2015
   
3,584,250
 
3,250,000
1,2
San Pasqual Casino Development Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 9/15/2013
   
2,925,000
 
3,975,000
1,2
Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming, Sr. Note, 9.375%, 6/15/2015
   
2,881,875
 
2,275,000
1,2
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.00%, 11/15/2015
   
2,104,375
 
5,225,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1st Mtg. Note, 6.625%, 12/1/2014
   
4,480,437
     
TOTAL
   
43,325,189
     
Health Care--9.7%
     
 
3,975,000
 
AMR Holding Co./Emcare Holding Co., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.00%, 2/15/2015
   
4,183,687
 
4,400,000
 
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Sub., 10.50%, 12/1/2013
   
3,894,000
 
2,425,000
1,2
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.875%, 11/1/2015
   
2,309,812
 
3,550,000
 
Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.125%, 12/15/2014
   
3,319,250
 
600,000
 
Biomet, Inc., Sr. Note, Series WI, 10.375%, 10/15/2017
   
597,000
 
6,750,000
 
Biomet, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 11.625%, 10/15/2017
   
6,817,500
 
3,500,000
 
CRC Health Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.75%, 2/1/2016
   
2,712,500
 
1,975,000
 
Fisher Scientific International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.125%, 7/1/2015
   
1,901,883
 
4,100,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 11/6/2033
   
2,931,500
 
9,750,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Secd. 2nd Priority Note, 9.625%, 11/15/2016
   
9,286,875
 
7,800,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.25%, 11/15/2016
   
7,605,000
 
4,425,000
 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.25%, 7/1/2014
   
4,447,125
 
5,075,000
 
Omnicare, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.875%, 12/15/2015
   
4,542,125
 
4,400,000
 
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 9.25%, 5/1/2017
   
3,762,000
 
1,775,000
 
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Secured Note, 6.303%, 6/1/2015
   
1,570,875
 
2,075,000
 
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.50%, 6/1/2015
   
1,945,312
 
6,175,000
 
VWR Funding, Inc., Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 10.25%, 7/15/2015
   
5,434,000
 
1,275,000
 
Vanguard Health Holdings II, Company Guarantee, 0/11.25%, 10/1/2015
   
1,109,250
 
4,125,000
 
Vanguard Health Holdings II, Sr. Sub. Note, 9.00%, 10/1/2014
   
4,001,250
 
1,525,000
 
Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 6.50%, 6/1/2016
   
1,448,750
 
4,850,000
 
Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 6.625%, 10/15/2014
   
4,680,250
 
2,275,000
 
Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 7.125%, 6/1/2015
   
2,269,312
 
1,775,000
 
Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 9.00%, 5/1/2012
   
1,859,312
 
5,175,000
1,2
Viant Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 10.125%, 7/15/2017
   
4,217,625
     
TOTAL
   
86,846,193
     
Industrial - Other--5.6%
     
 
4,800,000
 
ALH Finance LLC/ALH Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.50%, 1/15/2013
   
4,500,000
 
1,950,000
 
American Tire Distributors, Inc., Sr. Note, 10.75%, 4/1/2013
   
1,618,500
 
4,200,000
1,2
Baker & Taylor Acquisition Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.50%, 7/1/2013
   
3,297,000
 
4,600,000
 
Baldor Electric Co., Sr. Note, 8.625%, 2/15/2017
   
4,416,000
 
2,925,000
 
Belden CDT, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.00%, 3/15/2017
   
2,617,875
 
700,000
 
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 5/15/2011
   
665,000
 
750,000
1,2
ESCO Corp., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 6.69375%, 12/15/2013
   
693,750
 
1,950,000
1,2
ESCO Corp., Sr. Note, 8.625%, 12/15/2013
   
1,920,750
 
5,375,000
 
Education Management LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, 10.25%, 6/1/2016
   
4,326,875
 
1,850,000
 
General Cable Corp., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 5.16625%, 4/1/2015
   
1,563,250
 
3,350,000
 
General Cable Corp., Sr. Note, 7.125%, 4/1/2017
   
3,031,750
 
2,025,000
 
Hawk Corp., Sr. Note, 8.75%, 11/1/2014
   
2,045,250
 
4,100,000
 
Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.125%, 6/15/2014
   
4,079,500
 
4,975,000
1,2
Knowledge Learning Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 2/1/2015
   
4,427,750
 
2,025,000
 
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 7.375%, 6/1/2017
   
1,609,875
 
2,900,000
1,2
SPX Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.625%, 12/15/2014
   
2,903,625
 
4,250,000
 
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 12/15/2013
   
4,016,250
 
2,900,000
 
Valmont Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.875%, 5/1/2014
   
2,827,500
     
TOTAL
   
50,560,500
     
Lodging--1.1%
     
 
3,000,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Note, 6.875%, 11/1/2014
   
2,610,000
 
1,150,000
 
Host Marriott LP, Note, Series Q, 6.75%, 6/1/2016
   
945,875
 
3,125,000
 
Host Marriott LP, Unsecd. Note, 7.125%, 11/1/2013
   
2,796,875
 
1,525,000
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Note, 7.00%, 6/15/2013
   
1,319,125
 
2,650,000
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 6/15/2016
   
2,212,750
     
TOTAL
   
9,884,625
     
Media - Cable--1.3%
     
 
5,650,000
 
Charter Communications Holdings II, Sr. Note, 10.25%, 9/15/2010
   
5,113,250
 
4,200,000
 
Kabel Deutschland GMBH, Company Guarantee, 10.625%, 7/1/2014
   
4,137,000
 
1,225,000
1,2
Videotron Ltee, 9.125%, 4/15/2018
   
1,243,375
 
1,950,000
 
Videotron Ltee, Sr. Note, 6.375%, 12/15/2015
   
1,725,750
     
TOTAL
   
12,219,375
     
Media - Non-Cable--8.4%
     
 
3,446,823
 
Affinity Group Holding, Inc., Sr. Note, 10.875%, 2/15/2012
   
2,740,224
 
900,000
 
Affinity Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.00%, 2/15/2012
   
670,500
 
1,450,000
 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, Sr. Note, 6.375%, 6/15/2015
   
1,283,250
 
3,935,000
 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, Sr. Note, 8.375%, 3/15/2013
   
3,905,488
 
1,925,000
 
Dex Media, Inc., Discount Bond, 0/9.00%, 11/15/2013
   
895,125
 
5,850,000
 
Echostar DBS Corp., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 10/1/2014
   
4,709,250
 
3,475,000
1,2
FoxCo Acquisitions, LLC, Sr. Note, 13.375%, 7/15/2016
   
3,127,500
 
5,200,000
 
Idearc, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 11/15/2016
   
1,443,000
 
8,550,000
 
Intelsat Jackson Ltd., Sr. Note, 11.25%, 6/15/2016
   
8,357,625
 
4,025,000
1,2
Intelsat Jackson Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 0/9.50%, 2/1/2015
   
3,240,125
 
1,475,000
 
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.625%, 8/15/2015
   
1,227,938
 
1,825,000
 
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.625%, 8/15/2015
   
1,519,313
 
2,100,000
 
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.25%, 1/1/2013
   
1,911,000
 
1,350,000
 
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series C, 6.625%, 8/15/2015
   
1,123,875
 
4,850,000
1,2
Medimedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.375%, 11/15/2014
   
4,777,250
 
4,850,000
1,2
Newport Television LLC, Sr. Note, 13.00%, 3/15/2017
   
3,443,500
 
1,500,000
 
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/2014
   
1,132,500
 
2,700,000
 
Quebecor Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.75%, 3/15/2016
   
2,376,000
 
1,375,000
 
Quebecor Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.75%, 3/15/2016
   
1,210,000
 
2,600,000
 
R.H. Donnelly Corp, Sr. Disc. Note, Series A-2, 6.875%, 1/15/2013
   
1,027,000
 
5,700,000
 
R.H. Donnelly Corp, Sr. Note, 8.875%, 10/15/2017
   
1,966,500
 
2,700,000
 
R.H. Donnelly Corp, Sr. Note, Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/2016
   
931,500
 
4,564,000
 
R.H. Donnelly Corp, Sr. Sub. Note, Series B, 9.875%, 8/15/2013
   
2,841,090
 
4,808,000
1,2
Rainbow National Services LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, 10.375%, 9/1/2014
   
4,928,200
 
7,225,000
 
Readers Digest Association, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.00%, 2/15/2017
   
4,118,250
 
5,550,000
 
Southern Graphics Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 12.00%, 12/15/2013
   
4,523,250
 
4,725,000
1,2
Univision Television Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.75%, 3/15/2015
   
2,220,750
 
5,000,000
1,2
WDAC Subsidiary Corp., Sr. Note, 8.375%, 12/1/2014
   
2,775,000
 
2,050,000
1,2
XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Sr. Note, 13.00%, 8/1/2013
   
1,219,750
     
TOTAL
   
75,644,753
     
Metals & Mining--1.0%
     
 
1,825,000
 
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.00%, 12/15/2014
   
1,122,375
 
2,325,000
 
Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.00%, 12/15/2016
   
1,453,125
 
5,100,000
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.375%, 4/1/2017
   
5,031,002
 
2,025,000
 
Novelis, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.25%, 2/15/2015
   
1,771,875
     
TOTAL
   
9,378,377
     
Packaging--1.6%
     
 
3,925,000
 
Ball Corp., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 3/15/2018
   
3,660,063
 
4,650,000
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.875%, 9/15/2014
   
3,650,250
 
5,625,000
 
Crown Americas LLC, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 11/15/2015
   
5,512,500
 
1,475,000
 
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 5/15/2013
   
1,475,000
 
520,679
1,3
Russell Stanley Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.00%, 11/30/2008
   
24,160
     
TOTAL
   
14,321,973
     
Paper--1.2%
     
 
6,725,000
 
Graphic Packaging International Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.50%, 8/15/2013
   
6,119,750
 
4,625,000
 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 12.00%, 5/1/2013
   
4,070,000
 
600,000
1,2
Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/2016
   
612,000
     
TOTAL
   
10,801,750
     
Restaurants--0.9%
     
 
2,450,000
 
Dave & Buster's, Inc., Sr. Note, 11.25%, 3/15/2014
   
2,266,250
 
4,275,000
 
NPC International, Inc., 9.50%, 5/1/2014
   
3,526,875
 
3,100,000
1,2
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc./Seminole Hard Rock International LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 5.319%, 3/15/2014
   
2,340,500
     
TOTAL
   
8,133,625
     
Retailers--3.0%
     
 
2,925,000
 
AutoNation, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 4/15/2014
   
2,559,375
 
925,000
 
AutoNation, Inc., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 4.79063%, 4/15/2013
   
783,938
 
4,275,000
 
Couche-Tard Financing Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.50%, 12/15/2013
   
3,954,375
 
3,700,000
 
Dollar General Corp., Company Guarantee, 11.875%, 7/15/2017
   
3,441,000
 
4,775,000
 
General Nutrition Center, Company Guarantee, 7.58438%, 3/15/2014
   
3,999,063
 
3,575,000
 
NBC Acquisition Corp., Sr. Disc. Note, 11.00%, 3/15/2013
   
2,806,375
 
5,200,000
 
Nebraska Book Co., Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 3/15/2012
   
3,926,000
 
6,350,000
 
The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.75%, 2/15/2017
   
3,651,250
 
2,750,000
 
United Auto Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 12/15/2016
   
1,980,000
     
TOTAL
   
27,101,376
     
Services--1.5%
     
 
4,925,000
1,2
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 11.25%, 11/15/2015
   
4,075,438
 
4,350,000
 
KAR Holdings, Inc., 10.00%, 5/1/2015
   
3,371,250
 
6,475,000
 
West Corp., Company Guarantee, 11.00%, 10/15/2016
   
4,694,375
 
2,025,000
 
West Corp., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 10/15/2014
   
1,559,250
     
TOTAL
   
13,700,313
     
Technology--5.6%
     
 
4,625,000
 
Activant Solutions, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.50%, 5/1/2016
   
3,445,625
 
5,025,000
1,2
Compucom System, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 12.50%, 10/1/2015
   
4,497,375
 
5,750,000
1,2
First Data Corp., Company Guarantee, 9.875%, 9/24/2015
   
4,520,938
 
4,050,000
 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.125%, 12/15/2014
   
2,571,750
 
4,925,000
 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 12/15/2014
   
3,422,875
 
4,500,000
1,2
Open Solutions, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.75%, 2/1/2015
   
2,947,500
 
3,525,000
 
SERENA Software, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.375%, 3/15/2016
   
3,119,625
 
3,600,000
 
SS&C Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.75%, 12/1/2013
   
3,762,000
 
5,200,000
 
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, Sr. Note, 6.80%, 10/1/2016
   
4,576,000
 
1,268,000
 
Smart Modular Technologies, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.29125%, 4/1/2012
   
1,274,340
 
3,900,000
1,2
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Note, 10.625%, 5/15/2015
   
3,685,500
 
3,700,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Note, Series WI, 9.125%, 8/15/2013
   
3,348,500
 
6,850,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 10.25%, 8/15/2015
   
5,976,625
 
3,750,000
 
Unisys Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 12.50%, 1/15/2016
   
3,581,250
     
TOTAL
   
50,729,903
     
Tobacco--0.4%
     
 
3,825,000
 
Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 7.75%, 6/1/2018
   
3,890,025
     
Transportation--1.7%
     
 
1,025,000
3,4
AmeriTruck Distribution Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 12.25%, 11/15/2005
   
0
 
4,775,000
1,2
CEVA Group PLC, Sr. Note, 10.00%, 9/1/2014
   
4,607,875
 
1,900,000
 
Hertz Corp., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 1/1/2014
   
1,648,250
 
5,150,000
 
Hertz Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.50%, 1/1/2016
   
4,326,000
 
1,550,000
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 8.00%, 6/1/2015
   
1,534,500
 
1,425,000
 
Stena AB, Sr. Note, 7.00%, 12/1/2016
   
1,343,063
 
2,225,000
 
Stena AB, Sr. Note, 7.50%, 11/1/2013
   
2,174,938
 
1,050,000
3,4
The Holt Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.75%, 1/15/2006
   
0
     
TOTAL
   
15,634,626
     
Utility - Electric--4.8%
     
 
950,000
 
CMS Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 12/15/2015
   
873,422
 
5,850,000
 
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/1/2019
   
4,709,250
 
6,350,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/15/2016
   
6,000,750
 
2,900,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.00%, 5/15/2017
   
2,624,500
 
800,000
1,2
Energy Future Holdings Corp., Company Guarantee, 10.875%, 11/1/2017
   
726,000
 
869,124
1,2
FPL Energy National Wind, Note, 6.125%, 3/25/2019
   
855,281
 
4,050,000
1,2
Intergen NV, Sr. Secd. Note, 9.00%, 6/30/2017
   
4,070,250
 
4,075,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 2/1/2014
   
3,789,750
 
1,225,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 1/15/2017
   
1,117,813
 
5,275,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 2/1/2016
   
4,760,688
 
5,025,000
 
Sierra Pacific Resources, Sr. Note, Series WI, 6.75%, 8/15/2017
   
4,615,814
 
850,000
 
TECO Finance, Inc., Unsub., Series WI, 6.75%, 5/1/2015
   
817,949
 
7,300,000
1,2
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Company Guarantee, 10.25%, 11/1/2015
   
6,624,750
 
2,175,000
1,2
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Sr. Note, 10.25%, 11/1/2015
   
1,973,813
     
TOTAL
   
43,560,030
     
Utility - Natural Gas--4.4%
     
 
2,200,000
 
AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Note, 7.125%, 5/20/2016
   
1,980,000
 
3,275,000
 
AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.25%, 5/20/2015
   
2,996,625
 
1,300,000
 
El Paso Corp., Sr. Note, 7.80%, 8/1/2031
   
1,099,571
 
1,775,000
 
El Paso Corp., Sr. Note, 8.05%, 10/15/2030
   
1,545,148
 
4,175,000
 
Holly Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, 6.25%, 3/1/2015
   
3,360,875
 
1,400,000
 
Inergy LP, Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 3/1/2016
   
1,295,000
 
4,675,000
 
Inergy LP, Sr. Note, 6.875%, 12/15/2014
   
4,114,000
 
3,475,000
 
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, Series B, 8.75%, 4/15/2018
   
3,318,625
 
725,000
 
Pacific Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, 6.25%, 9/15/2015
   
682,019
 
2,250,000
 
Pacific Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, 7.125%, 6/15/2014
   
2,213,757
 
3,582,000
 
Regency Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 12/15/2013
   
3,241,710
 
2,975,000
 
Southern Star Central Corp., Sr. Note, 6.75%, 3/1/2016
   
2,744,438
 
4,050,000
 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Bond, 8.375%, 6/15/2032
   
3,891,843
 
1,100,000
 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Sr. Deb., 7.50%, 4/1/2017
   
1,076,325
 
2,275,000
 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Corp., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 7/15/2012
   
2,472,775
 
3,500,000
 
Williams Cos., Inc., Note, 7.625%, 7/15/2019
   
3,450,265
     
TOTAL
   
39,482,976
     
Wireless Communications--3.7%
     
 
2,750,000
1,2
Alltel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.375%, 12/1/2017
   
3,148,750
 
1,400,000
 
Centennial Communication Corp., Floating Rate Note - Sr. Note, 8.541%, 1/1/2013
   
1,281,000
 
1,300,000
 
Centennial Communication Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.125%, 2/1/2014
   
1,293,500
 
2,750,000
 
Centennial Communications Corp., Sr. Note, 10.00%, 1/1/2013
   
2,646,875
 
2,950,000
1,2
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 1/15/2015
   
2,485,375
 
2,540,299
1,2
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 9.125%, 1/15/2015
   
2,140,202
 
1,475,000
1,2
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 9.25%, 9/1/2012
   
1,467,625
 
5,425,000
 
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.25%, 11/1/2014
   
5,099,500
 
4,875,000
 
Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Note, Series D, 7.375%, 8/1/2015
   
3,219,323
 
2,750,000
 
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/2014
   
2,631,805
 
2,250,000
 
Rogers Wireless, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.00%, 12/15/2012
   
2,255,625
 
3,575,000
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.90%, 5/1/2019
   
2,775,387
 
4,425,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 12/1/2016
   
3,412,365
     
TOTAL
   
33,857,332
     
Wireline Communications--2.1%
     
 
2,750,000
 
Citizens Communications Co., 9.00%, 8/15/2031
   
2,117,500
 
3,950,000
1,2
FairPoint Communications, Inc., Sr. Note, 13.125%, 4/1/2018
   
3,614,250
 
9,950,000
 
Qwest Corp., Note, 8.875%, 3/15/2012
   
9,800,750
 
2,025,000
 
Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 2/15/2015
   
1,926,167
 
1,750,000
 
Windstream Corp., Sr. Note, 8.625%, 8/1/2016
   
1,623,125
     
TOTAL
   
19,081,792
     
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,000,336,037)
   
852,177,863
     
COMMON STOCKS & WARRANTS--0.0%
     
     
Consumer Products--0.0%
     
 
1,003
1,3
Sleepmaster LLC
   
10
     
Industrial - Other--0.0%
     
 
51,210
3
Neenah Enterprises, Inc.
   
102,420
     
Media - Cable--0.0%
     
 
29,925
 
Virgin Media, Inc.
   
236,408
     
Media - Non-Cable--0.0%
     
 
1,800
3
Sirius XM Radio Inc., Warrants
   
495
     
Metals & Mining--0.0%
     
 
57,533
1,3
Royal Oak Mines, Inc.
   
892
     
Other--0.0%
     
 
171
1,3
CVC Claims Litigation LLC
   
0
     
Packaging--0.0%
     
 
5
1,3
Pliant Corp.
   
0
 
57,000
1,3
Russell Stanley Holdings, Inc.
   
0
     
TOTAL
   
0
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS & WARRANTS
(IDENTIFIED COST $4,155,309)
   
340,225
     
MUTUAL FUND--3.6%
     
 
32,422,892
5,6
Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.97% (AT NET ASSET VALUE)
   
32,422,892
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.0%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,036,914,238)7
   
884,940,980
     
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILTIES – NET—2.0%8
   
18,435,793
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%
 
$
903,376,773

1
Denotes a restricted security that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales. At September 30, 2008, these restricted securities amounted to $167,029,400, which represented 18.5% of total net assets.
2
Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). At September 30, 2008, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $166,603,963, which represented 18.4% of total net assets.
 
 
Security
 
Acquisition Date
 
Acquisition Cost
 
CVC Claims Litigation LLC
3/26/1997 – 5/20/1998
$1,676,091
 
Herbst Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.00%, 11/15/2014
11/5/2004 – 1/3/2008
$2,985,688
 
Pierre Foods, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.875%, 7/15/2012
6/24/2004 – 2/17/2006
$2,579,250
 
Pliant Corp.
7/18/2006
$0
 
Royal Oak Mines, Inc.
7/31/1998 -- 2/24/1999
$6,392
 
Russell Stanley Holdings, Inc.
11/9/2001
$0
 
Russell Stanley Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.00%, 11/30/2008
2/5/1999 – 5/15/2005
$2,684,423
 
Sleepmaster LLC
12/23/2004
$0
3
Non-income producing security.
4
Principal amount and interest were not paid upon final maturity.
5
Affiliated company.
6
7-Day net yield.
7
At September 30, 2008, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,036,301,230. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $151,360,250. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,482,252 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $153,842,502.
8
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at September 30, 2008.
 
Investment Valuation
 
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
 
·  
Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).
 
·  
Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
 
·  
Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market.
 
·  
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
 
·  
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
 
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.
 
 
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
 
The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
 
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
 
·  
With respect to securities traded in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
 
·  
With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
 
·  
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
 
·  
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
 
The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

·  
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
·  
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
·  
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 30, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 
 
Valuation Inputs
Investments in
Securities
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
$   32,762,215
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs
852,153,703
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
25,062
    Total
$ 884,940,980

Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 
Investments in
Securities
Balance as of January 1, 2008
$2,749,880
Accrued discount
45,063
Realized loss
(227,916)
Change in unrealized depreciation
828,311
Net sales
(3,370,276)
Balance as of September 30, 2008
$25,062

 
The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
 
PIK
--Payment in Kind





Item 2.                      Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-Q.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3.                      Exhibits



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.

Registrant
Federated Core Trust
   
By
/S/ Richard A. Novak
 
Richard A. Novak
 
Principal Financial Officer
Date
November 20, 2008
   
   
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/ John B. Fisher
 
John B. Fisher
 
Principal Executive Officer
Date
November 25, 2008
   
   
By
/S/ Richard A. Novak
 
Richard A. Novak
 
Principal Financial Officer
Date
November 20, 2008