N-Q 1 form.htm Unassociated Document
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
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
(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:  12/31/2010


Date of Reporting Period:  Quarter ended 09/30/2010







Item 1.                      Schedule of Investments



Federated Inflation-Protected Securities Core Fund

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Principal
Amount
Value
U.S. Treasury – 99.5%
Treasury Securities – 99.5%
$6,868,224U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 1.750%, 1/15/20287,263,147
1,098,410U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 2.000%, 1/15/20261,205,205
302,595U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 2.125%, 2/15/2040337,030
1,387,884U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 2.375%, 1/15/20251,592,181
4,177,2911U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.625%, 4/15/20134,289,765
1,314,287U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.375%, 7/15/20181,406,809
1,512,225U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.375%, 1/15/20201,607,653
7,076,352U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.625%, 1/15/20187,680,374
949,600U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.875%, 7/15/20131,009,241
4,931,608U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.875%, 7/15/20155,361,852
1,276,288U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 1.875%, 7/15/20191,415,540
1,718,960U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.000%, 4/15/20121,778,718
4,129,545U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.000%, 1/15/20144,429,234
4,047,995U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.000%, 7/15/20144,378,539
2,378,310U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.375%, 1/15/20172,681,652
2,320,947U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.500%, 7/15/20162,629,212
1,593,598U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.625%, 7/15/20171,838,728
491,112U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 3.375%, 1/15/2012514,305
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
(IDENTIFIED COST $47,702,619)
51,419,185
MUTUAL FUND – 0.1%
72,2952,3Federated Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.06%72,295
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(IDENTIFIED COST $47,774,914)4
51,491,480
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — 0.4%5180,875
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100%$51,672,355

At September 30, 2010, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:

DescriptionNumber of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Unrealized
Depreciation
6U.S. Treasury Note 10-Year Short Futures40$5,041,875December 2010$(49,461)

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities — Net.”

1Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding futures contracts.
2Affiliated company.
37-Day net yield.
4At September 30, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $47,774,914. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $3,716,566. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $3,716,566.
5Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
6Non-income producing security.

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).
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  • 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, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

Valuation Inputs
Level 1 — 
Quoted
Prices and
Investments in
Mutual Funds
Level 2 — 
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3 — 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:
U.S. Treasury$ — $51,419,185$ — $51,419,185
Mutual Fund72,295 —  — 72,295
TOTAL SECURITIES$72,295$51,419,185$ — $51,491,480
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*$(49,461)$ — $ — $(49,461)
*Other financial instruments include futures contracts.
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Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Principal
Amount
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 11.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 4.3%
$15,178,3931REMIC 3144 FB, 0.607%, 4/15/203615,143,038
8,885,0991REMIC 3160 FD, 0.587%, 5/15/20368,864,018
4,733,4761REMIC 3175 FE, 0.567%, 6/15/20364,720,395
19,447,9211REMIC 3179 FP, 0.637%, 7/15/203619,417,267
2,440,4431REMIC 3206 FE, 0.657%, 8/15/20362,440,296
11,510,2511REMIC 3260 PF, 0.557%, 1/15/203711,471,629
7,716,4841REMIC 3296 YF, 0.657%, 3/15/20377,673,642
TOTAL69,730,285
Federal National Mortgage Association – 3.6%
1,788,6781REMIC 2005-63 FC, 0.506%, 10/25/20311,776,815
10,578,9091REMIC 2006-104 FY, 0.596%, 11/25/203610,556,984
13,732,5761REMIC 2006-115 EF, 0.616%, 12/25/203613,706,725
3,224,2091REMIC 2006-43 FL, 0.656%, 6/25/20363,224,862
6,173,2431REMIC 2006-58 FP, 0.556%, 7/25/20366,154,953
11,438,7711REMIC 2006-81 FB, 0.606%, 9/25/203611,425,107
10,604,9951REMIC 2006-85 PF, 0.636%, 9/25/203610,593,326
TOTAL57,438,772
Non-Agency Mortgage – 3.2%
5,604,615Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 2004-S3, Class 1A1, 5.000%, 3/25/20345,573,767
5,713,776Countrywide Home Loans 2005-21, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/25/20355,326,552
10,937,120Countrywide Home Loans 2007-14, Class A18, 6.000%, 9/25/203710,157,440
5,356,139Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate 2007-4, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 6/25/20375,253,535
10,587,599Lehman Mortgage Trust 2007-9, Class 1A1, 6.000%, 10/25/203710,013,699
4,323,207Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2005-SA3, Class 3A, 5.247%, 8/25/20354,225,751
11,397,897Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-17, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 10/25/203510,318,705
TOTAL50,869,449
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $180,120,206)
178,038,506
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 95.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 61.6%
106,000,00024.000%, 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2040109,478,236
418,365,05924.500%, 6/1/2019 - 10/1/2040436,854,331
226,133,73825.000%, 7/1/2019 - 10/1/2040238,650,053
130,198,4575.500%, 3/1/2021 - 9/1/2038139,032,611
32,272,7336.000%, 5/1/2014 - 9/1/203734,729,876
19,721,8866.500%, 7/1/2014 - 4/1/203821,511,715
2,610,2087.000%, 12/1/2011 - 9/1/20372,884,832
615,5387.500%, 12/1/2022 - 5/1/2031706,168
554,2718.000%, 12/1/2029 - 3/1/2031639,974
12,5248.500%, 9/1/202514,498
25,1669.000%, 5/1/201727,702
1,0319.500%, 4/1/20211,200
TOTAL984,531,196
Federal National Mortgage Association – 30.1%
10,545,6544.500%, 12/1/2019 - 4/1/202411,154,071
139,134,9995.000%, 5/1/2023 - 7/1/2039146,960,963
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Principal
Amount
Value
$171,054,3375.500%, 9/1/2014 - 7/1/2038182,955,952
93,541,2366.000%, 12/1/2013 - 2/1/2039100,978,995
26,015,1916.500%, 8/1/2014 - 10/1/203828,524,738
9,542,0277.000%, 3/1/2012 - 6/1/203710,548,795
734,4097.500%, 6/1/2011 - 6/1/2033831,017
237,9378.000%, 7/1/2023 - 3/1/2031272,274
9,1979.000%, 11/1/2021 - 6/1/202510,347
TOTAL482,237,152
Government National Mortgage Association – 3.5%
154,35012.000%, 4/15/2015 - 6/15/2015176,051
30,000,0004.500%, 5/15/2039 - 7/15/204031,616,058
8,987,3755.000%, 8/20/20399,596,480
3,365,1855.500%, 12/20/20383,613,367
6,217,7956.000%, 10/15/2028 - 6/15/20376,777,329
971,2806.500%, 10/15/2028 - 2/15/20321,083,468
1,156,5407.000%, 11/15/2027 - 12/15/20311,290,731
525,7457.500%, 4/15/2029 - 1/15/2031601,965
619,5278.000%, 1/15/2022 - 11/15/2030715,274
57,1668.500%, 3/15/2022 - 9/15/202965,998
1,8919.500%, 10/15/20202,215
TOTAL55,538,936
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,442,147,057)
1,522,307,284
Repurchase Agreements – 7.8%
35,475,0001,3Interest in $123,194,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.21%, dated 9/14/2010 under which CS First Boston Corp. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $123,214,840 on 10/13/2010. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 7/25/2037 and the market value of those underlying securities was $126,902,432.35,475,000
44,543,000Interest in $6,310,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.25%, dated 9/30/2010 under which Bank of America, N.A. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $6,310,043,819 on 10/1/2010. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 1/16/2040 and the market value of those underlying securities was $6,461,964,047.44,543,000
44,344,0001,3Interest in $61,611,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.22%, dated 9/20/2010 under which CS First Boston Corp., will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $61,621,542 on 10/18/2010. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 7/25/2037 and the market value of those underlying securities was $63,463,692.44,344,000
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(AT COST)
124,362,000
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 114.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,746,629,263)4
1,824,707,790
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — (14.1)%5(225,597,513)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100%$1,599,110,277
1All or a portion of these securities are segregated pending settlement of dollar-roll transactions.
2All or a portion of these To Be Announced Securities (TBAs) are subject to dollar-roll transactions.
3Although 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.
4At September 30, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,746,629,263. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $78,078,527. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $80,915,456 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $2,836,929.
5Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. A significant portion of this balance is the result of dollar-roll transactions as of September 30, 2010.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at September 30, 2010.

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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.

As of September 30, 2010, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.

The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
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High Yield Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds – 97.7%
Aerospace/Defense – 1.6%
$3,950,000Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.75%, 4/1/20164,137,625
5,525,0001,2Altegrity, Inc., Company Guarantee, 10.50%, 11/1/20155,504,281
2,875,0001,2Altegrity, Inc., Company Guarantee, 11.75%, 5/1/20162,806,719
2,250,000Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC/Hawker Beechcraft Notes, Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 9.75%, 4/1/20171,344,375
2,525,000L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.875%, 1/15/20152,594,438
1,875,000L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series B, 6.375%, 10/15/20151,942,969
1,950,000ManTech International Corp., Company Guarantee, 7.25%, 4/15/20182,032,875
2,500,0001,2Sequa Corp., Sr. Note, 11.75%, 12/1/20152,650,000
2,013,6141,2Sequa Corp., Sr. PIK Deb., 13.50%, 12/1/20152,164,635
4,925,000TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 7/15/20145,005,031
1,425,000TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 7.75%, 7/15/20141,448,156
TOTAL31,631,104
Automotive – 4.4%
325,0001,2Accuride Corp., 1st Priority Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.50%, 8/1/2018342,875
3,850,0001,2Affinia Group, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 10.75%, 8/15/20164,302,375
700,0001,2American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.25%, 1/15/2017770,000
3,700,000ArvinMeritor, Inc., Company Guarantee, 10.625%, 3/15/20184,116,250
3,950,0001,2Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 5/1/20184,117,875
2,700,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Floating Rate Note — Sr. Note, 3.27681%, 1/13/20122,700,675
1,425,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Note, 7.50%, 8/1/20121,513,279
2,900,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Note, 7.00%, 4/15/20153,103,093
2,625,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 6/1/20142,873,695
5,600,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 8/15/20175,975,099
10,575,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.00%, 12/15/201611,973,174
6,375,000Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.125%, 1/15/20207,337,548
12,700,0003,4General Motors Corp., Deb., 7.40%, 9/1/20254,064,000
1,675,000Lear Corp., Company Guarantee, 7.875%, 3/15/20181,783,875
800,000Lear Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.125%, 3/15/2020859,000
3,100,000Navistar International Corp., Sr. Note, 8.25%, 11/1/20213,324,750
2,700,0001,2Pinafore, LLC, Sr. Secd. 2nd Priority Note, Series 144A, 9.00%, 10/1/20182,848,500
3,925,0001,2Stoneridge, Inc., Series 144A, 9.50%, 10/15/20174,042,750
1,675,0001,2TRW Automotive, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 12/1/20171,842,500
425,0001,2Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 8/15/2018437,750
9,600,000Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 11/15/20149,888,000
3,125,0001,2Tower Automotive, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 10.625%, 9/1/20173,171,875
3,200,000United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.375%, 6/15/20133,264,000
TOTAL84,652,938
Building Materials – 1.6%
2,125,0001,2Building Materials Corp. of America, Sr. Note, 7.50%, 3/15/20202,146,250
3,625,000Goodman Global Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 13.50%, 2/15/20164,005,625
8,050,000Goodman Global Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Note, 12.481%, 12/15/20145,192,250
7,225,000Norcraft Cos. LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series WI, 10.50%, 12/15/20157,586,250
1,823,000Norcraft Holdings LP, Sr. Disc. Note, 9.75%, 9/1/20121,718,178
4,840,108Nortek Holdings, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.00%, 12/1/20135,166,815
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$4,500,000Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.75%, 6/15/20134,837,500
TOTAL30,652,868
Chemicals – 3.8%
2,675,000Ashland, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.125%, 6/1/20173,076,250
350,000CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 5/1/2018377,563
600,000CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.125%, 5/1/2020657,750
1,150,0001,2Celanese Corp., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 6.625%, 10/15/20181,178,750
4,450,0001,3,4Chemtura Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 6/1/20165,139,750
5,750,000Compass Minerals International, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 6/1/20196,102,187
1,600,000Ferro Corp., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 8/15/20181,668,000
7,825,000Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.875%, 2/1/20187,707,625
3,325,000Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.75%, 11/15/20143,474,625
6,900,000Huntsman International LLC, Company Guarantee, 5.50%, 6/30/20166,641,250
3,300,000Huntsman International LLC, Company Guarantee, Series WI, 8.625%, 3/15/20203,432,000
3,900,0001,2Huntsman International LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 8.625%, 3/15/20214,056,000
2,550,000Koppers Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 7.875%, 12/1/20192,671,125
1,400,000Nalco Co., Sr. Disc. Note, 9.00%, 2/1/20141,438,500
550,000Nalco Co., Sr. Note, 8.25%, 5/15/2017610,500
10,300,000Nalco Co., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.875%, 11/15/201310,583,250
2,625,0001,2Oxea Finance, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.50%, 7/15/20172,841,563
6,900,000Solutia, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.75%, 11/1/20177,572,750
1,375,000Solutia, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 3/15/20201,476,406
925,000Union Carbide Corp., Deb., 7.50%, 6/1/2025954,874
1,100,000Union Carbide Corp., Sr. Deb., 7.875%, 4/1/20231,157,311
1,925,0001,2Vertellus Specialties, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.375%, 10/1/20152,002,000
TOTAL74,820,029
Construction Machinery – 0.6%
1,975,0001,2Case New Holland, Sr. Note, 7.875%, 12/1/20172,155,219
2,925,000Rental Service Corp., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 12/1/20143,045,656
3,625,000Rental Service Corp., Sr. Note, Series WI, 10.25%, 11/15/20193,869,687
1,575,0001,2Rental Service Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 10.00%, 7/15/20171,760,063
TOTAL10,830,625
Consumer Products – 5.3%
6,175,0001,2AAC Group Holding Corp., Sr. Disc. Note, 10.25%, 10/1/20126,082,375
1,310,330AAC Group Holding Corp., Sr. PIK Deb., 16.75%, 10/1/20121,290,675
5,306,0001,2American Achievement Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.25%, 4/1/20125,312,633
7,225,000Central Garden & Pet Co., Sr. Sub., 8.25%, 3/1/20187,414,656
6,125,000Diversey Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.50%, 5/15/20207,043,750
3,075,000Diversey, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 11/15/20193,305,625
7,350,000Easton Bell Sports Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.75%, 12/1/20168,020,688
8,400,000Jarden Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.50%, 5/1/20178,736,000
1,950,000Jarden Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.00%, 5/1/20162,086,500
1,875,0001,2Libbey Glass, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 10.00%, 2/15/20152,025,000
1,375,000School Specialty, Inc., Conv. Bond, 3.75%, 11/30/20261,342,206
2,700,0001,2Sealy Mattress Co., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 10.875%, 4/15/20163,071,250
10,225,000Sealy Mattress Co., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.25%, 6/15/201410,352,813
8,575,0001,2Simmons Co., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 11.25%, 7/15/20159,250,281
9,420,770Spectrum Brands, Inc., Bond, 12.00%, 8/28/201910,527,710
2,025,0001,2Spectrum Brands, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.50%, 6/15/20182,174,344
2

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$13,725,0001,2Visant Corp., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 10.00%, 10/1/201714,376,937
TOTAL102,413,443
Energy – 5.8%
6,875,0001,2ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Secd. 2nd Priority Note, 11.875%, 5/1/20155,964,062
5,325,000Basic Energy Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.125%, 4/15/20164,845,750
4,700,0001,2CHC Helicopter Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.25%, 10/15/20204,770,500
6,475,0001,2CVR Energy, Inc., 2nd Priority Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 10.875%, 4/1/20176,863,500
1,300,000Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 11/15/20201,384,500
4,375,000Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 8/15/20184,604,687
3,225,000Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 2/15/20153,749,062
3,500,000Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 8/15/20203,675,000
1,650,000Cie Generale de Geophysique, Company Guarantee, 7.50%, 5/15/20151,687,125
1,750,000Cie Generale de Geophysique, Company Guarantee, 9.50%, 5/15/20161,898,750
5,825,000Cie Generale de Geophysique, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.75%, 5/15/20175,985,187
4,100,000Complete Production Services, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 12/15/20164,243,500
1,300,000Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.75%, 3/1/20161,465,750
2,142,000Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub., 8.25%, 2/15/20202,348,168
6,975,000EXCO Resources, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 9/15/20186,966,281
4,825,0001,2Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 11/1/20154,897,375
2,575,000Linn Energy LLC, Company Guarantee, 11.75%, 5/15/20172,967,688
4,725,0001,2Linn Energy LLC, Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.625%, 4/15/20205,032,125
3,400,0001,2Linn Energy LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 2/1/20213,446,750
8,725,0001,2McJunkin Red Man Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.50%, 12/15/20167,721,625
3,900,0001,2PHI, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.625%, 10/15/20183,851,250
8,400,0001,2Petrohawk Energy Corp., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.25%, 8/15/20188,610,000
1,900,0001,2Petroplus Finance LTD, Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 5/1/20171,662,500
2,000,000Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc., Bond, 6.875%, 5/1/20182,150,372
1,200,000Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.00%, 3/15/20171,236,000
2,000,000Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.625%, 6/1/20182,110,000
2,825,000Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/15/20152,976,844
1,625,000Range Resources Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.375%, 3/15/20151,669,688
1,700,0001,2Sandridge Energy, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 6/1/20181,666,000
1,750,0001,2Sandridge Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.875%, 5/15/20161,815,625
TOTAL112,265,664
Entertainment – 1.6%
6,700,0001,2Cedar Fair LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.125%, 8/1/20187,068,500
7,075,000Cinemark USA, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.625%, 6/15/20197,570,250
2,475,0001,3,4,5Hard Rock Park Operations LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 1.00%, 4/1/20120
4,525,000Regal Cinemas, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.625%, 7/15/20194,768,219
6,975,000Universal City Development Partners Ltd., Company Guarantee, 8.875%, 11/15/20157,227,844
3,375,000Universal City Development Partners Ltd., Company Guarantee, 10.875%, 11/15/20163,670,312
TOTAL30,305,125
Environmental – 0.1%
1,625,000Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., Deb., 9.25%, 5/1/20212,053,594
Financial Institutions – 6.2%
2,874,000Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.875%, 9/15/20112,978,183
5,550,000Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 2/1/20125,792,813
2,717,000Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 11/1/20312,927,568
12,275,0001,2Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.30%, 2/12/201513,410,437
3

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$3,800,0001,2Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.50%, 9/15/20204,066,000
3,550,0001,2Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.00%, 3/15/20203,887,250
8,825,000CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 10.25%, 5/1/20179,155,937
24,250,000CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 7.00%, 5/1/201723,855,937
5,650,000Icahn Enterprises LP, Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 1/15/20185,706,500
4,300,0001,2International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.625%, 9/15/20154,611,750
16,125,0001,2International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 3/15/201717,334,375
3,125,000International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.875%, 9/1/20173,390,625
5,475,000Lender Processing Services, Sr. Note, 8.125%, 7/1/20165,926,687
13,450,000Nuveen Investments, Company Guarantee, 10.50%, 11/15/201513,433,187
4,275,000iPayment Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 9.75%, 5/15/20143,922,313
TOTAL120,399,562
Food & Beverage – 3.9%
11,950,000Aramark Corp., Sr. Note, 8.50%, 2/1/201512,487,750
2,250,000Aramark Services, Inc., Floating Rate Note — Sr. Note, 3.965%, 2/1/20152,061,563
3,800,000B&G Foods, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.625%, 1/15/20183,966,250
1,125,0001,2Cott Beverages, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144a, 8.125%, 9/1/20181,196,719
9,675,000Dean Foods Co., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 6/1/20169,541,969
500,000Del Monte Corp., Company Guarantee, 7.50%, 10/15/2019541,875
7,025,0001,2Michael Foods, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 9.75%, 7/15/20187,551,875
5,950,000Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Sr. Note, Series WI, 9.25%, 4/1/20156,217,750
4,700,000Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 10.625%, 4/1/20175,023,125
1,500,0001,2Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.25%, 4/1/20151,567,500
3,875,000Reddy Ice Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.25%, 3/15/20153,981,562
7,638,000Reddy Ice Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 13.25%, 11/1/20156,912,390
3,275,000Smithfield Foods, Inc., Note, 7.75%, 5/15/20133,401,906
5,450,000Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 7/1/20175,552,187
3,800,0001,2Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.00%, 7/15/20144,389,000
1,800,000TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.75%, 3/1/20181,939,500
TOTAL76,332,921
Gaming – 5.3%
5,125,000American Casino & Entertainment, Sr. Secd. Note, 11.00%, 6/15/20145,022,500
8,075,000Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.25%, 6/1/20148,660,437
2,668,000Global Cash Access LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, 8.75%, 3/15/20122,654,660
5,500,0001,2Great Canadian Gaming Corp., Company Guarantee, 7.25%, 2/15/20155,616,875
9,350,000Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.25%, 6/1/201710,285,000
3,300,0003,4,5Herbst Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.00%, 11/15/20140
7,225,0001,2Indianapolis Downs LLC /Indiana Downs Capital Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.00%, 11/1/20125,888,375
762,8121,2Indianapolis Downs LLC /Indiana Downs Capital Corp., Sub. PIK Note, 15.50%, 11/1/2013218,355
6,250,000Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.75%, 6/15/20145,750,000
1,500,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.875%, 2/27/20141,290,000
16,150,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 6/1/201613,727,500
525,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 10.375%, 5/15/2014586,688
1,050,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.125%, 11/15/20171,200,937
1,250,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 13.00%, 11/15/20131,475,000
1,000,0001,2MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.00%, 3/15/20201,057,500
4,000,000MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 11.375%, 3/1/20183,830,000
5,875,000Peninsula Gaming, LLC, Company Guarantee, 10.75%, 8/15/20176,234,844
3,000,000Peninsula Gaming, LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 8.375%, 8/15/20153,135,000
4

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$4,050,000Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.75%, 3/1/20154,070,250
1,200,000Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Sub., 8.75%, 8/15/20191,281,000
4,100,0001,2San Pasqual Casino Development Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 9/15/20134,043,625
5,475,0001,2Seminole Tribe of Florida, Bond, Series 144A, 7.804%, 10/1/20205,149,621
3,325,0001,2Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.00%, 11/15/20153,021,594
3,650,000Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1st Mtg. Bond, 7.875%, 11/1/20173,932,875
625,0001,2Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1st Mtg. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 8/15/2020662,500
3,577,0001,2Yonkers Racing Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.375%, 7/15/20163,898,930
TOTAL102,694,066
Health Care – 8.8%
5,175,000Accellent, Inc., Sr. Sub., 10.50%, 12/1/20135,252,625
5,825,000Alere, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.00%, 5/15/20166,028,875
4,750,000Alere, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 2/1/20164,880,625
6,250,000Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.875%, 11/1/20156,679,687
3,275,000Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.125%, 12/15/20143,356,875
400,000Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., Sr. Sub., 8.00%, 9/15/2016436,000
16,275,000Biomet, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 11.625%, 10/15/201718,207,656
5,550,000CRC Health Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.75%, 2/1/20165,272,500
1,800,0001,2Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.00%, 7/15/20152,061,000
2,925,000HCA, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 11/6/20332,698,313
29,790,000HCA, Inc., Sr. Secd. 2nd Priority Note, 9.625%, 11/15/201632,396,625
10,525,000HCA, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.25%, 11/15/201611,419,625
7,375,0001,2Multiplan, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 9.875%, 9/1/20187,725,312
6,050,000National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.25%, 7/1/20146,186,125
7,550,000Omnicare, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.875%, 12/15/20157,663,250
1,300,000Omnicare, Inc., Sr. Sub., 7.75%, 6/1/20201,335,750
8,025,000United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.25%, 5/1/20178,305,875
775,0001,2Universal Health Services, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.00%, 10/1/2018804,063
1,775,000Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Floating Rate Note — Sr. Secured Note, 4.133%, 6/1/20151,535,375
7,525,000Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.50%, 6/1/20157,609,656
12,613,906VWR Funding, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 10.25%, 7/15/201513,149,997
10,350,000Vanguard Health Holdings II, Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 2/1/201810,557,000
3,275,000Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 6.50%, 6/1/20163,423,145
3,475,000Ventas Realty LP, Sr. Note, 6.50%, 6/1/20163,632,192
TOTAL170,618,146
Industrial - Other – 4.9%
4,350,0001,2American Tire Distributors, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.75%, 6/1/20174,654,500
1,975,0001,2Amsted Industries, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.125%, 3/15/20182,066,344
4,200,0001,2Baker & Taylor Acquisition Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.50%, 7/1/20133,050,250
5,025,000Baldor Electric Co., Sr. Note, 8.625%, 2/15/20175,401,875
1,000,0001,2Belden CDT, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.25%, 6/15/20191,085,000
4,875,000Belden CDT, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.00%, 3/15/20174,911,562
4,175,0001,2Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 12.25%, 5/1/20164,326,344
750,0001,2ESCO Corp., Floating Rate Note — Sr. Note, 4.16719%, 12/15/2013690,000
4,150,0001,2ESCO Corp., Sr. Note, 8.625%, 12/15/20134,274,500
7,475,000General Cable Corp., Sr. Note, 7.125%, 4/1/20177,624,500
4,475,000Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.125%, 6/15/20144,642,812
4,675,0001,2International Wire Group, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.75%, 4/15/20154,797,719
7,650,0001,2Knowledge Learning Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 2/1/20157,611,750
5

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$4,625,0001,2Maxim Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 12.25%, 4/15/20154,220,313
4,000,0001,2Mueller Water Products, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 9/1/20204,220,000
4,250,000Mueller Water Products, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 7.375%, 6/1/20173,771,875
4,150,0001,2Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.50%, 12/15/20194,419,750
7,300,000Rexnord, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.50%, 5/1/20187,455,125
5,175,000SPX Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.625%, 12/15/20145,666,625
5,350,000Sensus Metering Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 12/15/20135,430,250
3,850,0001,2The Hillman Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 10.875%, 6/1/20184,081,000
1,150,0001,2Thermon Industries, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.50%, 5/1/20171,207,500
TOTAL95,609,594
Lodging – 0.3%
4,225,000Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Note, 6.875%, 11/1/20144,383,437
150,000Host Marriott LP, Company Guarantee, 6.375%, 3/15/2015154,313
1,150,000Host Marriott LP, Note, Series Q, 6.75%, 6/1/20161,197,437
955,000Host Marriott LP, Unsecd. Note, 7.125%, 11/1/2013976,488
TOTAL6,711,675
Media - Cable – 1.6%
1,325,0001,2Charter Communications Holdings II, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.875%, 4/30/20181,381,313
4,493,585Charter Communications Holdings II, Sr. Note, 13.50%, 11/30/20165,358,600
800,0001,2Charter Communications Holdings II, Sr. Note, 8.125%, 4/30/2020852,000
4,000,0001,2Charter Communications Holdings II, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 10/30/20174,075,000
2,725,0001,2Insight Communication Co., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 9.375%, 7/15/20182,908,938
6,375,000Kabel Deutschland GMBH, Company Guarantee, 10.625%, 7/1/20146,677,812
8,050,000Virgin Media, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 1, 9.50%, 8/15/20169,136,750
TOTAL30,390,413
Media - Non-Cable – 9.7%
3,446,823Affinity Group Holding, Inc., Sr. Note, 10.875%, 2/15/20121,671,709
4,245,000Affinity Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.00%, 2/15/20123,189,056
1,450,000Belo (A.H.) Corp., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 11/15/20161,556,938
8,525,000Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/20179,143,062
725,000Clear Channel Worldwide, Company Guarantee, 9.25%, 12/15/2017772,125
8,050,000Echostar DBS Corp., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 10/1/20148,432,375
3,675,0001,2Entravision Communications Corp., 1st Priority Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 8/1/20173,766,875
5,350,0001,2FoxCo Acquisitions, LLC, Sr. Note, 13.375%, 7/15/20165,537,250
5,200,0003Idearc, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 11/15/201639,000
1,575,0001,2Inmarsat Finance PLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.375%, 12/1/20171,653,750
19,975,000Intelsat Jackson Ltd., Sr. Note, 11.25%, 6/15/201621,822,687
2,800,0001,2Intelsat Jackson Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 11/1/20193,052,000
13,625,000Intelsat Jackson Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.50%, 2/1/201514,170,000
6,475,000Interpublic Group Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.00%, 7/15/20177,591,937
3,900,000Lamar Media Corp., Company Guarantee, 7.875%, 4/15/20184,114,500
425,000Lamar Media Corp., Company Guarantee, 9.75%, 4/1/2014488,750
2,750,000Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.625%, 8/15/20152,798,125
3,450,000Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series C, 6.625%, 8/15/20153,510,375
7,375,0001,2MDC Corporation Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 11.00%, 11/1/20167,928,125
9,150,0001,2Medimedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.375%, 11/15/20148,246,437
4,690,0831,2Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, 0.50/7.00%, 1/15/20144,537,655
2,275,000Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 1/15/20142,257,938
1,550,0001,2Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.875%, 4/15/20171,623,625
6

Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$5,100,000Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Company Guarantee, 0/12.50%, 8/1/20165,131,875
3,775,000Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Sr. Note, 11.50%, 5/1/20164,303,500
5,100,000Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Sr. Note, 11.625%, 2/1/20145,814,000
1,750,0001,2Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Sr. Note, 7.750%, 10/15/20181,737,173
4,750,0001,2ProQuest Co., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 9.00%, 10/15/20184,845,000
2,325,0001,2QVC, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 7.125%, 4/15/20172,418,000
4,725,0001,2QVC, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 7.50%, 10/1/20194,961,250
2,700,000Quebecor Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.75%, 3/15/20162,797,875
2,525,000Quebecor Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.75%, 3/15/20162,616,531
7,023,0001,2Rainbow National Services LLC, Sr. Sub. Note, 10.375%, 9/1/20147,339,035
4,450,0001,2Sirius XM Radio Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 4/1/20154,750,375
9,325,000Southern Graphics Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 12.00%, 12/15/20139,698,000
6,140,4391,2Univision Television Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.75%, 3/15/20155,910,173
725,0001,2Univision Television Group, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 12.00%, 7/1/2014796,594
5,650,0001,2XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Sr. Note, 13.00%, 8/1/20136,525,750
1,075,0001,2XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.25%, 6/15/20131,185,188
TOTAL188,734,613
Metals & Mining – 0.2%
1,825,0003,4Aleris International, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.00%, 12/15/20149,125
2,325,0003,4Aleris International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.00%, 12/15/20166,859
3,550,000Aquilex Holdings, Company Guarantee, 11.125%, 12/15/20163,532,250
TOTAL3,548,234
Packaging – 2.9%
1,925,0001,2Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 9.125%, 10/15/20201,992,375
3,925,000Ball Corp., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 3/15/20184,140,875
9,075,000Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 8.875%, 9/15/20148,870,812
2,425,000Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.50%, 5/15/20182,291,625
2,550,0001,2Bway Holding Co., Sr. Note, Series 144a, 10.00%, 6/15/20182,773,125
2,075,000Crown Americas, LLC, Company Guarantee, 7.625%, 5/15/20172,241,000
7,125,000Crown Americas, LLC, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 11/15/20157,454,531
6,125,0001,2Graham Packaging Co., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 1/1/20176,247,500
2,275,0001,2Graham Packaging Co., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 10/1/20182,323,344
3,850,000Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.75%, 8/1/20194,182,063
1,325,000Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.375%, 5/15/20161,432,656
4,500,0001,2Reynolds Group, Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 5/15/20184,421,250
8,325,0001,2Reynolds Group, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 10/15/20168,512,313
TOTAL56,883,469
Paper – 1.8%
1,250,000Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 4/1/20201,300,000
5,350,000Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Company Guarantee, 9.00%, 11/1/20175,764,625
1,450,000Cascades, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 7.875%, 1/15/20201,518,875
1,000,000Clearwater Paper Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.625%, 6/15/20161,130,000
9,575,0001,2Georgia-Pacific Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 5/1/201610,688,094
650,000Graphic Packaging International Corp., Company Guarantee, 9.50%, 6/15/2017695,500
1,800,000Graphic Packaging International Corp., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 10/1/20181,858,500
2,050,000NewPage Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.375%, 12/31/20141,865,500
5,725,000Rock-Tenn Co., Company Guarantee, 9.25%, 3/15/20166,311,812
3,850,0001,2Sappi Paper Holding AG, Sr. Secd. Note, 12.00%, 8/1/20144,453,688
TOTAL35,586,594
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Restaurants – 0.7%
$8,475,000NPC International, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.50%, 5/1/20148,686,875
5,625,0001,2Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc./Seminole Hard Rock International LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 3.037%, 3/15/20144,964,062
TOTAL13,650,937
Retailers – 4.8%
5,375,000Dollar General Corp., Company Guarantee, 11.875%, 7/15/20176,315,625
3,600,000Express, LLC, Company Guarantee, 8.75%, 3/1/20183,816,000
8,625,000General Nutrition Center, Company Guarantee, 5.75%, 3/15/20148,592,656
950,000General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Note, 10.75%, 3/15/2015978,500
1,575,000JC Penney Corp., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.40%, 4/1/20371,596,656
5,950,000Limited Brands, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.50%, 6/15/20196,946,625
1,525,000Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.65%, 7/15/20241,559,313
2,325,000Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.90%, 1/15/20322,313,375
1,250,000Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.90%, 4/1/20291,271,875
1,125,000Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.00%, 2/15/20281,175,625
3,075,000NBC Acquisition Corp., Sr. Disc. Note, 11.00%, 3/15/20132,775,188
3,400,000Nebraska Book Co., Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 10.00%, 12/1/20113,459,500
7,850,000Nebraska Book Co., Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 8.625%, 3/15/20127,536,000
9,950,000Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 11/15/201610,945,000
1,150,000Susser Holdings Corp., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 8.50%, 5/15/20161,201,750
3,825,000The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., Sr. Note, 8.50%, 2/15/20153,968,437
8,475,000The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.75%, 2/15/20178,856,375
9,125,000Toys 'R' Us, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 10.75%, 7/15/201710,356,875
9,075,000United Auto Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 7.75%, 12/15/20168,904,844
TOTAL92,570,219
Services – 3.1%
3,575,0001,2Bankrate, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 11.75%, 7/15/20153,843,125
5,250,000Ceridian Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 11.25%, 11/15/20154,869,375
6,800,0001,2Garda World Security Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.75%, 3/15/20177,276,000
206,000KAR Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 10.00%, 5/1/2015217,330
8,600,000KAR Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.75%, 5/1/20148,997,750
8,050,0001,2SITEL Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 11.50%, 4/1/20186,480,250
4,350,0001,2Trans Union LLC, Company Guarantee, 11.375%, 6/15/20184,969,875
9,300,000West Corp., Company Guarantee, 11.00%, 10/15/20169,927,750
12,025,000West Corp., Sr. Note, 9.50%, 10/15/201412,641,281
775,0001,2West Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.625%, 10/1/2018792,438
TOTAL60,015,174
Technology – 7.3%
5,775,000Activant Solutions, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 9.50%, 5/1/20165,580,094
5,775,000Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 8.125%, 12/15/20176,121,500
6,550,0001,2Aspect Software, Inc., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 10.625%, 5/15/20176,836,562
8,665,0001,2Compucom System, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 12.50%, 10/1/20159,358,200
950,0001,2Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.625%, 7/15/20171,018,875
2,300,0001,2Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 7.875%, 7/15/20202,489,750
4,875,000First Data Corp., Company Guarantee, 9.875%, 9/24/20154,009,688
6,900,0001,2Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Series 144A, 10.75%, 8/1/20206,951,750
6,625,0001,2Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 9.25%, 4/15/20186,923,125
7,750,000GXS WORLDWIDE INC., Sr. Secd. Note, 9.75%, 6/15/20157,759,687
5,425,0001,2Interactive Data Corp., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 10.25%, 8/1/20185,831,875
4,375,0001,2Kemet Corp., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 10.50%, 5/1/20184,599,219
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$5,500,0001,2MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 10.50%, 4/15/20185,843,750
6,462,000SERENA Software, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.375%, 3/15/20166,655,860
3,868,000SS&C Technologies, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 11.75%, 12/1/20134,051,730
5,600,0001,2SSI Investments II Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 11.125%, 6/1/20186,174,000
6,450,000Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, Sr. Note, 6.80%, 10/1/20166,611,250
1,875,0001,2Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.875%, 5/1/20201,842,188
7,325,000Stream Global Services, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 11.25%, 10/1/20147,251,750
6,525,000SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Company Guarantee, 10.625%, 5/15/20157,308,000
3,700,000SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Note, Series WI, 9.125%, 8/15/20133,797,125
10,225,000SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series WI, 10.25%, 8/15/201510,812,937
6,725,000Terremark Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series WI, 12.00%, 6/15/20177,716,937
2,375,000Unisys Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 12.50%, 1/15/20162,660,000
3,675,0001,2Viasystems, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 12.00%, 1/15/20154,028,719
TOTAL142,234,571
Transportation – 1.1%
5,600,000Avis Budget Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.625%, 3/15/20185,950,000
1,400,0001,2CEVA Group PLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 11.625%, 10/1/20161,484,000
5,100,000Hertz Corp., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 1/1/20145,259,375
3,525,000Hertz Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 10.50%, 1/1/20163,762,937
1,500,0001,2Hertz Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.50%, 10/15/20181,507,500
1,550,000Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 8.00%, 6/1/20151,675,938
1,425,000Stena AB, Sr. Note, 7.00%, 12/1/20161,419,656
TOTAL21,059,406
Utility - Electric – 1.9%
5,175,000Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/1/20193,570,750
6,725,000Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 6/15/20165,295,937
1,200,000Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.00%, 5/15/2017873,000
1,288,3861,2FPL Energy National Wind, Note, 6.125%, 3/25/20191,231,121
4,925,000NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 2/1/20145,066,594
1,225,000NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 1/15/20171,258,688
5,475,000NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 2/1/20165,646,094
5,100,000Sierra Pacific Resources, Sr. Note, Series WI, 6.75%, 8/15/20175,274,369
12,125,000Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Company Guarantee, Series WI, 10.25%, 11/1/20158,002,500
2,175,000Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Company Guarantee, Series WI-B, 10.25%, 11/1/20151,435,500
TOTAL37,654,553
Utility - Natural Gas – 3.8%
4,575,000AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Note, 7.125%, 5/20/20164,792,312
6,300,000AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.25%, 5/20/20156,552,000
9,150,000Crosstex Energy, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.875%, 2/15/20189,630,375
1,300,000El Paso Corp., Sr. Note, 7.80%, 8/1/20311,355,449
1,775,000El Paso Corp., Sr. Note, 8.05%, 10/15/20301,857,839
5,825,000Energy Transfer Equity LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 10/15/20206,159,937
5,500,000Holly Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, 6.25%, 3/1/20155,445,000
2,450,000Inergy LP, Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 3/1/20162,584,750
2,100,000Inergy LP, Company Guarantee, 8.75%, 3/1/20152,275,875
5,675,000Inergy LP, Sr. Note, 6.875%, 12/15/20145,816,875
8,050,000MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Sr. Note, Series B, 8.75%, 4/15/20188,734,250
7,425,0001,2Niska Gas Storage US, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 3/15/20187,981,875
6,182,000Regency Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 12/15/20136,475,645
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
$1,125,0001,2Regency Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.375%, 6/1/20161,245,938
2,975,000Southern Star Central Corp., Sr. Note, 6.75%, 3/1/20163,019,625
825,000Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Note, 7.375%, 3/15/2020880,688
TOTAL74,808,433
Wireless Communications – 4.2%
1,175,0001Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 10.50%, 4/15/20181,295,438
4,350,0001Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 12.00%, 4/1/20145,089,500
8,225,0001Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 1/15/20158,430,625
2,540,0001Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 9.125%, 1/15/20152,606,675
3,125,0001Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 9/1/20173,296,875
3,775,000MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 9/1/20183,907,125
10,550,000MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.25%, 11/1/201411,103,875
2,575,000MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.25%, 11/1/20142,710,187
10,050,000Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Note, Series D, 7.375%, 8/1/201510,150,500
1,025,000SBA Communications, Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.00%, 8/15/20161,107,000
1,000,000SBA Communications, Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.25%, 8/15/20191,105,000
20,775,000Sprint Capital Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.90%, 5/1/201920,982,750
1,775,000Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 8/15/20171,934,750
7,325,000Sprint Nextel Corp., Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 12/1/20167,270,062
TOTAL80,990,362
Wireline Communications – 0.4%
725,000TW Telecom, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 8.00%, 3/1/2018763,062
2,025,000Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, Sr. Note, 7.75%, 2/15/20152,096,999
4,900,0001,2Windstream Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.125%, 9/1/20185,096,000
TOTAL7,956,061
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,781,700,086)
1,898,074,393
COMMON STOCKS – 0.1%
Consumer Products – 0.0%
1,0031,3,5Sleepmaster LLC10
Media - Non-Cable – 0.1%
77,8033Dex One Corp.955,421
Metals & Mining – 0.0%
57,5331,3,5Royal Oak Mines, Inc.1,314
Other – 0.0%
1721,3,5CVC Claims Litigation LLC0
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $13,072,171)
956,745
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.2%
Financial Institutions – 0.2%
4,8431,2Ally Financial, Inc., Pfd., Series 144A, Annual Dividend, 7.00%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,470,039)
4,359,760
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
MUTUAL FUND – 0.4%
7,919,0536,7Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.23%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
7,919,053
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.4%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,804,161,349)8
1,911,309,951
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — 1.6%931,808,375
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100%$1,943,118,326
1Denotes 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, 2010, these restricted securities amounted to $572,105,577, which represented 29.4% of total net assets.
2Denotes 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, 2010, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $546,245,390, which represented 28.1% of total net assets.

Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A, if applicable, that have been deemed liquid by the Trustees, held at September 30, 2010, is as follows:

SecurityAcquisition DateAcquisition CostMarket Value
CVC Claims Litigation LLC3/26/1997 - 5/20/1998$1,676,091$0
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Note, 6.875%, 6/1/20161/18/2007 - 5/12/2008$4,175,594$5,139,750
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 8.875%, 1/15/20152/22/2007 - 7/15/2009$6,099,156$8,430,625
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 9.125%, 1/15/20152/22/2007 - 5/2/2008$2,448,161$2,606,675
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 10.50%, 4/15/20183/16/2010$1,175,000$1,295,438
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, 12.00%, 4/1/20143/6/2009 - 7/20/2009$4,350,000$5,089,500
Digicel Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 9/1/201711/23/2009 - 12/2/2009$3,074,344$3,296,875
Hard Rock Park Operations LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 1.00%, 4/1/20123/23/2006 - 1/2/2008$2,334,293$0
Royal Oak Mines, Inc.7/31/1998$6,392$1,314
Sleepmaster LLC12/23/2004$0$10
3Non-income producing security.
4Issuer in default.
5Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
6Affiliated company.
77-Day net yield.
8At September 30, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,789,430,194. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $121,879,757. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $168,371,247 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $46,491,490.
9Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at September 30, 2010.

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.

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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, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

Valuation Inputs
Level 1 - 
Quoted
Prices and
Investments in
Mutual Funds
Level 2 - 
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3 - 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:
Corporate Bonds$ — $1,898,074,393$0$1,898,074,393
Equity Securities:
Common Stock
 Domestic955,421 — 10955,431
 International —  — 1,3141,314
Preferred Stock
 Domestic — 4,359,760 — 4,359,760
Mutual Fund7,919,053 —  — 7,919,053
TOTAL SECURITIES$8,874,474$1,902,434,153$1,324$1,911,309,951
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Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
Investments in
Corporate Bonds
Securities
Investments in
Equity  -  Domestic
Securities

Investments in
Equity  -  International
Securities
Balance as of January 1, 2010$0$171,691$1,293
Realized gain (loss) — (4,555,010) — 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation(18,563)4,568,10321
Net Purchases (sales) — (184,774) — 
Transfers in and/or out of level318,5631 —  — 
Balance as of September 30, 2010$0$10$1,314
The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at September 30, 2010.$(18,563)$0$21
1Transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because fair values were determined using valuation techniques utilizing unobservable market data due to observable market data being unavailable.

The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:

PIK — Payment in Kind

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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 18, 2010
   
   
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 18, 2010
   
   
By
/S/ Richard A. Novak
 
Richard A. Novak
 
Principal Financial Officer
Date
November 18, 2010