N-CSRS 1 form.htm

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report 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: 12/31/17

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
June 30, 2017
Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio

A Portfolio of Federated Core Trust


Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited) Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
At June 30, 2017, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Type of Investment Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 79.8%
Asset-Backed Securities 7.9%
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 4.7%
U.S. Government Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.0%
U.S. Treasury 1.1%
Cash Equivalents2 11.2%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 (7.7)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 See the Fund's Private Offering Memorandum for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of InvestmentsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—7.9%  
    Auto Receivables—5.5%  
$12,960,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-2, Class D, 3.000%, 6/8/2021 $13,087,543
15,500,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-3, Class D, 3.340%, 8/8/2021 15,735,340
13,322,000   Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2015-2, Class D, 3.160%, 11/20/2020 13,457,105
7,400,000   Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2015-3, Class D, 3.340%, 3/22/2021 7,465,246
19,940,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-1, Class D, 3.240%, 4/15/2021 20,227,137
18,140,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-2, Class D, 3.020%, 4/15/2021 18,368,994
14,580,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-3, Class D, 3.490%, 5/17/2021 14,852,874
    TOTAL 103,194,239
    Other—2.3%  
6,250,412 1,2 Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2016-1, Class A, 3.260%, 8/25/2025 6,337,522
9,617,993 1,2 Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2016-2, Class A, 3.090%, 10/27/2025 9,710,707
6,584,210 1,2 Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2016-3, Class A, 3.050%, 12/26/2025 6,639,551
20,350,000 1,2 Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2017-4, Class A, 2.500%, 5/26/2026 20,365,443
    TOTAL 43,053,223
    Student Loans—0.1%  
2,632,373 1,2 Social Professional Loan Program LLC 2014-A, Class A2, 3.020%, 10/25/2027 2,662,025
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $147,397,005)
148,909,487
    COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—3.0%  
    Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—3.0%  
8,696,871   FHLMC REMIC K050 A1, 2.802%, 1/25/2025 8,859,056
22,332,808   FHLMC REMIC K060 A1, 2.958%, 7/25/2026 22,859,478
24,000,000   FNMA REMIC 2015-M4 AV2, 2.509%, 7/25/2022 24,153,765
    TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $55,888,186)
55,872,299
    COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—4.7%  
    Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—4.7%  
1,180,260   Countrywide Home Loans 2005-21, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/25/2035 1,166,058
633,990   Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2007-4, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 6/25/2037 498,242
4,236,258 1,2 Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2014-WIN2, Class A2, 3.500%, 10/25/2044 4,321,602
9,624,266 1,2 Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2015-WIN1, Class A6, 3.500%, 12/25/2044 9,818,831
695,922   Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2005-SA3, Class 3A, 3.640%, 8/25/2035 671,936
1,753,927   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-1, Class 2A1, 3.474%, 1/25/2042 1,771,615
10,643,367   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-6, Class A2, 1.808%, 12/25/2042 10,096,173
10,016,365   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-1, Class 2A1, 1.855%, 2/25/2043 9,411,301
19,059,277   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, Class A, 1.874%, 2/25/2043 17,966,438
13,263,741   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-6, Class A2, 3.000%, 5/25/2043 13,150,587
4,086,731 1,2 Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2014-1, Class 2A5, 4.000%, 4/25/2044 4,196,051
14,938,058 1,2 Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2014-4, Class A5, 3.500%, 11/25/2044 15,240,591
    TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $90,757,962)
88,309,425
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—79.8%  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—32.3%  
32,784,040   2.500%, 1/1/2031 33,030,222
219,499,120 3 3.000%, 7/1/2031 - 7/1/2047 220,231,400
185,648,356 3 3.500%, 6/1/2026 - 7/1/2047 191,047,482
85,611,209 3 4.000%, 2/1/2020 - 7/1/2047 90,142,271
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued  
$31,382,057   4.500%, 6/1/2019 - 7/1/2041 $33,703,045
22,427,236   5.000%, 7/1/2019 - 5/1/2041 24,448,508
8,150,196   5.500%, 3/1/2021 - 5/1/2040 8,986,553
907,279   6.000%, 7/1/2029 - 9/1/2037 1,029,259
1,478,645   6.500%, 3/1/2022 - 4/1/2038 1,696,715
433,881   7.000%, 10/1/2020 - 9/1/2037 506,266
125,060   7.500%, 8/1/2029 - 5/1/2031 146,548
181,665   8.000%, 3/1/2030 - 3/1/2031 218,018
4,854   8.500%, 9/1/2025 5,628
    TOTAL 605,191,915
    Federal National Mortgage Association—32.6%  
43,799,447   2.500%, 7/1/2031 - 1/1/2032 44,085,042
61,596,090   3.000%, 10/1/2027 - 1/1/2047 62,184,235
234,542,185   3.500%, 11/1/2025 - 2/1/2047 242,376,840
154,522,336   4.000%, 12/1/2025 - 5/1/2046 163,665,418
56,513,745   4.500%, 12/1/2019 - 6/1/2044 60,899,284
12,747,507   5.000%, 5/1/2023 - 10/1/2041 13,895,884
10,606,227   5.500%, 12/1/2017 - 4/1/2041 11,815,783
7,012,092   6.000%, 1/1/2029 - 2/1/2039 7,974,217
1,789,476   6.500%, 4/1/2019 - 10/1/2038 2,064,893
1,687,048   7.000%, 7/1/2023 - 6/1/2037 1,966,052
176,462   7.500%, 1/1/2030 - 6/1/2033 208,228
22,741   8.000%, 7/1/2023 - 3/1/2030 26,334
1,006   9.000%, 11/1/2021 - 6/1/2025 1,166
    TOTAL 611,163,376
    Government National Mortgage Association—14.9%  
74,757,203   3.000%, 11/20/2045 - 12/20/2046 75,584,016
114,221,903   3.500%, 12/15/2040 - 6/20/2046 118,472,388
40,332,549   4.000%, 9/15/2040 - 12/20/2046 42,706,675
20,683,322   4.500%, 1/15/2039 - 11/15/2043 22,274,901
14,572,729   5.000%, 1/15/2039 - 7/15/2040 16,069,209
1,913,036   5.500%, 12/15/2038 - 2/15/2039 2,148,501
758,492   6.000%, 10/15/2028 - 6/15/2037 864,317
204,817   6.500%, 10/15/2028 - 2/15/2032 237,055
397,974   7.000%, 11/15/2027 - 12/15/2031 464,234
158,326   7.500%, 7/15/2029 - 1/15/2031 187,667
148,262   8.000%, 1/15/2022 - 11/15/2030 177,601
4,841   8.500%, 5/15/2029 5,855
801   9.500%, 10/15/2020 875
    TOTAL 279,193,294
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,481,950,457)
1,495,548,585
    U.S. TREASURY—1.1%  
17,500,000   1.500%, 8/15/2026 16,375,544
5,000,000   1.875%, 3/31/2022 5,002,442
    TOTAL 21,377,986
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
(IDENTIFIED COST $21,459,532)
21,377,986
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—11.2%  
210,449,597   Federated Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 0.85%4
(IDENTIFIED COST $210,449,597)
$210,449,597
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—107.7%
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,007,902,739)5
2,020,467,379
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(7.7)%6 (144,841,759)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $1,875,625,620
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 June 30, 2017, these restricted securities amounted to $79,292,323, which represented 4.2% 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 June 30, 2017, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $79,292,323, which represented 4.2% of total net assets.
3 All or a portion of these To Be Announced Securities (TBAs) are subject to dollar-roll transactions.
4 7-day net yield.
5 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $2,004,799,264.
6 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at June 30, 2017.
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.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
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 June 30, 2017, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Asset-Backed Securities $$148,909,487 $— $148,909,487
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 55,872,299 55,872,299
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 88,309,425 88,309,425
Mortgage-Backed Securities 1,495,548,585 1,495,548,585
U.S. Treasury 21,377,986 21,377,986
Investment Company 210,449,597 210,449,597
TOTAL SECURITIES $210,449,597 $1,810,017,782 $— $2,020,467,379
The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
6/30/2017
Year Ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.81 $9.85 $9.97 $9.71 $10.20 $10.20
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.13 0.231 0.231 0.271 0.241 0.261
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and future contracts 0.03 (0.00)2 (0.07) 0.29 (0.45) 0.06
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.16 0.23 0.16 0.56 (0.21) 0.32
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.14) (0.27) (0.28) (0.30) (0.28) (0.32)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.83 $9.81 $9.85 $9.97 $9.71 $10.20
Total Return3 1.61% 2.30% 1.66% 5.89% (2.04)% 3.14%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.03%4 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.00%5 0.00%5
Net investment income 2.72%4 2.34% 2.31% 2.74% 2.41% 2.59%
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 0.00%4,7 0.00%7 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% 0.08%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $1,875,626 $2,147,397 $1,900,395 $1,864,143 $1,399,693 $2,480,305
Portfolio turnover 57% 258% 307% 179% 200% 257%
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions) 35% 42% 46% 40% 67% 71%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
4 Computed on an annualized basis.
5 The Adviser had voluntarily agreed to reimburse all operating expenses incurred by the Fund.
6 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
7 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $210,449,597 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $2,007,902,739)   $2,020,467,379
Restricted cash (Note 2)   315,000
Income receivable   4,886,024
TOTAL ASSETS   2,025,668,403
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $145,829,692  
Bank overdraft 38,262  
Income distribution payable 3,989,311  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 173  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 185,345  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   150,042,783
Net assets for 190,784,019 shares outstanding   $1,875,625,620
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $1,903,041,257
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   12,564,640
Accumulated net realized loss on investments   (39,613,841)
Distributions in excess of net investment income   (366,436)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $1,875,625,620
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$1,875,625,620 ÷ 190,784,019 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $9.83
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of OperationsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income:    
Interest   $27,202,175
Dividends received from an affiliated holding (Note 5)   468,980
TOTAL INCOME   27,671,155
Expenses:    
Custodian fees $45,265  
Transfer agent fee 78,076  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 10,221  
Auditing fees 15,274  
Legal fees 3,379  
Portfolio accounting fees 117,197  
Share registration costs 148  
Printing and postage 7,688  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 14,333  
TOTAL EXPENSES 291,581  
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 2) (4,814)  
Net expenses 286,767  
Net investment income   27,384,388
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:    
Net realized loss on investments   (551,760)
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments   6,463,006
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   5,911,246
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $33,295,634
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
6/30/2017
Year Ended
12/31/2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $27,384,388 $49,696,048
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts (551,760) 4,602,512
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts 6,463,006 (6,440,447)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 33,295,634 47,858,113
Distributions to Shareholders:    
Distributions from net investment income (28,234,413) (56,860,660)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 137,140,250 753,528,450
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 2,424,376 5,153,184
Cost of shares redeemed (416,397,468) (502,677,127)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (276,832,842) 256,004,507
Change in net assets (271,771,621) 247,001,960
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 2,147,397,241 1,900,395,281
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(366,436) and $483,589, respectively) $1,875,625,620 $2,147,397,241
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial StatementsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return. The Fund is an investment vehicle used by other Federated funds that invest some of their assets in mortgage-backed securities. Currently, shares of the Fund are being offered for investment only to investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or parties that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, 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 obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
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 any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any 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.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform
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Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the portfolio accountant reimbursed $4,814 of their fees.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of June 30, 2017, tax years 2013 through 2016 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
The Fund may transact in To Be Announced Securities (TBAs). As with other delayed-delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue TBAs at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms such as issuer, interest rate and terms of underlying mortgages. The Fund records TBAs on the trade date utilizing information associated with the specified terms of the transaction as opposed to the specific mortgages. TBAs are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur due to the fact that the actual underlying mortgages received may be less favorable than those anticipated by the Fund.
Dollar-Roll Transactions
The Fund engages in dollar-roll transactions in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities with a commitment to buy similar (same type, coupon and maturity), but not identical mortgage-backed securities on a future date. Both securities involved are TBA mortgage-backed securities. The Fund treats dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales. Dollar-rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration and yield curve risks. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of Restricted cash, which is shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
At June 30, 2017, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities 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) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
  Six Months Ended
6/30/2017
Year Ended
12/31/2016
Shares sold 13,997,969 75,595,853
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 246,757 516,123
Shares redeemed (42,389,819) (50,184,154)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (28,145,093) 25,927,822
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At June 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,004,799,264. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $15,668,115. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $22,695,359 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $7,027,244.
At December 31, 2016, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $40,164,164 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
No Expiration $27,350,897 $1,535,659 $28,886,556
2017 $11,277,608 NA $11,277,608
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser, subject to the direction of the Trustees, provides investment adviser services at no fee, because all investors in the Fund are other Federated funds, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. The Fund pays operating expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the Fund (excluding fees and expenses that may be charged by the Adviser and its affiliates). Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser intends to initially voluntarily reimburse operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) such that the Fund will only bear such expenses in an amount of up to 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary reimbursement at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. FAS does not charge the Fund a fee but is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the six months ended June 30, 2017, were as follows:
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/2016
Purchases/
Additions
Sales/
Reductions
Balance of
Shares Held
6/30/2017
Value Dividend
Income
Federated Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares 107,203,788 522,762,546 (419,516,737) 210,449,597 $210,449,597 $468,980
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Affiliated Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of June 30, 2017, a majority of the shares of beneficial interest outstanding are owned by other affiliated investment companies.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were as follows:
Purchases $20,346,317
Sales $210,283,584
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of June 30, 2017, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the program was not utilized.
9. REGULATORY UPDATES
On October 13, 2016, the SEC amended existing rules intended to modernize reporting and disclosure of information. These amendments relate to Regulation S-X which sets forth the form and content of financial statements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of adopting these amendments and their impact on the financial statements and accompanying notes.
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Shareholder Expense ExampleFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
1/1/2017
Ending
Account Value
6/30/2017
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000.00 $1,016.10 $0.15
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,024.70 $0.15
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2017
Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term at its May 2017 meetings. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements. The Fund is distinctive in that it is designed for the efficient management of a particular asset class and is made available for investment only to other Federated funds and a limited number of other accredited investors.
Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, however, it or its affiliates may receive compensation for managing assets invested in the Fund.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Senior Officer's Evaluation”). The Board considered the Senior Officer's Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the investment advisory contract.
As previously noted, the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee to this Fund for its services; however, the Board did consider compensation and benefits received by the Adviser, including fees received for services provided to the Fund by Federated Investors, Inc. and its affiliates (“Federated”) and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute Federated fund trades. The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in its decision. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board has indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the Fund and of comparable funds); (2) an adviser's cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to an adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds); and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Fund's board members perform their duties and their expertise (including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. Consistent with the judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser and its advisory affiliates for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Board was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information in connection with the May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the investment advisory contract occurred. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the independent trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for
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contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the Fund; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser's personnel, experience, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board noted the compliance programs of, and the compliance-related resources provided to, the Fund by the Adviser. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its benchmark index was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. The Adviser's ability to execute this program was one of the Board's considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's investment management services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
The Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the periods covered by the Senior Officer's Evaluation, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
Because the Adviser does not charge the Fund an investment advisory fee, the Board does not consider fee comparisons to other mutual funds or other institutional or separate accounts to be relevant to its deliberations.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. As the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, this information generally covered fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain funds in response to the Senior Officer's recommendations.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The Senior Officer also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
While the Senior Officer noted certain items for follow-up reporting to the Board and further consideration by management, he stated that his observations and information accompanying the Senior Officer's Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. In particular, due to the unusual nature of the Fund as primarily an internal product with no advisory fee, the Board does not consider the assessment of whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to grow to a sufficient size to be particularly relevant. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangement.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio, as well as a report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund at www.FederatedInvestors.com under the “Private Funds” section of the “Products” tab, where you will be directed to a statement of agreement that you are an “accredited investor” before proceeding. Click “I agree” to agree to the terms then you will be taken to the “Private Funds” home page where you can select the appropriate asset class or category under “Find Private Funds.” Select a Fund under “All Private Funds” to access the “Literature” tab. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information at www.FederatedInvestors.com under the “Private Funds” section of the “Products” tab, where you will be directed to a statement of agreement that you are an “accredited investor” before proceeding. Click “I agree” to agree to the terms then you will be taken to the “Private Funds” home page where you can select the appropriate asset class or category under “Find Private Funds.” Select a Fund under “All Private Funds” to access the “Portfolio Characteristics” tab.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Private Offering Memorandum, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio

Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Placement Agent
CUSIP 31409N200






31866 (8/17)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2017 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
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High Yield Bond Portfolio

A Portfolio of Federated Core Trust


Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)High Yield Bond Portfolio
At June 30, 2017, the Fund's index classification1 was as follows:
Index Classification Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Technology 10.3%
Health Care 10.2%
Cable Satellite 7.6%
Packaging 6.3%
Media Entertainment 6.0%
Midstream 5.8%
Independent Energy 5.7%
Wireless Communications 4.6%
Gaming 3.7%
Pharmaceuticals 3.6%
Automotive 3.0%
Metals & Mining 2.5%
Other2 26.9%
Cash Equivalents3 3.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 0.7%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Index classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications and sub-classifications of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI). Individual portfolio securities that are not included in the BBHY2%ICI are assigned to an index classification by the Fund's Adviser.
2 For purposes of this table, index classifications which constitute less than 2.5% of the Fund's total net assets have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
4 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of InvestmentsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—96.2%  
    Aerospace/Defense—1.1%  
$3,750,000   Engility Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.875%, 9/1/2024 $4,087,500
2,950,000   TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/2020 2,997,937
8,850,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.00%, 7/15/2022 9,137,625
4,475,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.50%, 7/15/2024 4,631,625
1,625,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.50%, 5/15/2025 1,657,500
1,075,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 1,093,813
    TOTAL 23,606,000
    Automotive—3.0%  
4,000,000 1,2 Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.875%, 8/15/2026 4,030,000
2,550,000 1,2 Allison Transmission, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 10/1/2024 2,620,125
5,700,000 1,2 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.50%, 4/1/2027 5,557,500
4,200,000 1,2 BCD Acquisition, Inc., Series 144A, 9.625%, 9/15/2023 4,557,000
1,275,000 1,2 Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 11/15/2026 1,282,969
4,750,000 1,2 Dana Financing Lux Sarl, Series 144A, 6.50%, 6/1/2026 5,067,656
1,250,000 1,2 Dana Financing Lux Sarl, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.75%, 4/15/2025 1,296,875
10,325,000 1,2 Gates Global LLC, Series 144A, 6.00%, 7/15/2022 10,402,437
2,400,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 3/15/2027 2,442,000
2,600,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 5/31/2026 2,697,500
1,000,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 11/15/2023 1,050,000
2,600,000 1,2 J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.00%, 4/1/2022 2,733,250
1,050,000 1,2 Schaeffler Verwaltung Zw, Series 144A, 4.125%, 9/15/2021 1,072,313
825,000 1,2 Schaeffler Verwaltung Zw, Series 144A, 4.50%, 9/15/2023 839,438
6,350,000 1,2 Schaeffler Verwaltung Zw, Series 144A, 4.75%, 9/15/2026 6,437,312
5,175,000 1,2 TI Group Auto Systems LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 7/15/2023 5,498,437
575,000   Tenneco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 7/15/2026 582,906
850,000   Tenneco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 12/15/2024 881,875
2,925,000 1,2 ZF North America Capital, Inc., Series 144A, 4.75%, 4/29/2025 3,096,844
    TOTAL 62,146,437
    Banking—0.9%  
2,150,000   Ally Financial, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.25%, 12/1/2017 2,189,883
7,775,000   Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.75%, 11/20/2025 8,212,344
2,550,000   Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 3/30/2025 2,621,221
4,700,000   Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 9/30/2024 4,969,874
    TOTAL 17,993,322
    Building Materials—2.0%  
425,000   Allegion PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/15/2023 459,000
4,290,000   Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 10/1/2021 4,461,600
2,331,000 1,2 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Series 144A, 5.625%, 4/15/2021 2,409,671
900,000 1,2 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.75%, 12/15/2023 954,000
2,125,000   Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/2023 2,295,000
3,150,000 1,2 Building Materials Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 10/15/2025 3,386,250
2,075,000 1,2 HD Supply, Inc., Series 144A, 5.25%, 12/15/2021 2,185,235
1,800,000 1,2 HD Supply, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.75%, 4/15/2024 1,917,000
1,675,000 1,2 Masonite International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2023 1,758,750
2,375,000 1,2 NCI Building System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/2023 2,579,844
2,500,000   Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 6.50%, 2/1/2022 2,631,050
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Building Materials—continued  
$6,200,000 1,2 RSI Home Products, Inc., Series 144A, 6.50%, 3/15/2023 $6,556,500
7,900,000 1,2 Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 2/15/2027 8,077,750
725,000 1,2 USG Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.875%, 6/1/2027 747,656
1,625,000 1,2 USG Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 3/1/2025 1,732,656
    TOTAL 42,151,962
    Cable Satellite—7.6%  
2,175,000 1,2 Altice US Finance I Corp., Series 144A, 5.50%, 5/15/2026 2,289,188
5,900,000 1,2 Altice US Finance I Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 7/15/2025 6,549,000
2,200,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 5.25%, 9/30/2022 2,270,180
5,475,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 5.75%, 9/1/2023 5,721,375
4,450,000 1,2 CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Series 144A, 5.375%, 5/1/2025 4,750,375
2,125,000 1,2 CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Series 144A, 5.75%, 2/15/2026 2,279,063
1,100,000 1,2 CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 5/1/2026 1,170,125
1,025,000 1,2 CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 5/1/2027 1,050,625
4,050,000 1,2 CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 5/1/2027 4,338,562
1,250,000   CSC Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 6/1/2024 1,278,250
1,825,000 1,2 CSC Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 4/15/2027 1,934,500
4,325,000   Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/15/2022 4,557,469
2,525,000 1,2 Cequel Communications Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 12/15/2021 2,584,161
4,675,000 1,2 Cequel Communications Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 12/15/2021 4,780,187
1,300,000   Charter Communications Holdings II, 5.125%, 2/15/2023 1,344,688
2,300,000   Charter Communications Holdings II, 5.75%, 1/15/2024 2,429,375
2,425,000   DISH DBS Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/2023 2,491,688
10,700,000   DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/2022 11,529,250
1,675,000   DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 11/15/2024 1,793,456
975,000   DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.75%, 7/1/2026 1,157,813
275,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 7.25%, 10/15/2020 261,250
3,375,000 1,2 Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Series 144A, 8.00%, 2/15/2024 3,645,000
8,075,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 8/1/2023 6,722,437
7,075,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 4/1/2021 6,562,062
1,975,000 1,2 Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.75%, 7/15/2025 1,977,469
4,550,000 1,2 Neptune Finco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 10.125%, 1/15/2023 5,289,375
2,300,000 1,2 Neptune Finco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 10.875%, 10/15/2025 2,774,375
4,550,000 1,2 Neptune Finco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.625%, 10/15/2025 5,016,830
4,525,000 1,2 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Series 144A, 4.625%, 5/15/2023 4,666,406
6,950,000 1,2 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Series 144A, 6.00%, 7/15/2024 7,401,750
3,250,000 1,2 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 4/15/2025 3,367,812
2,775,000 1,2 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 7/15/2026 2,879,062
975,000 1,2 Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, Series 144A, 5.00%, 1/15/2025 1,026,188
2,295,000 1,2 Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, Series 144A, 5.50%, 1/15/2023 2,386,800
8,075,000 1,2 Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, Series 144A, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 8,700,812
7,725,000 1,2 Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Series 144A, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 8,069,226
4,275,000 1,2 Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Series 144A, 6.375%, 4/15/2023 4,510,125
1,250,000 1,2 Virgin Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 1,301,563
2,575,000 1,2 Virgin Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 10/15/2024 2,739,156
6,525,000 1,2 Ziggo Finance BV, Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 5.50%, 1/15/2027 6,679,969
2,475,000 1,2 Ziggo Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 1/15/2025 2,555,437
2,625,000 1,2 Ziggo Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/2027 2,661,094
    TOTAL 157,493,528
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Chemicals—2.2%  
$4,500,000 1,2 Alpha 3 BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.25%, 2/1/2025 $4,651,875
5,225,000 1,2 Compass Minerals International, Inc., Series 144A, 4.875%, 7/15/2024 5,172,750
4,175,000 1,2 Eco Services Operations LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 11/1/2022 4,394,187
6,625,000   Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 4/15/2020 6,078,437
2,325,000   Huntsman International LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 11/15/2022 2,499,375
2,075,000 1,2 Koppers, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 2/15/2025 2,209,875
1,175,000 1,2 PQ Corp., Series 144A, 6.75%, 11/15/2022 1,266,063
15,100,000 1,2 Platform Specialty Products Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.50%, 2/1/2022 15,666,250
1,550,000 1,2 Versum Materials, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 9/30/2024 1,633,313
2,150,000 1,2 WR Grace & Co., Conn., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 10/1/2024 2,305,875
    TOTAL 45,878,000
    Construction Machinery—0.4%  
1,675,000 1,2 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2025 1,750,375
2,400,000   United Rentals, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2023 2,500,800
3,000,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 7/15/2025 3,153,750
725,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 5/15/2027 748,563
575,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/15/2026 614,531
    TOTAL 8,768,019
    Consumer Cyclical Services—1.0%  
2,150,000 1,2 GW Honos Security Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 5/15/2025 2,254,812
5,450,000 1,2 Hearthside Group Holdings LLC, Series 144A, 6.50%, 5/1/2022 5,450,000
3,775,000 1,2 KAR Auction Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 6/1/2025 3,855,219
1,775,000   ServiceMaster Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.10%, 3/1/2018 1,828,250
1,775,000   ServiceMaster Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.45%, 8/15/2027 1,948,063
4,250,000 1,2 ServiceMaster Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 4,409,375
    TOTAL 19,745,719
    Consumer Products—2.2%  
7,550,000   FGI Operating Co. LLC/FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/2020 5,134,000
10,025,000 1,2 First Quality Finance Co., Inc., Series 144A, 4.625%, 5/15/2021 10,162,844
350,000 1,2 First Quality Finance Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 7/1/2025 357,875
6,350,000 1,2 Party City Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 8/15/2023 6,604,000
7,525,000 1,2 Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 5.375%, 12/15/2021 7,797,781
4,300,000 1,2 Prestige Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 3/1/2024 4,617,125
400,000   Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 12/15/2026 420,000
4,400,000   Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025 4,741,440
1,675,000   Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024 1,802,719
2,658,000   Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/2021 2,747,707
925,000 1,2 Valvoline Finco Two LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 7/15/2024 980,500
    TOTAL 45,365,991
    Diversified Manufacturing—1.0%  
6,950,000 1,2 Entegris, Inc., Series 144A, 6.00%, 4/1/2022 7,280,125
2,075,000 1,2 Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Series 144A, 7.75%, 12/15/2020 2,085,375
10,275,000   WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 12/15/2021 10,724,531
550,000   WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 6/15/2024 576,813
    TOTAL 20,666,844
    Finance Companies—1.9%  
750,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 1/25/2023 765,000
8,025,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/25/2024 8,207,970
375,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 6/15/2022 398,438
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Finance Companies—continued  
$850,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 6/25/2025 $878,161
3,775,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.25%, 9/25/2023 4,067,562
1,275,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024 1,319,625
1,200,000 1,2 Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 8/15/2022 1,258,884
9,600,000 1,2 Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 2/15/2024 10,051,200
12,825,000 1,2 Quicken Loans, Inc., Series 144A, 5.75%, 5/1/2025 13,305,937
    TOTAL 40,252,777
    Food & Beverage—1.6%  
8,850,000 1,2 Anna Merger Sub, Inc., Series 144A, 7.75%, 10/1/2022 6,748,125
50,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.75%, 6/1/2026 52,000
4,925,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 1/15/2024 5,189,718
3,125,000 1,2 Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 4/1/2025 3,308,594
3,450,000 1,2 Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsub., Series 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/2026 3,592,312
925,000 1,2 Performance Food Group, Inc., Series 144A, 5.50%, 6/1/2024 957,375
5,350,000 1,2 Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 8/15/2026 5,350,000
1,525,000 1,2 Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 3/1/2025 1,576,469
425,000 1,2 Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 12/15/2022 452,094
6,200,000 1,2 U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 6/15/2024 6,463,500
    TOTAL 33,690,187
    Gaming—3.7%  
1,025,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 4/1/2026 1,110,844
5,800,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 5/15/2023 6,227,750
5,850,000 1,2 Chester Downs & Marina, Series 144A, 9.25%, 2/1/2020 6,054,750
1,850,000 1,2 Eagle II Acquisition Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 4/1/2025 1,967,938
1,725,000   GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 4/15/2026 1,888,513
675,000   MGM Growth Properties LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 5/1/2024 739,125
6,775,000   MGM Mirage, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/2022 7,969,094
3,200,000   MGM Mirage, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 10/1/2020 3,553,280
2,850,000   MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/2023 3,149,250
1,575,000   MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 9/1/2026 1,598,625
5,550,000 1,2 Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.875%, 10/15/2024 5,792,812
2,375,000 1,2 Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 1/15/2027 2,425,469
5,800,000 1,2 Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Series 144A, 5.625%, 5/1/2024 6,046,500
4,700,000 1,2 Rivers Pittsburgh LP, Series 144A, 6.125%, 8/15/2021 4,782,250
11,725,000 1,2 Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc./Seminole Hard Rock International LLC, Series 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2021 11,842,250
3,080,000 1,2 Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., Bond, Series 144A, 7.804%, 10/1/2020 3,126,200
3,638,000   Station Casinos, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.50%, 3/1/2021 3,792,615
2,275,000 1,2 Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2025 2,223,812
1,450,000 1,2 Wynn Las Vegas LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 5/15/2027 1,487,156
    TOTAL 75,778,233
    Health Care—10.2%  
2,150,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 2/15/2023 2,234,656
5,525,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 3/1/2024 5,911,750
8,475,000 1,2 Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 5/15/2023 8,072,437
3,125,000   Amsurg Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 7/15/2022 3,242,188
2,025,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125%, 8/1/2021 2,057,906
4,250,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/2023 4,403,425
8,625,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 2/1/2022 7,568,438
2,200,000   DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/2025 2,211,000
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Health Care—continued  
$1,950,000   DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024 $1,982,906
6,025,000 1,2 Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 5.125%, 7/1/2022 6,213,281
1,925,000   HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/2027 1,985,156
5,100,000   HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/2023 5,406,000
6,025,000   HCA, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/2024 6,394,031
2,250,000   HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2026 2,432,250
2,300,000   HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 5/1/2023 2,509,875
10,150,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 2/1/2025 10,731,595
5,375,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 2/15/2022 6,201,406
7,275,000   HCA, Inc., Term Loan—1st Lien, 5.25%, 4/15/2025 7,838,813
3,450,000 1,2 IMS Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 10/15/2026 3,566,438
5,550,000   Iasis Healthcare LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 5/15/2019 5,580,525
1,700,000   LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/2023 1,797,750
2,650,000   LifePoint Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 5/1/2024 2,749,375
1,200,000   LifePoint Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 12/1/2021 1,242,750
1,425,000 1,2 MEDNAX, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 12/1/2023 1,471,313
13,400,000 1,2 MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Series 144A, 7.125%, 6/1/2024 14,321,250
4,325,000 1,2 New Amethyst Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.25%, 12/1/2024 4,627,750
19,575,000 1,2 Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Series 144A, 6.625%, 5/15/2022 18,792,000
10,650,000 1,2 SteriGenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.50%, 5/15/2023 10,996,125
5,500,000 1,2 SteriGenics-Nordion Topc, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.125%, 11/1/2021 5,651,250
5,025,000 1,2 Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.75%, 7/1/2025 5,100,375
10,675,000 1,2 Team Health Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 2/1/2025 10,381,437
775,000   Teleflex, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 6/1/2026 796,313
3,225,000   Teleflex, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 6/15/2024 3,354,000
4,225,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/1/2022 4,499,625
1,125,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Note, 4.375%, 10/1/2021 1,147,500
4,625,000 1,2 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Series 144A, 5.125%, 5/1/2025 4,653,906
2,850,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 4.50%, 4/1/2021 2,910,563
5,575,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 6/15/2023 5,588,938
2,675,000 1,2 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.00%, 8/1/2025 2,671,656
1,251,000 1,2 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Term Loan—1st Lien, Series 144A, 4.625%, 7/15/2024 1,257,505
999,000 1,2 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Term Loan—1st Lien, Series 144A, 4.625%, 7/15/2024 1,002,746
1,200,000 1,2 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Term Loan—2nd Lien, Series 144A, 7.50%, 1/1/2022 1,304,760
6,825,000 1,2 Vizient, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 10.375%, 3/1/2024 7,865,812
    TOTAL 210,728,775
    Independent Energy—5.7%  
1,400,000   Antero Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 6/1/2023 1,424,500
3,650,000 1,2 Antero Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 3/1/2025 3,558,750
2,250,000   Antero Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/1/2021 2,280,938
3,650,000 1,2 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 10.00%, 4/1/2022 3,668,250
2,012,000   Callon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/1/2024 2,057,270
1,950,000 1,2 Callon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 10/1/2024 1,993,875
450,000   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023 435,375
1,975,000   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.25%, 7/15/2025 2,014,500
6,600,000   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 9/15/2020 6,740,250
3,100,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/2023 2,828,750
2,523,000 1,2 Chesapeake Energy Corp., Series 144A, 8.00%, 12/15/2022 2,677,534
2,825,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 6/15/2021 2,655,500
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Independent Energy—continued  
$1,375,000 1,2 Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.00%, 1/15/2025 $1,366,406
3,450,000 1,2 Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.00%, 6/15/2027 3,393,937
4,925,000   Continental Resources, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/2023 4,715,687
775,000 1,2 Crownrock LP/Crownrock F, Series 144A, 7.125%, 4/15/2021 799,219
2,025,000 1,2 Crownrock LP/Crownrock F, Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 2/15/2023 2,146,500
1,725,000 1,2 Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.75%, 11/1/2024 1,725,000
2,275,000 1,2 Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 5/31/2025 2,320,500
3,100,000 1,2 EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 8.00%, 11/29/2024 3,107,750
1,225,000   Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 5/1/2023 1,234,188
2,475,000 1,2 Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 10/15/2024 2,419,312
2,600,000 1,2 Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 5/15/2025 2,570,750
2,225,000   Laredo Petroleum, 5.625%, 1/15/2022 2,169,375
1,400,000   Laredo Petroleum, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.25%, 3/15/2023 1,396,500
1,975,000   Laredo Petroleum, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 5/1/2022 2,002,156
925,000   Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/2020 642,875
5,900,000   Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., Sr. Note, 8.00%, 6/1/2020 4,159,500
950,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2023 923,875
1,625,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022 1,584,375
3,300,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.50%, 11/1/2021 3,217,500
1,175,000   PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/2022 1,224,938
975,000 1,2 PDC Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 9/15/2024 994,500
875,000 1,2 Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Series 144A, 6.25%, 6/1/2024 923,125
1,050,000 1,2 Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 8/15/2025 1,052,625
1,275,000 1,2 Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2025 1,290,938
2,250,000   QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 5/1/2023 2,137,500
1,300,000   QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 3/1/2021 1,355,250
2,375,000   RSP Permian, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 10/1/2022 2,475,937
800,000 1,2 RSP Permian, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 1/15/2025 805,000
2,900,000   Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 5/15/2025 2,769,500
1,550,000 1,2 Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 3/15/2023 1,522,875
1,200,000 1,2 Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 8/15/2022 1,185,000
3,975,000   Rice Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.25%, 5/1/2022 4,158,844
2,100,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 6/1/2025 1,905,750
1,025,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 1/1/2023 981,438
775,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 9/15/2026 743,752
6,425,000   Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.10%, 3/15/2022 6,019,422
875,000 1,2 Ultra Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.875%, 4/15/2022 869,531
2,000,000 1,2 Ultra Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.125%, 4/15/2025 1,975,000
800,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 9/15/2024 764,000
1,375,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 1/15/2022 1,368,125
375,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 8/1/2020 395,625
1,050,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.25%, 8/1/2023 1,144,500
7,375,000   Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.25%, 4/1/2023 6,803,437
    TOTAL 119,097,509
    Industrial - Other—1.2%  
1,100,000   Anixter International, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/2021 1,177,000
1,050,000   Anixter, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/2023 1,126,125
5,550,000 1,2 Belden, Inc., Sr. Sub., Series 144A, 5.25%, 7/15/2024 5,772,000
6,275,000 1,2 Belden, Inc., Sr. Sub., Series 144A, 5.50%, 9/1/2022 6,494,625
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Industrial - Other—continued  
$1,750,000 1,2 Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Series 144A, 8.75%, 12/15/2019 $1,806,875
9,225,000 1,2 Hillman Group, Inc., Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 7/15/2022 8,902,125
    TOTAL 25,278,750
    Insurance - P&C—1.8%  
5,250,000 1,2 Hub Holdings LLC/Hub Hol, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.125%, 7/15/2019 5,269,688
12,600,000 1,2 Hub International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.875%, 10/1/2021 13,167,000
5,625,000 1,2 Kirs Midco 3 PLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 8.625%, 7/15/2023 5,716,406
5,575,000 1,2 NFP Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.875%, 7/15/2025 5,644,687
6,425,000 1,2 USIS Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.875%, 5/1/2025 6,553,500
    TOTAL 36,351,281
    Leisure—1.1%  
2,050,000 1,2 AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 11/15/2026 2,144,812
1,375,000 1,2 AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 5/15/2027 1,454,489
1,550,000   Cedar Fair LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 6/1/2024 1,627,500
1,000,000 1,2 Cedar Fair LP/Canada's Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 1,060,000
2,475,000 1,3,4,5,6 Hard Rock Park Operations LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 7.40%, 4/1/2012 0
1,675,000 1,2 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/2024 1,704,312
4,600,000   Regal Cinemas, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/2025 4,772,500
825,000   Regal Entertainment Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 3/15/2022 864,188
2,300,000 1,2 Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.875%, 7/31/2024 2,319,826
6,700,000 1,2 Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 4/15/2027 6,917,750
    TOTAL 22,865,377
    Lodging—0.3%  
2,725,000 1,2 Hilton Domestic Operations, Series 144A, 4.25%, 9/1/2024 2,769,281
1,450,000 1,2 Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.625%, 4/1/2025 1,498,937
1,175,000   RHP Hotel Property/RHP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 4/15/2023 1,207,313
    TOTAL 5,475,531
    Media Entertainment—6.0%  
3,800,000   AMC Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 4/1/2024 3,899,750
3,600,000   CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 3/15/2025 3,784,500
2,600,000 1,2 CBS Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 11/1/2024 2,691,000
7,400,000   Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.00%, 3/1/2021 5,577,750
1,500,000 1,2 Clear Channel International BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.75%, 12/15/2020 1,597,500
2,350,000   Clear Channel Worldwide, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/2022 2,408,750
3,150,000   Clear Channel Worldwide, Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/2022 3,253,005
1,025,000 1,2 E.W. Scripps Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 5/15/2025 1,058,313
5,550,000 1,2 EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 7.625%, 6/15/2024 6,188,250
6,000,000   Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2023 6,352,500
725,000 1,2 Gannett Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 9/15/2024 749,469
2,250,000 1,2 Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 10/15/2024 2,278,125
4,175,000 1,2 Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 7/15/2026 4,268,937
300,000   Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 2/1/2026 324,375
5,225,000   Lin Television Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 11/15/2022 5,499,312
1,600,000   Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 6/1/2024 1,746,000
6,125,000   Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 12/15/2022 6,392,969
4,425,000 1,2 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 2/15/2022 4,651,781
2,675,000 1,2 Nexstar Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 8/1/2024 2,715,125
10,725,000 1,2 Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Series 144A, 5.00%, 4/15/2022 11,154,000
2,650,000 1,2 Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 2/1/2025 2,722,875
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Media Entertainment—continued  
$5,625,000 1,2 Sinclair Television Group, Series 144A, 5.625%, 8/1/2024 $5,786,719
975,000 1,2 Sinclair Television Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 2/15/2027 948,188
6,250,000 1,2 Sinclair Television Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 3/15/2026 6,414,062
10,575,000 1,2 Southern Graphics Systems, Inc., Series 144A, 8.375%, 10/15/2020 10,812,937
8,425,000   Tribune Media Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 7/15/2022 8,867,312
5,750,000 1,2 Urban One, Inc., Series 144A, 7.375%, 4/15/2022 5,980,000
4,675,000 1,2 Urban One, Inc., Series 144A, 9.25%, 2/15/2020 4,511,375
1,300,000 1,2 WMG Acquisition Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/2024 1,332,500
750,000 1,2 WMG Acquisition Corp., Series 144A, 5.00%, 8/1/2023 771,563
    TOTAL 124,738,942
    Metals & Mining—2.5%  
3,975,000 1,2 Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.50%, 5/1/2025 4,193,625
2,675,000   ArcelorMittal SA, 6.125%, 6/1/2025 3,009,375
3,775,000 1,2 Coeur Mining, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 6/1/2024 3,675,906
6,350,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 5,937,250
10,725,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.40%, 11/14/2034 9,625,687
1,175,000 1,2 HudBay Minerals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 1/15/2023 1,217,594
2,700,000 1,2 HudBay Minerals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.625%, 1/15/2025 2,841,750
875,000 1,2 Peabody Securities Finance Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 6.00%, 3/31/2022 871,719
2,975,000 1,2 Peabody Securities Finance Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 6.375%, 3/31/2025 2,941,531
1,600,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 10/1/2021 1,647,168
850,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 4/15/2023 887,188
5,075,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 10/1/2024 5,404,875
2,450,000   Teck Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 8/15/2040 2,474,500
3,475,000   Teck Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/1/2035 3,640,062
2,900,000 1,2 Teck Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 6/1/2024 3,356,750
    TOTAL 51,724,980
    Midstream—5.8%  
3,275,000   Access Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Note, 4.875%, 5/15/2023 3,406,393
625,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 5/20/2025 637,500
2,950,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 5/20/2024 3,060,625
1,350,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 5/20/2027 1,377,000
7,950,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 8/20/2026 8,188,500
4,100,000 1,2 Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 9/15/2024 4,212,750
575,000   Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 5.875%, 8/1/2023 577,875
1,650,000 1,2 Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 5.125%, 6/30/2027 1,693,313
3,800,000   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Term Loan—1st Lien, 5.875%, 3/31/2025 4,066,000
2,875,000   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Term Loan—1st Lien, 7.00%, 6/30/2024 3,220,000
8,350,000   Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/2024 8,892,750
4,175,000   Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 6/15/2023 3,903,625
3,200,000   Ferrellgas, L.P., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 5/1/2021 3,040,000
6,250,000   Ferrellgas, L.P., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.75%, 1/15/2022 5,921,875
2,675,000 1,2 Hiland Partners LP, Series 144A, 5.50%, 5/15/2022 2,793,979
4,650,000 1,2 Holly Energy Partners LP, Series 144A, 6.00%, 8/1/2024 4,859,250
3,000,000   NuStar Logistics, L.P., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 4/28/2027 3,157,500
2,800,000   Sabine Pass LNG LP, 5.625%, 3/1/2025 3,096,456
1,050,000   Sabine Pass LNG LP, 5.625%, 4/15/2023 1,168,440
6,200,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, 5.50%, 6/1/2024 6,200,000
1,275,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 3/1/2025 1,268,625
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Midstream—continued  
$3,550,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 3/1/2027 $3,550,000
8,325,000   Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 8/15/2022 8,356,219
3,075,000   Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 4/15/2025 3,105,750
1,275,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 5/1/2023 1,313,250
1,625,000 1,2 Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 2/1/2025 1,679,844
4,200,000 1,2 Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 2/1/2027 4,368,000
2,375,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 1/15/2025 2,502,656
400,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 10/15/2019 424,000
3,576,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/1/2020 3,660,930
3,450,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/15/2021 3,596,625
500,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.25%, 10/15/2022 533,750
4,175,000   Tesoro Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 5/1/2024 4,540,312
5,475,000   Western Refining Logistics LP/WNRL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.50%, 2/15/2023 5,926,687
2,675,000   Williams Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.55%, 6/24/2024 2,761,937
    TOTAL 121,062,416
    Oil Field Services—0.7%  
2,400,000 1,2 Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.75%, 12/15/2023 2,376,000
4,075,000 1,2 Tervita Escrow Corp., Term Loan—2nd Lien, Series 144A, 7.625%, 12/1/2021 4,125,938
3,025,000   Weatherford International Ltd., 7.00%, 3/15/2038 2,601,500
4,100,000   Weatherford International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.25%, 6/15/2023 4,110,250
550,000 1,2 Weatherford International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.875%, 2/15/2024 577,500
1,850,000   Weatherford International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.80%, 6/15/2037 1,591,000
    TOTAL 15,382,188
    Packaging—6.3%  
5,825,000   ARD Finance SA, Sec. Fac. Bond, 7.125%, 9/15/2023 6,232,167
1,625,000 1,2 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, Series 144A, 4.625%, 5/15/2023 1,671,053
2,925,000 1,2 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 6/30/2021 3,038,344
3,150,000 1,2 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 2/15/2025 3,315,375
10,375,000 1,2 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 5/15/2024 11,386,562
3,775,000   Ball Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.25%, 7/1/2025 4,180,813
4,325,000   Berry Plastics Corp., 5.125%, 7/15/2023 4,519,625
9,325,000   Berry Plastics Corp., 5.50%, 5/15/2022 9,721,312
5,900,000 1,2 Bway Holding Co., Sec. Fac. Bond, Series 144A, 5.50%, 4/15/2024 6,040,125
11,950,000 1,2 Bway Holding Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 4/15/2025 12,159,125
9,825,000 1,2 Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.875%, 1/15/2025 10,236,422
8,375,000 1,2 Multi-Color Corp., Series 144A, 6.125%, 12/1/2022 8,835,625
4,625,000 1,2 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Series 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2025 4,948,750
1,050,000 1,2 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Series 144A, 5.875%, 8/15/2023 1,159,594
3,700,000 1,2 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Series 144A, 6.375%, 8/15/2025 4,160,188
11,375,000   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./LLC/LU, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 11,654,711
4,100,000 1,2 Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./LLC/LU, Series 144A, 7.00%, 7/15/2024 4,405,819
1,675,000   Reynolds Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.95%, 12/15/2025 1,884,375
575,000 1,2 Sealed Air Corp., Series 144A, 4.875%, 12/1/2022 614,531
2,800,000 1,2 Sealed Air Corp., Series 144A, 5.25%, 4/1/2023 3,017,000
4,575,000 1,2 Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 9/15/2025 5,009,625
12,050,000 1,2 Signode Industrial Group, Series 144A, 6.375%, 5/1/2022 12,652,500
    TOTAL 130,843,641
    Paper—0.4%  
1,400,000   Clearwater Paper Corp., Sr. Note, 4.50%, 2/1/2023 1,386,000
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Paper—continued  
$7,700,000 1,2 Clearwater Paper Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.375%, 2/1/2025 $7,661,500
    TOTAL 9,047,500
    Pharmaceuticals—3.6%  
2,275,000 1,2 Eagle Holding Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.625%, 5/15/2022 2,346,094
4,975,000 1,2 ENDO Finance LLC/ENDO Finco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.00%, 7/15/2023 4,206,362
7,075,000 1,2 ENDO Finance LLC/ENDO Finco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.50%, 2/1/2025 5,801,500
16,050,000 1,2 Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 8/1/2023 16,952,812
5,825,000   Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.75%, 4/15/2023 4,994,937
5,775,000 1,2 Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 4/15/2025 5,082,000
5,275,000 1,2 Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2023 4,839,812
4,025,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Series 144A, 5.625%, 12/1/2021 3,652,688
5,750,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Series 144A, 7.50%, 7/15/2021 5,591,875
2,975,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 3/1/2023 2,539,877
7,425,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 4/15/2025 6,311,250
2,700,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.25%, 7/15/2022 2,551,500
875,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Term Loan—1st Lien, Series 144A, 6.50%, 3/15/2022 919,844
2,225,000 1,2 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Term Loan—1st Lien, Series 144A, 7.00%, 3/15/2024 2,344,594
8,300,000 1,2 Vrx Escrow Corp., Series 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2023 7,158,750
    TOTAL 75,293,895
    Refining—0.7%  
7,075,000   CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/2022 7,163,438
6,300,000   Tesoro Petroleum Corp., 5.125%, 4/1/2024 6,693,750
    TOTAL 13,857,188
    Restaurants—0.9%  
10,150,000 1,2 1011778 BC Unltd. Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc., Series 144A, 6.00%, 4/1/2022 10,543,312
925,000 1,2 1011778 BC Unltd. Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc., Term Loan—1st Lien, Series 144A, 4.25%, 5/15/2024 921,476
525,000 1,2 KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.75%, 6/1/2027 537,469
2,400,000 1,2 Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 6/1/2024 2,508,000
4,825,000 1,2 Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 6/1/2026 5,090,375
    TOTAL 19,600,632
    Retailers—1.5%  
10,475,000 1,2 Argos Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.125%, 3/15/2023 9,348,938
3,125,000 1,2 Hanesbrands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.875%, 5/15/2026 3,187,500
5,500,000 1,2 Michaels Stores, Inc., Series 144A, 5.875%, 12/15/2020 5,637,500
2,350,000 1,2 PetSmart, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 6/1/2025 2,176,335
7,450,000 1,2 Rite Aid Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.125%, 4/1/2023 7,356,875
2,975,000   Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 12/1/2025 3,060,531
    TOTAL 30,767,679
    Supermarkets—0.5%  
5,900,000 1,2 Albertsons Cos., LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.75%, 3/15/2025 5,501,750
4,250,000 1,2 Albertsons Cos., LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.625%, 6/15/2024 4,228,750
    TOTAL 9,730,500
    Technology—10.3%  
10,000,000 1,2 BMC Software, Inc., Series 144A, 8.125%, 7/15/2021 10,403,200
900,000   CDW LLC/CDW Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 9/1/2025 938,250
6,425,000   CDW LLC/CDW Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 12/1/2024 6,981,148
5,700,000 1,2 CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, Series 144A, 6.00%, 6/15/2025 6,113,250
1,700,000 1,2 CommScope, Inc., Series 144A, 5.50%, 6/15/2024 1,775,973
1,325,000 1,2 Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 5.875%, 6/15/2021 1,391,250
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Technology—continued  
$8,225,000 1,2 Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.125%, 6/15/2024 $9,045,707
8,225,000 1,2 Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.00%, 9/30/2023 8,595,125
1,900,000 1,2 First Data Corp., Series 144A, 5.375%, 8/15/2023 1,990,250
20,800,000 1,2 First Data Corp., Series 144A, 5.75%, 1/15/2024 21,684,000
3,350,000 1,2 First Data Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.00%, 12/1/2023 3,584,500
2,325,000 1,2 Gartner, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.125%, 4/1/2025 2,448,016
9,825,000 1,2 Inception Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.625%, 11/15/2024 10,488,187
11,650,000 1,2 Infor Software Parent, Inc., Series 144A, 7.125%, 5/1/2021 12,057,750
11,300,000   Infor US, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/2022 11,752,000
9,275,000 1,2 Italics Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.125%, 7/15/2023 9,486,655
7,025,000 1,2 JDA Escrow LLC/JDA Bond Finance, Inc., Series 144A, 7.375%, 10/15/2024 7,323,562
4,750,000 1,2 MSCI, Inc., Series 144A, 5.75%, 8/15/2025 5,168,570
625,000 1,2 Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 1/15/2024 650,000
2,675,000 1,2 Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 8/1/2023 2,791,363
1,406,000 1,2 Microsemi Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 9.125%, 4/15/2023 1,613,385
2,100,000   NCR Corp., 6.375%, 12/15/2023 2,257,500
3,350,000   NCR Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 2/15/2021 3,425,375
2,800,000   NCR Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.00%, 7/15/2022 2,870,000
1,800,000   NCR Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 12/15/2021 1,878,750
3,707,000 1,2 Nuance Communications, Inc., Series 144A, 5.375%, 8/15/2020 3,776,506
1,750,000   Nuance Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 7/1/2024 1,872,500
5,350,000 1,2 Nuance Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.625%, 12/15/2026 5,737,875
750,000   PTC, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 5/15/2024 813,750
3,000,000   Qorvo, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.00%, 12/1/2025 3,420,000
6,800,000 1,2 Riverbed Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 3/1/2023 6,936,000
3,950,000   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023 4,227,330
3,875,000 1,2 Sabre GLBL, Inc., Series 144A, 5.375%, 4/15/2023 4,059,063
2,625,000 1,2 Sensata Technologies B.V., Series 144A, 5.625%, 11/1/2024 2,825,156
1,775,000 1,2 Sensata Technologies B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 10/1/2025 1,865,170
1,300,000 1,2 Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.25%, 2/15/2026 1,423,500
8,975,000 1,2 Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., Series 144A, 10.50%, 3/1/2024 10,354,906
3,150,000 1,2 Symantec Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.00%, 4/15/2025 3,304,539
4,100,000 1,2 Tempo Acquisition LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.75%, 6/1/2025 4,202,500
2,000,000   Verisign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/1/2023 2,060,000
1,025,000 1,2 Verisign, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.75%, 7/15/2027 1,041,656
7,575,000   Zebra Technologies Corp., Sr. Note, 7.25%, 10/15/2022 8,062,641
    TOTAL 212,696,858
    Transportation Services—1.1%  
1,425,000   Avis Budget Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.50%, 4/1/2023 1,421,438
2,550,000 1,2 Avis Budget Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.25%, 3/15/2025 2,409,750
6,050,000 1,2 Avis Budget Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 4/1/2024 6,065,125
6,350,000   HDTFS, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022 5,572,125
3,775,000   Hertz Corp., 5.875%, 10/15/2020 3,671,187
1,100,000 1,2 Hertz Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.50%, 10/15/2024 907,500
3,000,000 1,2 Hertz Corp., Term Loan—2nd Lien, Series 144A, 7.625%, 6/1/2022 3,000,300
    TOTAL 23,047,425
    Utility - Electric—2.2%  
9,800,000   Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025 9,236,500
500,000 1,2 Calpine Corp., Bond, Series 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/2022 518,750
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Utility - Electric—continued  
$2,025,000 1,2 Calpine Corp., Series 144A, 5.875%, 1/15/2024 $2,095,875
6,675,000 1,2 Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.50%, 11/1/2021 7,150,594
3,850,000   NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/2024 3,907,750
3,700,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 3/15/2023 3,820,250
6,200,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 1/15/2027 6,238,750
2,850,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.25%, 5/15/2026 2,964,000
5,600,000 1,2 TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.375%, 2/1/2023 5,852,000
2,675,000 1,2 TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 6.625%, 6/15/2025 2,855,562
    TOTAL 44,640,031
    Wireless Communications—4.6%  
1,900,000 1,2 Altice Luxembourg SA, Series 144A, 7.75%, 5/15/2022 2,018,750
7,225,000 1,2 Altice Luxembourg SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 7,974,594
7,900,000 1,2 Digicel Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 8.25%, 9/30/2020 7,415,335
2,700,000 1,2 Numericable Group SA, Series 144A, 6.00%, 5/15/2022 2,828,250
4,375,000 1,2 Numericable Group SA, Series 144A, 6.25%, 5/15/2024 4,637,500
7,875,000 1,2 Numericable-SFR SAS, Series 144A, 7.375%, 5/1/2026 8,573,906
8,675,000   Sprint Capital Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.875%, 11/15/2028 9,664,557
8,700,000   Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 9,700,500
8,075,000   Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 9,306,437
2,850,000   Sprint Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 3,288,188
2,825,000 1,2 Sprint Nextel Corp., Series 144A, 7.00%, 3/1/2020 3,107,500
2,875,000   Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 11/15/2022 3,054,688
4,075,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625%, 4/1/2023 4,322,353
6,050,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 4/15/2025 6,367,625
1,250,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 1,343,750
1,625,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.00%, 3/1/2023 1,724,011
3,475,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2025 3,766,031
4,050,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 1/15/2024 4,363,875
1,900,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.50%, 1/15/2026 2,101,875
    TOTAL 95,559,725
    Wireline Communications—0.2%  
3,250,000   Level 3 Financing, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 5/1/2025 3,428,750
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $ 1,939,753,052)
1,994,756,592
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—3.1%  
63,170,979 7 Federated Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.12%8
(IDENTIFIED COST $63,189,822)
63,183,613
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.3%
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,002,942,874)9
2,057,940,205
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.7%10 $15,381,073
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $2,073,321,278
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 June 30, 2017, these restricted securities amounted to $1,199,020,104, which represented 57.8% 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 June 30, 2017, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $1,199,020,104, which represented 57.8% of total net assets.
3 Non-income-producing security.
4 Issuer in default.
5 Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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6 Principal amount and interest were not paid upon final maturity.
7 Affiliated holding.
8 7-day net yield.
9 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $2,004,110,114.
10 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at June 30, 2017.
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.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
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 June 30, 2017, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Corporate Bonds $$1,994,756,592 $0 $1,994,756,592
Investment Company 63,183,613 63,183,613
TOTAL SECURITIES $63,183,613 $1,994,756,592 $0 $2,057,940,205
The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
MTN—Medium Term Note
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
6/30/2017
Year Ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $6.32 $5.82 $6.34 $6.62 $6.68 $6.35
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.20 0.40 0.41 0.431 0.471 0.531
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.12 0.50 (0.51) (0.19) 0.04 0.41
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.32 0.90 (0.10) 0.24 0.51 0.94
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.19) (0.40) (0.41) (0.45) (0.50) (0.58)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.01) (0.07) (0.07) (0.03)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.19) (0.40) (0.42) (0.52) (0.57) (0.61)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $6.45 $6.32 $5.82 $6.34 $6.62 $6.68
Total Return2 5.19% 15.90% (1.81)% 3.53% 7.80% 15.44%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.03%3 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.00%4 0.00%4
Net investment income 6.20%3 6.47% 6.37% 6.50% 7.08% 8.04%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.00%3,6 0.00%6 —% 0.01% 0.02% 0.07%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,073,321 $2,121,645 $2,379,520 $2,691,244 $2,425,364 $2,340,516
Portfolio turnover 14% 25% 33% 29% 30% 38%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 The Adviser reimbursed all operating expenses incurred by the Fund.
5 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
6 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $63,183,613 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $2,002,942,874)   $2,057,940,205
Income receivable   32,127,176
Receivable for investments sold   3,631,807
TOTAL ASSETS   2,093,699,188
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $10,854,227  
Bank overdraft 6,038  
Income distribution payable 9,351,020  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 173  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 166,452  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   20,377,910
Net assets for 321,252,860 shares outstanding   $2,073,321,278
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $2,086,565,057
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   54,997,331
Accumulated net realized loss on investments   (69,255,694)
Undistributed net investment income   1,014,584
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $2,073,321,278
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$2,073,321,278 ÷ 321,252,860 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $6.45
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of OperationsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income:    
Interest   $64,031,579
Dividends received from an affiliated holding (Note 5)   222,132
TOTAL INCOME   64,253,711
Expenses:    
Custodian fees $37,354  
Transfer agent fee 78,351  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 10,158  
Auditing fees 17,257  
Legal fees 3,407  
Portfolio accounting fees 107,842  
Share registration costs 49  
Printing and postage 7,959  
Insurance fees 3,446  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 12,727  
TOTAL EXPENSES 278,550  
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 2) (9,234)  
Net expenses   269,316
Net investment income   63,984,395
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:    
Net realized gain on investments (including realized gain of $11,485 on sales of investments in affiliated holding (Note 5))   7,925,027
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments   36,365,950
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   44,290,977
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $108,275,372
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
6/30/2017
Year Ended
12/31/2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $63,984,395 $143,819,409
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 7,925,027 (56,661,101)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments 36,365,950 240,045,320
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 108,275,372 327,203,628
Distributions to Shareholders:    
Distributions from net investment income (63,256,838) (146,013,790)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 69,774,246 58,588,924
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 5,656,212 14,201,986
Cost of shares redeemed (168,772,555) (511,855,888)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (93,342,097) (439,064,978)
Change in net assets (48,323,563) (257,875,140)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 2,121,644,841 2,379,519,981
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,014,584 and $287,027, respectively) $2,073,321,278 $2,121,644,841
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial StatementsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
June 30, 2017 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of High Yield Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income.
The Fund's portfolio consists primarily of lower rated corporate debt obligations. These lower rated debt obligations may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions than investment grade bonds. These lower rated debt obligations are regarded as predominately speculative with respect to each issuer's continuing ability to make interest and principal payments (i.e., the obligations are subject to the risk of default). Currently, shares of the Fund are being offered for investment only to investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or parties that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, 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 obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
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 any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any 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.
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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 principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses 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 in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Trustees. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. The detail of the total fund expense reimbursement of $9,234 is disclosed in this Note 2. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the portfolio accountant reimbursed $9,234 of their fees.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of June 30, 2017, tax years 2013 through 2016 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities 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) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by the Trustees, if applicable, held at June 30, 2017, is as follows:
Security Acquisition Date Cost Market Value
Hard Rock Park Operations LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 7.40%, 4/1/2012 3/23/2006-1/2/2008 $2,334,293 $0
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
  Six Months Ended
6/30/2017
Year Ended
12/31/2016
Shares sold 10,917,002 9,480,240
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 880,413 2,329,849
Shares redeemed (26,398,174) (84,799,397)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (14,600,759) (72,989,308)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At June 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,004,110,114. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $53,830,091. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $85,032,010 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $31,201,919.
At December 31, 2016, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $74,565,531 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term and does not expire. All of the Fund's capital loss carryforwards were incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$— $74,565,531 $74,565,531
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser, provides investment adviser services at no fee, because all investors in the Fund are other Federated funds, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. The Fund pays operating expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the Fund (excluding fees and expenses that may be charged by the Adviser and its affiliates). Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser intends to initially voluntarily reimburse operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) such that the Fund will only bear such expenses in an amount of up to 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary reimbursement at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrator
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. FAS does not charge the Fund a fee but is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees and/or common Officers. These sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $668,063.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
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Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the six months ended June 30, 2017, were as follows:
  Balance
of Shares
Held
12/31/2016
Purchases/
Additions
Sales/
Reductions
Balance
of Shares
Held
6/30/2017
Value Dividend
Income
Federated Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares 31,814,396 268,329,984 (236,973,401) 63,170,979 $63,183,613 $222,132
Affiliated Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of June 30, 2017, a majority of the shares of beneficial interest outstanding are owned by other affiliated investment companies.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were as follows:
Purchases $286,708,051
Sales $404,084,165
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of June 30, 2017, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the program was not utilized.
9. REGULATORY UPDATES
On October 13, 2016, the SEC amended existing rules intended to modernize reporting and disclosure of information. These amendments relate to Regulation S-X which sets forth the form and content of financial statements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of adopting these amendments and their impact on the financial statements and accompanying notes.
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)High Yield Bond Portfolio
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
1/1/2017
Ending
Account Value
6/30/2017
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000.00 $1,051.90 $0.15
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,024.70 $0.15
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2017
High Yield Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term at its May 2017 meetings. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements. The Fund is distinctive in that it is designed for the efficient management of a particular asset class and is made available for investment only to other Federated funds and a limited number of other accredited investors.
Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, however, it or its affiliates may receive compensation for managing assets invested in the Fund.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Senior Officer's Evaluation”). The Board considered the Senior Officer's Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the investment advisory contract.
As previously noted, the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee to this Fund for its services; however, the Board did consider compensation and benefits received by the Adviser, including fees received for services provided to the Fund by Federated Investors, Inc. and its affiliates (“Federated”) and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute Federated fund trades. The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in its decision. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board has indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the Fund and of comparable funds); (2) an adviser's cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to an adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds); and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Fund's board members perform their duties and their expertise (including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. Consistent with the judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser and its advisory affiliates for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Board was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information in connection with the May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the investment advisory contract occurred. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the independent trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for
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contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the Fund; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser's personnel, experience, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board noted the compliance programs of, and the compliance-related resources provided to, the Fund by the Adviser. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its benchmark index was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. The Adviser's ability to execute this program was one of the Board's considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's investment management services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
The Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the periods covered by the Senior Officer's Evaluation, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the three-year and five-year periods and underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
Because the Adviser does not charge the Fund an investment advisory fee, the Board does not consider fee comparisons to other mutual funds or other institutional or separate accounts to be relevant to its deliberations.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. As the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, this information generally covered fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain funds in response to the Senior Officer's recommendations.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The Senior Officer also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
While the Senior Officer noted certain items for follow-up reporting to the Board and further consideration by management, he stated that his observations and information accompanying the Senior Officer's Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. In particular, due to the unusual nature of the Fund as primarily an internal product with no advisory fee, the Board does not consider the assessment of whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to grow to a sufficient size to be particularly relevant. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangement.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio, as well as a report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund at www.FederatedInvestors.com under the “Private Funds” section of the “Products” tab, where you will be directed to a statement of agreement that you are an “accredited investor” before proceeding. Click “I agree” to agree to the terms then you will be taken to the “Private Funds” home page where you can select the appropriate asset class or category under “Find Private Funds.” Select a Fund under “All Private Funds” to access the “Literature” tab. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information at www.FederatedInvestors.com under the “Private Funds” section of the “Products” tab, where you will be directed to a statement of agreement that you are an “accredited investor” before proceeding. Click “I agree” to agree to the terms then you will be taken to the “Private Funds” home page where you can select the appropriate asset class or category under “Find Private Funds.” Select a Fund under “All Private Funds” to access the “Portfolio Characteristics” tab.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Private Offering Memorandum, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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High Yield Bond Portfolio

Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Placement Agent
CUSIP 31409N101






31867 (8/17)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2017 ©Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics

 

Not Applicable

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not Applicable

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No Changes to Report

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer 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-CSR.

 

(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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Report.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

(a)(3) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date August 23, 2017

 

 

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 August 23, 2017

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date August 23, 2017