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COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                       
                          Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCK

     46.7     

AIRPORTS—FOREIGN

     0.5     

Aena SME SA, 144A (Spain)(a),(b)

       1,600      $ 254,711  

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)(b)

       27,244        137,422  
       

 

 

 
          392,133  
       

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

     5.8     

TOWERS

     5.0     

American Tower Corp.

       7,873        2,226,485  

Crown Castle International Corp.

       5,676        1,095,979  

SBA Communications Corp.

       1,474        502,619  
       

 

 

 
          3,825,083  
       

 

 

 

TOWERS—FOREIGN

     0.8     

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A (Spain)(a)

       9,391        612,035  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

          4,437,118  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     2.6     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

       11,837        301,370  

Duke Energy Corp.

       2,007        210,956  

Evergy, Inc.

       5,621        366,601  

Eversource Energy

       3,414        294,526  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       3,900        303,810  

Portland General Electric Co.

       4,100        200,490  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       4,983        310,092  
       

 

 

 
          1,987,845  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     2.4     

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (China)

       205,000        383,032  

Elia Group SA/NV (Belgium)

       1,794        212,281  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A (Canada)(a)

       12,600        311,061  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The (Japan)

       38,100        359,624  

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

       45,320        582,136  
       

 

 

 
          1,848,134  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY—GAS—DISTRIBUTION—FOREIGN

     0.8     

Enn Energy Holdings Ltd. (China)

       12,100        253,019  

Snam S.p.A. (Italy)

       56,228        340,439  
       

 

 

 
          593,458  
       

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

     0.3     

Waste Management, Inc.

       1,464        217,053  
       

 

 

 

 

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INDUSTRIALS—DIVERSIFIED—FOREIGN

     0.0     

ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A (China)(a),(b)

       9,000      $ 31,617  
       

 

 

 

MARINE PORTS—FOREIGN

     0.9     

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)

       154,000        214,419  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd. (China)

       494,000        352,169  

Koninklijke Vopak NV (Netherlands)

       2,425        102,668  
       

 

 

 
          669,256  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS—METALS & MINING—FOREIGN

     2.2     

Anglo American PLC (South Africa)

       21,222        941,153  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Canada)

       16,453        703,565  
       

 

 

 
          1,644,718  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     2.1     

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)

       7,483        635,531  

Targa Resources Corp.

       2,283        96,137  

Williams Cos., Inc./The

       35,601        891,805  
       

 

 

 
          1,623,473  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES—FOREIGN

     3.7     

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

       35,652        1,405,391  

Gibson Energy, Inc. (Canada)

       7,023        128,684  

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

       15,962        527,631  

TC Energy Corp. (Canada)

       14,752        719,154  
       

 

 

 
          2,780,860  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     16.2     

DATA CENTERS

     1.0     

CyrusOne, Inc.

       5,222        372,172  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

       2,100        323,736  

Equinix, Inc.

       109        89,425  
       

 

 

 
          785,333  
       

 

 

 

DATA CENTERS—FOREIGN

     0.3     

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR (China)(b)

       4,004        236,076  
       

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED—FOREIGN

     3.1     

Activia Properties, Inc. (Japan)

       33        149,651  

British Land Co., PLC/The (United Kingdom)

       19,344        137,291  

Castellum AB (Sweden)

       7,673        214,902  

Charter Hall Group (Australia)

       11,959        142,963  

City Developments Ltd. (Singapore)

       6,400        32,355  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

       23,500        160,121  

 

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Hysan Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

       29,000      $ 114,192  

ICADE (France)

       2,066        189,079  

LaSalle Logiport REIT (Japan)

       60        109,931  

Mirvac Group (Australia)

       92,667        194,490  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Japan)

       7,400        115,481  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Japan)

       12,500        290,837  

NSI NV (Netherlands)

       1,674        69,602  

Orix JREIT, Inc. (Japan)

       72        137,168  

Stockland (Australia)

       11,088        35,802  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

       11,500        164,705  

United Urban Investment Corp. (Japan)

       79        116,010  
       

 

 

 
          2,374,580  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE

     1.4     

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

       8,384        309,956  

Ventas, Inc.

       2,914        174,199  

Welltower, Inc.

       6,452        560,421  
       

 

 

 
          1,044,576  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—FOREIGN

     0.3     

Assura PLC (United Kingdom)

       109,069        118,708  

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

       24,626        84,331  
       

 

 

 
          203,039  
       

 

 

 

HOTEL

     0.5     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b)

       22,522        358,775  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(b)

       704        53,997  
       

 

 

 
          412,772  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     0.9     

Duke Realty Corp.

       8,402        427,494  

Prologis, Inc.

       2,163        276,950  
       

 

 

 
          704,444  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—FOREIGN

     0.7     

Catena AB (Sweden)

       1,692        101,618  

CTP NV, 144A (Netherlands)(a),(b)

       2,893        58,341  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (Singapore)

       31,000        34,776  

Goodman Group (Australia)

       2,145        35,638  

LondonMetric Property PLC (United Kingdom)

       40,884        141,390  

Segro PLC (United Kingdom)

       9,951        168,403  
       

 

 

 
          540,166  
       

 

 

 

 

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NET LEASE

     1.0     

NETSTREIT Corp.

       14,976      $ 388,627  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

       4,856        243,868  

VICI Properties, Inc.

       3,072        95,816  
       

 

 

 
          728,311  
       

 

 

 

NET LEASE—FOREIGN

     0.1     

ARGAN SA (France)

       289        37,711  
       

 

 

 

OFFICE—FOREIGN

     0.5     

Alstria Office REIT AG (Germany)

       2,921        61,885  

Cofinimmo SA (Belgium)

       408        65,968  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp. (Japan)

       17        122,419  

Keppel REIT (Singapore)

       54,000        47,825  

Workspace Group PLC (United Kingdom)

       4,388        52,668  
       

 

 

 
          350,765  
       

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL

     2.9     

APARTMENT

     1.4     

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

       3,138        165,184  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

       1,094        249,246  

UDR, Inc.

       11,310        621,937  
       

 

 

 
          1,036,367  
       

 

 

 

APARTMENT—FOREIGN

     1.0     

Aedifica SA (Belgium)

       590        84,547  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (Japan)

       28        83,205  

LEG Immobilien AG (Germany)

       596        94,279  

Vonovia SE (Germany)

       5,744        382,800  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

       23,000        129,781  
       

 

 

 
          774,612  
       

 

 

 

MANUFACTURED HOME

     0.2     

Sun Communities, Inc.

       863        169,243  
       

 

 

 

SINGLE FAMILY

     0.3     

Invitation Homes, Inc.

       5,607        228,093  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

          2,208,315  
       

 

 

 

RETAIL—FOREIGN

     0.9     

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (Singapore)

       107,596        170,731  

Eurocommercial Properties NV (Netherlands)

       2,214        55,521  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. (Japan)

       101        105,414  

Klepierre SA (France)

       7,256        176,022  

 

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Link REIT (Hong Kong)

       11,583      $ 110,745  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (Canada)

       4,024        97,278  
       

 

 

 
          715,711  
       

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE

     1.1     

CubeSmart

       6,659        330,686  

Public Storage

       1,729        540,278  
       

 

 

 
          870,964  
       

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—FOREIGN

     0.2     

National Storage REIT (Australia)

       39,047        61,034  

Safestore Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

       8,389        123,137  
       

 

 

 
          184,171  
       

 

 

 

SHOPPING CENTERS

     1.1     

COMMUNITY CENTER

     0.6     

Federal Realty Investment Trust

       3,691        433,803  
       

 

 

 

REGIONAL MALL

     0.5     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

       2,886        365,137  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTERS

          798,940  
       

 

 

 

SPECIALTY

     0.1     

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

       1,043        111,184  
       

 

 

 

TIMBER

     0.1     

Weyerhaeuser Co.

       1,543        52,045  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          12,359,103  
       

 

 

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

     3.0     

Clearway Energy, Inc.

       7,398        212,175  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)

       33,468        2,049,915  
       

 

 

 
          2,262,090  
       

 

 

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY—FOREIGN

     0.0     

Altius Renewable Royalties Corp. (Canada)(b)

       4,438        31,659  
       

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS—FOREIGN

     2.1     

Transurban Group (Australia)

       40,482        424,820  

Vinci SA (France)

       9,801        1,037,194  

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (China)

       180,000        151,947  
       

 

 

 
          1,613,961  
       

 

 

 

 

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UTILITIES

     4.1     

ELECTRIC

     1.2     

Sempra Energy

       7,189      $ 939,243  
       

 

 

 

GAS

     0.7     

NiSource, Inc.

       9,914        245,570  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

       3,704        259,020  
       

 

 

 
          504,590  
       

 

 

 

WATER

     1.0     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

       1,280        217,741  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

       10,682        524,700  
       

 

 

 
          742,441  
       

 

 

 

WATER—FOREIGN

     1.2     

Guangdong Investment Ltd. (China)

       134,000        187,607  

Pennon Group PLC (United Kingdom)

       20,683        367,417  

United Utilities Group PLC (United Kingdom)

       25,690        383,159  
       

 

 

 
          938,183  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          3,124,457  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$30,581,442)

          35,616,935  
       

 

 

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED COMPANIES

       

CRUDE/REFINED PRODUCTS

     2.2     

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

       35,712        1,664,179  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED COMPANIES
(Identified cost—$1,828,613)

          1,664,179  
       

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

     8.5     

BANKS

     1.3     

Bank of Hawaii Corp., 4.375%, Series A(c)

       5,200        134,836  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 5.50%, Series A(c)

       5,287        139,577  

First Horizon Corp., 4.70%, Series F(c)

       4,000        103,480  

First Republic Bank/CA, 4.00%, Series M(c)

       6,000        150,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.20%, Series MM(c)

       8,000        201,080  

Signature Bank/New York NY, 5.00%, Series a(c)

       2,952        77,667  

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.25%, Series DD(c)

       5,200        130,104  

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.75%, Series Z(c)

       1,870        48,975  
       

 

 

 
          985,719  
       

 

 

 

 

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ELECTRIC

     0.6     

CMS Energy Corp., 4.20%, Series C(c)

       7,600      $ 193,040  

SCE Trust V, 5.45% to 3/15/26, Series K(c),(d)

       8,800        224,400  
       

 

 

 
          417,440  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     0.3     

Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00%, due 5/24/81 (Canada)

       5,775        151,016  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, 5.125%, Series 13 (Canada)(c)

       3,396        88,636  
       

 

 

 
          239,652  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL

     1.3     

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     1.0     

Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, due 5/15/61

       4,802        121,251  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.875%, Series G(c)

       7,200        188,820  

KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.625%, due 4/1/61

       3,963        103,870  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.50%, due 5/15/64, Series US

       2,900        79,083  

Oaktree Capital Group LLC, 6.55%, Series B(c)

       3,500        98,105  

Synchrony Financial, 5.625%, Series A(c)

       8,490        227,107  
       

 

 

 
          818,236  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

     0.2     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.20%, due 9/30/61

       2,800        69,440  

Stifel Financial Corp., 4.50%, Series D(c)

       2,800        71,064  
       

 

 

 
          140,504  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     0.1     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.45%, Series J(c)

       2,500        66,850  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

          1,025,590  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     0.1     

CHS, Inc., 7.50%, Series 4(c)

       3,300        96,492  
       

 

 

 

INSURANCE

     1.6     

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     0.9     

Athene Holding Ltd., 6.375% to 6/30/25, Series C(c),(d)

       3,736        107,410  

Athene Holding Ltd., 4.875%, Series D(c)

       5,275        137,994  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.375%, Series C(c)

       9,321        247,845  

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.125%, due 11/25/60

       3,737        102,581  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, Series A(c)

       3,613        95,925  

 

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Globe Life, Inc., 4.25%, due 6/15/61

       10      $ 261  
       

 

 

 
          692,016  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     0.5     

Assurant, Inc., 5.25%, due 1/15/61

       1,613        44,115  

Enstar Group Ltd., 7.00% to 9/1/28, Series D(c),(d)

       10,325        307,169  
       

 

 

 
          351,284  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.1     

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 4.55%, Series G(c)

       3,600        92,736  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

     0.1     

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 4.20%, Series G (Bermuda)(c)

       3,224        82,180  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

          1,218,216  
       

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

     1.1     

AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, Series C(c)

       3,100        82,057  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., 6.625%, Series UU(c)

       6,100        173,179  

United States Cellular Corp., 5.50%, due 3/1/70

       6,900        181,815  

United States Cellular Corp., 5.50%, due 6/1/70

       6,536        170,067  

United States Cellular Corp., 6.25%, due 9/1/69

       8,400        233,352  
       

 

 

 
          840,470  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.2     

Energy Transfer LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series E(c),(d)

       6,122        153,540  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES—FOREIGN

     0.2     

Enbridge, Inc., 5.949% to 6/1/23, Series 1 (Canada)(c),(d)

       2,991        66,580  

TC Energy Corp., 3.355% to 11/30/25, Series 11 (Canada)(c),(d)

       4,302        82,343  
       

 

 

 
          148,923  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     1.3     

HOTEL

     0.1     

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.375%, Series G(c)

       4,000        107,520  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     0.5     

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., 6.125%, Series C(c)

       10,700        271,352  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., 5.625%, Series C(c)

       3,590        100,269  
       

 

 

 
          371,621  
       

 

 

 

NET LEASE

     0.2     

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., 6.00%, Series A(c)

       4,350        114,101  
       

 

 

 

OFFICE

     0.2     

Brookfield Property Partners LP, 5.75%, Series A(c)

       4,462        109,274  

 

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Brookfield Property Preferred LP, 6.25%, due 7/26/81

       3,000      $ 74,850  
       

 

 

 
          184,124  
       

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL—SINGLE FAMILY

     0.3     

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.875%, Series G(c)

       9,364        246,460  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          1,023,826  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     0.4     

ELECTRIC

     0.1     

Sempra Energy, 5.75%, due 7/1/79

       2,287        63,716  
       

 

 

 

GAS

     0.3     

South Jersey Industries, Inc., 5.625%, due 9/16/79

       8,575        229,724  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          293,440  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES—FOREIGN

     0.1     

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625% (Canada)(c)

       3,200        80,192  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

(Identified cost—$6,205,400)

 

 

       6,523,500  
       

 

 

 
           Principal
Amount
        

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

     41.7     

BANKS

     8.5     

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% to 5/15/26, Series B(c),(d)

     $ 130,000        136,305  

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% to 5/15/28, Series C(c),(d)

       280,000        291,536  

Bank of America Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series FF(c),(d)

       237,000        272,550  

Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA(c),(d)

       360,000        404,505  

Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series X(c),(d)

       403,000        445,567  

Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Z(c),(d)

       85,000        96,050  

Capital One Financial Corp., 3.95% to 9/1/26, Series M(c),(d)

       139,000        143,518  

Citigroup, Inc., 3.875% to 2/18/26(c),(d)

       280,000        287,280  

Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% to 12/10/25, Series W(c),(d)

       153,000        158,477  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.00% to 9/12/24, Series U(c),(d)

       361,000        380,548  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series P(c),(d)

       455,000        501,637  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series T(c),(d)

       277,000        321,320  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.65% to 10/6/25, Series F(c),(d)

       65,000        72,963  

Comerica, Inc., 5.625% to 7/1/25(c),(d)

       98,000        109,270  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 5.70% to 9/15/25, Series 4, 144A(a),(c),(d)

       125,000        136,875  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 3.65% to 8/10/26, Series U(c),(d)

       155,000        156,085  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 3.80% to 5/10/26, Series T(c),(d)

     $ 95,000      $ 97,138  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.65% to 6/1/26, Series KK(c),(d)

       200,000        202,125  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% to 2/1/25, Series HH(c),(d)

       68,000        70,465  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.00% to 8/1/24, Series FF(c),(d)

       185,000        195,398  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X(c),(d)

       345,000        375,834  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% to 4/30/24, Series U(c),(d)

       280,000        305,046  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, Series S(c),(d)

       90,000        99,452  

Regions Financial Corp., 5.75% to 6/15/25, Series D(c),(d)

       50,000        56,000  

SVB Financial Group, 4.00% to 5/15/26, Series C(c),(d)

       210,000        218,662  

Truist Financial Corp., 4.95% to 9/1/25, Series P(c),(d)

       88,000        96,360  

Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30, Series Q(c),(d)

       145,000        167,113  

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26, Series BB(c),(d)

       503,000        522,499  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series U(c),(d)

       170,000        192,950  
       

 

 

 
          6,513,528  
       

 

 

 

BANKS—FOREIGN

     15.8  

Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, 6.00% to 1/20/26 (Spain)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        254,178  

Banco de Sabadell SA, 5.75% to 3/15/26 (Spain)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        252,499  

Banco Santander SA, 4.75% to 11/12/26 (Spain)(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        204,500  

Banco Santander SA, 7.50% to 2/8/24 (Spain)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        220,139  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 7.50% to 5/19/25 (Ireland)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        280,696  

Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 4.90% to 6/4/25 (Canada)(c),(d)

       150,000        164,812  

Barclays PLC, 6.125% to 12/15/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        222,926  

Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 6/15/24 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        226,875  

BNP Paribas SA, 4.50% to 2/25/30, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        204,875  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        234,173  

Commerzbank AG, 4.25% to 10/9/27 (Germany)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        241,823  

Credit Agricole SA, 6.875% to 9/23/24, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        223,889  

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        226,002  

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        244,034  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.375% to 8/21/26, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       400,000        444,734  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.125% to 7/29/22 (Switzerland)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        208,544  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.25% to 9/12/25, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        225,593  

Danske Bank A/S, 4.375% to 5/18/26 (Denmark)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        204,201  

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.789% to 4/30/25 (Germany)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        200,593  

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25 (Germany)(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        219,500  

HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d)

       65,000        108,971  

 

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                           Principal
Amount
     Value  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.60% to 12/17/30 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

      $ 200,000      $ 205,900  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.00% to 5/22/27 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        221,500  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        221,685  

ING Groep N.V., 5.75% to 11/16/26 (Netherlands)(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        221,167  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.50% to 3/1/28, Series EMTN (Italy)(c),(d),(e),(f)

        250,000        327,669  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70% to 9/17/25, 144A (Italy)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        229,624  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.413% to 10/1/35, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d)

        100,000        138,625  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657% to 5/21/37, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d)

        200,000        284,210  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

        400,000        465,946  

Macquarie Bank Ltd./London, 6.125% to 3/8/27, 144A (Australia)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        219,167  

Nationwide Building Society, 5.75% to 6/20/27 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(e),(f)

        200,000        312,055  

Natwest Group PLC, 4.60% to 6/28/31 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

        400,000        410,500  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        236,785  

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.65% to 10/24/26, due 11/24/81 (Canada)(d)

        200,000        160,462  

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.50% to 10/24/25, due 11/24/80, Series 1 (Canada)(d)

        200,000        170,771  

Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to 4/6/28, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        227,624  

Societe Generale SA, 7.875% to 12/18/23, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        223,020  

Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        236,375  

Standard Chartered PLC, 4.75% to 1/14/31, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        205,125  

Standard Chartered PLC, 6.00% to 7/26/25, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        219,670  

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.014% to 7/30/37, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d)

        300,000        413,250  

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 4/2/23, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(c),(d),(f)

        200,000        217,848  

Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten, 2.188% (Netherlands)(c),(e)

        98,850        162,494  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 4.75% to 3/1/31 (Sweden)(c),(d),(e),(f)

        200,000        213,611  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

UBS Group AG, 3.875% to 6/2/26, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(c),(d),(f)

     $ 200,000      $ 202,080  

UBS Group AG, 5.125% to 7/29/26 (Switzerland)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        219,363  

UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (Switzerland)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        229,787  

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 1/31/24, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(c),(d),(f)

       200,000        219,889  

UniCredit SpA, 4.45% to 12/3/27, Series EMTN (Italy)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        241,995  

UniCredit SpA, 8.00% to 6/3/24 (Italy)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        222,375  
       

 

 

 
          12,094,129  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     1.2     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.125% to 9/1/23, Series A(c),(d)

       170,000        179,881  

CMS Energy Corp., 4.75% to 3/1/30, due 6/1/50(d)

       80,000        90,024  

Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.65% to 12/15/24, Series B(c),(d)

       120,000        128,610  

Duke Energy Corp., 4.875% to 9/16/24(c),(d)

       170,000        181,560  

Southern Co./The, 3.75% to 6/15/26, due 9/15/51, Series 21-A(d)

       180,000        183,645  

Southern Co./The, 4.00% to 10/15/25, due 1/15/51, Series B(d)

       140,000        148,050  
       

 

 

 
          911,770  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     1.0     

Electricite de France SA, 5.00% to 1/22/26, Series EMTN (France)(c),(d),(e)

       200,000        269,013  

Emera, Inc., 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(d)

       401,000        470,367  
       

 

 

 
          739,380  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL

     2.9     

CREDIT CARD

     0.5     

American Express Co., 3.55% to 9/15/26(c),(d)

       370,000        372,775  

Discover Financial Services, 6.125% to 6/23/25, Series D(c),(d)

       40,000        45,202  
       

 

 

 
          417,977  
       

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     0.8     

Aircastle Ltd., 5.25% to 6/15/26, 144A(a),(c),(d)

       60,000        60,750  

Ares Finance Co. III LLC, 4.125% to 6/30/26, due 6/30/51, 144A(a),(d)

       90,000        90,601  

Depository Trust & Clearing Corp./The, 3.375% to 6/20/26, Series D, 144A(a),(c),(d)

       250,000        254,844  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, 3.91% (3 Month US LIBOR + 1.80%), due 12/21/65, 144A (FRN)(a),(g)

       210,000        177,713  
       

 

 

 
          583,908  
       

 

 

 

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     1.6     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 12/1/30, Series H(c),(d)

     $ 281,000      $ 292,928  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series I(c),(d)

       531,000        555,559  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 5.375% to 6/1/25, Series G(c),(d)

       308,000        344,714  
       

 

 

 
          1,193,201  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

          2,195,086  
       

 

 

 

INSURANCE

     7.0     

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     1.6     

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95% to 9/15/25, Series B(c),(d)

       180,000        195,750  

MetLife, Inc., 10.75%, due 8/1/69

       280,000        483,136  

SBL Holdings, Inc., 6.50% to 11/13/26, 144A(a),(c),(d)

       150,000        149,250  

SBL Holdings, Inc., 7.00% to 5/13/25, 144A(a),(c),(d)

       290,000        293,988  

Voya Financial, Inc., 6.125% to 9/15/23, Series A(c),(d)

       85,000        91,800  
       

 

 

 
          1,213,924  
       

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

     1.0     

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC, 5.625% to 1/29/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       400,000        429,103  

Rothesay Life PLC, 6.875% to 9/12/28 (United Kingdom)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        320,944  
       

 

 

 
          750,047  
       

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE

     0.8     

American International Group, Inc., 8.175% to 5/15/38, due 5/15/58(d)

       325,000        482,786  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The, 2.281% (3 Month US LIBOR + 2.125%), due 2/12/47, 144A, Series ICON (FRN)(a),(g)

       100,000        96,871  
       

 

 

 
          579,657  
       

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN

     0.5     

AXA SA, 6.379% to 12/14/36, 144A (France)(a),(c),(d)

       100,000        139,887  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA, 6.375% to 4/27/30 (Italy)(c),(d),(e),(f)

       200,000        275,989  
       

 

 

 
          415,876  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     1.3     

Assurant, Inc., 7.00% to 3/27/28, due 3/27/48(d)

       500,000        582,774  

Enstar Finance LLC, 5.75% to 9/1/25, due 9/1/40(d)

       130,000        138,801  

Markel Corp., 6.00% to 6/1/25(c),(d)

       130,000        144,299  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

PartnerRe Finance B LLC, 4.50% to 4/1/30, due 10/1/50(d)

     $ 110,000      $ 115,679  
       

 

 

 
          981,553  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN

     1.1     

Athora Netherlands NV, 6.25% to 11/16/22 (Netherlands)(c),(d),(e)

       200,000        211,920  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.625% to 3/18/31, due 9/18/41 (United Kingdom)(d),(e)

       200,000        217,700  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25, 144A (Australia)(a),(c),(d)

       400,000        440,000  
       

 

 

 
          869,620  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.7     

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, 4.90% to 1/15/30, due 1/15/40(d)

       300,000        321,119  

Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70% to 7/15/26, due 10/15/51, 144A(a),(d)

       182,000        185,429  
       

 

 

 
          506,548  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

          5,317,225  
       

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES—FOREIGN

     0.4     

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.125% to 3/4/31, due 6/4/81 (United Kingdom)(d)

       190,000        191,900  

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.00% to 1/4/29, due 4/4/79 (United Kingdom)(d)

       75,000        93,236  
       

 

 

 
          285,136  
       

 

 

 

OIL & GAS—FOREIGN

     0.9     

BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.375% to 6/22/25 (United Kingdom)(c),(d)

       360,000        385,200  

BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% to 3/22/30 (United Kingdom)(c),(d)

       305,000        337,498  
       

 

 

 
          722,698  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.2     

Energy Transfer LP, 6.50% to 11/15/26, Series H(c),(d)

       120,000        123,457  

Energy Transfer LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series G(c),(d)

       40,000        41,450  
       

 

 

 
          164,907  
       

 

 

 

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

PIPELINES—FOREIGN

     2.2     

Enbridge, Inc., 5.75% to 4/15/30, due 7/15/80, Series 20-A (Canada)(d)

     $ 315,000      $ 356,741  

Enbridge, Inc., 6.00% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/77, Series 16-A (Canada)(d)

       260,000        288,870  

Enbridge, Inc., 6.25% to 3/1/28, due 3/1/78 (Canada)(d)

       80,000        89,182  

Transcanada Trust, 5.50% to 9/15/29, due 9/15/79 (Canada)(d)

       283,000        315,333  

Transcanada Trust, 5.625% to 5/20/25, due 5/20/75 (Canada)(d)

       175,000        191,056  

Transcanada Trust, 5.875% to 8/15/26, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(d)

       420,000        470,925  
       

 

 

 
          1,712,107  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—RETAIL—FOREIGN

     0.6     

Scentre Group Trust 2, 4.75% to 6/24/26, due 9/24/80, 144A (Australia)(a),(d)

       400,000        427,618  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     1.0     

ELECTRIC

     0.9     

Edison International, 5.375% to 3/15/26, Series A(c),(d)

       270,000        274,219  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, due 5/1/79(d)

       55,000        64,788  

Sempra Energy, 4.875% to 10/15/25(c),(d)

       340,000        371,875  
       

 

 

 
          710,882  
       

 

 

 

GAS

     0.1     

South Jersey Industries, Inc., 5.02%, due 4/15/31

       40,000        43,050  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          753,932  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$30,184,392)

          31,837,516  
       

 

 

 
           Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     1.2     

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

       

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.01%(h)

       918,572        918,572  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$918,572)

          918,572  
       

 

 

 

 

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                                                Value  

PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS
(Premiums paid—$20,808)

     0.0      $ 16,531  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$69,739,227)

     100.3        76,577,233  

WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

     (0.1        (78,489

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

     (0.2        (181,788
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0      $ 76,316,956  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Over-The-Counter Option Contracts

 

Purchased Options

Interest Rate Swaptions

                      
Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount(i)
    Premiums
Paid
    Value  

Option to receive 3-month LIBOR Quarterly, Pay 1.75% Semiannually, maturing 4/1/22

  Goldman Sachs International     1.75     4/1/22     $ 746,000     $ 12,452     $ 7,742  

Option to receive 3-month LIBOR Quarterly, Pay 1.48% Semiannually, maturing 4/20/22

  Goldman Sachs International     1.48     4/20/22       450,000       8,356       8,789  
      $ 1,196,000     $ 20,808     $ 16,531  
   
   

Written Options

Interest Rate Swaptions

                                       
Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount(i)
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Option to pay 3-month LIBOR Quarterly, Receive 2.05% Semiannually, maturing 4/1/22

  Goldman Sachs International     2.05     4/1/22     $ (746,000   $ (6,653   $ (4,098

Option to pay 3-month LIBOR Quarterly, Receive 1.78% Semiannually, maturing 4/20/22

  Goldman Sachs International     1.78     4/20/22       (450,000     (4,440     (4,766
                        $ (1,196,000   $ (11,093   $ (8,864
   

 

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Equity Options                            
Description   Counterparty    Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount(j)
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Call — Aena SME SA

  Goldman Sachs International    $ 141.38     9/17/21     (272   $ (43,301   $ (713   $ (554

Call — American Tower Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      293.30     9/17/21     (1,338     (378,502     (6,342     (4,754

Call — American Water Works Co., Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      171.95     9/17/21     (218     (37,016     (560     (881

Call — Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      232.90     9/17/21     (263     (59,819     (982     (1,204

Call — Cellnex Telecom SA

  Goldman Sachs International      58.05     9/17/21     (1,596     (104,015     (1,722     (1,450

Call — Crown Castle International Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      198.70     9/17/21     (965     (186,316     (2,649     (2,372

Call — CubeSmart

  Goldman Sachs International      50.86     9/17/21     (1,598     (79,365     (1,205     (1,381

Call — Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      159.61     9/17/21     (504     (77,697     (1,061     (1,081

Call — Duke Energy Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      105.86     9/17/21     (341     (35,862     (501     (627

Call — Duke Realty Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      53.37     9/17/21     (2,016     (102,599     (873     (992

Call — Enbridge, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      49.41     9/17/21     (6,061     (238,916     (2,725     (3,667

Call — Equinix, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      865.49     9/17/21     (26     (21,462     (303     (229

Call — Essential Utilities, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      50.11     9/17/21     (1,816     (89,199     (1,011     (1,966

Call — Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      37.67     9/17/21     (2,012     (74,390     (993     (1,405

Call — Invitation Homes, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      42.23     9/17/21     (1,346     (54,742     (720     (718

Call — Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      53.30     9/17/21     (3,126     (133,677     (3,395     (6,789

Call — Leg Immobilien SE

  Goldman Sachs International      135.83     9/17/21     (143     (22,621     (332     (410

Call — National Grid PLC

  Goldman Sachs International      9.44     9/17/21     (7,704     (98,958     (1,644     (1,708

Call — Nextera Energy, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      79.51     9/17/21     (663     (51,648     (725     (889

Call — Pembina Pipeline Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      40.86     9/17/21     (2,714     (89,697     (1,127     (3,118

 

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Description   Counterparty    Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount(j)
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Call — Prologis, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International    $ 131.77       9/17/21       (519   $ (66,468   $ (944   $ (988

Call — Public Service Enterprise

  Goldman Sachs International      62.46       9/17/21       (847     (52,716     (689     (1,195

Call — Public Storage

  Goldman Sachs International      321.08       9/17/21       (415     (129,667     (1,853     (1,845

Call — Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      76.11       9/17/21       (6,359     (389,484     (9,143     (8,129

Call — SBA Communications Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      350.02       9/17/21       (274     (93,445     (1,285     (2,035

Call — Simon Property Group, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      131.55       9/17/21       (693     (87,633     (2,205     (2,809

Call — Snam SPA

  Goldman Sachs International      5.12       9/17/21       (9,559     (57,876     (761     (1,552

Call — Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      52.93       9/17/21       (1,165     (58,528     (716     (930

Call — Sun Communities, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      192.40       9/17/21       (207     (40,618     (714     (1,573

Call — TC Energy Corp.

  Goldman Sachs International      61.79       9/17/21       (2,508     (122,256     (2,098     (1,878

Call — UDR, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      56.83       9/17/21       (2,714     (149,265     (2,098     (2,365

Call — Ventas, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      62.51       9/17/21       (699     (41,808     (704     (904

Call — VICI Properties, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      33.37       9/17/21       (737     (22,996     (395     (283

Call — Vinci SA

  Goldman Sachs International      94.05       9/17/21       (1,666     (176,305     (2,740     (2,234

Call — Waste Management, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      149.16       9/17/21       (249     (36,899     (381     (685

Call — Welltower, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      91.89       9/17/21       (1,548     (134,501     (2,402     (2,215

Call — Williams Co., Inc.

  Goldman Sachs International      26.14       9/17/21       (6,052     (151,607     (2,138     (1,810
                           (70,933   $ (3,791,874   $ (60,849   $ (69,625
   

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

                                                                                                                             
Counterparty         

Contracts

to Deliver

         

In Exchange      

      For

    

Settlement

Date

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

   EUR      199,361      USD     236,717      8/3/21    $             225  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   EUR      1,745,328      USD     2,069,112      8/3/21      (1,282

Brown Brothers Harriman

   GBP      459,352      USD     634,037      8/3/21      (4,463

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD      2,306,654      EUR     1,944,689      8/3/21      232  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD      639,092      GBP     459,352      8/3/21      (592

Brown Brothers Harriman

   CAD      517,062      USD     416,770      8/4/21      2,326  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD      414,784      CAD     517,062      8/4/21      (340

Brown Brothers Harriman

   CAD      517,582      USD     415,157      9/2/21      307  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   EUR          1,963,967      USD         2,330,689      9/2/21      (415

Brown Brothers Harriman

   GBP      461,613      USD     642,233      9/2/21      546  
                                     $         (3,456
   

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CAD    Canadian Dollar
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note
EUR    Euro Currency
FRN    Floating Rate Note
GBP    Great British Pound
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
USD    United States Dollar

 

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

(a)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. Aggregate holdings amounted to $8,670,369 which represents 11.4% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.

(d)

Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

(e)

Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $5,516,691 which represents 7.2% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(f)

Contingent Capital security (CoCo). CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. Aggregate holdings amounted to $11,516,570 or 15.1% of the net assets of the Fund.

(g)

Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at July 31, 2021.

(h)

Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield.

(i)

Represents the notional amount of the underlying swap contract.

(j)

Represents the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.

 

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Country Summary

   % of
Net
Assets
 

United States

     53.1  

United Kingdom

     10.7  

Canada

     9.3  

France

     4.8  

Australia

     2.6  

China

     2.4  

Spain

     2.3  

Switzerland

     2.3  

Italy

     2.1  

Japan

     2.1  

Germany

     1.6  

South Africa

     1.2  

Netherlands

     1.1  

Hong Kong

     0.9  

Sweden

     0.7  

Singapore

     0.5  

Belgium

     0.5  

Other

     1.8  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

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COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Portfolio Valuation

Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sale price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges on the valuation date. In the absence of a last sale price on such day, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and ask prices as of the close of business. Over-the-counter (OTC) options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the OTC market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment advisor) to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV).

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

Foreign equity fair value pricing procedures utilized by the Fund may cause certain non-U.S. equity holdings to be fair valued on the basis of fair value factors provided by a pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of Fund shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2021 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

                                                                                   
     Total     Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level  1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Common Stock

   $ 35,616,935     $ 35,616,935      $     $  

Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies

     1,664,179       1,664,179               

Preferred Securities—$25 Par Value:

                

Banks

     985,719       784,639        201,080        

Other Industries

     5,537,781       5,537,781               

Preferred Securities—Capital Securities

     31,837,516              31,837,516        

Short-Term Investments

     918,572              918,572        

Purchased Option Contracts

     16,531              16,531        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities(a)

   $ 76,577,233     $ 43,603,534      $ 32,973,699     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 3,636     $      $ 3,636     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Derivative Assets(a)

   $ 3,636     $      $ 3,636     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ (7,092   $      $ (7,092   $  

Written Option Contracts

     (78,489            (78,489      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities(a)

   $ (85,581   $      $ (85,581   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

                    
     Preferred
Securities—
Capital Securities—
Banks
 

Balance as of October 31, 2020

   $ 134,813  

Transfer out of Level 3(a)

     (136,875

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,062  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2021

   $  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2020, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of this investment. As of July 31, 2021, the same investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of the availability of observable inputs.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2. Derivative Investments

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

Option Contracts: The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put or call options on securities, stock indices and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and/or reduce overall volatility.

When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Interest Rate Swaption Contracts: The Fund may write or purchase interest rate swaptions which are options to enter into a pre-defined swap agreement at a specified date in the future. The writer of the swaption becomes the counterparty to the swap if the buyer exercises the swaption. The interest rate swaption agreement will specify whether the buyer of the swaption will be a fixed-rate receiver or a fixed-rate payer upon exercise.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s option contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2021:

 

                                                              
     Purchased  Option
Contracts(a),(b)
     Written  Option
Contracts(a),(b)
     Forward Foreign
Currency  Exchange
Contracts
 

Average Notional Amount

   $ 1,311,882      $ 3,476,192      $ 2,453,331  

 

(a)

Average notional amounts represent the average for all months in which the Fund had option contracts outstanding at month end. For the period, this represents five months for both purchased and written option contracts.

(b)

Notional amount for swaption contracts represents the notional amount of the underlying swap contract. Notional amount for all other option contracts is calculated using the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.