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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21869

 

 

NEXPOINT CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

NexPoint Advisors, L.P.

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 665-1287

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1: Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments are attached herewith.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

U.S. Senior Loans (a) - 18.2%

  

 

BROADCASTING - 4.4%

  
  35,950,043      

Comcorp Broadcasting, Inc.
Term Loan
9.00%, 04/03/2014 (b)

     35,950,043   
     

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS - 0.1%

  
  222,222      

Allnex U.S.A., Inc.
Second Lien Term Loan
8.25%, 04/03/2020

     226,666   
  750,000      

Arysta LifeScience SPC LLC
Second Lien Initial Term Loan
8.25%, 11/30/2020

     764,063   
     

 

 

 
     990,729   
     

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL - 0.1%

  
  1,068,744      

Calpine Construction Finance Company LP
Term Loan B-2
01/31/2022 (c)

     1,052,446   
     

 

 

 

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.5%

  

  3,883,480      

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.
First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit (d)

     77,670   
  8,322,966      

First Lien Tranche B Term Loan (d)

     166,459   
  7,978,015      

LLV Holdco LLC
Exit Revolving Loan
5.00%, 02/28/2017 (b)(e)

     3,541,441   
  7,000,000      

WAICCS Las Vegas 3 LLC
Second Lien Term Loan
(b)(d)

     —     
     

 

 

 
     3,785,570   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

HEALTHCARE - 0.2%

  
  1,945,286      

Onex Carestream Finance LP
Second Lien Term Loan
9.50%, 12/07/2019

     1,992,304   
     

 

 

 

 

HOUSING - 0.0%

  
  2,498,819      

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC
First Lien Term Loan (b)(d)

     189,410   
     

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.7%

  
  4,684,126      

Avaya, Inc.
Replacement Term Loan B-6
6.50%, 03/30/2018

     4,700,216   
  1,202      

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Tranche B-4 Term Loan
4.25%, 02/28/2020

     1,209   
  3,992,469      

Kronos, Inc.
Second Lien Initial Term Loan
9.75%, 04/30/2020

     4,162,149   
  5,000,000      

Vertafore, Inc.
Second Lien Term Loan
9.75%, 10/27/2017

     5,093,750   
     

 

 

 
     13,957,324   
     

 

 

 

 

MANUFACTURING - 0.3%

  
  2,000,000      

Doncasters U.S. Finance LLC
Second Lien Term Loan
9.50%, 10/09/2020

     2,037,500   
  240,000      

Filtration Group Corp.
Second Lien Initial Term Loan
8.25%, 11/21/2021

     245,900   
     

 

 

 
     2,283,400   
     

 

 

 
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

U.S. Senior Loans — (continued)

  

 

MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.1%

  

  300,000      

Aufinco Pty, Ltd.
Second Lien Term Loan
8.25%, 11/20/2020

     307,875   
  3,373,813      

Endurance Business Media, Inc.
Term Loan
6.50%, 12/15/2014

     877,191   
     

 

 

 
     1,185,066   
     

 

 

 

 

RETAIL - 1.0%

  

  7,745,569      

Guitar Center, Inc.
Extended Term Loan
8.25%, 04/10/2017

     7,739,141   
     

 

 

 

 

SERVICE - 2.1%

  

  7,044,219      

Travelport LLC
Tranche 1 Term Loan
9.50%, 01/29/2016

     7,299,572   
  12,019,007      

Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Tranche B-2 Initial Term Loan
04/02/2020 (c)

     9,352,350   
     

 

 

 
     16,651,922   
     

 

 

 

 

UTILITY - 7.7%

  

  10,297,986      

Entegra TC LLC
Second Lien Term Loan
9.00%, 03/25/2017 (b)

     10,297,986   
  25,658,359      

Third Lien Term Loan (d)

     15,908,183   
  17,000,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC
2014 Non-Extended Term Loan
3.74%, 10/10/2014

     12,200,220   
  33,329,417      

2017 Extended Term Loan
4.74%, 10/10/2017

     24,083,170   
     

 

 

 
     62,489,559   
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loans
(Cost $172,111,841)

     148,266,914   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount

   Value ($)  
 
 
Foreign Denominated or Domiciled
    Senior Loans (a)(b)(d) - 0.0%
 
  

 

UNITED KINGDOM - 0.0%

  

 

GBP

  

  939,719      

Henson No. 4, Ltd.
Term Loan
Facility B

     79,014   
  944,419      

Term Loan
Facility C

     79,782   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Foreign Denominated
or Domiciled
Senior Loans
(Cost $1,589,230)

     158,796   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      

 

Asset-Backed Securities (f) - 20.1%

  
  3,000,000      

ACA CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class D
2.59%, 06/15/2022 (g)

     2,790,000   
  9,142,000      

Acis CLO 2013-1, Ltd.
Series 2013-1A, Class F
6.74%, 04/18/2024 (g)

     8,639,190   
  2,000,000      

Acis CLO 2013-2, Ltd.
Series 2013-2A, Class E
5.17%, 10/14/2022 (g)

     1,845,000   
  1,000,000      

Apidos CLO
Series 2013-12A, Class F
5.14%, 04/15/2025 (g)

     883,400   
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

  
  3,227,559      

ARES XII CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-12A, Class E
5.99%, 11/25/2020 (g)

     3,214,380   
  1,500,000      

Avenue CLO IV, Ltd.
Series 2006-4A, Class C
1.69%, 11/07/2018 (g)

     1,415,625   
  1,000,000      

Babson Mid-Market CLO, Inc.
Series 2007-2A, Class D
1.94%, 04/15/2021 (g)

     928,360   
  2,500,000      

Brentwood CLO Corp.
Series 2006-1A, Class B
1.06%, 02/01/2022 (g)

     2,221,500   
  2,000,000      

Carlyle High Yield Partners X, Ltd.
Series 2007-10A, Class E
3.44%, 04/19/2022 (g)

     1,836,400   
  3,000,000      

Catamaran CLO, Ltd.
Series 2013-1A, Class E
5.24%, 01/27/2025 (g)

     2,806,500   
  250,000      

Series 2012-1A, Class E
5.49%, 12/20/2023 (g)

     240,000   
  1,500,000      

Series 2013-1A, Class F
5.74%, 01/27/2025 (g)

     1,368,750   
  2,000,000      

Cent CDO, Ltd.
Series 2007-15A, Class C
2.49%, 03/11/2021 (g)

     1,897,035   
  2,000,000      

CFIP CLO, Ltd.
Series 2014-1A, Class E
1.00%, 04/13/2025 (g)

     1,790,000   
  2,000,000      

ColumbusNova CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class D
1.59%, 05/16/2019 (g)

     1,880,000   
  457,922      

Del Mar CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class E
4.24%, 07/25/2018 (g)

     447,619   

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
  1,500,000      

Diamond Lake CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class B2L
4.24%, 12/01/2019 (g)

     1,444,500   
  1,000,000      

Dryden XXV Senior Loan Fund
Series 2012-25A, Class E
5.74%, 01/15/2025 (g)

     977,500   
  11,010,000      

Eastland CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C
1.74%, 05/01/2022 (g)

     9,460,342   
  2,006,825      

Series 2007-1A, Class D
3.84%, 05/01/2022 (g)

     1,715,836   
  1,000,000      

Eaton Vance CDO IX, Ltd.
Series 2007-9A, Class D
1.74%, 04/20/2019 (g)

     960,000   
  2,100,000      

Galaxy CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-8A, Class D
1.54%, 04/25/2019 (g)

     2,005,500   
  1,000,000      

Gannett Peak CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class C
1.76%, 10/27/2020 (g)

     964,475   
  3,000,000      

Series 2006-1A, Class D1
3.79%, 10/27/2020 (g)

     2,895,000   
  2,000,000      

Golden Knight CDO, Ltd.
Series 2007-2A, Class D
1.64%, 04/15/2019 (g)

     1,897,200   
  847,661      

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO PLC
Series 2007-1A, Class E
5.24%, 08/01/2022 (g)

     832,827   
  2,000,000      

Grayson CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class C
1.79%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     1,714,267   
  2,915,407      

Series 2006-1A, Class D
3.84%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     2,384,803   
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

  
  5,487,000      

Greenbriar CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C
1.99%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     5,006,888   
  1,000,000      

Series 2007-1A, Class D
2.99%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     895,000   
  814,466      

Greywolf CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class E
4.19%, 02/18/2021 (g)

     781,887   
  850,000      

Series 2013-1A, Class E
5.29%, 04/15/2025 (g)

     754,375   
  1,000,000      

Gulf Stream - Sextant CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class D
1.83%, 08/21/2020 (g)

     967,500   
  2,000,000      

HarbourView CLO
Series 6A, Class D
3.93%, 12/27/2019 (g)

     1,890,000   
  2,127,119      

Hewett’s Island CDO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1RA, Class E
6.98%, 11/12/2019 (g)

     2,105,847   
  2,000,000      

Hewett’s Island CLO V, Ltd.
Series 2006-5A, Class D
1.69%, 12/05/2018 (g)

     1,926,000   
  629,078      

Highland Loan Funding V, Ltd.
Series 1A, Class B
1.51%, 08/01/2014 (g)

     581,205   
  755,065      

Series 1A, Class C1
2.74%, 08/01/2014 (g)

     377,532   
  14,280,191      

Highland Park CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class A1
0.57%, 11/25/2051 (g)

     12,709,370   
  525,319      

Series 2006-1X, Class A1
0.57%, 11/25/2051 (g)

     467,534   
  7,375,000      

Series 2006-1A, Class A2
0.64%, 11/25/2051 (g)

     2,331,422   

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
  2,142,361      

Hillmark Funding
Series 2006-1A, Class D
3.83%, 05/21/2021 (g)

     1,949,977   
  1,000,000      

Inwood Park CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class D
1.64%, 01/20/2021 (g)

     945,650   
  500,000      

Katonah CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-9A, Class B1L
1.64%, 01/25/2019 (g)

     465,000   
  848,153      

Series 7A, Class D
2.09%, 11/15/2017 (g)

     812,107   
  2,000,000      

Landmark VIII CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-8A, Class E
3.84%, 10/19/2020 (g)

     1,865,000   
  1,500,000      

Madison Park Funding I, Ltd.
Series 2007-5A, Class D
3.73%, 02/26/2021 (g)

     1,427,429   
  1,000,000      

Marquette U.S./European CLO LLC
Series 2006-1A, Class D1
1.99%, 07/15/2020 (g)

     938,310   
  1,461,316      

Navigator CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-2A, Class D
3.74%, 09/20/2020 (g)

     1,384,597   
  3,500,000      

Neuberger Berman CLO, Ltd.
Series 2012-13A, Class E
5.34%, 01/23/2024 (g)

     3,281,985   
  5,000,000      

Newmark Capital Funding
Series 2013-1A, Cass A1
1.18%, 06/02/2025 (g)

     4,862,500   
  3,500,000      

Newmark Capital Funding CLO, Ltd.
Series 2013-1A, Class E
4.89%, 06/02/2025 (g)

     3,185,000   
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

  
  750,000      

NYLIM Flatiron CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class D
3.69%, 08/08/2020 (g)

     701,250   
  1,000,000      

Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.
Series 2013-2A, Class C
3.88%, 10/17/2025 (g)

     969,300   
  1,000,000      

Series 2013-2A, Class D
5.60%, 10/17/2025 (g)

     949,300   
  174,344      

Pam Capital Funding LP
Series 1998-1A, Class B2
1.59%, 05/01/2014 (g)

     166,725   
  348,688      

Series 1998-1A, Class B1
7.47%, 05/01/2014

     334,601   
  1,000,000      

PPM Grayhawk CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C
1.64%, 04/18/2021 (g)

     902,300   
  5,000,000      

Primus CLO II, Ltd.
Series 2007-2A, Class D
2.64%, 07/15/2021 (g)

     4,768,000   
  944,878      

Series 2007-2A, Class E
4.99%, 07/15/2021 (g)

     862,792   
  4,000,000      

Rampart CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class C
1.69%, 04/18/2021 (g)

     3,883,200   
  1,000,000      

Red River CLO, Ltd.
Series 1A, Class D
1.89%, 07/27/2018 (g)

     917,500   
  4,620,339      

Series 1A, Class E
3.99%, 07/27/2018 (g)

     4,123,653   
  6,000,000      

Rockwall CDO II, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class A3L
1.24%, 08/01/2024 (g)

     4,710,000   

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
  2,752,426      

Series 2007-1A, Class B2L
4.49%, 08/01/2024 (g)

     2,339,562   
  1,955,796      

San Gabriel CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L
4.49%, 09/10/2021 (g)

     1,878,737   
  500,000      

Stanfield Azure CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class B1L
1.93%, 05/27/2020 (g)

     485,763   
  1,000,000      

Stanfield Bristol CLO, Ltd.
Series 2005-1A, Class C
2.29%, 10/15/2019 (g)

     978,200   
  1,070,000      

Stanfield Daytona CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class A3L
0.91%, 04/27/2021 (g)

     952,300   
  1,200,000      

Series 2007-1A, Class B1L
1.59%, 04/27/2021 (g)

     1,116,120   
  4,000,000      

Stanfield McLaren CLO Delaware Corp.
Series 2007-1A, Class B1L
2.63%, 02/27/2021 (g)

     3,762,800   
  1,250,000      

Stone Tower CLO V, Ltd.
Series 2006-5A, Class D
3.99%, 07/16/2020 (g)

     1,181,250   
  10,300,000      

Stratford CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C
2.24%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     9,778,130   
  2,795,578      

Series 2007-1A, Class E
4.24%, 11/01/2021 (g)

     2,498,548   
  1,500,000      

Valhalla CLO, Ltd.
Series 2004-1A, Class EIN
0.00%, 08/01/2016

     446,250   
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

  
  1,500,000      

Westbrook CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class E
3.94%, 12/20/2020 (g)

     1,428,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $149,426,418)

     163,503,155   
     

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes - 9.5%

  

 

CHEMICALS - 2.0%

  
  2,025,000      

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
9.00%, 01/15/2021 (h)

     1,614,937   
  3,000,000      

9.50%, 01/15/2021

     3,256,115   
  10,000,000      

TPC Group, Inc.
8.75%, 12/15/2020 (f)(h)

     11,012,500   
     

 

 

 
     15,883,552   
     

 

 

 

 

ENERGY - 0.9%

  
  2,728,000      

Arch Coal, Inc.
7.00%, 06/15/2019 (i)

     2,121,020   
  5,000,000      

Venoco, Inc.
8.88%, 02/15/2019 (h)

     5,075,000   
     

 

 

 
     7,196,020   
     

 

 

 

 

FOOD & DRUG - 0.1%

  
  1,000,000      

SUPERVALU, Inc.
6.75%, 06/01/2021

     1,018,750   
     

 

 

 

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.7%

  
  4,035,000      

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
10.00%, 12/15/2018

     1,785,487   
  5,000,000      

10.75%, 02/01/2016 (h)

     4,225,000   
     

 

 

 
     6,010,487   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

HEALTHCARE - 0.0%

  
  10,320,366      

Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC
16.00%, 05/15/2019

     12,900   
     

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 4.0%

  
  10,500,000      

Avaya, Inc.
7.00%, 04/01/2019 (f)(h)

     10,473,750   
  23,971,250      

10.50%, 03/01/2021 (f)(h)

     22,353,191   
     

 

 

 
     32,826,941   
     

 

 

 

 

METALS & MINERALS - 0.2%

  
  1,125,000      

Walter Energy, Inc.
9.50%, 10/15/2019 (f)(i)

     1,148,906   
     

 

 

 

 

RETAIL - 0.6%

  
  6,048,000      

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
5.65%, 06/01/2020 (h)

     5,004,720   
     

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%

  
  3,750,000      

DPH Holdings Corp. (d)

     133,125   
  3,933,000      

DPH Holdings Corp. (d)

     139,622   
  8,334,000      

DPH Holdings Corp. (d)

     295,857   
     

 

 

 
     568,604   
     

 

 

 

 

UTILITY - 0.9%

  
  5,000,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC
11.50%, 10/01/2020 (f)(h)

     3,862,500   
  14,000,000      

15.00%, 04/01/2021 (h)

     3,290,000   
     

 

 

 
     7,152,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $87,287,355)

     76,823,380   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount

   Value ($)  

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes - 1.5%

  

 

CANADA - 1.3%

  

 

USD

  
  10,069,000      

Tervita Corp.
8.00%, 11/15/2018 (f)

     10,220,035   
     

 

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS - 0.2%

  

 

USD

  
  93,180,348      

Celtic Pharma Phinco BV, PIK (b)(d)

     2,083,837   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $72,323,527)

     12,303,872   
     

 

 

 

Shares

             

 

Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds - 77.0%

  

 

BROADCASTING - 2.1%

  
  2,010,616      

Communications Corp.
of America (b)(j)(k)

     16,708,219   
     

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.5%

  

  40,950      

Apollo Group, Inc.,
Class A (j)(l)

     1,402,128   
  11,050      

Big Lots, Inc. (j)(l)

     418,463   
  2,050      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (h)

     97,908   
  4,885      

DeVry, Inc. (h)

     207,075   
  5,050      

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (h)(l)

     292,951   
  4,600      

GameStop Corp., Class A (h)

     189,060   
  6,425      

Garmin, Ltd. (h)

     355,046   
  1,512,721      

K12, Inc. (j)(l)

     34,263,131   
  1,423,600      

Sony Corp. ADR (l)

     27,219,232   
  3,251,175      

Staples, Inc. (l)

     36,868,324   
     

 

 

 
     101,313,318   
     

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.1%

  
  9,400      

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (l)

     609,778   
  2,650      

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (l)

     144,319   
     

 

 

 
     754,097   
     

 

 

 

Shares

          Value ($)  

 

ENERGY - 1.5%

  
  846,780      

Atlantic Power Corp.

     2,455,662   
  14,910      

Hess Corp. (h)

     1,235,741   
  467,852      

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (j)

     8,323,087   
     

 

 

 
     12,014,490   
     

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL - 3.6%

  
  1,000,000      

Adelphia Recovery Trust (j)

     6,000   
  46,601      

American Banknote Corp. (b)(j)

     358,827   
  2,500      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (l)

     193,150   
  3,900      

Chubb Corp. (The) (l)

     348,270   
  323,625      

ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000, ETF (h)(i)(j)(l)

     14,844,679   
  571,712      

SWS Group, Inc. (h)(j)(l)

     4,276,406   
  121,350      

Torchmark Corp. (l)

     9,550,245   
     

 

 

 
     29,577,577   
     

 

 

 

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.0%

  
  13      

LLV Holdco LLC - Litigation Trust Units (b)(j)(k)

     —     
  26,712      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series A, Membership Interest (b)(j)(k)

     —     
  144      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series B, Membership Interest (b)(j)(k)

     —     
     

 

 

 
     —     
     

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE - 1.5%

  
  13,639      

Akorn, Inc. (h)(j)

     300,058   
  22,600      

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (h)(j)(l)

     1,676,242   
  24,000,000      

Genesys Ventures IA, LP (b)(j)

     10,128,000   
     

 

 

 
     12,104,300   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Shares

         

Value ($)

 

 

Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds — (continued)

  

 

HOUSING - 0.1%

  

  368,150      

CCD Equity Partners LLC (b)(j)

     1,152,310   
     

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 8.0%

  

  251,004      

CommVault Systems, Inc. (j)(l)

     16,302,710   
  1,381,423      

Compuware Corp. (l)

     14,504,941   
  16,135      

Corning, Inc. (l)

     335,931   
  1,496,200      

Fortinet, Inc. (h)(j)(l)

     32,961,286   
  1      

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (j)

     14   
  15,050      

Microsoft Corp. (l)

     616,899   
  14,700      

NetApp, Inc. (l)

     542,430   
     

 

 

 
     65,264,211   
     

 

 

 

 

MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 14.4%

  

  6,480      

Endurance Business Media, Inc., Class A (b)(j)(k)

     —     
  18,000      

Gray Television, Inc., Class A (h)(j)

     152,640   
  39,684      

Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (j)

     2,806,849   
  4,938,971      

Media General, Inc. (j)(k)(m)

     90,728,897   
  308,875      

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., Class A (j)(m)

     23,428,169   
  5,160      

Time Warner, Inc. (l)

     337,103   
     

 

 

 
     117,453,658   
     

 

 

 

 

METALS & MINERALS - 5.0%

  
  69,900      

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (l)

     2,633,832   
  23,400      

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares, ETF (j)(l)

     810,810   
  27,200      

ProShares Ultra Gold, ETF (h)(j)

     1,260,448   
  554,553      

ProShares Ultra Silver, ETF (h)(j)

     35,524,665   
  3,200      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (l)

     226,112   
     

 

 

 
     40,455,867   
     

 

 

 

Shares

         

Value ($)

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - 15.6%

  

  631,160      

Corrections Corp. of America, REIT (i)

     19,767,931   
  5,199,394      

Freedom REIT (b)(k)

     78,354,866   
  2,830,768      

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., REIT (l)

     28,884,285   
     

 

 

 
     127,007,082   
     

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 11.4%

  
  2,523,897      

American Airlines Group, Inc. (h)(j)(l)

     92,374,630   
     

 

 

 

 

UTILITY - 0.7%

  
  1,272,973      

Entegra TC LLC (j)

     127,297   
  172,263      

NRG Energy, Inc.

     5,477,964   
     

 

 

 
     5,605,261   
     

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - 0.5%

  

  2,260,529      

Pendrell Corp. (j)

     4,136,768   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $582,748,307)

     625,921,788   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (j) - 13.4%

  

 

FINANCIAL - 13.4%

  
  14,500      

Aberdeen Loan Funding, Ltd. (f)

     7,772,000   
  1,200      

Brentwood CLO, Ltd. (f)

     696,000   
  3,800      

Brentwood CLO, Ltd. (f)

     2,204,000   
  25,250      

Eastland CLO, Ltd. (f)

     16,412,500   
  5,000      

Eastland Investors Corp. (f)

     3,250,000   
  33,500      

Grayson CLO, Ltd., Series II (f)

     18,257,500   
  36,000      

Greenbriar CLO, Ltd. (f)

     24,120,000   
  8,500      

Red River CLO, Ltd., Series PS-2 (f)

     4,220,124   
  10,500      

Rockwall CDO, Ltd. (f)

     6,405,000   
  6,000      

Southfork CLO, Ltd. (f)

     2,940,000   
  34,500      

Stratford CLO, Ltd. (f)

     22,942,500   
     

 

 

 
     109,219,624   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Shares

        Value ($)  

Preferred Stocks — (continued)

  

REAL ESTATE - 0.0%   
60,879   

Allenby (b)

     —     
793,498   

Claymore (b)

     1   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $112,684,702)

     109,219,625   
     

 

 

 

Units 

  

Rights (j) - 6.9%

  

TRANSPORTATION - 6.9%

  
767,470   

AAL, expires 04/11/14

     56,171,098   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $4,275,117)

     56,171,098   
     

 

 

 

Warrants (b)(j) - 0.0%

  

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.0%

  
602   

LLV Holdco LLC - Series C, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
828   

LLV Holdco LLC - Series D, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
925   

LLV Holdco LLC - Series E, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
1,041   

LLV Holdco LLC - Series F, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
1,179   

LLV Holdco LLC - Series G, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
     

 

 

 
     —     
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

     —     
     

 

 

 

Shares

           

Investment Companies (n) - 0.3%

  
2,037,075   

State Street Navigator Prime Securities Lending Portfolio

     2,037,075   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investment Companies
(Cost $2,037,075)

     2,037,075   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 146.9%
(Cost $1,184,483,572) (o)

     1,194,405,703   
     

 

 

 

Shares

          Value ($)  

 

Securities Sold Short (p) - (11.9)%

  

 

Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds - (11.9)%

  

 

ENERGY - (1.9)%

  
  434,800      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     (11,139,576)   
  141,050      

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ETF (q)

     (4,874,688)   
     

 

 

 
     (16,014,264)   
     

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL - (2.2)%

  
  152,100      

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund, ETF

     (17,695,314)   

 

HEALTHCARE - (0.3)%

  
  16,000      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (q)

     (2,434,080)   

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - (7.5)%

  

  1,162,850      

Oracle Corp.

     (47,572,194)   
  268,200      

Teradata Corp. (q)

     (13,192,758)   
     

 

 

 
     (60,764,952)   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds
(Proceeds $81,502,729)

     (96,908,610)   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $81,502,729)

     (96,908,610)   
     

 

 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (35.0)%

     (284,623,027)   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     812,874,066   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2014. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

(b) Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. Securities with a total aggregate value of $158,923,736, or 19.6% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2014.
(c) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.
(d) The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation. Income is not being accrued.
(e) Fixed rate senior loan.
(f) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transaction exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2014, these securities amounted to $331,793,661 or 40.8% of net assets.
(g) Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2014.
(h) All or part of the security is pledged as collateral for the Committed Facility Agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $268,147,492.
(i) Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of March 31, 2014, the market value of securities loaned was $1,973,584. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $2,037,075. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.
(j) Non-income producing security.
(k) Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $185,791,982, or 22.9% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of March 31, 2014.
(l) All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $110,535,916.
(m) Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(n) Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
(o) Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes is $1,192,986,167.
(p) As of March 31, 2014, $75,049,782 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net.”
(q) No dividend payable on security sold short.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR    Euro Currency
GBP    British Pound

Glossary:

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
PLC    Public Limited Company
PNC    PNC Capital Markets LLC
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
to Buy or
to Sell

  Currency   Counterparty   Principal
Amount
Covered
by Contracts
    Expiration     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sell

  EUR   PNC     2,520,000        07/31/2014      $ (32,425
         

 

 

 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans and

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

Industry Concentration Table:

(% of Net Assets)

 

Service

     1.3

Healthcare

     0.2

Retail

     0.0 %(1) 
  

 

 

 

Total

     1.5
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Less than 0.05%

 

 


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

Valuation of Investments

In computing the NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund’s (the “Fund”) net assets attributable to common shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market quotations will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Fund’s loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) has determined to generally have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services and have been approved by the Trustees.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, for which the Fund has determined the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), will be valued by the Fund at fair value, as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant, including: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAV. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.

There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Fund. Short-term debt investments, that is, those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Foreign price quotations are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using the 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate.

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and

Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

The Investment Adviser has established policies, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that valuation methodologies for investments and financial instruments that are categorized within all levels of the fair value hierarchy are fair and consistent. A Pricing Committee has been established to provide oversight of the valuation policies, processes and procedures, and is comprised of personnel from the Investment Adviser. The Pricing Committee meets monthly to review the proposed valuations for investments and financial instruments and is responsible for evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of those policies.

As of March 31, 2014, the Fund’s investments consisted of senior loans, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and notes, common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, rights, warrants and securities sold short. The fair value of the Fund’s loans, bonds and asset-backed securities are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Fund’s common stocks, preferred stocks rights and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

     Total value at
March 31, 2014
    Level 1
Quoted Price
    Level 2
Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Assets

         

U.S. Senior Loans(1)

   $ 148,266,914      $ —        $ 107,174,287       $ 41,092,627 (2) 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans

     158,796        —          —           158,796   

Asset-Backed Securities

     163,503,155        —          149,899,235         13,603,920   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

         

Chemicals

     15,883,552        —          15,883,552         —     

Energy

     7,196,020        —          7,196,020         —     

Food & Drug

     1,018,750        —          1,018,750         —     

Gaming & Leisure

     6,010,487        —          6,010,487         —     

Healthcare

     12,900        —          —           12,900   

Information Technology

     32,826,941        —          32,826,941         —     

Metals & Minerals

     1,148,906        —          1,148,906         —     

Retail

     5,004,720        —          5,004,720         —     

Transportation

     568,604        —          568,604         —     

Utility

     7,152,500        —          7,152,500         —     

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

     12,303,872        —          10,220,035         2,083,837   

Common Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds

         

Broadcasting

     16,708,219        —          —           16,708,219   

Consumer Discretionary

     101,313,318        101,313,318        —           —     

Consumer Staples

     754,097        754,097        —           —     

Energy

     12,014,490        12,014,490        —           —     

Financial

     29,577,577        29,218,750        —           358,827   

Gaming & Leisure

     —          —          —           —   (2) 

Healthcare

     12,104,300        1,976,300        —           10,128,000   

Housing

     1,152,310        —          —           1,152,310   

Information Technology

     65,264,211        65,264,211        —           —     

Media & Telecommunications

     117,453,658        94,025,489        23,428,169         —   (2) 

Metals & Minerals

     40,455,867        40,455,867        —           —     

Real Estate Investment Trust

     127,007,082        48,652,216        —           78,354,866   

Transportation

     92,374,630        92,374,630        —           —     

Utility

     5,605,261        5,477,964        127,297         —     

Wireless Communications

     4,136,768        4,136,768        —           —     

Preferred Stocks

         

Financial

     109,219,624        —          82,057,000         27,162,624   

Real Estate

     1        —          —           1 (2) 

Rights(1)

         

Equity Contracts

     56,171,098        —          56,171,098         —     

Warrants(1)

         

Equity Contracts

     —          —          —           —   (2) 

Investment Companies

     2,037,075        2,037,075        —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,194,405,703        497,701,175        505,887,601         190,816,927   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Securities Sold Short(1)

     (96,608,610     (96,608,610     —           —     

Other Financial Instruments

         

Foreign Exchange Contracts - Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     (32,425     (32,425     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     (96,641,035     (96,641,035     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,097,764,668      $ 401,060,140      $ 505,887,601       $ 190,816,927   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout.

(2) 

This category includes securities with a value of zero.

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the Fund’s Level 3 assets (assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs) for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

    Balance as of
December 31,

2013
    Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers Out
of Level 3
    Net
Amortization
(Accretion)
of Premium/
(Discount)
    Net
Realized
Gains/
(Losses)
    Net
Unrealized
Gains/

(Losses)
    Net
Purchases(1)
    Net (Sales)(1)     Balance
as of
March 31,
2014
    Change in
Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)
on Level 3
securities

still held at
period end
 

U.S. Senior Loans

  $ 42,569,445      $ 226,666      $ —        $ 432,727      $ (9,285,766   $ 9,264,216      $ 98,494      $ (2,213,155     41,092,627      $ 10,874   

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans

    157,758        —          —          —          —          1,038        —            158,796        1,038   

Asset-Backed Securities

    15,561,628        —          —          83,019        76,289        438,340        —          (2,555,356     13,603,920        756,011   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    3,747,536        —          —          —          —          (1,646,182     —          (4,617     2,096,737        (1,646,182

Claims

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Common Stocks

                   

Broadcasting

    16,084,928        —          —          —          —          623,291        —          —          16,708,219        623,291   

Financial

    342,517        —          —          —          —          16,310        —          —          358,827        16,310   

Gaming & Leisure

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Healthcare

    13,992,000        —          —          —          5,395,935        (3,864,000     —          (5,395,935     10,128,000        (3,864,000

Housing

    1,126,539        —          —          —          —          25,771        —          —          1,152,310        25,771   

Media & Telecommunications

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Real Estate Investment Trust(2)

    42,964,014        —          —          —          —          (155,982     35,546,834        —          78,354,866        (155,982

Utility

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Preferred Stocks

                   

Financial

    14,218,831        —          —          —          —          (1,299,956     14,243,749        —          27,162,624        (1,299,956

Real Estate

    —          —          —          —          —          (143,205     143,206        —          1        (143,205

Warrants

                   

Equity Contracts

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 150,765,196      $ 226,666      $ —        $ 515,746      $ (3,813,542   $ 3,259,641      $ 50,032,283      $ (10,169,063   $ 190,816,927      $ (5,676,030
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes any applicable borrowings and/or paydowns made on revolving credit facilities held in the Fund’s Investment Portfolio.

(2) 

Balance as of December 31, 2013 reflects a sector reclassification for Freedom REIT from Real Estate to the Real Estate Investment Trust industry of Common Stocks.

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, the Investment Adviser continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments. As a result, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, a net amount of $226,666 of the Fund’s portfolio investments were transferred between Level 2 and Level 3. Determination of fair values is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates that are unobservable. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are due to a decline in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in a reduction of available market inputs to determine price.

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2014.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2014    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs developed to determine the fair value of material Level 3 investments:

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fund and Category

   Ending Balance
at 3/31/14
    

Valuation Technique

  

Unobservable Inputs

   Input Value(s)

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

           

Debt

   $ 56,952,081      

Third-Party Pricing Vendor

  

N/A

   N/A
     

Liquidation Analysis

  

Discount Rate

   15% - 25%
        

Liquidity Discount

   25% - 30%
        

Asset Specific Discount

   99% - 100%
     

Debt - Loan Spread

  

Weighting of Comparables

   Equal
Weights
        

Weighted Avg DM

   5%
        

Liquidity Discount

   3%

Preferred Stock

     27,162,624            

Common Stocks

     28,347,356      

Multiples Analysis

  

Discount Rate

   20% - 25%
        

Liquidity Discount

   25% - 40%
        

Minority Discount

   20%
     

Fair Valuation - Multiple Scenarios

  

Discount Rate

   22%
        

Scenario Probabilities

   Various

Real Estate Investment Trust

     78,354,866      

Fair Valuation - Multiple Scenarios

  

N/A

   N/A

Warrants

     

Third-Party Pricing Vendor

  

N/A

   N/A
  

 

 

          

Total

   $ 190,816,927            

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s debt investments are discount rates and liquidity discounts. Significant increases or decreases in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s common stock investments are discount rates and scenario probabilities. Significant changes in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

Derivative Transactions

The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund enters into derivative transactions for the purpose of hedging against the effects of changes in the value of portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in market conditions, to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions, and for managing the duration of fixed income investments.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign denominated securities and to manage the Fund’s currency exposure. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the offered forward rates as last quoted by a recognized dealer. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Fund’s financial statements. Such amounts appear under the caption Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts in the Investment Portfolio. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of foreign currency or the possibility that the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, it is required to segregate cash or liquid securities with its custodian in an amount equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the segregated securities declines, additional cash or securities is segregated so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.

Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities. The Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

Issuer

   Shares at
March 31,
2014
     Market Value
December 31,
2013
     Market Value
March  31,

2014
     Affiliated Income      Purchases      Sales  

Communications Corp of America (Common Stocks)

     2,010,616       $ 16,084,928       $ 16,708,219       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Endurance Business Media, Inc., Class A (Common Stocks)

     6,480         —           —           —           —           —     

Freedom REIT (Common Stocks)

     5,199,394         42,964,014         78,354,866         426,000         —           —     

LLV Holdco, LLC (Common Stocks)

     26,869         —           —           —           —           —     

Media General, Inc. (Common Stocks)(1)

     4,938,971         111,620,744         90,728,897         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 12,182,330       $ 170,669,686       $ 185,791,982       $ 426,000       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Previously known as Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc., Class A.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Information

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2014, based on cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was:

 

Gross Appreciation

   Gross
Depreciation
     Net
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Cost  

$274,445,692

   $ 273,026,156       $ 1,419,536       $ 1,192,986,167   

For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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.

 

NEXPOINT CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND
By:  

/s/ Ethan Powell

  Ethan Powell
  Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)
Date:   May 30, 2014

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/ Ethan Powell

  Ethan Powell
  Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)
Date:   May 30, 2014

 

By:  

/s/ Brian Mitts

  Brian Mitts
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  (principal financial officer)
Date:   May 30, 2014