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K&L GATES LLP
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WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1600
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August 27, 2019
 
VIA EDGAR
 
Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
 
Re:
Responses to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Comments on the
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for Neuberger Berman High Yield
Strategies Fund Inc. (File No. 811-22396)
 

Dear Mr. Williamson:
 
This letter responds to your comments, discussed in our telephone conversation on August 21, 2019, regarding the preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 12, 2019, and the Fund’s responses thereto.
 
Comment 1:  Please respond to our comments in writing in a correspondence filing. Where a comment asks for revised disclosure or revisions are contemplated by your response, please provide draft disclosure to be included in your definitive with your response.  Please resolve all material comments prior to printing and mailing.
 
Response: The Fund will transmit this comment response letter to the SEC as a correspondence filing. The Fund has included revised disclosure herein, as appropriate.
 
Comment 2:  Saba Capital Management, L.P.’s (“Saba”) proxy statement suggests that you intend to invoke the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the “MCSAA”) and that you are taking a position contrary to staff guidance contained in the Boulder Total Return Fund no-action letter (November 15, 2010).  Please confirm if this is accurate and, if so, tell us your basis for doing so.  Please note that we may have additional comments depending on your response.
 
Response:  We note that the Fund’s proxy statement does not mention the MCSAA.  The Fund is not commenting on the accuracy of Saba’s recollection of any discussions it may have had with the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund is aware of the SEC staff’s guidance in the Boulder Total Return Fund no-action letter and aware of other circumstances, not listed in that letter, in which the SEC staff has permitted registered funds to structure voting rights in a manner other than one vote per share, such as dollar-based voting.  See, e.g., SEC No-Action


Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 2
Letter Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. (October 27, 1992).  When a fund uses dollar-based voting each stockholder has one vote for each dollar of net asset value per share, resulting in varying numbers of votes per share both across series/portfolios in a trust and among classes in a single series/portfolio. The Fund is also aware of the Maryland case in which the U.S. District Court allowed a closed-end fund organized in Maryland to rely on the MCSAA.  See Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. v. Lola Brown Trust No. 1B, 342 F. Supp.2d 371 (D. Md. 2004).  The Fund understands that the SEC staff is currently evaluating its position on the MCSAA and looks forward to any additional views the SEC staff has as a result of that process.  The Fund will consider the guidance that is currently available and that may become available prior to its stockholder meeting and will make a determination on whether to rely on the MCSAA prior to its meeting.
 
Comment 3: Please confirm your understanding of Item 4(b) of Schedule 14A and, in particular, paragraph 6 as it relates to settlements between parties.
 
Response: The Fund confirms that it is aware of Item 4(b)(6) of Schedule 14A. If a there is a settlement to which Item 4(b)(6) applies before the Fund files its definitive proxy statement, the Fund will disclose the appropriate information.
 
Comment 4: On the cover page, please state the approximate date on which the proxy statement is first being sent to stockholders.
 
Response:  The Fund will include the approximate date.
 
Comment 5: On page 28 under “Vote Required,” we note your statement that the Class II Directors must be voted on by the holders of a majority of outstanding shares.  Please confirm if this is the correct standard for a contested election and, if so, clarify disclosure regarding what happens if no director receives that number of votes.
 
Response: The voting standard on page 28 under the heading “Vote Required” is the correct voting standard for a contested election. The Fund has added the following statement in that paragraph:
 
If no director nominee receives the required vote, each incumbent Class II Director will carry over and hold office until he or she receives the required vote or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
 
Comment 6:  On page 34 what does “improved by more than .93% than its Morningstar category mean”?  Please revise to clarify.
 

Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 3
Response:  The Fund has revised the relevant paragraph as follows:
 
The Board and NBIA regularly review the Fund’s discount compared to other similar closed-end funds and notes that while the Fund did experience a significant widening of its discount at the end of 2018, as did many closed-end funds, the discount it has also narrowed substantially since that time. From December 21, 2018 through July 31, 2019, the Fund’s discount improved by 12.26% while the and has improved by 0.93% more than its Morningstar category average discount improved by 7.46%, through July 31, 2019.
 
Comment 7: On page 34, we note your statement regarding the cost of a search for a replacement adviser and that diligence would be significant and would be borne by the Fund.  As there is a potential that a new adviser could reimburse these expenses in connection with the approval of a new agreement, please revise to include less definitive language.
 
Response:  The Fund notes that it would be unusual for an adviser to reimburse expenses for a new advisory agreement absent a change of control of the adviser necessitating a stockholder vote on the new agreement or the fund being subject to an expense cap arrangement or for a new adviser to reimburse expenses for a new advisory agreement if it were not purchasing another adviser’s business.  Nonetheless, the Fund has revised the relevant statement as follows:
 
The costs of the search for a replacement advisor, the required due diligence of any such potential replacement and the negotiation of a new advisory agreement would be significant and would very likely be borne by the Fund.
 
Comment 8: On page 36, we note your statement that Saba acquired 73% of its holdings in the six month period ended April 11, 2019.  Please tell us when the other 27% was acquired and, if relevant, explain how these other holdings are not inconsistent with your statement that Saba is a short term investor.
 
Response: The Fund has limited information regarding the purchases and sales of its shares by individual stockholders and groups.  Based on publicly available information, it appears that Saba, through the funds and accounts that it manages, has owned a small percentage of the Fund, in varying amounts, for several years.  (Saba manages funds and accounts that invest in many closed-end funds and that appear to hold these positions while waiting for potential arbitrage opportunities.)  However, as noted in the Fund’s proxy statement, a significant amount of Saba’s investment in the Fund was recently acquired.  For example, Saba owned approximately 2.91% of the Fund’s shares as of June 30, 2018 and, less than one year later, owned 19.27% of the Fund’s shares on April 11, 2019.
 

Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 4
Saba has a history of quickly acquiring large positions in closed-end funds and, shortly thereafter, submitting one or more self-serving proposal(s) seeking to achieve a short-term gain through some sort of liquidity event such as a tender offer.  Shortly after a liquidity event or the proposal(s) passing, Saba typically sells all or most of its position (through the liquidity event or in the market during the lead up to or following the liquidity event).  This accelerated accumulation of significant position in a fund followed by an accelerated sale of all or a large portion of that position allows Saba to achieve significant short-term gain to the detriment of the fund’s actual, long-term stockholders and is emblematic of an investor with a short-term investment horizon. For example, Saba recently submitted a shareholder proposal(s) and/or nominees and then later withdrew them after entering into a standstill agreement with nine closed-end funds managed by four separate investment advisers.
 
Comment 9: On page 36, please explain the basis for your statement that Saba is simply looking for a large, one-time liquidity event to realize profits for itself.  In this respect it appears that any benefits accruing to Saba as a result of a self-tender would also be available to other investors.
 
Response: Please see the Fund’s response above to comment #8. Saba has a history of seeking large, one-time liquidity events to realize profits. Saba, through its ETF, private funds, and accounts, invests in closed-end funds and has a history of submitting proposals and/or nominations and later withdrawing them once funds agree to conduct one or more liquidity events such as tender offers, open-end fund conversions, and liquidations. The Fund believes that Saba does this to benefit its own clients, and not to benefit the stockholders of the closed-end funds it attacks.  The Fund believes, including for the reasons described in its proxy statement, that Saba’s actions are harmful to long-term stockholders. Based on public information, Saba is currently the Fund’s largest stockholder and therefore would stand to gain the largest return or benefit from its self-interested proposals. In addition, because stockholders have purchased shares of the Fund at different times (both prior to and after Saba) and at different prices, they may not achieve the same benefits as Saba (for example, a potential tender offer price may not be accretive to all stockholders if some purchased shares at a price higher than the potential tender offer price).  Given Saba’s pattern of selling its positions in closed-end funds that have conducted liquidity events, it is unlikely that it would remain in the Fund should the Fund implement the tender offer described in Saba’s proposal.  As a result, it would not incur the ongoing higher expenses and other consequences of such a tender offer described in the proxy statement, unlike long-term stockholders.
 
As stated in the proxy statement, Saba is simply looking for a large, one-time liquidity event to realize profits for itself and has a history of attacking closed-end funds for its own short-term profit.  For example, Saba owned 12.05% of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund’s outstanding shares as of Saba’s latest Schedule 13D amendment filing on March 9, 2018 but did not hold any shares after that fund’s tender offer based on Saba’s Schedule 13F filing

Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 5
covering the period ended June 30, 2019.1  The Fund is not the first to because aware of this trend.  Please see, for example, page 7 of the definitive additional proxy materials filed by BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust on June 19, 2019, which includes a table that provides ten examples of when Saba has sold its entire position or significantly reduced its position in a closed-end fund after a liquidity event.2
 
Comment 10: On page 36, starting with your statement that Saba knowingly fails to comply with regulatory requirements, you make several assertions that Saba has failed to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act’) and certain SEC orders.  We are not in a position to assess the reasonableness of your statement but supplementally request that you provide us with the underlying data you believe supports your position.  This data might include, for example, comparisons of creation redemption baskets against fund holdings on particular dates.  We further remind you that section b. of the note to Rule 14a-9 indicates that material that directly or indirectly charges improper, illegal or immoral conduct without sufficient foundation may be misleading for purposes of Rule 14a-9.
 
Response:  Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, the Fund’s investment manager (“NBIA”), has observed certain practices related to Saba’s creation basket process for Saba Closed-End Funds ETF (BATS: CEFS) (the “ETF”), a series of an Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (“ETC”) sponsored “umbrella” trust Exchange Listed Funds Trust, that is sub-advised by Saba that appear to be impermissible under the exemptive application and order on which the ETF relies (the “Exemptive Order”) and in violation of the federal securities laws, including Section 17(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and Rule 17d-1 thereunder.3
 
The belief that Saba’s creation baskets are unlawful is based primarily on ETC’s Exemptive Order for its actively managed ETFs.  The Exemptive Order, requires a relying ETF’s baskets to be a pro rata slice of the portfolio, subject to narrow exceptions that do not appear applicable here.4  In practice, CEFS creation baskets bear little resemblance to a pro rata slice of the ETF’s holdings.  For example, Saba (i) excludes significant numbers of the ETFs holdings from the creation baskets; (ii) weights the positions that are selected for the creation basket in a manner that appears to be purely discretionary; and (iii) includes securities in the creation basket that are not in CEFS’ portfolio.  Unlike index based ETFs, actively managed ETFs relying on the Exemptive Order do not have the flexibility to representatively sample their target index or

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1Available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396167/000106299318001139/sched13da.htm and https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1510281/000106299319003423/xslForm13F_X01/form13fInfoTable.xml
2 Available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379384/000119312519176581/d765756ddefa14a.htm.
3 Available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732126/000114420413013284/v337241_40appa.htm.
4 The permissible exceptions under the Exemptive Order are as follows: (a) in the case of bonds, for minor differences when it is impossible to break up bonds beyond certain minimum sizes needed for transfer and settlement; (b) for minor differences when rounding is necessary to eliminate fractional shares or lots that are not tradeable round lots; (or) TBA Transactions; short positions or other positions that cannot be transferred in-kind will be excluded from a creation basket.


Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 6
include securities in the basket that are not in the index or portfolio.  Attached as an Exhibit please find a side-by-side comparison showing CEFS’ portfolio holdings against the holdings of the creation basket for a sampling of days during March and April 2019, when CEFS was accumulating shares in the Fund, and a more recent day from earlier this month that highlight certain CEFS portfolio holdings that do not appear in the basket or that appear in a weighting that is not close to pro rata.  We note that the Exhibit is only a representative sample of what NBIA has observed to be Saba’s typical creation basket construction practices, but it is illustrative of the deficiencies noted above.
 
NBIA and the Fund also believe that Saba’s activities on behalf of CEFS likely violate certain 1940 Act requirements relating to affiliated persons, including Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder. For example, Saba appears to use the creation basket process to acquire shares in closed-end funds in advance of launching an activist campaign on behalf of the ETF as well as one or more hedge funds and/or accounts advised by Saba. Once Saba acquires a position in a desired size,  the position is often removed from the creation basket, which can preserve the voting power that Saba asserts to increase the likelihood of success of its activist campaign.  NBIA and the Fund believe Saba’s practice presents an actual prohibited conflict of interest between the ETF investors, the investors in Saba’s hedge fund(s) and/or account(s) and, most notably, Saba itself.  The conflict and opportunity for harm is particularly noteworthy because Saba’s investment of CEFS assets in portfolio companies that Saba is attempting to take over or force into liquidity events harms those entities’ long-term shareholders.  Assuming Saba is successful in its efforts, a primary beneficiary would be Saba.  Section 17(d) requires registrants to obtain exemptive relief from the SEC but neither Saba nor CEFS appears to have sought or obtained such relief.
 
Comment 11:  The Fund’s N-CSR discloses $90 million in notes payable and $35 million in redeemable preferred shares.  Please consider revising the disclosure under the heading “Reduction in Fund Size negatively impacts the Fund’s use of Leverage” on page 39 to address current leverage levels and ratios and provide more definitive disclosure about the actions the Fund would likely need to take if it engaged in the tender offer described by the proposal. In addition, due to the potential negative impact a repurchase may have on the preferred shares, please provide us with the analysis you performed supporting the conclusion that a separate vote would not be required under Section 18(a)(2) of the 1940 Act or any other documents defining the rights and privileges of preferred shares.
 
Response:  The Fund has revised the relevant paragraph as follows:
 
The Fund has currently outstanding privately placed notes with an aggregate principal value of $90 million and mandatory redeemable preferred shares with an aggregate liquidation preference of $35 million. Saba’s proposal could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to maintain its current amount of leverage.  As required by the 1940 Act and in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s leverage

Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
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arrangements, if the Fund’s assets were to drop below certain levels relative to the amount of its outstanding leverage, it would be required to reduce the amount of its leverage. Accordingly, if the Fund implemented the tender offer described in Saba’s proposal and a significant number of its shares were tendered, its assets would drop and the Fund would be required to redeem all or a portion of its outstanding preferred shares and/or notes.  Doing so would require the Fund to sell more portfolio holdings to raise proceeds to repay notes and/or redeem the preferred shares, resulting in an additional drop in assets, additional transactional expenses and potential incurrence of taxable capital gains.  The Fund would need to distribute any net realized capital gains under the tax code.  A complete or partial de-lever by the Fund also would deprive the Fund of additional assets to invest in pursuit of its stated objective and may result in a reduction of the Fund’s earnings.  The overall reduction in assets could also make it more difficult for the Fund to retain its current level of portfolio diversification.

The Fund believes that a separate vote would not be required under Section 18(a)(2) of the 1940 Act or any other documents defining the rights and privileges of preferred shares. Section 18(a)(2)(D) of the 1940 Act requires that provision be made to require a separate class vote of preferred shares regarding any reorganization or action requiring a vote of security holders pursuant to Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act.  As the proposal at issue is precatory, the Fund does not believe it is covered by these categories.
 
Comment 12:  Regarding the reference to the Morningstar US Closed-End High Yield Fund on page 40, please confirm whether this is a comparison the Fund typically makes or uses when it compares its performance internally and to investors.
 
Response: The Fund notes that Morningstar (and not the Fund) has determined to include the Fund as part of its Morningstar US Closed-End High Yield Fund category. which Morningstar describes as including all U.S. closed-end funds that that seek high current income through investing in non-investment grade debt instruments.  The Fund has used this Morningstar category for internal purposes and in regular periodic reports to the Fund’s Board. The Fund also compared its average trading discount to this Morningstar category in the President’s letter accompanying its most recent stockholder report.
 
Comment 13:  On page 43, the Fund’s existing disclosure under the heading “Quorum; Adjournment” suggests you may use your proxy authority to vote for adjournment to solicit more votes. An adjournment to solicit additional proxies is considered a separate proposal for which proxies must be separately solicited and for which discretion is not available.  To the extent proxies are being solicited for adjournment of meeting please revise the proxy card accordingly.
 
Response: The Fund respectfully disagrees with the Staff’s analysis. Rule 14a-4(a)(3) requires the proxy statement to identify “each separate matter intended to be acted upon.” The

Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
Page 8
Fund submits that an adjournment of a stockholder meeting is not a “separate matter intended to be acted upon” at the meeting.
 
In Statement on Adjournment of Investment Company Shareholder Meetings and Withdrawal of Proposed Rule 20a-4 and Amendment to Rule 20a-1, Release No. IC-7659 (February 6, 1973) (the “Adjournment Release”), the SEC withdrew proposed Rule 20a-4, which would have prohibited any adjournment of a meeting of shareholders of a registered investment company that related to a proposal requiring shareholder approval if a quorum pursuant to state law were present at such meeting. In lieu of the proposed Rule, the SEC stated:
 
Investment company management must weigh carefully the decision whether to adjourn a shareholder meeting for the purpose of soliciting shareholders to obtain additional proxies in an effort to secure sufficient votes to pass a particular proposal or proposals. In any case where shareholders clearly express their disagreement and disinterest in a proposal through negative votes or abstentions, and thus fail to yield sufficient votes for passage, management must determine if an adjournment and additional solicitation is reasonable and in the interest of shareholders, or whether such procedures would constitute an abuse of management’s office. Where management embarks upon a course of adjournment and additional solicitation, the Commission will consider whether such conduct appears to constitute a breach of fiduciary duty under Section 36(a) of the Act.
 
The SEC has thus expressly authorized investment company management to decide whether to adjourn a shareholder meeting for the purpose of soliciting shareholders to obtain additional proxies, subject to management's fiduciary duty to shareholders.  The Fund further notes that, had the question of adjournment required a separate proposal, the Adjournment Release and proposed Rule 20a-4 would have been unnecessary. The Adjournment Release therefore does not support the notion that such adjournments are a substantive proposal for which proxies must be independently solicited. Rather, matters relating to the adjournment of a stockholders meeting are governed by state law. Moreover, under Maryland law, the Chairman of the meeting would be authorized to adjourn the meeting to solicit additional proxies.
 
In addition, the proxy statement explicitly states that “the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of such Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies.” As a result, stockholders who execute a proxy are aware that the persons named as proxies may propose an adjournment and will have authorized the named proxies to adjourn the meeting.
 
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Mr. Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
August 27, 2019
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If you have any further questions regarding this filing, please contact me at 202-778-9286.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.
 

 
Sincerely,
   
   
 
/s/ Jennifer R. Gonzalez


EXHIBIT

ETF
           
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
                       
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
26
100
49,689,950
       
9
100
1,203,775
 
Cash
1
0.37
183,846
     
Funds
9
100
1,203,775
 
Funds
25
99.63
49,506,104
     
Funds
9
100
1,203,775
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.6
792,893
65,205.00
12.16
           
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.09
43,930
4,501.00
9.76
           
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.13
65,755
5,563.00
11.82
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
6.29
75,750
5,000.00
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.02
11,181
738
15.15
           
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.87
4,405,798
345,824.00
12.74
           
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.05
520,386
83,529.00
6.23
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
2.59
31,150
5,000.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
3.88
1,930,238
132,845.00
14.53
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
15.09
181,625
12,500.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.92
2,445,534
220,517.00
11.09
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
13.82
166,350
15,000.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.69
1,337,330
93,389.00
14.32
           
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
6.39
3,177,128
756,459.00
4.2
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
 
10.47
126,000
30,000.00
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.32
658,091
48,496.00
13.57
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.06
31,798
2,491.00
12.77
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
10.26
5,095,822
450,559.00
11.31
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIEL
 
28.19
339,300
30,000.00
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.37
185,550
15,698.00
11.82
           
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
14.3
7,105,976
907,532.00
7.83
           
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.58
287,438
24,908.00
11.54
           
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.92
1,946,369
139,725.00
13.93
           
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.76
1,868,559
132,147.00
14.14
           
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.47
231,769
16,496.00
14.05
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
5.84
70,250
5,000.00
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.34
169,657
16,748.00
10.13
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
2.01
24,150
5,000.00
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.56
2,264,159
468,770.00
4.83
           
WELLS FARGO INCOME OPPORTU
 
0.08
42,192
5,334.00
7.91
           
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
10.02
4,978,316
526,249.00
9.46
 
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
15.72
189,200
20,000.00
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
11.04
5,487,696
1,136,169.00
4.83
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.9
4,422,541
686,730.00
6.44
           
                       
                       
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
             
Green Highlighted boxes represent positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
          Date: 3/1/19


ETF
                Creation Basket          
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
Crncy
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
 
                           
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
26
100
49,986,511
         
9
100
938,400
   
Cash
1
0.41
205,285
       
Funds
9
100
938,400
   
Funds
25
99.59
49,781,226
       
Funds
9
100
938,400
   
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.59
795,501
65,205.00
12.2
USD
             
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.09
43,660
4,501.00
9.7
USD
             
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.13
67,301
5,698.00
11.81
USD
             
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.02
11,188
738
15.16
USD
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
8.08
75,800
5,000.00
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.83
4,412,714
345,824.00
12.76
USD
             
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.04
520,386
83,529.00
6.23
USD
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
3.32
31,150
5,000.00
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.1
2,050,035
141,187.00
14.52
USD
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
19.34
181,500
12,500.00
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.89
2,445,534
220,517.00
11.09
USD
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
17.73
166,350
15,000.00
 
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.68
1,337,330
93,389.00
14.32
USD
             
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
6.31
3,154,434
756,459.00
4.17
USD
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
 
13.33
125,100
30,000.00
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.32
659,546
48,496.00
13.6
USD
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.06
31,810
2,491.00
12.77
USD
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
10.24
5,118,350
450,559.00
11.36
USD
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.38
188,180
15,907.00
11.83
USD
             
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
14.2
7,096,900
907,532.00
7.82
USD
             
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.7
350,216
30,191.00
11.6
USD
             
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.91
1,953,356
139,725.00
13.98
USD
             
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.74
1,868,559
132,147.00
14.14
USD
             
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.46
231,769
16,496.00
14.05
USD
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
7.49
70,250
5,000.00
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.47
234,475
23,158.00
10.13
USD
             
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.5
2,250,096
468,770.00
4.8
USD
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
2.56
24,000
5,000.00
 
WELLS FARGO INCOME OPPORTU
 
0.08
39,819
5,066.00
7.86
USD
             
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.92
4,957,266
526,249.00
9.42
USD
 
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
20.08
188,400
20,000.00
 
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
11
5,499,058
1,136,169.00
4.84
USD
             
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.93
4,463,745
686,730.00
6.5
USD
             
               
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
8.08
75,850
5,000.00
NOT IN ETF
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
                 
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
              Date: 3/4/19




ETF
           
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
 
                       
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
26
100
50,779,277
       
100
1,070,950
   
Cash
1
0.27
139,174
     
Funds
100
1,070,950
   
Funds
25
99.73
50,640,103
     
Funds
100
1,070,950
   
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.56
794,197
65,205.00
12.18
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
22.75
243,600
20,000.00
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.08
41,190
4,229.00
9.74
           
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.17
84,146
7,083.00
11.88
           
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.05
24,736
1,648.00
15.01
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
7.01
75,050
5,000.00
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.55
4,343,549
345,824.00
12.56
           
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.02
517,880
83,529.00
6.2
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
2.89
31,000
5,000.00
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.05
2,057,094
142,458.00
14.44
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
16.85
180,500
12,500.00
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.82
2,445,534
220,517.00
11.09
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
15.53
166,350
15,000.00
 
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.62
1,327,992
93,389.00
14.22
   
11.79
126,300
30,000.00
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
7.01
3,557,357
844,978.00
4.21
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
7.02
75,200
5,000.00
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.31
663,425
48,496.00
13.68
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.08
40,646
3,146.00
12.92
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
9.95
5,050,766
450,559.00
11.21
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.78
394,967
33,107.00
11.93
           
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
14.01
7,115,051
907,532.00
7.84
           
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.39
706,134
60,199.00
11.73
           
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.9
1,978,506
139,725.00
14.16
           
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.72
1,891,024
132,147.00
14.31
           
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.46
233,583
16,496.00
14.16
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
7.32
78,350
5,000.00
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.48
242,089
23,711.00
10.21
           
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.39
2,231,345
468,770.00
4.76
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
2.22
23,800
5,000.00
 
WELLS FARGO INCOME OPPORTU
 
0
1,797
231
7.78
           
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.76
4,957,266
526,249.00
9.42
           
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
10.85
5,510,420
1,136,169.00
4.85
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.72
4,429,409
686,730.00
6.45
           
             
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
6.61
70,800
5,000.00
NOT IN ETF
             
THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND
2.22
23,800
5,000.00
NOT IN ETF
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
           
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
        Date: 3/15/19





ETF
           
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
                       
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
25
100
51,045,197
       
10
100
1,073,775
 
Cash
1
0.27
139,253
     
Funds
10
100
1,073,775
 
Funds
24
99.73
50,905,944
     
Funds
10
100
1,073,775
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.56
794,197
65,205.00
12.18
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
22.69
243,600
20,000.00
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.08
41,317
4,229.00
9.77
           
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.17
84,475
7,083.00
11.93
           
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.05
24,835
1,648.00
15.07
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
7.02
75,350
5,000.00
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.56
4,367,757
345,824.00
12.63
           
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.02
519,550
83,529.00
6.22
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
2.9
31,100
5,000.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.04
2,064,216
142,458.00
14.49
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
16.87
181,125
12,500.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.8
2,452,149
220,517.00
11.12
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
15.53
166,800
15,000.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.61
1,332,661
93,389.00
14.27
           
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
7.06
3,605,247
850,294.00
4.24
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
 
11.85
127,200
30,000.00
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.3
662,940
48,496.00
13.67
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.08
40,544
3,146.00
12.89
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
9.9
5,055,272
450,559.00
11.22
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.78
399,425
33,341.00
11.98
           
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
13.97
7,133,202
907,532.00
7.86
           
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.51
772,163
65,772.00
11.74
           
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.87
1,975,712
139,725.00
14.14
           
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.7
1,888,381
132,147.00
14.29
           
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.46
232,264
16,496.00
14.08
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
6.56
70,400
5,000.00
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.48
242,564
23,711.00
10.23
           
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.37
2,231,345
468,770.00
4.76
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
2.22
23,800
5,000.00
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.77
4,988,841
526,249.00
9.48
           
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
10.84
5,533,143
1,136,169.00
4.87
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.74
4,463,745
686,730.00
6.5
           
             
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
7.06
75,800
5,000.00
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND
 
7.32
78,600
5,000.00
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
         
        Date: 3/18/19



ETF
           
Creation Basket
         
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
 
                         
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
26
100
51,118,950
       
10
100
1,076,150
   
Cash
1
0.32
163,943
     
Funds
10
100
1,076,150
   
Funds
25
99.68
50,955,007
     
Funds
10
100
1,076,150
   
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.56
796,153
65,205.00
12.21
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
22.69
244,200
20,000.00
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.08
41,529
4,229.00
9.82
             
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.02
9,317
700
13.31
             
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.16
84,288
7,083.00
11.9
             
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.05
24,835
1,648.00
15.07
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
7
75,350
5,000.00
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.54
4,367,757
345,824.00
12.63
             
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.02
520,386
83,529.00
6.23
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
2.89
31,150
5,000.00
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.04
2,065,641
142,458.00
14.5
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
16.84
181,250
12,500.00
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.81
2,460,970
220,517.00
11.16
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
15.56
167,400
15,000.00
 
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.61
1,335,463
93,389.00
14.3
             
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
7.09
3,622,252
850,294.00
4.26
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
 
11.88
127,800
30,000.00
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.3
666,820
48,496.00
13.75
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.08
40,678
3,146.00
12.93
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
9.92
5,068,789
450,559.00
11.25
             
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.82
417,971
34,773.00
12.02
             
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
13.92
7,115,051
907,532.00
7.84
             
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.51
772,492
65,772.00
11.75
             
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.86
1,974,314
139,725.00
14.13
             
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.68
1,883,095
132,147.00
14.25
             
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.46
233,418
16,496.00
14.15
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
6.57
70,750
5,000.00
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.47
241,852
23,711.00
10.2
             
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.37
2,236,033
468,770.00
4.77
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
2.22
23,850
5,000.00
 
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.78
4,999,366
526,249.00
9.5
             
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
10.76
5,499,058
1,136,169.00
4.84
             
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.76
4,477,480
686,730.00
6.52
             
             
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
7.06
75,950
5,000.00
NOT IN ETF
             
THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND
 
7.29
78,450
5,000.00
NOT IN ETF
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
               
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
            Date: 3/19/19


ETF
             
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
   
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
 
                           
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
27
100
51,274,281
     
SABA INTEREST RATE HEDGED CE
10
100
1,078,725
     
Cash
1
0.14
71,890
     
Funds
10
100
1,078,725
     
Funds
26
99.86
51,202,391
     
Funds
10
100
1,078,725
20,000.00
12.32
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.57
803,326
65,205.00
12.32
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
22.84
246,400
5,000.00
15.02
 
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIP
 
0
228
18
12.65
               
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.08
41,529
4,229.00
9.82
               
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.02
9,310
700
13.3
               
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.17
84,713
7,083.00
11.96
               
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.05
24,753
1,648.00
15.02
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
6.96
75,100
5,000.00
6.21
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.59
4,405,798
345,824.00
12.74
               
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.01
518,715
83,529.00
6.21
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
2.88
31,050
12,500.00
14.55
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.04
2,072,764
142,458.00
14.55
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
16.86
181,875
15,000.00
11.14
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.79
2,456,559
220,517.00
11.14
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
15.49
167,100
30,000.00
4.25
 
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.61
1,337,330
93,389.00
14.32
               
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
7.05
3,613,750
850,294.00
4.25
 
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUS
 
11.82
127,500
5,000.00
15.35
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.3
664,880
48,496.00
13.71
               
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.08
40,709
3,146.00
12.94
               
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
9.96
5,104,833
450,559.00
11.33
               
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.88
450,024
37,039.00
12.15
               
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
13.91
7,133,202
907,532.00
7.86
               
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.51
776,767
65,772.00
11.81
               
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.86
1,981,301
139,725.00
14.18
               
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.71
1,904,238
132,147.00
14.41
               
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.45
233,088
16,496.00
14.13
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
6.55
70,650
5,000.00
15.7
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.5
253,953
24,873.00
10.21
               
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.35
2,231,345
468,770.00
4.76
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
2.21
23,800
     
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.8
5,025,678
526,249.00
9.55
               
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
10.77
5,521,781
1,136,169.00
4.86
               
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.8
4,511,816
686,730.00
6.57
               
             
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
7.11
76,750
5,000.00
14.13
NOT IN ETF
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
   
THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND
 
7.28
78,500
5,000.00
4.76
NOT IN ETF
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
                 
                Date: 3/20/19


ETF
           
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
                       
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
29
100
54,722,655
       
18
100
516,238
 
Cash
1
0.4
218,166
     
Funds
18
100
516,238
 
Funds
28
99.6
54,504,489
     
Funds
18
100
516,238
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.65
900,995
72,253.00
12.47
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
4.92
25,401
2,037.00
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME S
 
0.09
48,272
3,825.00
12.62
 
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME
 
0.23
1,186
94
BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR F
 
0.01
5,216
378
13.8
           
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIP
 
0.03
15,399
1,204.00
12.79
 
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICI
 
0.07
371
29
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.04
23,792
2,438.00
9.76
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.12
595
61
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.02
9,310
700
13.3
           
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.17
95,576
7,847.00
12.18
 
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.45
2,326
191
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.13
71,294
4,772.00
14.94
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.42
2,151
144
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
8.84
4,839,968
383,212.00
12.63
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
22.87
118,053
9,347.00
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.04
571,101
92,561.00
6.17
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
4.19
21,644
3,508.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
4.21
2,306,305
157,858.00
14.61
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
12.14
62,692
4,291.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
4.92
2,690,371
244,357.00
11.01
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
12.93
66,765
6,064.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.47
1,352,273
93,389.00
14.48
           
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
8.63
4,725,175
1,114,428.00
4.24
           
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.18
646,379
46,873.00
13.79
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.08
45,597
3,486.00
13.08
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.22
1,112
85
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
9.39
5,136,373
450,559.00
11.4
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.92
505,786
41,766.00
12.11
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
2.39
12,340
1,019.00
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
13.07
7,151,352
907,532.00
7.88
           
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.74
952,042
79,403.00
11.99
 
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
4.5
23,225
1,937.00
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
3.94
2,158,316
154,829.00
13.94
 
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
10.2
52,637
3,776.00
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.81
2,082,306
146,435.00
14.22
 
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH Y
 
9.84
50,794
3,572.00
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.03
17,352
1,216.00
14.27
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
0.08
428
30
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.9
492,544
48,100.00
10.24
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
2.33
12,012
1,173.00
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.67
2,555,361
531,260.00
4.81
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
12.11
62,506
12,995.00
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
9.17
5,020,415
526,249.00
9.54
           
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
10.17
5,566,936
1,143,108.00
4.87
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
8.26
4,518,683
686,730.00
6.58
           
                       
                       
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
             
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
          Date: 4/2/19



ETF
           
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
                       
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
31
100
59,377,568
       
22
100
545,207
 
Cash
1
0.27
160,195
     
Funds
22
100
545,207
 
Funds
30
99.73
59,217,373
     
Funds
22
100
545,207
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
2.06
1,221,435
97,793.00
12.49
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
4.67
25,442
2,037.00
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME S
 
0.1
56,800
4,483.00
12.67
 
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME
 
0.22
1,191
94
BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR F
 
0.01
5,205
378
13.77
           
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIP
 
0.03
17,996
1,407.00
12.79
 
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICI
 
0.07
371
29
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.05
29,037
2,963.00
9.8
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.11
598
61
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.02
9,317
700
13.31
 
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.3
1,611
121
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.19
112,228
9,184.00
12.22
 
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.43
2,334
191
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.17
103,701
6,918.00
14.99
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.4
2,159
144
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
9.55
5,670,822
448,641.00
12.64
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
21.67
118,146
9,347.00
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.75
1,040,799
168,414.00
6.18
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
3.98
21,679
3,508.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
5.05
3,001,464
206,003.00
14.57
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
13.54
73,812
5,066.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
5.38
3,196,025
291,077.00
10.98
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
12.21
66,583
6,064.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.28
1,354,141
93,389.00
14.5
           
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
8.04
4,774,727
1,120,828.00
4.26
           
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
1.09
644,504
46,873.00
13.75
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNIT
 
2.46
13,420
976
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.09
53,420
4,081.00
13.09
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.2
1,113
85
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
8.74
5,188,053
452,315.00
11.47
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
1
595,101
48,899.00
12.17
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
2.27
12,401
1,019.00
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
12.12
7,196,729
907,532.00
7.93
           
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.02
11,053
912
12.12
 
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.04
230
19
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.88
1,117,403
92,962.00
12.02
 
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
4.27
23,283
1,937.00
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
0
2,785
182
15.3
 
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
0.01
46
3
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
4.26
2,530,404
181,261.00
13.96
 
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
9.67
52,713
3,776.00
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
4.11
2,439,577
171,439.00
14.23
 
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH Y
 
9.32
50,830
3,572.00
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INC
 
0.03
20,278
1,426.00
14.22
 
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH IN
 
0.08
427
30
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
0.97
576,343
56,311.00
10.24
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
2.42
13,172
1,287.00
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
5.15
3,055,099
633,838.00
4.82
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
11.67
63,648
13,205.00
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
8.52
5,057,253
526,249.00
9.61
           
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
9.44
5,603,258
1,143,522.00
4.9
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
7.63
4,532,418
686,730.00
6.6
           
                       
                       
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
             
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
          Date: 4/3/19


ETF
             
Creation Basket
       
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
Px Close
Crncy
 
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
30
100
62,288,632
       
SABA INTEREST RATE HEDGED CE
21
100
551,521
 
Cash
1
0.19
119,514
       
Funds
21
100
551,521
 
Funds
29
99.81
62,169,118
       
Funds
21
100
551,521
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.98
1,234,148
97,793.00
12.62
USD
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
 
4.66
25,707
2,037.00
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME S
 
0.09
57,472
4,483.00
12.82
USD
 
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME
 
0.22
1,205
94
BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR F
 
0.01
5,216
378
13.8
USD
           
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIP
 
0.03
18,122
1,407.00
12.88
USD
 
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICI
 
0.07
374
29
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.04
26,209
2,650.00
9.89
USD
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.1
524
53
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.27
168,349
12,601.00
13.36
USD
 
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.64
3,514
263
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.18
109,888
9,022.00
12.18
USD
 
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.41
2,241
184
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.3
185,360
12,235.00
15.15
USD
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.7
3,863
255
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
9.02
5,616,985
448,641.00
12.52
USD
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
21.22
117,024
9,347.00
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.7
1,055,956
168,414.00
6.27
USD
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
3.99
21,995
3,508.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
5.93
3,694,455
253,392.00
14.58
USD
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
13.96
76,968
5,279.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
5.22
3,248,419
291,077.00
11.16
USD
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
12.27
67,674
6,064.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.18
1,356,942
93,389.00
14.53
USD
           
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
10.32
6,431,168
1,481,836.00
4.34
USD
           
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
0.86
532,720
38,687.00
13.77
USD
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNIT
 
1.97
10,865
789
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.09
54,155
4,081.00
13.27
USD
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.2
1,128
85
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
8.46
5,269,470
452,315.00
11.65
USD
           
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.96
599,013
48,899.00
12.25
USD
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
2.25
12,434
1,015.00
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
11.73
7,305,633
907,532.00
8.05
USD
           
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.02
11,145
912
12.22
USD
 
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.04
232
19
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.79
1,113,685
92,962.00
11.98
USD
 
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
4.21
23,205
1,937.00
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
0
2,828
182
15.54
USD
 
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
0.01
62
4
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
4.09
2,546,717
181,261.00
14.05
USD
 
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
9.62
53,053
3,776.00
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.95
2,461,864
171,439.00
14.36
USD
 
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH Y
 
9.3
51,294
3,572.00
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
1.06
658,651
63,761.00
10.33
USD
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
2.49
13,718
1,328.00
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.97
3,093,129
633,838.00
4.88
USD
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
11.68
64,440
13,205.00
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
8.17
5,088,828
526,249.00
9.67
USD
           
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
9.12
5,683,304
1,143,522.00
4.97
USD
           
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
7.29
4,539,285
686,730.00
6.61
USD
           
                         
                         
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
               
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
            Date: 4/10/19


ETF
         
Creation Basket
     
Name
#
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
 
Name
% Wgt
Mkt Val
Pos
SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF (CEFS)
30
100
62,312,444
           
Cash
1
0.29
179,119
           
Funds
29
99.71
62,133,325
           
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION
 
1.97
1,227,302
97,793.00
 
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATIO
4.64
25,564
2,037.00
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME S
 
0.09
57,607
4,483.00
 
BLACKROCK FLOAT RT INCOME
0.22
1,208
94
BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR F
 
0.01
5,235
378
 
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICI
0.07
374
29
BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIP
 
0.03
18,122
1,407.00
         
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
 
0.04
25,222
2,540.00
 
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL D
0.08
457
46
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
 
0.27
168,097
12,601.00
 
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
0.64
3,508
263
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
 
0.17
107,680
8,848.00
 
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INC TRS
0.4
2,215
182
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
 
0.3
185,483
12,235.00
 
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE I
0.7
3,866
255
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
 
9.03
5,625,958
448,641.00
 
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION FN
21.28
117,211
9,347.00
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
 
1.7
1,057,640
168,414.00
 
EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME T
4
22,030
3,508.00
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
 
5.93
3,696,989
253,392.00
 
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LON
13.99
77,021
5,279.00
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
 
5.21
3,245,509
291,077.00
 
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPP
12.28
67,614
6,064.00
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
 
2.16
1,348,537
93,389.00
         
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
 
10.29
6,414,301
1,488,237.00
         
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY
 
0.84
522,310
37,876.00
 
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNIT
1.86
10,232
742
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
 
0.09
54,073
4,081.00
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA MUNI
0.2
1,126
85
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD
 
8.47
5,278,516
452,315.00
         
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
 
0.96
596,979
48,733.00
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY MUNI
2.13
11,736
958
NUVEEN CREDIT STRAT INC FD
 
11.75
7,323,783
907,532.00
         
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
0.02
11,108
912
 
NUVEEN CT QUAL MUNI INC FD
0.04
231
19
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
 
1.79
1,113,685
92,962.00
 
NUVEEN GA QUAL MUNI INC FD
4.21
23,205
1,937.00
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
 
0
2,839
182
 
NUVEEN GLOBAL H-I FD
0.01
62
4
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
 
4.11
2,559,405
181,261.00
 
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION
9.68
53,317
3,776.00
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YI
 
3.96
2,470,436
171,439.00
 
PGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH Y
9.35
51,473
3,572.00
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
 
1.06
658,014
63,761.00
 
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
2.49
13,705
1,328.00
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
 
4.97
3,099,468
633,838.00
 
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
11.72
64,572
13,205.00
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH I
 
8.14
5,073,040
526,249.00
         
WESTERN ASSET HI INC OPPORT
 
9.08
5,660,434
1,143,522.00
         
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INC II
 
7.26
4,525,551
686,730.00
         
                   
Yellow Highlighted boxes represent positions in the ETF but NOT in the Creation Basket
         
Green Highlighted boxes represen positions in the Creation Baskeet but NOT in the ETF
        Date: 4/11/19