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Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
                 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                   
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
                   
                 
SHARES
 
COST
 

FAIR VALUE

                           
Equities — 3.58%*:
                 
Common Stocks — 3.52%*:
                 
     
Boomerang Tube Holdings, Inc.¤
       
36,149
$
3,510,832
$
0
     
ESC CB 144A High Ridge¤
       
2,982
 
0
 
41,748
     
Fieldwood Energy LLC¤
       
167,574
 
4,057,567
 
0
                           
     
Tourmaline Escrow Cash+¤
       
1,197,757
 
0
 
945,647
     
Tourmaline Oil Corp+
       
276,778
 
3,948,373
 
9,669,530
     
Sabine Oil & Gas LLC¤
       
4,342
 
248,858
 
56,446
     
KCA Deutag Ordinary A Shares¤
       
23,585
 
990,570
 
1,963,451
     
Travelex Private Equity+¤
       
13,615
 
1
 
0
       
Total Common Stocks
       
1,722,782
 
12,756,202
 
12,676,822
                           
Warrants — 0.06%*:
                 

   
Travelex Topco Limited Warrant+¤
       
2,218
 
0
 
224,140
       
Total Warrants
       
2,218
 
0
 
224,140
                           
       
Total Equities
       
1,725,000
 
12,756,202
 
12,900,962
                           
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡
 
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
                           
Fixed Income — 133.98%*:
                 
Asset-Backed Securities — 13.04%*:
                 
 
CDO/CLO — 13.04%*:
                 
     
610 FDG 2016-2R CLO LTD, 3M LIBOR + 7.250%~+^
7.44
%
1/20/2032
$
1,550,000
$
1,534,190
$
1,560,036
     
Anchorage Capital CLO LTD 2015-6A, 3M LIBOR + 6.350%~+^
6.48
 
7/15/2030
 
600,000
 
607,131
 
594,043
     
Anchorage Capital 2016-9A ER2 + 8.820%~¤
6.92
 
7/15/2032
 
1,500,000
 
1,485,000
 
1,480,313
     
Anchorage Capital CLO LTD 2013-1R, 3M LIBOR + 6.800%~+^
6.93
 
10/15/2030
 
1,000,000
 
977,213
 
994,814
     
Ares CLO LTD 2013-27R2 + 6.750%+¤^
6.88
 
10/30/2034
 
1,700,000
 
1,683,000
 
1,683,000
     
Bain CAP CR CLO 2020-2R LTD +  6.610%~+^
6.74
 
7/19/2034
 
1,000,000
 
990,000
 
991,438
     
Ballyrock CLO LTD 2019-2R, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%~+^
6.63
 
11/20/2030
 
2,000,000
 
2,000,000
 
1,990,496
     
BlueMountain CLO LTD 2018-23A, 3M LIBOR + 5.650%~+^
5.78
 
10/20/2031
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
975,068
     
Canyon CLO LTD 2019-2A, 3M LIBOR + 7.150%~+^
7.28
 
10/15/2032
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,223
     
Carbone CLO, LTD 2017-1A, 3M LIBOR + 5.900%~+^
6.03
 
1/21/2031
 
750,000
 
750,000
 
729,334
     
Carlyle Global Market Strategies 2017-5A, 3M LIBOR + 5.300%~+^
5.43
 
1/22/2030
 
700,000
 
700,000
 
641,088
     
BAIN CAP CR CLO 2020-2R LTD + 7.030%~+^
7.16
 
10/20/2032
 
1,000,000
 
975,000
 
1,000,330
     
CIFC Funding  2020-1 LTD  + 6.250%~+^
6.36
 
7/15/2036
 
1,900,000
 
1,900,000
 
1,899,949
     
Galaxy CLO LTD 2017-24A, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%~+^
5.63
 
1/15/2031
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
954,176
     
GoldenTree Loan Management 2018-3A, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%~+^
6.63
 
4/22/2030
 
1,500,000
 
1,448,966
 
1,288,160
     
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI LTD 2015-11A, 3M LIBOR + 5.400%~+^
5.53
 
1/18/2031
 
500,000
 
500,000
 
483,407
     
KKR Financial CLO LTD 2017-20, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%~+^
5.63
 
10/16/2030
 
1,500,000
 
1,500,000
 
1,419,435
     
KKR Financial CLO LTD 34-2, 3M LIBOR + 6.850%~
7.00
 
7/15/2034
 
2,000,000
 
1,980,000
 
1,992,232
     
KVK 2016-1A ER2 + 7.350%¤
7.35
 
10/15/2034
 
3,000,000
 
2,970,000
 
2,970,000
     
LCM LTD 2031-30, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%~
6.63
 
4/20/2031
 
1,100,000
 
1,100,000
 
1,094,765
     
Madison Park Funding LTD 2015-19A, 3M LIBOR + 4.350%~+^
4.49
 
1/24/2028
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
987,937
     
Madison Park Funding LTD 2018-29A, 3M LIBOR + 7.570%~+^#
7.70
 
10/18/2030
 
2,000,000
 
1,960,000
 
1,894,350
     
Madison Park Funding LTD XXXV 2019-35R E-R, 3M LIBOR + 6.100%~+^
6.23
 
4/20/2032
 
1,400,000
 
1,400,000
 
1,400,476
     
Madison Park Funding LTD 2019-32R E-R, 3M LIBOR + 6.200%~+^
6.34
 
1/22/2031
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
995,569
     
Magnetite CLO LTD 2016-18A, 3M LIBOR + 7.600%~+^
7.73
 
11/15/2028
 
1,400,000
 
1,386,000
 
1,330,297
     
OHA Credit Partners LTD 2015-11A, 3M LIBOR + 7.900%~+^
8.03
 
1/20/2032
 
2,000,000
 
1,970,323
 
1,839,788
     
OHA Loan Funding LTD 2013-1A, 3M LIBOR + 7.900%~+^
8.04
 
7/23/2031
 
1,500,000
 
1,477,500
 
1,413,128
     
Sound Point CLO XVIII 2018-18D, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%~+^
5.63
 
1/21/2031
 
2,000,000
 
2,000,000
 
1,803,406
     
Sound Point CLO Ltd Series 2020-1A Class ER, 3M LIBOR + 6.860%~+^
7.00
 
7/20/2034
 
1,600,000
 
1,584,000
 
1,576,254
     
TICP CLO LTD 2018-10A, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%~+^
5.63
 
4/20/2031
 
1,000,000
 
943,768
 
982,930
     
Voya CLO LTD 2019-4A, 3M LIBOR + 7.480%~+^
7.72
 
1/18/2033
 
1,400,000
 
1,358,585
 
1,403,970
     
Wellfleet CLO LTD 2020-2R + 7.250%~+¤^
7.35
 
7/17/2034
 
1,300,000
 
1,300,000
 
1,303,686
     
Wellfleet CLO LTD 2017-3A, 3M LIBOR + 5.550%~+^
5.68
 
1/17/2031
 
1,500,000
 
1,500,000
 
1,415,564
     
Wind River 2017-1A ER, 3M LIBOR + 7.060%~
7.25
 
4/18/2036
 
2,000,000
 
1,960,000
 
1,997,130
     
Wind River CLO LTD 2017-4A, 3M LIBOR + 5.800%~+^
5.93
 
11/20/2030
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
951,160
       
Total CDO/CLO
       
48,400,000
 
47,940,675
 
47,037,950
                           
       
Total Asset-Backed Securities
       
48,400,000
 
47,940,675
 
47,037,950
                           
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡
   
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
Bank Loans§ — 18.60%*:
                 
 
Automotive — 0.55%*:
                 
     
Dexko Global Inc, 3M LIBOR + 8.250%~
9.25
%
7/24/2025
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
$
1,997,500
       
Total Automotive
       
2,000,000
 
2,000,000
 
1,997,500
                           
 
Building Materials — 0.93%*:
                 
     
CP Iris Holdco I 2nd LIEN T/L (IPS)
7.50
 
9/21/2029
 
3,398,058
 
3,364,078
 
3,364,078
       
Total Building Materials
       
3,398,058
 
3,364,078
 
3,364,078
                           
 
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 0.59%*:
                 
     
Colouroz Investment 2 LLC, 3M LIBOR + 7.250%~
5.50
 
9/21/2021
 
2,141,464
 
2,133,715
 
2,130,757
       
Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
2,141,464
 
2,133,715
 
2,130,757
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 0.84%*:
                 
     
Averys, 3M LIBOR + 8.250%~+
8.25
 
9/25/2026
 
500,000
 
571,943
 
579,173
     
SunSource, Inc., 1M LIBOR + 8.000%~
9.00
 
4/30/2026
 
2,500,000
 
2,513,018
 
2,441,675
       
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
       
3,000,000
 
3,084,961
 
3,020,848
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 7.03%*:
                 
     
Syncsort Incorporated (Precisely) 2ND Lien T/L, 3M LIBOR + 7.250%
8.00
 
3/19/2029
 
9,009,009
 
8,918,919
 
9,005,225
     
Misys (Finastra), 3M LIBOR + 7.250%~
8.25
 
6/16/2025
 
16,290,136
 
16,178,486
 
16,366,048
       
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service
       
25,299,145
 
25,097,405
 
25,371,274
                           
 
Electronics — 2.93%*:
                 
     
McAfee Enterprise 2ND Lien T/L, 3M LIBOR + 7.500%~
9.00
 
5/3/2029
 
10,567,000
 
10,484,433
 
10,553,791
       
Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
10,567,000
 
10,484,433
 
10,553,791
                           
 
Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 0.10%*:
                 
     
Odeon Cinemas Group T/L B 2 +
10.75
 
8/11/2023
 
195,134
 
228,476
 
230,553
     
Odeon Cinemas Group T/L B+
10.75
 
8/11/2023
 
92,227
 
123,134
 
126,751
       
Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment
       
287,361
 
351,610
 
357,305
                           
 
Lodging — 0.30%*:
                 
     
Motel 6 T/L B
5.75
 
8/19/2026
 
1,084,337
 
1,073,494
 
1,087,048
       
Total Lodging
       
1,084,337
 
1,073,494
 
1,087,048
                           
 
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 0.00%*:
                 
     
Boomerang Tube, LLC, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%~¤
0.00
 
6/30/2022
 
2,608,648
 
2,608,648
 
0
       
Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
2,608,648
 
2,608,648
 
0
                           
 
Packaging and Containers — 2.22%*:
                 
     
Pretium Package Holdings 2nd LIEN T/L (9/21)
7.25
 
9/21/2029
 
3,033,898
 
3,028,559
 
3,041,483
     
Valcour Packaging (MOLD-RITE) T/L 2nd LIEN
7.50
 
9/30/2029
 
5,000,000
 
4,950,000
 
4,950,000
       
Total Packaging and Containers
       
8,033,898
 
7,978,559
 
7,991,483
                           
 
Personal Transportation — 0.09%*:
                 
     
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%~
5.00
 
11/30/2021
 
100,492
 
121,399
 
116,404
     
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%~
5.00
 
11/30/2021
 
63,244
 
77,535
 
73,258
     
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%~
4.33
 
11/30/2021
 
5,879
 
7,113
 
6,810
     
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%~
5.00
  11/30/2021  
112,737
 
127,882
 
130,588
       
Total Personal Transportation
       
282,351
 
333,930
 
327,060
                           
 
Software — 0.94%*:
                 
     
Cloudera 2nd LIEN T/L (7/21)
6.50
 
9/28/2029
 
3,400,000
 
3,383,000
 
3,383,000
       
Total Software
       
3,400,000
 
3,383,000
 
3,383,000
                           
 
Telecommunications — 0.39%*:
                 
     
Syniverse Holdings T/L, 3M LIBOR + 5.000%
6.00
 
3/9/2023
 
1,416,351
 
1,327,285
 
1,415,261
       
Total Telecommunications
       
1,416,351
 
1,327,285
 
1,415,261
                           
 
Transportation — 1.69%*:
                 
     
Kenan Advantage Group 2ND LIEN T/L (8/21)
8.00
 
9/1/2027
 
3,171,806
 
3,108,829
 
3,140,088
     
Worldwide Express TL (7/21) 2ND LIEN
7.25
 
7/26/2029
 
3,000,000
 
2,955,227
 
2,966,250
       
Total Transportation
       
6,171,806
 
6,064,056
 
6,106,338
                           
       
Total Bank Loans
       
69,690,420
 
69,285,172
 
67,105,742
                           
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST
RATE‡
 
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
                           
Corporate Bonds — 102.34%*:
                 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 5.17%*:
                 
     
American Airlines^#
11.75
 
7/15/2025
$
3,337,000
$
3,356,174
$
4,129,538
     
TransDigm Group, Inc.#
7.50
%
3/15/2027
 
6,000,000
 
6,018,994
 
6,317,025
     
Triumph Group, Inc.#
7.75
 
8/15/2025
 
8,289,000
 
8,292,468
 
8,185,388
       
Total Aerospace and Defense
       
17,626,000
 
17,667,635
 
18,631,950
                           
 
Automotive — 4.94%*:
                 
     
AA Bond Co. Ltd.+
6.50
 
1/31/2026
 
1,350,000
 
1,843,683
 
1,907,972
     
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd+^#
10.50
 
11/30/2025
 
850,000
 
919,824
 
946,688
     
Ford Motor Company#
9.63
  4/22/2030  
2,000,000
 
2,565,312
 
2,835,625
     
Ford Motor Company#
7.45
 
7/16/2031
 
2,000,000
 
2,309,658
 
2,600,000
     
Power Solutions+^#
8.50
 
5/15/2027
 
8,965,000
 
9,050,802
 
9,536,519
       
Total Automotive
       
15,165,000
 
16,689,279
 
17,826,803
                           
 
Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 1.96%*:
                 
     
Boparan Finance PLC+
7.63
 
11/30/2025
 
750,000
 
1,037,046
 
889,284
     
Kehe Distributors, LLC^#
8.63
 
10/15/2026
 
1,029,000
 
1,029,000
 
1,111,320
     
Manitowoc Foodservice#
9.50
 
2/15/2024
 
3,074,000
 
3,168,414
 
3,159,457
     
Refresco Group N.V.+#
6.50
 
5/15/2026
 
1,600,000
 
1,931,832
 
1,911,345
       
Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco
       
6,453,000
 
7,166,292
 
7,071,406
                           
 
Broadcasting and Entertainment — 4.80%*:
                 
     
Banijay+#
6.50
 
3/1/2026
 
2,500,000
 
2,761,119
 
3,019,402
     
Beasley Mezzanine Holdings LLC^#
8.63
 
2/1/2026
 
1,801,000
 
1,801,000
 
1,837,020
     
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.^#
7.75
 
4/15/2028
 
2,568,000
 
2,594,359
 
2,702,820
     
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.^#
7.50
 
6/1/2029
 
2,127,000
 
2,127,000
 
2,212,080
     
Cox Media Group^#
8.88
 
12/15/2027
 
4,263,000
 
4,438,518
 
4,507,611
     
iHeartCommunications, Inc.#
8.38
 
5/1/2027
 
570,000
 
606,889
 
609,188
     
Univision Communications Inc.^#
9.50
 
5/1/2025
 
2,234,000
 
2,443,632
 
2,423,890
       
Total Broadcasting and Entertainment
       
16,063,000
 
16,772,518
 
17,312,011
                           
 
Buildings and Real Estate — 4.31%*:
                 
     
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.^#
9.75
 
7/15/2028
 
5,025,000
 
5,502,966
 
5,464,688
     
Realogy Group^#
9.38
 
4/1/2027
 
3,763,000
 
3,600,655
 
4,134,596
     
Realogy Group^#
7.63
 
6/15/2025
 
329,000
 
329,000
 
350,796
     
Service Properties Trust#
4.38
 
2/15/2030
 
400,000
 
351,257
 
380,294
     
Stl Hldg Co LLC^#
7.50
 
2/15/2026
 
4,981,000
 
5,018,874
 
5,230,050
       
Total Buildings and Real Estate
       
14,498,000
 
14,802,752
 
15,560,424
                           
 
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 2.68%*:
                 
     
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.+^#
6.88
 
6/15/2025
 
3,208,000
 
3,094,447
 
3,320,280
     
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.+^#
6.50
 
5/15/2026
 
2,638,000
 
1,992,029
 
2,730,330
     
CVR Partners LP^#
9.25
 
6/15/2023
 
582,000
 
583,805
 
583,455
     
ITT Holdings LLC^#
6.50
 
8/1/2029
 
2,218,000
 
2,218,000
 
2,237,408
     
LSF11 A5 HOLDCO LLC^
6.63
 
10/15/2029
 
784,000
 
784,000
 
784,000
       
Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
9,430,000
 
8,672,281
 
9,655,473
                           
 
Commercial Services — 0.13%*:
                 
     
Apcoa Parking Holdings+
4.63
 
1/15/2027
 
385,000
 
455,648
 
450,988
       
Total Cargo Transport
       
385,000
 
455,648
 
450,988
                           
 
Containers, Packaging, and Glass — 3.74%*:
                 
     
Mauser Packaging Solutions^#
7.25
 
4/15/2025
 
4,067,000
 
3,966,454
 
4,042,212
     
Tekni-Plex^#
9.25
 
8/1/2024
 
9,000,000
 
8,965,193
 
9,457,740
       
Total Containers, Packaging, and Glass
       
13,067,000
 
12,931,647
 
13,499,952
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.54%*:
                 
     
Heat Exchangers+
7.78
 
10/9/2025
 
625,000
 
662,306
 
676,908
     
Manitowoc Cranes^#
9.00
 
4/1/2026
 
4,538,000
 
4,545,071
 
4,860,516
       
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
       
5,163,000
 
5,207,377
 
5,537,424
                           
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡
 
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
Corporate Bonds (continued)
                 
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 3.67%*:
                 
     
Algeco Scotsman+#
6.50
%
2/15/2023
 $
1,750,000
$
2,148,965
$
2,060,046
     
Libra Group Bhd+
5.00
 
5/15/2027
 
700,000
 
850,082
 
833,140
     
Powerteam Services LLC^#
9.03
 
12/4/2025
 
2,750,000
 
2,957,775
 
2,983,750
     
Summer BC Holdco+
9.25
 
10/31/2027
 
2,477,880
 
3,078,040
 
3,118,517
     
Verisure Midholding+
5.25
 
2/15/2029
 
3,575,000
 
4,325,008
 
4,248,258
       
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service
       
11,252,880
 
13,359,870
 
13,243,711
                           
 
Electronics — 0.58%*:
                 
     
Veritas Bermuda Ltd.^#
7.50
 
9/1/2025
 
2,024,000
 
2,024,000
 
2,104,960
       
Total Electronics
       
2,024,000
 
2,024,000
 
2,104,960
                           
 
Finance — 4.60%*:
                 
     
Alliance Data Systems Corp.^#
7.00
 
1/15/2026
 
2,000,000
 
1,992,500
 
2,140,000
     
Aretec Escrow Issuer Inc.^#
7.50
 
4/1/2029
 
1,195,000
 
1,195,000
 
1,230,850
     
Avolon Holdings+^#
6.50
 
9/15/2024
 
8,512,391
 
6,958,162
 
8,363,424
     
Galaxy Bidco Ltd.+#
6.50
 
7/31/2026
 
500,000
 
671,529
 
704,110
     
Garfunkelux Holdco+
6.75
 
11/1/2025
 
250,000
 
296,574
 
302,299
     
Travelex+¤
12.50
 
8/5/2025
 
1,890,534
 
2,334,571
 
3,820,959
     
Travelex+¤#
8.00
 
5/15/2022
 
4,600,000
 
5,097,344
 
0
       
Total Finance
       
18,947,925
 
18,545,679
 
16,561,641
                           
 
Forest Products and Paper — 0.82%*:
                 
     
Sylvamo Corp.^
7.00
 
9/1/2029
 
2,885,000
 
2,885,000
 
2,951,701
       
Total Insurance
       
2,885,000
 
2,885,000
 
2,951,701
                           
 
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 7.65%*:
                 
     
Bausch Health Companies Inc.+^#
9.00
 
12/15/2025
 
11,045,000
 
11,232,524
 
11,693,894
     
Bausch Health Companies Inc.+^#
6.25
 
2/15/2029
 
1,222,000
 
1,197,116
 
1,209,193
     
Bausch Health Companies Inc.+^#
5.25
 
2/15/2031
 
1,000,000
 
928,419
 
919,610
     
Chrom Holdco S.A.S+
5.00
 
5/31/2029
 
1,100,000
 
1,328,422
 
1,306,035
     
Cidron Aida Finco+
6.25
 
4/1/2028
 
1,650,000
 
2,275,266
 
2,246,665
     
Community Health System Inc.^#
6.88
 
4/15/2029
 
286,000
 
286,000
 
286,319
     
Endo International^#
7.50
 
4/1/2027
 
1,890,000
 
1,890,000
 
1,925,438
     
Radiology Partners Inc.^#
9.25
 
2/1/2028
 
4,586,000
 
4,912,474
 
4,931,899
     
Verscend Technologies, Inc.^#
9.75
 
8/15/2026
 
2,915,000
 
3,054,608
 
3,071,681
       
Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
25,694,000
 
27,104,829
 
27,590,734
                           
 
Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products — 2.43%*:
           
     
Balta+
8.75
 
12/31/2024
 
949,900
 
1,053,406
 
1,102,788
     
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate Inc^#
7.75
 
4/1/2027
 
4,315,000
 
4,347,455
 
4,282,638
     
Staples Inc.^#
10.75
 
4/15/2027
 
3,478,000
 
3,588,311
 
3,386,703
       
Total Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
 
8,742,900
 
8,989,172
 
8,772,128
                           
 
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 1.30%*:
                 
     
Scientific Games International Inc.^#
8.63
 
7/1/2025
 
4,325,000
 
4,402,328
 
4,683,691
       
Total Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming
       
4,325,000
 
4,402,328
 
4,683,691
                           
 
Insurance — 1.41%*:
                 
     
Acrisure LLC^#
10.13
 
8/1/2026
 
4,575,000
 
4,713,612
 
5,101,125
       
Total Insurance
       
4,575,000
 
4,713,612
 
5,101,125
                           
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡
 
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
Corporate Bonds (continued)
                 
                           
 
Internet — 0.36%*:
                 
     
Millenium Escrow Corporation SR SEC 144A NT26^
6.63
 
8/1/2026
 $
1,260,000
 
1,273,293
 
1,297,737
       
Total Insurance
       
1,260,000
 
1,273,293
 
1,297,737
                           
 
Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 3.14%*:
                 
     
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc^#
10.50
%
4/15/2025
 
227,000
$
226,433
$
242,890
     
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc^#
10.50
 
4/24/2026
 
1,482,000
 
1,534,627
 
1,591,298
     
Carnival Corp.+
7.63
 
3/1/2026
 
1,000,000
 
1,185,944
 
1,248,697
     
Center Parcs+
6.50
 
8/28/2026
 
1,150,000
 
1,608,388
 
1,632,796
     
Eldorado Resorts^#
8.13
 
7/1/2027
 
4,000,000
 
3,901,503
 
4,495,000
     
Motion Finco+
7.00
 
5/15/2025
 
1,750,000
 
1,930,169
 
2,127,852
       
Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment
       
9,609,000
 
10,387,063
 
11,338,533
                           
 
Lodging — 0.27%*:
                 
     
SANI/IKOS Financial Holdings+
5.63
 
12/15/2026
 
815,000
 
962,674
 
962,933
       
Total Insurance
       
815,000
 
962,674
 
962,933
                           
 
Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic) — 4.01%*:
               
     
Diebold Nixdorf Inc.^#
9.38
 
7/15/2025
 
5,577,000
 
5,892,788
 
6,103,357
     
Diebold Nixdorf Inc.+
9.00
 
7/15/2025
 
815,000
 
957,338
 
1,023,056
     
Diebold Nixdorf Inc.#
8.50
 
4/15/2024
 
2,260,000
 
2,300,861
 
2,308,025
     
Granite Holdings US Acquisition Co.^#
11.00
 
10/1/2027
 
1,000,000
 
1,115,314
 
1,095,000
     
Sarens+#
5.75
 
2/21/2027
 
1,625,000
 
1,783,930
 
1,894,077
     
Titan Acquisition Ltd / Titan Co-Borrower LLC+^#
7.75
 
4/15/2026
 
2,000,000
 
2,066,898
 
2,042,860
       
Total Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic)
     
13,277,000
 
14,117,130
 
14,466,375
                           
 
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 14.53%*:
                 
     
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.^#
9.88
 
10/17/2025
 
3,970,000
 
4,307,607
 
4,555,575
     
Consol Energy Inc.^#
11.00
 
11/15/2025
 
10,316,000
 
10,638,241
 
10,625,480
     
Coronado Global Resources Inc.+^#
10.75
 
5/15/2026
 
6,064,000
 
6,448,458
 
6,609,760
     
First Quantum Minerals+^#
7.25
 
4/1/2023
 
2,000,000
 
1,962,340
 
2,035,000
     
First Quantum Minerals+^#
7.50
 
4/1/2025
 
9,775,000
 
9,473,703
 
10,027,488
     
First Quantum Minerals+^#
6.88
 
10/15/2027
 
200,000
 
200,000
 
211,625
     
Hecla Mining Company#
7.25
 
2/15/2028
 
4,699,000
 
5,073,842
 
5,061,575
     
Perenti Finance Pty Ltd+^#
6.50
 
10/7/2025
 
2,500,000
 
2,500,000
 
2,618,836
     
PIC AU Holdings LLC^#
10.00
 
12/31/2024
 
7,043,000
 
6,413,587
 
7,109,204
     
Warrior Met Coal Inc.^#
8.00
 
11/1/2024
 
3,513,000
 
3,574,963
 
3,565,695
       
Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
50,080,000
 
50,592,740
 
52,420,239
                           
 
Oil and Gas — 17.41%*:
                 
     
Antero Resources Corp.^#
8.38
 
7/15/2026
 
293,000
 
294,432
 
331,890
     
Antero Resources Corp.^#
7.63
 
2/1/2029
 
1,907,000
 
2,018,216
 
2,132,026
     
Calumet Specialty Products^#
9.25
 
7/15/2024
 
2,850,000
 
2,766,733
 
3,092,250
     
CGG SA+
7.75
 
4/1/2027
 
1,500,000
 
1,787,033
 
1,765,145
     
CVR Energy Inc.^#
5.75
 
2/15/2028
 
3,850,000
 
3,348,190
 
3,814,811
     
Enlink Midstream Partners LP#
5.60
 
4/1/2044
 
5,413,000
 
3,569,642
 
5,169,415
     
Enlink Midstream Partners LP#
5.45
 
6/1/2047
 
1,000,000
 
855,253
 
964,840
     
Genesis Energy LP#
7.75
 
2/1/2028
 
3,408,000
 
3,134,736
 
3,416,213
     
Genesis Energy LP#
8.00
 
1/15/2027
 
1,639,000
 
1,636,951
 
1,663,913
     
Harvest Midstream I L P^#
7.50
 
9/1/2028
 
458,000
 
458,000
 
487,839
     
Hilcorp Energy I L P^#
6.25
 
11/1/2028
 
3,202,000
 
2,808,524
 
3,317,976
     
KCA Deutag+
9.88
 
12/1/2025
 
1,179,286
 
1,179,286
 
1,283,662
     
Laredo Petroleum Inc.#
10.13
 
1/15/2028
 
2,765,000
 
2,675,275
 
2,989,933
     
MEG Energy Corp.+^#
7.13
 
2/1/2027
 
2,698,000
 
2,538,929
 
2,832,387
     
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC+^#
6.63
 
5/15/2025
 
4,856,000
 
4,514,461
 
4,995,610
     
NGL Energy Finance Corp^#
7.50
 
2/1/2026
 
3,031,000
 
3,120,411
 
3,087,831
     
Occidental Pete Corp.#
8.50
 
7/15/2027
 
4,523,000
 
4,568,705
 
5,664,741
     
Occidental Pete Corp.#
7.88
 
9/15/2031
 
2,500,000
 
2,651,341
 
3,333,178
     
Occidental Pete Corp.#
4.50
 
7/15/2044
 
586,000
 
437,938
 
588,819
     
Range Resources Corp^#
8.25
 
1/15/2029
 
494,000
 
500,951
 
555,775
     
Southwestern Energy Co.#
8.38
 
9/15/2028
 
449,000
 
449,000
 
508,596
     
Transocean Inc.+^
8.00
 
2/1/2027
 
3,000,000
 
2,506,414
 
2,360,490
     
Tullow Oil PLC+^#
10.25
 
5/15/2026
 
1,000,000
 
1,000,000
 
1,044,260
     
Waldorf Production UK LD+
9.75
 
10/1/2024
 
700,000
 
700,000
 
714,000
     
Weatherford Internatinoal Ltd Bermuda SR SEC Global 28+^
6.50
 
9/15/2028
 
972,000
 
972,000
 
1,001,160
     
Welltec A/S+^#
9.50
 
12/1/2022
 
5,713,000
 
5,677,036
 
5,684,435
       
Total Oil and Gas
       
59,986,286
 
56,169,458
 
62,801,195
                           
 
Transportation — 0.21%*:
                 
     
Titan Holdings II+
5.13
 
7/15/2029
 
633,000
 
749,885
 
744,190
       
Total Insurance
       
633,000
 
749,885
 
744,190
                           
 
Personal Transportation — 0.17%*:
                 
     
Naviera Armas, 3M EURIBOR + 4.250%~+
4.25
 
11/15/2024
 
150,000
 
127,479
 
133,789
     
Naviera Armas, 3M EURIBOR + 6.500%~+
6.50
 
7/31/2023
 
525,000
 
608,346
 
469,478
       
Total Personal Transportation
       
675,000
 
735,825
 
603,267
         
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡
 
DUE DATE
 
PRINCIPAL
 
COST
 
FAIR VALUE
Corporate Bonds (continued)
                 
                           
 
Printing and Publishing — 1.48%*:
                 
     
Cimpress N.V.+^#
7.00
%
6/15/2026
 $
2,069,000
$
2,069,000
$
2,157,801
     
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc.^#
9.00
 
2/15/2025
 
3,000,000
 
2,957,565
 
3,190,650
       
Total Printing and Publishing
       
5,069,000
 
5,026,565
 
5,348,451
                           
 
Retail Store — 3.20%*:
                 
     
Afflelou SAS+
8.00
 
5/19/2027
 
1,300,000
 
1,569,489
 
1,539,731
     
Casino Guichard Perracho+
6.63
 
1/15/2026
 
1,050,000
 
1,279,474
 
1,266,568
     
Constellation Auto+
4.88
 
7/15/2027
 
1,061,000
 
1,460,105
 
1,418,298
     
Marcolin S.p.A+
6.13
 
11/15/2026
 
700,000
 
852,141
 
831,421
     
Magic MergeCo, Inc.^#
7.88
 
5/1/2029
 
2,024,000
 
2,024,000
 
2,097,370
     
Stonegate Pub Co.+
8.25
 
7/31/2025
 
590,000
 
856,136
 
835,509
     
Stonegate Pub Co.+
8.25
 
7/31/2025
 
225,000
 
320,189
 
319,122
     
Stonegate Pub Co.+
5.75
 
7/31/2025
 
700,000
 
829,604
 
808,410
     
Stonegate Pub Comp.+
8.00
 
7/13/2025
 
1,350,000
 
1,945,919
 
1,884,474
     
Wheel Bidco Ltd+
6.75
 
7/15/2026
 
403,000
 
555,494
 
545,039
       
Total Retail Store
       
9,403,000
 
11,692,552
 
11,545,942
                           
 
Telecommunications — 5.50%*:
                 
     
Altice France Holding S.A.+^#
10.50
 
5/15/2027
 
2,000,000
 
2,227,254
 
2,180,000
     
Commscope Inc.^#
8.25
 
3/1/2027
 
11,673,000
 
11,688,204
 
12,198,285
     
Consolidated Communications^#
6.50
 
10/1/2028
 
832,000
 
832,000
 
903,760
     
Digicel Limited +¤^#
8.25
 
9/30/2020
 
2,500,000
 
2,491,364
 
0
     
Northwest Fiber LLC^#
10.75
 
6/1/2028
 
1,856,000
 
2,055,200
 
2,088,000
     
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance Inc.^#
6.50
 
2/15/2029
 
330,000
 
330,000
 
339,459
     
Viasat^#
6.50
 
7/15/2028
 
790,000
 
790,000
 
832,044
     
Windstream Escrow LLC^#
7.75
 
8/15/2028
 
1,251,000
 
1,246,000
 
1,306,607
       
Total Telecommunications
       
21,232,000
 
21,660,022
 
19,848,155
                           
 
Transportation — 0.33%*:
                 
     
Carriage Purchaser Inc.^
7.88
 
10/15/2029
 
1,201,000
 
1,201,000
 
1,197,427
       
Total Insurance
       
1,201,000
 
1,201,000
 
1,197,427
                           
       
Total Corporate Bonds
       
348,276,990
 
355,684,835
 
369,130,566
                           
       
Total Fixed Income
       
466,367,411
 
472,910,681
 
483,274,257
                           
       
Total Investments
       
468,092,410
 
485,666,883
 
496,175,220
                           
Other assets and liabilities — (37.56)%
               
(135,467,096)
       
Net Assets — 100%
             
$
360,708,123
                           
                           

 
The effective interest rates are based on settled commitment amount.
                 
*
 
Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shareholders.
               
¤
 
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs, security is categorized as Level 3.
           
+
 
Foreign security.
                   
^
 
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
~
 
Variable rate security.  The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at September 30, 2021.
           
#
 
All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the credit facility.
               
§
 
Bank loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for bank loans are the current interest rates at September 30, 2021. Bank loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
   
Distributions of investments by country of risk.  Percentage of assets are expressed by market value excluding cash and accrued income as of September 30, 2021.
                             
       
United States
62.5%
                 
       
Canada
10.3%
                 
       
Cayman Islands
9.7%
                 
       
United Kingdom
5.4%
                 
       
Luxembourg
3.8%
                 
       
Australia
1.9%
                 
       
France
1.8%
                 
       
Denmark
1.1%
                 
       
(Individually less than 1%)
3.5%
                 
         
100.0%
                 



A summary of outstanding derivatives at September 30, 2021 is as follows:
                 
Schedule of Open Forward Currency Contracts
         
September 30, 2021
               
                 
           
Forward
 
Unrealized
Currency to be
 
Currency to be
 
Counterparty of
 
Settlement
 
Appreciation /
Received
 
Delivered(1)
 
Contract
 
Date
 
(Depreciation)
36,942,283
USD
(31,198,130)
EUR
Morgan Stanley
 
7/15/2021
 
793,289
17,598,952
USD
(12,725,381)
GBP
Morgan Stanley
 
7/15/2021
 
452,455
11,057,225
USD
(14,027,016)
CAD
JP Morgan Chase
 
7/15/2021
 
(17,036)
530,611
CAD
(414,783)
USD
JP Morgan Chase
 
7/15/2021
 
115,828
               
 $                    1,344,535
                 
(1) Values are listed in U.S. dollars.
           
                 





Schedule of Investments.

Valuation of Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.  Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.  For example, market participants would consider the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value, such as a pricing model, and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique.  Inputs may be observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity.  Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

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

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security.  To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2021 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total Investments
 
Assets:
                       
Equities:
                       
   Common Stocks
 
$
9,669,530
   
$
     
$
3,007,292
   
$
12,676,822
 
   Preferred Stocks
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
   Warrants
   
-
     
-
     
224,140
     
224,140
 
Total Equities:
   
9,669,530
             
3,231,432
     
12,900,962
 
Fixed Income:
                               
   Asset-Backed
 
$
-
   
$
34,516,824
   
$
2,986,686
   
$
37,503,510
 
   Securities
   Bank Loans
   
-
     
66,778,682
     
327,060
     
67,105,742
 
   Corporate Bonds
   
-
     
365,309,607
     
3,820,959
     
369,130,566
 
Total Fixed Income
 
$
-
   
$
466,605,113
   
$
7,134,705
   
$
473,739,818
 
Derivative Securities:
                               
   Foreign Exchange Contracts:
 
$
-
   
$
 1,344,535    
$
-
   
$
  1,344,535  
Total Derivative Securities
 
$
-
   
$
 1,344,535    
$
-
   
$
 1,344,535  
Total Assets
 
$
9,669,530
   
$
467,949,648
   
$
10,366,137
   
$
487,985,315
 

The following table is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 fair value measurement for investments held as of September 30, 2021:

Type of Assets
Fair Value as of
September 30, 2021
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
       
Equities
 
Boomerang Tube Holdings, Inc.
$0
Analyst Priced
Default, priced at zero
ESC CB 144A High Ridge
$41,748
Broker Quote
$14.00; Broker quote depth of 1
Fieldwood Energy LLC
$0
Broker Quote
$0.01; Price taken from Barings sourced via Markit
Travelex Topco Limited Warrants
$224,140
Broker Quote
$72.50; Price taken from Barings sourced via Markit
KCA Deutag Ordinary A Shares
$1,963,451
Broker Quote
$69.00; Price taken from Barings sourced via Markit
Sabine Oil & Gas LLC
$56,446
Withholding Tax Reclaim
Priced at value of the withholding tax reclaim
Tourmaline Escrow Cash
$953,097
Withholding Tax Reclaim
Priced at value of the withholding tax reclaim
Travelex Private Equity
$0
Zero Value
Valued at Zero.
       
Bank Loans
     
Boomerang Tube, LLC
$0
Analyst Priced
Default, priced at zero
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%
$6,810
Priced at Cost
98.00; Priced at restructure cost less OID
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%
$73,258
Priced at Cost
98.00; Priced at restructure cost less OID
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%
$116,404
Priced at Cost
98.00; Priced at restructure cost less OID
Naviera Armas Bridge, 1M LIBOR + 2.500%Corporate Bonds
$130,588
Priced at Cost
98.00; Priced at restructure cost less OID
Digicel Limited
Travelex Financing
$0
$0
Zero Value
Zero Value
Valued at Zero
Valued at Zero
Travelex
$3,200,273
Broker Quote
$175.00; Price taken from Barings sourced via Markit

Although the Fund believes the valuation methods described above are appropriate, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine fair value could result in different estimates of fair value at the reporting date.

The Fund discloses transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. Based on end of period market values, $1,223,509 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 for the period from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments based upon the inputs used to determine fair value:

 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020
TRANSFERS
INTO
LEVEL 3
TRANSFERS
OUT OF
LEVEL 3
PURCHASES
SALES
ACCRETION OF DISCOUNT
 
REALIZED
GAIN / (LOSS)
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
BALANCE AT September 30, 2021
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION / (DEPRECIATION)
FROM INVESTMENTS
HELD AS OF
September 30, 2021
Equities
                     
Boomerang Tube Holdings, Inc.
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$0
$0
ESC CB 144A High Ridge
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$41,748
$41,748
$41,748
Fieldwood Energy LLC
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jupiter Resources Inc.
$1,446,037
$0
$0
$0
($1,461,112)
($5)
 
$15,510
($430)
$0
($430)
KCA Deutag Ordinary A Shares¤+
$955,193
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$1,008,259
$1,963,451
$1,008,259
Sabine Oil & Gas LLC
$56,446
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$56,446
$0
Tourmaline Escrow Cash
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$945,647
$945,647
$945,647
Travelex Private Equity
$0
$0
$0
$1
($1)
$0
 
$1
($1)
$0
($1)
      Common Stocks
$2,457,676
$0
$0
$0
($1,461,113)
($5)
 
$15,511
$1,995,223
$3,007,293
$1,995,223
Travelex Topco Limited Warrant¤+
$250,232
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
($26,092)
$224,140
($26,092)
      Warrants
$250,232
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
($26,092)
$224,140
($26,092)
Total Equities
$2,707,907
$0
$0
$0
($1,461,113)
($5)
 
$15,511
$1,969,130
$3,231,432
$1,969,130
Fixed Income
                     
Boomerang Tube, LLC
$104,346
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
($104,346)
($0)
($104,346)
Naviera Armas Bridge
$127,521
$0
$0
($5,803)
($1,430)
$329
 
($2)
($4,211)
$116,404
($4,211)
Naviera Armas Bridge
$68,751
$0
$0
$3,232
$0
$5,217
 
$0
($3,941)
$73,258
($3,941)
Naviera Armas Bridge
$0
$0
$0
$127,560
$0
$322
 
$0
$2,706
$130,588
$2,706
Naviera Armas Bridge
$0
$0
$0
$7,113
$0
$0
 
$0
($303)
$6,810
($303)
      Bank Loans
$300,618
$0
$0
$124,989
($1,430)
$5,868
 
($2)
($109,792)
$320,250
($109,792)
Digicel Limited
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$0
$0
KCA Deutag
$1,223,509
$0
($1,223,509)
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travelex
$4,959,932
$0
$0
$1,499,211
($3,203,708)
$36,903
 
$1,726,915
($1,198,294)
$3,820,959
($1,198,294)
Travelex
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
 
$0
$0
$0
$0
     Corporate Bonds
$6,183,441
$0
($1,223,509)
$1,499,211
($3,203,708)
$36,903
 
$1,726,915
($1,198,294)
$3,820,959
($1,198,294)
Total Fixed Income
$6,484,059
$0
($1,223,509)
$1,624,200
($3,205,137)
$42,770
 
$1,726,912
($1,308,086)
$4,141,209
($1,308,086)
Total
$9,191,966
$0
($1,223,509)
$1,624,200
($4,666,250)
$42,765
 
$1,742,424
$661,044
$7,372,641
$661,044