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Delaware Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund

(in thousands)

   DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
 
      

 

COMMON STOCKS   Shares   Value
Communication Services
Integrated Telecommunication Services – 1.5%

Frontier Communications Corp.(A)(B)

  128   $3,789

Total Communication Services - 1.5%

  3,789
Consumer Discretionary
Apparel Retail – 0.6%

True Religion Apparel, Inc.
(A)(C)(D)(E)(F)

  *   1,487

Casinos & Gaming – 0.8%

New Cotai Participation Corp., Class B(A)(C)(E)(F)

  971   1,242

Studio City International Holdings Ltd. ADR(A)

  108   577

Studio City International Holdings Ltd. ADR(A)(C)

  45   238
    2,057

Total Consumer Discretionary - 1.4%

  3,544

Energy

Coal & Consumable Fuels – 0.7%

Foresight Energy L.P.(A)(C)(F)

  74   1,710

Westmoreland Coal Co.(A)(D)

  13   33
    1,743

Oil & Gas Drilling – 0.4%

KCA Deutag UK Finance
plc(A)(D)

  11   985

Vantage Drilling Co., Units(A)

  *   2
    987

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services – 0.1%

Larchmont Resources
LLC(A)(C)(D)(E)(F)

  2   152

Total Energy - 1.2%

  2,882

Industrials

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

BIS Industries Ltd.(A)(C)(D)(F)

  804   *

Total Industrials - 0.0%

  *

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS – 4.1%

  $10,215

(Cost: $19,169)

INVESTMENT FUNDS

       

Registered Investment Companies – 2.6%

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(G)

  73   6,352

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS – 2.6%

  $6,352

(Cost: $6,315)

PREFERRED STOCKS

       

Consumer Discretionary

Apparel Retail – 0.1%

True Religion Apparel,
Inc.(A)(C)(D)(E)

  *   319

Total Consumer Discretionary - 0.1%

  319

Energy

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 1.4%

Targa Resources Corp.,
9.500%(A)(C)

  3   3,417

Total Energy - 1.4%

  3,417

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.5%

  $3,736

(Cost: $4,572)

WARRANTS

       

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 0.0%

California Resources Corp., expires 10-27-24(H)

  3   39

TOTAL WARRANTS – 0.0%

  $39

(Cost: $273)

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES   Principal    

Communication Services

Advertising – 2.4%

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.,
6.500%, 11-15-28(B)(I)

  $2,185   2,292

Centerfield Media Holdings LLC,
6.625%, 8-1-26(I)

  595   597

Midas OpCo Holdings LLC,
5.625%, 8-15-29(B)(I)

  2,991   3,067
    5,956

Broadcasting – 2.0%

Clear Channel International B.V.,
6.625%, 8-1-25(I)

  216   225

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.,
5.125%, 8-15-27(B)(I)

  4,496   4,658
    4,883

Cable & Satellite – 8.8%

Altice Financing S.A.,
5.750%, 8-15-29(B)(I)

  2,086   2,068

Altice France Holding S.A.,
10.500%, 5-15-27(B)(I)

  4,582   4,932

Altice France S.A.:

   

8.125%, 2-1-27(B)(I)

  2,659   2,845

5.125%, 7-15-29(B)(I)

  866   846

5.500%, 10-15-29(I)

  469   463

CSC Holdings LLC:

   

5.750%, 1-15-30(B)(I)

  555   554

4.500%, 11-15-31(I)

  619   612

5.000%, 11-15-31(I)

  862   832

DIRECTV Holdings LLC and DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
5.875%, 8-15-27(I)

  1,275   1,307

DISH DBS Corp.:

   

7.750%, 7-1-26(B)

  1,032   1,090

7.375%, 7-1-28

  279   283

5.125%, 6-1-29

  1,201   1,095

LCPR Senior Secured Financing Designated Activity Co.,
5.125%, 7-15-29(I)

  337   339

Telesat Canada and Telesat LLC,
5.625%, 12-6-26(B)(I)

  2,310   2,172

VTR Comunicaciones S.p.A.,
4.375%, 4-15-29(I)

  1,182   1,172

VTR Finance B.V.,
6.375%, 7-15-28(I)

  1,087   1,132
    21,742

Integrated Telecommunication Services – 4.9%

Cablevision Lightpath LLC,
5.625%, 9-15-28(I)

  460   454

Consolidated Communications, Inc.:

   

5.000%, 10-1-28(I)

  417   422

6.500%, 10-1-28(B)(I)

  899   955

Frontier Communications Corp.:

   

5.875%, 10-15-27(I)

  121   128

5.875%, 11-1-29(B)

  456   456

West Corp.,
8.500%, 10-15-25(B)(I)

  7,035   6,937

Windstream Escrow LLC,
7.750%, 8-15-28(B)(I)

  2,399   2,548
    11,900

Interactive Media & Services – 0.4%

Cars.com, Inc.,
6.375%, 11-1-28(B)(I)

  881   940

Movies & Entertainment – 1.7%

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC and Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.:

   

5.625%, 9-1-29(B)(I)

  2,679   2,662

5.875%, 9-1-31(I)

  1,603   1,611
    4,273

Wireless Telecommunication Service – 4.9%

Digicel Group Ltd.,
8.750%, 5-25-24(B)(I)

  385   395

Digicel Group Ltd.
(5.000% Cash and 3.000% PIK),
8.000%, 4-1-25(I)(J)

  253   235

Digicel Group Ltd.
(7.000% Cash or 7.000% PIK), 7.000%, 10-1-68(I)(J)

  221   193

Digicel International Finance Ltd.:

   

8.750%, 5-25-24(B)(I)

  6,862   7,049

8.000%, 12-31-26(B)(I)

  154   151

Digicel International Finance Ltd.
(6.000% Cash and 7.000% PIK), 13.000%, 12-31-25(B)(I)(J)

  219   225

Digicel International Finance Ltd.
(8.000% Cash and 2.000% PIK or 10.000% PIK),
10.000%, 4-1-24(B)(J)

  1,635   1,637

Digicel Ltd.,
6.750%, 3-1-23(B)(I)

  2,128   2,059
    11,944
Total Communication Services - 25.1%   61,638

Consumer Discretionary

Apparel Retail – 0.7%

Victoria’s Secret & Co.,
4.625%, 7-15-29(B)(I)

  1,634   1,673
 


Automotive Retail – 1.6%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.:

   

4.500%, 3-1-28(B)

  936   956

4.625%, 11-15-29(I)

  31   32

4.750%, 3-1-30(B)

  964   981

5.000%, 2-15-32(I)

  31   32

Ken Garff Automotive LLC,
4.875%, 9-15-28(I)

  290   291

Lithia Motors, Inc.:

   

3.875%, 6-1-29(I)

  602   616

4.375%, 1-15-31(I)

  466   498

Sonic Automotive, Inc.:

   

4.625%, 11-15-29(I)

  304   307

4.875%, 11-15-31(I)

  304   308
    4,021

Casinos & Gaming – 0.9%

Everi Holdings, Inc.,
5.000%, 7-15-29(I)

  594   601

Golden Nugget, Inc.,
6.750%, 10-15-24(I)

  1,570   1,572
    2,173

Education Services – 1.4%

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.,
5.500%, 3-1-28(B)(I)

  3,551   3,476

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines – 4.6%

Boyne USA, Inc.,
4.750%, 5-15-29(I)

  288   297

Carnival Corp.:

   

10.500%, 2-1-26(B)(I)

  1,458   1,666

7.625%, 3-1-26(I)

  295   310

5.750%, 3-1-27(B)(I)

  1,400   1,402

9.875%, 8-1-27(I)

  573   655

NCL Corp. Ltd.:

   

12.250%, 5-15-24(B)(I)

  1,522   1,805

10.250%, 2-1-26(I)

  446   519

5.875%, 3-15-26(I)

  295   294

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
5.500%, 4-1-28(I)

  4,268   4,325
    11,273

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.7%

Arches Buyer, Inc.,
4.250%, 6-1-28(B)(I)

  1,768   1,770

Leisure Facilities – 0.5%

Legends Hospitality Holding Co.
LLC,
5.000%, 2-1-26(I)

  178   179

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,
4.750%, 10-15-27(B)(I)

  1,013   1,042
    1,221

Specialized Consumer Services – 0.7%

Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co.:

   

5.625%, 10-1-28(B)(I)

  870   900

5.875%, 10-1-30(I)

  725   766
    1,666

Specialty Stores – 6.6%

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.,
5.165%, 8-1-44

  713   593

Magic MergerCo, Inc.,
5.250%, 5-1-28(B)(I)

  1,009   1,011

Party City Holdings, Inc.
(5.000% Cash and 5.000% PIK)
, 10.000%, 8-15-26(I)(J)

  93   97

PetSmart, Inc. and PetSmart Finance Corp.,
4.750%, 2-15-28(B)(I)

  1,485   1,527

Staples, Inc.:

   

7.500%, 4-15-26(B)(I)

  9,900   10,185

10.750%, 4-15-27(B)(I)

  2,982   2,814
    16,227

Total Consumer Discretionary - 17.7%

  43,500

Consumer Staples

Food Distributors – 0.8%

Performance Food Group, Inc.,
4.250%, 8-1-29(I)

  1,905   1,893

Packaged Foods & Meats – 1.0%

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,
4.250%, 4-15-31(B)(I)

  1,372   1,443

Post Holdings, Inc.,
4.500%, 9-15-31(I)

  598   594

Simmons Foods, Inc.,
4.625%, 3-1-29(I)

  594   586
    2,623

Total Consumer Staples - 1.8%

  4,516

Energy

Oil & Gas Drilling – 0.3%

KCA Deutag UK Finance plc:
9.875%, 12-1-25

  670   724
    724

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services – 0.1%

Nine Energy Service, Inc.,
8.750%, 11-1-23(I)

  806   376

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 4.9%

Antero Resources Corp.,
5.375%, 3-1-30(I)

  241   258

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC and ARU Finance Corp.:

   

7.000%, 11-1-26(B)(I)

  711   722

8.250%, 12-31-28(I)

  59   62

5.875%, 6-30-29(I)

  296   285

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.,
8.500%, 9-11-23(F)(K)

  418  

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
(3.000% Cash and 9.500% PIK), 9.500%, 12-15-23(F)(J)(K)

  456  

California Resources Corp.,
7.125%, 2-1-26(I)

  173   180

Chesapeake Escrow Issuer LLC:

   

5.500%, 2-1-26(I)

  594   626

5.875%, 2-1-29(I)

  446   478

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC,
5.875%, 7-1-29(I)

  237   244

Crownrock L.P.,
5.625%, 10-15-25(B)(I)

  2,820   2,887

CrownRock L.P. and CrownRock Finance, Inc.,
5.000%, 5-1-29(I)

  289   300

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.:

   

9.500%, 1-15-25(B)

  3,242   3,310

10.125%, 1-15-28(B)

  1,161   1,219

Murphy Oil Corp.,
6.375%, 7-15-28

  238   253

Range Resources Corp.,
8.250%, 1-15-29

  59   66

Vine Energy Holdings LLC,
6.750%, 4-15-29

  1,152   1,252
    12,142

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing – 2.5%

Callon Petroleum Co. (GTD by Callon Petroleum Operating Co.):

   

6.125%, 10-1-24

  468   461

9.000%, 4-1-25(I)

  118   128

Comstock Resources, Inc.:

   

6.750%, 3-1-29(B)(I)

  1,360   1,477

5.875%, 1-15-30(I)

  717   736

CVR Energy, Inc.,
5.250%, 2-15-25(I)

  568   549

PBF Holding Co. LLC,
9.250%, 5-15-25(B)(I)

  3,018   2,874
    6,225

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation – 1.9%

Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P.:

   

5.750%, 4-1-25

  297   304

5.625%, 5-1-27(I)

  597   609

6.000%, 2-1-29(I)

  119   124

Genesis Energy L.P. and Genesis Energy Finance Corp.:

   

8.000%, 1-15-27

  1,722   1,776

7.750%, 2-1-28

  1,100   1,110

Hess Midstream Operations L.P.,
4.250%, 2-15-30(I)

  238   237

Rattler Midstream L.P.,
5.625%, 7-15-25(I)

  572   595
    4,755

Total Energy - 9.7%

  24,222

Financials

Insurance Brokers – 2.7%

NFP Corp., 6.875%,
8-15-28(B)(I)

  6,566   6,595

Investment Banking & Brokerage – 0.6%

INTL FCStone, Inc.,
8.625%, 6-15-25(B)(I)

  1,423   1,513

Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.3%

Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd. and Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc.
(7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK), 7.625%, 10-15-25(B)(I)(J)

  1,518   1,611

Hub International Ltd.,
5.625%, 12-1-29(I)

  1,525   1,573
    3,184

Specialized Finance – 1.9%

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub II, Inc.,
10.625%, 7-15-27(B)(I)

  2,224   2,260

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC,
5.250%, 4-15-29(B)(I)

  2,380   2,497
    4,757

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.9%

Provident Funding Associates L.P. and PFG Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 6-15-25(B)(I)

  2,236   2,279

Total Financials - 7.4%

  18,328

Health Care

Health Care Facilities – 0.6%

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
4.375%, 1-15-30(I)

  1,385   1,405

Health Care Services – 0.7%

Heartland Dental LLC,
8.500%, 5-1-26(B)(I)

  369   381

ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.000%, 10-1-29(I)

  1,270   1,299
    1,680

Health Care Supplies – 0.7%

Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.,
3.875%, 4-1-29(I)

  1,805   1,802
 


Pharmaceuticals – 1.2%

P&L Development LLC and PLD Finance Corp.,
7.750%, 11-15-25(B)(I)

  1,818   1,822

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
7.500%, 4-1-27(B)(I)

  1,188   1,216
    3,038

Total Health Care - 3.2%

  7,925

Industrials

Aerospace & Defense – 4.4%

TransDigm, Inc. (GTD by TransDigm Group, Inc.):

   

7.500%, 3-15-27(B)

  1,094   1,144

5.500%, 11-15-27(B)

  2,821   2,911

4.625%, 1-15-29

  592   591

Wolverine Escrow LLC:

   

8.500%, 11-15-24(B)(I)

  2,535   2,354

9.000%, 11-15-26(B)(G)(I)

  3,810   3,624

13.125%, 11-15-27(G)(I)

  343   220
    10,844

Diversified Support Services – 1.6%

Ahern Rentals, Inc.,
7.375%, 5-15-23(B)(I)

  1,507   1,441

Deluxe Corp., 8.000%, 6-1-29(I)

  752   787

Nesco Holdings II, Inc.,
5.500%, 4-15-29(B)(I)

  1,675   1,733
    3,961

Security & Alarm Services – 0.4%

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC and Prime Finance, Inc.,
6.250%, 1-15-28(B)(I)

  867   905

Total Industrials - 6.4%

  15,710

Information Technology

Application Software – 2.6%

J2 Global, Inc.,
4.625%, 10-15-30(I)

  349   359

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. and KIK Custom Products, Inc.,
5.000%, 12-31-26(I)

  875   865

NCR Corp.:

   

5.750%, 9-1-27(I)

  307   321

5.000%, 10-1-28(I)

  856   883

5.125%, 4-15-29(B)(I)

  3,172   3,289

6.125%, 9-1-29(I)

  393   422

5.250%, 10-1-30(I)

  285   293
    6,432

Data Processing & Outsourced Services – 0.1%

MoneyGram International, Inc.,
5.375%, 8-1-26(I)

  298   303

Internet Services & Infrastructure – 0.4%

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.:

   

6.000%, 10-15-26(I)

  301   313

6.500%, 10-15-28(I)

  722   756
    1,069

IT Consulting & Other Services – 0.2%

Sabre GLBL, Inc. (GTD by Sabre Holdings Corp.):

   

9.250%, 4-15-25(I)

  288   326

7.375%, 9-1-25(I)

  114   119
    445

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4%

Brightstar Escrow Corp.,
9.750%, 10-15-25(B)(I)

  804   863

Total Information Technology - 3.7%

  9,112

Materials

 

Commodity Chemicals – 1.1%

 

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC and Victra Finance Corp.,
7.750%, 2-15-26(B)(I)

  1,485      1,503  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.:

    

5.250%, 6-1-27(B)(I)

  666      710  

4.250%, 5-15-29(I)

  576      579  
       2,792  

Metal & Glass Containers – 0.4%

 

ARD Finance S.A.
(6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK), 6.500%, 6-30-27(B)(I)(J)

  859      886  

Total Materials - 1.5%

     3,678  

Real Estate

 

Specialized REITs – 1.4%

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.,
5.000%, 7-15-32(I)

  3,255      3,338  

Uniti Group L.P., Uniti Group Finance 2019, Inc. and CSL Capital LLC (GTD by Uniti Group, Inc.),
4.750%, 4-15-28(G)(I)

  144      143  
       3,481  

Total Real Estate - 1.4%

     3,481  

Utilities

 

Electric Utilities – 1.1%

 

Vistra Corp.:

    

8.000%, 4-15-70(I)

  775      821  

7.000%, 6-15-70(I)

  1,780      1,806  
       2,627  

Total Utilities - 1.1%

     2,627  

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES – 79.0%

   $ 194,737  

(Cost: $189,912)

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS

            

Puerto Rico – 0.5%

 

Cmnwlth of PR, GO Bonds of 2014, Ser A,
8.000%, 7-1-35 (K)

  1,415      1,259  

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.5%

   $ 1,259  

(Cost: $1,266)

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS - TAXABLE

            

Puerto Rico – 0.7%

 

Cmnwlth of PR, Pub Impvt Rfdg GO Bonds, Ser 2012A, 7.500%, 8-20-40

  1,700      1,624  

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS - TAXABLE – 0.7%

   $ 1,624  

(Cost: $1,610)

 

LOANS (P)

 

Communication Services

 

Advertising – 1.2%

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
(1-Month U.S. LIBOR plus 450 bps),
5.250%, 10-28-27

  2,966      2,973  

Broadcasting – 1.1%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
(ICE LIBOR plus 350 bps), 3.629%, 8-21-26

  2,631      2,598  

Cable & Satellite – 0.7%

DIRECTV Financing LLC (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 500 bps),
5.750%, 7-22-27

  1,627   1,631

Integrated Telecommunication Services – 2.6%

West Corp. (3-Month ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
5.000%, 10-10-24

  6,269   5,969

Windstream Services LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 625 bps),
7.250%, 9-21-27

  528   530
    6,499

Wireless Telecommunication Service – 1.2%

Digicel International Finance Ltd. (ICE LIBOR plus 325 bps),
3.500%, 5-27-24

  3,147   3,068

Total Communication Services - 6.8%

  16,769

Consumer Discretionary

Apparel Retail – 0.8%

Torrid LLC (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 550 bps),
6.250%, 6-14-28(F)

  1,805   1,821

Casinos & Gaming – 0.1%

New Cotai LLC (14.000% Cash or 14.000% PIK),
14.000%, 9-10-25(C)(E)(J)

  304   296

Leisure Facilities – 0.9%

United PF Holdings LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.224%, 12-30-26

  1,768   1,707

United PF Holdings LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 850 bps),
9.500%, 11-12-26(F)

  394   395
    2,102

Leisure Products – 0.5%

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.500%, 6-1-28

  1,338   1,340

Specialized Consumer Services – 0.3%

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.,
0.000%, 12-7-29(F)(L)

  820   819

Specialty Stores – 3.4%

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 475 bps),
5.500%, 6-30-28

  3,014   2,989

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The) (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 425 bps),
5.000%, 4-15-28

  963   956

PetSmart, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 375 bps),
4.500%, 2-11-28

  2,711   2,720

Staples, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 500 bps),
5.132%, 4-12-26

  1,806   1,749
    8,414

Total Consumer Discretionary - 6.0%

  14,792
 


Energy

Coal & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%

Foresight Energy LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 800 bps),
9.500%, 6-29-27(C)

  511   511

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 0.4%

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC,
0.000%, 11-1-25(L)

  180   195

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 900 bps),
10.000%, 11-1-25

  625   677
    872

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation – 0.7%

EPIC Crude Services L.P. (ICE LIBOR plus 500 bps),
5.180%, 3-1-26

  2,209   1,734

Total Energy - 1.3%

  3,117

Financials

Asset Management & Custody Banks – 0.7%

Edelman Financial Holdings II, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 675 bps),
6.854%, 7-20-26

  1,703   1,712

Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.3%

Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.604%, 2-28-25

  3,262   3,258

Specialized Finance – 1.0%

Gulf Finance LLC (1-Month U.S. LIBOR plus 675 bps),
7.750%, 8-25-26

  1,925   1,802

Lealand Finance Co. B.V.,
0.000%, 6-30-24(F)(L)

  10   6

Lealand Finance Co. B.V. (ICE LIBOR plus 300 bps),
3.090%, 6-30-24(F)

  30   18

Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc.,
0.000%, 9-17-28(L)

  602   597
    2,423

Total Financials - 3.0%

  7,393

Health Care

Health Care Facilities – 0.2%

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 375 bps),
4.500%, 8-31-26

  418   419

Health Care Services – 3.0%

Heartland Dental LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 375 bps),
3.604%, 4-30-25

  367   364

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. (3-Month ICE LIBOR plus 500 bps),
5.030%, 7-26-26

  7,176   6,998
    7,362

Total Health Care - 3.2%

  7,781

Industrials

Building Products – 0.7%

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 375 bps),
4.250%, 11-23-27

  1,730   1,724

Construction & Engineering – 0.3%

WaterBridge Midstream Operating LLC (3-Month ICE LIBOR plus 575 bps),
6.750%, 6-21-26

  743   727

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.4%

PAE Holding Corp. (ICE LIBOR plus 450 bps),
5.250%, 10-19-27

  5,788   5,803

Industrial Machinery – 1.5%

Form Technologies LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 475 bps),
5.750%, 7-22-25(F)

  3,746   3,751

Research & Consulting Services – 0.2%

Ankura Consulting Group LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 450 bps),
5.250%, 3-17-28(F)

  583   586

Total Industrials - 5.1%

  12,591

Information Technology

Application Software – 0.8%

UKG, Inc.,
0.000%, 5-3-27(L)

  2,040   2,053

Communications Equipment – 1.3%

MLN U.S. Holdco LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 450 bps),
4.603%, 11-30-25

  2,058   1,995

MLN U.S. Holdco LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 875 bps),
8.853%, 11-30-26

  1,214   1,110
    3,105

Data Processing & Outsourced Services – 1.2%

CommerceHub, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.750%, 12-29-27

  1,122   1,112

Cyxtera DC Holdings, Inc. (ICE LIBOR plus 325 bps),
4.000%, 5-1-24

  1,394   1,381

MoneyGram International, Inc. (1-Month U.S. LIBOR plus 425 bps),
5.000%, 7-21-26

  458   459
    2,952

IT Consulting & Other Services – 1.3%

Gainwell Acquisition Corp. (ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.750%, 10-1-27

  2,962   2,974

Ivanti Software, Inc. (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 400 bps),
4.750%, 12-1-27

  153   152
    3,126

Total Information Technology - 4.6%

  11,236

Materials

Specialty Chemicals – 0.1%

NIC Acquisition Corp. (1-Month ICE LIBOR plus 375 bps),
4.500%, 12-29-27

  294   292

Total Materials - 0.1%

  292

TOTAL LOANS – 30.1%

  $73,971

(Cost: $73,683)

SHORT-TERM

SECURITIES

  Shares    

Money Market Funds(N) - 17.2%

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.010%(M)

  6,229   6,229

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class,
0.030%

  36,054   36,054
    42,283

TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES – 17.2%

  $42,283

(Cost: $42,283)

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES – 135.7%

  $334,216

(Cost: $339,083)

BORROWINGS(O) – (35.3)%

  (87,000)

LIABILITIES, NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (0.4)%

  (1,016)

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

  $246,200
 


Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

  *

Not shown due to rounding.

(A)

No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.

(B)

All or a portion of securities with an aggregate value of $92,212 have been pledged as collateral on open borrowings.

(C)

Restricted securities. At December 31, 2021, the Fund owned the following restricted securities:

 

Security    Acquisition Date(s)         Shares         Cost            Value      

BIS Industries Ltd.

     12-22-17        804     $ 76      $

Foresight Energy L.P.

     6-30-20 to 9-8-20        74       1,453        1,710  

Larchmont Resources LLC

     12-8-16        2       115        152  

New Cotai Participation Corp., Class B

     9-29-20        971       8,782        1,243  

Studio City International Holdings Ltd. ADR

     8-5-20        45       694        238  

True Religion Apparel, Inc.

     1-22-21            2,779        1,487  

Targa Resources Corp., 9.500%

     10-24-17        3       3,523        3,417  

True Religion Apparel, Inc.

     1-22-21            1,049        319  
              Principal       

Foresight Energy LLC (ICE LIBOR plus 800 bps)

     12-31-20        $511       511        511  

New Cotai LLC (14.000% Cash or 14.000% PIK)

     9-10-20 to 3-16-21        304       304        296  
         $             19,286      $             9,373  

The total value of these securities represented 3.8% of net assets at December 31, 2021.

 

(D)

Listed on an exchange outside the United States.

(E)

Deemed to be an affiliate due to the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities.

(F)

Securities whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(G)

All or a portion of securities with an aggregate value of $6,102 are on loan.

(H)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

(I)

Securities were purchased pursuant to an exemption from registration available under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2021 the total value of these securities amounted to $172,649 or 70.1% of net assets.

(J)

Payment-in-kind bond which may pay interest in additional par and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(K)

Non-income producing as the issuer has either missed its most recent interest payment or declared bankruptcy.

(L)

All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.

(M)

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(N)

Rate shown is the annualized 7-day yield at December 31, 2021.

(O)

Borrowings payable as a percentage of total investment securities is 26.0%.

(P)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at December 31, 2021. Description of the reference rate and spread, if applicable, are included in the security description.

The Fund’s investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an asset or would pay upon satisfying a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Accounting standards establish a framework for measuring fair value and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

Reoccurring fair value measurements of Level 3 securities shall include a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair market values. A fair value hierarchy and Level 3 reconciliation, if applicable, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

An individual investment’s fair value measurement is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:

• Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices, available in active markets, for identical assets or liabilities.

• Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

• Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair market value of investments.

The following table is a summary of the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2021:


      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  

Assets

       

Investments in Securities

       

Common Stocks

       

Communication Services

    $      3,789        $            —        $            —  

Consumer Discretionary

    815               2,729  

Energy

           1,020        1,862  

Industrials

                  * 

Total Common Stocks

    $      4,604        $      1,020        $      4,591  

Investment Funds

    6,352                

Preferred Stocks

           3,736         

Warrants

    39                

Corporate Debt Securities

           194,737         

Municipal Bonds

           2,883         

Loans

           66,575        7,396  

Short-Term Securities

    42,283                

Total

    $    53,278        $  268,951        $      11,987  

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

      Common
Stocks
      Loans    

Beginning Balance 10-1-21

     $5,036       $7,801  

Net realized gain (loss)

           22  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1)       33  

Purchases

           812  

Sales

     (446)       (1,265)  

Amortization/Accretion of premium/discount

           5  

Transfers into Level 3 during the period

     2       587  

Transfers out of Level 3 during the period

           (599)  

Ending Balance 12-31-21

     $4,591       $7,396  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for all Level 3 investments still held as of 12-31-21

     $(1)       $(17)  

Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 occurred primarily due to the lack of observable market data due to decreased market activity or information for these securities. Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 occurred primarily due to the increased availability of observable market data due to increased market activity or information.

Information about Level 3 fair value measurements:

 

     

Fair Value
at

12-31-21

     Valuation Technique(s)              Unobservable Input(s)                Input Value(s)  

Assets

           

Common Stocks

     $1,710        Market approach        Illiquidity discount        30.00%  
     1,487        Market approach        Revenue multiple      0.64x  
           Adjusted EBITDA multiple        4.43x  
     1,242        Market approach        Financials        N/A  
           Premium        20.00%  
       152        Market approach        Pending transaction        N/A  

Loans

     7,396        Third-party vendor pricing service        Broker quotes        N/A  

The following acronyms are used throughout this schedule:

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GTD = Guaranteed

ICE = Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK = Payment in Kind

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust


For Federal income tax purposes, cost of investments owned at December 31, 2021 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

Cost

                 $339,083  
  

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     8,693  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (13,560)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

     $(4,867)