NPORT-EX 2 cen.htm SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AND NOTES


CENTER COAST BROOKFIELD MLP & ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
 
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2019
 
             
 
 
Shares
   
Value
 
             
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 79.0%
           
Gathering + Processing - 23.2%
           
Crestwood Equity Partners LP (c)
   
269,569
   
$
8,308,118
 
DCP Midstream LP (c)
   
329,938
     
8,080,182
 
Enable Midstream Partners LP
   
778,264
     
7,805,988
 
MPLX LP (c)
   
1,191,188
     
30,327,646
 
Noble Midstream Partners LP
   
186,780
     
4,960,877
 
Summit Midstream Partners LP (c)
   
491,540
     
1,626,997
 
Western Midstream Partners LP (c)
   
440,195
     
8,667,439
 
Total Gathering + Processing
           
69,777,247
 
                 
Pipeline Transportation│Natural Gas - 32.4%
               
Energy Transfer LP (c)
   
3,483,140
     
44,688,686
 
Enterprise Products Partners LP (c)
   
1,535,950
     
43,252,352
 
TC Pipelines LP (c)
   
225,536
     
9,540,173
 
Total Pipeline Transportation│Natural Gas
           
97,481,211
 
                 
Pipeline Transportation│Petroleum - 23.4%
               
Holly Energy Partners LP
   
233,406
     
5,169,943
 
Magellan Midstream Partners LP (c)
   
304,655
     
19,153,660
 
NuStar Energy LP (c)
   
404,528
     
10,457,049
 
Phillips 66 Partners LP (c)
   
142,287
     
8,770,571
 
Plains All American Pipeline LP (c)
   
1,455,491
     
26,766,479
 
Total Pipeline Transportation│Petroleum
           
70,317,702
 
                 
Total MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost $231,871,794)
           
237,576,160
 
CENTER COAST BROOKFIELD MLP & ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
 
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
Shares
   
Value
 
 
               
COMMON STOCKS - 44.7%
               
Gathering + Processing - 28.9%
               
Antero Midstream Corp.
   
398,207
   
$
3,022,391
 
Enlink Midstream, LLC (c)
   
2,251,494
     
13,801,658
 
Noble Midstream Partners LP (Acquired 11/15/19, Cost $4,129,629) (f),(n),(p)
   
199,499
     
5,151,064
 
ONEOK, Inc. (c)
   
208,593
     
15,784,232
 
Targa Resources Corp. (c)
   
547,263
     
22,344,748
 
Williams Companies, Inc. (c)
   
1,127,339
     
26,740,481
 
Total Gathering + Processing
           
86,844,574
 
                 
Petroleum Transportation│Natural Gas - 7.9%
               
Equitrans Midstream Corp. (c)
   
665,660
     
8,893,218
 
Kinder Morgan Inc. (c)
   
699,377
     
14,805,811
 
Total Petroleum Transportation│Natural Gas
           
23,699,029
 
                 
Pipeline Transportation│Petroleum - 7.9%
               
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (u)
   
376,461
     
13,951,645
 
TC Energy Corp.
   
183,993
     
9,808,667
 
Total Pipeline Transportation│Petroleum
           
23,760,312
 
                 
Total COMMON STOCKS (Cost $130,382,527)
           
134,303,915
 
                 
PREFERRED STOCK - 1.3%
               
Crestwood Equity Partners LP, 9.25%
   
430,000
     
3,968,900
 
Total PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $3,886,727)
           
3,968,900
 
                 
PRIVATE INVESTMENT - 14.7%
               
KKR Eagle Co-Invest LP (d) (p) (f)
           
44,300,000
 
Total PRIVATE INVESTMENT (Cost $34,472,094)
           
44,300,000
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.7%
               
Money Market Funds - 2.7%
               
First American Funds Inc. Treasury Obligation, 1.53% (y)
   
7,815,855
     
7,815,855
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds- Treasury Solutions Fund, 1.28% (y)
   
410,796
     
410,796
 
Total SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $8,226,651)
           
8,226,651
 
                 
Total Investments - 142.4% (Cost $408,839,793)
         
$
428,375,626
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (42.4)%
           
(127,684,420
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
         
$
300,691,206
 

LP - Limited Parnership
     
LLC - Limited Liability Company
     
(c) —
All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for credit facility. As of December 31, 2019, the total value of the collateral was $188,232,161.
(d) —
This security is fair valued in good faith pursuant to the fair value procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The security has been deemed illiquid by the Adviser pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board. As of December 31, 2019, the total value of all such securities was $44,300,000 or 14.7% of net assets. The security is in a non-unitized private investment fund that has commitments of $40,000,000, unfunded commitments of $2,556,376, does not permit redemptions, has expected life of 3.25 years, and invests solely in Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership. This security is characterized as a Level 3 security within the disclosure hierarchy.
(f) —
Security fair valued in good faith pursuant to the fair value procedures adopted by the Board. As of December 31, 2019, the total value of all such securities was $49,451,064 or 16.4% of net assets.
(n) —
Non-income producing security.
     
(p) —
Restricted security. Purchased in a private placement transaction; resale to the public may equire registration. As of December 31, 2019, the total value of all such securities was $49,451,064 or 16.4% of net assets.
(u) —
Foreign security or a U.S. security of a foreign company.
     
(y) —
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2019.
     



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Valuation of Investments: The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities. The Adviser oversees the day to day responsibilities for valuation determinations under these procedures. The Board regularly reviews the application of these procedures to the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser’s Valuation Committee is comprised of senior members of the Adviser’s management team.

Investments in equity securities listed or traded on any securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last trade price as of the close of business on the valuation date. If the NYSE closes early, then the equity security will be valued at the last traded price before the NYSE close. Prices of foreign equities that are principally traded on certain foreign markets will generally be adjusted daily pursuant to a fair value pricing service approved by the Board in order to reflect an adjustment for the factors occurring after the close of certain foreign markets but before the NYSE close. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio securities used to calculate the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or official closing prices. Investments in open-end registered investment companies, if any, are valued at the NAV as reported by those investment companies.

Debt securities, including U.S. government securities, listed corporate bonds, other fixed income and asset-backed securities, and unlisted securities and private placement securities, are generally valued at the bid prices furnished by an independent pricing service or, if not valued by an independent pricing service, using bid prices obtained from active and reliable market makers in any such security or a broker-dealer. Valuations from broker-dealers or pricing services consider appropriate factors such as market activity, market activity of comparable securities, yield, estimated default rates, timing of payments, underlying collateral, coupon rate, maturity date, and other factors. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost of discount or premium to maturity, unless such valuation, in the judgment of the Adviser’s Valuation Committee, does not represent fair value.

Securities for which market prices are not readily available cannot be determined using the sources described above, or the Adviser’s Valuation Committee determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or an independent pricing service is inaccurate will be valued at a fair value determined by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee following the procedures adopted by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board. The Adviser’s valuation policy establishes parameters for the sources, methodologies, and inputs the Adviser’s Valuation Committee uses in determining fair value.

The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality. The fair value may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material. For those securities valued by fair valuations, the Adviser’s Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuations based on such methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.

A three-tier hierarchy has been established 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.



Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability 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 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 assets or liabilities
Level 2 - quoted prices in markets that are not active or other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices based on recently executed transactions, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities)

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments valuation inputs categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of December 31, 2019


Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Master Limited Partnerships
 
$
237,576,160
   
$
   
$
   
$
237,576,160
 
Common Stock
   
129,152,851
     
5,151,064
     
     
134,303,915
 
Preferred Stock
   
3,968,900
     
     
     
3,968,900
 
Private Investment
   
     
     
44,300,000
     
44,300,000
 
Money Market Funds
   
8,226,651
     
     
     
8,226,651
 
Total Investments
 
$
378,924,562
   
$
5,151,064
   
$
44,300,000
   
$
428,375,626
 


For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

The fair value of the Fund’s credit facility, which qualifies as a financial instrument under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)Topic 820, Disclosures about Fair Values of Financial Instruments, approximates the carrying amount of $77,500,000 presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of December 31, 2019, this financial instrument is categorized as a Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.



The table below shows the significant unobservable valuation inputs that were used by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee to fair value these Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2019.


 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
Type of
Security
 
 
 
Value as of
December 31,
2019
 
 
 
Valuation
Approach
 
 
 
Valuation
Technique
 
 
 
Unobservable Input
 
 
 
 
Amount
Impact to
Valuation
from an
Increase in
Input(1)
Private Investment
$   44,300,000
Market Approach
Guideline Public Company
EBITDA Multiple Liquidity Discount
10.8x
12.5%
Increase
Decrease
   
Income Approach
Discounted Cash Flow
Discount Rate
10.0%
Decrease
       
Exit EBITDA Multiple
 
Liquidity Discount
12.0x
 
12.5%
Increase
 
Decrease

(1) The impact represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

The Fund uses two valuation methodologies in determining the fair value of its private investment in KKR Eagle Co-Invest LP (“the partnership”). The first methodology is a market comparables analysis that considers key financial inputs, current valuations of comparable public companies and other available measures. The second methodology is a discounted cash flow analysis, which uses the projected cash flows of the partnership to estimate the enterprise value and equity value attributable to the Fund’s interest. Such cash flows include a terminal value for the portfolio company, which is typically based on an Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) multiple derived from market comparables and relevant precedent M&A transactions.

A present value of these cash flows is determined by using estimated discount rates (a weighted average cost of capital or the expected return market participants would require of similar public securities).
As part of the valuation process, the Fund estimates operating results of the partnership (including EBITDA and unlevered cash flow). These estimates utilize inputs such as historical operating results, which may be unaudited, and projected operating results, which will be based on operating assumptions for the partnership. These estimates are sensitive to changes in assumptions specific to the partnership as well as general assumptions for the industry. Other unobservable inputs utilized in the valuation techniques outlined above include: discounts for lack of marketability (liquidity discount), selection of comparable publicly-traded companies, selection of relevant M&A transactions, selected ranges for valuation multiples, and expected required rates of return (discount rates).

When determining the weighting ascribed to each valuation methodology, the Fund considers, among other factors, the availability of direct market comparables, the applicability of a discounted cash flow analysis, and the manner of realization for the investment. The fair value for this private investment is derived from a valuation based 50% on market comparables and 50% on a discounted cash flow analysis.



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

   
Private Investment
 
Balance as of September 30, 2019
 
$
45,400,000
 
Change in unrealized depreciation
   
(1,200,000
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
44,300,000
 
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
 
$
(1,200,000
)

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

Equity Option Contracts: When the Fund purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option purchased, which is based on the last quoted sales price, or if no sale occurred, the last quoted bid price on the reporting date. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized losses from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount received on writing an option to effect a closing transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized loss or, if the premium is less than the amount received from the closing transaction, as a realized gain. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the cost of the purchase of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the proceeds of the securities sold by the Fund.

When the Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written which is based on the last quoted price, or if no transaction occurred, the last quoted asked price on the reporting date. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund.

In the normal course of its business, the Fund buys and sells financial instruments, including equity options, subscription rights, forward currency contracts, and warrants. Generally, these financial instruments represent future commitments to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at future dates. The derivative financial instruments may be traded on an exchange or negotiated between contracting parties over-the-counter (or “OTC”).

The monthly average notional value of written option contracts outstanding during the 3 months ended December 31, 2019 was $625,000.

The Fund did not have any written options contracts outstanding at December 31, 2019

Credit facility: The Fund has established a line of credit with BNP Paribas for investment purposes subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act for borrowings by registered investment companies. The Fund pays interest in the amount of 0.95% plus the 1-month London Interbank Offered Rate on the amount outstanding. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $77,500,000. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $80,586,957 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 3.18%. As of December 31, 2019, the total value of collateral pledged was $188,232,161.