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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (a) — 75.7%

 
 

Aerospace/Defense — 0.3%

 
  3,019,608     

Transdigm Inc., Term Loan F,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.500%, 06/09/23

     2,955,441  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services — 3.1%

 
  10,178,974     

American Traffic Solutions, Inc., VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 02/21/25

     10,204,422  
  14,017,871     

EmployBridge LLC, 2018 Refinancing Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.500%, 04/18/25

     13,988,644  
  8,608,583     

Fort Dearborn Holding Company, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 10/19/23

     8,350,326  
     

 

 

 
        32,543,392  
     

 

 

 
 

Communication Services — 2.5%

 
  28,571,429     

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Tranche D Term Loan, (b)

     20,457,143  
  5,632,005     

TerreStar Corporation, Term Loan D, 11.000% PIK,
02/27/20 (c)(d)

     5,626,373  
     

 

 

 
        26,083,516  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Discretionary — 4.0%

 
  8,235,004     

Laureate Education Inc, Term
Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 04/26/24

     8,244,310  
  13,684,682     

Truck Hero, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 04/22/24

     13,227,066  
  4,076,667     

Truck Hero, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 04/21/25

     3,974,750  
  15,974,366     

USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 08/09/24

     15,887,785  
     

 

 

 
        41,333,911  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Products — 2.0%

 
  3,349,411     

Dayco Products, LLC, Term
Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.250%, 05/08/23

     3,282,423  
  19,068,966     

KIK Custom Products, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 05/15/23

     17,861,328  
     

 

 

 
        21,143,751  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Energy — 3.4%

 
  15,904,030     

Fieldwood Energy LLC, Closing Date Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.250%, 04/11/23

     13,597,946  
  22,202,991     

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 09/27/24

     22,223,862  
     

 

 

 
        35,821,808  
     

 

 

 
 

Financial — 6.3%

 
  9,950,000     

BCP Renaissance Parent LLC, Term Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 10/31/24

     9,927,811  
  30,139,187     

Ditech Holding Corporation,
Tranche B Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 06/30/22 (b)

     20,770,873  
  6,000,000     

Edelman Financial Center (The), Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 07/21/25

     5,960,640  
  9,447,348     

Edelman Financial Group (The), Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 06/26/26

     9,518,203  
  5,747,658     

Hub International Limited, Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%, 04/25/25

     5,568,648  
  13,690,645     

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Restatement Effective Date
Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 12/07/20

     13,673,532  
     

 

 

 
        65,419,707  
     

 

 

 
 

Gaming/Leisure (b)(c)(d) — 1.0%

 
  22,925,890     

Ginn-LA CS Borrower LLC,
Tranche A Term Loan Credit-Linked Deposit, 1st Lien,

     —    
  49,138,954     

Ginn-LA CS Borrower LLC,
Tranche B Term Loan, 1st Lien

     —    
  12,503,460     

LLV Holdco, LLC, Revolving Exit Loan, 03/03/20 (e)

     10,002,768  
     

 

 

 
        10,002,768  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare — 10.2%

 
  2,722,362     

American Renal Holdings Inc., Term Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 06/21/24

     2,596,453  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Healthcare (continued)

 
  13,819,444     

BW NHHC Holdco Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 05/15/25

     13,485,428  
  53,590,215     

CCS Medical, Inc., Term Loan, 05/31/19 (c)(d)(e)

     27,788,342  
  15,000,000     

Envision Healthcare Corporation, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 10/10/25

     14,068,800  
  250,000     

First Eagle Holdings, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%, 12/26/24

     249,375  
  9,233,654     

Quorum Health Corporation, Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 04/29/22

     9,120,541  
  9,200,154     

Radnet Management, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 06/30/23

     9,223,155  
  1,777,778     

Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings LLC,
2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 06/19/26

     1,775,004  
  15,350,540     

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. Term Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 09/02/24

     15,104,317  
  2,375,000     

U.S. Renal Care, Inc., Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 12/29/23

     2,385,402  
  12,612,676     

Vyaire Medical, Inc., Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%, 04/16/25

     11,130,687  
     

 

 

 
        106,927,504  
     

 

 

 
 

Housing — 2.3%

 
  24,088,706     

84 Lumber Company, Term
Loan B-1,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.250%, 10/25/23

     23,923,096  
  26,580     

Builders FirstSource Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.000%, 02/29/24

     25,804  
  1,743,503     

Nevada Land Group LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, (b)(c)(e)

     —    
     

 

 

 
        23,948,900  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Industrials — 3.8%

 
  14,957,043     

Hayward Industries, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 08/05/24

     14,703,677  
  8,671,903     

Omnimax International, Inc., Unsecured Term Loan, 14.000% PIK, 02/06/21 (c)(d)

     8,671,903  
  6,284,211     

Pisces Midco, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 04/12/25

     6,040,697  
  4,000,000     

PSC Industrial Holdings Corp., Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.500%, 10/11/25

     3,820,000  
  6,996,466     

PSC Industrial Holdings Corp., Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 10/11/24

     6,930,875  
     

 

 

 
        40,167,152  
     

 

 

 
 

Information Technology — 11.7%

 
  15,268,310     

Avaya Inc., Tranche B
Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.250%, 12/15/24

     15,228,536  
  57,000,000     

EDS Legacy Partners,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%,
12/14/23 (c)(d)(e)

     57,000,000  
  10,000,000     

Intermedia Holdings, Inc.,
New Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 07/21/25

     10,025,050  
  4,800,000     

Kronos Incorporated, Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10/18/24

     4,889,256  
  16,510,336     

Neustar, Inc., Term Loan B4,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 08/08/24

     15,939,326  
  19,956,548     

Procera Networks, Inc., Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.500%, 10/30/25

     19,657,200  
     

 

 

 
        122,739,368  
     

 

 

 
 

Manufacturing — 1.7%

 
  9,617,074     

VC GB Holdings, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 02/28/24

     9,448,775  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Manufacturing (continued)

 
  8,654,248     

VC GB Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 02/28/25

     8,567,705  
     

 

 

 
        18,016,480  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate — 2.1%

 
  1,200,000     

Bridgeview Louetta LLC, Mezzanine Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 08/04/21 (c)

     1,220,968  
  9,230,769     

Forest City Enterprises, L.P., Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 12/08/25

     9,282,692  
  12,000,000     

Specialty Building Products Holdings, LLC, Initial
Term Loan (2018),
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.750%, 09/25/25

     11,760,000  
     

 

 

 
        22,263,660  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail — 7.0%

 
  18,776,967     

Academy, Ltd., Initial
Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 07/01/22

     13,636,772  
  15,698,413     

Dealer Tire, LLC,
Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%, 12/04/25

     15,727,848  
  1,178,368     

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., FILO Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.000%, 12/31/22

     1,195,065  
  10,116,089     

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.750%, 03/04/21

     9,805,019  
  11,211,922     

Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Initial Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 10/20/23

     11,183,892  
  9,604,167     

Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Initial Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+9.250%, 05/21/24

     9,195,990  
  4,418,605     

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Other Term Loan,
1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 10/25/20

     4,120,813  
  14,320,676     

Toys ‘R’ Us-Delaware, Inc., Term Loan B-4 (b)

     7,722,167  
     

 

 

 
        72,587,566  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Service — 7.3%

 
  6,720,688     

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 07/23/21

     5,736,745  
  2,194,605     

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Term Loan B2, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 07/23/21

     1,865,963  
  13,710,000     

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.500%, 07/25/22

     10,128,262  
  8,521,236     

Canyon Valor Companies, Inc., Initial Dollar Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%, 06/16/23

     8,470,663  
  15,131,141     

CSC SW Holdco, Inc, Term
Loan B-1, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 11/14/22

     14,760,428  
  6,020,590     

EnergySolutions, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 05/09/25

     5,338,246  
  10,628,466     

Parexel International, Term Loan B, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%, 09/27/24

     10,265,982  
  12,613,201     

USI, Inc., 2017 New Term Loan,
1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.000%, 05/16/24

     12,266,338  
  7,761,725     

Weight Watchers International, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%, 11/29/24

     7,434,297  
     

 

 

 
        76,266,924  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation — 1.3%

 
  2,182,139     

Capital Automotive L.P., Term Loan, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 03/21/25

     2,189,645  
  11,790,921     

Gruden Acquisition, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%, 08/18/22

     11,717,228  
     

 

 

 
        13,906,873  
     

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

Utilities — 5.7%

 
  9,932,033     

Eastern Power, LLC (Eastern Covert Midco, LLC), Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 10/02/23

     9,909,685  
  2,319,304     

Granite Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 2nd Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.250%, 12/19/22

     2,325,102  
  16,893,777     

Lightstone Holdco LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 01/30/24

     16,379,953  
  931,364     

Lightstone Holdco LLC, Refinancing Term Loan C,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 01/30/24

     903,036  
  20,000,000     

Pacific Gas and Electric, Initial Term Loan, 04/27/22

     18,133,400  
  11,303,730     

Pike Corporation, Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 03/23/25

     11,310,795  
  59,127,210     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Extended Escrow Loan, (f)

     59,127  
     

 

 

 
        59,021,098  
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loans (Cost $935,162,354)

     791,149,819  
  

 

 

 
 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior
Loans (a) — 4.9%


 
 

Canada — 2.5%

 
  13,875,000     

Bausch Health Companies Inc., Initial Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.000%, 06/02/25

     13,801,948  
  12,468,750     

NorthRiver Midstream Finance L.P., Initial Term Loan B, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 09/26/25

     12,452,416  
     

 

 

 
        26,254,364  
     

 

 

 
 

Luxembourg — 2.4%

 
  10,758,621     

Auris LuxCo, Term Loan B, 1st Lien,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 07/24/25

     10,772,069  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans
(continued)

 
 
 

Luxembourg (continued)

 
  15,000,000     

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Tranche B-3 Term Loan,
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 11/27/23

     14,798,400  
     

 

 

 
        25,570,469  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans (Cost $52,075,816)

     51,824,833  
  

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (h) — 25.2%

 
  4,000,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%,
7.49%, 2/1/2026 (g)(i)

     3,591,800  
  1,000,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.770%,
6.51%, 5/1/2027 (g)(i)

     967,500  
  750,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.100%,
5.84%, 5/1/2026 (i)

     717,994  
  14,750,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.800%,
7.54%, 5/1/2026 (g)(i)

     12,943,125  
  7,500,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.490%,
8.23%, 5/1/2027 (g)(i)

     6,856,250  
  7,000,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.340%,
7.08%, 11/1/2026 (g)(i)

     6,770,167  
  3,000,000     

AIG CLO, Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.620%,
9.25%, 4/15/2032 (i)

     2,865,000  
  2,500,000     

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XIII, Ltd., Series 2019-13A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.950%,
9.58%, 4/22/2031(i)

     2,375,000  
  2,000,000     

Ballyrock CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%,
10.76%, 4/20/2031 (i)

     1,826,110  
  5,000,000     

Ballyrock CLO, Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.950%, 9.55%,
10/15/2028 (i)

     5,000,000  
  500,000     

Ballyrock CLO, Ltd., Series 2016-1X, Class E2
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.050%,
10.84%, 10/15/2028

     501,317  
  7,250,000     

BlueMountain CLO, Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.500%,
10.26%, 1/20/2029 (i)

     7,238,501  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 
  6,500,000     

BlueMountain CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.080%,
10.84%, 4/20/2031 (i)

     5,994,950  
  2,000,000     

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.480%,
9.17%, 8/14/2030 (i)

     1,967,450  
  1,700,000     

Carlyle US CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.150%,
8.91%, 7/20/2031 (i)

     1,667,965  
  3,000,000     

Catamaran CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.850%,
7.63%, 10/18/2026 (g)(i)

     2,941,200  
  2,750,000     

Catamaran CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.150%,
7.91%, 4/22/2027 (i)

     2,585,000  
  8,029,000     

Catamaran CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.780%,
9.54%, 4/22/2030 (i)

     7,525,180  
  1,250,000     

Cathedral Lake CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class DR
10.04%, 10/15/2029 (i)

     1,231,000  
  1,125,000     

CENT CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.170%,
8.76%, 11/7/2030 (i)

     1,082,925  
  1,825,000     

CFIP CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.600%,
9.40%, 7/13/2029 (i)

     1,770,067  
  2,871,875     

CFIP CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.650%,
9.41%, 4/20/2029 (i)

     2,774,949  
  1,000,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class ER2
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.850%,
8.63%, 1/18/2031 (i)

     928,026  
  3,500,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class FR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.800%,
9.56%, 4/19/2029 (i)

     3,140,501  
  4,000,000     

Covenant Credit Partners CLO III, Series 2017-1A, Class F
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.950%,
10.74%, 10/15/2029 (i)

     3,640,000  
  6,000,000     

CVP Cascade CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class C
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.800%,
6.58%, 7/18/2026 (g)(i)

     5,967,000  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 
  4,000,000     

CVP Cascade CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.800%, 7.58%, 7/18/2026 (i)

     3,625,000  
  9,000,000     

ECP CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.900%, 8.66%, 4/22/2030 (i)

     7,897,500  
  7,000,000     

Elevation CLO, Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.710%, 10.39%, 11/15/2028 (i)

     7,000,000  
  3,500,000     

Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-15A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.645%, 9.43%, 10/15/2030 (i)

     3,211,250  
  5,450,000     

Galaxy XXVI CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-26A, Class F
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 10.65%, 11/22/2031 (i)

     4,877,750  
  1,000,000     

Galaxy XXVI CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-26A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.850%, 8.50%, 11/22/2031 (i)

     916,250  
  3,500,000     

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX, Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class FR2
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.640%, 10.39%, 10/29/2029 (i)

     3,294,375  
  6,375,000     

Goldentree Loan Opportunities X, Ltd., Series 2018-10A, Class FR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.180%, 10.94%, 7/20/2031 (i)

     5,901,357  
  9,000,000     

Greywolf CLO II, Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.350%, 9.14%, 10/15/2029 (g)(i)

     8,599,050  
  8,500,000     

Greywolf CLO, Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.940%, 9.54%, 4/17/2030 (i)

     8,271,851  
  1,670,000     

Jamestown CLO IV, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 7.79%, 7/15/2026 (i)

     1,553,100  
  6,000,000     

Jay Park CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.350%, 10.11%, 10/20/2027 (i)

     5,655,000  
  3,000,000     

JFIN CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-1I, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 8.76%, 1/20/2025

     2,670,000  
  6,447,025     

JMP Credit Advisors CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class SSUB
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.900%, 9.67%, 7/17/2030 (g)(i)

     5,931,263  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 
  3,200,000     

KVK CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.850%,
8.49%, 5/20/2029 (i)

     3,060,000  
  3,000,000     

LCM XIV, Ltd., Series 2018-14A, Class FR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.610%,
10.37%, 7/20/2031 (i)

     2,745,000  
  1,000,000     

LCM XXIII, Ltd., Series 2016-23A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.050%,
9.81%, 10/20/2029 (i)

     999,925  
  490,000     

Magnetite VII, Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class ER2
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.500%,
9.29%, 1/15/2028 (i)

     441,000  
  4,000,000     

Man GLG US CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.100%,
8.89%, 10/15/2028 (i)

     3,921,192  
  11,500,000     

Mountain View CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.330%,
8.12%, 10/15/2026 (i)

     11,212,500  
  1,575,000     

Nassau, Ltd., Series 2017-IA, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.180%,
8.97%, 10/15/2029 (i)

     1,484,438  
  4,000,000     

Northwoods Capital XII-B, Ltd., Series 2018-12BA, Class F
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.170%,
10.78%, 6/15/2031 (i)

     3,680,572  
  3,110,000     

OZLM XXII, Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.390%,
10.16%, 1/17/2031 (i)

     2,703,411  
  985,000     

Romark WM-R, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.260%,
8.02%, 4/20/2031 (i)

     856,950  
  5,150,000     

Saranac CLO III, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.500%,
10.11%, 6/22/2030 (i)

     4,887,350  
  5,000,000     

Saranac CLO VI, Ltd., Series 2018-6A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.400%,
9.01%, 8/13/2031 (i)

     4,776,665  
  1,300,000     

Symphony CLO XVI, Ltd., Series 2018-16A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.100%,
8.89%, 10/15/2031 (i)

     1,244,734  
  3,500,000     

TICP CLO I-2, Ltd., Series 2018-IA, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.770%,
8.53%, 4/26/2028 (i)

     3,333,867  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 
  4,150,000     

TICP CLO III-2, Ltd., Series 2018-3R, Class F
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.980%,
10.74%, 4/20/2028 (i)

     3,761,975  
  2,000,000     

Trinitas CLO III, Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.250%,
8.04%, 7/15/2027 (i)

     1,755,000  
  2,000,000     

Trinitas CLO IX, Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.250%,
9.04%, 1/20/2032 (i)

     1,810,000  
  9,000,000     

Trinitas CLO X, Series 2019-10A, Class F
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.785%,
10.40%, 4/15/2032 (i)

     8,370,000  
  7,575,000     

Venture XIII CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-13A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%,
9.35%, 9/10/2029 (i)

     7,302,679  
  3,000,000     

Voya CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class ER2
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.350%,
11.13%, 4/18/2031 (i)

     2,683,413  
  2,250,000     

Voya CLO, Ltd., Series 2016-2A, Class D
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.950%,
9.71%, 7/19/2028 (i)

     2,250,938  
  3,200,000     

Voya CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+9.050%,
11.85%, 7/14/2031 (i)

     3,118,256  
  2,850,000     

Voya CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class ER
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.850%,
10.62%, 4/25/2031 (i)

     2,565,570  
  3,950,000     

Wellfleet CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%,
8.26%, 10/20/2028 (i)

     3,821,625  
  7,250,000     

Z Capital Credit Partners CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.970%,
8.75%, 7/16/2027 (g)(i)

     6,894,025  
  6,000,000     

Zais CLO 3, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class DR
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.910%,
9.70%, 7/15/2031 (i)

     5,415,000  
  1,250,000     

Zais CLO 7, Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.150%,
9.94%, 4/15/2030 (i)

     1,186,896  
  3,300,000     

Zais CLO 8, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E
VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.250%,
8.04%, 4/15/2029 (i)

     2,948,550  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations (Cost $272,538,241)

     263,504,254  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Shares

   Value ($)  
 

Preferred Stock — 22.2%

 
 

Real Estate — 22.2%

 
  645,161     

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT 5.50%

     12,845,156  
  180,008     

Creek Pine Holdings, LLC, REIT 10.25%(c)(d)

     193,606,162  
  22,883     

Jernigan Capital, Inc., REIT
7.00%(c)(d)

     25,389,391  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $212,891,333)

     231,840,709  
  

 

 

 
 

Common Stocks — 7.9%

 
 

Communication Services (c)(d)(j) — 0.8%

 
  27,134     

TerreStar Corporation

     7,750,013  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy — 0.6%

 
  167,419     

Fieldwood Energy LLC

     5,859,665  
  1,118,286     

Value Creation, Inc. (c)

     1  
     

 

 

 
        5,859,666  
     

 

 

 
 

Gaming/Leisure (c)(d)(e) — 0.0%

 
  44     

LLV Holdco LLC - Litigation Trust Units

     —    
  34,512     

LLV Holdco LLC - Series A, Membership Interest

     —    
  436     

LLV Holdco LLC - Series B, Membership Interest

     —    
     

 

 

 
        —    
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare (c)(e) — 0.0%

 
  207,031     

CCS Medical Inc.

     —    
     

 

 

 
 

Housing (c)(d) — 0.0%

 
  1,648,350     

Westgate Investments LLC

     —    
     

 

 

 
 

Industrials — 0.1%

 
  35,569     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     1,129,671  
  250,627     

Remington Outdoor Co., Inc. (k)

     216,166  
     

 

 

 
        1,345,837  
     

 

 

 
 

Information Technology — 0.0%

 
  117     

Avaya Holdings Corp. (k)

     1,969  
     

 

 

 
 

Materials — 1.0%

 
  299,032     

MPM Holdings, Inc. (k)

     8,985,912  
  14,621     

Omnimax International, Inc. (c)(d)

     1,786,217  
     

 

 

 
        10,772,129  
     

 

 

 
 

Media — 3.7%

 
  10,939,879     

Gambier Bay LLC (c)(d)(e)

     1,504,234  
  502,161     

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (j)

     37,159,914  
     

 

 

 
        38,664,148  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate — 1.7%

 
  1,292,689     

Allenby (c)(d)(e)

     1  
  8,701,064     

Claymore (c)(d)(e)

     9  
  31,232     

Jernigan Capital, Inc. REIT

     657,121  
  802,563     

NFRO REIT SUB, LLC (c)(d)(e)

     17,283,670  
     

 

 

 
        17,940,801  
     

 

 

 

Shares/Principal Amount ($)/Units

   Value ($)  
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 
 

Utilities (c)(d) — 0.0%

 
  10,378     

Entegra TC LLC

     —    
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $361,883,873)

     82,334,563  
  

 

 

 
 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation — 5.8%

 
  60,669,313     

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KF60, Class C
VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.000%,
8.49%, 2/25/2026 (i)

     60,571,514  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $60,571,456)

     60,571,514  
  

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.3%

 
 

Energy (b) — 0.1%

 
  15,600,000     

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.
7.25%, 04/01/19(c)(d)(i)

     1,076,400  
  5,000,000     

Rex Energy Corp. 8.00%, 10/03/19

     107,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,183,900  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrials (b) — 0.0%

 
  7,500,000     

American Airlines

     144,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Information Technology (b)(d) — 0.0%

 
  4,571,000     

Avaya, Inc.

     —    
     

 

 

 
 

Utilities (b) — 1.2%

 
  13,753,863     

Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 2007 Pass Through Trust

     11,828,322  
  20,000,000     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (f)

     99,000  
  8,000,000     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (f)

     36,000  
     

 

 

 
        11,963,322  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $23,417,062)

     13,291,222  
  

 

 

 
 

Registered Investment Company — 0.9%

 
  427,345     

NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (e)(l)

     9,303,301  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Registered Investment Company
(Cost $9,692,243)

     9,303,301  
  

 

 

 
 

Rights — 0.1%

 
 

Utilities — 0.1%

 
  1,117,866     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (k)

     845,666  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $3,882,778)

     845,666  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Units/Shares

   Value ($)  

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Energy (k) — 0.0%

 

5,801

  

Arch Coal, Inc., Expires 10/09/2023

     252,344  
     

 

 

 

Gaming/Leisure (c)(d)(e)(k) — 0.0%

 

1,834

  

LLV Holdco LLC - Series C, Membership Interest

     —    

2,522

  

LLV Holdco LLC - Series D, Membership Interest

     —    

2,819

  

LLV Holdco LLC - Series E, Membership Interest

     —    

3,172

  

LLV Holdco LLC - Series F, Membership Interest

     —    

3,594

  

LLV Holdco LLC - Series G, Membership Interest

     —    
     

 

 

 
        —    
     

 

 

 

Industrials (k) — 0.0%

 

453

  

Omnimax Holdings, Inc., Expires 12/31/2049(c)(d)

     55,289  

178,140

  

Remington Outdoor Co., Inc.

     133,605  
     

 

 

 
        188,894  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology (b)(c)(k) — 0.0%

 

18,641

  

Avaya, Inc., Expires 12/19/2022

     61,702  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants
(Cost $290,959)

     502,940  
  

 

 

 

Claims(m) — 0.0%

 

Communication Services (b)(c)(k) — 0.0%

 

3,791,858

  

Lehman Brothers Commercial Paper LCPI Claim Facility

     52,138  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Claims
(Cost $1,814,883)

     52,138  
  

 

 

 

Cash Equivalents — 5.1%

 

Money Market Fund(n) — 5.1%

 

53,254,919

  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 2.390%

     53,254,919  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalents (Cost $53,254,919)

     53,254,919  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments - 149.1%

     1,558,475,878  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,987,475,917)

  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (49.1)%

     (513,069,827
  

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     1,045,406,051  
     

 

 

 

 

On May 20, 2019, the Fund changed its name to Highland Income Fund.

(a)

Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of March 31, 2019, the LIBOR USD 1 Month and LIBOR USD 3 Month rates were 2.49% and 2.60%, respectively. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity maybe substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

(b)

The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation.

(c)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $358,875,581, or 34.3% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments.

(d)

Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $357,540,772, or 34.2% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2019. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(e)

Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $122,882,325, or 11.8% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of March 31, 2019.

(f)

Represents value held in escrow pending future events. No interest is being accrued.

(g)

As of March 31, 2019, investments with a total aggregate value of $61,461,379 were fully or partially segregated with broker(s)/custodian as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(h)

Variable or floating rate security. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the LIBOR. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2019. LIBOR, otherwise known as London Interbank Offered Rate, is the benchmark interest rate that banks charge each other for short-term loans. Current LIBOR rates include 1 month which is equal to 2.49% and 3 months equal to 2.60%.

(i)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transaction exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to $321,980,851 or 30.8% of net assets.

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

(j)

Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Additional Information regarding such securities follows:

 

Restricted

Security

  Security
Type
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost of
Security
    Market Value
at Period End
    Percent
of Net
Assets
 

Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Inc.

  Common
Stocks
    12/20/2010     $  21,845,688     $  37,159,914       3.6

TerreStar Corporation

  Common
Stocks
    3/16/2018     $ 3,093,276     $ 7,750,013       0.7

 

(k)

Non-income producing security.

(l)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $7,670,550.

(m)

These positions represent claims that have been filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York against Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. UKBranch.

(n)

Rate shown is 7 day effective yield.

 

Foreign Domiciled Senior Loans

Industry Concentration Table:

(% of Net Assets)

 

Communication Services

     1.4

Healthcare

     2.3

Oil & Gas

     1.2
  

 

 

 
     4.9
  

 

 

 

    

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

The average amount of borrowing by the Fund on reverse repurchase agreements outstanding during the period ended March 31, 2019 was $44,066,225 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.30%.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements outstanding as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

  

Collateral Pledged

   Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Repurchase
Amount
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

BNP

  

Acis CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2014-3A, Class E, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%, 7.49%, 2/1/2026

     3.93        1/24/2019        4/24/2019      $ 2,793,176      $ (4,000,000   $ (2,766,000

BNP

  

Acis CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2014-4A, Class E, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.800%, 7.54%, 5/1/2026

     3.93        1/24/2019        4/24/2019        10,271,562        (14,750,000     (10,171,626

BNP

  

Acis CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2014-5A, Class D, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.340%, 7.08%, 11/1/2026

     3.63        1/24/2019        4/24/2019        5,693,201        (7,000,000     (5,642,000

BNP

  

Acis CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2015-6A, Class D, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.770%, 6.51%, 5/1/2027

     3.63        1/24/2019        4/24/2019        808,250        (1,000,000     (800,981

BNP

  

Acis CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2015-6A, Class E, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.490%, 8.23%, 5/1/2027

     3.93        1/24/2019        4/24/2019        5,408,686        (7,500,000     (5,356,063

BNP

  

Catamaran CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2014-2A, Class D, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.850%, 7.63%, 10/18/2026

     4.33        1/18/2019        4/18/2019        2,247,064        (3,000,000     (2,223,000

BNP

  

CVP Cascade CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2014-2A, Class C, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.800%, 6.58%, 7/18/2026

     3.75        1/30/2019        4/30/2019        4,762,635        (6,000,000     (4,718,400

BNP

  

Greywolf CLO II, Ltd.,
Series 2017-1A, Class DR, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.350%, 9.14%, 10/15/2029

     4.33        1/18/2019        4/18/2019        6,384,573        (9,000,000     (6,316,200

BNP

  

JMP Credit Advisors CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class SSUB, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.900%, 9.67%, 7/17/2030

     4.84        3/6/2019        6/4/2019        3,109,171        (7,500,000     (3,072,000

BNP

  

Z Capital Credit Partners CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2015-1A, Class E, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.970%, 8.75%, 7/16/2027

     3.93        1/24/2019        4/24/2019        3,029,078        (4,000,000     (2,999,607
                 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

               $  (63,750,000   $  (44,065,877
              

 

 

   

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Organization

Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is organized as an unincorporated business trust under the laws of The

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Fund is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the

Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.

On September 25, 2017, the Fund acquired the assets of Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of Highland Funds I, a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund is the successor to the accounting and performance information of the Predecessor Fund. This report includes information for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

On November 3, 2017, shareholders of the Fund approved a proposal authorizing the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Fund to

convert the fund from an open-end fund to a closed-end fund at a special meeting of shareholders. The Board took action to convert the Fund to a closed-end fund effective shortly after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 3, 2017 (the “Conversion Date”). The Fund also effected an approximately 1-for-2 reverse stock split of the Fund’s issued and outstanding shares on November 3, 2017, thereby reducing the number of shares outstanding. Shareholders were paid cash for any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split. The Fund began listing its shares for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on November 6, 2017 under the ticker symbol “HFRO”. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of common shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”). Prior to the Conversion Date, the Fund issued Class A, Class C, and Class Z shares. On May 20, 2019, the Fund changed its name to Highland Income Fund.

Basis of Consolidation

The Fund consolidates HFRO Sub, LLC (“HFRO Sub”), a Delaware wholly owned subsidiary, for financial reporting, and the holdings of HFRO Sub, LLC are included within the Consolidated Investment Portfolio for the Fund. HFRO Sub is a bankruptcy remote financing vehicle used to obtain leverage with the portfolio of bank loans serving as collateral. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

Valuation of Investments

In computing the Fund’s net assets attributable to shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the NYSE, National

Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing

quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market

quotations will be valued pursuant to policies adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Typically, such securities will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Fund’s loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. (“the Investment Adviser”) has determined to have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services which have been approved by the Board.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which the Fund has determined that the price received from a

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

There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Fund. The NAV shown in the Fund’s financial statements may vary from the NAV published by the Fund as of its period end because portfolio securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (rather than the day following the trade date) for financial statement purposes.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

 

Level 1    Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;
Level 2    Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and
Level 3    Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The Investment Adviser has established policies and procedures, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that

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

As of March 31, 2019, the Fund’s investments consisted of senior loans, foreign denominated or domiciled senior loans,

collateralized loan obligations, corporate bonds and notes, U.S. asset-backed securities, non-U.S. asset-backed securities, claims,

common stocks, registered investment companies, cash equivalents, rights and warrants. The fair value of the Fund’s senior loans and bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans and bonds that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Fund’s common stocks, registered investment companies, rights and warrants that are not actively traded on

national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. Exchange-traded options are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange on which they trade. If an option does not trade, the mid-price, which is the mean of the bid and ask price, is utilized to value the option.

At the end of each calendar quarter, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity,

including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those

securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets as of March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Total value at
March 31, 2019
     Level 1 Quoted
Price
     Level 2 Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Assets

           

U.S. Senior Loans

           

Aerospace/Defense

   $ 2,955,441      $ —        $ 2,955,441      $ —    

Commercial Services

     32,543,392        —          32,543,392        —    

Communication Services

     26,083,516        —          20,457,143        5,626,373  

Consumer Discretionary

     41,333,911        —          41,333,911        —    

Consumer Products

     21,143,751        —          21,143,751        —    

Energy

     35,821,808        —          35,821,808        —    

Financial

     65,419,707        —          65,419,707        —    

Gaming/Leisure

     10,002,768        —          —          10,002,768  

Healthcare

     106,927,504        —          79,139,162        27,788,342  

Housing

     23,948,900        —          23,948,900        —   (1) 

Industrials

     40,167,152        —          31,495,249        8,671,903  

Information Technology

     122,739,368        —          65,739,368        57,000,000  

Manufacturing

     18,016,480        —          18,016,480        —    

Real Estate

     22,263,660        —          21,042,692        1,220,968  

Retail

     72,587,566        —          72,587,566        —    

Service

     76,266,924        —          76,266,924        —    

Transportation

     13,906,873        —          13,906,873        —    

Utilities

     59,021,098        —          59,021,098        —    

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans

           

Canada

     26,254,364        —          26,254,364        —    

Luxembourg

     25,570,469        —          25,570,469        —    

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     263,504,254        —          263,504,254        —    

Preferred Stock

           

Real Estate

     231,840,709        —          12,845,156        218,995,553  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

     7,750,013        —          —          7,750,013  

Energy

     5,859,666        5,859,665        —          1  

Gaming/Leisure

     —          —          —          —   (1) 

Healthcare

     —          —          —          —   (1) 

Housing

     —          —          —          —   (1) 

Industrials

     1,345,837        1,129,671        216,166        —    

Information Technology

     1,969        1,969        —          —    

Materials

     10,772,129        8,985,912        —          1,786,217  

Media

     38,664,148        37,159,914        —          1,504,234  

Real Estate

     17,940,801        657,121        —          17,283,680  

Utilities

     —          —          —          —    

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     60,571,514        —          60,571,514        —    

Corporate Bonds & Notes

           

Energy

     1,183,900        —          107,500        1,076,400  

Industrials

     144,000        —          144,000        —    

Information Technology

     —          —          —          —   (1) 

Utilities

     11,963,322        —          11,963,322        —    

Registered Investment Company

     9,303,301        9,303,301        —          —    

Rights

           

Utilities

     845,666        845,666        —          —    

Warrants

           

Energy

     252,344        —          252,344        —    

Gaming/Leisure

     —          —          —          —   (1) 

Industrials

     188,894        —          133,605        55,289  


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

     Total value at
March 31, 2019
     Level 1 Quoted
Price
     Level 2 Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Information Technology

   $ 61,702      $ —        $ —        $ 61,702  

Claims

     52,138        —          —          52,138  

Cash Equivalents

     53,254,919        53,254,919        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,558,475,878      $ 117,198,138      $ 1,082,402,159      $ 358,875,581  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

This category includes securities with a value of zero.

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the Fund’s assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period ended March 31, 2019.

 

     Balance
as of
December 31,
2018
     Transfers
into
Level 3
     Transfers
Out

of Level 3
     Net
Amortization
(Accretion) of
Premium/
(Discount)
    Net
Realized
Gains/
(Losses)
     Net
Unrealized
Gains/
(Losses)
    Net
Purchase
     Net
(Sales)
     Balance
as of March 31,
2019
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
at March 31,
2019
 

U.S. Senior Loans

                           

Communication Services

   $ 5,472,828      $ —        $ —        $ —       $ —        $ (101   $ 153,646      $ —        $ 5,626,373      $ (101

Gaming/Leisure

     10,002,768        —          —          —         —          —         —          —          10,002,768        —    

Healthcare

     24,398,513        —          —          —         —          1,822,031       1,567,798        —          27,788,342        1,822,031  

Housing

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Industrials

     8,269,728        —          —          88,692       —          20,230       293,253        —          8,671,903        20,230  

Information Technology

     57,000,000        —          —          —         —          —         —          —          57,000,000        —    

Real Estate

     1,228,016        —          —          (6,204     —          (844     —          —          1,220,968        (844

Preferred Stock

                           

Real Estate

     214,305,563        —          —          —         —          4,306,990       383,000        —          218,995,553        4,306,990  

Common Stocks

                           

Communication Services

     7,566,587        —          —          —         —          183,426       —          —          7,750,013        183,426  

Energy

     1        —          —          —         —          —         —          —          1        —    

Gaming/Leisure

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Healthcare

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Housing

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Materials

     2,844,759        —          —          —         —          (1,058,542     —          —          1,786,217        (1,058,542

Media

     1,258,086        —          —          —         —          246,148       —          —          1,504,234        246,148  

Real Estate

     17,207,035        —          —          —         —          76,645       —          —          17,283,680        76,645  

Utilities

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                           

Energy

     1,076,400        —          —          —         —          —         —          —          1,076,400        —    

Warrants

                           

Gaming/Leisure

     —          —          —          —         —          —         —          —          —          —    

Industrials

     88,054        —          —          —         —          (32,765     —          —          55,289        (32,765

Information Technology

     51,729        —          —          —         —          9,973       —          —          61,702        9,973  

Claims

     52,138        —          —          —         —          —         —          —          52,138        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 350,822,205      $ —        $ —        $ 82,488     $ —        $ 5,573,191     $ 2,397,697      $ —        $ 358,875,581      $ 5,573,191  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, the Investment Adviser continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments. For the period ended March 31, 2019, there were no transfers between Levels.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

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

 

Category

   Market
Value at
3/31/2019
    

Valuation Technique

  

Unobservable Inputs

   Input Value(s)

Preferred Stock

   $ 218,995,553      Net Asset Value    N/A    N/A
      Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    8.5%
         Internal Rate of Return    14.0%

U.S. Senior Loans

     110,310,354      Adjusted Appraisal    Liquidity Discount    10%
         Asset Specific Discount    10%
      Multiples Analysis    Multiple of Revenue    0.40x - 0.55x
         Multiple of EBITDA    2.25x - 5.0x
      Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    8.5% - 16.0%
         Spread Adjustment    0.0% - 0.1%

Common Stocks

     28,324,145      Multiples Analysis    Multiple of Revenue    0.40x - 0.55x
         Multiple of EBITDA    2.25x - 7.75x
         Unadjusted Price/MHz-PoP    $0.12 - $0.95
         Risk Discount    39.0% - 42.3%
      Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    11.0% - 15.0%
         Terminal Multiple    6.75x
      Transaction Analysis    Multiple of EBITDA    7.25x – 7.75x
      Net Asset Value    N/A    N/A

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     1,076,400      Liquidation Analysis    Claim Amount: Percent of Par    6.9%

Warrants

     116,991      Multiples Analysis    Multiple of EBITDA    6.5x - 7.75x
      Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    11.0%
         Terminal Multiple    6.75x
      Transaction Analysis    Multiple of EBITDA    7.25x – 7.75x

Claims

     52,138      N/A    N/A    N/A
  

 

 

          

Total

   $ 358,875,581           

In addition to the unobservable inputs utilized for various valuation methodologies, the Investment Adviser frequently uses a combination of two or more valuation methodologies to determine fair value for a single holding. In such instances, the Investment Adviser assesses the methodologies and ascribes weightings to each methodology. The weightings ascribed to any individual methodology ranged from as low as 20% to as high as 50% as of March 31, 2019. The selection of weightings is an inherently subjective process, dependent on professional judgement. These selections may have a material impact to the concluded fair value for such holdings.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains/(losses) on investments sold are recorded on the basis of the specific identification method for both financial statement and U.S. federal income tax purposes taking into account any foreign taxes withheld.

Cash & Cash Equivalents

The Fund considers liquid assets deposited with a bank and certain short-term debt instruments of sufficient credit quality with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. The value of cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies is determined by converting to U.S. dollars on the date of this financial report.

Securities Sold Short

The Fund may sell securities short. A security sold short is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of March 31, 2019    Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund‡

 

sold short from a broker-dealer and deliver it to the buyer upon conclusion of the transaction. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and is often obligated to pay over any dividends or other payments received on such borrowed securities. In some circumstances, the Fund may be allowed by its prime broker to utilize proceeds from securities sold short to purchase additional investments, resulting in leverage. Securities and cash held as collateral for securities sold short are shown on the Investments Portfolio for the Fund.

Derivative Transactions

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

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreement transactions with respect to instruments that are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective or policies.

Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2 (a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities or if the portfolio company is under common control. The table below shows affiliated issuers of the Fund for the period ended March 31, 2019:

 

Issuer

   Shares at
December 31,
2018
     Beginning Value
as of December
31, 2018
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales of
Affiliated
Issuers
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Ending Value as
of March 31,
2019
     Shares at
March 31,
2019
     Affiliated
Income
 

Majority Owned, Not Consolidated

                         

Allenby (Common Stocks)

     1,291,881      $ 1      $ 808      $ —        $ —        $ (808   $ 1        1,292,689      $ —    

Claymore (Common Stocks)

     8,698,220        9        2,844        —          —          (2,844     9        8,701,064        —    

Other Affiliates

                         

CCS Medical, Inc. (U.S. Senior Loans & Common Stocks)

     52,229,448        24,398,513        1,567,798        —          —          1,822,031       27,788,342        53,797,246        1,587,695  

EDS Legacy Partners (U.S. Senior Loans)

     57,000,000        57,000,000        —          —          —          —         57,000,000        57,000,000        —    

Gambier Bay LLC (Common Stocks)

     10,939,879        1,258,086        —          —          —          246,148       1,504,234        10,939,879        —    

LLV Holdco LLC (U.S. Senior Loans, Common Stocks and Warrants)

     12,552,393        10,002,768        —          —          —          —         10,002,768        12,552,393        —    

Nevada Land Group LLC (U.S. Senior Loans)

     1,743,503        —          —          —          —          —         —          1,743,503        —    

NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (Registered Investment Company)

  

 

427,345

 

  

 

8,516,986

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

786,315

 

 

 

9,303,301

 

  

 

427,345

 

  

 

256,407

 

NFRO REIT SUB, LLC (Common Stocks)

     802,563        17,207,025        —          —          —          76,645       17,283,670        802,563        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     145,685,232      $ 118,383,388      $ 1,571,450      $ —        $ —        $ 2,927,487     $ 122,882,325        147,256,682      $ 1,844,102