N-CSR/A 1 d713549dncsra.htm PPM FUNDS N-CSR/A PPM Funds N-CSR/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR/A

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-23308

PPM Funds

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Mailing address)

Daniel W. Koors

PPM Funds

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 338-5800

Date of Fiscal Year End: December 31

Date of Reporting Period: December 31, 2018

*Explanatory Note

The Registrant is filing this amendment to its Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2018, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2019 (Accession Number 0001193125-19-064063). The purpose of this amendment is to include the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

This Amendment, which includes the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR is incorporated herein by reference to the Form N-CSR filed on EDGAR on March 5, 2019 (Accession Number 0001193125-19-064063).

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1.  Report to Shareholders.


LOGO


PPMFunds

December 31, 2018 

PPM Funds including: PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (PKPIX), PPM Credit Fund (PKDIX), PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (PKFIX), PPM High Yield Core Fund (PKHIX), PPM Long Short Credit Fund (PKLIX), PPM Strategic Income Fund (PKSIX), PPM Large Cap Value Fund (PZLIX), PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (PZMIX) and PPM Small Cap Value Fund (PZSIX)

   

Management Discussion and Fund Performance

2

Schedules of Investments

13

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

57

Statements of Operations

59

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

61

Financial Highlights

64

Notes to Financial Statements

65

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

81

Additional Disclosures

82

PPM Funds Trustee’s and Officer’s Information

84

PPM Funds Supplements to Prospectus


   

PPMFunds

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (Unaudited)

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

     
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

42.3

%

Government and Agency Obligations

41.3

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

12.0

 

Senior Loan Interests

1.6

 

Short Term Investments

2.5

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.3

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

           

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

Since Inception

0.07

%

†Inception date July 16, 2018

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

 

For the period July 16, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund underperformed its benchmark providing a return of 0.07% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to 1.23% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund’s underweight allocation to sovereign debt was the primary contributor to relative return, while the Fund’s security selection and overweight allocation to investment grade (“IG”) corporate bonds and high yield bonds were the primary detractors from relative return. However, in the fourth quarter we tactically added to our overweight position in IG corporate bonds as yield spreads became more attractive.

We believe IG market fundamentals remain constructive. The US gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at a rate of 2.5% in 2019, with areas of concern (e.g. housing) anticipated to represent a small portion of overall GDP. In our view, earnings will likely slow down absent a boost from tax reform. We will continue to seek opportunities to increase the allocation to IG corporate bonds if spreads continue to widen.

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PPM Credit Fund (Unaudited)

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

74.7

%

Non-US Government ABS

12.8

 

Government and Agency Obligations

9.0

 

Short Term Investments

2.8

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.7

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

 

Since Inception

-1.11

%

 

†Inception date July 16, 2018

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

 

For the period July 16, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Credit Fund underperformed its benchmark providing a return of -1.11% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -0.35% (Net) for ICE BofAML Custom 85/15 Index.

The Fund’s out of index allocations to US Treasury securities and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) were the primary contributors to relative return over the period. The Fund’s security selection within corporate bonds was the primary detractor from relative return since the Fund’s inception. In the fourth quarter we tactically added to our position in investment grade (“IG”) corporate bonds as yield spreads became more attractive.

We believe IG market fundamentals remain constructive. The US gross domestic product (“GDP”) is expected to grow at a rate of 2.5% in 2019, with areas of concern (e.g. housing) anticipated to represent a small portion of overall GDP. In our view, earnings growth will likely slow in 2019. We subsequently trimmed risk into January strength. We will continue to seek opportunities to increase the allocation to IG corporate bonds and to add risk if yield spreads continue to widen.

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PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-3.05

%

     

†Inception date May 01, 2018

 

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Senior Loan Interests

94.1

%

Corporate Bonds and Notes

3.5

 

Investment Companies

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

2.0

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.3

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

For the period May 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund underperformed its benchmark providing a return of -3.05% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -1.40% (Net) for the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index.

Trading costs, initial loan settlement timing and cash holdings associated with the Fund’s launch detracted from performance since the Fund’s inception.

In our view, the US economic story through 2018 continued to be relatively solid, especially in the first half of 2018, although there were some signs of slowing. Into 2019, we find that jobs numbers remain solid, inflation appears under control, earnings are encouraging and defaults are low. We also believe that the overall decline in market prices of loans seen in the last quarter of 2018 has been driven by significant fund outflows rather than underlying changes in fundamentals. Our outlook includes risks consistent with 2018 themes. A global growth slowdown and growing European/Brexit headwinds could cause difficulty, and any slowdown could be potentially exacerbated by trade and tariff policy. Central banks also remain a risk, with the market anticipating fewer foreign interest rate increases, as well as potential rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve in 2019.

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PPM High Yield Core Fund (Unaudited)

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

79.7

%

Investment Companies

4.5

 

Senior Loan Interests

4.2

 

Common Stocks

2.6

 

Preferred Stocks

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

4.3

 

Securities Lending Collateral

4.6

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-4.74

%

     

†Inception date July 16, 2018

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

 

For the period July 16, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM High Yield Core Fund underperformed its benchmark providing a return of -4.74% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -2.84% (Net) for the ICE BofAML US High Yield Index.

The Fund’s allocation to corporate loans and bonds in the leisure industry were the largest contributors for the period, while the Fund’s allocation to equity-like investments and bonds in the energy industry were the largest detractors.

We expect economic and earnings growth to slow from 2018’s brisk pace but to remain positive and supportive for HY performance in 2019. As of the date of this report, the HY market does not appear to have 2008 level imbalances, and we do not believe leverage is extended for most of the market. We find defaults remain quite low, and while the distress ratio has increased, it remains below long-term averages. We expect HY issuance to remain low during 2019.

While the HY market experienced significant outflows in 2018, as of the date of this report, we believe investors could reverse course given currently elevated yields. Risks to our outlook include a sharper economic and profit slowdown, potentially exacerbated by trade disputes. Further declines in commodity prices are also a risk. Central banks are a concern, with the market anticipating fewer foreign interest rate increases and potential rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve in 2019.

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PPM Long Short Credit Fund (Unaudited)

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

63.6

%

Senior Loan Interests

18.9

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

11.0

 

Investment Companies

2.4

 

Government and Agency Obligations

0.6

 

Common Stocks

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

3.4

 

Net Long (Short) Investments

100.0

%

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-3.08

%

     

†Inception date July 16, 2018

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

 

For the period July 16, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Long Short Credit Fund underperformed its benchmark providing a return of -3.08% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to 0.99% (Net) for the ICE BofAML US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. As the Fund is benchmarked against a cash equivalent benchmark, the Fund was positioned almost entirely out of index throughout the period. The Fund’s short credit positions in credit default swap agreements on indices (“CDX”) and out of index allocation to asset-backed securities (“ABS”) contributed most to the Fund’s performance since the Fund’s inception. Long credit positions in corporate bonds, notably energy related issues, detracted most from Fund performance. In the fourth quarter we tactically added to our overweight position in investment grade (“IG”) corporate bonds as yield spreads became more attractive.

We believe IG and high yield (“HY”) market fundamentals remain constructive. The US gross domestic product (“GDP”) is expected to grow at a rate of 2.5% in 2019, with areas of concern (e.g. housing) anticipated to represent a small portion of overall GDP. In our view, earnings will likely slow down absent aa boost from tax reform. We expect economic and earnings growth to slow from 2018’s brisk pace but to remain positive and supportive for HY performance in 2019. As of the date of this report, the HY market does not appear to have 2008 level imbalances, and we do not believe leverage is extended for most of the market. We will continue to seek opportunities to increase the allocation to IG corporate bonds if spreads continue to widen.

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PPM Strategic Income Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

††45% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, 45% Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index, 10% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

1 Year

(3.76)

%

       

5 Year

2.24

         

Since Inception

2.58

       

Inception date December 03, 2012

 

Prior to July 2, 2018, performance numbers reflect performance of the Class A shares of JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund.

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower. Prior to the Fund’s inception there was no waiver/reimbursement.

 

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

73.1

%

Senior Loan Interests

7.0

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

6.7

 

Government and Agency Obligations

5.9

 

Investment Companies

1.0

 

Common Stocks

0.2

 

Other Equity Interests

 

Short Term Investments

4.4

 

Securities Lending Collateral

1.7

 

Net Long (Short) Investments

100.0

%

For the year ended December 31, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund underperformed its primary benchmark providing a return of - 3.76% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to 0.01% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund also underperformed the returns of its other benchmarks, the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, which returned -2.08% (Net) and -1.20% (Net), respectively. The Fund also underperformed its blended benchmark return of -1.02%. The blended benchmark is comprised of 45% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, 45% Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index, and 10% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (“Custom Index”).

Effective July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund. See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional details about the reorganization.

For the period January 1, 2018 through July 1, 2018, the Fund was sub-advised by PPM America, Inc. and was the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC. During the period, the Fund provided a return of -1.73% (Net) for Class A shares compared to -1.62% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, 0.16% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index, - 1.46% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index and -0.79% (Net) for the Fund’s Custom Index. The Fund’s out of index allocation to corporate loans was the primary contributor to relative return while the Fund’s security selection within corporate bonds and underweight allocation to US Treasury securities were the primary detractors during this period. In the fourth quarter we tactically added to our overweight position in investment grade “IG” corporate bonds as yield spreads became more attractive.

Following the reorganization on July 2, 2018, PPM America, Inc. assumed sole management responsibility for the Fund. Class A shares were exchanged for Institutional Shares and the total net annual fund operating expense ratio and management fee were lowered. For the period July 2, 2018 through December 31, 2018, the Fund provided a return of -2.06% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to 1.66% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, 2.24% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index, 0.26% (Net) for the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, and -.23% (Net) for the Fund’s Custom Index.

The Fund’s overweight allocation to asset-backed securities was the primary contributor, while the Fund’s overweight to corporate bonds and out of index allocation to equity-like investments were the primary detractors from relative return since the Fund’s July 2, 2018 inception date.

We believe IG and HY market fundamentals remain constructive. The US gross domestic product (“GDP”) is expected to grow at a rate of 2.5% in 2019, with areas of concern (e.g. housing) anticipated to represent a small portion of overall GDP. In our view, earnings will likely slow down absent a boost from tax reform. We expect economic and earnings growth to slow from 2018’s brisk pace but to remain positive and supportive for HY performance in 2019. As of the date of this report, the HY market does not appear to have 2008 level imbalances, and we do not believe leverage is extended for most of the market. We will continue to seek opportunities to increase the allocation to IG corporate bonds if spreads continue to widen.

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PPM Large Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-12.45

%

     

†Inception date May 01, 2018

 

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Financials

24.7

%

Health Care

15.9

 

Information Technology

12.2

 

Energy

10.1

 

Industrials

9.4

 

Consumer Discretionary

9.3

 

Communication Services

6.4

 

Consumer Staples

4.8

 

Utilities

3.3

 

Materials

3.2

 

Other Short Term Investments

0.7

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

For the period May 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Large Cap Value Fund underperformed its benchmark by posting a return of -12.45% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -6.07% (Net) for the S&P 500 Value Index.

The Fund’s underperformance relative to the S&P 500 Value Index can be attributed to both individual security selection and the related sector allocation as a result of the Fund’s bottom-up security selection process.

Positive security selection influences on relative performance included names in industrials (Lockheed Martin Corp. (“Lockheed”) up 0.1% and not holding General Electric Co. down 45.1%) and materials (underweight Berry Global Group Inc. (“Berry Global”) down 1.5%). Negative security selection influences on relative performance included names in financials (Bank OZK down 50.7% and Lincoln National Corp. down 26.7%) and energy (Halliburton Co. down 49.1%).

Positive sector influence on relative performance primarily included overweight positions in consumer discretionary and health care. Negative sector influence on relative performance included underweight positions in consumer staples and real estate.

Positions added to the Fund during the period included AES Corp., Alliance Data Systems Corp., Berry Global, Leidos Holdings Inc. and Vistra Energy Corp. Positions sold included Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., HP Inc., Lockheed and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

Relative to the benchmark during the period, the Fund’s overweight positions include health care, energy, financials, consumer discretionary and communication services. The Fund’s underweight positions include consumer staples, real estate, information technology, utilities, industrials and materials.

We see the US equity market environment as supportive going into 2019, though trade remains a significant wild card. Following the correction in the fourth quarter, equity market valuations and earnings growth expectations have been reset near long term averages. Although late cycle fears persist, consensus expectations are for only a slight moderation in the economic growth seen in 2018. In our view, it appears that a recession is unlikely in 2019, but we would expect increased market volatility amid tariff and trade uncertainty, as well as US Federal Reserve (“Fed”) overtightening fears. Fed policy was less accommodative in 2018. Going forward, the pace of monetary policy could be more dovish than expected if benign inflation expectations continue despite the much improved labor market. Overall, we remain optimistic going into 2019.

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PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-16.96

%

     

†Inception date May 01, 2018

 

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Financials

23.2

%

Consumer Discretionary

17.0

 

Industrials

11.0

 

Information Technology

10.0

 

Materials

8.8

 

Energy

8.5

 

Health Care

6.6

 

Utilities

5.9

 

Consumer Staples

4.5

 

Communication Services

2.5

 

Real Estate

1.5

 

Other Short Term Investments

0.5

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

For the period May 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund underperformed its benchmark by posting a return of -16.96% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -10.48% (Net) for the Russell MidCap Value Index.

The Fund’s underperformance relative to the Russell MidCap Value Index was attributed to both individual security selection and the related sector allocation as a result of the Fund’s bottom-up security selection process.

Positive security selection influences on relative performance primarily included names in consumer discretionary (Helen of Troy Ltd. up 47.1% and Foot Locker Inc. up 25.2%). Negative security selection influences on relative performance included names in energy (Superior Energy Services Inc. down 68.8%) and financials (Bank OZK down 50.7%).

Positive sector influences on relative performance included an overweight position in information technology (“IT”). Negative sector influences on relative performance included sector positioning in energy and utilities.

Positions added to the Fund during the period included AES Corp., Berry Global Group Inc., Huntsman Corp., Leidos Holdings Inc., Regency Centers Corp. and Sterling Bancorp. Positions sold included Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., Owens & Minor Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Esterline Technologies Corp., Steelcase Inc. Class A, Olin Corp. and LifePoint Health Inc.

Relative to the benchmark during the period, the Fund’s overweight positions include consumer discretionary, financials, energy, materials and IT. The Fund’s underweight positions include real estate, utilities, industrials, communication services, consumer staples and health care.

We see the US equity market environment as supportive going into 2019, though trade remains a significant wild card. Following the correction in the fourth quarter, equity market valuations and earnings growth expectations have been reset near long term averages. Although late cycle fears persist, consensus expectations are for only a slight moderation in the economic growth seen in 2018. In our view, it appears that a recession is unlikely in 2019, but we would expect increased market volatility amid tariff and trade uncertainty, as well as US Federal Reserve “(Fed”) overtightening fears. Fed policy was less accommodative in 2018. Going forward, the pace of monetary policy could be more dovish than expected if benign inflation expectations continue despite the much improved labor market. Overall, we remain optimistic going into 2019.

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PPM Small Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

             

Total Return*

 

Institutional Class†

 

 

 

     

Since Inception

-17.29

%

     

†Inception date May 01, 2018

 

*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

 

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.

     

Composition as of December 31, 2018:

Financials

20.0

%

Industrials

18.1

 

Information Technology

16.9

 

Consumer Discretionary

14.2

 

Energy

9.1

 

Health Care

6.5

 

Materials

5.0

 

Communication Services

2.6

 

Consumer Staples

2.6

 

Utilities

2.2

 

Real Estate

2.1

 

Other Short Term Investments

0.7

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

For the period May 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, PPM Small Cap Value Fund underperformed its benchmark by posting a return of -17.29% (Net) for Institutional Class shares compared to -11.70% (Net) for the Russell 2000 Value Index.

The Fund’s underperformance relative to the Russell 2000 Value Index was attributed to both individual security selection and the related sector allocation as a result of the Fund’s bottom-up security selection process.

Positive security selection influences on relative performance included names in industrials (Esterline Technologies Corp. up 69.0% and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. up 26.1%) and health care (Integer Holdings Corp. up 38.9%). Negative security selection influences on relative performance included names in financials (FCB Financial Holdings Inc. Class A down 41.9% and Axos Financial Inc. down 37.5%) and information technology (“IT”) (Belden Inc. down 32.0%).

Positive sector influence on relative performance included sector positioning in IT and materials. Negative sector influences on relative performance included sector positioning in energy and real estate.

Positions added to the Fund during the period included Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Positions sold included Superior Industries International Inc. and LifePoint Health Inc.

Relative to the benchmark during the period, the Fund’s overweight positions include energy, health care, IT and communication services. The Fund’s underweight positions include real estate, financials, consumer staples, industrials, utilities and materials as well as a slight underweight in consumer discretionary.

We see the US equity market environment as supportive going into 2019, though trade remains a significant wild card. Following the correction in the fourth quarter, equity market valuations and earnings growth expectations have been reset near long term averages. Although late cycle fears persist, consensus expectations are for only a slight moderation in the economic growth seen in 2018. In our view, it appears that a recession is unlikely in 2019, but we would expect increased market volatility amid tariff and trade uncertainty, as well as US Federal Reserve (“Fed”) overtightening fears. Fed policy was less accommodative in 2018. Going forward, the pace of monetary policy could be more dovish than expected if benign inflation expectations continue despite the much improved labor market. Overall, we remain optimistic going into 2019.

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Important Disclosures and Glossary

Before investing, investors should carefully read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus and consider the investment objectives, risk, charges and expenses. For this and more complete information about the Funds, investors may obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776) or by visiting www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds/.

Certain comments in this annual report are based on current management expectations and are considered “forward-looking statements.” Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “anticipate” and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

The discussion of the Funds’ investments and investment strategy (including current investment themes, the portfolio managers’ research and investment process, and portfolio characteristics) represents the Funds’ investments and the views of the portfolio managers and PPM America, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser, at the time of this report, and are subject to change without notice.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance shown. All returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. The value of your investment in a Fund could go down as well as up. Investing in the bond market is subject to certain risks including market, credit, interest rate and liquidity. Investments in asset-backed securities including residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other structured finance investments, are subject to declines in prepayment activity during times of rising interest rates, which may lengthen the duration of the security. Investments in derivatives can be highly volatile, and the gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than those that would have occurred if a Fund had not used such instruments. Additionally, a Fund’s use of derivative instruments may involve risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional investments including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty and credit risk. Investments in equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. As a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions, the price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities.

The ICE BofAML Custom 85/15 Index (HY Ratings restricted) provides a custom measure of investment grade and below investment grade bonds, and is a blend of the ICE BofAML A to BBB Index (C0C0) (85%) and the ICE BofAML BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index (HUC4) (15%). The ICE BofAML A-BBB US Corporate Index is a subset of ICE BofAML US Corporate Index including all securities rated A1 through BBB3, inclusive. ICE BofAML BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in The ICE BofAML US High Yield Index rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch, but caps issuer exposure at 2%.

The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index provides a broad, market value-weighted measure of US institutional leveraged loans. It includes the institutional tranches of loans syndicated to US loan investors.

The ICE BofAML US High Yield Constrained Index provides a measure of below investment grade bonds, is constructed based on the ICE BofAML US High Yield Index and imposes a 2% issuer cap. The ICE BofAML US High Yield Index provides a broad measure of below investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate corporate debt. It includes corporate bonds with risk exposures to countries that are members of the FX-G10, Western Europe or territories of the US and Western Europe.

The ICE BofAML US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index measures a single US Treasury Bill issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. The index often holds the most recent 3-month Bill, but can also instead hold a seasoned 6-month Bill.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad measure of US investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. It includes Treasuries, government-rated issues, corporate bonds, MBS, CMBS and ABS securities.

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The Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Index provides a broad measure of below investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. It includes publicly-issued US and SEC-registered global corporate and non-corporate securities, including Canadian and global bonds, but excludes Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index provides a broad measure of global investment grade, fixed rate bonds. The three major components of this index are the US Aggregate, Pan-European Aggregate and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate indices. It also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD 144A securities.

The Bloomberg Barclays Custom 45/45/10 Index provides a custom measure of US investment grade and below investment grade and global investment grade fixed rate bonds. It is a blend of the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index (45%), the Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Index (45%) and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex US (10%). The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index provides a broad measure of US investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. The Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Index provides a broad measure of below investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex US provides a broad measure of global investment grade, fixed rate bonds, but excludes US related securities.

The S&P 500 Value Index provides a measure of US large cap value stocks and is constructed based on the S&P 500 Index. Additionally, the S&P 500 Value Index includes stocks that exhibit strong value characteristics based on the evaluation of book value-to-price, earnings-to-price and sales-to-price ratios. The S&P 500 Index provides a broad measure, market capitalization-weighted measure of US large cap stocks.

The Russell Midcap Value Index provides a broad, market capitalization-weighted measure of US mid cap value stocks and is constructed based on the Russell Midcap Index. Additionally, the Russell Midcap Value Index includes stocks that exhibit strong value characteristics based on the evaluation of metrics such as book value-to-price and forecasted growth rates. The Russell Midcap Index provides a broad, market capitalization-weighted measure of US mid cap stocks.

The Russell 2000 Value Index provides a broad, market capitalization-weighted measure of value oriented US small cap stocks. It measures the performance of companies within the Russell 2000 Index which have lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 12.1%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2016-AA-2, 3.20%, 06/15/28

 

179,900

 

167,865

 
 

American Tower Trust I

         
 

Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

265,000

 

259,702

 
 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1, 1.81%, 10/08/20

 

915

 

915

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A2-2A, 2.00%, 05/11/20 (a)

 

27,302

 

27,178

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (a)

 

73,000

 

72,946

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (a)

 

64,000

 

63,163

 
 

Banc of America Re-REMIC Trust

         
 

Series 2015-B-200P, REMIC, 3.49%, 04/16/25 (a)

 

375,000

 

370,158

 
 

BCC Funding XIV LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.96%, 06/20/23 (a)

 

98,157

 

97,888

 
 

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1, 3.15%, 05/17/21 (a)

 

100,000

 

99,764

 
 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A1-A1, 2.91%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 04/15/19 (b)

 

500,000

 

500,445

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (a)

 

104,775

 

104,137

 
 

Chase Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2014-A5-A5, 2.83%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 04/15/19 (b)

 

500,000

 

500,287

 
 

Series 2016-A-A2, 1.37%, 06/17/19

 

250,000

 

248,168

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

89,089

 

88,574

 
 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

700,000

 

694,435

 
 

Continental Airlines Inc. Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2012-B-1, 6.25%, 04/11/20

 

11,064

 

11,217

 
 

Series 2012-A-1, 4.15%, 04/11/24

 

54,697

 

54,779

 
 

Series 2012-A-2, 4.00%, 10/29/24

 

48,649

 

47,875

 
 

CSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-HL2, 3.50%, 10/25/47 (a) (b)

 

101,667

 

99,515

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (a)

 

106,000

 

105,981

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2, 2.19%, 10/24/22 (a)

 

100,000

 

99,330

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (a)

 

61,240

 

61,131

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

65,044

 

64,650

 
 

Freddie Mac Multifamily Aggregation Risk Transfer

         
 

Series 2017-A-KT01, REMIC, 2.82%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 02/25/20 (b)

 

225,000

 

224,515

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

76,465

 

76,483

 
 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 05/20/20

 

216,443

 

215,709

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-3, 2.37%, 07/16/19

 

43,238

 

43,229

 
 

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 06/22/20 (a)

 

82,776

 

82,436

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

100,000

 

99,514

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (a)

 

158,000

 

158,516

 
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A6-6, REMIC, 3.00%, 01/25/48 (a) (b)

 

110,324

 

109,076

 
 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1A, 1.50%, 07/15/20 (a)

 

141,072

 

140,252

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.80%, 02/16/21 (a)

 

141,000

 

140,766

 
 

MVW Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2013-A-1A, 2.15%, 04/22/30 (a)

 

95,911

 

94,832

 
 

PSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-3, REMIC, 4.00%, 08/25/48 (a)

 

98,259

 

98,618

 
 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-8, REMIC, 4.00%, 11/25/48 (a) (b)

 

132,732

 

131,169

 
           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (a)

 

54,389

 

54,327

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-2A, 1.92%, 12/20/21 (a)

 

500,000

 

495,050

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-C38, 3.92%, 07/15/50 (b)

 

57,000

 

55,185

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $6,060,493)

6,059,780

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 42.5%

Communication Services 3.1%

 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.96%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (b)

 

165,000

 

160,049

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

87,000

 

85,459

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

63,000

 

58,642

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

84,000

 

83,481

 
 

5.38%, 04/01/38

 

105,000

 

96,921

 
 

6.83%, 10/23/55

 

51,000

 

52,090

 
 

Comcast Corp.

         
 

4.15%, 10/15/28

 

203,000

 

206,258

 
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

143,000

 

144,554

 
 

3.40%, 07/15/46

 

60,000

 

49,714

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

85,000

 

86,895

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26

 

71,000

 

65,142

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

201,000

 

199,459

 
 

Numericable - SFR SA

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

95,000

 

87,134

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (a)

 

137,500

 

135,609

 
 

Vodafone Group Plc

         
 

5.00%, 05/30/38

 

32,000

 

29,929

 
 

1,541,336

 

Consumer Discretionary 1.5%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

84,000

 

82,302

 
 

Ford Motor Co.

         
 

5.29%, 12/08/46

 

45,000

 

36,975

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

14,000

 

13,380

 
 

Home Depot Inc.

         
 

3.90%, 12/06/28

 

52,000

 

53,295

 
 

4.50%, 12/06/48

 

30,000

 

31,023

 
 

Nemak SAB de CV

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

186,689

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (a) (c)

 

311,000

 

300,239

 
 

Target Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 11/15/47

 

62,000

 

57,093

 
 

760,996

 

Consumer Staples 2.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

3.65%, 02/01/26 (a)

 

140,000

 

132,081

 
 

4.90%, 02/01/46 (a)

 

162,000

 

149,961

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

80,000

 

71,037

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

165,000

 

135,298

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

35,000

 

27,948

 
 

Conagra Brands Inc.

         
 

4.60%, 11/01/25

 

129,000

 

130,191

 
 

5.40%, 11/01/48

 

65,000

 

59,990

 
 

General Mills Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 04/17/28

 

21,000

 

20,523

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

197,030

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

         
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (a)

 

64,000

 

58,349

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

22,000

 

20,256

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

105,000

 

101,422

 
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

46,000

 

45,325

 
 

7.00%, 08/04/41

 

45,000

 

47,935

 
 

Tyson Foods Inc.

         
 

5.10%, 09/28/48

 

57,000

 

54,683

 
 

1,252,029

 

Energy 4.1%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

46,000

 

44,528

 
 

4.25%, 12/01/27

 

41,000

 

38,676

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

45,000

 

40,532

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

50,000

 

49,827

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

195,000

 

183,835

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

45,000

 

47,415

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

81,000

 

76,531

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.00%, 05/15/21 (a)

 

25,000

 

23,375

 
 

Diamondback Energy Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

187,000

 

180,510

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)

 

14,000

 

14,211

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

14,000

 

14,281

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

173,000

 

166,780

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

29,000

 

28,329

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

80,000

 

77,385

 
 

6.13%, 12/15/45

 

20,000

 

19,372

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

4.15%, 10/16/28

 

95,000

 

94,725

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

81,418

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a) (d)

 

105,000

 

76,537

 
 

8.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

30,000

 

12,387

 
 

Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

35,000

 

31,038

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28 (a)

 

30,000

 

28,247

 
 

4.50%, 04/01/48 (a)

 

35,000

 

29,386

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

137,000

 

128,803

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/49

 

67,000

 

64,947

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (d)

 

20,000

 

15,845

 
 

PDC Energy Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/26

 

60,000

 

53,178

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 01/23/29

 

85,000

 

79,262

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

         
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

203,000

 

193,643

 
 

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

20,000

 

19,272

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

140,000

 

135,330

 
 

2,049,605

 

Financials 16.3%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd.

         
 

3.50%, 05/26/22

 

115,000

 

111,458

 
 

3.65%, 07/21/27

 

75,000

 

64,991

 
 

American Express Co.

         
 

3.70%, 08/03/23

 

250,000

 

250,722

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

4.00%, 01/25/22 (a)

 

176,000

 

177,806

 
 

Athene Holding Ltd.

         
 

4.13%, 01/12/28

 

110,000

 

99,669

 
 

Bank of America Corp.

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/05/24) (e)

 

75,000

 

73,875

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

167,000

 

164,882

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

86,000

 

83,923

 
           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

240,000

 

233,743

 
 

3.25%, 10/21/27

 

27,000

 

24,951

 
 

Barclays Plc

         
 

4.97%, 05/16/29 (b) (f)

 

200,000

 

193,042

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

78,000

 

76,156

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (a)

 

75,000

 

71,791

 
 

BNP Paribas SA

         
 

3.50%, 03/01/23 (a)

 

110,000

 

107,098

 
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

         
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

125,000

 

116,367

 
 

3.80%, 01/31/28

 

147,000

 

135,677

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

5.90%, (callable at 100 beginning 02/15/23) (d) (e)

 

100,000

 

93,021

 
 

2.75%, 04/25/22

 

75,000

 

72,696

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

252,000

 

242,954

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (b)

 

136,000

 

130,835

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

8,000

 

7,504

 
 

Credit Agricole SA

         
 

3.75%, 04/24/23 (a)

 

250,000

 

244,590

 
 

Credit Suisse AG

         
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (a)

 

275,000

 

287,103

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/11/23) (a) (e)

 

200,000

 

204,000

 
 

4.21%, 06/12/24 (a)

 

250,000

 

248,089

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (a)

 

204,000

 

220,980

 
 

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 03/01/21

 

75,000

 

75,147

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (a)

 

62,000

 

59,488

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

125,000

 

122,715

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

         
 

2.60%, 12/27/20

 

77,000

 

75,546

 
 

3.00%, 04/26/22

 

66,000

 

64,047

 
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

63,000

 

60,012

 
 

4.00%, 03/03/24

 

62,000

 

61,079

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

90,000

 

86,219

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

155,000

 

149,662

 
 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

80,000

 

90,697

 
 

HSBC Holdings Plc

         
 

6.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/01/21) (e) (f)

 

200,000

 

205,402

 
 

4.29%, 09/12/26

 

200,000

 

197,460

 
 

4.38%, 11/23/26

 

200,000

 

193,594

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

111,000

 

107,459

 
 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

         
 

3.88%, 01/12/28 (a)

 

140,000

 

118,950

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

54,000

 

46,604

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (e)

 

60,000

 

59,437

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

203,510

 
 

2.95%, 10/01/26

 

107,000

 

98,662

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (b)

 

47,000

 

45,549

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

62,000

 

60,913

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

42,000

 

41,893

 
 

4.45%, 12/05/29

 

82,000

 

83,309

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         
 

3.22%, 03/01/25

 

114,000

 

109,723

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

62,000

 

58,713

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 03/01/28

 

21,000

 

20,304

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/48

 

35,000

 

32,348

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (e)

 

200,000

 

192,520

 
 

Macquarie Group Ltd.

         
 

5.03%, 01/15/30 (a)

 

125,000

 

123,663

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/22

 

194,000

 

200,235

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

143,000

 

143,506

 
 

3.88%, 04/29/24

 

219,000

 

217,971

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

104,000

 

98,897

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings Plc

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

242,000

 

240,025

 
 

UBS AG

         
 

2.45%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

200,000

 

196,260

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

247,843

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

         
 

5.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/15/25) (e)

 

100,000

 

98,750

 
 

2.63%, 07/22/22

 

75,000

 

72,271

 
 

4.48%, 01/16/24

 

15,000

 

15,153

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance BV

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

60,000

 

54,000

 
 

8,167,459

 

Health Care 3.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

59,000

 

61,530

 
 

Actavis Funding SCS

         
 

4.55%, 03/15/35

 

41,000

 

39,022

 
 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

         
 

3.36%, 06/06/24

 

176,000

 

168,799

 
 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

72,000

 

71,463

 
 

6.13%, 02/15/24

 

8,000

 

8,202

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/25

 

25,000

 

23,903

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

117,000

 

114,268

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

         
 

4.30%, 03/25/28

 

185,000

 

181,110

 
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

117,000

 

112,715

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

179,000

 

174,833

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

114,000

 

105,784

 
 

Halfmoon Parent Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (a)

 

100,000

 

100,658

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/48 (a)

 

148,000

 

144,875

 
 

Mednax Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

65,000

 

62,725

 
 

Mylan Inc.

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48 (a)

 

23,000

 

18,766

 
 

Perrigo Finance Plc

         
 

4.90%, 12/15/44

 

11,000

 

8,438

 
 

Perrigo Finance Unltd. Co.

         
 

4.38%, 03/15/26

 

31,000

 

27,957

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

         
 

3.75%, 07/15/25

 

45,000

 

45,400

 
 

3.45%, 01/15/27

 

40,000

 

39,469

 
 

3.88%, 12/15/28

 

60,000

 

60,702

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

15,000

 

15,084

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

10,000

 

9,225

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 (a)

 

40,000

 

40,517

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

57,000

 

49,543

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (a)

 

68,000

 

63,247

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

100,000

 

96,277

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

46,000

 

44,492

 
 

1,889,004

 

Industrials 2.8%

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 12/15/24 (a)

 

28,000

 

25,105

 
 

Aircastle Ltd.

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

40,181

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

75,000

 

70,314

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

128,000

 

123,600

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (a)

 

105,000

 

104,395

 
           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (a)

 

165,000

 

158,473

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

70,000

 

72,100

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

9,000

 

8,483

 
 

General Electric Co.

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (e) (g)

 

525,000

 

404,250

 
 

General Motors Co.

         
 

5.95%, 04/01/49

 

60,000

 

54,613

 
 

Johnson Controls International Plc

         
 

5.13%, 09/14/45

 

41,000

 

40,757

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust

         
 

5.50%, 07/31/47 (g) (h)

 

40,000

 

35,261

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

116,000

 

96,806

 
 

Union Pacific Corp.

         
 

3.60%, 09/15/37

 

64,000

 

57,250

 
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

100,000

 

98,535

 
 

1,390,123

 

Information Technology 1.2%

 

Broadcom Corp.

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

57,000

 

51,158

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

142,000

 

134,443

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

97,000

 

94,955

 
 

NXP BV

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (a)

 

200,000

 

197,987

 
 

5.35%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

67,000

 

67,730

 
 

Oracle Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

83,000

 

77,271

 
 

623,544

 

Materials 3.0%

 

Anglo American Capital Plc

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

118,905

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (a)

 

200,000

 

190,879

 
 

4.50%, 03/15/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

186,475

 
 

CF Industries Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

165,000

 

161,116

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

65,000

 

63,694

 
 

Corning Inc.

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

148,000

 

149,806

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

221,000

 

204,955

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

70,000

 

55,490

 
 

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

         
 

5.94%, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/15/21 (a) (b)

 

200,000

 

199,302

 
 

Syngenta Finance NV

         
 

5.68%, 04/24/48 (a)

 

200,000

 

164,120

 
 

1,494,742

 

Real Estate 0.5%

 

Boston Properties LP

         
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

173,000

 

176,991

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

50,000

 

48,462

 
 

ERP Operating LP

         
 

3.50%, 03/01/28

 

54,000

 

52,616

 
 

278,069

 

Utilities 3.8%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

215,000

 

211,390

 
 

Ameren Illinois Co.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

109,675

 
 

Avangrid Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

160,000

 

154,452

 
 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

         
 

4.75%, 04/26/47 (a)

 

107,000

 

110,388

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Co.

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

89,000

 

82,510

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

Electricite de France SA

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

193,769

 
 

Exelon Corp.

         
 

3.50%, 06/01/22 (i)

 

110,000

 

107,492

 
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

85,000

 

87,994

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

185,000

 

179,242

 
 

4.85%, 07/15/47 (c)

 

65,000

 

65,060

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

68,143

 
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

         
 

2.95%, 04/01/25

 

180,000

 

175,751

 
 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

         
 

3.30%, 12/01/27

 

100,000

 

81,750

 
 

Southern California Edison Co.

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

43,881

 
 

Southern Co.

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

196,000

 

189,405

 
 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

         
 

3.55%, 06/15/25

 

50,000

 

49,511

 
 

1,910,413

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $22,047,497)

21,357,320

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 1.6%

Communication Services 0.4%

 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (b)

 

116,820

 

108,759

 
 

Sprint Communications Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (b)

 

83,932

 

79,666

 
 

188,425

 

Consumer Discretionary 0.5%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (b)

 

64,350

 

61,543

 
 

CSC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (b)

 

44,436

 

42,059

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.19%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (b)

 

36,452

 

34,994

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.28%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (b)

 

45,581

 

43,758

 
 

UFC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/22/23 (b)

 

59,242

 

57,584

 
 

239,938

 

Consumer Staples 0.5%

 

JBS USA LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/22 (b)

 

39,757

 

38,167

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.30%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/30/24 (b)

 

231,913

 

222,636

 
 

260,803

 

Energy 0.1%

 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (b)

 

36,131

 

34,756

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (b)

 

33,000

 

31,598

 
 

66,354

 

Materials 0.1%

 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (b)

 

49,373

 

46,329

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $838,154)

801,849

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 41.5%

Mortgage-Backed Securities 23.8%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

         
 

3.00%, 07/01/32 - 11/01/46

 

190,850

 

188,666

 
           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
               
 

3.50%, 01/01/46 - 11/01/47

 

1,655,603

 

1,657,145

 
 

4.00%, 10/01/45 - 06/01/48

 

156,799

 

160,071

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.50%, 11/01/32 - 01/01/48

 

861,026

 

867,878

 
 

TBA, 3.00%, 01/15/33 (j)

 

438,000

 

437,198

 
 

3.00%, 09/01/32 - 05/01/46

 

2,299,285

 

2,250,478

 
 

4.00%, 07/01/47 - 08/01/48

 

1,096,087

 

1,119,164

 
 

4.50%, 05/01/47 - 07/01/48

 

1,442,256

 

1,494,535

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.50%, 04/20/46 - 05/20/47

 

2,102,347

 

2,118,996

 
 

4.00%, 04/20/47 - 07/20/47

 

1,497,840

 

1,536,351

 
 

4.50%, 08/20/48 - 09/20/48

 

86,419

 

89,478

 
 

11,919,960

 

Sovereign 0.4%

 

Mexico Government International Bond

         
 

3.75%, 01/11/28

 

220,000

 

206,533

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 17.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/41

 

461,000

 

521,002

 
 

3.13%, 11/15/41

 

372,000

 

381,300

 
 

2.50%, 02/15/45 - 02/15/46

 

659,000

 

597,200

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

1.38%, 04/30/20

 

586,000

 

577,027

 
 

2.00%, 02/15/22

 

835,000

 

823,388

 
 

1.88%, 04/30/22

 

602,000

 

590,430

 
 

1.63%, 05/31/23

 

709,000

 

682,966

 
 

2.75%, 02/15/24

 

900,000

 

909,844

 
 

2.50%, 05/15/24

 

626,000

 

625,022

 
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

321,000

 

326,617

 
 

1.50%, 08/15/26

 

808,000

 

745,380

 
 

2.25%, 11/15/25 - 08/15/27

 

1,950,000

 

1,904,593

 
 

8,684,769

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $20,696,449)

20,811,262

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 2.8%

Investment Companies 2.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (k)

 

1,255,699

 

1,255,699

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.35% (k)

 

161,620

 

161,620

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,417,319)

1,417,319

 

Total Investments 100.5% (cost $51,059,912)

 

50,447,530

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(2,123)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.5)%

 

(247,297)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

50,198,110

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities were $10,776,327 and 21.5%, respectively.

(b) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(c) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(d) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(e) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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(f) Convertible security.

(g) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited.

(h) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See Restricted Securities in the Schedules of Investments.

(i) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2018.

(j) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of December 31, 2018, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $430,974.

(k) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

                                 

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.50%, 07/31/47

07/16/18

 

36,362

 

35,261

 

0.1

 
                         
                                 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

15

 

March 2019

   

2,087,996

     

7,031

     

102,004

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(38)

 

March 2019

   

(4,538,858)

     

(16,408)

     

(97,736)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-Year

 

(3)

 

March 2019

   

(633,046)

     

(422)

     

(3,892)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

14

 

March 2019

   

1,588,381

     

3,500

     

17,244

 

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

6

 

March 2019

   

755,346

     

2,813

     

25,123

 

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

 

2

 

March 2019

   

303,986

     

1,188

     

17,327

 
                     

(2,298)

     

60,070

 
                                     

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate8

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional1,7

 

Value6 ($)

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - sell protection4

CDX.NA.HY.31 (Q)

 

5.00

   

12/20/23

   

(240,000)

   

4,784

   

175

   

(8,032)

 
                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Credit Fund

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 12.8%

 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

         
 

Series 2014-B-1, 2.96%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 05/15/19 (a)

 

500,000

 

500,480

 
 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1, 1.81%, 10/08/20

 

915

 

915

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-2A, 3.27%, 10/12/21 (b)

 

190,000

 

190,668

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A2-2A, 2.00%, 05/11/20 (b)

 

27,302

 

27,178

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (b)

 

73,000

 

72,946

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (b)

 

64,000

 

63,163

 
 

Banc of America Re-REMIC Trust

         
 

Series 2015-B-200P, REMIC, 3.49%, 04/16/25 (b)

 

375,000

 

370,158

 
 

Bank of The West Auto Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 3.43%, 12/15/22 (b)

 

148,000

 

148,970

 
 

BCC Funding XIV LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.96%, 06/20/23 (b)

 

98,156

 

97,888

 
 

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1, 3.15%, 05/17/21 (b)

 

100,000

 

99,764

 
 

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 1.90%, 09/16/19

 

122,603

 

122,233

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (b)

 

104,775

 

104,137

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (b)

 

44,545

 

44,287

 
 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

600,000

 

595,230

 
 

Continental Airlines Inc. Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2012-A-1, 4.15%, 04/11/24

 

134,191

 

134,392

 
 

CSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-HL2, 3.50%, 10/25/47 (a) (b)

 

103,405

 

101,216

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-2, 3.16%, 08/24/20 (b)

 

100,000

 

100,138

 
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (b)

 

105,000

 

104,981

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2, 2.19%, 10/24/22 (b)

 

100,000

 

99,330

 
 

DLL LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A3-ST2, 3.46%, 01/20/22 (b)

 

124,000

 

124,762

 
 

Series 2018-A4-ST2, 3.59%, 06/20/24 (b)

 

144,000

 

145,868

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (b)

 

61,240

 

61,131

 
 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-2A, 3.23%, 11/16/20 (b)

 

73,433

 

73,590

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22 (b)

 

64,419

 

64,028

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (b)

 

76,464

 

76,483

 
 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 05/20/20

 

216,443

 

215,709

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-4, 2.93%, 06/16/20

 

103,000

 

102,895

 
 

Series 2017-A3-1A, 1.78%, 10/18/21 (b)

 

250,000

 

247,761

 
 

Series 2018-B-4, 3.45%, 09/16/22

 

41,000

 

41,640

 
 

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 06/22/20 (b)

 

82,776

 

82,436

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (b)

 

100,000

 

99,514

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

Series 2017-C-SLP, REMIC, 3.92%, 10/12/22 (b)

 

100,000

 

100,130

 
 

Houston Galleria Mall Trust

         
 

Series 2015-A1A2-HGLR, REMIC, 3.09%, 03/06/25 (b)

 

100,000

 

96,185

 
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2018-1A4-6, 3.50%, 12/25/48 (a) (b)

 

52,212

 

51,488

 
 

Series 2018-A5-1, REMIC, 3.50%, 04/25/25 (b)

 

88,918

 

87,745

 
 

Series 2017-A6-6, REMIC, 3.00%, 01/25/48 (a) (b)

 

110,324

 

109,076

 
 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1A, 1.50%, 07/15/20 (b)

 

141,072

 

140,252

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.80%, 02/16/21 (b)

 

101,000

 

100,833

 
 

Marlin Leasing Receivables LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 3.05%, 10/20/20 (b)

 

42,000

 

41,981

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1A, 3.36%, 04/20/23 (b)

 

81,000

 

81,049

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

MVW Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2013-A-1A, 2.15%, 04/22/30 (b)

 

78,327

 

77,446

 
 

PSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A3-2, REMIC, 3.50%, 06/25/48 (b)

 

115,702

 

114,233

 
 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-A, REMIC, 2.71%, 01/20/20 (b)

 

92,496

 

92,321

 
 

United Airlines Inc. Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2018-B-1, 4.60%, 03/01/26

 

28,000

 

27,678

 
 

Series 2018-A-1, 3.70%, 03/01/30

 

150,000

 

143,685

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (b)

 

54,389

 

54,327

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A1A-3A, 2.06%, 04/20/22 (b)

 

512,000

 

505,956

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-C38, 3.92%, 07/15/50 (a)

 

58,000

 

56,153

 
 

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-2A, 2.84%, 09/15/21 (b)

 

77,524

 

77,405

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $6,267,073)

6,271,834

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 74.5%

Communication Services 5.1%

 

21st Century Fox America Inc.

         
 

6.55%, 03/15/33

 

38,000

 

47,972

 
 

6.90%, 08/15/39

 

36,000

 

46,963

 
 

Altice Luxembourg SA

         
 

8.13%, 02/01/27 (b)

 

200,000

 

188,500

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27

 

68,000

 

58,197

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

145,000

 

142,431

 
 

4.35%, 06/15/45

 

59,000

 

50,098

 
 

4.75%, 05/15/46

 

127,000

 

112,826

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.50%, 05/01/26 (b)

 

36,000

 

34,650

 
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (b)

 

61,000

 

56,781

 
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (b)

 

33,000

 

32,114

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

6.48%, 10/23/45

 

59,000

 

60,115

 
 

5.38%, 04/01/38 - 05/01/47

 

212,000

 

194,377

 
 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

         
 

7.00%, 07/15/24 (b)

 

100,000

 

82,908

 
 

Comcast Corp.

         
 

4.15%, 10/15/28

 

108,000

 

109,734

 
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

143,000

 

144,554

 
 

4.00%, 08/15/47

 

100,000

 

91,018

 
 

4.05%, 11/01/52

 

50,000

 

44,895

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

170,000

 

173,790

 
 

DISH DBS Corp.

         
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

41,000

 

33,919

 
 

iHeartCommunications Inc.

         
 

0.00%, 03/01/21 (c) (d)

 

65,000

 

43,498

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 11/15/28 (b)

 

165,000

 

160,588

 
 

6.38%, 05/15/29 (b)

 

101,000

 

100,226

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (b)

 

75,000

 

70,852

 
 

5.00%, 08/01/27 (b)

 

95,000

 

86,769

 
 

Sprint Capital Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

105,000

 

99,261

 
 

Time Warner Cable Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/39

 

40,000

 

40,648

 
 

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

         
 

8.38%, 03/15/23

 

55,000

 

62,757

 
 

Vodafone Group Plc

         
 

4.38%, 05/30/28

 

88,000

 

85,535

 
 

Walt Disney Co.

         
 

3.00%, 07/30/46

 

32,000

 

26,349

 
 

Zayo Group LLC

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/27 (b)

 

30,000

 

26,699

 
 

2,509,024

 

Consumer Discretionary 5.2%

 

21st Century Fox America Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 09/15/44

 

29,000

 

31,253

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Amazon.com Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 08/22/37

 

90,000

 

87,792

 
 

4.25%, 08/22/57

 

130,000

 

128,323

 
 

Beazer Homes USA Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/27

 

35,000

 

27,650

 
 

Delphi Jersey Holdings Plc

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (b)

 

60,000

 

50,402

 
 

Delta Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26 (b)

 

53,000

 

50,083

 
 

Dollar General Corp.

         
 

3.25%, 04/15/23

 

112,000

 

109,490

 
 

Ford Motor Co.

         
 

7.45%, 07/16/31

 

40,000

 

41,148

 
 

5.29%, 12/08/46

 

53,000

 

43,548

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

203,000

 

200,891

 
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

39,000

 

39,372

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (b)

 

70,000

 

65,963

 
 

8.75%, 10/01/25 (b)

 

59,000

 

56,633

 
 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 09/01/24

 

54,000

 

51,093

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

5,000

 

4,778

 
 

Home Depot Inc.

         
 

2.13%, 09/15/26

 

81,000

 

73,032

 
 

3.90%, 12/06/28

 

41,000

 

42,021

 
 

4.50%, 12/06/48

 

49,000

 

50,671

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.63%, 05/15/23

 

65,000

 

65,962

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

4.75%, 06/01/27 (b)

 

135,000

 

125,682

 
 

Lennar Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 11/29/27

 

20,000

 

18,158

 
 

Lowe`s Cos. Inc.

         
 

4.05%, 05/03/47

 

99,000

 

85,221

 
 

Marriott International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 09/15/26 (b)

 

67,000

 

64,607

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (b) (e)

 

89,000

 

82,817

 
 

Nemak SAB de CV

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (b)

 

200,000

 

186,689

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

         
 

5.25%, 11/15/22

 

30,000

 

31,402

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 08/08/25 (b) (f)

 

200,000

 

197,954

 
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (b) (f)

 

200,000

 

193,080

 
 

Schaeffler Verwaltung Zwei GmbH

         
 

5.25%, 09/15/23 (b) (g)

 

57,000

 

51,844

 
 

5.50%, 09/15/26 (b) (g)

 

131,000

 

114,280

 
 

Time Warner Inc.

         
 

7.63%, 04/15/31

 

59,000

 

73,487

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (b)

 

125,000

 

115,968

 
 

2,561,294

 

Consumer Staples 4.3%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

4.70%, 02/01/36 (b)

 

53,000

 

49,320

 
 

4.90%, 02/01/46 (b)

 

371,000

 

343,429

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

341,000

 

302,794

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

158,000

 

129,558

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

158,000

 

126,165

 
 

Constellation Brands Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 05/01/23

 

70,000

 

70,591

 
 

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

         
 

2.55%, 09/15/26

 

50,000

 

43,096

 
 

General Mills Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 04/17/28

 

115,000

 

112,389

 
 

4.70%, 04/17/48 (e)

 

37,000

 

33,883

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (b)

 

171,000

 

173,480

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

         
 

4.38%, 06/01/46

 

155,000

 

128,982

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Kroger Co.

         
 

4.65%, 01/15/48

 

24,000

 

21,653

 
 

Maple Escrow Subsidiary Inc.

         
 

4.99%, 05/25/38 (b)

 

30,000

 

29,087

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (b)

 

125,000

 

99,553

 
 

Philip Morris International Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 11/10/44

 

75,000

 

68,346

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/25 (b)

 

32,000

 

30,089

 
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (b)

 

74,000

 

67,466

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

49,000

 

47,330

 
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

86,000

 

84,738

 
 

Tyson Foods Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 06/02/47

 

12,000

 

10,524

 
 

5.10%, 09/28/48

 

57,000

 

54,683

 
 

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

         
 

3.38%, 10/21/20 (b)

 

86,000

 

86,210

 
 

2,113,366

 

Energy 7.3%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24 (e)

 

107,000

 

67,875

 
 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

         
 

7.95%, 06/15/39

 

51,000

 

60,141

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

4.25%, 12/01/27

 

61,000

 

57,542

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

66,000

 

59,447

 
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

116,392

 
 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

         
 

3.85%, 06/01/27

 

55,000

 

52,003

 
 

Cenovus Energy Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 09/15/42

 

59,000

 

45,369

 
 

Chaparral Energy Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 07/15/23 (b)

 

42,000

 

30,045

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

40,000

 

39,862

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

140,000

 

131,984

 
 

Concho Resources Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 10/01/47

 

51,000

 

48,518

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

81,000

 

76,531

 
 

Diamondback Energy Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (b)

 

123,000

 

118,731

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (b)

 

9,000

 

9,135

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (b)

 

9,000

 

9,180

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

139,000

 

134,003

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

99,000

 

96,708

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

51,000

 

49,333

 
 

5.15%, 03/15/45

 

40,000

 

34,764

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

4.15%, 10/16/28

 

85,000

 

84,754

 
 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

86,000

 

95,601

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

81,418

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 02/15/25 (b)

 

142,000

 

58,634

 
 

Floatel International AB

         
 

9.00%, 04/11/24 (b)

 

100,000

 

93,620

 
 

Halliburton Co.

         
 

3.80%, 11/15/25

 

60,000

 

58,181

 
 

4.85%, 11/15/35

 

59,000

 

58,193

 
 

HollyFrontier Corp.

         
 

5.88%, 04/01/26

 

110,000

 

111,292

 
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

         
 

7.75%, 03/15/32

 

87,000

 

104,557

 
 

Kinder Morgan Inc.

         
 

4.30%, 03/01/28

 

90,000

 

88,181

 
 

5.20%, 03/01/48

 

50,000

 

47,822

 
 

Marathon Oil Corp.

         
 

4.40%, 07/15/27

 

90,000

 

85,767

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,247

 
 

4.50%, 04/01/48 (b)

 

35,000

 

29,386

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

68,000

 

63,931

 
 

4.50%, 04/15/38

 

40,000

 

35,178

 
 

5.20%, 03/01/47

 

60,000

 

55,817

 
 

4.70%, 04/15/48

 

25,000

 

21,706

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/49

 

55,000

 

53,315

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (e)

 

25,000

 

19,806

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

50,000

 

37,734

 
 

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 05/01/26 (b) (e)

 

101,000

 

85,032

 
 

PDC Energy Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/26

 

112,000

 

99,266

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 01/23/29

 

68,000

 

63,410

 
 

6.75%, 09/21/47

 

200,000

 

165,378

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/24

 

165,000

 

172,974

 
 

5.00%, 03/15/27

 

89,000

 

89,670

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

159,000

 

151,671

 
 

SM Energy Co.

         
 

6.63%, 01/15/27

 

37,000

 

32,745

 
 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

         
 

4.95%, 01/15/43

 

22,000

 

18,689

 
 

Transocean Guardian Ltd.

         
 

5.88%, 01/15/24 (b)

 

23,000

 

22,071

 
 

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (b)

 

15,000

 

14,454

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (b)

 

96,800

 

93,571

 
 

USA Compression Partners LP

         
 

6.88%, 04/01/26 (b)

 

38,000

 

36,465

 
 

3,596,099

 

Financials 26.3%

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV

         
 

2.65%, 01/19/21 (b)

 

250,000

 

246,146

 
 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd.

         
 

3.65%, 07/21/27

 

78,000

 

67,591

 
 

3.88%, 01/23/28

 

35,000

 

30,672

 
 

American International Group Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 04/01/28

 

52,000

 

50,552

 
 

4.50%, 07/16/44

 

24,000

 

21,371

 
 

4.80%, 07/10/45

 

158,000

 

146,998

 
 

4.75%, 04/01/48

 

68,000

 

62,263

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (b)

 

200,000

 

184,799

 
 

Bank of America Corp.

         
 

2.50%, 10/21/22

 

112,000

 

107,499

 
 

4.13%, 01/22/24

 

52,000

 

52,584

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

158,000

 

155,996

 
 

4.00%, 04/01/24 - 01/22/25

 

149,000

 

148,906

 
 

3.95%, 04/21/25

 

276,000

 

267,662

 
 

3.37%, 01/23/26

 

75,000

 

72,472

 
 

4.45%, 03/03/26

 

24,000

 

23,742

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

13,000

 

12,661

 
 

4.18%, 11/25/27

 

79,000

 

75,854

 
 

3.42%, 12/20/28

 

80,000

 

74,958

 
 

Barclays Plc

         
 

4.97%, 05/16/29 (a) (h)

 

200,000

 

193,042

 
 

4.95%, 01/10/47

 

195,000

 

173,236

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (b)

 

133,000

 

129,857

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (b)

 

127,000

 

121,567

 
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

         
 

4.20%, 08/15/48

 

125,000

 

124,248

 
 

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC

         
 

4.00%, 10/02/47 (b)

 

44,000

 

38,187

 
 

BNP Paribas SA

         
 

3.38%, 01/09/25 (b)

 

200,000

 

187,965

 
 

Boral Finance Pty Ltd.

         
 

3.75%, 05/01/28 (b)

 

146,000

 

135,518

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

         
 

3.30%, 10/30/24

 

120,000

 

113,334

 
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

102,000

 

94,955

 
 

3.80%, 01/31/28

 

73,000

 

67,377

 
 

CIT Group Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 02/16/24

 

149,000

 

143,417

 
 

5.25%, 03/07/25

 

16,000

 

15,691

 
 

6.13%, 03/09/28

 

17,000

 

16,929

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

3.14%, 01/24/23

 

153,000

 

150,423

 
 

3.20%, 10/21/26

 

123,000

 

113,575

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

138,000

 

133,046

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (a)

 

225,000

 

216,456

 
 

3.67%, 07/24/28 (a)

 

342,000

 

323,385

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

26,000

 

24,388

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/18/24) (b) (i)

 

69,000

 

65,119

 
 

4.21%, 06/12/24 (b)

 

250,000

 

248,089

 
 

3.87%, 01/12/29 (b)

 

250,000

 

232,684

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (b)

 

41,000

 

41,039

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (b)

 

38,000

 

38,671

 
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (b)

 

135,000

 

146,237

 
 

Enel Finance International NV

         
 

4.88%, 06/14/29 (b)

 

250,000

 

237,818

 
 

ERAC USA Finance LLC

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/45 (b)

 

27,000

 

25,090

 
 

Five Corners Funding Trust

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/23 (b)

 

212,000

 

218,185

 
 

GE Capital International Funding Co.

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/35

 

174,000

 

146,285

 
 

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

         
 

4.30%, 07/13/25

 

46,000

 

43,455

 
 

4.00%, 10/06/26

 

84,000

 

76,313

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

87,000

 

85,410

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

         
 

2.35%, 11/15/21

 

29,000

 

27,962

 
 

3.00%, 04/26/22

 

59,000

 

57,254

 
 

2.91%, 06/05/23 - 07/24/23

 

171,000

 

163,172

 
 

4.00%, 03/03/24

 

119,000

 

117,232

 
 

3.50%, 01/23/25 - 11/16/26

 

176,000

 

166,421

 
 

3.75%, 05/22/25

 

179,000

 

171,252

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

34,000

 

32,572

 
 

3.85%, 01/26/27

 

102,000

 

95,999

 
 

3.69%, 06/05/28 (a)

 

9,000

 

8,369

 
 

3.81%, 04/23/29

 

70,000

 

65,150

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

301,000

 

290,635

 
 

5.15%, 05/22/45

 

16,000

 

14,878

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

132,000

 

127,790

 
 

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 09/21/48

 

66,000

 

64,864

 
 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

         
 

3.88%, 01/12/28 (b)

 

100,000

 

84,964

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (b)

 

17,000

 

14,672

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (i)

 

79,000

 

78,259

 
 

4.25%, 10/15/20

 

66,000

 

67,162

 
 

2.97%, 01/15/23

 

218,000

 

212,339

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

162,000

 

163,211

 
 

2.95%, 10/01/26

 

219,000

 

201,934

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

185,000

 

179,287

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

125,000

 

122,809

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

169,000

 

168,571

 
 

4.45%, 12/05/29

 

66,000

 

67,054

 
 

3.96%, 11/15/48

 

100,000

 

89,127

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         
 

3.22%, 03/01/25

 

237,000

 

228,108

 
 

LafargeHolcim Finance US LLC

         
 

4.75%, 09/22/46 (b)

 

200,000

 

174,607

 
 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 06/15/23 (b)

 

51,000

 

51,384

 
 

4.85%, 08/01/44 (b)

 

125,000

 

121,851

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 03/01/28

 

42,000

 

40,608

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/48

 

70,000

 

64,697

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (i)

 

200,000

 

192,520

 
 

4.45%, 05/08/25 (h)

 

200,000

 

197,779

 
 

3.57%, 11/07/28

 

200,000

 

178,358

 
 

Markel Corp.

         
 

4.30%, 11/01/47

 

250,000

 

218,208

 
 

MetLife Inc.

         
 

4.37%, 09/15/23

 

45,000

 

46,685

 
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

         
 

3.46%, 03/02/23

 

250,000

 

248,504

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.88%, 04/29/24

 

101,000

 

100,525

 
 

3.70%, 10/23/24

 

98,000

 

96,322

 
 

3.13%, 07/27/26

 

103,000

 

95,054

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

181,000

 

176,026

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

196,000

 

186,383

 
 

3.59%, 07/22/28 (a)

 

50,000

 

47,250

 
 

4.38%, 01/22/47

 

50,000

 

47,728

 
 

Nationwide Building Society

         
 

4.36%, 08/01/24 (b)

 

200,000

 

196,135

 
 

Navient Corp.

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/26

 

41,000

 

34,033

 
 

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services Plc

         
 

2.75%, 06/26/24 (b)

 

223,000

 

210,302

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada

         
 

3.70%, 10/05/23

 

125,000

 

125,652

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings Plc

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

200,000

 

198,368

 
 

SLM Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 01/25/23

 

54,000

 

47,342

 
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 01/11/22

 

250,000

 

245,214

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

         
 

4.75%, 11/13/28 (b)

 

250,000

 

243,218

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

         
 

4.10%, 06/03/26

 

64,000

 

62,313

 
 

4.40%, 06/14/46

 

23,000

 

21,252

 
 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

         
 

5.85%, 02/01/37

 

75,000

 

84,472

 
 

Westpac Banking Corp.

         
 

2.75%, 01/11/23

 

125,000

 

121,242

 
 

12,878,796

 

Health Care 6.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

3.75%, 11/30/26

 

95,000

 

94,085

 
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

33,000

 

34,415

 
 

AbbVie Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 05/14/35

 

91,000

 

85,037

 
 

4.88%, 11/14/48

 

92,000

 

85,848

 
 

Actavis Funding SCS

         
 

4.85%, 06/15/44

 

29,000

 

27,393

 
 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

         
 

3.73%, 12/15/24

 

78,000

 

75,360

 
 

3.70%, 06/06/27

 

216,000

 

204,159

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/26 (b)

 

21,000

 

19,753

 
 

Celgene Corp.

         
 

4.63%, 05/15/44

 

64,000

 

56,429

 
 

4.35%, 11/15/47

 

77,000

 

64,445

 
 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/25

 

99,000

 

94,654

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (b)

 

148,000

 

144,544

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

         
 

2.88%, 06/01/26

 

47,000

 

42,609

 
 

4.30%, 03/25/28

 

80,000

 

78,318

 
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

146,000

 

140,653

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

222,000

 

216,832

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

58,000

 

53,820

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Forest Laboratories Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 12/15/21 (b)

 

118,000

 

121,410

 
 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

         
 

3.65%, 03/01/26

 

38,000

 

37,265

 
 

4.15%, 03/01/47

 

83,000

 

76,895

 
 

Halfmoon Parent Inc.

         
 

4.80%, 08/15/38 (b)

 

60,000

 

59,452

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/48 (b)

 

116,000

 

113,551

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/24

 

7,000

 

6,941

 
 

5.25%, 06/15/26

 

71,000

 

70,323

 
 

5.50%, 06/15/47

 

63,000

 

59,881

 
 

Humana Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 12/01/42

 

40,000

 

39,727

 
 

Lifepoint Health Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (b)

 

125,000

 

119,060

 
 

Mednax Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 01/15/27 (b)

 

40,000

 

38,600

 
 

Mylan Inc.

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48 (b)

 

141,000

 

115,045

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

         
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

11,000

 

11,015

 
 

6.75%, 06/15/23 (e)

 

16,000

 

15,020

 
 

4.63%, 07/15/24

 

39,000

 

36,328

 
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

         
 

3.20%, 08/15/27

 

33,000

 

30,710

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 12/15/28

 

57,000

 

57,667

 
 

4.45%, 12/15/48

 

51,000

 

52,294

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (b)

 

10,000

 

10,056

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (b)

 

14,000

 

12,915

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 (b)

 

25,000

 

25,323

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (b)

 

102,000

 

88,656

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (b)

 

146,000

 

136,031

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (b)

 

23,000

 

22,284

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

96,000

 

92,426

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (b)

 

46,000

 

44,492

 
 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

         
 

3.55%, 04/01/25

 

39,000

 

37,286

 
 

3,049,007

 

Industrials 5.3%

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 12/15/24 (b)

 

6,000

 

5,380

 
 

Aircastle Ltd.

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

40,181

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

107,000

 

100,315

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

4.13%, 08/15/25 (b)

 

56,000

 

51,325

 
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (b)

 

132,000

 

127,462

 
 

4.38%, 08/15/27 (b)

 

26,000

 

23,419

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (b)

 

104,000

 

103,401

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (b)

 

100,000

 

96,044

 
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

         
 

4.05%, 06/15/48

 

63,000

 

60,567

 
 

CNH Industrial NV

         
 

4.50%, 08/15/23

 

115,000

 

115,774

 
 

CSX Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 11/15/48

 

31,000

 

31,401

 
 

General Electric Co.

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (i) (j)

 

218,000

 

167,860

 
 

4.50%, 03/11/44

 

50,000

 

40,838

 
 

General Motors Co.

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/28

 

195,000

 

185,081

 
 

International Lease Finance Corp.

         
 

8.25%, 12/15/20

 

45,000

 

48,286

 
 

Johnson Controls International Plc

         
 

5.13%, 09/14/45

 

60,000

 

59,645

 
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

         
 

3.55%, 01/15/26

 

117,000

 

116,100

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Owens Corning Inc.

         
 

4.40%, 01/30/48

 

150,000

 

113,262

 
 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23 (b)

 

136,000

 

127,553

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/24 (b) (e)

 

24,000

 

23,202

 
 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV

         
 

2.35%, 10/15/26 (b)

 

198,000

 

181,031

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/27 (b)

 

150,000

 

132,083

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (b)

 

63,000

 

52,576

 
 

Union Pacific Corp.

         
 

4.05%, 03/01/46

 

84,000

 

77,278

 
 

4.50%, 09/10/48

 

125,000

 

123,940

 
 

United Rentals North America Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 12/15/26 (e)

 

53,000

 

52,205

 
 

4.88%, 01/15/28

 

48,000

 

42,138

 
 

United Technologies Corp.

         
 

2.65%, 11/01/26

 

51,000

 

45,908

 
 

Verisk Analytics Inc.

         
 

4.00%, 06/15/25

 

98,000

 

98,323

 
 

5.50%, 06/15/45

 

125,000

 

126,563

 
 

2,569,141

 

Information Technology 2.8%

 

Broadcom Corp.

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

258,000

 

231,559

 
 

3.50%, 01/15/28

 

74,000

 

63,798

 
 

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

         
 

3.00%, 08/15/26

 

71,000

 

65,343

 
 

4.75%, 05/15/48

 

72,000

 

68,107

 
 

Fiserv Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 10/01/28 (f)

 

80,000

 

79,912

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

3.70%, 08/08/46

 

79,000

 

75,972

 
 

NXP BV

         
 

4.63%, 06/01/23 (b)

 

147,000

 

145,561

 
 

5.35%, 03/01/26 (b)

 

99,000

 

100,079

 
 

Oracle Corp.

         
 

2.65%, 07/15/26

 

120,000

 

111,655

 
 

3.85%, 07/15/36

 

59,000

 

55,823

 
 

3.80%, 11/15/37

 

50,000

 

46,455

 
 

4.00%, 07/15/46 - 11/15/47

 

127,000

 

118,335

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (b)

 

88,000

 

80,140

 
 

Visa Inc.

         
 

4.30%, 12/14/45

 

99,000

 

102,901

 
 

1,345,640

 

Materials 3.9%

 

Anglo American Capital Plc

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (b)

 

260,000

 

255,499

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc

         
 

4.63%, 05/15/23 (b)

 

159,000

 

150,090

 
 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (b)

 

60,000

 

55,160

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (b)

 

116,000

 

104,413

 
 

Cemex SAB de CV

         
 

5.70%, 01/11/25 (b)

 

200,000

 

192,041

 
 

Corning Inc.

         
 

5.35%, 11/15/48

 

75,000

 

76,265

 
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

67,000

 

67,818

 
 

Dow Chemical Co.

         
 

4.63%, 10/01/44

 

51,000

 

46,210

 
 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (b)

 

31,000

 

29,450

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

3.10%, 03/15/20

 

105,000

 

102,639

 
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

165,000

 

153,021

 
 

5.45%, 03/15/43

 

113,000

 

86,021

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (b)

 

38,000

 

34,509

 
 

Olin Corp.

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

81,000

 

74,871

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

57,000

 

49,844

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 07/15/23 (b)

 

103,000

 

98,003

 
 

Samarco Mineracao SA

         
 

0.00%, 09/26/24 (b) (c) (d)

 

200,000

 

156,677

 
 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

         
 

4.50%, 06/01/47

 

34,000

 

30,732

 
 

Syngenta Finance NV

         
 

5.68%, 04/24/48 (b)

 

200,000

 

164,120

 
 

1,927,383

 

Real Estate 2.9%

 

American Tower Corp.

         
 

3.60%, 01/15/28

 

250,000

 

234,221

 
 

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

         
 

3.20%, 01/15/28

 

84,000

 

79,672

 
 

Boston Properties LP

         
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

86,000

 

87,984

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

55,000

 

53,308

 
 

4.45%, 02/15/26

 

66,000

 

65,686

 
 

3.70%, 06/15/26

 

143,000

 

135,830

 
 

3.65%, 09/01/27

 

20,000

 

18,628

 
 

3.80%, 02/15/28

 

227,000

 

213,280

 
 

Equinix Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 01/01/25

 

46,000

 

46,374

 
 

5.38%, 05/15/27

 

63,000

 

62,336

 
 

ERP Operating LP

         
 

3.50%, 03/01/28

 

54,000

 

52,616

 
 

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

         
 

3.75%, 10/15/23

 

86,000

 

84,379

 
 

Realty Income Corp.

         
 

3.65%, 01/15/28

 

97,000

 

93,885

 
 

Regency Centers Corp.

         
 

3.60%, 02/01/27

 

43,000

 

41,185

 
 

Simon Property Group LP

         
 

3.38%, 06/15/27 - 12/01/27

 

166,000

 

160,074

 
 

1,429,458

 

Utilities 5.2%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23

 

164,000

 

159,884

 
 

5.13%, 09/01/27

 

73,000

 

70,538

 
 

Alabama Power Co.

         
 

3.70%, 12/01/47

 

150,000

 

137,142

 
 

Ameren Illinois Co.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

52,000

 

54,837

 
 

Appalachian Power Co.

         
 

3.30%, 06/01/27

 

150,000

 

143,187

 
 

Avangrid Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

199,000

 

192,099

 
 

Dominion Resources Inc.

         
 

5.20%, 08/15/19

 

49,000

 

49,559

 
 

Duke Energy Corp.

         
 

3.95%, 08/15/47

 

75,000

 

67,189

 
 

Duke Energy Florida LLC

         
 

3.80%, 07/15/28

 

112,000

 

113,398

 
 

Duquesne Light Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.40%, 09/15/20 (b)

 

121,000

 

125,983

 
 

5.90%, 12/01/21 (b)

 

116,000

 

122,038

 
 

Eversource Energy

         
 

4.25%, 04/01/29

 

104,000

 

106,007

 
 

Exelon Corp.

         
 

3.95%, 06/15/25

 

63,000

 

62,356

 
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

52,000

 

53,831

 
 

4.45%, 04/15/46

 

200,000

 

190,290

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

4.35%, 01/15/25 (b)

 

88,000

 

88,910

 
 

4.85%, 07/15/47 (f)

 

40,000

 

40,037

 
 

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

         
 

5.45%, 07/15/44 (b)

 

67,000

 

72,133

 
 

Florida Power & Light Co.

         
 

3.70%, 12/01/47

 

150,000

 

140,140

 
 

Nevada Power Co.

         
 

6.65%, 04/01/36

 

18,000

 

22,922

 
 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

         
 

3.30%, 12/01/27

 

250,000

 

204,375

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.40%, 01/15/40

 

38,000

 

33,735

 
 

Sempra Energy

         
 

4.00%, 02/01/48

 

70,000

 

59,749

 
 

Southern California Edison Co.

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

37,000

 

35,296

 
 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

         
 

3.55%, 06/15/25

 

44,000

 

43,569

 
 

Xcel Energy Inc.

         
 

4.70%, 05/15/20

 

107,000

 

108,261

 
 

6.50%, 07/01/36

 

22,000

 

27,336

 
 

2,524,801

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $37,866,049)

36,504,009

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 9.0%

U.S. Treasury Securities 9.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

2.50%, 02/15/45

 

870,000

 

789,389

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

2.88%, 10/31/23

 

2,663,000

 

2,707,938

 
 

2.25%, 02/15/27

 

950,000

 

922,687

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $4,362,891)

4,420,014

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 3.4%

Investment Companies 0.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (k)

 

252,201

 

252,201

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.7%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.35% (k)

 

339,300

 

339,300

 

Treasury Securities 2.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

         
 

2.33%, 01/15/19 (l)

 

1,100,000

 

1,099,018

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,690,519)

1,690,519

 

Total Investments 99.7% (cost $50,186,532)

 

48,886,376

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(9,703)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.3%

 

141,788

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

49,018,461

 

(a) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(b) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities were $15,397,676 and 31.4%, respectively.

(c) Non-income producing security.

(d) Issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(e) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(f) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(g) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(h) Convertible security.

(i) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(j) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited.

(k) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

(l) The coupon rate represents the yield to maturity.

                                 

PPM Credit Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

30

 

March 2019

   

4,175,980

     

14,063

     

204,020

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(40)

 

March 2019

   

(4,778,483)

     

(15,625)

     

(102,143)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-Year

 

(3)

 

March 2019

   

(633,046)

     

(422)

     

(3,891)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

16

 

March 2019

   

1,806,489

     

4,000

     

28,511

 

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

(6)

 

March 2019

   

(760,149)

     

(2,813)

     

(20,320)

 

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

 

(15)

 

March 2019

   

(2,286,189)

     

(8,906)

     

(123,654)

 
                     

(9,703)

     

(17,477)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (a)

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 3.5%

Communication Services 0.5%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27

 

30,000

 

25,675

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (b)

 

30,000

 

27,925

 
 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/24 (c)

 

30,000

 

29,068

 
 

DISH DBS Corp.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/23

 

30,000

 

24,709

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

11.00%, 09/15/25

 

30,000

 

18,694

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,537

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 11/15/28 (b)

 

30,000

 

29,198

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,341

 
 

Sprint Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

30,000

 

29,683

 
 

241,830

 

Consumer Discretionary 0.3%

 

1011778 B.C. Unltd. Liability Co.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

27,601

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27 (c)

 

30,000

 

26,950

 
 

Delta Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26 (b)

 

10,000

 

9,450

 
 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

         
 

4.88%, 03/15/27

 

30,000

 

26,500

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (b) (c)

 

30,000

 

27,916

 
 

Sally Holdings LLC

         
 

5.63%, 12/01/25 (c)

 

30,000

 

27,685

 
 

Scientific Games International Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

26,882

 
 

172,984

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (b)

 

30,000

 

30,435

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (b)

 

30,000

 

27,621

 
 

Sigma Holdco BV

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (b)

 

30,000

 

25,961

 
 

Spectrum Brands Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 07/15/25

 

30,000

 

28,499

 
 

112,516

 

Energy 0.6%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24

 

30,000

 

19,030

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

30,000

 

28,282

 
 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.63%, 10/01/26 (b)

 

28,000

 

26,342

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

30,000

 

29,547

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

30,000

 

29,306

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 02/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

12,387

 
 

Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 05/15/26 (b)

 

30,000

 

26,604

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

30,000

 

22,641

 
 

Regency Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.88%, 03/01/22

 

30,000

 

31,272

 
 

Rowan Cos. Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 06/15/25

 

30,000

 

24,148

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (b)

 

24,000

 

23,199

 
 

272,758

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Financials 0.4%

 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 11/20/25

 

30,000

 

29,843

 
 

CIT Group Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 03/09/28

 

30,000

 

29,875

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (b)

 

30,000

 

30,530

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

30,000

 

29,043

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (b)

 

10,000

 

8,630

 
 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/24

 

30,000

 

28,595

 
 

SLM Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 01/25/23

 

30,000

 

26,301

 
 

182,817

 

Health Care 0.5%

 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/25

 

30,000

 

28,683

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (b)

 

17,000

 

16,603

 
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (b)

 

30,000

 

29,742

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 06/15/26

 

30,000

 

29,714

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/23 (c)

 

30,000

 

28,163

 
 

5.13%, 05/01/25

 

30,000

 

27,999

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

26,075

 
 

5.50%, 11/01/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,035

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (b)

 

45,000

 

43,524

 
 

258,538

 

Industrials 0.4%

 

Aircastle Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 04/01/23

 

30,000

 

29,854

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (b)

 

93,000

 

89,803

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 10/15/22 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,132

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (b)

 

20,000

 

16,691

 
 

United Rentals North America Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/28

 

30,000

 

26,337

 
 

190,817

 

Information Technology 0.0%

 

CommScope Technologies LLC

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/27 (b)

 

30,000

 

24,321

 

Materials 0.4%

 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

27,003

 
 

Crown Americas LLC

         
 

4.75%, 02/01/26 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,391

 
 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,395

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

30,000

 

27,822

 
 

Hexion Inc.

         
 

10.38%, 02/01/22 (b)

 

30,000

 

23,711

 
 

Koppers Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (b)

 

30,000

 

26,577

 
 

Olin Corp.

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

30,000

 

27,730

 
 

189,629

 

Real Estate 0.1%

 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

         
 

5.63%, 05/01/24

 

30,000

 

29,688

 

Utilities 0.1%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

30,000

 

29,859

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/25

 

30,000

 

27,395

 
 

57,254

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $1,864,575)

1,733,152

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 95.0%

Communication Services 4.8%

 

CBS Radio Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.26%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/18/24 (d)

 

156,173

 

146,803

 
 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (d)

 

99,248

 

92,400

 
 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/02/24 (d)

 

99,750

 

95,831

 
 

Cogeco Communications (USA) II LP

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.72%, (1M LIBOR + 2.38%), 08/11/24 (d)

 

199,000

 

187,890

 
 

Consolidated Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/29/23 (d)

 

149,368

 

139,473

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (d)

 

84,445

 

78,165

 
 

GoodRx Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.43%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/10/25 (d)

 

100,000

 

96,125

 
 

GTT Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/27/25 (d)

 

119,400

 

112,137

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 6.26%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/27/23 (d)

 

130,000

 

125,589

 
 

Maxar Technologies Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/07/24 (d)

 

143,598

 

131,751

 
 

MTN Infrastructure TopCo Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/27/24 (d)

 

49,625

 

47,169

 
 

Securus Technologies Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/20/24 (d) (e)

 

122,400

 

117,504

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/20/24 (d)

 

30,370

 

29,155

 
 

Sprint Communications Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (d)

 

337,424

 

320,273

 
 

Term Loan, 5.38%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/05/24 (d)

 

70,000

 

67,550

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 11/17/23 (d)

 

187,827

 

177,402

 
 

Tribune Media Co.

         
 

Term Loan C, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/20/24 (d)

 

125,000

 

122,437

 
 

Vestcom Parent Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 12/15/23 (d) (f)

 

74,808

 

72,564

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, (3M PRIME + 3.00%), 12/16/23 (d) (f)

 

4

 

4

 
 

Windstream Services LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-6, 6.46%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 03/29/21 (d)

 

99,239

 

88,145

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership

         
 

Term Loan E, 4.96%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/15/25 (d)

 

100,000

 

94,000

 
 

2,342,367

 

Consumer Discretionary 21.0%

 

1011778 B.C. Unltd. Liability Co.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/15/24 (d)

 

338,135

 

321,509

 
 

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/30/25 (d)

 

169,150

 

165,062

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/28/22 (d)

 

134,207

 

127,027

 
 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/26/25 (d)

 

59,104

 

56,001

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/15/23 (d)

 

169,139

 

162,120

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.74%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (d)

 

40,036

 

37,784

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.76%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (d)

 

58,949

 

55,633

 
 

Bass Pro Group LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.52%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/15/23 (d)

 

188,944

 

180,347

 
 

Boing US Holdco Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/20/24 (d)

 

39,800

 

38,009

 
 

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/30/23 (d)

 

169,575

 

163,781

 
 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.67%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/15/23 (d)

 

169,073

 

162,521

 
 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (d)

 

168,722

 

159,864

 
 

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 12/23/24 (d)

 

436,941

 

418,839

 
 

Callaway Golf Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/31/25 (d) (e)

 

28,000

 

27,650

 
 

Camelot UK Holdco Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.59%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/03/23 (d)

 

153,550

 

145,872

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (d)

 

198,496

 

189,838

 
 

CityCenter Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 04/14/24 (d)

 

168,715

 

159,375

 
 

Coinamatic Canada Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/13/22 (d)

 

3,994

 

3,864

 
 

Constellis Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.39%, (1M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/17/24 (d) (f)

 

69,646

 

66,164

 
 

Core & Main LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.71%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/19/24 (d)

 

52,752

 

50,862

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.74%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/19/24 (d)

 

46,745

 

45,070

 
 

Creative Artists Agency LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.47%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/15/24 (d)

 

49,749

 

47,884

 
 

CSC Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.96%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/12/26 (d)

 

199,000

 

190,459

 
 

CWGS Group LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/02/23 (d)

 

662

 

596

 
 

Term Loan, 5.13%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/02/23 (d)

 

168,047

 

151,382

 
 

Delta 2 (LUX) SARL

         
 

Term Loan, 5.02%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (d)

 

170,000

 

160,366

 
 

DexKo Global Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/24/24 (d)

 

49,749

 

47,967

 
 

Dynacast International LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/28/22 (d) (f)

 

99,289

 

94,077

 
 

Eldorado Resorts LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.75%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

54,000

 

51,525

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Equinox Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/08/24 (d)

 

89,547

 

86,301

 
 

ESH Hospitality Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/30/23 (d)

 

158,281

 

151,726

 
 

Fitness International LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.59%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/13/25 (d)

 

129,350

 

123,853

 
 

Garda World Security Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.24%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/12/24 (d)

 

49,243

 

46,822

 
 

Term Loan, 8.00%, (3M PRIME + 2.50%), 05/12/24 (d)

 

125

 

119

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.19%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (d)

 

130,696

 

125,468

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.28%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (d)

 

163,428

 

156,891

 
 

Hayward Industries Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.02%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/04/24 (d)

 

99,496

 

95,475

 
 

Helix Gen Funding LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 03/02/24 (d)

 

57,305

 

53,491

 
 

Hoffmaster Group Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.34%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/11/23 (d)

 

37,215

 

36,471

 
 

iHeartCommunications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan D, 0.00%, 01/30/19 (g) (h)

 

150,000

 

100,209

 
 

Inmar Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/25/24 (d)

 

39,698

 

38,507

 
 

Interior Logic Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.39%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/21/25 (d)

 

99,750

 

97,256

 
 

International Textile Group Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.35%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/19/24 (d)

 

98,750

 

96,281

 
 

Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/28/24 (d)

 

129,023

 

123,432

 
 

IRB Holding Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.68%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/18/25 (d)

 

223,587

 

212,743

 
 

Jo-Ann Stores Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 7.48%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 09/29/23 (d)

 

49,741

 

47,192

 
 

Jostens Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 12/17/25 (d) (e)

 

55,000

 

53,419

 
 

Las Vegas Sands LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.09%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/27/25 (d)

 

99,250

 

94,550

 
 

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 12/24/21 (d)

 

50,000

 

47,781

 
 

Lifetime Brands Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/25 (d)

 

64,675

 

61,683

 
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.77%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/20/25 (d)

 

198,500

 

190,685

 
 

LTF Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.46%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/22/22 (d)

 

168,719

 

162,017

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/29/25 (d)

 

48,000

 

46,800

 
 

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 03/15/25 (d) (f)

 

196,960

 

189,574

 
 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.75%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 03/15/25 (d) (f)

 

4,713

 

4,536

 
 

Michaels Stores Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/01/23 (d)

 

68,954

 

65,764

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.97%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/01/23 (d)

 

26,054

 

24,849

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.01%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/01/23 (d)

 

4,492

 

4,284

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/30/23 (d)

 

29,844

 

26,501

 
 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.63%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/25/20 (d)

 

233,929

 

197,013

 
 

NPC International Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/05/24 (d)

 

49,747

 

46,414

 
 

Numericable Group SA

         
 

Term Loan B-11, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (d)

 

198,990

 

181,678

 
 

NVA Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/31/25 (d)

 

168,727

 

158,603

 
 

Party City Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.85%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/19/22 (d)

 

82,875

 

79,802

 
 

Penn National Gaming Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/15/25 (d)

 

90,000

 

86,682

 
 

Petco Animal Supplies Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/12/23 (d)

 

124,361

 

90,576

 
 

PetSmart Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 5.38%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/11/22 (d)

 

49,742

 

39,172

 
 

Playa Resorts Holding BV

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/07/24 (d)

 

178,642

 

166,425

 
 

ProQuest LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/24/21 (d)

 

79,578

 

77,389

 
 

Rodan & Fields LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.46%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/07/25 (d)

 

49,750

 

45,583

 
 

Term Loan B, 8.50%, (3M PRIME + 3.00%), 06/07/25 (d)

 

125

 

115

 
 

Sally Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 4.60%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/05/24 (d)

 

99,242

 

94,528

 
 

Scientific Games International Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-5, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/14/24 (d)

 

65,156

 

60,991

 
 

Term Loan B-5, 5.24%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/14/24 (d)

 

272,294

 

254,886

 
 

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.88%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/21/23 (d)

 

97,194

 

80,994

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.93%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/21/23 (d)

 

27,300

 

22,750

 
 

ServiceMaster Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 11/08/23 (d)

 

98,776

 

96,512

 
 

Shutterfly Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 5.10%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/17/24 (d)

 

99,501

 

96,081

 
 

SIWF Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.72%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/25/25 (d)

 

114,462

 

110,958

 
 

Spin Holdco Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.69%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 11/14/22 (d)

 

99,244

 

94,481

 
 

SRAM LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

44,898

 

42,653

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.22%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

43,469

 

41,296

 
 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, (3M PRIME + 1.75%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

612

 

582

 
 

Staples Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.54%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/15/24 (d)

 

179,095

 

171,335

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Value ($)

 
 

Stars Group Holdings BV

         
 

Incremental Term Loan, 6.30%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (d)

 

296,510

 

285,886

 
 

Station Casinos LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.85%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/24/23 (d)

 

168,691

 

161,582

 
 

Tenneco Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/01/25 (d)

 

187,500

 

175,687

 
 

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/25/22 (d)

 

170,000

 

164,759

 
 

Trader Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.51%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/28/23 (d)

 

45,000

 

43,087

 
 

Truck Hero Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.26%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/17/24 (d)

 

99,496

 

96,056

 
 

UFC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/22/23 (d)

 

218,451

 

212,334

 
 

Univision Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan C-5, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

125,759

 

113,550

 
 

USS Ultimate Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/11/24 (d)

 

79,597

 

77,275

 
 

Vivid Seats Ltd.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/21/24 - 06/27/24 (d)

 

74,496

 

70,646

 
 

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/15/22 (d)

 

25,842

 

25,002

 
 

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.72%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 08/19/23 (d)

 

139,045

 

128,443

 
 

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.28%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/11/25 (d)

 

210,016

 

192,427

 
 

WMG Acquisition Corp.

         
 

Term Loan F, 4.47%, (3M LIBOR + 2.13%), 11/01/23 (d)

 

170,000

 

163,327

 
 

10,293,688

 

Consumer Staples 3.8%

 

8th Avenue Food & Provisions Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/19/25 (d)

 

70,000

 

68,425

 
 

Albertsons LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-6, 5.69%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/22/23 (d)

 

159,192

 

150,834

 
 

American Seafoods Group LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.10%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/27/23 (d)

 

68,959

 

66,115

 
 

ATS Consolidated Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/23/25 (d)

 

137,028

 

133,089

 
 

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.43%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/26/24 (d)

 

256,908

 

249,265

 
 

Coty Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.63%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/29/25 (d)

 

169,575

 

156,221

 
 

Del Monte Foods Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (6M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/26/21 (d)

 

34,726

 

28,458

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, (6M PRIME + 2.25%), 01/26/21 (d)

 

91

 

75

 
 

Diamond (BC) BV

         
 

Term Loan, 5.53%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/24/24 (d)

 

84,573

 

77,807

 
 

Dole Food Co. Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d) (e)

 

 

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

51,822

 

50,202

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.14%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

1,215

 

1,177

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.18%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

25,911

 

25,101

 
 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, (1M PRIME + 1.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

27

 

26

 
 

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.03%, (3M LIBOR + 3.69%), 05/17/25 (d)

 

169,150

 

161,877

 
 

JBS USA LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/22 (d)

 

24,690

 

23,703

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.30%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/30/24 (d)

 

144,022

 

138,261

 
 

Portillo's Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.89%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 08/01/21 (d)

 

89,094

 

87,869

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan, 4.51%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 05/24/24 (d)

 

59,972

 

57,674

 
 

Sigma Bidco BV

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/07/25 (d)

 

99,500

 

93,945

 
 

U.S. Foods Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/27/23 (d)

 

168,702

 

161,532

 
 

United Natural Foods Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 10/22/25 (d)

 

94,000

 

76,375

 
 

Utz Quality Foods LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/14/24 (d)

 

59,698

 

57,684

 
 

1,865,715

 

Energy 2.0%

 

Arctic LNG Carriers Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 04/21/23 (d) (f)

 

49,622

 

47,885

 
 

EG Finco Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.81%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/30/25 (d)

 

198,500

 

190,808

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.09%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (d) (f)

 

90,000

 

84,600

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (d) (e)

 

24,000

 

23,420

 
 

HFOTCO LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.10%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/19/25 (d)

 

64,675

 

63,220

 
 

Lucid Energy Group II LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/31/25 (d)

 

198,749

 

182,352

 
 

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/31/24 (d)

 

99,248

 

93,417

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 8.34%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 05/15/22 (d)

 

45,124

 

44,109

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (d)

 

200,000

 

191,500

 
 

Ultra Resources Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.47%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/14/24 (d)

 

54,000

 

47,992

 
 

969,303

 

Financials 10.7%

 

Acrisure LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/22/23 (d)

 

243,341

 

235,281

 
 

Advisor Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan , 6.08%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/13/25 (d)

 

109,725

 

107,530

 
 

AlixPartners LLP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/28/24 (d)

 

142,229

 

136,336

 
 

Alliant Holdings I Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.21%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/07/25 (d)

 

149,250

 

140,752

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Altice Financing SA

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.17%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (d)

 

266

 

251

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.22%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (d)

 

104,468

 

98,573

 
 

Altice France SA

         
 

Term Loan B-13, 6.46%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 07/13/26 (d)

 

230,000

 

216,775

 
 

AmWINS Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/19/24 (d)

 

76,644

 

73,099

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/19/24 (d)

 

22,597

 

21,552

 
 

AssuredPartners Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/22/24 (d)

 

193,532

 

182,284

 
 

Asurion LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/04/22 (d)

 

401,692

 

385,050

 
 

Auris Luxembourg III SARL

         
 

Term Loan B-7, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/17/22 (d)

 

168,689

 

164,050

 
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/23/25 (d) (e)

 

150,000

 

145,594

 
 

BCP Renaissance Parent LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.03%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 09/20/24 (d)

 

199,000

 

193,279

 
 

Cetera Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan , 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 08/15/25 (d)

 

84,000

 

81,550

 
 

Crown Finance US Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/05/25 (d)

 

198,500

 

187,251

 
 

Duff & Phelps Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.77%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/04/24 (d)

 

89,424

 

84,413

 
 

Edelman Financial Group

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.69%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/26/25 (d)

 

92,500

 

88,866

 
 

Encapsys LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/27/24 (d)

 

49,749

 

48,298

 
 

Garrett LX III SARL

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/22/25 (d)

 

49,875

 

47,007

 
 

GTCR Valor Cos. Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/23 (d)

 

78,770

 

75,541

 
 

HUB International Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.24%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/25/25 (d)

 

109,176

 

102,864

 
 

Ineos US Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 03/31/24 (d)

 

168,722

 

159,020

 
 

ION Trading Technologies SARL

         
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 6.52%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/21/24 (d) (f)

 

125,964

 

118,721

 
 

iStar Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.13%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/20 (d)

 

74,625

 

71,453

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.22%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/20 (d)

 

75,000

 

71,812

 
 

Jane Street Group LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.53%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/25/22 (d)

 

147,731

 

143,422

 
 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.75%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/16/24 (d)

 

340,000

 

322,150

 
 

LPL Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.73%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/23/24 (d)

 

169,146

 

162,486

 
 

NAB Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/15/25 (d)

 

59,699

 

56,640

 
 

NFP Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/06/24 (d)

 

168,709

 

159,219

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

PMHC II Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (d)

 

19,341

 

17,600

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.41%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (d)

 

14,600

 

13,286

 
 

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 11/06/25 (d) (e)

 

210,000

 

200,113

 
 

SolarWinds Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/06/24 (d)

 

168,722

 

161,921

 
 

Solera LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/03/23 (d)

 

169,130

 

159,089

 
 

Telenet Financing USD LLC

         
 

Term Loan AN, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/31/26 (d)

 

170,000

 

161,384

 
 

TKC Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.28%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/08/23 (d)

 

168,712

 

159,961

 
 

Travelport Finance Lux SARL

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.12%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/16/25 (d)

 

168,179

 

165,005

 
 

Unitymedia Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan E, 4.46%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 05/24/23 (d)

 

100,000

 

96,841

 
 

Veritas Bermuda Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.89%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/27/23 (d)

 

12,287

 

10,435

 
 

5,226,754

 

Health Care 13.9%

 

Accelerated Health Systems LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/02/25 (d)

 

20,000

 

19,650

 
 

ADMI Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/06/24 (d)

 

79,600

 

75,487

 
 

Air Methods Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/12/24 (d)

 

35,000

 

27,550

 
 

Alliance Healthcare Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 10/20/23 (d)

 

127,547

 

124,783

 
 

Alphabet Holding Co. Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (d)

 

64,673

 

57,882

 
 

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.87%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/26/25 (d)

 

248,711

 

235,238

 
 

ATI Holdings Acquisition Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/10/23 - 05/15/23 (d)

 

129,008

 

123,848

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 05/08/21 (d)

 

106,967

 

103,625

 
 

CCS-CMGC Holdings, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.84%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 09/25/25 (d)

 

100,000

 

96,500

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (d)

 

428,024

 

405,017

 
 

CHG Healthcare Services Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/07/23 (d)

 

61,117

 

58,519

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.53%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/07/23 (d)

 

108,883

 

104,256

 
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

         
 

Term Loan H, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/27/21 (d)

 

142,002

 

136,222

 
 

Concentra Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.13%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/01/22 (d)

 

150,000

 

143,250

 
 

DaVita Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/20/21 (d)

 

168,675

 

167,115

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.85%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/31/24 (d)

 

37,269

 

36,865

 
 

DJO Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/27/20 (d)

 

94,434

 

93,065

 
 

Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/27/20 (d)

 

94,692

 

93,319

 
 

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I SARL

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.63%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/12/24 (d)

 

153,967

 

145,498

 
 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/27/25 (d)

 

398,000

 

369,997

 
 

Equian LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.76%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/20/24 (d)

 

74,496

 

71,851

 
 

ExamWorks Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.59%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/27/23 (d)

 

168,714

 

163,779

 
 

Gentiva Health Services Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.31%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 06/20/25 (d)

 

176,165

 

170,439

 
 

GHX Ultimate Parent Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.06%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/24/24 (d)

 

129,018

 

121,492

 
 

Global Medical Response Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 5.68%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/28/22 (d)

 

168,722

 

157,174

 
 

Greatbatch Ltd.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/27/22 (d)

 

130,559

 

126,948

 
 

Jaguar Holding Co. II

         
 

Term Loan, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/18/22 (d)

 

267,918

 

253,852

 
 

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.56%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 06/21/25 (d) (f)

 

94,762

 

88,129

 
 

Kinetic Concepts Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/30/24 (d)

 

58,994

 

56,560

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.55%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/07/23 (d)

 

327,192

 

309,196

 
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.76%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/01/25 (d)

 

224,516

 

207,747

 
 

Term Loan B, 6.06%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/01/25 (d)

 

61,134

 

56,568

 
 

Parexel International Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/06/24 (d)

 

228,416

 

205,860

 
 

PharMerica Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 09/25/24 (d)

 

168,725

 

160,571

 
 

Prestige Brands Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 01/20/24 (d)

 

94,048

 

90,320

 
 

Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.94%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 02/12/24 (d)

 

169,150

 

166,613

 
 

Radiology Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 6.66%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/28/25 (d)

 

18,750

 

18,328

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 6.87%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/28/25 (d)

 

18,750

 

18,328

 
 

RadNet Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.19%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 06/30/23 (d)

 

72,288

 

71,204

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.13%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (d)

 

167,000

 

158,024

 
 

Select Medical Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.00%, (3M PRIME + 1.50%), 02/13/24 (d)

 

131

 

125

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.96%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/30/24 (d)

 

168,581

 

160,995

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Sound Inpatient Physicians

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/19/25 (d)

 

136,812

 

131,084

 
 

Surgery Center Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.60%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/18/24 (d)

 

168,719

 

160,178

 
 

Team Health Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/12/24 (d)

 

228,584

 

203,726

 
 

U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/16/24 (d)

 

148,992

 

142,064

 
 

U.S. Renal Care Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.64%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/17/22 (d)

 

168,696

 

160,177

 
 

Universal Health Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/10/25 (d) (e) (f)

 

63,000

 

60,795

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.38%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/19/25 (d)

 

274,312

 

261,436

 
 

Verscend Holding Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 08/08/25 (d)

 

189,525

 

182,892

 
 

Vizient Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/13/23 (d)

 

50,000

 

48,541

 
 

6,802,682

 

Industrials 11.6%

 

Accudyne Industries LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/02/24 (d)

 

151,776

 

143,656

 
 

AI Mistral Holdco Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/26/24 (d)

 

114,418

 

107,267

 
 

Altran Technologies SA

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.04%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 01/31/25 (d)

 

59,699

 

58,431

 
 

Avolon LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.47%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 01/15/25 (d)

 

156,508

 

150,118

 
 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.73%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/16/24 - 06/17/24 (d)

 

126,042

 

119,407

 
 

Term Loan, 6.76%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/17/24 (d)

 

37,649

 

35,667

 
 

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/09/25 (d)

 

57,783

 

55,038

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/15/25 (d)

 

68,582

 

65,325

 
 

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/26/25 (d)

 

225,000

 

217,487

 
 

Builders FirstSource Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/29/24 (d)

 

99,490

 

92,916

 
 

Cortes NP Acquisition Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.71%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/30/23 (d)

 

250,000

 

226,250

 
 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 06/25/22 (d)

 

144,754

 

142,764

 
 

DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2 Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/31/25 (d)

 

99,291

 

93,830

 
 

Electrical Components International Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.64%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/22/25 (d)

 

62,187

 

60,011

 
 

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.84%, (1M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/28/24 - 06/29/24 (d)

 

79,598

 

78,006

 
 

Engineered Machinery Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/25/24 (d)

 

59,699

 

57,534

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

EWT Holdings III Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.34%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/13/24 (d)

 

64,673

 

62,652

 
 

Filtration Group Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/27/25 (d)

 

168,725

 

162,258

 
 

Gardner Denver Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/30/24 (d)

 

126,608

 

121,979

 
 

Gates Global LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/01/24 (d)

 

267,965

 

253,980

 
 

GFL Environmental Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/11/25 (d)

 

150,460

 

140,003

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.55%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/30/25 (d)

 

18,785

 

17,479

 
 

Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/16/23 (d)

 

98,660

 

92,834

 
 

Hillman Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.34%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/16/25 (d)

 

119,400

 

113,131

 
 

IBC Capital Ltd.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.55%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/11/23 (d)

 

37,219

 

35,777

 
 

Janus International Group LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/07/25 (d)

 

92,205

 

88,978

 
 

L&W Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.51%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/18/25 (d) (f)

 

99,500

 

96,515

 
 

Milacron LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/23/23 (d)

 

160,423

 

149,995

 
 

Minimax GmbH & Co. KG

         
 

Term Loan B-1C, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/18/25 (d)

 

74,625

 

72,200

 
 

Navistar Financial Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.13%, (1M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/25/25 (d)

 

224,437

 

214,338

 
 

Pelican Products Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.88%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/18/25 (d)

 

99,500

 

94,027

 
 

Pike Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.03%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/25 (d)

 

94,344

 

92,182

 
 

PODS LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.18%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/21/24 (d)

 

99,246

 

94,863

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/02/22 (d)

 

387,705

 

368,707

 
 

Reece Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/01/25 (d)

 

74,625

 

71,267

 
 

Robertshaw US Holding Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.06%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 02/14/25 (d)

 

99,250

 

90,069

 
 

Spectrum Holdings III Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/26/25 (d)

 

90,317

 

85,802

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/20/24 (d)

 

307,758

 

293,909

 
 

Titan Acquisition Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/16/25 (d)

 

203,550

 

185,653

 
 

Trans Union LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/09/23 (d)

 

163,558

 

157,015

 
 

TransDigm Inc.

         
 

Term Loan G, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/22/24 (d)

 

198,496

 

186,906

 
 

Term Loan E, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/14/25 (d)

 

119,398

 

112,403

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

USI Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/16/24 (d)

 

198,742

 

187,066

 
 

USIC Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/09/23 (d)

 

89,290

 

84,602

 
 

VC GB Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/28/24 (d)

 

59,708

 

56,126

 
 

West Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.53%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/03/24 (d)

 

198,571

 

181,817

 
 

5,668,240

 

Information Technology 15.0%

 

Almonde Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.30%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (d)

 

321,114

 

298,407

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.05%, (3M LIBOR + 7.25%), 04/27/25 (d)

 

50,000

 

45,893

 
 

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.60%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/19/23 (d)

 

302,579

 

288,585

 
 

Applied Systems Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/06/24 (d)

 

168,719

 

160,423

 
 

AppLovin Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.19%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/13/26 (d)

 

86,000

 

84,280

 
 

Avast Software BV

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/30/23 (d)

 

96,250

 

92,929

 
 

Avaya Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.69%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 12/14/24 (d)

 

95,960

 

92,481

 
 

Term Loan B, 6.71%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 12/14/24 (d)

 

157,634

 

151,920

 
 

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/31/25 (d)

 

114,425

 

108,633

 
 

BMC Software Finance Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.05%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/25 (d)

 

217,500

 

209,276

 
 

Brave Parent Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.39%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/17/25 (d)

 

49,875

 

48,004

 
 

Camelot UK Holdco Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.59%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/03/23 (d)

 

11,677

 

11,093

 
 

Cvent Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/30/24 (d) (f)

 

99,374

 

94,903

 
 

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.35%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/30/24 (d)

 

168,715

 

159,858

 
 

Dell International LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/07/23 (d)

 

268,643

 

257,675

 
 

DigiCert Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 6.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/19/24 (d)

 

169,151

 

165,205

 
 

DTI Holdco Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.28%, (1M LIBOR + 4.75%), 09/29/23 (d)

 

99,238

 

92,539

 
 

Dynatrace LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 08/08/25 (d)

 

83,000

 

80,199

 
 

EVO Payments International LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.76%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/22/23 (d)

 

93,949

 

90,504

 
 

First Data Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/26/24 (d)

 

400,000

 

381,200

 
 

Global Tel*Link Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.96%, (1M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/29/25 (d)

 

149,417

 

145,184

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

GlobalLogic Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/27/25 (d)

 

87,281

 

84,008

 
 

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/15/24 (d)

 

168,714

 

160,784

 
 

Infor US Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-6, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/07/22 (d)

 

197,411

 

188,867

 
 

Information Resources Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/06/25 (d)

 

210,000

 

204,225

 
 

Kronos Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.39%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 11/01/23 (d)

 

599

 

568

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.54%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 11/01/23 (d)

 

238,300

 

225,987

 
 

Lumentum Holdings

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/08/25 (d)

 

22,000

 

21,175

 
 

MA FinanceCo. LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/19/24 (d)

 

32,083

 

29,811

 
 

McAfee LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/30/24 (d)

 

196,521

 

190,708

 
 

MH Sub I LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/09/24 (d)

 

198,742

 

188,060

 
 

MLN US HoldCo LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/13/25 (d) (e)

 

10,000

 

9,669

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/13/25 (d)

 

65,000

 

62,847

 
 

NaviHealth Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.38%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 08/01/25 (d) (f)

 

90,000

 

84,600

 
 

NeuStar Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/08/24 (d)

 

198,492

 

190,305

 
 

PowerSchool

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.63%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/15/25 (d) (f)

 

125,000

 

118,125

 
 

Presidio Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 (d)

 

1,524

 

1,461

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 (d)

 

119,914

 

114,917

 
 

PSAV Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (d)

 

49,831

 

47,090

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.63%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (d)

 

27,785

 

26,257

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (d)

 

25,863

 

24,441

 
 

Rackspace Hosting Inc.

         
 

Incremental 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.58%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 11/03/23 (d)

 

238,788

 

210,133

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (d)

 

178,837

 

168,302

 
 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (d)

 

305,000

 

289,750

 
 

Riverbed Technology Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.60%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/22/22 (d)

 

170,000

 

159,982

 
 

Rocket Software Inc.

         
 

Term Loan , 6.75%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/20/25 (d)

 

120,000

 

117,300

 
 

Seattle Spinco Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/19/24 (d)

 

216,664

 

201,318

 
 

Sirius Computer Solutions Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 10/30/22 (d)

 

115,731

 

113,850

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Skillsoft Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.09%, (1M LIBOR + 4.75%), 04/22/21 (d)

 

99,483

 

80,166

 
 

Sophia LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.05%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/30/22 (d)

 

168,692

 

162,124

 
 

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe SARL

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (d)

 

83,875

 

78,962

 
 

SS&C Technologies Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (d)

 

221,122

 

208,171

 
 

SurveyMonkey Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 10/10/25 (d) (f)

 

73,703

 

71,492

 
 

TriTech Software Systems

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/16/25 (d)

 

90,000

 

87,862

 
 

VeriFone Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.64%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/09/25 (d)

 

180,000

 

173,507

 
 

Veritas Bermuda Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/27/23 (d)

 

37,460

 

31,815

 
 

Vertafore Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.05%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/04/25 (d)

 

56,250

 

53,314

 
 

WEX Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 06/30/24 (d)

 

99,237

 

95,231

 
 

7,336,375

 

Materials 10.3%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 10/31/23 (d)

 

129,015

 

122,473

 
 

Avantor Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.57%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/22/24 (d)

 

188,844

 

182,549

 
 

Ball Metalpack Finco LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/25/25 (d) (f)

 

99,500

 

96,266

 
 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

Term Loan S, 4.14%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 02/02/20 (d)

 

113,750

 

111,606

 
 

BOYD Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.02%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/25 (d)

 

119,700

 

112,419

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (d)

 

337,859

 

317,023

 
 

Caraustar Industries Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.89%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 03/09/22 (d)

 

79,595

 

78,799

 
 

Composite Resins Holding BV

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.83%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/27/25 (d) (f)

 

64,676

 

62,897

 
 

Consolidated Container Co. LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/10/24 - 05/22/24 (d)

 

129,022

 

123,001

 
 

Cyanco Intermediate Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.85%, (1M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/07/25 (d)

 

29,775

 

28,708

 
 

Emerald Performance Materials LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (1M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/23/21 (d)

 

49,707

 

47,967

 
 

Flex Acquisition Co. Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/15/23 (d)

 

169,141

 

159,133

 
 

GYP Holdings III Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/15/25 (d)

 

94,525

 

88,853

 
 

Houghton International Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.59%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/13/19 (d)

 

59,683

 

59,086

 
 

Invictus U.S. LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/14/25 (d)

 

59,699

 

58,008

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 02/15/26 (d)

 

40,000

 

39,900

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (d)

 

198,492

 

160,779

 
 

Kraton Polymers LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/03/25 (d)

 

148,513

 

143,780

 
 

MacDermid Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-6, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/07/23 (d)

 

100,000

 

99,250

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/19/25 (d) (e)

 

121,000

 

114,547

 
 

Nexeo Solutions LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/09/23 (d)

 

32,049

 

31,408

 
 

Term Loan, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/09/23 (d)

 

33,957

 

33,278

 
 

Term Loan, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/09/23 (d)

 

33,490

 

32,820

 
 

OCI Beaumont LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.39%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 02/14/25 (d)

 

49,749

 

48,692

 
 

Onex TSG Holdings II Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 07/31/22 (d)

 

50,000

 

47,500

 
 

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 11/14/25 (d) (e)

 

80,000

 

77,500

 
 

Polymer Additives Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 8.35%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 07/25/25 (d) (f)

 

100,000

 

90,000

 
 

PQ Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.03%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/08/25 (d)

 

155,697

 

147,133

 
 

Prince Minerals Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (d)

 

15,809

 

14,386

 
 

Pro Mach Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.43%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/07/25 (d)

 

129,025

 

122,305

 
 

Proampac PG Borrower LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d) (e)

 

 

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.98%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

75,813

 

72,212

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.02%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

34,116

 

32,495

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.08%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

37,755

 

35,962

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

14,368

 

13,686

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.14%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

46,453

 

44,247

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (d)

 

532

 

507

 
 

Quikrete Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/03/23 (d)

 

255,000

 

242,411

 
 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/05/23 (d)

 

451,682

 

429,098

 
 

Schenectady International Group Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.19%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (d) (f)

 

180,000

 

172,800

 
 

Solenis International LP

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.71%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 12/18/25 (d)

 

62,187

 

60,011

 
 

Starfruit Finco BV

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.60%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/20/25 (d)

 

192,000

 

183,360

 
 

TricorBraun Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.14%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/29/23 (d)

 

194,715

 

190,334

 
 

1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6.54%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/30/23 (d)

 

19,621

 

19,179

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 8.00%, (3M PRIME + 2.75%), 11/30/23 (d)

 

50

 

49

 
 

Trident TPI Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/05/24 (d)

 

49,624

 

46,523

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA

         
 

Term Loan, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/06/24 (d)

 

99,246

 

94,408

 
 

Tronox Blocked Borrower LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/15/24 (d)

 

51,009

 

49,406

 
 

Tronox Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/11/24 (d)

 

117,713

 

114,013

 
 

Univar Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/01/24 (d)

 

211,039

 

201,437

 
 

Venator Materials Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.34%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/28/24 (d)

 

39,798

 

37,958

 
 

Wilsonart LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/19/23 (d)

 

158,941

 

151,690

 
 

5,043,852

 

Real Estate 1.0%

 

Capital Automotive LP

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.85%, (1M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/21/24 (d)

 

198,990

 

190,732

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.52%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 03/21/25 (d)

 

123,522

 

121,592

 
 

MGM Growth Properies Operating Partnership LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/20/23 (d)

 

99,235

 

94,805

 
 

VICI Properties 1 LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.50%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/13/24 (d)

 

100,000

 

95,266

 
 

502,395

 

Utilities 0.9%

 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-5, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/22 (d)

 

158,561

 

150,360

 
 

NEP/NCP Holdco Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.77%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/05/25 (d)

 

120,000

 

114,676

 
 

Vistra Energy Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B-3, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/11/25 (d)

 

52,659

 

50,560

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B-3, 4.46%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/11/25 (d)

 

146,341

 

140,508

 
 

456,104

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $49,015,261)

46,507,475

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 0.1%

 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

900

 

11,295

 
 

Invesco Senior Income Trust

 

3,500

 

13,685

 
 

Voya Prime Rate Trust

 

3,080

 

13,829

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $42,453)

38,809

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 2.4%

Investment Companies 2.1%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (i)

 

1,008,284

 

1,008,284

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.35% (i)

 

143,850

 

143,850

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,152,134)

1,152,134

 

Total Investments 101.0% (cost $52,074,423)

 

49,431,570

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(2,312)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (1.0)%

 

(500,101)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

48,929,157

 

(a) The Fund had an unfunded commitment at December 31, 2018. See Unfunded Commitments in the Schedules of Investments.

(b) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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liquid securities were $854,562 and 1.7%, respectively.

(c) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(d) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(e) This senior loan will settle after December 31, 2018. The reference rate and spread presented will go into effect upon settlement.

(f) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(g) Non-income producing security.

(h) Issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(i) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

GlobalLogic Holdings Inc. – Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

12,438

(406)

 

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. – Delayed Draw Term Loan*

 

26,958

(935)

     

39,396

(1,341)

* Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds’ Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

                                 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(4)

 

March 2019

   

(477,751)

     

(1,562)

     

(10,311)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

(3)

 

March 2019

   

(338,859)

     

(750)

     

(5,204)

 
                     

(2,312)

     

(15,515)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

COMMON STOCKS 2.7%

Consumer Discretionary 0.5%

 

Frontdoor Inc. (a)

 

1,000

 

26,610

 
 

MGM Resorts International

 

3,000

 

72,780

 
 

Michaels Cos. Inc. (a) (b)

 

5,000

 

67,700

 
 

ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. (a)

 

2,000

 

73,480

 
 

240,570

 

Consumer Staples 0.1%

 

B&G Foods Inc. (b)

 

2,500

 

72,275

 

Energy 0.6%

 

Chaparral Energy Inc. - Class A (a)

 

16,675

 

82,041

 
 

MPLX LP

 

2,200

 

66,660

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

 

5,000

 

50,250

 
 

Williams Cos. Inc.

 

2,988

 

65,885

 
 

264,836

 

Financials 0.5%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

2,500

 

244,050

 

Health Care 0.2%

 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc. (a)

 

4,200

 

77,574

 

Industrials 0.1%

 

Builders FirstSource Inc. (a)

 

5,000

 

54,550

 

Materials 0.7%

 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - Class B

 

6,700

 

69,077

 
 

Huntsman Corp.

 

6,000

 

115,740

 
 

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

 

1,800

 

149,688

 
 

334,505

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $1,885,736)

1,288,360

 

PREFERRED STOCKS 0.1%

Financials 0.1%

 

Morgan Stanley - Series K, 5.85%, (callable at 25 beginning 04/15/27) (c)

 

3,000

 

72,840

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $77,790)

72,840

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 82.5%

Communication Services 14.4%

 

Altice Luxembourg SA

         
 

8.13%, 02/01/27 (d)

 

200,000

 

188,500

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27

 

169,000

 

144,636

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (d)

 

267,000

 

221,564

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 02/15/23 - 05/01/27

 

726,000

 

683,161

 
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (d)

 

200,000

 

194,633

 
 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 04/01/25

 

333,000

 

293,412

 
 

DISH DBS Corp.

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/20

 

150,000

 

148,946

 
 

5.00%, 03/15/23

 

175,000

 

144,135

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

11.00%, 09/15/25

 

300,000

 

186,942

 
 

8.50%, 04/01/26 (d)

 

100,000

 

87,509

 
 

9.00%, 08/15/31

 

50,000

 

26,863

 
 

Gannett Co. Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 09/15/24 (b) (d)

 

50,000

 

48,501

 
 

iHeartCommunications Inc.

         
 

0.00%, 03/01/21 (a) (e)

 

208,000

 

139,194

 
 

0.00%, 03/01/21 (a) (d) (e)

 

107,000

 

70,712

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

         
 

5.50%, 08/01/23

 

115,000

 

101,083

 
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (d)

 

260,000

 

250,900

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/25 (d)

 

200,000

 

201,530

 
 

Level 3 Communications Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 12/01/22

 

167,000

 

164,063

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (d)

 

235,000

 

223,538

 
 

5.63%, 03/15/26 (d)

 

57,000

 

55,718

 
 

MDC Partners Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 05/01/24 (d)

 

235,000

 

213,982

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/01/24

 

167,000

 

169,539

 
 

5.88%, 11/15/28 (d)

 

150,000

 

145,989

 
 

6.38%, 05/15/29

 

201,000

 

199,459

 
 

Numericable - SFR SA

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26

 

320,000

 

293,504

 
 

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 03/15/26 (d)

 

125,000

 

116,752

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (d)

 

300,000

 

283,408

 
 

Sprint Capital Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

200,000

 

189,068

 
 

Sprint Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

500,000

 

494,719

 
 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

         
 

6.00%, 11/15/22

 

167,000

 

164,073

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (d)

 

186,000

 

193,529

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 01/15/24

 

167,000

 

170,762

 
 

5.13%, 04/15/25

 

167,000

 

161,544

 
 

4.75%, 02/01/28

 

62,000

 

57,106

 
 

Univision Communications Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 02/15/25 (d)

 

176,000

 

154,860

 
 

Windstream Services LLC

         
 

6.38%, 08/01/23 (d)

 

180,000

 

71,387

 
 

Zayo Group LLC

         
 

6.00%, 04/01/23

 

304,000

 

287,834

 
 

6,943,055

 

Consumer Discretionary 11.8%

 

1011778 B.C. Unltd. Liability Co.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (d)

 

250,000

 

230,009

 
 

Altice SA

         
 

7.63%, 02/15/25 (d)

 

200,000

 

149,983

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27 (b)

 

169,000

 

151,817

 
 

ARAMARK Services Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 06/01/26

 

152,000

 

143,028

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/28 (d)

 

39,000

 

36,493

 
 

Churchill Downs Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (d)

 

136,000

 

123,048

 
 

Delta Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26 (d)

 

63,000

 

59,533

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

84,000

 

82,302

 
 

Gibson Brands Inc.

         
 

0.00%, 08/01/18 (a) (d) (e)

 

400,000

 

332,048

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

126,000

 

124,691

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (d)

 

150,000

 

141,349

 
 

8.75%, 10/01/25 (d)

 

100,000

 

95,988

 
 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

         
 

5.00%, 05/31/26

 

30,000

 

27,030

 
 

4.88%, 03/15/27

 

95,000

 

83,916

 
 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 09/01/24

 

320,000

 

302,775

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

21,000

 

20,069

 
 

JC Penney Corp. Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 07/01/23 (d)

 

125,000

 

99,886

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.63%, 05/15/23

 

201,000

 

203,973

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

4.75%, 06/01/27 (d)

 

196,000

 

182,471

 
 

L Brands Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 02/01/28

 

200,000

 

170,937

 
 

M/I Homes Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 01/15/21

 

267,000

 

265,485

 
 

Marriott International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 09/15/26 (d)

 

55,000

 

53,036

 
 

Men's Wearhouse Inc.

         
 

7.00%, 07/01/22

 

105,000

 

105,818

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (d)

 

200,000

 

186,106

 
 

National Football League Reciprocal Trust

         
 

3.96%, 10/05/28 (f) (g)

 

200,000

 

202,042

 
 

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. Inc.

         
 

9.50%, 10/15/21 (d) (h)

 

200,000

 

84,000

 
 

Nemak SAB de CV

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25

 

200,000

 

186,689

 
 

PetSmart Inc.

         
 

8.88%, 06/01/25 (b) (d)

 

267,000

 

155,698

 
 

Sally Holdings LLC

         
 

5.63%, 12/01/25 (b)

 

150,000

 

138,425

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (i)

 

311,000

 

300,239

 
 

Schaeffler Verwaltung Zwei GmbH

         
 

5.25%, 09/15/23 (d) (h)

 

213,000

 

193,734

 
 

Scientific Games International Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (d)

 

346,000

 

310,043

 
 

Sotheby's

         
 

4.88%, 12/15/25 (d)

 

225,000

 

205,110

 
 

Stars Group Holdings BV

         
 

7.00%, 07/15/26 (d)

 

85,000

 

82,603

 
 

Station Casinos LLC

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (d)

 

167,000

 

151,417

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (d)

 

125,000

 

115,969

 
 

Williams Scotsman International Inc.

         
 

6.88%, 08/15/23 (d)

 

60,000

 

57,416

 
 

Wyndham Destinations Inc.

         
 

4.15%, 04/01/24 (j)

 

100,000

 

95,881

 
 

5,651,057

 

Consumer Staples 4.2%

 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

150,000

 

133,194

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

150,000

 

122,998

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

150,000

 

119,777

 
 

Coty Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/26 (b) (d)

 

125,000

 

108,045

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (d)

 

342,000

 

346,960

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26

 

200,000

 

197,030

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (d)

 

250,000

 

199,106

 
 

Minerva Luxembourg SA

         
 

5.88%, 01/19/28 (d)

 

200,000

 

174,364

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

         
 

5.88%, 09/30/27

 

105,000

 

95,729

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28

 

142,000

 

130,741

 
 

Sigma Holdco BV

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (d)

 

300,000

 

259,608

 
 

Spectrum Brands Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 07/15/25

 

159,000

 

151,044

 
 

2,038,596

 

Energy 12.9%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24 (b)

 

400,000

 

253,738

 
 

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/01/26 (d)

 

195,000

 

176,475

 
 

Bruin E&P Partners LLC

         
 

8.88%, 08/01/23 (d)

 

200,000

 

177,910

 
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

116,392

 
 

Chaparral Energy Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 07/15/23 (d)

 

140,000

 

100,150

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

235,000

 

234,189

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

440,000

 

414,808

 
 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.25%, 10/01/25

 

233,000

 

217,027

 
 

5.63%, 10/01/26 (d)

 

84,000

 

79,027

 
 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 01/15/25 (b)

 

182,000

 

161,023

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

CNX Midstream Partners LP

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/26 (d)

 

73,000

 

69,080

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

200,000

 

196,977

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 02/15/24 (d)

 

125,000

 

100,621

 
 

Diamondback Energy Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24

 

75,000

 

72,397

 
 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

100,000

 

97,568

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP

         
 

5.75%, 01/30/28

 

19,000

 

19,381

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

147,000

 

141,715

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

172,000

 

168,019

 
 

Ensco Plc

         
 

5.20%, 03/15/25 (b)

 

167,000

 

111,427

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

127,000

 

123,096

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 02/15/25

 

450,000

 

185,812

 
 

Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 05/15/26

 

32,000

 

28,377

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (d)

 

167,000

 

139,025

 
 

5.63%, 02/01/26 (d)

 

125,000

 

93,346

 
 

Hess Infrastructure Partners LP

         
 

5.63%, 02/15/26 (d)

 

91,000

 

88,475

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (b)

 

267,000

 

211,530

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

75,000

 

56,601

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (d)

 

100,000

 

95,104

 
 

Noble Holding International Ltd.

         
 

7.88%, 02/01/26 (d)

 

200,000

 

170,575

 
 

Parsley Energy LLC

         
 

5.25%, 08/15/25 (d)

 

150,000

 

136,170

 
 

PBF Logistics LP

         
 

6.88%, 05/15/23

 

200,000

 

196,216

 
 

Precision Drilling Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 01/15/26 (d)

 

167,000

 

145,217

 
 

Rowan Cos. Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 06/15/25

 

86,000

 

69,226

 
 

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.

         
 

8.25%, 02/15/25 (d)

 

104,000

 

89,626

 
 

SM Energy Co.

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/24 (b)

 

50,000

 

43,722

 
 

Southwestern Energy Co.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/26

 

100,000

 

94,548

 
 

7.75%, 10/01/27

 

100,000

 

95,269

 
 

SRC Energy Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/25

 

72,000

 

60,284

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (c)

 

175,000

 

161,745

 
 

Transocean Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/15/31 (b)

 

399,000

 

303,765

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24

 

304,000

 

293,859

 
 

Trinidad Drilling Ltd.

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (d)

 

50,000

 

50,385

 
 

USA Compression Partners LP

         
 

6.88%, 04/01/26 (d)

 

79,000

 

75,808

 
 

Weatherford International Ltd.

         
 

9.88%, 02/15/24 (b)

 

167,000

 

103,192

 
 

WildHorse Resource Development Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/25

 

213,000

 

201,122

 
 

6,220,019

 

Financials 11.4%

 

Acrisure LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (d)

 

225,000

 

191,406

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 05/19/22

 

167,000

 

164,408

 
 

5.75%, 11/20/25 (b)

 

167,000

 

166,124

 
 

Altice Financing SA

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/23 (d)

 

333,000

 

320,473

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (d)

 

267,000

 

246,707

 
 

Barclays Plc

         
 

4.97%, 05/16/29 (k) (l)

 

200,000

 

193,042

 
 

CIT Group Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 02/16/24

 

125,000

 

120,316

 
 

5.25%, 03/07/25

 

19,000

 

18,632

 
 

6.13%, 03/09/28

 

20,000

 

19,917

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

5.90%, (callable at 100 beginning 02/15/23) (b) (c)

 

283,000

 

263,249

 
 

Dana Financing Luxembourg SARL

         
 

6.50%, 06/01/26 (d)

 

125,000

 

120,038

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (d)

 

142,000

 

142,134

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (d)

 

224,000

 

227,957

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

125,000

 

122,715

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

         
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

125,000

 

120,695

 
 

Hexion US Finance Corp.

         
 

6.63%, 04/15/20

 

167,000

 

133,339

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

249,000

 

241,058

 
 

Intelsat Connect Finance SA

         
 

9.50%, 02/15/23 (d)

 

115,000

 

98,973

 
 

Jack Ohio Finance LLC

         
 

10.25%, 11/15/22 (d)

 

167,000

 

177,020

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28

 

78,000

 

67,317

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (c)

 

222,000

 

219,919

 
 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/24

 

167,000

 

159,181

 
 

5.25%, 03/15/26

 

267,000

 

247,867

 
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 11/01/24 (d)

 

150,000

 

147,372

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (c)

 

200,000

 

192,520

 
 

Navient Corp.

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/26

 

82,000

 

68,067

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital A/S

         
 

4.61%, 02/22/23 (f) (g)

 

100,000

 

95,761

 
 

4.84%, 02/22/25 (f) (g)

 

100,000

 

93,288

 
 

5.02%, 02/22/28 (f) (g)

 

100,000

 

89,756

 
 

Resideo Funding Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 11/01/26 (d)

 

44,000

 

43,451

 
 

SLM Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 01/25/23

 

265,000

 

232,324

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 03/15/26

 

128,000

 

114,386

 
 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

         
 

4.88%, 03/15/27

 

202,000

 

183,820

 
 

Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp.

         
 

13.00%, 02/15/22 (d) (h)

 

283,000

 

262,519

 
 

Ziggo Bond Finance BV

         
 

6.00%, 01/15/27 (d)

 

200,000

 

173,414

 
 

5,479,165

 

Health Care 9.9%

 

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/26 (d)

 

21,000

 

19,753

 
 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

76,000

 

75,433

 
 

6.13%, 02/15/24

 

142,000

 

145,588

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26

 

156,000

 

152,357

 
 

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 04/01/26 (d)

 

77,000

 

76,040

 
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (d)

 

100,000

 

99,140

 
 

Crimson Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.63%, 05/15/22 (d)

 

333,000

 

297,552

 
 

Endo Finance LLC

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/23 (d)

 

250,000

 

187,909

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/24

 

167,000

 

165,580

 
 

5.25%, 06/15/26

 

325,000

 

321,899

 
 

5.38%, 02/01/25 - 09/01/26

 

195,000

 

190,656

 
 

4.50%, 02/15/27

 

267,000

 

253,095

 
 

5.63%, 09/01/28

 

64,000

 

61,920

 
 

Hologic Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/25 (d)

 

104,000

 

97,079

 
 

Lifepoint Health Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (d)

 

200,000

 

190,497

 
 

Mednax Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 01/15/27

 

182,000

 

175,630

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

         
 

7.13%, 06/01/24 (d)

 

164,000

 

152,928

 
 

Mylan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 04/15/28 (d)

 

78,000

 

72,861

 
 

5.20%, 04/15/48

 

125,000

 

101,991

 
 

Prestige Brands Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 03/01/24 (d)

 

19,000

 

18,362

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

         
 

4.50%, 04/01/21

 

160,000

 

156,618

 
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

204,000

 

204,284

 
 

6.75%, 06/15/23 (b)

 

296,000

 

277,876

 
 

Tennessee Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 02/01/25 (b) (d)

 

161,000

 

131,488

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 03/01/23

 

84,000

 

76,712

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23

 

65,000

 

59,961

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25

 

584,000

 

507,598

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (d)

 

37,000

 

35,849

 
 

Verscend Escrow Corp.

         
 

9.75%, 08/15/26 (d)

 

62,000

 

58,269

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

339,000

 

326,379

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26

 

48,000

 

46,426

 
 

4,737,730

 

Industrials 4.6%

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 12/15/24

 

120,000

 

107,593

 
 

Advanced Disposal Services Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 11/15/24 (d)

 

167,000

 

164,399

 
 

AECOM

         
 

5.13%, 03/15/27

 

75,000

 

64,201

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

4.13%, 08/15/25 (d)

 

33,000

 

30,245

 
 

5.25%, 08/01/26

 

114,000

 

110,081

 
 

4.38%, 08/15/27 (d)

 

75,000

 

67,556

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/22 (d)

 

171,000

 

160,314

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25

 

190,000

 

179,075

 
 

Hertz Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 10/15/24 (d)

 

200,000

 

146,530

 
 

Navistar International Corp.

         
 

6.63%, 11/01/25 (d)

 

184,000

 

177,854

 
 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23 (d)

 

170,000

 

159,441

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/24 (b) (d)

 

30,000

 

29,003

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

         
 

9.25%, 05/15/23 (d)

 

142,000

 

146,407

 
 

Sensata Technologies BV

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (d)

 

125,000

 

117,886

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28

 

170,000

 

141,871

 
 

United Rentals North America Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/28

 

467,000

 

409,972

 
 

2,212,428

 

Information Technology 2.3%

 

CDK Global Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/26

 

67,000

 

66,897

 
 

CommScope Technologies LLC

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/27 (d)

 

125,000

 

101,339

 
 

First Data Corp.

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/24 (d)

 

233,000

 

224,802

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

NXP BV

         
 

3.88%, 09/01/22 (d)

 

250,000

 

242,203

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (d)

 

88,000

 

80,140

 
 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

8.25%, 11/15/26 (d)

 

182,000

 

166,315

 
 

Sanmina Corp.

         
 

4.38%, 06/01/19 (d)

 

100,000

 

99,994

 
 

Western Digital Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 02/15/26

 

163,000

 

141,402

 
 

1,123,092

 

Materials 7.5%

 

Anglo American Capital Plc

         
 

4.75%, 04/10/27

 

367,000

 

350,263

 
 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (d)

 

153,000

 

140,657

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/24 (d)

 

167,000

 

157,235

 
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (d)

 

233,000

 

209,726

 
 

Cemex SAB de CV

         
 

5.70%, 01/11/25 (d)

 

200,000

 

192,041

 
 

CF Industries Inc.

         
 

3.45%, 06/01/23

 

50,000

 

46,299

 
 

5.38%, 03/15/44

 

50,000

 

40,750

 
 

Crown Americas LLC

         
 

4.75%, 02/01/26 (d)

 

100,000

 

94,635

 
 

Eldorado Gold Corp.

         
 

6.13%, 12/15/20 (d)

 

100,000

 

91,282

 
 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (d)

 

179,000

 

170,051

 
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 - 05/15/24 (d)

 

315,000

 

295,462

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

3.10%, 03/15/20

 

267,000

 

260,995

 
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

244,000

 

226,286

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

267,000

 

211,654

 
 

FXI Holdings Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (d)

 

188,000

 

161,684

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (d)

 

28,000

 

25,428

 
 

5.25%, 06/01/27 (d)

 

96,000

 

84,925

 
 

Olin Corp.

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

200,000

 

184,866

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

39,000

 

34,104

 
 

Rain CII Carbon LLC

         
 

7.25%, 04/01/25 (d)

 

87,000

 

79,802

 
 

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 07/15/23 (d)

 

221,000

 

210,277

 
 

Silgan Holdings Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 03/15/25

 

220,000

 

206,166

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (d)

 

125,000

 

109,407

 
 

3,583,995

 

Real Estate 1.8%

 

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.

         
 

7.13%, 12/15/24 (d)

 

150,000

 

123,129

 
 

Equinix Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 05/15/27

 

280,000

 

277,047

 
 

ESH Hospitality Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 05/01/25 (d)

 

281,000

 

264,440

 
 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

         
 

4.50%, 09/01/26

 

148,000

 

134,201

 
 

PulteGroup Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/27

 

65,000

 

59,150

 
 

857,967

 

Utilities 1.7%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

369,000

 

367,263

 
 

5.13%, 09/01/27

 

200,000

 

193,255

 
 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/25

 

300,000

 

273,947

 
 

834,465

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $42,521,758)

39,681,569

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 4.3%

Communication Services 0.2%

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (k)

 

98,747

 

91,403

 

Consumer Discretionary 1.5%

 

Bass Pro Group LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.52%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/15/23 (k)

 

444,375

 

424,156

 
 

Gibson Brands Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (1M PRIME + 8.00%), 06/30/19 (f) (k) (m)

 

14,305

 

17,166

 
 

Term Loan, 11.32%, (1M LIBOR + 9.00%), 06/30/19 (f) (k)

 

42,667

 

51,200

 
 

DIP Term Loan, 11.34%, (1M LIBOR + 9.00%), 06/30/19 (f) (k)

 

87,028

 

104,434

 
 

Jo-Ann Stores Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 7.48%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 09/29/23 (k)

 

96,839

 

91,876

 
 

Stars Group Holdings BV

         
 

Incremental Term Loan, 6.30%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (k)

 

55,719

 

53,724

 
 

742,556

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.43%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/26/24 (k)

 

91,948

 

89,212

 

Energy 0.4%

 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.09%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (f) (k)

 

170,000

 

159,800

 
 

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/31/24 (k)

 

49,500

 

46,592

 
 

206,392

 

Financials 0.2%

 

Acrisure LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/22/23 (k)

 

98,750

 

95,479

 

Health Care 1.4%

 

Alphabet Holding Co. Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (k)

 

246,875

 

220,953

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan , 10.09%, (3M LIBOR + 7.75%), 08/09/25 (k)

 

100,000

 

82,000

 
 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/27/25 (k)

 

199,000

 

184,998

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.13%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (k)

 

200,000

 

189,250

 
 

677,201

 

Information Technology 0.2%

 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (k)

 

80,000

 

76,000

 

Materials 0.2%

 

Schenectady International Group Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.19%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (f) (k)

 

100,000

 

96,000

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $2,150,520)

2,074,243

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 4.6%

 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

5,500

 

69,025

 
 

Invesco Senior Income Trust

 

17,500

 

68,425

 
 

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co.

 

5,000

 

68,800

 
 

PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund

 

7,300

 

69,569

 
 

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

 

58,000

 

1,948,220

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $2,356,653)

2,224,039

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 9.2%

Investment Companies 4.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (n)

 

2,158,557

 

2,158,557

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Securities Lending Collateral 4.7%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.35% (n)

 

2,280,948

 

2,280,948

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $4,439,505)

4,439,505

 

Total Investments 103.4% (cost $53,431,962)

 

49,780,556

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(8,594)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (3.4)%

 

(1,651,313)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

48,120,649

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(c) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(d) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities were $16,757,829 and 34.8%, respectively.

(e) Issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date. The aggregate value of these securities represented 1.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

(f) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(g) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited.

(h) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(i) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(j) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2018.

(k) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(l) Convertible security.

(m) This senior loan will settle after December 31, 2018. The reference rate and spread presented will go into effect upon settlement.

(n) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

                                 

PPM High Yield Core Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

(3)

 

March 2019

   

(418,999)

     

(1,406)

     

(19,001)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(6)

 

March 2019

   

(716,627)

     

(2,344)

     

(15,466)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

(2)

 

March 2019

   

(225,983)

     

(500)

     

(3,392)

 

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

(8)

 

March 2019

   

(1,011,064)

     

(3,750)

     

(29,561)

 

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

 

(1)

 

March 2019

   

(152,413)

     

(594)

     

(8,244)

 
                     

(8,594)

     

(75,664)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

Energy 0.1%

 

Chaparral Energy Inc. - Class A (a)

 

8,604

 

42,332

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $159,653)

42,332

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 2.5%

 

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co.

 

2,582

 

35,528

 
 

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (b)

 

36,000

 

1,209,240

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $1,329,960)

1,244,768

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 11.5%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2013-B-2, 5.60%, 07/15/20 (c)

 

126,311

 

126,993

 
 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-4, 1.64%, 05/15/19 (b)

 

400,000

 

398,072

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (c)

 

57,000

 

56,958

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (c)

 

75,000

 

74,019

 
 

BCC Funding XIV LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.96%, 06/20/23 (c)

 

98,156

 

97,888

 
 

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1, 3.15%, 05/17/21 (c)

 

121,000

 

120,715

 
 

BX Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-IND, 3.21%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/15/20 (b) (c) (d)

 

748,883

 

741,526

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-2, 2.47%, 08/14/19 (c)

 

290,783

 

290,528

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (c)

 

94,392

 

93,817

 
 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-BA, 1.64%, 07/15/21 (b) (c)

 

526,748

 

524,289

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (c)

 

35,908

 

35,701

 
 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

300,000

 

297,615

 
 

Series 2017-A4-A4, 2.60%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.22%), 04/07/20 (d)

 

500,000

 

500,320

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (c)

 

100,000

 

99,982

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (c)

 

61,240

 

61,131

 
 

Freddie Mac Multifamily Aggregation Risk Transfer

         
 

Series 2017-A-KT01, REMIC, 2.82%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 02/25/20 (d)

 

257,000

 

256,446

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (c)

 

76,464

 

76,483

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-4, 2.46%, 04/16/19

 

205,275

 

205,163

 
 

Series 2018-A1-3, 2.37%, 07/16/19 (b)

 

92,609

 

92,589

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (c)

 

175,000

 

175,572

 
 

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.53%, 10/15/19 (c)

 

248,212

 

248,108

 
 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2B-A, REMIC, 2.74%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.27%), 01/20/20 (c) (d)

 

486,822

 

486,537

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (c)

 

54,389

 

54,327

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A-1A, 1.42%, 01/20/21 (c)

 

221,799

 

220,907

 
 

Voya CLO Ltd.

         
 

Series 2013-A1R-2A, 3.46%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.97%), 04/25/31 (c) (d)

 

250,000

 

243,156

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $5,594,462)

5,578,842

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 66.7%

Communication Services 4.7%

 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.96%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (d)

 

250,000

 

242,498

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

80,000

 

78,583

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (c)

 

125,000

 

103,729

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (c)

 

130,000

 

121,008

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

171,000

 

169,943

 
 

6.83%, 10/23/55

 

40,000

 

40,855

 
 

Comcast Corp.

         
 

4.15%, 10/15/28

 

108,000

 

109,734

 
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

143,000

 

144,554

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

85,000

 

86,895

 
 

DISH DBS Corp.

         
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

133,000

 

110,030

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26

 

83,000

 

76,153

 
 

iHeartCommunications Inc.

         
 

0.00%, 03/01/21 (a) (e)

 

250,000

 

167,300

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

         
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (c)

 

63,000

 

60,795

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/25 (c)

 

64,000

 

64,490

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/15/29 (c)

 

201,000

 

199,459

 
 

Numericable - SFR SA

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (c)

 

200,000

 

183,440

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (c)

 

33,000

 

28,453

 
 

Sprint Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

58,000

 

57,387

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (c)

 

137,500

 

135,609

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (c)

 

77,000

 

80,117

 
 

2,261,032

 

Consumer Discretionary 3.7%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27

 

135,000

 

121,274

 
 

Delta Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26 (c)

 

42,000

 

39,689

 
 

Dollar Tree Inc.

         
 

3.15%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 04/17/20 (d)

 

400,000

 

397,554

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

84,000

 

82,302

 
 

General Motors Co.

         
 

5.20%, 04/01/45

 

66,000

 

54,773

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (c)

 

72,000

 

67,847

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25 (b)

 

8,000

 

7,645

 
 

Home Depot Inc.

         
 

3.90%, 12/06/28

 

52,000

 

53,295

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.63%, 05/15/23

 

127,000

 

128,879

 
 

Mattamy Group Corp.

         
 

6.50%, 10/01/25 (c)

 

16,000

 

14,543

 
 

Nemak SAB de CV

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (c)

 

200,000

 

186,689

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (c) (f)

 

311,000

 

300,239

 
 

Schaeffler Verwaltung Zwei GmbH

         
 

4.88%, 09/15/21 (c) (g)

 

200,000

 

190,451

 
 

Target Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 11/15/47

 

63,000

 

58,014

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (c)

 

125,000

 

115,969

 
 

1,819,163

 

Consumer Staples 5.9%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

4.90%, 02/01/46 (c)

 

200,000

 

185,137

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.20%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.59%), 08/14/20 (d)

 

416,000

 

411,704

 
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

76,000

 

67,485

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

218,000

 

178,758

 
 

Conagra Brands Inc.

         
 

3.22%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/22/20 (d)

 

500,000

 

500,960

 
 

General Mills Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 04/17/28

 

21,000

 

20,523

 
 

High Ridge Brands Co.

         
 

8.88%, 03/15/25 (h) (i)

 

30,000

 

13,149

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

39


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (c)

 

75,000

 

76,088

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (c)

 

200,000

 

197,030

 
 

JBS USA Lux SA

         
 

6.75%, 02/15/28 (c)

 

100,000

 

97,685

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

         
 

3.19%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.57%), 02/10/21 (d)

 

333,000

 

331,638

 
 

3.95%, 07/15/25

 

79,000

 

77,123

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (c)

 

125,000

 

99,553

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

         
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (c)

 

47,000

 

42,850

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (c)

 

82,000

 

75,498

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

287,000

 

277,220

 
 

Sigma Holdco BV

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (c)

 

200,000

 

173,072

 
 

Tyson Foods Inc.

         
 

5.10%, 09/28/48

 

57,000

 

54,683

 
 

2,880,156

 

Energy 7.9%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24

 

178,000

 

112,914

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

46,000

 

44,528

 
 

4.25%, 12/01/27

 

40,000

 

37,732

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

44,000

 

39,632

 
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

116,392

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

69,000

 

68,762

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

207,000

 

195,148

 
 

CITGO Holding Inc.

         
 

10.75%, 02/15/20 (c)

 

62,000

 

63,214

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

91,000

 

95,883

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

121,000

 

114,324

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.25%, 03/31/22 (b) (c)

 

14,000

 

12,941

 
 

7.50%, 02/15/24 (c)

 

80,000

 

64,398

 
 

Diamondback Energy Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (c)

 

187,000

 

180,510

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (b) (c)

 

19,000

 

19,286

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (c)

 

19,000

 

19,381

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

192,000

 

185,097

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

29,000

 

28,329

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

95,000

 

91,895

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

4.15%, 10/16/28

 

95,000

 

94,725

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

81,418

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (c)

 

108,000

 

78,723

 
 

8.00%, 02/15/25 (c)

 

219,000

 

90,429

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (c)

 

75,000

 

62,436

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28 (c)

 

30,000

 

28,247

 
 

4.50%, 04/01/48 (c)

 

35,000

 

29,386

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

137,000

 

128,803

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/49

 

42,000

 

40,713

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

124,000

 

93,581

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (c)

 

23,000

 

21,874

 
 

Parsley Energy LLC

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/25 (c)

 

166,000

 

153,611

 
 

PDC Energy Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/26

 

63,000

 

55,837

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 01/23/29

 

85,000

 

79,263

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

         
 

5.63%, 03/01/25

 

88,000

 

91,370

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

154,000

 

146,901

 
 

SM Energy Co.

         
 

6.75%, 09/15/26

 

50,000

 

44,698

 
 

Southwestern Energy Co.

         
 

7.75%, 10/01/27 (b)

 

500,000

 

476,346

 
 

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC

         
 

5.75%, 04/15/25

 

74,000

 

66,973

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (j)

 

249,000

 

230,140

 
 

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (c)

 

20,000

 

19,272

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (c)

 

218,400

 

211,114

 
 

Trinidad Drilling Ltd.

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (c)

 

20,000

 

20,154

 
 

3,836,380

 

Financials 19.1%

 

Acrisure LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (c)

 

128,000

 

108,889

 
 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd.

         
 

3.65%, 07/21/27

 

172,000

 

149,047

 
 

American Express Credit Corp.

         
 

2.91%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.33%), 05/03/19 (d)

 

499,000

 

498,953

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

3.63%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.23%), 07/01/22 (c) (d)

 

333,000

 

334,321

 
 

Athene Holding Ltd.

         
 

4.13%, 01/12/28

 

111,000

 

100,575

 
 

Bank of America Corp.

         
 

3.13%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.66%), 07/21/21 (d)

 

100,000

 

99,531

 
 

3.49%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 04/24/23 (d)

 

166,000

 

164,075

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

78,000

 

77,011

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

209,000

 

203,952

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

105,000

 

102,263

 
 

Barclays Plc

         
 

4.97%, 05/16/29 (d) (k)

 

200,000

 

193,042

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (c)

 

78,000

 

76,156

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (c)

 

75,000

 

71,791

 
 

BMW US Capital LLC

         
 

2.79%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 04/06/20 (c) (d)

 

333,000

 

331,461

 
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

         
 

3.38%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.76%), 05/12/20 (d)

 

333,000

 

332,396

 
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

124,000

 

115,436

 
 

3.80%, 01/31/28

 

147,000

 

135,677

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

5.90%, (callable at 100 beginning 02/15/23) (j)

 

112,000

 

104,184

 
 

3.45%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 04/25/22 (b) (d)

 

249,000

 

245,724

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

253,000

 

243,918

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (d)

 

111,000

 

106,785

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

10,000

 

9,380

 
 

Credit Suisse AG

         
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (c)

 

225,000

 

234,903

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 07/17/23) (b) (c) (j)

 

200,000

 

195,908

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (c)

 

135,000

 

146,237

 
 

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC

         
 

8.38%, 05/15/22 (c) (g)

 

47,000

 

45,095

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (c)

 

61,000

 

58,529

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

125,000

 

122,715

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

         
 

3.55%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.73%), 12/27/20 (b) (d)

 

382,000

 

380,414

 
 

3.00%, 04/26/22

 

22,000

 

21,349

 
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

20,000

 

19,051

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

4.00%, 03/03/24

 

43,000

 

42,361

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

108,000

 

104,281

 
 

Hexion US Finance Corp.

         
 

6.63%, 04/15/20

 

83,000

 

66,270

 
 

HSBC Holdings Plc

         
 

3.64%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 05/18/24 (d)

 

200,000

 

194,754

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

110,000

 

106,491

 
 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

         
 

3.88%, 01/12/28 (c)

 

115,000

 

97,709

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (c)

 

52,000

 

44,878

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (j)

 

200,000

 

198,125

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

203,510

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (d)

 

51,000

 

49,425

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

46,000

 

45,883

 
 

4.45%, 12/05/29

 

82,000

 

83,309

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         
 

2.97%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 09/01/20 (b) (d)

 

500,000

 

499,782

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

60,000

 

56,819

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 03/01/28

 

21,000

 

20,304

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/48

 

35,000

 

32,348

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (j)

 

200,000

 

192,520

 
 

Macquarie Group Ltd.

         
 

5.03%, 01/15/30 (c)

 

125,000

 

123,663

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.40%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 07/22/22 (d)

 

125,000

 

123,245

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

349,000

 

350,235

 
 

3.81%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 05/08/24 (d)

 

166,000

 

163,523

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

89,000

 

86,554

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

67,000

 

63,712

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

         
 

2.56%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.16%), 10/01/20 (c) (d)

 

500,000

 

500,114

 
 

Resideo Funding Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 11/01/26 (c)

 

44,000

 

43,451

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings Plc

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

242,000

 

240,025

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (c)

 

250,000

 

247,843

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

         
 

5.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/15/25) (j)

 

136,000

 

134,300

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance BV

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/27 (c)

 

130,000

 

117,000

 
 

9,261,202

 

Health Care 6.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

42,000

 

43,801

 
 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

         
 

3.68%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 12/29/20 (b) (d)

 

400,000

 

396,622

 
 

3.36%, 06/06/24

 

166,000

 

159,208

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/26 (c)

 

21,000

 

19,753

 
 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

52,000

 

51,612

 
 

6.13%, 02/15/24 (b)

 

6,000

 

6,152

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (c)

 

156,000

 

152,357

 
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (c)

 

50,000

 

49,570

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

         
 

4.30%, 03/25/28

 

140,000

 

137,056

 
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

62,000

 

59,729

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

179,000

 

174,833

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

50,000

 

46,397

 
 

Halfmoon Parent Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (b) (c)

 

100,000

 

100,658

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/48 (b) (c)

 

111,000

 

108,656

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 10/15/19

 

400,000

 

399,550

 
 

Lifepoint Health Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (c)

 

200,000

 

190,497

 
 

Mednax Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 01/15/27 (c)

 

83,000

 

80,095

 
 

Prestige Brands Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 03/01/24 (b) (c)

 

13,000

 

12,563

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

         
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

21,000

 

21,029

 
 

6.75%, 06/15/23 (b)

 

30,000

 

28,163

 
 

4.63%, 07/15/24

 

51,000

 

47,506

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (c)

 

6,000

 

6,033

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (c)

 

110,000

 

102,347

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (c)

 

17,000

 

15,682

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 (c)

 

19,000

 

19,245

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (c)

 

65,000

 

56,496

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (c)

 

17,000

 

16,471

 
 

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 10/01/22

 

333,000

 

324,606

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

61,000

 

58,729

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (c)

 

46,000

 

44,492

 
 

2,929,908

 

Industrials 6.3%

 

AECOM

         
 

5.13%, 03/15/27 (b)

 

605,000

 

517,887

 
 

Aircastle Ltd.

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

40,181

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

46,000

 

43,126

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (c)

 

124,000

 

119,738

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (c)

 

104,000

 

103,401

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (b) (c)

 

250,000

 

240,111

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/22 (c)

 

34,000

 

31,875

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (c)

 

84,000

 

79,170

 
 

BWX Technologies Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (c)

 

165,000

 

159,786

 
 

General Electric Co.

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (b) (h) (j)

 

625,000

 

481,250

 
 

General Motors Co.

         
 

5.95%, 04/01/49

 

40,000

 

36,409

 
 

International Lease Finance Corp.

         
 

6.25%, 05/15/19

 

100,000

 

100,873

 
 

Johnson Controls International Plc

         
 

5.13%, 09/14/45 (b)

 

41,000

 

40,757

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust

         
 

5.50%, 07/31/47 (h) (i)

 

40,000

 

35,261

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (c)

 

112,000

 

93,468

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/01/25 (c)

 

56,000

 

52,746

 
 

Union Pacific Corp.

         
 

3.60%, 09/15/37

 

78,000

 

69,773

 
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

50,000

 

49,267

 
 

United Rentals North America Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 12/15/26

 

39,000

 

38,415

 
 

United Technologies Corp.

         
 

1.90%, 05/04/20

 

333,000

 

326,730

 
 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

         
 

3.84%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 09/15/21 (d)

 

375,000

 

374,444

 
 

3,034,668

 

Information Technology 1.8%

 

Broadcom Corp.

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

100,000

 

89,752

 
 

Intel Corp.

         
 

2.70%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.08%), 05/11/20 (d)

 

250,000

 

249,007

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

133,000

 

125,922

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

50,000

 

48,946

 
 

NXP BV

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (c)

 

200,000

 

197,987

 
 

5.35%, 03/01/26 (c)

 

67,000

 

67,730

 
 

Oracle Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

33,000

 

30,722

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (c)

 

85,000

 

77,408

 
 

887,474

 

Materials 6.9%

 

Anglo American Capital Plc

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (c)

 

121,000

 

118,905

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (c)

 

200,000

 

190,879

 
 

4.50%, 03/15/28 (c)

 

200,000

 

186,475

 
 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (c)

 

153,000

 

140,657

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (c)

 

183,000

 

164,720

 
 

CF Industries Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (c)

 

116,000

 

113,269

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (c)

 

188,000

 

184,224

 
 

Corning Inc.

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

148,000

 

149,806

 
 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

         
 

3.07%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.53%), 05/01/20 (d)

 

352,000

 

352,342

 
 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (c)

 

105,000

 

99,751

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24 (b)

 

291,000

 

269,873

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

90,000

 

71,344

 
 

FXI Holdings Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (c)

 

153,000

 

131,583

 
 

Hexion Inc.

         
 

10.38%, 02/01/22 (c)

 

57,000

 

45,052

 
 

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

         
 

3.33%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 05/22/20 (d)

 

333,000

 

330,549

 
 

Rain CII Carbon LLC

         
 

7.25%, 04/01/25 (c)

 

100,000

 

91,727

 
 

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

         
 

5.94%, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/15/21 (c) (d)

 

161,000

 

160,438

 
 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

         
 

2.25%, 05/15/20

 

333,000

 

327,865

 
 

Syngenta Finance NV

         
 

5.68%, 04/24/48 (c)

 

200,000

 

164,120

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (c)

 

71,000

 

62,143

 
 

3,355,722

 

Real Estate 0.5%

 

Boston Properties LP

         
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

173,000

 

176,991

 
 

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.

         
 

7.13%, 12/15/24 (c)

 

95,000

 

77,982

 
 

254,973

 

Utilities 3.9%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

215,000

 

211,390

 
 

Ameren Illinois Co.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

109,675

 
 

Avangrid Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

159,000

 

153,486

 
 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

         
 

4.75%, 04/26/47 (c)

 

100,000

 

103,166

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Co.

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

32,000

 

29,667

 
 

Electricite de France SA

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (c)

 

200,000

 

193,769

 
 

Exelon Corp.

         
 

3.50%, 06/01/22 (l)

 

83,000

 

81,108

 
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

112,000

 

115,945

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

207,000

 

200,557

 
 

4.85%, 07/15/47 (f)

 

37,000

 

37,034

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

68,143

 
 

Sempra Energy

         
 

2.94%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 01/15/21 (d)

 

333,000

 

327,468

 
 

Southern California Edison Co.

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

43,881

 
 

Southern Co.

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

135,000

 

130,457

 
 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

         
 

3.55%, 06/15/25

 

85,000

 

84,168

 
 

1,889,914

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $33,711,760)

32,410,592

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 19.8%

Communication Services 2.0%

 

CBS Radio Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.26%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/18/24 (d)

 

73,206

 

68,814

 
 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (d)

 

248,744

 

231,580

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (d)

 

248,737

 

230,239

 
 

Sprint Communications Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (d)

 

149,241

 

141,655

 
 

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

         
 

Term Loan K, 4.96%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/10/26 (d)

 

150,000

 

141,732

 
 

Windstream Services LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-6, 6.46%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 03/29/21 (d)

 

149,237

 

132,553

 
 

946,573

 

Consumer Discretionary 7.3%

 

1011778 B.C. Unltd. Liability Co.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/15/24 (d)

 

224,334

 

213,303

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.74%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (d)

 

86,077

 

81,236

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.76%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (d)

 

126,740

 

119,611

 
 

ARAMARK Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 4.09%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/28/24 (d)

 

132,531

 

128,183

 
 

Term Loan, 4.09%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/01/25 (d)

 

187,000

 

181,235

 
 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (d)

 

223,869

 

212,116

 
 

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 12/23/24 (d)

 

248,744

 

238,438

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (d)

 

198,995

 

190,315

 
 

CityCenter Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 04/14/24 (d)

 

198,990

 

187,974

 
 

CSC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (d)

 

159,595

 

151,057

 
 

Eldorado Resorts LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.75%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

85,000

 

81,105

 
 

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 11/30/23 (d)

 

124,365

 

119,058

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (d)

 

1,390

 

1,334

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.19%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (d)

 

84,437

 

81,060

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.28%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (d)

 

105,585

 

101,361

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/29/25 (d)

 

348,000

 

339,300

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/30/23 (d)

 

198,958

 

176,675

 
 

Numericable Group SA

         
 

Term Loan B-11, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (d)

 

298,485

 

272,517

 
 

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/15/20 (d)

 

199,474

 

196,148

 
 

SIWF Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.72%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/25/25 (d)

 

64,675

 

62,695

 
 

Staples Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.54%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/15/24 (d)

 

124,372

 

118,983

 
 

UFC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/22/23 (d)

 

84,567

 

82,200

 
 

Univision Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan C-5, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (d)

 

228,788

 

206,577

 
 

3,542,481

 

Consumer Staples 1.4%

 

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.43%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/26/24 (d)

 

116,776

 

113,302

 
 

Diamond (BC) BV

         
 

Term Loan, 5.53%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/24/24 (d)

 

169,146

 

155,614

 
 

Dole Food Co. Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

48,584

 

47,064

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.14%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

1,139

 

1,103

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.18%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

24,292

 

23,532

 
 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, (1M PRIME + 1.75%), 03/22/24 (d)

 

25

 

25

 
 

JBS USA LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/22 (d)

 

48,777

 

46,826

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.30%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/30/24 (d)

 

284,527

 

273,146

 
 

660,612

 

Energy 1.8%

 

California Resources Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.26%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 11/08/22 (d)

 

125,000

 

120,834

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.09%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (d) (m)

 

140,000

 

131,600

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (d) (n)

 

75,000

 

73,187

 
 

Foresight Energy LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 8.28%, (1M LIBOR + 5.75%), 03/16/22 (d)

 

140,000

 

136,791

 
 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (d)

 

283,553

 

272,761

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (d)

 

100,000

 

95,750

 
 

Ultra Resources Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.47%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/14/24 (d)

 

75,000

 

66,656

 
 

897,579

 

Financials 0.5%

 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.75%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/16/24 (d)

 

250,000

 

236,875

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Health Care 2.4%

 

Air Methods Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/12/24 (d)

 

90,000

 

70,843

 
 

Alphabet Holding Co. Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (d)

 

89,547

 

80,144

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (d)

 

160,822

 

152,178

 
 

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I SARL

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.63%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/12/24 (d)

 

134,318

 

126,931

 
 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/27/25 (d)

 

298,000

 

277,033

 
 

PharMerica Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.96%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 09/25/24 (d)

 

129,348

 

123,097

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.13%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (d)

 

250,000

 

236,562

 
 

Surgery Center Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.60%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/18/24 (d)

 

99,496

 

94,460

 
 

1,161,248

 

Industrials 0.6%

 

Gardner Denver Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/30/24 (d)

 

97,215

 

93,660

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/20/24 (d)

 

228,838

 

218,541

 
 

312,201

 

Information Technology 1.5%

 

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.60%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/19/23 (d)

 

213,900

 

204,007

 
 

First Data Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1M LIBOR + 2.00%), 07/08/22 (d)

 

179,960

 

172,537

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (d)

 

154,215

 

145,130

 
 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (d)

 

66,000

 

62,700

 
 

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe SARL

         
 

Term Loan B-4, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (d)

 

44,644

 

42,029

 
 

SS&C Technologies Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-3, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (d)

 

117,698

 

110,804

 
 

737,207

 

Materials 1.5%

 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

Term Loan S, 4.14%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 02/02/20 (d)

 

196,875

 

193,164

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (d)

 

198,990

 

186,718

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (d)

 

149,244

 

120,888

 
 

MacDermid Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-7, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/07/20 (d)

 

100,000

 

99,469

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/19/25 (d) (n)

 

121,000

 

114,547

 
 

714,786

 

Real Estate 0.3%

 

MGM Growth Properies Operating Partnership LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/20/23 (d)

 

149,233

 

142,571

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Utilities 0.5%

 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-5, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/22 (d)

 

198,969

 

188,678

 
 

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/14/23 (d)

 

74,619

 

71,573

 
 

260,251

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $10,122,794)

9,612,384

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.6%

Sovereign 0.4%

 

Mexico Government International Bond

         
 

3.75%, 01/11/28

 

220,000

 

206,533

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

79,000

 

80,383

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $287,070)

286,916

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 3.6%

Investment Companies 3.6%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (o)

 

1,751,526

 

1,751,526

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,751,526)

1,751,526

 

Total Investments 104.8% (cost $52,957,225)

 

50,927,360

 

Total Securities Sold Short (5.8)% (proceeds $2,888,826)

 

(2,823,924)

 

Other Derivative Instruments 0.1%

 

58,409

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.9%

 

412,410

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

48,574,255

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged or segregated as collateral.

(c) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities were $14,948,196 and 30.8%, respectively.

(d) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(e) Issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(f) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(g) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(h) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited.

(i) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See Restricted Securities in the Schedules of Investments.

(j) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(k) Convertible security.

(l) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2018.

(m) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(n) This senior loan will settle after December 31, 2018. The reference rate and spread presented will go into effect upon settlement.

(o) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (5.8%)

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (5.8%)

Consumer Discretionary (1.0%)

 

Harley-Davidson Inc.

         
 

3.50%, 07/28/25

 

(500,000)

 

(477,444)

 

Energy (0.8%)

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

         
 

6.20%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

(432,000)

 

(390,126)

 

Industrials (1.5%)

 

AECOM

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/24

 

(750,000)

 

(744,056)

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Information Technology (0.6%)

 

Intel Corp.

         
 

4.10%, 05/11/47

 

(275,000)

 

(271,720)

 

Materials (0.9%)

 

International Paper Co.

         
 

3.00%, 02/15/27

 

(500,000)

 

(457,107)

 

Real Estate (1.0%)

 

Simon Property Group LP

         
 

3.30%, 01/15/26

 

(500,000)

 

(483,471)

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (proceeds $2,888,826)

(2,823,924)

 
 

Total Securities Sold Short (5.8%) (proceeds $2,888,826)

 

(2,823,924)

 

(a) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2018.

                   

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

High Ridge Brands Co., 8.88%, 03/15/25

07/16/18

 

14,336

 

13,149

 

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.50%, 07/31/47

07/16/18

 

36,362

 

35,261

 

0.1

 
       

50,698

 

48,410

 

0.1

 
                                 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

(14)

 

March 2019

   

(1,955,329)

     

(6,562)

     

(88,671)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(66)

 

March 2019

   

(7,883,118)

     

(25,781)

     

(169,913)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-Year

 

(22)

 

March 2019

   

(4,642,339)

     

(3,094)

     

(28,536)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPM Long Short Credit Fund — Futures Contracts (continued)

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

(57)

 

March 2019

   

(6,438,176)

     

(14,250)

     

(99,012)

 

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

(9)

 

March 2019

   

(1,147,670)

     

(4,219)

     

(23,033)

 

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

 

(4)

 

March 2019

   

(613,206)

     

(2,375)

     

(29,419)

 
                     

(56,281)

     

(438,584)

 
                                     

PPM Long Short Credit Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate8

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional1,7

 

Value6 ($)

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection3

CDX.NA.IG.31 (Q)

 

1.00

   

12/20/23

   

3,750,000

   

(20,816)

   

(694)

   

35,746

 
                                     

Credit default swap agreements - sell protection4

CDX.NA.HY.31 (Q)

 

5.00

   

12/20/23

   

(500,000)

   

9,966

   

365

   

(17,033)

 
                                     
                                                     

PPM Long Short Credit Fund — OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Counter-party

 

Implied

Credit

Spread 5

(%)

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate8

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1,7 ($)

 

Value6 ($)

 

Premiums

Paid

(Received) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection3

L Brands Inc. (Q)

 

JPM

 

N/A

   

1.00

   

12/20/23

   

1,000,000

     

103,772

     

99,924

     

3,848

 

Viacom Inc. (Q)

 

CGM

 

N/A

   

1.00

   

12/20/23

   

600,000

     

11,247

     

562

     

10,685

 
                     

1,600,000

     

115,019

     

100,486

     

14,533

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 6.8%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2013-B-2, 5.60%, 07/15/20 (a)

 

211,570

 

212,713

 
 

Series 2013-A-2, 4.95%, 01/15/23

 

33,320

 

33,873

 
 

Series 2016-AA-2, 3.20%, 06/15/28

 

162,810

 

151,918

 
 

American Tower Trust I

         
 

Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

338,000

 

331,242

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A2-2A, 2.00%, 05/11/20 (a)

 

65,925

 

65,624

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (a)

 

73,000

 

72,946

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (a)

 

113,000

 

111,522

 
 

Series 2016-A3-1A, REMIC, 1.92%, 12/10/19 (a)

 

7,163

 

7,161

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (a)

 

254,857

 

253,306

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

92,725

 

92,189

 
 

Continental Airlines Inc. Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2012-A-2, 4.00%, 10/29/24

 

104,034

 

102,380

 
 

CSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-HL2, 3.50%, 10/25/47 (a) (b)

 

124,260

 

121,630

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2016-B-1, 2.03%, 01/22/19 (a)

 

28,833

 

28,826

 
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (a)

 

107,000

 

106,981

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2, 2.19%, 10/24/22 (a)

 

155,000

 

153,962

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (a)

 

61,240

 

61,131

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

156,356

 

155,409

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

77,386

 

77,404

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-3, 2.37%, 07/16/19

 

67,871

 

67,857

 
 

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

125,000

 

124,392

 
 

Series 2018-A4-1, 2.83%, 06/17/24 (a)

 

100,000

 

99,618

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (a)

 

392,000

 

393,281

 
 

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-AA, 2.66%, 12/26/28 (a)

 

167,741

 

166,004

 
 

MVW Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.42%, 12/20/34 (a)

 

153,412

 

150,508

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (a)

 

54,389

 

54,327

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-C38, 3.92%, 07/15/50 (b)

 

125,000

 

121,019

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $3,318,733)

3,317,223

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 75.0%

Communication Services 9.2%

 

Altice Luxembourg SA

         
 

5.88%, 02/01/27, EUR (a)

 

100,000

 

112,837

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27

 

83,000

 

71,034

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.96%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (b)

 

165,000

 

160,049

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

48,000

 

47,150

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

103,729

 
 

CBS Radio Inc.

         
 

7.25%, 11/01/24 (a) (c)

 

72,000

 

67,205

 
 

CCO Holdings LLC

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

211,000

 

196,406

 
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

125,000

 

121,645

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

278,000

 

276,281

 
 

5.38%, 04/01/38

 

123,000

 

113,536

 
 

Comcast Corp.

         
 

3.38%, 08/15/25

 

68,000

 

66,341

 
 

4.15%, 10/15/28

 

203,000

 

206,258

 
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

143,000

 

144,554

 
 

3.40%, 07/15/46

 

75,000

 

62,143

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

85,000

 

86,895

 
 

DISH DBS Corp.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/23

 

237,000

 

195,199

 
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

83,000

 

68,665

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

11.00%, 09/15/25

 

48,000

 

29,911

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

         
 

6.50%, 06/15/19

 

75,000

 

75,750

 
 

iHeartCommunications Inc.

         
 

0.00%, 03/01/21 (d) (e)

 

229,000

 

153,247

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

         
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

116,000

 

111,940

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 06/15/22 (a)

 

42,000

 

41,685

 
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

87,000

 

82,757

 
 

5.63%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

40,000

 

39,100

 
 

NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc.

         
 

5.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 03/19/21) (a) (f)

 

318,000

 

322,108

 
 

Netflix Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 11/15/26 (c)

 

94,000

 

85,847

 
 

5.88%, 11/15/28 (a)

 

70,000

 

68,128

 
 

4.63%, 05/15/29, EUR (a)

 

150,000

 

168,403

 
 

Numericable - SFR SA

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

68,000

 

62,370

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

45,000

 

38,800

 
 

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

94,000

 

87,798

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

153,000

 

154,006

 
 

Sprint Corp.

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

44,000

 

43,535

 
 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

         
 

7.00%, 03/01/20 (a)

 

292,000

 

299,672

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (a)

 

46,063

 

45,430

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

107,000

 

111,331

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 04/15/24

 

54,000

 

54,039

 
 

Vodafone Group Plc

         
 

5.00%, 05/30/38

 

36,000

 

33,670

 
 

Wind Tre SpA

         
 

2.63%, 01/20/23, EUR (a)

 

209,000

 

216,026

 
 

Zayo Group LLC

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

67,000

 

59,627

 
 

4,485,107

 

Consumer Discretionary 6.9%

 

1011778 B.C. Unltd. Liability Co.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

113,000

 

103,964

 
 

24 Hour Holdings III LLC

         
 

8.00%, 06/01/22 (a) (c)

 

93,000

 

88,154

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27 (c)

 

200,000

 

179,665

 
 

Beazer Homes USA Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/27

 

53,000

 

41,870

 
 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 05/15/23

 

86,000

 

86,847

 
 

Delphi Jersey Holdings Plc

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

66,000

 

55,442

 
 

Delta Merger Sub Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26 (a)

 

42,000

 

39,689

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

84,000

 

82,302

 
 

Ford Motor Co.

         
 

5.29%, 12/08/46

 

53,000

 

43,548

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

51,000

 

50,470

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

205,000

 

193,177

 
 

Home Depot Inc.

         
 

2.13%, 09/15/26

 

146,000

 

131,638

 
 

3.90%, 12/06/28

 

52,000

 

53,295

 
 

4.50%, 12/06/48

 

30,000

 

31,023

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

KB Home

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/19

 

106,000

 

105,777

 
 

7.50%, 09/15/22

 

104,000

 

107,186

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

4.75%, 06/01/27 (a)

 

124,000

 

115,441

 
 

Mattamy Group Corp.

         
 

6.50%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

15,000

 

13,634

 
 

MGM Resorts International

         
 

6.75%, 10/01/20

 

417,000

 

429,603

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

161,000

 

149,816

 
 

Nemak SAB de CV

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

191,000

 

178,288

 
 

New Cotai LLC

         
 

10.63%, 05/01/19 (a) (g)

 

122,781

 

69,461

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (a) (h)

 

311,000

 

300,239

 
 

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV

         
 

3.50%, 05/15/22, EUR (a)

 

222,000

 

255,119

 
 

Scientific Games International Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

258,000

 

231,188

 
 

Target Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 11/15/47

 

54,000

 

49,726

 
 

Tenneco Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 12/15/24

 

45,000

 

38,910

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

130,000

 

120,607

 
 

3,346,079

 

Consumer Staples 3.9%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

3.65%, 02/01/26 (a)

 

150,000

 

141,516

 
 

4.90%, 02/01/46 (a)

 

153,000

 

141,630

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

79,000

 

70,149

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

165,000

 

135,298

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

83,000

 

66,276

 
 

Conagra Brands Inc.

         
 

5.40%, 11/01/48

 

65,000

 

59,990

 
 

Cott Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 04/01/25 (a)

 

99,000

 

93,590

 
 

General Mills Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 04/17/28

 

21,000

 

20,523

 
 

High Ridge Brands Co.

         
 

8.88%, 03/15/25 (i) (j)

 

46,000

 

20,162

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (a)

 

143,000

 

145,074

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

197,030

 
 

JBS USA Lux SA

         
 

6.75%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

101,000

 

98,661

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

99,553

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

         
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (a)

 

75,000

 

68,378

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

177,000

 

162,966

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

81,000

 

78,240

 
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

53,000

 

52,222

 
 

Sigma Holdco BV

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

250,000

 

216,340

 
 

Tyson Foods Inc.

         
 

5.10%, 09/28/48

 

58,000

 

55,642

 
 

1,923,240

 

Energy 9.2%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24 (c)

 

206,000

 

130,675

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

45,000

 

43,560

 
 

4.25%, 12/01/27

 

40,000

 

37,732

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

44,000

 

39,632

 
 

Antero Resources Corp.

         
 

5.13%, 12/01/22

 

33,000

 

31,018

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

116,392

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

82,000

 

81,717

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

199,000

 

187,606

 
 

CITGO Holding Inc.

         
 

10.75%, 02/15/20 (a)

 

94,000

 

95,841

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

42,000

 

44,254

 
 

Continental Resources Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

123,000

 

121,141

 
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

108,000

 

102,041

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.25%, 03/31/22 (a)

 

112,000

 

103,528

 
 

7.50%, 02/15/24 (a)

 

80,000

 

64,398

 
 

Diamondback Energy Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

187,000

 

180,510

 
 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

100,000

 

97,568

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)

 

19,000

 

19,286

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

19,000

 

19,381

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

169,000

 

162,924

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

71,000

 

69,356

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

80,000

 

77,385

 
 

6.13%, 12/15/45

 

27,000

 

26,152

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

4.15%, 10/16/28

 

95,000

 

94,725

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

81,418

 
 

EP Energy LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a) (c)

 

83,000

 

60,500

 
 

8.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

234,000

 

96,622

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

76,000

 

63,269

 
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.00%, 08/15/42

 

50,000

 

46,120

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28 (a)

 

30,000

 

28,247

 
 

4.50%, 04/01/48 (a)

 

35,000

 

29,386

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

142,000

 

133,503

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/49

 

63,000

 

61,070

 
 

Nabors Industries Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (c)

 

26,000

 

20,598

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

125,000

 

94,336

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

23,000

 

21,874

 
 

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 05/01/26 (a) (c)

 

96,000

 

80,822

 
 

ONEOK Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 09/01/23

 

81,000

 

90,907

 
 

Parsley Energy LLC

         
 

5.25%, 08/15/25 (a)

 

106,000

 

96,227

 
 

PDC Energy Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/26

 

63,000

 

55,837

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 03/13/27 - 01/23/29

 

242,000

 

227,134

 
 

Regency Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.88%, 03/01/22

 

122,000

 

127,175

 
 

5.00%, 10/01/22

 

63,000

 

64,228

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/24

 

104,000

 

109,026

 
 

5.63%, 03/01/25

 

13,000

 

13,498

 
 

5.00%, 03/15/27

 

84,000

 

84,632

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

179,000

 

170,749

 
 

Spectra Energy Partners LP

         
 

3.50%, 03/15/25

 

66,000

 

62,991

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (f)

 

250,000

 

231,064

 
 

Transocean Guardian Ltd.

         
 

5.88%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

28,000

 

26,869

 
 

Transocean Inc.

         
 

9.00%, 07/15/23 (a)

 

125,000

 

124,336

 
 

7.50%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

39,000

 

34,281

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

20,000

 

19,272

 
 

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

128,800

 

124,503

 
 

Trinidad Drilling Ltd.

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

27,000

 

27,208

 
 

Weatherford International Ltd.

         
 

9.88%, 02/15/24 (c)

 

47,000

 

29,042

 
 

4,483,566

 

Financials 21.4%

 

Acrisure LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

 

128,000

 

108,889

 
 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd.

         
 

3.65%, 07/21/27

 

68,000

 

58,925

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 11/20/25

 

142,000

 

141,255

 
 

American Express Co.

         
 

3.70%, 08/03/23

 

250,000

 

250,722

 
 

Antero Resources Finance Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 11/01/21

 

176,000

 

170,611

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

164,000

 

151,535

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

4.00%, 01/25/22 (a)

 

179,000

 

180,837

 
 

Athene Holding Ltd.

         
 

4.13%, 01/12/28

 

111,000

 

100,575

 
 

Bank of America Corp.

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/05/24) (f)

 

86,000

 

84,710

 
 

6.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 03/10/26) (f)

 

55,000

 

56,044

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

130,000

 

128,351

 
 

3.86%, 07/23/24

 

161,000

 

160,772

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

193,000

 

188,339

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

111,000

 

108,106

 
 

3.25%, 10/21/27

 

27,000

 

24,951

 
 

Barclays Plc

         
 

8.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/15/20), EUR (f)

 

167,000

 

201,598

 
 

4.97%, 05/16/29 (b) (k)

 

200,000

 

193,042

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

77,000

 

75,180

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (a)

 

74,000

 

70,834

 
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

         
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

107,000

 

99,610

 
 

3.80%, 01/31/28

 

147,000

 

135,677

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

5.90%, (callable at 100 beginning 02/15/23) (f)

 

290,000

 

269,761

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

375,000

 

361,538

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (b)

 

125,000

 

120,253

 
 

Credit Suisse AG

         
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (a)

 

310,000

 

323,644

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/11/23) (a) (f)

 

204,000

 

208,080

 
 

3.87%, 01/12/29 (a)

 

17,000

 

15,822

 
 

Dell EMC

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

49,000

 

49,046

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (a)

 

38,000

 

38,671

 
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (a)

 

189,000

 

204,732

 
 

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC

         
 

8.38%, 05/15/22 (a) (g)

 

40,000

 

38,379

 
 

Five Corners Funding Trust

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/23 (a)

 

125,000

 

128,647

 
 

General Electric Capital Corp.

         
 

6.75%, 03/15/32

 

83,000

 

86,732

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (a)

 

61,000

 

58,529

 
 

GLP Capital LP

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

125,000

 

122,715

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

         
 

3.00%, 04/26/22

 

43,000

 

41,727

 
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

42,000

 

40,008

 
 

4.00%, 03/03/24

 

58,000

 

57,138

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

182,000

 

174,354

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

145,000

 

140,007

 
 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

94,000

 

106,569

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

HSBC Holdings Plc

         
 

6.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/01/21) (f) (k)

 

229,000

 

235,185

 
 

4.29%, 09/12/26

 

200,000

 

197,460

 
 

4.38%, 11/23/26

 

56,000

 

54,206

 
 

Icahn Enterprises LP

         
 

6.25%, 02/01/22

 

90,000

 

89,766

 
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

151,000

 

146,184

 
 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

         
 

3.88%, 01/12/28 (a)

 

100,000

 

84,964

 
 

James Hardie International Finance DAC

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

80,000

 

69,043

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (f)

 

146,000

 

144,631

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

203,510

 
 

2.95%, 10/01/26

 

184,000

 

169,662

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (b)

 

30,000

 

29,074

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

62,000

 

60,913

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

27,000

 

26,931

 
 

4.45%, 12/05/29

 

82,000

 

83,309

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         
 

2.97%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 09/01/20 (b)

 

500,000

 

499,782

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

72,000

 

68,183

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

         
 

3.80%, 03/01/28

 

21,000

 

20,304

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/48

 

35,000

 

32,348

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (f)

 

200,000

 

192,520

 
 

Macquarie Group Ltd.

         
 

5.03%, 01/15/30 (a)

 

125,000

 

123,663

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.65%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 01/20/22 (b)

 

100,000

 

99,672

 
 

3.40%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 07/22/22 (b)

 

125,000

 

123,245

 
 

4.88%, 11/01/22

 

167,000

 

172,367

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

138,000

 

138,488

 
 

3.88%, 04/29/24

 

73,000

 

72,657

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

84,000

 

81,691

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

60,000

 

57,056

 
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 04/30/43 (b)

 

131,000

 

122,976

 
 

Navient Corp.

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/26

 

96,000

 

79,688

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

         
 

2.56%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.16%), 10/01/20 (a) (b)

 

300,000

 

300,069

 
 

Resideo Funding Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 11/01/26 (a)

 

44,000

 

43,451

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings Plc

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

242,000

 

240,025

 
 

Thames Water Kemble Finance Plc

         
 

7.75%, 04/01/19, GBP

 

83,000

 

106,820

 
 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc

         
 

5.13%, 01/15/25, GBP (a)

 

209,000

 

263,840

 
 

5.00%, 04/15/27, GBP (a)

 

115,000

 

138,326

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

247,843

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

         
 

5.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/15/25) (f)

 

88,000

 

86,900

 
 

4.48%, 01/16/24

 

54,000

 

54,551

 
 

Ziggo Bond Finance BV

         
 

6.00%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

229,000

 

198,559

 
 

10,436,777

 

Health Care 6.8%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

90,000

 

93,859

 
 

AbbVie Inc.

         
 

2.90%, 11/06/22

 

77,000

 

75,088

 
 

Actavis Funding SCS

         
 

4.55%, 03/15/35

 

82,000

 

78,044

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

21,000

 

19,753

 
 

Celgene Corp.

         
 

4.35%, 11/15/47

 

63,000

 

52,727

 
 

Centene Corp.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

77,000

 

76,426

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/25

 

101,000

 

96,567

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corp.

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

156,000

 

152,357

 
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

141,000

 

139,787

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

         
 

4.30%, 03/25/28

 

125,000

 

122,371

 
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

118,000

 

113,678

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

179,000

 

174,833

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

117,000

 

108,568

 
 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

         
 

4.80%, 04/01/44

 

46,000

 

45,850

 
 

4.50%, 02/01/45

 

63,000

 

60,404

 
 

Halfmoon Parent Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (a)

 

100,000

 

100,658

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/48 (a)

 

148,000

 

144,875

 
 

HCA Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 02/15/21

 

417,000

 

426,554

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/26

 

80,000

 

77,817

 
 

inVentiv Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 10/01/24 (a)

 

33,000

 

34,380

 
 

Lifepoint Health Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

190,497

 
 

Mylan Inc.

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48 (a)

 

27,000

 

22,030

 
 

Prestige Brands Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 03/01/24 (a)

 

13,000

 

12,563

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

         
 

4.50%, 04/01/21

 

176,000

 

172,280

 
 

4.38%, 10/01/21

 

25,000

 

24,206

 
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

37,000

 

37,051

 
 

6.75%, 06/15/23

 

53,000

 

49,755

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

         
 

3.75%, 07/15/25

 

45,000

 

45,400

 
 

3.45%, 01/15/27

 

40,000

 

39,469

 
 

3.88%, 12/15/28

 

61,000

 

61,713

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

16,000

 

16,089

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

17,000

 

15,682

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 (a)

 

49,000

 

49,633

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

104,000

 

90,394

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (a)

 

126,000

 

117,278

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)

 

19,000

 

18,409

 
 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

148,000

 

142,490

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

47,000

 

45,459

 
 

3,344,994

 

Industrials 5.2%

 

AECOM

         
 

5.13%, 03/15/27

 

400,000

 

342,404

 
 

Aircastle Ltd.

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

40,181

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

72,000

 

67,501

 
 

Allison Transmission Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/24 (a)

 

76,000

 

73,049

 
 

Ashtead Capital Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

133,000

 

128,428

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (a)

 

104,000

 

103,401

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (a)

 

250,000

 

240,111

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

63,000

 

64,890

 
 

6.13%, 01/15/23 (a)

 

82,000

 

76,833

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

68,000

 

64,090

 
 

BWX Technologies Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

165,000

 

159,786

 
 

CNH Industrial NV

         
 

4.50%, 08/15/23

 

94,000

 

94,633

 
 

Equifax Inc.

         
 

3.60%, 08/15/21

 

165,000

 

164,719

 
 

General Electric Co.

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (f) (i)

 

520,000

 

400,400

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

General Motors Co.

         
 

5.95%, 04/01/49

 

60,000

 

54,613

 
 

International Lease Finance Corp.

         
 

4.63%, 04/15/21

 

86,000

 

86,620

 
 

Johnson Controls International Plc

         
 

5.13%, 09/14/45

 

41,000

 

40,757

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust

         
 

5.50%, 07/31/47 (i) (j)

 

40,000

 

35,261

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

168,000

 

140,202

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/01/25 (a)

 

70,000

 

65,932

 
 

Union Pacific Corp.

         
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

50,000

 

49,267

 
 

United Rentals North America Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 12/15/26

 

39,000

 

38,415

 
 

2,531,493

 

Information Technology 1.4%

 

Broadcom Corp.

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

54,000

 

48,466

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

156,000

 

147,698

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

90,000

 

88,102

 
 

NXP BV

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (a)

 

167,000

 

165,320

 
 

5.35%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

67,000

 

67,730

 
 

Oracle Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

82,000

 

76,340

 
 

Radiate Holdco LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

83,000

 

75,587

 
 

669,243

 

Materials 5.8%

 

Anglo American Capital Plc

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

118,905

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (a)

 

159,000

 

151,749

 
 

4.50%, 03/15/28 (a)

 

408,000

 

380,409

 
 

Berry Global Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (a)

 

159,000

 

146,173

 
 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

167,000

 

150,319

 
 

CF Industries Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

156,000

 

152,327

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

77,000

 

75,453

 
 

Corning Inc.

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

148,000

 

149,806

 
 

Crown Americas LLC

         
 

4.50%, 01/15/23

 

81,000

 

79,005

 
 

Flex Acquisition Co. Inc.

         
 

6.88%, 01/15/25 (a)

 

55,000

 

49,026

 
 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

88,000

 

83,601

 
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

72,000

 

68,149

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

187,000

 

173,424

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

278,000

 

220,374

 
 

FXI Holdings Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

156,000

 

134,163

 
 

Hexion Inc.

         
 

10.38%, 02/01/22 (a)

 

43,000

 

33,986

 
 

Olin Corp.

         
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

64,000

 

55,965

 
 

PSPC Escrow Corp.

         
 

6.00%, 02/01/23, EUR (a)

 

136,000

 

159,323

 
 

Rain CII Carbon LLC

         
 

7.25%, 04/01/25 (a)

 

115,000

 

105,485

 
 

Samarco Mineracao SA

         
 

0.00%, 11/01/22 (d) (e) (i) (j)

 

110,000

 

83,213

 
 

Syngenta Finance NV

         
 

5.68%, 04/24/48 (a)

 

200,000

 

164,120

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (a)

 

89,000

 

77,898

 
 

2,812,873

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Real Estate 0.8%

 

Boston Properties LP

         
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

173,000

 

176,991

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

57,000

 

55,247

 
 

Equinix Inc.

         
 

2.88%, 10/01/25, EUR

 

150,000

 

164,542

 
 

396,780

 

Utilities 4.4%

 

AES Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

91,000

 

89,472

 
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

254,000

 

252,805

 
 

Ameren Illinois Co.

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

109,675

 
 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

100,000

 

91,250

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Co.

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

42,000

 

38,937

 
 

Electricite de France SA

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

193,770

 
 

Enel SpA

         
 

8.75%, 09/24/73 (a) (b)

 

165,000

 

173,250

 
 

Exelon Corp.

         
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

67,000

 

69,360

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

151,000

 

146,300

 
 

4.85%, 07/15/47 (h)

 

53,000

 

53,049

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

68,143

 
 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

         
 

6.13%, 04/01/36

 

41,000

 

48,921

 
 

NextEra Energy Partners LP

         
 

4.25%, 09/15/24 (a)

 

69,000

 

63,483

 
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

         
 

2.95%, 04/01/25

 

146,000

 

142,554

 
 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

         
 

4.30%, 03/15/45

 

92,000

 

72,766

 
 

Southern California Edison Co.

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

43,881

 
 

Southern Co.

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

211,000

 

203,900

 
 

Southern Water Greensands Financing Plc

         
 

8.50%, 04/15/19, GBP

 

175,000

 

226,244

 
 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

         
 

3.55%, 06/15/25

 

42,000

 

41,589

 
 

2,129,349

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $38,086,145)

36,559,501

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 7.1%

Communication Services 1.0%

 

CenturyLink Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (b)

 

222,750

 

207,380

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-1, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (b)

 

122,259

 

113,166

 
 

Sprint Communications Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (b)

 

160,368

 

152,216

 
 

472,762

 

Consumer Discretionary 1.5%

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (b)

 

145,530

 

137,890

 
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (b)

 

49,500

 

47,341

 
 

CSC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.71%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (b)

 

68,593

 

64,923

 
 

Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (b)

 

 

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.19%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (b)

 

41,036

 

39,395

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Incremental Term Loan B, 5.28%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (b)

 

51,314

 

49,261

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.59%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/09/25 (b)

 

268,000

 

261,300

 
 

Stars Group Holdings BV

         
 

Incremental Term Loan, 6.30%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (b)

 

44,775

 

43,171

 
 

UFC Holdings LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.78%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/22/23 (b)

 

96,513

 

93,810

 
 

737,091

 

Consumer Staples 0.5%

 

JBS USA LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/22 (b)

 

36,854

 

35,380

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.30%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/30/24 (b)

 

214,979

 

206,380

 
 

241,760

 

Energy 1.4%

 

California Resources Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.26%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 11/08/22 (b)

 

101,000

 

97,634

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC

         
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.09%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (b) (l)

 

140,000

 

131,600

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (b) (m)

 

75,000

 

73,187

 
 

Foresight Energy LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 8.28%, (1M LIBOR + 5.75%), 03/16/22 (b)

 

114,096

 

111,481

 
 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (b)

 

121,364

 

116,745

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.60%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (b)

 

101,000

 

96,708

 
 

Ultra Resources Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.47%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/14/24 (b)

 

75,000

 

66,656

 
 

694,011

 

Health Care 1.5%

 

Alphabet Holding Co. Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.84%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (b)

 

78,233

 

70,018

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan , 10.09%, (3M LIBOR + 7.75%), 08/09/25 (b)

 

55,000

 

45,100

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (b)

 

157,104

 

148,658

 
 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/27/25 (b)

 

298,000

 

277,033

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (b) (m)

 

200,000

 

189,250

 
 

730,059

 

Industrials 0.4%

 

Gol LuxCo SA

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 08/18/20

 

165,000

 

168,713

 

Information Technology 0.1%

 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.27%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (b)

 

66,000

 

62,700

 

Materials 0.6%

 

BWAY Holding Co.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (b)

 

73,256

 

68,739

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B-2, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (b)

 

124,058

 

100,487

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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December 31, 2018

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/19/25 (b) (m)

 

121,000

 

114,547

 
 

283,773

 

Utilities 0.1%

 

Calpine Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B-8, 4.10%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 12/26/19 (b)

 

48,143

 

47,625

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $3,592,956)

3,438,494

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 6.0%

Mortgage-Backed Securities 4.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

         
 

4.00%, 11/01/40

 

263,858

 

271,434

 
 

3.00%, 08/01/46

 

31,165

 

30,435

 
 

3.00%, 11/01/46

 

23,616

 

23,062

 
 

3.50%, 11/01/47

 

20,605

 

20,602

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.00%, 08/01/30 - 04/01/31

 

88,960

 

89,127

 
 

TBA, 3.00%, 01/15/33 (n)

 

21,000

 

20,962

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/43 - 07/01/48

 

250,532

 

260,393

 
 

4.00%, 10/01/44 - 08/01/48

 

73,062

 

74,631

 
 

3.50%, 11/01/45 - 01/01/48

 

391,172

 

391,942

 
 

3.00%, 05/01/43 - 04/01/46

 

266,383

 

261,306

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.50%, 04/20/46

 

11,849

 

11,956

 
 

3.50%, 08/20/46 - 09/20/46

 

368,841

 

372,060

 
 

4.00%, 07/20/47

 

166,231

 

170,446

 
 

1,998,356

 

Municipal 0.3%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

         
 

4.46%, 10/01/62

 

130,000

 

132,263

 

Sovereign 0.4%

 

Mexico Government International Bond

         
 

3.75%, 01/11/28

 

225,000

 

211,227

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 1.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

2.50%, 02/15/46

 

447,000

 

404,605

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

79,000

 

80,383

 
 

2.25%, 11/15/25

 

77,000

 

75,316

 
 

560,304

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $2,898,939)

2,902,150

 

OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS 0.0%

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. Escrow (d) (l) (o)

 

2,309,000

 

 
 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. Escrow (d) (l) (o)

 

291,000

 

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc. Escrow (d) (l) (o)

 

54,000

 

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc. Escrow (d) (l) (o)

 

77,000

 

 
 

Total Other Equity Interests (cost $0)

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.2%

Energy 0.2%

 

Chaparral Energy Inc. (a) (d)

 

117

 

576

 
 

Chaparral Energy Inc. - Class A (d)

 

12,574

 

61,864

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc. (d)

 

26,197

 

44,797

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $365,278)

107,237

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 1.0%

 

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (c)

 

14,900

 

500,491

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $525,631)

500,491

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 6.2%

Investment Companies 4.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (p)

 

2,192,835

 

2,192,835

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.7%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.35% (p)

 

831,060

 

831,060

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $3,023,895)

3,023,895

 

Total Investments 102.3% (cost $51,811,577)

 

49,848,991

 

Total Securities Sold Short (1.0)% (proceeds $502,488)

 

(496,037)

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(19,122)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (1.3)%

 

(620,897)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

48,712,935

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited. As of December 31, 2018, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities were $18,237,697 and 37.4%, respectively.

(b) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflects the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(c) All or a portion of the security was on loan as December 31, 2018.

(d) Non-income producing security.

(e) Issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(f) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(g) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(h) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(i) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Determinations of liquidity are unaudited.

(j) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See Restricted Securities in the Schedules of Investments.

(k) Convertible security.

(l) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(m) This senior loan will settle after December 31, 2018. The reference rate and spread presented will go into effect upon settlement.

(n) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of December 31, 2018, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $20,642.

(o) Contingent distributions represent the right to receive additional distributions, if any, during the reorganization of the underlying company.

(p) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (1.0%)

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (1.0%)

Industrials (1.0%)

 

AECOM

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/24

 

(500,000)

 

(496,037)

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (proceeds $502,488)

(496,037)

 
 

Total Securities Sold Short (1.0%) (proceeds $502,488)

 

(496,037)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

     

Summary of Investments by Country^

Total Long Term Investments

 

Australia

0.6

%

Belgium

0.6

 

Brazil

0.7

 

Canada

1.2

 

Cayman Islands

0.1

 

France

0.8

 

Germany

1.4

 

Hong Kong

0.1

 

Ireland

1.0

 

Italy

1.0

 

Luxembourg

0.2

 

Macau

0.6

 

Mexico

1.4

 

Netherlands

1.7

 

Switzerland

2.0

 

United Kingdom

6.9

 

United States of America

79.7

 
 

100.0

%

^A country table is presented as a percentage of the Fund’s total long term investments because its strategy includes investment in non-U.S. securities as deemed significant by the Fund’s Adviser.

                   

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

High Ridge Brands Co., 8.88%, 03/15/25

03/20/17

 

21,266

 

20,162

 

 
 

Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.50%, 07/31/47

09/14/17

 

35,468

 

35,261

 

0.1

 
 

Samarco Mineracao SA, 0.00%, 11/01/22

12/05/12

 

80,155

 

83,213

 

0.2

 
       

136,889

 

138,636

 

0.3

 
                                 

PPM Strategic Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts

Long (Short)1

 

Expiration

 

Notional 1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

11

 

March 2019

   

1,535,060

     

5,156

     

70,940

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-Year

 

(66)

 

March 2019

   

(7,883,118)

     

(26,954)

     

(169,913)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-Year

 

(4)

 

March 2019

   

(844,062)

     

(563)

     

(5,189)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-Year

 

8

 

March 2019

   

912,550

     

967

     

4,949

 

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

18

 

March 2019

   

2,266,038

     

8,438

     

75,369

 

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

 

(11)

 

March 2019

   

(1,683,650)

     

(6,531)

     

(83,568)

 
                     

(19,487)

     

(107,412)

 
                                     

PPM Strategic Income Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate8

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional1,7

 

Value6 ($)

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - sell protection4

CDX.NA.HY.31 (Q)

 

5.00

   

12/20/23

   

(500,000)

   

9,967

   

365

   

(16,934)

 
                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.2%

Communication Services 6.4%

 

AT&T Inc.

 

5,100

 

145,554

 
 

Comcast Corp. - Class A

 

2,600

 

88,530

 
 

Viacom Inc. - Class B

 

5,100

 

131,070

 
 

365,154

 

Consumer Discretionary 9.3%

 

Best Buy Co. Inc.

 

850

 

45,016

 
 

Foot Locker Inc.

 

1,300

 

69,160

 
 

General Motors Co.

 

4,300

 

143,835

 
 

Macy's Inc.

 

2,500

 

74,450

 
 

Newell Brands Inc.

 

4,300

 

79,937

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

1,200

 

117,348

 
 

529,746

 

Consumer Staples 4.8%

 

Altria Group Inc.

 

2,200

 

108,658

 
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

2,600

 

106,522

 
 

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

 

1,800

 

59,382

 
 

274,562

 

Energy 10.0%

 

Apache Corp.

 

4,100

 

107,625

 
 

Chevron Corp.

 

1,400

 

152,306

 
 

Halliburton Co.

 

4,500

 

119,610

 
 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

2,600

 

66,820

 
 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

1,300

 

79,794

 
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

 

4,400

 

45,540

 
 

571,695

 

Financials 24.7%

 

Allstate Corp.

 

1,800

 

148,734

 
 

Bank of America Corp.

 

5,000

 

123,200

 
 

Bank OZK

 

4,200

 

95,886

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

 

2,150

 

111,929

 
 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

 

700

 

116,935

 
 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

3,500

 

155,575

 
 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

 

6,700

 

79,864

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

1,300

 

126,906

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

2,600

 

133,406

 
 

Morgan Stanley

 

3,150

 

124,897

 
 

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

 

650

 

75,992

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

2,400

 

110,592

 
 

1,403,916

 

Health Care 15.9%

 

AbbVie Inc.

 

1,900

 

175,161

 
             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Cigna Corp.

 

500

 

94,960

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

 

1,700

 

111,384

 
 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

 

2,200

 

137,610

 
 

McKesson Corp.

 

1,100

 

121,517

 
 

Merck & Co. Inc.

 

1,400

 

106,974

 
 

Pfizer Inc.

 

3,600

 

157,140

 
 

904,746

 

Industrials 9.4%

 

Caterpillar Inc.

 

1,300

 

165,191

 
 

Delta Air Lines Inc.

 

2,400

 

119,760

 
 

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. - Class A

 

1,600

 

115,344

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

2,000

 

55,140

 
 

Textron Inc.

 

1,700

 

78,183

 
 

533,618

 

Information Technology 12.2%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

 

475

 

71,288

 
 

Apple Inc.

 

375

 

59,153

 
 

Avnet Inc.

 

2,800

 

101,080

 
 

Cisco Systems Inc.

 

2,500

 

108,325

 
 

Intel Corp.

 

1,500

 

70,395

 
 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

750

 

85,252

 
 

Leidos Holdings Inc.

 

1,500

 

79,080

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

 

1,200

 

121,884

 
 

696,457

 

Materials 3.2%

 

Berry Global Group Inc. (b)

 

1,850

 

87,930

 
 

Nucor Corp.

 

1,800

 

93,258

 
 

181,188

 

Utilities 3.3%

 

AES Corp.

 

4,200

 

60,732

 
 

Edison International

 

1,100

 

62,447

 
 

Vistra Energy Corp. (b)

 

2,800

 

64,092

 
 

187,271

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $6,598,717)

5,648,353

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.7%

Investment Companies 0.7%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (c)

 

38,481

 

38,481

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $38,481)

38,481

 

Total Investments 99.9% (cost $6,637,198)

 

5,686,834

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.1%

 

5,895

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

5,692,729

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.4%

Communication Services 2.5%

 

Meredith Corp. (a)

 

1,400

 

72,716

 
 

Viacom Inc. - Class B

 

1,700

 

43,690

 
 

116,406

 

Consumer Discretionary 17.0%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (b)

 

10,600

 

117,660

 
 

Best Buy Co. Inc.

 

975

 

51,636

 
 

Foot Locker Inc.

 

1,500

 

79,800

 
 

Helen of Troy Ltd. (b)

 

800

 

104,944

 
 

Macy's Inc.

 

2,800

 

83,384

 
 

Newell Brands Inc.

 

4,300

 

79,937

 
 

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

 

1,700

 

68,544

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

1,200

 

117,348

 
 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

 

2,400

 

75,768

 
 

779,021

 

Consumer Staples 4.5%

 

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

 

2,700

 

89,073

 
 

Ingredion Inc.

 

1,300

 

118,820

 
 

207,893

 

Energy 8.5%

 

Apache Corp.

 

1,400

 

36,750

 
 

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (b)

 

4,600

 

43,424

 
 

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (b)

 

6,300

 

34,083

 
 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

1,600

 

41,120

 
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

 

5,500

 

56,925

 
 

PBF Energy Inc. - Class A

 

3,500

 

114,345

 
 

Superior Energy Services Inc. (b)

 

18,500

 

61,975

 
 

388,622

 

Financials 23.1%

 

Allstate Corp.

 

1,100

 

90,893

 
 

American Financial Group Inc.

 

1,300

 

117,689

 
 

Bank OZK

 

4,300

 

98,169

 
 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

2,900

 

128,905

 
 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

 

9,100

 

108,472

 
 

Janus Henderson Group Plc

 

5,500

 

113,960

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

2,200

 

112,882

 
 

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

 

900

 

126,207

 
 

Sterling Bancorp

 

2,900

 

47,879

 
 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

6,000

 

116,940

 
 

1,061,996

 

Health Care 6.6%

 

Cigna Corp.

 

500

 

94,960

 
 

Magellan Health Services Inc. (b)

 

1,600

 

91,024

 
 

McKesson Corp.

 

1,050

 

115,994

 
 

301,978

 

Industrials 11.0%

 

Delta Air Lines Inc.

 

1,800

 

89,820

 
 

Kennametal Inc.

 

3,200

 

106,496

 
 

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. - Class A

 

1,650

 

118,948

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

4,000

 

110,280

 
 

Textron Inc.

 

1,700

 

78,183

 
 

503,727

 

Information Technology 10.0%

 

Avnet Inc.

 

3,000

 

108,300

 
 

Belden Inc.

 

2,400

 

100,248

 
 

CACI International Inc. - Class A (b)

 

400

 

57,612

 
 

Leidos Holdings Inc.

 

1,200

 

63,264

 
 

Semtech Corp. (b)

 

1,800

 

82,566

 
 

Teradyne Inc.

 

1,500

 

47,070

 
 

459,060

 

Materials 8.8%

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (b)

 

2,100

 

45,717

 
 

Berry Global Group Inc. (b)

 

1,400

 

66,542

 
 

Huntsman Corp.

 

3,900

 

75,231

 
 

Nucor Corp.

 

900

 

46,629

 
 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

1,400

 

99,638

 
 

Steel Dynamics Inc.

 

2,300

 

69,092

 
 

402,849

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Real Estate 1.5%

 

Regency Centers Corp.

 

1,200

 

70,416

 

Utilities 5.9%

 

AES Corp.

 

6,500

 

93,990

 
 

Edison International

 

1,200

 

68,124

 
 

PNM Resources Inc.

 

2,700

 

110,943

 
 

273,057

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $5,599,403)

4,565,025

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.5%

Investment Companies 0.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (c)

 

20,957

 

20,957

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $20,957)

20,957

 

Total Investments 99.9% (cost $5,620,360)

 

4,585,982

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.1%

 

4,429

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

4,590,411

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.7%

Communication Services 2.7%

 

Meredith Corp. (a)

 

4,200

 

218,148

 

Consumer Discretionary 14.2%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (b)

 

18,400

 

204,240

 
 

Helen of Troy Ltd. (b)

 

1,600

 

209,888

 
 

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

 

5,400

 

217,728

 
 

Skechers U.S.A. Inc. - Class A (b)

 

9,100

 

208,299

 
 

Tower International Inc.

 

8,000

 

190,400

 
 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

 

4,400

 

138,908

 
 

1,169,463

 

Consumer Staples 2.6%

 

Cott Corp.

 

9,400

 

131,036

 
 

Ingredion Inc.

 

900

 

82,260

 
 

213,296

 

Energy 9.1%

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (b)

 

11,000

 

103,840

 
 

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (b)

 

27,500

 

148,775

 
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

 

13,000

 

134,550

 
 

PBF Energy Inc. - Class A

 

6,400

 

209,088

 
 

Superior Energy Services Inc. (b)

 

46,000

 

154,100

 
 

750,353

 

Financials 20.1%

 

Axos Financial Inc. (b)

 

8,000

 

201,440

 
 

Banc of California Inc.

 

15,000

 

199,650

 
 

FCB Financial Holdings Inc. - Class A (b)

 

6,200

 

208,196

 
 

Independent Bank Corp.

 

3,000

 

210,930

 
 

Janus Henderson Group Plc

 

8,300

 

171,976

 
 

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

 

600

 

84,138

 
 

Renasant Corp.

 

6,800

 

205,224

 
 

Sterling Bancorp

 

9,400

 

155,194

 
 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

10,700

 

208,543

 
 

1,645,291

 

Health Care 6.5%

 

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

 

900

 

79,695

 
 

Integer Holdings Corp. (b)

 

2,200

 

167,772

 
 

Magellan Health Services Inc. (b)

 

3,700

 

210,493

 
 

Owens & Minor Inc.

 

12,600

 

79,758

 
 

537,718

 

Industrials 18.2%

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. (b)

 

3,600

 

126,828

 
 

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

 

4,900

 

146,265

 
             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Esterline Technologies Corp. (b)

 

900

 

109,305

 
 

GATX Corp.

 

2,500

 

177,025

 
 

Kennametal Inc.

 

6,000

 

199,680

 
 

SkyWest Inc.

 

4,500

 

200,115

 
 

Steelcase Inc. - Class A

 

9,400

 

139,402

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

7,500

 

206,775

 
 

Triumph Group Inc.

 

16,000

 

184,000

 
 

1,489,395

 

Information Technology 17.0%

 

Belden Inc.

 

4,800

 

200,496

 
 

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

 

6,300

 

133,434

 
 

CACI International Inc. - Class A (b)

 

1,400

 

201,642

 
 

CSG Systems International Inc.

 

3,800

 

120,726

 
 

Electronics for Imaging Inc. (b)

 

3,800

 

94,240

 
 

Photronics Inc. (b)

 

8,800

 

85,184

 
 

Semtech Corp. (b)

 

3,600

 

165,132

 
 

SYNNEX Corp.

 

1,800

 

145,512

 
 

Teradyne Inc.

 

3,100

 

97,278

 
 

Verint Systems Inc. (b)

 

3,600

 

152,316

 
 

1,395,960

 

Materials 5.0%

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (b)

 

7,200

 

156,744

 
 

Olin Corp.

 

8,300

 

166,913

 
 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

1,200

 

85,404

 
 

409,061

 

Real Estate 2.1%

 

Kite Realty Group Trust

 

12,300

 

173,307

 

Utilities 2.2%

 

PNM Resources Inc.

 

4,400

 

180,796

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $10,402,106)

8,182,788

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.7%

Investment Companies 0.7%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.29% (c)

 

56,991

 

56,991

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $56,990)

56,991

 

Total Investments 100.4% (cost $10,459,096)

 

8,239,779

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.4)%

 

(36,570)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

8,203,209

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2018.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2018

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR - European Currency Unit (Euro)

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

 

Abbreviations:

   

CDX.NA.HY - Credit Derivatives Index - North American - High Yield

 

CDX.NA.IG - Credit Derivatives Index - North American - Investment Grade

 

CLO - Collateralized Loan Obligation

 

DIP – Debtor-in-possession

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt

 

TBA - To Be Announced (Securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis)

 

UFJ - United Financial of Japan

 

U.S. or US - United States

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

   

BOA – Bank of America NA

 

CGM - Citigroup Global Markets

 

JPM - J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

MLP – Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.

 

SSB – State Street Brokerage Services, Inc.

 

1Par and notional amounts are listed in USD unless otherwise noted. Options are quoted in number of contracts or notional. Futures are quoted in contracts.

2For Funds with derivatives that received or paid periodic payments, the frequency of periodic payments are defined as follows: (A) - Annually; (E) - Expiration Date; (M) - Monthly; (Q) - Quarterly; (S) - Semi-Annually.

3If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the referenced obligation agreement and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap agreement less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

4If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the referenced obligation and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap agreement less the recovery value of the reference obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

5Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues and sovereign issues serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the applicable agreement.

6The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

7The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs is limited to the total notional amount which is defined under the terms of each swap agreement.

8If the Fund is a buyer of protection, the Fund pays the fixed rate. If the Fund is a seller of protection, the Fund receives the fixed rate.

"-” Amount rounds to less than 0.05%.

Short Term Investments in Affiliates

During the period, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund.  Prior to the acquisition, JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund invested in the JNL Government Money Market Fund, which is managed by an affiliate of JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund’s Adviser.  The JNL Government Money Market Fund is offered as a cash management tool and is not available for direct purchase by members of the public.  There was no realized or unrealized gain or loss relating to transactions in this investment during the period ended December 31, 2018.

                           

JNL Government Money Market Fund

 

Beginning Amortized Cost/ Value($)

 

Purchases ($)

 

Sales Proceeds($)

 

Dividend Income($)

 

Ending Amortized Cost/ Value($)

 

Percentage of Net Assets(%)

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

234,790

 

18,480,661

 

18,715,451

 

3,184

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 56

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PPMFunds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2018

                                   

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at value

$

50,447,530

 

$

48,886,376

 

$

49,431,570

 

$

49,780,556

 

$

50,927,360

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

14,531

 

 

18,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

365

 

 

OTC swap agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,533

 

 

OTC swap premiums paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,486

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

354,533

 

 

 

 

62,294

 

 

Receivable from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold

 

 

 

 

 

85,887

 

 

104,260

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

347,985

 

 

497,764

 

 

124,820

 

 

681,352

 

 

406,174

 

 

 

Adviser

 

 

 

 

 

1,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers and counterparties

 

52,987

 

 

52,912

 

 

6,864

 

 

34,496

 

 

234,815

 

 

Other assets

 

2,560

 

 

2,513

 

 

2,532

 

 

2,511

 

 

2,513

 

 

Total assets

 

50,865,768

 

 

49,457,628

 

 

50,007,570

 

 

50,603,175

 

 

51,748,540

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash overdraft

 

12,266

 

 

25,348

 

 

 

 

35,509

 

 

 

 

Securities sold short, at value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,823,924

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

16,829

 

 

27,766

 

 

2,312

 

 

8,594

 

 

56,281

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

694

 

 

Payable for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

431,557

 

 

 

 

898,548

 

 

103,740

 

 

193,447

 

 

 

Return of securities loaned

 

161,620

 

 

339,300

 

 

143,850

 

 

2,280,948

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,535

 

 

 

Interest expense and brokerage charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,206

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

16,952

 

 

18,683

 

 

23,117

 

 

21,500

 

 

20,788

 

 

 

Administrative fees

 

4,238

 

 

4,152

 

 

4,203

 

 

3,909

 

 

4,158

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

24,196

 

 

23,918

 

 

6,383

 

 

28,326

 

 

28,252

 

 

Total liabilities

 

667,658

 

 

439,167

 

 

1,078,413

 

 

2,482,526

 

 

3,174,285

 

 

Net assets

$

50,198,110

 

$

49,018,461

 

$

48,929,157

 

$

48,120,649

 

$

48,574,255

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

$

50,952,376

 

$

50,527,609

 

$

51,661,356

 

$

51,928,875

 

$

51,164,590

 

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

(754,266

)

 

(1,509,148

)

 

(2,732,199

)

 

(3,808,226

)

 

(2,590,335

)

 

Net assets

$

50,198,110

 

$

49,018,461

 

$

48,929,157

 

$

48,120,649

 

$

48,574,255

 

 

Net assets - Institutional Class

$

50,198,110

 

$

49,018,461

 

$

48,929,157

 

$

48,120,649

 

$

48,574,255

 

 

Shares outstanding - Institutional Class

 

5,097,567

 

 

5,055,393

 

 

5,192,372

 

 

5,198,274

 

 

5,121,055

 

 

Net asset value per share - Institutional Class

$

9.85

 

$

9.70

 

$

9.42

 

$

9.26

 

$

9.49

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at cost

$

51,059,912

 

$

50,186,532

 

$

52,074,423

 

$

53,431,962

 

$

52,957,225

 

 

Proceeds from securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,888,826

 

 

Securities on loan included in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments - unaffiliated, at value

 

159,901

 

 

332,958

 

 

141,326

 

 

2,300,700

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2018

                             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at value

$

49,848,991

 

$

5,686,834

 

$

4,585,982

 

$

8,239,779

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

14,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

44,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

552,922

 

 

11,771

 

 

9,657

 

 

12,054

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers and counterparties

 

103,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

2,513

 

 

300

 

 

241

 

 

435

 

 

Total assets

 

50,567,023

 

 

5,698,905

 

 

4,595,880

 

 

8,253,646

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash overdraft

 

27,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,989

 

 

Securities sold short, at value

 

496,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

34,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

412,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return of securities loaned

 

831,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

6,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense and brokerage charges

 

199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

20,762

 

 

3,015

 

 

2,846

 

 

5,867

 

 

 

Administrative fees

 

4,152

 

 

502

 

 

407

 

 

733

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

22,174

 

 

2,659

 

 

2,216

 

 

5,848

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,854,088

 

 

6,176

 

 

5,469

 

 

50,437

 

 

Net assets

$

48,712,935

 

$

5,692,729

 

$

4,590,411

 

$

8,203,209

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

$

50,956,161

 

$

6,646,671

 

$

5,680,795

 

$

10,476,138

 

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

(2,243,226

)

 

(953,942

)

 

(1,090,384

)

 

(2,272,929

)

 

Net assets

$

48,712,935

 

$

5,692,729

 

$

4,590,411

 

$

8,203,209

 

 

Net assets - Institutional Class

$

48,712,935

 

$

5,692,729

 

$

4,590,411

 

$

8,203,209

 

 

Shares outstanding - Institutional Class

 

5,098,372

 

 

667,288

 

 

572,112

 

 

1,025,569

 

 

Net asset value per share - Institutional Class

$

9.55

 

$

8.53

 

$

8.02

 

$

8.00

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at cost

$

51,811,577

 

$

6,637,198

 

$

5,620,360

 

$

10,459,096

 

 

Foreign currency cost

 

45,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from securities sold short

 

502,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities on loan included in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments - unaffiliated, at value

 

815,207

 

 

59,382

 

 

161,789

 

 

218,148

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

58


PPMFunds

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2018

                                     

 

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund(a)

 

PPM Credit Fund(a)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund(b)

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund(a)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund(a)

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

$

 

$

 

$

801

 

$

67,051

 

$

30,902

 

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(603

)

 

 

 

Interest

 

877,009

 

 

988,268

 

 

1,540,186

 

 

1,361,759

 

 

1,032,799

 

 

Securities lending

 

1,513

 

 

2,851

 

 

1,876

 

 

25,182

 

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

878,522

 

 

991,119

 

 

1,542,863

 

 

1,453,389

 

 

1,063,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

92,499

 

 

102,729

 

 

166,079

 

 

127,061

 

 

115,554

 

 

Administrative fees

 

23,125

 

 

22,828

 

 

30,196

 

 

23,102

 

 

23,111

 

 

Legal fees

 

11,996

 

 

11,896

 

 

15,097

 

 

12,067

 

 

11,979

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

13,326

 

 

13,225

 

 

19,996

 

 

13,470

 

 

13,328

 

 

Board of trustee fees

 

16,213

 

 

16,087

 

 

20,620

 

 

16,335

 

 

16,208

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

8,139

 

 

8,022

 

 

8,321

 

 

8,209

 

 

8,189

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

7,677

 

 

7,725

 

 

11,509

 

 

7,726

 

 

7,724

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,549

 

 

Net short holdings borrowing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,214

 

 

Other expenses

 

6,407

 

 

6,374

 

 

14,353

 

 

6,464

 

 

6,406

 

 

Total expenses

 

179,382

 

 

188,886

 

 

286,171

 

 

214,434

 

 

264,262

 

 

Expense waiver

 

(63,772

)

 

(63,329

)

 

(74,798

)

 

(51,089

)

 

(40,722

)

 

Net expenses

 

115,610

 

 

125,557

 

 

211,373

 

 

163,345

 

 

223,540

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

762,912

 

 

865,562

 

 

1,331,490

 

 

1,290,044

 

 

840,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

(76,382

)

 

(184,036

)

 

(52,446

)

 

(32,949

)

 

(31,857

)

 

 

Securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,867

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

(106,808

)

 

66,778

 

 

(2,706

)

 

57,248

 

 

(12,008

)

 

 

Swap agreements

 

2,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,989

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

(612,382

)

 

(1,300,156

)

 

(2,644,194

)

 

(3,651,406

)

 

(2,029,865

)

 

 

Investment securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,902

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

60,070

 

 

(17,477

)

 

(15,515

)

 

(75,664

)

 

(438,584

)

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(8,032

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,246

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(741,497

)

 

(1,434,891

)

 

(2,714,861

)

 

(3,702,771

)

 

(2,410,288

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

$

21,415

 

$

(569,329

)

$

(1,383,371

)

$

(2,412,727

)

$

(1,570,127

)

 

   

(a)

Period from commencement of operations July 16, 2018.

(b)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2018

                               

 

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund(b)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund(c)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund(c)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund(c)

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends (a)

$

18,724

 

$

113,623

 

$

81,546

 

$

93,589

 

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

(8,945

)

 

 

 

 

 

(229

)

 

Interest

 

3,153,504

 

 

1,042

 

 

899

 

 

1,409

 

 

Securities lending

 

6,323

 

 

531

 

 

610

 

 

246

 

 

Total investment income

 

3,169,606

 

 

115,196

 

 

83,055

 

 

95,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

371,621

 

 

26,245

 

 

25,901

 

 

46,473

 

 

Administrative fees

 

86,655

 

 

4,374

 

 

3,700

 

 

5,809

 

 

Legal fees

 

13,076

 

 

2,029

 

 

1,855

 

 

2,608

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

13,853

 

 

6,280

 

 

5,974

 

 

6,948

 

 

Board of trustee fees

 

19,875

 

 

2,785

 

 

2,556

 

 

3,565

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

8,158

 

 

1,050

 

 

868

 

 

1,582

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

8,947

 

 

1,458

 

 

1,516

 

 

1,866

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net short holdings borrowing fees

 

199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

9,298

 

 

1,216

 

 

1,147

 

 

1,478

 

 

Total expenses

 

532,641

 

 

45,437

 

 

43,517

 

 

70,329

 

 

Expense waiver

 

(56,965

)

 

(12,630

)

 

(10,215

)

 

(12,237

)

 

Net expenses

 

475,676

 

 

32,807

 

 

33,302

 

 

58,092

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

2,693,930

 

 

82,389

 

 

49,753

 

 

36,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

(662,552

)

 

58,923

 

 

50,256

 

 

174,490

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

74,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

392,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements

 

4,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

(5,229,333

)

 

(950,364

)

 

(1,034,378

)

 

(2,219,317

)

 

 

Investment securities sold short

 

6,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

(1,502

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

(107,412

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(16,934

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(5,540,020

)

 

(891,441

)

 

(984,122

)

 

(2,044,827

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

$

(2,846,090

)

$

(809,052

)

$

(934,369

)

$

(2,007,904

)

 

(a)

Affiliated income

$

3,184

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

   

(b)

PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund, the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC. JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the Statement of Operations includes activity for the period January 1, 2018 through July 1, 2018.

(c)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

60


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Period Ended December 31, 2018

                                   

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund(a)

 

PPM Credit Fund(a)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund(b)

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund(a)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund(a)

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

762,912

 

$

865,562

 

$

1,331,490

 

$

1,290,044

 

$

840,161

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(181,153

)

 

(117,258

)

 

(55,152

)

 

24,299

 

 

(39,987

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(560,344

)

 

(1,317,633

)

 

(2,659,709

)

 

(3,727,070

)

 

(2,370,301

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

21,415

 

 

(569,329

)

 

(1,383,371

)

 

(2,412,727

)

 

(1,570,127

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(789,149

)

 

(949,736

)

 

(1,348,828

)

 

(1,412,909

)

 

(1,039,348

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(789,149

)

 

(949,736

)

 

(1,348,828

)

 

(1,412,909

)

 

(1,039,348

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

50,282,086

 

 

49,708,470

 

 

90,407,643

 

 

50,724,773

 

 

50,133,382

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

671,758

 

 

818,056

 

 

1,186,479

 

 

1,210,512

 

 

1,039,348

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

(39,943,766

)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

50,953,844

 

 

50,526,526

 

 

51,650,356

 

 

51,935,285

 

 

51,172,730

 

 

Change in net assets

 

50,186,110

 

 

49,007,461

 

 

48,918,157

 

 

48,109,649

 

 

48,563,255

 

 

Net assets beginning of period

 

12,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

50,198,110

 

$

49,018,461

 

$

48,929,157

 

$

48,120,649

 

$

48,574,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

5,029,490

 

 

4,972,032

 

 

9,109,027

 

 

5,073,616

 

 

5,013,379

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

68,077

 

 

83,361

 

 

121,148

 

 

124,658

 

 

106,576

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

(4,038,803

)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

5,097,567

 

 

5,055,393

 

 

5,191,372

 

 

5,198,274

 

 

5,119,955

 

 

Purchases and sales of long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of securities

$

10,087,423

 

$

11,614,776

 

$

65,083,909

 

$

9,764,487

 

$

31,029,301

 

 

Purchase of U.S. government securities

 

2,917,908

(c)

 

6,638,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

336,587

 

 

Total purchases

$

13,005,331

 

$

18,252,992

 

$

65,083,909

 

$

9,764,487

 

$

31,365,888

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities

$

11,066,386

 

$

12,065,601

 

$

16,329,788

 

$

8,585,095

 

$

15,373,730

 

 

Proceeds from sales of U.S. government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

1,599,564

(c)

 

5,466,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total proceeds from sales

$

12,665,950

 

$

17,532,051

 

$

16,329,788

 

$

8,585,095

 

$

15,373,730

 

 

Securities sold short covers

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

543,806

 

 

Securities sold short proceeds

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,444,726

 

 

   

(a)

Period from commencement of operations July 16, 2018.

(b)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

(c)

Amounts exclude $3,192,515 and $2,755,313 of purchases and sales, respectively, of dollar roll transaction securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

61


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Period Ended December 31, 2018

                             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund(a)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund(b)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund(b)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund(b)

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

2,693,930

 

$

82,389

 

$

49,753

 

$

36,923

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(191,290

)

 

58,923

 

 

50,256

 

 

174,490

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(5,348,730

)

 

(950,364

)

 

(1,034,378

)

 

(2,219,317

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

(2,846,090

)

 

(809,052

)

 

(934,369

)

 

(2,007,904

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(1,247,974

)

 

(145,178

)

 

(156,015

)

 

(268,510

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(1,247,974

)

 

(145,178

)

 

(156,015

)

 

(268,510

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

407,642

 

 

6,491,339

 

 

5,513,780

 

 

15,533,780

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

1,070,823

 

 

144,620

 

 

156,015

 

 

229,843

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(70,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,295,000

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

(68,521,535

)

 

6,635,959

 

 

5,669,795

 

 

10,468,623

 

 

Change in net assets

 

(72,615,599

)

 

5,681,729

 

 

4,579,411

 

 

8,192,209

 

 

Net assets beginning of year

 

121,328,534

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

48,712,935

 

$

5,692,729

 

$

4,590,411

 

$

8,203,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

40,724

 

 

649,134

 

 

552,537

 

 

1,495,594

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

109,000

 

 

17,054

 

 

19,575

 

 

28,875

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,971,159

)

 

 

 

 

 

(500,000

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,821,435

)

 

666,188

 

 

572,112

 

 

1,024,469

 

 

Purchases and sales of long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of securities

$

47,363,920

 

$

7,621,673

 

$

6,848,897

 

$

12,193,481

 

 

Purchase of U.S. government securities

 

970,305

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchases

$

48,334,225

 

$

7,621,673

 

$

6,848,897

 

$

12,193,481

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities

$

108,527,196

 

$

1,081,879

 

$

1,299,751

 

$

1,963,438

 

 

Proceeds from sales of U.S. government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

4,319,296

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total proceeds from sales

$

112,846,492

 

$

1,081,879

 

$

1,299,751

 

$

1,963,438

 

 

Securities sold short proceeds

$

502,500

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

   

(a)

PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM Strategic Income Fund. JNL/PPM Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the Statement of Changes in Net Assets includes activity for the period January 1, 2018 through July 1, 2018. Shares redeemed amount has been restated to give effect to the impact of the exchange of shares due to PPM Strategic Income Fund’s acquisition of JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund. See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

(c)

Amounts exclude $484,784 and $406,119 of purchases and sales, respectively, of dollar roll transaction securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

62


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (in thousands)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund(a)

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

4,531

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

668

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

2,485

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

7,684

 

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

 

 

Change in net assets

 

7,684

 

 

Net assets beginning of period

 

113,634

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

121,318

 

 

Undistributed (excess of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

over) net investment income (loss)

$

 

 

(a)

PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM Strategic Income

Fund. JNL/PPM Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended

December 31, 2017 reflects activity of the acquired fund formerly in JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC.

   
   
   
   
   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

63


PPMFunds

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding

                                                           

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from
investment operations

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

Supplemental data

 

 

 

Ratios(a)

 

 

Period ended

Net asset value, beginning of period($)

Net investment income (loss)($)(b)

Net realized & unrealized gains (losses)($)

Total from investment operations($)

 

Net investment income($)

Net realized gains on investment transactions($)

Net asset value, end of period($)

Total return(%)

Net assets,end of period (in thousands)($)

Portfolio turnover (%)(c)

 

Net expenses to average net assets(%)

Total expenses to average net assets(%)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets(%)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.15

 

(0.14)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.16)

 

 

9.85

 

0.07

 

50,198

 

25

(d)

 

0.50

 

0.78

 

3.30

 

                                                           

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.17

 

(0.28)

 

(0.11)

 

 

(0.18)

 

(0.01)

 

9.70

 

(1.11)

 

49,018

 

37

 

 

0.55

 

0.83

 

3.79

 

                                                           

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.29

 

(0.57)

 

(0.28)

 

 

(0.30)

 

 

9.42

 

(3.05)

 

48,929

 

34

 

 

0.70

 

0.95

 

4.41

 

                                                           

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.25

 

(0.71)

 

(0.46)

 

 

(0.26)

 

(0.02)

 

9.26

 

(4.74)

 

48,121

 

18

 

 

0.70

 

0.92

 

5.53

 

                                                           

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.17

 

(0.47)

 

(0.30)

 

 

(0.17)

 

(0.04)

 

9.49

 

(3.08)

 

48,574

 

38

 

 

0.97

(e)

1.14

(e)

3.64

 

                                                           

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.18

(g)

0.41

(g)

(0.79)

(g)

(0.38)

(g)

 

(0.22)

 

(0.03)

 

9.55

 

(3.76)

 

48,713

 

76

(f)

 

0.72

(e)

0.80

(e)

4.08

 

12/31/17

 

9.53

(g)

0.38

(g)

0.27

(g)

0.65

(g)

 

 

 

10.18

(g)

6.78

 

121,318

 

67

(f)

 

 

0.76

 

3.84

 

12/31/16

 

8.63

(g)

0.36

(g)

0.54

(g)

0.90

(g)

 

 

 

9.53

(g)

10.40

 

113,634

 

83

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

3.98

 

12/31/15

 

8.98

(g)

0.39

(g)

(0.74)

(g)

(0.35)

(g)

 

 

 

8.63

(g)

(3.92)

 

102,890

 

76

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

4.30

 

12/31/14

 

8.76

(g)

0.37

(g)

(0.15)

(g)

0.22

(g)

 

 

 

8.98

(g)

2.49

 

107,074

 

81

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

4.12

 

                                                           

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.13

 

(1.37)

 

(1.24)

 

 

(0.13)

 

(0.10)

 

8.53

 

(12.45)

 

5,693

 

17

 

 

0.75

 

1.04

 

1.88

 

                                                           

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.09

 

(1.79)

 

(1.70)

 

 

(0.09)

 

(0.19)

 

8.02

 

(16.96)

 

4,590

 

24

 

 

0.90

 

1.18

 

1.34

 

                                                           

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.04

 

(1.77)

 

(1.73)

 

 

(0.04)

 

(0.23)

 

8.00

 

(17.29)

 

8,203

 

22

 

 

1.00

 

1.21

 

0.64

 

                                                           
                         

*

Commencement of operations was as follows: May 1, 2018 - PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund; July 16, 2018 - PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund and PPM Long Short Credit Fund. PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund, the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC.

(a)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Dollar roll transactions are excluded for purposes of calculating portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.

(d)

Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 31% in 2018.

(e)

The net and total expense ratios to average net assets without dividend expenses, net borrowing fees on securities sold short or interest expense for the following Funds were as follows:

   

December 31,

2018 (%)

       

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

                   

Institutional Class – Net expenses / Total expenses 1

0.70/0.87

               

PPM Strategic Income Fund

                   

Institutional Class – Net expenses / Total expenses 1

0.72/0.80

               

1 Fund contractually waives a portion of advisory fees.

(f)

Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Strategic Income Fund was 115%, 106%, 101%, 67% and 77% in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

(g)

Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund, the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC. JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the per share activity has been retroactively restated to give effect to the impact of the exchange of shares. See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

PPM Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-ended management investment company, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a Declaration of Trust, dated November 9, 2017, as amended and restated March 12, 2018. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("the 1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the 1933 Act"). The Trust consists of nine series (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund, PPM Strategic Income Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund. The Funds initially intend to offer only Institutional Class shares. Each Fund represents shares of beneficial interest in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets, each with its own investment objective, policies and strategies. PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund commenced operations on May 1, 2018. PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund and PPM Long Short Credit Fund commenced operations on July 16, 2018. On the commencement date, PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund and PPM Long Short Credit Fund received in-kind contributions in the form of securities in the amounts of $48,522,472, $47,365,077, $47,719,286 and $34,928,621, respectively. The Funds are classified as diversified under the 1940 Act, except PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, which is classified as a non-diversified fund.

PPM America, Inc. (“PPM” or “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser of the Funds, with responsibility for the professional investment supervision and management of the Funds. The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc, a publicly traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America. Jackson National Asset Management LLC (“JNAM” or “Administrator”), an affiliate of PPM, serves as the administrator. JNAM is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (“Jackson”), a US-based financial services company, which in turn is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc.

The initial shares of each Fund were sold to PPM at a net asset value of $10.00 per share (aggregate purchase amount of $100,000). As of December 31, 2018, PPM or affiliates under common ownership owned 100% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest in each of the Funds.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Security Valuation. Under the Trust’s valuation policy and procedures, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) has delegated the daily operational oversight of the securities valuation function to the JNAM Valuation Committee (“Valuation Committee”), which consists of certain officers of the Trust and certain members of JNAM management. The Valuation Committee is responsible for determining fair valuations for any security for which market quotations are not readily available. For those securities fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the fair valuation determinations after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review by the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. For fair valuation determinations that are deemed material, the Board is promptly notified of the fair valuation.

The net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares is generally determined once each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, at the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday). Equity securities are generally valued at the official closing price of the exchange where the security is principally traded. If there is no official closing price for the security on the valuation date, the security may be valued at the most recent sale or quoted bid price prior to close. Stocks not listed on a national or foreign stock exchange may be valued at the closing bid price on the over the counter (“OTC”) market. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the NAV per share determined as of the close of the NYSE on each valuation date. Short-term securities maturing within sixty (60) days are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that such practice does not approximate market value. Debt securities are generally valued by independent pricing services approved by the Board. Pricing services utilized to value debt and derivative instruments may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as: yield; credit quality; coupon rate; maturity; type of issue; trading characteristics; call features; credit ratings; broker quotes; and other relevant data. Term loans are generally valued at the composite bid prices provided by approved pricing services. Futures contracts traded on an exchange are generally valued at the exchange’s settlement price. If the settlement price is not available, exchange traded futures are valued at the last sales price as of the close of business on the primary exchange. If the last trade is determined to not be representative of fair value, exchange traded options are valued at the current day’s mid-price.

Market quotations may not be readily available for certain investments or it may be determined that a quotation of an investment does not represent fair value. In such instances, the investment is valued as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. Situations that may require an investment to be fair valued may include instances where a security is thinly traded, halted or restricted as to resale. In addition, investments may be fair valued based on the occurrence of a significant event. Significant events may be specific to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults. Alternatively, significant events may affect an entire market, such as natural disasters, government actions, and significant changes in the value of US securities markets. Securities are fair valued based on observable and unobservable inputs, including the Administrator's or Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of an investment. Under the procedures approved by the Board, the Administrator may utilize pricing services or other sources in determining the fair value of an investment. Factors considered to determine fair value may include fundamental analytical data relating to the security; the nature and duration of restrictions, if any, on the disposition of the security; trading volume on markets, exchanges, or among dealers;

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evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is traded; the type of security; the financial statements of the issuer, or other financial information about the issuer; the cost of the security at its date of purchase; the size of the Fund’s holding; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class, if applicable, at the time of purchase or at a later date; reports prepared by analysts; information as to any transactions in or offers for the security; the existence of any merger proposal, tender offer or other extraordinary event relating to the security; the price and extent of public or dealer trading in similar securities or derivatives of the issuer or of comparable companies; trading in depositary receipts; foreign currency exchange activity; changes in the interest rate environment; trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; and any other matters considered relevant.

If an investment is valued at a fair value for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV, the value may be different from the last quoted price for the investment depending on the source and method used to determine the value. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of the investment is the amount the owner of such investment might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly transaction between market participants upon its current sale.

Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund and PPM Strategic Income Fund. PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually for all the Funds only to the extent they exceeded available capital loss carryovers. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

Other Service Providers. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street” or "Custodian") acts as custodian and securities lending agent for the Funds. The Custodian has custody of all securities and cash of the Trust maintained in the United States and attends to the collection of principal and income and payment for and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Trust.

The Trust has entered into a Transfer Agency Agreement with UMB Fund Services, Inc. UMB Fund Services, Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of all shares.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses are determined on the specific identification basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Corporate actions involving foreign securities, including dividends, are recorded when the information becomes available. Income received in lieu of dividends for securities loaned is included in dividends in the Statements of Operations. Interest income, including level-yield amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities and convertible bonds, is accrued daily. A Fund may place a debt obligation on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Expenses. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses of the Trust that are directly attributable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Other Trust level expenses are allocated to the Funds based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Foreign Taxes. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or foreign currency purchases and repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretations of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, certain of the Funds’ contracts with service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in this ASU require that certain callable debt securities held at a premium be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management has evaluated the amendments and determined that they will not have a significant impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. Among the requirements, entities will be required to make additional disclosures about significant unobservable inputs in developing Level 3 fair value measurements and are permitted to remove disclosure of the amount and reason for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management has elected early adoption for the removal of the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 disclosure and is currently evaluating the impact that the remainder of the ASU will have on the Funds’ financial statements.

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In August 2018, the SEC adopted Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. The rule intends to simplify financial statement disclosures by removing duplicative, redundant or outdated disclosure requirements. The rule was effective November 5, 2018, and the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been modified to conform to the rule.

NOTE 3. FASB ASC TOPIC 820, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT”

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement". This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Fund’s investments under FASB ASC Topic 820 guidance. The inputs are summarized into three broad categories:

Level 1 includes valuations based on quoted prices of identical securities in active markets, including valuations for securities listed on a national or foreign stock exchange or investments in mutual funds.

Level 2 includes valuations determined from significant direct or indirect observable inputs. Direct observable inputs include broker quotes, third party prices, closing prices of similar securities in active markets, closing prices for identical or similar securities in non-active markets or corporate action or reorganization entitlement values. Indirect significant observable inputs include factors such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds or credit ratings. Level 2 includes valuations for fixed income securities, including certain term loans, OTC derivatives, centrally cleared swap agreements, broker quotes in active markets, securities subject to corporate actions, securities valued at amortized cost, swap agreements valued by pricing services, ADRs and GDRs for which quoted prices in active markets are not available or securities limited by foreign ownership.

Level 3 includes valuations determined from significant unobservable inputs including the Administrator's own assumptions in determining the fair value of the investment. Inputs used to determine the fair value of Level 3 securities include security specific inputs such as: credit quality, credit rating spreads, issuer news, trading characteristics, call features, maturity or anticipated cash flows; or industry specific inputs such as: trading activity of similar markets or securities, changes in the security’s underlying index or changes in comparable securities’ models. Level 3 valuations include securities; term loans that do not meet certain liquidity thresholds; securities where prices may be unavailable due to halted trading, restricted to resale due to market events, or newly issued; private placements; or investments for which reliable quotes are otherwise not available.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuation, the Administrator regularly compares current day prices with prior day prices, transaction prices and alternative vendor prices. When the comparison results exceed pre-defined thresholds, the Administrator challenges the prices exceeding tolerance levels with the pricing service or broker. To verify Level 3 unobservable inputs, the Administrator uses a variety of techniques as appropriate to substantiate these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis and review of related market activity.

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

The following table summarizes each Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2018, by valuation level.

                     
 

. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Other ¹ ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

6,059,780

 

 

 

6,059,780

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

21,357,320

 

 

 

21,357,320

 

Senior Loan Interests

 

801,849

 

 

 

801,849

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

20,811,262

 

 

 

20,811,262

 

Short Term Investments

1,417,319

 

 

 

 

1,417,319

 
 

1,417,319

 

49,030,211

 

 

 

50,447,530

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

161,698

 

 

 

 

161,698

 
 

161,698

 

 

 

 

161,698

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(101,628

)

 

 

 

(101,628

)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

(8,032

)

 

 

(8,032

)

 

(101,628

)

(8,032

)

 

 

(109,660

)

PPM Credit Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

6,271,834

 

 

 

6,271,834

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

36,504,009

 

 

 

36,504,009

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

4,420,014

 

 

 

4,420,014

 

Short Term Investments

591,501

 

1,099,018

 

 

 

1,690,519

 
 

591,501

 

48,294,875

 

 

 

48,886,376

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

232,531

 

 

 

 

232,531

 
 

232,531

 

 

 

 

232,531

 

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. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Other ¹ ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Credit Fund (continued)

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(250,008

)

 

 

 

(250,008

)

 

(250,008

)

 

 

 

(250,008

)

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

1,733,152

 

 

 

1,733,152

 

Senior Loan Interests

 

44,792,828

 

1,714,647

 

 

46,507,475

 

Investment Companies

38,809

 

 

 

 

38,809

 

Short Term Investments

1,152,134

 

 

 

 

1,152,134

 
 

1,190,943

 

46,525,980

 

1,714,647

 

 

49,431,570

 

Liabilities - Securities

Senior Loan Interests3

 

(406

)

(935

)

 

(1,341

)

 

 

(406

)

(935

)

 

(1,341

)

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(15,515

)

 

 

 

(15,515

)

 

(15,515

)

 

 

 

(15,515

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

1,288,360

 

 

 

 

1,288,360

 

Preferred Stocks

72,840

 

 

 

 

72,840

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

39,200,722

 

480,847

 

 

39,681,569

 

Senior Loan Interests

 

1,645,643

 

428,600

 

 

2,074,243

 

Investment Companies

2,224,039

 

 

 

 

2,224,039

 

Short Term Investments

4,439,505

 

 

 

 

4,439,505

 
 

8,024,744

 

40,846,365

 

909,447

 

 

49,780,556

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(75,664

)

 

 

 

(75,664

)

 

(75,664

)

 

 

 

(75,664

)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

42,332

 

 

 

 

42,332

 

Investment Companies

1,244,768

 

 

 

 

1,244,768

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

5,578,842

 

 

 

5,578,842

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

32,410,592

 

 

 

32,410,592

 

Senior Loan Interests

 

9,480,784

 

131,600

 

 

9,612,384

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

286,916

 

 

 

286,916

 

Short Term Investments

1,751,526

 

 

 

 

1,751,526

 
 

3,038,626

 

47,757,134

 

131,600

 

 

50,927,360

 

Liabilities - Securities

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

(2,823,924

)

 

 

(2,823,924

)

 

 

(2,823,924

)

 

 

(2,823,924

)

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

35,746

 

 

 

35,746

 

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

14,533

 

 

 

14,533

 
 

 

50,279

 

 

 

50,279

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(438,584

)

 

 

 

(438,584

)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

(17,033

)

 

 

(17,033

)

 

(438,584

)

(17,033

)

 

 

(455,617

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

3,317,223

 

 

 

3,317,223

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

36,559,501

 

 

 

36,559,501

 

Senior Loan Interests

 

3,306,894

 

131,600

 

 

3,438,494

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

2,902,150

 

 

 

2,902,150

 

Other Equity Interests

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

107,237

 

 

 

 

107,237

 

Investment Companies

500,491

 

 

 

 

500,491

 

Short Term Investments

3,023,895

 

 

 

 

3,023,895

 
 

3,631,623

 

46,085,768

 

131,600

 

 

49,848,991

 

Liabilities - Securities

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

(496,037

)

 

 

(496,037

)

 

 

(496,037

)

 

 

(496,037

)

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

151,258

 

 

 

 

151,258

 
 

151,258

 

 

 

 

151,258

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(258,670

)

 

 

 

(258,670

)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

(16,934

)

 

 

(16,934

)

 

(258,670

)

(16,934

)

 

 

(275,604

)

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. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Other ¹ ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

5,648,353

 

 

 

 

5,648,353

 

Short Term Investments

38,481

 

 

 

 

38,481

 
 

5,686,834

 

 

 

 

5,686,834

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

4,565,025

 

 

 

 

4,565,025

 

Short Term Investments

20,957

 

 

 

 

20,957

 
 

4,585,982

 

 

 

 

4,585,982

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

8,182,788

 

 

 

 

8,182,788

 

Short Term Investments

56,991

 

 

 

 

56,991

 
 

8,239,779

 

 

 

 

8,239,779

 

1 Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of the investment using the NAV per share practical expedient is the amount the owner of such investment might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly transaction between market participants upon its current sale. As of December 31, 2018, no investments were valued using the NAV per share practical expedient.

2 Derivatives are reflected at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

3 Unfunded commitments in PPM Floating Rate Income Fund are not reflected in the Schedules of Investments. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected as an asset or liability in the table. See Unfunded Commitments in the Schedules of Investments.

Significant changes in unobservable valuation inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement than the one used in a security’s valuation. The Funds recognize transfers between levels as of the beginning of the period for financial reporting purposes. There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 for the year. There were no significant Level 3 valuations for which unobservable valuation inputs were developed at December 31, 2018.

NOTE 4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending and Securities Lending Collateral. All Funds are approved to participate in agency based securities lending with the Funds’ custodian, State Street. Per the securities lending agreements, State Street is authorized to loan securities on behalf of the Funds to approved borrowers and is required to maintain collateral. Each Fund receives either cash or non-cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. Generally, cash and non-cash collateral received for the following types of securities on loan are as follows: US equities – 102%; US corporate fixed income – 102%; US government fixed income – 102%; international equities – 105%; international corporate fixed income – 105%; sovereign fixed income – 102%; and asset backed investments – 102%. Collateral requirements are evaluated at the close of each business day; any additional collateral required is generally delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The duration of each loan is determined by the agent and borrower and generally may be terminated at any time. Certain loans may be negotiated to mature on a specified date. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds in the event of default by a third party borrower. A Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss if the borrower breaches its agreement with the Fund or becomes insolvent. For cash collateral, the Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates negotiated with the borrower. The Funds bear the market risk with respect to the collateral investment and securities loaned. The Funds also bear the risk that State Street may default on its obligations to the Funds. Non-cash collateral may include US government securities; US government agencies’ debt securities; and US government-sponsored agencies’ debt securities and mortgage-backed securities. Certain Funds receive non-cash collateral in the form of securities received, which the Funds may not sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-cash collateral, the Funds receive lending fees negotiated with the borrower. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds with respect to the market risk related to the non-cash collateral investments.

The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market fund and a series of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, which is an open-end management company registered under the 1940 Act. The Funds also bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of collateral available for return to a borrower due to a decline in value of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio.

Cash collateral received from the borrower is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as payable for return of securities loaned. Investments acquired with such cash collateral are reported as Investments - unaffiliated, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities on loan is disclosed as Securities on loan included in investments - unaffiliated, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Each Fund’s net exposure to a borrower is determined by the amount of any excess or shortfall in cash collateral received compared to the value of securities on loan.

US Government Agencies or Government Sponsored Enterprises. Certain Funds may invest in US government agencies or government sponsored enterprises. US government securities are obligations of, and in certain cases, guaranteed by, the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Some US government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, are supported by the full faith and credit of the US government; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the US Department of the Treasury (“US Treasury”); others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), are supported by the discretionary authority of the US government to purchase the agency’s obligations; and still others, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. US government securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest paying securities of similar maturities.

Government-related guarantors (i.e., guarantors that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”). FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government

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agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government.

FNMA and FHMLC were placed into conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and each enterprise’s assets. In connection with the conservatorship, the US Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with FNMA and FHLMC. This agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprise’s operations. In exchange for entering into these agreements, the US Treasury received senior preferred stock in each enterprise and warrants to purchase each enterprise’s common stock. The US Treasury created a new secured lending facility, which is available to FNMA and FHLMC as a liquidity backstop and created a temporary program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remains liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities.

Unregistered Securities. The Funds may own certain investment securities that are unregistered and thus restricted as to resale. These securities may also be referred to as “private placements”. Unregistered securities may be “illiquid” because there is no readily available market for sale of the securities. Where future dispositions of the securities require registration under the 1933 Act, the Funds have the right to include those securities in such registration generally without cost to the Funds. The Funds have no right to require registration of unregistered securities.

Senior and Junior Loans. Certain Funds may invest in Senior loans or secured and unsecured subordinated loans, second lien loans and subordinated bridge loans (“Junior loans”) which are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date. Interest income on these loans is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior and Junior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan.

Unfunded Commitments. Certain Funds may enter into certain credit agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers’ discretion. Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked-to-market daily. Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments is reflected in other assets or payable for investment securities purchased in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable, and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments - unaffiliated in the Statements of Operations.

NOTE 5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS AND COLLATERAL

Under various agreements, certain investment transactions require collateral to be pledged to or from a Fund and a counterparty or segregated at the Custodian and the collateral is managed pursuant to the terms of the agreement. US Treasury Bills and US dollars are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other forms of high quality or sovereign securities may be used. Securities held by a Fund that are used as collateral are identified as such within the Schedules of Investments. Collateral for OTC financial derivative transactions paid to or received from brokers and counterparties is included in receivable from deposits with brokers and counterparties or payable for deposits from counterparties in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable.

Counterparty Agreements. Certain Funds enter into various types of agreements with counterparties, which govern the terms of certain transactions and mitigate the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. A Fund may net exposure and collateralize multiple transaction types governed by the same agreement with the same counterparty and may close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default and/or termination event with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. Each agreement defines whether the Fund is contractually able to net settle daily payments. Additionally, certain circumstances, such as laws of a particular jurisdiction or settlement of amounts due in different currencies, may prohibit or restrict the right of offset as defined in the agreements.

These agreements also help limit credit and counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral) governed under the relevant agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of agreement. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant agreement. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds’ Adviser attempts to limit counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Adviser believes to have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. For swap agreements executed with a Derivatives Clearing Organization (“DCO”) in a multilateral or other trade facility platform (“centrally cleared swaps”), counterparty risk is reduced by shifting exposure from the counterparty to the DCO. Additionally, the DCO has broad powers to provide an orderly liquidation in the event of a default.

Customer Account Agreements. Customer Account Agreements and related addendums govern exchange traded or centrally cleared derivative transactions such as futures, options on futures and centrally cleared derivatives. If a Fund transacts in exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives, the Adviser is a party to agreements with (1) a Futures Commissions Merchant (“FCM”) in which the FCM facilitates the execution of the exchange traded and centrally cleared derivative with the DCO and (2) with an executing broker/swap dealer to agree to the terms of the swap and resolution process in the event the centrally cleared swap is not accepted for clearing by the designated DCO. Exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives transactions require posting an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount known as the “initial margin” as determined by each relevant clearing agency and is segregated at an FCM which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or the

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applicable regulator. The Fund receives from, or pays to, the counterparty an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as the “variation margin”. Variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities may include variation margin on closed unsettled derivative transactions. Variation margin received may not be netted between exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives. In the event of default, counterparty risk is significantly reduced as creditors to the FCM do not have claim to the Fund’s assets in the segregated account. Additionally, portability of exposure in the event of default further reduces risk.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”). ISDA Master Agreements govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by PPM and select counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, events of default, termination and maintenance of collateral. Termination includes conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election of early termination could be material to the financial statements. In the event of default, the total financial derivative value exposure will be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty. The amount of collateral exchanged is based on provisions within the ISDA Master Agreements and is determined by the net exposure with the counterparty and is not identified for a specific OTC derivative instrument.

Prime Brokerage Arrangements and Other Securities Borrowing Agreements. Certain Funds may enter into Prime Brokerage Arrangements or Securities Borrowing Agreements to facilitate execution and/or clearing of listed equity option transactions or short sales of securities between the Fund and select counterparties. The arrangements provide general guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations and other events, including but not limited to, margin, execution and settlement. These arrangements maintain provisions for, among other things, payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Cash margin and securities delivered as collateral are typically in the possession of the prime broker or lending agent and offset any obligations due to the prime broker or lending agent. Cash collateral held at the prime broker is reflected in Cash collateral segregated for short sales in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In the event of default, the value of securities sold short will be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty.

NOTE 6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts. A Fund may buy and sell futures on equities and indices. A futures contract is a standardized contract obligating two parties to exchange a specified asset at an agreed upon price and date. Variation margin is recorded by the Fund until the contracts are terminated at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held by the Fund or the change in the value of an underlying entity and the prices of the futures contracts and the possibility the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. With futures, counterparty risk to the Fund is reduced because futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, acting as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the OTC market or executed and centrally cleared with a DCO.

Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, premiums paid or received at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as an asset or liability by the Fund and represent payments made or received upon entering into the OTC swap to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the OTC swap and prevailing market conditions relating to credit spreads, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other relevant factors as appropriate. These upfront payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. For centrally cleared swaps, daily changes in valuation are recorded as a receivable or payable, as appropriate, and received from or paid to the DCO on a daily basis until the contracts are terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded. The use of centrally cleared swaps may require a Fund to commit initial and variation margin that may otherwise not be required under an OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap agreement is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are included as part of realized gain or loss.

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss recorded by a Fund. Such risks include that there is no liquid market for OTC swaps, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreement and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates or value of underlying securities. Centrally cleared swaps involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund.

Credit Default Swap Agreements. Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a premium in return for such protection and/or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap if there is no credit event. A credit event is defined under the terms of each swap agreement and may include, but is not limited to, underlying entity default, bankruptcy, restructuring, write-down, principal shortfall or interest shortfall. As a seller, a Fund adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the credit default swap. If a Fund is a seller or buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular credit default swap agreement, the Fund will either pay to or receive from the buyer or seller of protection an amount prescribed in that particular swap agreement. Until a credit event occurs, recovery values are determined by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations. When a credit event occurs, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction, administered by ISDA, whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

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A Fund may use credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues to provide a measure of protection against defaults of an issuer (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event).

A Fund may use credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the referenced obligation or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular referenced obligation’s default. Unlike credit default swaps on corporate or sovereign issues, deliverable obligations in most instances would be limited to the specific referenced obligation because performance for asset-backed securities can vary across deals. Write-downs, such as prepayments and principal pay downs, or loss events on the underlying mortgage loans will reduce the outstanding principal balance of the referenced obligation. These reductions may be temporary or permanent as defined under the terms of the swap agreement and the notional amount for the swap agreement will be adjusted by corresponding amounts.

A Fund may use credit default swap agreements on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swap agreements or bonds, to protect investors owning bonds against default and to speculate on changes in credit quality. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to represent a portion of the credit market. These indices consist of reference credits that are considered to be the liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the index sector. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset backed securities and emerging market securities. These components can be determined based upon various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the issuers in the index, and if there is a credit event, the credit event is settled based on that issuer’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each issuer has an equal weight in the index.

Either as a seller of protection or a buyer of protection of a credit default swap agreement, a Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset. FASB ASC Topic 815 includes the requirement for enhanced qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments and disclosures regarding credit related contingent features in derivative instruments, as well as quantitative disclosures in the semi-annual and annual financial statements about fair value, gains and losses, and volume of activity for derivative instruments. Information about these instruments is disclosed in the context of each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure which is categorized as credit, commodity, equity price, interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk. The following disclosures include: (1) Objectives and strategies for each Fund’s derivative investments during the year; (2) A summary table of the fair valuations of each Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure, which references the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations for each derivative instrument as of December 31, 2018. Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year are not included in the tables as the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain loss on the Statements of Operations can be referenced directly on each Fund’s respective statements; (3) A summary table of derivative instruments and certain investments of each Fund, which are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2018. For Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year, amounts eligible for offset are presented gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net exposure can be referenced in the assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and, if collateral exists, the net exposure is offset by collateral identified in the segregated or pledged collateral table; and (4) A table reflecting each Fund’s average monthly derivative volume for the year ended December 31, 2018.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge duration and to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk. The Fund entered into credit default swap agreements as a substitute for investment in physical securities, to obtain credit exposure, to provide a measure of protection against defaults of issuers and to manage credit exposure.

                           

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2018

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures contracts8

 

 

 

 

14,531

 

14,531

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements8

 

175

 

 

 

 

175

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

175

 

 

 

14,531

 

14,706

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures contracts8

 

 

 

 

16,829

 

16,829

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

 

 

 

16,829

 

16,829

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(106,808

)

(106,808

)

 

Swap agreements

 

2,037

 

 

 

 

2,037

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

60,070

 

60,070

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(8,032

)

 

 

 

(8,032

)

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PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

11,947,634

 

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

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PPM Long Short Credit Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund, establish net short positions for individual markets, currencies and securities, and adjust the Fund's portfolio duration. The Fund entered into credit default swap agreements as a substitute for investment in physical securities, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund, to replace more traditional direct investments or to obtain exposure to certain markets.

                           

PPM Long Short Credit Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2018

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements8

 

365

 

 

 

 

365

 

 

OTC swap agreements

 

14,533

 

 

 

 

14,533

 

 

OTC swap premiums paid

 

100,486

 

 

 

 

100,486

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

115,384

 

 

 

 

115,384

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures contracts8

 

 

 

 

56,281

 

56,281

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements8

 

694

 

 

 

 

694

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

694

 

 

 

56,281

 

56,975

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(12,008

)

(12,008

)

 

Swap agreements

 

(11,989

)

 

 

 

(11,989

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(438,584

)

(438,584

)

 

Swap agreements

 

33,246

 

 

 

 

33,246

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund – Derivative and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset

                         
 

Gross Amount Presented in the Statements of

             

Total Collateral 5

 
 

Assets and Liabilities1($)

 

Financial Instruments2($)

 

Collateral3($)

 

Net Amount4($)

 

Cash($)

 

Security($)

 

Derivative Assets by Counterparty*

CGM

10,685

 

 

 

10,685

 

 

 

JPM

3,848

 

 

 

3,848

 

 

 

Derivatives eligible for offset

14,533

 

 

 

14,533

         

Derivatives not eligible for offset

100,851

             

 

 
 

115,384

                     

Derivative Liabilities by Counterparty*

Derivatives eligible for offset

 

 

 

         

Derivatives not eligible for offset

56,975

             

234,815

 

 
 

56,975

                     

PPM Long Short Credit Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

22,387,406

 

 

 

 

5,266,667

 

 

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PPM Strategic Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts and credit default swap agreements to hedge duration or to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk

                           

PPM Strategic Income Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2018

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures contracts8

 

 

 

 

14,561

 

14,561

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements8

 

365

 

 

 

 

365

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

365

 

 

 

14,561

 

14,926

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures contracts8

 

 

 

 

34,048

 

34,048

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

 

 

 

34,048

 

34,048

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

392,874

 

392,874

 

 

Swap agreements

 

4,224

 

 

 

 

4,224

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(107,412

)

(107,412

)

 

Swap agreements

 

(16,934

)

 

 

 

(16,934

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

16,968,743

 

 

 

 

76,923

 

 

1 The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2018, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments, and the amounts of realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2018, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, also serve as indicators of the derivative volume for the Funds.

The derivative strategy for Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year is as follows: PPM Credit Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge duration or to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk. PPM Floating Rate Income Fund and PPM High Yield Core Fund entered into futures contracts to obtain exposure to or hedge changes in interest rates.

The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2018, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments, and the amounts of realized gains and losses and change in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2018, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, also serve as indicators of the derivative volume for the Funds. For Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year, the average monthly derivative volume is as follows:

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

PPM Credit Fund

15,024,233

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

744,401

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

3,219,305

 

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Pledged Collateral. The following table summarizes cash and securities collateral pledged for the Funds at December 31, 2018:

               

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

Swap Agreements

 

 

Counterparties

 

Pledged or Segregated Cash($)

 

Pledged or Segregated Cash($)

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

MLP

 

40,234

 

12,753

 

 

PPM Credit Fund

MLP

 

52,912

 

 

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

BOA

 

6,864

 

 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

MLP

 

34,496

 

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

BOA

 

76,632

 

26,567

 

 

           

 

Lending Agent/Prime Broker

 

Segregated Securities($)

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

SSB

 

4,260,407

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

SSB

 

744,435

 

 

None of the futures contracts held by the Funds are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are not eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2018. Net exposure to the Funds for futures contracts is the variation margin in addition to any collateral pledged for the initial margin on the futures contracts.

NOTE 7. INVESTMENT RISKS AND REGULATORY MATTERS

The Funds' risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Market Risk. Stock market risk refers to the fact that stock (equity securities) prices typically fluctuate more than the values of other types of securities, typically in response to changes in the particular company’s financial condition and factors affecting the market in general. Over time, the stock market tends to move in cycles, with periods when stock prices rise, and periods when stock prices decline. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the price of the various stocks held by the Fund. Consequently, a broad-based market drop may also cause a stock’s price to fall. Bond market risk generally refers to credit risk and interest rate risk.

Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed-income securities generally will decline in value. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise such as central bank monetary policies, inflation rates and general economic conditions. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than those with shorter durations.

Issuer Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. A security’s value may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, corporate governance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

Prepayment Risk. During periods of falling interest rates, there is the risk that a debt security with a high stated interest rate will be prepaid before its expected maturity date and that a Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment that may have a lower interest rate. In addition, prepayment rates are difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayment on the price of a debt instrument depends on the terms of the instrument.

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the actual or perceived risk that the issuer of a bond, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment will not pay interest and principal payments when due. The price of a debt security can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Changes in an issuer’s financial strength, the market’s perception of the issuer’s financial strength or in a security’s credit rating, which reflects a third party’s assessment of the credit risk presented by a particular issuer, may affect debt securities’ value. When a fixed-income security is not rated, PPM may have to assess the risk of the security itself. The Fund may incur substantial losses on debt securities that are inaccurately perceived to present a different amount of credit risk by the market, PPM or the rating agencies than such securities actually do. In addition, to the extent the Fund invests in municipal bonds, they are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest.

Counterparty Risk. A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative contracts (whether a clearing corporation in the case of exchange-traded instruments or another third party in the case of over-the-counter instruments) and other instruments, such as repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, entered into directly by a Fund or held by special purpose or structured vehicles in which a Fund invests. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent or otherwise fails or is unwilling to perform its obligations to a Fund due to financial difficulties or for other reasons, the Fund may experience significant losses or delays in realizing on any collateral the counterparty has provided to a Fund in respect of the counterparty’s obligations to the Fund or recovering collateral that a Fund has provided to the counterparty and is entitled to recover. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or other event of default (e.g., cross-default) of a counterparty to a derivative transaction, the derivative transaction would typically be terminated at its fair market value. If a Fund is owed this fair market value in the termination of the derivative transaction and its claim is

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unsecured, the Fund will likely be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty. A Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, futures, forwards, swaps, or other derivative instruments, include the use of leverage and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions at disadvantageous times to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements. The effect of using leverage is to increase the Fund’s potential gains and losses in comparison to the amount of the Fund’s assets (that is, assets other than borrowed assets) at risk, which may cause the Fund’s portfolio to be more volatile. If the Fund uses leverage, the Fund has the risk of capital losses that exceed the net assets of the Fund.

Senior Loans Risk. The senior loans in which a Fund invests are usually rated below investment grade. The amount of public information with respect to loans may be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange listed securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. A secured senior loan may not be adequately collateralized. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value.

Cybersecurity Risk. Cyber-attacks could disrupt daily operations related to trading and portfolio management. In addition, technology disruptions and cyber-attacks may impact the operations or securities prices of an issuer or a group of issuers, and thus may have an adverse impact on the value of a Fund’s investments. Cyber-attacks on PPM and service providers could cause business failures or delays in daily processing and a Fund may not be able to issue a NAV per share. As a result, cyber-attacks could impact the performance of a Fund.

NOTE 8. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory and Administrative Fees. The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the "Investment Advisory Agreement") with PPM. Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, PPM is responsible for managing the affairs of the Trust including, but not limited to, continuously providing the Trust with investment advice and business management to the Funds. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, PPM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Credit Fund, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the PPM High Yield Core Fund, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Long Short Credit Fund, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Strategic Income Fund, 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Large Cap Value Fund, 0.70% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Small Cap Value Fund.

The Trust has entered into an Administration Agreement with JNAM, an affiliate of PPM. JNAM is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson, a US-based financial services company, which in turn is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JNAM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. In return for the fees paid under the Administration Agreement, JNAM provides or procures all necessary administrative functions and services for the operation of the Funds. This includes, among other things, fund accounting; calculation of the daily NAV of each Fund; monitoring the Funds’ expense accruals; calculating monthly total return; prospectus and statement of additional information compliance monitoring; preparing certain financial statements of the Trust; and preparing the Trust’s regulatory filings. In addition, JNAM, at its own expense, arranges for legal, audit, custody (except overdraft and interest expense), printing and mailing of financial statements and prospectuses, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer costs, and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. Each Fund is responsible for investment advisory services; transfer agency services; trading expenses including brokerage commissions; interest expenses; taxes; costs and expenses associated with short sales; nonrecurring and extraordinary expenses; registration fees; license fees; directors’ and officers’ insurance; the fees and expenses of the independent Trustees; independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees; and a portion of the costs associated with the Chief Compliance Officer.

Advisory Fee Waivers. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement whereby PPM has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for each of the Funds to the extent necessary to limit the annualized ordinary operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.50% for the PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.55% for the PPM Credit Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, 0.70% for the PPM High Yield Core Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Long Short Credit Fund, 0.65% for the PPM Strategic Income Fund, 0.75% for the PPM Large Cap Value Fund, 0.90% for the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and 1.00% for the PPM Small Cap Value Fund for an initial term expiring on April 30, 2019. Any waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment by the Adviser.

Security Transactions. Security transactions can occur in the Funds where both the buyer and seller of the security are portfolios or accounts for which PPM serves as the Adviser. Such transactions occur to eliminate transaction costs normally associated with security trading activity. Such transactions are subject to compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 17a-7 transactions”) and are reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer. Rule 17a-7 trades are executed at current market price at the time of the transaction. There were no 17a-7 transactions that were deemed significant by the Administrator during the year ended December 31, 2018.

NOTE 9. FUND ACQUISITION

Tax Free Exchange. The following tables include information related to an acquisition completed prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018. The acquisition qualified as an Internal Revenue Code Section 351(a) transaction where no gain or loss is recognized and was completed as an exchange of Institutional shares of a Fund in the Trust for Class A shares of a fund in JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (“Company”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trust’s and Company’s Boards. The purpose of the acquisition was to facilitate the acquisition of a fund with a similar investment strategy into the Trust. Although the fund in the Company was legally dissolved, it is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes.

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Acquired Fund

 

Acquiring Fund

 

 

 

Acquired Fund

 

Acquiring Fund

 

Net Assets on Acquisition Date($)

 

Shares Outstanding on Acquisition Date

 

Net Assets on Acquisition Date($)

 

Shares Outstanding on Acquisition Date

 

Shares of Acquiring Fund Issued in Exchange

 

JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

N/A

 

49,475,482

 

4,151,078

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

11,000

 

1,100

 

4,947,548

 

 
             

Acquired Fund

Cost of Investments($)

 

Value of Investments($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)($)

 

JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund

47,271,731

 

47,271,731

 

 

NOTE 10. INCOME TAX MATTERS

Each Fund is treated as a separate tax payer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") and to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains, if any, to its shareholders and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to RICs. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The following information for the Funds is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing and character differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. Permanent differences between financial statement and federal income tax reporting are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Permanent differences may include but are not limited to the following: expired capital loss carryforwards, foreign currency reclassifications, premium amortization or paydown reclassifications, reclassifications on the sale of passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") or Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") securities, net operating losses, accounting treatment of notional principal contracts and partnerships, equalization and other distribution adjustments. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets.

         

 

Net Increase(Decrease)

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)($)

 

Paid-in Capital($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

13,468

 

(13,468

)

PPM Credit Fund

9,917

 

(9,917

)

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

139

 

(139

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

17,410

 

(17,410

)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

19,140

 

(19,140

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

(1,424,696

)

1,424,696

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

288

 

(288

)

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

3,485

 

(3,485

)

At December 31, 2018, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available for US federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains. The amount and character of the capital loss carryforwards are listed in the table below.

               

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards with No Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term ($)

 

Long Term ($)

 

Total ($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

42,054

 

26,709

 

68,763

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

42,248

 

 

42,248

 

At December 31, 2018, the following Funds treated as RICs had capital, currency and/or passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) mark-to-market losses realized after October 31, 2018 (“Post-October losses”), which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year, January 1, 2019:

     

 

Amount($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

60,991

 

PPM Credit Fund

197,203

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

45,618

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

156,803

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

661,290

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

270,040

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

2,932

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

53,047

 

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PPM Small Cap Value Fund

26,645

 

As of December 31, 2018, the cost of investments and the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the Funds were as follows:

                   

 

 

Tax Cost of Investments($)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

51,062,166

 

194,698

 

(809,334

)

(614,636

)

PPM Credit Fund

50,198,320

 

145,301

 

(1,457,245

)

(1,311,944

)

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

52,074,423

 

1,007

 

(2,643,860

)

(2,642,853

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

53,431,978

 

22,804

 

(3,674,226

)

(3,651,422

)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Investments

52,957,492

 

42,431

 

(2,072,563

)

(2,030,132

)

 

Short Investments

2,888,827

 

65,308

 

(405

)

64,903

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Investments

51,823,196

 

92,993

 

(2,067,198

)

(1,974,205

)

 

Short Investments

502,488

 

6,451

 

 

6,451

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

6,637,845

 

105,983

 

(1,056,994

)

(951,011

)

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

5,623,907

 

82,245

 

(1,120,170

)

(1,037,925

)

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

10,486,063

 

192,297

 

(2,438,581

)

(2,246,284

)

As of December 31, 2018, the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives were as follows:

                   

 

 

Tax Cost/Premiums/Adjustment($)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

               
 

Futures

60,070

 

 

 

 
 

Swap Agreements

(417

)

 

(7,198

)

(7,198

)

PPM Credit Fund

               
 

Futures

(17,477

)

 

 

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

               
 

Futures

(15,515

)

 

 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

               
 

Futures

(75,644

)

 

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

   

 

 

 

     
 

Futures

(438,584

)

 

 

 
 

Swap Agreements

96,497

 

50,279

 

(13,044

)

37,235

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

               
 

Futures

(107,412

)

 

 

 
 

Swap Agreements

(875

)

 

(16,059

)

(16,059

)

As of December 31, 2018, the components of distributable taxable earnings for US federal income tax purposes were as follows:

                 

 

Undistributed Net Ordinary Income*($)

 

Undistributed Net Long-Term Capital Gain($)

 

Unrealized Gains (Losses)**($)

 

Capital Loss Carryforward($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

(685,503

)

(68,763

)

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

(1,509,148

)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

(2,689,812

)

(42,248

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

(3,808,226

)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

(2,590,335

)

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

5,411

 

 

(2,248,637

)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

(953,942

)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

589

 

 

(1,090,973

)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

(2,272,929

)

 

*  Undistributed net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

** Unrealized gains (losses) are adjusted for open wash sale loss deferrals.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

           

 

Net Ordinary Income*($)

 

Long-term Capital Gain**($)

 

Return of Capital($)

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

789,149

 

 

PPM Credit Fund

885,316

 

64,420

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

1,348,828

 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

1,360,524

 

52,385

 

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Net Ordinary Income*($)

 

Long-term Capital Gain**($)

 

Return of Capital($)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

931,733

 

107,615

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

1,190,745

 

57,229

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

145,178

 

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

155,959

 

56

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

267,927

 

583

 

* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

** The Funds designated as a long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce earnings and profits of the

Funds related to net capital gains to zero for the year ended December 31, 2018.

FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would result in the Funds recording a tax expense in the current year. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires that management evaluate the tax positions taken in returns which remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and certain other jurisdictions. Management completed an evaluation of the Funds’ tax positions and based on that evaluation, determined that no provision for federal income tax was required in the Funds’ financial statements during the year ended December 31, 2018.

NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Funds through the date the financial statements are issued and has concluded there are no events that required adjustments to the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

PPM Funds:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of each series within PPM Funds including PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (commenced operations July 16, 2018), PPM Credit Fund (commenced operations July 16, 2018), PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (commenced operations May 1, 2018), PPM High Yield Core Fund (commenced operations July 16, 2018), PPM Long Short Credit Fund (commenced operations July 16, 2018), PPM Strategic Income Fund (commenced operations July 2, 2018), PPM Large Cap Value Fund (commenced operations May 1, 2018), PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (commenced operations May 1, 2018), and PPM Small Cap Value Fund (commenced operations May 1, 2018) (the “Funds”), as of December 31, 2018, the related statements of operations for the period since commencement of operations then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for the period since commencement of operations then ended and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for the period since commencement of operations in the period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2018, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the period since commencement of operations then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodians, transfer agents and brokers or other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the auditor of one or more PPM investment companies since 2018.

Chicago, Illinois

February 25, 2019

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Additional Disclosures (Unaudited)

December 31, 2018

Disclosure of Fund Expenses. Shareholders incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services and other operating expenses. Operating expenses such as these are deducted from each Fund’s gross income and directly reduce the final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the Fund’s expense ratio. The examples below use the expense ratio and are intended to help the investor understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return. This section provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses incurred by the Fund. Use the information in this section, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. Simply divide the account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses paid during this period.

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return. This section provides information that can be used to compare each Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund’s expense ratio for the period is unchanged and assumes an annual 5% return before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. This example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to make the 5% calculation.

                             

 

 

 

 

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return

 

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios(%)

 

Beginning Account Value 07/01/18($)

 

Ending Account Value 12/31/18($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)†

 

Beginning Account Value 07/01/18($)

 

Ending Account Value 12/31/18($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)††

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class*

0.50

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.70

 

2.32

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.68

 

2.55

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class*

0.55

 

1,000.00

 

988.90

 

2.53

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.43

 

2.80

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.70

 

1,000.00

 

977.50

 

3.49

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.68

 

3.57

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class*

0.70

 

1,000.00

 

952.60

 

3.16

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.68

 

3.57

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class*

0.97

 

1,000.00

 

969.20

 

4.42

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.32

 

4.94

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.65

 

1,000.00

 

979.40

 

3.24

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.93

 

3.31

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.75

 

1,000.00

 

872.00

 

3.54

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.42

 

3.82

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.90

 

1,000.00

 

819.80

 

4.13

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.67

 

4.58

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

1.00

 

1,000.00

 

800.70

 

4.54

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.16

 

5.09

† For Classes with at least 6-month’s operating history, expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the

period, then multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the most recent 6-month period). For Classes with less than 6-month’s operating history, expenses paid during the period are equal to the

annualized net expenses ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period since inception, then multiplied by 169/365 (to reflect the period since the Class’ inception).

* Institutional class has less than 6-month’s operating history and the amounts reported in Expenses Using Actual Fund Return are not comparable to Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return.

†† Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception).

Other Federal Income Tax Information. The information reported below is for the year ended December 31, 2018. Qualified dividend information will be provided on each shareholders' 2018 Form 1099-DIV.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the following Funds hereby designate the following percentages, or the maximum amount allowable under the Internal Revenue Code ("Code"), as qualified dividends:

   

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

75.95%

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

45.68%

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

30.75%

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the following Funds hereby designate the following percentages, or the maximum amount allowable under the Code, as distributions eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations:

   

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

76.42%

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

45.97%

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

30.25%

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Additional Disclosures (Unaudited)

December 31, 2018

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings. The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. It is also available upon request from the Transfer Agent by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776).

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record. A description of the Policy that the Funds’ Adviser used to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and additional information on how the Funds voted any proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018, are available (1) without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), (2) by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, (3) online at www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds, and (4) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and may be obtained at no charge by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776) or by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or visiting www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds.

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Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)

         
         

Name and (Age)

Position(s) Held with Trust

Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years:

Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years

Interested Trustee

Mark Mandich (58)1

Trustee 2

Chief Executive Officer and President

Since inception

Chief Executive Officer and President, PPM (5/2015 to present), previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, PPM (11/2000 to 4/2015); Chief Executive Officer, Curian Capital LLC (8/2014 to 5/2015); Manager, Curian Capital LLC (5/2015 to present); Manager, Curian Clearing LLC (5/2015 to present)

None.

Independent Trustees

Kevin Callahan (53)

Trustee 2

Since inception

Founder, Fairway Capital (1/2017 to present), previously Chief Operating Officer, Adams Street Partners (7/1994 to 12/2016)

None.

Ronald A. Nyberg (65)

Trustee 2 and Independent Chair of the Board of Trustees

Since inception

Partner, Momkus LLC (7/2016 to present), previously Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (10/2000 to 6/2016)

Trustee, Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Transparent Value Trust, Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2, Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund, Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund, Advent Claymore Convertible Securities & Income Fund, Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund, Advent Claymore Convertible Securities & Income Fund II, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Managed Duration Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund, Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund, Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund and Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund.

Janet D. Olsen (62)

Trustee 2

Since inception

Retired (1/2014 to present)

Director, ETF Series Solutions.

1  Mr. Mandich is an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position with PPM, the Adviser.

2 The Interested Trustee and the Independent Trustees are elected to serve for an indefinite term.

3  The Board Chairperson may be reelected for a second three-year term. If the Board Chairperson has served two consecutive terms, he or she may not serve again as the Board Chairperson, unless at least one year has elapsed since the end of his or her second consecutive term as Board Chairperson.

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Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)

         

Name and (Age)

Position(s) Held with Trust

Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years:

Officers

   

Thomas E. Barnicle (58)

Vice President

Since inception

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of PPM (10/2015 to present); Senior Vice President, Information Technology and Office Services of PPM (5/2010 to 10/2015)

Emily J. Bennett (35)

Vice President and Secretary

Since inception

Assistant Vice President of JNAM (2/2018 to present) and Associate General Counsel of JNAM (3/2016 to present); Senior Attorney of JNAM (10/2013 to 3/2016); Assistant Secretary of other investment companies advised by JNAM (3/2016 to present, 5/2012 to present, and 3/2016 to 7/2018); Assistant Secretary of Curian Series Trust (5/2012 to 2/2016)

Mary T. Capasso (47)

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary

Since inception

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of PPM (6/2018 to present); Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of PPM (8/2015 to 6/2018); previously Assistant General Counsel of Harris Associates LP (until 8/2015)

Daniel W. Koors (48)

Vice President

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Since inception

Since inception

Senior Vice President of JNAM (1/2009 to present) and Chief Operating Officer of JNAM (4/2011 to present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Curian Series Trust (11/2010 to 2/2016); Vice President of other Investment Companies advised by JNAM (1/2018 to present, 12/2006 to present, and 8/2012 to 7/2018); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of other Investment Companies advised by JNAM (9/2006 to present and 10/2011 to present)

Michael H. Markowitz (54)

Vice President

Since inception

Executive Vice President of PPM (3/2018 to present) and Head of Business Development (12/2016 to present); Senior Managing Director of PPM (12/2016 to 2/2018); previously Senior Managing Director, Corporate Strategy, Head of Traditional Asset Management, Mesirow Financial (4/2014-11/2016); President, Chief Investment Officer, Horizon Cash Management (4/2012- 2/2014)

Colleen P. McDermott (58)

Vice President

Since inception

Managing Director, Product Management of PPM (8/2017 to present); previously Managing Director, Senior Product Manager, Guggenheim Investments (5/2011 to 6/2017)

Mark D. Nerud (52)

Principal Executive Officer

Since inception

Chief Executive Officer of JNAM (1/2010 to present); President of JNAM (1/2007 to present); Managing Board Member of JNAM (5/2015 to present); President and Chief Executive Officer of Curian Series Trust (8/2014 to 2/2016); Managing Board Member of Curian Capital, LLC (1/2011 to 4/2015); Managing Board Member of Curian Clearing LLC (1/2011 to 4/2015); President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of other investment companies advised by JNAM (8/2014 to present, 12/2006 to present, and 8/2012 to 7/2018)

Joseph O’Boyle (56)

Chief Compliance Officer

Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Since inception

Since inception

Vice President of JNAM (8/2015 to present); Acting Chief Compliance Officer of JNAM (6/2018 to 8/2018); Vice President of other investment companies advised by JNAM (1/2018 to present); Acting Chief Compliance Officer and Acting Anti-Money Laundering Officer of other investment companies advised by JNAM (6/2018 to 8/2018), Anti-Money Laundering Officer of another investment company advised by JNAM (12/2015 to 1/2018); Chief Compliance Officer of Curian Series Trust (5/2012 to 2/2016)

Rebecca A. Paulzine (39)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Since November 2018

Vice President and Senior Counsel of PPM (9/2018 to present); Associate General Counsel, Edward Jones (9/2014 to 9/2018); Senior Counsel, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1/2010 to 9/2014)

Susan S. Rhee (47)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Since inception

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of JNAM (1/2010 to present); Secretary of JNAM (11/2000 to present); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of other investment companies advised by JNAM (10/2011 to present, 2/2004 to present, and 8/2012 to present); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of Curian Series Trust (11/2010 to 2/2016)

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Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)

The business address of the Interested Trustee and each officer affiliated with PPM is 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606. The address of the Independent Trustees is c/o PPM Funds, 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606. The business address of each officer affiliated with JNAM is 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951.

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Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)

The interested Trustee and the Officers of the Trust or the Adviser do not receive any compensation from the Trust for their services as Trustees or Officers. The Independent Trustees received the following compensation for their services for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2018:

         

Independent Trustee

Aggregate Compensation from the Trust

Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Fund Expenses

Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement

Total Compensation from the Trust

Kevin Callahan

$37,000

$0

$0

$37,000

Ronald A. Nyberg

$37,000

$0

$0

$37,000

Janet D. Olsen

$37,000

$0

$0

$37,000

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SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 8, 2019 TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 26, 2018

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund PKFIX

PPM High Yield Core Fund  PKHIX

PPM Long Short Credit Fund   PKLIX

PPM Strategic Income Fund  PKSIX

(each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

This supplement provides new and additional information that affects information contained in the Funds’ Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

Scott Richards has decided to retire from PPM America, Inc. (“PPM”) effective December 31, 2019. Scott joined PPM in 2008 and has spent the last ten years helping build our high yield capabilities. On January 1, 2019, Scott will transition into an advisory capacity and will continue to work alongside the high yield team until his retirement at the end of 2019.

Accordingly, the following changes are being made to the Prospectus, effective January 1, 2019:

In the section entitled “Fund Summaries” of the Prospectus, all information related to Scott Richards in the Portfolio Managers table under “Portfolio Management” for each Fund is deleted in its entirety.



Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant had adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no substantive amendments or any waivers to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant has named Kevin Callahan as an Audit Committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. Kevin Callahan is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is considered “independent” for purposes of this Item.

An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee or Board of Trustees.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)-(d)

The administrator of the registrant is responsible for payment of all expenses associated with the annual audit and other required services of the independent registered accounting firm, and all expenses associated with the preparation and filing of the tax returns.

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was appointed by the Board of Managers as the independent registered public accounting firm of the registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The following table sets forth aggregate fees billed by KPMG for the respective period for professional services rendered to the registrant.

Fees for Services Rendered to the Registrant by KPMG

 

Fiscal Year

 

Audit Fees  

 

Audit-Related Fees  

 

Tax Fees  

 

All Other Fees  

2018

  $168,352   $0   $0   $0

Fees for Services Rendered to Adviser Entities by KPMG

The following table sets forth the amount of fees that were billed by KPMG for the respective period to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provided ongoing services to the registrant (“Adviser Entities”) that were directly related to the registrant’s operations and financial reporting.

 

Fiscal Year

  

Audit-Related Fees  

  

Tax Fees  

  

All Other Fees  

2018

   $0    $0    $0


(e)(1) The Audit Committee is authorized to pre-approve non-audit services provided by the registrant’s auditors, if they find it appropriate in light of their fiduciary duties and in the exercise of their good faith business judgment and compatible with the auditors’ independence. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized to approve audit and non-audit services for newly established Funds of the registrant on the same terms as the full Audit Committee previously had approved for the then existing Funds.

(e)(2) 0%

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for all non-audit fees to the registrant and Adviser Entities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was $20,415.

(h) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Audit Committee of the registrant’s Board of Managers considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Adviser Entities that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X and concluded that such services were compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) Included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

 


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No material changes have been made.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported


within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within ninety (90) days prior to the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and the registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this report on Form N-CSR.

Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

(a)

(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as defined in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR) is attached hereto.

 

    

(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 

    

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b)

The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PPM Funds

By:

 

  /s/ Mark D. Nerud

 

  Mark D. Nerud

 

  Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

  March 21, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

  /s/ Mark D. Nerud

 

  Mark D. Nerud

 

  Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

  March 21, 2019

By:

 

  /s/ Daniel W. Koors

 

  Daniel W. Koors

 

  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

  March 21, 2019


EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit 12(a)(1)

   Registrant’s Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 12(a)(2)

   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Exhibit 12(b)

   Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.