NPORT-EX 2 energytacticalcreditoppfund.htm PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND energytacticalcreditoppfund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS*, EXCEPT NUMBER OF SHARES, CONTRACTS, UNITS AND OUNCES, IF ANY)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)

 

MARKET
VALUE
(000s)

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 129.2% ¤

 

 

 

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 0.2%

 

 

 

 

GIP Blue Holding LP
8.174% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 09/29/2028 ~

$

1,448

$

1,430

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
7.445% due 02/01/2029

 

412

 

388

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $1,838)

 

 

 

1,818

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 9.8%

 

 

 

 

BANKING & FINANCE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA
7.750% due 08/16/2029 •(d)(e)

 

3,900

 

3,609

Curo Group Holdings Corp.
7.500% due 08/01/2028

 

1,200

 

590

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust
5.625% due 01/15/2030

 

1,000

 

767

 

 

 

 

4,966

INDUSTRIALS 6.8%

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV
5.375% due 04/04/2032 (k)

 

5,000

 

4,311

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

 

 

 

 

3.375% due 11/01/2028

 

65

 

54

3.700% due 04/01/2028

 

240

 

205

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

5.500% due 02/01/2026 (k)

 

2,600

 

2,493

5.875% due 02/01/2029 (k)

 

3,450

 

3,204

CQP Holdco LP
5.500% due 06/15/2031 (k)

 

2,800

 

2,374

EQM Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

4.500% due 01/15/2029 (g)(k)

 

1,800

 

1,453

7.500% due 06/01/2030 (g)(k)

 

2,100

 

1,988

EQT Corp.
7.000% due 02/01/2030 (k)

 

2,700

 

2,793

Hess Midstream Operations LP
4.250% due 02/15/2030 (g)(k)

 

1,250

 

1,012

Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC
6.750% due 01/15/2027 (k)

 

200

 

178

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
6.500% due 03/15/2030 (k)

 

1,547

 

1,319

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC
5.000% due 02/01/2026

 

2,900

 

2,498

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.750% due 11/01/2028

 

3,000

 

2,259

Nabors Industries, Inc.
7.375% due 05/15/2027 (k)

 

200

 

185

Northriver Midstream Finance LP
5.625% due 02/15/2026 (k)

 

4,000

 

3,734

NuStar Logistics LP
6.000% due 06/01/2026 (f)(k)

 

3,000

 

2,753

Parkland Corp.
4.625% due 05/01/2030 (k)

 

3,000

 

2,437

Range Resources Corp.
4.750% due 02/15/2030 (k)

 

2,600

 

2,260

Shelf Drilling North Sea Holdings Ltd.
10.250% due 10/31/2025

 

1,400

 

1,383

Studio City Co. Ltd.
7.000% due 02/15/2027

 

200

 

167

Sunoco LP

 

 

 

 

4.500% due 05/15/2029 (f)

 

3,000

 

2,494

4.500% due 04/30/2030 (f)

 

3,000

 

2,457

USA Compression Partners LP
6.875% due 09/01/2027 (f)(k)

 

2,500

 

2,276

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
3.875% due 11/01/2033

 

4,200

 

3,274

 

 

 

 

49,561

UTILITIES 2.3%

 

 

 

 

Antero Midstream Partners LP
7.875% due 05/15/2026 (g)(k)

 

1,900

 

1,912

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Comstock Resources, Inc.
6.750% due 03/01/2029 (k)

 

2,350

 

2,173

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
6.000% due 02/01/2029 (f)(k)

 

2,450

 

2,196

CrownRock LP
5.000% due 05/01/2029 (k)

 

2,100

 

1,858

Genesis Energy LP
8.000% due 01/15/2027 (f)

 

5,500

 

4,833

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP
6.000% due 12/31/2030 (g)

 

4,000

 

3,411

 

 

 

 

16,383

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $81,536)

 

 

 

70,910

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 24.8%

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

 

 

 

1.125% due 10/31/2026 (k)

 

202,000

 

179,141

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $200,645)

 

 

 

179,141

 

 

SHARES

 

 

COMMON STOCKS 68.0%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.4%

 

 

 

 

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (a)

 

303,188

 

9,978

ENERGY 64.7%

 

 

 

 

Antero Midstream Corp.

 

719,000

 

6,601

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

 

146,000

 

4,457

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

 

307,000

 

50,934

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

358,750

 

33,798

ConocoPhillips

 

78,500

 

8,034

Devon Energy Corp.

 

182,800

 

10,992

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

 

109,450

 

13,184

DT Midstream, Inc. (a)

 

284,000

 

14,737

Enbridge, Inc.

 

511,000

 

18,948

EnLink Midstream LLC

 

1,549,700

 

13,777

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

69,500

 

7,765

EQT Corp.

 

471,050

 

19,195

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

 

2,046,420

 

15,307

Hess Midstream LP 'A' (h)

 

375,649

 

9,587

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

253,000

 

5,713

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

173,383

 

10,654

ONEOK, Inc.

 

280,900

 

14,393

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

507,100

 

15,404

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

 

114,000

 

24,685

Plains GP Holdings LP 'A' (h)

 

2,055,000

 

22,420

Range Resources Corp.

 

120,800

 

3,051

Targa Resources Corp.

 

595,000

 

35,902

TC Energy Corp.

 

303,462

 

12,223

Venture Global LNG, Inc. «(a)(i)

 

3,473

 

61,104

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

1,189,100

 

34,044

 

 

 

 

466,909

FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Intelsat SA «(a)(i)

 

21,256

 

595

INDUSTRIALS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

AP Moller - Maersk AS 'B'

 

2,600

 

4,752

Array Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

156,400

 

2,593

 

 

 

 

7,345

UTILITIES 0.8%

 

 

 

 

Orsted AS

 

22,300

 

1,785

ReNew Energy Global PLC (a)

 

674,400

 

4,060

 

 

 

 

5,845

Total Common Stocks (Cost $363,172)

 

 

 

490,672

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 6.9%

 

 

 

 

ENERGY 6.9%

 

 

 

 

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

 

289,800

 

8,048

DCP Midstream LP

 

217,794

 

8,182

Energy Transfer LP

 

725,583

 

8,003

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

181,787

 

4,323

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Western Midstream Partners LP

 

287,668

 

7,238

Genesis Energy LP

 

342,020

 

3,147

Sunoco LP

 

273,719

 

10,667

Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $39,828)

 

 

 

49,608

RIGHTS 0.0%

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.0%

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA «(a)

 

2,226

 

9

Total Rights (Cost $0)

 

 

 

9

WARRANTS 0.0%

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.0%

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA-Exp. 12/05/2025 «

 

2,226

 

11

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

 

 

 

11

PREFERRED SECURITIES 0.4%

 

 

 

 

BANKING & FINANCE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp.
4.000% due 12/01/2030 •(d)

 

3,800,000

 

2,820

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $3,002)

 

 

 

2,820

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 0.8%

 

 

 

 

Alerian MLP ETF

 

150,300

 

5,495

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $5,804)

 

 

 

5,495

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.1%

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 2.1%

 

 

 

 

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

 

13,150

 

508

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

 

77,000

 

1,083

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

14,700

 

1,102

Brandywine Realty Trust

 

74,300

 

502

Cousins Properties, Inc.

 

22,200

 

518

EPR Properties

 

8,900

 

319

Equity Residential

 

8,000

 

538

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

 

20,550

 

909

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

 

19,250

 

401

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

 

45,600

 

1,045

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

 

39,200

 

1,057

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

 

90,800

 

994

Macerich Co.

 

64,400

 

511

Physicians Realty Trust

 

19,900

 

299

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. 'A'

 

50,100

 

529

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

9,400

 

844

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

 

29,500

 

1,067

Ventas, Inc.

 

24,800

 

996

VICI Properties, Inc.

 

48,317

 

1,442

WP Carey, Inc.

 

5,900

 

412

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $18,254)

 

 

 

15,076

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 16.2%

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (j) 14.4%

 

 

 

103,884

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 1.8%

 

 

 

 

2.425% due 10/04/2022 - 12/15/2022 (b)(c)(n)

$

13,090

 

13,051

Total Short-Term Instruments (Cost $116,933)

 

 

 

116,935

Total Investments in Securities (Cost $831,012)

 

 

 

932,495

Total Investments 129.2% (Cost $831,012)

 

 

$

932,495

Financial Derivative Instruments (l)(m) 1.6%(Cost or Premiums, net $12,526)

 

 

 

11,807

Other Assets and Liabilities, net (30.8)%

 

 

 

(222,436)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

$

721,866

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

¤

The geographical classification of foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report, if any, are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security's country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(a)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(b)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(c)

Zero coupon security.

(d)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(e)

Contingent convertible security.

(f)

Comprises of a debt issuance of a qualified publicly-traded partnership (“QPTP”).

(g)

As a result of the completion of a recent corporation action, common units of the previous QPTP are no longer publicly traded. The succeeding entity per the respective corporate action is treated as a Corporation for U.S. Tax purposes.

(h)

This Company is structured like a Master Limited Partnership, but is not treated as a QPTP for required regulated investment company (“RIC”) asset diversification purposes.

(i)

RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

Issuer Description

 

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Market
Value

Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets

Intelsat SA

 

 

02/05/2020

$

1,699

$

595

0.08

%

Venture Global LNG, Inc.

 

 

06/27/2019 - 09/07/2022

 

22,361

 

61,104

8.47

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,060

$

61,699

8.55%  

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

(j)

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

Counterparty

Lending
Rate

Settlement
Date

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount

Collateralized By

 

Collateral
(Received)

 

Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value

 

Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received
(1)

BPS

2.850%

09/30/2022

10/03/2022

$

58,300

U.S. Treasury Notes 1.250% due 11/30/2026

$

(59,395)

$

58,300

$

58,314

FICC

1.150

09/30/2022

10/03/2022

 

1,187

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 0.125% due 01/15/2023

 

(1,211)

 

1,187

 

1,187

GSC

2.950

09/30/2022

10/03/2022

 

19,700

U.S. Treasury Bonds 2.375% due 11/15/2049

 

(19,944)

 

19,700

 

19,702

NOM

2.970

09/30/2022

10/03/2022

 

4,600

U.S. Treasury Bonds 2.000% due 02/15/2050

 

(4,587)

 

4,600

 

4,601

SSB

1.150

09/30/2022

10/03/2022

 

20,097

U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% due 06/30/2026(2)

 

(20,499)

 

20,097

 

20,097

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

$

(105,636)

$

103,884

$

103,901

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

Counterparty

Borrowing Rate(3)

Settlement Date

Maturity Date

 

Amount
Borrowed
(3)

 

Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements

BRC

2.900%

07/08/2022

10/14/2022

$

(3,161)

$

(3,183)

CIB

3.080

09/27/2022

10/18/2022

 

(120,586)

 

(120,648)

DEU

3.070

09/27/2022

10/04/2022

 

(2,848)

 

(2,849)

IND

3.050

09/22/2022

10/06/2022

 

(2,427)

 

(2,429)

 

3.070

09/23/2022

10/07/2022

 

(5,258)

 

(5,263)

 

3.070

09/26/2022

10/11/2022

 

(21,152)

 

(21,165)

NOM

3.400

09/23/2022

TBD(4)

 

(33,183)

 

(33,214)

RDR

3.010

09/02/2022

10/31/2022

 

(4,521)

 

(4,533)

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

$

(193,284)

(k)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $196,381 and cash of $543 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of September 30, 2022.

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

Collateral is held in custody by the counterparty.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

(3)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended September 30, 2022 was $(197,069) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.213%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

(4)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(l)

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

FUTURES CONTRACTS:

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Variation Margin

Description

 

 

 

Expiration
Month

 

# of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Asset

 

Liability

California Carbon Allowance December Futures

12/2023

 

143

$

4,120

 

$

12

$

41

$

0

California Carbon Allowance Vintage December Futures

12/2022

 

399

 

10,673

 

 

(1,359)

 

107

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas April Futures

03/2024

 

19

 

205

 

 

(20)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas August Futures

07/2024

 

20

 

223

 

 

(15)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas December Futures

11/2024

 

20

 

257

 

 

20

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas February Futures

01/2024

 

18

 

247

 

 

33

 

3

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas January Futures

12/2023

 

20

 

284

 

 

47

 

4

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas July Futures

06/2024

 

20

 

221

 

 

(16)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas June Futures

05/2024

 

19

 

206

 

 

(19)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas March Futures

02/2024

 

20

 

251

 

 

14

 

2

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas May Futures

04/2024

 

20

 

214

 

 

(24)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas November Futures

10/2024

 

19

 

226

 

 

1

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas October Futures

09/2024

 

20

 

226

 

 

(12)

 

1

 

0

Henry Hub Natural Gas September Futures

08/2024

 

19

 

211

 

 

(15)

 

0

 

0

WTI Crude December Futures

11/2022

 

152

 

11,965

 

 

(651)

 

0

 

(258)

WTI Crude December Futures

11/2023

 

101

 

7,036

 

 

(1,226)

 

0

 

(144)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(3,230)

$

165

$

(402)

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Variation Margin

Description

 

 

 

Expiration
Month

 

# of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Asset

 

Liability

Put Options Strike @ USD 80.000 on Brent Crude June 2023 Futures (1)

04/2023

 

63

$

(834)

 

$

(299)

$

0

$

(64)

WTI Crude December Futures

11/2022

 

152

 

(11,965)

 

 

3,515

 

258

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,216

$

258

$

(64)

Total Futures Contracts

 

$

(14)

$

423

$

(466)

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Variation Margin

Pay/
Receive
Floating Rate

Floating Rate Index

Fixed Rate

Payment
Frequency

Maturity
Date

 

Notional
Amount

 

Premiums
Paid/
(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Market
Value

 

Asset

 

Liability

Receive

1-Day USD-SOFR Compounded-OIS

1.000%

Annual

10/31/2026

$

198,100

$

12,526

$

8,622

$

21,148

$

563

$

0

Total Swap Agreements

$

12,526

$

8,622

$

21,148

$

563

$

0

Cash of $8,713 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of September 30, 2022.

(1)

Future styled option.

(m)

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Counterparty

Settlement
Month

 

Currency to
be Delivered

 

Currency to
be Received

 

Asset

 

Liability

BOA

10/2022

DKK

71,881

$

9,717

$

242

$

0

BPS

11/2022

CAD

27,679

 

21,564

 

1,527

 

0

 

11/2022

$

107

GBP

87

 

0

 

(9)

BRC

11/2022

GBP

137

$

166

 

13

 

0

JPM

11/2022

$

464

GBP

383

 

0

 

(37)

MYI

10/2022

 

9,313

DKK

71,895

 

164

 

0

 

11/2022

DKK

71,748

$

9,313

 

0

 

(163)

SOG

11/2022

EUR

277

 

285

 

13

 

0

 

11/2022

$

699

EUR

680

 

0

 

(31)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

TOR

11/2022

CAD

44,528

$

34,585

 

2,351

 

0

UAG

11/2022

EUR

662

 

681

 

30

 

0

 

11/2022

$

1,671

EUR

1,624

 

0

 

(74)

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

$

4,340

$

(314)

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS ON EQUITY INDICES

 

Swap Agreements, at Value

Counterparty

Pay/Receive(1)

Underlying
Reference

# of Units

Financing Rate

Payment
Frequency

Maturity
Date

 

Notional
Amount

 

Premiums
Paid/(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Asset

 

Liability

BOA

Receive

AMNAX Index

22,364

3.518% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

11/09/2022

$

13,949

$

0

$

146

$

146

$

0

 

Receive

AMZX Index

17,622

3.715% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

11/30/2022

 

22,768

 

0

 

821

 

821

 

0

 

Receive

AMNAX Index

22,556

3.700% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

06/21/2023

 

16,475

 

0

 

(2,154)

 

0

 

(2,154)

FAR

Receive

AMZX Index

12,312

3.168% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

11/09/2022

 

14,955

 

0

 

1,538

 

1,538

 

0

 

Receive

AMZX Index

14,164

3.480% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

07/19/2023

 

18,398

 

0

 

669

 

669

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0

$

1,020

$

3,174

$

(2,154)

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS ON SECURITIES

 

Swap Agreements, at Value

Counterparty

Pay/Receive(1)

Underlying
Reference

# of Shares

Financing Rate

Payment
Frequency

Maturity
Date

 

Notional
Amount

 

Premiums
Paid/(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Asset

 

Liability

BOA

Receive

Aircastle Ltd.

15,450

3.330% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/07/2022

$

774

$

0

$

(172)

$

0

$

(172)

 

Receive

EPR Properties

19,300

3.330% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/07/2022

 

1,013

 

0

 

(294)

 

0

 

(294)

 

Receive

Simon Property Group, Inc.

14,200

3.330% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/07/2022

 

1,768

 

0

 

(441)

 

0

 

(441)

 

Receive

WP Carey, Inc.

8,100

3.330% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/07/2022

 

648

 

0

 

(64)

 

0

 

(64)

 

Receive

Energy Transfer LP

700,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/04/2023

 

6,941

 

0

 

1,004

 

1,004

 

0

 

Receive

MPLX LP

145,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/04/2023

 

4,740

 

0

 

(237)

 

0

 

(237)

 

Receive

DCP Midstream LP

8,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

249

 

0

 

44

 

44

 

0

 

Receive

Energy Transfer LP

1,143,495

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

11,412

 

0

 

1,565

 

1,565

 

0

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 

Receive

Enterprise Products Partners LP

702,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

17,073

 

0

 

90

 

90

 

0

 

Receive

MPLX LP

412,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

13,633

 

0

 

(840)

 

0

 

(840)

 

Receive

Plains All American Pipeline LP

335,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

3,893

 

0

 

(266)

 

0

 

(266)

 

Receive

Western Gas Partners LP

270,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/11/2023

 

7,139

 

0

 

(155)

 

0

 

(155)

FAR

Receive

DCP Midstream LP

102,100

3.570% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/14/2022

 

2,978

 

0

 

1,159

 

1,159

 

0

 

Receive

Plains All American Pipeline LP

706,000

3.570% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/14/2022

 

7,594

 

0

 

117

 

117

 

0

 

Receive

Western Gas Partners LP

410,000

3.570% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

12/14/2022

 

8,981

 

0

 

1,904

 

1,904

 

0

 

Receive

DCP Midstream LP

82,000

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

2,699

 

0

 

420

 

420

 

0

 

Receive

Energy Transfer LP

1,131,421

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

11,518

 

0

 

1,326

 

1,326

 

0

 

Receive

Enterprise Products Partners LP

670,000

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

16,871

 

0

 

(487)

 

0

 

(487)

 

Receive

MPLX LP

318,000

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

10,523

 

0

 

(642)

 

0

 

(642)

 

Receive

Plains All American Pipeline LP

152,000

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

1,646

 

0

 

2

 

2

 

0

 

Receive

Western Gas Partners LP

216,550

3.610% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

5,336

 

0

 

273

 

273

 

0

GST

Receive

Plains All American Pipeline LP

170,000

3.630% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Monthly

11/16/2022

 

1,788

 

0

 

69

 

69

 

0

 

Receive

Energy Transfer LP

938,239

3.680% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/18/2023

 

9,176

 

0

 

1,473

 

1,473

 

0

 

Receive

Enterprise Products Partners LP

398,000

3.680% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/18/2023

 

9,317

 

0

 

417

 

417

 

0

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 

Receive

MPLX LP

399,000

3.680% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/18/2023

 

12,513

 

0

 

(117)

 

0

 

(117)

 

Receive

Plains All American Pipeline LP

274,000

3.680% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/18/2023

 

2,770

 

0

 

200

 

200

 

0

 

Receive

Western Gas Partners LP

117,425

3.680% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

01/18/2023

 

2,973

 

0

 

65

 

65

 

0

JPM

Receive

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

28,350

3.380% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

1,327

 

0

 

(32)

 

0

 

(32)

 

Receive

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

30,950

3.380% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

851

 

0

 

(191)

 

0

 

(191)

 

Receive

Physicians Realty Trust

16,200

3.380% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

272

 

0

 

(23)

 

0

 

(23)

 

Receive

Vici Properities, Inc.

23,597

3.380% (1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread)

Maturity

02/08/2023

 

644

 

0

 

74

 

74

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0

$

6,241

$

10,202

$

(3,961)

Total Swap Agreements

$

0

$

7,261

$

13,376

$

(6,115)

(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $684 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of September 30, 2022.

(1)

Receive represents that the Fund receives payments for any positive net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any negative net return on such underlying reference. Pay represents that the Fund receives payments for any negative net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any positive net return on such underlying reference.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of September 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value
at 09/30/2022

Investments in Securities, at Value

Loan Participations and Assignments

$

0

$

1,818

$

0

$

1,818

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

 

0

 

4,966

 

0

 

4,966

 

 

Industrials

 

0

 

49,561

 

0

 

49,561

 

 

Utilities

 

0

 

16,383

 

0

 

16,383

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

0

 

179,141

 

0

 

179,141

 

Common Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

9,978

 

0

 

0

 

9,978

 

 

Energy

 

405,805

 

0

 

61,104

 

466,909

 

 

Financials

 

0

 

0

 

595

 

595

 

 

Industrials

 

7,345

 

0

 

0

 

7,345

 

 

Utilities

 

5,845

 

0

 

0

 

5,845

 

Master Limited Partnerships

 

Energy

 

49,608

 

0

 

0

 

49,608

 

Rights

 

Financials

 

0

 

0

 

9

 

9

 

Warrants

 

Financials

 

0

 

0

 

11

 

11

 

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

 

0

 

2,820

 

0

 

2,820

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

 

5,495

 

0

 

0

 

5,495

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

 

15,076

 

0

 

0

 

15,076

 

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

0

 

103,884

 

0

 

103,884

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

0

 

13,051

 

0

 

13,051

 

Total Investments

$

499,152

$

371,624

$

61,719

$

932,495

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

423

 

563

 

0

 

986

 

Over the counter

 

0

 

17,716

 

0

 

17,716

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (Cont.)

September 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 

$

423

$

18,279

$

0

$

18,702

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

(466)

 

0

 

0

 

(466)

 

Over the counter

 

0

 

(6,429)

 

0

 

(6,429)

 

 

$

(466)

$

(6,429)

$

0

$

(6,895)

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

$

(43)

$

11,850

$

0

$

11,807

 

Totals

$

499,109

$

383,474

$

61,719

$

944,302

 

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended September 30, 2022:

Category and Subcategory

Beginning
Balance
at 06/30/2022

Net
Purchases

Net
Sales/Settlements

Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(1)

Transfers into
Level 3

Transfers out
of Level 3

Ending
Balance
at 09/30/2022

Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
09/30/2022
(1)

Investments in Securities, at Value

Common Stocks

 

Energy

$

50,334

$

2,727

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

8,043

$

0

$

0

$

61,104

$

8,043

 

Financials

 

595

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

595

 

0

Rights

 

Financials

 

11

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2)

 

0

 

0

 

9

 

(2)

Warrants

 

Financials

 

11

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

11

 

0

Totals

$

50,951

$

2,727

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

8,041

$

0

$

0

$

61,719

$

8,041


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

 

(% Unless Noted Otherwise)

 

Category and Subcategory

Ending
Balance
at 09/30/2022

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Inputs

 

Input Value(s)

Weighted Average

Investments in Securities, at Value

Common Stocks

 

Energy

$

61,104

Discounted Cash Flow/ Comp Multiple

Discount Rate/Multiple

%/%/%/  
X/X/X

21.000/23.000/28.000/

10.890/11.390/10.000

 

Financials

 

595

Indicative Market Quotation

Price

$

28.000

Rights

 

Financials

 

9

Other Valuation Techniques(2)

 

Warrants

 

Financials

 

11

Other Valuation Techniques(2)

 

Total

$

61,719

(1)

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at September 30, 2022 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

Notes to Financial Statements  

 

1. BASIS FOR CONSOLIDATION

The PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund IX, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, acts as investment vehicle for the Fund in order to effect certain investments for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies in effect from time to time. The Subsidiary was formed on December 14, 2018. The Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary may invest without limit in commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments. A subscription agreement was entered into between the Fund and the Subsidiary comprising the entire issued share capital of the Subsidiary, with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and retain all rights. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary as of period end represented 4.3% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets.

 

2. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund's shares, is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, attributable to the Fund by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund.

 

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. If regular trading on the NYSE closes earlier than scheduled, the Fund reserves the right to either (i) calculate its NAV as of the earlier closing time or (ii) calculate its NAV as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day. The Fund generally does not calculate its NAV on days during which the NYSE is closed. However, if the NYSE is closed on a day it would normally be open for business, the Fund reserves the right to calculate its NAV as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day or such other time that the Fund may determine.

 

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices. The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”). As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board of Trustees has designated PIMCO as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for The Fund to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. PIMCO may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. The Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures govern the Valuation Designee’s selection and application of methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of Fund investments. The Valuation Designee may value Fund portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other Fund assets utilizing inputs from pricing sources, quotation reporting systems, valuation agents and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Sources”).

 

A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by the Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”) to be the primary exchange. If market value pricing is used, a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Sources using such data reflecting the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Sources may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange, quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or pricing services. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of market-based prices supplied by Pricing Sources or quotes obtained from brokers and dealers. The Fund's investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), are valued at the NAVs of such investments.

 

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value. Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Sources, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, a Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of foreign (non-U.S.) securities. For these purposes, unless otherwise determined by the Valuation Designee, any movement in the applicable reference index or instrument (“zero trigger”) between the earlier close of the applicable foreign market and the NYSE Close may be deemed to be a significant event, prompting the application of the pricing model (effectively resulting in daily fair valuations). Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Fund is not open for business, which may result in the Fund's portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

 

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree are valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Source. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree are valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

 

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Sources. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund's shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Cont.)

 

markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund's next calculated NAV.

 

Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s and Valuation Designee's policies and procedures are intended to result in a calculation of the Fund's NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

• Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

• Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Valuation Designee that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund's assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

 

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services' internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain exchange traded futures and options to account for market movement between the exchange settlement and the NYSE close. These securities are valued using quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or pricing services. Financial derivatives using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Cont.)

 

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and options contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. They are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models may use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as the overnight index swap rate, LIBOR forward rate, interest rates, yield curves and credit spreads. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Valuation Designee believes reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

 

The Discounted Cash Flow model is based on future cash flows generated by the investment and may be normalized based on expected investment performance. Future cash flows are discounted to present value using an appropriate rate of return, typically calibrated to the initial transaction date and adjusted based on Capital Asset Pricing Model and/or other market-based inputs. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instruments is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. These securities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the source of the base price.

 

3. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

 

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund's tax positions for all open tax years. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken or expects to take in future tax returns.

 

The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund's tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

Glossary: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements) (Unaudited)
 
Counterparty Abbreviations:
BOA Bank of America N.A. FICC Fixed Income Clearing Corporation NOM Nomura Securities International, Inc.
BPS BNP Paribas S.A. GSC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC RDR RBC Capital Markets LLC
BRC Barclays Bank PLC GST Goldman Sachs International SOG Societe Generale Paris
CIB Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce IND Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
S.A.
SSB State Street Bank and Trust Co.
DEU Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. JPM JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. TOR The Toronto-Dominion Bank
FAR Wells Fargo Bank National Association MYI Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC UAG UBS AG Stamford
 
Currency Abbreviations:
CAD Canadian Dollar EUR Euro USD (or $) United States Dollar
DKK Danish Krone GBP British Pound
 
Exchange Abbreviations:
OTC Over the Counter
 
Index/Spread Abbreviations:
AMNAX Alerian Midstream Energy Total Return
Index
BRENT Brent Crude SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
AMZX Alerian MLP Total Return Index LIBOR03M 3 Month USD-LIBOR
 
Other Abbreviations:
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate REIT Real Estate Investment Trust TBD To-Be-Determined
OIS Overnight Index Swap TBA To-Be-Announced WTI West Texas Intermediate