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AB Bond Fund, Inc.

AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 68.4%

       

Industrial - 59.5%

       

Basic - 5.7%

       

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

       

5.00%, 9/30/27 (a)

   U.S.$ 28        $ 28,426  

AK Steel Corp.

       

7.50%, 7/15/23

     30          30,237  

Berry Global, Inc.

       

5.125%, 7/15/23

     8          8,200  

CF Industries, Inc.

       

4.95%, 6/01/43

     27          26,580  

5.15%, 3/15/34

     65          67,930  

5.375%, 3/15/44

     57          57,325  

7.125%, 5/01/20

     14          14,385  

Commercial Metals Co.

       

4.875%, 5/15/23

     50          51,797  

5.375%, 7/15/27

     45          45,870  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI

       

4.75%, 2/01/26

     41          42,985  

Eldorado Gold Corp.

       

9.50%, 6/01/24 (a)

     71          76,735  

ERP Iron Ore, LLC

       

9.039%, 12/31/19 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

     7          7,003  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.

       

6.875%, 1/15/25 (a)

     7          6,405  

7.875%, 7/15/26 (a)

     47          43,095  

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.

       

4.75%, 5/15/22 (a)

     81          83,125  

5.125%, 3/15/23-5/15/24 (a)

     100              103,956  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       

3.55%, 3/01/22

     90          90,485  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     31          31,569  

4.55%, 11/14/24

     35          35,901  

5.00%, 9/01/27

     128          127,457  

5.25%, 9/01/29

     128          127,770  

5.45%, 3/15/43

     25          22,550  

Graphic Packaging International LLC

       

4.75%, 4/15/21

     26          26,801  

4.75%, 7/15/27 (a)

     28          29,566  

Grinding Media, Inc./Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd.

       

7.375%, 12/15/23 (a)

     79          76,038  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.

       

11.00%, 5/15/22 (a)

          135          142,138  

Kraton Polymers LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp.

       

7.00%, 4/15/25 (a)

     65          67,904  

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.

       

11.00%, 5/15/18 (d)(h)(i)

     60          1  

Novelis Corp.

       

5.875%, 9/30/26 (a)

     8          8,396  

6.25%, 8/15/24 (a)

     35          36,707  

Olin Corp.

       

5.625%, 8/01/29

     41          42,594  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Peabody Energy Corp.

       

6.00%, 3/31/22 (a)

   U.S.$ 96        $ 96,595  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu

       

5.125%, 7/15/23 (a)

     105          107,778  

7.00%, 7/15/24 (a)

     23          23,853  

Sealed Air Corp.

       

4.875%, 12/01/22 (a)

     33          34,685  

5.25%, 4/01/23 (a)

     35          37,350  

6.875%, 7/15/33 (a)

     70          81,707  

SPCM SA

       

4.875%, 9/15/25 (a)

     58          59,504  

United States Steel Corp.

       

6.25%, 3/15/26

     30          25,133  

6.875%, 8/15/25

     52          46,941  

Valvoline, Inc.

       

5.50%, 7/15/24

     7          7,276  

WR Grace & Co.-Conn

       

5.125%, 10/01/21 (a)

     18          18,724  

5.625%, 10/01/24 (a)

     24          26,313  
       

 

 

 
            2,125,790  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 5.2%

       

ARD Finance SA

       

6.625%, 9/15/23 (g)

   EUR 100          112,598  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

       

2.75%, 3/15/24 (a)

        100          111,086  

Ball Corp.

       

4.375%, 12/15/20

   U.S.$ 27          27,737  

5.00%, 3/15/22

     50          52,276  

BBA US Holdings, Inc.

       

5.375%, 5/01/26 (a)

     11          11,571  

Bombardier, Inc.

       

5.75%, 3/15/22 (a)

     183          186,134  

6.00%, 10/15/22 (a)

     25          24,878  

6.125%, 1/15/23 (a)

     5          5,053  

7.50%, 12/01/24-3/15/25 (a)

     66          66,376  

7.875%, 4/15/27 (a)

     10          9,943  

Clean Harbors, Inc.

       

4.875%, 7/15/27 (a)

     46          48,178  

5.125%, 7/15/29 (a)

     11          11,675  

Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.

       

7.875%, 3/01/23 (a)

     22          20,865  

Colfax Corp.

       

6.00%, 2/15/24 (a)

     10          10,599  

6.375%, 2/15/26 (a)

     11          11,846  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.

       

7.375%, 12/15/26

     20          24,352  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.

       

6.00%, 7/15/22 (a)

     5          4,772  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GFL Environmental, Inc.

       

5.375%, 3/01/23 (a)

   U.S.$ 76        $ 76,960  

8.50%, 5/01/27 (a)

     9          9,977  

Granite Holdings US Acquisition Co.

       

11.00%, 10/01/27 (a)

     18          17,413  

Griffon Corp.

       

5.25%, 3/01/22

     66          66,524  

JELD-WEN, Inc.

       

4.625%, 12/15/25 (a)

     6          6,017  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.

       

5.50%, 4/15/24 (a)

     24          24,707  

7.25%, 4/15/25 (a)

     9          8,591  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.

       

5.50%, 6/15/26 (a)

     44          46,182  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

       

5.00%, 1/15/22 (a)

     20          20,175  

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC

       

4.875%, 12/15/25 (a)

     57          58,714  

SPX FLOW, Inc.

       

5.875%, 8/15/26 (a)

     35          36,594  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.

       

6.125%, 10/01/26 (a)

     20          21,305  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.

       

6.125%, 7/15/23

     55          56,002  

Terex Corp.

       

5.625%, 2/01/25 (a)

     55          56,603  

Tervita Corp.

       

7.625%, 12/01/21 (a)

     35          35,592  

TransDigm, Inc.

       

6.00%, 7/15/22

     132          133,903  

6.25%, 3/15/26 (a)

     116          124,566  

6.375%, 6/15/26

     27          28,412  

6.50%, 5/15/25

     44          45,826  

Triumph Group, Inc.

       

5.25%, 6/01/22

     8          7,977  

6.25%, 9/15/24 (a)

     11          11,439  

7.75%, 8/15/25

     85          85,850  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

       

8.50%, 8/15/27 (a)

        200          216,625  
       

 

 

 
             1,935,893  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 8.6%

       

Altice Financing SA

       

6.625%, 2/15/23 (a)

     67          68,745  

Cablevision Systems Corp.

       

5.875%, 9/15/22

     85          91,766  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

       

4.00%, 3/01/23 (a)

     52          52,783  

5.00%, 2/01/28 (a)

     189          195,560  

5.125%, 2/15/23

     65          65,549  

5.125%, 5/01/27 (a)

     293          306,073  

5.25%, 9/30/22

     6          6,187  

5.375%, 5/01/25 (a)

     12          12,698  

5.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

     28          29,576  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

       

0.00%, 6/15/18 (b)(c)(d)(f)(h)

   U.S.$ 50        $ 0  

0.00%, 12/15/19 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     75          0  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       

5.125%, 8/15/27 (a)

     32          33,419  

CSC Holdings LLC

       

5.375%, 2/01/28 (a)

     200          211,125  

5.50%, 5/15/26 (a)

     253          266,407  

6.625%, 10/15/25 (a)

     3          2,803  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.

       

5.375%, 8/15/26 (a)

     39          40,470  

6.625%, 8/15/27 (a)

     48          49,788  

DISH DBS Corp.

       

5.00%, 3/15/23

     16          15,830  

5.875%, 7/15/22

     115          119,731  

6.75%, 6/01/21

        242             254,924  

7.75%, 7/01/26

     40          40,683  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

       

6.375%, 5/01/26

     5          5,528  

8.375%, 5/01/27

     33          35,953  

Meredith Corp.

       

6.875%, 2/01/26

     89          90,654  

National CineMedia LLC

       

5.75%, 8/15/26

     21          20,089  

Netflix, Inc.

       

4.875%, 4/15/28

     33          33,544  

5.875%, 11/15/28

     69          75,042  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

       

5.00%, 8/15/27 (a)

     11          11,533  

5.875%, 3/15/25

     8          8,247  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.

       

6.625%, 2/15/25 (a)

     53          53,880  

6.875%, 2/15/23 (a)

     17          17,511  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

       

7.875%, 3/15/21

     29          29,611  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

       

5.875%, 7/15/27 (a)

     46          46,761  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

       

5.125%, 2/15/27 (a)

     9          9,067  

5.625%, 8/01/24 (a)

     75          77,236  

6.125%, 10/01/22

     17          17,214  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

       

3.875%, 8/01/22 (a)

     33          33,560  

4.625%, 5/15/23-7/15/24 (a)

     77          79,504  

5.00%, 8/01/27 (a)

     94          97,288  

5.375%, 4/15/25-7/15/26 (a)

     117          121,708  

TEGNA, Inc.

       

5.00%, 9/15/29 (a)

     64          64,810  

5.125%, 7/15/20

     25          25,390  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Univision Communications, Inc.

       

5.125%, 5/15/23-2/15/25 (a)

   U.S.$ 26        $ 25,505  

Virgin Media Finance PLC

       

4.50%, 1/15/25 (a)

   EUR 200          224,581  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV

       

5.875%, 1/15/25 (a)

   U.S.$ 18          18,638  

Ziggo BV

       

5.50%, 1/15/27 (a)

        110          115,062  
       

 

 

 
             3,202,033  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 7.5%

       

Altice France SA/France

       

7.375%, 5/01/26 (a)

     185          198,553  

CB Idearc, Inc.

       

0.00%, 3/01/21 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     10          0  

CB T-Mobile USA, Inc.

       

4.50%, 2/01/26 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     152          0  

6.375%, 3/01/25 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     27          0  

6.50%, 1/15/24-1/15/26 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     136          0  

CenturyLink, Inc.

       

Series G

       

6.875%, 1/15/28

     65          67,328  

Series S

       

6.45%, 6/15/21

     36          38,327  

Series T

       

5.80%, 3/15/22

     97          102,570  

Series Y

       

7.50%, 4/01/24

     24          26,811  

Embarq Corp.

       

7.995%, 6/01/36

     84          82,729  

GTT Communications, Inc.

       

7.875%, 12/31/24 (a)

     6          3,357  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

       

6.625%, 8/01/26

     30          32,629  

7.625%, 6/15/21

     19          20,785  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       

5.50%, 8/01/23

     219          205,032  

8.00%, 2/15/24 (a)

     10          10,598  

8.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

     77          77,589  

9.50%, 9/30/22 (a)

     53          61,616  

9.75%, 7/15/25 (a)

     56          58,605  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

       

5.125%, 5/01/23

     60          60,677  

5.25%, 3/15/26

     66          68,262  

5.375%, 1/15/24

     53          54,078  

Level 3 Parent LLC

       

5.75%, 12/01/22

     54          53,784  

Nexstar Escrow, Inc.

       

5.625%, 7/15/27 (a)

     21          22,000  

Sable International Finance Ltd.

       

5.75%, 9/07/27 (a)

     200          206,690  

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.875%, 11/15/28

     31          33,792  

8.75%, 3/15/32

     102          125,805  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

       

6.00%, 11/15/22

   U.S.$ 38        $ 40,263  

7.00%, 3/01/20 (a)

     298          303,176  

Sprint Corp.

       

7.625%, 2/15/25-3/01/26

     173          190,834  

7.875%, 9/15/23

     22          24,149  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

       

4.50%, 2/01/26

        192          197,852  

4.75%, 2/01/28

     4          4,191  

6.375%, 3/01/25

     27          27,966  

6.50%, 1/15/26

     45          48,753  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

       

6.375%, 11/15/33

     56          61,518  

7.20%, 7/18/36

     33          37,775  

7.721%, 6/04/38

     93          112,265  

West Corp.

       

8.50%, 10/15/25 (a)

     19          15,272  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.

       

5.75%, 1/15/27 (a)

     76          77,722  

6.375%, 5/15/25

     36          37,122  
       

 

 

 
             2,790,475  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 2.6%

       

Allison Transmission, Inc.

       

5.00%, 10/01/24 (a)

     35          35,782  

5.875%, 6/01/29 (a)

     30          32,536  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

       

6.25%, 4/01/25-3/15/26

     60          58,096  

BCD Acquisition, Inc.

       

9.625%, 9/15/23 (a)

     73          74,950  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.

       

5.625%, 11/15/26 (a)

     5          4,555  

Exide International Holdings LP

       

10.75%, 10/31/21 (c)(f)(g)(i)

     37          36,616  

Exide Technologies

       

7.25%, 4/30/27 (c)(f)(g)(i)(j)

     59          23,022  

11.00%, 10/31/24 (c)(f)(g)(i)

     50          41,550  

Garrett LX I SARL/Garrett Borrowing LLC

       

5.125%, 10/15/26 (a)

   EUR 100          104,919  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH

       

3.625%, 5/15/25 (a)(g)

     100          112,810  

Meritor, Inc.

       

6.25%, 2/15/24

   U.S.$ 30          30,851  

Navistar International Corp.

       

6.625%, 11/01/25 (a)

     33          33,508  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc.

       

6.25%, 5/15/26 (a)

     34          35,781  

8.50%, 5/15/27 (a)

     90          91,138  

Tenneco, Inc.

       

5.00%, 7/15/26

     122          100,470  

Tesla, Inc.

       

5.30%, 8/15/25 (a)

     49          44,069  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Titan International, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/30/23

   U.S.$ 65        $ 51,679  

Truck Hero, Inc.

       

8.50%, 4/21/24 (a)

     41          40,522  
       

 

 

 
          952,854  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.5%

       

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

       

5.75%, 6/15/25

     7          6,231  

5.875%, 11/15/26

     6          5,458  

Cedar Fair LP

       

5.25%, 7/15/29 (a)

     15          16,076  

Cinemark USA, Inc.

       

4.875%, 6/01/23

     25          25,464  

Mattel, Inc.

       

6.75%, 12/31/25 (a)

     30          31,350  

NCL Corp., Ltd.

       

4.75%, 12/15/21 (a)

     12          12,204  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

       

4.875%, 7/31/24 (a)

     20             20,717  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

       

5.00%, 2/15/28 (a)

     69          71,234  
       

 

 

 
          188,734  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 5.5%

       

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.

       

6.75%, 8/01/25 (a)

     20          19,950  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

       

5.875%, 10/15/27

     22          21,342  

6.75%, 3/15/25

     28          28,726  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp.

       

6.25%, 9/15/27 (a)

     94          94,063  

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

       

5.00%, 10/01/24 (j)

     11          18,447  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

       

8.00%, 4/15/26 (a)

     28          27,568  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

       

6.00%, 4/01/25

     37          39,082  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp.

       

7.875%, 11/15/25 (a)

        121          122,746  

Forestar Group, Inc.

       

8.00%, 4/15/24 (a)

     37          40,038  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

       

4.25%, 9/01/24

     95          96,802  

4.875%, 1/15/30 (a)

     17          17,930  

5.125%, 5/01/26

     30          31,537  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc.

       

6.125%, 12/01/24

     28          29,724  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

       

5.75%, 2/01/28 (a)

   U.S.$ 40        $ 41,199  

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

       

10.00%, 7/15/22 (a)

     61          50,623  

10.50%, 7/15/24 (a)

     4          3,048  

KB Home

       

7.00%, 12/15/21

     22          23,888  

7.50%, 9/15/22

     10          11,477  

8.00%, 3/15/20

     6          5,969  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc./ILG LLC

       

Series WI

       

6.50%, 9/15/26

     89          96,106  

Mattamy Group Corp.

       

6.50%, 10/01/25 (a)

     32          33,900  

Meritage Homes Corp.

       

7.00%, 4/01/22

     29          32,347  

MGM Resorts International

       

4.625%, 9/01/26

     35          36,479  

5.50%, 4/15/27

     101          110,673  

5.75%, 6/15/25

     4          4,410  

6.00%, 3/15/23

     70          77,231  

7.75%, 3/15/22

     16          17,941  

PulteGroup, Inc.

       

5.00%, 1/15/27

        128             138,032  

5.50%, 3/01/26

     4          4,390  

6.00%, 2/15/35

     57          60,978  

7.875%, 6/15/32

     17          21,354  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

       

10.00%, 12/01/22

     6          6,237  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.

       

5.875%, 4/01/23 (a)

     90          92,474  

6.125%, 4/01/25 (a)

     60          61,587  

Stars Group Holdings BV/Stars Group US Co-Borrower LLC

       

7.00%, 7/15/26 (a)

     33          34,990  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp.

       

5.875%, 5/15/25 (a)

     16          15,859  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.

       

5.75%, 1/15/28 (a)

     31          33,693  

5.875%, 6/15/27 (a)

     79          86,683  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.

       

5.625%, 3/01/24 (a)

     17          18,604  

5.875%, 4/15/23 (a)

     8          8,540  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       

6.75%, 6/01/27 (a)

     22          23,133  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

       

5.375%, 4/15/26 (a)

     42          44,128  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

       

5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

     4          4,110  

5.50%, 3/01/25 (a)

     166          174,198  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.

       

5.125%, 10/01/29 (a)

   U.S.$ 86        $ 90,118  
       

 

 

 
          2,052,354  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants - 0.6%

       

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.

       

3.875%, 1/15/28 (a)

     32          32,198  

Golden Nugget, Inc.

       

8.75%, 10/01/25 (a)

     14          14,605  

IRB Holding Corp.

       

6.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

        120          120,891  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

       

4.75%, 1/15/30 (a)

     54          55,732  
       

 

 

 
          223,426  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 2.0%

       

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

       

6.00%, 12/15/24

     69          71,415  

FirstCash, Inc.

       

5.375%, 6/01/24 (a)

     7          7,252  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

       

5.00%, 6/01/22

     35          35,416  

5.25%, 12/15/23 (a)

     79          81,318  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

       

4.625%, 5/15/24 (a)

     85          89,537  

JC Penney Corp., Inc.

       

6.375%, 10/15/36

     15          4,918  

L Brands, Inc.

       

5.625%, 2/15/22-10/15/23

     33          34,834  

6.875%, 11/01/35

     36          31,496  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

       

4.75%, 9/15/29

     21          21,518  

5.625%, 5/01/27

     2          2,491  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

       

3.75%, 8/15/20

     14          14,084  

5.50%, 5/15/26

     52          54,340  

5.75%, 10/01/22

     14          14,167  

PetSmart, Inc.

       

7.125%, 3/15/23 (a)

     57          53,348  

Rite Aid Corp.

       

6.125%, 4/01/23 (a)

     22          17,476  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

       

5.00%, 5/15/23

     28          28,755  

6.125%, 3/15/27

     20          20,089  

Staples, Inc.

       

7.50%, 4/15/26 (a)

     93          95,747  

10.75%, 4/15/27 (a)

     30          30,976  

William Carter Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 3/15/27 (a)

     44          47,158  
       

 

 

 
             756,335  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 7.3%

       

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.

       

6.375%, 5/15/23 (a)

   U.S.$ 43        $ 37,911  

Albertsons Cos, Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC

       

5.75%, 3/15/25

     56          58,270  

6.625%, 6/15/24

     22          23,165  

Aveta, Inc.

       

10.50%, 3/01/21 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     297          0  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

       

8.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

     159             178,532  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

       

5.50%, 3/01/23-11/01/25 (a)

        144          148,849  

6.125%, 4/15/25 (a)

     46          47,730  

7.00%, 1/15/28 (a)

     30          32,280  

7.25%, 5/30/29 (a)

     30          32,801  

9.00%, 12/15/25 (a)

     47          52,761  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub II, Inc.

       

10.625%, 7/15/27 (a)

     27          26,055  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

       

5.00%, 7/15/27 (a)

     17          17,634  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

       

5.125%, 8/01/21

     123          123,127  

6.25%, 3/31/23

     134          133,203  

8.125%, 6/30/24 (a)

     63          50,436  

DaVita, Inc.

       

5.00%, 5/01/25

     39          38,891  

5.125%, 7/15/24

     85          86,519  

Dean Foods Co.

       

6.50%, 3/15/23 (a)

     20          10,649  

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC

       

7.625%, 5/15/22 (a)(g)

     99          99,937  

7.75%, 5/15/22 (a)(g)

     16          16,145  

Encompass Health Corp.

       

5.75%, 9/15/25

     30          31,378  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

       

8.75%, 10/15/26 (a)

     54          32,940  

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.

       

4.625%, 5/15/21 (a)

     83          82,938  

Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.

       

8.50%, 5/01/26 (a)

     78          75,528  

HCA, Inc.

       

5.375%, 9/01/26

     33          36,224  

5.625%, 9/01/28

     35          39,047  

5.875%, 2/15/26

     54          60,412  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

       

4.375%, 9/15/27 (a)

     18          18,426  

Immucor, Inc.

       

11.125%, 2/15/22 (a)

     20          20,163  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.

       

7.875%, 2/15/21 (a)

     128          130,269  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

       

5.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

   U.S.$ 10        $ 3,154  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA

       

6.625%, 5/15/22 (a)

     85          83,116  

Post Holdings, Inc.

       

5.50%, 12/15/29 (a)

     32          33,404  

5.625%, 1/15/28 (a)

     54          57,228  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

       

8.25%, 5/01/23 (a)

     51          54,321  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.

       

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

     126          134,984  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/25

     57          59,434  

6.625%, 11/15/22

     1          795  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/01/26 (a)

     104              106,862  

5.125%, 5/01/25

     7          7,106  

5.125%, 11/01/27 (a)

             104          107,396  

6.25%, 2/01/27 (a)

     8          8,326  

6.75%, 6/15/23

     98          102,989  

7.00%, 8/01/25

     4          4,087  

8.125%, 4/01/22

     148          160,542  

Vizient, Inc.

       

6.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

     10          10,796  

West Street Merger Sub, Inc.

       

6.375%, 9/01/25 (a)

     38          35,164  
       

 

 

 
          2,711,924  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 6.7%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.00%, 3/01/25

     30          24,382  

5.625%, 6/01/23

     50          43,209  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC

       

6.375%, 9/15/22 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     56          0  

7.00%, 2/15/26 (a)

     56          53,528  

California Resources Corp.

       

5.50%, 9/15/21 (b)

     12          5,650  

8.00%, 12/15/22 (a)

     29          14,439  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

       

6.25%, 4/15/23

     52          49,195  

8.25%, 7/15/25

     8          7,858  

CHC Group LLC/CHC Finance Ltd.

       

Series AI

       

Zero Coupon, 10/01/20 (j)(k)

     65          16,293  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

       

4.50%, 10/01/29 (a)

     16          16,400  

Series WI

       

5.625%, 10/01/26

     68          72,202  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

       

7.00%, 10/01/24

     89          64,793  

8.00%, 1/15/25-6/15/27

     54          37,356  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Covey Park Energy LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp.

       

7.50%, 5/15/25 (a)

   U.S.$         105        $ 85,217  

DCP Midstream Operating LP

       

4.95%, 4/01/22

     35          36,308  

Denbury Resources, Inc.

       

7.75%, 2/15/24 (a)

     39          30,172  

9.00%, 5/15/21 (a)

     20          18,829  

9.25%, 3/31/22 (a)

     72          63,972  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     68              31,719  

7.875%, 8/15/25

     62          48,644  

Energy Transfer LP

       

7.50%, 10/15/20

     1          674  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.

       

7.75%, 9/01/22

     73          187  

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a)

     16          6,241  

9.375%, 5/01/24 (a)

     101          2,778  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

       

5.625%, 6/15/24

     45          43,371  

6.25%, 5/15/26

     21          20,281  

6.50%, 10/01/25

     35          34,344  

6.75%, 8/01/22

     12          12,179  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.

       

7.00%, 6/15/23

     40          40,741  

7.00%, 8/01/27 (a)

     26          26,785  

Gulfport Energy Corp.

       

6.00%, 10/15/24

     125          90,464  

6.375%, 5/15/25-1/15/26

     52          36,884  

Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp.

       

5.625%, 2/15/26 (a)

     95          99,242  

HighPoint Operating Corp.

       

7.00%, 10/15/22

     87          78,528  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

       

5.75%, 10/01/25 (a)

     127          117,148  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC

       

6.875%, 2/15/26 (a)

     124          111,916  

Murphy Oil Corp.

       

4.00%, 6/01/22

     26          26,247  

5.625%, 12/01/42

     21          18,420  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     69          56,662  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.

       

7.50%, 11/01/23

     94          95,757  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.

       

8.75%, 11/01/23 (a)

     41          33,214  

Noble Holding International Ltd.

       

7.75%, 1/15/24

     8          5,378  

7.95%, 4/01/25

     20          12,650  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

       

6.875%, 1/15/23

     9          8,244  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Parkland Fuel Corp.

       

6.00%, 4/01/26 (a)

   U.S.$         67        $ 70,921  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26

     71          69,893  

QEP Resources, Inc.

       

5.25%, 5/01/23

     9          8,382  

5.375%, 10/01/22

     34          32,071  

Range Resources Corp.

       

5.00%, 8/15/22-3/15/23

     73          65,503  

5.875%, 7/01/22

     2          1,928  

Rowan Cos., Inc.

       

4.875%, 6/01/22

     35              26,866  

5.85%, 1/15/44

     35          16,097  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

       

7.50%, 2/15/23 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     29          0  

8.125%, 10/15/22 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     47          0  

SM Energy Co.

       

5.00%, 1/15/24

     2          1,791  

5.625%, 6/01/25

     10          8,585  

6.125%, 11/15/22

     24          23,015  

SRC Energy, Inc.

       

6.25%, 12/01/25

     9          8,923  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/15/23

     40          41,093  

5.50%, 2/15/26

     63          65,810  

5.875%, 3/15/28

     16          16,983  

6.00%, 4/15/27

     2          2,133  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

       

4.25%, 11/15/23

     19          18,783  

6.50%, 7/15/27 (a)

     70          76,351  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.

       

7.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

     38          40,296  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

       

6.875%, 2/01/27 (a)

     31          32,529  

Transocean, Inc.

       

6.80%, 3/15/38

     87          53,604  

7.50%, 1/15/26 (a)

     18          16,022  

Valaris PLC

       

5.20%, 3/15/25

     1          350  

Vantage Drilling International

       

7.50%, 11/01/19 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     46          0  

Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp.

       

8.75%, 4/15/23 (a)

     89          41,245  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

       

5.75%, 3/15/21

     44          41,963  

6.25%, 4/01/23

     9          6,955  

WPX Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 6/01/26

     20          20,529  
       

 

 

 
          2,507,122  
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 1.3%

       

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

       

5.75%, 12/15/23 (a)

     25          25,778  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Belden, Inc.

       

3.875%, 3/15/28 (a)

   EUR 100        $     115,362  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

       

5.625%, 9/01/25

   U.S.$ 20          20,621  

IAA, Inc.

       

5.50%, 6/15/27 (a)

     39          41,405  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

       

5.125%, 6/01/25 (a)

     83          86,100  

Laureate Education, Inc.

       

8.25%, 5/01/25 (a)

     29          31,788  

Performance Food Group, Inc.

       

5.50%, 10/15/27 (a)

     38          39,990  

Rexel SA

       

2.625%, 6/15/24 (a)

   EUR 100          111,304  
       

 

 

 
          472,348  
       

 

 

 

Services - 1.9%

       

Aptim Corp.

       

7.75%, 6/15/25 (a)

   U.S.$ 25          17,750  

APX Group, Inc.

       

7.875%, 12/01/22

     58          57,687  

Aramark Services, Inc.

       

5.00%, 4/01/25-2/01/28 (a)

     88          91,181  

5.125%, 1/15/24

     7          6,921  

Carriage Services, Inc.

       

6.625%, 6/01/26 (a)

     30          30,755  

Harsco Corp.

       

5.75%, 7/31/27 (a)

             111          115,524  

Monitronics International, Inc.

       

0.00%, 4/01/20 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     14          0  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The)

       

5.50%, 10/01/21 (a)

     28          28,066  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

       

5.00%, 4/15/22 (a)

     30          30,157  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.

       

5.25%, 4/15/24 (a)

     17          17,460  

9.25%, 5/15/23 (a)

     27          28,713  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.

       

6.25%, 5/15/26 (a)

     23          24,700  

8.25%, 11/15/26 (a)

     43          47,487  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

       

5.375%, 1/15/25 (a)

     12          12,514  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.

       

5.25%, 11/15/23 (a)

     44          45,212  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

       

6.375%, 2/01/25 (a)

     81          55,837  

Verscend Escrow Corp.

       

9.75%, 8/15/26 (a)

     79          84,204  
       

 

 

 
          694,168  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Technology - 2.4%

 

ADT Security Corp. (The)

       

4.125%, 6/15/23

   U.S.$ 49        $     49,742  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

       

6.625%, 9/15/27 (a)

     91          99,423  

Ascend Learning LLC

       

6.875%, 8/01/25 (a)

     19          19,799  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.

       

9.75%, 9/01/26 (a)

     85          81,194  

CDK Global, Inc.

       

5.875%, 6/15/26

     50          53,344  

CommScope Technologies LLC

       

6.00%, 6/15/25 (a)

     44          39,885  

CommScope, Inc.

       

5.50%, 3/01/24-6/15/24 (a)

     98          96,661  

6.00%, 3/01/26 (a)

     67          69,356  

8.25%, 3/01/27 (a)

             115          112,072  

Conduent Finance, Inc./Conduent Business Services LLC

       

10.50%, 12/15/24 (a)

     0 **         157  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

5.875%, 6/15/21 (a)

     59          60,006  

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3 SARL/Greeneden US Ho

       

10.00%, 11/30/24 (a)

     7          7,577  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

       

9.25%, 3/01/21 (a)

     18          16,914  

Infor US, Inc.

       

6.50%, 5/15/22

     78          79,230  

NCR Corp.

       

5.75%, 9/01/27 (a)

     24          24,869  

6.125%, 9/01/29 (a)

     19          20,046  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.

       

8.625%, 11/15/24 (a)

     17          15,667  

Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.

       

10.50%, 3/01/24 (a)

     32          34,199  

Xerox Corp.

       

4.125%, 3/15/23

     18          18,307  
       

 

 

 
       898,448  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 1.7%

       

Algeco Global Finance PLC

       

6.50%, 2/15/23

   EUR 100          109,387  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/27 (a)

   U.S.$ 8          8,253  

Europcar Mobility Group

       

4.00%, 4/30/26

   EUR 100          110,996  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

       

5.50%, 7/15/27 (a)

   U.S.$ 31          32,239  

Hertz Corp. (The)

       

5.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

     29          29,004  

6.25%, 10/15/22

     20          20,254  

7.625%, 6/01/22 (a)

     69          71,826  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

       

6.50%, 12/15/26

   U.S.$         125        $ 136,290  

XPO Logistics, Inc.

       

6.125%, 9/01/23 (a)

     74          76,652  

6.75%, 8/15/24 (a)

     28          30,413  
       

 

 

 
       625,314  
       

 

 

 
           22,137,218  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 7.3%

       

Banking - 1.8%

       

Barclays PLC

       

8.00%, 6/15/24 (l)

     200          213,031  

CIT Group, Inc.

       

4.75%, 2/16/24

     45          47,664  

5.00%, 8/15/22

     65          68,861  

5.25%, 3/07/25

     32          34,933  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

Series T

 

6.25%, 8/15/26 (l)

     38          42,271  

Series U

 

5.00%, 9/12/24 (l)

     70          70,744  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

 

5.00%, 11/10/22 (l)

     44          43,147  

Series Q

 

5.50%, 8/10/24 (l)

     33          34,564  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

8.625%, 8/15/21 (l)

     117          124,836  

Societe Generale SA

       

8.00%, 9/29/25 (a)(l)

     3          3,379  
       

 

 

 
       683,430  
       

 

 

 

Brokerage - 0.2%

       

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

       

5.625%, 1/24/13 (b)(d)(h)

     423          6,013  

LPL Holdings, Inc.

       

5.75%, 9/15/25 (a)

     75          78,195  
       

 

 

 
       84,208  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 1.8%

       

CNG Holdings, Inc.

       

12.50%, 6/15/24 (a)

     32          31,040  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC

       

8.00%, 5/01/26 (a)

     45          47,803  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

       

8.25%, 9/01/25 (a)

     61          53,618  

Enova International, Inc.

       

8.50%, 9/01/24-9/15/25 (a)

     96          88,107  

goeasy Ltd.

       

7.875%, 11/01/22 (a)

     13          13,548  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Navient Corp.

       

5.00%, 10/26/20

   U.S.$ 47        $ 48,032  

5.50%, 1/25/23

     79          81,936  

5.875%, 3/25/21

     1          603  

6.50%, 6/15/22

     56          60,321  

7.25%, 1/25/22-9/25/23

     72          78,027  

8.00%, 3/25/20

     51          51,629  

SLM Corp.

       

5.125%, 4/05/22

     21          21,182  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

       

6.875%, 3/15/25

     48          52,956  

TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp.

       

11.125%, 4/01/23 (a)

     50          46,710  
       

 

 

 
              675,512  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.2%

       

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.

       

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

     54          50,519  

10.125%, 8/01/26 (a)

     40          41,767  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

       

7.20%, 2/15/21

     30          30,738  

7.625%, 9/24/21

     17          17,653  

Polaris Intermediate Corp.

       

8.50%, 12/01/22 (a)(g)

             243          206,435  

USI, Inc./NY

       

6.875%, 5/01/25 (a)

     7          7,110  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

       

5.375%, 8/15/26 (a)

     82          87,607  
       

 

 

 
          441,829  
       

 

 

 

Other Finance - 0.9%

       

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/15/26 (a)

     11          11,611  

9.75%, 7/15/27 (a)

     75          78,259  

Intrum AB

       

3.50%, 7/15/26 (a)

   EUR 100          110,937  

NVA Holdings, Inc./United States

       

6.875%, 4/01/26 (a)

   U.S.$ 75          79,766  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.

       

6.75%, 6/01/25 (a)

     53          54,611  
       

 

 

 
          335,184  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 1.4%

       

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL

       

5.75%, 5/15/26 (a)

     50          52,415  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

       

6.00%, 4/15/26

     8          6,454  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

       

4.375%, 6/01/21 (a)

     20          20,580  

4.875%, 9/15/27 (a)

     121          123,806  

5.25%, 3/15/28 (a)

     55          56,920  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.

       

5.625%, 5/01/24

   U.S.$ 62        $ 68,141  

5.75%, 2/01/27 (a)

     59          66,333  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

       

9.375%, 4/01/27 (a)

             105          97,577  

SBA Communications Corp.

       

4.00%, 10/01/22

     15          15,295  

4.875%, 9/01/24

     8          8,302  
       

 

 

 
          515,823  
       

 

 

 
              2,735,986  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 1.6%

       

Electric - 1.6%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

4.00%, 3/15/21

     54          55,009  

Calpine Corp.

       

5.50%, 2/01/24

     113          114,862  

5.75%, 1/15/25

     116          119,243  

5.875%, 1/15/24 (a)

     26          26,529  

NRG Energy, Inc.

       

6.625%, 1/15/27

     17          18,436  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

       

4.60%, 12/15/21

              213  

6.50%, 6/01/25

     101          78,678  

7.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

     13          13,238  

Texas Competitive/TCEH

       

11.50%, 10/01/20 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     59          0  

Vistra Energy Corp.

       

5.875%, 6/01/23

     8          7,739  

7.625%, 11/01/24

     5          4,908  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

       

5.625%, 2/15/27 (a)

     157          165,380  
       

 

 

 
          604,235  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $25,363,239)

          25,477,439  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 11.7%

       

Industrial - 6.5%

       

Basic - 0.3%

       

ArcelorMittal

       

7.00%, 10/15/39

     45          54,301  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.

       

6.00%, 11/15/41 (a)

     5          5,327  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.00%, 4/16/25 (a)

     5          5,159  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

       

5.25%, 6/01/27 (a)

     54          56,286  
       

 

 

 
          121,073  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Arconic, Inc.

       

5.90%, 2/01/27

   U.S.$ 4        $ 4,496  

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (l)

     40          37,953  
       

 

 

 
          42,449  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.5%

       

Qwest Corp.

       

6.75%, 12/01/21

     78          84,891  

6.875%, 9/15/33

     28          28,122  

7.25%, 9/15/25

     55          61,919  
       

 

 

 
              174,932  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.1%

       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

5.10%, 1/17/24

     47          50,536  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.1%

       

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd.

       

7.25%, 2/01/25 (a)

     34          36,398  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 1.9%

       

Lennar Corp.

       

4.125%, 1/15/22

     74          75,902  

4.50%, 11/15/19-4/30/24

             103          105,265  

4.75%, 11/29/27

     72          77,329  

6.25%, 12/15/21 (a)

     1          771  

6.25%, 12/15/21

     22          23,259  

8.375%, 1/15/21

     20          21,387  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

       

5.625%, 2/01/20

     23          23,537  

6.00%, 1/15/43

     51          52,343  

Standard Industries, Inc./NJ

       

4.75%, 1/15/28 (a)

     64          66,222  

5.375%, 11/15/24 (a)

     68          70,010  

5.50%, 2/15/23 (a)

     26          26,583  

6.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

     39          40,430  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 3/15/27

     93          99,863  

5.875%, 2/15/22

     35          37,574  
       

 

 

 
          720,475  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.7%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.

       

2.65%, 2/01/21

     2          1,604  

HCA, Inc.

       

4.50%, 2/15/27

     105          112,908  

5.00%, 3/15/24

     32          34,939  

MEDNAX, Inc.

       

5.25%, 12/01/23 (a)

     70          71,029  

6.25%, 1/15/27 (a)

     54          53,508  
       

 

 

 
          273,988  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 1.4%

       

Boardwalk Pipelines LP

       

4.45%, 7/15/27

   U.S.$ 32        $ 32,900  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

6.75%, 11/15/39

     1          1,777  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

       

5.875%, 3/31/25

     74          81,797  

Enable Midstream Partners LP

       

3.90%, 5/15/24

     36          36,716  

Energy Transfer Operating LP

       

4.20%, 4/15/27

     32          33,661  

4.25%, 3/15/23

     87          90,947  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

       

Series 10Y

       

5.50%, 7/15/28

     30          29,783  

Hess Corp.

       

7.30%, 8/15/31

     36          44,552  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

       

Series G

       

7.75%, 1/15/32

     11          15,736  

Marathon Oil Corp.

       

6.80%, 3/15/32

     34          42,441  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       

2.90%, 8/15/24

     46          46,315  

3.20%, 8/15/26

     11          11,085  

Southern Star Central Corp.

       

5.125%, 7/15/22 (a)

     20          20,141  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

       

3.90%, 7/15/26

     30          31,197  
       

 

 

 
              519,048  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.1%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

     30          31,401  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 1.2%

       

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

       

3.875%, 1/15/27

     63          63,290  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

4.90%, 10/01/26 (a)

     60          64,298  

Micron Technology, Inc.

       

4.185%, 2/15/27

     43          44,186  

4.975%, 2/06/26

     11          11,847  

5.50%, 2/01/25

     15          15,434  

Nokia Oyj

       

3.375%, 6/12/22

     16          16,237  

6.625%, 5/15/39

     64          75,540  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     15          15,476  

4.875%, 6/01/27

     5          4,722  

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

             121          124,586  
       

 

 

 
          435,616  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

United Rentals North America, Inc.

       

4.625%, 7/15/23

   U.S.$ 20        $ 20,472  
       

 

 

 
               2,426,388  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 5.2%

       

Banking - 2.3%

       

Ally Financial, Inc.

       

4.125%, 3/30/20

     19          19,366  

8.00%, 11/01/31

     90          124,061  

Bank of America Corp.

       

Series DD

       

6.30%, 3/10/26 (l)

     22          24,857  

Series X

       

6.25%, 9/05/24 (l)

     47          51,232  

Series Z

       

6.50%, 10/23/24 (l)

     23          25,584  

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (a)(l)

     15          16,900  

BNP Paribas SA

       

7.625%, 3/30/21 (a)(l)

     58          61,461  

BPCE SA

       

5.70%, 10/22/23 (a)

     82          90,629  

Credit Agricole SA

       

6.50%, 6/23/21 (a)(l)

   EUR 100          117,790  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.00%, 7/27/23 (a)

     57          66,342  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

Series FF

       

5.00%, 8/01/24 (l)

   U.S.$ 80          82,175  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

6.00%, 6/07/32 (b)(l)

   GBP 8          9,220  

M&T Bank Corp.

       

Series G

       

5.00%, 8/01/24 (l)

   U.S.$ 54          55,988  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

             28          30,012  

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

Series S

       

5.90%, 6/15/24 (l)

     85          90,583  
       

 

 

 
          866,200  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

       

4.50%, 3/15/23 (a)

     15          15,567  

5.25%, 8/15/22 (a)

     30          31,697  
       

 

 

 
          47,264  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.3%

       

ACE Capital Trust II

       

9.70%, 4/01/30

     20          29,604  

Allstate Corp. (The)

       

6.50%, 5/15/57

     10          12,724  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

       

0.625%, 1/17/23

   EUR 100        $ 111,437  

CNP Assurances

       

4.00%, 11/18/24 (a)(l)

     100               120,365  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

       

7.80%, 3/15/37 (a)

   U.S.$ 61          80,140  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (a)

     31          52,709  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.20%, 3/15/44

     20          20,868  

5.625%, 6/15/43

             50          53,656  
       

 

 

 
          481,503  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 1.5%

       

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.

       

3.35%, 9/01/24

     6          6,048  

4.00%, 1/15/30

     4          4,033  

5.25%, 6/01/25

     35          38,639  

5.375%, 11/01/23-4/15/26

     65          71,642  

5.75%, 6/01/28

     19          21,616  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

       

5.00%, 10/15/27

     73          76,451  

5.25%, 8/01/26

     40          41,569  

5.50%, 5/01/24

     26          26,769  

Sabra Health Care LP

       

5.125%, 8/15/26

     59          63,092  

Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp.

       

4.80%, 6/01/24

     26          27,446  

Senior Housing Properties Trust

       

6.75%, 12/15/21

     9          9,326  

Service Properties Trust

       

4.35%, 10/01/24

     35          35,435  

4.50%, 3/15/25

     55          55,743  

Spirit Realty LP

       

4.45%, 9/15/26

     66          70,325  
       

 

 

 
          548,134  
       

 

 

 
          1,943,101  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $4,100,489)

          4,369,489  
       

 

 

 

BANK LOANS - 4.8%

       

Industrial - 4.6%

       

Basic - 0.0%

       

Nouryon Finance B.V. (fka AkzoNobel)

       

5.292% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 10/01/25 (m)

     10          9,731  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.7%

       

Apex Tool Group, LLC

       

7.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 8/01/24 (m)

     59          57,383  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc. (fka Westinghouse Electric Company LLC)

       

5.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 8/01/25 (m)

   U.S.$ 29        $ 29,100  

BWay Holding Company

       

5.59% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 4/03/24 (m)

     53               51,719  

Gardner Denver, Inc.

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 7/30/24 (m)

     14          13,700  

Granite Holdings US Acquisition Co. 5/25/26 (c)(n)

             56          54,460  

Honeywell Technologies SARL (fka Garrett Motion Inc.)

       

4.60% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.50%), 9/27/25 (m)

     8          8,334  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 L P

       

5.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 4/30/26 (m)

     50          49,469  
       

 

 

 
          264,165  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.3%

       

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

       

5.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 8/21/26 (m)

     12          12,026  

Diamond Sports Group, LLC

       

5.30% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 8/24/26 (m)

     20          20,293  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. (fka Clear Channel Communications, Inc.)

       

6.10% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/01/26 (m)

     19          19,535  

Univision Communications Inc.

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 3/15/24 (m)

     60          58,262  
       

 

 

 
          110,116  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

       

6.554% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 1/02/24 (m)

     4          3,791  

6.625%, 1/02/24

     6          6,417  

West Corporation

       

6.044% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 10/10/24 (m)

     24          21,749  

6.112% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 10/10/24 (m)

     5          4,411  
       

 

 

 
          36,368  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.0%

       

Navistar, Inc.

       

5.53% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 11/06/24 (m)

     10          9,536  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.1%

       

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (fka SW Acquisitions Co., Inc.)

       

5.044% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 4/01/24 (m)

   U.S.$ 25        $      24,464  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.4%

       

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC (fka Caesars Growth Properties Holdings, LLC)

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 12/23/24 (m)

     38          37,879  

Ply Gem Midco, Inc.

       

5.789% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 4/12/25 (m)

     20          19,452  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 8/14/24 (m)

     15          15,341  

4.896% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 8/14/24 (m)

             64          63,509  

Stars Group Holdings B.V.

       

5.604% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 7/10/25 (m)

     9          9,108  
       

 

 

 
          145,289  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants - 0.1%

       

IRB Holding Corp. (fka Arby’s/Buffalo Wild Wings)

       

5.55% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 2/05/25 (m)

     6          6,125  

Whatabrands LLC

       

5.516% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 8/02/26 (m)

     15          15,444  
       

 

 

 
          21,569  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.3%

       

PetSmart, Inc.

       

6.04% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 3/11/22 (m)

     58          56,510  

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC

       

10.057% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.00%), 11/08/24 (m)

     28          9,086  

Specialty Building Products Holdings, LLC

       

7.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 10/01/25 (c)(m)

     42          42,317  
       

 

 

 
          107,913  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 1.3%

       

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.

       

5.307% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 4/28/22 (m)

     21          19,778  

6.294% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 3/14/25 (m)

     16          14,965  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Aldevron, L.L.C.

       

9/18/26 (c)(n)

   U.S.$ 67        $      67,311  

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc. (fka Nature’s Bounty)

       

9.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.75%), 9/26/25 (m)

     54          46,598  

athenahealth, Inc.

       

6.681% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 2/11/26 (c)(m)

     72          71,810  

BI-LO, LLC

       

10.127% (LIBOR 3 Month + 8.00%), 5/31/24 (m)

             32          30,585  

10.187% (LIBOR 3 Month + 8.00%), 5/31/24 (m)

     34          32,063  

10.338% (LIBOR 3 Month + 8.00%), 5/31/24 (m)

     33          31,587  

Chobani, LLC (Chobani Idaho, LLC)

       

5.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 10/10/23 (m)

     40          39,423  

Envision Healthcare Corporation

       

5.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/10/25 (m)

     28          23,049  

Post Holdings, Inc.

       

4.04% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 5/24/24 (m)

     7          7,446  

Regionalcare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

       

6.554% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 11/16/25 (m)

     36          35,736  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

       

7.063% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 6/26/26 (m)

     60          56,550  
       

 

 

 
          476,901  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.5%

       

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

       

5.656% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 9/30/24 (m)

     24          23,864  

California Resources Corporation

       

12.419% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.38%), 12/31/21 (m)

     46          40,185  

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

       

7.104% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 3/28/24 (c)(m)

     39          38,950  

Triton Solar US Acquisition Co.

       

8.044% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 10/29/24 (m)

     87          80,828  
       

 

 

 
          183,827  
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.0%

       

American Tire Distributors, Inc.

       

9.624% (LIBOR 3 Month + 7.50%), 9/02/24 (b)(m)

     15          13,393  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Core & Main LP

       

4.85% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 8/01/24 (m)

   U.S.$ 3        $ 2,966  

4.882% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 8/01/24 (c)(m)

     2          1,900  
       

 

 

 
          18,259  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.4%

       

Parexel International Corporation

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 9/27/24 (m)

     9          8,619  

Pi Lux Finco SARL

       

9.362% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.25%), 1/01/26 (c)(m)

             100               96,750  

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc. (fka Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.)

       

5.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/01/25 (m)

     15          14,962  

Verscend Holding Corp.

       

6.544% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 8/27/25 (m)

     27          26,648  
       

 

 

 
          146,979  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.4%

       

Avaya Inc.

       

6.278% (LIBOR 2 Month + 4.25%), 12/15/24 (m)

     25          23,634  

6.430% (LIBOR 2 Month + 4.25%), 12/15/24 (m)

     15          14,099  

Boxer Parent Company Inc. (fka BMC Software, Inc.)

       

6.294% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 10/02/25 (m)

     60          57,317  

MTS Systems Corporation

       

5.31% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 7/05/23 (c)(m)

     10          10,217  

Solera, LLC (Solera Finance, Inc.)

       

4.794% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 3/03/23 (m)

     59          58,481  
       

 

 

 
          163,748  
       

 

 

 
          1,718,865  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.2%

       

Finance - 0.1%

       

Ellie Mae, Inc.

       

6.044% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 4/17/26 (m)

     30          29,939  

Jefferies Finance LLC

       

5.875% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 6/03/26 (m)

     8          7,968  
       

 

 

 
          37,907  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Insurance - 0.1%

       

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Lightning Cayman Merger Sub, Ltd.)

       

6.044% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 9/03/26 (m)

   U.S.$ 49        $ 49,116  
       

 

 

 
          87,023  
       

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $1,854,383)

          1,805,888  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

COMMON STOCKS - 1.3%

       

Energy - 0.6%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4%

       

Tervita Corp. (d) 

     25,589          144,860  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

       

Berry Petroleum Corp.

     4,030               37,721  

CHC Group LLC (d)(k)

     1,219          122  

Halcon Resources Corp. (d) 

             239          17  

K201640219 (South Africa) Ltd. A Shares (b)(c)(d)(f)

     191,574          0  

K201640219 (South Africa) Ltd. B Shares (b)(c)(d)(f)

     30,276          0  

Paragon Offshore Ltd.-Class A (b)(c)(d)

     267          53  

Paragon Offshore Ltd.-Class B (b)(c)(d)

     401          6,015  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     533          7,846  

Roan Resources, Inc. (d) 

     42          52  

Triangle Petroleum Corp. (b)(c)(d)(f)

     3,047          3  

Vantage Drilling International (b)(c)(d)

     82          17,220  
       

 

 

 
          69,049  
       

 

 

 
          213,909  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 0.3%

       

Auto Components - 0.1%

       

ATD New Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)(d)

     1,009          28,252  

Exide Corp. (b)(c)(f)

     5,092          4,787  

Exide Technologies (b)(c)(d)(f)

     1,793          2,259  
       

 

 

 
          35,298  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%

       

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (d) 

     1,258          14,668  

eDreams ODIGEO SA (d) 

     12,845          59,782  
       

 

 

 
          74,450  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.0%

       

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.-Class A (d) 

     131          2,522  
       

 

 

 
          112,270  
       

 

 

 


Company 

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Communication Services - 0.1%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0%

       

DISH Network Corp.-Class A (d) 

     100        $      3,407  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.1%

       

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (d) 

             5,213          13,137  

iHeartMedia, Inc.-Class A (b)(d)

     1,033          15,495  
       

 

 

 
          28,632  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.0%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc. (d) 

     150          11,815  
       

 

 

 
          43,854  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 0.1%

       

Containers & Packaging - 0.0%

       

Westrock Co.

     6          219  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

       

BIS Industries Holdings Ltd. (b)(c)(d)(f)

     21,027          694  

Constellium SE-Class A (d) 

     2,634          33,478  

Neenah Enterprises, Inc. (b)(c)(d)(f)

     4,481          2,912  
       

 

 

 
          37,084  
       

 

 

 
          37,303  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 0.1%

       

Software - 0.1%

       

Avaya Holdings Corp. (d) 

     2,740          28,030  

Monitronics International, Inc. (b)(c)(f)

     262          1,769  

Monitronics International, Inc. (d) 

     316          2,370  
       

 

 

 
          32,169  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 0.1%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1%

       

Southeastern Grocers, Inc. Npv (b)(c)(d)(f)

     828          28,566  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 0.0%

       

Construction & Engineering - 0.0%

       

Willscot Corp. (d) 

     508          7,915  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0%

       

Emeco Holdings Ltd. (d) 

     602          779  
       

 

 

 
          8,694  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 0.0%

       

Pharmaceuticals - 0.0%

       

Horizon Therapeutics PLC (d) 

     196          5,337  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $716,428)

          482,102  
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 1.2%

       

Mexico - 0.2%

       

Mexican Bonos

       

Series M

       

5.75%, 3/05/26

   MXN 1,202        $ 57,508  

Series M 20

       

10.00%, 12/05/24

             480               27,772  
       

 

 

 
          85,280  
       

 

 

 

Russia - 0.2%

       

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

       

Series 6217

       

7.50%, 8/18/21

   RUB 3,986          62,489  
       

 

 

 

United States - 0.8%

       

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

2.75%, 5/31/23

   U.S.$ 300          312,469  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $461,718)

          460,238  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.7%

       

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.4%

       

DB Master Finance LLC

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A2I

       

3.629%, 11/20/47 (a)(c)

     57          58,355  

Taco Bell Funding LLC

       

Series 2016-1A, Class A23

       

4.97%, 5/25/46 (a)(c)

     16          16,676  

Wendy’s Funding LLC

       

Series 2018-1A, Class A2I

       

3.573%, 3/15/48 (a)(c)

     70          70,862  
       

 

 

 
          145,893  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.3%

       

CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

       

Series 2005-7, Class AF5W

       

5.054%, 10/25/35 (c)

     57          57,016  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

       

Series 2006-6, Class AF5

       

6.241%, 3/25/36 (c)

     71          34,111  
       

 

 

 
          91,127  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.0%

       

Lehman XS Trust

       

Series 2007-6, Class 3A5

       

4.67%, 5/25/37 (c)

     16          15,837  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $246,454)

          252,857  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.6%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 0.6%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

       

Series 2013-DN1, Class M2

       

9.168% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.15%), 7/25/23 (o)

   U.S.$ 13        $ 14,517  

Series 2013-DN2, Class M2

       

6.268% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/23 (o)

     43          46,277  

Series 2014-DN1, Class M3

       

6.518% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 2/25/24 (o)

     36          39,608  

Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3

       

5.768% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 9/25/24 (o)

     54          58,368  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2013-C01, Class M2

       

7.268% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 10/25/23 (o)

     13          14,417  

Series 2014-C01, Class M2

       

6.418% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%), 1/25/24 (o)

             27          29,100  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

7.018% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (o)

     5          4,946  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.018% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (o)

     2          1,762  
       

 

 

 
               208,995  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     5          4,233  

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust

       

Series 2006-7, Class 3A12

       

6.25%, 8/25/36

     6          5,033  
       

 

 

 
          9,266  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $204,472)

          218,261  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.4%

       

Industrial - 0.3%

       

Basic - 0.2%

       

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

       

7.00%, 2/15/21 (a)

     5          5,440  

7.25%, 4/01/23 (a)

     58          57,668  
       

 

 

 
          63,108  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.0%

       

Edcon Ltd.

       

9.50%, 3/01/49 (a)(c)(d)

   EUR 1          0  

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.

       

3.00%, 12/31/22 (g)(i)

   U.S.$ 15          114  

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.

       

25.00%, 12/31/22 (g)(i)

     6          121  
       

 

 

 
          235  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.0%

     

Tonon Luxembourg SA

     

6.50%, 10/31/24 (c)(f)(i)

   U.S.$ 2      $ 54  

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

     

10.50%, 1/28/18 (d)(h)(i)

     96        2,905  
     

 

 

 
        2,959  
     

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

     

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

5.093%, 1/15/30 (a)

     19        19,811  

5.999%, 1/27/28

     27        30,121  
     

 

 

 
        49,932  
     

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines - 0.0%

     

Guanay Finance Ltd.

     

6.00%, 12/15/20 (a)

     3        2,823  
     

 

 

 
            119,057  
     

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

     

Electric - 0.1%

     

Terraform Global Operating LLC

     

6.125%, 3/01/26 (i)

     37        37,980  
     

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.0%

     

Insurance - 0.0%

     

Ambac LSNI LLC

     

7.104% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 2/12/23 (a)(o)

     9        8,708  
     

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds (cost $275,605)

        165,745  
     

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.3%

     

Brazil - 0.2%

     

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

     

Series F

     

10.00%, 1/01/21

   BRL 349        88,826  
     

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.1%

     

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

     

Series 2023

     

7.75%, 2/28/23

   ZAR          283        18,785  
     

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $119,817)

        107,611  
     

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.3%

     

United States - 0.3%

     

State of California

     

Series 2010

     

7.60%, 11/01/40

     25        41,902  

7.95%, 3/01/36

     55        56,311  
     

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds
(cost $79,866)

        98,213  
     

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.2%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 0.2%

       

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-GC23, Class D

       

4.641%, 7/10/47 (a)

   U.S$ 15        $ 14,490  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-GC18, Class D

       

5.157%, 1/10/47 (a)

     29          24,330  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-C17, Class D

       

5.055%, 1/15/47 (a)

     29          30,719  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $71,195)

          69,539  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%

       

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

SCE Trust III

       

Series H

       

5.75%

     423          10,436  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.0%

       

Banking - 0.0%

       

GMAC Capital Trust I

       

Series 2

       

7.943%

     357          9,357  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 0.0%

       

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.0%

       

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

       

7.625% (d)

             490          1,641  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.0%

       

Sanchez Energy Corp.

       

Series A

       

4.875% (b)(d)

     962          1  

Sanchez Energy Corp.

       

Series B

       

6.50% (b)(d)

     300          1  
       

 

 

 
          2  
       

 

 

 
          1,643  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $64,075)

          21,436  
       

 

 

 


Company 

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.1%

     

Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.1%

     

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (p)
(cost $27,153)

     805      $ 21,429  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
        

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.1%

     

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.1%

     

United States - 0.1%

     

Citgo Holding, Inc.

     

9.25%, 8/01/24 (a)

(cost $18,000)

   U.S.$ 18        19,112  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

WARRANTS - 0.0%

     

Amplify Energy Corp., expiring 4/21/20 (b)(d)

     860        0  

Avaya Holdings Corp., expiring 12/15/22 (d) 

     1,210        1,270  

iHeartMedia, Inc., expiring 5/01/39 (b)(d)

     12        174  

SandRidge Energy, Inc., A-CW22, expiring 10/03/22 (b)(d)

     1,975        99  

SandRidge Energy, Inc., B-CW22, expiring 10/03/22 (b)(d)

     830        83  

Willscot Corp., expiring 11/29/22 (b)(c)(d)(f)

     787        3,770  
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $17,989)

        5,396  
     

 

 

 

RIGHTS - 0.0%

     

Utilities - 0.0%

     

Vistra Energy Corp., expiring 12/31/49 (c)(d)(l)
(cost $0)

     3,442        2,960  
     

 

 

 
     Notional
Amount
        

OPTIONS PURCHASED - CALLS - 0.0%

     

Options on Equities - 0.0%

     

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Expiration: Dec 2019; Contracts: 75;
Exercise Price: USD 31.00;
Counterparty: Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (d)
(premiums paid $3,003)

   USD 232,500        225  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.6%

     

Investment Companies - 8.6%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.89% (p)(q)(r)
(cost $3,223,628)

     3,223,628        3,223,628  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 98.8%
(cost $36,847,514) (s)

        36,801,568  

Other assets less liabilities - 1.2%

        436,188  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $   37,237,756  
     

 

 

 


FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

           

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures

     1        December 2019      $ 76,250      $ (2,903

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     13        December 2019        1,694,063        (14,625

Sold Contracts

           

Euro-OAT Futures

     1        December 2019        185,629        2,006  
           

 

 

 
            $ (15,522
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For

(000) 
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   EUR      1,864        USD         2,104        10/10/19      $ 71,460  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   USD      350        EUR        310        10/10/19        (11,502

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   GBP      7        USD        8        10/18/19        (22

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   MXN      1,515        USD        75        10/25/19        (1,017

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   AUD      2        USD        1        11/08/19        2  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   ZAR      224        USD        15        11/21/19        437  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   CAD      198        USD        149        11/22/19        (421

Citibank, NA

   BRL      380        USD        91        10/02/19        (192

Citibank, NA

   USD      91        BRL        380        10/02/19        207  

Citibank, NA

   RUB      4,120        USD        64        11/14/19        699  

Deutsche Bank AG

   BRL      380        USD        91        10/02/19        (208

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD      91        BRL        380        10/02/19        505  

Deutsche Bank AG

   BRL      380        USD        91        11/04/19        (457
                 

 

 

 
      $ 59,491  
                 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Contracts      Exercise Price      Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

SPDR S&P Oil &
Gas (u)

   Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      75      USD     34.00         December 2019        USD        255      $ 972      $ (113


CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Description

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2019
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 25, 5 Year Index, 6/20/21*

     (5.00 )%      Quarterly        1.66     EUR        13      $ (859   $ (361   $ (498

Sale Contracts

                   

CDX-NAHY Series 32, 5 Year Index, 12/20/24*

     5.00       Quarterly        3.29      
USD
 
 
     899        64,723       63,372       1,351  

CDX-NAHY Series 33, 5 Year Index, 6/20/22*

     5.00       Quarterly        3.51      
USD
 
 
     226        15,408       14,880       528  

iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 25, 5 Year Index, 6/20/21*

     5.00       Quarterly        1.66       EUR        13        859       941       (82
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $   80,131     $ 78,832     $ 1,299  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

              Rate Type                         
Notional
Amount
(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by

the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency

Paid/ Received

   Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
 
USD  1,770        3/06/23        3 Month LIBOR       2.714  

Quarterly/Semi-Annual

   $ 70,282     $             – 0  –    $ 70,282  
USD  2,835        9/02/25        2.248     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (118,284     (8,311     (109,973
USD  961        1/15/26        1.978     3 Month LIBOR    

Semi-Annual/Quarterly

     (25,927     5,398       (31,325
USD  651        2/16/26        1.625     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (3,772     7,434       (11,206
USD  150        3/31/26        1.693     3 Month LIBOR    

Semi-Annual/Quarterly

     (2,929     – 0  –      (2,929
USD  100        5/03/26        1.770     3 Month LIBOR    

Semi-Annual/Quarterly

     (1,946     – 0  –      (1,946
USD 800        6/01/26        1.714     3 Month LIBOR    

Semi-Annual/Quarterly

     (13,119     32,362       (45,481
USD    4,650        4/28/27        3 Month LIBOR       2.330   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      293,991       16,658       277,333  
USD 350        5/03/27        2.285     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (20,977     112       (21,089
USD 940        3/06/28        2.876     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (99,998     0       (99,998
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $ 77,321     $ 53,653     $ 23,668  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2019 
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

                   

Credit Suisse International

                   

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     (5.00 )%    Monthly      11.46     USD        180      $ 27,894     $ 22,412     $ 5,482  

Goldman Sachs International

                   

British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/28, 6/20/20*

     (1.00   Quarterly      0.14       EUR        170        (1,226     (1,322     96  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB-Series 6, 5/11/63*

     (3.00   Monthly      6.28       USD        192        16,147       20,158       (4,011

Sale Contracts

                   

BNP Paribas SA

                   

Altice France SA, 6/20/24*

     5.00     Quarterly      2.12       EUR        70        10,045       5,952       4,093  

Credit Suisse International

                   

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00     Monthly      11.46       USD        29        (4,494     (3,558     (936

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00     Monthly      11.46       USD        69        (10,693     (7,855     (2,838

International Game Technology,
4.750% 2/15/23, 6/20/22*

     5.00     Quarterly      0.67       EUR        100        12,796       6,187       6,609  

Deutsche Bank AG

                   

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      6.28       USD        252        (21,235     (17,272     (3,963

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      6.28       USD        75        (6,320     (5,007     (1,313


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2019 
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs International

       

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
5.250% 3/15/25, 12/20/23*

     5.00   Quarterly      1.74     USD        20      $ 2,640     $ 1,702     $ 938  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
5.250%, 3/15/25, 12/20/23*

     5.00     Quarterly      1.74       USD        10        1,320       544       776  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00     Monthly      11.46       USD        163        (25,245     (29,187     3,942  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ 1,629     $ (7,246   $ 8,875  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Rate Paid/
Received
     Payment
Frequency 
     Current
Notional
(000)
     Maturity
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

                 

Barclays Bank PLC

                 

iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index

     LIBOR        Quarterly         USD        349        12/20/19      $ (1,405

Deutsche Bank AG

                 

Markit iBoxx EUR Contingent Convertible Liquid Developed Market AT1

     EURIBOR        Quarterly        EUR        238        12/20/19        (1,863

iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield Index

     EURIBOR        Quarterly        EUR        458        12/20/19        (2,450

Markit iBoxx USD Contingent Convertible Liquid Developed Market AT1

     LIBOR        Quarterly        USD        577        12/20/19        (3,118
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (8,836
                 

 

 

 

 

**

Principal amount less than 500.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $16,276,311 or 43.7% of net assets.

(b)

Illiquid security.

(c)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

(d)

Non-income producing security.

(e)

Defaulted.

(f)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

(g)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at September 30, 2019.

(h)

Defaulted matured security.


(i)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.38% of net assets as of September 30, 2019, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Exide International Holdings LP

           

10.75%, 10/31/21

     6/18/19      $ 34,036      $ 36,616        0.10

Exide Technologies

           

7.25%, 4/30/27

     11/10/16        100,507        23,022        0.06

Exide Technologies

           

11.00%, 10/31/24

     5/24/17        9,993        41,550        0.11

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.

           

3.00%, 12/31/22

     3/13/15        16,502        114        0.00

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.

           

25.00%, 12/31/22

     12/22/16        5,695        121        0.00

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.

           

11.00%, 5/15/18

     2/19/15        36,767        1        0.00

Terraform Global Operating LLC

           

6.125%, 3/01/26

     2/08/18        37,060        37,980        0.10

Tonon Luxembourg SA

           

6.50%, 10/31/24

     5/03/19        5,104        54        0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

           

10.50%, 1/28/18

     2/13/13        96,161        2,905        0.01

 

(j)

Convertible security.

(k)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

CHC Group LLC

     3/10/17      $ 62,260      $ 122        0.00

CHC Group LLC/CHC Finance Ltd. Series AI

           

Zero Coupon, 10/01/20

     3/10/17        56,956        16,293        0.04

 

(l)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

(m)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or the LIBOR floor rate plus a spread at September 30, 2019.

(n)

This position or a portion of this position represents an unsettled loan purchase. The coupon rate will be determined at the time of settlement and will be based upon the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a premium which was determined at the time of purchase.

(o)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at September 30, 2019.

(p)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.

(q)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(r)

Affiliated investments.

(s)

As of September 30, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,813,156 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,789,267), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $23,889.

(t)

One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand


Glossary:

 

ABS    -      Asset-Backed Securities
BBA    -      British Bankers Association
CBT    -      Chicago Board of Trade
CDX-CMBX.NA    -      North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CDX-NAHY    -      North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -      Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
ETF    -      Exchange Traded Fund
EURIBOR    -      Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR    -      London Interbank Offered Rates
MSCI    -      Morgan Stanley Capital International
OAT    -      Obligations Assimilables du Trésor
REIT    -      Real Estate Investment Trust
SPDR    -      Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt


COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

  77.7%       

United States

  2.7%       

Canada

  2.4%       

France

  1.9%       

United Kingdom

  1.8%       

Luxembourg

  1.0%       

Netherlands

  0.6%       

Italy

  0.5%       

Australia

  0.5%       

Brazil

  0.4%       

Ireland

  0.3%       

Germany

  0.3%       

Sweden

  0.2%       

Finland

  0.9%       

Other

  8.8%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 0.2% or less in the following countries: Belgium, Cayman Islands, Chile, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Zambia.


AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined 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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which are then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively, the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset-backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

Bank loan prices are provided by third party pricing services and consist of a composite of the quotes received by the vendor into a consensus price. Certain bank loans are classified as Level 3, as significant input used in the fair value measurement of these instruments is the market quotes that are received by the vendor and these inputs are not observable.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer.

Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon


industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 25,369,248     $ 108,191   $ 25,477,439  

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      4,369,489       – 0  –      4,369,489  

Bank Loans

     – 0  –      1,419,207       386,681       1,805,888  

Common Stocks

     388,671       901       92,530     482,102  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      460,238       – 0  –      460,238  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      252,857       252,857  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      218,261       – 0  –      218,261  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      165,691       54     165,745  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      107,611       – 0  –      107,611  

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      98,213       – 0  –      98,213  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      69,539       – 0  –      69,539  

Preferred Stocks

     21,434       2       – 0  –      21,436  

Investment Companies

     21,429       – 0  –      – 0  –      21,429  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      19,112       – 0  –      19,112  

Warrants

     1,626     – 0  –      3,770       5,396  

Rights

     – 0  –      – 0  –      2,960       2,960  

Options Purchased- Calls

     – 0  –      225       – 0  –      225  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     3,223,628       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,223,628  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     3,656,788       32,297,737       847,043       36,801,568  

Other Financial Instruments*:

        

Assets

        

Futures

     2,006       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,006  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      73,310       – 0  –      73,310  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      80,990       – 0  –      80,990  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      364,273       – 0  –      364,273  

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      70,842       – 0  –      70,842  

Liabilities

        

Futures

     (17,528     – 0  –      – 0  –      (17,528

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (13,819     – 0  –      (13,819

Call Options Written

     – 0  –      (113     – 0  –      (113

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (859     – 0  –      (859

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (286,952     – 0  –      (286,952

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (69,213     – 0  –      (69,213

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      (8,836     – 0  –      (8,836
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     3,641,266     $     32,507,360     $     847,043     $     36,995,669  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

The Fund held securities with zero market value at period end.

*

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

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


     Corporates - Non-
Investment
Grade#
    Bank Loans     Common Stocks#     Asset-Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 162,770     $ 327,150     $ 65,546     $ 250,428  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (636     240       – 0  –      2,072  

Realized gain (loss)

     (66,062     619       12       4,506  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     99,463       5,027       (68,665     5,167  

Purchases

     290,212       240,986       95,619       – 0  –  

Sales/Paydowns

     (356,160     (23,487     (12     (9,316

Reclassification

     (54     – 0  –       – 0  –       – 0  –  

Transfers into level 3

     – 0  –       4,773       30       – 0  –  

Transfers out of level 3

     (21,342     (168,627     – 0  –       – 0  –  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/19

   $ 108,191     $ 386,681     $ 92,530     $ 252,857  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/19

   $ (83,370   $ 5,027     $ (68,665   $ 5,167  
     Emerging
Markets -
Corporate Bonds#
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Preferred Stocks     Warrants  

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 16,117     $ 66,666     $ – 0  –    $ 921  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     906       – 0  –      – 0  –       – 0  –  

Realized gain (loss)

     39       – 0  –      735       – 0  –  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (813     – 0  –      – 0  –       2,849  

Purchases

     – 0  –       – 0  –      – 0  –       – 0  –  

Sales/Paydowns

     (8,993     – 0  –      (735     – 0  –  

Reclassification

     54       – 0  –      – 0  –       – 0  –  

Transfers into level 3

     – 0  –       – 0  –       – 0  –       – 0  –  

Transfers out of level 3

     (7,256     (66,666     – 0  –       – 0  –  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/19

   $ 54     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 3,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/19

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 2,849  
     Rights     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 2,444     $ 892,042      

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –       2,582      

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –       (60,151    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     516       43,544      

Purchases

     – 0  –       626,817      

Sales/Paydowns

     – 0  –       (398,703    

Reclassification

     – 0  –       – 0  –      

Transfers into level 3

     – 0  –       4,803      

Transfers out of level 3

     – 0  –       (263,891    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Balance as of 9/30/19

   $ 2,960     $ 847,043    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/19

   $ 516     $ (138,476    

 

#

The fund held securities with zero market value that were sold/expired/written off during the reporting period.


+

There were de minimis transfers during the reporting period.

The following presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Fund’s Level 3 investments at September 30, 2019. Securities priced (i) by third party vendors or (ii) by brokers are excluded from the following table.

Quatntitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

     Fair Value at
9/30/19
    

Valuation Technique

   Unobservable Input   Input  

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

   $ 7,003     

Recovery Analysis

   Collateral Value   $ 100.00  
  

 

 

         
   $ 7,003          
  

 

 

         

Common Stocks

   $ 2,912     

Market Approach

   EBITDA* Projection   $ 44.6 mm  
         EBITDA* Multiples     2.2X-4.2X/3.2X  
   $ 1,769     

Market Approach

   10% Haircut to Last Traded Price   $ 6.75  
   $ 694     

Market Approach

   EBITDA* Projection   $ 81 mm  
         EBITDA* Multiples     3.9X  
   $ 3     

Qualitative Assessment

     $ 0.00  
  

 

 

         
   $ 5,378          
  

 

 

         

Warrants

   $ 3,770     

Option Pricing Model

   Exercise Price   $ 4.79  

 

*

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.

Generally, a change in the assumptions used in any input in isolation may be accompanied by a change in another input. Significant changes in any of the unobservable inputs may significantly impact the fair value measurement. A significant increase (decrease) in Collateral Value, Exercise Price, EBITDA projections and EBITDA Multiple in insolation would be expected to result in a significant higher (lower) fair value measurement.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/18
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/19
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 87      $ 16,361      $ 13,224      $ 3,224      $ 40