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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-01880

 

 

 

The Income Fund of America

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 486-9200

 

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

 

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Michael W. Stockton

The Income Fund of America

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

 

 
 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

 

The changing
landscape of
income investing

 

The Income Fund of America®

 

Annual report
for the year ended
July 31, 2015

 

The Income Fund of America seeks current income while secondarily striving for capital growth.

 

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families, American Funds, from Capital Group. For more than 80 years, Capital has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value. For current information and month-end results, visit americanfunds.com.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended June 30, 2015 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

Class A shares   1 year   5 years   10 years
             
Reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge   –4.76%   10.56%   6.10%

 

For other share class results, visit americanfunds.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratio is 0.55% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated October 1, 2015 (unaudited).

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, investment results reflect fee waivers, without which results would have been lower. Visit americanfunds.com for more information.

 

The fund’s 30-day yield for Class A shares as of August 31, 2015, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula, was 3.05%. The fund’s 12-month distribution rate for Class A shares as of that date was 3.66%. Both reflect the 5.75% maximum sales charge. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities while the distribution rate reflects the fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders. Accordingly, the fund’s SEC yield and distribution rate may differ.

 

The return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings. High-yield bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than investment-grade bonds. Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/ Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. Investing outside the United States may be subject to additional risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

 

Special feature
 
6   The changing landscape of income investing
     
Contents
 
1   Letter to investors
4   The value of a long-term perspective
12   About your fund
13   The portfolio at a glance
14   Summary investment portfolio
20   Financial statements
39   Board of trustees and other officers

 

Fellow investors:

 

For the 12 months ended July 31, 2015, The Income Fund of America gained 3.01% for those who reinvested quarterly dividends and capital gain distributions totaling approximately 79 cents a share. The fund’s return trailed the broader equity market, as measured by the unmanaged Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index, a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of 500 widely held common stocks, which rose 11.20%. The fund outpaced the 2.82% return of the bond market, as represented by the unmanaged Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, as well as the 2.12% gain of the Lipper Income Funds Index, a peer group measure.

 

As you can see in the table below, the fund has fared well against the Lipper and Barclays indexes for all the periods shown.

 

A world of uncertainty

Investors and the markets contended with a variety of geopolitical and macroeconomic issues during the fiscal year. Early in the period when U.S. Federal Reserve officials broached the possibility of increasing interest rates, a “taper tantrum” roiled markets around the world. More recently, a flare-up in Greece’s long-running debt crisis raised questions about the stability of the euro zone.

 

The period saw a steep decline in commodity prices, especially for oil, which sent some energy shares plummeting. Throughout the year there was concern over the global ramifications of China’s economic slowdown. Currency was also an issue, with a sharply appreciating U.S. dollar hindering returns for some of the nation’s exporters and companies with global sales.

 

While those events did create some skittishness in the markets, investors mostly stayed the course. The U.S. economy stumbled in the first quarter as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose only 0.6%, but has since shown signs of improvement. Unemployment has steadily declined, ending the period at 5.3%. Consumer confidence has picked

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended July 31, 2015, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns
    1 year   5 years   10 years   Lifetime1
                 
The Income Fund of America (Class A shares)     3.01 %     10.75 %     6.58 %     11.20 %
Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index2     11.20       16.23       7.72       11.00  
Lipper Income Funds Index     2.12       6.83       5.15       3
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index2      2.82       3.27       4.61       7.64 4
Consumer Price Index (inflation)5      0.17       1.83       2.02       4.04  
   
1 Since December 1, 1973, when Capital Research and Management Company became the fund’s investment adviser.
2 The market indexes are unmanaged and, therefore, have no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
3 The inception date for the index was December 31, 1988.
4 From December 1, 1973, through December 31, 1975, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index was used because the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index did not yet exist.
5 Computed from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
   
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up, with auto sales through June the highest since 2005, helped by lower gas prices and affordable loans.

 

A range of stocks support the fund

Companies spanning a variety of sectors and industries contributed to fund returns during the period. Indeed, eight of the fund’s 10 largest holdings advanced, with pharmaceutical firms providing some of the strongest support.

 

Among the top 10, Bristol-Myers Squibb surged 29.67%. Shares of the company rose as its oncology drugs continued to show great promise and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for its new cancer treatment. Pfizer, our third-largest position, jumped 25.64%. Merck, the fund’s largest holding, advanced a more modest 3.91%. Merck is among the companies working to bring to market new cancer therapies that use the body’s immune system to fight tumors. It also received approval for a new antibiotic during the period.

 

A number of the fund’s holdings in the financials sector lifted returns. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and CME all registered double-digit gains. The latter owns and operates large derivatives and futures exchanges in Chicago and New York City, as well as online trading platforms. Its shares soared 29.89%. But several banks abroad hampered results, including Spain’s Banco Santander, which dropped 31.33%.

 

The fund can invest up to 25% of its assets in stocks outside the U.S., and during the past fiscal year a number of our non-U.S. holdings contributed to absolute returns. In the telecommunications services sector, France’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom both rose. Broadly speaking, however, securities beyond our shores detracted from returns. As an example of how geopolitical issues can impact companies, Finnish tire maker Nokian Renkaat, which derives about a third of its sales from Russia, saw its stock price drop on weakened consumer demand in that country amid the Ukraine crisis.

 

Falling oil prices took a toll on the energy sector, as the price per barrel dropped from above $100 at the beginning of the fiscal year to about $50 at the end of the period. The fund’s two largest positions in the sector fell sharply as ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell lost 38.98% and 32.50%, respectively. They nonetheless maintained their dividend payments, and leadership has said they are committed to sustaining the payouts. To do so, both companies cut costs and their capital spending.

 

Lower prices at the gas pump did leave some consumers with more money to spend elsewhere. Home Depot, the fund’s second-largest position in the consumer discretionary sector, advanced 44.75%. Among consumer staples, PepsiCo rose 9.36% and tobacco conglomerate Altria registered an impressive 33.94% increase.

 

At fiscal year-end, the fund’s bond market exposure stood at 19.97% of net assets. This relatively low allocation was due, in part, to an anticipated interest

 

Striking a balance between return and volatility

 

The Income Fund of America takes a sensible approach to income. Looking back 10 years, the fund has provided higher returns than bonds and the average income fund, and lower volatility than stocks. In addition, as can be seen on page 1, the fund’s lifetime results surpass those of both the stock and bond indexes.

 

For the 10-year period ended July 31, 2015

 

 

Sources: Stocks — S&P 500; Bonds — Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index; Income funds — Lipper Income Funds Index. Returns include reinvestment of all distributions. Volatility is calculated at net asset value by Lipper using annualized standard deviation (based on monthly returns), a measure of how returns over time have varied from the mean; a lower number signifies lower volatility.

 

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rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Overall, bonds contributed to the fund, and our high-yield exposure provided income.

 

Outlook

An interest rate hike is possible before the end of 2015, but Fed officials have indicated that any increases will likely be small and gradual. Still, any action could trigger some volatility, and certain areas of the market could be affected to a greater extent. Real estate investment trusts and utilities are more vulnerable in a rising rate environment; as such, the fund’s holdings in these areas are at near historic lows.

 

Shortly after the fund’s fiscal year ended, equity markets in China experienced a swift and steep decline. Many of the world’s markets followed suit, including those in the U.S. Periods of volatility can be unsettling, especially after three years of relative calm during which U.S. markets rose steadily without a correction.

 

Since its inception in December 1973, The Income Fund of America has weathered numerous challenging investment environments, and we remain optimistic that we will continue to identify companies that we believe will provide good returns for our shareholders. In fact, indiscriminate market selloffs can provide excellent opportunities for investing based on our company-specific research process.

 

Despite turbulence in the markets, we still expect the U.S. economy to grow, albeit perhaps in a muted manner, much as it has since emerging from this past recession. Likewise, Europe is showing signs of economic improvement as it continues its process of monetary easing. Inflation remains low and is unlikely to be a concern in the near term, which should allow global interest rates to remain relatively low by historic standards. This should be beneficial to business’ abilility to finance growth at reasonable costs and underpin equity valuations. The fund has been attracting inflows, and we have been able to quickly and enthusiastically put money to work — particularly in the equity markets. Our portfolio managers are not short of investment ideas. Thank you for your confidence in our investment philosophy.

 

Cordially,

 

 

Hilda L. Applbaum

Vice Chairman and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

David C. Barclay
President

 

September 10, 2015

 

For current information about the fund, visit americanfunds.com.

 

A lifetime of high current income

 

The Income Fund of America’s 12-month dividend yield vs. benchmarks
 
Year ended July 31
  n  The Income Fund of America
n  Lipper Income Funds Average
n  S&P 500

 

 

All numbers calculated by Lipper.

 

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The value of a long-term perspective

 

Fund results shown are for Class A shares and reflect deduction of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% on the $10,000 investment.1 Thus, the net amount invested was $9,425.2 Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. For current information and month-end results, visit americanfunds.com.

 

The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.

 

 

1 As outlined in the prospectus, the sales charge is reduced for accounts (and aggregated investments) of $25,000 or more and is eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more. There is no sales charge on dividends or capital gain distributions that are reinvested in additional shares.
2 The maximum initial sales charge was 8.5% prior to July 1, 1988.
3 For the period December 1, 1973 (when Capital Research and Management Company became the fund’s investment adviser), through July 31, 1974.
4 Includes reinvested dividends of $429,899 and reinvested capital gain distributions of $131,223.
5 The indexes are unmanaged and, therefore, have no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
6 From December 1, 1973, through December 31, 1975, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index was used because the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index did not yet exist.
7 Includes capital gain distributions of $24,067, but does not reflect income dividends of $72,482 taken in cash.
8 From April 1990 to September 1994, and from September 2003 to March 2009, the fund accrued dividends daily but paid quarterly. Dividends reflect quarterly dividends actually paid during the period, while year-end values are adjusted for cumulative dividends accrued but not yet paid.

 

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How a $10,000 investment has grown

There have always been reasons not to invest. If you look beyond the negative headlines, however, you will find that despite occasional stumbles, financial markets have tended to reward investors over the long term. Active management — bolstered by experience and careful research — can add even more value. As the chart below shows, over its lifetime, The Income Fund of America (IFA) has delivered higher returns than both the broader stock and bond markets. Dividends, particularly when reinvested, have accounted for a large portion of the fund’s overall results.

 

 

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The changing landscape of income investing

 

 

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We believe that pharmaceutical research and development are experiencing a renaissance.

 

Hilda Applbaum

 

The central objective of The Income Fund of America is income. So it’s not surprising that a large component of the fund’s holdings have traditionally been drawn from industries with a long history of paying above-average dividends, such as utilities, consumer goods and financials.

 

Many of these industries still provide investors a measure of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. But the investment professionals that manage The Income Fund of America have also found significant opportunities in other areas of the market.

 

At one time technology companies disdained dividends, but many have “matured” and now reward shareholders with regular and growing dividends. In the industrials sector, the aerospace business is poised to expand as more people take to the skies and defense spending escalates. Some aerospace companies also have strong recurring revenue models that provide visibility into future cash flow and dividends for investors. The health care sector has a long history of paying dividends, but there is a sea change occurring in the pharmaceutical business — one that could help win the war against cancer and the battle against heart disease.

 

On the following pages, we examine how the fund’s research-driven approach helps us identify opportunity among companies with a strong dividend culture and potential for growth.

 

Unleashing the immune system

Not so long ago, the prognosis for anyone diagnosed with cancer was grim. In recent decades, however, an improved understanding of how to prevent, diagnose and treat various forms of the disease have improved the odds. The outlook for oncology should become even brighter over the next decade. For many people with cancer, radical new drugs could shift the paradigm from treatment to cure. One that appears to have enormous potential is immuno-oncology (IO), a therapy which harnesses a patient’s immune system to recognize and fight the disease.

 

“We are on the verge of a revolution in the way cancer is treated,” says investment analyst Jay Markowitz, who focuses on U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “We’re still in the initial phases, but I have seen enough to believe that a new way of fighting the disease — unleashing the immune system to destroy tumor cells — is upon us.”

 

Certainly, there are scientific challenges with IO that will need to be overcome. Treatments must strike the optimal balance, enabling the immune system to counter disease effectively without triggering a dangerous response that damages healthy cells. Ascertaining the optimal mix of therapies for different cancers will be challenging.

 

Companies leading the way in this field are Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Roche and AstraZeneca. The first three were among the fund’s top 10 holdings as of July 31. Indeed, health care is one of the fund’s biggest sector concentrations. According to portfolio manager Hilda Applbaum, these companies are attractive not only because of a long history of paying dividends, but because they have quality leadership, robust product pipelines, solid balance sheets and healthy cash flow.

 

“We believe that pharmaceutical research and development are experiencing a renaissance,” Hilda says. “I think there are a number of companies that may be on the verge of delivering innovative and potentially disruptive technologies to treat unmet medical needs. We may now be in a development cycle that could prove to be very long-lived.”

 

Jay points to the rise in drug innovation as one of the most significant developments in health care. The 41 new drugs approved in 2014 represented the second-highest total since 1940. “This cycle is fueled by a better understanding of the genetics, molecular biology and physiology of health and sickness — coupled with new and improved ways to prevent and treat diseases,” he states.

 

“Product cycles tend to be long but do not last forever. I believe we are still in the early days, with promising cancer drugs just launching and better ways to manage cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease on the horizon. With heart disease and cancer the two leading causes of death in the developed world, the impact of these innovations is potentially profound.”

 

Research is crucial for investors in any industry, but biotechnology is among the most complex. Biologics have a long, risky and expensive development cycle, sometimes taking a decade or more from discovery to approval. Once approved though, some can command premium pricing. Barriers to entry in this particular arena are quite high; a successful biologic

 

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Technology companies get on board the dividend bandwagon

The dividend landscape shifts as information technology tops all dividend payers

For the past three years, the information technology companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index paid more in dividends than companies in any other sector. In 2014, the tech sector paid 14.9% of all dividends paid to investors, up from 10.3% in 2011 and about 5% in 2004.

 

 

 

represents a long-term and unusually secure source of recurring revenue for its manufacturer. In some cases, that cash flow is being used to reward investors with dividends.

 

“The key to success is not relying on a limited monopoly afforded by a patent on a drug, but through continuous innovation. It seems that more companies than ever fit that description,” adds Jay.

 

“Mature” technology companies pay dividends

The dividend landscape has shifted. Once largely the province of utilities and consumer product companies, dividends are now gaining favor in other market sectors. For the past three years, in fact, information technology — a group that once disdained dividends — has been the biggest contributor to dividends in Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index.

 

In 2014 S&P reported that the technology sector accounted for 14.9% of all dividends paid to investors, or about $57 billion of the $375.9 billion. That’s up from 10.3% in 2011 and about 3.6% at the height of the tech bubble in 2000. It supplanted the consumer staples sector, which had paid the most dividends for the previous three years.

 

“Most people don’t think about technology as a high yielding sector,” says Hilda. “When I started with this fund, we had no technology holdings because none of those companies paid dividends. Today, many of them are firmly committed to not only paying a dividend but growing that dividend in line with, or faster than, earnings. The sector represents one of our largest exposures.”

 

Among the fund’s holdings are Cisco Systems, which designs, manufactures and sells networking equipment; Analog Devices, a semiconductor company specializing in data conversion and signal processing technology; and Microsoft.

 

The transition of the technology sector highlights the importance of research. Explains Hilda, “Dividend investing is about looking ahead, selecting companies that may initiate a dividend or have the potential to grow their dividend and maintain it.”

 

One such example is Microsoft, the fund’s second-largest position at fiscal year-end. It also provides something of a timeline for the evolution of the tech sector’s stance on dividends. For 17 years the company spurned the idea of a dividend, but in something of a surprise move in January 2003, it initiated a dividend. At

 

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The New Geography of Investing®

 

Where a company does business can be more important than where it’s located. Here’s a look at The Income Fund of America’s portfolio through the revenue lens. The charts below show the countries and regions in which the fund’s equity investments are located, and where the revenue comes from.

 

The Income Fund of America vs. S&P 500 Index with income reinvested

 

Equity portion breakdown by domicile (%)

 

 

  Region   Fund     Index  
n United States     73 %     100 %
n Canada     2        
n  Europe     18        
n Japan            
n Asia-Pacific ex. Japan     5        
n Emerging markets     2        
  Total     100 %     100 %

 

Equity portion breakdown by revenue (%)

 

 

  Region   Fund     Index  
n United States     49 %     62 %
n Canada     3       2  
n Europe     18       13  
n Japan     3       3  
n Asia-Pacific ex. Japan     5       1  
n Emerging markets     22       19  
  Total     100 %     100 %

 

Source: Capital Group (as of June 30, 2015).

 

the time, the announcement was seen as putting pressure on other technology companies to return cash to shareholders. It certainly prompted many of them to rethink their approach to dividends.

 

The sky’s truly the limit

Investment analyst Paul Benjamin says Microsoft is really two companies, one of which is doing very well and one that’s getting better. “Fortunately Microsoft earns 80% of its profits from its healthy enterprise business and just 20% from its consumer business, which has missed the boat in a number of high-growth areas but is getting better.”

 

The enterprise business is focused on cloud computing, and Microsoft’s Office 365 — a cloud-delivered, subscription-based productivity suite — is growing rapidly. The company reported in July that the consumer version of Office 365 had added 3 million subscribers in the second quarter, bringing the number of users to 15.2 million. Microsoft entered the cloud arena in 2010 with a service called Azure that, for a fee, offered customers access to basically unlimited supercomputing power from the company’s servers. It now competes with the likes of Amazon Web Services and Google Compute Engine.

 

Paul reports that the company’s new management team is top-notch. Satya Nadella became Microsoft’s chief executive officer in February, succeeding Steve Ballmer. “Satya is an outstanding CEO,” Paul says. “He’s taken on a lot of challenges and focused the company on the services that have the greatest potential. Also, Bill Gates, who founded Microsoft in 1975, is re-engaged with the company, both as a board member and an adviser to Satya.”

 

Investment analyst Mathews Cherian says the move to cloud computing and the burgeoning “Internet of things” are

 

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Electronics are being put into nearly everything around us — and these companies are beneficiaries of this evolution.

 

Mathews Cherian

 

significant tailwinds for several companies in the fund, including Intel and Analog Devices. “There are sensors in so many things now collecting data and converting it to digital information,” he explains. “Electronics are being put into nearly everything around us — and these companies are beneficiaries of this evolution.”

 

Hilda calls Microsoft an example of a mature technology company that can be a boon for income investors. “The so-called ‘new’ technology companies — those that consider themselves new technology — are terrified of paying a dividend because they think it signals a lack of growth. That mindset can tend to lead them to make poor capital allocation decisions.

 

“Conversely, what we’ve seen from ‘old’ tech — companies such as Microsoft, Texas Instruments and Intel — is a strong sense of capital discipline. They know that they have an obligation to pay a dividend to shareholders, and I believe it makes them better capital allocators,” Hilda adds.

 

Taking flight

Flying seems such a global phenomenon that in many societies it’s unusual to encounter someone who has never flown. But worldwide, most people haven’t been on a plane. By many accounts, only about 15% of the world’s population has traveled by air.

 

Over the next 20 years, that’s likely to change as millions of people living in developing market countries like India enter the middle class. Boeing, one of the world’s largest airplane manufacturers, predicts that so many people will be flying that 38,000 new airplanes, valued at $5.6 trillion, will be in the air by 2034.

 

Among the possible beneficiaries of this trend are Boeing, United Technologies (owner of engine maker Pratt & Whitney), Delta and Ryanair — all of which were in the fund’s portfolio at the close of the fiscal year. Another is General Electric, one of the fund’s top 10 holdings.

 

GE isn’t always associated with aerospace, but GE Aviation is a foremost provider of jet and turboprop engines, components

 

A prescription for innovation

In the world of pharmaceuticals, new drugs are known as NMEs, or new molecular entities. In 2014, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, a federal agency, approved 41 NMEs, the highest total in more than a decade.

 

In addition, more than half of those drugs were identified as first-in-class, meaning they use a new and unique mechanism of action for treating a medical condition. The approval rate, the agency reported, suggests that the new drugs represent “a field of highly innovative products.”

 

 

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Innovative drugs represent new molecular entities, which are novel new medicines or active ingredients that have never before been marketed in the United States in any form, as approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, a division of the FDA. The number of drugs approved for 2015 is as of August 18, 2015.

 

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and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft. It also has a global service network to support these offerings.

 

“General Electric is much more than just the aviation division, but what a great division it is,” says Hilda. “We met with GE Aviation at the Paris Air Show in June, and we left feeling very good about their business and prospects going forward.”

 

The company generated revenues of $23 billion in 2014, or about 20% of GE’s non-capital revenues.

 

While the air transport industry is subject to occasional shocks, demand is resilient; services are often seen as essential. Discretionary trips such as vacations or family events remain high priorities. Over the past 30 years, the industry has withstood recessions, volatile oil prices, near pandemics, wars and security threats. Traffic has nonetheless continued to expand on average at 5% annually.

 

According to investment analyst Justin Toner, “If you look back historically, air traffic has grown in excess of global gross domestic product, and I expect that to continue. There may be fits and starts, but as people become wealthier one of the first things they want to do is fly.”

 

In fact, the biggest challenge now facing plane makers is meeting the record $1.8 trillion orders they have booked for the coming decade. “In terms of commercial aerospace, the backlogs are just massive,” says Justin. “There’s probably no other industry in the world that has that much business in the books and knows how much work they have for the next seven to eight years.”

 

On the defensive

After facing cutbacks several years ago, defense spending is on the rise, which could boost U.S.-based Lockheed Martin, one of the fund’s 10 largest positions as of July 31, and United Kingdom-based BAE Systems, also a portfolio holding. Both are global aerospace and defense companies.

 

“We are beginning to hear about the need to retool certain parts of the military that have been exhausted by overseas conflict or affected by budget constraints,” says Hilda.

 

Indeed, Lockheed’s $400 billion contract with the Pentagon passed a milestone in July when the U.S. Marine Corps declared the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) ready for combat. The Pentagon plans to buy more than 2,400 jets. BAE is also involved in the JSF program and may benefit from stabilizing defense budgets abroad.

 

In addition to a robust order book, Lockheed has demonstrated its commitment to rewarding shareholders by significantly increasing its dividend during the past two years.

 

“The growth in their dividend has been extraordinary,” Justin states. “It’s an indication of the strength that management sees in their cash flow — and a big reason we invest in the company.” n

 

 

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About your fund

 

Fund results shown are for Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. For current information and month-end results, visit americanfunds.com.

 

Resilience during stock market declines   The Income Fund of America (IFA) vs. the S&P 500 during market declines*
             
Dates of decline   S&P 500
cumulative total return
  IFA cumulative
total return
  IFA advantage
(percentage points)
             
September 21, 1976, through March 6, 1978     –13.5 %     1.9 %     15.4 %
November 28, 1980, through August 12, 1982     –20.2       19.0       39.2  
August 25 through December 4, 1987     –32.8       –13.6       19.2  
July 16 through October 11, 1990     –19.2       –10.2       9.0  
July 17 through August 31, 1998     –19.1       –9.5       9.6  
March 24, 2000, through October 9, 2002     –47.4       0.7       48.1  
October 9, 2007, through March 9, 2009     –55.2       –43.5       11.7  
April 29 through October 3, 2011     –18.6       –11.6       7.0  
   
* Periods shown reflect S&P price declines of 15% or more (without dividends reinvested) based on 100% recovery between declines (except for a 78% recovery between 3/6/78 and 11/28/80 and a 77% recovery between 3/9/09 and 4/29/11). The index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Withdrawing income: the dividend advantage

 

Most fund investors reinvest their dividends, but some use dividends to meet current expenses. As shown below, the fund’s income has allowed withdrawals to be made without invading principal.

 

Higher dividends ...   ... have helped to keep
principal intact, letting
compounding do its work.
     

 

Charts show hypothetical $100,000 investments in the fund (at net asset value) and in the S&P 500 from January 1, 1974, to July 31, 2015. Example assumes an annual withdrawal equaling $5,000 the first year on December 31, 1974, and then increasing by 5% each year thereafter. Over the period, total withdrawals from each of the fund and the index come to $639,199.

 

Historical benefits of income

 

This chart shows one-year snapshots of the annual income produced by three hypothetical $10,000 investments made on July 31, 1974, in each of The Income Fund of America, the S&P 500 and three-month U.S. Treasury bills. Over the past 41 years, income from the fund has been substantially higher.

 

Year ended July 31

 

 

All results are calculated at net asset value with dividends and capital gains (where applicable) reinvested. Source for Treasury bills is the Federal Reserve. Income from three-month Treasury bills assumes reinvestment of both principal and interest at prevailing rates at the time of purchase. Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity; the fund is not guaranteed.

 

Source: Thomson InvestmentView.

 

12 The Income Fund of America
 

The portfolio at a glance

 

July 31, 2015

 

Investment mix by security type

 

Percent of net assets

 

 

Five largest sectors in common stock holdings
       
      Percent of net assets  
         
Industrials     10.47 %
Health care     9.85  
Financials     9.64  
Information technology     8.20  
Consumer staples     6.89  
   
Ten largest common stock holdings        
   
      Percent of net assets  
         
Merck     3.05 %
Microsoft     2.96  
Pfizer     2.28  
General Electric     2.07  
Bristol-Myers Squibb     1.64  
Lockheed Martin     1.56  
Verizon Communications     1.55  
JPMorgan Chase     1.37  
Wells Fargo     1.23  
Procter & Gamble     1.22  
   
Country diversification by domicile        
   
      Percent of net assets  
         
United States     70.54 %
United Kingdom     7.62  
Euro zone*     5.65  
Australia     2.08  
Hong Kong     1.83  
Canada     1.50  
Switzerland     1.13  
Other countries     2.72  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     6.93  
   
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.

 

July 31, 2014

 

Investment mix by security type

 

Percent of net assets

 

 

Five largest sectors in common stock holdings      
       
      Percent of net assets  
         
Health care     10.49 %
Industrials     9.66  
Financials     9.50  
Information technology     8.07  
Consumer staples     7.74  
         
Ten largest common stock holdings        
         
      Percent of net assets  
         
Merck     3.00 %
Microsoft     2.80  
General Electric     2.01  
Verizon     1.91  
Bristol-Myers Squibb     1.78  
Pfizer     1.72  
AstraZeneca     1.46  
DuPont     1.46  
Cisco Systems     1.40  
PepsiCo     1.38  
         
Country diversification by domicile        
         
      Percent of net assets  
         
United States     69.81 %
United Kingdom     8.64  
Euro zone     6.93  
Canada     2.20  
Australia     1.97  
Switzerland     1.75  
Hong Kong     1.69  
Other countries     2.16  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     4.85  
   
Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
   
The Income Fund of America 13
 

Summary investment portfolio July 31, 2015

 

Common stocks 71.28%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 10.47%                
General Electric Co.     77,005,000     $ 2,009,830  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     7,317,400       1,515,433  
Waste Management, Inc.     22,153,353       1,132,701  
BAE Systems PLC     114,530,500       858,869  
Caterpillar Inc.     10,229,000       804,306  
Other securities             3,834,411  
              10,155,550  
                 
Health care 9.85%                
Merck & Co., Inc.     50,113,640       2,954,700  
Pfizer Inc.     61,380,000       2,213,363  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     24,252,500       1,591,934  
Eli Lilly and Co.     8,959,400       757,159  
AstraZeneca PLC     9,990,000       673,958  
Novartis AG     3,762,000       390,877  
Novartis AG (ADR)     500,000       51,875  
Other securities             916,573  
              9,550,439  
                 
Financials 9.64%                
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     19,330,200       1,324,699  
Wells Fargo & Co.     20,547,000       1,189,055  
CME Group Inc., Class A     10,140,400       973,884  
Banco Santander, SA1     103,815,826       716,475  
Crown Castle International Corp.     7,450,000       610,229  
Suncorp Group Ltd.     52,849,898       551,259  
Public Storage     2,240,000       459,603  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     7,115,000       457,281  
Other securities             3,065,138  
              9,347,623  
                 
Information technology 8.20%                
Microsoft Corp.     61,441,100       2,869,299  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     33,845,000       961,875  
Intel Corp.     32,464,512       939,848  
Analog Devices, Inc.     13,916,091       811,726  
Texas Instruments Inc.     14,730,000       736,205  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     127,503,000       563,377  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     500       11  
Other securities             1,071,326  
              7,953,667  
                 
Consumer staples 6.89%                
Procter & Gamble Co.     15,373,700       1,179,163  
Philip Morris International Inc.     13,168,200       1,126,276  
Coca-Cola Co.     21,745,000       893,285  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     5,100,000       586,347  
Altria Group, Inc.     8,459,000       460,000  
Other securities             2,442,117  
              6,687,188  
                 
Energy 4.99%                
ConocoPhillips     19,356,362       974,399  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (ADR)     11,431,000       664,713  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     6,003,647       174,433  
Chevron Corp.     7,065,000       625,111  
Spectra Energy Corp     19,655,500       594,776  
Coal India Ltd.     85,000,000       582,038  
BP PLC     76,550,000       472,738  
Other securities             748,871  
              4,837,079  
                 
14 The Income Fund of America
 
    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary 4.85%                
Target Corp.     9,200,000     $ 753,020  
Home Depot, Inc.     5,595,000       654,783  
McDonald’s Corp.     6,000,000       599,160  
General Motors Co.     14,742,512       464,536  
Other securities             2,236,274  
              4,707,773  
                 
Materials 4.32%                
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.     19,374,268       1,080,309  
Dow Chemical Co.     18,504,900       870,840  
Other securities             2,238,766  
              4,189,915  
                 
Telecommunication services 3.98%                
Verizon Communications Inc.     32,239,039       1,508,465  
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     141,451,533       671,027  
Other securities             1,686,797  
              3,866,289  
                 
Utilities 3.84%                
PG&E Corp.     11,300,000       593,363  
EDP - Energias de Portugal, SA     134,952,000       499,175  
Duke Energy Corp.     5,874,999       436,042  
Other securities             2,193,643  
              3,722,223  
                 
Miscellaneous 4.25%                
Other common stocks in initial period of acquisition             4,123,890  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $55,009,922,000)             69,141,636  
                 
Preferred securities 0.48%                
Financials 0.48%                
Wells Fargo & Co., Class A, Series Q, 5.85% depositary shares preferred noncumulative     1,600,000       41,200  
Other securities             421,371  
              462,571  
                 
Total preferred securities (cost: $444,203,000)             462,571  
                 
Rights & warrants 0.00%                
Energy 0.00%                
Other securities              
                 
Total rights & warrants (cost: $2,171,000)              
                 
Convertible stocks 0.70%                
Other 0.32%                
Other securities             305,416  
                 
Miscellaneous 0.38%                
Other convertible stocks in initial period of acquisition             370,988  
                 
Total convertible stocks (cost: $864,455,000)             676,404  
                 
Convertible bonds 0.64% Principal amount
(000)
         
Other 0.64%                
Other securities             624,891  
                 
Total convertible bonds (cost: $675,672,000)             624,891  
                 
The Income Fund of America 15
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 19.97% Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds & notes 13.75%            
Financials 2.58%                
CME Group Inc. 5.30% 2043   $ 1,092     $ 1,238  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.35%–3.90% 2017–2025     41,540       41,624  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., junior subordinated 5.30%-7.90% (undated)     153,050       159,428  
Wells Fargo & Co. 2.60%–4.60% 2016–2024     66,625       71,218  
Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, junior subordinated 7.98% (undated)     86,566       93,924  
Other securities             2,131,121  
              2,498,553  
                 
Health care 1.82%                
Merck & Co., Inc. 1.10% 2018     6,710       6,696  
Pfizer Inc. 7.20% 2039     1,353       1,864  
Other securities             1,761,292  
              1,769,852  
                 
Telecommunication services 1.51%                
Verizon Communications Inc. 2.63%–6.55% 2020–20482     270,351       257,187  
Other securities             1,210,268  
              1,467,455  
                 
Industrials 1.31%                
General Electric Capital Corp. 2.20%–6.00% 2016–2020     34,370       36,080  
General Electric Capital Corp., junior subordinated 6.25%-7.13% (undated)     162,300       184,339  
General Electric Co. 2.70%–4.13% 2022–2042     18,750       18,545  
Other securities             1,035,077  
              1,274,041  
                 
Consumer staples 0.61%                
Coca-Cola Co. 1.80% 2016     10,000       10,119  
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%–4.88% 2023–2044     13,495       13,755  
Other securities             564,377  
              588,251  
                 
Other 5.92%                
Other securities             5,735,813  
                 
Total corporate bonds & notes             13,333,965  
                 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 3.52%                
U.S. Treasury 3.19%                
U.S. Treasury 0.63%–6.25% 2015–2045     2,966,601       3,091,496  
                 
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 0.33%                
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 0.13%–1.38% 2024–20453     325,659       325,240  
                 
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes             3,416,736  
                 
Mortgage-backed obligations 1.87%                
Fannie Mae 2.50%–9.77% 2018–20474,5,6     403,401       434,039  
Freddie Mac 1.44%–9.00% 2019–20454,5,6     306,308       325,239  
Other securities             1,055,624  
              1,814,902  
                 
Federal agency bonds & notes 0.35%                
Fannie Mae 2.30%–7.13% 2022–20304,5     95,172       110,392  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5.50% 2036     100       131  
Freddie Mac 0.75%–3.53% 2016–20244,5     190,550       193,829  
Other securities             30,863  
              335,215  
                 
Other bonds & notes 0.48%                
Other securities             466,872  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $19,282,716,000)             19,367,690  
                 
16 The Income Fund of America
 
Short-term securities 6.98% Principal amount (000)     Value
(000)
 
Chariot Funding, LLC 0.33%–0.40% due 12/1/2015–12/14/20152   $ 124,000     $ 123,842  
Coca-Cola Co. 0.14%–0.39% due 8/11/2015–1/11/20162     150,000       149,845  
Fannie Mae 0.09%–0.30% due 8/6/2015–3/1/2016     920,000       919,509  
Federal Home Loan Bank 0.06%–0.20% due 8/14/2015–1/27/2016     2,593,150       2,592,615  
Freddie Mac 0.10%–0.21% due 8/5/2015–1/6/2016     1,248,000       1,247,672  
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.23%–0.30% due 11/17/2015–12/7/2015     73,600       73,541  
Jupiter Securitization Co., LLC 0.28% due 10/8/20152     50,000       49,977  
Microsoft Corp. 0.09% due 8/12/2015–9/2/20152     75,000       74,997  
Pfizer Inc 0.12%–0.14% due 8/3/2015–10/1/20152     88,000       87,994  
U.S. Treasury Bills 0.13% due 10/1/2015     50,000       49,997  
Other securities             1,393,921  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $6,763,471,000)             6,763,910  
Total investment securities 100.05% (cost: $83,042,610,000)             97,037,102  
Other assets less liabilities (0.05)%             (45,091 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 96,992,011  

 

This summary investment portfolio is designed to streamline the report and help investors better focus on the fund’s principal holdings. See the inside back cover for details on how to obtain a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

 

As permitted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, “Miscellaneous” securities include holdings in their first year of acquisition that have not previously been publicly disclosed.

 

“Other securities” includes all issues that are not disclosed separately in the summary investment portfolio. Some of these securities in “Other securities” (with an aggregate value of $19,158,000, an aggregate cost of $22,311,000, and which represented .02% of the net assets of the fund) were acquired from 5/2/2013 to 4/7/2015 through private placement transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, which may subject them to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.

 

Forward currency contracts

 

The fund has entered into forward currency contracts as shown in the following table. The average notional amount of open forward currency contracts was $461,060,000 over the prior 12-month period.

 

            Contract amount   Unrealized appreciation  
    Settlement
date
  Counterparty   Receive
(000)
  Deliver
(000)
  at 7/31/2015
(000)
 
Sales:                        
Australian dollars   9/1/2015   JPMorgan Chase   $121,117   A$163,200   $2,059  
Australian dollars   9/17/2015   HSBC Bank   $28,636   A$39,000     207  
Euros   8/6/2015   UBS AG   $176,785   €157,600     3,688  
                    $5,954  
   
The Income Fund of America 17
 

Investments in affiliates

 

A company is an affiliate of the fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if the fund’s holdings in that company represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares. The value of the fund’s affiliated-company holdings is either shown in the summary investment portfolio or included in the value of “Other securities” under the respective industry sectors. Further details on such holdings and related transactions during the year ended July 31, 2015, appear below.

 

    Beginning
shares or
principal
amount
    Additions     Reductions     Ending
shares or
principal
amount
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
7/31/2015
(000)
 
Iron Mountain Inc.     12,457,211       1,187,569             13,644,780     $ 71,432     $ 410,026  
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.75% 2024   $ 2,175,000     $ 2,150,000           $ 4,325,000       216       4,374  
Iron Mountain Inc. 6.00% 2023   $ 950,000                 $ 950,000       57       992  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.     13,345,400                   13,345,400       13,879       234,212  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.00% 2022   $ 16,735,000     $ 2,500,000     $ 1,735,000     $ 17,500,000       1,225       18,878  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 6.50% 2023   $ 11,125,000     $ 3,500,000     $ 3,045,000     $ 11,580,000       717       12,000  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.25% 2018   $ 7,234,000                 $ 7,234,000       521       7,948  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.875% 2021   $ 3,050,000                 $ 3,050,000       187       3,458  
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC     57,242,000       1,071,942             58,313,942       12,217       274,473  
Outfront Media Inc.     7,800,000       1,264,824             9,064,824       48,078       227,799  
Outfront Media Inc. 5.625% 20242         $ 7,650,000           $ 7,650,000       128       7,832  
Diebold, Inc.     3,925,000                   3,925,000       4,514       133,646  
Baytex Energy Corp.7     5,106,281       6,954,675             12,060,956       10,542       103,839  
Baytex Energy Corp. 5.125% 20212         $ 10,050,000           $ 10,050,000       167       8,995  
Baytex Energy Corp. 5.625% 20242         $ 3,450,000           $ 3,450,000       43       2,984  
NII Holdings, Inc., Class B1           8,870,538       877,869       7,992,669             114,295  
Redwood Trust, Inc.     2,479,888       2,599,829             5,079,717       4,406       78,736  
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan, 13.00% 20204,5,8,9,10   $ 18,566,454     $ 2,177,366           $ 20,743,820       2,575       20,640  
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan A, 5.50% 20184,5,8,10   $ 12,009,250           $ 121,000     $ 11,888,250       668       11,829  
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan B, 10.00% 20194,5,8,10   $ 9,200,000                 $ 9,200,000       935       9,154  
Rotech Healthcare Inc.1,10     543,172                   543,172             5,839  
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     1,444,000                   1,444,000       1,271       29,631  
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Series A, 7.00% convertible preferred 2016     2,925,000                   2,925,000       5,119       7,400  
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 8.25% 20202         $ 7,475,000           $ 7,475,000       138       6,821  
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 4.875% 2021   $ 4,945,000                 $ 4,945,000       257       1,385  
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.     7,354,581             7,354,581             2,206        
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.11     8,346,000             1,231,000       7,115,000       25,630        
Healthscope Ltd.11     101,831,569       91,231,023       164,426,389       28,636,203       2,234        
MeadWestvaco Corp.11     11,281,000             11,281,000             7,158        
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.11     4,850,000             4,850,000             1,310        
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A11           3,190,000             3,190,000              
Waste Management, Inc.11     27,982,868             5,829,515       22,153,353       38,151        
                                    $ 255,981     $ 1,737,186  

 

18 The Income Fund of America
 

The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities, including those in “Other securities,” was $6,581,712,000, which represented 6.79% of the net assets of the fund.
3 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
4 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
5 Coupon rate may change periodically.
6 Purchased on a TBA basis.
7 This security was an unaffiliated issuer in its initial period of acquisition at 7/31/2014; it was not publicly disclosed.
8 Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans, including those in “Other securities,” was $512,779,000, which represented .53% of the net assets of the fund.
9 Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities in lieu of cash.
10 Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities, including those in “Other securities,” was $226,581,000, which represented .23% of the net assets of the fund.
11 Unaffiliated issuer at 7/31/2015.

 

Key to abbreviations and symbols

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

TBA = To be announced

A$ = Australian dollars

€ = Euros

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at July 31, 2015
    (dollars in thousands)  
         
Assets:                
Investment securities, at value:                
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $80,954,482)   $ 95,299,916          
Affiliated issuers (cost: $2,088,128)     1,737,186     $ 97,037,102  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $535)             535  
Cash             16,848  
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts             5,954  
Receivables for:                
Sales of investments     1,602,147          
Sales of fund’s shares     86,623          
Dividends and interest     414,668          
Other     569       2,104,007  
              99,164,446  
Liabilities:                
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     2,028,882          
Repurchases of fund’s shares     71,005          
Investment advisory services     16,406          
Services provided by related parties     33,108          
Trustees’ deferred compensation     5,106          
Other     17,928       2,172,435  
Net assets at July 31, 2015           $ 96,992,011  
 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest           $ 80,856,718  
Undistributed net investment income             492,116  
Undistributed net realized gain             1,657,959  
Net unrealized appreciation             13,985,218  
Net assets at July 31, 2015           $ 96,992,011  

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (4,556,969 total shares outstanding)

 

          Shares     Net asset value  
    Net assets     outstanding     per share  
Class A   $ 72,952,319       3,423,709     $   21.31  
Class B     300,941       14,214         21.17  
Class C     6,390,218       303,474         21.06  
Class F-1     4,159,935       195,667         21.26  
Class F-2     4,042,419       189,819         21.30  
Class 529-A     1,488,451       69,985         21.27  
Class 529-B     19,594       923         21.23  
Class 529-C     465,922       21,996         21.18  
Class 529-E     64,305       3,032         21.21  
Class 529-F-1     57,754       2,716         21.27  
Class R-1     138,742       6,551         21.18  
Class R-2     598,629       28,387         21.09  
Class R-2E     93       4         21.29  
Class R-3     1,275,306       60,071         21.23  
Class R-4     1,203,242       56,559         21.27  
Class R-5     658,092       30,883         21.31  
Class R-6     3,176,049       148,979         21.32  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of operations
for the year ended July 31, 2015
  (dollars in thousands)  
             
Investment income:                
Income:                
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $35,813; also includes $248,147 from affiliates)   $ 2,715,399          
Interest (includes $7,834 from affiliates)     914,584     $ 3,629,983  
Fees and expenses*:                
Investment advisory services     211,829          
Distribution services     284,287          
Transfer agent services     71,041          
Administrative services     19,015          
Reports to shareholders     2,773          
Registration statement and prospectus     2,375          
Trustees’ compensation     494          
Auditing and legal     262          
Custodian     3,039          
Other     2,141       597,256  
Net investment income             3,032,727  
                 
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation:                
Net realized gain on:                
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $321; also includes $14,561 net loss from affiliates)     3,743,668          
Forward currency contracts     96,423          
Currency transactions     12,310       3,852,401  
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on:                
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $14,610)     (4,117,274 )        
Forward currency contracts     2,687          
Currency translations     (612 )     (4,115,199 )
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation             (262,798 )
                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations           $ 2,769,929  

 

* Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Statements of changes in net assets

(dollars in thousands)

 

    Year ended July 31  
    2015     2014  
             
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 3,032,727     $ 3,274,444  
Net realized gain     3,852,401       2,867,529  
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (4,115,199 )     4,433,412  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     2,769,929       10,575,385  
                 
Dividends paid to shareholders from net investment income     (3,456,253 )     (2,769,274 )
                 
Net capital share transactions     3,840,273       2,749,667  
                 
Total increase in net assets     3,153,949       10,555,778  
                 
Net assets:                
Beginning of year     93,838,062       83,282,284  
End of year (including undistributed net investment income: $492,116 and $904,906, respectively)   $ 96,992,011     $ 93,838,062  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization

 

The Income Fund of America (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks current income while secondarily striving for capital growth.

 

The fund has 17 share classes consisting of five retail share classes (Classes A, B and C, as well as two F share classes, F-1 and F-2), five 529 college savings plan share classes (Classes 529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E and 529-F-1) and seven retirement plan share classes (Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6). The 529 college savings plan share classes can be used to save for college education. The retirement plan share classes are generally offered only through eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. The fund’s share classes are described further in the following table:

 

Share class   Initial sales charge   Contingent deferred sales charge upon
redemption
  Conversion feature  
Classes A and 529-A   Up to 5.75%   None (except 1% for certain redemptions within one year of purchase without an initial sales charge)   None  
Classes B and 529-B*   None   Declines from 5% to 0% for redemptions within six years of purchase   Classes B and 529-B convert to Classes A and 529-A, respectively, after eight years  
Class C   None   1% for redemptions within one year of purchase   Class C converts to Class F-1 after 10 years  
Class 529-C   None   1% for redemptions within one year of purchase   None  
Class 529-E   None   None   None  
Classes F-1, F-2 and 529-F-1   None   None   None  
Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6   None   None   None  

*Class B and 529-B shares of the fund are not available for purchase.

 

On August 29, 2014, the fund made an additional retirement plan share class (Class R-2E) available for sale pursuant to an amendment to its registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Refer to the fund’s prospectus for more details.

 

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to the assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds of the fund. Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses (“class-specific fees and expenses”), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, transfer agent and administrative services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each share class.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

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Class allocations — Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, transfer agent and administrative services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders — Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value of each share class of the fund is generally determined as of approximately 4:00 p.m. New York time each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Equity securities are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at prices obtained from one or more pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the fund is authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds & notes; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information
Municipal securities   Standard inputs and, for certain distressed securities, cash flows or liquidation values using a net present value calculation based on inputs that include, but are not limited to, financial statements and debt contracts

 

When the fund’s investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so (such as when vendor prices are unavailable or deemed to be not representative), fixed-income securities will be valued in good faith at the mean quoted bid and ask prices that are reasonably and timely available (or bid prices, if ask prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the fund’s investment adviser. Forward currency contracts are valued at the mean of representative quoted bid and ask prices, generally based on prices supplied by one or more pricing vendors.

 

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Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by authority of the fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has delegated authority to the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation teams. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees with supplemental information to support the changes. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

The fund’s investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews, including an annual control self-evaluation program facilitated by the investment adviser’s compliance group.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are

 

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not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following tables present the fund’s valuation levels as of July 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1*     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Industrials   $ 10,129,479     $ 26,069     $ 2     $ 10,155,550  
Health care     9,544,600             5,839       9,550,439  
Financials     9,347,623                   9,347,623  
Information technology     7,953,667                   7,953,667  
Consumer staples     6,687,188                   6,687,188  
Energy     4,837,079                   4,837,079  
Consumer discretionary     4,707,726             47       4,707,773  
Materials     4,189,915                   4,189,915  
Telecommunication services     3,866,289                   3,866,289  
Utilities     3,722,223                   3,722,223  
Miscellaneous     4,123,890                   4,123,890  
Preferred securities     462,571                   462,571  
Convertible stocks     636,378       40,026             676,404  
Convertible bonds           624,891             624,891  
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
Corporate bonds & notes           13,206,290       127,675       13,333,965  
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes           3,416,736             3,416,736  
Mortgage-backed obligations           1,814,902             1,814,902  
Federal agency bonds & notes           335,215             335,215  
Other           466,872             466,872  
Short-term securities           6,763,910             6,763,910  
Total   $ 70,208,628     $ 26,694,911     $ 133,563     $ 97,037,102  

 

    Other investments  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts   $     $ 5,954     $     $ 5,954  

 

* Securities with a value of $14,231,919,000, which represented 14.67% of the net assets of the fund, transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 since the prior fiscal year-end, primarily due to a lack of significant market movements following the close of local trading.
Forward currency contracts are not included in the investment portfolio.

 

4. Risk factors

 

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other securities held by the fund may decline – sometimes rapidly or unpredictably – due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental or governmental agency responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance and strategic initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or dispositions and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

Investing in income-oriented stocks — Income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

 

Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit ratings of these securities.

 

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Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

 

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer will weaken and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. Lower quality debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than higher quality debt securities. Credit risk is gauged, in part, by the credit ratings of the debt securities in which the fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them and are not guarantees as to credit quality or an evaluation of market risk. The fund’s investment adviser relies on its own credit analysts to research issuers and issues in seeking to mitigate various credit and default risks.

 

Investing in lower rated debt instruments — Lower rated bonds and other lower rated debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness than those of higher quality debt securities. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more than the prices of higher quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty. These risks may be increased with respect to investments in junk bonds.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments (including social instability, regional conflicts, terrorism and war) in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, such as the imposition of price controls or punitive taxes, that could adversely impact revenues. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different accounting practices and different regulatory, legal and reporting standards and practices, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund. The risks of investing outside the U.S. may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the investment adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

Mortgage dollar rolls — The fund has entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions in which the fund sells a mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, which may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

Loan transactions — The fund has entered into loan transactions in which the fund acquires a loan either through an agent, by assignment from another holder, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of a loan. The loan is often administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan, and the fund may be required to receive approval from the agent and/or borrower prior to the sale of the investment. The loan’s interest rate and maturity date may change based on the terms of the loan, including potential early payments of principal.

 

Unfunded commitments — The fund has participated in transactions that involve unfunded commitments, which may obligate the fund to lend additional sums based upon the terms of the loan agreement. As of July 31, 2015, the fund’s maximum exposure of unfunded loan commitments was $82,604,000, which would represent .09% of the net assets of the fund should such commitments become due. Unrealized appreciation of $639,000 is included in net unrealized depreciation on investments in the statement of operations.

 

Forward currency contracts — The fund has entered into forward currency contracts, which represent agreements to exchange currencies on specific future dates at predetermined rates. The fund’s investment adviser uses forward currency contracts to manage the fund’s exposure to changes in exchange rates. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from possible movements in exchange rates.

 

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On a daily basis, the fund’s investment adviser values forward currency contracts and records unrealized appreciation or depreciation for open forward currency contracts in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward currency contract is closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency.

 

Closed forward currency contracts that have not reached their settlement date are included in the respective receivables or payables for closed forward currency contracts in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Net realized gains or losses from closed forward currency contracts and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from open forward currency contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

The following tables present the financial statement impacts resulting from the fund’s use of forward currency contracts as of, or for the year ended, July 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

        Assets   Liabilities  
Contract   Risk type   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Forward currency   Currency   Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts   $ 5,954   Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts   $  

 

        Net realized gain   Net unrealized appreciation  
Contract   Risk type   Location on statement of
operations
  Value   Location on statement of
operations
  Value  
Forward currency   Currency   Net realized gain on forward currency contracts   $ 96,423   Net unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts   $ 2,687  

 

Collateral — The fund participates in a collateral program due to its use of forward currency contracts. The program calls for the fund to either receive or pledge collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled forward currency contracts by counterparty. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligations.

 

Rights of offset — The fund has entered into enforceable master netting agreements with certain counterparties for forward currency contracts, where on any date amounts payable by each party to the other (in the same currency with respect to the same transaction) may be closed or offset by each party’s payment obligation. If an early termination date occurs under these agreements following an event of default or termination event, all obligations of each party to its counterparty are settled net through a single payment in a single currency (“close-out netting”). For financial reporting purposes, the fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to these master netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The following table presents the fund’s forward currency contracts by counterparty that are subject to master netting agreements but that are not offset in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The net amount column shows the impact of offsetting on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities as of July 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands) if close-out netting was exercised:

 

          Gross amounts not offset in the        
    Gross amounts   statement of assets and liabilities and        
    recognized in the   subject to a master netting agreement        
Counterparty   statement of assets
and liabilities
  Available
to offset
  Non-cash
collateral
*   Cash
collateral
  Net
amount
 
Assets:                                            
HSBC Bank     $ 207     $     $ (207 )     $     $  
JPMorgan Chase       2,059             (2,059 )              
UBS AG       3,688             (3,688 )              
Total     $ 5,954     $     $ (5,954 )     $     $  

 

*Non-cash collateral is shown on a settlement basis.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to mutual funds and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

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As of and during the period ended July 31, 2015, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

The fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2011 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2010.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The fund records a liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and net capital losses. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes. The fund may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.

 

During the year ended July 31, 2015, the fund reclassified $10,782,000 and $56,768,000 from undistributed net realized gain to undistributed net investment income and capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest, respectively, and $46,000 from undistributed net investment income to capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest to align financial reporting with tax reporting.

 

As of July 31, 2015, the tax-basis components of distributable earnings, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investment securities were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income   $ 501,041  
Undistributed long-term capital gains     1,677,798  
Gross unrealized appreciation on investment securities     17,039,391  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investment securities     (3,071,097 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investment securities     13,968,294  
Cost of investment securities     83,068,808  

 

Tax-basis distributions paid to shareholders from ordinary income were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Year ended July 31  
Share class   2015     2014  
Class A   $ 2,652,016     $ 2,166,322  
Class B     12,848       17,038  
Class C     188,824       157,610  
Class F-1     140,923       128,654  
Class F-2     142,230       60,710  
Class 529-A     53,022       42,937  
Class 529-B     730       894  
Class 529-C     13,212       10,460  
Class 529-E     2,176       1,762  
Class 529-F-1     2,101       1,617  
Class R-1     3,933       3,039  
Class R-2     18,272       15,075  
Class R-2E*     1          
Class R-3     44,001       37,748  
Class R-4     43,909       35,012  
Class R-5     24,087       18,810  
Class R-6     113,968       71,586  
Total   $ 3,456,253     $ 2,769,274  

 

*Class R-2E shares were offered beginning August 29, 2014.

 

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7. Fees and transactions with related parties

 

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors,® Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

 

Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.250% on the first $500 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.123% on such assets in excess of $89 billion. The agreement also provides for monthly fees, accrued daily, of 2.25% of the fund’s monthly gross income. For the year ended July 31, 2015, the investment advisory services fee was $211,829,000, which was equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.218% of average daily net assets.

 

Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:

 

Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

 

For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limit of 0.25% is not exceeded. As of July 31, 2015, there were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class A or 529-A shares.

 

Share class   Currently approved limits   Plan limits
Class A     0.25 %     0.25 %
Class 529-A     0.25       0.50  
Classes B and 529-B     1.00       1.00  
Classes C, 529-C and R-1     1.00       1.00  
Class R-2     0.75       1.00  
Class R-2E     0.60       0.85  
Classes 529-E and R-3     0.50       0.75  
Classes F-1, 529-F-1 and R-4     0.25       0.50  

 

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to each of the fund’s share classes. These services include recordkeeping, shareholder communications and transaction processing. In addition, the fund reimburses AFS for amounts paid to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders.

 

Administrative services — The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC under which the fund compensates CRMC for providing administrative services to Class A, C, F, 529 and R shares. These services include, but are not limited to, coordinating, monitoring, assisting and overseeing third parties that provide services to fund shareholders. Under the agreement, Class A shares pay an annual fee of 0.01% and Class C, F, 529 and R shares pay an annual fee of 0.05% of their respective average daily net assets.

 

529 plan services — Each 529 share class is subject to service fees to compensate the Virginia College Savings Plan (“Virginia529”) for its oversight and administration of the 529 college savings plan. The quarterly fee is based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.10% on the first $30 billion of the net assets invested in Class 529 shares of the American Funds and decreasing to 0.05% on such assets in excess of $70 billion. The fee for any given calendar quarter is accrued and calculated on the basis of the average net assets of Class 529 shares of the American Funds for the last month of the prior calendar quarter. The fee is included in other expenses in the fund’s statement of operations. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.

 

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For the year ended July 31, 2015, class-specific expenses under the agreements were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

      Distribution   Transfer agent   Administrative   529 plan
  Share class   services   services   services   services
  Class A     $179,323       $51,394       $7,328     Not applicable
  Class B     4,527       343       Not applicable     Not applicable
  Class C     65,887       4,645       3,299     Not applicable
  Class F-1     9,944       4,288       1,990     Not applicable
  Class F-2     Not applicable       3,855       1,865     Not applicable
  Class 529-A     3,423       808       752     $1,334
  Class 529-B     269       19       14     24
  Class 529-C     4,736       280       238     423
  Class 529-E     329       18       33     58
  Class 529-F-1           30       28     50
  Class R-1     1,383       125       69     Not applicable
  Class R-2     4,706       1,921       317     Not applicable
  Class R-2E*               Not applicable
  Class R-3     6,687       1,878       672     Not applicable
  Class R-4     3,073       1,137       616     Not applicable
  Class R-5     Not applicable       288       319     Not applicable
  Class R-6     Not applicable       12       1,475     Not applicable
  Total class-specific expenses     $284,287       $71,041       $19,015     $1,889

 

* Class R-2E shares were offered beginning August 29, 2014.
Amount less than one thousand.

 

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Trustees’ compensation of $494,000 in the fund’s statement of operations includes $348,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $146,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

 

8. Capital share transactions

 

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

                Reinvestments of                 Net increase  
    Sales1     dividends     Repurchases1     (decrease)  
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                   
Year ended July 31, 2015                                                  
                                                   
Class A   $ 6,799,575       313,392     $ 2,564,923       118,409     $ (7,191,840 )     (331,631 )   $ 2,172,658       100,170  
Class B     6,142       286       12,632       586       (319,960 )     (14,873 )     (301,186 )     (14,001 )
Class C     1,134,135       52,855       180,877       8,438       (1,476,126 )     (68,920 )     (161,114 )     (7,627 )
Class F-1     1,142,485       52,837       134,607       6,228       (928,887 )     (42,846 )     348,205       16,219  
Class F-2     1,557,560       71,770       131,617       6,083       (580,458 )     (26,780 )     1,108,719       51,073  
Class 529-A     181,865       8,403       53,006       2,452       (198,921 )     (9,201 )     35,950       1,654  
Class 529-B     915       42       729       34       (16,095 )     (746 )     (14,451 )     (670 )
Class 529-C     61,911       2,870       13,208       612       (75,581 )     (3,512 )     (462 )     (30 )
Class 529-E     8,791       407       2,176       101       (10,867 )     (504 )     100       4  
Class 529-F-1     13,159       608       2,099       97       (9,349 )     (432 )     5,909       273  
Class R-1     31,622       1,464       3,913       181       (28,794 )     (1,338 )     6,741       307  
Class R-2     126,784       5,904       18,246       850       (177,349 )     (8,260 )     (32,319 )     (1,506 )
Class R-2E2     94       4       1       3     3     3     95       4  
Class R-3     248,510       11,496       43,878       2,032       (365,620 )     (16,941 )     (73,232 )     (3,413 )
Class R-4     306,349       14,154       43,888       2,029       (330,284 )     (15,265 )     19,953       918  
Class R-5     195,218       8,999       24,077       1,112       (123,241 )     (5,683 )     96,054       4,428  
Class R-6     1,252,456       57,974       113,878       5,257       (737,681 )     (33,850 )     628,653       29,381  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 13,067,571       603,465     $ 3,343,755       154,501     $ (12,571,053 )     (580,782 )   $ 3,840,273       177,184  

 

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                Reinvestments of                 Net increase  
    Sales1     dividends     Repurchases1     (decrease)  
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Year ended July 31, 2014                                                        
                                                         
Class A   $ 6,420,156       311,526     $ 2,090,820       102,005     $ (7,163,661 )     (347,576 )   $ 1,347,315       65,955  
Class B     15,848       780       16,702       824       (312,935 )     (15,329 )     (280,385 )     (13,725 )
Class C     1,051,634       51,585       150,122       7,408       (1,565,367 )     (76,875 )     (363,611 )     (17,882 )
Class F-1     1,447,794       70,525       124,418       6,078       (1,659,394 )     (78,512 )     (87,182 )     (1,909 )
Class F-2     1,663,283       78,324       53,497       2,597       (314,086 )     (15,206 )     1,402,694       65,715  
Class 529-A     179,862       8,743       42,926       2,097       (179,607 )     (8,721 )     43,181       2,119  
Class 529-B     1,516       74       894       44       (17,388 )     (850 )     (14,978 )     (732 )
Class 529-C     67,037       3,269       10,457       513       (67,255 )     (3,280 )     10,239       502  
Class 529-E     8,763       427       1,762       86       (9,933 )     (484 )     592       29  
Class 529-F-1     12,490       608       1,616       79       (10,431 )     (506 )     3,675       181  
Class R-1     25,667       1,253       3,020       148       (26,991 )     (1,319 )     1,696       82  
Class R-2     126,996       6,209       15,050       742       (171,159 )     (8,400 )     (29,113 )     (1,449 )
Class R-3     263,971       12,837       37,671       1,845       (384,619 )     (18,800 )     (82,977 )     (4,118 )
Class R-4     309,321       15,045       34,994       1,709       (295,671 )     (14,388 )     48,644       2,366  
Class R-5     187,464       8,951       18,802       918       (213,083 )     (10,161 )     (6,817 )     (292 )
Class R-6     809,454       39,104       71,525       3,478       (124,285 )     (6,015 )     756,694       36,567  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 12,591,256       609,260     $ 2,674,276       130,571     $ (12,515,865 )     (606,422 )   $ 2,749,667       133,409  

 

1 Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
2 Class R-2E shares were offered beginning August 29, 2014.
3 Amount less than one thousand.

 

9. Investment transactions

 

The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $38,135,639,000 and $37,068,096,000, respectively, during the year ended July 31, 2015.

 

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Financial highlights

 

          Income from                                      
          investment operations1                                      
                Net (losses)                                            
    Net asset           gains on           Dividends     Net asset                 Ratio of     Ratio of  
    value,     Net     securities (both     Total from     (from net     value,           Net assets,     expenses     net income  
    beginning     investment     realized and     investment     investment     end     Total     end of period     to average     to average  
    of period     income2     unrealized)     operations     income)     of period     return3,4     (in millions)     net assets2     net assets2  
Class A:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015   $ 21.45     $ .69     $ (.04 )   $ .65     $ (.79 )   $ 21.31       3.01 %   $ 72,952       .55 %     3.19 %
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.64       .78       1.69       2.47       (.66 )     21.45       12.78       71,290       .57       3.76  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.66       .67       1.99       2.66       (.68 )     19.64       15.33       63,968       .58       3.58  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.97       .66       .73       1.39       (.70 )     17.66       8.45       56,153       .59       3.92  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.48       .71       1.53       2.24       (.75 )     16.97       14.68       52,940       .58       4.24  
Class B:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.30       .53       (.05 )     .48       (.61 )     21.17       2.23       301       1.30       2.45  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.50       .61       1.69       2.30       (.50 )     21.30       11.92       601       1.32       2.99  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.53       .53       1.97       2.50       (.53 )     19.50       14.48       818       1.33       2.86  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.85       .53       .71       1.24       (.56 )     17.53       7.56       1,161       1.34       3.19  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.37       .58       1.52       2.10       (.62 )     16.85       13.82       1,760       1.34       3.48  
Class C:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.21       .51       (.04 )     .47       (.62 )     21.06       2.19       6,390       1.35       2.39  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.42       .60       1.69       2.29       (.50 )     21.21       11.91       6,597       1.37       2.95  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.47       .51       1.97       2.48       (.53 )     19.42       14.41       6,389       1.38       2.79  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.80       .52       .71       1.23       (.56 )     17.47       7.55       6,096       1.38       3.13  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.33       .57       1.51       2.08       (.61 )     16.80       13.77       6,157       1.39       3.43  
Class F-1:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.40       .67       (.04 )     .63       (.77 )     21.26       2.94       4,160       .64       3.10  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.60       .76       1.68       2.44       (.64 )     21.40       12.66       3,841       .65       3.71  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.62       .65       2.00       2.65       (.67 )     19.60       15.30       3,554       .65       3.50  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.94       .65       .72       1.37       (.69 )     17.62       8.35       2,563       .64       3.87  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.46       .70       1.52       2.22       (.74 )     16.94       14.58       2,025       .64       4.19  
Class F-2:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.44       .73       (.04 )     .69       (.83 )     21.30       3.20       4,042       .38       3.35  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.63       .80       1.71       2.51       (.70 )     21.44       12.97       2,975       .40       3.89  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.65       .70       1.99       2.69       (.71 )     19.63       15.53       1,434       .41       3.74  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.97       .69       .72       1.41       (.73 )     17.65       8.59       1,020       .40       4.09  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.48       .74       1.53       2.27       (.78 )     16.97       14.90       747       .40       4.42  
Class 529-A:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.41       .67       (.04 )     .63       (.77 )     21.27       2.92       1,489       .65       3.09  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.60       .75       1.70       2.45       (.64 )     21.41       12.69       1,463       .67       3.66  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.63       .65       1.98       2.63       (.66 )     19.60       15.19       1,298       .68       3.48  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.95       .64       .72       1.36       (.68 )     17.63       8.30       1,102       .68       3.82  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.46       .69       1.53       2.22       (.73 )     16.95       14.62       939       .67       4.15  
Class 529-B:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.36       .50       (.05 )     .45       (.58 )     21.23       2.10       20       1.43       2.33  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.55       .58       1.70       2.28       (.47 )     21.36       11.79       34       1.45       2.85  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.57       .50       1.99       2.49       (.51 )     19.55       14.35       45       1.46       2.73  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.89       .51       .71       1.22       (.54 )     17.57       7.41       58       1.47       3.06  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.41       .56       1.52       2.08       (.60 )     16.89       13.66       76       1.46       3.37  

 

32 The Income Fund of America
 
          Income from                                      
          investment operations1                                      
                Net (losses)                                            
    Net asset           gains on           Dividends     Net asset                 Ratio of     Ratio of  
    value,     Net     securities (both     Total from     (from net     value,           Net assets,     expenses     net income  
    beginning     investment     realized and     investment     investment     end     Total     end of period     to average     to average  
    of period     income2     unrealized)     operations     income)     of period     return3,4     (in millions)     net assets2     net assets2  
Class 529-C:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015   $ 21.33     $ .50     $ (.05 )   $ .45     $ (.60 )   $ 21.18       2.09 %   $ 466       1.42 %     2.32 %
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.53       .59       1.69       2.28       (.48 )     21.33       11.82       470       1.44       2.88  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.56       .50       1.99       2.49       (.52 )     19.53       14.36       420       1.45       2.71  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.89       .51       .71       1.22       (.55 )     17.56       7.43       370       1.47       3.04  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.41       .56       1.53       2.09       (.61 )     16.89       13.71       331       1.46       3.37  
Class 529-E:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.35       .62       (.04 )     .58       (.72 )     21.21       2.68       64       .89       2.85  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.55       .70       1.69       2.39       (.59 )     21.35       12.39       65       .91       3.41  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.58       .60       1.99       2.59       (.62 )     19.55       14.95       59       .92       3.24  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.91       .60       .71       1.31       (.64 )     17.58       7.99       52       .93       3.57  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.43       .65       1.52       2.17       (.69 )     16.91       14.27       44       .94       3.88  
Class 529-F-1:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.41       .72       (.04 )     .68       (.82 )     21.27       3.16       58       .42       3.31  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.60       .80       1.70       2.50       (.69 )     21.41       12.94       52       .44       3.89  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.63       .69       1.98       2.67       (.70 )     19.60       15.44       44       .45       3.70  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.95       .68       .72       1.40       (.72 )     17.63       8.53       36       .46       4.04  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.46       .73       1.53       2.26       (.77 )     16.95       14.87       31       .45       4.37  
Class R-1:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.33       .51       (.05 )     .46       (.61 )     21.18       2.16       139       1.36       2.38  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.53       .60       1.69       2.29       (.49 )     21.33       11.88       133       1.39       2.93  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.56       .52       1.98       2.50       (.53 )     19.53       14.43       120       1.39       2.78  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.89       .52       .71       1.23       (.56 )     17.56       7.50       122       1.40       3.11  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.41       .57       1.52       2.09       (.61 )     16.89       13.76       109       1.41       3.42  
Class R-2:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.23       .52       (.04 )     .48       (.62 )     21.09       2.24       599       1.32       2.42  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.45       .60       1.68       2.28       (.50 )     21.23       11.85       635       1.37       2.95  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.49       .52       1.98       2.50       (.54 )     19.45       14.47       609       1.36       2.80  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.82       .52       .71       1.23       (.56 )     17.49       7.52       567       1.40       3.11  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.35       .57       1.51       2.08       (.61 )     16.82       13.75       552       1.41       3.41  
Class R-2E:                                                                                
Period from 8/29/2014 to
7/31/20155,6
    21.98       .54       (.47 )     .07       (.76 )     21.29       .28 7     8     .96 7,9     2.73 7,9
Class R-3:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.37       .61       (.04 )     .57       (.71 )     21.23       2.65       1,275       .92       2.83  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.57       .69       1.69       2.38       (.58 )     21.37       12.35       1,357       .94       3.38  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.60       .60       1.98       2.58       (.61 )     19.57       14.91       1,323       .94       3.22  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.92       .60       .72       1.32       (.64 )     17.60       8.01       1,204       .96       3.55  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.44       .64       1.53       2.17       (.69 )     16.92       14.23       1,118       .96       3.86  

 

See page 34 for footnotes.

 

The Income Fund of America 33
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          Income from                                      
          investment operations1                                      
                Net (losses)                                            
    Net asset           gains on           Dividends     Net asset                 Ratio of     Ratio of  
    value,     Net     securities (both     Total from     (from net     value,           Net assets,     expenses     net income  
    beginning     investment     realized and     investment     investment     end     Total     end of period     to average     to average  
    of period     income2     unrealized)     operations     income)     of period     return3,4     (in millions)     net assets2     net assets2  
Class R-4:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015   $ 21.42     $ .68     $ (.06 )   $ .62     $ (.77 )   $ 21.27       2.90 %   $ 1,203       .62 %     3.12 %
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.61       .76       1.70       2.46       (.65 )     21.42       12.71       1,192       .64       3.67  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.63       .66       1.99       2.65       (.67 )     19.61       15.29       1,045       .64       3.52  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.95       .65       .72       1.37       (.69 )     17.63       8.33       880       .65       3.86  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.46       .70       1.53       2.23       (.74 )     16.95       14.62       809       .66       4.17  
Class R-5:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.45       .74       (.04 )     .70       (.84 )     21.31       3.25       658       .32       3.41  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.64       .82       1.70       2.52       (.71 )     21.45       13.03       567       .34       3.98  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.66       .71       1.99       2.70       (.72 )     19.64       15.60       525       .34       3.83  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.97       .70       .73       1.43       (.74 )     17.66       8.70       462       .35       4.17  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.48       .75       1.53       2.28       (.79 )     16.97       14.94       478       .36       4.46  
Class R-6:                                                                                
Year ended 7/31/2015     21.46       .75       (.04 )     .71       (.85 )     21.32       3.30       3,176       .28       3.45  
Year ended 7/31/2014     19.65       .83       1.70       2.53       (.72 )     21.46       13.08       2,566       .29       4.03  
Year ended 7/31/2013     17.66       .72       2.00       2.72       (.73 )     19.65       15.72       1,631       .29       3.85  
Year ended 7/31/2012     16.98       .71       .72       1.43       (.75 )     17.66       8.69       1,025       .30       4.21  
Year ended 7/31/2011     15.49       .76       1.52       2.28       (.79 )     16.98       14.99       758       .31       4.51  

 

    Year ended July 31
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes10   2015   2014   2013   2012   2011
Including mortgage dollar roll transactions     45 %     39 %     47 %     41 %     38 %
Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions     32 %   Not available

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 For the year ended July 31, 2014, this column reflects the impact of a corporate action event that resulted in a one-time increase to net investment income. If the corporate action event had not occurred, the Class A net investment income per share would have been lower by $.11; the Class A ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower by .01 percentage points; and the Class A ratio of net income to average net assets would have been lower by .51 percentage points. The impact to the other share classes would have been similar.
3 Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.
4 Not annualized.
5 Based on operations for the period shown and, accordingly, is not representative of a full year.
6 Class R-2E shares were offered beginning August 29, 2014.
7 Although the fund has a plan of distribution for Class R-2E shares, fees for distribution services are not paid by the fund on accounts for which a broker-dealer (or other financial intermediary) has not been assigned, including amounts invested in the fund by CRMC and/or its affiliates. If fees for distribution services were charged on these assets, fund expenses would be higher and net income and total return would be lower.
8 Amount less than $1 million.
9 Annualized.
10 Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

34 The Income Fund of America
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of The Income Fund of America:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of The Income Fund of America (the “Fund”), including the summary investment portfolio, as of July 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Income Fund of America as of July 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Costa Mesa, California
September 10, 2015

 

The Income Fund of America 35
 
Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (February 1, 2015, through July 31, 2015).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2 and 529-F-1 shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would be lower by the amount of these fees.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table on the following page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

36 The Income Fund of America
 
    Beginning     Ending              
    account value     account value     Expenses paid     Annualized  
    2/1/2015     7/31/2015     during period*     expense ratio  
Class A - actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.18     $ 2.74       .55 %
Class A - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.07       2.76       .55  
Class B - actual return     1,000.00       1,006.00       6.42       1.29  
Class B - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.40       6.46       1.29  
Class C - actual return     1,000.00       1,006.31       6.67       1.34  
Class C - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.15       6.71       1.34  
Class F-1 - actual return     1,000.00       1,009.40       3.14       .63  
Class F-1 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.67       3.16       .63  
Class F-2 - actual return     1,000.00       1,011.03       1.94       .39  
Class F-2 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.86       1.96       .39  
Class 529-A - actual return     1,000.00       1,009.75       3.24       .65  
Class 529-A - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.57       3.26       .65  
Class 529-B - actual return     1,000.00       1,005.37       7.06       1.42  
Class 529-B - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,017.75       7.10       1.42  
Class 529-C - actual return     1,000.00       1,005.41       7.06       1.42  
Class 529-C - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,017.75       7.10       1.42  
Class 529-E - actual return     1,000.00       1,008.51       4.43       .89  
Class 529-E - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.38       4.46       .89  
Class 529-F-1 - actual return     1,000.00       1,010.45       2.09       .42  
Class 529-F-1 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.71       2.11       .42  
Class R-1 - actual return     1,000.00       1,005.69       6.81       1.37  
Class R-1 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.00       6.85       1.37  
Class R-2 - actual return     1,000.00       1,006.44       6.47       1.30  
Class R-2 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.35       6.51       1.30  
Class R-2E - actual return     1,000.00       1,007.98       4.88       .98  
Class R-2E - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.93       4.91       .98  
Class R-3 - actual return     1,000.00       1,007.92       4.53       .91  
Class R-3 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.28       4.56       .91  
Class R-4 - actual return     1,000.00       1,009.39       3.09       .62  
Class R-4 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.72       3.11       .62  
Class R-5 - actual return     1,000.00       1,010.90       1.60       .32  
Class R-5 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.21       1.61       .32  
Class R-6 - actual return     1,000.00       1,011.57       1.40       .28  
Class R-6 - assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.41       1.40       .28  

 

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

The Income Fund of America 37
 
Tax information unaudited

 

We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. The fund hereby designates the following amounts for the fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2015:

 

Long-term capital gains     $56,768,000  
Qualified dividend income     $3,318,222,000  
Corporate dividends received deduction     $1,912,330,000  
U.S. government income that may be exempt from state taxation     $52,470,000  

 

Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which will be mailed in January 2016, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2015 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

38 The Income Fund of America
 

Board of trustees and other officers

 

Independent trustees1

 

Name and year of birth   Year first
elected
a trustee
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years   Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by trustee
  Other directorships3
held by trustee
William H. Baribault, 1945   2012   CEO and President, Richard Nixon Foundation; former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Oakwood Enterprises (private investment and consulting)   79   None
Vanessa C. L. Chang, 1952   2012   Director, EL & EL Investments (real estate)   16   Edison International;
Transocean Ltd.
Linda Griego, 1947   2012   President and CEO, Griego Enterprises, Inc. (business management company)   7   AECOM Technology Corporation; CBS Corporation
Leonade D. Jones, 1947   1993   Retired; former Treasurer, The Washington Post Company (retired 1996)   10   None
William D. Jones, 1955   2008   Real estate developer/owner, President and CEO, CityLink Investment Corporation (acquires, develops and manages real estate ventures in selected urban communities) and City Scene Management Company (provides commercial asset and property management services)   8   Sempra Energy
James J. Postl, 1946   2008   Retired; former President and CEO, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (automotive products and services) (retired 2002)   4   Pulte, Inc.
Margaret Spellings, 1957   2012   President, George W. Bush Foundation; former President and CEO, Margaret Spellings & Company (public policy and strategic consulting); former President, U.S. Chamber Foundation and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce   79   None
Isaac Stein, 1946
Chairman of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive)
  2004   President, Waverley Associates (private investment fund); Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees, Stanford University   4   Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Interested trustee4,5

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
a trustee
or officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years
and positions held with affiliated entities or
the principal underwriter of the fund
  Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by trustee
  Other directorships3
held by trustee
Hilda L. Applbaum, 1961 Vice Chairman of the Board   1998   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company   1   None

 

The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the American Funds website at americanfunds.com. The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Secretary.

 

See page 40 for footnotes.

 

The Income Fund of America 39
 

Other officers5

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
an officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
or the principal underwriter of the fund
David C. Barclay, 1956
President
  1998   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Dina N. Perry, 1945
Senior Vice President
  1994   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.6
Paul F. Roye, 1953
Senior Vice President
  2007   Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, American Funds Service Company6
Andrew B. Suzman, 1967
Senior Vice President
  2004   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, American Funds Distributors, Inc.;6 Director, Capital Strategy Research, Inc.;6
Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.6
Joanna F. Jonsson, 1963
Vice President
  2006   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Donald H. Rolfe, 1972
Vice President
  2012   Chief Compliance Officer, Capital Research Company;6 Chief Compliance Officer, Capital Research and Management Company; Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
John H. Smet, 1956
Vice President
  1994   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967
Secretary
  2014   Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Jeffrey P. Regal, 1971
Treasurer
  2011   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Viviane T. Russo, 1981
Assistant Secretary
  2014   Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Dori Laskin, 1951
Assistant Treasurer
  2011   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company

 

1 The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3 This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company.
4 The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
5 All of the directors/trustees and/or officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser.
6 Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

 

40 The Income Fund of America
 

Office of the fund
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts
American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address near you.)

 

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets

JPMorgan Chase Bank
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017-2070

 

Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4400
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3106

 

Independent registered public accounting firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
695 Town Center Drive
Suite 1200
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7188

 

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the American Funds website at americanfunds.com.

 

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on the American Funds website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on the American Funds website.

 

A complete July 31, 2015, portfolio of The Income Fund of America’s investments is available free of charge by calling AFS or visiting the SEC website (where it is part of Form N-CSR).

 

The Income Fund of America files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This filing is available free of charge on the SEC website. You may also review or, for a fee, copy this filing at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Additional information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (800) SEC-0330. Additionally, the list of portfolio holdings is available by calling AFS.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of The Income Fund of America, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after September 30, 2015, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

The American Funds Advantage

 

Since 1931, American Funds, part of Capital Group, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital SystemSM — has resulted in a superior long-term track record.

 

Aligned with investor success

We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 27 years of investment experience, including 22 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.1

 

The Capital SystemSM

Our investment process, The Capital System, combines individual accountability with teamwork. Each fund is divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.

 

Superior long-term track record

Our equity funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 91% of 10-year periods and 96% of 20-year periods. Our fixed-income funds have beaten their Lipper indexes in 54% of 10-year periods and 57% of 20-year periods.2 Our fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.3

 

  1 Portfolio manager experience as of December 31, 2014.
  2 Based on Class A share results for rolling periods through December 31, 2014. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used).
  3 On average, our management fees were in the lowest quintile 70% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2014, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics. Such request can be made to American Funds Service Company at 800/421-9225 or to the Secretary of the Registrant, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618.

 

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Registrant’s board has determined that Vanessa C. L. Chang, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item. This designation will not increase the designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations and liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board, nor will it reduce the responsibility of the other audit committee members. There may be other individuals who, through education or experience, would qualify as "audit committee financial experts" if the board had designated them as such. Most importantly, the board believes each member of the audit committee contributes significantly to the effective oversight of the Registrant’s financial statements and condition.

 

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

  Registrant:
    a)  Audit Fees:
      2014 $138,000
      2015 $161,000
       
    b)  Audit-Related Fees:
      2014 $28,000
      2015 $22,000
      The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 16 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
       
    c)  Tax Fees:
      2014 $1,000
      2015 $9,000

    The tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Registrant’s tax returns including returns relating to the Registrant’s investments in non-U.S. jurisdictions.
       
    d)  All Other Fees:
      2014 None
      2015 None
       
  Adviser and affiliates (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the adviser and affiliates for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and were subject to the pre-approval policies described below):
    a)  Audit Fees:
      Not Applicable
       
    b)  Audit-Related Fees:
      2014 $730,000
      2015 $1,435,000
      The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s transfer agent, principal underwriter and investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 16 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
       
    c)  Tax Fees:
      2014 $41,000
      2015 None
      The tax fees consist of consulting services relating to the Registrant’s investments.
       
    d)  All Other Fees:
      2014 $3,000
      2015 $5,000
      The other fees consist of subscription services related to an accounting research tool.
       

 

All audit and permissible non-audit services that the Registrant’s audit committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence are required to be pre-approved by the committee. The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Registrant, the investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The committee will not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the investment adviser. The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services. Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the non-audit services listed above provided to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates.

 

Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Registrant’s auditors, including fees for all services billed to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, were $1,181,000 for fiscal year 2014 and $1,743,000 for fiscal year 2015. The non-audit services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the committee and considered to be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

 

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

The Income Fund of America®
Investment portfolio
July 31, 2015
Common stocks 71.28%
Industrials 10.47%
Shares Value
(000)
General Electric Co. 77,005,000 $2,009,830
Lockheed Martin Corp. 7,317,400 1,515,433
Waste Management, Inc. 22,153,353 1,132,701
BAE Systems PLC 114,530,500 858,869
Caterpillar Inc. 10,229,000 804,306
KONE Oyj, Class B 9,686,000 405,933
Hubbell Inc., Class B 3,430,000 358,126
PACCAR Inc 5,452,500 353,540
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)1 4,615,000 342,018
Edenred SA 11,360,000 283,395
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3,000,000 252,990
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.2 13,345,400 234,212
Boeing Co. 1,500,000 216,255
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. 2,490,000 211,476
Masco Corp. 7,000,000 184,730
Honeywell International Inc. 1,575,000 165,454
Abertis Infraestructuras, SA, Class A 9,267,930 151,711
United Technologies Corp. 1,500,000 150,465
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 3,355,000 148,761
TransDigm Group Inc.1 630,000 142,569
Randstad Holding NV 850,000 58,195
Geberit AG 158,758 54,956
Schneider Electric SE 495,000 34,570
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.2 1,444,000 29,631
Atlas Copco AB, Class B 1,195,000 29,353
CEVA Group PLC1,3,4 35,229 26,069
Atrium Corp.1,3,4 1,807 2
    10,155,550
Health care 9.85%    
Merck & Co., Inc. 50,113,640 2,954,700
Pfizer Inc. 61,380,000 2,213,363
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 24,252,500 1,591,934
Eli Lilly and Co. 8,959,400 757,159
AstraZeneca PLC 9,990,000 673,958
Novartis AG 3,762,000 390,877
Novartis AG (ADR) 500,000 51,875
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 19,555,000 426,312
Roche Holding AG, non-registered shares, non-voting 600,000 173,300
AbbVie Inc. 1,520,000 106,415
Baxalta Inc. 2,995,000 98,326
Healthscope Ltd. 28,636,203 57,353
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. 3,245,000 49,028
Rotech Healthcare Inc.1,2,4 543,172 5,839
    9,550,439
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Common stocks
Financials 9.64%
Shares Value
(000)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 19,330,200 $1,324,699
Wells Fargo & Co. 20,547,000 1,189,055
CME Group Inc., Class A 10,140,400 973,884
Banco Santander, SA1 103,815,826 716,475
Crown Castle International Corp. 7,450,000 610,229
Suncorp Group Ltd. 52,849,898 551,259
Public Storage 2,240,000 459,603
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 7,115,000 457,281
Iron Mountain Inc.2 13,644,780 410,026
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A 5,253,322 315,462
Prudential PLC 11,775,000 277,205
Outfront Media Inc.2 9,064,824 227,799
AXA SA 7,835,000 206,515
HSBC Holdings PLC (HKD denominated) 13,126,382 118,018
HSBC Holdings PLC (GBP denominated) 9,260,749 83,836
BlackRock, Inc. 530,000 178,250
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. 11,214,234 172,286
Link Real Estate Investment Trust 20,401,812 120,006
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 1,232,625 114,277
Camden Property Trust 1,432,100 114,038
Kimco Realty Corp. 4,010,000 99,087
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 2,000,000 94,860
Simon Property Group, Inc. 450,000 84,249
Redwood Trust, Inc.2 5,079,717 78,736
Toronto-Dominion Bank (CAD denominated) 1,614,579 65,146
Equity Residential 812,000 60,746
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 3,065,000 58,327
Allianz SE 350,000 57,312
Bank of Nova Scotia 919,677 45,138
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A 2,880,000 44,068
City Holding Co. 741,000 35,731
American Tower Corp. 42,271 4,020
    9,347,623
Information technology 8.20%    
Microsoft Corp. 61,441,100 2,869,299
Cisco Systems, Inc. 33,845,000 961,875
Intel Corp. 32,464,512 939,848
Analog Devices, Inc. 13,916,091 811,726
Texas Instruments Inc. 14,730,000 736,205
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 127,503,000 563,377
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR) 500 11
KLA-Tencor Corp. 6,409,290 340,013
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 7,046,000 239,846
Diebold, Inc.2 3,925,000 133,646
Quanta Computer Inc. 66,416,655 128,325
Paychex, Inc. 2,000,000 92,800
STMicroelectronics NV 11,549,289 90,221
Fidessa group PLC 1,240,000 46,475
    7,953,667
Consumer staples 6.89%    
Procter & Gamble Co. 15,373,700 1,179,163
Philip Morris International Inc. 13,168,200 1,126,276
Coca-Cola Co. 21,745,000 893,285
The Income Fund of America — Page 2 of 34

Common stocks
Consumer staples (continued)
Shares Value
(000)
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 5,100,000 $586,347
Altria Group, Inc. 8,459,000 460,000
PepsiCo, Inc. 4,300,000 414,305
British American Tobacco PLC 6,199,000 367,962
Kellogg Co. 5,250,000 347,392
Nestlé SA 4,395,000 332,934
Reynolds American Inc. 3,621,134 310,657
General Mills, Inc. 4,170,000 242,736
Campbell Soup Co. 4,500,000 221,895
Hershey Co. 1,500,000 139,335
Kraft Heinz Co. 816,667 64,901
    6,687,188
Energy 4.99%    
ConocoPhillips 19,356,362 974,399
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (ADR) 11,431,000 664,713
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B 6,003,647 174,433
Chevron Corp. 7,065,000 625,111
Spectra Energy Corp 19,655,500 594,776
Coal India Ltd. 85,000,000 582,038
BP PLC 76,550,000 472,738
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 3,721,000 214,851
Baytex Energy Corp.2 12,060,956 103,839
Crescent Point Energy Corp. 6,601,028 99,986
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2,630,000 91,103
Keyera Corp. 2,665,400 87,593
ONEOK, Inc. 1,775,000 67,077
TOTAL SA (ADR) 1,062,956 52,393
Husky Energy Inc. 1,750,000 31,953
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.1,3 5,506 76
    4,837,079
Consumer discretionary 4.85%    
Target Corp. 9,200,000 753,020
Home Depot, Inc. 5,595,000 654,783
McDonald’s Corp. 6,000,000 599,160
General Motors Co. 14,742,512 464,536
Hasbro, Inc. 4,656,346 366,641
Marks and Spencer Group PLC 40,000,000 339,815
Wynn Macau, Ltd. 154,424,000 319,115
Time Warner Cable Inc. 1,600,000 304,016
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2,650,000 210,569
Compass Group PLC 9,411,761 150,653
SES SA, Class A (FDR) 4,870,000 150,640
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE 2,745,000 140,334
SJM Holdings Ltd. 114,800,000 133,276
Genuine Parts Co. 689,282 61,312
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.1 583,009 37,487
TopBuild Corp.1 777,777 22,369
Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-11,4 19,531,478 47
    4,707,773
The Income Fund of America — Page 3 of 34

Common stocks
Materials 4.32%
Shares Value
(000)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. 19,374,268 $1,080,309
Dow Chemical Co. 18,504,900 870,840
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. 13,946,845 379,075
Rio Tinto PLC 9,018,000 350,173
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 2,425,000 345,587
WestRock Co. 4,432,218 279,496
Nucor Corp. 6,000,000 264,840
BASF SE 3,000,000 258,803
Rexam PLC 24,640,000 214,136
The Chemours Co. 7,570,581 82,671
Fletcher Building Ltd. 12,239,000 63,985
    4,189,915
Telecommunication services 3.98%    
Verizon Communications Inc. 32,239,039 1,508,465
Telstra Corp. Ltd. 141,451,533 671,027
BT Group PLC 45,572,915 330,544
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC2 58,313,942 274,473
Deutsche Telekom AG 13,740,000 248,230
HKT Trust and HKT Ltd., units 189,354,135 230,577
Orange SA 13,235,592 217,095
AT&T Inc. 3,750,000 130,275
CenturyLink, Inc. 4,290,000 122,694
NII Holdings, Inc., Class B1,2 7,992,669 114,295
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) 2,270,000 18,614
    3,866,289
Utilities 3.84%    
PG&E Corp. 11,300,000 593,363
EDP - Energias de Portugal, SA 134,952,000 499,175
Duke Energy Corp. 5,874,999 436,042
DTE Energy Co. 5,275,000 424,427
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. 43,556,000 410,429
SSE PLC 11,787,072 278,870
Dominion Resources, Inc. 3,570,000 255,969
FirstEnergy Corp. 6,987,983 237,312
HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Ltd., units 230,870,000 160,519
National Grid PLC 10,800,000 143,882
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A 3,190,000 96,210
NextEra Energy, Inc. 640,000 67,328
Exelon Corp. 2,000,000 64,180
Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL 35,748,000 54,517
    3,722,223
Miscellaneous 4.25%    
Other common stocks in initial period of acquisition   4,123,890
Total common stocks (cost: $55,009,922,000)   69,141,636
Preferred securities 0.48%
Financials 0.48%
   
Citigroup Inc., Series K, depositary shares 2,771,488 75,994
Citigroup Inc. 7.875% preferred 2,637,610 67,180
Vornado Realty Trust, Series I, 6.625% 3,380,000 86,021
The Income Fund of America — Page 4 of 34

Preferred securities
Financials (continued)
Shares Value
(000)
U.S. Bancorp, Series G, noncumulative convertible preferred 2,270,400 $61,074
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series P, noncumulative depositary shares 2,000,000 55,100
Wells Fargo & Co., Class A, Series Q, 5.85% depositary shares preferred noncumulative 1,600,000 41,200
HSBC Holdings PLC, Series 2, 8.00% 1,505,000 39,190
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50% depositary shares 1,200,000 29,808
Morgan Stanley, Series I, depositary shares 272,400 7,004
Total preferred securities (cost: $444,203,000)   462,571
Rights & warrants 0.00%
Energy 0.00%
   
Gener8 Maritime, Inc., warrants, expire 20171,3,4 8,514
Total rights & warrants (cost: $2,171,000)  
Convertible stocks 0.70%
Materials 0.10%
   
Alcoa Inc., Class B, Series 1, cummulative convertible preferred 2017 2,500,000 90,200
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Series A, 7.00% convertible preferred 20162 2,925,000 7,400
    97,600
Energy 0.08%    
Chesapeake Energy Corporation 5.75% convertible preferred3 125,700 72,277
Financials 0.06%    
American Tower Corp., Series A, convertible preferred 600,000 62,130
Industrials 0.04%    
CEVA Group PLC, Series A-2, 2.289% convertible preferred4,5 13,633 10,089
CEVA Group PLC, Series A-1, 3.289% convertible preferred4 29,937 29,937
    40,026
Consumer staples 0.04%    
Bunge Ltd. 4.875% convertible preferred 322,700 33,383
Miscellaneous 0.38%    
Other convertible stocks in initial period of acquisition   370,988
Total convertible stocks (cost: $864,455,000)   676,404
Convertible bonds 0.64%
Financials 0.61%
Principal amount
(000)
 
Barclays PLC, Equity Linked Notes (Weyerhaeuser Co.), 4.10% 2016 $ 7,090 217,936
Goldman Sachs, Equity Linked Notes (VF Corp), 4.30% 2016 2,161 158,284
Goldman Sachs, Equity Linked Notes (Weyerhaeuser Co.), 4.10% 2016 6,562 198,867
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, convertible notes, 7.50% 2049 21,200 22,154
    597,241
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Convertible bonds
Energy 0.03%
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
American Energy (Permian Basin), convertible notes, 8.00% 20223,6 $22,500 $10,350
American Energy Utica, LLC, convertible notes, 3.50% 20213,6 53,232 17,300
    27,650
Total convertible bonds (cost: $675,672,000)   624,891
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 19.97%
Corporate bonds & notes 13.75%
Financials 2.58%
   
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 2.60% 2015 7,445 7,486
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 3.15% 2025 9,885 9,627
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2.75% 2020 795 788
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.90% 2023 1,600 1,599
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 4.50% 2029 1,355 1,361
American Campus Communities, Inc. 3.75% 2023 3,985 3,929
American Campus Communities, Inc. 4.125% 2024 19,700 19,861
American Express Co. 6.15% 2017 12,610 13,779
American Express Credit Co. 1.55% 2017 7,730 7,738
American International Group, Inc. 2.30% 2019 9,785 9,808
American International Group, Inc. 3.75% 2025 1,500 1,505
American International Group, Inc. 3.875% 2035 5,000 4,570
American Tower Corp. 3.40% 2019 6,400 6,543
American Tower Corp. 7.25% 2019 15,025 17,365
ANZ National (International) Ltd. 3.125% 20153 10,000 10,004
AXA SA, Series B, junior subordinated 6.379% (undated)3 4,155 4,435
Bank of America Corp. 3.75% 2016 9,975 10,214
Bank of America Corp. 1.25% 2017 8,500 8,495
Bank of America Corp. 5.75% 2017 8,100 8,802
Bank of America Corp., Series L, 2.65% 2019 8,500 8,632
Bank of America Corp. 5.625% 2020 9,000 10,146
Bank of America Corp. 5.00% 2021 3,500 3,857
Bank of America Corp. 3.875% 2025 56,375 57,106
Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95% 2025 13,050 12,727
Bank of America Corp., junior subordinated 6.50% noncumulative (undated) 13,500 13,956
Bank of America Corp., Series M, junior subordinated 8.125% noncumulative (undated) 30,924 33,089
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series G, 2.50% 2016 10,000 10,089
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.55% 2017 9,000 9,183
Barclays Bank PLC 3.65% 2025 16,785 16,130
BB&T Corp. 1.00% 2017 8,500 8,458
BB&T Corp. 2.45% 2020 19,000 19,121
BBVA Bancomer SA 6.50% 20213 7,200 7,992
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.30% 2043 1,800 1,772
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.20% 2016 11,500 11,669
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.90% 2020 6,000 6,205
BNP Paribas 3.60% 2016 10,000 10,153
BPCE SA group 4.00% 2024 3,525 3,647
BPCE SA group 4.625% 20243 6,400 6,313
BPCE SA group 5.15% 20243 11,725 12,071
Brandywine Operating Partnership, LP 5.70% 2017 20 21
Brandywine Operating Partnership, LP 3.95% 2023 1,729 1,705
CIT Group Inc. 4.25% 2017 9,000 9,225
CIT Group Inc. 5.00% 2017 11,000 11,413
CIT Group Inc. 3.875% 2019 61,255 61,714
CIT Group Inc., Series C, 5.50% 20193 13,650 14,469
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Citigroup Inc, Series O, 5.875% (undated) $22,981 $23,153
Citigroup Inc., Series P, 5.95% (undated) 25,090 24,494
Citigroup Inc. 4.587% 2015 10,885 11,042
Citigroup Inc. 3.953% 2016 7,115 7,296
Citigroup Inc. 8.50% 2019 4,894 5,974
Citigroup Inc. 2.40% 2020 10,820 10,764
Citigroup Inc. 3.30% 2025 6,500 6,311
Citigroup Inc. 4.65% 2045 2,719 2,746
Citigroup Inc., Series A, junior subordinated 5.95% (undated) 13,295 13,195
CME Group Inc. 5.30% 2043 1,092 1,238
CNA Financial Corp. 3.95% 2024 5,000 5,036
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. 6.00% 20233 4,975 4,788
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. 8.25% 20233 4,925 4,728
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00% 20227,8,9 7,750 7,566
Corporate Office Properties LP 5.25% 2024 9,150 9,465
Corporate Office Properties LP 5.00% 2025 4,145 4,172
Corporate Office Properties Trust 3.60% 2023 320 297
Credit Agricole SA 4.375% 20253 21,920 21,419
Credit Suisse Group Funding (Guernsey) Ltd. 4.875% 20453 3,000 2,984
Crescent Resources 10.25% 20173 36,046 37,983
Crown Castle International Corp. 4.875% 2022 9,800 10,081
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. 4.50% 2023 5,150 5,291
DDR Corp. 3.625% 2025 5,000 4,801
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 9.625% 2016 2,525 2,651
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 7.50% 2017 38,892 42,452
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 4.75% 2018 5,000 5,315
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 7.875% 2020 6,505 7,940
Discover Financial Services 4.20% 2023 5,460 5,575
EPR Properties 4.50% 2025 7,755 7,599
ERP Operating LP 7.125% 2017 10,000 11,162
Essex Portfolio L.P. 3.625% 2022 9,550 9,672
Essex Portfolio L.P. 3.25% 2023 4,400 4,272
Essex Portfolio L.P. 3.875% 2024 12,650 12,723
Essex Portfolio L.P. 3.50% 2025 5,620 5,454
Felcor Lodging LP 6.00% 20253 2,725 2,820
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.625% 2016 22,600 22,914
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1.086% 20177 43,381 43,474
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.55% 2019 16,200 16,310
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.60% 2020 7,900 7,903
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.25% 2021 3,000 3,342
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.75% 2022 20,000 22,926
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.85% 2024 8,620 8,752
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.50% 2025 7,965 7,812
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.75% 2025 15,105 15,078
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.15% 2045 900 898
HBOS PLC 6.75% 20183 17,300 19,231
Hospitality Properties Trust 6.30% 2016 8,650 8,788
Hospitality Properties Trust 5.625% 2017 10,169 10,711
Hospitality Properties Trust 6.70% 2018 12,625 13,647
Hospitality Properties Trust 5.00% 2022 6,500 6,790
Hospitality Properties Trust 4.50% 2023 11,060 11,085
Hospitality Properties Trust 4.50% 2025 5,940 5,842
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.25% 2024 9,000 9,186
HSBK (Europe) BV 7.25% 20173 25,570 26,565
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 3.50% 2017 $26,550 $26,895
Intercontinentalexchange, Inc. 2.50% 2018 12,000 12,228
International Lease Finance Corp. 8.625% 2015 3,000 3,023
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 5.017% 20243 28,110 27,782
Iron Mountain Inc. 6.00% 20232 950 992
Iron Mountain Inc. 5.75% 20242 4,325 4,374
iStar Financial Inc. 4.00% 2017 25,500 25,118
iStar Financial Inc., Series B, 9.00% 2017 37,360 40,536
iStar Financial Inc. 4.875% 2018 11,575 11,445
iStar Financial Inc. 5.00% 2019 14,275 14,062
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.35% 2017 12,240 12,245
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.25% 2020 10,000 9,891
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.25% 2022 5,000 5,012
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.125% 2025 2,450 2,361
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.90% 2025 11,850 12,115
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Z, junior subordinated 5.30% (undated) 41,690 41,644
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series S, junior subordinated 6.75% (undated) 36,535 38,750
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I, junior subordinated 7.90% (undated) 74,825 79,034
Keybank National Association 2.50% 2019 9,000 9,066
Kimco Realty Corp., Series C, 5.783% 2016 15,000 15,409
Kimco Realty Corp. 5.70% 2017 17,250 18,477
Kimco Realty Corp. 6.875% 2019 10,000 11,706
Leucadia National Corp. 5.50% 2023 13,255 13,740
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. 4.25% 20233 4,400 4,549
Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Series A, 7.80% 20873 19,415 23,055
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 2.30% 2018 3,625 3,671
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 4.50% 2024 19,000 19,241
MetLife Capital Trust IV, junior subordinated 7.875% 20673 14,430 18,074
MetLife Capital Trust X, junior subordinated 9.25% 20683 500 701
MetLife Global Funding I 2.30% 20193 8,435 8,523
MetLife Global Funding I 2.00% 20203 5,135 5,092
MetLife, Inc. 4.05% 2045 9,025 8,528
MetLife, Inc. 5.25% 2049 16,000 16,000
Morgan Stanley 3.80% 2016 5,125 5,236
Morgan Stanley, Series F, 3.875% 2024 7,500 7,634
Morgan Stanley 4.00% 2025 21,914 22,428
Morgan Stanley 4.35% 2026 10,200 10,218
Morgan Stanley 4.30% 2045 3,375 3,227
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 2.576% 20243,7 8,150 8,166
New York Life Global Funding 2.10% 20193 11,000 11,080
New York Life Global Funding 1.95% 20203 1,820 1,801
Ocwen Financial Corp. 7.125% 20193 4,000 3,800
Outfront Media Inc. 5.625% 20242,3 7,650 7,832
PNC Bank 2.40% 2019 7,825 7,891
PNC Bank 3.25% 2025 2,500 2,468
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 2.854% 2022 8,710 8,626
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3.90% 2024 10,250 10,373
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series O, junior subordinated 6.75% (undated) 10,250 11,390
PNC Preferred Funding Trust I, junior subordinated 1.936% (undated)3,7 23,800 22,134
Prologis, Inc. 3.35% 2021 1,950 1,969
Prologis, Inc. 4.25% 2023 30,260 31,369
Prudential Financial, Inc. 3.50% 2024 12,000 11,962
Prudential Financial, Inc. 4.60% 2044 2,500 2,478
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. 2.40% 20183 16,910 17,043
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Financials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Rabobank Nederland 2.25% 2019 $8,000 $8,067
Rabobank Nederland 4.625% 2023 9,280 9,625
RBS Capital Trust II 6.425% noncumulative trust (undated) 6,005 6,696
Realogy Corp. 4.50% 20193 38,250 38,680
Realogy Corp. 5.25% 20213 23,600 24,279
Realogy Corp., LOC, 4.40% 20167,8,9 3,391 3,360
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, junior subordinated 6.99% (undated)3 12,735 15,075
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 5.00% 2021 9,900 10,024
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 5.00% 20233 3,325 3,325
Scentre Group 2.375% 20213 4,575 4,441
Scentre Group 3.25% 20253 6,790 6,539
Scentre Group 3.50% 20253 17,280 16,971
Select Income REIT 3.60% 2020 5,775 5,891
Select Income REIT 4.15% 2022 3,300 3,272
Select Income REIT 4.50% 2025 2,540 2,485
SMFG Preferred Capital USD 3 Ltd., junior subordinated 9.50% (undated)3 116,330 139,120
Société Générale, junior subordinated 5.922% (undated)3 45,073 46,194
Synovus Financial Corp. 7.875% 2019 23,506 26,562
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.25% 2019 11,000 11,083
Unum Group 7.125% 2016 6,740 7,162
UnumProvident Finance Co. PLC 6.85% 20153 14,529 14,755
US Bancorp., Series T, 1.65% 2017 10,000 10,108
US Bancorp. 3.70% 2024 10,000 10,458
WEA Finance LLC 1.75% 20173 12,360 12,377
WEA Finance LLC 2.70% 20193 15,195 15,210
WEA Finance LLC 3.75% 20243 7,600 7,621
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.676% 2016 10,000 10,249
Wells Fargo & Co. 2.60% 2020 10,000 10,056
Wells Fargo & Co. 4.60% 2021 45,000 49,298
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.30% 2024 1,625 1,615
Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, junior subordinated 7.98% (undated) 86,566 93,924
Westpac Banking Corp. 3.00% 2015 9,000 9,082
    2,498,553
Consumer discretionary 2.01%    
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.80% 2034 12,000 12,219
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.95% 2044 9,000 9,076
American Honda Finance Corp. 2.25% 2019 8,500 8,571
Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.00% 2020 18,000 19,665
Boyd Gaming Corp. 6.875% 2023 19,275 20,046
Burger King Corp. 4.625% 20223 9,000 9,022
Burger King Corp. 6.00% 20223 26,025 26,931
Cablevision Systems Corp. 8.00% 2020 20,000 21,850
Carnival Corp. 3.95% 2020 11,290 11,874
CBS Corp. 1.95% 2017 5,000 5,032
CBS Corp. 4.00% 2026 2,582 2,560
CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. 5.25% 2022 25,000 25,219
CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. 5.625% 2024 2,496 2,555
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 7.00% 2019 3,429 3,566
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 3.579% 20203 11,045 11,082
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 6.50% 2021 7,000 7,332
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.464% 20223 19,690 19,843
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.908% 20253 17,510 17,550
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 6.384% 20353 11,750 12,104
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
CCO Holdings LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 6.484% 20453 $15,225 $15,789
Cedar Fair, LP 5.375% 2024 16,750 17,214
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.00% 20207,8,9 8,959 9,012
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC and Cequel Capital Corp. 6.375% 20203 52,950 53,546
CityCenter Holdings, Term Loan B, 4.25% 20207,8,9 2,841 2,853
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 7.625% 2020 23,960 25,263
Comcast Corp. 5.65% 2035 7,000 8,143
Comcast Corp. 6.45% 2037 25,000 31,542
Comcast Corp. 4.75% 2044 7,855 8,256
Comcast Corp. 4.60% 2045 1,750 1,795
Cox Communications, Inc. 5.875% 20163 25,000 26,387
Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. 7.75% 2019 42,213 37,147
Cumulus Media Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25% 20207,8,9 10,624 9,827
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 2.625% 20163 2,000 2,031
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 1.375% 20173 8,585 8,553
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 2.25% 20193 14,000 13,935
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 2.25% 20203 16,990 16,798
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 3.25% 20243 770 771
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 3.30% 20253 2,000 1,977
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 8.50% 2031 2,000 2,990
Delta 2 (Formula One), Term Loan B, 7.75% 20227,8,9 12,125 12,136
DISH DBS Corp. 4.625% 2017 23,825 24,510
DISH DBS Corp. 4.25% 2018 36,875 37,612
DISH DBS Corp. 7.875% 2019 1,425 1,598
DISH DBS Corp. 5.125% 2020 10,000 10,150
Family Tree Escrow LLC 5.25% 20203 4,025 4,267
Family Tree Escrow LLC 5.75% 20233 8,050 8,533
Federated Department Stores, Inc. 6.90% 2029 7,925 9,838
Ford Motor Credit Co. 1.70% 2016 8,500 8,525
Ford Motor Credit Co. 2.50% 2016 7,000 7,043
Ford Motor Credit Co. 8.00% 2016 1,500 1,627
Ford Motor Credit Co. 2.145% 2018 8,170 8,174
Ford Motor Credit Co. 2.375% 2018 10,905 10,994
Ford Motor Credit Co. 2.597% 2019 7,270 7,244
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.157% 2020 10,000 10,038
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.219% 2022 16,000 15,733
Ford Motor Credit Co. 4.375% 2023 8,850 9,159
Ford Motor Credit Co. 3.664% 2024 7,000 6,849
Gannett Co., Inc. 5.125% 2019 7,925 8,282
Gannett Co., Inc. 4.875% 20213 6,835 6,869
Gannett Co., Inc. 6.375% 2023 4,065 4,319
Gannett Co., Inc. 5.50% 20243 6,500 6,549
General Motors Co. 4.00% 2025 9,345 8,973
General Motors Co. 5.20% 2045 8,000 7,844
General Motors Financial Co. 6.75% 2018 2,760 3,052
General Motors Financial Co. 3.50% 2019 8,795 8,948
General Motors Financial Co. 4.375% 2021 21,275 21,841
General Motors Financial Co. 3.45% 2022 33,990 32,835
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC 5.625% 2021 9,565 10,007
Hilton Worldwide, Term Loan B, 3.50% 20207,8,9 14,924 14,972
Home Depot, Inc. 2.00% 2019 11,500 11,597
Home Depot, Inc. 2.625% 2022 21,500 21,309
Home Depot, Inc. 5.95% 2041 25,000 31,216
Home Depot, Inc. 4.25% 2046 3,500 3,538
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Hyundai Capital America 2.60% 20203 $3,250 $3,244
Hyundai Capital Services Inc. 2.625% 20203 1,055 1,055
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 10.625% 20233 19,310 18,151
International Game Technology 6.25% 20223 19,000 18,834
La Quinta Properties, Inc., First Lien Term Loan B, 4.00% 20217,8,9 18,348 18,411
Limited Brands, Inc. 8.50% 2019 16,105 19,024
Limited Brands, Inc. 7.00% 2020 21,271 24,355
Limited Brands, Inc. 6.625% 2021 23,754 26,827
Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom Broadband Corp. 5.50% 2021 17,225 16,773
Mediacom LLC and Mediacom Capital Corp. 7.25% 2022 7,775 8,076
MGM Resorts International 7.50% 2016 8,425 8,804
MGM Resorts International 8.625% 2019 5,425 6,144
MGM Resorts International 6.75% 2020 7,350 7,901
MGM Resorts International 7.75% 2022 17,000 18,934
MGM Resorts International 6.00% 2023 15,000 15,300
Michaels Stores, Inc. 5.875% 20203 14,125 14,902
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority 11.00% 20183,6 11,950 12,040
Myriad International Holdings 6.00% 20203 40,000 43,681
NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc. 0.974% 20183,7 8,625 8,639
NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc. 5.25% (undated)3 37,105 39,563
NBCUniversal Media, LLC 2.875% 2016 10,000 10,144
NCL Corp. Ltd. 5.00% 2018 575 587
NCL Corp. Ltd. 5.25% 20193 17,000 17,680
Needle Merger Sub Corp. 8.125% 20193 33,920 32,224
Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc. 8.00% 20213 49,600 52,824
Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc. 8.75% 20213,6 14,555 15,683
Neiman Marcus, Term Loan B, 4.25% 20207,8,9 36,894 36,810
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. 9.25% 20183 21,600 22,572
PETsMART, Inc. 7.125% 20233 12,150 12,879
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 6.375% 2021 17,275 18,722
Playa Resorts Holding BV 8.00% 20203 24,490 25,531
Playa Resorts Holding BV, Term Loan B, 4.00% 20197,8,9 5,401 5,408
President & Fellows of Harvard College 3.619% 2037 10,000 9,754
RCI Banque 3.50% 20183 12,500 12,983
Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc. 6.875% 2019 11,950 12,559
Schaeffler Holding Finance BV 7.625% 20183,6 5,450 5,654
Schaeffler Holding Finance BV 6.25% 20193,6 11,500 12,190
Seminole Tribe of Florida 6.535% 20203,8 8,830 9,448
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 5.25% 20213 7,087 7,335
Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 20223 4,475 4,397
Stackpole Intl. 7.75% 20213 37,765 36,349
Standard Pacific Corp. 8.375% 2021 2,475 2,927
Starbucks Corp. 2.70% 2022 2,140 2,147
Starbucks Corp. 4.30% 2045 3,120 3,167
Station Casinos LLC 7.50% 2021 2,500 2,681
Thomson Reuters Corp. 1.30% 2017 1,510 1,508
Thomson Reuters Corp. 1.65% 2017 6,765 6,777
Thomson Reuters Corp. 4.30% 2023 1,285 1,342
Thomson Reuters Corp. 5.65% 2043 1,425 1,550
Time Warner Cable Inc. 6.75% 2018 18,630 20,730
Time Warner Cable Inc. 5.00% 2020 35,000 37,590
Time Warner Inc. 4.75% 2021 15,000 16,257
Time Warner Inc. 3.60% 2025 21,900 21,310
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.45% 2018 2,000 2,002
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Consumer discretionary (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.125% 2019 $1,500 $1,507
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.15% 2020 15,000 14,988
Univision Communications Inc. 5.125% 20233 1,250 1,259
Univision Communications Inc., Term Loan C3, 4.00% 20207,8,9 17,053 17,064
Viacom Inc. 3.875% 2024 1,098 1,066
Viacom Inc. 4.85% 2034 370 343
Viacom Inc. 5.85% 2043 1,750 1,737
Viacom Inc. 5.25% 2044 1,000 932
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.375% 20213,8 15,840 16,355
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 1.60% 20173 6,000 6,008
Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC 2.45% 20193 1,385 1,392
Volkswagen International Finance NV 2.875% 20163 2,000 2,029
Volkswagen International Finance NV 2.375% 20173 14,500 14,760
Warner Music Group 6.00% 20213 15,146 15,600
Warner Music Group 5.625% 20223 9,087 9,201
Warner Music Group 6.75% 20223 13,750 13,337
Weather Company, Term Loan, 7.00% 20207,8,9 2,500 2,348
WPP Finance 2010 3.75% 2024 2,000 1,986
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Capital Corp. 5.375% 2022 11,725 11,872
Wynn Macau, Ltd. 5.25% 20213 45,050 42,910
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 4.00% 20203 9,740 9,862
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 4.50% 20223 6,880 6,803
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 4.75% 20253 3,980 3,905
    1,945,750
Health care 1.82%    
AbbVie Inc. 2.90% 2022 7,200 7,004
AbbVie Inc. 3.20% 2022 2,675 2,662
AbbVie Inc. 3.60% 2025 15,500 15,321
AbbVie Inc. 4.50% 2035 15,695 15,364
AbbVie Inc. 4.40% 2042 7,985 7,560
AbbVie Inc. 4.70% 2045 22,730 22,341
Actavis Funding SCS 2.35% 2018 11,135 11,176
Actavis Funding SCS 3.00% 2020 16,590 16,594
Actavis Funding SCS 3.45% 2022 20,180 19,904
Actavis Funding SCS 3.80% 2025 33,710 32,970
Actavis Funding SCS 4.55% 2035 18,570 17,550
Actavis Funding SCS 4.75% 2045 7,840 7,444
Amgen Inc. 2.125% 2020 1,800 1,773
Amgen Inc. 2.70% 2022 5,990 5,834
Amgen Inc. 3.125% 2025 4,700 4,484
Amgen Inc. 4.40% 2045 1,400 1,313
Baxalta Inc. 2.875% 20203 14,410 14,424
Baxalta Inc. 4.00% 20253 10,140 10,074
Baxalta Inc. 5.25% 20453 1,080 1,099
Baxter International Inc. 1.85% 2018 3,180 3,170
Bayer AG 2.375% 20193 11,390 11,484
Bayer AG 3.375% 20243 7,190 7,197
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 2.675% 2019 8,600 8,673
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 3.734% 2024 1,305 1,301
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 4.685% 2044 3,800 3,799
Boston Scientific Corp. 2.85% 2020 7,875 7,855
Boston Scientific Corp. 6.00% 2020 5,375 6,057
Boston Scientific Corp. 3.375% 2022 14,300 14,072
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Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Health care (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Boston Scientific Corp. 3.85% 2025 $11,200 $10,873
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2012, 1.60% 2017 1,000 997
Celgene Corp. 3.625% 2024 13,610 13,421
Celgene Corp. 4.625% 2044 6,050 5,838
Centene Corp. 5.75% 2017 10,060 10,608
Centene Corp. 4.75% 2022 27,700 27,977
ConvaTec Finance International SA 8.25% 20193,6 21,280 21,094
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. 5.00% 2025 12,450 12,341
DENTSPLY International Inc. 2.75% 2016 5,620 5,704
DJO Finance LLC 10.75% 20203 13,253 13,568
DJO Finco Inc. 8.125% 20213 38,580 39,737
EMD Finance LLC 1.70% 20183 18,900 18,928
EMD Finance LLC 2.40% 20203 22,050 22,016
EMD Finance LLC 2.95% 20223 18,600 18,276
EMD Finance LLC 3.25% 20253 29,900 28,982
Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco Inc. 7.25% 20203 6,350 6,691
Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco Inc. 6.00% 20233 14,605 15,262
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. 5.75% 20223 4,575 4,712
Express Scripts Inc. 3.125% 2016 13,564 13,773
Express Scripts Inc. 7.25% 2019 8,985 10,514
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.05% 2016 10,265 10,522
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.80% 2044 1,615 1,673
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.50% 2045 3,400 3,394
HCA Inc. 3.75% 2019 26,082 26,522
HCA Inc. 6.50% 2020 16,050 17,986
HCA Inc. 4.75% 2023 1,035 1,065
HCA Inc. 5.00% 2024 2,080 2,171
Humana Inc. 3.85% 2024 4,400 4,432
Humana Inc. 4.95% 2044 31,100 31,800
inVentiv Health Inc, Term Loan B4, 7.75% 20187,8,9 16,305 16,339
inVentiv Health Inc. 9.00% 20183 36,955 38,687
inVentiv Health Inc. 11.00% 20183 22,533 21,519
inVentiv Health Inc. 11.00% 20183 13,010 12,555
inVentiv Health Inc. 12.00% 20183,6 49,568 52,294
Jaguar Holding Co. 9.375% 20173,6 2,515 2,575
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 8.00% 20203 15,625 16,953
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 8.75% 20233 8,865 9,807
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 10.50% 2018 83,442 88,866
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 12.50% 2019 28,850 31,014
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 3.20% 2022 5,335 5,287
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 3.60% 2025 4,440 4,294
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 4.70% 2045 1,375 1,287
Mallinckrodt PLC 4.875% 20203 7,320 7,561
McKesson Corp. 0.95% 2015 1,135 1,135
McKesson Corp. 3.25% 2016 7,525 7,626
McKesson Corp. 1.40% 2018 745 737
McKesson Corp. 2.284% 2019 5,875 5,901
McKesson Corp. 4.75% 2021 3,475 3,832
McKesson Corp. 3.796% 2024 12,005 12,233
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 2.75% 2015 6,305 6,318
Medtronic, Inc. 2.50% 20203 16,775 16,865
Medtronic, Inc. 3.50% 20253 4,700 4,703
Medtronic, Inc. 4.375% 20353 8,675 8,723
Medtronic, Inc. 4.625% 20453 11,035 11,229
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Health care (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Merck & Co., Inc. 1.10% 2018 $6,710 $6,696
Multiplan Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75% 20217,8,9 25,098 24,972
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. 6.625% 20223 13,940 12,912
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75% 20217,8,9 19,986 19,888
Pfizer Inc. 7.20% 2039 1,353 1,864
PRA Holdings, Inc. 9.50% 20233 5,376 5,981
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 4.875% 20233 28,175 28,650
Roche Holdings, Inc. 2.25% 20193 8,500 8,594
Roche Holdings, Inc. 2.875% 20213 18,650 18,818
Roche Holdings, Inc. 3.35% 20243 7,300 7,411
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan A, 5.50% 20182,4,7,8,9 11,888 11,829
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan B, 10.00% 20192,4,7,8,9 9,200 9,154
Rotech Healthcare Inc., Term Loan, 13.00% 20202,4,6,7,8,9 20,744 20,640
Select Medical Holdings Corp. 6.375% 2021 9,850 10,022
Tenet Healthcare Corp., First Lien, 6.25% 2018 2,500 2,737
Tenet Healthcare Corp., First Lien, 4.75% 2020 14,815 15,324
Tenet Healthcare Corp., First Lien, 6.00% 2020 41,855 45,622
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.375% 2021 5,800 5,859
Tenet Healthcare Corp., First Lien, 4.50% 2021 15,440 15,575
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6.75% 20233 19,390 20,311
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.30% 2017 8,630 8,613
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.40% 2019 8,405 8,429
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3.30% 2022 1,115 1,106
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 4.15% 2024 11,250 11,596
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.30% 2044 365 394
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1.40% 2017 6,500 6,477
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 6.00% 2017 12,430 13,470
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.70% 2020 5,310 5,377
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.35% 2022 7,030 7,178
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.75% 2025 17,710 18,095
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.625% 2035 1,080 1,127
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.75% 2045 1,800 1,894
VPI Escrow Corp. 6.75% 20183 36,760 38,690
VPI Escrow Corp. 6.375% 20203 48,255 50,969
VPI Escrow Corp. 7.50% 20213 17,770 19,325
VRX Escrow Corp. 5.375% 20203 31,200 32,136
VRX Escrow Corp. 5.875% 20233 14,545 15,162
VRX Escrow Corp. 6.125% 20253 38,095 39,905
VWR Funding, Inc. 7.25% 2017 54,080 55,838
WellPoint, Inc. 2.30% 2018 1,370 1,373
WellPoint, Inc. 2.25% 2019 12,500 12,404
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 2.00% 2018 4,640 4,638
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 2.70% 2020 13,770 13,740
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 3.15% 2022 24,360 23,812
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 3.55% 2025 18,090 17,529
    1,769,852
Energy 1.76%    
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 7.50% 20203,4 35,950 2,696
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 7.50% 20203,4 24,559 1,842
American Energy - Woodford LLC 12.00% 20203,6 11,147 7,037
American Energy (Marcellus), Term Loan B, 5.25% 20207,8,9 25,050 17,785
American Energy (Marcellus), Term Loan A, 8.50% 20214,7,8,9 23,825 9,768
American Energy (Permian Basin), 6.78% 20193,7 10,000 6,075
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
American Energy (Permian Basin) 7.125% 20203 $24,550 $14,975
American Energy (Permian Basin) 7.375% 20213 15,350 9,095
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 5.95% 2016 10,500 11,019
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 6.375% 2017 13,500 14,760
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 8.70% 2019 32,255 38,814
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 6.45% 2036 1,095 1,237
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 6.20% 2040 500 552
APT Pipelines Ltd. 4.20% 20253 15,140 14,889
Baytex Energy Corp. 5.125% 20212,3 10,050 8,995
Baytex Energy Corp. 5.625% 20242,3 3,450 2,984
BG Energy Capital PLC 2.50% 20153 7,000 7,040
BG Energy Capital PLC 2.875% 20163 7,395 7,529
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp. 6.125% 20223 9,810 10,031
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 3.375% 2023 3,000 2,701
Boardwalk Pipelines, LP 4.95% 2024 6,705 6,527
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. 6.75% 2021 9,650 8,395
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. 5.75% 2023 5,600 4,564
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 5.70% 2017 7,350 7,836
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.80% 2024 1,440 1,413
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 6.50% 2037 1,000 1,102
Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.00% 2022 5,970 5,649
Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.80% 2023 19,005 18,663
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 4.875% 2022 12,450 10,022
Chevron Corp. 1.961% 2020 6,310 6,276
Chevron Corp. 2.411% 2022 3,790 3,713
CNOOC Finance (2013) Ltd. 3.00% 2023 5,150 4,888
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP 4.50% 20253 3,715 3,708
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP 5.80% 20453 895 886
CONSOL Energy Inc. 5.875% 2022 16,600 12,979
Denbury Resources Inc. 4.625% 2023 31,375 22,747
Devon Energy Corp. 2.25% 2018 3,600 3,611
Devon Energy Corp. 5.00% 2045 12,815 12,478
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 4.875% 2043 23,515 18,291
Ecopetrol SA 5.375% 2026 10,935 10,623
Ecopetrol SA 5.875% 2045 2,115 1,856
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC 5.00% 2021 5,000 5,239
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC 4.70% 2042 41,015 33,881
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, Series B, 6.50% 2018 5,225 5,743
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP 9.875% 2019 10,500 12,929
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, Series B, 7.50% 2038 6,000 6,875
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP 5.50% 2040 1,200 1,144
Enbridge Inc. 5.60% 2017 20,067 21,258
Enbridge Inc. 4.00% 2023 27,650 26,636
Enbridge Inc. 3.50% 2024 3,015 2,791
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. 5.50% 2027 2,650 2,610
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.15% 2020 5,000 5,136
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 4.75% 2026 11,850 11,622
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.125% 2045 1,950 1,973
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP 2.70% 2019 1,660 1,646
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP 4.40% 2024 7,310 7,174
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP 4.15% 2025 11,760 11,136
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP 5.05% 2045 9,810 8,643
Ensco PLC 5.20% 2025 11,300 10,771
Ensco PLC 5.75% 2044 11,915 10,351
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 5.20% 2020 $5,500 $6,119
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.90% 2024 7,000 7,021
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.70% 2026 615 598
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 4.85% 2044 2,805 2,642
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 4.90% 2046 1,040 984
EP Energy Corp. 9.375% 2020 2,300 2,392
EP Energy Corp. 6.375% 20233 13,850 13,106
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.305% 2018 9,560 9,563
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.819% 2019 1,280 1,289
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.912% 2020 5,610 5,584
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.397% 2022 21,035 20,742
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.709% 2025 15,440 15,016
Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.567% 2045 1,410 1,315
Genesis Energy, LP 6.75% 2022 6,250 6,250
Jupiter Resources Inc. 8.50% 20223 31,425 21,526
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 3.50% 2016 9,750 9,873
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 2.65% 2019 1,890 1,863
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 9.00% 2019 1,660 1,980
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 4.15% 2022 12,145 11,951
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 3.45% 2023 7,500 6,937
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 3.50% 2023 4,850 4,466
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 4.25% 2024 8,265 7,868
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 6.95% 2038 460 489
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 5.00% 2043 20,000 17,139
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 5.40% 2044 9,660 8,700
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP 5.50% 2044 7,206 6,611
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.05% 2019 8,070 8,013
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 4.30% 2025 8,035 7,659
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 5.55% 2045 6,160 5,628
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. 5.625% 2022 2,000 1,935
Matador Resources Co. 6.875% 20233 2,025 2,066
NGL Energy Partners LP 5.125% 2019 8,390 8,191
NGL Energy Partners LP 6.875% 2021 6,110 6,400
NGPL PipeCo LLC 7.119% 20173 47,470 47,707
NGPL PipeCo LLC 9.625% 20193 47,630 47,868
NGPL PipeCo LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75% 20177,8,9 1,916 1,825
Noble Corp PLC 4.00% 2018 7,555 7,548
Noble Corp PLC 5.95% 2025 23,605 21,532
Noble Corp PLC 6.95% 2045 25,605 21,770
Oasis Petroleum Inc. 6.875% 2022 12,175 11,262
Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd 6.35% 20213,8 1,525 1,106
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 6.75% 20223,8 4,472 2,895
PDC Energy Inc. 7.75% 2022 46,625 48,315
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.00% 2018 123,645 44,821
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.50% 2020 4,500 1,350
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.25% 2021 32,150 9,243
Petrobras Global Finance Co. 6.25% 2024 3,710 3,481
Petrobras Global Finance Co. 6.85% 2115 2,775 2,250
Petrobras International Finance Co. 5.75% 2020 6,535 6,318
Petrobras International Finance Co. 5.375% 2021 28,655 26,748
Petróleos Mexicanos 3.50% 2018 14,280 14,691
Petróleos Mexicanos 3.50% 2023 11,000 10,462
Petróleos Mexicanos 4.50% 20263 8,775 8,626
Petróleos Mexicanos 5.625% 20463 7,290 6,897
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Phillips 66 Partners LP 3.605% 2025 $1,640 $1,523
Phillips 66 Partners LP 4.68% 2045 245 219
QGOG Atlantic/Alaskan Rigs Ltd. 5.25% 20193,8 13,450 11,163
Range Resources Corp. 4.875% 20253 25,375 24,392
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas II 5.298% 20203,8 17,854 19,327
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas III 5.838% 20273,8 10,325 11,905
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas III 6.75% 2019 4,000 4,748
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas III 6.75% 20193 1,000 1,187
Regency Energy Partners LP and Regency Energy Finance Corp. 6.50% 2021 14,855 15,598
Regency Energy Partners LP and Regency Energy Finance Corp. 5.00% 2022 35 35
Regency Energy Partners LP and Regency Energy Finance Corp. 5.50% 2023 10,875 10,957
Rice Energy Inc. 6.25% 2022 32,300 30,685
Rice Energy Inc. 7.25% 20233 6,775 6,690
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.625% 2021 30,175 30,929
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 6.25% 2022 15,000 15,525
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.625% 2023 5,500 5,527
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.75% 2024 6,675 6,671
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 5.625% 20253 15,625 15,449
Samson Investment Co. 9.75% 2020 9,820 11
Samson Investment Co., Term Loan B, 5.00% 20187,8,9 1,450 420
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 7.50% 2023 13,600 4,012
Seven Generations Energy Ltd. 6.75% 20233 14,066 13,820
Shell International Finance BV 2.00% 2018 4,990 5,045
Shell International Finance BV 2.125% 2020 8,145 8,132
Shell International Finance BV 3.25% 2025 16,130 15,987
Shell International Finance BV 4.125% 2035 5,000 4,988
SM Energy Co. 5.625% 2025 14,800 14,023
Southwestern Energy Co. 4.95% 2025 15,600 15,330
Spectra Energy Partners, LP 4.75% 2024 3,250 3,431
Statoil ASA 3.125% 2017 10,000 10,369
Statoil ASA 2.75% 2021 3,085 3,095
Statoil ASA 3.25% 2024 850 849
Statoil ASA 4.25% 2041 3,000 2,965
StatoilHydro ASA 1.80% 2016 10,000 10,117
Targa Resources Corp. 4.125% 20193 5,750 5,779
TC PipeLines, LP 4.375% 2025 11,815 11,644
Teekay Corp. 8.50% 2020 21,405 23,599
Tesoro Logistics LP 5.50% 20193 7,785 8,096
Tesoro Logistics LP 6.25% 20223 7,900 8,295
Total Capital International 2.125% 2018 6,500 6,591
Total Capital International 2.10% 2019 8,500 8,571
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 7.625% 2039 10,750 14,407
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., junior subordinated 6.35% 2067 61,150 56,946
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., junior subordinated 5.625% 2075 3,385 3,401
Transocean Inc. 5.55% 2016 18,395 18,648
Transocean Inc. 6.875% 2021 20,000 16,975
Transportadora de Gas Peru SA 4.25% 20283,8 1,925 1,896
Western Gas Partners LP 2.60% 2018 1,150 1,151
Western Gas Partners LP 3.95% 2025 3,045 2,922
Williams Partners LP 5.25% 2020 1,960 2,129
Williams Partners LP 4.00% 2021 2,900 2,910
Williams Partners LP 4.50% 2023 6,000 5,954
Williams Partners LP 4.30% 2024 7,670 7,458
Williams Partners LP 3.90% 2025 14,300 13,388
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Energy (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Williams Partners LP 4.00% 2025 $14,725 $13,721
Williams Partners LP 5.40% 2044 760 691
Williams Partners LP 4.90% 2045 3,260 2,786
Williams Partners LP 5.10% 2045 6,965 6,092
Woodside Finance Ltd. 4.60% 20213 18,935 20,124
    1,711,538
Telecommunication services 1.51%    
Altice Financing SA 6.625% 20233 68,625 70,855
Altice Finco SA 6.50% 20223 12,500 13,031
Altice Finco SA 7.625% 20253 1,475 1,505
Altice Finco SA, First Lien, 7.75% 20223 12,550 12,628
Altice SA 7.625% 20253 16,350 16,064
AT&T Inc. 2.40% 2016 9,000 9,119
AT&T Inc. 3.40% 2025 48,167 46,167
AT&T Inc. 4.50% 2035 15,850 14,710
AT&T Inc. 4.30% 2042 3,235 2,815
AT&T Inc. 4.75% 2046 3,234 2,994
Clearwire Communications and Clearwire Finance, Inc. 14.75% 20163 6,125 7,059
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 9.25% 2032 8,420 12,873
France Télécom 2.75% 2016 9,000 9,152
France Télécom 4.125% 2021 15,000 15,967
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.125% 2018 26,547 28,638
Frontier Communications Corp. 9.25% 2021 11,400 11,899
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.75% 2022 1,000 997
Frontier Communications Corp. 7.125% 2023 6,225 5,649
Frontier Communications Corp. 7.625% 2024 20,000 18,300
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co. 7.25% 2020 23,004 22,918
Intelsat Jackson Holding Co. 6.625% 2022 63,300 58,078
Intelsat Luxembourg Holding Co. 6.75% 2018 2,500 2,347
LightSquared, Term Loan, 9.00% 20154,6,7,8,9 23,723 24,362
LightSquared, Term Loan, 9.00% 20154,6,7,8,9 8,968 8,968
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. 6.25% 2021 42,375 44,494
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. 6.625% 2023 59,550 63,570
Numericable Group SA 4.875% 20193 72,250 73,514
Numericable Group SA 6.00% 20223 21,575 21,985
Orange SA 5.50% 2044 3,000 3,197
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. 7.625% 2021 3,900 4,240
SoftBank Corp. 4.50% 20203 48,375 48,677
Sprint Capital Corp. 6.90% 2019 5,025 4,937
Sprint Nextel Corp. 8.375% 2017 10,000 10,600
Sprint Nextel Corp. 9.125% 2017 29,696 31,515
Sprint Nextel Corp. 9.00% 20183 5,000 5,612
Sprint Nextel Corp. 7.00% 2020 69,300 66,788
Sprint Nextel Corp. 7.25% 2021 36,155 34,664
Sprint Nextel Corp. 11.50% 2021 21,305 24,288
Sprint Nextel Corp. 7.875% 2023 77,850 74,752
Sprint Nextel Corp. 7.125% 2024 14,000 12,845
Telefónica Emisiones, SAU 3.992% 2016 10,000 10,149
Telefónica Emisiones, SAU 3.192% 2018 8,500 8,740
Telefónica Emisiones, SAU 5.134% 2020 7,950 8,788
T-Mobile US, Inc. 6.542% 2020 47,900 50,578
T-Mobile US, Inc. 6.731% 2022 3,695 3,926
Trilogy International Partners, LLC 10.25% 20163 47,050 46,285
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Telecommunication services (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Verizon Communications Inc. 2.625% 2020 $4,125 $4,129
Verizon Communications Inc. 3.00% 2021 2,516 2,501
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.15% 2023 25,658 28,317
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.272% 20363 92,860 84,674
Verizon Communications Inc. 6.00% 2041 28,000 31,433
Verizon Communications Inc. 6.55% 2043 4,402 5,219
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.522% 20483 112,790 100,914
Wind Acquisition SA 4.75% 20203 72,510 74,323
Wind Acquisition SA 7.375% 20213 60,900 64,706
    1,467,455
Industrials 1.31%    
AAF Holdings LLC 12.75% 20193,6 7,807 7,738
ABB Finance (USA) Inc. 1.625% 2017 1,000 1,006
ABB Finance (USA) Inc. 2.875% 2022 1,000 988
ADS Waste Escrow 8.25% 2020 4,675 4,909
ADT Corp. 4.125% 2019 20,450 20,885
Altegrity, Inc. 9.50% 20193 49,900 47,904
American Airlines, Inc., Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95% 20248 8,114 8,687
Associated Materials, LLC and AMH New Finance, Inc. 9.125% 2017 79,655 68,304
Atlas Copco AB 5.60% 20173 5,500 5,892
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00% 20217,8,9 14,997 15,151
Builders Firstsource 7.625% 20213 13,745 14,364
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.00% 2023 4,580 4,491
Canadian National Railway Co. 1.45% 2016 5,010 5,043
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. 4.80% 2045 1,570 1,593
Cenveo, Inc. 6.00% 20193 1,030 927
CEVA Group PLC 7.00% 20213 2,250 2,149
CEVA Group PLC 9.00% 20213 1,050 1,007
CEVA Group PLC, LOC, 6.50% 20217,8,9 4,870 4,497
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan B, 6.50% 20217,8,9 6,995 6,459
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 6.50% 20217,8,9 5,072 4,683
CEVA Group PLC, Term Loan, 6.50% 20217,8,9 874 807
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373% 20178 2,194 2,238
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class B, 6.748% 20188 435 459
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4B, Class B, 6.90% 20188 32 33
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class A, 6.648% 20198 2,312 2,397
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4, Class A, 6.90% 20198 1,115 1,166
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307% 20198 137 147
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class A, 6.545% 20208 10,039 10,986
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class B, 6.795% 20208 107 111
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-2, Class A-1, 7.256% 20218 362 399
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-2, Class B, 7.566% 20218 342 351
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class A-1, 6.703% 20228 3,515 3,761
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 6.903% 20228 10,142 10,605
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707% 20228 2,192 2,428
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class A-1, 8.048% 20228 3,275 3,716
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class B, 8.388% 20228 36 38
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc. 10.00% 20233 40,090 40,591
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2002-1, Class G-1, MBIA insured, 6.718% 20248 4,641 5,291
ERAC USA Finance Co. 5.25% 20203 5,000 5,561
Esterline Technologies Corp. 7.00% 2020 18,065 18,697
Euramax International, Inc. 9.50% 2016 34,155 34,198
Euramax International, Inc. 12.00% 20203 21,100 21,100
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company 2.70% 20233 $3,000 $2,898
Gardner Denver, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25% 20207,8,9 22,942 22,189
Gates Global LLC 6.00% 20223 12,575 11,223
Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25% 20217,8,9 7,642 7,623
General Electric Capital Corp. 2.95% 2016 4,650 4,731
General Electric Capital Corp. 2.45% 2017 13,000 13,267
General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 6.00% 2019 9,000 10,345
General Electric Capital Corp. 2.20% 2020 7,720 7,737
General Electric Capital Corp., Series B, junior subordinated 6.25% (undated) 50,000 54,352
General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, junior subordinated 7.125% (undated) 112,300 129,987
General Electric Co. 2.70% 2022 7,750 7,666
General Electric Co. 4.125% 2042 11,000 10,879
Hardwoods Acquisition Inc 7.50% 20213 11,540 11,021
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC, LOC, 0.05% 20154,7,8,9,10 1,488 1,414
HD Supply, Inc. 7.50% 2020 2,500 2,688
HD Supply, Inc. 11.50% 2020 34,494 40,250
HD Supply, Inc. 5.25% 20213 12,725 13,154
HDTFS Inc. 5.875% 2020 5,400 5,521
Jeld-Wen Escrow Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25% 20217,8,9 24,129 24,242
KLX Inc. 5.875% 20223 24,345 24,588
LMI Aerospace Inc. 7.375% 2019 15,600 15,171
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. and Navios Acquisition Finance (US) Inc. 8.125% 20213 24,500 24,224
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. 7.375% 20223 25,840 22,125
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. and Navios Maritime Finance II (US) Inc. 8.125% 2019 10,510 8,342
Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. 4.50% 2020 22,500 23,034
Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. 5.50% 20213 30,600 31,480
Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. 5.00% 20223 25,700 25,443
Norfolk Southern Corp. 5.75% 2016 6,710 6,853
Nortek Inc. 8.50% 2021 33,565 36,082
Ply Gem Industries, Inc. 6.50% 2022 24,000 23,820
Ply Gem Industries, Inc. 6.50% 2022 11,075 10,784
PrimeSource Building Products Inc 9.00% 20233 1,645 1,620
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.25% 20182 7,234 7,948
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.00% 20222 17,500 18,878
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 6.50% 20232 11,580 12,000
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7.875% 20212 3,050 3,458
Siemens AG 2.90% 20223 12,000 11,950
Siemens AG 3.25% 20253 7,230 7,151
Siemens AG 4.40% 20453 2,000 1,993
Silver II Borrower S.C.A./Silver II U.S. Holdings, LLC 7.75% 20203 32,235 29,576
TRAC Intermodal 11.00% 2019 16,950 18,412
TransDigm Inc. 5.50% 2020 22,000 22,079
TransDigm Inc. 6.50% 2024 4,000 4,040
TransDigm Inc. 6.50% 20253 6,650 6,683
United Air Lines, Inc., Series 1996-A2, 7.87% 20194,8,10 2,421
United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 7.336% 20213,8 3,725 3,883
United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636% 20248 6,059 6,486
US Investigations Services, Inc. 13.00% 20203,4,6,10 49,578 26,772
US Investigations Services, Inc. 14.00% 20203,4,6,10 3,585 1,936
US Investigations Services, Inc. 15.00% 20213,4,6,10 9,970 897
US Investigations Services, Inc., Term Loan DD, 12.00% 20154,6,8,9 11,935 11,935
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. 8.50% 20193 $38,875 $40,624
Watco Companies 6.375% 20233 10,670 10,830
    1,274,041
Materials 0.76%    
ArcelorMittal 5.25% 2017 6,180 6,404
ArcelorMittal 5.125% 2020 5,425 5,452
ArcelorMittal 6.25% 2021 19,077 19,339
ArcelorMittal 7.00% 2022 25,110 25,863
ArcelorMittal 6.125% 2025 6,500 6,208
ArcelorMittal 7.50% 2041 59,605 57,072
Chemours Co. 6.625% 20233 25,945 22,896
Chemours Co. 7.00% 20253 8,235 7,244
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 8.25% 20202,3 7,475 6,821
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 4.875% 20212 4,945 1,385
CRH America, Inc. 3.875% 20253 2,000 2,001
CRH America, Inc. 5.125% 20453 2,000 2,034
Dow Chemical Co. 5.25% 2041 4,000 4,104
Eastman Chemical Co. 2.70% 2020 12,000 12,016
Ecolab Inc. 3.00% 2016 7,455 7,618
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.75% 20203 70,288 54,473
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.00% 20213 76,912 59,030
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.25% 20223 6,275 4,706
FMG Resources 9.75% 20223 93,975 86,457
Georgia Gulf Corp. 4.625% 2021 20,475 19,912
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 2.539% 20193 12,000 12,060
Glencore Xstrata LLC 4.625% 20243 7,000 6,753
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 4.75% 2021 4,510 4,627
Holcim Ltd. 6.00% 20193 1,607 1,823
Holcim Ltd. 5.15% 20233 12,595 13,815
International Paper Co. 7.30% 2039 5,615 6,912
JMC Steel Group Inc. 8.25% 20183 65,508 58,466
LSB Industries, Inc. 7.75% 2019 9,800 10,364
Monsanto Co. 4.40% 2044 13,090 11,734
Owens-Illinois, Inc. 5.00% 20223 3,360 3,373
Owens-Illinois, Inc. 5.375% 20253 2,515 2,506
Paperworks Industries Inc. 9.50% 20193 2,095 2,129
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 5.50% 20243 17,132 14,605
Reynolds Group Inc. 5.75% 2020 80,055 83,057
Reynolds Group Inc. 6.875% 2021 5,000 5,251
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd. 1.625% 2017 8,500 8,478
Ryerson Inc. 9.00% 2017 24,771 24,523
Ryerson Inc. 11.25% 2018 20,433 20,229
Smurfit Capital Funding PLC 7.50% 2025 2,425 3,025
Tembec Industries Inc. 9.00% 20193 7,520 6,129
U.S. Coatings Acquisition Inc. (Flash Dutch 2 BV) 7.375% 20213 5,060 5,402
Walter Energy, Inc. 9.50% 20193,10 35,950 18,245
    734,541
Utilities 0.75%    
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) 6.165% 20173 2,000 2,185
AES Corp. 8.00% 2020 7,000 8,181
AES Corp. 7.375% 2021 10,125 11,163
AES Corp. 4.875% 2023 2,000 1,911
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
AES Corp. 5.50% 2024 $7,500 $7,350
American Electric Power Co. 2.95% 2022 12,065 11,804
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 2.40% 2020 11,410 11,428
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 4.50% 2045 759 764
Calpine Corp. 5.375% 2023 16,555 16,265
Calpine Corp. 7.875% 20233 5,621 6,060
Calpine Corp. 5.50% 2024 3,270 3,188
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. 4.50% 2021 13,130 14,158
CEZ, a s 4.25% 20223 1,820 1,914
CMS Energy Corp. 8.75% 2019 11,501 14,179
CMS Energy Corp. 6.25% 2020 30,502 35,166
CMS Energy Corp. 5.05% 2022 1,322 1,459
CMS Energy Corp. 3.875% 2024 10,236 10,428
CMS Energy Corp. 4.70% 2043 2,290 2,343
CMS Energy Corp. 4.875% 2044 1,875 1,960
Colbun SA 6.00% 20203 2,000 2,215
Colbun SA 4.50% 20243 1,500 1,516
Comision Federal de Electricidad 4.875% 20243 2,000 2,088
Consumers Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds, 6.70% 2019 14,147 16,687
Consumers Energy Co. 5.65% 2020 366 422
Consumers Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds, 3.125% 2024 2,865 2,879
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC 2.50% 2019 4,865 4,906
Duke Energy Corp. 3.75% 2024 10,793 11,053
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. 4.90% 2043 14,785 16,271
Duke Energy Progress Inc. 4.15% 2044 3,935 3,927
Dynegy Finance Inc. 6.75% 20193 16,275 16,885
Dynegy Finance Inc. 7.375% 20223 25,660 26,674
Dynegy Finance Inc. 7.625% 20243 8,215 8,523
E.ON International Finance BV 5.80% 20183 15,000 16,409
EDP Finance BV 4.125% 20203 6,000 6,122
EDP Finance BV 5.25% 20213 22,500 23,965
Electricité de France SA 1.15% 20173 2,000 2,002
Electricité de France SA 6.95% 20393 8,000 10,549
Electricité de France SA 4.875% 20443 3,850 4,113
Electricité de France SA 5.25% (undated)3 29,005 29,839
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA 4.25% 2024 900 918
Enel Finance International SA 6.00% 20393 3,000 3,473
Enel Società per Azioni 8.75% 20733 12,000 14,106
Entergy Corp. 4.70% 2017 8,000 8,308
Entergy Corp. 4.00% 2022 1,625 1,660
Eskom Holdings Ltd. 5.75% 20213 6,820 6,660
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 6.75% 20233 5,000 5,038
Exelon Corp. 2.85% 2020 215 216
Exelon Corp. 3.95% 2025 5,000 5,084
Exelon Corp. 5.10% 2045 111 115
FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.25% 2023 31,465 32,028
Iberdrola Finance Ireland 5.00% 20193 1,060 1,167
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 8.10% 20963 4,905 5,494
MidAmerican Energy Co. 5.95% 2017 10,625 11,537
MidAmerican Energy Co. 2.40% 2019 9,000 9,145
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. 5.75% 2018 10,000 11,052
Midwest Generation, LLC, Series B, 8.56% 20164,8,10 696 696
Nevada Power Co., General and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series V, 7.125% 2019 4,867 5,701
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 3.508% 20243 4,150 4,196
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 4.278% 20343 $3,000 $3,060
Northeast Utilities 3.15% 2025 5,000 4,891
Northern States Power Co., First Mortgage Bonds, 7.125% 2025 4 5
Northern States Power Co. 3.40% 2042 54 48
Northern States Power Co. 4.125% 2044 11,000 11,056
NRG Energy, Inc. 6.25% 2022 5,515 5,556
NV Energy, Inc 6.25% 2020 20,000 23,248
Ohio Power Co., Series G, 6.60% 2033 1,590 2,013
Ohio Power Co., Series H, 6.60% 2033 353 447
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 2020 1,697 1,782
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.25% 2023 3,945 3,950
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.85% 2023 14,371 14,974
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.40% 2024 6,160 6,182
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2024 5,851 6,027
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 2025 484 487
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2042 200 182
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.30% 2045 5,212 5,167
PacifiCorp., First Mortgage Bonds, 5.65% 2018 5,500 6,131
PacifiCorp., First Mortgage Bonds, 2.95% 2023 1,041 1,032
PacifiCorp., First Mortgage Bonds, 7.70% 2031 2,905 4,066
PG&E Corp. 2.40% 2019 2,500 2,512
Progress Energy, Inc. 7.05% 2019 250 290
Progress Energy, Inc. 7.00% 2031 2,500 3,223
Progress Energy, Inc. 7.75% 2031 2,653 3,627
Public Service Co. of Colorado 5.125% 2019 1,486 1,667
Public Service Co. of Colorado 3.20% 2020 2,144 2,232
Public Service Co. of Colorado 2.90% 2025 5,000 4,897
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. 2.00% 2019 6,065 6,079
Puget Sound Energy Inc. 6.724% 2036 1,999 2,674
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., First Lien, 6.50% 2020 6,111 7,202
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., First Lien, 6.00% 2021 3,945 4,554
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., First Lien, 5.625% 2022 7,428 8,347
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., First Lien, 3.65% 20253 2,500 2,453
Southern California Edison Co. 1.845% 20228 8,325 8,332
Tampa Electric Co. 2.60% 2022 2,925 2,837
Tampa Electric Co. 4.35% 2044 8,330 8,515
Teco Finance, Inc. 4.00% 2016 3,031 3,089
Teco Finance, Inc. 5.15% 2020 5,731 6,416
TXU, Term Loan, 3.737% 20147,8,9,10 3,000 1,543
TXU, Term Loan, 4.65% 20177,8,9,10 26,204 13,469
Veolia Environnement 6.75% 2038 500 617
Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series B, 5.95% 2017 4,500 4,922
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.45% 2024 560 573
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.10% 2025 2,625 2,596
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 8.875% 2038 3,000 4,758
Wisconsin Energy Corp. 3.55% 2025 2,000 2,009
Xcel Energy Inc. 4.70% 2020 5,374 5,873
Xcel Energy Inc. 3.30% 2025 5,000 4,940
Xcel Energy Inc. 6.50% 2036 5,131 6,541
Xcel Energy Inc. 4.80% 2041 447 474
    723,110
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Information technology 0.64%
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. 4.625% 20173 $17,585 $18,201
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. 6.75% 20203 20,815 22,454
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. 8.875% 20203 37,410 40,964
Compucom Systems Inc., 7.00% 20213,4 3,425 2,620
First Data Corp. 7.375% 20193 7,294 7,627
First Data Corp. 6.75% 20203 12,350 13,091
First Data Corp. 8.25% 20213 13,700 14,539
First Data Corp. 11.75% 2021 38,911 44,261
First Data Corp. 12.625% 2021 32,289 37,455
First Data Corp. 8.75% 20223,6 36,640 38,930
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 5.00% 20213 51,300 52,358
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 6.00% 20223 18,275 19,143
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan B4, 4.25% 20207,8,9 4,405 4,423
Harris Corp. 2.70% 2020 1,315 1,296
Harris Corp. 3.832% 2025 740 728
Harris Corp. 4.854% 2035 7,685 7,424
Harris Corp. 5.054% 2045 5,735 5,496
Informatica Corp. 7.125% 20233 4,950 4,876
Jabil Circuit, Inc. 8.25% 2018 20,925 23,671
Jabil Circuit, Inc. 5.625% 2020 10,650 11,369
KLA-Tencor Corp. 2.375% 2017 7,000 7,064
KLA-Tencor Corp. 4.65% 2024 5,000 4,964
NXP BV and NXP Funding LLC 4.125% 20203 21,000 21,131
Oracle Corp. 2.50% 2022 19,000 18,504
Serena Software, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.50% 20207,8,9 22,032 22,133
SRA International, Inc. 11.00% 2019 59,195 62,303
SRA International, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50% 20187,8,9 66,184 66,494
SunGard Data Systems Inc. 7.375% 2018 15,722 16,264
SunGard Data Systems Inc. 7.625% 2020 29,540 31,091
    620,874
Consumer staples 0.61%    
Altria Group, Inc. 9.25% 2019 18,542 23,188
Altria Group, Inc. 2.625% 2020 10,420 10,443
Altria Group, Inc. 4.00% 2024 1,500 1,549
Altria Group, Inc. 9.95% 2038 23,500 38,664
Altria Group, Inc. 4.25% 2042 20,000 18,368
Altria Group, Inc. 4.50% 2043 4,000 3,826
Altria Group, Inc. 5.375% 2044 1,095 1,184
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 7.75% 2019 25,000 29,590
British American Tobacco International Finance PLC 9.50% 20183 8,705 10,747
British American Tobacco International Finance PLC 2.75% 20203 3,500 3,553
British American Tobacco International Finance PLC 3.95% 20253 21,000 21,501
Coca-Cola Co. 1.80% 2016 10,000 10,119
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 3.20% 2023 1,992 1,895
Constellation Brands, Inc. 7.25% 2017 15,400 16,738
Constellation Brands, Inc. 3.875% 2019 6,000 6,150
Constellation Brands, Inc. 6.00% 2022 2,825 3,129
Constellation Brands, Inc. 4.25% 2023 6,000 6,015
CVS Caremark Corp. 2.25% 2019 6,015 6,028
CVS Caremark Corp. 2.80% 2020 14,000 14,143
CVS Caremark Corp. 3.50% 2022 6,000 6,145
CVS Caremark Corp. 3.875% 2025 7,400 7,552
CVS Caremark Corp. 4.875% 2035 7,780 8,090
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Corporate bonds & notes (continued)
Consumer staples (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
CVS Caremark Corp. 5.125% 2045 $12,935 $13,803
H.J Heinz Co. 4.875% 20253 11,214 12,041
H.J. Heinz Co. 2.80% 20203 12,885 12,956
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 3.50% 20233 10,000 9,765
Ingles Markets, Inc. 5.75% 2023 10,750 11,019
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 7.50% 2018 9,000 10,658
Kraft Foods Inc. 5.375% 2020 4,712 5,279
Kraft Foods Inc. 5.00% 2042 31,800 32,637
Pernod Ricard SA 2.95% 20173 20,000 20,392
Pernod Ricard SA 4.45% 20223 9,500 10,077
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60% 2023 7,245 7,473
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.875% 2043 2,500 2,661
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.25% 2044 3,750 3,621
Reynolds American Inc. 2.30% 2018 1,990 2,009
Reynolds American Inc. 3.25% 2020 5,510 5,604
Reynolds American Inc. 3.25% 2022 6,150 5,991
Reynolds American Inc. 4.00% 2022 890 916
Reynolds American Inc. 4.45% 2025 22,110 22,780
Reynolds American Inc. 5.70% 2035 3,760 3,996
Reynolds American Inc. 6.15% 2043 1,820 2,019
Reynolds American Inc. 5.85% 2045 32,410 35,081
SABMiller Holdings Inc. 4.95% 20423 7,000 7,378
The JM Smucker Co. 2.50% 20203 1,825 1,824
The JM Smucker Co. 3.00% 20223 2,850 2,803
The JM Smucker Co. 3.50% 20253 5,795 5,730
The JM Smucker Co. 4.375% 20453 3,000 2,823
Tyson Foods, Inc. 6.60% 2016 11,500 11,920
Tyson Foods, Inc. 3.95% 2024 6,000 6,082
Tyson Foods, Inc. 5.15% 2044 5,460 5,709
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 3.30% 2021 13,000 12,954
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 3.80% 2024 4,975 4,892
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.80% 2016 10,000 10,161
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3.30% 2024 10,755 10,961
WM. Wrigley Jr. Co 2.40% 20183 1,200 1,217
WM. Wrigley Jr. Co 2.90% 20193 1,200 1,226
WM. Wrigley Jr. Co 3.375% 20203 22,500 23,176
    588,251
Total corporate bonds & notes   13,333,965
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 3.52%
U.S. Treasury 3.19%
   
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 2015 50,000 50,205
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 2016 125,500 126,860
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 2016 115,000 116,393
U.S. Treasury 0.875% 2017 40,000 40,184
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 2018 120,000 119,062
U.S. Treasury 0.75% 2018 100,000 99,625
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2019 107,500 108,394
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 2019 41,000 41,623
U.S. Treasury 3.625% 2019 82,000 89,393
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 2020 404,250 400,632
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 2020 31,000 30,849
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 2020 222,550 222,445
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes (continued)
U.S. Treasury (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2020 $33,250 $33,393
U.S. Treasury 6.25% 2023 69,000 90,749
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 2024 73,925 74,386
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 2024 28,450 29,277
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 2025 39,575 38,935
U.S. Treasury 2.125% 2025 113,675 113,028
U.S. Treasury 5.50% 2028 52,000 70,541
U.S. Treasury 5.375% 2031 8,475 11,680
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 2036 87,936 114,192
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 2040 15,150 19,986
U.S. Treasury 4.375% 2041 20,800 26,626
U.S. Treasury 4.75% 2041 30,900 41,638
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 2042 16,275 15,751
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 2042 6,950 6,732
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2042 56,175 57,206
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 2043 33,675 35,033
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2044 161,350 163,922
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 2044 131,950 137,310
U.S. Treasury 3.375% 2044 148,415 161,854
U.S. Treasury 3.625% 2044 31,750 36,245
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 2045 70,750 64,753
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2045 297,375 302,594
    3,091,496
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 0.33%    
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 202411 21,567 20,977
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 202411 62,327 62,087
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.25% 202511 60,386 58,960
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.375% 202511 4,477 4,433
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.75% 204211 31,845 28,245
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.375% 204411 120,962 128,377
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.75% 204511 24,095 22,161
    325,240
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes   3,416,736
Mortgage-backed obligations 1.87%    
Aventura Mall Trust, Series A, 3.743% 20323,7,8 12,250 13,015
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc., Series 2005-5, Class A-4, 5.115% 20457,8 434 435
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc., Series 2007-3, Class A-4, 5.575% 20497,8 4,816 5,060
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Large Loan Inc., Series 2015-200P, Class A, 3.218% 20333,7,8 5,575 5,595
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2015-1-A, Class M-1, 2.689% 20253,4,7,8 10,000 10,000
Citigroup-Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-CD1, Class A-4, 5.202% 20447,8 702 701
Citigroup-Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class A-5, 5.617% 20488 9,563 9,823
COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-277P, Class A, 3.611% 20493,7,8 17,000 17,581
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.75% 20163,8 7,000 7,002
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2015-C01, Class 1-M-1, 1.69% 20257,8 3,451 3,455
Core Industrial Trust, Series 2015-CALW, Class A, 3.04% 20343,8 16,900 17,066
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-54CB, Class 2-A-5, 5.50% 20358 6,639 6,153
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-HY4, Class 3-A-1, 2.917% 20477,8 4,110 3,402
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-5, Class IV-A-1, 6.00% 20348 1,328 1,368
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-C5, Class A-M, 5.343% 20398 8,000 8,365
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695% 20407,8 13,000 13,784
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-C2, Class A-M, 5.605% 20497,8 10,000 10,478
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC2A, Class A-2, 3.386% 20443,8 $3,540 $3,598
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class A1, 3.742% 20463,8 6,436 6,480
EQTY 2014-INNS Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2014-A, 1.037% 20313,7,8
5,114 5,091
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20188 26 27
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20218 142 155
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20248 2,018 2,170
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20248 199 219
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20258 1,944 2,090
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20258 1,155 1,239
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20258 1,077 1,124
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20258 984 1,027
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20268 3,317 3,762
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20268 545 629
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 1,485 1,523
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 1,118 1,136
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 1,031 1,057
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 901 923
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 574 588
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 504 516
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20278 488 500
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 37,129 38,064
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 12,384 12,695
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,716 1,759
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,662 1,704
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,599 1,629
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,464 1,489
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,314 1,347
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,170 1,199
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 1,113 1,141
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 871 893
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 844 860
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 836 857
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 601 616
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 562 576
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 551 562
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 509 522
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 479 489
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 459 470
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 449 457
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 438 449
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 437 448
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 433 444
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 429 439
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 306 313
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 101 103
Fannie Mae 2.50% 20288 59 60
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20288 3,482 3,953
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20288 1,257 1,460
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20288 262 304
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20338 523 590
Fannie Mae 3.00% 20358 3,742 3,851
Fannie Mae 3.50% 20358 3,604 3,793
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20358 492 557
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20368 3,386 3,820
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20368 $1,400 $1,594
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20368 956 1,088
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20368 564 640
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20378 15,096 17,223
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20378 2,602 2,970
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20378 2,583 2,966
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20378 146 166
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20378 924 1,061
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20378 758 871
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20378 639 761
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20378 175 201
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20378 587 653
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20378 321 356
Fannie Mae 7.50% 20378 282 319
Fannie Mae 7.50% 20378 112 125
Fannie Mae 7.50% 20378 86 96
Fannie Mae 5.50% 20388 750 841
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20388 3,521 4,007
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20388 2,427 2,762
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20388 1,577 1,795
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20398 25,449 27,955
Fannie Mae 6.00% 20398 2,276 2,582
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20398 697 801
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20408 12,590 13,445
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20408 7,839 8,385
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20408 7,719 8,263
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20408 473 508
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20408 81 88
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20408 78 85
Fannie Mae 5.00% 20408 9,005 9,981
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 10,713 11,489
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 8,189 8,782
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 787 845
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 475 510
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 399 428
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20418 255 275
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20418 280 304
Fannie Mae 5.00% 20418 513 571
Fannie Mae 5.00% 20418 506 565
Fannie Mae 5.00% 20418 422 473
Fannie Mae 5.00% 20418 350 392
Fannie Mae 3.50% 20428 18,709 19,481
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20428 26,645 28,569
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20428 9,410 10,092
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20428 3,927 4,214
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20428 1,317 1,413
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 10,098 10,866
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 9,548 10,275
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 3,695 3,976
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 3,653 3,942
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 3,501 3,770
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 3,257 3,507
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 2,924 3,156
Fannie Mae 4.00% 20438 2,661 2,854
Fannie Mae 3.00% 20458,12 2,655 2,674
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Fannie Mae 4.50% 20458,12 $61,110 $66,218
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 472 534
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 459 519
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 372 420
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 334 378
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 222 251
Fannie Mae 6.50% 20478 124 140
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20478 524 601
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20478 291 333
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20478 193 222
Fannie Mae 7.00% 20478 101 116
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class GA, 9.413% 20257,8 90 102
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class NA, 9.768% 20257,8 2 2
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-20, Class E, 9.567% 20317,8 108 119
Fannie Mae, Series 2007-33, Class HE, 5.50% 20378 5,436 6,047
Fannie Mae, Series 2007-24, Class P, 6.00% 20378 3,057 3,414
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-50, Class BA, 7.00% 20418 431 484
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-T10, Class A-1, 7.00% 20418 376 448
Fannie Mae, Series 2002-W3, Class A-5, 7.50% 20418 248 291
Fannie Mae, Series 2002-W1, Class 2A, 6.418% 20427,8 678 791
Financial Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 1997-NAM1, Class B-1, 7.75% 20278 8 8
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20238 2,299 2,494
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20238 2,290 2,482
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20238 2,227 2,417
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20238 792 860
Freddie Mac 6.00% 20268 512 582
Freddie Mac 6.00% 20278 847 962
Freddie Mac 3.50% 20348 17,163 18,069
Freddie Mac 3.00% 20358 15,624 16,046
Freddie Mac 3.50% 20358 32,416 34,093
Freddie Mac 3.50% 20358 26,641 28,018
Freddie Mac 3.50% 20358 4,166 4,380
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20358 15,864 17,283
Freddie Mac 5.50% 20378 694 775
Freddie Mac 5.50% 20388 1,930 2,156
Freddie Mac 6.50% 20388 2,145 2,504
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20398 1,387 1,511
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20398 3,413 3,815
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20398 2,080 2,317
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20398 1,449 1,601
Freddie Mac 5.50% 20398 970 1,083
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20408 33,329 36,369
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20418 2,286 2,437
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20418 3,300 3,592
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20418 2,748 2,991
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20418 2,283 2,475
Freddie Mac 5.00% 20418 205 227
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20428 5,285 5,758
Freddie Mac 4.50% 20428 3,254 3,542
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 7,032 7,526
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 6,484 6,940
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 5,199 5,589
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 3,929 4,207
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 3,307 3,562
Freddie Mac 4.00% 20438 2,990 3,200
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Freddie Mac 3.50% 20458,12 $30,000 $31,100
Freddie Mac, Series 2890, Class KT, 4.50% 20198 15,257 16,004
Freddie Mac, Series 2289, Class NB, 9.00% 20227,8 9 10
Freddie Mac, Series 2013-DN2, Class M-1, 1.641% 20237,8 2,668 2,668
Freddie Mac, Series 2013-DN1, Class M-1, 3.591% 20237,8 3,162 3,239
Freddie Mac, Series 2014-HQ2, Class M-1, 1.641% 20247,8 5,349 5,367
Freddie Mac, Series 2014-HQ3, Class M-1, 1.841% 20247,8 3,176 3,183
Freddie Mac, Series 2014-HQ2, Class M-2, 2.391% 20247,8 5,815 5,814
Freddie Mac, Series 2014-DN4, Class M-2, 2.591% 20247,8 6,155 6,211
Freddie Mac, Series 2015-DN1, Class M-1, 1.441% 20257,8 1,575 1,576
Freddie Mac, Series 2015-HQ2, Class M-2, 2.141% 20257,8 3,600 3,564
Freddie Mac, Series 3257, Class PA, 5.50% 20368 5,674 6,492
Freddie Mac, Series 3286, Class JN, 5.50% 20378 4,767 5,308
Freddie Mac, Series 3318, Class JT, 5.50% 20378 2,561 2,840
GE Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2006-C1, Class A-4, 5.275% 20447,8 11,871 11,940
Government National Mortgage Assn. 10.00% 20218 229 257
Government National Mortgage Assn. 10.00% 20258 197 218
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.50% 20418 1,706 1,845
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 20458,12 117,000 121,968
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 20458 45,500 47,553
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 20458 30,000 31,354
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 20458,12 317,896 337,249
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 20458,12 34,000 36,120
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A-4, 5.819% 20387,8 6,647 6,778
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A-4, 5.444% 20398 8,563 8,992
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A-M, 5.867% 20497,8 7,879 8,407
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2011-GC3, Class A-2, 3.645% 20443,8 1,113 1,120
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2F, Class VIIA-1, 4.50% 20198 685 685
Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLF-AFX, 2.662% 20303,8 6,555 6,549
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR5, Class 2-A-1, 4.18% 20367,8 6,422 5,439
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP7, Class A-4, 5.905% 20457,8 13,389 13,665
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2011-C4, Class A-2, 3.341% 20463,8 5,188 5,260
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2011-C3A, Class A-2, 3.673% 20463,8 5,944 6,036
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB19, Class A-4, 5.695% 20497,8 15,360 16,261
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB19, Class A-1-A, 5.695% 20497,8 13,940 14,801
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-C1, Class A-4, 5.716% 20518 4,950 5,258
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD12, Class A-M, 6.01% 20517,8 20,950 22,472
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-LDP6, Class A-4, 5.475% 20437,8 14,600 14,764
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-LDP9, Class A-M, 5.372% 20478 17,000 17,439
L.A. Arena Funding, LLC, Series 1, Class A, 7.656% 20263,8 5,672 6,294
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A-1-A, 5.387% 20408 9,084 9,593
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A-3, 5.43% 20408 9,777 10,259
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A-M, 5.493% 20407,8 18,000 18,937
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C6, Class A-M, 6.114% 20407,8 10,035 10,729
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C1, Class A-4, 5.835% 20507,8 3,460 3,643
ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-4, Class A-3, 5.172% 20498 23,716 24,568
ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-8, Class A-3, 5.881% 20497,8 11,290 12,070
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2014-CPT, Class A, 3.35% 20213,8 8,745 9,075
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class A-2, 3.224% 20498 4,660 4,749
National Australia Bank 1.25% 20183,8 5,000 4,979
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 6-A, 4.735% 20367,8 4,049 3,222
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A-5, 5.342% 20438 8,000 8,372
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C31, Class A-M, 5.591% 20477,8 19,050 20,151
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C32, Class A-3, 5.715% 20497,8 $8,500 $8,974
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C33, Class A-M, 5.95% 20517,8 8,500 9,119
    1,814,902
Federal agency bonds & notes 0.35%    
CoBank, ACB 7.875% 20183 10,000 11,527
CoBank, ACB 0.886% 20223,7 3,700 3,459
Fannie Mae 6.25% 2029 32,000 44,154
Fannie Mae 7.125% 2030 1,500 2,231
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M14, Class A2, multifamily 2.301% 20227,8 4,285 4,274
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M9, Class A2, multifamily 2.482% 20228 12,231 12,391
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M5, Class A2, multifamily 2.715% 20228 7,000 7,195
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M1, multifamily 3.32% 20237,8 450 471
Fannie Mae, Series 2013-M14, Class A2, multifamily 3.329% 20237,8 9,141 9,597
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M2, Class A2, multifamily 3.513% 20237,8 10,100 10,739
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M9, multifamily 3.103% 20247,8 7,990 8,234
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M3, Class A2, multifamily 3.476% 20247,8 10,475 11,106
Federal Home Loan Bank 5.50% 2036 100 131
Freddie Mac 2.50% 2016 22,500 22,892
Freddie Mac 0.75% 2018 66,300 65,971
Freddie Mac, Series K019, Class A2, multifamily 2.272% 20228 8,000 8,017
Freddie Mac, Series K021, Class A2, multifamily 2.396% 20228 8,280 8,323
Freddie Mac, Series K025, Class A2, multifamily 2.682% 20228 7,000 7,128
Freddie Mac, Series K718, Class A2, multifamily 2.791% 20228 7,715 7,960
Freddie Mac, Series K036, Class A1, multifamily 2.777% 20238 12,245 12,717
Freddie Mac, Series K028, Class A2, multifamily 3.111% 20238 9,800 10,234
Freddie Mac, Series K035, Class A2, multifamily 3.458% 20237,8 3,000 3,187
Freddie Mac, Series K036, Class A2, multifamily 3.527% 20237,8 9,465 10,116
Freddie Mac, Series K043, Class A2, multifamily 3.062% 20248 26,000 26,607
Freddie Mac, Series K041, Class A2, multifamily 3.171% 20248 1,300 1,348
Freddie Mac, Series K040, Class A2, multifamily 3.241% 20248 8,945 9,329
Private Export Funding Corp. 3.55% 2024 1,660 1,764
Tennessee Valley Authority, Series A, 3.875% 2021 850 939
Tennessee Valley Authority 1.875% 2022 850 821
Tennessee Valley Authority, Series B, 3.50% 2042 500 486
Tennessee Valley Authority, Series 2008, Class A, 4.875% 2048 700 814
United States Agency for International Development, Jordan (Kingdom of) 3.00% 2025 1,000 1,009
United States Agency for International Development, Republic of Egypt 4.45% 2015 10,000 10,044
    335,215
Asset-backed obligations 0.34%    
Aesop Funding LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A, 2.50% 20213,8 10,500 10,542
Aesop Funding LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A, 2.50% 20213,8 10,000 10,005
Aesop Funding LLC, Series 2015-2-A, Class A, 2.63% 20213,8 5,680 5,704
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A, 1.43% 20208 7,155 7,182
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2, Class C, 2.40% 20218 6,000 6,016
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A-3, 1.26% 20198 6,130 6,127
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A-3, 1.27% 20198 4,810 4,812
Bank of the West Auto Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A-3, 1.09% 20193,8 2,930 2,933
Capital One Multi-asset Execution Trust, Series 2014-A5, Class A, 1.48% 20208 8,000 8,042
CarMaxAuto Owner Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A-2, 0.47% 20178 987 987
CarMaxAuto Owner Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A-3, 0.79% 20188 6,105 6,096
CarMaxAuto Owner Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A-3, 1.25% 20198 6,600 6,592
Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 2014-1-A, Class A, 0.608% 20263,7,8 4,448 4,445
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-A-2, Class A2, 1.335% 20207,8 14,000 14,301
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Asset-backed obligations (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
Conseco Finance Home Loan Trust, Series 1999-G, Class B-2, 10.96% 20298 $13,630 $1,433
Countryplace Manufactured Housing Contract, Series 2005-1, Class A-3, AMBAC insured, 4.80% 20353,8 904 913
Countryplace Manufactured Housing Contract, Series 2005-1, Class A-4, AMBAC insured, 5.20% 20353,7,8 1,145 1,188
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-I, Class 2-A, FSA insured, 0.327% 20377,8 1,760 1,626
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-B, Class A, FSA insured, 0.337% 20377,8 3,068 2,798
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2015-A2, Class A, 1.90% 20228 10,000 9,941
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2014-A4, Class A4, 2.12% 20218 7,175 7,262
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-B-A, Class C, 2.76% 20213,8 7,970 7,978
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class C, 3.06% 20213,8 8,900 8,928
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2014-1, Class A2, 0.87% 20193,8 2,009 2,006
Fifth Third Auto Trust, Series 2014-3, Class A3, 0.96% 20198 4,000 3,995
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-B-A3, 0.90% 20188 5,800 5,799
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-1-A, 2.26% 20253,8 2,405 2,431
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-1 Class A, 2.12% 20263,8 6,300 6,298
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-2-A, 2.31% 20263,8 10,110 10,225
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-2, Class A, 2.44% 20273,8 17,160 17,323
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2015-2, Class A-1, 1.98% 20228 7,780 7,779
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2014-1-A, 0.589% 20283,7,8 2,602 2,604
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-backed Notes, Series 2015-1, Class A, 2.73% 20214,5,8 7,518 7,459
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-backed Notes, Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.52% 20214,5,8 1,622 1,610
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-backed Notes, Series 2013-1A, Class A-1, 1.12% 20173,8 8,500 8,493
Home Equity Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 2A-1, 0.391% 20377,8 13,332 1,725
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A-2, 0.70% 20178 4,705 4,706
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-3, Class A-3, 0.88% 20178 7,560 7,567
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A-3, 0.99% 20188 6,120 6,117
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A2, 0.46% 20178 470 470
IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-backed Trust, Series 2007-H1, Class A-1,
FSA insured, 0.351% 20377,8
1,769 1,590
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A3, 0.87% 20188 7,000 7,001
RAMP Trust, Series 2003-RZ4, Class A-7, 4.79% 20337,8 310 327
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-3, Class A3, 0.81% 20188 6,000 6,000
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A3, 1.08% 20188 6,685 6,693
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-3, Class B, 1.19% 20188 5,000 5,006
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2012-6, Class C, 1.94% 20188 12,759 12,813
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-5, Class A-3, 1.15% 20198 2,300 2,301
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-4, Class B, 1.82% 20198 6,000 6,032
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-2, Class C, 2.33% 20198 5,000 5,055
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2, Class C, 2.44% 20218 16,550 16,569
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1, Class C, 2.57% 20218 5,340 5,373
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-B, Class A3, 0.76% 20188 11,750 11,748
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, Series 2014-2, Class A-3 0.95% 20198 9,000 8,973
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-B, Class A-3, 1.14% 20208 4,625 4,626
    332,565
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. 0.09%    
Colombia (Republic of) Global 5.625% 2044 5,700 5,814
Croatian Government 6.75% 2019 3,200 3,536
Croatian Government 6.375% 2021 5,000 5,406
Hungarian Government 6.25% 2020 3,410 3,862
Polish Government 6.375% 2019 6,060 7,037
Polish Government 5.00% 2022 3,000 3,359
Slovenia (Republic of) 5.50% 2022 9,000 10,137
Spanish Government 4.00% 20183 31,765 33,676
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Bonds, notes & other debt instruments
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. (continued)
Principal amount
(000)
Value
(000)
United Mexican States Government Global 3.60% 2025 $6,000 $5,970
United Mexican States Government Global 5.55% 2045 3,500 3,793
    82,590
Municipals 0.05%    
State of California, Various Purpose G.O. Bonds, 5.00% 2043 7,500 8,457
State of California, Various Purpose G.O. Bonds, 6.20% 2019 24,675 28,325
State of New Jersey, Transportation Trust Fund Auth., Transportation System Rev. Ref. Bonds,
Series 2013-B, 1.758% 2018
8,500 8,360
State of Washington, Energy Northwest, Columbia Generating Station Electric Rev. Bonds,
Series 2012-E, 2.197% 2019
6,500 6,575
    51,717
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $19,282,716,000)   19,367,690
Short-term securities 6.98%    
3M Co. 0.10% due 8/25/20153 48,700 48,696
Abbott Laboratories 0.12%–0.15% due 8/27/2015–10/13/20153 57,800 57,794
Army and Air Force Exchange Service 0.10% due 8/31/20153 11,300 11,299
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 0.12% due 8/28/2015–9/11/2015 80,400 80,390
Chariot Funding, LLC 0.33%–0.40% due 12/1/2015–12/14/20153 124,000 123,842
Chevron Corp. 0.09%–0.12% due 8/20/2015–9/21/20153 169,800 169,777
Ciesco LLC 0.30% due 9/9/2015 50,000 49,992
Coca-Cola Co. 0.14%–0.39% due 8/11/2015–1/11/20163 150,000 149,845
Emerson Electric Co. 0.12% due 8/24/2015–9/16/20153 114,400 114,389
ExxonMobil Corp. 0.12%–0.15% due 9/22/2015–10/22/2015 52,400 52,380
Fannie Mae 0.09%–0.30% due 8/6/2015–3/1/2016 920,000 919,509
Federal Farm Credit Banks 0.13%–0.30% due 8/12/2015–5/17/2016 113,100 112,979
Federal Home Loan Bank 0.06%–0.20% due 8/14/2015–1/27/2016 2,593,150 2,592,615
Freddie Mac 0.10%–0.21% due 8/5/2015–1/6/2016 1,248,000 1,247,672
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.23%–0.30% due 11/17/2015–12/7/2015 73,600 73,541
Google Inc. 0.10% due 9/2/20153 71,072 71,068
IBM Corp. 0.09%–0.10% due 8/20/2015–8/24/20153 83,900 83,897
John Deere Capital Corp. 0.13% due 8/11/20153 25,500 25,499
Jupiter Securitization Co., LLC 0.28% due 10/8/20153 50,000 49,977
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.10% due 8/6/2015–9/3/20153 60,800 60,796
Microsoft Corp. 0.09% due 8/12/2015–9/2/20153 75,000 74,997
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 0.10% due 8/13/2015–8/25/2015 90,000 89,993
Paccar Financial Corp. 0.10% due 8/20/2015–8/26/2015 62,000 61,994
Pfizer Inc 0.12%–0.14% due 8/3/2015–10/1/20153 88,000 87,994
Precision Castparts Corp. 0.15% due 8/3/20153 45,000 45,000
Private Export Funding Corp. 0.15% due 9/22/20153 13,000 12,996
U.S. Treasury Bills 0.13% due 10/1/2015 50,000 49,997
United Technologies Corp. 0.12% due 8/3/2015–8/4/20153 95,900 95,899
Walt Disney Co. 0.10%–0.13% due 8/14/2015–10/2/20153 149,100 149,083
Total short-term securities (cost: $6,763,471,000)   6,763,910
Total investment securities 100.05% (cost: $83,042,610,000)   97,037,102
Other assets less liabilities (0.05)%   (45,091)
Net assets 100.00%   $96,992,011
As permitted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, “Miscellaneous” securities include holdings in their first year of acquisition that have not previously been publicly disclosed.
The Income Fund of America — Page 33 of 34

Forward currency contracts

The fund has entered into forward currency contracts as shown in the following table. The average notional amount of open forward currency contracts was $461,060,000 over the prior 12-month period.
  Settlement
date
Counterparty Contract amount Unrealized
appreciation
at 7/31/2015
(000)
Receive
(000)
Deliver
(000)
Sales:          
Australian dollars 9/1/2015 JPMorgan Chase $121,117 A$163,200 $2,059
Australian dollars 9/17/2015 HSBC Bank $28,636 A$39,000 207
Euros 8/6/2015 UBS AG $176,785 €157,600 3,688
          $5,954
    
1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Represents an affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
3 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $6,581,712,000, which represented 6.79% of the net assets of the fund.
4 Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities was $226,581,000, which represented .23% of the net assets of the fund.
5 Acquired through a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Further details on these holdings appear below.
6 Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities in lieu of cash.
7 Coupon rate may change periodically.
8 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
9 Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $512,779,000, which represented .53% of the net assets of the fund.
10 Scheduled interest and/or principal payment was not received.
11 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
12 Purchased on a TBA basis.
    
Private placement securities Acquisition
date
Cost
(000)
Value
(000)
Percent
of net
assets
CEVA Group PLC, Series A-2, 2.289% convertible preferred 5/2/2013 $13,171 $10,089 .01%
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-backed Notes, Series 2015-1, Class A, 2.73% 2021 4/7/2015 7,518 7,459 .01
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Asset-backed Notes, Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.52% 2021 4/7/2015 1,622 1,610 .00
Total private placement securities   $22,311 $19,158 .02%
    
Key to abbreviations and symbols    
ADR = American Depositary Receipts Ref. = Refunding € = Euros
Auth. = Authority Rev. = Revenue GBP = British pounds
FDR = Fiduciary Depositary Receipts TBA = To be announced HKD = Hong Kong dollars
G.O. = General Obligation A$ = Australian dollars  
LOC = Letter of credit CAD = Canadian dollars  
Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.
Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the American Funds website at americanfunds.com.
MFGEFPX-006-0915O-S49154 The Income Fund of America — Page 34 of 34

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

The Income Fund of America:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of The Income Fund of America (the “Fund”), including the summary schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended (collectively, the “financial statements”), the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the schedule of investments in securities as of July 31, 2015 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights, and schedule of investments in securities are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights, and schedule of investments in securities based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, financial highlights, and schedule of investments in securities are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and schedule of investments in securities. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements, financial highlights, and schedule of investments in securities referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Income Fund of America as of July 31, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Costa Mesa, California

September 10, 2015

 

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached as an exhibit hereto.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICA
   
  By /s/ Hilda L. Applbaum
 

Hilda L. Applbaum, Vice Chairman and

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By /s/ Hilda L. Applbaum

Hilda L. Applbaum, Vice Chairman and

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: September 30, 2015

 

 

 

By /s/ Jeffrey P. Regal

Jeffrey P. Regal, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: September 30, 2015