N-Q 1 a17-8634_1nq.htm N-Q

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-8544

 

FPA Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

 

90025

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

Copy to:

 

 

J. RICHARD ATWOOD, PRESIDENT

FPA Funds Trust

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025

MARK D. PERLOW, ESQ.

DECHERT LLP

ONE BUSH STREET STE. 1600

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(310) 473-0225

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2017

 

 



 

ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

FPA CRESCENT FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft & Parts — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Arconic, Inc.

 

15,228,573

 

$

401,120,613

 

Esterline Technologies Corporation*,§

 

2,863,871

 

246,436,100

 

Meggitt plc (Britain)

 

37,696,377

 

210,314,336

 

United Technologies Corporation

 

4,704,690

 

527,913,265

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,385,784,314

 

Infrastructure Software — 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

5,905,380

 

$

388,928,327

 

Oracle Corporation

 

15,945,530

 

711,330,093

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,100,258,420

 

Diversified Banks — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

18,801,990

 

$

443,538,944

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

8,308,010

 

496,985,158

 

 

 

 

 

$

940,524,102

 

Internet Media — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A)*

 

220,277

 

$

186,750,841

 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C)*

 

220,881

 

183,234,042

 

Baidu, Inc. (ADR) (China)*

 

1,282,010

 

221,172,365

 

Yahoo!, Inc.*

 

4,847,270

 

224,961,801

 

 

 

 

 

$

816,119,049

 

Investment Companies — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

 

2,851,023

 

$

258,829,163

 

Leucadia National Corporation

 

16,096,920

 

418,519,920

 

 

 

 

 

$

677,349,083

 

Entertainment Content — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Naspers, Ltd. (N Shares) (South Africa)

 

3,281,487

 

$

566,226,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P&C Insurance — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

 

7,840,680

 

$

489,493,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Aon plc (Britain)

 

4,004,480

 

$

475,291,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Finance — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.§

 

11,049,910

 

$

474,372,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

9,942,850

 

$

202,138,141

 

American Express Co.

 

2,630,010

 

208,060,091

 

 

 

 

 

$

410,198,232

 

Semiconductor Devices — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

3,176,140

 

$

260,284,673

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

2,120,810

 

121,607,245

 

 

 

 

 

$

381,891,918

 

Communications Equipment — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

10,237,860

 

$

346,039,668

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Components — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (Switzerland)

 

4,470,390

 

$

333,267,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising & Marketing — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

WPP plc (Britain)

 

10,495,478

 

$

230,384,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base Metals — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa Corporation

 

3,866,740

 

$

133,015,856

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) (Russia)

 

4,377,920

 

68,820,902

 

 

 

 

 

$

201,836,758

 

Electrical Power Equipment — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

 

6,349,230

 

$

189,207,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*,§

 

8,912,900

 

$

181,644,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science Equipment — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

1,134,900

 

$

174,320,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Oils — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Gazprom PJSC (ADR) (Russia)

 

12,690,400

 

$

56,726,088

 

Lukoil PJSC (ADR) (Russia)

 

1,455,100

 

77,062,096

 

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (GDR) (Russia)

 

5,711,200

 

32,496,728

 

 

 

 

 

$

166,284,912

 

Food & Drug Stores — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

 

2,636,580

 

$

110,736,360

 

Lenta, Ltd. (GDR) (Russia)*,**,††

 

8,153,870

 

55,446,316

 

 

 

 

 

$

166,182,676

 

Institutional Brokerage — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

 

4,165,970

 

$

165,930,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Nexeo Solutions, Inc.*,**,§

 

17,691,717

 

$

156,748,613

 

Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (Founders Shares)**,§,††

 

2,431,709

 

9,170,439

 

 

 

 

 

$

165,919,052

 

Investment Management — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Legg Mason, Inc.

 

3,669,319

 

$

132,499,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever NV (CVA) (Britain)

 

1,756,570

 

$

87,267,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration & Production — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

620,540

 

$

39,317,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Shipping — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Sound Holding FP (Luxembourg)**,§,††

 

1,146,250

 

$

22,688,800

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Common Stocks — 0.9%

 

 

 

$

163,655,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS — 60.8%
(Cost $7,599,644,265)

 

 

 

$

10,483,956,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 0.3%
(Cost $11,534,007)

 

 

 

 

 

WLRS Fund I LLC**,§,††

 

968

 

$

6,519,316

 

U.S. Farming Realty Trust, L.P.**

 

350,000

 

40,617,255

 

U.S. Farming Realty Trust II, L.P.**

 

120,000

 

12,866,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

60,003,523

 

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Oils — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Surgutneftegas OJSC (Preference Shares) (Russia)
(Cost $27,221,319)

 

39,322,900

 

$

22,492,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONDS & DEBENTURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2010-3 A — 0.00% 7/31/2038**,@,††

 

$

3,238,757

 

$

1,620,350

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2012-2 A — 0.00% 3/15/2047**,@,††

 

3,982,576

 

1,692,595

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2011-2 A — 0.00% 9/15/2050**,@,††

 

5,754,418

 

3,079,788

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2012-4 A — 0.00% 6/15/2051**,@,††

 

8,009,901

 

3,684,554

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2011-1 A — 0.561% 8/15/2050**,@,††

 

8,246,827

 

4,349,616

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2009-2 A — 1.007% 2/15/2049**,@,††

 

1,058,892

 

473,537

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2010-1 A — 1.246% 9/30/2047**,@,††

 

1,102,548

 

557,669

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2010-2 A — 1.674% 2/28/2057**,@,††

 

7,517,574

 

3,790,360

 

Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2010-4 A — 1.718% 8/31/2049**,@,††

 

4,115,991

 

2,078,575

 

Sunset Mortgage Loan Co. LLC 2015-NPL1 A — 4.459% 9/18/2045**,@@

 

22,531,345

 

22,718,633

 

 

 

 

 

$

44,045,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $43,570,465)

 

 

 

$

44,045,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

RELP 8 — 10.00% 10/17/2017**,††

 

$

10,620,434

 

$

10,620,434

 

RELP 9 — 9.00% 7/30/2017**,††

 

10,320,000

 

10,320,000

 

RELP 10 — 9.50% 11/20/2017**,††

 

3,891,210

 

3,891,210

 

RELP 11 — 10.75% 8/5/2018**,††

 

21,787,160

 

21,787,160

 

 

 

 

 

$

46,618,804

 

OTHER — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ship Loan Participation — 7.80% 12/24/2019**,††

 

$

44,027,120

 

$

44,027,120

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Ship Loan Participation II — 11.00% 9/4/2018**,††

 

$

16,705,159

 

$

16,705,159

 

 

 

 

 

$

60,732,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $107,351,083)

 

 

 

$

107,351,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Glencore Funding LLC — 4.625% 4/29/2024**

 

$

4,700,000

 

$

4,874,337

 

Glencore Funding LLC — 2.875% 4/16/2020**

 

9,100,000

 

9,104,209

 

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd. — 4.25% 10/25/2022**

 

8,150,000

 

8,421,920

 

 

 

 

 

$

22,400,466

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corporation — 8.25% 11/1/2021

 

$

143,177,000

 

$

142,990,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

California Resources Corporation — 5.00% 1/15/2020

 

$

2,171,000

 

$

1,791,075

 

California Resources Corporation — 5.50% 9/15/2021

 

8,984,000

 

6,603,240

 

California Resources Corporation — 6.00% 11/15/2024

 

2,171,000

 

1,508,845

 

California Resources Corporation 2nd Lien — 8.00% 12/15/2022**

 

35,750,000

 

29,046,875

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc. — 5.875% 4/15/2022

 

196,666,000

 

194,207,675

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc. — 8.25% 4/1/2020

 

5,650,000

 

5,678,250

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc. — 8.00% 4/1/2023

 

77,110,000

 

81,065,743

 

Southwestern Energy Co. — 4.10% 3/15/2022

 

3,800,000

 

3,548,440

 

Rice Energy, Inc. — 6.25% 5/1/2022

 

16,731,000

 

17,149,275

 

 

 

 

 

$

340,599,418

 

Financial — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Walter Investment Management Corporation — 7.875% 12/15/2021**

 

$

53,600,000

 

$

31,559,680

 

Springleaf Finance Corporation — 6.90% 12/15/2017

 

15,366,000

 

15,942,225

 

Springleaf Finance Corporation — 6.50% 9/15/2017

 

8,980,000

 

9,137,150

 

 

 

 

 

$

56,639,055

 

Industrial — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 7.75% 3/15/2020**

 

$

28,058,000

 

$

29,951,915

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 4.75% 4/15/2019**

 

4,893,000

 

4,966,395

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 5.75% 3/15/2022**

 

13,800,000

 

13,524,000

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 6.00% 10/15/2022**

 

12,670,000

 

12,511,625

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 7.50% 3/15/2025**

 

82,750,000

 

84,719,450

 

Bombardier, Inc. — 7.45% 5/1/2034**

 

5,800,000

 

5,618,750

 

 

 

 

 

$

180,235,455

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $647,783,186)

 

 

 

$

742,865,264

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

BONDS & DEBENTURES (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BANK DEBT — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Sears Canada Term Loan — 10.50% 3/20/2022**

 

23,416,667

 

$

22,822,819

 

Walter Investment Management Corporation — 0.00% 12/18/2020**

 

27,914,215

 

24,143,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BANK DEBT
(Cost $22,427,069)

 

 

 

$

46,966,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corporation — 4.50% 10/15/2018

 

$

22,938,000

 

$

22,450,567

 

Navistar International Corporation — 4.75% 4/15/2019

 

34,244,000

 

33,045,460

 

Walter Investment Management Corporation — 4.50% 11/1/2019

 

28,841,000

 

8,796,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $65,775,219)

 

 

 

$

64,292,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURIES — 26.6%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.625% 8/31/2017

 

$

200,000,000

 

$

199,785,720

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.625% 9/30/2017

 

274,000,000

 

273,589,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.625% 11/30/2017

 

200,000,000

 

199,538,280

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.625% 4/30/2018

 

300,000,000

 

298,428,510

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.75% 1/31/2018

 

275,000,000

 

274,339,368

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.75% 2/28/2018

 

230,000,000

 

229,337,853

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.75% 3/31/2018

 

325,000,000

 

323,904,392

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.875% 4/15/2017

 

275,000,000

 

274,968,650

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.875% 8/15/2017

 

210,000,000

 

210,018,039

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.875% 10/15/2017

 

280,000,000

 

279,881,868

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.875% 11/15/2017

 

290,000,000

 

289,851,607

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.875% 1/15/2018

 

259,000,000

 

258,668,143

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 1.00% 9/15/2017

 

270,000,000

 

270,143,424

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 1.00% 12/15/2017

 

250,000,000

 

249,980,150

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 1.00% 3/15/2018

 

325,000,000

 

324,757,517

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 1.875% 10/31/2017

 

291,000,000

 

292,500,833

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 2.25% 11/30/2017

 

75,000,000

 

75,606,150

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 3.50% 2/15/2018

 

$

260,000,000

 

$

265,440,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES
(Cost $4,602,356,621)

 

 

 

$

4,590,740,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL BONDS & DEBENTURES — 32.7%
(Cost $5,489,263,643)

 

 

 

$

5,646,252,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

JPY Put-Strike $95; expires 03/24/22; $194,350,000*(Barclays Capital Counterparty)†† (Cost $14,624,838)

 

194,350,000

 

$

17,343,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 94.1%
(Cost $13,179,198,577)

 

 

 

$

16,230,048,987

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

BONDS & DEBENTURES (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

— 0.00% 4/12/2017

 

50,000,000

 

49,986,600

 

— 0.69% 4/17/2017

 

31,000,000

 

30,990,493

 

— 0.70% 4/28/2017

 

100,000,000

 

99,947,500

 

— 0.72% 5/10/2017

 

200,000,000

 

199,844,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

 

— 0.85% 5/23/2017

 

50,000,000

 

49,938,611

 

— 0.85% 5/24/2017

 

50,000,000

 

49,937,431

 

— 0.85% 5/25/2017

 

25,000,000

 

24,968,125

 

Exxon Mobil Corp. — 0.75% 4/27/2017

 

250,000,000

 

249,864,583

 

Microsoft Corp. — 0.81% 5/11/2017

 

96,000,000

 

95,913,600

 

The Procter & Gamble Co. — 0.77% 4/13/2017

 

245,000,000

 

244,937,117

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. — 0.78% 4/5/2017

 

153,685,000

 

153,671,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
(Cost $1,200,013,141)

 

 

 

$

1,249,999,741

 

State Street Bank Repurchase Agreement — 0.09% 4/3/2017
(Dated 03/31/2017, repurchase price of $ 76,997,577, collateralized by $82,215,000 principal amount U.S. Treasury Bond - 2.75% 2042, fair value $78,539,332)

 

$

76,997,000

 

$

76,997,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,277,010,141)

 

 

 

$

1,326,996,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.5%
(Cost $14,456,208,718)

 

 

 

$

17,507,059,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks Sold Short — (4.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

(96,049

)

(22,356,365

)

Yahoo Japan Corporation (Japan)

 

(7,538,000

)

(34,802,228

)

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(600,700

)

(9,094,598

)

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

 

(401,000

)

(5,257,110

)

Ventas, Inc.

 

(61,800

)

(4,019,472

)

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China)

 

(23,897,100

)

(685,102,474

)

Care Capital Properties, Inc.

 

(15,450

)

(415,142

)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

 

(305,290

)

(41,971,269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — 0.8%

 

 

 

$

(153,823,808

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $659,208,731)

 

 

 

$

(956,842,466

)

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — 4.0%

 

 

 

705,303,682

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

$

17,255,515,426

 

 


*Non-income producing security.

§Affiliated Security.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

**Restricted securities. These restricted securities constituted 1.92% of total net assets at March 31, 2017, most of which are considered liquid by the Adviser. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

††These securities have been valued in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Board of Trustee in accordance with the Fund’s fair value procedures. These securities constituted 1.39% of total net assets at March 31, 2017.

@Variable/Floating Rate Security — Interest rate changes on these instruments are based on changes in a designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on March 31, 2017.

@@Step Coupon - Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2017.

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 


 


 

NOTE 1 — Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements

 

The Fund uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of its 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 each day at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities principally are traded, as of the close of business on that day.  If there have been no sales that day, equity securities are generally valued at the last available bid price.  Securities that are unlisted and fixed-income and convertible securities listed on a national securities exchange for which the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market more accurately reflects the securities’ value in the judgment of the Fund’s officers, are valued at the most recent bid price.  Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund may utilize an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign securities. Most fixed income securities are generally valued at prices obtained from pricing vendors and brokers.  Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the following inputs: transactions, bids, offers quotations from dealers and trading systems, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, benchmarks, underlying equity of the issuer, and proprietary pricing models such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (includes prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility).  Short-term corporate notes with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

 

Securities for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the Adviser are valued as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the authority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Various inputs may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security’s value.  These inputs include, but are not limited to, 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.  The Fund applies the practical expedient to its investments in limited partnerships on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Fund’s entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Fund will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset valuation. Investments in limited partnerships have limited rights of withdrawal by the Fund as specified in the respective agreements.  Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations of investments that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

The Fund classifies its assets based on three valuation methodologies.  Level 1 values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets.  Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets and quoted prices in inactive markets or other market observable inputs as noted above including spreads, cash flows, financial performance, prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility.  Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Fund’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the assets.  The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table presents the valuation levels of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017:

 



 

FPA CRESCENT FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft & Parts

 

$

1,385,784,314

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,385,784,314

 

Infrastructure Software

 

1,100,258,420

 

 

 

1,100,258,420

 

Diversified Banks

 

940,524,102

 

 

 

940,524,102

 

Internet Media

 

816,119,049

 

 

 

816,119,049

 

Investment Companies

 

677,349,083

 

 

 

677,349,083

 

Entertainment Content

 

566,226,957

 

 

 

566,226,957

 

P&C Insurance

 

489,493,653

 

 

 

489,493,653

 

Insurance Brokers

 

475,291,731

 

 

 

475,291,731

 

Commercial Finance

 

474,372,636

 

 

 

474,372,636

 

Consumer Finance

 

410,198,232

 

 

 

410,198,232

 

Semiconductor Devices

 

381,891,918

 

 

 

381,891,918

 

Communications Equipment

 

346,039,668

 

 

 

346,039,668

 

Electrical Components

 

333,267,575

 

 

 

333,267,575

 

Advertising & Marketing

 

230,384,308

 

 

 

230,384,308

 

Base Metals

 

201,836,758

 

 

 

201,836,758

 

Electrical Power Equipment

 

189,207,054

 

 

 

189,207,054

 

Containers & Packaging

 

181,644,902

 

 

 

181,644,902

 

Life Science Equipment

 

174,320,640

 

 

 

174,320,640

 

Integrated Oils

 

166,284,912

 

 

 

166,284,912

 

Food & Drug Stores

 

110,736,360

 

 

55,446,316

 

166,182,676

 

Institutional Brokerage

 

165,930,585

 

 

 

165,930,585

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

156,748,613

 

 

9,170,439

 

165,919,052

 

Investment Management

 

132,499,109

 

 

 

132,499,109

 

Household Products

 

87,267,920

 

 

 

87,267,920

 

Exploration & Production

 

39,317,414

 

 

 

39,317,414

 

Marine Shipping

 

 

 

22,688,800

 

22,688,800

 

Other Common Stocks

 

163,655,066

 

 

 

163,655,066

 

Limited Partnerships

 

 

 

6,519,316

 

6,519,316

 

Limited Partnerships — valued at NAV as a practical expedient

 

 

53,484,207

 

 

53,484,207

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Oils

 

22,492,189

 

 

 

22,492,189

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

 

 

22,718,633

 

21,327,044

 

44,045,677

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

46,618,804

 

46,618,804

 

Other

 

 

 

60,732,279

 

60,732,279

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

 

742,865,264

 

 

742,865,264

 

Corporate Bank Debt

 

 

46,966,661

 

 

46,966,661

 

Convertible Bonds

 

 

64,292,532

 

 

64,292,532

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

 

4,590,740,212

 

 

4,590,740,212

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

1,326,996,741

 

 

1,326,996,741

 

 

 

$

10,419,143,168

 

$

6,848,064,250

 

$

222,502,998

 

$

17,489,710,416

 

Put Options Purchased (currency risk)

 

$

 

$

 

$

17,343,794

 

$

17,343,794

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (currency risk)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable

 

 

1,795,894

 

 

1,795,894

 

 

 

$

 

$

1,795,894

 

$

17,343,794

 

$

19,139,688

 

Common Stock Sold Short

 

$

 

$

(803,019,378

)

$

 

$

(803,019,378

)

Other Common Stocks Sold Short

 

 

(153,823,808

)

 

(153,823,808

)

 

 

$

 

$

(956,843,186

)

$

 

$

(956,843,186

)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 



 

The following table summarizes the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended March 31, 2017:

 

Investments

 

Beginning Value
at December 31,
2016

 

Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains
(Losses)*

 

Purchases

 

(Sales)

 

Gross Transfers
In(Out)

 

Ending Value at
March 31, 2017

 

Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
related to
Investments
held at March
31, 2017

 

Common Stocks

 

$

102,065,979

 

$

(14,760,424

)

 

 

 

$

87,305,555

 

$

(14,760,424

)

Limited Partnerships

 

7,352,285

 

(832,969

)

 

 

 

6,519,316

 

(832,969

)

Put Options Purchased

 

24,962,703

 

(7,618,909

)

 

 

 

17,343,794

 

(7,618,909

)

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

 

22,175,492

 

(35,328

)

 

$

(813,119

)

 

21,327,044

 

(15,622

)

Asset-Backed Securities

 

44,696,707

 

(1

)

$

3,852,905

 

 

(1,930,808

)

 

46,618,804

 

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities

 

65,298,046

 

(1

)

330,959

 

(4,896,725

)

 

60,732,279

 

 

 

 

$

266,551,212

 

$

(23,252,550

)

$

4,183,864

 

$

(7,640,652

)

$

 

$

239,846,792

 

$

(23,232,842

)

 

Level 3 Valuation Process:  Investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are valued by the Adviser in good faith under procedures adopted by authority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser employs various methods to determine fair valuations including regular review of key inputs and assumptions, and review of related market activity, if any.  However, there are generally no observable trade activities in these securities.  The Adviser reports to the Board of Trustees at their regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, or more often if warranted.  The report includes a summary of the results of the process, the key inputs and assumptions noted, and any changes to the inputs and assumptions used.  When appropriate, the Adviser will recommend changes to the procedures and process employed.  The value determined for an investment using the fair value procedures may differ significantly from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.

 

Transfers of investments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are recorded at market value as of the end of the reporting period.  There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2, or 3 during the period ended March 31, 2017.

 

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2017:

 



 

Financial Assets

 

Fair Value at March
31, 2017

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Price/Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks- Long

 

$

9,170,439

 

Restricted Assets*

 

N/A

 

$3.77

 

 

 

$

22,688,800

 

NAV adjusted to Fair Value**

 

N/A

 

$19.79

 

 

 

$

55,446,316

 

Restricted Assets*

 

N/A

 

$6.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partnerships

 

$

6,519,316

 

Restricted Assets*

 

N/A

 

$6,735.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Non-Agency CMO

 

$

21,327,044

 

Methods of Comparables/Consensus Pricing***

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$42.45- $57.40 $(49.24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount

 

0.0%-9.7% (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

$

46,618,804

 

Most Recent Capitalization (Funding)****

 

Private Financing

 

$100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities- Other

 

$

60,732,279

 

Most Recent Capitalization (Funding)****

 

Private Financing

 

$100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Options Purchased

 

$

17,343,794

 

Third-Party Broker Quote*****

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$0.09

 

 


* The fair value of the investment is measured on the basis of the quoted price for an otherwise identical unrestricted instrument that trades in a public market, adjusted to reflect the effect of the restriction.

 

** The NAV provided by the administrator of the LLC is reported at depreciated cost. To adjust to fair value, the Fund obtains independent appraisals of the underlying fixed assets and adjusts the NAV based on the difference between the two values.

 

*** The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves preparing a proprietary broker price opinion (BPO) model using valuation information provided by the loan servicer based on local market resources and sales trends published by the National Association of Realtors, and a broker, and then applying an appropriate discount to that valuation. The discount reflects market conditions such as lack of liquidity of the investment, the costs associated with foreclosure and liquidation, the historical performance of the loan pool and the characteristics of the remaining loans including whether or not the loans are performing.

 

**** The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s Private Investment shares are based on its most recent funding. If the financial condition of the underlying assets were to deteriorate, or if the market comparables were to fall, the value of this investment would be lower.

 

***** The Third-Party Broker Quote technique involves obtaining an independent third-party broker quote for the security.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts:  Forward foreign currency contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date and at a specified price.  The Funds’ transactions in forward foreign currency contracts are limited to transaction and portfolio hedging.  The contractual amounts of forward foreign currency contracts do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk.  The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered and could exceed the net unrealized value shown in the tables below.  Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in currency values.  Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily at the foreign exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

At March 31, 2017 the Fund, held forward foreign currency contracts, which are considered derivative instruments, each of whose counterparty is Barclays Capital, as follows:

 

 

 

Local
Contract

 

Settlement

 

Valuation at

 

Unrealized

 

Foreign Currency Sold

 

Amount

 

Date

 

March 31, 2017

 

Appreciation

 

EUR

 

118,300,000

 

6/23/2017

 

$

126,681,455

 

$

1,795,894

 

 

NOTE 2 — Federal Income Tax

 

The cost of investment securities held at March 31, 2017 (excluding short-term investments), was $13,179,198,577 for federal income tax purposes.  Net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation:

 

$

3,296,762,531

 

Gross unrealized depreciation:

 

(245,912,121

)

Net unrealized appreciation:

 

$

3,050,850,410

 

 



 

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)                                 The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)                                 There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d))under the 1940 Act that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)                                 The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are attached 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.

 

FPA FUNDS TRUST’S FPA CRESCENT FUND

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Richard Atwood

 

 

 

 

 

J. Richard Atwood,

 

 

 

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2017

 

 

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/ J. Richard Atwood

 

 

 

 

 

J. Richard Atwood,

 

 

 

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Lake Setzler III

 

 

 

 

 

E. Lake Setzler III,

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2017