UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number
811-06444
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
877-6LM-FUND/656-3863
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period:
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Class A
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$
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* | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
† | Annualized. |
Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings*
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Class C
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$
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* | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
† | Annualized. |
Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings*
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Class I
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$
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* | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
† | Annualized. |
Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings*
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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BrandywineGLOBAL - High Yield Fund | PAGE 1 | 7994-STSR-0824 |
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Class IS
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$
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* | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
† | Annualized. |
Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings*
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
* | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
(a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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15
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17
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21
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32
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Security
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Rate
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Maturity
Date
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Face
Amount
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Value
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Corporate
Bonds & Notes — 83.7% | |||||
Communication
Services — 8.3% | |||||
Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 1.6% | |||||
Altice
France SA, Senior Secured Notes |
8.125%
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2/1/27
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$15,046,000
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$11,296,630
(a)
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Cogent
Communications Group Inc., Senior
Notes
|
7.000%
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6/15/27
|
12,494,000
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12,389,064
(a)
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Cogent
Communications Group Inc./Cogent
Communications
Finance Inc., Senior
Notes
|
7.000%
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6/15/27
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13,750,000
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13,620,116
(a)
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Total
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
37,305,810
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Entertainment
— 1.6% | |||||
Live
Nation Entertainment Inc., Senior
Notes
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4.875%
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11/1/24
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8,011,000
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7,992,580
(a)
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Live
Nation Entertainment Inc., Senior
Notes
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5.625%
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3/15/26
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5,680,000
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5,606,167
(a)
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Live
Nation Entertainment Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
6.500%
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5/15/27
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8,914,000
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8,972,975
(a)
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ROBLOX
Corp., Senior Notes |
3.875%
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5/1/30
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16,125,000
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14,339,561
(a)
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Total
Entertainment |
36,911,283
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Interactive
Media & Services — 2.9% | |||||
ANGI
Group LLC, Senior Notes |
3.875%
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8/15/28
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35,835,000
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30,829,273
(a)
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GrubHub
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
5.500%
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7/1/27
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21,245,000
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19,272,827
(a)
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TripAdvisor
Inc., Senior Notes |
7.000%
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7/15/25
|
15,768,000
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15,825,112
(a)
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Total
Interactive Media & Services |
65,927,212
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Media
— 1.6% | |||||
Cable
One Inc., Senior Notes |
4.000%
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11/15/30
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2,000,000
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1,494,359
(a)
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Charter
Communications Operating LLC/
Charter
Communications Operating Capital
Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
6.484%
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10/23/45
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1,250,000
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1,142,856
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Charter
Communications Operating LLC/
Charter
Communications Operating Capital
Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
5.375%
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5/1/47
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2,480,000
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1,983,166
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Charter
Communications Operating LLC/
Charter
Communications Operating Capital
Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
5.750%
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4/1/48
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11,473,000
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9,601,042
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LCPR
Senior Secured Financing DAC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
5.125%
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7/15/29
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14,746,000
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12,260,871
(a)
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Liberty
Interactive LLC, Senior Notes |
8.500%
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7/15/29
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12,256,000
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5,832,276
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Liberty
Interactive LLC, Senior Notes |
8.250%
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2/1/30
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6,865,000
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3,224,921
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Total
Media |
35,539,491
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Security
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Rate
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Maturity
Date
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Face
Amount
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Value
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Wireless
Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | |||||
CSC
Holdings LLC, Senior Notes |
5.500%
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4/15/27
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$12,999,000
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$10,556,552
(a)
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Iliad
Holding SASU, Senior Secured Notes |
8.500%
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4/15/31
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2,750,000
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2,787,286
(a)
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Total
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
13,343,838
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Total
Communication Services |
189,027,634
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Consumer
Discretionary — 17.6% | |||||
Automobiles
— 0.4% | |||||
Ford
Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
3.664%
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9/8/24
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8,560,000
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8,519,899
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Broadline
Retail — 1.3% | |||||
MercadoLibre
Inc., Senior Notes |
3.125%
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1/14/31
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16,343,000
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13,861,891
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QVC
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
4.375%
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9/1/28
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15,398,000
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11,276,907
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QVC
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
5.450%
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8/15/34
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7,355,000
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4,460,397
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Total
Broadline Retail |
29,599,195
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Diversified
Consumer Services — 0.9% | |||||
Adtalem
Global Education Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
5.500%
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3/1/28
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16,675,000
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16,059,276
(a)
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Graham
Holdings Co., Senior Notes |
5.750%
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6/1/26
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5,694,000
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5,655,147
(a)
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Total
Diversified Consumer Services |
21,714,423
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Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 8.9% | |||||
Affinity
Interactive, Senior Secured Notes |
6.875%
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12/15/27
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35,195,000
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31,092,329
(a)
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Allwyn
Entertainment Financing UK PLC,
Senior
Secured Notes |
7.875%
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4/30/29
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28,539,000
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29,505,473
(a)
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Carnival
Holdings Bermuda Ltd., Senior
Notes
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10.375%
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5/1/28
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11,896,000
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12,886,626
(a)
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CCM
Merger Inc., Senior Notes |
6.375%
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5/1/26
|
6,625,000
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6,579,876
(a)
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IRB
Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
7.000%
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6/15/25
|
31,932,000
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31,966,423
(a)
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Las
Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes |
2.900%
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6/25/25
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4,405,000
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4,277,802
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Lindblad
Expeditions Holdings Inc., Senior
Secured
Notes |
9.000%
|
5/15/28
|
11,835,000
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12,176,818
(a)
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Lindblad
Expeditions LLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
6.750%
|
2/15/27
|
24,598,000
|
24,308,939
(a)
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Midwest
Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest
Gaming
Finance Corp., Senior Secured
Notes
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4.875%
|
5/1/29
|
10,326,000
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9,626,900
(a)
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Viking
Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes |
6.250%
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5/15/25
|
21,112,000
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21,109,874
(a)
| |
Viking
Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes |
7.000%
|
2/15/29
|
13,050,000
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13,129,380
(a)
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Viking
Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes |
9.125%
|
7/15/31
|
1,965,000
|
2,129,814
(a)
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VOC
Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
5.000%
|
2/15/28
|
3,991,000
|
3,871,314
(a)
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Total
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
202,661,568
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Household
Durables — 1.7% | |||||
Adams
Homes Inc., Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
10/15/28
|
11,048,000
|
11,343,921
(a)
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Security
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Rate
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Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
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Household
Durables — continued | |||||
Century
Communities Inc., Senior Notes |
6.750%
|
6/1/27
|
$2,500,000
|
$2,515,920
| |
Century
Communities Inc., Senior Notes |
3.875%
|
8/15/29
|
2,150,000
|
1,919,512
(a)
| |
Dream
Finders Homes Inc., Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
8/15/28
|
23,095,000
|
23,672,629
(a)
| |
Total
Household Durables |
39,451,982
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Specialty
Retail — 4.4% | |||||
Abercrombie
& Fitch Management Co.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
8.750%
|
7/15/25
|
3,775,000
|
3,780,036
(a)
| |
Arko
Corp., Senior Notes |
5.125%
|
11/15/29
|
30,367,000
|
26,460,377
(a)
| |
eG
Global Finance PLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
12.000%
|
11/30/28
|
29,131,000
|
31,044,266
(a)
| |
FirstCash
Inc., Senior Notes |
5.625%
|
1/1/30
|
27,090,000
|
25,683,560
(a)
| |
Gap
Inc., Senior Notes |
3.875%
|
10/1/31
|
14,525,000
|
12,140,445
(a)
| |
Total
Specialty Retail |
99,108,684
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Total
Consumer Discretionary |
401,055,751
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Consumer
Staples — 3.0% | |||||
Consumer
Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.2% | |||||
Walgreens
Boots Alliance Inc., Senior
Notes
|
3.800%
|
11/18/24
|
3,819,000
|
3,777,084
| |
Food
Products — 0.1% | |||||
JBS
USA Holding Lux Sarl/JBS USA Food
Co./JBS
Lux Co. Sarl, Senior Notes |
6.750%
|
3/15/34
|
2,786,000
|
2,955,202
(a)
| |
Tobacco
— 2.7% | |||||
Turning
Point Brands Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
5.625%
|
2/15/26
|
20,021,000
|
19,913,137
(a)
| |
Vector
Group Ltd., Senior Notes |
10.500%
|
11/1/26
|
3,250,000
|
3,286,611
(a)
| |
Vector
Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
5.750%
|
2/1/29
|
40,398,000
|
37,894,350
(a)
| |
Total
Tobacco |
61,094,098
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Total
Consumer Staples |
67,826,384
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Energy
— 13.2% | |||||
Energy
Equipment & Services — 0.7% | |||||
Transocean
Aquila Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.000%
|
9/30/28
|
12,457,000
|
12,666,140
(a)
| |
Transocean
Titan Financing Ltd., Senior
Secured
Notes |
8.375%
|
2/1/28
|
2,561,000
|
2,645,736
(a)
| |
Total
Energy Equipment & Services |
15,311,876
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Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.5% | |||||
Aethon
United BR LP/Aethon United
Finance
Corp., Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
2/15/26
|
3,034,000
|
3,069,610
(a)
| |
Athabasca
Oil Corp., Secured Notes |
9.750%
|
11/1/26
|
484,000
|
509,399
(a)
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Security
|
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Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
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Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | |||||
Baytex
Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
4/30/30
|
$9,739,000
|
$10,193,276
(a)
| |
California
Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
8.250%
|
6/15/29
|
7,375,000
|
7,533,349
(a)
| |
Cimarex
Energy Co., Senior Notes |
4.375%
|
3/15/29
|
1,697,000
|
1,537,290
| |
CITGO
Petroleum Corp., Senior Secured
Notes
|
7.000%
|
6/15/25
|
8,385,000
|
8,390,561
(a)
| |
Energean
Israel Finance Ltd., Senior
Secured
Notes |
4.875%
|
3/30/26
|
18,683,000
|
17,653,567
(b)
| |
Energean
Israel Finance Ltd., Senior
Secured
Notes |
5.375%
|
3/30/28
|
2,675,000
|
2,378,075
(b)
| |
Energean
Israel Finance Ltd., Senior
Secured
Notes |
5.875%
|
3/30/31
|
2,750,000
|
2,335,028
(b)
| |
Genesis
Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance
Corp.,
Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
1/15/27
|
10,590,000
|
10,837,107
| |
Greenfire
Resources Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
|
12.000%
|
10/1/28
|
12,776,000
|
13,654,950
(a)
| |
Howard
Midstream Energy Partners LLC,
Senior
Notes |
8.875%
|
7/15/28
|
9,695,000
|
10,267,567
(a)
| |
Leviathan
Bond Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
6.500%
|
6/30/27
|
7,305,000
|
6,858,223
(b)
| |
Leviathan
Bond Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
6.750%
|
6/30/30
|
12,812,000
|
11,466,340
(b)
| |
Magnolia
Oil & Gas Operating LLC/
Magnolia
Oil & Gas Finance Corp., Senior
Notes
|
6.000%
|
8/1/26
|
28,335,000
|
28,082,694
(a)
| |
New
Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
6.500%
|
9/30/26
|
17,646,000
|
16,248,393
(a)
| |
New
Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.750%
|
3/15/29
|
21,655,000
|
19,786,234
(a)
| |
Parsley
Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.,
Senior
Notes |
4.125%
|
2/15/28
|
698,000
|
670,365
(a)
| |
Petroleos
Mexicanos, Senior Notes |
6.750%
|
9/21/47
|
18,355,000
|
12,085,275
| |
Rockcliff
Energy II LLC, Senior Notes |
5.500%
|
10/15/29
|
9,521,000
|
8,918,485
(a)
| |
Rockies
Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes |
4.950%
|
7/15/29
|
4,294,000
|
4,045,773
(a)
| |
Rockies
Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes |
4.800%
|
5/15/30
|
8,736,000
|
8,073,039
(a)
| |
Saturn
Oil & Gas Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
9.625%
|
6/15/29
|
22,300,000
|
22,525,971
(a)
| |
Sitio
Royalties Operating Partnership LP/
Sitio
Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
7.875%
|
11/1/28
|
17,994,000
|
18,619,309
(a)
| |
SM
Energy Co., Senior Notes |
5.625%
|
6/1/25
|
3,000,000
|
2,989,156
| |
SM
Energy Co., Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
1/15/27
|
3,500,000
|
3,488,701
| |
Teine
Energy Ltd., Senior Notes |
6.875%
|
4/15/29
|
18,825,000
|
18,500,310
(a)
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | |||||
Venture
Global LNG Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.125%
|
6/1/28
|
$11,615,000
|
$11,975,146
(a)
| |
Viper
Energy Inc., Senior Notes |
5.375%
|
11/1/27
|
2,584,000
|
2,539,706
(a)
| |
Total
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
285,232,899
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Total
Energy |
300,544,775
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Financials
— 23.2% | |||||
Banks
— 2.6% | |||||
Bank
OZK, Subordinated Notes (2.750% to
10/1/26
then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.090%) |
2.750%
|
10/1/31
|
3,775,000
|
2,993,950
(c)
| |
Comerica
Inc., Senior Notes (5.982% to
1/30/29
then SOFR + 2.155%) |
5.982%
|
1/30/30
|
3,720,000
|
3,666,263
(c)
| |
Home
BancShares Inc., Subordinated
Notes
(3.125% to 1/30/27 then 3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 1.820%) |
3.125%
|
1/30/32
|
1,000,000
|
819,797
(c)
| |
Huntington
National Bank, Senior Notes
(5.699%
to 11/18/24 then SOFR + 1.215%) |
5.699%
|
11/18/25
|
1,000,000
|
998,590
(c)
| |
JPMorgan
Chase & Co., Junior
Subordinated
Notes (3.650% to 6/1/26
then
5 year Treasury Constant Maturity
Rate
+ 2.850%) |
3.650%
|
6/1/26
|
1,750,000
|
1,659,629
(c)(d)
| |
Popular
Inc., Senior Notes |
7.250%
|
3/13/28
|
5,819,000
|
5,980,855
| |
Societe
Generale SA, Subordinated Notes |
7.367%
|
1/10/53
|
8,338,000
|
8,219,409
(a)
| |
Societe
Generale SA, Subordinated Notes
(7.132%
to 1/19/54 then 1 year Treasury
Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.950%) |
7.132%
|
1/19/55
|
11,075,000
|
10,608,903
(a)(c)
| |
Texas
Capital Bancshares Inc.,
Subordinated
Notes (4.000% to 5/6/26
then
5 year Treasury Constant Maturity
Rate
+ 3.150%) |
4.000%
|
5/6/31
|
13,000,000
|
11,786,731
(c)
| |
Western
Alliance Bancorp, Subordinated
Notes
(3.000% to 6/15/26 then 3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 2.250%) |
3.000%
|
6/15/31
|
14,096,000
|
12,352,889
(c)
| |
Total
Banks |
59,087,016
| ||||
Capital
Markets — 0.8% | |||||
Charles
Schwab Corp., Junior
Subordinated
Notes (4.000% to 12/1/30
then
10 year Treasury Constant Maturity
Rate
+ 3.079%) |
4.000%
|
12/1/30
|
7,500,000
|
6,414,480
(c)(d)
| |
CI
Financial Corp., Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
5/30/29
|
10,500,000
|
10,405,915
(a)
| |
StoneX
Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
7.875%
|
3/1/31
|
1,847,000
|
1,906,459
(a)
| |
Total
Capital Markets |
18,726,854
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Consumer
Finance — 9.5% | |||||
Credit
Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
3/15/26
|
$9,855,000
|
$9,850,057
| |
Credit
Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
12/15/28
|
16,960,000
|
17,946,394
(a)
| |
Discover
Financial Services, Senior Notes
(7.964%
to 11/2/33 then SOFR + 3.370%) |
7.964%
|
11/2/34
|
21,000,000
|
23,632,683
(c)
| |
Encore
Capital Group Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
9.250%
|
4/1/29
|
20,950,000
|
21,857,575
(a)
| |
Encore
Capital Group Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
8.500%
|
5/15/30
|
17,000,000
|
17,327,165
(a)
| |
Enova
International Inc., Senior Notes |
8.500%
|
9/15/25
|
4,384,000
|
4,391,413
(a)
| |
Enova
International Inc., Senior Notes |
11.250%
|
12/15/28
|
10,367,000
|
11,082,479
(a)
| |
goeasy
Ltd., Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
12/1/28
|
19,170,000
|
20,365,786
(a)
| |
PRA
Group Inc., Senior Notes |
8.375%
|
2/1/28
|
14,987,000
|
14,947,259
(a)
| |
PRA
Group Inc., Senior Notes |
5.000%
|
10/1/29
|
16,873,000
|
14,466,114
(a)
| |
PROG
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
6.000%
|
11/15/29
|
24,128,000
|
22,940,195
(a)
| |
Synchrony
Financial, Subordinated Notes |
7.250%
|
2/2/33
|
22,444,000
|
22,330,839
| |
World
Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes |
7.000%
|
11/1/26
|
14,482,000
|
13,818,219
(a)
| |
Total
Consumer Finance |
214,956,178
| ||||
Financial
Services — 7.4% | |||||
Burford
Capital Global Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
6.250%
|
4/15/28
|
4,600,000
|
4,451,551
(a)
| |
Burford
Capital Global Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
6.875%
|
4/15/30
|
24,552,000
|
24,132,315
(a)
| |
Burford
Capital Global Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
|
9.250%
|
7/1/31
|
2,350,000
|
2,476,291
(a)
| |
Enact
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
6.250%
|
5/28/29
|
3,500,000
|
3,502,458
| |
Freedom
Mortgage Corp., Senior Notes |
7.625%
|
5/1/26
|
17,305,000
|
17,198,059
(a)
| |
Freedom
Mortgage Corp., Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
1/15/27
|
25,378,000
|
24,533,999
(a)
| |
Freedom
Mortgage Holdings LLC, Senior
Notes
|
9.250%
|
2/1/29
|
10,150,000
|
10,152,226
(a)
| |
Jane
Street Group/JSG Finance Inc.,
Senior
Secured Notes |
7.125%
|
4/30/31
|
4,571,000
|
4,691,122
(a)
| |
Jefferson
Capital Holdings LLC, Senior
Notes
|
9.500%
|
2/15/29
|
30,669,000
|
31,644,581
(a)
| |
PennyMac
Financial Services Inc., Senior
Notes
|
4.250%
|
2/15/29
|
10,647,000
|
9,692,065
(a)
| |
Rocket
Mortgage LLC, Senior Notes |
5.250%
|
1/15/28
|
2,801,000
|
2,707,391
(a)
| |
United
Wholesale Mortgage LLC, Senior
Notes
|
5.500%
|
4/15/29
|
35,330,000
|
33,594,958
(a)
| |
Total
Financial Services |
168,777,016
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Insurance
— 2.3% | |||||
Ardonagh
Group Finance Ltd., Senior
Notes
|
8.875%
|
2/15/32
|
$31,900,000
|
$31,185,628
(a)
| |
GTCR
AP Finance Inc., Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
5/15/27
|
9,205,000
|
9,232,910
(a)
| |
Howden
UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK
Refinance
2 PLC/Howden US
Refinance
LLC, Senior Notes |
8.125%
|
2/15/32
|
11,934,000
|
11,866,214
(a)
| |
Total
Insurance |
52,284,752
| ||||
Mortgage
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6% | |||||
Rithm
Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
4/1/29
|
13,913,000
|
13,517,986
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Financials |
527,349,802
| ||||
Health
Care — 1.1% | |||||
Health
Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.9% | |||||
Embecta
Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
5.000%
|
2/15/30
|
10,631,000
|
8,765,260
(a)
| |
Embecta
Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
6.750%
|
2/15/30
|
12,025,000
|
10,511,711
(a)
| |
Total
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
19,276,971
| ||||
Health
Care Providers & Services — 0.0%†† | |||||
Owens
& Minor Inc., Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
4/1/30
|
1,000,000
|
910,133
(a)
| |
Pharmaceuticals
— 0.2% | |||||
Organon
& Co./Organon Foreign Debt
Co-Issuer
BV, Senior Notes |
5.125%
|
4/30/31
|
6,232,000
|
5,603,454
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Health Care |
25,790,558
| ||||
Industrials
— 8.7% | |||||
Aerospace
& Defense — 0.3% | |||||
Boeing
Co., Senior Notes |
5.805%
|
5/1/50
|
6,500,000
|
5,862,095
| |
TransDigm
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
6.375%
|
3/1/29
|
1,750,000
|
1,761,013
(a)
| |
Total
Aerospace & Defense |
7,623,108
| ||||
Building
Products — 0.9% | |||||
AmeriTex
HoldCo Intermediate LLC, Senior
Secured
Notes |
10.250%
|
10/15/28
|
18,207,000
|
19,196,241
(a)
| |
Masterbrand
Inc., Senior Notes |
7.000%
|
7/15/32
|
1,250,000
|
1,264,970
(a)
| |
Total
Building Products |
20,461,211
| ||||
Construction
& Engineering — 1.2% | |||||
Brundage-Bone
Concrete Pumping
Holdings
Inc., Secured Notes |
6.000%
|
2/1/26
|
17,821,000
|
17,640,867
(a)
| |
Pike
Corp., Senior Notes |
5.500%
|
9/1/28
|
11,039,000
|
10,607,308
(a)
| |
Total
Construction & Engineering |
28,248,175
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Electrical
Equipment — 0.4% | |||||
Regal
Rexnord Corp., Senior Notes |
6.050%
|
2/15/26
|
$5,000,000
|
$5,014,803
| |
Regal
Rexnord Corp., Senior Notes |
6.400%
|
4/15/33
|
4,074,000
|
4,170,909
| |
Total
Electrical Equipment |
9,185,712
| ||||
Ground
Transportation — 2.1% | |||||
Uber
Technologies Inc., Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
11/1/26
|
34,752,000
|
35,091,805
(a)
| |
Uber
Technologies Inc., Senior Notes |
7.500%
|
9/15/27
|
11,600,000
|
11,837,324
(a)
| |
Total
Ground Transportation |
46,929,129
| ||||
Machinery
— 0.2% | |||||
Manitowoc
Co. Inc., Secured Notes |
9.000%
|
4/1/26
|
3,767,000
|
3,770,920
(a)
| |
Passenger
Airlines — 2.4% | |||||
Allegiant
Travel Co., Senior Secured Notes |
7.250%
|
8/15/27
|
48,498,000
|
46,207,032
(a)
| |
Delta
Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes |
2.900%
|
10/28/24
|
7,480,000
|
7,406,927
| |
Total
Passenger Airlines |
53,613,959
| ||||
Professional
Services — 1.0% | |||||
Concentrix
Corp., Senior Notes |
6.850%
|
8/2/33
|
22,050,000
|
21,830,615
| |
Transportation
Infrastructure — 0.2% | |||||
Aeropuertos
Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA,
Senior
Secured Notes |
7.000%
|
6/30/34
|
5,750,000
|
5,828,781
(a)(e)
| |
| |||||
Total
Industrials |
197,491,610
| ||||
Information
Technology — 3.9% | |||||
Communications
Equipment — 2.0% | |||||
Nokia
oyj, Senior Notes |
6.625%
|
5/15/39
|
13,461,000
|
13,439,440
| |
Viasat
Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
5.625%
|
4/15/27
|
36,533,000
|
32,728,910
(a)
| |
Total
Communications Equipment |
46,168,350
| ||||
IT
Services — 1.6% | |||||
Sabre
GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
9.250%
|
4/15/25
|
9,562,000
|
9,410,318
(a)
| |
Sabre
GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
7.375%
|
9/1/25
|
3,164,000
|
3,045,238
(a)
| |
Sabre
GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
8.625%
|
6/1/27
|
17,820,000
|
16,433,882
(a)
| |
Sabre
GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
11.250%
|
12/15/27
|
7,074,000
|
6,880,917
(a)
| |
Total
IT Services |
35,770,355
| ||||
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | |||||
Qorvo
Inc., Senior Notes |
3.375%
|
4/1/31
|
6,550,000
|
5,620,993
(a)
| |
Software
— 0.1% | |||||
Fair
Isaac Corp., Senior Notes |
4.000%
|
6/15/28
|
1,300,000
|
1,217,139
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Information Technology |
88,776,837
| ||||
Materials
— 3.2% | |||||
Chemicals
— 1.6% | |||||
Braskem
Netherlands Finance BV, Senior
Notes
|
4.500%
|
1/10/28
|
200,000
|
182,245
(a)
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Chemicals
— continued | |||||
Braskem
Netherlands Finance BV, Senior
Notes
|
4.500%
|
1/31/30
|
$2,800,000
|
$2,369,552
(a)
| |
Braskem
Netherlands Finance BV, Senior
Notes
|
4.500%
|
1/31/30
|
1,000,000
|
846,269
(b)
| |
Braskem
Netherlands Finance BV, Senior
Notes
|
8.500%
|
1/12/31
|
6,900,000
|
7,053,145
(a)
| |
Mativ
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
6.875%
|
10/1/26
|
26,978,000
|
26,834,682
(a)
| |
Total
Chemicals |
37,285,893
| ||||
Metals
& Mining — 1.6% | |||||
FMG
Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.,
Senior
Notes |
5.875%
|
4/15/30
|
4,856,000
|
4,749,068
(a)
| |
Mineral
Resources Ltd., Senior Notes |
8.125%
|
5/1/27
|
19,333,000
|
19,501,623
(a)
| |
Mineral
Resources Ltd., Senior Notes |
8.000%
|
11/1/27
|
7,629,000
|
7,813,408
(a)
| |
Mineral
Resources Ltd., Senior Notes |
9.250%
|
10/1/28
|
4,050,000
|
4,255,667
(a)
| |
Total
Metals & Mining |
36,319,766
| ||||
| |||||
Total
Materials |
73,605,659
| ||||
Real
Estate — 0.8% | |||||
Hotel
& Resort REITs — 0.5% | |||||
XHR
LP, Senior Secured Notes |
6.375%
|
8/15/25
|
2,000,000
|
1,999,434
(a)
| |
XHR
LP, Senior Secured Notes |
4.875%
|
6/1/29
|
10,250,000
|
9,615,151
(a)
| |
Total
Hotel & Resort REITs |
11,614,585
| ||||
Real
Estate Management & Development — 0.3% | |||||
Forestar
Group Inc., Senior Notes |
3.850%
|
5/15/26
|
5,425,000
|
5,203,158
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Real Estate |
16,817,743
| ||||
Utilities
— 0.7% | |||||
Water
Utilities — 0.7% | |||||
Solaris
Midstream Holdings LLC, Senior
Notes
|
7.625%
|
4/1/26
|
15,875,000
|
15,943,405
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $1,885,856,870) |
1,904,230,158
| ||||
Senior
Loans — 5.5% | |||||
Communication
Services — 0.5% | |||||
Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | |||||
Numericable
U.S. LLC, Term Loan B14 (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 5.500%)
|
10.829%
|
8/15/28
|
16,474,811
|
12,150,173
(c)(f)(g)(h)
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Consumer
Discretionary — 0.8% | |||||
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8% | |||||
J&J
Ventures Gaming LLC, 2023 Delayed
Draw
Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR +
4.364%)
|
9.708%
|
4/26/28
|
$11,970,000
|
$11,962,519
(c)(f)(g)
| |
Travel
+ Leisure Co., 2023 Incremental
Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.350%) |
8.692%
|
12/14/29
|
4,987,500
|
5,008,697
(c)(f)(g)
| |
| |||||
Total
Consumer Discretionary |
16,971,216
| ||||
Energy
— 2.0% | |||||
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.0% | |||||
Goodnight
Water Solutions Holdings LLC,
Initial
Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR +
5.250%)
|
10.593%
|
6/4/29
|
11,000,000
|
10,972,500
(c)(f)(g)(i)
| |
WaterBridge
Midstream Operating LLC,
Term
Loan B |
—
|
6/21/29
|
19,750,000
|
19,651,250
(h)
| |
Waterbridge
NDB Operating LLC, Initial
Term
Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.500%) |
9.826%
|
5/10/29
|
13,500,000
|
13,590,045
(c)(f)(g)
| |
| |||||
Total
Energy |
44,213,795
| ||||
Financials
— 0.7% | |||||
Insurance
— 0.7% | |||||
Ardonagh
Group Finco Pty Ltd., First Lien
Dollar
Term Loan |
—
|
2/27/31
|
5,000,000
|
4,996,875
(h)
| |
Truist
Insurance Holdings LLC, Initial Term
Loan
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.250%) |
8.585%
|
5/6/31
|
10,000,000
|
10,033,900
(c)(f)(g)
| |
| |||||
Total
Financials |
15,030,775
| ||||
Health
Care — 1.2% | |||||
Health
Care Providers & Services — 1.2% | |||||
Phoenix
Guarantor Inc., Term Loan B4 (1
mo.
Term SOFR + 3.250%) |
8.594%
|
2/21/31
|
9,975,000
|
9,961,334
(c)(f)(g)
| |
Star
Parent Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo. Term
SOFR
+ 3.750%) |
9.085%
|
9/27/30
|
17,955,000
|
17,962,092
(c)(f)(g)
| |
| |||||
Total
Health Care |
27,923,426
| ||||
Industrials
— 0.2% | |||||
Passenger
Airlines — 0.2% | |||||
WestJet
Loyalty LP, Initial Term Loan (3
mo.
Term SOFR + 3.750%)
|
9.048%
|
2/14/31
|
4,300,000
|
4,324,725
(c)(f)(g)(h)
| |
| |||||
Information
Technology — 0.1% | |||||
Communications
Equipment — 0.1% | |||||
Connect
US Finco LLC, Amendment No. 4
Term
Loan
|
—
|
9/27/29
|
2,992,500
|
2,827,913
(h)
| |
| |||||
Total
Senior Loans (Cost — $122,393,533) |
123,442,023
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
| |||||
Convertible
Bonds & Notes — 2.8% | |||||
Communication
Services — 1.1% | |||||
Media
— 1.1% | |||||
Cable
One Inc., Senior Notes |
1.125%
|
3/15/28
|
$34,234,000
|
$25,582,352
| |
| |||||
Consumer
Discretionary — 0.2% | |||||
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2% | |||||
Airbnb
Inc., Senior Notes |
0.000%
|
3/15/26
|
4,000,000
|
3,659,682
| |
| |||||
Industrials
— 1.1% | |||||
Air
Freight & Logistics — 1.1% | |||||
Air
Transport Services Group Inc., Senior
Notes
|
3.875%
|
8/15/29
|
29,970,000
|
25,503,414
(a)
| |
| |||||
Information
Technology — 0.1% | |||||
Communications
Equipment — 0.1% | |||||
Lumentum
Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
0.500%
|
6/15/28
|
3,000,000
|
2,375,444
| |
| |||||
Real
Estate — 0.3% | |||||
Retail
REITs — 0.3% | |||||
Federal
Realty OP LP, Senior Notes |
3.250%
|
1/15/29
|
7,100,000
|
6,865,700
(a)
| |
| |||||
Total
Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost — $65,109,062) |
63,986,592
| ||||
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Convertible
Preferred Stocks — 0.2% | |||||
Health
Care — 0.2% | |||||
Health
Care Providers & Services — 0.2% | |||||
BrightSpring
Health Services Inc. (Cost —
$5,200,001)
|
6.750%
|
|
104,000
|
4,895,280
| |
Total
Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $2,078,559,466) |
2,096,554,053
| ||||
| |||||
Short-Term
Investments — 8.7% | |||||
Western
Asset Premier Institutional U.S.
Treasury
Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost
— $198,642,203)
|
5.235%
|
|
198,642,203
|
198,642,203
(j)(k)
| |
Total
Investments — 100.9% (Cost — $2,277,201,669) |
2,295,196,256
| ||||
Liabilities
in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9)% |
(20,326,877
) | ||||
Total
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$2,274,869,379
|
††
|
Represents
less than 0.1%. |
(a)
|
Security
is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in
transactions
that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been
deemed
liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees.
|
(b)
|
Security
is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to
securities
offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the
United
States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(c)
|
Variable
rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate
securities
are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and
are
based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their
description
above. |
(d)
|
Security
has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
(e)
|
Securities
traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
(f)
|
Interest
rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to
multiple
contracts under the same loan. |
(g)
|
Senior
loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval
from
the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.
|
(h)
|
All
or a portion of this loan has not settled as of June 30, 2024. Interest rates are not effective until settlement
date.
Interest rates shown, if any, are for the settled portion of the loan. |
(i)
|
Security
is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note
1). |
(j)
|
Rate
shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.
|
(k)
|
In
this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated
Company”
represents Fund
ownership
of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common
ownership
or control with the Fund. At June 30, 2024, the total market value of investments in Affiliated
Companies
was $198,642,203 and the cost was $198,642,203 (Note
8). |
Abbreviation(s)
used in this schedule: | ||
SOFR
|
—
|
Secured
Overnight Financing Rate |
Assets:
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $2,078,559,466) |
$2,096,554,053
|
Investments
in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $198,642,203) |
198,642,203
|
Foreign
currency, at value (Cost — $8) |
8
|
Cash
|
2,857,582
|
Interest
receivable |
37,094,052
|
Receivable
for securities sold
|
7,697,184
|
Receivable
for Fund shares sold |
3,623,607
|
Dividends
receivable from affiliated investments |
817,942
|
Prepaid
expenses |
26,384
|
Total
Assets |
2,347,313,015
|
Liabilities:
|
|
Payable
for securities purchased |
65,747,604
|
Payable
for Fund shares repurchased |
4,417,578
|
Distributions
payable |
1,038,604
|
Investment
management fee payable |
953,127
|
Service
and/or distribution fees payable |
41,378
|
Trustees’
fees payable |
17,600
|
Accrued
expenses |
227,745
|
Total
Liabilities |
72,443,636
|
Total
Net Assets |
$2,274,869,379
|
Net
Assets: |
|
Par
value (Note
7) |
$2,246
|
Paid-in
capital in excess of par value |
2,343,043,574
|
Total
distributable earnings (loss)
|
(68,176,441
) |
Total
Net Assets |
$2,274,869,379
|
Net
Assets: |
|
Class
A |
$148,706,455
|
Class
C |
$13,922,720
|
Class
I |
$1,681,171,716
|
Class
IS |
$431,068,488
|
Shares
Outstanding: |
|
Class
A |
14,695,995
|
Class
C |
1,375,861
|
Class
I |
165,994,457
|
Class
IS |
42,506,686
|
Net
Asset Value: |
|
Class
A (and
redemption price) |
$10.12
|
Class
C*
|
$10.12
|
Class
I (and
redemption price) |
$10.13
|
Class
IS (and
redemption price) |
$10.14
|
Maximum
Public Offering Price Per Share: |
|
Class
A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 3.75%) |
$10.51
|
*
|
Redemption
price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within
one
year from purchase payment (Note 2).
|
Investment
Income: |
|
Interest
|
$73,383,289
|
Dividends
from affiliated investments |
4,048,798
|
Less:
Foreign taxes withheld |
(52,424
) |
Total
Investment Income |
77,379,663
|
Expenses:
|
|
Investment
management fee (Note
2) |
4,876,101
|
Transfer
agent fees (Notes 2 and 5) |
790,434
|
Service
and/or distribution fees
(Notes 2 and 5)
|
211,058
|
Registration
fees |
72,641
|
Fees
recaptured by investment manager (Note
2) |
57,669
|
Trustees’
fees |
48,711
|
Shareholder
reports |
44,887
|
Fund
accounting fees |
41,121
|
Legal
fees |
30,152
|
Custody
fees |
30,051
|
Audit
and tax fees |
24,367
|
Commitment
fees (Note
9) |
7,418
|
Insurance
|
4,423
|
Miscellaneous
expenses |
9,431
|
Total
Expenses |
6,248,464
|
Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes
2 and 5) |
(67,300
) |
Net
Expenses |
6,181,164
|
Net
Investment Income |
71,198,499
|
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
(Notes
1 and 3): | |
Net
Realized Gain From Unaffiliated Investment Transactions
|
13,364,242
|
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Unaffiliated
Investments
|
(10,877,174
) |
Net
Gain on Investments
|
2,487,068
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
$73,685,567
|
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited)
and
the Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
2024
|
2023
|
Operations:
|
|
|
Net
investment income
|
$71,198,499
|
$83,743,479
|
Net
realized gain (loss)
|
13,364,242
|
(25,068,644
) |
Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
(10,877,174
) |
113,226,495
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
73,685,567
|
171,901,330
|
Distributions
to Shareholders From (Notes
1 and 6): |
|
|
Total
distributable earnings |
(70,881,859
) |
(84,452,431
) |
Decrease
in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
(70,881,859
) |
(84,452,431
) |
Fund
Share Transactions (Note
7): |
|
|
Net
proceeds from sale of shares
|
923,128,831
|
1,116,420,010
|
Reinvestment
of distributions |
65,520,744
|
82,650,721
|
Cost
of shares repurchased
|
(298,991,731
) |
(620,803,457
) |
Increase
in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions |
689,657,844
|
578,267,274
|
Increase
in Net Assets |
692,461,552
|
665,716,173
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
Beginning
of period |
1,582,407,827
|
916,691,654
|
End
of period |
$2,274,869,379
|
$1,582,407,827
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
Class
A Shares1,2
|
20243
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$10.10
|
$9.42
|
$11.05
|
$11.40
|
$11.02
|
$10.22
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
Net
investment income |
0.35
|
0.67
|
0.53
|
0.54
|
0.60
|
0.60
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain
(loss)
|
0.02
|
0.68
|
(1.60
) |
0.02
4
|
0.81
|
0.91
|
Total
income (loss) from
operations
|
0.37
|
1.35
|
(1.07)
|
0.56
|
1.41
|
1.51
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.35
) |
(0.67
) |
(0.56
) |
(0.55
) |
(0.58
) |
(0.60
) |
Net
realized gains |
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.36
) |
(0.45
) |
(0.11
) |
Total
distributions
|
(0.35
) |
(0.67
) |
(0.56
) |
(0.91
) |
(1.03
) |
(0.71
) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$10.12
|
$10.10
|
$9.42
|
$11.05
|
$11.40
|
$11.02
|
Total
return5
|
3.76
% |
14.74
% |
(9.75
)% |
5.13
% |
13.40
% |
15.04
% |
Net
assets, end of period (000s)
|
$148,706
|
$92,534
|
$60,621
|
$79,249
|
$39,496
|
$18,004
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
Gross
expenses |
0.87
%6,7
|
0.92
%6
|
0.96
% |
0.95
% |
—
|
—
|
Net
expenses8
|
0.86
6,7,9
|
0.91
6,9
|
0.95
9
|
0.94
9
|
0.96
% |
0.97
% |
Net
investment income |
7.07
7
|
6.90
|
5.35
|
4.70
|
5.46
|
5.49
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
122
% |
141
% |
151
% |
186
% |
164
% |
1
|
The
performance information and financial information presented incorporates the operations of the Investor
shares
of the Diamond Hill High Yield Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), which, as a result of the reorganization, are
the
Fund’s operations. |
2
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
3
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited). |
4
|
Calculation
of the net gain per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and
unrealized
losses presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of Fund
shares
in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
5
|
Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or
expense
reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7
|
Annualized.
|
8
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 2, 2021, the ratio of total annual fund operating
expenses,
other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary
expenses
and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.96%.
This
expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2025 without the Board of
Trustees’
consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient
to
offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.
|
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||
Class
C Shares1
|
20242
|
2023
|
2022
|
20213
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$10.10
|
$9.43
|
$11.05
|
$11.48
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||
Net
investment income |
0.32
|
0.61
|
0.51
|
0.18
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.02
|
0.67
|
(1.64
) |
(0.14
) |
Total
income (loss) from operations |
0.34
|
1.28
|
(1.13)
|
0.04
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.32
) |
(0.61
) |
(0.49
) |
(0.18
) |
Net
realized gains |
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.29
) |
Total
distributions
|
(0.32
) |
(0.61
) |
(0.49
) |
(0.47
) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$10.12
|
$10.10
|
$9.43
|
$11.05
|
Total
return4
|
3.40
% |
14.00
% |
(10.31
)% |
0.35
% |
Net
assets, end of period (000s)
|
$13,923
|
$7,688
|
$1,217
|
$5
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||
Gross
expenses |
1.60
%5,6
|
1.60
% |
1.66
%5
|
3.06
%6
|
Net
expenses7,8
|
1.59
5,6
|
1.59
|
1.65
5
|
1.71
6
|
Net
investment income |
6.34
6
|
6.30
|
5.34
|
3.75
6
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
122
% |
141
% |
151
%9
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited). |
3
|
For
the period August 2, 2021 (inception date) to December 31, 2021. |
4
|
Performance
figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or
expense
reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements,
the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total
returns
for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
5
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
6
|
Annualized.
|
7
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.71%. This expense limitation
arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2025 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition,
the
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
8
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2021. |
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
Class
I Shares1,2
|
20243
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
Net
asset value, beginning
of
period |
$10.11
|
$9.43
|
$11.06
|
$11.40
|
$11.03
|
$10.22
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
Net
investment income |
0.37
|
0.69
|
0.56
|
0.57
|
0.64
|
0.63
|
Net
realized and unrealized
gain
(loss) |
0.02
|
0.69
|
(1.60
) |
0.03
4
|
0.80
|
0.91
|
Total
income (loss)
from
operations |
0.39
|
1.38
|
(1.04)
|
0.60
|
1.44
|
1.54
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.37
) |
(0.70
) |
(0.59
) |
(0.58
) |
(0.62
) |
(0.62
) |
Net
realized gains |
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.36
) |
(0.45
) |
(0.11
) |
Total
distributions
|
(0.37
) |
(0.70
) |
(0.59
) |
(0.94
) |
(1.07
) |
(0.73
) |
Net
asset value, end of
period
|
$10.13
|
$10.11
|
$9.43
|
$11.06
|
$11.40
|
$11.03
|
Total
return5
|
3.88
% |
15.17
% |
(9.49
)% |
5.38
% |
13.62
% |
15.44
% |
Net
assets, end of period
(000s)
|
$1,681,172
|
$1,269,470
|
$760,341
|
$921,247
|
$651,836
|
$96,563
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
Gross
expenses |
0.64
%6,7
|
0.66
%6
|
0.67
% |
0.66
% |
—
|
—
|
Net
expenses8
|
0.63
6,7,9
|
0.65
6,9
|
0.66
9
|
0.66
9
|
0.67
% |
0.68
% |
Net
investment income |
7.30
7
|
7.18
|
5.64
|
4.99
|
5.81
|
5.79
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
122
% |
141
% |
151
% |
186
% |
164
% |
1
|
The
performance information and financial information presented incorporates the operations of the Class I shares
of
the Diamond Hill High Yield Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), which, as a result of the reorganization, are the
Fund’s
operations. |
2
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
3
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited). |
4
|
Calculation
of the net gain per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and
unrealized
losses presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of Fund
shares
in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
5
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
6
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7
|
Annualized.
|
8
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 2, 2021 the ratio of total annual fund operating
expenses,
other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary
expenses
and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.67%. This
expense
limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2025 without the Board of Trustees’
consent.
In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset
the
net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
Class
IS Shares1,2
|
20243
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
Net
asset value, beginning of
period
|
$10.13
|
$9.44
|
$11.08
|
$11.42
|
$11.03
|
$10.22
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
Net
investment income |
0.37
|
0.71
|
0.58
|
0.59
|
0.64
|
0.65
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain
(loss)
|
0.01
|
0.69
|
(1.62
) |
0.02
4
|
0.83
|
0.91
|
Total
income (loss) from
operations
|
0.38
|
1.40
|
(1.04)
|
0.61
|
1.47
|
1.56
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.37
) |
(0.71
) |
(0.60
) |
(0.59
) |
(0.63
) |
(0.64
) |
Net
realized gains |
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.36
) |
(0.45
) |
(0.11
) |
Total
distributions
|
(0.37
) |
(0.71
) |
(0.60
) |
(0.95
) |
(1.08
) |
(0.75
) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$10.14
|
$10.13
|
$9.44
|
$11.08
|
$11.42
|
$11.03
|
Total
return5
|
3.83
% |
15.27
% |
(9.36
)% |
5.48
% |
13.92
% |
15.56
% |
Net
assets, end of period (000s)
|
$431,068
|
$212,715
|
$94,514
|
$86,773
|
$32,171
|
$20,190
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
Gross
expenses |
0.55
%6,7
|
0.55
%6
|
0.57
% |
0.55
% |
—
|
—
|
Net
expenses8
|
0.54
6,7,9
|
0.54
6,9
|
0.54
9
|
0.55
9
|
0.55
% |
0.56
% |
Net
investment income |
7.43
7
|
7.29
|
5.83
|
5.17
|
5.74
|
5.99
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
122
% |
141
% |
151
% |
186
% |
164
% |
1
|
The
performance information and financial information presented incorporates the operations of the Class Y shares
of
the Diamond Hill High Yield Fund (the “Predecessor
Fund”),
which, as a result of the reorganization, are the
Fund’s
operations. |
2
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
3
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited). |
4
|
Calculation
of the net gain per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and
unrealized
losses presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of Fund
shares
in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
5
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
6
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7
|
Annualized.
|
8
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 2, 2021, the ratio of total annual fund operating
expenses,
other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary
expenses
and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.55%. In
addition,
the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total
annual
fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated
prior
to December 31, 2025 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive
the
Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with
any
investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
ASSETS
| ||||
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
Long-Term
Investments†: |
|
|
|
|
Corporate
Bonds & Notes |
—
|
$1,904,230,158
|
—
|
$1,904,230,158
|
Senior
Loans: |
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
—
|
33,241,295
|
$10,972,500
|
44,213,795
|
Other
Senior Loans |
—
|
79,228,228
|
—
|
79,228,228
|
Convertible
Bonds & Notes |
—
|
63,986,592
|
—
|
63,986,592
|
Convertible
Preferred Stocks |
$4,895,280
|
—
|
—
|
4,895,280
|
Total
Long-Term Investments |
4,895,280
|
2,080,686,273
|
10,972,500
|
2,096,554,053
|
Short-Term
Investments† |
198,642,203
|
—
|
—
|
198,642,203
|
Total
Investments |
$203,537,483
|
$2,080,686,273
|
$10,972,500
|
$2,295,196,256
|
†
|
See
Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
|
Class
A |
Class
C |
Class
I |
Class
IS |
FTFA
recaptured |
$2,996
|
$259
|
$35,160
|
$19,254
|
|
Class
A |
Class
C |
Sales
charges |
$14,670
|
—
|
CDSCs
|
96
|
$306
|
Purchases
|
$1,389,566,268
|
Sales
|
792,925,752
|
|
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Securities
|
$2,277,201,669
|
$41,320,922
|
$(23,326,335)
|
$17,994,587
|
|
Service
and/or
Distribution
Fees |
Transfer
Agent
Fees
|
Class
A |
$156,799
|
$51,690
|
Class
C |
54,259
|
3,354
|
Class
I |
—
|
732,273
|
Class
IS |
—
|
3,117
|
Total
|
$211,058
|
$790,434
|
|
Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
|
Class
A |
$4,353
|
Class
C |
377
|
Class
I |
50,512
|
Class
IS |
12,058
|
Total
|
$67,300
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2024 |
Year
Ended
December
31, 2023 |
Net
Investment Income: |
|
|
Class
A |
$4,416,109
|
$4,583,643
|
Class
C |
343,017
|
247,082
|
Class
I |
53,458,921
|
68,402,099
|
Class
IS |
12,663,812
|
11,219,607
|
Total
|
$70,881,859
|
$84,452,431
|
|
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2024 |
Year Ended
December
31, 2023 | ||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Class
A |
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
7,021,760
|
$70,962,782
|
6,903,560
|
$66,967,619
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
426,304
|
4,309,416
|
462,925
|
4,491,750
|
Shares
repurchased |
(1,912,441
) |
(19,354,800
) |
(4,639,624
) |
(44,667,914
) |
Net
increase |
5,535,623
|
$55,917,398
|
2,726,861
|
$26,791,455
|
Class
C |
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
647,505
|
$6,544,367
|
770,895
|
$7,474,280
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
33,624
|
339,890
|
25,111
|
244,163
|
Shares
repurchased |
(66,222
) |
(668,850
) |
(164,115
) |
(1,566,832
) |
Net
increase |
614,907
|
$6,215,407
|
631,891
|
$6,151,611
|
Class
I |
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
57,618,603
|
$583,130,115
|
85,432,216
|
$828,401,179
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
5,210,681
|
52,727,222
|
6,911,330
|
67,121,186
|
Shares
repurchased |
(22,389,059
) |
(226,409,752
) |
(47,401,402
) |
(457,710,456
) |
Net
increase |
40,440,225
|
$409,447,585
|
44,942,144
|
$437,811,909
|
Class
IS |
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
25,903,831
|
$262,491,567
|
21,962,743
|
$213,576,932
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
803,798
|
8,144,216
|
1,109,503
|
10,793,622
|
Shares
repurchased |
(5,209,351
) |
(52,558,329
) |
(12,070,871
) |
(116,858,255
) |
Net
increase |
21,498,278
|
$218,077,454
|
11,001,375
|
$107,512,299
|
|
Affiliate
Value at
December 31, 2023
|
Purchased
|
Sold
| ||
Cost
|
Shares
|
Proceeds
|
Shares
| ||
Western
Asset
Premier
Institutional
U.S.
Treasury
Reserves,
Premium
Shares |
$122,154,119
|
$568,744,008
|
568,744,008
|
$492,255,924
|
492,255,924
|
(cont’d)
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
Dividend
Income
|
Net Increase
(Decrease)
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Affiliate
Value at
June 30,
2024
|
Western
Asset Premier
Institutional
U.S.
Treasury
Reserves,
Premium
Shares |
—
|
$4,048,798
|
—
|
$198,642,203
|
ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer 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 report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications
pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
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, there unto duly authorized.
Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
Jane Trust | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | August 20, 2024 |
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/ Jane Trust | |
Jane Trust | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | August 20, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Christopher Berarducci | |
Christopher Berarducci | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | August 20, 2024 |