<![CDATA[PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund]]>

 

 

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:    811-21238
Registrant Name:    PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:   

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Name and Address of Agent for Service:   

William G. Galipeau

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    844-337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:    November 30, 2014
Date of Reporting Period:    August 31, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000s)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 127.2%

   

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 27.5%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 16.4%

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

4.625% due 06/26/2015

  $ 7,800      $ 8,014   

6.250% due 12/01/2017

    9,800        10,817   

6.750% due 12/01/2014

    1,500        1,523   

Army Hawaii Family Housing Trust Certificates

   

5.524% due 06/15/2050

    13,400        14,811   

Barclays Bank PLC

   

14.000% due 06/15/2019 (c)

  GBP  15,800        35,280   

Fort Gordon Housing LLC

   

6.124% due 05/15/2051

  $ 12,825        14,319   

GMAC International Finance BV

   

7.500% due 04/21/2015

  EUR 9,850        13,452   

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029

  $ 9,559        9,959   

LBG Capital PLC

   

9.125% due 07/15/2020

  GBP 400        712   

12.750% due 08/10/2020

    400        743   

15.000% due 12/21/2019

    2,000        4,781   

15.000% due 12/21/2019

  EUR 7,800        15,539   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 (c)

  $ 5,000        7,375   

Navient LLC

   

8.450% due 06/15/2018

    5,000        5,831   

Wachovia Capital Trust

   

5.570% due 09/29/2014 (c)

    25,000        24,625   

Western Group Housing LP

   

6.750% due 03/15/2057

    10,600        12,953   
   

 

 

 
      180,734   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 7.9%

   

Baylor College of Medicine

   

5.259% due 11/15/2046

    10,000        11,364   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

6.703% due 12/15/2022

    2,369        2,605   

7.373% due 06/15/2017

    698        740   

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097

    48,331        62,982   

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

   

6.171% due 06/15/2053

    1,800        1,822   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

7.336% due 01/02/2021

    2,261        2,487   

10.400% due 05/01/2018

    5,155        5,748   
   

 

 

 
      87,748   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 3.2%

   

Bruce Mansfield Unit Pass-Through Trust

   

6.850% due 06/01/2034

    4,389        4,897   

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

7.600% due 09/15/2039

    11,700        11,963   

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030

    15,730        18,730   
   

 

 

 
      35,590   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $269,897)

      304,072   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 12.2%

   

CALIFORNIA 5.8%

   

Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, (NPFGC Insured), Series 2006

   

6.020% due 09/01/2021

    6,480        6,789   

Riverside County, California Economic Development Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.500% due 10/01/2030

    3,425        3,809   

San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.750% due 09/01/2040

    21,545        24,089   

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    28,500        29,698   
   

 

 

 
      64,385   
   

 

 

 


                                         
             

FLORIDA 0.2%

   

Palm Beach County, Florida Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

5.000% due 11/01/2033

    2,080        2,249   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.5%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    23,700        27,625   
   

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS 0.0%

   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

6.573% due 05/01/2039

    200        223   
   

 

 

 

NEW JERSEY 0.1%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., New Jersey Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

5.000% due 06/01/2041

    900        684   
   

 

 

 

NEW YORK 2.4%

   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Bonds, Series 2012

   

4.458% due 10/01/2062

    25,000        26,300   
   

 

 

 

OHIO 0.1%

   

Bowling Green State University, Ohio Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

6.730% due 06/01/2039

    1,240        1,416   
   

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA 0.4%

   

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania Revenue Bonds, (AGM Insured), Series 1999

   

6.350% due 04/15/2028

    3,400        3,961   
   

 

 

 

TEXAS 0.7%

   

San Antonio, Texas City Public Service Board Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

6.308% due 02/01/2037

    550        625   

Texas State Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

8.125% due 02/15/2027

    6,075        7,207   
   

 

 

 
      7,832   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $120,175)

      134,675   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 19.8%

   

Fannie Mae

   

2.500% due 10/25/2022 (a)

    35,859        2,739   

3.000% due 06/25/2028 - 01/25/2042 (a)

    43,211        5,710   

3.500% due 02/25/2033 - 01/25/2043 (a)

    7,088        1,233   

4.000% due 12/25/2042 - 01/25/2043 (a)

    21,433        4,042   

5.213% due 12/25/2042

    1,011        812   

5.214% due 07/25/2043

    2,799        2,266   

5.768% due 01/25/2043

    4,257        3,408   

5.945% due 07/25/2040 (a)

    2,783        531   

6.095% due 08/25/2041 (a)

    14,135        2,645   

6.445% due 04/25/2041 (a)

    5,911        1,066   

6.475% due 10/25/2039 (a)

    26,400        4,159   

6.495% due 03/25/2042 (a)

    6,734        1,326   

9.488% due 01/25/2042

    6,043        6,207   

Freddie Mac

   

0.428% due 11/25/2017 (a)

    412,473        3,272   

0.432% due 07/25/2023 (a)

    413,307        10,072   

2.223% due 05/25/2018 (a)

    13,996        933   

3.500% due 09/15/2032 - 12/15/2032 (a)

    23,720        3,642   

5.845% due 08/15/2042 (a)

    8,472        1,483   

6.045% due 05/15/2039 (a)

    8,330        1,577   

6.945% due 02/15/2034 (a)

    4,921        732   

8.970% due 07/15/2039

    12,282        12,699   

9.272% due 09/15/2043 - 12/15/2043

    56,564        65,071   

9.424% due 08/15/2044

    11,000        12,987   

10.236% due 03/15/2044

    5,915        6,060   

11.318% due 09/15/2043

    10,569        11,049   

11.585% due 02/15/2036 - 08/15/2043

    22,355        23,860   

11.587% due 04/15/2044

    3,089        3,293   

Ginnie Mae

   

3.000% due 12/20/2042 (a)

    610        137   

3.500% due 09/16/2041 - 05/20/2043 (a)

    22,426        4,319   

4.000% due 05/16/2042 (a)

    3,512        562   

5.845% due 02/16/2040 (a)

    18,379        3,631   

6.595% due 01/20/2042 (a)

    4,368        742   

8.593% due 08/20/2039

    14,700        16,809   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $217,032)

      219,074   
   

 

 

 


                                         
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 50.0%

   

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust

   

0.385% due 09/25/2046 ^

    337        14   

6.250% due 06/25/2037

    6,395        4,374   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 07/25/2033

    12,460        13,063   

6.000% due 01/25/2036

    434        373   

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    6,729        5,849   

Banc of America Funding Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/25/2036

    804        838   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    8,825        7,507   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,203        924   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    12,284        11,142   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

4.591% due 07/26/2037

    1,698        110   

5.333% due 03/26/2037

    3,547        1,224   

7.371% due 12/26/2036

    8,635        7,751   

13.106% due 10/26/2036

    6,278        5,896   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

2.575% due 08/25/2036 ^

    2,810        2,115   

2.580% due 09/25/2035 ^

    2,832        2,287   

2.592% due 08/25/2046

    8,642        6,389   

2.627% due 11/25/2036

    1,210        847   

2.687% due 11/25/2034

    822        731   

4.904% due 09/25/2035

    3,886        3,120   

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.000% due 08/25/2036

    4,731        4,399   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

2.509% due 12/25/2035 ^

    43        40   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    3,711        3,334   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    823        745   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    3,074        2,685   

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 06/25/2036

    5,175        5,403   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

5.354% due 04/25/2037

    7,829        6,965   

5.412% due 03/25/2037

    2,438        2,364   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2037

    3,674        3,203   

5.750% due 05/25/2037

    15,112        13,427   

6.000% due 01/25/2037

    3,639        3,048   

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

    8,571        7,270   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2037

    3,803        3,001   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

4.664% due 06/25/2047

    7,380        6,242   

5.095% due 04/25/2037 (a)

    43,654        5,819   

5.250% due 05/25/2021 ^

    43        40   

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    1,196        1,126   

5.500% due 09/25/2035

    9,804        9,030   

5.500% due 03/25/2036

    356        297   

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    1,392        1,429   

5.750% due 02/25/2035

    1,701        1,677   

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    1,331        1,430   

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    3,451        3,001   

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

    3,672        3,243   

6.000% due 01/25/2037 ^

    3,941        3,584   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,173        930   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    4,161        3,544   

6.000% due 04/25/2037

    11,905        10,084   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,203        1,021   

6.000% due 05/25/2037

    4,930        4,075   

6.000% due 08/25/2037

    31,820        26,912   

6.250% due 10/25/2036

    4,912        4,506   

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^

    5,893        4,963   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,562        1,172   

6.500% due 09/25/2036 ^

    861        765   

6.500% due 12/25/2036

    2,785        2,273   

21.065% due 02/25/2036

    3,980        5,090   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

5.500% due 10/25/2035

    4,010        3,798   

5.500% due 07/25/2037

    1,609        1,455   

5.750% due 12/25/2035 ^

    914        871   

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    5,783        5,367   

5.750% due 06/25/2037 ^

    2,306        2,150   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

    1,301        1,248   

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

    340        320   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    1,943        1,880   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,979        4,676   

6.000% due 03/25/2037

    2,370        2,249   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    559        521   

6.250% due 09/25/2036

    2,226        2,023   


                                         
             

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2036

    3,559        3,072   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    3,718        3,375   

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

    4,427        4,038   

6.500% due 10/25/2021

    1,763        1,563   

6.750% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,721        3,800   

Deutsche ALT-B Securities, Inc.

   

5.945% due 02/25/2036

    2,637        2,148   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,919        4,105   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.589% due 03/25/2037 ^

    5,998        5,211   

4.858% due 11/25/2035 ^

    4,164        3,880   

5.005% due 11/25/2035

    962        957   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    708        666   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    796        730   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

4.597% due 08/25/2035 ^

    6,059        5,108   

6.500% due 07/25/2037

    8,201        5,745   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.310% due 08/25/2036

    4,800        3,899   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.534% due 01/25/2037

    2,823        2,480   

2.619% due 02/25/2036 ^

    5,214        4,659   

5.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,924        4,556   

5.133% due 06/25/2036

    2,234        2,021   

5.195% due 10/25/2035

    131        131   

5.750% due 01/25/2036 ^

    312        292   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    921        829   

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    3,001        2,422   

6.000% due 07/25/2037

    721        659   

28.572% due 11/25/2035 ^

    730        1,050   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.750% due 07/25/2036

    6,012        4,352   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.767% due 03/25/2036 ^

    5,810        4,047   

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

   

1.184% due 10/15/2046 (a)

    284,492        15,440   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

4.987% due 05/25/2036

    8,784        7,076   

New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.310% due 07/25/2036 ^

    18,713        13,148   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

0.375% due 10/27/2036

    3,609        317   

0.395% due 08/27/2037

    8,000        699   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

0.335% due 06/25/2046

    335        156   

0.385% due 05/25/2037 ^

    941        244   

6.000% due 06/25/2036

    2,161        1,765   

6.000% due 06/25/2036 ^

    1,735        1,417   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    7,313        5,966   

6.000% due 09/25/2036 ^

    5,715        4,148   

6.000% due 12/25/2036 ^

    3,165        2,508   

6.000% due 03/25/2037

    5,479        4,517   

6.000% due 05/25/2037

    4,686        3,859   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

    794        673   

6.000% due 02/25/2036

    2,197        1,746   

6.000% due 09/25/2036 ^

    1,545        1,025   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    3,433        2,756   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,717        3,665   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    6,191        5,546   

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    6,985        5,131   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

3.379% due 02/25/2037

    5,947        4,787   

6.000% due 01/25/2037 ^

    5,752        5,349   

6.250% due 08/25/2036 ^

    3,605        3,300   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.466% due 11/25/2036

    9,365        7,665   

4.921% due 03/25/2037

    2,266        1,720   

5.008% due 05/25/2036

    8,155        6,826   

5.047% due 01/25/2036 ^

    12,942        10,002   

5.146% due 07/25/2035 ^

    5,884        5,189   

5.357% due 07/25/2036 ^

    2,856        2,526   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.275% due 08/25/2036

    313        248   

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.695% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,367        1,197   

2.715% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,789        1,533   

6.007% due 02/25/2037

    12,695        11,049   

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.750% due 06/25/2047

    1,966        1,754   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.049% due 12/25/2036 ^

    895        792   

2.056% due 06/25/2037

    4,123        3,600   


                                         
             

2.125% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,565        1,316   

2.252% due 09/25/2036 ^

    1,062        973   

4.611% due 02/25/2037 ^

    2,600        2,416   

4.642% due 07/25/2037 ^

    4,234        4,012   

6.081% due 10/25/2036 ^

    3,462        2,971   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

0.957% due 05/25/2047 ^

    1,333        125   

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

    3,227        2,473   

6.000% due 03/25/2036 ^

    4,702        4,234   

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037

    2,932        2,818   

6.250% due 11/25/2037 ^

    14,748        14,061   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

2.615% due 04/25/2036

    797        773   

2.615% due 08/25/2036

    6,181        5,909   

2.619% due 04/25/2036 ^

    1,755        1,727   

5.500% due 01/25/2036

    7,933        7,726   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,703        1,690   

6.000% due 08/25/2037

    13,387        13,385   

Wells Fargo-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

2.169% due 11/15/2044 (a)

    22,242        2,119   
   

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities

(Cost $519,929)

      553,111   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 5.6%

   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

   

1.505% due 03/25/2033

    124        117   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

5.293% due 10/25/2046 ^

    7,255        6,291   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

   

4.251% due 12/25/2035 ^

    322        309   

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing

   

8.140% due 03/20/2030

    3,661        3,765   

8.300% due 10/15/2026

    8,300        8,962   

8.450% due 06/20/2031

    5,596        5,463   

GSAA Home Equity Trust

   

5.800% due 03/25/2037 ^

    2,065        1,215   

6.295% due 06/25/2036 ^

    3,706        2,231   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.315% due 07/25/2037

    4,258        2,629   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

5.374% due 11/25/2036

    10,400        10,271   

5.830% due 07/25/2036 ^

    177        110   

Lehman XS Trust

   

5.576% due 06/24/2046

    6,650        5,278   

Mid-State Trust

   

6.340% due 10/15/2036

    2,931        3,097   

8.330% due 04/01/2030

    1,612        1,639   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^

    2,035        1,520   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

5.612% due 04/25/2037

    12,082        6,994   

7.238% due 09/25/2037

    3,896        2,550   
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $59,440)

      62,441   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

PREFERRED SECURITIES 9.5%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 6.9%

   

Citigroup Capital

   

7.875% due 10/30/2040

    570,000        15,527   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas

   

6.750% due 09/15/2023 (c)

    180,000        19,012   

10.000% due 12/15/2020 (c)

    13,900        17,201   

GMAC Capital Trust

   

8.125% due 02/15/2040

    923,868        24,834   
   

 

 

 
      76,574   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

   

CoBank ACB

   

6.250% due 10/01/2022 (c)

    10,000        1,041   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 2.5%

   

Qwest Corp.

   

7.375% due 06/01/2051

    1,050,000        27,460   
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $100,765)

      105,075   
   

 

 

 


                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
       

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.6%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (d) 2.0%

      22,147   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.6%

   

0.039% due 09/04/2014 - 02/05/2015 (b)(f)(h)

  $ 6,130        6,130   
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments

(Cost $28,277)

      28,277   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

(Cost $1,315,515)

      1,406,725   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments 127.2%

(Cost $1,315,515)

    $ 1,406,725   

Financial Derivative Instruments (e)(g) 0.6%

(Cost or Premiums, net $(5,383))

      6,275   
Preferred Shares (29.4%)       (325,000
Other Assets and Liabilities, net 1.6%       17,853   
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 1,105,853   
   

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*):

 

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

 

^ Security is in default.

 

(a) Interest only security.

 

(b) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

 

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

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(d) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
  Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
Received,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
BOS   0.080%     08/29/2014        09/02/2014      $ 6,200      U.S. Treasury Notes 2.250% due 04/30/2021   $ (6,369   $ 6,200      $ 6,200   
MSC   0.080%     08/29/2014        09/02/2014         12,700      U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.750% due 11/15/2043     (12,972     12,700        12,700   
SSB   0.000%     08/29/2014        09/02/2014        3,247      U.S. Treasury Notes 1.500% due 02/28/2019     (3,314     3,247        3,247   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  $   (22,655   $   22,147      $   22,147   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes accrued interest.

As of August 31, 2014, there were no open reverse repurchase agreements or sale-buyback transactions. The average amount of borrowings while outstanding during the period ended August 31, 2014 was $15,015 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.369%.

 

(e) Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                   Variation Margin  
Index/Tranches   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (2)
     Market
Value (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.IG-22 5-Year Index

    1.000%        06/20/2019      $ 84,200       $   1,855      $   492      $   0      $   0   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(3) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

       Variation Margin  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Maturity
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Asset      Liability  
Receive   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.750     09/17/2043       $ 385,000       $ (52,384    $   (30,786    $ 949       $ 0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500     06/19/2044         385,000         36,316         48,876         0         (879
Receive   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500     12/17/2044         209,200         (16,404      (8,133      524         0   
Pay   

28-Day MXN-TIIE

     7.580     04/05/2034       MXN   560,000         4,991         320         420         0   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ (27,481    $ 10,277       $ 1,893       $ (879
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

   $   (25,626    $ 10,769       $   1,893       $   (879
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) Securities with an aggregate market value of $578 and cash of $21,285 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of August 31, 2014.


(g) Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

 

                                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty      Settlement
Month
       Currency to
be Delivered
       Currency to
be Received
       Asset        Liability  

BOA

       09/2014         EUR 62         $ 83         $ 2         $ 0   
       06/2015           503           684           21           0   
       06/2016           1,430           1,958           56           0   
       06/2016         $ 84         EUR 62           0           (1

BPS

       09/2014         EUR 6,875         $ 9,159           125           0   
       06/2015           230           312           9           0   

BRC

       09/2014           3,621           4,844           86           0   
       09/2014         GBP   25,380           43,111           976           0   
       10/2014         EUR 97           128           0           0   
       12/2014         MXN 15,001           1,137           0           (3
       06/2015         EUR 289           393           12           0   
       06/2015         $ 128         EUR 97           0           0   
       06/2016         EUR 268         $ 369           12           0   

CBK

       09/2014           22           29           0           0   
       09/2014         $ 16,075         EUR   11,960           0           (360
       06/2015         EUR 247         $ 338           12           0   
       06/2015         $ 29         EUR 22           0           0   

DUB

       06/2016         EUR 149         $ 204           6           0   

FBF

       04/2015           18,404           24,951           727           0   
       06/2015           417           566           17           0   

GLM

       09/2014           1,590           2,102           13           0   
       10/2014         $ 1,543         EUR 1,169           0           (7
       06/2015           560           421           0           (5

MSC

       09/2014           42,103         GBP 25,380           32           0   
       10/2014         GBP 25,380         $ 42,093           0           (32
       06/2015         EUR 350           480           19           0   
       06/2016           376           517           17           0   

NAB

       06/2015           292           397           13           0   
       06/2016           818           1,123           35           0   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

     $ 2,190         $ (408
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Sovereign Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                            Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
August 31, 2014 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BRC  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000%        06/20/2019        2.531%      $ 12,500      $ (762   $ (54   $ 0      $ (816
CBK  

China Government International Bond

    1.000%        06/20/2019        0.650%        45,000        338        486        824        0   
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000%        06/20/2019        2.531%        25,000        (1,496     (136     0        (1,632
GST  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000%        09/20/2016        2.138%        50,000        (1,013     (34     0        (1,047
HUS  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000%        06/20/2019        2.531%        12,500        (756     (59     0        (815
JPM  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000%        06/20/2019        2.531%        50,000        (3,422     158        0        (3,264
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (7,111   $   361      $   824      $   (7,574
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
(3)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

                                          Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  
BOA   Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000%        10/16/2019      $ 986,200      $ 0      $ 2,751      $ 2,751      $ 0   
NGF   Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.100%        09/04/2019          1,000,000        1,432        3,387        4,819        0   
Pay    

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000%        10/16/2019        953,300        296        2,363        2,659        0   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,728      $ 8,501      $ 10,229      $ 0   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   (5,383   $   8,862      $   11,053      $   (7,574
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(h) Securities with an aggregate market value of $5,552 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of August 31, 2014.


Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of August 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 08/31/2014
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

   $ 0         $ 170,775         $ 9,959         $ 180,734   

Industrials

     0           76,168           11,580           87,748   

Utilities

     0           30,693           4,897           35,590   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

California

     0           64,385           0           64,385   

Florida

     0           2,249           0           2,249   

Illinois

     0           27,625           0           27,625   

Massachusetts

     0           223           0           223   

New Jersey

     0           684           0           684   

New York

     0           26,300           0           26,300   

Ohio

     0           1,416           0           1,416   

Pennsylvania

     0           3,961           0           3,961   

Texas

     0           7,832           0           7,832   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           206,087           12,987           219,074   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           553,111           0           553,111   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           62,441           0           62,441   

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     40,361           36,213           0           76,574   

Industrials

     0           1,041           0           1,041   

Utilities

     27,460           0           0           27,460   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0           22,147           0           22,147   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           6,130           0           6,130   

Total Investments

   $ 67,821         $ 1,299,481         $ 39,423         $ 1,406,725   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           1,893           0           1,893   

Over the counter

     0           13,243           0           13,243   
   $ 0         $ 15,136         $ 0         $ 15,136   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (879        0           (879

Over the counter

     0           (7,982        0           (7,982
     $ 0         $ (8,861      $ 0         $ (8,861

Totals

   $   67,821         $   1,305,756         $   39,423         $   1,413,000   

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the period ended August 31, 2014.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended August 31, 2014:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 11/30/2013
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (1)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 08/31/2014
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
08/31/2014 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

  $ 9,620      $ 0      $ (140   $ 3      $ 2      $ 474      $ 0      $ 0      $ 9,959      $ 0   

Industrials

    12,769        0        (2,697     46        (59     1,521        0        0        11,580        (25

Utilities

    0        0        0        0        0        0        4,897        0        4,897        0   

U.S. Government Agencies

    0        12,647        0        0        0        340        0        0        12,987        340   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   22,389      $   12,647      $   (2,837   $   49      $   (57   $   2,335      $   4,897      $   0      $   39,423      $   315   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 08/31/2014
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)

Investments in Securities, at Value

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            

Banking & Finance

   $ 9,959      

Benchmark Pricing

  Base Price      103.79

Industrials

     11,580      

Third Party Vendor

  Broker Quote      106.00 - 111.50

Utilities

     4,897      

Third Party Vendor

  Broker Quote      111.55

U.S. Government Agencies

     12,987       Benchmark Pricing   Base Price      114.97
  

 

 

           

Total

   $ 39,423             
  

 

 

           

 

(1)  Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at August 31, 2014 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as level 3 at period end.


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of a Fund’s shares is valued as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the “NYSE Close”) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open (each a “Business Day”). Information that becomes known to a Fund or its agents after the NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day.

For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued on each Business Day using valuation methods as adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of each Fund. The Board has formed a Valuation Committee, whose function is to monitor the valuation of portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments and, as required by the Funds’ valuation policies, determine in good faith the fair value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings after consideration of all relevant factors, including recommendations provided by the Manager. The Board has delegated responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the Manager. The Manager monitors the continual appropriateness of methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market factor changes and events affecting issuers.

Where market quotes are readily available, fair market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services. Where market quotes are not readily available, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board, its Valuation Committee, or the Manager pursuant to instructions from the Board or its Valuation Committee. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, or broker quotes), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or financial derivative instruments. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or financial derivative instruments and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or financial derivative instruments should be re-evaluated in light of such significant events.

The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other financial derivative instruments that may require fair valuation under particular circumstances. The Manager monitors the continual appropriateness of fair valuation methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer, or other factors. If the Manager determines that a fair valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method may be selected, or the Valuation Committee may take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board reviews the appropriateness of the valuation methods from time to time, and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Valuation Committee.

In circumstances in which daily market quotes are not readily available, investments may be valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. In the event that the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to the established guidelines, the value of the security or other financial derivative instrument will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board, generally based upon recommendations provided by PIMCO. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While each Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

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

 

  Level 1—Inputs using (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

  Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of valuation methods used by third-party pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers in and out of Level 3, if any, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, Level 3 reconciliation, and details of significant unobservable inputs, if any, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.


(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

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

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

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

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

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

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing service providers. As a result, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the NYSE is closed. Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using pricing service providers that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity-linked securities are valued by referencing the last reported sale or settlement price of the linked referenced equity on the day of valuation. Foreign exchange adjustments are applied to the last reported price to convert the linked equity’s trading currency to the contract’s settling currency. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in unregistered open-end investment companies will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are considered Level 1 provided that the NAVs are observable, calculated daily and are the value at which both purchases and sales will be conducted. Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemption where the inputs to the NAVs are observable will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less and repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair market value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as foreign currency contracts, options contracts, or swap agreements, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued by independent pricing service providers. Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by a pricing service provider using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable price levels across complete term structures. These levels along with external third-party prices are used to produce daily settlement prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued using a pricing model that references the underlying rates including the overnight index swap rate and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate to produce the daily settlement price. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, securities will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Benchmark pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the benchmark pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The validity of the fair value is reviewed by PIMCO on a periodic basis and may be amended as the availability of market data indicates a material change.

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


2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

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

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Adviser has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of December 31, 2013, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken or expects to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Fund’s U.S. tax returns filed for the fiscal years ending in 2010-2012, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

As of August 31, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

                                                                                   
     Federal Tax
Cost
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

  $ 1,315,518      $ 96,852      $ (5,645   $ 91,207   


GLOSSARY: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:              
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   FBF    Credit Suisse International   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
BOS    Banc of America Securities LLC   GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   NAB    National Australia Bank Ltd.
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   NGF    Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
CBK    Citibank N.A.   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG          
Currency Abbreviations:              
EUR    Euro   MXN    Mexican Peso   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
GBP    British Pound          
Index Abbreviations:              
CDX.IG    Credit Derivatives Index - Investment Grade          
Municipal Bond or Agency Abbreviations:              
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal   NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.     
Other Abbreviations:              
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate   TIIE    Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio
BABs    Build America Bonds          


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting 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”)) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the registrant is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

(b) There has been no change 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 has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal & accounting financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


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.

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

 

By:   /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                                                                        
 

Peter G. Strelow

President, Principal Executive Officer

Date:   October 28, 2014

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/ Peter G. Strelow                                                                                                        
 

Peter G. Strelow

President, Principal Executive Officer

Date:   October 28, 2014

 

By:   /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                                                                 
 

William G. Galipeau

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Date:   October 28, 2014