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
   650 Newport Center Drive
   Newport Beach, CA 92660
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (844) 337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:    July 31
Date of Reporting Period:    October 31, 2015


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 134.3%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 2.6%

   

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

   

5.250% due 10/20/2021

  $ 2,100      $ 2,025   

FMG Resources Pty. Ltd.

   

4.250% due 06/30/2019

    3,778        3,210   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

6.938% due 01/30/2019

    8,198        6,890   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    8,816        7,361   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

7.500% due 12/16/2020

    7,420        5,936   
   

 

 

 

Total Bank Loan Obligations

(Cost $27,819)

      25,422   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 50.6%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 26.8%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

6.000% due 01/15/2067

    1,800        1,170   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

9.000% due 06/18/2024 (d)

    15,355        10,672   

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 (d)

  EUR 400        425   

Barclays Bank PLC

   

14.000% due 06/15/2019 (d)

  GBP   12,550          25,129   

BGC Partners, Inc.

   

5.375% due 12/09/2019 (g)

  $ 10,780        11,287   

BNP Paribas S.A.

   

7.375% due 08/19/2025 (d)

    11,000        11,399   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (g)

    14,000        14,681   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5.950% due 05/15/2025 (d)

    15,900        15,363   

Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.

   

6.875% due 07/08/2020

  GBP 400        655   

7.500% due 07/08/2026

    6,200        10,287   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023

  $ 5,300        4,926   

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

6.500% due 06/23/2021 (d)

  EUR 500        555   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 (d)

  $ 4,200        4,320   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 (d)(g)

    12,300        12,639   

ERB Hellas PLC

   

4.250% due 06/26/2018

  EUR 250        213   

Fort Gordon Housing LLC

   

6.124% due 05/15/2051

  $ 12,825        14,212   

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029

    9,304        10,561   

LBG Capital PLC

   

9.125% due 07/15/2020

  GBP 3,400        5,634   

12.750% due 08/10/2020

    400        697   

15.000% due 12/21/2019

    2,000        4,323   

15.000% due 12/21/2019

  EUR 7,800        12,587   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 (d)(g)

  $ 6,000        8,670   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.625% due 06/27/2023 (d)

  GBP 2,300        3,745   

National Bank of Greece S.A.

   

3.875% due 10/07/2016

  EUR 2,150        2,279   

Navient Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2019 (g)

  $ 13,950        13,898   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

    230        170   

8.450% due 06/15/2018

    8,200        8,815   

Novo Banco S.A.

   

2.625% due 05/08/2017

  EUR 500        512   

4.750% due 01/15/2018

    1,000        1,029   

5.000% due 04/04/2019

    371        374   

5.000% due 04/23/2019

    152        154   

5.000% due 05/14/2019

    315        317   

5.000% due 05/21/2019

    73        73   

5.000% due 05/23/2019

    213        216   

5.875% due 11/09/2015

    1,500        1,649   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 (d)

  $ 300        311   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

   

6.125% due 02/07/2022

    500        515   


                                         
             

Tesco Property Finance PLC

   

5.411% due 07/13/2044

  GBP 8,646        11,718   

6.052% due 10/13/2039

    1,079        1,602   

TIG FinCo PLC

   

8.500% due 03/02/2020

    1,154        1,867   

8.750% due 04/02/2020

    6,539        9,365   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC

   

6.800% due 11/22/2025

  $ 8,500        8,388   

Western Group Housing LP

   

6.750% due 03/15/2057

    10,600        12,304   
   

 

 

 
      259,706   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 16.2%

   

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

   

8.125% due 07/15/2021

    2,447        1,903   

Boxer Parent Co., Inc. (9.000% Cash or 9.750% PIK)

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (b)

    8,810        6,332   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    27,145        21,967   

CCO Safari LLC

   

6.484% due 10/23/2045

    3,421        3,556   

6.834% due 10/23/2055

    1,473        1,499   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

3.571% due 04/15/2019

    830        537   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

7.373% due 06/15/2017

    698        701   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019

    2,858        1,943   

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (g)

    31,901        39,555   

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

   

6.171% due 06/15/2053

    1,800        1,856   

Harvest Operations Corp.

   

6.875% due 10/01/2017

    1,580        1,343   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022

    2,000        1,643   

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019 (g)

    6,590        5,758   

Numericable-SFR S.A.S.

   

6.250% due 05/15/2024

    14,000        14,035   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

3.374% due 05/20/2021

  EUR   23,000        23,391   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

   

10.000% due 12/01/2022

  $ 5,600        5,026   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017

    13,090        6,643   

Tembec Industries, Inc.

   

9.000% due 12/15/2019

    1,500        1,208   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

7.336% due 01/02/2021

    2,084        2,211   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    10,900        10,941   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 3,287        5,077   
   

 

 

 
        157,125   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 7.6%

   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

8.875% due 09/15/2020

  $ 720        749   

10.500% due 09/15/2022

    1,190        1,238   

11.000% due 09/15/2025

    1,190        1,250   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

   

9.250% due 04/23/2019

    21,200        23,890   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020 (g)

    4,570        3,633   

7.000% due 04/15/2018 (g)

    8,355        7,144   

7.950% due 06/01/2032

    900        707   

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030 (g)

    15,730        17,527   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 06/30/2022

    574        287   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.625% due 10/01/2023

    5,232        1,765   

6.750% due 10/01/2023

    4,893        1,686   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

2.750% due 01/15/2018

  EUR 790        776   

3.214% due 03/17/2020

  $ 420        322   

4.250% due 10/02/2023

  EUR 1,200        994   

4.875% due 03/17/2020

  $ 760        623   

5.750% due 01/20/2020

    360        309   

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP 6,100        6,577   

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    800        811   

6.750% due 01/27/2041

  $ 4,100        2,914   


                                         
             

7.875% due 03/15/2019

    100        95   
   

 

 

 
      73,297   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $494,344)

      490,128   
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.1%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 0.1%

   

NB Finance Ltd.

   

3.500% due 12/06/2015

    800        798   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $799)

      798   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 10.0%

   

CALIFORNIA 5.7%

   

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

   

6.020% due 09/01/2021

    6,480        6,626   

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.500% due 10/01/2030

    3,425        3,729   

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

   

7.750% due 09/01/2040

    21,545        23,694   

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

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    18,500        20,781   
   

 

 

 
      54,830   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.5%

   

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

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

      23,700          24,218   
   

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA 0.4%

   

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

   

6.350% due 04/15/2028

    3,400        3,777   
   

 

 

 

TEXAS 0.7%

   

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

   

8.125% due 02/15/2027

    6,075        7,072   
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.1%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    1,400        1,081   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 0.6%

   

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    6,885        6,041   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $90,814)

      97,019   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 4.9%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.000% due 01/25/2042 (a)

    1,841        171   

3.500% due 02/25/2033 (a)

    4,092        544   

5.197% due 07/25/2025

    2,500        2,496   

5.744% due 04/25/2028

    1,700        1,729   

5.903% due 07/25/2040 (a)

    2,296        398   

9.414% due 01/25/2042

    2,689        2,757   

Freddie Mac

   

4.678% due 11/25/2055

    14,888        8,704   

6.904% due 02/15/2034 (a)

    3,777        719   

7.747% due 12/25/2027

    5,700        5,710   

8.883% due 07/15/2039

    6,522        6,804   

10.143% due 03/15/2044

    2,668        3,168   

10.947% due 03/25/2025

    2,399        2,820   

11.478% due 04/15/2044

    1,827        1,990   

11.485% due 02/15/2036

    8,278        9,020   

Ginnie Mae

   

3.000% due 12/20/2042 (a)

    267        22   

3.500% due 09/16/2041 - 06/20/2042 (a)

    2,849        337   

6.556% due 01/20/2042 (a)

    3,700        615   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $47,104)

      48,004   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 1.9%

   

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

   

0.097% due 07/31/2017 (i)(k)

    12,086        12,077   

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

0.250% due 10/31/2015

    6,400        6,400   

0.375% due 01/31/2016 (k)

    448        448   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $18,932)

      18,925   
   

 

 

 


                                         
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 33.3%

   

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust

   

6.250% due 06/25/2037

    5,529        4,027   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

    335        285   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

    5,256        4,521   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

5.500% due 01/25/2036

    658        693   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    7,291        6,309   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    922        741   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

4.377% due 07/26/2037

    1,240        70   

5.333% due 03/26/2037

    3,024        900   

7.127% due 12/26/2036

    8,635        7,787   

10.375% due 10/26/2036

    6,072        5,809   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

2.617% due 08/25/2046

    7,440        5,642   

2.776% due 11/25/2036

    1,118        812   

2.819% due 11/25/2034

    683        588   

2.896% due 09/25/2035 ^

    3,312        2,508   

2.911% due 09/25/2035 ^

    2,303        1,896   

3.035% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,867        3,666   

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.000% due 08/25/2036

    3,583        3,411   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

2.444% due 12/25/2035 ^

    37        34   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    3,144        2,672   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    653        570   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    2,411        2,079   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

5.302% due 04/25/2037 ^

    7,291        6,417   

5.370% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,938        1,853   

6.000% due 11/25/2036

    14,785        12,009   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    9,951        8,075   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2037 ^

    3,058        2,649   

6.000% due 01/25/2037 ^

    3,091        2,668   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    3,361        2,591   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

4.366% due 06/25/2047

    5,997        5,326   

5.053% due 04/25/2037 ^(a)

    35,995        4,849   

5.250% due 05/25/2021 ^

    33        33   

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    970        860   

5.500% due 09/25/2035 ^

    7,768        7,254   

5.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    306        262   

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    1,158        1,173   

5.750% due 02/25/2035

    1,305        1,287   

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    1,091        1,136   

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    2,873        2,497   

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

    3,041        2,607   

6.000% due 01/25/2037 ^

    3,360        3,188   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,000        789   

6.000% due 02/25/2037

    3,756        3,287   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    10,808        8,516   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    4,172        3,390   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

      28,143          23,577   

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

    4,193        3,883   

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^

    5,124        4,187   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,338        1,033   

6.500% due 09/25/2036 ^

    734        645   

6.500% due 12/25/2036 ^

    2,756        2,214   

20.911% due 02/25/2036

    3,259        4,086   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

5.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,301        1,161   

5.750% due 12/25/2035 ^

    697        657   

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,592        4,246   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

    1,025        979   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    3,949        3,624   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

5.750% due 04/25/2036 ^

    2,486        2,094   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    2,910        2,576   

6.750% due 08/25/2036 ^

    4,406        3,555   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    3,880        3,197   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.690% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,833        4,047   

2.786% due 11/25/2035 ^

    3,230        2,938   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    462        445   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    605        555   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.606% due 08/25/2035 ^

    5,026        4,136   

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    7,704        4,996   


                                         
             

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.521% due 02/25/2036 ^

    4,133        3,615   

2.549% due 01/25/2037 ^

    2,448        2,192   

2.682% due 10/25/2035

    93        90   

4.989% due 06/25/2036 ^

    1,804        1,583   

5.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    3,935        3,354   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    740        664   

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    2,573        1,932   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    588        539   

28.342% due 11/25/2035 ^

    496        693   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.750% due 07/25/2036

    5,180        4,024   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.633% due 03/25/2036 ^

    5,116        3,450   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

0.414% due 10/27/2036

    3,609        314   

0.434% due 08/27/2037

    8,000        1,478   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

0.427% due 05/25/2037 ^

    701        176   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,210        998   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,641        4,013   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    3,882        3,283   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

    682        559   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    2,965        2,275   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,210        2,990   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    5,015        4,383   

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    6,261        4,528   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

3.354% due 02/25/2037

    5,126        4,130   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.466% due 11/25/2036 ^

    8,010        6,613   

2.714% due 07/25/2035 ^

    4,442        3,831   

4.273% due 07/25/2036 ^

    2,048        1,723   

4.907% due 01/25/2036 ^

    11,016        8,513   

4.945% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,673        1,195   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.317% due 08/25/2036

    291        227   

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.586% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,183        1,037   

2.722% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,447        1,232   

6.005% due 02/25/2037 ^

    12,128        10,237   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.027% due 12/25/2036 ^

    755        673   

2.191% due 06/25/2037 ^

    3,554        3,135   

2.231% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,362        1,168   

2.398% due 09/25/2036 ^

    909        825   

4.341% due 02/25/2037 ^

    1,970        1,832   

4.424% due 07/25/2037 ^

    3,503        3,254   

6.013% due 10/25/2036 ^

    2,665        2,238   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

1.062% due 05/25/2047 ^

    890        63   

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

    2,651        2,034   

6.000% due 03/25/2036 ^

    3,755        3,526   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,307        1,290   
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $306,500)
      322,476   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 18.9%

   

AMAC CDO Funding

   

1.495% due 11/23/2050

    5,009        4,610   

6.516% due 11/23/2050

    1,512        1,517   

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

   

1.547% due 03/25/2033

    111        105   

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.597% due 04/25/2037

    25,919        16,981   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.010% due 05/24/2026

    4,100        3,064   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

0.599% due 11/25/2046

    11,592        9,760   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

0.397% due 06/25/2047

    25,710        18,763   

0.507% due 09/25/2037 ^

    18,207        9,238   

5.074% due 10/25/2046 ^

    18,763        17,757   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

   

4.102% due 12/25/2035 ^

    207        206   

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing

   

8.140% due 03/20/2030

    3,301        3,496   

8.300% due 10/15/2026

    8,300        8,776   

8.450% due 06/20/2031

    4,984        5,080   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.357% due 07/25/2037

    4,049        2,565   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

4.567% due 11/25/2036

    10,400        10,545   


                                         
             

5.830% due 07/25/2036 ^

    165        100   

Lehman XS Trust

   

6.290% due 06/24/2046

    5,499        4,595   

Mid-State Trust

   

6.340% due 10/15/2036

    2,627        2,859   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^

    1,772        1,304   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

5.612% due 04/25/2037

    11,960        6,541   

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^

    9,613        5,832   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

0.777% due 08/25/2034

    12,830        9,971   

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

0.664% due 12/05/2036

    995        786   

0.684% due 08/05/2036

    989        722   

0.684% due 08/05/2036 ^

    19,163        13,989   

0.704% due 02/05/2036

    13,042        10,042   

Tropic CDO Ltd.

   

1.221% due 04/15/2034

    25,000        13,750   
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $180,126)
      182,954   
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 0.6%

   

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.800% due 08/08/2017

  JPY   695,000        5,011   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 600        605   
   

 

 

 
Total Sovereign Issues
(Cost $5,534)
      5,616   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

   

FINANCIALS 0.1%

   

TIG FinCo PLC (e)

    794,831        1,060   
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,178)
      1,060   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.3%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 4.3%

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas

   

10.000% due 12/15/2020 (d)

    13,900        17,549   

GMAC Capital Trust

   

8.125% due 02/15/2040

    923,868        23,863   
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $40,284)
      41,412   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 7.0%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (f) 2.1%

      19,920   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 1.0%

   

Federal Home Loan Bank

   

0.101% due 01/13/2016

  $ 2,600        2,600   

0.112% due 01/15/2016

    900        900   

0.117% due 01/15/2016

    600        600   

0.122% due 01/08/2016 - 01/22/2016

    5,400        5,398   
   

 

 

 
      9,498   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 3.9%

   

0.110% due 01/07/2016 - 03/03/2016 (c)(k)

    38,147        38,140   
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $67,556)
      67,558   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,280,990)
      1,301,372   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 134.3%
(Cost $1,280,990)
    $ 1,301,372   
Financial Derivative Instruments (h)(j) (5.4%)
(Cost or Premiums, net $(39,904))
      (51,955
Preferred Shares (24.6%)       (237,950
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (4.3%)       (42,561
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $     968,906   
   

 

 

 

 


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) Payment in-kind bond security.

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Restricted Securities:

 

Issuer Description      Acquisition Date        Cost        Market
Value
       Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
 

TIG FinCo PLC

       04/02/2015         $   1,178         $   1,060           0.11%   
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(f) 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)

 
RDR     0.180     10/30/2015        11/02/2015      $   17,100      U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% due 11/30/2021   $ (17,489   $ 17,100      $ 17,100   
SSB     0.000        10/30/2015        11/02/2015        2,820      Freddie Mac 1.960% due 11/07/2022     (2,880     2,820        2,820   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  $   (20,369   $   19,920      $   19,920   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes accrued interest.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     (1.500 %)       09/24/2015         09/23/2017      $ (1,855   $ (1,852
     (1.500      10/28/2015         10/27/2017        (1,191     (1,191
     (1.000      10/28/2015         10/27/2017        (2,550     (2,550

RDR

     (3.500      08/04/2015         08/03/2017        (1,017     (1,008
     0.580         08/20/2015         11/20/2015          (14,048     (14,065

SOG

     0.820         10/29/2015         01/29/2016        (9,011     (9,012

UBS

     0.700         10/07/2015         01/11/2016        (3,978     (3,980
     0.700         10/09/2015         01/11/2016        (4,441     (4,443
     0.700         10/14/2015         01/14/2016        (10,228     (10,232
     0.700         10/15/2015         01/15/2016        (7,770     (7,773
     0.900         10/15/2015         01/15/2016        (19,072     (19,080
     0.950         10/15/2015         01/15/2016        (5,314     (5,316
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (80,502
            

 

 

 

 

(2)  The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2015 was $66,250 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.537%.

 

(g) Securities with an aggregate market value of $86,864 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of October 31, 2015.

 

(h) 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/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-24 5-Year Index

    5.000     06/20/2020      $   27,819       $   1,769      $   (376   $   33      $   0   

CDX.HY-25 5-Year Index

    5.000        12/20/2020        15,300         574        265        23        0   

CDX.IG-23 5-Year Index

    1.000        12/20/2019        11,800         144        (48     0        (1

CDX.IG-24 5-Year Index

    1.000        06/20/2020        22,100         273        (121     0        (1

CDX.IG-25 5-Year Index

    1.000        12/20/2020        33,300         383        133        0        (2
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 3,143      $ (147   $ 56      $ (4
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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  
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750      06/17/2025       $      145,380       $ 10,439      $ 1,246      $ 418      $ 0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500         06/19/2044            305,100         65,179        75,132        2,589        0   
Receive   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750         12/16/2045            514,800         (19,472     (47,317     0        (4,244
Pay   

6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW

     3.500         06/17/2025       AUD      13,400         588        256        0        (34
Pay   

28-Day MXN-TIIE

     7.580         04/05/2034       MXN      560,000         2,981        (1,691     24        0   
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  $   59,715      $   27,626      $   3,031      $   (4,278
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

               $ 62,858      $ 27,479      $ 3,087      $ (4,282
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(i) Securities with an aggregate market value of $624 and cash of $17,612 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015.

 

(j) 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

    06/2016       EUR      1,430       $     1,958      $ 377      $ 0   
    06/2016       $      84       EUR     62        0        (15

BPS

    11/2015       JPY      15,968       $     132        0        0   
    12/2015       MXN      22,855           1,343        0        (36

BRC

    06/2016       EUR      268           369        72        0   

CBK

    11/2015       GBP      1,027           1,576        0        (7

DUB

    11/2015       BRL      23,865           6,100        0        (88
    11/2015       $      5,933       BRL     23,865        255        0   
    12/2015            6,037           23,865        92        0   
    06/2016       EUR      149       $     204        39        0   

FBF

    12/2015       $      237       MXN     3,908        0        (1

GLM

    11/2015       AUD      606       $     431        2        (3

HUS

    12/2015       $      176       MXN     2,918        0        0   

JPM

    11/2015       GBP      166       $     254        0        (2
    11/2015       $      784       GBP     516        12        0   
    12/2015            355       MXN     5,954        4        0   

MSB

    11/2015       BRL      3,000       $     777        0        0   
    11/2015       JPY      620,553           5,170        27        0   
    11/2015       $      773       BRL     3,000        5        0   
    11/2015            91,682       GBP     60,062        909        0   
    12/2015       EUR      209       $     230        0        0   
    12/2015       GBP      59,348           90,581        0        (894
    06/2016       EUR      376           517        102        0   

NAB

    11/2015       $      4,949       JPY     595,545        0        (14
    12/2015       JPY      595,544       $     4,951        14        0   
    06/2016       EUR      818           1,123        219        0   

SCX

    11/2015       GBP      59,385           89,981        0        (1,567

UAG

    11/2015       EUR      39,066           43,724        765        0   
    11/2015       $      43,176       EUR     39,066        0        (217
    12/2015       EUR      39,066       $     43,192        218        0   
    12/2015       $      564       MXN     9,476        8        0   
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    $   3,120      $   (2,844
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

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

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31,  2015  (2)
   

Notional
Amount  (3)

    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Navient Corp.

    5.000   12/20/2020     5.360   $     5,000      $ (51   $ 28      $ 0      $ (23
 

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000      09/20/2020     6.358      EUR     5,000        (191     (59     0        (250
 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

    1.000      12/20/2024     7.544      $     1,800        (352     (315     0        (667
BRC  

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000      12/20/2015     7.925      EUR     3,900        (61     68        7        0   
CBK  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019     2.464      $     25,000        (1,496     265        0        (1,231
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000      09/20/2020     7.592          20        (3     (2     0        (5
 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

    1.000      12/20/2024     7.544          2,400        (476     (414     0        (890
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000      09/20/2020     7.592          60        (8     (7     0        (15
 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

    1.000      12/20/2019     7.557          500        (41     (70     0        (111
 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

    1.000      12/20/2024     7.544          3,000        (623     (489     0        (1,112
JPM  

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000      09/20/2020     6.358      EUR     5,000        (207     (43     0        (250
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      06/20/2019     2.464      $     28,600        (1,957     549        0        (1,408
 

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000      12/20/2020     2.767          1,300        (149     43        0        (106
MYC  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    5.000      09/20/2020     16.433          500        (51     (109     0        (160
 

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000      12/20/2015     7.925      EUR     1,100        (17     19        2        0   
 

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000      09/20/2020     6.358          3,000        (28     (122     0        (150
 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

    1.000      12/20/2019     7.557      $     14,500        (1,342     (1,874     0        (3,216
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $   (7,053   $   (2,532   $   9      $   (9,594
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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

 

                                      Swap Agreements, at Value   (4)  
Counterparty   Index/Tranches   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BOA  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110     05/25/2046      $ 69,465      $   (13,185   $ (5   $ 0      $ (13,190
BRC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        34,428        (6,857     319        0        (6,538
GST  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        6,078        (1,212     58        0        (1,154
MEI  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        53,358        (9,993     (141     0        (10,134
MYC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110        05/25/2046        21,708        (4,104     (18     0        (4,122
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $   (35,351   $   213      $   0      $   (35,138
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 corporate or 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.
(4)  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

 

                                                  Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Notional

Amount

    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

BOA

 

Pay

 

1-Year BRL-CDI

    11.500     01/04/2021      BRL       149,200      $ 125      $ (4,724   $ 0      $ (4,599

CBK

 

Pay

 

1-Year BRL-CDI

    11.500        01/04/2021            80,300        (77     (2,398     0        (2,475
 

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.900        02/18/2026      $       89,000        618        442        1,060        0   

MYC

 

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.350        02/18/2021            340,000        1,990        1,214        3,204        0   

UAG

 

Pay

 

1-Year BRL-CDI

    11.250        01/04/2021      BRL       105,000        (156     (3,347     0        (3,503
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,500      $ (8,813   $ 4,264      $ (10,577
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   (39,904 )    $   (11,132 )    $   4,273      $   (55,309 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(k) Securities with an aggregate market value of $47,266 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2015.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 10/31/2015
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 25,422         $ 0         $ 25,422   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0             249,145             10,561           259,706   

Industrials

     0           146,184           10,941           157,125   

Utilities

     0           73,297           0           73,297   

Convertible Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           798           0           798   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

California

     0           54,830           0           54,830   

Illinois

     0           24,218           0           24,218   

Pennsylvania

     0           3,777           0           3,777   

Texas

     0           7,072           0           7,072   

Virginia

     0           1,081           0           1,081   

West Virginia

     0           6,041           0           6,041   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           39,300           8,704           48,004   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     0           18,925           0           18,925   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           322,476           0           322,476   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           182,954           0           182,954   

Sovereign Issues

     0           5,616           0           5,616   

Common Stocks

                 

Financials

     0           0           1,060           1,060   

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     23,863           17,549           0           41,412   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0           19,920           0           19,920   

Short-Term Notes

     0           9,498           0           9,498   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           38,140           0           38,140   

Total Investments

   $ 23,863         $ 1,246,243         $ 31,266         $ 1,301,372   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           3,087           0           3,087   

Over the counter

     0           7,393           0           7,393   
   $ 0         $ 10,480         $ 0         $ 10,480   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (4,282        0           (4,282

Over the counter

     0           (58,153        0           (58,153
     $ 0         $ (62,435      $ 0         $ (62,435

Totals

   $   23,863         $   1,194,288         $   31,266         $   1,249,417   


There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended October 31, 2015.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2015:

 

Category and Subcategory  

Beginning

Balance

at 07/31/2015

   

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 10/31/2015

   

Net Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

on Investments

Held at

10/31/2015 (1)

 
Investments in Securities, at Value   

Bank Loan Obligations

  $ 8,897      $ (1,947   $ (19   $ 22      $ 1      $ (1,018   $ 0      $ (5,936   $ 0      $ 0   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

    10,454        0        (57     1        1        162        0        0        10,561        169   

Industrials

    10,941        0        0        3        0        (3     0        0        10,941        (3

U.S. Government Agencies

    0        8,796        (12     1        5        (86     0        0        8,704        (86

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    8,290        0        (8,338     0        47        1        0        0        0        0   

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    832        0        0        0        0        228        0        0        1,060        228   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   39,414      $   6,849      $   (8,426   $   27      $   54      $   (716   $   0      $   (5,936   $   31,266      $   308   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 10/31/2015

     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs     

Input Value(s)

(% Unless Noted Otherwise)

 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            

Banking & Finance

   $ 10,561      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       113.00   

Industrials

     10,941      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       100.00   

U.S. Government Agencies

     8,704      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       59.03   

Common Stocks

            

Financials

     1,060      

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

 

—  

         
  

 

 

           

Total

   $   31,266             
  

 

 

           

 

(1) Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at October 31, 2015 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
(2) Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Supplementary Notes to Schedule of Investments as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of a Fund is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to that Fund, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding of that Fund.

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which 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. The Fund reserves the right to change the time its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the SEC.

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. 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 established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by the manager to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures (which are discussed below), are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services or other pricing sources. With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), the Fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments.

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. Foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in the Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree will be valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree will be valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments 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 Trust is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when you cannot purchase, redeem or exchange shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

Investments for which market quotes or market-based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market-based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Oversight Committee of the Board (“Valuation Oversight Committee”), generally based on recommendations provided by the Manager. 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, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the 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 the Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

When the Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the 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 the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. 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, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks 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 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by third-party pricing services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. 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 material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the 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 realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers in and 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, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities 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 on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ 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 Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades 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, ETFs, 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 valued (denominated) in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates (currency spot and forward rates) obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the NAV of the 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 Trust is not open for business. 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 Services 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.

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instrument is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. Prior to July 31, 2015, short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less and repurchase agreements were generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Short-term debt instruments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less 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. Other than swap agreements, which are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services or other pricing sources, these contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by a Pricing Services 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 (if available). 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 the Manager that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments 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:

Proxy 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 Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy 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 the Manager on a periodic basis and may be amended in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures.

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.

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of October 31, 2015, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect 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 2012-2014, 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 October 31, 2015, 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)  (1)
 
$   1,280,990      $   55,694      $   (35,312   $   20,382   

 

(1) Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable to wash sale loss deferrals for federal income tax purposes.


GLOSSARY: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:         
BCY    Barclays Capital, Inc.   GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   NAB    National Australia Bank Ltd.
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   RDR    RBC Capital Markets
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
CBK    Citibank N.A.   MEI    Merrill Lynch International   SOG    Societe Generale
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
FBF    Credit Suisse International   MYC    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
Currency Abbreviations:         
AUD    Australian Dollar   GBP    British Pound   MXN    Mexican Peso
BRL    Brazilian Real   JPY    Japanese Yen   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
EUR    Euro          
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
ABX.HE    Asset-Backed Securities Index - Home Equity   CDX.HY    Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield   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   BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
BABs    Build America Bonds   CDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
BBR    Bank Bill Rate   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation   TIIE    Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio


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 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) 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 financial & accounting 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: December 28, 2015

By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                            

William G. Galipeau

Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date: December 28, 2015

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

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                   

Peter G. Strelow

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: December 28, 2015

By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                             

William G. Galipeau

Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date: December 28, 2015