PIMCO High Income 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:   811-21311
Registrant Name:   PIMCO High Income 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, 2016


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO High Income Fund

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
   

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

(000S)

   

MARKET

VALUE

(000S)

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 130.3%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 1.5%

   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

7.274% due 01/30/2019

  $ 10,450      $ 7,961   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    2,566        2,373   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

7.500% due 12/16/2020

    3,200        2,568   
   

 

 

 
Total Bank Loan Obligations
(Cost $15,051)
      12,902   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 77.6%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 38.8%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

6.000% due 01/15/2067

    27,410        14,801   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (i)

    4,962        5,961   

Atlantic Marine Corps Communities LLC

   

5.383% due 02/15/2048 (i)

    4,610        4,464   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

   

6.750% due 02/18/2020 (f)

  EUR 3,000        3,184   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

6.250% due 04/15/2024 (f)

  $ 7,350        5,421   

9.000% due 06/18/2024 (f)

    9,239        8,592   

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

2.625% due 05/08/2017 ^

  EUR 1,900        574   

4.000% due 01/21/2019 ^

    5,800        1,751   

4.750% due 01/15/2018 ^

    6,400        1,932   

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 (f)

    2,300        2,361   

Barclays PLC

   

6.500% due 09/15/2019 (f)

    600        621   

7.875% due 09/15/2022 (f)

  GBP 7,210        8,659   

8.000% due 12/15/2020 (f)

  EUR 7,340        8,274   

BCD Acquisition, Inc.

   

9.625% due 09/15/2023 (i)

  $ 3,900        4,046   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

9.296% due 03/19/2019

    8,061        8,152   

BNP Paribas S.A.

   

7.375% due 08/19/2025 (f)(i)

    7,000        7,192   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (i)

    13,100        14,180   

Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.

   

7.500% due 07/08/2026

  GBP 3,000        4,409   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023 (i)

  $ 5,000        5,300   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

6.625% due 06/29/2021 (f)

  EUR 1,600        1,881   

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

7.500% due 06/23/2026 (f)

  GBP 400        494   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 (f)(i)

  $ 6,550        6,661   

Doctors Co.

   

6.500% due 10/15/2023

    10,000        11,473   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

6.125% due 07/15/2021

    5,300        5,526   

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029 (i)

    7,977        9,135   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

6.000% due 09/29/2023 (f)

  EUR 2,800        3,204   

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

6.980% due 10/15/2018

  $ 18,000        18,832   

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

7.375% due 04/01/2020

    1,200        1,197   

Jefferies LoanCore LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (i)

    17,000        16,150   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 (f)(i)

    20,290          27,721   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.875% due 06/27/2029 (f)

  GBP 200        261   

Midwest Family Housing LLC

   

6.631% due 01/01/2051

  $ 4,911        4,385   

MPT Operating Partnership LP

   

5.250% due 08/01/2026

    1,949        1,993   

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% due 06/29/2049 (f)

  GBP 19        3,031   


                                         

Navient Corp.

   

5.625% due 08/01/2033 (i)

  $ 26,995        21,529   

Novo Banco S.A.

   

5.000% due 04/04/2019

  EUR 439        378   

5.000% due 04/23/2019

    1,045        902   

5.000% due 05/14/2019

    792        682   

5.000% due 05/21/2019

    387        333   

5.000% due 05/23/2019

    384        331   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

   

4.375% due 08/01/2023 (i)

  $ 2,300        2,350   

PHH Corp.

   

6.375% due 08/15/2021

    3,350        3,275   

7.375% due 09/01/2019 (i)

    1,990        2,085   

Provident Funding Associates LP

   

6.750% due 06/15/2021

    1,300        1,313   

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    26,158        25,373   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 (f)(i)

    7,040        6,477   

8.000% due 08/10/2025 (f)(i)

    7,660        7,296   

8.625% due 08/15/2021 (f)

    2,500        2,494   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

7.375% due 06/24/2022 (f)

  GBP 6,363        7,829   

Spirit Realty LP

   

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (i)

  $ 2,300        2,270   

Tesco Property Finance PLC

   

5.411% due 07/13/2044

  GBP 4,434        5,150   

6.052% due 10/13/2039

    4,677        6,031   

TIG FinCo PLC

   

8.500% due 03/02/2020

    937        1,178   

8.750% due 04/02/2020

    11,215        12,560   
   

 

 

 
      331,654   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 33.6%

   

ADT Corp.

   

4.875% due 07/15/2032

  $ 3,939        3,388   

Altice Financing S.A.

   

7.500% due 05/15/2026 (i)

    5,400        5,589   

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

   

8.125% due 07/15/2021 (i)

    2,827        2,601   

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (b)(i)

    8,132        7,481   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    19,100        19,768   

11.250% due 06/01/2017 ^

    10,700        10,860   

Camelot Finance S.A.

   

7.875% due 10/15/2024

    2,000        2,050   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

4.130% due 04/15/2019

    120        111   

6.250% due 01/15/2017

  EUR 1,700        1,865   

Concordia International Corp.

   

9.000% due 04/01/2022

  $ 700        680   

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

10.750% due 09/01/2024

    3,800        3,610   

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

   

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (i)

    9,130        8,765   

Enterprise Inns PLC

   

6.000% due 10/06/2023

  GBP 500        628   

6.875% due 05/09/2025

    5,000        6,336   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019 ^

  $ 3,527        899   

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (i)

    16,610        20,062   

Fresh Market, Inc.

   

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (i)

    5,700        4,874   

General Shopping Finance Ltd.

   

10.000% due 12/01/2016 (f)

    5,300        3,604   

General Shopping Investments Ltd.

   

12.000% due 03/20/2017 ^(f)

    2,500        675   

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

   

6.621% due 06/15/2053

    20,444        19,362   

Harvest Operations Corp.

   

2.330% due 04/14/2021

    25,756        25,423   

HCA, Inc.

   

7.500% due 11/15/2095

    3,462        3,514   

Hellenic Railways Organization S.A.

   

4.028% due 03/17/2017

  EUR 300        324   

4.500% due 12/06/2016

  JPY 10,000        95   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022 (i)

  $ 6,800        4,854   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021

    5,615        1,853   

8.125% due 06/01/2023

    5,704        1,911   

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019

    11,650        10,601   


                                         

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

6.950% due 01/15/2038 (i)

    1,000        1,146   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

   

9.625% due 10/01/2021 (i)

    10,200        9,869   

LG FinanceCo Corp.

   

5.875% due 11/01/2024

    500        507   

N&W Global Vending SpA

   

7.000% due 10/15/2023

  EUR 4,300        4,815   

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

   

8.500% due 11/02/2017

  $ 67        49   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023 (i)

    5,500        5,846   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 18,100        25,135   

Safeway, Inc.

   

7.250% due 02/01/2031 (i)

  $ 5,348        5,361   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017

    17,343        9,539   

SFR Group S.A.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2026

    7,227        7,308   

Soho House Bond Ltd.

   

9.125% due 10/01/2018

  GBP 4,000        5,026   

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

   

12.500% due 04/15/2017

  $ 3,320        3,311   

Tembec Industries, Inc.

   

9.000% due 12/15/2019 (i)

    21,675        17,340   

Transocean, Inc.

   

9.000% due 07/15/2023

    1,611        1,582   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    10,300        10,247   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 302        392   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

8.750% due 01/01/2022

  $ 10,638        8,404   
   

 

 

 
      287,660   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 5.2%

   

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

7.200% due 12/01/2025

    1,122        1,083   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

10.500% due 09/15/2022

    1,070        1,117   

11.000% due 09/15/2025

    1,070        1,096   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020

    30        12   

7.000% due 04/15/2018

    16,800        6,384   

7.950% due 06/01/2032

    900        369   

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030

    15,200        15,941   

NRG REMA LLC

   

9.237% due 07/02/2017

    78        62   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 06/30/2022

    4,800        1,584   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.625% due 10/01/2023 (g)

    5,096        1,070   

6.750% due 10/01/2023 (g)

    11,019        2,342   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP 8,600        10,087   

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    200        223   

Terraform Global Operating LLC

   

13.750% due 08/15/2022

  $ 3,200        3,344   
   

 

 

 
      44,714   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $690,791)

      664,028   
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.7%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.7%

   

DISH Network Corp.

   

3.375% due 08/15/2026

    5,100        5,868   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $5,100)

      5,868   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 8.6%

   

CALIFORNIA 2.4%

   

Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, (AGM Insured), Series 2007

   

6.506% due 02/01/2031

    2,000        2,381   

Sacramento County, California Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

7.250% due 08/01/2025

    1,500        1,818   

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

   

7.625% due 09/01/2030

    7,500        8,733   

7.750% due 09/01/2040

    6,500        7,284   


                                         
             

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Funding Corp., California Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

7.125% due 06/01/2032

    275        316   
   

 

 

 
      20,532   
   

 

 

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1.2%

   

District of Columbia Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

7.625% due 10/01/2035

    9,740        10,438   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.5%

   

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

   

6.257% due 01/01/2040

    11,000        10,475   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    9,805        10,698   
   

 

 

 
      21,173   
   

 

 

 

NEW YORK 0.2%

   

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

   

6.000% due 06/01/2028

    1,960        1,961   
   

 

 

 

TEXAS 1.1%

   

El Paso Downtown Development Corp., Texas Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

7.250% due 08/15/2043

    7,535        8,997   
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.1%

   

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

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    1,375        1,155   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 1.1%

   

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

   

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    10,110        9,486   
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $68,304)
        73,742   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 2.4%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.500% due 09/25/2027 (a)

    618        71   

5.834% due 10/25/2028

    800        856   

6.136% due 10/25/2017 - 01/25/2018 (a)

    27,271        295   

8.932% due 10/25/2041 (i)

    903        1,024   

10.000% due 01/25/2034

    219        265   

13.864% due 05/25/2043 (i)

    1,245        1,296   

Freddie Mac

   

4.000% due 08/15/2020 (a)

    550        27   

4.500% due 10/15/2037 (a)

    1,162        107   

5.000% due 06/15/2033 (a)

    2,105        272   

5.565% due 07/15/2035 (a)

    1,526        219   

5.665% due 02/15/2042 (a)

    2,636        401   

6.136% due 11/25/2055

    14,355        8,133   

6.605% due 08/15/2036 (a)

    933        209   

9.734% due 10/25/2027

    4,345        5,033   

10.594% due 12/15/2043 (i)

    902        989   

11.931% due 05/15/2033

    69        88   

Ginnie Mae

   

3.500% due 06/20/2042 (a)

    312        32   

3.500% due 03/20/2043 (a)(i)

    3,936        363   

4.500% due 07/20/2042 (a)

    323        55   

5.000% due 09/20/2042 (a)

    567        106   

5.724% due 02/20/2042 (a)(i)

    14,177        1,138   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $27,355)

      20,979   
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 18.3%

   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

0.704% due 05/25/2036

    5,135        3,023   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.066% due 06/25/2046 ^(a)

    9,177        1,534   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^(i)

    706        558   

6.250% due 10/26/2036

    11,638        9,062   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

3.299% due 02/25/2036 ^

    28        26   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

5.110% due 03/26/2037

    2,276        667   

6.000% due 05/26/2037

    7,157        4,757   

7.838% due 10/26/2036

    7,477        6,545   

8.469% due 09/26/2036

    7,161        6,485   

11.739% due 06/26/2036

    3,560        1,487   

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

3.163% due 05/25/2047 ^

    455        413   

3.285% due 11/25/2034

    118        110   

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

   

6.834% due 07/25/2025

    1,250        1,277   


                                         
             

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

2.759% due 12/25/2035 ^

    32        29   

3.171% due 09/25/2036 ^

    163        145   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    8        7   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

0.875% due 07/25/2036

    7        7   

3.141% due 07/25/2037 ^

    198        189   

3.293% due 08/25/2037 ^

    865        774   

3.808% due 11/25/2035

    16,709        9,351   

6.500% due 09/25/2036

    4,993        3,830   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.398% due 12/11/2049

    15,529        13,090   

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.093% due 12/10/2049

    2,049        1,304   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

0.784% due 12/25/2035

    10        10   

0.784% due 12/25/2046

    3,242        1,995   

2.988% due 02/25/2037 ^

    445        386   

3.243% due 07/25/2046 ^

    240        230   

4.466% due 04/25/2035 (a)

    5,725        759   

4.627% due 07/25/2021 ^

    382        356   

5.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    372        294   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    4,948        3,453   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^(i)

    2,528        1,779   

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^

    4,028        3,001   

6.500% due 06/25/2036 ^

    1,179        863   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

2.995% due 09/20/2036 ^

    703        561   

3.134% due 09/25/2047 ^

    78        70   

4.816% due 12/25/2036 (a)

    4,312        762   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.688% due 02/15/2039

    1,000        910   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

6.000% due 01/25/2036

    2,518        1,932   

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.000% due 01/25/2022

  EUR 2,388        2,580   

Grifonas Finance PLC

   

0.088% due 08/28/2039

    5,690        4,707   

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.958% due 08/19/2036 ^

  $ 584        433   

3.468% due 08/19/2036 ^

    34        31   

IM Pastor Fondo de Titluzacion Hipotecaria

   

0.000% due 03/22/2043

  EUR 7,807        6,770   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.793% due 03/25/2037 ^

  $ 9,863        8,786   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

6.086% due 01/25/2037 ^(a)

    24,240        6,006   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.407% due 11/15/2038

    2,615        2,051   

5.562% due 02/15/2040

    2,791        2,102   

Lehman XS Trust

   

0.754% due 06/25/2047

    4,865        3,621   

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust

   

3.402% due 04/25/2036 ^

    7,701        5,541   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

8.956% due 06/26/2037

    5,206        3,698   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

    695        622   

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    5,601        3,885   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    958        546   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.912% due 01/25/2036 ^

    241        182   

3.263% due 04/25/2047

    895        690   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.724% due 07/25/2046 ^

    15,576        11,434   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.412% due 05/25/2037 ^

    210        168   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

6.146% due 04/25/2037 (a)

    14,762        4,418   

6.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    8,799        6,577   
   

 

 

 
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $149,065)
      156,879   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 17.0%

   

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

   

0.674% due 07/25/2036

    5,792        4,174   

Apidos CLO

   

0.000% due 07/22/2026

    3,000        1,583   

Argent Securities Trust

   

0.724% due 03/25/2036

    6,473        3,492   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026 (d)

    4,000        2,761   

0.000% due 07/22/2026

    3,000        1,815   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

0.634% due 12/25/2036

    14,323        9,693   

0.694% due 12/25/2036

    7,952        5,363   


                                         
             

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

4.858% due 07/25/2036

    13,700        11,399   

CSCN LLC

   

1.500% due 11/27/2045

    7,737        7,245   

Duke Funding Ltd.

   

1.428% due 08/07/2033

    20,367        8,860   

Glacier Funding CDO Ltd.

   

1.038% due 08/04/2035

    7,864        2,202   

GLG Euro CLO

   

0.000% due 04/15/2028

  EUR 4,150        3,467   

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

   

0.000% due 04/30/2029

    1,000        859   

Halcyon Loan Advisors European Funding BV

   

0.000% due 01/15/2027 (d)

    1,100        1,099   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.724% due 02/25/2036

  $ 1,721        1,158   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

0.694% due 04/25/2037

    997        565   

4.170% due 03/25/2037

    4,147        1,445   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.488% due 11/25/2036 ^

    931        452   

5.965% due 09/25/2046 ^

    9,042        5,226   

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust

   

0.694% due 10/25/2036

    38,241        21,200   

People’s Financial Realty Mortgage Securities Trust

   

0.694% due 09/25/2036

    23,252        7,486   

Putnam Structured Product Funding Ltd.

   

9.092% due 02/25/2037

    992        1,014   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

5.812% due 11/25/2036

    9,684        5,746   

6.998% due 09/25/2037 ^

    8,316        5,149   

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^

    7,013        4,341   

Sherwood Funding CDO Ltd.

   

0.887% due 11/06/2039

    34,947        9,645   

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

1.407% due 08/10/2038

    27,991        5,948   

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

1.158% due 08/05/2036

    763        534   

1.158% due 08/05/2036 ^

    14,950        10,465   

Trainer Wortham First Republic CBO Ltd.

   

1.988% due 11/06/2038

    1,360        1,339   

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

   

0.684% due 05/25/2036

    298        223   
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $146,065)
      145,948   
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 1.3%

   

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.300% due 11/15/2016

  EUR 3,900        4,281   

4.900% due 09/15/2021

    2,350        2,762   

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.000% due 02/24/2023

    25        21   

3.000% due 02/24/2024

    25        20   

3.000% due 02/24/2025

    25        20   

3.000% due 02/24/2026

    25        19   

3.000% due 02/24/2027

    25        19   

3.000% due 02/24/2028

    25        18   

3.000% due 02/24/2029

    25        18   

3.000% due 02/24/2030

    25        18   

3.000% due 02/24/2031

    25        17   

3.000% due 02/24/2032

    25        17   

3.000% due 02/24/2033

    25        17   

3.000% due 02/24/2034

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2035

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2036

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2037

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2038

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2039

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2040

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2041

    25        16   

3.000% due 02/24/2042

    25        16   

4.500% due 11/08/2016

  JPY 50,000        477   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 3,000        3,036   
   

 

 

 
Total Sovereign Issues
(Cost $10,499)
      10,904   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

   

FINANCIALS 0.1%

   

TIG FinCo PLC (g)

    828,934        751   
   

 

 

 


                                         
             

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Warren Resources, Inc.

    23,043        0   
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,839)
      751   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 0.3%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 0.3%

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas

   

10.000% due 12/15/2020 (f)

    2,190        2,677   
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $2,579)
      2,677   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.5%

   
   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (h) 0.9%

      7,358   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 0.6%

   

Federal Home Loan Bank

   

0.000% due 11/02/2016 - 01/27/2017 (d)(e)

  $ 4,800        4,799   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 1.0%

   

0.481% due 03/02/2017 - 03/16/2017 (c)(d)(k)(m)

      8,201        8,191   
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $20,344)
      20,348   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,137,992)
      1,115,026   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 130.3%
(Cost $1,137,992)
    $   1,115,026   
Financial Derivative Instruments (j)(l) 0.2%
(Cost or Premiums, net $(3,971))
      2,080   
Preferred Shares (11.9)%       (101,975
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (18.6)%       (159,088
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 856,043   
   

 

 

 


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 security.

 

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

 

(d) Zero coupon security.

 

(e) Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

 

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

 

(g) Restricted Securities:

 

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

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 6.625% due 10/01/2023

       02/24/2015 - 06/25/2015         $ 3,981         $ 1,070           0.13

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 6.750% due 10/01/2023

       02/23/2015 - 06/25/2015           8,853           2,342           0.27   

TIG FinCo PLC

       04/02/2015           1,229           751           0.09   
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $   14,063         $   4,163           0.49
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(h) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
BOS     0.380%        10/31/2016        11/01/2016      $   4,700      U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.000% due 11/15/2044   $ (4,873   $ 4,700      $ 4,700   
SSB     0.010        10/31/2016        11/01/2016        2,658      U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.000% due 11/15/2021 (2)     (2,714     2,658        2,658   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  

      $   (7,587   $   7,358      $   7,358   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes accrued interest.
(2) Collateral is held in custody by the counterparty.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (3)
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (3)
   

Payable for

Reverse

Repurchase

Agreements

 

BCY

     (0.250 )%       02/18/2016         TBD  (4)    $ (1,076   $ (1,074
     (0.250      09/28/2016         09/28/2017        (777     (777

BPS

     1.540         09/13/2016         11/08/2016        (5,090     (5,101
     1.560         08/15/2016         11/15/2016        (6,242     (6,263
     1.590         11/01/2016         12/08/2016        (4,845     (4,845
     1.620         10/06/2016         01/06/2017        (3,192     (3,196
     1.670         10/07/2016         01/06/2017        (25,220     (25,249
     1.690         07/26/2016         01/26/2017        (5,101     (5,124

JML

     1.400         10/12/2016         11/01/2016        (7,514     (7,520

MSC

     1.250         08/29/2016         11/29/2016        (20,035     (20,080

RBC

     1.520         10/07/2016         01/09/2017        (6,156     (6,162
     1.560         05/13/2016         11/14/2016        (5,230     (5,269
     1.600         06/07/2016         12/07/2016        (8,247     (8,301
     1.600         06/08/2016         12/07/2016        (1,703     (1,714
     1.610         05/23/2016         11/14/2016        (6,235     (6,280
     1.777         08/04/2016         02/06/2017        (12,578     (12,633
     1.880         08/25/2016         02/27/2017        (4,614     (4,630

RDR

     (1.000      01/22/2016         TBD  (4)      (905     (898
     1.160         08/03/2016         11/03/2016        (4,963     (4,977
     1.160         08/04/2016         11/03/2016        (13,223     (13,261

UBS

     1.100         08/12/2016         11/14/2016        (3,299     (3,307
     1.130         08/30/2016         11/30/2016        (8,028     (8,044
     1.180         08/26/2016         11/25/2016        (2,144     (2,149
     1.380         08/26/2016         11/25/2016        (3,094     (3,102
     1.450         09/28/2016         11/28/2016        (5,449     (5,456
     1.542         08/31/2016         11/02/2016        (5,264     (5,278
     1.542         08/31/2016         12/01/2016          (12,248     (12,281
     1.542         11/02/2016         12/01/2016        (2,610     (2,610
     1.650         09/28/2016         12/28/2016        (17,209     (17,236
     1.670         08/29/2016         11/29/2016        (8,628     (8,654
     1.670         11/02/2016         11/29/2016        (6,040     (6,040
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (217,511
            

 

 

 

 

(3)  The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2016 was $(193,052) at a weighted average interest rate of 1.428%.
(4)  Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.


(i) Securities with an aggregate market value of $250,241 and cash of $670 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of October 31, 2016.

 

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

Swap Agreements:

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

 

                                   Variation Margin  
Index/Tranches  

Fixed

Receive Rate

    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (2)
     Market
Value (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-24 5-Year Index

    5.000     06/20/2020      $ 6,958       $ 488      $ 496      $ 0      $ (4

CDX.HY-25 5-Year Index

    5.000        12/20/2020          11,484         631        976        0        (9

CDX.HY-26 5-Year Index

    5.000        06/20/2021        2,400         117        21        0        (2
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $   1,236      $   1,493      $   0      $   (15
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, securities or other deliverable obligations 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
    Asset     Liability  
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750      06/17/2025       $ 241,310       $ 24,267      $ 1,847      $ 283      $ 0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250         06/15/2026         37,000         2,128        379        51        0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500         06/19/2044         617,800         203,919        19,850        3,808        0   
Pay   

3-Month USD-LIBOR *

     2.250         12/21/2046           846,220         (32,302     40,266        0        (5,013
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $   198,012      $   62,342      $   4,142      $   (5,013
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

            $ 199,248      $ 63,835      $ 4,142      $ (5,028
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* This security has a forward starting effective date.

 

(k) Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,209 and cash of $18,996 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of October 31, 2016.

 

(l) 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  

BPS

    11/2016         $         65,247         EUR        59,722      $ 314      $ 0   
    12/2016         EUR         59,722         $        65,326        0        (313

CBK

    11/2016            1,703           1,860        0        (9
    11/2016         GBP         9,910           12,157        27        0   

GLM

    11/2016         BRL         817           253        0        (3
    11/2016         EUR         58,209           65,229        1,335        (5
    11/2016         JPY         62,000           613        21        0   
    11/2016         $         257         BRL        817        0        (1

HUS

    11/2016         GBP         71,232         $        92,818        5,630        0   

JPM

    11/2016         EUR         79           86        0        (1
    11/2016         GBP         331           426        20        0   
    12/2016         EUR         470           515        0        (1

SCX

    11/2016            158           172        0        (1

SOG

    11/2016         $         99,576         GBP        81,472        147        0   
    12/2016         GBP         81,473         $        99,629        0        (152

UAG

    11/2016         $         480         EUR        427        0        (12
    12/2016            3,450           3,148        10        0   
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

    $   7,504      $   (498
              

 

 

   

 

 

 


Swap Agreements:

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

 

                                            Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31, 2016 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

    5.000     09/20/2020        15.979   EUR   5,000      $ 0      $ (1,366   $ 0      $ (1,366
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539      $ 1,700        (332     (48     0        (380
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539        2,200        (437     (55     0        (492
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2019        3.115        400        (33     8        0        (25
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2024        4.539        2,800        (581     (46     0        (627
MYC  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    5.000        09/20/2020        7.110        100        (10     3        0        (7
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2019        3.115        13,700        (1,268     421        0        (847
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (2,661   $   (1,083   $   0      $   (3,744
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, securities or other deliverable obligations 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 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
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

CBK

  Pay   3-Month USD-LIBOR     1.550     12/16/2021      $   1,000,000      $ (700   $ 1,280      $ 580      $ 0   

DUB

  Pay   3-Month USD-LIBOR     1.550        01/20/2022        1,000,000        (610     (266     0        (876
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ (1,310   $   1,014      $ 580      $ (876
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   (3,971   $ (69   $   580      $   (4,620
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(m) Securities with an aggregate market value of $4,962 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2016.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 10/31/2016
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 12,902         $ 0         $ 12,902   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           322,519           9,135           331,654   

Industrials

     0           277,413           10,247           287,660   

Utilities

     0           44,714           0           44,714   

Convertible Bonds & Notes

  

Industrials

     0           5,868           0           5,868   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

  

California

     0           20,532           0           20,532   

District of Columbia

     0           10,438           0           10,438   

Illinois

     0           21,173           0           21,173   

New York

     0           1,961           0           1,961   

Texas

     0           8,997           0           8,997   

Virginia

     0           1,155           0           1,155   

West Virginia

     0           9,486           0           9,486   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           12,846           8,133           20,979   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           156,879           0           156,879   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           144,849           1,099           145,948   

Sovereign Issues

     0           10,904           0           10,904   

Common Stocks

  

Financials

     0           0           751           751   

Preferred Securities

  

Banking & Finance

     0           2,677           0           2,677   

Short-Term Instruments

  

Repurchase Agreements

     0           7,358           0           7,358   

Short-Term Notes

     0           4,799           0           4,799   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           8,191           0           8,191   

Total Investments

   $ 0         $ 1,085,661         $ 29,365         $ 1,115,026   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           4,142           0           4,142   

Over the counter

     0           8,084           0           8,084   
   $ 0         $ 12,226         $ 0         $ 12,226   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (5,028        0           (5,028

Over the counter

     0           (5,118        0           (5,118
     $ 0         $ (10,146      $ 0         $ (10,146

Totals

   $   0         $   1,087,741         $   29,365         $   1,117,106   


There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended October 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2016:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2016
    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 10/31/2016
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
10/31/2016 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value                   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

  $ 9,195      $ 0      $ (60   $ 1      $ 1      $ (2   $ 0      $ 0      $ 9,135      $ 7   

Industrials

    10,253        0        0        4        0        (10     0        0        10,247        (10

U.S. Government Agencies

    7,716        0        (28     5        11        429        0        0        8,133        427   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    1,235        0        0        0        0        42        0        (1,277     0        0   

Asset-Backed Securities

    0        1,101        0        0        0        (2     0        0        1,099        (2

Common Stocks

  

Financials

    527        0        0        0        0          224        0        0        751        224   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   28,926      $   1,101      $   (88   $   10      $   12      $ 681      $   0      $   (1,277   $   29,365      $   646   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 10/31/2016
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

            

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            

Banking & Finance

   $ 9,135      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       114.25   

Industrials

     10,247      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       99.50   

U.S. Government Agencies

     8,133      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       56.66   

Asset-Backed Securities

     1,099      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       91.13   

Common Stocks

  

Financials

     751      

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

 

         
  

 

 

           

Total

   $   29,365             
  

 

 

           

 

(1)  Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at October 31, 2016 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 the Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities attributable to that Fund, 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 as of which its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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 Fund’s 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 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or 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 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. The Fund’s investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at 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 (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 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 Fund 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 shareholders are unable to buy or sell 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—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.

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by 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 into 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 into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value 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, rights and warrants, 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 Fund 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.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies (other than ETFs) 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 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 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.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward 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 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 PIMCO 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, 2016, 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 from 2013-2015, 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, 2016, 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)
 
$   1,137,992      $   66,038      $   (89,004)      $   (22,966

 

(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.   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   RDR    RBC Capital Markets
BOS    Banc of America Securities LLC   JML    JPMorgan Securities PLC   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   SOG    Societe Generale
CBK    Citibank N.A.   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.   SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG   MYC    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   RBC    Royal Bank of Canada   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
GST    Goldman Sachs International          
Currency Abbreviations:         
BRL    Brazilian Real   GBP    British Pound   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
EUR    Euro   JPY    Japanese Yen     
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
CDX.HY    Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield          
Municipal Bond or Agency Abbreviations:         
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal          
Other Abbreviations:         
BABs    Build America Bonds   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
CBO    Collateralized Bond Obligation   CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation     


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”) (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 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A 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 High Income Fund

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                       
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                 
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016

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 23, 2016
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                 
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 23, 2016