Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund (BGB)
Ticker Symbol
BGB
Daily Net Asset Value per Share (NAV)
As of 7/19/2024$12.85
Monthly Net Asset Value per Share (NAV)
As of 5/31/2024$12.84
Premium/Discount
As of 7/19/2024-8.09%
Total Net Assets
As of 7/19/2024$573,931,658.67
Turnover
As of 12/31/2021101%
Source: ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
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Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund (“BGB” or herein, the “Fund”) is a closed‐end term fund that trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BGB”. BGB’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent with its primary goal of high current income. BGB invests primarily in a diversified portfolios or loans and other fixed income instruments of predominantly US Corporate issuers, including first‐ and second‐lien loans (“Senior Secured Loans”) and high yield corporate bonds of varying maturities. BGB must hold no less than 80% of its Managed Assets in credit investments comprised of corporate fixed income instruments and other investments (including derivatives) with similar economic characteristics. The Fund has a limited term and will dissolve on or about September 15, 2027, absent shareholder approval to extend such term.
Portfolio Management Team
| Name | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ROBERT ZABLE | Senior Managing Director | NEW YORK |
| GORDON MCKEMIE | Managing Director | NEW YORK |
| DANIEL T. MCMULLEN | Senior Managing Director | NEW YORK |
| ROBERT POST | Managing Director | NEW YORK |
Holdings (as of May 31, 2024)
| Rank | Issue | Quantity | Value ($) | % of Managed Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peraton Corp., First Lien B | 7,181,601 | $7,199,412 | 0.79% |
| 2 | Pro Mach Group, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial | 7,037,155 | $7,086,064 | 0.78% |
| 3 | Genesee & WY Inc, First Lien | 6,469,107 | $6,491,167 | 0.71% |
| 4 | Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, First Lien | 6,391,939 | $6,405,522 | 0.70% |
| 5 | Cotiviti Inc., First Lien | 6,388,733 | $6,363,433 | 0.70% |
| 6 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien Initial U.S. Dollar | 5,985,900 | $5,993,412 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Trans Union LLC, First Lien | 5,648,918 | $5,664,453 | 0.62% |
| 8 | Siemens/SivantosWS Audiology, First Lien | 5,622,109 | $5,643,220 | 0.62% |
| 9 | Garda World Security Corp., First Lien | 5,505,648 | $5,565,522 | 0.61% |
| 10 | Idera, Inc., First Lien B-1 | 5,462,579 | $5,484,976 | 0.60% |
| 11 | GLOB MED RESPONSE INC, First Lien | 5,526,085 | $5,460,463 | 0.60% |
| 12 | Calpine Corp., First Lien | 5,428,941 | $5,445,662 | 0.60% |
| 13 | Dcert Buyer, Inc., Second Lien First Amendment Refinancing | 5,863,456 | $5,345,537 | 0.59% |
| 14 | Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., First Lien Initial | 5,440,805 | $5,267,379 | 0.58% |
| 15 | Univision Communications, Inc., First Lien | 5,234,263 | $5,242,455 | 0.58% |
| 16 | AmWINS Group, Inc., First Lien | 5,189,642 | $5,206,586 | 0.57% |
| 17 | Vision Solutions, Inc., First Lien | 5,202,292 | $5,179,532 | 0.57% |
| 18 | Central Parent, Inc., First Lien | 5,079,721 | $5,127,369 | 0.56% |
| 19 | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., First Lien B | 5,100,853 | $5,100,624 | 0.56% |
| 20 | Flutter Financing B.V., First Lien | 4,891,003 | $4,917,488 | 0.54% |
| 21 | ACProducts Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 5,771,784 | $4,914,039 | 0.54% |
| 22 | Cloud Software Group Inc aka Balboa/Citrix TLB 1L, First Lien | 4,852,049 | $4,876,309 | 0.54% |
| 23 | Culligan 11/23 Incre CovLi, First Lien | 4,794,724 | $4,827,687 | 0.53% |
| 24 | SS&C Technologies, Inc., First Lien | 4,786,730 | $4,811,549 | 0.53% |
| 25 | Apex Group Treasury, Ltd., First Lien USD | 4,798,883 | $4,808,649 | 0.53% |
| 26 | Coherent Corp., First Lien | 4,722,866 | $4,755,926 | 0.52% |
| 27 | Cloudera, Inc., First Lien | 4,733,333 | $4,734,327 | 0.52% |
| 28 | Focus Financial Partners LLC, First Lien | 4,681,097 | $4,689,594 | 0.52% |
| 29 | Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., First Lien Initial | 4,978,310 | $4,675,728 | 0.51% |
| 30 | Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial | 4,583,767 | $4,600,635 | 0.51% |
| 31 | Tricorbraun Holdings, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial | 4,568,222 | $4,566,029 | 0.50% |
| 32 | Radiology Partners Inc, First Lien | 4,749,111 | $4,554,706 | 0.50% |
| 33 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., First Lien | 4,540,569 | $4,542,589 | 0.50% |
| 34 | Aegion Corporation, First Lien | 4,500,334 | $4,537,462 | 0.50% |
| 35 | Mirion Technologies US, Inc., First Lien | 4,490,471 | $4,507,041 | 0.50% |
| 36 | Cetera Financial 5/24 TLB 1L, First Lien | 4,456,479 | $4,484,332 | 0.49% |
| 37 | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., First Lien | 4,458,362 | $4,460,323 | 0.49% |
| 38 | Grifols Worldwide Operations, First Lien | 4,465,641 | $4,440,254 | 0.49% |
| 39 | Vaco Holdings, LLC, First Lien | 4,438,356 | $4,435,605 | 0.49% |
| 40 | Tailwind Smith Cooper Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial | 4,438,371 | $4,433,933 | 0.49% |
| 41 | LBM ACQUISITION LLC, First Lien | 4,452,498 | $4,421,887 | 0.49% |
| 42 | Oscar Acquisitionco LLC, First Lien | 4,409,747 | $4,421,786 | 0.49% |
| 43 | Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc., First Lien Initial | 4,589,360 | $4,418,406 | 0.49% |
| 44 | Nordam Group LLC, First Lien Initial | 4,560,000 | $4,400,400 | 0.48% |
| 45 | Victory Buyer LLC, First Lien | 4,514,221 | $4,392,517 | 0.48% |
| 46 | UPC Financing Partnership, First Lien Facility AT | 4,447,467 | $4,389,094 | 0.48% |
| 47 | Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 4,355,443 | $4,388,479 | 0.48% |
| 48 | Onex TSG Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial | 4,349,236 | $4,370,982 | 0.48% |
| 49 | Bally's Corp., First Lien | 4,490,347 | $4,318,457 | 0.47% |
| 50 | AG Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 4,306,180 | $4,308,203 | 0.47% |
| 51 | The Citco Group Limited, First Lien | 4,268,333 | $4,291,446 | 0.47% |
| 52 | Osaic Holdings Inc aka Advisor Group, First Lien | 4,226,850 | $4,267,195 | 0.47% |
| 53 | Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, First Lien | 4,245,123 | $4,257,795 | 0.47% |
| 54 | Hyperion Refinance Sarl, First Lien | 4,193,946 | $4,221,731 | 0.46% |
| 55 | Mitchell International, Inc., First Lien | 4,176,235 | $4,191,040 | 0.46% |
| 56 | Clarios Global LP, First Lien | 4,107,936 | $4,137,472 | 0.45% |
| 57 | Burgess Point Purchaser Corp., First Lien | 4,269,950 | $4,136,514 | 0.45% |
| 58 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc., First Lien | 4,092,660 | $4,111,118 | 0.45% |
| 59 | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, First Lien 2018 Incremental | 4,083,882 | $4,103,117 | 0.45% |
| 60 | Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Initial | 4,060,450 | $4,071,880 | 0.45% |
| 61 | Generac Power Systems, Inc., First Lien | 4,000,000 | $4,008,760 | 0.44% |
| 62 | Project Castle, Inc., First Lien | 4,398,025 | $3,993,978 | 0.44% |
| 63 | Presidio/Fortress Intermediate 4/24 TLB 1L, First Lien | 3,969,000 | $3,986,364 | 0.44% |
| 64 | U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., First Lien | 4,053,245 | $3,949,056 | 0.43% |
| 65 | Quest Borrower Ltd., First Lien | 5,193,023 | $3,883,420 | 0.43% |
| 66 | Triton Water Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial | 3,882,261 | $3,881,154 | 0.43% |
| 67 | Midwest Physcn Admin Srvcs LLC, First Lien | 4,451,381 | $3,839,316 | 0.42% |
| 68 | Omnia Partners, LLC, First Lien | 3,796,295 | $3,816,586 | 0.42% |
| 69 | Entain plc, First Lien | 3,798,799 | $3,816,008 | 0.42% |
| 70 | LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial | 3,842,611 | $3,793,502 | 0.42% |
| 71 | Padagis LLC, First Lien Initial | 3,823,033 | $3,760,909 | 0.41% |
| 72 | Prime Sec Services Borrower LLC, TL, First Lien | 3,714,390 | $3,733,055 | 0.41% |
| 73 | Rinchem Company, Inc., First Lien | 4,319,221 | $3,715,545 | 0.41% |
| 74 | Uber Technologies, Inc., First Lien | 3,656,806 | $3,686,518 | 0.41% |
| 75 | Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien B | 4,234,458 | $3,657,513 | 0.40% |
| 76 | White Cap Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Closing Date | 3,584,067 | $3,604,550 | 0.40% |
| 77 | Zacapa S.A.R.L., First Lien | 3,568,147 | $3,575,819 | 0.39% |
| 78 | Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B | 3,541,886 | $3,559,153 | 0.39% |
| 79 | Nouryon USA Ltarfruit US TLB 1L, First Lien | 3,523,375 | $3,552,742 | 0.39% |
| 80 | Virtusa Corp., First Lien | 3,526,070 | $3,546,274 | 0.39% |
| 81 | PROJ ALPHA INTER HLDG INC, First Lien | 3,450,147 | $3,477,265 | 0.38% |
| 82 | TRC Companies, First Lien | 3,461,868 | $3,474,850 | 0.38% |
| 83 | Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement | 4,412,937 | $3,473,975 | 0.38% |
| 84 | Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., First Lien Seventh Amendment Refinancing | 3,698,908 | $3,463,103 | 0.38% |
| 85 | Champ Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial | 3,428,558 | $3,455,557 | 0.38% |
| 86 | NAPA Management Services Corp., First Lien | 3,521,539 | $3,389,481 | 0.37% |
| 87 | CoreLogic, Inc., First Lien Initial | 3,414,325 | $3,378,048 | 0.37% |
| 88 | Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien | 3,318,452 | $3,337,699 | 0.37% |
| 89 | TK Elevator Midco GmbH, First Lien | 3,303,890 | $3,329,875 | 0.37% |
| 90 | Pediatric Associates Holding Co. LLC, First Lien | 3,371,359 | $3,303,932 | 0.36% |
| 91 | Skopima Merger Sub Inc., First Lien Initial | 3,270,870 | $3,271,213 | 0.36% |
| 92 | Cast & Crew LLC, First Lien | 3,239,389 | $3,258,372 | 0.36% |
| 93 | Imagine Learning LLC, First Lien | 3,250,000 | $3,255,590 | 0.36% |
| 94 | Heartland Dental LLC, First Lien | 3,230,111 | $3,249,298 | 0.36% |
| 95 | LSF11 Trinity BidCo, Inc., First Lien | 3,219,756 | $3,241,908 | 0.36% |
| 96 | United Airlines, Inc. aka Continental, First Lien | 3,203,334 | $3,219,927 | 0.35% |
| 97 | Clue Opco LLC, First Lien | 3,483,333 | $3,211,929 | 0.35% |
| 98 | GHX Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien | 3,195,401 | $3,211,378 | 0.35% |
| 99 | Freeport LNG, First Lien | 3,186,740 | $3,190,277 | 0.35% |
| 100 | Froneri International, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 | 3,148,580 | $3,156,971 | 0.35% |
| 101 | Eisner Advisory Group LLC, First Lien | 3,109,492 | $3,145,780 | 0.35% |
| 102 | Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, First Lien | 3,113,640 | $3,129,208 | 0.34% |
| 103 | AlixPartners, LLP, First Lien USD B | 3,112,674 | $3,126,199 | 0.34% |
| 104 | Radiate Holdco, LLC,, First Lien | 3,939,547 | $3,121,480 | 0.34% |
| 105 | MODENA BUYER LLC, First Lien | 3,147,513 | $3,085,208 | 0.34% |
| 106 | Foundation Building Materials, Inc., First Lien | 3,060,099 | $3,079,928 | 0.34% |
| 107 | Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, First Lien | 3,062,394 | $3,075,165 | 0.34% |
| 108 | Magenta Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial | 5,089,142 | $3,069,389 | 0.34% |
| 109 | First Brands Group LLC, First Lien | 3,069,162 | $3,053,816 | 0.34% |
| 110 | S&S Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial | 3,039,476 | $3,052,774 | 0.34% |
| 111 | Mitnick Corporate Purchaser Inc., First Lien | 3,133,028 | $3,050,786 | 0.34% |
| 112 | Geon Performance 4/24 TLB 1L, First Lien | 3,021,219 | $3,043,879 | 0.33% |
| 113 | EP Purcasher, LLC, First Lien | 3,026,460 | $3,043,226 | 0.33% |
| 114 | Dun & Bradstreet Corp., First Lien | 3,028,775 | $3,042,450 | 0.33% |
| 115 | Grant Thornton 5/24 Cov-Lite TLB 1L, First Lien | 3,000,857 | $3,024,323 | 0.33% |
| 116 | Telenet Financing USD LLC, First Lien | 3,116,588 | $3,007,507 | 0.33% |
| 117 | Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., First Lien | 2,919,148 | $2,941,231 | 0.32% |
| 118 | Project Leopard Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 3,155,529 | $2,939,154 | 0.32% |
| 119 | Medical Solutions LLC, First Lien | 3,593,185 | $2,915,870 | 0.32% |
| 120 | McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC, First Lien | 2,879,496 | $2,899,552 | 0.32% |
| 121 | Loire UK Midco 3, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 | 2,911,841 | $2,885,766 | 0.32% |
| 122 | First Brands Group, LLC, First Lien 2018 New Tranche E | 2,909,058 | $2,885,160 | 0.32% |
| 123 | Park River Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial | 2,899,424 | $2,873,605 | 0.32% |
| 124 | TransDigm Inc, First Lien | 2,843,348 | $2,857,921 | 0.31% |
| 125 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc., First Lien | 2,813,188 | $2,825,495 | 0.31% |
| 126 | Galaxy US Opco Inc. TL, First Lien | 3,155,529 | $2,800,532 | 0.31% |
| 127 | American Greetings Corp., First Lien | 2,752,738 | $2,773,383 | 0.31% |
| 128 | Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco Inc., First Lien | 2,739,588 | $2,763,847 | 0.30% |
| 129 | Spring Education Group, Inc., First Lien | 2,736,367 | $2,763,389 | 0.30% |
| 130 | Xerox 11/23, First Lien | 2,736,620 | $2,745,172 | 0.30% |
| 131 | Gainwell Acquisition Corp., First Lien | 2,812,731 | $2,741,246 | 0.30% |
| 132 | Mitchell International, Inc., Second Lien | 2,706,186 | $2,717,308 | 0.30% |
| 133 | Access CIG LLC, First Lien | 2,680,937 | $2,707,559 | 0.30% |
| 134 | BROADSTREET PARTNERS INC, First Lien | 2,625,892 | $2,640,203 | 0.29% |
| 135 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 2,622,610 | $2,635,566 | 0.29% |
| 136 | St. George's University Scholastic Services LLC, First Lien Term Loan B | 2,622,332 | $2,628,560 | 0.29% |
| 137 | NRG Energy 3/24 Cov-Lite, First Lien | 2,613,917 | $2,626,987 | 0.29% |
| 138 | StubHub Holdco Sub LLC, First Lien | 2,617,860 | $2,624,418 | 0.29% |
| 139 | 1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Company, First Lien | 2,593,829 | $2,600,326 | 0.29% |
| 140 | DaVita, Inc. | 2,900,000 | $2,600,074 | 0.29% |
| 141 | OUTCOMES GROUP HLDGS INC, First Lien | 2,537,854 | $2,557,688 | 0.28% |
| 142 | GTCR W Merger Sub LLC, First Lien | 2,543,100 | $2,557,049 | 0.28% |
| 143 | Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, First Lien | 2,534,178 | $2,556,352 | 0.28% |
| 144 | Trulite Holding Corp., First Lien | 2,573,075 | $2,553,777 | 0.28% |
| 145 | Staples, Inc., First Lien | 2,566,322 | $2,550,808 | 0.28% |
| 146 | Coral-US Co-Borrower LLC, First Lien B-5 | 2,573,075 | $2,546,650 | 0.28% |
| 147 | Delta Topco, Inc., First Lien | 2,519,595 | $2,531,928 | 0.28% |
| 148 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, LLC, First Lien | 2,506,088 | $2,520,184 | 0.28% |
| 149 | Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC, First Lien | 2,509,873 | $2,519,285 | 0.28% |
| 150 | LHS Borrower, LLC, First Lien | 2,610,921 | $2,517,215 | 0.28% |
| 151 | Supplyone 3/24, First Lien | 2,480,985 | $2,508,896 | 0.28% |
| 152 | CE Intermediate I LLC, First Lien | 2,500,089 | $2,500,089 | 0.27% |
| 153 | Wand NewCo 3 Inc aka Caliber Collision, First Lien | 2,402,476 | $2,424,591 | 0.27% |
| 154 | Bettcher Industries, Inc., First Lien | 2,424,898 | $2,420,352 | 0.27% |
| 155 | Kodiak Building Partners Inc., First Lien | 2,388,909 | $2,402,347 | 0.26% |
| 156 | DTI Holdco, Inc., First Lien | 2,338,848 | $2,349,712 | 0.26% |
| 157 | WWEX UNI TopCo Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial | 2,321,484 | $2,332,953 | 0.26% |
| 158 | Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, First Lien | 2,302,683 | $2,320,678 | 0.26% |
| 159 | Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien Closing Date | 2,307,884 | $2,318,189 | 0.25% |
| 160 | Curia Global, Inc., First Lien 2021 | 2,449,639 | $2,315,374 | 0.25% |
| 161 | Cengage Learning, Inc., First Lien | 2,283,195 | $2,296,860 | 0.25% |
| 162 | VS BUYER LLC, First Lien | 2,268,652 | $2,287,799 | 0.25% |
| 163 | Buckeye Partners LP, First Lien | 2,259,051 | $2,264,834 | 0.25% |
| 164 | Discovery Energy Corp., First Lien | 2,219,467 | $2,232,994 | 0.25% |
| 165 | Frontier Communications Holdings LLC | 2,440,000 | $2,229,476 | 0.25% |
| 166 | CD&R Hydr SunSource, First Lien | 2,176,499 | $2,191,909 | 0.24% |
| 167 | Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), First Lien | 2,145,610 | $2,154,483 | 0.24% |
| 168 | Infoblox 4/24 2nd lien TL 1L, Second Lien | 2,097,928 | $2,135,166 | 0.23% |
| 169 | Veritext 3/24, First Lien | 2,116,717 | $2,129,947 | 0.23% |
| 170 | Windsor Holdings III LLC, First Lien | 2,091,548 | $2,118,791 | 0.23% |
| 171 | Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc., First Lien Initial | 2,164,024 | $2,118,580 | 0.23% |
| 172 | United Site Cov-Lite, First Lien | 3,138,378 | $2,105,004 | 0.23% |
| 173 | Element Materials Technology Group Holdings, First Lien | 2,072,712 | $2,087,387 | 0.23% |
| 174 | SPX FLOW Inc, First Lien | 2,061,062 | $2,076,633 | 0.23% |
| 175 | Ryan LLC., First Lien | 2,057,574 | $2,072,491 | 0.23% |
| 176 | Ursa Minor US Bidco LLC aka Rosen, First Lien | 2,045,815 | $2,062,867 | 0.23% |
| 177 | Xerox Holdings Corp. | 2,406,000 | $2,116,239 | 0.23% |
| 178 | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | 2,290,000 | $2,055,562 | 0.23% |
| 179 | ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC, First Lien | 1,921,556 | $1,936,688 | 0.21% |
| 180 | DaVita, Inc., First Lien B | 1,923,283 | $1,926,149 | 0.21% |
| 181 | Savage Enterprises LLC, First Lien | 1,891,278 | $1,898,370 | 0.21% |
| 182 | Action Environmental Group, Inc., First Lien | 1,872,283 | $1,888,665 | 0.21% |
| 183 | LI Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 | 1,860,496 | $1,869,799 | 0.21% |
| 184 | Neptune Bidco US, Inc., First Lien | 1,939,996 | $1,864,821 | 0.21% |
| 185 | New Fortress Energy, Inc. | 2,035,000 | $1,916,921 | 0.21% |
| 186 | Berlin Packaging LLC, First Lien | 1,845,887 | $1,851,397 | 0.20% |
| 187 | DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., Second Lien Initial | 1,885,714 | $1,840,042 | 0.20% |
| 188 | Parexel International Corporation, First Lien | 1,803,369 | $1,815,866 | 0.20% |
| 189 | Planet US Buyer, LLC, First Lien | 1,785,756 | $1,800,891 | 0.20% |
| 190 | Resonetics LLC, First Lien Initial | 1,790,816 | $1,796,601 | 0.20% |
| 191 | FCG Acquisitions, Inc., First Lien Initial | 1,786,201 | $1,793,792 | 0.20% |
| 192 | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 1,848,000 | $1,823,987 | 0.20% |
| 193 | Vertex Aerospace Services Corp aka V2X, First Lien | 1,764,135 | $1,772,594 | 0.19% |
| 194 | Quartz Acquireco LLC aka Qualtrics TLB 1L, First Lien | 1,758,085 | $1,769,442 | 0.19% |
| 195 | American Airlines, Inc., First Lien | 1,763,272 | $1,766,278 | 0.19% |
| 196 | Brown Group Holding LLC, First Lien | 1,754,961 | $1,762,402 | 0.19% |
| 197 | Snacking Investments BidCo Pty, Ltd., First Lien Initial US | 1,751,492 | $1,761,345 | 0.19% |
| 198 | JOHNSTONE SUPPLY LLC, First Lien | 1,754,108 | $1,759,958 | 0.19% |
| 199 | Generation Bridge Northeast LLC, First Lien | 1,727,243 | $1,745,232 | 0.19% |
| 200 | Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A INC, First Lien | 1,727,890 | $1,740,417 | 0.19% |
| 201 | WEC US Holdings Ltd., First Lien | 1,715,024 | $1,725,665 | 0.19% |
| 202 | CoreLogic, Inc., Second Lien Initial | 1,786,047 | $1,723,535 | 0.19% |
| 203 | Rithm Capital Corp. | 1,790,000 | $1,743,423 | 0.19% |
| 204 | Rakuten Group, Inc. | 1,643,000 | $1,734,844 | 0.19% |
| 205 | TransDigm, Inc. | 1,835,000 | $1,691,604 | 0.19% |
| 206 | MED PARENTCO LP, First Lien | 1,667,883 | $1,679,591 | 0.18% |
| 207 | Air Canada, First Lien | 1,635,122 | $1,646,364 | 0.18% |
| 208 | CPI HOLDCO B LLC, First Lien | 1,626,572 | $1,628,776 | 0.18% |
| 209 | Tacala Investment Corp, First Lien | 1,601,768 | $1,612,556 | 0.18% |
| 210 | CVR Energy, Inc. | 1,650,000 | $1,658,375 | 0.18% |
| 211 | Service Properties Trust | 1,989,000 | $1,652,737 | 0.18% |
| 212 | Focus Financial Partners, LLC, First Lien | 1,568,049 | $1,572,337 | 0.17% |
| 213 | Go Daddy Oper Co LLC, First Lien | 1,513,500 | $1,515,339 | 0.17% |
| 214 | Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp., First Lien U.S. B-4 | 1,500,000 | $1,503,563 | 0.17% |
| 215 | Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | 1,580,000 | $1,574,113 | 0.17% |
| 216 | Truist Insurance 3/24 2nd Lien Cov-Lite, Second Lien | 1,436,939 | $1,471,964 | 0.16% |
| 217 | Groundworks LLC, First Lien | 1,465,414 | $1,471,136 | 0.16% |
| 218 | Neptune Bidco US, Inc., First Lien | 1,519,715 | $1,456,761 | 0.16% |
| 219 | IVI America LLC aka IVIRMA, First Lien | 1,450,000 | $1,455,445 | 0.16% |
| 220 | CITCO FUNDING LLC, First Lien | 1,402,950 | $1,410,189 | 0.16% |
| 221 | Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,430,000 | $1,499,039 | 0.16% |
| 222 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. | 1,408,000 | $1,456,568 | 0.16% |
| 223 | Ahead DB Holdings, LLC, First Lien | 1,392,000 | $1,401,326 | 0.15% |
| 224 | Hyperion Refinance Sarl, First Lien | 1,386,645 | $1,396,241 | 0.15% |
| 225 | Corporation Service Company, First Lien | 1,387,053 | $1,395,070 | 0.15% |
| 226 | ASP LS Acquisition Corp., First Lien | 1,543,845 | $1,373,597 | 0.15% |
| 227 | EG America LLC, First Lien | 1,395,098 | $1,370,105 | 0.15% |
| 228 | Anchor Packaging LLC, First Lien | 1,323,000 | $1,331,150 | 0.15% |
| 229 | Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, First Lien | 1,327,793 | $1,328,901 | 0.15% |
| 230 | TruGreen LP, First Lien | 1,403,270 | $1,326,090 | 0.15% |
| 231 | Tronox, Inc. | 1,540,000 | $1,399,082 | 0.15% |
| 232 | Fair Isaac Corp. | 1,500,000 | $1,389,688 | 0.15% |
| 233 | Hanesbrands, Inc. | 1,349,000 | $1,378,435 | 0.15% |
| 234 | NCL Corp., Ltd. | 1,390,000 | $1,367,561 | 0.15% |
| 235 | Comstock Resources, Inc. | 1,400,000 | $1,355,292 | 0.15% |
| 236 | Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp. | 1,354,000 | $1,337,941 | 0.15% |
| 237 | Staples, Inc. | 1,369,000 | $1,326,365 | 0.15% |
| 238 | Ivanti Software, Inc., Second Lien | 1,571,642 | $1,295,033 | 0.14% |
| 239 | World Wide Technology Holding Co LLC, First Lien | 1,264,761 | $1,275,435 | 0.14% |
| 240 | Boxer Parent Company Inc., First Lien | 1,263,942 | $1,274,780 | 0.14% |
| 241 | Fleet Midco I Ltd., First Lien | 1,265,128 | $1,274,616 | 0.14% |
| 242 | Fastlane Parent Co., Inc., First Lien | 1,245,669 | $1,244,424 | 0.14% |
| 243 | Citadel Securities LP, First Lien | 1,231,285 | $1,239,676 | 0.14% |
| 244 | FLEXERA SOFTWARE LLC, First Lien | 1,224,661 | $1,231,556 | 0.14% |
| 245 | Level 3 Financing Inc., First Lien | 1,268,693 | $1,229,269 | 0.14% |
| 246 | Triumph Group, Inc. | 1,244,000 | $1,285,742 | 0.14% |
| 247 | CNX Resources Corp. | 1,298,000 | $1,267,589 | 0.14% |
| 248 | TransDigm, Inc. | 1,350,000 | $1,252,960 | 0.14% |
| 249 | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 1,322,000 | $1,228,156 | 0.14% |
| 250 | Level 3 Financing Inc., First Lien | 1,259,453 | $1,225,410 | 0.13% |
| 251 | IRB Holding Corporation, First Lien | 1,212,451 | $1,218,568 | 0.13% |
| 252 | LTI Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial | 1,276,596 | $1,209,574 | 0.13% |
| 253 | XPO, Inc., First Lien | 1,196,000 | $1,202,147 | 0.13% |
| 254 | LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 1,213,149 | $1,199,125 | 0.13% |
| 255 | Buckeye Partners LP, First Lien | 1,193,429 | $1,197,529 | 0.13% |
| 256 | Epicor Software Corp, First Lien | 1,174,182 | $1,181,080 | 0.13% |
| 257 | Whitewater Whistler Holdings, LLC, First Lien | 1,171,201 | $1,178,521 | 0.13% |
| 258 | Touchdown Acquirer Inc aka TenCate, First Lien | 1,142,621 | $1,152,979 | 0.13% |
| 259 | World Wide Technology 3/24, First Lien | 1,142,655 | $1,151,939 | 0.13% |
| 260 | Crosby US Acquisition corp., First Lien | 1,132,251 | $1,143,930 | 0.13% |
| 261 | Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. | 1,360,000 | $1,221,358 | 0.13% |
| 262 | Valaris, Ltd. | 1,180,000 | $1,220,598 | 0.13% |
| 263 | Synchrony Financial | 1,205,000 | $1,209,650 | 0.13% |
| 264 | USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp. | 1,200,000 | $1,202,342 | 0.13% |
| 265 | Chemours Co. | 1,300,000 | $1,191,033 | 0.13% |
| 266 | Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp. | 1,203,000 | $1,189,871 | 0.13% |
| 267 | Mineral Resources, Ltd. | 1,140,000 | $1,160,839 | 0.13% |
| 268 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 1,240,000 | $1,141,464 | 0.13% |
| 269 | Mineral Resources, Ltd. | 1,128,000 | $1,140,735 | 0.13% |
| 270 | Cable One, Inc., First Lien | 1,123,784 | $1,116,828 | 0.12% |
| 271 | BEP Intermediate/Buyers Edge 4/24 TLB, First Lien | 1,091,416 | $1,100,966 | 0.12% |
| 272 | Cedar Fair LP, First Lien | 1,088,681 | $1,093,449 | 0.12% |
| 273 | Mister Car Wash 3/24, First Lien | 1,080,132 | $1,087,077 | 0.12% |
| 274 | Belron Finance US LLC, First Lien | 1,065,610 | $1,071,380 | 0.12% |
| 275 | Lumen Technologies Inc, First Lien | 1,531,495 | $1,070,132 | 0.12% |
| 276 | Lumen Technologies, First Lien | 1,565,837 | $1,065,638 | 0.12% |
| 277 | Vestis Corp, First Lien | 1,060,976 | $1,058,992 | 0.12% |
| 278 | LORCA FINCO PLC, First Lien | 1,050,000 | $1,057,875 | 0.12% |
| 279 | Lereta, LLC, First Lien | 1,407,035 | $1,056,163 | 0.12% |
| 280 | GIP Pilot Acquisition Partners LP, First Lien | 1,048,313 | $1,055,127 | 0.12% |
| 281 | CI Maroon Holdings LLC, First Lien | 1,044,000 | $1,054,440 | 0.12% |
| 282 | Total Safety Holdings, LLC , Equity | 2,951 | $1,106,625 | 0.12% |
| 283 | Post Holdings, Inc. | 1,200,000 | $1,090,431 | 0.12% |
| 284 | Enerflex, Ltd. | 1,050,000 | $1,073,902 | 0.12% |
| 285 | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1,050,000 | $1,068,344 | 0.12% |
| 286 | Navient Corp. | 1,150,000 | $1,054,339 | 0.12% |
| 287 | Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. | 1,164,000 | $1,048,557 | 0.12% |
| 288 | Isolved, Inc., First Lien | 1,033,887 | $1,040,029 | 0.11% |
| 289 | HomeServe 5/24 TLB 1L, First Lien | 1,036,765 | $1,039,678 | 0.11% |
| 290 | Arsenal AIC Parent, LLC, First Lien | 1,006,086 | $1,016,464 | 0.11% |
| 291 | LC AHAB US BIDCO LLC, First Lien | 1,004,582 | $1,012,121 | 0.11% |
| 292 | Equiniti Group PLC, First Lien | 998,827 | $1,010,379 | 0.11% |
| 293 | Carnival Corp., First Lien | 999,684 | $1,008,307 | 0.11% |
| 294 | USI Inc/NY aka Compass Investors TLB, First Lien | 998,914 | $1,002,570 | 0.11% |
| 295 | Chrysaor Bidco Sarl TLB 1L, First Lien | 973,306 | $978,173 | 0.11% |
| 296 | Fugue Finance LLC aka Nord Anglia, First Lien | 962,220 | $972,444 | 0.11% |
| 297 | Element Materials Technology Group Holdings DTL, First Lien | 956,637 | $963,410 | 0.11% |
| 298 | Trans Union LLC, First Lien | 952,199 | $957,070 | 0.11% |
| 299 | Newmark Group, Inc. | 1,018,000 | $1,040,496 | 0.11% |
| 300 | Beazer Homes USA, Inc. | 1,040,000 | $1,038,984 | 0.11% |
| 301 | Cinemark USA, Inc. | 1,110,000 | $1,037,468 | 0.11% |
| 302 | Patrick Industries, Inc. | 1,130,000 | $1,037,200 | 0.11% |
| 303 | goeasy, Ltd. | 962,000 | $1,019,388 | 0.11% |
| 304 | Kodiak Gas Services LLC | 1,000,000 | $1,015,897 | 0.11% |
| 305 | Burford Capital Global Finance LLC | 950,000 | $998,293 | 0.11% |
| 306 | Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | 1,000,000 | $975,499 | 0.11% |
| 307 | Sabre GLBL, Inc. | 1,055,000 | $972,063 | 0.11% |
| 308 | Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC | 1,390,000 | $966,187 | 0.11% |
| 309 | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 1,020,000 | $956,658 | 0.11% |
| 310 | Dynasty Acquisition Co Inc., First Lien | 941,042 | $949,972 | 0.10% |
| 311 | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., First Lien | 945,381 | $937,109 | 0.10% |
| 312 | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., First Lien | 945,155 | $932,045 | 0.10% |
| 313 | Instructure Holdings, INC., First Lien | 912,426 | $914,708 | 0.10% |
| 314 | CCI Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial | 902,744 | $908,319 | 0.10% |
| 315 | Apttus Corp., First Lien Initial | 897,799 | $901,543 | 0.10% |
| 316 | American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2020 | 902,497 | $901,157 | 0.10% |
| 317 | Surgery Center Holdings, INC., Term Loan, First Lien | 879,545 | $885,390 | 0.10% |
| 318 | Artera Services LLC aka PowerTeam, First Lien | 875,457 | $883,936 | 0.10% |
| 319 | Webpros Luxembourg Sarl, First Lien | 869,225 | $875,201 | 0.10% |
| 320 | Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 974,000 | $950,509 | 0.10% |
| 321 | FirstCash, Inc. | 990,000 | $938,858 | 0.10% |
| 322 | Howard Hughes Corp. | 1,050,000 | $933,880 | 0.10% |
| 323 | FirstCash, Inc. | 915,000 | $908,492 | 0.10% |
| 324 | Gray Television, Inc. | 1,568,000 | $893,653 | 0.10% |
| 325 | AdaptHealth LLC | 1,010,000 | $883,042 | 0.10% |
| 326 | Taseko Mines, Ltd. | 847,000 | $869,309 | 0.10% |
| 327 | TMF Sapphire Bidco B.V., TL, First Lien | 848,782 | $856,030 | 0.09% |
| 328 | Perforce Software, Inc., First Lien New | 848,568 | $847,185 | 0.09% |
| 329 | Saratoga Food Specialties LLC, First Lien | 838,755 | $845,046 | 0.09% |
| 330 | GULFSIDE SUPPLY INC, First Lien | 840,627 | $843,254 | 0.09% |
| 331 | Waystar Technologies, Inc., First Lien | 818,594 | $822,176 | 0.09% |
| 332 | Belfor Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 785,484 | $790,393 | 0.09% |
| 333 | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 900,000 | $859,603 | 0.09% |
| 334 | Cimpress PLC | 859,000 | $857,827 | 0.09% |
| 335 | Gap, Inc. | 1,020,000 | $847,862 | 0.09% |
| 336 | FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. | 862,000 | $836,810 | 0.09% |
| 337 | Grifols SA | 950,000 | $827,410 | 0.09% |
| 338 | Gap, Inc. | 945,000 | $818,677 | 0.09% |
| 339 | Conduent Business Services LLC / Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. | 870,000 | $809,604 | 0.09% |
| 340 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | 930,000 | $803,086 | 0.09% |
| 341 | Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 780,000 | $801,187 | 0.09% |
| 342 | Precision Drilling Corp. | 800,000 | $793,633 | 0.09% |
| 343 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | 960,000 | $789,121 | 0.09% |
| 344 | AdaptHealth LLC | 810,000 | $775,453 | 0.09% |
| 345 | MicroStrategy, Inc. | 810,000 | $775,026 | 0.09% |
| 346 | Eldorado Gold Corp. | 810,000 | $772,339 | 0.09% |
| 347 | Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien C | 861,246 | $743,901 | 0.08% |
| 348 | Tamko Building Products LLC, First Lien | 735,842 | $739,212 | 0.08% |
| 349 | Proofpoint Inc, First Lien | 732,687 | $735,574 | 0.08% |
| 350 | Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien First Amendment | 787,097 | $691,004 | 0.08% |
| 351 | CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp. | 800,000 | $765,710 | 0.08% |
| 352 | goeasy, Ltd. | 728,000 | $740,706 | 0.08% |
| 353 | Griffon Corp. | 764,000 | $739,139 | 0.08% |
| 354 | Victoria's Secret & Co. | 904,000 | $738,000 | 0.08% |
| 355 | ANGI Group LLC | 840,000 | $720,564 | 0.08% |
| 356 | Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC | 870,000 | $719,149 | 0.08% |
| 357 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 795,000 | $715,204 | 0.08% |
| 358 | IAMGOLD Corp. | 760,000 | $714,154 | 0.08% |
| 359 | Zebra Technologies Corp. | 708,000 | $713,153 | 0.08% |
| 360 | Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 717,000 | $708,178 | 0.08% |
| 361 | Vistra Operations Co. LLC | 672,000 | $698,707 | 0.08% |
| 362 | PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp. | 674,000 | $692,945 | 0.08% |
| 363 | Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc. | 750,000 | $685,024 | 0.08% |
| 364 | Parkland Corp. | 750,000 | $682,772 | 0.08% |
| 365 | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., First Lien | 636,844 | $640,210 | 0.07% |
| 366 | Celestica 5/24 TLB 1L, First Lien | 638,514 | $638,514 | 0.07% |
| 367 | CH Guenther 11/21, First Lien | 630,874 | $634,029 | 0.07% |
| 368 | Univision Communications, Inc., First Lien | 629,693 | $630,716 | 0.07% |
| 369 | COGECO Financing 2 LP, First Lien | 635,890 | $621,433 | 0.07% |
| 370 | Envision Healthcare Corp. Equity , Equity | 79,338 | $634,704 | 0.07% |
| 371 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 710,000 | $679,061 | 0.07% |
| 372 | Popular, Inc. | 660,000 | $674,504 | 0.07% |
| 373 | FirstCash, Inc. | 715,000 | $671,029 | 0.07% |
| 374 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 800,000 | $669,241 | 0.07% |
| 375 | New Gold, Inc. | 650,000 | $652,514 | 0.07% |
| 376 | OneMain Finance Corp. | 633,000 | $645,423 | 0.07% |
| 377 | Adtalem Global Education, Inc. | 670,000 | $643,250 | 0.07% |
| 378 | Vector Group, Ltd. | 700,000 | $643,044 | 0.07% |
| 379 | Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp. | 648,000 | $638,617 | 0.07% |
| 380 | Navient Corp. | 580,000 | $637,356 | 0.07% |
| 381 | Allison Transmission, Inc. | 650,000 | $627,368 | 0.07% |
| 382 | M/I Homes, Inc. | 707,000 | $618,052 | 0.07% |
| 383 | Brinker International, Inc. | 590,000 | $616,078 | 0.07% |
| 384 | Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. | 665,000 | $610,845 | 0.07% |
| 385 | Summit Materials LLC, First Lien | 583,630 | $588,740 | 0.06% |
| 386 | Asp Blade Holdings, Inc., First Lien | 745,507 | $583,568 | 0.06% |
| 387 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., First Lien New | 693,312 | $548,101 | 0.06% |
| 388 | IQVIA INC., First Lien | 537,115 | $541,179 | 0.06% |
| 389 | INNIO Group Holding GmbH, First Lien | 523,216 | $527,360 | 0.06% |
| 390 | Hub International Limited, First Lien | 520,816 | $524,873 | 0.06% |
| 391 | Core & Main LP, First Lien | 501,703 | $504,839 | 0.06% |
| 392 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 650,000 | $582,753 | 0.06% |
| 393 | RingCentral, Inc. | 550,000 | $576,107 | 0.06% |
| 394 | CoreCivic, Inc. | 550,000 | $574,761 | 0.06% |
| 395 | Viasat, Inc. | 770,000 | $573,783 | 0.06% |
| 396 | Forestar Group, Inc. | 600,000 | $572,693 | 0.06% |
| 397 | ams-OSRAM AG | 550,000 | $568,854 | 0.06% |
| 398 | CSC Holdings LLC | 710,000 | $564,687 | 0.06% |
| 399 | Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp. | 820,000 | $563,461 | 0.06% |
| 400 | Foot Locker, Inc. | 670,000 | $555,602 | 0.06% |
| 401 | LGI Homes, Inc. | 534,000 | $554,779 | 0.06% |
| 402 | Navient Corp. | 529,000 | $553,540 | 0.06% |
| 403 | Primo Water Holdings, Inc. | 600,000 | $550,704 | 0.06% |
| 404 | Encore Capital Group, Inc. | 546,000 | $547,110 | 0.06% |
| 405 | Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 536,000 | $539,953 | 0.06% |
| 406 | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. | 499,000 | $528,592 | 0.06% |
| 407 | Mineral Resources, Ltd. | 500,000 | $526,288 | 0.06% |
| 408 | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | 610,000 | $526,076 | 0.06% |
| 409 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 600,000 | $500,256 | 0.06% |
| 410 | RESIDEO FDG INC, First Lien | 485,300 | $487,726 | 0.05% |
| 411 | Cloud Software Group Inc, First Lien | 455,284 | $458,414 | 0.05% |
| 412 | Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC aka Genesys, First Lien | 448,294 | $452,824 | 0.05% |
| 413 | Amer Sports Co, First Lien | 438,415 | $441,704 | 0.05% |
| 414 | Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp. | 522,000 | $496,185 | 0.05% |
| 415 | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | 500,000 | $492,789 | 0.05% |
| 416 | Ally Financial, Inc. | 490,000 | $490,788 | 0.05% |
| 417 | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 500,000 | $488,176 | 0.05% |
| 418 | Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc. | 500,000 | $487,235 | 0.05% |
| 419 | Sabre GLBL, Inc. | 500,000 | $486,333 | 0.05% |
| 420 | Vistra Operations Co. LLC | 500,000 | $483,899 | 0.05% |
| 421 | Transocean, Inc. | 510,000 | $476,202 | 0.05% |
| 422 | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 513,000 | $473,744 | 0.05% |
| 423 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 550,000 | $468,952 | 0.05% |
| 424 | Iron Mountain, Inc. | 500,000 | $466,964 | 0.05% |
| 425 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 454,000 | $465,212 | 0.05% |
| 426 | Gray Television, Inc. | 835,000 | $464,555 | 0.05% |
| 427 | Danaos Corp. | 450,000 | $460,423 | 0.05% |
| 428 | Crocs, Inc. | 500,000 | $456,839 | 0.05% |
| 429 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 460,000 | $456,253 | 0.05% |
| 430 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | 509,000 | $451,054 | 0.05% |
| 431 | World Acceptance Corp. | 465,000 | $440,668 | 0.05% |
| 432 | Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp. | 430,000 | $440,024 | 0.05% |
| 433 | AMC Networks, Inc. | 618,000 | $436,640 | 0.05% |
| 434 | Brandywine Operating Partnership LP | 500,000 | $435,945 | 0.05% |
| 435 | Frontier Communications Holdings LLC | 500,000 | $432,301 | 0.05% |
| 436 | Rakuten Group, Inc. | 428,000 | $431,338 | 0.05% |
| 437 | Enova International, Inc. | 400,000 | $429,339 | 0.05% |
| 438 | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 460,000 | $428,397 | 0.05% |
| 439 | Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV | 428,000 | $426,997 | 0.05% |
| 440 | Nexstar Media, Inc. | 450,000 | $425,098 | 0.05% |
| 441 | Consolidated Communications, Inc. | 500,000 | $423,681 | 0.05% |
| 442 | Churchill Downs, Inc. | 445,000 | $421,858 | 0.05% |
| 443 | Mercer International, Inc. | 480,000 | $420,770 | 0.05% |
| 444 | Upbound Group, Inc. | 425,000 | $410,256 | 0.05% |
| 445 | W&T Offshore, Inc. | 400,000 | $410,066 | 0.05% |
| 446 | Standard Aero, Ltd., First Lien | 382,763 | $386,396 | 0.04% |
| 447 | Epicor Software Corp., First Lien | 383,584 | $384,704 | 0.04% |
| 448 | Phoenix Guarantor Inc aka BrightSpring, First Lien | 336,842 | $337,444 | 0.04% |
| 449 | CSC Holdings LLC | 505,000 | $407,990 | 0.04% |
| 450 | KBR, Inc. | 430,000 | $402,962 | 0.04% |
| 451 | Berry Petroleum Co. LLC | 400,000 | $394,243 | 0.04% |
| 452 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 450,000 | $385,939 | 0.04% |
| 453 | CNX Resources Corp. | 378,000 | $383,501 | 0.04% |
| 454 | OneMain Finance Corp. | 400,000 | $372,332 | 0.04% |
| 455 | Iron Mountain, Inc. | 390,000 | $364,952 | 0.04% |
| 456 | MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp. | 400,000 | $363,560 | 0.04% |
| 457 | Service Properties Trust | 500,000 | $363,093 | 0.04% |
| 458 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 400,000 | $358,315 | 0.04% |
| 459 | NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp. | 350,000 | $356,546 | 0.04% |
| 460 | PRA Group, Inc. | 350,000 | $346,509 | 0.04% |
| 461 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 350,000 | $338,855 | 0.04% |
| 462 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. | 430,000 | $336,949 | 0.04% |
| 463 | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 340,000 | $335,205 | 0.04% |
| 464 | Sonic Automotive, Inc. | 370,000 | $324,966 | 0.04% |
| 465 | Navient Corp. | 393,000 | $319,442 | 0.04% |
| 466 | KBR, Inc. TLB 1L, First Lien | 294,749 | $296,702 | 0.03% |
| 467 | TransDigm, Inc., First Lien | 290,645 | $292,245 | 0.03% |
| 468 | MKS Instruments, Inc., First Lien | 271,657 | $273,519 | 0.03% |
| 469 | MLN US HoldCo LLC, First Lien B | 2,330,432 | $260,717 | 0.03% |
| 470 | Tutor Perini Corp. | 295,000 | $315,258 | 0.03% |
| 471 | Encore Capital Group, Inc. | 300,000 | $312,583 | 0.03% |
| 472 | Vornado Realty LP | 400,000 | $311,515 | 0.03% |
| 473 | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | 296,000 | $310,501 | 0.03% |
| 474 | Nexstar Media, Inc. | 350,000 | $309,014 | 0.03% |
| 475 | Frontier Communications Holdings LLC | 350,000 | $303,983 | 0.03% |
| 476 | Landsea Homes Corp. | 300,000 | $291,090 | 0.03% |
| 477 | Energean PLC | 300,000 | $283,756 | 0.03% |
| 478 | Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 300,000 | $275,456 | 0.03% |
| 479 | Nordstrom, Inc. | 340,000 | $267,728 | 0.03% |
| 480 | OneMain Finance Corp. | 300,000 | $267,103 | 0.03% |
| 481 | Sensata Technologies, Inc. | 258,000 | $259,048 | 0.03% |
| 482 | Sinclair Television Group, Inc. | 390,000 | $258,036 | 0.03% |
| 483 | Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV | 248,000 | $252,348 | 0.03% |
| 484 | Deluxe Corp. | 270,000 | $252,135 | 0.03% |
| 485 | DaVita, Inc. | 300,000 | $251,975 | 0.03% |
| 486 | FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. | 247,000 | $241,717 | 0.03% |
| 487 | Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC | 253,000 | $237,198 | 0.03% |
| 488 | Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC | 350,000 | $237,184 | 0.03% |
| 489 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 267,000 | $236,572 | 0.03% |
| 490 | EnQuest PLC | 220,000 | $227,253 | 0.03% |
| 491 | Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Delayed Draw | 219,519 | $220,137 | 0.02% |
| 492 | Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, First Lien | 195,920 | $197,547 | 0.02% |
| 493 | Asurion LLC, Second Lien | 196,611 | $183,892 | 0.02% |
| 494 | Epicor Software Corp, First Lien | 137,765 | $138,574 | 0.02% |
| 495 | Carestream Health Holdings Inc , Equity | 242,545 | $218,291 | 0.02% |
| 496 | Utex Industries Holdings, LLC , Equity | 3,182 | $169,044 | 0.02% |
| 497 | Dream Finders Homes, Inc. | 219,000 | $225,155 | 0.02% |
| 498 | American Airlines, Inc. | 225,000 | $224,865 | 0.02% |
| 499 | Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp. | 230,000 | $217,302 | 0.02% |
| 500 | OneMain Finance Corp. | 217,000 | $217,254 | 0.02% |
| 501 | Vistra Operations Co. LLC | 210,000 | $211,504 | 0.02% |
| 502 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 220,000 | $204,372 | 0.02% |
| 503 | NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp. | 200,000 | $203,825 | 0.02% |
| 504 | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 220,000 | $203,573 | 0.02% |
| 505 | PRA Group, Inc. | 200,000 | $198,911 | 0.02% |
| 506 | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | 230,000 | $193,417 | 0.02% |
| 507 | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 187,000 | $186,206 | 0.02% |
| 508 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 190,000 | $169,761 | 0.02% |
| 509 | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | 178,000 | $169,525 | 0.02% |
| 510 | Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. | 170,000 | $162,748 | 0.02% |
| 511 | PHH Mortgage Corp. | 160,000 | $155,953 | 0.02% |
| 512 | Navient Corp. | 160,000 | $151,968 | 0.02% |
| 513 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 190,000 | $150,877 | 0.02% |
| 514 | Navient Corp. | 150,000 | $136,270 | 0.02% |
| 515 | Tutor Perini Corp., First Lien B | 124,935 | $125,429 | 0.01% |
| 516 | Aramark 3/24 B8 TL 1L, First Lien | 118,305 | $118,933 | 0.01% |
| 517 | Foundational Education Group, Inc., First Lien | 106,740 | $105,139 | 0.01% |
| 518 | Lumen Technologies, Inc., First Lien | 124,278 | $99,423 | 0.01% |
| 519 | Chrysaor Bidco Sarl DDTL 1L, First Lien | 71,981 | $72,341 | 0.01% |
| 520 | Strategic Materials Holding Corp., Second Lien Initial | 2,666,667 | $57,773 | 0.01% |
| 521 | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. / OSI Restaurant Partners LLC | 140,000 | $128,688 | 0.01% |
| 522 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 120,000 | $99,804 | 0.01% |
| 523 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 105,000 | $94,170 | 0.01% |
| 524 | ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc. | 130,000 | $92,456 | 0.01% |
| 525 | BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. | 92,000 | $88,063 | 0.01% |
| 526 | CSC Holdings LLC | 200,000 | $86,620 | 0.01% |
| 527 | GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc. | 105,000 | $79,386 | 0.01% |
| 528 | Comstock Resources, Inc. | 80,000 | $73,809 | 0.01% |
| 529 | Service Properties Trust | 91,000 | $70,703 | 0.01% |
| 530 | CSC Holdings LLC | 110,000 | $61,518 | 0.01% |
| 531 | Viasat, Inc. | 80,000 | $54,613 | 0.01% |
| 532 | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 50,000 | $49,799 | 0.01% |
| 533 | Wabash National Corp. | 50,000 | $45,187 | 0.01% |
| 534 | Groundworks LLC, First Lien | 43,153 | $43,322 | 0.00% |
| 535 | Loyalty Ventures, Inc., First Lien | 1,353,511 | $13,535 | 0.00% |
| 536 | Brock Holdings III Inc. , Equity | 164,832 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 537 | Sotera Health Holdings LLC | 17,000 | $16,875 | 0.00% |
| 538 | Iron Mountain, Inc. | 10,000 | $8,909 | 0.00% |
| 539 | Utex Industries Holdings, LLC , Warrants | 7,955 | $3,182 | 0.00% |
| Net Cash Equivalent & Other Assets Minus Liabilities^ | $-11,819,720 | -1.30% | ||
| Total | 909,627,063 | 100% |
Total Holdings: 539
^The Fund's Net Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities includes amounts payable for investments purchased but not yet settled and amounts receivable for investments sold but not yet settled. At period end, the amounts payable for investments purchased but not yet settled exceeded the amount of cash on hand, and the Fund’s Net Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities therefore equaled -1.30% of the Fund's Managed Assets. The Fund uses funds from its leverage program to settle amounts payable for investments purchased, but such funds are not reflected in the Fund's net cash.
Distribution History
BGB
| Calendar Year | Ex-Date | Record Date | Payable Date | Per Share Amount | Distribution Type | Section 19a Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | August 23, 2024 | August 23, 2024 | August 30, 2024 | $0.101 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | July 24, 2024 | July 24, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | $0.101 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | June 21, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | June 28, 2024 | $0.101 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | May 22, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | $0.093 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | April 22, 2024 | April 23, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | $0.093 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | March 20, 2024 | March 21, 2024 | March 28, 2024 | $0.093 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2024 | February 21, 2024 | February 22, 2024 | February 29, 2024 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | December 28, 2023 | December 29, 2023 | January 31, 2024 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | December 20, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | December 29, 2023 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | November 21, 2023 | November 22, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | October 23, 2023 | October 24, 2023 | October 31, 2023 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | September 21, 2023 | September 22, 2023 | September 29, 2023 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | August 23, 2023 | August 24, 2023 | August 31, 2023 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | July 21, 2023 | July 24, 2023 | July 31, 2023 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | June 22, 2023 | June 23, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | May 22, 2023 | May 23, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | $0.088 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | April 20, 2023 | April 21, 2023 | April 28, 2023 | $0.088 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | March 23, 2023 | March 24, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | $0.088 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | February 17, 2023 | February 21, 2023 | February 28, 2023 | $0.085 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2023 | January 23, 2023 | January 24, 2023 | January 31, 2023 | $0.085 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | December 21, 2022 | December 22, 2022 | December 30, 2022 | $0.085 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | November 21, 2022 | November 22, 2022 | November 30, 2022 | $0.077 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | October 21, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | October 31, 2022 | $0.077 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | September 22 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.077 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | August 23 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.067 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | July 21 | July 22 | July 29 | $0.067 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | June 22 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.067 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | May 20 | May 23 | May 31 | $0.065 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | April 21 | April 22 | April 29 | $0.065 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | March 23 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.065 | Ordinary Income | |
| 2022 | February 17 | February 18 | February 28 | $0.066 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | December 30 | December 31 | January 31, 2022 | $0.066 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | December 30 | December 31 | January 31, 2022 | $0.044 | Special Distribution | — |
| 2021 | December 22 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.066 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | November 19 | November 22 | November 30 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | October 21 | October 22 | October 29 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | September 22 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | August 23 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | July 22 | July 23 | July 30 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | June 22 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.072 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | May 20 | May 21 | May 28 | $0.071 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | April 22 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.071 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | March 23 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.071 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2021 | February 18 | February 19 | February 26 | $0.073 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | December 30 | December 31 | January 29, 2021 | $0.016 | Special Distribution | — |
| 2020 | December 30 | December 31 | January 29, 2021 | $0.073 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | December 22 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.073 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | November 19 | November 20 | November 30 | $0.080 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | October 22 | October 23 | October 30 | $0.080 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | September 22 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.080 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | August 21 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | July 23 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | June 22 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.094 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | May 20 | May 21 | May 29 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | April 22 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | March 23 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.102 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2020 | February 20 | February 21 | February 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | December 30 | December 31 | January 31, 2020 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | December 30 | December 31 | January 31, 2020 | $0.015 | Special Distribution | — |
| 2019 | December 20 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | November 21 | November 22 | November 29 | $0.111 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | October 23 | October 24 | October 31 | $0.111 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | September 20 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.111 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | August 22 | August 23 | August 30 | $0.114 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | July 23 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.114 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | June 20 | June 21 | June 28 | $0.114 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | May 22 | May 23 | May 31 | $0.109 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | April 22 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.109 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | March 21 | March 22 | March 29 | $0.109 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2019 | February 20 | February 21 | February 28 | $0.110 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | December 28 | December 31 | January 31, 2019 | $0.110 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | December 28 | December 31 | January 31, 2019 | $0.236 | Special Distribution | — |
| 2018 | December 20 | December 21 | December 31 | $0.110 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | November 21 | November 23 | November 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | October 23 | October 24 | October 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | September 20 | September 21 | September 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | August 23 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | July 23 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | June 21 | June 22 | June 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | May 22 | May 23 | May 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | April 20 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | March 21 | March 22 | March 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2018 | February 20 | February 21 | February 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | December 28 | December 29 | January 31, 2018 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | December 20 | December 21 | December 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | November 21 | November 22 | November 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | October 23 | October 24 | October 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | September 21 | September 22 | September 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | August 22 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | July 20 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | June 21 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | May 19 | May 23 | May 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | April 19 | April 21 | April 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | March 22 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2017 | February 16 | February 21 | February 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | December 28 | December 30 | January 31, 2017 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | December 28 | December 30 | January 31, 2017 | $0.084 | Special Distribution | — |
| 2016 | December 20 | December 22 | December 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | November 18 | November 22 | November 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | October 20 | October 24 | October 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | September 21 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | August 22 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | July 20 | July 22 | July 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | June 21 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | May 19 | May 23 | May 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | April 20 | April 22 | April 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | March 21 | March 23 | March 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2016 | February 18 | February 22 | February 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | December 29 | December 31 | January 29, 2016 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | December 21 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | November 18 | November 20 | November 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | October 21 | October 23 | October 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | September 21 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | August 20 | August 24 | August 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | July 22 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | June 19 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | May 19 | May 21 | May 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | April 21 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | March 20 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2015 | February 18 | February 20 | February 27 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | FEBRUARY |
| 2015 | January 21 | January 23 | January 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | JANUARY |
| 2014 | December 19 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | DECEMBER |
| 2014 | November 18 | November 20 | November 28 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | NOVEMBER |
| 2014 | October 22 | October 24 | October 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2014 | September 19 | September 23 | September 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | SEPTEMBER |
| 2014 | August 20 | August 22 | August 29 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | AUGUST |
| 2014 | July 22 | July 24 | July 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | JULY |
| 2014 | June 19 | June 23 | June 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | JUNE |
| 2014 | May 20 | May 22 | May 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | MAY |
| 2014 | April 21 | April 23 | April 30 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | APRIL |
| 2014 | March 20 | March 24 | March 31 | $0.105 | Ordinary Income | MARCH |
| 2014 | February 19 | February 21 | February 28 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | FEBRUARY |
| 2014 | January 22 | January 24 | January 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | JANUARY |
| 2013 | December 19 | December 23 | December 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | — |
| 2013 | November 14 | November 18 | November 29 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | NOVEMBER |
| 2013 | October 16 | October 18 | October 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | OCTOBER |
| 2013 | September 18 | September 20 | September 30 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | SEPTEMBER |
| 2013 | August 15 | August 19 | August 30 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | AUGUST |
| 2013 | July 16 | July 18 | July 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | JULY |
| 2013 | June 13 | June 17 | June 28 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | JUNE |
| 2013 | May 15 | May 17 | May 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | MAY |
| 2013 | April 17 | April 19 | April 30 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | APRIL |
| 2013 | March 14 | March 18 | March 28 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | MARCH |
| 2013 | February 13 | February 15 | February 28 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | FEBRUARY |
| 2013 | January 16 | January 18 | January 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | JANUARY |
| 2012 | December 14 | December 18 | December 31 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | DECEMBER |
| 2012 | November 15 | November 19 | November 30 | $0.117 | Ordinary Income | NOVEMBER |
The Fund anticipates that sources of distributions to shareholders will include net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the fund provides a Section 19(a) notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at that time, available at www.blackstone-credit.com. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year’s distributions) contained in shareholders’ 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
Investor Documents
| Document Name | Action |
|---|---|
| PROSPECTUS | DOWNLOAD |
| QUARTERLY FACT SHEET | DOWNLOAD |
| MONTHLY FUND SNAPSHOT | DOWNLOAD |
| ANNUAL REPORT | DOWNLOAD |
| SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | DOWNLOAD |
| Q1’23 PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS | DOWNLOAD |
| Q3’23 PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS | DOWNLOAD |
| SEC FILINGS | VIEW |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER | DOWNLOAD |
| NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER | DOWNLOAD |
News
| Document Name | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT & INSURANCE CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE CORRECTED EX-DIVIDEND DATES FOR MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 12, 2024 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT & INSURANCE CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 11, 2024 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT & INSURANCE CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 11, 2024 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE TRUSTEE AND OFFICER CHANGES | January 4, 2024 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | December 11, 2023 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 12, 2023 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 12, 2023 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 13, 2023 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGES FOR TWO CLOSED-END FUNDS TO SPECIFY “2027 TERM” IN NAME | February 23, 2023 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | December 12, 2022 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 12, 2022 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 9, 2022 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 10, 2022 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS | December 20, 2021 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | December 13, 2021 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 10, 2021 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 9, 2021 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 11, 2021 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS | December 18, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE CREDIT ANNOUNCES CLOSED-END FUND NAME CHANGES | December 10, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | December 9, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 10, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO CLOSED-END FUND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM | August 03, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 09, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS CHANGE DATE AND LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING | April 03, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 10, 2020 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS | December 18, 2019 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | December 10, 2019 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 11, 2019 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 11, 2019 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | March 11, 2019 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS | December 17, 2018 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE TRANSITION TO DYNAMIC MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS AND DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | November 20, 2018 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 12, 2018 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | May 08, 2018 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | February 22, 2018 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | November 14, 2017 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 27, 2017 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | May 19, 2017 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | February 23, 2017 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND DECLARES SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION | December 12, 2016 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | November 18, 2016 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | October 03, 2016 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | May 18, 2016 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | February 25, 2016 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | November 20, 2015 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | September 30, 2015 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGE | August 17, 2015 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | May 25, 2015 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | February 25, 2015 | DOWNLOAD |
| BLACKSTONE / GSO CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS | November 28, 2014 | DOWNLOAD |
Disclosure
The Fund is a closed-end management investment company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. At any point in time an investment in the Fund’s Common Shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account the distributions paid by the Fund and the ability of Common Shareholders to reinvest dividends.
Market Discount Risk
Common shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This risk may be greater for investors who sell their Common Shares in a relatively short period of time after completion of the initial offering. The Fund’s Common Shares may trade at a price that is less than the initial offering price.
Investment and Market Risk
An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. An investment in the Fund represents an indirect investment in the portfolio of fixed income instruments and other securities and derivative instruments owned by the Fund, and the value of these instruments may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. At any point in time an investment in the Fund’s Common Shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account distributions paid by the Fund and the ability of Common Shareholders to reinvest dividends. The Fund may also use leverage, which would magnify the Fund’s investment, market and certain other risks. See “–Leverage Risk.”
Fixed Income Instruments Risk
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in credit investments comprised of corporate fixed income instruments and other investments (including derivatives) with similar economic characteristics. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser expects the Fund’s investments in corporate fixed income instruments to consist predominantly of Senior Secured Loans and/or high yield bonds; however the Fund may also invest in debentures, notes, commercial paper, investment grade bonds, loans other than Senior Secured Loans and other similar types of debt instruments, as well as derivatives related to or referencing these types of securities and instruments. Fixed income instruments are particularly susceptible to following risks:
Issuer Risk
The value of fixed income instruments may decline for a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.
Interest Rate Risk
The market price of the Fund’s investments will change in response to changes in interest rates and other factors. During periods of declining interest rates, the market price of fixed rate fixed income instruments generally rises. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the market price of such instruments generally declines. The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of fixed income instruments is generally greater for securities with longer durations because such instruments do not mature, reset interest rates or become callable for longer periods of time. In general, if prevailing interest rates change by 1%, a fixed income instrument’s value will change by 1% multiplied by each year of duration. For example, if a fixed income instrument has a duration of three years, its value can be expected to fall about 3% if interest rates rise by 1%. Conversely, such instrument can be expected to rise about 3% if interest rates fall by 1%. See “The Fund’s Investments–Investment Policies– Duration.” Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s instruments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.
Prepayment Risk
During periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of an instrument may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest the proceeds from such prepayment in potentially lower yielding instruments, which may result in a decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to Common Shareholders. This is known as prepayment or “call” risk. Fixed income instruments frequently have call features that allow the issuer to redeem the instrument at dates prior to its stated maturity at a specified price (typically greater than par) only if certain prescribed conditions are met (“call protection”). An issuer may choose to redeem a fixed income instrument if, for example, the issuer can refinance the instrument at a lower cost due to declining interest rates or an improvement in the credit standing of the issuer. For premium bonds (bonds acquired at prices that exceed their par or principal value) purchased by the Fund, prepayment risk may be enhanced.
Reinvestment Risk
Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if and when the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed income instruments at market interest rates that are below the portfolio’s current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the Fund’s Common Share price or its overall return
Spread Risk
Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values typically represent a deterioration of the fixed income instrument’s credit soundness and a perceived greater likelihood or risk of default by the issuer. Fixed income instruments generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference (or “spread”) between the yield of a security and the yield of a benchmark, such as a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity, measures the additional interest paid for credit risk. As the spread on a security widens (or increases), the price (or value) of the security generally falls. Spread widening may occur, among other reasons, as a result of market concerns over the stability of the market, excess supply, general credit concerns in other markets, security- or market-specific credit concerns or general reductions in risk tolerance. See “The Fund’s Investments–Portfolio Composition–Bonds.”
Below Investment Grade Instruments Risk
The Fund currently intends to invest substantially all of its assets in fixed income instruments that are of below investment grade quality. There is no limit on the amount of below investment grade instruments in which the Fund may invest. Below investment grade instruments are commonly referred to as “junk” or “high yield” instruments and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Below investment grade instruments may be particularly susceptible to economic downturns. It is likely that a prolonged or deepening economic recession could adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such instruments to repay principal and pay interest thereon, increase the incidence of default for such instruments and severely disrupt the market value of such instruments.
Below investment grade instruments, though generally higher yielding, are characterized by higher risk. They may be subject to certain risks with respect to the issuing entity and to greater market fluctuations than certain lower yielding, higher rated instruments. The secondary market for below investment grade instruments may be less liquid than that for higher rated instruments and may have wide spreads between the bid and asked prices. Adverse conditions could make it difficult at times for the Fund to sell certain instruments or could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Fund’s net asset value. Because of the substantial risks associated with investments in lower grade instruments, investors could lose money on their investment in the Common Shares, both in the short-term and the long-term.
Because of the greater number of investment considerations involved in investing in below investment grade instruments the ability of the Fund to meet its objectives depends more on the Adviser’s judgment and analytical abilities than would be the case if the portfolio invested primarily in securities in the higher rating categories. While the Adviser will attempt to reduce the risks of investing in lower rated instruments through active portfolio management, diversification, credit analysis and attention to current developments and trends in the economy and the financial markets, there can be no assurance that a broadly diversified portfolio of such instruments would substantially lessen the risks of defaults brought about by an economic downturn or recession. Also, the Fund is a non-diversified investment company and therefore is permitted to invest a greater portion of its assets in obligations of a single issuer than a “diversified” fund. See “The Fund’s Investments–Portfolio Composition–Below Investment Grade Instruments” and “–Non-Diversification Risk.”
Senior Secured Loans Risk
As part of its investments in corporate fixed income instruments, the Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate Senior Secured Loans arranged through private negotiations between a Borrower and one or more financial institutions. In certain market conditions, the Fund may predominantly invest in Senior Secured Loans. Senior Secured Loans hold senior positions in the capital structure of a business entity, are secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by unsecured creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower. The Senior Secured Loans the Fund will invest in are usually rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. Although Senior Secured Loans are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade instruments, which are often subordinated or unsecured, the risks associated with Senior Secured Loans are similar to the risks of below investment grade instruments. See “–Below Investment Grade Instruments Risk.” Additionally, if a Borrower under a Senior Secured Loan defaults, becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy, the Fund may recover only a fraction of what is owed on the Senior Secured Loan or nothing at all. Senior Secured Loans are subject to a number of risks described elsewhere in this prospectus, including credit risk, liquidity risk and below investment grade instruments risk.
Although the Senior Secured Loans in which the Fund will invest will be secured by collateral, there can be no assurance that such collateral can be readily liquidated or that the liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal.
In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a Borrower, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing a Senior Secured Loan. In the event of a decline in the value of the already pledged collateral, if the terms of a Senior Secured Loan do not require the Borrower to pledge additional collateral, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that the value of the collateral will not at all times equal or exceed the amount of the Borrower’s obligations under the Senior Secured Loan. To the extent that a Senior Secured Loan is collateralized by stock in the Borrower or its subsidiaries, such stock may lose some or all of its value in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Borrower. Senior Secured Loans that are undercollateralized involve a greater risk of loss.
In general, the secondary trading market for Senior Secured Loans is not fully-developed. No active trading market may exist for certain Senior Secured Loans, which may make it difficult to value them. Illiquidity and adverse market conditions may mean that the Fund may not be able to sell certain Senior Secured Loans quickly or at a fair price. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain Senior Secured Loans, the market for them may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods.
Some Senior Secured Loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate the Senior Secured Loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the Borrower or take other action detrimental to lenders, including the Fund. Such court action could under certain circumstances include invalidation of Senior Secured Loans. If legislation or state or federal regulations impose additional requirements or restrictions on the ability of financial institutions to make Senior Secured Loans, the availability of Senior Secured Loans for investment by the Fund may be adversely affected. In addition, such requirements or restrictions could reduce or eliminate sources of financing for certain Borrowers. This would increase the risk of default.
If legislation or federal or state regulations require financial institutions to increase their capital requirements this may cause financial institutions to dispose of Senior Secured Loans that are considered highly levered transactions. Such sales could result in prices that, in the opinion of the Adviser, do not represent fair value. If the Fund attempts to sell a Senior Secured Loan at a time when a financial institution is engaging in such a sale, the price the Fund could get for the Senior Secured Loan may be adversely affected.
The Fund will typically acquire Senior Secured Loans through assignments. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the purchaser’s rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and the Fund may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the Senior Secured Loan and with regard to any associated collateral.
The Fund may, but will not typically, invest in a Senior Secured Loan through a participation. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution selling the participation interest, not with the Borrower. Sellers of participations typically include banks, brokerdealers, other financial institutions and lending institutions. Certain participation agreements also include the option to convert the participation in the loan to a full assignment of the loan under agreed upon circumstances. The Adviser has adopted best execution procedures and guidelines to seek to mitigate credit and counterparty risk in the atypical situation when the Fund must acquire a Senior Secured Loan through a participation. In purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no direct right to enforce compliance by the Borrower with the terms of the loan agreement against the Borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will be exposed to the credit risk of both the Borrower and the institution selling the participation.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that one or more debt instruments in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in price or fail to pay interest or principal when due because the issuer of the instrument experiences a decline in its financial status. Losses may occur because the market value of a debt security is affected by the creditworthiness of the issuer and by general economic and specific industry conditions and the Fund’s investments will often be subordinate to other debt in the issuer’s capital structure. Because the Fund invests in below investment grade instruments, it will be exposed to a greater amount of credit risk than a fund which invests in investment grade securities. The prices of lower grade instruments are more sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer’s revenues or a general economic downturn, than are the prices of higher grade instruments.
Leverage Risk
The Fund anticipates incurring leverage as part of its investment strategy. All costs and expenses related to any form of leverage used by the Fund will be borne entirely by the Common Shareholders. The Fund’s total leverage, either through traditional leverage or effective leverage, will not exceed 40% of the Fund’s Managed Assets. See “Leverage.”
The Fund’s use of leverage could create the opportunity for a higher return for Common Shareholders but would also result in special risks for Common Shareholders and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on the securities and investments purchased with leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of the leverage, the return on the Common Shares will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income and gains from the securities and investments purchased with such proceeds do not cover the cost of leverage, the return on the Common Shares will be less than if leverage had not been used. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Leverage involves risks and special considerations compared to a comparable portfolio without leverage including: • the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV, market price and distribution rate of the Common Shares; • the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings and short-term debt or in the dividend rates on any Preferred Shares that the Fund may pay will reduce the return to the Common Shareholders or will result in fluctuations in the dividends paid on the Common Shares; • the effect of leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of the Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the Common Shares; • when the Fund uses leverage, the investment advisory and administrative fees payable to the Adviser and ALPS will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage, and may provide a financial incentive to the Adviser to increase the Fund’s use of leverage and create an inherent conflict of interest; and • leverage may increase expenses, which may reduce total return. The Fund may continue to use leverage if the benefits to the Common Shareholders of maintaining the leveraged position are believed to outweigh any current reduced return, but expects to reduce, modify or cease its leverage if it is believed the costs of the leverage will exceed the return provided from the investments made with the proceeds of the leverage.
Limited Term Risk
Unless the dissolution date is extended by the Board of Trustees and a majority of shareholders in accordance with the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the Fund will be dissolved on or about September 15, 2027. The Fund does not seek to return $20.00 per Common Share upon dissolution. The Fund’s limited term may cause it to sell securities when it otherwise would not, which could cause the Fund’s returns to decrease and the market price of the Common Shares to fall. Rather than reinvesting the proceeds of its matured, called or sold securities, the Fund may distribute the proceeds in one or more liquidating distributions prior to the final dissolution, which may cause the Fund’s fixed expenses to increase as a percentage of assets under management. Alternatively, the Fund may invest the proceeds in lower yielding securities or hold the proceeds in cash or cash equivalents, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. The Board of Trustees may in its sole discretion, without the consent or vote of the shareholders, choose to dissolve the Fund prior to the required dissolution date, which would cause the Fund to miss any market appreciation that occurs after the Fund is dissolved. Conversely, if the Board of Trustees and the shareholders extend the dissolution date, market conditions may deteriorate and the Fund may experience losses. See “Certain Provisions in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust.”
Derivatives Risk
Under normal market conditions, the use of derivatives by the Fund will not exceed 30% of the Fund’s Managed Assets. The Fund may enter into derivatives for investment, hedging or leverage purposes. The Fund’s derivative investments have risks, including:
Counterparty Risk
If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of a counterparty to a derivative transaction, the derivative contract would typically be terminated at its fair market value. If the Fund is owed this fair market value in the termination of the derivative contract and its claim is unsecured, the Fund will be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty, and will not have any claim with respect to the underlying security.
Leverage Risk
The derivative investments in which the Fund may invest will give rise to forms of financial leverage, which may magnify the risk of owning such instruments. See “–Leverage Risk.”
Illiquidity Risk
Certain derivative instruments may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time that the Fund would like or at the price that the Fund believes the derivative is currently worth. See “–Liquidity Risk.”
Correlation Risk
Imperfect correlation between the value of derivative instruments and the underlying assets of the Fund creates the possibility that the loss on such instruments may be greater than the gain in the value of the underlying assets in the Fund’s portfolio.
Derivative instruments are also subject to the risk of the loss of principal. Furthermore, the ability to successfully use derivative investments depends on the ability of the Adviser to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. Thus, the use of derivative investments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices below or above the current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise want to sell. In addition, there may be situations in which the Adviser elects not to use derivative investments that result in losses greater than if they had been used. Amounts paid by the Fund as premiums and cash or other assets held in margin accounts with respect to the Fund’s derivative investments would not be available to the Fund for other investment purposes, which may result in lost opportunities for gain.
Implementation of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will likely impact the use of derivatives by entities, which may include the Fund, and is intended to improve the existing regulatory framework by closing the regulatory gaps and eliminating the speculative trading practices that contributed to the 2008 financial market crisis. The legislation is designed to impose stringent regulation on the over-the-counter derivatives market in an attempt to increase transparency and accountability by, among other things, requiring many derivative transactions to be cleared and traded on an exchange, expanding entity registration requirements, imposing business conduct requirements on dealers and requiring banks to move some derivatives trading units to a non-guaranteed affiliate separate from the deposit-taking bank or divest them altogether. While many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act must be implemented through future rulemaking, and any regulatory or legislative activity may not necessarily have a direct, immediate effect upon the Fund, it is possible that, upon the effectiveness of these rules, they could potentially limit or completely restrict the ability of the Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using these instruments or make them less effective. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which the Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent the Fund from using these instruments or affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments, or may change availability of certain investments. The SEC has also indicated that it may adopt new policies on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. Such policies could affect the nature and extent of derivatives use by the Fund.
Swap Risk
The Fund may invest in credit default swaps and total return swaps. Such transactions are subject to market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and risk of imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets and may involve commissions or other costs. See “–Derivatives Risk.” To the extent credit default swaps are used, the Fund will generally sell protection and the risk of loss is often the notional value of the underlying asset, which can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the swap itself. If, however, the Fund buys protection under a credit default swap, the risk of loss is the contractual obligation to make a stream of payments to the swap counterparty. In a total return swap, the Fund pays the counterparty a floating short-term interest rate and receives in exchange the total return of underlying debt securities. The Fund bears the risk of default on the underlying loans or debt securities, based on the notional amount of the swap. The Fund would typically have to post collateral to cover this potential obligation. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid; however there is no guarantee that the swap market will continue to provide liquidity. If the Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates, the investment performance of the Fund would be less favorable than it would have been if these investment techniques were not used.
Liquidity Risk
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in instruments that, at the time of investment, are illiquid (determined using the SEC’s standard applicable to registered investment companies, i.e., instruments that cannot be disposed of by the Fund within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the securities). The Fund may also invest, without limit, in restricted securities, which could have the effect of increasing the amount of the Fund’s assets invested in illiquid securities if qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase these securities.
Illiquid and restricted securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. The market price of illiquid and restricted securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely affect the price that the Fund pays for or recovers upon the sale of such securities. Illiquid and restricted securities are also more difficult to value, especially in challenging markets. The Adviser’s judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid and restricted securities may restrict the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities. In order to dispose of an unregistered security, the Fund, where it has contractual rights to do so, may have to cause such security to be registered. A considerable period may elapse between the time the decision is made to sell the security and the time the security is registered, thereby enabling the Fund to sell it. Contractual restrictions on the resale of securities vary in length and scope and are generally the result of a negotiation between the issuer and acquiror of the securities. In either case, the Fund would bear market risks during that period.
Valuation Risk
Unlike publicly traded common stock which trades on national exchanges, there is no central place or exchange for loans or fixed income instruments to trade. Fixed income instruments generally trade on an “over-the-counter” market which may be anywhere in the world where the buyer and seller can settle on a price. Due to the lack of centralized information and trading, the valuation of fixed income instruments may carry more risk than that of common stock. Uncertainties in the conditions of the financial market, unreliable reference data, lack of transparency and inconsistency of valuation models and processes may lead to inaccurate asset pricing. In addition, other market participants may value instruments differently than the Fund. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that when a fixed income instrument is sold in the market, the amount received by the Fund is less than the value that such fixed income instrument is carried at on the Fund’s books.
Lender Liability Risk
A number of U.S. judicial decisions have upheld judgments obtained by Borrowers against lending institutions on the basis of various evolving legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has violated a duty (whether implied or contractual) of good faith, commercial reasonableness and fair dealing, or a similar duty owed to the Borrower or has assumed an excessive degree of control over the Borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the Borrower or its other creditors or shareholders. Because of the nature of its investments, the Fund may be subject to allegations of lender liability. In addition, under common law principles that in some cases form the basis for lender liability claims, if a lender or bondholder (a) intentionally takes an action that results in the undercapitalization of a Borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such Borrower, (b) engages in other inequitable conduct to the detriment of such other creditors, (c) engages in fraud with respect to, or makes misrepresentations to, such other creditors or (d) uses its influence as a stockholder to dominate or control a Borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such Borrower, a court may elect to subordinate the claim of the offending lender or bondholder to the claims of the disadvantaged creditor or creditors, a remedy called “equitable subordination.” Because affiliates of, or persons related to, the Adviser may hold equity or other interests in obligors of the Fund, the Fund could be exposed to claims for equitable subordination or lender liability or both based on such equity or other holdings.
Other Investment Company Risk
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its Managed Assets in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies, including ETFs, to the extent that such investments are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and permissible under the Investment Company Act. As a shareholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment company’s expenses, and would remain subject to payment of the Fund’s investment management fees with respect to the assets so invested. Common Shareholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. The investment companies that the Fund invests in may also use leverage, which would cause the Fund’s investment in such investment companies to be subject to greater volatility.
Potential Conflicts of Interest Risk
The Adviser will be subject to certain conflicts of interest in its management of the Fund. These conflicts will arise primarily from the involvement of the Adviser, Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, formerly known as “GSO Capital Partners LP” (collectively, and together with their affiliates in the credit-focused business of Blackstone Inc., “Blackstone Credit and Insurance”), Blackstone and their affiliates in other activities that may conflict with those of the Fund. The Adviser, Blackstone Credit and Insurance, Blackstone and their affiliates engage in a broad spectrum of activities. In the ordinary course of their business activities, the Adviser, Blackstone Credit and Insurance, Blackstone and their affiliates may engage in activities where the interests of certain divisions of the Adviser, Blackstone Credit and Insurance, Blackstone and their affiliates or the interests of their clients may conflict with the interests of the Fund or the shareholders of the Fund. Other present and future activities of the Adviser, Blackstone Credit and Insurance, Blackstone and their affiliates may give rise to additional conflicts of interest which may have a negative impact on the Fund.
In addressing these conflicts and regulatory, legal and contractual requirements across its various businesses, Blackstone Credit and Insurance and its affiliates have implemented certain policies and procedures (e.g., information walls). For example, Blackstone Credit and Insurance and its affiliates may come into possession of material non-public information with respect to companies in which the Fund may be considering making an investment or companies that are Blackstone Credit and Insurance and its affiliates’ advisory clients. As a consequence, that information, which could be of benefit to the Fund, could also restrict the Fund’s activities and the investment opportunity may otherwise be unavailable to the Fund. Additionally, the terms of confidentiality or other agreements with or related to companies in which any fund managed by Blackstone Credit and Insurance has or has considered making an investment or which is otherwise an advisory client of Blackstone Credit and Insurance and its affiliates may restrict or otherwise limit the ability of the Fund to make investments in such companies. As part of its regular business, Blackstone provides a broad range of investment banking, advisory, and other services. In the regular course of its investment banking and advisory businesses, Blackstone represents potential purchasers, sellers and other involved parties, including corporations, financial buyers, management, shareholders and institutions, with respect to transactions that could give rise to investments that would otherwise be available for investment by the Fund. Because of such relationships, there may be certain investments that the Adviser will decline or be unable to make. In addition, employees of Blackstone or its affiliates may possess information relating to such issuers that is not known to the individuals at the Adviser responsible for making investment decisions and performing the other obligations under the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. Those employees of Blackstone or its affiliates will not be obligated to share any such information with the Adviser and may be prohibited by law or contract from doing so. The Adviser or certain of its affiliates may come into possession of material non-public information with respect to an issuer. Should this occur, the Adviser would be restricted from buying or selling securities, derivatives or loans of the issuer on behalf of the Fund until such time as the information became public or was no longer deemed material. Disclosure of such information to the Adviser’s personnel responsible for the affairs of the Fund will be on a need-to-know basis only, and the Fund may not be free to act upon any such information. Therefore, the Fund may not have access to material non-public information in the possession of the Adviser which might be relevant to an investment decision to be made by the Fund, and the Fund may initiate a transaction or sell an investment which, if such information had been known to it, may not have been undertaken. Due to these restrictions, the Fund may not be able to initiate a transaction that it otherwise might have initiated and may not be able to sell an investment that it otherwise might have sold. Blackstone and its affiliates may represent creditors or debtors in proceedings under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or prior to such filings. From time to time, Blackstone and its affiliates may serve as advisor to creditor or equity committees. This involvement, for which Blackstone and its affiliates may be compensated, may limit or preclude the flexibility that the Fund may otherwise have to participate in restructurings. For example, in situations in which an issuer of fixed income instruments held by the Fund is a client or a potential client of the restructuring and reorganization advisory practice of Blackstone, the Adviser may dispose of such instruments or take such other actions reasonably necessary to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act in order to avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest with the restructuring and reorganization advisory practice. Further, there may also be instances in which the work of Blackstone’s and its affiliates’ restructuring and reorganization advisory practice prevents the Adviser from purchasing securities on behalf of the Fund. See “Management of the Fund–Potential Conflicts of Interest” in the SAI.
Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates Risk
The Investment Company Act limits our ability to enter into certain transactions with certain of our affiliates. As a result of these restrictions, we may be prohibited from buying or selling any security directly from or to any portfolio company of a registered investment company or private equity fund or investment company managed by Blackstone, Blackstone Credit and Insurance or any of their respective affiliates. However, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, purchase any such portfolio company’s securities in the secondary market, which could create a conflict for the Adviser between the interests of the Fund and the portfolio company, in that the ability of the Adviser to recommend actions in the best interest of the Fund might be impaired. The Investment Company Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company (whether at the same or different times). These limitations may limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.
Dependence on Key Personnel Risk
The Adviser is dependent upon the experience and expertise of certain key personnel in providing services with respect to the Fund’s investments. If the Adviser were to lose the services of these individuals, its ability to service the Fund could be adversely affected. The Adviser may not be successful in selecting the best-performing securities or investment techniques for the Fund’s portfolio and the Fund’s performance may lag behind that of similar funds. The Adviser has informed the Fund that the investment professionals associated with the Adviser are actively involved in other investment activities not concerning the Fund and will not be able to devote all of their time to the Fund’s business and affairs. In addition, individuals not currently associated with the Adviser may become associated with the Fund and the performance of the Fund may also depend on the experience and expertise of such individuals.
Inflation/Deflation Risk
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of certain assets or income from the Fund’s investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions on the Common Shares can decline. In addition, during any periods of rising inflation, the dividend rates or borrowing costs associated with the Fund’s use of leverage would likely increase, which would tend to further reduce returns to shareholders. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time–the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse affect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer defaults more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Foreign Instruments Risk
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in U.S. currency denominated and/or foreign currency denominated fixed income instruments issued by foreign corporate or government issuers. Such investments involve certain risks not involved in domestic investments and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. companies or in the U.S. government.
Financial markets in foreign countries often are not as developed, efficient or liquid as financial markets in the United States, and therefore, the prices of foreign securities can be more volatile. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payments of principal and interest to investors located outside the country, whether from currency blockage or otherwise. In addition, the Fund will be subject to risks associated with adverse political and economic developments in foreign countries, including seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, different legal systems and laws relating to creditors’ rights and the potential inability to enforce legal judgments, all of which could cause the Fund to lose money on its investments in foreign securities. Generally, there is less readily available and reliable information about non-U.S. issuers due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards and regulatory practices. Foreign government debt includes bonds that are issued or backed by foreign governments or their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions or by foreign central banks. The governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and/or interest when due in accordance with terms of such debt, and the Fund may have limited legal recourse in the event of a default. In addition, since 2010, the risks of investing in certain foreign government debt have increased dramatically as a result of the ongoing European debt crisis which began in Greece and has begun to spread throughout various other European countries. These debt crises and the ongoing efforts of governments around the world to address these debt crises have also resulted in increased volatility and uncertainty in the global securities markets and it is impossible to predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the Fund, though it is possible that these or similar events could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Fund. The cost of servicing external debt will also generally be adversely affected by rising international interest rates, as many external debt obligations bear interest at rates which are adjusted based upon international interest rates. Because foreign securities may trade on days when the Fund’s Common Shares are not priced and the NYSE is closed, NAV can change at times when Common Shares cannot be sold. The Fund has no current intention to invest in instruments the Borrowers or issuers of which are from emerging market countries.
Foreign Currency Risk
Because the Fund may invest in securities or other instruments denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of instruments held by the Fund and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. Currencies of certain countries may be volatile and therefore may affect the value of instruments denominated in such currencies, which means that NAV could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. The Fund may incur costs in connection with the conversions between various currencies. In addition, certain countries may impose foreign currency exchange controls or other restrictions on the repatriation, transferability or convertibility of currency.
Continuing uncertainty as to the status of the euro and the EMU has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of the Fund’s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU countries were to stop using the euro as its primary currency, the Fund’s investments in such countries, if any, may be redenominated into a different or newly adopted currency. As a result, the value of those investments could decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, instruments or other investments that are redenominated may be subject to foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar investments currently denominated in euros.
Stressed and Distressed Instruments Risk
As part of its investments in corporate fixed income instruments, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in corporate fixed income instruments of stressed or distressed issuers. Such instruments may be rated in the lower rating categories (Caa1 or lower by Moody’s, or CCC or lower by S&P or Fitch) or, if unrated, are considered by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For these securities, the risks associated with below investment grade instruments are more pronounced. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to an investment, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value substantially less than its original investment.
Credit-Linked Notes Risk
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its Managed Assets in credit-linked notes. Holders of creditlinked notes bear risks of the underlying investments, index or reference obligation and are subject to counterparty risk.
Credit-linked notes are structured products used to transfer credit risk. The performance of the notes is linked to the performance of an underlying reference entity. The notes are usually issued by an SPV that sells credit protection through a credit default swap transaction in return for a premium and an obligation to pay the transaction sponsor should a reference entity experience a certain credit event or events, such as bankruptcy. The SPV invests the proceeds from the notes to cover its contingent payment obligation. Revenue from the investments and the money received as premium are used to pay interest to note holders. The main risk of credit-linked notes is the risk of the reference entity experiencing a credit event that triggers the contingent payment obligation. Should such an event occur, the SPV would have to pay the transaction sponsor and payments to the note holders would be subordinated.
The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the SPV and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. While certain creditlinked notes enable the investor to acquire interests in a pool of securities without the brokerage and other expenses associated with directly holding the same securities, investors in credit-linked notes generally pay their share of the SPV’s administrative and other expenses. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying credit-linked notes will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of credit-linked notes) will be influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally. If the SPV of a credit-linked note uses shorter term financing to purchase longer term securities, the SPV may be forced to sell its securities at below market prices if it experiences difficulty in obtaining short-term financing, which may adversely affect the value of the credit-linked notes owned by the Fund. Certain credit-linked notes may be thinly traded or have a limited trading market. Credit-linked notes are typically privately offered and sold. As a result, investments in credit-linked notes may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities. See “The Fund’s Investments–Other Investment Techniques–Credit-Linked Notes.”
Repurchase Agreements Risk
Subject to its investment objectives and policies, the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements as a buyer for investment purposes. Repurchase agreements typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of debt securities from a selling financial institution such as a bank, savings and loan association or broker-dealer. The agreement provides that the Fund will sell the securities back to the institution at a fixed time in the future. The Fund does not bear the risk of a decline in the value of the underlying security unless the seller defaults under its repurchase obligation. In the event of the bankruptcy or other default of a seller of a repurchase agreement, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying securities and losses, including: (1) possible decline in the value of the underlying security during the period in which the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto; (2) possible lack of access to income on the underlying security during this period; and (3) expenses of enforcing its rights. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the repurchase agreement. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund generally will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercise of the Fund’s right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk
The Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements involves many of the same risks involved in the Fund’s use of leverage, as the proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements generally will be invested in additional securities, resulting in a form of borrowing. There is a risk that the market value of the securities acquired in the reverse repurchase agreement may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but remains obligated to repurchase. In addition, there is a risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline. If the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement were to file for bankruptcy or experiences insolvency, the Fund may be adversely affected. Also, in entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund would bear the risk of loss to the extent that the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement are less than the value of the underlying securities. In addition, due to the interest costs associated with reverse repurchase agreements transactions, the Fund’s NAV will decline, and, in some cases, the Fund may be worse off than if it had not used such instruments.
Segregation and Coverage Risk
Certain portfolio management techniques, such as, among other things, entering into swap agreements, using reverse repurchase agreements, futures contracts or other derivative transactions, may be considered senior securities under the Investment Company Act unless steps are taken to segregate the Fund’s assets or otherwise cover its obligations. To avoid having these instruments considered senior securities, in some cases the Fund may segregate liquid assets with a value equal (on a daily mark-to-market basis) to its obligations under these types of leveraged transactions, enter into offsetting transactions or otherwise cover such transactions. In cases where the Fund does not cover such leveraged transactions, such instruments may be considered senior securities and the Fund’s use of such leveraged transactions will be required to comply with the restrictions on senior securities under the Investment Company Act. The Fund may be unable to use segregated assets for certain other purposes, which could result in the Fund earning a lower return on its portfolio than it might otherwise earn if it did not have to segregate those assets in respect of or otherwise cover such portfolio positions. To the extent the Fund’s assets are segregated or committed as cover, it could limit the Fund’s investment flexibility. Segregating assets and covering positions will not limit or offset losses on related positions.
Income Risk
The income the Common Shareholders receive from the Fund is based primarily on the interest the Fund earns from its investments, which can vary widely over the short and long term. If prevailing market interest rates drop, distribution rates to the Common Shareholders could drop as well. The Fund’s income also would likely be affected adversely when prevailing short-term interest rates increase, and this will be magnified when the Fund is utilizing leverage. Investments in Equity Securities or Warrants Incidental to Investments in Fixed Income Instruments. From time to time the Fund also may invest in or hold common stock and other equity securities or warrants incidental to the purchase or ownership of a fixed income instrument or in connection with a reorganization of an issuer. Investments in equity securities incidental to investments in fixed income instruments entail certain risks in addition to those associated with investments in fixed income instruments. Because equity is merely the residual value of an issuer after all claims and other interests, it is inherently more risky than the bonds or loans of the same issuer. The value of the equity securities may be affected more rapidly, and to a greater extent, by company-specific developments and general market conditions. These risks may increase fluctuations in the Fund’s NAV. The Fund frequently may possess material non-public information about a Borrower or issuer as a result of its ownership of a fixed income instrument. Because of prohibitions on trading in securities while in possession of material non-public information, the Fund might be unable to enter into a transaction in a security of an issuer when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
U.S. Government Debt Securities Risk
U.S. government debt securities generally do not involve the credit risks associated with investments in other types of debt securities, although, as a result, the yields available from U.S. government debt securities are generally lower than the yields available from other securities. However, in 2011 S&P downgraded its rating of U.S. government debt, suggesting an increased credit risk. Further downgrades could have an adverse impact on the price and volatility of U.S. government debt instruments. Like other debt securities, the values of U.S. government securities change as interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities will not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be reflected in the Fund’s NAV. Since the magnitude of these fluctuations will generally be greater at times when the Fund’s average maturity is longer, under certain market conditions the Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, accept lower current income from short-term investments rather than investing in higher yielding long-term securities. In addition, the recent economic crisis in the United States has negatively impacted government-sponsored entities, which include Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. As the real estate market has deteriorated through declining home prices and increasing foreclosure, government-sponsored entities, which back the majority of U.S mortgages, have experienced extreme volatility and in some cases a lack of liquidity. In September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed under a conservatorship of the U.S. federal government. Any investments issued by Federal Home Loan Banks and Fannie Mae may ultimately lose value.
Commodity Pool Risk
The Fund’s use of derivatives that are subject to regulation by the CFTC and NFA could cause the Fund to be deemed a commodity pool or the Adviser to be a commodity pool operator, which would require the Fund and the Adviser to comply with certain rules that could result in additional costs to the Fund. Pursuant to regulations and/or published positions of the SEC, the Fund may also be required to segregate cash or liquid securities in connection with futures transactions. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the CEA pursuant to Rule 4.5 under the CEA promulgated by the CFTC. The Fund currently is not, therefore, subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” under the CEA and the Fund intends to be operated so as not to be deemed to be a “commodity pool” under the regulations of the CFTC under current law. On February 9, 2012, the CFTC adopted amendments to its rules that, once effective, may affect the ability of the Fund to continue to claim this exclusion. The Fund would be limited in its ability to use futures or options on futures or engage in swap transactions if it continued to claim the exclusion. If the Fund did not continue to claim the exclusion, the Fund believes that the Fund and the Adviser would likely become subject to registration and regulation as a commodity pool operator. The Fund may incur additional expenses as a result of the CFTC’s registration and regulatory requirements. The impact of the rule changes on the operations of the Fund and the Adviser is not fully known at this time. The Fund and the Adviser are continuing to analyze the effect of these rule changes on the Fund.
Recent Developments
The U.S. credit markets have in the recent past experienced extreme volatility and market disruption. Although the U.S. market is not currently experiencing disruption, extreme volatility or market disruption may occur in the future. In addition, the European credit markets have in the recent past experienced extreme volatility and may experience such volatility in the future. Instability in the credit markets may make it more difficult for a number of issuers of debt securities to obtain financing or refinancing for their investment or lending activities or operations. In particular, because of volatile conditions in the credit markets, issuers of debt securities may be subject to increased cost for debt, tightening underwriting standards and reduced liquidity for loans they make, securities they purchase and securities they issue.
For example, certain issuers may, due to macroeconomic conditions, be unable to repay the obligations under their fixed income securities during this period. An issuer’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of the security and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize the issuer’s ability to meet its obligations under its debt securities. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting issuer. The recent market instability could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and the value of the Fund’s assets.
In addition, on August 5, 2011, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the U.S. federal government debt to “AA+” from “AAA.” The downgrade by S&P could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and higher U.S. Treasury yields and increase the costs of all kinds of debt. These events could have significant adverse effects on the economy generally.
These developments may increase the volatility of the value of fixed income instruments and other investments owned by the Fund. These developments also may make it more difficult for the Fund to accurately value its investments or to sell them on a timely basis. These developments could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to use leverage for investment purposes and increase the cost of such leverage, which would reduce returns to Common Shareholders. These developments also may adversely affect the broader economy, which in turn may adversely affect the ability of issuers of securities owned by the Fund to make payments of principal and interest when due, lead to lower credit ratings of the issuer and increased defaults by the issuer. Such developments could, in turn, reduce the value of securities owned by the Fund and adversely affect the NAV and market price of the Fund’s Common Shares.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk
The instability in the Middle East and terrorist attacks in the United States and around the world may result in market volatility and may have long-term effects on the U.S. and worldwide financial markets and may cause further economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The Fund cannot predict the effects of geopolitical events in the future on the U.S. economy and loan and securities markets.
Portfolio Turnover Risk
The Fund’s annual portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year, as well as within a given year. However, portfolio turnover rate is not considered a limiting factor in the execution of investment decisions for the Fund. If the Adviser determines that it is in the Fund’s best interests to shift the focus of its investments from one type of fixed income security to another, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during such a shift may be very high. High portfolio turnover results in greater transactional expense for the Fund and may result in the realization of net short-term capital gains by the Fund which, when distributed to Common Shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income. A high portfolio turnover may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, resulting in a greater portion of the Fund’s distributions being treated as a dividend to the Fund’s Common Shareholders. See “The Fund’s Investments–Investment Policies–Portfolio Turnover” and “Tax Matters.”
Government Intervention in the Financial Markets
The recent instability in the financial markets has led the U.S. government to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. In addition, the European Central Bank and other foreign government and supranational finance authorities have taken unprecedented actions to regulate or manipulate international financial markets. These governments, agencies and/or organizations may take additional actions that affect the regulation of the securities or derivatives in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such securities or derivatives, in ways that are unforeseeable. Issuers of fixed income instruments held by the Fund may seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the Fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives. The Adviser will monitor developments and seek to manage the Fund’s portfolio in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund’s investment objectives, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so.
The Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to open-end status. These provisions could deprive Common Shareholders of opportunities to sell their Common Shares at a premium over the then current market price of the Common Shares or at NAV. See “Certain Provisions in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust.”
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An investment in the Fund is not appropriate for all investors and is not intended to be a complete investment program. The Fund is designed as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. Investing in the Fund involves risks, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that you may lose part or even all of your investment. Therefore, before investing you should carefully consider the risks that you assume when you invest in the Fund’s common shares. The Fund’s investment objectives and policies are not designed to seek to return the initial investment to investors that purchase shares. Secured loan funds are a distinct segment of the fixed income market and are not an alternative to money markets or certificates of deposit. Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. For a more complete information about the Fund, please read the prospectus , call your financial professional or call 1.877.299.1588. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. The risk of loss due to this discount may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period. The Fund is newly organized with no operating history. NOT FDIC INSURED | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
An investment in the Fund is not appropriate for all investors and is not intended to be a complete investment program. The Fund is designed as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle.
Investing in the Fund involves risks, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that you may lose part or even all of your investment. Therefore, before investing you should carefully consider the risks that you assume when you invest in the Fund’s common shares.
The Fund’s investment objectives and policies are not designed to seek to return the initial investment to investors that purchase shares.
Secured loan funds are a distinct segment of the fixed income market and are not an alternative to money markets or certificates of deposit.
Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
For a more complete information about the Fund, please read the prospectus, call your financial professional or call 1.877.299.1588.
Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. The risk of loss due to this discount may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period. The Fund is newly organized with no operating history.
NOT FDIC INSURED | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee