NPORT-EX 1 d809809dnportex.htm CALAMOS GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
    
 

CORPORATE BONDS (24.7%)

 
 

 

Airlines (0.0%)

 

 

  141,007    

UAL Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1µ
6.636%, 01/02/24

   $ 149,498  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Communication Services (4.0%)

 

 

  250,000    

Altice Financing, SA*^
7.500%, 05/15/26

     262,186  
  725,000    

Altice France, SA*
7.375%, 05/01/26

     768,645  
 

Altice Luxembourg, SA*^

  
  200,000    

7.750%, 05/15/22

     204,252  
  200,000    

7.625%, 02/15/25

     196,519  
  1,825,000    

America Movil, SAB de CV^
5.000%, 03/30/20

          1,855,185  
  210,000    

Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24

     211,603  
  350,000    

Belo Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/27

     386,796  
 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*

  
  471,000    

8.000%, 10/15/25

     392,732  
  125,000    

7.000%, 07/15/24^

     107,200  
  75,000    

CommScope, Inc.*^
8.250%, 03/01/27

     74,076  
  215,000    

Consolidated Communications, Inc.^
6.500%, 10/01/22

     195,563  
 

CSC Holdings, LLC*

  
  1,060,000    

5.500%, 04/15/27^

     1,115,502  
  460,000    

5.500%, 05/15/26µ

     481,144  
  300,000    

7.500%, 04/01/28^

     331,530  
  205,000    

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.*
6.750%, 07/01/26

     209,461  
  276,000    

Diamond Sports Group, LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Company*
5.375%, 08/15/26

     281,040  
  1,521,000    

Embarq Corp.µ
7.995%, 06/01/36

     1,481,271  
 

Entercom Media Corp.*

  
  425,000    

7.250%, 11/01/24

     445,066  
  140,000    

6.500%, 05/01/27^

     148,183  
  140,000    

EW Scripps Company*^
5.125%, 05/15/25

     139,832  
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

  689,000    

7.625%, 04/15/24

     381,568  
  555,000    

11.000%, 09/15/25^

     323,174  
  340,000    

10.500%, 09/15/22^

     212,945  
  285,000    

8.500%, 04/01/26*^

     279,193  
  140,000    

8.000%, 04/01/27*

     146,480  
  69,000    

Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC / GD Finance Company, Inc.*^
5.250%, 12/01/27

     71,945  
  485,000    

Gray Television, Inc.*^
7.000%, 05/15/27

     531,153  
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.^

 

  245,000    

6.625%, 08/01/26

     264,353  
  80,000    

5.250%, 08/01/26µ

     84,823  
  275,000    

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27

     290,073  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  1,240,000    

Inmarsat Finance, PLCµ*
4.875%, 05/15/22

   $ 1,253,107  
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA

  
  505,000    

9.750%, 07/15/25*

     523,549  
  285,000    

5.500%, 08/01/23

     263,019  
  241,000    

8.000%, 02/15/24*

     250,965  
  135,000    

MDC Partners, Inc.*^
6.500%, 05/01/24

     122,712  
  350,000    

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.*^
5.625%, 08/01/24

     364,336  
  165,000    

SBA Communications Corp.
4.000%, 10/01/22

     167,492  
  342,000    

Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27

     345,579  
 

Sprint Corp.

  
  1,100,000    

7.875%, 09/15/23^

     1,225,053  
  830,000    

7.125%, 06/15/24^

     907,385  
  350,000    

7.625%, 03/01/26

     392,094  
  105,000    

7.250%, 09/15/21

     113,095  
  370,000    

T-Mobile USA, Inc.^
4.750%, 02/01/28

     381,692  
  215,000    

Telecom Italia Capital, SAµ
6.000%, 09/30/34

     219,032  
  580,000    

United States Cellular Corp.µ
6.700%, 12/15/33

     616,496  
  200,000    

Wind Tre, S.p.A.*
5.000%, 01/20/26

     199,040  
 

Windstream Services, LLC / Windstream Finance Corp.@

  
  115,000    

7.750%, 10/01/21

     31,197  
  42,000    

10.500%, 06/30/24*

     30,018  
  140,000    

Zayo Group, LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/27

     142,423  
    

 

 

 
          19,421,777  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Discretionary (4.9%)

 

 

  280,000    

Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Company*
9.875%, 04/01/27

     298,355  
  335,000    

Beverages & More, Inc.*
11.500%, 06/15/22

     259,375  
  355,000    

Boyd Gaming Corp.^
6.000%, 08/15/26

     372,212  
  390,000    

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.*
5.250%, 10/15/25

     390,716  
 

CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

  
  735,000    

5.125%, 05/01/27*

     759,284  
  285,000    

5.750%, 09/01/23

     291,291  
  135,000    

5.000%, 02/01/28*

     138,741  
  207,000    

Cedar Fair, LP*^
5.250%, 07/15/29

     213,953  
 

Century Communities, Inc.

  
  345,000    

6.750%, 06/01/27*^

     356,878  
  190,000    

5.875%, 07/15/25

     191,409  
  950,000    

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl*^
6.500%, 06/01/26

     998,536  
 

DISH DBS Corp.^

  
  330,000    

7.750%, 07/01/26

     322,677  
  195,000    

5.875%, 11/15/24

     181,228  
  700,000    

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.000%, 04/01/25

     737,548  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  350,000    

ESH Hospitality, Inc.*^
5.250%, 05/01/25

   $ 360,920  
  350,000    

GLP Capital, LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.µ
5.250%, 06/01/25

     379,425  
  485,000    

goeasy, Ltd.µ*
7.875%, 11/01/22

     508,076  
  500,000    

Guitar Center, Inc.*
9.500%, 10/15/21

     477,710  
  50,000    

IAA, Inc.*
5.500%, 06/15/27

     52,316  
  345,000    

International Game Technology, PLC*^
6.250%, 01/15/27

     376,930  
  781,000    

L Brands, Inc.^
6.875%, 11/01/35

     698,284  
 

Lennar Corp.µ

  
  325,000    

5.250%, 06/01/26

     347,253  
  235,000    

6.625%, 05/01/20

     241,963  
  375,000    

Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30

     388,457  
  340,000    

M/I Homes, Inc.
5.625%, 08/01/25

     346,467  
 

Mattel, Inc.^

  
  320,000    

6.750%, 12/31/25*

     337,275  
  10,000    

2.350%, 08/15/21

     9,826  
  350,000    

Mclaren Finance, PLC*
5.750%, 08/01/22

     330,713  
  45,000    

Mediacom Broadband, LLC / Mediacom Broadband Corp.
5.500%, 04/15/21

     45,039  
  652,000    

Meritage Homes Corp.
7.000%, 04/01/22

     715,339  
  138,000    

Michaels Stores, Inc.*^
8.000%, 07/15/27

     133,860  
 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

  
  345,000    

5.500%, 05/15/26^

     357,938  
  160,000    

5.375%, 12/01/24

     165,089  
 

Rite Aid Corp.

  
  745,000    

7.700%, 02/15/27

     467,882  
  215,000    

6.125%, 04/01/23*^

     181,788  
  1,511,000    

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^
7.500%, 10/15/27

          1,893,714  
  275,000    

Salem Media Group, Inc.*^
6.750%, 06/01/24

     243,243  
  197,000    

Sally Holdings, LLC / Sally Capital, Inc.µ
5.625%, 12/01/25

     195,277  
  138,000    

Service Corp. Internationalµ
5.125%, 06/01/29

     145,749  
 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.µ*

  
  345,000    

5.500%, 07/01/29

     360,720  
  345,000    

4.625%, 07/15/24

     355,328  
  400,000    

Sotheby’s*
4.875%, 12/15/25

     414,600  
  435,000    

Staples, Inc.*
7.500%, 04/15/26

     445,470  
  260,000    

Taylor Morrison Communities Corp.
6.625%, 05/15/22

     269,012  
  207,000    

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28

     214,722  
  5,575,000    

Toyota Motor Corp.µ^
3.419%, 07/20/23

     5,808,676  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  345,000    

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*^
6.750%, 06/01/27

   $ 361,263  
  125,004    

US Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2012-2, Class B
6.750%, 12/03/22

     131,823  
  295,000    

VOC Escrow, Ltd.µ*
5.000%, 02/15/28

     301,477  
    

 

 

 
          23,575,827  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Staples (1.0%)

 

 

 

Albertsons Companies, LLC / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP / Albertson’s, LLC

  
  355,000    

5.750%, 03/15/25

     363,383  
  210,000    

7.500%, 03/15/26*^

     231,457  
  210,000    

Dean Foods Company*
6.500%, 03/15/23

     118,675  
  215,000    

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*^
6.375%, 07/15/26

     224,645  
  340,000    

Fresh Market, Inc.*
9.750%, 05/01/23

     214,800  
 

JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*

  
  760,000    

5.875%, 07/15/24

     781,831  
  525,000    

6.750%, 02/15/28

     568,047  
 

JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*

  
  276,000    

5.500%, 01/15/30

     275,941  
  109,000    

6.500%, 04/15/29µ

     117,201  
 

New Albertson’s, Inc.

  
  248,000    

7.750%, 06/15/26

     249,231  
  202,000    

8.000%, 05/01/31^

     205,883  
  35,000    

7.450%, 08/01/29^

     34,808  
 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

  
  405,000    

5.875%, 09/30/27

     426,182  
  145,000    

5.750%, 03/15/25^

     150,104  
 

Post Holdings, Inc.*

  
  310,000    

5.750%, 03/01/27

     322,544  
  105,000    

5.500%, 12/15/29^

     106,428  
  72,000    

5.625%, 01/15/28^

     74,393  
 

Simmons Foods, Inc.*

  
  291,000    

7.750%, 01/15/24

     314,039  
  170,000    

5.750%, 11/01/24^

     156,201  
    

 

 

 
       4,935,793  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Energy (2.6%)

 

 

  210,000    

Apergy Corp.
6.375%, 05/01/26

     214,050  
  365,000    

Brazos Valley Longhorn, LLC / Brazos Valley Longhorn Finance Corp.
6.875%, 02/01/25

     338,090  
  210,000    

Bruin E&P Partners, LLC*
8.875%, 08/01/23

     158,256  
 

Buckeye Partners, LP

  
  135,000    

5.850%, 11/15/43^

     118,774  
  135,000    

3.950%, 12/01/26µ

     120,452  
  405,000    

Calfrac Holdings, LP*
8.500%, 06/15/26

     271,224  
  445,000    

California Resources Corp.*^
8.000%, 12/15/22

     311,981  
  443,000    

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.^
6.250%, 04/15/23

     435,236  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  350,000    

Chaparral Energy, Inc.*^
8.750%, 07/15/23

   $           203,518  
  295,000    

Cheniere Energy Partners, LP^
5.625%, 10/01/26

     312,938  
 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

  
  270,000    

7.000%, 10/01/24

     223,615  
  240,000    

8.000%, 01/15/25^

     203,497  
  410,000    

DCP Midstream Operating, LP*^‡

5.850%, 05/21/43

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.85%

     386,372  
 

Denbury Resources, Inc.

  
  330,000    

7.750%, 02/15/24*^

     242,931  
  225,000    

9.250%, 03/31/22*

     198,767  
  84,000    

5.500%, 05/01/22

     44,103  
  135,000    

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
7.875%, 08/15/25

     128,743  
 

Energy Transfer Operating, LP

  
  615,000    

5.271%, 11/01/66µ‡

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.02%

     464,371  
  500,000    

5.875%, 01/15/24µ

     555,773  
  300,000    

5.500%, 06/01/27^

     336,747  
  155,000    

Enterprise Products Operating, LLCµ‡

5.375%, 02/15/78

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.57%

     148,663  
 

EP Energy, LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.*

  
  255,000    

9.375%, 05/01/24

     53,906  
  210,000    

7.750%, 05/15/26^

     188,586  
 

Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

  
  375,000    

6.250%, 05/15/26^

     370,127  
  360,000    

6.500%, 10/01/25

     359,975  
 

Gulfport Energy Corp.

  
  325,000    

6.375%, 05/15/25

     249,889  
  225,000    

6.000%, 10/15/24^

     173,463  
  221,000    

HighPoint Operating Corp.^
7.000%, 10/15/22

     206,650  
  480,000    

Lonestar Resources America, Inc.*
11.250%, 01/01/23

     452,249  
  350,000    

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*^
6.000%, 08/01/26

     355,285  
  485,000    

McDermott Technologies Americas, Inc. / McDermott Technology U.S., Inc.*^
10.625%, 05/01/24

     400,006  
 

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*

  
  135,000    

10.500%, 05/15/27^

     120,612  
  135,000    

7.500%, 01/15/26

     105,803  
  125,000    

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*
8.750%, 11/01/23

     122,273  
  35,174    

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

  
 

8.500%, 05/15/23

  
 

9.500% PIK rate

     36,097  
  170,000    

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*^
6.250%, 05/01/26

     161,316  
  365,000    

Par Petroleum, LLC / Par Petroleum Finance Corp.*
7.750%, 12/15/25

     364,447  
  205,000    

Parkland Fuel Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27

     211,646  
  135,000    

PDC Energy, Inc.
5.750%, 05/15/26

     130,585  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  300,000    

PGS, ASA*
7.375%, 12/15/20

   $ 290,409  
  270,000    

Plains All American Pipeline, LPµ‡

6.125%, 11/15/22

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%

     260,632  
  145,000    

QEP Resources, Inc.µ^
5.625%, 03/01/26

     124,664  
  345,000    

SESI, LLC^
7.750%, 09/15/24

     206,905  
  150,000    

SM Energy Company^
6.750%, 09/15/26

     135,422  
  220,000    

Targa Resources Partners, LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.µ*
6.500%, 07/15/27

     240,114  
  75,000    

TransMontaigne Partners, LP / TLP Finance Corp.
6.125%, 02/15/26

     73,055  
  70,875    

Transocean Pontus, Ltd.*
6.125%, 08/01/25

     73,388  
  345,000    

Transocean, Inc.*^
7.500%, 01/15/26

     324,340  
  365,000    

Vine Oil & Gas, LP / Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*^
8.750%, 04/15/23

     215,806  
  385,000    

W&T Offshore, Inc.*^
9.750%, 11/01/23

     371,860  
  452,000    

Weatherford International, Ltd.@
8.250%, 06/15/23

     218,815  
  260,000    

Whiting Petroleum Corp.^
6.625%, 01/15/26

     245,502  
    

 

 

 
          12,261,928  
    

 

 

 
  Financials (3.3%)

 

  715,000    

Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*^
7.000%, 11/15/25

     656,820  
  170,000    

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trustµ
5.000%, 10/01/21

     178,207  
  720,000    

Ally Financial, Inc.
8.000%, 11/01/31

     963,979  
  350,000    

Amwins Group, Inc.*
7.750%, 07/01/26

     365,820  
 

Ardonagh Midco 3, PLC*

  
  650,000    

8.625%, 07/15/23^

     610,246  
  200,000    

8.625%, 07/15/23

     185,678  
  550,000    

AssuredPartners, Inc.*
7.000%, 08/15/25

     552,846  
  190,000    

Bank of America Corp.^‡
5.875%, 03/15/28
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.93%

     201,745  
  345,000    

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC / GGSI Sellco, LLCµ*
5.750%, 05/15/26

     358,752  
  130,000    

Charles Schwab Corp.^‡

5.000%, 12/01/27

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.58%

     131,446  
  175,000    

CNO Financial Group, Inc.µ
5.250%, 05/30/29

     189,704  
  350,000    

Credit Acceptance Corp.*^
6.625%, 03/15/26

     378,234  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  240,000    

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
8.250%, 10/15/24

   $         250,976  
  340,000    

Global Aircraft Leasing Company, Ltd.*

  
 

6.500%, 09/15/24

  
 

13.750% PIK rate

     338,140  
  340,000    

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC*
5.750%, 12/01/25

     349,238  
  138,000    

HAT Holdings I, LLC / HAT Holdings II, LLCµ*
5.250%, 07/15/24

     144,044  
  375,000    

HUB International, Ltd.*
7.000%, 05/01/26

     382,027  
 

Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.µ

  
  172,000    

6.250%, 05/15/26*

     177,289  
  164,000    

6.750%, 02/01/24^

     171,431  
  500,000    

ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡

4.340%, 12/21/65

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%

     370,250  
  620,000    

Iron Mountain, Inc.µ*
5.250%, 03/15/28

     626,913  
 

Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN Co- Issuer Corp.*

  
  914,000    

7.250%, 08/15/24

     903,279  
  350,000    

6.250%, 06/03/26µ

     355,591  
  325,000    

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*^
5.250%, 10/01/25

     334,077  
  260,000    

Level 3 Financing, Inc.^
5.375%, 05/01/25

     269,283  
  350,000    

Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC*^
6.375%, 02/01/24

     369,841  
  640,000    

LPL Holdings, Inc.*^
5.750%, 09/15/25

     666,362  
  645,000    

MetLife, Inc.^
6.400%, 12/15/66

     747,461  
  715,000    

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC / Nationstar Capital Corp.
6.500%, 07/01/21

     714,632  
  550,000    

Navient Corp.^
6.750%, 06/25/25

     575,908  
  290,000    

NexBank Capital, Inc.*‡&
6.375%, 09/30/27
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.59%

     295,416  
  625,000    

Oil Insurance, Ltd.*‡
5.301%, 09/30/19
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.98%

     605,444  
  345,000    

Radian Group, Inc.µ
4.875%, 03/15/27

     347,127  
  375,000    

Simmons First National Corp.‡
5.000%, 04/01/28
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%

     384,433  
 

Springleaf Finance Corp.

  
  497,000    

6.875%, 03/15/25^

     556,476  
  350,000    

7.125%, 03/15/26

     393,311  
  69,000    

6.625%, 01/15/28µ

     75,002  
  365,000    

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^
4.750%, 03/15/25

     370,911  
  170,000    

Towne Bank‡
4.500%, 07/30/27
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.55%

     172,206  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  335,000    

Tronox Finance, PLC*
5.750%, 10/01/25

   $         315,738  
    

 

 

 
       16,036,283  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Health Care (2.9%)

 

 

  679,000    

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
6.500%, 03/01/24

     702,735  
 

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.*^

  
  790,000    

8.500%, 01/31/27

     872,042  
  350,000    

9.250%, 04/01/26

     392,586  
 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*

  
  750,000    

9.000%, 12/15/25^

     839,040  
  70,000    

5.750%, 08/15/27µ

     73,951  
 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

  
  1,810,000    

8.125%, 06/30/24*^

     1,389,971  
  225,000    

6.250%, 03/31/23

     215,985  
  140,000    

8.000%, 03/15/26*

     135,022  
  765,000    

DaVita, Inc.
5.125%, 07/15/24

     768,932  
  825,000    

Endo DAC / Endo Finance, LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.*^
6.000%, 07/15/23

     532,133  
 

HCA, Inc.

  
  1,355,000    

5.375%, 02/01/25^

     1,468,766  
  795,000    

5.875%, 05/01/23^

     873,343  
  315,000    

7.500%, 11/06/33

     367,314  
  363,000    

Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.*
8.750%, 11/01/24

     391,724  
  660,000    

Magellan Health, Inc.µ
4.900%, 09/22/24

     661,201  
  480,000    

Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*^
5.625%, 10/15/23

     304,596  
  210,000    

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^
7.500%, 04/01/27

     190,083  
  165,000    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*^
6.375%, 02/01/25

     136,176  
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

  
  490,000    

6.250%, 02/01/27*^

     507,633  
  410,000    

4.625%, 07/15/24^

     418,278  
  145,000    

6.875%, 11/15/31

     128,169  
  450,000    

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company, BVµ^
2.950%, 12/18/22

     405,659  
 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III, BV^

  
  1,565,000    

6.000%, 04/15/24

     1,452,680  
  225,000    

2.800%, 07/21/23

     196,160  
  645,000    

West Street Merger Sub, Inc.*^
6.375%, 09/01/25

     592,626  
    

 

 

 
       14,016,805  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (2.9%)

 

 

  450,000    

ACCO Brands Corp.*^
5.250%, 12/15/24

     463,736  
 

Allison Transmission, Inc.*

  
  275,000    

4.750%, 10/01/27µ

     275,935  
  165,000    

5.000%, 10/01/24^

     168,044  
  70,000    

5.875%, 06/01/29µ

     74,472  
  140,000    

American Airlines Group, Inc.*^
5.000%, 06/01/22

     144,389  
  360,000    

Arconic, Inc.^
5.125%, 10/01/24

     381,569  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

4


Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  409,290    

ARD Securities Finance Sarl*

  
 

8.750%, 01/31/23

  
 

8.750% PIK rate

   $         422,770  
  137,000    

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.µ*
5.250%, 05/15/24

     147,222  
  365,000    

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*^
4.875%, 11/01/25

     362,401  
  540,000    

Bombardier, Inc.*^
7.500%, 03/15/25

     550,614  
  70,000    

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/27

     72,028  
 

Covanta Holding Corp.

  
  425,000    

5.875%, 03/01/24

     436,789  
  70,000    

5.875%, 07/01/25

     73,274  
  390,000    

Delphi Technologies, PLC*^
5.000%, 10/01/25

     344,622  
  590,000    

Fly Leasing, Ltd.
5.250%, 10/15/24

     605,912  
  750,000    

Garda World Security Corp.*
7.250%, 11/15/21

     754,226  
 

Golden Nugget, Inc.*

  
  370,000    

6.750%, 10/15/24

     381,862  
  315,000    

8.750%, 10/01/25^

     332,462  
  175,000    

Graphic Packaging International, LLCµ*
4.750%, 07/15/27

     182,711  
  360,000    

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
8.000%, 05/15/22

     384,244  
  480,000    

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.^
5.625%, 09/01/25

     493,922  
  340,000    

Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27

     341,107  
 

Hertz Corp.

  
  361,000    

7.625%, 06/01/22*

     375,209  
  210,000    

7.375%, 01/15/21

     210,194  
  138,000    

7.125%, 08/01/26*

     140,972  
  400,000    

Jeld-Wen, Inc.*^
4.625%, 12/15/25

     393,990  
  210,000    

JPW Industries Holding Corp.*
9.000%, 10/01/24

     201,451  
  560,000    

Meritor, Inc.
6.250%, 02/15/24

     577,489  
  505,000    

Navistar International Corp.*
6.625%, 11/01/25

     520,402  
 

Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.*

  
  215,000    

4.500%, 03/15/23µ

     223,330  
  145,000    

5.500%, 02/15/24

     156,633  
  665,000    

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.^
6.625%, 04/15/27

     663,723  
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.*

  
  360,000    

5.000%, 10/15/25

     369,562  
  140,000    

8.250%, 03/15/26^

     150,141  
  70,000    

Summit Materials, LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.*
6.500%, 03/15/27

     74,276  
  205,000    

Tennant Company
5.625%, 05/01/25

     213,045  
  200,000    

TransDigm UK Holdings, PLC
6.875%, 05/15/26

     204,785  
 

TransDigm, Inc.*

  
  355,000    

6.250%, 03/15/26

     373,194  
  205,000    

7.500%, 03/15/27

     216,465  
 

United Rentals North America, Inc.^

 

  345,000    

5.875%, 09/15/26

     367,758  
  265,000    

4.875%, 01/15/28

     270,810  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  140,000    

6.500%, 12/15/26

   $         151,858  
  195,000    

Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26

     200,875  
  350,000    

XPO Logistics, Inc.*^
6.750%, 08/15/24

     373,958  
    

 

 

 
       13,824,431  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Information Technology (1.5%)

 

 

  5,210,000    

Apple, Inc.µ
2.000%, 11/13/20

     5,205,233  
  140,000    

CDK Global, Inc.µ*
5.250%, 05/15/29

     145,539  
  345,000    

CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25

     314,906  
  635,000    

Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*^
6.020%, 06/15/26

     702,008  
  420,000    

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.*
8.375%, 08/15/22

     357,000  
  207,000    

MTS Systems Corp.*
5.750%, 08/15/27

     213,034  
  340,000    

VFH Parent, LLC*
6.750%, 06/15/22

     351,626  
    

 

 

 
       7,289,346  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Materials (0.8%)

 

 

  301,000    

AK Steel Corp.^
6.375%, 10/15/25

     256,485  
  280,000    

Alcoa Nederland Holding, BV*^
7.000%, 09/30/26

     301,963  
  405,000    

ArcelorMittal, SAµ
7.000%, 10/15/39

     484,815  
  500,000    

Ardagh Packaging Finance, PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/25

     517,175  
  140,000    

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. / Baffinland Iron Mines, LP*
8.750%, 07/15/26

     145,075  
  232,000    

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.*
7.000%, 02/15/21

     235,662  
  400,000    

INEOS Group Holdings, SA*^
5.625%, 08/01/24

     400,644  
  215,000    

JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26

     227,692  
  70,000    

Mineral Resources, Ltd.*
8.125%, 05/01/27

     73,488  
  335,000    

New Gold, Inc.*^
6.375%, 05/15/25

     291,011  
  69,000    

Norbord, Inc.µ*
5.750%, 07/15/27

     69,839  
  785,000    

PBF Holding Company, LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
7.250%, 06/15/25

     820,934  
  190,000    

United States Steel Corp.^
6.875%, 08/15/25

     185,360  
    

 

 

 
       4,010,143  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Real Estate (0.3%)

 

 

  360,000    

CBL & Associates, LP^
5.250%, 12/01/23

     263,263  
  345,000    

Forestar Group, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/24

     368,843  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

5


Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  575,000    

MPT Operating Partnership, LP / MPT Finance Corp.µ
5.000%, 10/15/27

   $         596,979  
    

 

 

 
       1,229,085  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Utilities (0.5%)

 

 

  70,000    

NextEra Energy Operating Partners, LP*^
4.250%, 07/15/24

     71,086  
  145,000    

NGPL PipeCo, LLCµ*
4.875%, 08/15/27

     153,800  
 

NRG Energy, Inc.

  
  228,000    

5.750%, 01/15/28^

     243,115  
  175,000    

6.625%, 01/15/27

     187,021  
  685,000    

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.µ^‡
4.995%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%

     622,545  
 

Talen Energy Supply, LLC*^

  
  140,000    

10.500%, 01/15/26

     131,371  
  70,000    

7.250%, 05/15/27

     69,290  
  360,000    

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC*^
5.000%, 01/31/28

     365,658  
  305,000    

Vistra Energy Corp.*
8.125%, 01/30/26

     328,564  
    

 

 

 
       2,172,450  
    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $120,487,621)

     118,923,366  
    

 

 

 
 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (40.5%)

 
 

 

Communication Services (3.0%)

 

 

  100,000 EUR   

Cellnex Telecom, SA
1.500%, 01/16/26

     134,578  
  20,000,000 JPY   

CyberAgent, Inc.
0.000%, 02/19/25

     199,104  
  1,500,000    

Gannett Company, Inc.µ
4.750%, 04/15/24

     1,587,075  
  5,821,000    

GCI Liberty, Inc.µ*
1.750%, 09/30/46

     6,765,574  
  250,000    

IAC Financeco 3, Inc.µ*
2.000%, 01/15/30

     270,287  
  400,000,000 KRW   

Kakao Corp.
0.000%, 05/11/21

     379,106  
  285,000    

Liberty Media Corp.µ
1.375%, 10/15/23

     342,631  
  4,428,000    

Twitter, Inc.^
0.250%, 06/15/24

     4,736,211  
  165,000    

Zynga, Inc.*
0.250%, 06/01/24

     169,973  
    

 

 

 
       14,584,539  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Discretionary (6.2%)

 

 

  2,200,000    

Baozun, Inc.*
1.625%, 05/01/24

     2,546,786  
  4,919,000    

Chegg, Inc.µ*^
0.125%, 03/15/25

     5,487,858  
 

Ctrip.com International, Ltd.

  
  2,500,000    

1.990%, 07/01/25^

     2,781,637  
  550,000    

1.000%, 07/01/20

     550,531  
  115,000    

1.250%, 09/15/22

     114,902  
 

DISH Network Corp.

  
  331,000    

3.375%, 08/15/26

     303,762  
  325,000    

2.375%, 03/15/24

     289,946  
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  3,533,000    

GOL Equity Finance, SA*
3.750%, 07/15/24

   $     4,531,090  
  170,000    

Guess, Inc.*
2.000%, 04/15/24

     163,386  
  20,000,000 JPY   

Iida Group Holdings Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/18/20

     182,527  
  162,000    

Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.*^
1.000%, 06/30/47

     161,997  
 

Liberty Interactive, LLC

  
  695,600    

4.000%, 11/15/29

     493,049  
  480,000    

3.750%, 02/15/30

     341,412  
  4,365,000    

NIO, Inc.*
4.500%, 02/01/24

     2,502,607  
  165,000    

Quotient Technology, Inc.
1.750%, 12/01/22

     160,527  
  190,000    

RH^
0.000%, 06/15/23

     186,197  
  168,500 EUR   

SEB, SA
0.000%, 11/17/21

     364,920  
  200,000    

Shanghai Port Group BVI Holding Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/09/22

     203,743  
  500,000 EUR   

Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH@
1.250%, 10/21/23

     256,558  
 

Tesla, Inc.

  
  5,301,000    

2.375%, 03/15/22~

     5,393,688  
  2,846,000    

2.000%, 05/15/24

     2,883,453  
    

 

 

 
          29,900,576  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Staples (0.8%)

 

 

  1,000,000    

Carrefour, SAµ
0.000%, 03/27/24

     993,045  
 

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

  
  1,853,000 CAD   

4.650%, 04/30/21

     1,654,397  
  1,180,000 CAD   

4.600%, 12/31/23

     984,081  
    

 

 

 
       3,631,523  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Energy (4.8%)

 

 

  124,000    

Denbury Resources, Inc.*
6.375%, 12/31/24

     76,277  
  3,300,000    

Nabors Industries, Inc.
0.750%, 01/15/24

     2,319,636  
  172,000    

SM Energy Company
1.500%, 07/01/21

     156,757  
 

SunEdison, Inc.@

  
  2,261,000    

0.250%, 01/15/20*

     49,697  
  275,000    

2.000%, 10/01/18

     6,042  
  11,400,000    

TOTAL, SAµ^
0.500%, 12/02/22

     11,963,787  
  7,400,000    

Tullow Oil Jersey, Ltd.
6.625%, 07/12/21

     8,375,801  
    

 

 

 
       22,947,997  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Financials (5.3%)

 

 

  3,100,000 EUR   

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co., KGaA
1.000%, 12/01/20

     3,440,195  
  880,000    

AXA, SAµ*
7.250%, 05/15/21

     956,780  
  600,000 EUR   

Corestate Capital Holding, SA
1.375%, 11/28/22

     616,627  
  662,400 EUR   

Credit Agricole, SA
0.000%, 10/03/19

     519,578  
  300,000 EUR   

Cromwell SPV Finance Pty, Ltd.
2.000%, 02/04/20

     334,066  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

6


Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL

    AMOUNT

          VALUE  
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  
  69,000,000 HKD   

0.000%, 10/29/20*

   $    10,425,605  
  7,000,000    

0.000%, 12/30/20

     8,202,355  
  300,000 EUR   

LEG Immobilien, AG

0.875%, 09/01/25

     382,691  
  350,000    

Prospect Capital Corp.

4.950%, 07/15/22

     359,082  
  210,000    

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

4.375%, 04/01/23

     213,923  
    

 

 

 
       25,450,902  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Health Care (4.1%)

 

 

  4,700,000 EUR   

Bayer Capital Corp., BV

5.625%, 11/22/19

     3,866,042  
  277,000    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.^

1.500%, 10/15/20

     299,905  
  3,275,000 CAD   

Canopy Growth Corp.*

4.250%, 07/15/23

     2,841,245  
  172,000    

DexCom, Inc.*^

0.750%, 12/01/23

     205,420  
  4,032,000    

Exact Sciences Corp.µ

0.375%, 03/15/27

     4,987,161  
  300,000 EUR   

Fresenius, SE & Company KGaA

0.000%, 09/24/19

     332,465  
  100,000 EUR   

GN Store Nord, A/S

0.000%, 05/21/24

     115,519  
  73,000    

Innoviva, Inc.

2.500%, 08/15/25

     73,728  
  200,000    

Insulet Corp.µ

1.375%, 11/15/24

     291,292  
  135,000    

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.µ

2.250%, 05/15/24

     194,654  
  220,000    

NuVasive, Inc.µ

2.250%, 03/15/21

     265,087  
  135,000    

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

2.375%, 04/01/22

     139,747  
  3,645,000    

Repligen Corp.µ

0.375%, 07/15/24

     3,943,124  
  171,000    

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*

1.750%, 02/15/26

     190,443  
  190,000    

Teladoc Health, Inc.^

1.375%, 05/15/25

     285,964  
  1,799,000    

Wright Medical Group, Inc.

1.625%, 06/15/23

     1,951,537  
    

 

 

 
       19,983,333  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (1.5%)

 

 

  40,000,000 JPY   

ANA Holdings, Inc.

0.000%, 09/19/24

     365,989  
  14,000,000 CNY   

China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd.

1.500%, 12/21/21

     2,023,255  
  146,000    

Fortive Corp.*^

0.875%, 02/15/22

     150,479  
  30,000,000 JPY   

Kandenko Company, Ltd.

0.000%, 03/31/21

     281,302  
  250,000    

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

0.675%, 10/22/19

     250,965  
  20,000,000 JPY   

Nippon Flour Mills Company, Ltd.

0.000%, 06/20/25

     184,980  
  100,000 EUR   

Symrise, AG

0.238%, 06/20/24

     128,304  
  3,200,000    

Vinci, SAµ

0.375%, 02/16/22

     3,782,064  
    

 

 

 
       7,167,338  
    

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
 

 

Information Technology (11.4%)

 

 

  311,000    

8x8, Inc.µ*

0.500%, 02/01/24

   $         356,647  
  190,000    

Akamai Technologies, Inc.^

0.125%, 05/01/25

     214,883  
  165,000    

Coupa Software, Inc.µ*

0.125%, 06/15/25

     185,787  
  185,000    

DocuSign, Inc.*^

0.500%, 09/15/23

     195,091  
  2,380,000    

Envestnet, Inc.µ

1.750%, 12/15/19

     2,770,915  
  1,000,000    

Guidewire Software, Inc.µ^

1.250%, 03/15/25

     1,126,735  
  113,000    

II-VI, Inc.µ

0.250%, 09/01/22

     124,154  
  155,000    

Inphi Corp.µ

0.750%, 09/01/21

     191,944  
  3,000,000    

j2 Global, Inc.µ^~

3.250%, 06/15/29

     4,206,360  
  2,315,000    

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

3.375%, 01/24/24

     2,666,649  
  171,000    

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.^

0.250%, 03/15/24

     204,834  
  448,000    

Microchip Technology, Inc.

1.625%, 02/15/27

     572,847  
  77,000    

Micron Technology, Inc.

2.125%, 02/15/33

     317,240  
  186,000    

New Relic, Inc.^

0.500%, 05/01/23

     205,741  
  630,000    

NXP Semiconductors, NVµ

1.000%, 12/01/19

     673,706  
  500,000    

Okta, Inc.µ

0.250%, 02/15/23

     1,369,235  
  93,000    

ON Semiconductor Corp.µ

1.000%, 12/01/20

     118,475  
  7,880,000    

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.µ*

0.750%, 07/01/23

     8,692,389  
  81,000    

Pluralsight, Inc.µ*

0.375%, 03/01/24

     87,991  
 

Q2 Holdings, Inc.µ

  
  165,000    

0.750%, 06/01/26*

     182,691  
  151,000    

0.750%, 02/15/23

     224,636  
  173,000    

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

1.375%, 03/01/22

     228,761  
  3,725,000 EUR   

SOITEC

0.000%, 06/28/23

     4,963,570  
 

Splunk, Inc.*^

  
  6,430,000    

0.500%, 09/15/23~

     7,347,368  
  1,690,000    

1.125%, 09/15/25

     1,963,298  
  3,915,000    

Square, Inc.

^ 0.500%, 05/15/23

     4,970,445  
  200,000    

STMicroelectronics, NV

0.000%, 07/03/22

     229,135  
  85,000    

Synaptics, Inc.

0.500%, 06/15/22

     77,399  
  93,000    

Twilio, Inc.^

0.250%, 06/01/23

     190,544  
  150,000    

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

2.700%, 01/15/23

     134,078  
  197,000    

Weibo Corp.^

1.250%, 11/15/22

     185,445  
  190,000    

Wix.com, Ltd.^

0.000%, 07/01/23

     239,587  
  385,000    

Workday, Inc.

0.250%, 10/01/22

     566,252  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

7


Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  7,516,000    

Xero Investments, Ltd.
2.375%, 10/04/23

   $      8,897,967  
  195,000    

Zendesk, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/23

     285,804  
    

 

 

 
       54,968,603  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Materials (2.3%)

 

 

  250,000    

BASF, SE
0.925%, 03/09/23

     236,992  
  4,232,000    

Cemex, SAB de CV~
3.720%, 03/15/20

     4,233,185  
  200,000    

LG Chem, Ltd.
0.000%, 04/16/21

     199,166  
  480,000,000 JPY   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
0.000%, 03/29/24

     4,442,725  
  1,860,000 CHF   

Sika, AG
0.150%, 06/05/25

     2,049,002  
    

 

 

 
       11,161,070  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Real Estate (1.1%)

 

 

  500,000 EUR   

Grand City Properties, SA
0.250%, 03/02/22

     592,849  
  3,680,000    

IH Merger Sub, LLCµ
3.500%, 01/15/22

     4,619,890  
  20,000,000 JPY   

Relo Group, Inc.
0.000%, 03/22/21

     195,998  
    

 

 

 
       5,408,737  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $196,091,813)
     195,204,618  
    

 

 

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (5.7%)

 
 

United States Treasury Note

  
  6,100,000    

1.750%, 10/31/20^

     6,082,486  
  5,843,000    

1.875%, 05/31/22^

     5,850,989  
  5,020,000    

2.625%, 08/15/20

     5,050,787  
  4,990,000    

2.625%, 11/15/20

     5,031,031  
  4,710,000    

1.875%, 10/31/22

     4,716,623  
  1,000,000    

1.125%, 12/31/19

     995,977  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $27,554,022)
     27,727,893  
    

 

 

 
 

BANK LOANS (2.5%)

 
 

 

Communication Services (0.6%)

 

 

 
248,111
 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC‡

4.330%, 04/30/25

3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%

  

 

248,830

 

 
225,000
 
 

CommScope, Inc.‡

5.484%, 04/06/26

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%

  

 

225,675

 

 
149,625
 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC‡

5.325%, 04/15/27

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%

  

 

150,435

 

 
286,882
 
 

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.‡

6.740%, 05/15/22

1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%

  

 

289,332

 

 
350,000
 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.‡

6.579%, 05/01/26

1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%

  

 

353,062

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
          VALUE  
  486,800    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA
6.625%, 01/02/24

   $         493,698  
 
200,000
 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA‡

6.741%, 01/02/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%

  

 

202,450

 

 
516,251
 
 

New Media Holdings II, LLC‡

8.580%, 07/14/22

3 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%

  

 

515,929

 

 
307,702
 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.‡

5.250%, 02/02/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%

  

 

307,942

 

 
290,000
 
 

Windstream Services, LLC‡

9.750%, 02/17/24

3 mo. PRIME + 4.25%

  

 

293,866

 

    

 

 

 
       3,081,219  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%)

 

 

  74,812    

ESH Hospitality, Inc.!
0.000%, 08/30/23

     75,005  
  1,001,630    

PetSmart, Inc.‡
6.380%, 03/11/22
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%

     985,073  
 
193,564
 
 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company‡

7.262%, 01/15/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%

  

 

192,515

 

 
687,250
 
 

Weight Watchers International, Inc.‡

7.095%, 11/29/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%

  

 

683,388

 

    

 

 

 
       1,935,981  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Energy (0.2%)

 

 

 
200,000
 
 

Epic Crude Services, LP‡

7.240%, 02/20/26

1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%

  

 

197,438

 

 
286,375
 
 

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.‡

7.234%, 05/09/25

1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%

  

 

274,347

 

 
243,750
 
 

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.‡

9.100%, 12/17/25

3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%

  

 

246,797

 

    

 

 

 
       718,582  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Financials (0.2%)

 

 

 
73,985
 
 

AssuredPartners, Inc.‡

5.734%, 10/22/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%

  

 

73,767

 

 
370,313
 
 

Genworth Holdings, Inc.‡

6.761%, 03/07/23

1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%

  

 

373,784

 

 
222,727
 
 

GLP Financing, LLC‡

3.741%, 04/28/21

1 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%

  

 

221,892

 

 
297,000
 
 

HUB International, Ltd.‡

5.267%, 04/25/25

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%

  

 

294,361

 

    

 

 

 
       963,804  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Health Care (0.6%)

 

 

 
717,582
 
 

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡

5.750%, 05/04/25

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%

  

 

667,222

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

8


Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT
       VALUE  
680,401  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.‡
5.379%, 06/02/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%

  $         683,633  
234,375  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.‡
5.129%, 11/27/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%

    234,625  
319,608  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.‡
6.000%, 07/02/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%

    321,805  
328,187  

Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
5.080%, 09/24/24
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%

    280,920  
341,250  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, SA‡
5.563%, 06/30/25
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%

    332,081  
590,932  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
4.984%, 02/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%

    519,527  
   

 

 

 
      3,039,813  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (0.4%)

 

 

314,198  

Albertsons, LLC‡
5.234%, 06/22/23
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%

    315,180  
500,000  

Berry Global, Inc.‡
4.902%, 07/01/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%

    500,235  
285,000  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
7.241%, 02/06/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%

    287,227  
349,114  

Navistar International Corp.‡
5.830%, 11/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%

    350,643  
248,750  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.‡
6.769%, 11/17/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%

    250,522  
69,823  

TransDigm, Inc.‡
4.830%, 06/09/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%

    69,581  
   

 

 

 
      1,773,388  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Information Technology (0.1%)

 

 

348,250  

BMC Software Finance, Inc.‡
6.580%, 10/02/25
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%

    335,664  
248,106  

Dell International LLC‡
4.240%, 09/07/23
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%

    249,054  
   

 

 

 
      584,718  
   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost $12,184,897)

    12,097,505  
   

 

 

 

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

       VALUE  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (6.7%)

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 

 

6,364  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.µ
7.500%, 01/15/22

    590,643  
   

 

 

 

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

       VALUE  
 

 

Energy (0.2%)

 

 

 

NuStar Energy, LP‡

 
35,430  

7.625%, 06/15/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%

  $         756,431  
15,800  

8.500%, 12/15/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%

    380,938  
   

 

 

 
      1,137,369  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Financials (1.0%)

 

 

5,000  

2017 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust*
5.188%, 12/01/20

    864,700  
14,232  

Assurant, Inc.µ
6.500%, 03/15/21

    1,662,582  
641  

Bank of America Corp.
7.250%, 12/31/49

    908,579  
3,550  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
7.250%, 02/01/20

    331,180  
649  

Wells Fargo & Company
7.500%, 12/31/49

    902,473  
   

 

 

 
      4,669,514  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Health Care (0.9%)

 

 

25,179  

Becton Dickinson and Companyµ
6.125%, 05/01/20

    1,552,285  
2,485  

Danaher Corp.µ
4.750%, 04/15/22

    2,820,227  
   

 

 

 
      4,372,512  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (0.6%)

 

 

10,000  

Colfax Corp.µ
5.750%, 01/15/22

    1,247,700  
1,500  

Fortive Corp.µ
5.000%, 07/01/21

    1,465,365  
   

 

 

 
      2,713,065  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Materials (0.3%)

 

 

22,059  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.µ
6.000%, 09/15/21

    1,186,112  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Real Estate (0.9%)

 

 

3,765  

Crown Castle International Corp.µ
6.875%, 08/01/20

    4,539,686  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Utilities (2.7%)

 

 

46,991  

American Electric Power Company, Inc.µ
6.125%, 03/15/22

    2,560,070  
9,575  

Aqua America, Inc.µ
6.000%, 04/30/22

    547,498  
20,000  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner Media, LLC, Charter Communications Time, Inc.)µ
7.000%, 09/01/21

    1,022,200  
105,200  

DTE Energy Company
6.500%, 10/01/19

    5,870,160  
 

Sempra Energyµ

 
16,880  

6.750%, 07/15/21

    1,881,276  
4,816  

6.000%, 01/15/21

    535,347  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

9


Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

          VALUE  
  11,765    

South Jersey Industries, Inc.
7.250%, 04/15/21

   $        630,486  
    

 

 

 
       13,047,037  
    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $29,637,644)

     32,255,938  
    

 

 

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (63.9%)

 
 

 

Communication Services (10.1%)

 

 

  3,700    

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A~#

     4,507,340  
  86,500    

America Movil, SAB de CV - Class L^

     1,210,135  
  2,082    

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A#

     31,459  
  26,000  JPY   

Nintendo Company, Ltd.

     9,565,211  
  96,000  EUR   

Orange, SA

     1,422,958  
  176,200  HKD   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     8,209,680  
  59,500    

Verizon Communications, Inc.^

     3,288,565  
  1,176,545  GBP   

Vodafone Group, PLC

     2,141,291  
  129,545    

Walt Disney Company~

     18,526,230  
    

 

 

 
       48,902,869  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Discretionary (7.0%)

 

 

  36,086    

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

     6,246,847  
  1,370    

Amazon.com, Inc.#

     2,557,489  
  30,300    

Aptiv, PLC

     2,655,795  
  146,200  GBP   

Compass Group, PLC

     3,698,934  
  78,600  EUR   

Daimler, AG

     4,061,763  
  100,000    

Ford Motor Company~

     953,000  
  6,800  KRW   

Hyundai Motor Company

     723,367  
  31,400    

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     3,183,960  
  18,300    

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#

     3,496,947  
  17,525    

Newell Brands, Inc.^~

     248,680  
  9,000  EUR   

Porsche Automobil Holding, SE

     589,915  
  76,000  EUR   

Puma, SE

     5,294,659  
    

 

 

 
       33,711,356  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Consumer Staples (6.2%)

 

 

  96,100  CAD   

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class B

     5,890,658  
  85,100    

Coca-Cola Company

     4,478,813  
  40,900  EUR   

Kerry Group, PLC - Class A

     4,772,124  
  47,300  CHF   

Nestlé, SA

     5,017,923  
  25,500    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2,132,055  
  68,800    

Walmart, Inc.

     7,594,144  
    

 

 

 
       29,885,717  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Energy (5.9%)

 

 

  782,000  GBP   

BP, PLC

     5,174,295  
  17,800    

Chevron Corp.~

     2,191,358  
  40,000    

ConocoPhillips

     2,363,200  
  23,500    

Devon Energy Corp.~

     634,500  
  16,800    

Energy Transfer, LP

     241,584  
  20,110    

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

     605,512  
  59,900    

Exxon Mobil Corp.~

     4,454,164  
  3,975    

GasLog, Ltd.

     56,604  
  5,080    

Magellan Midstream Partners, LP

     335,991  
  45,000    

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     2,537,550  
  24,000    

Noble Corp., PLC^#

     53,520  
  87,000  EUR   

Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class A

     2,729,927  
  82,300  GBP   

Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class A

     2,592,077  
  98,974    

Schlumberger, Ltd.~

     3,955,991  
  7,380    

Targa Resources Corp.^

     287,156  
  10,682    

Tidewater, Inc.#

     245,579  

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

          VALUE  
  14,361    

Transocean, Ltd.^#

   $          87,315  
  2,500    

Williams Companies, Inc.

     61,600  
    

 

 

 
       28,607,923  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Financials (11.5%)

 

 

  330,000  HKD   

AIA Group, Ltd.

     3,384,064  
  141,400    

American International Group, Inc.

     7,916,986  
  22,700    

AON, PLC

     4,295,975  
  142,894  EUR   

Azimut Holding, S.p.A.^

     2,678,165  
  319,700    

Bank of America Corp.^~

     9,808,396  
  29,000  EUR   

Deutsche Böerse, AG

     4,025,851  
  25,400    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     5,591,302  
  172,200  INR   

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

     5,611,972  
  266,700    

Itau Unibanco Holding, SA

     2,440,305  
  98,000  CAD   

Power Financial Corp.

     2,145,189  
  51,000    

Progressive Corp.

     4,129,980  
  158,900  GBP   

Prudential, PLC

     3,269,245  
    

 

 

 
       55,297,430  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Health Care (8.2%)

 

 

  86,856    

Alcon, Inc.^#

     5,102,790  
  57,800  GBP   

AstraZeneca, PLC

     4,993,562  
  1,885    

Biogen, Inc.#

     448,291  
  26,500    

Celgene Corp.~#

     2,434,290  
  57,400  AUD   

CSL, Ltd.

     8,956,830  
  6,400    

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#

     3,324,864  
  80,700    

Johnson & Johnson~

     10,508,754  
  22,100    

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#

     3,702,192  
    

 

 

 
       39,471,573  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (4.0%)

 

 

  190,000  CHF   

ABB, Ltd.

     3,586,659  
  37,029  EUR   

Alstom, SA

     1,594,793  
  8,400    

Boeing Company

     2,865,912  
  75,000  CAD   

CAE, Inc.

     2,022,466  
  27,200  JPY   

FANUC Corp.

     4,834,158  
  242,500    

General Electric Company

     2,534,125  
  34,600  EUR   

KION Group, AG

     1,844,244  
  1,302    

Wabtec Corp.^

     101,139  
    

 

 

 
       19,383,496  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Information Technology (8.7%)

 

 

  5,100  EUR   

Adyen, NV*#

     3,853,487  
  13,100  EUR   

ASML Holding, NV

     2,918,998  
  60,000  JPY   

Canon, Inc.

     1,627,275  
  5,600  JPY   

Keyence Corp.

     3,213,553  
  480,300  SEK   

LM Ericsson Telephone Company - Class B

     4,202,275  
  51,700    

Microsoft Corp.~

     7,045,159  
  580,000  EUR   

Nokia Corp.

     3,125,999  
  23,600    

PayPal Holdings, Inc.#

     2,605,440  
  46,150  EUR   

SAP, SE

     5,641,192  
  89,500    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.~

     3,815,385  
  22,700    

Visa, Inc. - Class A^~

     4,040,600  
    

 

 

 
       42,089,363  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Materials (1.9%)

 

 

  154,000  CAD   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     2,502,879  
  160,000  AUD   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

     3,861,632  
  30,000  GBP   

Rio Tinto, PLC

     1,694,144  
  280,000  CAD   

Yamana Gold, Inc.^

     827,398  
    

 

 

 
       8,886,053  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

  NUMBER OF

  SHARES

        VALUE  
 

 

Utilities (0.4%)

 

 

45,801 EUR  

Engie, SA

   $        705,768  
10,500           

Exelon Corp.

     473,130  
29,000 EUR  

RWE, AG

     783,547  
    

 

 

 
       1,962,445  
    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $397,813,365)

     308,198,225  
    

 

 

 

  NUMBER OF

  CONTRACTS/

  NOTIONAL

  AMOUNT

        VALUE  

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.0%) #

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

 

350              
6,058,850            Put, 09/20/19, Strike $130.00      7,875  
24              
415,464            Call, 09/20/19, Strike $175.00      17,880  
20            Amazon.com, Inc.   
3,733,560            Call, 06/18/21, Strike $2,200.00      383,900  
 

Booking Holdings, Inc.

  
4              
754,644            Call, 01/17/20, Strike $1,920.00      49,580  
2              
377,322            Call, 01/17/20, Strike $1,850.00      32,880  
535            Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

 

    6,224,190            Call, 01/17/20, Strike $130.00      167,722  
    

 

 

 
       659,837  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Energy (0.0%)

 

 

180            Pioneer Natural Resources   
2,869,380            Company   
  Call, 01/17/20, Strike $160.00      86,400  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Financials (0.2%)

 

 

749            Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 

6,580,714            Call, 01/15/21, Strike $90.00      681,590  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Industrials (0.2%)

 

 

 

Airbus, SE

  
507 EUR     
6,492,642            Call, 12/18/20, Strike 130.00      746,461  
47 EUR     
601,882            Call, 03/20/20, Strike 130.00      48,205  
588            CSX Corp.   
4,139,520            Call, 01/15/21, Strike $85.00      232,260  
    

 

 

 
       1,026,926  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Information Technology (0.1%)

 

 

19            Lam Research Corp.   
396,359            Call, 01/17/20, Strike $215.00      33,108  
67            Shopify, Inc.   
2,129,796            Call, 01/15/21, Strike $350.00      422,100  
    

 

 

 
       455,208  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Materials (0.1%)

 

 

844            Rio Tinto, PLC   
4,817,552            Call, 01/17/20, Strike $60.00      202,560  
    

 

 

 
 

 

Other (0.3%)

 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust Series

 

  NUMBER OF

  CONTRACTS/

  NOTIONAL

  AMOUNT

         VALUE  
1,400      
26,754,000    Put, 08/23/19, Strike $188.00    $        307,300  
944      
18,039,840    Put, 01/17/20, Strike $188.00      719,800  
2,800    iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

 

33,868,800    Call, 11/15/19, Strike $125.00      602,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,629,100  
     

 

 

 
   TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $5,456,218)
     4,741,621  
     

 

 

 
  NUMBER OF
  SHARES
         VALUE  

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (4.1%)

 

9,854,153   

Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 2.350%***

     9,857,109  
9,749,837   

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 2.210%***

     9,749,837  
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $19,606,946)

     19,606,946  
     

 

 

 

        TOTAL INVESTMENTS (149.1%)

        (Cost $808,832,526)

     718,756,112  
     

 

 

 
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES, AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-13.5%)      (65,000,000
     

 

 

 
LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-35.6%)      (171,597,021
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS (100.0%)    $ 482,159,091  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-4.6%) #

 

  

 

Communication Services (-0.3%)

 

 

(61,200)   

Gannett Company, Inc.

     (627,300
(23,845)   

New York Times Company - Class A

     (850,790
     

 

 

 
        (1,478,090
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Discretionary (-0.6%)

 

 

(20,990)   

Ctrip.com International, Ltd.

     (818,190
(9,200)   

Tesla, Inc.

     (2,222,812
     

 

 

 
        (3,041,002
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Staples (-0.1%)

 

 

(10,825)   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     (455,516
     

 

 

 
  

Financials (-0.4%)

 

 

(10,940)   

Assurant, Inc.

     (1,240,158
(34,000)   

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     (764,320
     

 

 

 
        (2,004,478
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care (-0.3%)

 

 

(5,550)   

Becton Dickinson and Company

     (1,403,040
     

 

 

 
  

Industrials (-0.5%)

 

 

(38,890)   

Colfax Corp.

     (1,076,475
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

           VALUE  
  (14,500)     

Fortive Corp.

   $     (1,102,725
     

 

 

 
        (2,179,200
     

 

 

 
     
  

Information Technology (-1.5%)

 

 

  (6,400)     

Guidewire Software, Inc.

     (653,312
  (37,100)     

j2 Global, Inc.

     (3,305,239
  (10,314)     

Okta, Inc.

     (1,349,381
  (14,460)     

Splunk, Inc.

     (1,956,582
     

 

 

 
        (7,264,514
     

 

 

 
     
  

Materials (-0.2%)

 

 

  (6,452)     

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     (929,024
     

 

 

 
     
  

Utilities (-0.7%)

 

 

  (6,614)     

Aqua America, Inc.

     (277,457
  (28,700)     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     (832,587
  (11,750)     

Sempra Energy

     (1,591,303
  (15,294)     

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     (520,761
     

 

 

 
        (3,222,108
     

 

 

 
  

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT

(Proceeds $19,173,178)

     (21,976,972
     

 

 

 

    NUMBER OF

    CONTRACTS/

    NOTIONAL

    AMOUNT

           VALUE  

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (-0.1%) #

 

 

  

 

Financials (-0.1%)

 

 

  1,414      American International Group, Inc.   
  7,916,986      Call, 01/17/20, Strike $57.50      (391,678
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 

 

  480      Johnson & Johnson   
  6,250,560      Call, 01/17/20, Strike $140.00      (120,240
     

 

 

 
  

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS

(Premium $298,934)

     (511,918
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

µ

Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $93,550,818.

*

Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are excepted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@

In default status and considered non-income producing.

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at July 31, 2019.

&

Illiquid security.

~

Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options, swaps, or securities sold short. The aggregate value of such securities is $24,089,936.

!

This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

#

Non-income producing security.

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of July 31, 2019.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD        Australian Dollar
CAD        Canadian Dollar
CHF        Swiss Franc
CNY        Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR        European Monetary Unit
GBP        British Pound Sterling
HKD        Hong Kong Dollar
INR        Indian Rupee
JPY        Japanese Yen
KRW        South Korean Won
SEK        Swedish Krona

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

12


Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE JULY 31, 2019

 

      Value      % of Total
        Investments
 
US Dollar    $ 507,425,151        72.9%  
European Monetary Unit      62,886,018        9.0%  
Japanese Yen      25,092,822        3.6%  
British Pound Sterling      23,563,548        3.4%  
Hong Kong Dollar      22,019,349        3.2%  
Canadian Dollar      18,868,313        2.7%  
Australian Dollar      12,818,462        1.8%  
Swiss Franc      10,653,584        1.5%  
Indian Rupee      5,611,972        0.8%  
Swedish Krona      4,202,275        0.6%  
Chinese Yuan Renminbi      2,023,255        0.3%  
South Korean Won      1,102,473        0.2%  
  

 

 

 
Total Investments Net of Common Stocks Sold Short and Written Options    $     696,267,222        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

13


Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 10, 2007 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on June 27, 2007.

The Fund’s investment strategy is to generate a high level of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of convertible instruments, common and preferred stocks, and income-producing securities such as investment grade and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) debt securities. The Fund, under normal circumstances, will invest at least 40% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers. “Managed assets” means the Fund’s total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

Significant Accounting Policies. The schedule of investments have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Fund Valuation. The valuation of the Fund’s investments is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Fund securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are valued at the official closing price, which is the last current reported sales price on its principal exchange at the time each Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”). Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking a NASDAQ Official Closing Price, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time a Fund determines its NAV. When a last sale or closing price is not available, equity securities, other than option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on its principal exchange in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued either by an independent pricing agent approved by the board of trustees or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Fixed income securities, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives are normally valued by independent pricing services or by dealers or brokers who make markets in such securities. Valuations of such fixed income securities, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives consider yield or price of equivalent securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data and do not rely exclusively upon exchange or over-the-counter prices.

Trading on European and Far Eastern exchanges and over-the-counter markets is typically completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or in over-the-counter markets may be valued utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by the board of trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last reported sale price at the time the Fund determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s NAV is not calculated.

If the pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security is valued at a fair value by the pricing committee, under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, following the guidelines and/or procedures adopted by the board of trustees.

The Fund also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to guidelines adopted by the board of trustees and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, if trading in the security is halted or if the value of a security it holds is materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is listed. Those procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the board of trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities.

When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. In light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.

Option Transactions. For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The Fund as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

Note 2 – Investments

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2019 was as follows*:

 

Cost basis of investments                                               $789,360,414  
  

 

 

 


Gross unrealized appreciation      27,443,342  
Gross unrealized depreciation      (120,536,534)  
  

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)                                               $(93,093,192)  
  

 

 

 

* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not reflect tax adjustments. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual report.

Note 3 – Short Sales

Securities sold short represent obligations to deliver the securities at a future date. The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security before the delivery date. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. Dividends paid on securities sold short are disclosed as an expense on the Statement of Operations. A gain, limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be realized upon the termination of a short sale.    

To secure its obligation to deliver to the broker-dealer the securities sold short, the Fund must segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities with its custodian equal to any excess of the current market value of the securities sold short over any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the broker in connection with the short sale (not including the proceeds of the short sale). As a result of that requirement, the Fund will not gain any leverage merely by selling short, except to the extent that it earns interest or other income or gains on the segregated cash or liquid securities while also being subject to the possibility of gain or loss from the securities sold short.

 Note 4 – Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

On September 6, 2017, the Fund issued 2,600,000 mandatory redeemable preferred shares (“MRPS”) with an aggregate liquidation preference of $65.0 million. Offering costs incurred by the Fund in connection with the MRPS issuance are aggregated with the outstanding liability and are being amortized to Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares over the respective life of each series of MRPS and shown in the Statement of Operations.

The MRPS are divided into three series with different mandatory redemption dates and dividend rates. The table below summarizes the key terms of each series of the MRPS at July 31, 2019.

 

           
Series      Term  
Redemption Date  
   Dividend Rate      Shares (000’s)      Liquidation Preference Per Share      Aggregate Liquidation Preference  
           
Series A      9/06/22    3.70%    860    $25    $21,500,000
       
Series B      9/06/24    4.00%    860    $25    $21,500,000
           
Series C      9/06/27    4.24%    880    $25    $22,000,000
       
                        Total    $65,000,000

The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the MRPS, is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. The MRPS are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Holders of MRPS are entitled to receive monthly cumulative cash dividends payable on the first business day of each month. The MRPS currently are rated “AA” by Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”). If on the first day of a monthly dividend period the MRPS of any class are rated lower than “A” by Fitch (or lower than the equivalent of such rating by any other rating agency providing a rating pursuant to the request of the Fund), the dividend rate for such period shall be increased by 0.5%, 2.0% or 4.0% according to an agreed upon schedule. The MRPS’ dividend rate is also subject to increase during periods when the Fund has not made timely payments to MRPS holders and/or the MRPS do not have a current credit rating, subject to various terms and conditions. Dividends accrued and paid to the shareholders of MRPS are included in “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares” within the Statement of Operations.

The MRPS rank junior to the Fund’s borrowings under the SSB Agreement and senior to the Fund’s outstanding common stock. The Fund may, at its option, subject to various terms and conditions, redeem the MRPS, in whole or in part, at the liquidation preference amount plus all accumulated but unpaid dividends, plus a make whole premium equal to the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments. Each class of MRPS is subject to mandatory redemption on the term redemption date specified in the table above. Periodically, the Fund is subject to an overcollateralization test based on applicable rating agency criteria (the “OC Test”) and an asset coverage test with respect to its outstanding senior securities (the “AC Test”). The Fund may be required to redeem MRPS before their term redemption date if it does not comply with one or both tests. So long as any MRPS are outstanding, the Fund may not declare, pay or set aside for payment cash dividends or other distributions on shares of its common stock unless (1) the Fund has satisfied the OC Test on at least one testing date in the preceding 65 days, (2) immediately after such transaction, the Fund would comply with the AC Test, (3) full cumulative dividends on the MRPS due on or prior to the date of such transaction have been declared and paid and (4) the Fund has redeemed all MRPS required to have been redeemed on such date or has deposited funds sufficient for such redemption, subject to certain grace periods and exceptions.

Except as otherwise required pursuant to the Fund’s governing documents or applicable law, the holders of the MRPS have one vote per share and vote together with the holders of common stock of the Fund as a single class except on matters affecting only the holders of MRPS or the holders of common stock. Pursuant to the 1940 Act, holders of the MRPS have the right to elect at least two trustees of the Fund, voting separately as a class. Except during any time when the Fund has failed to make a dividend or redemption payment in respect of MRPS outstanding, the holders of MRPS have agreed to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the board of trustees on any matter submitted to them for their vote or to the vote of shareholders of the Fund generally.