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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05410

 

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor 

New York, New York 10174 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Michael D’Angelo 

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund 

405 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10174 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies to: 

 John J. Mahon, Esq. 

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 

901 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20005

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212)542-4644

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: November 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022

 
Item 1.Report to Stockholders.

 

a)

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Shareholder Letter 1
Performance Update 2
Consolidated Schedule of Investments 4
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31
Consolidated Statement of Operations 32
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 33
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 34
Financial Highlights 35
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 37
Additional Information 47
Privacy Policy 48

 

 

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Shareholder Letter
 

April 30, 2022

 

June 29, 2022

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your interest in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). We are pleased to provide you with a review of the financial markets and of the Fund’s performance.

 

Over the past few months, financial conditions have tightened substantially, driven by soaring commodity prices, increased borrowing costs, declining stock prices, and turmoil from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We believe these conditions serve as a strong predictor for global growth, with a consensus for a recession in the next 18 months beginning to take hold.

 

The impact of rising rates and quantitative tightening amidst slowing global growth presents serious risks for markets. These challenges didn’t appear suddenly. When inflation worsened in the second half of 2021, we energetically reduced the Fund’s exposure to junk-rated loans, which comprised nearly the entire portfolio when we took over as manager. The loan portfolio was yielding only 3.5%, and had virtually no case for upside. It was an easy decision to sell, as we saw much better risk/reward opportunities in different parts of the market.

 

During this period, we managed the portfolio with a strong focus on capital preservation. We transitioned a large portion of the capital into our SPAC strategy which involves buying special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) trading at discounts to their trust value, with the aim of selling them above trust value and/or redeeming at trust value (i.e., with no expectation of owning SPACs post-business combination). As every SPAC is mandated to be invested in US Treasury Bills with a maturity of 3-6 months, the risk appeared to be relatively low, and the reward was a return greater than the aforementioned junk-rated loans.

 

We are proud of the maneuvers we took to transform the portfolio, while other closed-end fund managers stood still. As a result, the Fund outperformed a broad set of benchmarks. The table below shows the NAV performance of the Fund in comparison to other asset classes.

 

Asset October 31, 2021 to April 30, 2022
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (NAV) -0.38%
iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index -7.20%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index -7.90%
S&P 500 -9.70%
S-Network Closed-End Fund Index -12.40%
iBoxx Liquid Investment Grade Index -14.50%
NASDAQ 100 -18.60%

 

Our tactical approach to asset allocation and leverage will continue to be a valuable differentiating factor versus peer funds that generally remain fully invested and fully levered irrespective of market conditions.

 

Consistent with the Fund’s goals of delivering a high level of current income and capital appreciation, shareholders should expect to see increased portfolio exposure to high-yield bonds/loans and equities, and decreased exposure to SPACs, now that valuations have become more balanced.

 

If you have any questions about the Fund, please visit www.sabacef.com.

 

We are grateful for your trust and support.

 

Sincerely,

 

Boaz R. Weinstein
Founder and CIO
Saba Capital Management, LP

 

 
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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Performance Update
 

April 30, 2022

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)

 

  6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Returns at NAV -0.38% 2.38% 0.16% 1.79% 4.02%
Returns at Market Value -2.54% 2.77% 2.19% 1.26% 3.43%
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)(a) -7.72% -6.44% 1.28% 2.61% 3.89%
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(b) 0.59% 2.95% 3.73% 3.97% 4.24%

 

Returns for the period since Saba Capital Management began managing the Fund on June 4, 2021 are at NAV 2.22% and at market value 0.41%.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and value of the Fund shares will fluctuate so that a shareholder’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Fund performance current to the most recent month-end is available by visiting www.sabacef.com.

 

(a)iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds.
(b)S&P Leveraged Loan Indexes (S&P LL indexes) are capitalization-weighted syndicated loan indexes based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments. The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI) covers the U.S. market back to 1997 and currently calculates on a daily basis. Its ticker on Bloomberg is SPBDAL. The index is run in partnership between S&P and the Loan Syndications & Trading Association, the loan market’s trade group.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Performance Update
 

April 30, 2022

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)(c)  
   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 2.09%
Selina Hospitality PLC 6.00% 06/27 1.53%
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. 1.45%
New Energy One Acquisition Corp. PLC 1.43%
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund 1.06%
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II 1.06%
PIMCO Energy & Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund 0.92%
Miller/Howard High Dividend Fund 0.88%
Carnival Corporation TLB 1L 0.87%
Crystal Peak Acquisition 0.84%
Top Ten Holdings 12.13%

 

Portfolio Composition (as a % of Net Assets)(c)  
   
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies 101.61%
Closed End Funds 9.53%
Corporate Bonds 4.67%
Senior Loans 3.60%
Common Stock 3.36%
Sovereign Debt Obligations 1.40%
Warrants 0.62%
Short Term Investments 0.30%
Unit Trust 0.14%
Preferred Stock 0.10%
Rights 0.04%
Total Investments 125.37%
Other Liabilities in excess of other Assets -25.37%
Net Assets 100.00%

 

(c)Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Tables present indicative values only.

 

 
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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Principal Amount   Fair Value 
CORPORATE BONDS - 4.67%          
Banks - 1.51%          
           
Credit Suisse AG, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 07/31/2030  $10,000   $7,310 
Credit Suisse AG, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/30/2030   420,000    299,631 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 04/30/2030   25,000    19,173 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 07/31/2030   80,000    58,587 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/30/2030   80,000    56,944 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 09/26/2033   428,000    273,748 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/31/2033   266,000    178,455 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 02/28/2034   478,000    313,863 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 03/31/2034   276,000    178,228 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 03/31/2034   26,000    16,850 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 04/30/2034   66,000    43,380 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 05/30/2034   89,000    55,449 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 06/30/2034   460,000    289,959 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 07/31/2034   25,000    18,237 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 08/29/2034   161,000    103,150 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 08/29/2034   10,000    6,577 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 09/30/2034   231,000    149,583 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 09/30/2034   88,000    55,663 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/08/2034   32,000    21,081 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/31/2034   103,000    63,274 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/31/2034   181,000    115,133 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 10/31/2034   357,000    241,270 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 11/28/2034   231,000    149,316 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 11/28/2034   25,000    15,892 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 01/30/2035   69,000    44,327 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 01/30/2035   175,000    124,508 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 02/27/2035   36,000    23,257 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 03/31/2035   527,000    361,128 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 03/31/2035   114,000    75,433 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 02/29/2036   61,000    39,955 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 04/28/2036   10,000    6,635 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 06/30/2036   40,000    25,684 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 08/31/2036   2,289,000    1,637,292 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 09/30/2036   40,000    29,335 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 11/29/2036   103,000    74,719 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 01/31/2037   224,000    162,278 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 03/31/2037   747,000    528,889 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 04/28/2037   40,000    27,465 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 05/31/2037   25,000    18,014 
Morgan Stanley, 0.000% (Variable Rate), 08/31/2037   58,000    41,012 
         5,950,684 
Consumer Services - 1.45%          
           
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.500%, 03/01/2028(a)   6,195,000    5,730,375 
         5,730,375 

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Principal Amount   Fair Value 
E-Commerce/Services - 0.63%        
         
Uber Technologies, Inc., 6.250%, 01/15/2028(a)  $2,500,000   $2,487,500 
         2,487,500 
Food - 0.17%          
           
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 12/15/2029(a)   750,000    686,250 
         686,250 
Real Estate Owners & Developers - 0.17%          
           
China Evergrande Group, 8.250%, 03/23/2022(b)   4,324,000    540,500 
China Evergrande Group, 7.500%, 06/28/2023(b)   1,000,000    117,500 
         658,000 
Specialty Finance - 0.51%          
           
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.375%, 10/15/2025(a)   1,250,000    1,190,625 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.750%, 09/15/2031(a)   1,000,000    827,500 
         2,018,125 
Steel-Producers - 0.23%          
           
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp., 7.000%, 03/15/2027   880,000    897,600 
         897,600 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS        18,428,534 
(Cost $26,313,599)          

 

   Principal Amount   Fair Value 
SENIOR LOANS - 3.60%          
Chemicals-Specialty - 0.04%          
           
CPC Acquisition Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 12/29/2028   175,000    169,094 
         169,094 
Commercial Serv-Finance - 0.08%          
           
Travelport Finance S.a r.l., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 05/29/2026   373,859    321,565 
         321,565 
Commercial Services - 2.09%          
           
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 11/01/2026   8,263,000    8,225,816 
         8,225,816 
Food-Retail - 0.44%          
           
Moran Foods LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 0.000%, 04/01/2024(b)(c)   117,778     
Moran Foods LLC, First Lien -2020 Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.00%, 04/01/2024   904,762    823,334 
Moran Foods, LLC TLA, Second Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 10.75%, 10/01/2024   1,250,690    906,750 
         1,730,084 

 

 
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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Principal Amount   Fair Value 
Leisure Facilities & Services - 0.91%          
           
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 12/29/2025  $272,744   $127,099 
Carnival Corporation TLB 1L, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 10/06/2028   3,491,250    3,446,160 
         3,573,259 
Pipelines - 0.04%          
           
GMP Borrower LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 10/28/2027   171,445    158,873 
         158,873 
Retail-Restaurants - 0.00%(d)          
           
NPC International, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 0.00%, 04/18/2025(b)(c)   605,000     
          
Theaters - 0.00%(d)          
           
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Initial B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00 (PIK Rate 8.25%, Cash Rate 7.00%)%, 05/23/2024(e)   11,258    13,079 
         13,079 
TOTAL SENIOR LOANS        14,191,770 
(Cost $14,889,193)          

 

   Principal Amount   Fair Value 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 1.40%          
Sovereign - 1.40%          
           
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 09/01/2024(f)   829,000    281,860 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 09/01/2025(f)   2,820,000    958,800 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 09/01/2026(f)   664,000    225,760 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 09/01/2027(f)   1,658,000    563,720 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 9.750%, 11/01/2028(f)   4,146,000    1,409,640 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 6.876%, 05/21/2029(f)   664,000    212,480 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.375%, 09/25/2032(f)   1,327,000    424,640 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.253%, 03/15/2033(f)   3,980,000    1,273,600 
Ukraine Government International Bond, 0.000%, 05/31/2040(f)   630,000    185,850 
         5,536,350 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS        5,536,350 
(Cost $3,564,291)          

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
COMMON STOCK - 3.36%          
REITS-Mortgage - 0.35%          
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.(g)   46,949    1,373,258 
           
Medical-Drugs - 0.31%          
Compass Pathways PLC(g)   135,399    1,226,715 

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Oil & Gas Producers - 0.74%          
Earthstone Energy, Inc.(g)   217,199   $2,930,015 
           
Aerospace & Defense - 0.14%          
Eve Holding Inc(g)   54,806    563,406 
           
Electronics & Appliances Stores - 0.00%(d)          
Everyware Global(c)(g)   43,777     
           
Internet Media & Services - 0.63%          
Netflix, Inc.(g)   12,965    2,468,017 
           
Renewable Energy - 0.00%(d)          
NuScale Power Corp(g)   1,507    14,377 
           
Marine Services - 0.01%          
Harvey Gulf Intl. Marine(g)   7,413    58,377 
           
Entertainment Facilities - 0.03%          
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide(g)   306,005    124,850 
           
Mineral & Precious Stone Mining - 0.52%          
Covia Equity(g)   169,353    2,032,236 
           
IT Services - 0.01%          
IQOR(g)   4,941    34,587 
           
Power Generation - 0.17%          
Longview Power LLC(g)   61,813    679,943 
           
Food - 0.42%          
Benson Hill Inc.(c)(g)   562,821    1,654,694 
           
Automotive - 0.03%          
Arbe Robotics, Ltd.(g)   13,150    105,726 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK        13,266,201 
(Cost $13,716,590)          

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
CLOSED END FUNDS - 9.53%          
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.   66,330    405,940 
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund   146,912    2,613,564 
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund, Inc.   10,345    285,832 
Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund   65,283    2,121,698 
Cushing NextGen Infrastructure(g)   23,585    963,683 
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund   150,747    1,769,770 

 

 
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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Delaware Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund   154,715   $1,839,561 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund   3,043    29,213 
Ecofin Sustainable and Social   49,255    740,795 
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund, Ltd.   145,068    1,397,005 
First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund   5,745    54,405 
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund   1,343    17,231 
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.   7,794    52,298 
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund   85,296    767,663 
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.   77,500    623,875 
Korea Fund, Inc.   27,872    831,979 
Miller/Howard High Dividend Fund   333,513    3,468,535 
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   103,239    761,904 
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.   99,389    456,196 
Neuberger Berman MLP & Energy Income Fund, Inc.   783    5,011 
Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund, Inc.   125,036    1,432,913 
New America High Income Fund, Inc.   372    2,879 
New Ireland Fund, Inc.   95,326    834,245 
Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund   33,358    438,991 
Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund   13,985    202,363 
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd/f   40,990    1,416,205 
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   104    1,337 
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund   9    146 
PIMCO Energy & Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund   254,162    3,614,184 
Principal Real Estate Income Fund   51,780    746,150 
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund(g)   528,128    4,193,336 
Taiwan Fund, Inc.   3,223    89,051 
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund/United States   1,470    18,110 
Templeton Global Income Fund   30,991    145,348 
Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.   29,984    871,035 
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure(g)   16,733    559,384 
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund(g)   50,903    1,859,996 
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.   4,587    128,619 
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   48,513    690,340 
Vertical Capital Income Fund   38,522    365,959 
Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II   44,847    172,661 
Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund   2,509    18,341 
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund   93,118    568,020 
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund   686    10,633 
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   428    4,139 
         37,590,543 
           
TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS        37,590,543 
(Cost $38,515,758)          

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments
 

April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 0.00%(d)        
Exchange Traded Concepts High Yield ETF   168   $4,704 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND        4,704 
(Cost $4,920)          

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
PREFERRED STOCK - 0.10%          
Entertainment Facilities - 0.10%          
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.(g)   407,959    407,959 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK        407,959 
(Cost $489,936)          

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
UNIT TRUST - 0.14%          
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust BTC(g)(h)   20,400    538,152 
           
TOTAL UNIT TRUST        538,152 
(Cost $495,869)          

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES - 101.61%          
Investment Companies - 101.61%          
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II(g)   834    8,232 
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. III(g)   111,508    1,113,965 
26 Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   69,009    681,119 
2MX Organic SA(g)   13,079    136,597 
5:01 Acquisition Corp.(g)   91,755    907,457 
7 Acquisition Corp.(g)   50,470    503,438 
7GC & Co. Holdings, Inc.(g)   19,810    194,732 
8i Acquisition 2 Corp.(g)   46,160    456,061 
A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.(g)   2    20 
ABG Acquisition Corp. I(g)   34,184    336,029 
Abri SPAC I, Inc.(g)   47,464    472,267 
Accelerate Acquisition Corp.(g)   66,589    651,240 
Accretion Acquisition Corp.(g)   102,643    1,012,060 
Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I(g)   38,684    385,679 
Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.(g)   76,319    744,110 
Adara Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,768    353,746 
Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.(g)   68,559    676,677 
Advanced Merger Partners, Inc.(g)   35,355    347,186 
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp.(g)   136,970    1,358,742 
Aequi Acquisition Corp.(g)   76,958    758,806 
Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp.(g)   115,745    1,171,339 
AF Acquisition Corp.(g)   97,266    951,261 
African Gold Acquisition Corp.(g)   176,315    1,728,769 

 

 
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   Shares   Fair Value 
Agile Growth Corp.(g)   59,098   $580,342 
Agrico Acquisition Corp.(g)   126,009    1,281,512 
Ahren Acquisition Corp.(g)   19,716    196,076 
AIB Acquisition Corp.(g)   62,010    616,999 
Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III(g)   22,899    222,120 
Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.(g)   19,691    191,495 
Alpine Acquisition Corp.(g)   119,504    1,208,185 
Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   40,719    403,729 
ALSP Orchid Acquisition Corp. I(g)   104,793    1,048,978 
AltC Acquisition Corp.(g)   61,326    597,315 
AltEnergy Acquisition Corp.(g)   22,461    223,487 
Altitude Acquisition Corp.(g)   55,783    556,157 
Andretti Acquisition Corp.(g)   50,274    504,401 
Angel Pond Holdings Corp.(g)   33,960    338,581 
Anthemis Digital Acquisitions I Corp.(g)   99,433    992,341 
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp. I(g)   18,438    180,692 
AP Acquisition Corp.(g)   52,489    525,420 
Apeiron Capital Investment Corp.(g)   112,889    1,132,277 
Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II(g)   45,066    441,647 
APx Acquisition Corp. I(g)   46,626    469,524 
Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings Corp. I(g)   91,921    923,806 
ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II(g)   59    586 
Arctos NorthStar Acquisition Corp.(g)   39,600    389,268 
Arena Fortify Acquisition Corp.(g)   103,357    1,033,570 
Ares Acquisition Corp.(g)   103,509    1,016,458 
Argus Capital Corp.(g)   56,098    577,809 
Aries I Acquisition Corp.(g)   11,338    114,287 
Arisz Acquisition Corp.(g)   34,348    338,500 
Armada Acquisition Corp. I(g)   102    1,012 
Arrowroot Acquisition Corp.(g)   205,758    2,014,371 
Artemis Strategic Investment Corp., Class B(c)(g)   12,038    19,863 
Artemis Strategic Investment Corp.(g)   142,048    1,418,349 
ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. V(g)   12,591    122,825 
Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. III(g)   183,145    1,835,113 
Astrea Acquisition Corp.(g)   1,854    18,206 
Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.(g)   93,080    932,662 
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II(g)   167,962    1,651,066 
Athlon Acquisition Corp.(g)   94,859    931,515 
Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp.(g)   143,984    1,424,002 
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.(g)   51,070    500,997 
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II(g)   95,202    948,688 
Atlas Crest Investment Corp. II(g)   44,310    435,124 
Ault Disruptive Technologies Corp.(g)   24,919    248,692 
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp.(g)   58,439    583,806 
Aurora Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   63,578    631,330 
Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. II(g)   39,641    388,482 
Authentic Equity Acquisition Corp.(g)   12,713    125,223 
Avalon Acquisition, Inc.(g)   77,027    767,959 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Avanti Acquisition Corp.(g)   66,245   $655,825 
Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II(g)   2,914    29,373 
Axios Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp.(g)   60,175    602,352 
B Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp.(g)   20,367    201,430 
B Riley Principal 250 Merger Corp.(g)   52,757    514,381 
Banner Acquisition Corp.(g)   104,835    1,033,673 
Bannix Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,872    575,248 
Banyan Acquisition Corp.(g)   87,049    866,138 
Battery Future Acquisition Corp.(g)   92,866    920,302 
BCLS Acquisition Corp.(g)   1,935    19,147 
Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp.(g)   120,587    1,202,252 
Belong Acquisition Corp.(g)   60,448    592,995 
Berenson Acquisition Corp. I(g)   67,257    657,773 
BGP Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,622    319,696 
BioPlus Acquisition Corp.(g)   90,836    904,727 
Biotech Acquisition Co.(g)   109,702    1,081,662 
Bite Acquisition Corp.(g)   82,922    812,636 
Black Mountain Acquisition Corp.(g)   80,799    804,758 
Black Spade Acquisition Co.(g)   28,533    277,911 
bleuacacia, Ltd.(g)   210,684    2,058,383 
Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I(g)   211,857    2,118,570 
Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp.(g)   41,209    407,145 
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp.(g)   50,462    500,583 
Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,853    209,990 
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp. I(g)   16,386    158,944 
Blue World Acquisition Corp.(g)   51,687    524,903 
BlueRiver Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,897    234,908 
Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition Corp.(g)   175,838    1,739,038 
BOA Acquisition Corp.(g)   74,344    735,262 
Bridgetown Holdings, Ltd.(g)   7,835    77,488 
Broad Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   69,924    694,345 
Broadscale Acquisition Corp.(g)   10,459    103,021 
Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   806    8,157 
Build Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,073    353,515 
Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Co.(g)   115,467    1,152,938 
BurTech Acquisition Corp.(g)   163,089    1,621,105 
BYTE Acquisition Corp.(g)   163,063    1,596,387 
C5 Acquisition Corp.(g)   144,119    1,435,425 
Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd.(g)   49,956    498,561 
Canna-Global Acquisition Corp.(g)   163,278    1,632,780 
Capitalworks Emerging Markets Acquisition Corp.(g)   138,241    1,381,028 
Carney Technology Acquisition Corp. II(g)   81,138    799,209 
Cartica Acquisition Corp.(g)   148,709    1,489,321 
Cascade Acquisition Corp.(g)   17,998    181,240 
Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,382    199,540 
Catcha Investment Corp.(g)   120,767    1,185,932 
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II(g)   75,415    749,625 
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings III(g)   10,117    99,450 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
CENAQ Energy Corp.(g)   122,480   $1,228,474 
CF Acquisition Corp. IV(g)   120,117    1,181,951 
CF Acquisition Corp. VII(g)   21,449    213,847 
CF Acquisition Corp. VIII(g)   46,841    473,094 
Chain Bridge I(g)   66,734    664,003 
Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp.(g)   30,163    303,741 
Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   2,703    26,895 
Churchill Capital Corp. VI(g)   26,323    258,229 
Churchill Capital Corp. VII(g)   94,864    929,667 
CHW Acquisition Corp.(g)   19,389    191,951 
CIIG Capital Partners II, Inc.(g)   42,062    427,771 
Clarim Acquisition Corp.(g)   37,272    366,011 
Class Acceleration Corp.(g)   90,133    884,205 
Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp.(g)   99,174    1,002,649 
CleanTech Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,844    330,082 
ClimateRock(g)   23,557    236,983 
Clover Leaf Capital Corp.(g)   17,736    179,754 
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.(g)   17,985    178,411 
Colicity, Inc.(g)   46,304    453,779 
Colombier Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,210    225,833 
Compute Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   21,234    208,306 
Concord Acquisition Corp. III(g)   98,362    979,686 
Consilium Acquisition Corp. I, Ltd.(g)   78,255    769,247 
Constellation Acquisition Corp. I(g)   24,177    237,660 
Conx Corp.(g)   30,069    296,781 
Corner Growth Acquisition Corp.(g)   65,955    650,316 
Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. 2(g)   32,871    327,724 
Counter Press Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,213    203,343 
COVA Acquisition Corp.(g)   105,029    1,032,435 
Crescera Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   127,583    1,270,089 
Crixus BH3 Acquisition Co.(g)   15,539    153,758 
Crown PropTech Acquisitions(g)   65,036    641,905 
Crucible Acquisition Corp.(g)   125,933    1,236,662 
Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,390    202,065 
Crystal Peak Acquisition(g)   334,985    3,333,101 
D & Z Media Acquisition Corp.(g)   68,000    667,080 
DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition Corp.(g)   108,727    1,060,088 
Data Knights Acquisition Corp.(g)   43,918    448,842 
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. IV(g)   44,370    440,150 
DEE Tech SA(g)   41,293    431,265 
Deep Lake Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   55,459    545,717 
Deep Medicine Acquisition Corp.(g)   74,268    740,452 
Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp.(g)   56,351    561,819 
Denali Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   27,621    277,591 
DHB Capital Corp.(g)   19,989    195,892 
DHC Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,595    319,105 
DiamondHead Holdings Corp.(g)   74,868    734,455 
Digital Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,344    354,500 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.(g)   141,108   $1,383,564 
Digital World Acquisition Corp., Class B(c)(g)   25,893    793,620 
DILA Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,741    204,091 
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp.(g)   154,081    1,543,892 
Disruptive Acquisition Corp. I(g)   12,124    119,300 
Disruptive Capital Acquisition Co., Ltd.(g)   58,870    736,560 
dMY Technology Group, Inc. VI(g)   27,831    273,022 
DP Cap Acquisition Corp. I(g)   89,472    890,246 
DPCM Capital, Inc.(g)   1,927    19,058 
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III(g)   28,687    281,133 
DTRT Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   172,459    1,734,938 
Duddell Street Acquisition Corp.(g)   97,559    970,712 
DUET Acquisition Corp.(g)   5,996    59,360 
Dune Acquisition Corp.(g)   63,725    634,701 
E.Merge Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   188,453    1,871,338 
Edify Acquisition Corp.(g)   29,024    284,725 
EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II(g)   2,562    25,927 
EG Acquisition Corp.(g)   107,079    1,041,879 
EJF Acquisition Corp.(g)   46,408    458,047 
Elliott Opportunity II Corp.(g)   27,348    267,737 
Emerging Markets Horizon Corp.(g)   112,680    1,117,786 
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp.(g)   145,975    1,433,474 
Endurance Acquisition Corp.(g)   30,511    302,974 
Energem Corp.(g)   72,341    724,133 
Energy Transition Partners BV(g)   50,557    533,352 
Enterprise 4.0 Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   44,710    445,535 
Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   188,936    1,857,241 
EQ Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   76,034    745,133 
ESG Core Investments BV(g)   281,009    2,845,931 
ESGEN Acquisition Corp.(g)   158,733    1,594,473 
ESM Acquisition Corp.(g)   18,627    182,545 
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp.(g)   22,562    222,913 
European Biotech Acquisition Corp.(g)   1,223    11,998 
EVe Mobility Acquisition Corp.(g)   83,089    823,412 
Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp.(g)   100,984    1,010,850 
Evergreen Corp.(g)   70,092    707,929 
Evo Acquisition Corp.(g)   56,878    557,404 
ExcelFin Acquisition Corp.(g)   51,002    507,980 
Executive Network Partnering Corp.(g)   18,468    182,833 
Far Peak Acquisition Corp.(g)   21,242    209,659 
FAST Acquisition Corp. II(g)   28,787    281,537 
Fat Projects Acquisition Corp., Class B(c)(g)   4,886    8,893 
Fat Projects Acquisition Corp.(g)   61,845    611,647 
FG Acquisition Corp.(g)   50,526    517,891 
FG Merger Corp.(g)   1,483    14,934 
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III(g)   77,093    750,886 
Figure Acquisition Corp. I(g)   6,245    61,170 
Financial Strategies Acquisition Corp.(g)   65,207    648,810 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Financials Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,393   $716,276 
Finnovate Acquisition Corp.(g)   100,186    999,355 
FinServ Acquisition Corp. II(g)   50,815    497,479 
FinTech Acquisition Corp. VI(g)   150,553    1,481,442 
Fintech Ecosystem Development Corp.(g)   54,704    547,040 
Fintech Evolution Acquisition Group(g)   61,069    598,476 
First Light Acquisition Group, Inc.(g)   45,338    449,526 
First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp.(g)   17,131    167,712 
Flame Acquisition Corp.(g)   177,120    1,734,005 
Focus Impact Acquisition Corp.(g)   56,923    565,815 
Forbion European Acquisition Corp.(g)   22,181    221,366 
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II(g)   97,924    959,655 
Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp.(g)   57,176    561,468 
Fortress Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   124,120    1,221,341 
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III(g)   34,526    339,563 
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV(g)   13,870    135,857 
Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,191    364,443 
Forum Merger IV Corp.(g)   104,456    1,022,624 
Founder SPAC(g)   233,253    2,344,193 
Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corp.(g)   19,116    188,675 
Freedom Acquisition I Corp.(g)   18,275    179,369 
Frontier Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,947    568,460 
FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.(g)   5,118    50,156 
FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.(g)   54,216    532,401 
FTAC Hera Acquisition Corp.(g)   227,355    2,230,353 
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp.(g)   40,334    395,475 
FTAC Zeus Acquisition Corp.(g)   271,313    2,680,572 
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II(g)   188,052    1,842,910 
Future Health ESG Corp.(g)   77,163    763,914 
FutureTech II Acquisition Corp.(g)   52,279    527,948 
G Squared Ascend II, Inc.(g)   34,568    339,458 
G&P Acquisition Corp.(g)   43,330    432,000 
G3 VRM Acquisition Corp.(g)   103,276    1,045,153 
Galata Acquisition Corp.(g)   53,213    530,534 
Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp.(g)   118,761    1,191,173 
Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp.(g)   48,459    477,321 
Gardiner Healthcare Acquisitions Corp.(g)   19,715    195,770 
Generation Asia I Acquisition, Ltd.(g)   31,678    310,603 
Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp.(g)   47,855    479,029 
Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp.(g)   6,940    69,122 
GFJ Esg Acquisition I SE(g)   75,358    802,941 
GigCapital5, Inc.(g)   60,253    602,530 
GigInternational1, Inc.(g)   47,940    480,359 
Gladstone Acquisition Corp.(g)   37,300    375,611 
Glass Houses Acquisition Corp.(g)   150,419    1,469,594 
Global Consumer Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,026    361,341 
Global Partner Acquisition Corp. II(g)   31,433    309,301 
Global SPAC Partners Co.(g)   55,273    559,639 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Global Synergy Acquisition Corp.(g)   109,666   $1,091,725 
Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I(g)   85,831    857,452 
Globalink Investment, Inc.(g)   58,520    582,859 
GO Acquisition Corp.(g)   133,924    1,329,865 
Goal Acquisitions Corp.(g)   88,824    870,475 
GoGreen Investments Corp.(g)   130,678    1,309,394 
Golden Arrow Merger Corp.(g)   92,834    909,773 
Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp.(g)   139,454    1,372,227 
Goldenstone Acquisition, Ltd.(g)   2,191    21,768 
Good Works II Acquisition Corp.(g)   61,516    607,778 
Gores Holdings IX, Inc.(g)   121,537    1,182,555 
Gores Holdings VII, Inc.(g)   297,586    2,916,343 
Gores Holdings VIII, Inc.(g)   21,559    213,865 
Gores Technology Partners II, Inc.(g)   49,313    482,774 
Gores Technology Partners, Inc.(g)   1,934    18,953 
Graf Acquisition Corp. IV(g)   55,750    544,677 
Green Visor Financial Technology Acquisition Corp. I(g)   95,725    960,600 
Group Nine Acquisition Corp.(g)   5,277    51,899 
Growth For Good Acquisition Corp.(g)   129,444    1,261,432 
GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp.(g)   142,738    1,440,207 
Hamilton Lane Alliance Holdings I, Inc.(g)   21,117    207,791 
Hawks Acquisition Corp.(g)   117,468    1,150,012 
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III, Class A(g)   47,715    473,333 
HCM ACQUISITION Corp.(g)   21,112    210,487 
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,290    200,059 
Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp. 2(g)   60,126    597,652 
Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp.(g)   103,771    1,033,559 
Healthcare Services Acquisition Corp.(g)   13,003    128,080 
Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I(g)   2,001    19,390 
Heartland Media Acquisition Corp., Class A(g)   2,998    29,920 
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V(g)   9,468    92,976 
HH&L Acquisition Co.(g)   89,355    878,360 
HHG Capital Corp.(g)   17,425    173,901 
HIG Acquisition Corp.(g)   103,397    1,021,562 
Highland Transcend Partners I Corp.(g)   31,494    310,531 
HNR Acquisition Corp.(g)   44,874    448,740 
Home Plate Acquisition Corp.(g)   46,382    453,152 
HPX Corp.(g)   25,649    255,210 
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. II(g)   44,517    436,712 
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III(g)   134,382    1,319,631 
HumanCo Acquisition Corp.(g)   18,985    187,002 
Hunt Cos. Acquisition Corp. I(g)   105,412    1,058,336 
I2PO SA(g)   95,238    999,692 
Ibere Pharmaceuticals(g)   6,446    63,300 
Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp.(g)   85,644    862,435 
IG Acquisition Corp.(g)   13,337    131,770 
Ignyte Acquisition Corp.(g)   17,138    169,152 
Inception Growth Acquisition, Ltd.(g)   33,772    334,005 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Independence Holdings Corp.(g)   3,378   $33,206 
Industrial Human Capital, Inc.(g)   14,916    149,533 
Industrial Tech Acquisitions II, Inc.(g)   101,997    1,018,950 
Infinite Acquisition Corp.(g)   78,365    776,597 
InFinT Acquisition Corp.(g)   110,294    1,104,043 
Innovative International Acquisition Corp.(g)   134,343    1,346,117 
Insight Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,845    362,739 
Integral Acquisition Corp. 1(g)   38,577    381,527 
Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp.(g)   153,090    1,526,307 
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp.(g)   58,418    585,933 
Intelligent Medicine Acquisition Corp.(g)   114,155    1,141,550 
International Media Acquisition Corp.(g)   72,534    720,988 
InterPrivate IV InfraTech Partners, Inc.(g)   80,861    792,438 
Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp. I(g)   55,193    551,930 
ION Acquisition Corp. 3, Ltd.(g)   1,887    18,436 
Iron Spark I, Inc.   38,366    382,509 
Isleworth Healthcare Acquisition Corp.(g)   50,061    497,106 
ITHAX Acquisition Corp.(g)   107,529    1,061,311 
Itiquira Acquisition Corp.(g)   119,763    1,179,067 
IX Acquisition Corp.(g)   22,361    220,170 
Jackson Acquisition Co.(g)   5,642    55,743 
Jaguar Global Growth Corp. I(g)   87,589    868,445 
Jaws Juggernaut Acquisition Corp.(g)   14,501    142,327 
Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp.(g)   159,559    1,570,061 
Jiya Acquisition Corp.(g)   788    7,762 
JOFF Fintech Acquisition Corp.(g)   122,924    1,204,655 
Juniper II Corp.(g)   40,172    399,310 
Jupiter Acquisition Corp.(g)   14,439    139,986 
Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corp.(g)   88,009    876,570 
Kadem Sustainable Impact Corp.(g)   75,482    738,591 
Kairos Acquisition Corp.(g)   11,597    114,230 
Kairous Acquisition Corp. ltd(g)   13,555    135,008 
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V(g)   58,918    584,467 
Kernel Group Holdings, Inc.(g)   59,893    588,149 
Keyarch Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,135    197,625 
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co.(g)   18,131    177,321 
Kimbell Tiger Acquisition Corp.(g)   119,582    1,201,799 
Kingswood Acquisition Corp.(g)   43,907    449,169 
KINS Technology Group, Inc.(g)   128,748    1,297,136 
Kismet Acquisition Two Corp.(g)   39,461    387,507 
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp.(g)   189,166    1,853,827 
KL Acquisition Corp.(g)   49,319    485,792 
KludeIn I Acquisition Corp.(g)   30,562    304,092 
KnightSwan Acquisition Corp.(g)   8,994    89,580 
L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp.(g)   5,761    56,458 
Lakeshore Acquisition I Corp.(g)   12,332    122,210 
LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I(g)   138,675    1,379,816 
Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc.(g)   72,758    711,573 

 

 

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   Shares   Fair Value 
Larkspur Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,393   $352,160 
LatAmGrowth SPAC(g)   75,699    755,098 
LAVA Medtech Acquisition Corp.(g)   37,985    381,369 
Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I(g)   64,054    629,010 
LDH Growth Corp. I(g)   42,328    415,238 
Lefteris Acquisition Corp.(g)   43,328    428,081 
Legato Merger Corp. II(g)   88,433    879,024 
Leo Holdings Corp. II(g)   50,399    496,430 
Levere Holdings Corp.(g)   54,573    535,361 
LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II, Class A(g)   166,778    1,671,116 
Liberty Resources Acquisition Corp.(g)   76,982    771,360 
LightJump Acquisition Corp.(g)   59,263    589,074 
Lionheart III Corp.(g)   77,022    768,680 
LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. II(g)   58,346    581,418 
LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc.(g)   59,099    600,150 
Longview Acquisition Corp. II(g)   31,993    312,892 
Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp.(g)   40,694    401,650 
M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.(g)   86,250    843,525 
M3-Brigade Acquisition III Corp.(g)   14,905    148,752 
Macondray Capital Acquisition Corp. I(g)   84,283    837,773 
Magnum Opus Acquisition, Ltd.(g)   36,420    359,283 
Malacca Straits Acquisition Co., Ltd.(g)   26,253    266,205 
Mana Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   39,874    395,151 
Marblegate Acquisition Corp.(g)   121,783    1,202,607 
Marlin Technology Corp.(g)   273,988    2,698,782 
Mason Industrial Technology, Inc.(g)   4,963    48,687 
Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   37,123    372,901 
McLaren Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   122,181    1,224,254 
MDH Acquisition Corp.(g)   54,356    532,689 
Medicus Sciences Acquisition Corp.(g)   80,321    790,359 
Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp.(g)   99,370    989,725 
Metal Sky Star Acquisition Corp.(g)   40,420    407,029 
Metals Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,266    351,955 
Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition, Inc.(g)   140,593    1,418,583 
Mission Advancement Corp.(g)   89,303    874,276 
Model Performance Acquisition Corp.(g)   8,645    87,833 
Monterey Bio Acquisition Corp.(g)   60,261    603,815 
Monument Circle Acquisition Corp.(g)   16,295    160,017 
Moringa Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,406    348,749 
Motive Capital Corp. II(g)   24,618    244,211 
Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp.(g)   13,035    130,676 
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.(g)   125,353    1,269,826 
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IV(g)   34,801    346,444 
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V(g)   18,152    178,979 
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II(g)   413,808    4,162,908 
Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp.(g)   51,468    521,886 
Music Acquisition Corp.(g)   108,303    1,061,369 
Nabors Energy Transition Corp.(g)   188,038    1,880,380 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Natural Order Acquisition Corp.(g)   17,483   $174,131 
New Energy One Acquisition Corp. PLC(g)   445,953    5,649,695 
New Providence Acquisition Corp. II(g)   77,530    771,423 
New Vista Acquisition Corp.(g)   46,189    454,038 
Newbury Street Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,019    195,986 
Newcourt Acquisition Corp.(g)   126,219    1,264,714 
Noble Rock Acquisition Corp.(g)   56,711    556,902 
North Atlantic Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,083    567,976 
North Mountain Merger Corp.(g)   1,650    16,335 
Northern Lights Acquisition Corp.(g)   134,217    1,362,303 
Northern Star Investment Corp. II(g)   201,428    1,976,009 
Northern Star Investment Corp. III(g)   58,650    574,770 
Northern Star Investment Corp. IV(g)   70,002    685,320 
NorthView Acquisition Corp.(g)   38,482    381,164 
Nova Vision Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,258    323,870 
Nubia Brand International Corp.(g)   58,524    587,581 
OCA Acquisition Corp.(g)   9,841    98,804 
OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp.(g)   55,467    560,217 
Omega Alpha SPAC(g)   12,550    123,743 
Omnichannel Acquisition Corp.(g)   7,520    75,050 
OmniLit Acquisition Corp.(g)   77,702    778,574 
One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp.(g)   72,832    714,482 
Onyx Acquisition Co. I(g)   137,450    1,378,623 
OPY Acquisition Corp. I(g)   5,128    50,613 
Orion Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,870    233,926 
Osiris Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,661    231,168 
Oxbridge Acquisition Corp.(g)   17,547    176,260 
Oxus Acquisition Corp.(g)   52,867    528,670 
Oyster Enterprises Acquisition Corp.(g)   114,212    1,120,420 
Pacifico Acquisition Corp.(g)   7,239    72,571 
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I(g)   114,924    1,144,643 
Parabellum Acquisition Corp.(g)   66,764    657,625 
Parsec Capital Acquisitions Corp.(g)   41,916    419,998 
Pathfinder Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,966    323,726 
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp.(g)   92,291    934,446 
Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,968    368,016 
Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp.(g)   65,953    654,913 
Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp., Class B(c)(g)   4,456    7,620 
PepperLime Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,753    234,442 
Perception Capital Corp. II(g)   118,089    1,183,252 
Peridot Acquisition Corp. II(g)   30,189    296,003 
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd.(g)   39,835    792,318 
Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,685    578,004 
PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,042    321,061 
Pine Island Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,688    322,565 
Pine Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   162,272    1,587,020 
Pioneer Merger Corp.(g)   17,566    172,849 
Pivotal Investment Corp. III(g)   14,002    137,220 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Plum Acquisition Corp. I(g)   73,302   $718,360 
PMV Consumer Acquisition Corp.(g)   35,259    348,888 
Pono Capital Corp.(g)   42,685    429,838 
Pontem Corp.(g)   58,443    575,079 
Population Health Investment Co., Inc.(g)   5,397    53,322 
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp.(g)   44,362    436,966 
Powered Brands(g)   32,988    324,932 
PowerUp Acquisition Corp.(g)   141,091    1,427,841 
Primavera Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   176,947    1,739,389 
Priveterra Acquisition Corp.(g)   42,674    419,059 
Progress Acquisition Corp.(g)   36,214    357,794 
PROOF Acquisition Corp. I(g)   61,707    613,676 
Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. II(g)   25,701    251,356 
PropTech Investment Corp. II(g)   41,944    412,729 
Prospector Capital Corp.(g)   18,816    185,149 
Provident Acquisition Corp.(g)   46,397    457,474 
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp.(g)   59,361    593,610 
RCF Acquisition Corp.(g)   109,504    1,091,755 
Recharge Acquisition Corp.(g)   126,426    1,262,996 
RedBall Acquisition Corp.(g)   44,601    443,334 
Redwoods Acquisition Corp.(g)   32,327    326,826 
Relativity Acquisition Corp.(g)   48,410    484,342 
Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   2,736    27,032 
Revolution Healthcare Acquisition Corp.(g)   13,086    128,374 
RF Acquisition Corp.(g)   23,928    241,651 
Ribbit LEAP, Ltd.(g)   12,229    121,067 
Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp.(g)   64,290    642,900 
Riverview Acquisition Corp.(g)   53,597    533,521 
ROC Energy Acquisition Corp.(g)   74,024    736,539 
Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities Corp.(g)   33,430    327,614 
Rose Hill Acquisition Corp.(g)   83,056    833,052 
Rosecliff Acquisition Corp. I(g)   91,784    899,483 
Ross Acquisition Corp. II(g)   2,870    28,183 
Roth Ch Acquisition IV Co.(g)   10,035    99,949 
Roth CH Acquisition V Co.(g)   62,531    617,181 
RXR Acquisition Corp.(g)   12,933    126,873 
Sagaliam Acquisition Corp.(g)   100,069    994,686 
Sanaby Health Acquisition Corp. I(g)   90,010    903,700 
Sandbridge X2 Corp.(g)   15,181    148,774 
Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   712    7,049 
Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha(g)   107,999    1,060,550 
ScION Tech Growth I(g)   174,243    1,716,294 
ScION Tech Growth II(g)   60,966    599,296 
SCP & Co. Healthcare Acquisition Co(g)   32,688    321,160 
Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp.(g)   67,654    663,686 
Sculptor Acquisition Corp. I(g)   36,931    367,463 
Seaport Calibre Materials Acquisition Corp.(g)   39,743    395,840 
Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp.(g)   91,410    910,901 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares   Fair Value 
Semper Paratus Acquisition Corp.(g)   196,100   $1,964,922 
Senior Connect Acquisition Corp. I(g)   185,610    1,826,402 
Shelter Acquisition Corp. I(g)   39,147    385,206 
ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   201,607    2,001,958 
SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp. I(g)   45,916    461,685 
Sierra Lake Acquisition Corp.(g)   66,804    660,358 
Signal Hill Acquisition Corp.(g)   26,924    267,625 
Silver Crest Acquisition Corp.(g)   154,643    1,521,687 
Silver Spike III Acquisition Corp.(g)   55,043    550,430 
SILVERspac, Inc.(g)   55,349    537,439 
Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(g)   10,510    102,998 
Sizzle Acquisition Corp.(g)   87,181    873,118 
Skydeck Acquisition Corp.(g)   13,316    130,497 
Slam Corp.(g)   75,509    740,743 
Soar Technology Acquisition Corp.(g)   57,771    586,953 
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI(g)   19,215    196,762 
Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. I(g)   67,140    663,343 
Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. II(g)   58,318    566,851 
Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III(g)   35,640    352,123 
Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. IV(g)   86,410    840,769 
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp. I(g)   47,446    464,976 
Software Acquisition Group, Inc. III(g)   45,702    458,848 
Sound Point Acquisition Corp. I, Ltd.(g)   99,902    1,013,006 
SoundHound AI, Inc.(g)   707    5,783 
Southport Acquisition Corp.(g)   49,077    486,844 
Spear Investments I BV(g)   20,690    218,815 
Spindletop Health Acquisition Corp.(g)   122,357    1,223,570 
SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.(g)   30,800    306,460 
SportsTek Acquisition Corp.(g)   34,022    333,075 
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd.(g)   75,747    757,470 
Springwater Special Situations Corp.(g)   58,969    583,203 
ST Energy Transition I, Ltd.(g)   91,169    901,661 
StoneBridge Acquisition Corp.(g)   109,133    1,088,602 
Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp.(g)   51,586    506,575 
Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corp.(g)   42,915    417,563 
Supernova Partners Acquisition Co. III, Ltd.(g)   25,440    249,312 
Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp.(g)   142,964    1,402,477 
SVF Investment Corp.(g)   180,495    1,779,681 
SVF Investment Corp. 2(g)   218,988    2,152,652 
SVF Investment Corp. 3(g)   68,743    681,931 
Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp.(g)   72,847    717,179 
Tailwind Acquisition Corp.(g)   97,632    967,533 
Tailwind International Acquisition Corp.(g)   234,566    2,305,784 
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp.(g)   143,866    1,448,731 
Target Global Acquisition I Corp.(g)   102,140    1,012,207 
Tastemaker Acquisition Corp.(g)   74,624    740,270 
TB SA Acquisition Corp.(g)   81,664    801,124 
Tech and Energy Transition Corp.(g)   64,240    629,552 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares  Fair Value
Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Corp.(g)   52,993   $529,400 
Tekkorp Digital Acquisition Corp.(g)   1,256    12,397 
Thrive Acquisition Corp.(g)   95,562    960,398 
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III, Inc.(g)   43,566    427,382 
Tiga Acquisition Corp.(g)   641    6,577 
Tio Tech A(g)   22,150    217,291 
Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp. II(g)   85,092    835,603 
TKB Critical Technologies 1(g)   113,531    1,138,716 
TLG Acquisition One Corp.(g)   96,180    943,526 
TLGY Acquisition Corp.(g)   136,622    1,365,537 
TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp.(g)   113,576    1,124,402 
TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp.(g)   150,036    1,471,853 
Transition SA(g)   33,822    348,778 
Trepont Acquisition Corp. I(g)   90,763    914,891 
Tribe Capital Growth Corp. I(g)   72,859    714,382 
Trine II Acquisition Corp.(g)   125,836    1,250,810 
Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   15,548    154,392 
Turmeric Acquisition Corp.(g)   606    5,999 
Twelve Seas Investment Co. II(g)   85,682    839,684 
Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp.(g)   8,071    79,177 
TZP Strategies Acquisition Corp.(g)   138,058    1,357,110 
UTA Acquisition Corp.(g)   88,121    886,497 
Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp.(g)   132,585    1,324,524 
Valor Latitude Acquisition Corp.(g)   20,577    201,655 
Valuence Merger Corp. I(g)   121,556    1,222,853 
VAM Investments Spac BV(g)   25,279    262,681 
Vector Acquisition Corp. II(g)   14,215    139,733 
Velocity Acquisition Corp.(g)   77,596    759,665 
Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp.(g)   41,703    413,277 
Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp.(g)   65,576    657,399 
VMG Consumer Acquisition Corp.(g)   124,658    1,241,594 
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II(g)   7,231    71,081 
Vy Global Growth(g)   31,512    313,544 
Warburg Pincus Capital Corp. I-A(g)   52,113    512,271 
Warburg Pincus Capital Corp. I-B(g)   61,234    601,930 
Warrior Technologies Acquisition Co.(g)   125,462    1,244,583 
Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp.(g)   29,572    293,059 
Western Acquisition Ventures Corp.(g)   29,980    297,851 
Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp.(g)   143,801    1,438,010 
WinVest Acquisition Corp.(g)   115,745    1,151,084 
World Quantum Growth Acquisition Corp.(g)   84,860    841,811 
Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp.(g)   2,153    21,272 
XPAC Acquisition Corp.(g)   11,711    114,065 
Yotta Acquisition Corp.(g)   47,369    475,585 
Z-Work Acquisition Corp.(g)   43,015    422,837 
         400,890,624 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares  Fair Value
       
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES       $400,890,624 
(Cost $394,836,232)          
           
WARRANTS - 0.62%(g)          
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. III, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   55,754    11,145 
7 Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/05/2026, Strike Price $11.50   25,051    7,791 
Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I, Expires 08/05/2026, Strike Price $11.50   38,384    7,677 
Ahren Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/17/2028, Strike Price $11.50   47,850    13,424 
Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III, Expires 04/12/2027, Strike Price $11.50   3,816    2,557 
Alset Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/02/2027, Strike Price $11.50   13,297    1,795 
ALSP Orchid Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 05/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   52,397    13,361 
AP Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/07/2026, Strike Price $11.50   9,857    2,834 
Apeiron Capital Investment Corp., Expires 06/24/2023, Strike Price $11.50   49,159    7,860 
APx Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 08/19/2028, Strike Price $11.50   3,981    916 
Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings Corp. I, Expires 03/14/2023, Strike Price $11.50   23,851    5,250 
Arctos NorthStar Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   28,596    9,883 
Arena Fortify Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   51,232    9,222 
Arisz Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/01/2023, Strike Price $11.50   34,348    8,243 
Artemis Strategic Investment Corp., Expires 02/12/2023, Strike Price $11.50   52,405    8,909 
Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. III, Expires 04/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   78,866    31,893 
Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/20/2023, Strike Price $11.50   33,717    6,406 
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 10/17/2028, Strike Price $11.50   36,968    8,682 
Athlon Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/05/2026, Strike Price $11.50   10,917    1,747 
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 06/02/2028, Strike Price $11.50   80,774    15,929 
Ault Disruptive Technologies Corp., Expires 06/20/2028, Strike Price $11.50   18,483    2,588 
Aurora Technology Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/07/2028, Strike Price $11.50   63,578    3,262 
Axios Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/16/2027, Strike Price $11.50   43,990    5,279 
Banyan Acquisition Corp., Expires 09/30/2028, Strike Price $11.50   45,560    9,568 
Battery Future Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/26/2028, Strike Price $11.50   36,968    10,351 
Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   60,293    18,088 
BenevolentAI, Expires 06/30/2026, Strike Price $11.50   7,014    3,959 
Benson Hill Inc., Expires 03/25/2027, Strike Price $3.90(c)   187,607    296,419 
BioPlus Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/19/2028, Strike Price $11.50   45,412    9,160 
Black Mountain Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/15/2027, Strike Price $11.50   46,279    9,719 
Black Spade Acquisition Co., Expires 06/29/2023, Strike Price $11.50   14,266    2,609 
bleuacacia, Ltd., Expires 10/30/2026, Strike Price $11.50   100,804    29,233 
Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 11/01/2028, Strike Price $11.50   93,986    27,265 
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/21/2028, Strike Price $11.50   16,257    4,471 
Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/31/2026, Strike Price $11.50   49,310    16,768 
Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Co., Expires 12/03/2026, Strike Price $11.50   57,733    14,999 
BurTech Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/18/2026, Strike Price $11.50   23,368    2,512 
BYTE Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   20,143    3,968 
C5 Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/19/2028, Strike Price $11.50   72,059    20,176 
Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd., Expires 07/20/2023, Strike Price $11.50   21,180    3,548 
Canna-Global Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/09/2028, Strike Price $11.50   154,766    19,346 
Capitalworks Emerging Markets Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/27/2028, Strike Price $11.50   69,120    16,630 

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

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Carney Technology Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 11/30/2027, Strike Price $11.50   46,429   $14,393 
Cartica Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/30/2028, Strike Price $11.50   74,354    19,336 
Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   4,076    1,930 
CENAQ Energy Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   327    62 
CF Acquisition Corp. IV, Expires 12/14/2025, Strike Price $11.50   13,333    4,400 
CF Acquisition Corp. VII, Expires 03/15/2026, Strike Price $11.50   4,928    2,144 
Chain Bridge I, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   33,367    10,010 
Churchill Capital Corp. VII, Expires 02/29/2028, Strike Price $11.50   26,731    14,705 
CIIG Capital Partners II, Inc., Expires 02/28/2028, Strike Price $11.50   11,642    3,904 
Cineworld, Expires 11/23/2025, Strike Price $0.01   88,914    12,299 
Clarim Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   27,552    5,373 
Climate Real Impact Solutions II Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   24    11 
Compute Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   26,926    12,930 
Concord Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   25,741    12,360 
Concord Acquisition Corp. III, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   54,452    17,425 
Consilium Acquisition Corp. I, Ltd., Expires 06/01/2027, Strike Price $11.50   38,488    7,313 
Corner Growth Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   41,045    6,362 
Crescera Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/20/2023, Strike Price $11.50   63,791    19,026 
Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/11/2027, Strike Price $11.50   98,684    24,163 
Crystal Peak Acquisition, Expires 06/22/2026, Strike Price $11.50   34,484    15,690 
D & Z Media Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   1,601    320 
DEE Tech SA, Expires 06/23/2023, Strike Price $11.50   35,099    5,371 
Deep Lake Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   27,192    5,033 
DHC Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   25,249    5,552 
DiamondHead Holdings Corp., Expires 01/28/2028, Strike Price $11.50   11,333    3,400 
Digital Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/14/2023, Strike Price $11.50   17,736    2,659 
dMY Technology Group, Inc. VI, Expires 06/25/2023, Strike Price $11.50   3,783    2,278 
DUET Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/19/2028, Strike Price $11.50   5,996    959 
EG Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/28/2028, Strike Price $11.50   27,981    6,156 
Emerging Markets Horizon Corp., Expires 02/08/2028, Strike Price $11.50   73,685    13,256 
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   16,634    2,661 
Energem Corp., Expires 03/10/2023, Strike Price $11.50   45,714    7,319 
Energy Transition Partners BV, Expires 07/16/2026, Strike Price $11.50   16,852    5,333 
Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   36,039    10,451 
EQ Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/02/2028, Strike Price $11.50   20,194    5,048 
ESGEN Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/28/2023, Strike Price $11.50   61,117    17,110 
EVe Mobility Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/12/2028, Strike Price $11.50   27,110    6,235 
Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   50,492    14,640 
ExcelFin Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/05/2023, Strike Price $11.50   22,366    3,802 
Fat Projects Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/16/2022, Strike Price $11.50   37,947    6,827 
Financial Strategies Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   6,820    1,018 
Financials Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/04/2027, Strike Price $1150.00   28,696    9,201 
Finnovate Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/15/2023, Strike Price $11.50   71,462    13,592 
FinServ Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 02/17/2026, Strike Price $11.50   22,794    8,566 
FinTech Acquisition Corp. VI, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   512    301 
Fintech Ecosystem Development Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   27,352    4,296 
Fintech Evolution Acquisition Group, Expires 03/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   17,608    4,391 

 

 

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Flame Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   5,451   $1,308 
Forbion European Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/23/2028, Strike Price $11.50   7,393    2,978 
Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   39,098    10,754 
Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/26/2023, Strike Price $11.50   15,616    4,060 
FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., Expires 08/22/2028, Strike Price $11.50   27,108    9,757 
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/10/2026, Strike Price $11.50   10,083    4,535 
FTAC Zeus Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   135,656    48,165 
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   20,782    3,949 
Future Health ESG Corp., Expires 02/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   37,402    7,480 
Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/21/2028, Strike Price $11.50   59,290    11,858 
Gardiner Healthcare Acquisitions Corp., Expires 07/30/2028, Strike Price $11.50   14,786    2,957 
Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/19/2028, Strike Price $11.50   10,074    2,015 
GigCapital5, Inc., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   3,954    712 
GigInternational1, Inc., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   31,595    5,719 
Glass Houses Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   33,299    9,990 
Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 07/13/2023, Strike Price $11.50   23,734    5,936 
Globalink Investment, Inc., Expires 12/03/2026, Strike Price $11.50   14,771    1,112 
GoGreen Investments Corp., Expires 06/04/2023, Strike Price $11.50   65,339    16,335 
Gores Holdings IX, Inc., Expires 01/14/2029, Strike Price $11.50   40,512    27,350 
Green Visor Financial Technology Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 05/08/2023, Strike Price $11.50   47,750    11,937 
Growth For Good Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/12/2026, Strike Price $11.50   51,285    10,770 
Harvey Gulf, Expires 12/31/2049, Strike Price $0.01   16,636    131,008 
HCM ACQUISITION Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   10,493    1,787 
Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/14/2026, Strike Price $11.50   18,681    7,659 
Heartland Media Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/21/2027, Strike Price $11.50   1,499    318 
HHG Capital Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   17,425    2,788 
HNR Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/29/2028, Strike Price $11.50   44,874    6,731 
Home Plate Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   4,107    1,150 
Hunt Cos. Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   52,706    10,014 
I2PO SA, Expires 07/21/2026, Strike Price $11.50   95,238    22,606 
Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/06/2023, Strike Price $11.50   19,665    5,748 
Inception Growth Acquisition, Ltd., Expires 10/15/2026, Strike Price $11.50   2,402    609 
Industrial Human Capital, Inc., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   14,916    1,790 
Industrial Tech Acquisitions II, Inc., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   47,509    12,115 
Infinite Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/23/2028, Strike Price $11.50   46,166    18,236 
InFinT Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/19/2027, Strike Price $11.50   55,058    8,259 
Innovative International Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   71,433    13,579 
Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/21/2023, Strike Price $11.50   48,874    14,169 
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   1,869    449 
Intelligent Medicine Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/13/2023, Strike Price $11.50   89,138    20,930 
Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 11/23/2028, Strike Price $11.50   24,645    5,175 
Jackson Acquisition Co., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   11,842    2,664 
Jaguar Global Growth Corp. I, Expires 02/11/2027, Strike Price $11.50   43,794    8,980 
Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/30/2026, Strike Price $11.50   19,820    10,903 
Juniper II Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   9,381    4,204 
Jupiter Acquisition Corp., Expires 08/25/2022, Strike Price $11.50   1,531    452 
Kairous Acquisition Corp. ltd, Expires 09/15/2026, Strike Price $11.50   6,765    1,116 

 

 

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Kernel Group Holdings, Inc., Expires 01/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   1,326   $212 
Keyarch Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/25/2028, Strike Price $11.50   24,350    4,321 
Kimbell Tiger Acquisition Corp., Expires 09/15/2028, Strike Price $11.50   59,791    16,155 
KnightSwan Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/21/2028, Strike Price $11.50   4,497    848 
LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I, Expires 04/04/2023, Strike Price $11.50   63,179    18,951 
Larkspur Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/17/2028, Strike Price $11.50   7,100    1,419 
LatAmGrowth SPAC, Expires 01/25/2028, Strike Price $11.50   37,849    7,948 
LAVA Medtech Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/01/2023, Strike Price $11.50   57,923    12,853 
Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   4,497    2,248 
LDH Growth Corp. I, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   1,613    613 
Lefteris Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/23/2025, Strike Price $11.50   26,999    5,867 
Levere Holdings Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   13,463    3,659 
LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 01/07/2026, Strike Price $11.50   60,499    18,755 
Liberty Resources Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   22,928    5,503 
Lionheart III Corp., Expires 03/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   36,580    9,149 
LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 02/16/2027, Strike Price $11.50   43,759    7,004 
Mana Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/01/2026, Strike Price $11.50   19,933    4,485 
McLaren Technology Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   61,067    17,401 
Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/28/2026, Strike Price $11.50   15,665    4,526 
Metals Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/12/2026, Strike Price $11.50   8,891    8,891 
Monterey Bio Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/07/2023, Strike Price $11.50   24,230    3,264 
Monument Circle Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   29,822    5,964 
Motive Capital Corp. II, Expires 05/15/2028, Strike Price $11.50   8,206    3,251 
Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/04/2022, Strike Price $11.50   12,935    2,552 
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp., Expires 08/24/2023, Strike Price $11.50   62,660    12,902 
Music Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/05/2028, Strike Price $11.50   15,545    3,289 
Nabors Energy Transition Corp., Expires 11/17/2026, Strike Price $11.50   87,846    30,746 
New Energy One Acquisition Corp. PLC, Expires 03/07/2027, Strike Price $11.50   222,976    36,450 
New Providence Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   21,526    5,702 
New Vista Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   14,117    4,482 
Newcourt Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/12/2028, Strike Price $11.50   30,398    6,153 
NightDragon Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   11,378    5,461 
NorthView Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/21/2023, Strike Price $11.50   19,197    3,609 
Nova Vision Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   31,088    2,130 
OmniLit Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/08/2026, Strike Price $11.50   31,515    7,501 
Onyx Acquisition Co. I, Expires 01/07/2023, Strike Price $11.50   24,790    4,958 
Orion Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/19/2026, Strike Price $11.50   5,956    1,906 
Oxus Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/27/2023, Strike Price $11.50   20,287    3,690 
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   76,584    16,121 
Parsec Capital Acquisitions Corp., Expires 01/08/2023, Strike Price $11.50   9,369    1,639 
Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/15/2026, Strike Price $11.50   18,484    4,713 
PepperLime Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/28/2023, Strike Price $11.50   11,876    5,394 
Perception Capital Corp. II, Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   58,258    7,574 
Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp., Expires 09/01/2026, Strike Price $11.50   21,939    4,168 
Pine Island Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/29/2027, Strike Price $11.50   2,271    911 
Pontem Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   60,453    14,509 
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp., Expires 12/14/2028, Strike Price $11.50   87,961    39,591 

 

 

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Powered Brands, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   12,449   $2,635 
PROOF Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 12/03/2028, Strike Price $11.50   20,757    5,953 
Prospector Capital Corp., Expires 01/01/2025, Strike Price $11.50   21,521    4,461 
RCF Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/25/2023, Strike Price $11.50   31,463    13,370 
Relativity Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/11/2027, Strike Price $11.50   45,142    6,324 
Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/24/2028, Strike Price $11.50   53    15 
Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   31,854    12,764 
Rose Hill Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   41,528    10,801 
Ross Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 02/12/2026, Strike Price $11.50   28,225    14,112 
Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   79,319    14,285 
Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/15/2027, Strike Price $11.50   22,674    12,924 
Sculptor Acquisition Corp. I, Expires 04/15/2028, Strike Price $11.50   9,858    3,116 
Seaport Calibre Materials Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/19/2023, Strike Price $11.50   14,252    3,386 
ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/26/2023, Strike Price $11.50   94,845    20,230 
Signal Hill Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/11/2027, Strike Price $11.50   13,462    2,828 
SILVERspac, Inc., Expires 02/16/2023, Strike Price $11.50   18,449    8,156 
Sizzle Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/12/2026, Strike Price $11.50   43,590    8,062 
Southport Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/24/2028, Strike Price $11.50   6,161    1,190 
Spindletop Health Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   47,277    9,928 
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd., Expires 12/22/2028, Strike Price $11.50   20,337    4,635 
ST Energy Transition I, Ltd., Expires 12/02/2026, Strike Price $11.50   42,980    13,539 
Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   28,327    8,555 
SVF Investment Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   28,720    15,368 
Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/17/2028, Strike Price $11.50   132    35 
Tailwind International Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/01/2028, Strike Price $11.50   17,317    3,117 
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp., Expires 04/18/2023, Strike Price $11.50   71,933    15,106 
Target Global Acquisition I Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   18,073    4,880 
TCW Special Purpose Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   31,655    8,439 
Tech and Energy Transition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   59,992    17,152 
Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/15/2027, Strike Price $11.50   52,993    8,733 
Thrive Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/09/2023, Strike Price $11.50   47,781    7,406 
Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp, Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   4,082    1,671 
TKB Critical Technologies 1, Expires 01/08/2023, Strike Price $11.50   48,884    10,754 
TLGY Acquisition Corp., Expires 01/14/2028, Strike Price $11.50   68,311    13,669 
Transition SA, Expires 06/16/2026, Strike Price $11.50   33,822    10,704 
Tribe Capital Growth Corp. I, Expires 03/05/2026, Strike Price $11.50   27,683    14,379 
Trine II Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   78,462    23,546 
Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   24,279    9,347 
TZP Strategies Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2027, Strike Price $11.50   40,990    8,391 
UTA Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/30/2026, Strike Price $11.50   44,060    29,961 
Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp., Expires 11/30/2028, Strike Price $11.50   55,430    17,300 
Valor Latitude Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2028, Strike Price $11.50   3,725    857 
Valuence Merger Corp. I, Expires 03/01/2027, Strike Price $11.50   60,778    10,639 
VAM Investments Spac BV, Expires 07/27/2026, Strike Price $11.50   12,639    4,533 
VEW AG, Expires 02/28/2026, Strike Price $11.50   19,185    6,331 
Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/18/2027, Strike Price $11.50   20,851    3,755 
Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/24/2023, Strike Price $11.50   49,182    7,377 

 

 

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VMG Consumer Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/03/2023, Strike Price $11.50   60,937   $18,284 
Western Acquisition Ventures Corp., Expires 01/12/2027, Strike Price $11.50   29,980    4,197 
Zimmer Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/14/2023, Strike Price $11.50   1,716    772 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS        2,435,579 
(Cost $3,919,264)          
           
RIGHTS - 0.04%(g)          
Accretion Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   37,215    5,954 
AIB Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   41,417    5,212 
Alset Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   26,594    3,457 
Arisz Acquisition Corp., Expires 05/01/2023   34,348    4,070 
Aurora Technology Acquisition Corp., Expires 02/07/2028   63,578    9,537 
Axios Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   43,990    4,835 
bleuacacia, Ltd., Expires 12/31/2049   201,609    27,399 
Broad Capital Acquisition Corp., Expires 10/25/2022   53,360    9,071 
Consilium Acquisition Corp. I, Ltd., Expires 06/01/2027   76,977    13,856 
Deep Medicine Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/09/2022   15,116    2,550 
Financial Strategies Acquisition Corp., Expires 03/31/2028   9,858    1,429 
Fintech Ecosystem Development Corp., Expires 12/31/2028   54,704    9,267 
Globalink Investment, Inc., Expires 08/19/2023   4,837    906 
Growth For Good Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/14/2023   75,556    9,890 
Inception Growth Acquisition, Ltd., Expires 05/08/2023   7,394    1,331 
Jaguar Global Growth Corp. I, Expires 12/31/2049   87,589    14,014 
Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   18,463    3,503 
Kairous Acquisition Corp. ltd, Expires 11/24/2023   13,555    2,253 
Keyarch Acquisition Corp., Expires 07/25/2028   16,489    2,407 
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V, Expires 12/31/2049   8,917    1,706 
NorthView Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   38,482    6,636 
QualTek Services, Inc., Expires 12/31/2049   73,592    15,454 
Sagaliam Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   84,310    14,729 
Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp., Expires 12/31/2049   29,572    5,702 
           
TOTAL RIGHTS        175,168 
(Cost $234,566)          
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.30%          
JPMorgan US Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, 7 Day Yield 0.24%   659,025    659,025 
BNY Mellon US Treasury Fund, 7 Day Yield 0.17%   504,143    504,143 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS        1,163,168 
(Cost $1,163,168)          

 

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

   Shares  Fair Value
Total Investments - 125.37%      $494,628,752 
(Cost $498,143,386)         
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (25.37)%      $(100,107,248)
          
Net Assets - 100.00%      $394,521,504 

 

Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2022.

 

(a)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $10,922,250, which represented approximately 2.77% of net assets as of April 30, 2022. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration.

(b)Security is in default as of period end and is therefore non-income producing.

(c)Level 3 assets valued using significant unobservable inputs as a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

(d)Amount represents less than 0.005% of net assets.

(e)Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security which may pay interest/dividend in additional par/shares.

(f)Securities were originally issued pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was $5,536,350, which represents approximately 1.40% of net assets.

(g)Non-income producing security.

(h)A portion or all of the security is owned by BRW SPV I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. See Note 2(L).

 

All securities held as of April 30, 2022 are pledged as collateral for the Trust’s credit facility. See Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK - Payment in-kind

 

Reference Rates:

1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.80%

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 1.33%

1D FEDEF - 1 Day FEDEF as of April 30, 2022 was 0.25%

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

  April 30, 2022

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS - CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

Buy/Sell
Protection(a)
  Single
Name/
Index
  Reference Obligations  Annual
Payment
Rate
Received
(Paid)
  Currency   Maturity
Date
  Notional
Amount(b)
   Value   Upfront
Premiums
Received/(Paid)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Buy  Single Name  RR Donnelley & Sons  (5.00)%   USD   12/20/26   4,681,000   $(437,130)  $615,275   $178,145 
Sell  Index  Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 37  5.00%   USD   12/20/26   50,000,000    1,605,678    (2,812,500)   (1,206,822)
                         $1,168,548   $(2,197,225)  $(1,028,677)

 

(a) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(b) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Fund
Receiving
   Value   Fund
Delivering
   Cost   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
JP Morgan Chase  05/31/22   EUR    285,917    USD    284,378   $1,539 
JP Morgan Chase  05/31/22   USD    711,363    GBP    685,806   $25,557 
                          $27,096 

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

  April 30, 2022

 

Financial instruments, at fair value(a)  Principal Amount / Quantity   Fair Value 
CONTINGENT FORWARD PURCHASE CONTRACTS          
Corporate Bonds          
Leisure Facilities & Services          
Selina Hospitality PLC, 6.000%, 06/27/2022  $7,539,000   $6,031,200 
Total Corporate Bonds (Commitment $6,031,200)        6,031,200 
           
Warrants          
Leisure Facilities & Services          
Selina Hospitality PLC, Strike $11.50   218,500    2,185 
Total Warrants (Commitment $-)        2,185 
           
Special Purpose Acquisition Company          
Leisure Facilities & Services          
BOA Acquisition Corp, Class B   56,543    565 
Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Commitment $-)        565 
TOTAL CONTINGENT FORWARD PURCHASE CONTRACTS (Commitment $6,031,200)        6,033,950 
TOTAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, AT FAIR VALUE (Commitment $6,031,200)       $6,033,950 

 

(a)Level 3 assets valued using significant unobservable inputs as a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

  

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

  April 30, 2022

 

ASSETS:    
Investments, at fair value (Cost $498,143,386 , respectively)  $494,628,752 
Cash   863,166 
Financial instruments, at fair value (Commitments $6,031,200, respectively)   6,033,950 
Receivables:     
Investment securities sold   11,716,298 
Collateral posted to Secured Party under Tri-Party Arrangements for OTC derivatives   770,000 
Collateral posted to Clearing House for centrally cleared derivatives   2,342,046 
Interest   847,423 
Credit default swaps, at fair value (net upfront fees paid $2,197,225)   1,168,548 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   27,096 
Prepaid expenses   19,127 
Total Assets   518,416,406 
      
LIABILITIES:     
Foreign currency (Cost $399,889)   399,889 
Payables:     
Notes payable   112,500,000 
Payable for investment securities purchased   9,794,500 
Accrued interest payable   96,657 
Payable for investment management fees   349,023 
Payable for trustees fees   7,374 
Other accrued expenses   747,459 
Total Liabilities   123,894,902 
Net Assets  $394,521,504 
      
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHARES:     
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:     
Paid-in capital  $567,971,162 
Total distributable loss  $(173,449,658)
NET ASSETS  $394,521,504 
Net assets value per common share outstanding (net assets divided by 85,058,986 shares of beneficial interest authorized and outstanding, no par value)  $4.64 

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

  For the Period Ended April 30, 2022

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Investment income  $5,805,826 
Dividend income   1,754,175 
Total Investment Income   7,560,001 
      
EXPENSES:     
Investment management fees (Note 4)   2,558,034 
Interest expense   466,128 
Transfer agent fees   98,676 
Custody and accounting expense   215,863 
Professional fees   160,487 
Shareholder reporting expense   74,617 
Trustees fees   88,753 
Miscellaneous expenses   553,714 
Total Expenses   4,216,272 
Waived and reimbursed fees (Note 4)   (548,849)
Net expenses   3,667,423 
Net Investment Income   3,892,578 
      
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):     
Net realized gain/(loss) on:     
Investments   (15,165)
Credit default swaps   208,925 
Forward foreign currency contracts   611,869 
Foreign currency transactions   (247,456)
Net realized gain:   558,173 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:     
Investments   (6,822,162)
Financial instruments   2,750 
Credit default swaps   (1,028,677)
Forward foreign currency contracts   27,096 
Foreign currency related transactions   42,016 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):   (7,778,977)
Net realized and unrealized loss   (7,220,804)
Net Decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(3,328,226)

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

   For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2022
(unaudited)(a)
   For the
Period Ended
October 31, 2021(b)
   For the
Year Ended
February 28, 2021
 
FROM OPERATIONS:               
Net investment income  $3,892,578   $5,700,334   $22,651,755 
Net realized gain/(loss)   558,173    3,579,796    (98,682,859)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Investment securities and unfunded commitments   (7,778,977)   12,904    48,601,471 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets resulting from Operations   (3,328,226)   9,293,034    (27,429,633)
                
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:               
Total distributions (excluding return of capital)   (4,876,142)   (6,017,351)   (25,024,961)
Return of Capital   (16,984,018)   (10,729,227)   (1,234,296)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to common shareholders   (21,860,160)   (16,746,578)   (26,259,257)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:               
Cost of shares repurchased (Note 8)       (1,536,542)   (18,727,020)
Cost of shares repurchased in tender offer (Note 8)       (176,835,308)   (104,862,043)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions       (178,371,850)   (123,589,063)
Net Decrease in net assets   (25,188,386)   (185,825,394)   (177,277,953)
NET ASSETS:               
Beginning of period   419,709,890    605,535,284    782,813,237 
End of period  $394,521,504   $419,709,890   $605,535,284 

 

(a)Consolidated financials.

(b)With the approval of the Board effective October 31, 2021, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from February 28 to October 31.

  

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

  For the Period Ended April 30, 2022

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net decrease in net assets from operations:  $(3,328,226)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:    
Purchases of securities   (429,292,414)
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities   389,282,968 
Proceeds from short term investment securities   11,861,385 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments   (3,410,624)
Net realized (gain)/loss on:     
Investment securities   15,165 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (611,869)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on:     
Investment securities   6,822,162 
Financial instruments   (2,750)
Credit default swap contracts   1,028,677 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (27,096)
(Increase)/Decrease in assets:     
Interest receivable   (193,972)
Financial instruments, at fair value   (6,033,950)
Collateral posted to Clearing House for centrally cleared derivatives   (2,342,046)
Collateral posted to Secured Party under Tri-Party Arrangements for OTC derivatives   (770,000)
Credit default swaps, at fair value   (1,168,548)
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   27,096 
Prepaid expenses   229,909 
Other assets   1,657 
Increase/(Decrease) in liabilities:     
Accrued interest payable   35,587 
Bank overdraft   (2,335,961)
Accrued investment advisory fees payable   (39,347)
Accrued trustees' fees and deferred compensation payable   (56,794)
Other payables and accrued expense   132,428 
Net cash used in operating activities:   (40,176,563)
      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:     
Cash provided by loan:   62,500,000 
Cash distributions paid:   (21,860,160)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities:   40,639,840 
      
Effects of Exchange Rates on Cash:    
      
Net Change in Cash & Foreign Rates On Cash & Foreign Currency:   463,277 
Cash & foreign currency, beginning of period:    
Cash & foreign currency, end of period:   463,277 
      
Cash paid for interest on loan during the period was:   430,541 

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

 

  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2022(a)
(Unaudited)
   For the
Period Ended
October 31,
2021(b)
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
February 29,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2018
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2017
 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value - beginning of period  $4.93   $4.97   $5.30   $5.54   $5.69   $5.80   $5.36 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                
Net investment income(c)   0.05    0.05    0.16    0.30    0.29    0.30    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and unfunded loan commitments(c)   (0.08)   0.08    (0.32)   (0.23)   (0.14)   (0.12)   0.45 
Total Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations   (0.03)   0.13    (0.16)   0.07    0.15    0.18    0.76 
                                    
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:                
From net investment income(c)   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.17)   (0.31)   (0.30)   (0.25)   (0.32)
From tax return of capital(c)   (0.20)   (0.11)   (0.01)           (0.04)    
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders   (0.26)   (0.17)   (0.18)   (0.31)   (0.30)   (0.29)   (0.32)
                                    
Accretion to net asset value resulting from share repurchases and tender offer(c)(d)           0.01                 
Total Capital Share Transactions           0.01                 
Net asset value per common share - end of period  $4.64   $4.93   $4.97   $5.30   $5.54   $5.69   $5.80 
Market price per common share -  end of period  $4.30   $4.67   $4.63   $4.91   $4.82   $5.17   $5.59 
                                    
Total Investment Return - Net Asset Value(e)   (0.38%)   2.84%   (2.14%)   1.88%   3.37%   3.62%   14.93%
Total Investment Return - Market Price(e)   (2.54%)   4.57%   (1.59%)   8.48%   (1.02%)   (2.31%)   28.24%
                                    
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                   
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)  $394,522   $419,710   $605,535   $782,813   $818,100   $840,774   $857,138 
Ratio of expenses including waivers to average net assets   1.82%(f)   1.43%(f)   2.26%   2.85%   2.90%   2.54%   2.24%
Ratio of expenses excluding waivers to average net assets(g)   2.09%(f)   1.60%(f)   2.68%   2.86%   2.92%   2.55%   2.24%
Ratio of expenses excluding interest expense and other fees related to revolving credit facility to average net assets   1.59%(f)   1.38%(f)   2.13%   1.62%   1.64%   1.64%   1.62%
Ratio of net investment income including waivers to average net assets   1.93%(f)   1.62%(f)   3.37%   5.29%   5.16%   4.58%   5.44%
Ratios to average net assets plus borrowings                                   
Ratio of expenses including waivers to average net assets   1.50%(f)   1.37%(f)   1.72%   2.05%   2.07%   1.80%   1.60%

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

 

  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2022(a)
(Unaudited)
   For the
Period Ended
October 31,
2021(b)
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
February 29,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2018
   For the
Year Ended
February 28,
2017
 
Ratio of expenses excluding waivers to average net assets   1.73%(f)   1.54%(f)   2.04%   2.06%   2.08%   1.81%   1.60%
Ratio of expenses excluding interest expense and other fees related to revolving credit facility to average net assets   1.31%(f)   1.32%(f)   1.30%   1.16%   1.16%   1.16%   1.16%
Ratio of net investment income including waivers to average net assets   1.60%(f)   1.56%(f)   2.56%   3.81%   3.68%   3.25%   3.88%
Portfolio turnover rate   73%   94%   56%   53%   60%   89%   67%
                                    
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA                                   
Total shares outstanding (000s)   85,059    85,059    121,841    147,788    147,788    147,788    147,788 
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000(h)  $4,507   $9,394   $27,794   $3,478   $3,534   $3,610   $3,589 
                                    
Aggregate principal amount, end of period (000s)  $112,500   $50,000   $22,600   $315,900   $322,800   $322,100   $331,100 
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000s)  $84,505   $20,559   $211,066   $312,939   $332,698   $343,074   $337,209 

 

(a)Consolidated financials.

(b)With the approval of the Board effective October 31, 2021, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from February 28 to October 31.

(c)Calculated using average common shares outstanding.

(d)Please see Note 8 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

(e)Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns does not reflect sales load or brokerage commissions, if any, and are not annualized.
(f)Annualized.

(g)The Investment Adviser (See Note 1 and Note 5) has entered into a written expense limitation agreement with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund (excluding interest, taxes, investor relations services, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by such Fund’s trustees who are not interested persons) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

(h)Asset coverage ratios, is presented to represent the coverage available to each $1,000 of borrowings. The Asset coverage ratio per $1,000 of debt is presented to represent the coverage available to each $1,000 of borrowings. Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities from the Fund's total assets and dividing by the principal amount of the Leverage Facility and then multiplying by $1,000.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

April 30, 2022

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

 

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as a closed-end, management investment company. The common shares of the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “BRW”. The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation. The Fund will opportunistically invest in products, such as, high yield credit, closed-end funds and special purpose acquisition companies. The Fund may also use derivatives where it believes it can achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns seeking to reduce portfolio risk.

 

Saba Capital Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”), a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Fund is considered an investment company under Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”, and follows the accounting and reporting guidance therein. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates and the differences may be material.

 

The Fund is open for business every day the NYSE opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share of the Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per Common Share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund's assets plus all cash and other assets (including accrued expenses but excluding capital and surplus) attributable to the Common Shares by the number of Common Shares outstanding. The NAV per Common Share is made available for publication. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or sell shares of the Fund.

 

A. Financial Instrument Valuation. Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at fair market value. Securities (including Common Stock, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Closed End Funds, Unit Trusts, and Preferred Stock) listed or traded on an exchange are valued at their last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the particular security at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Investments in Money Market Funds are valued at NAV, which approximates fair market value. Corporate Bonds, Sovereign Debt Obligations and Bank Loans are valued at mid-level prices provided by independent pricing services. Exchange traded derivatives such as listed options, warrants, and rights are valued at last sales price on the valuation date or, if such price is not available, the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Non-exchange traded derivatives (such as credit default swaps) are valued by independent pricing services, which use various techniques including industry standard pricing models, to determine the fair value of those instruments. Financial instruments (including contingent forward purchase contracts) are valued by third-party valuation specialists or at cost, which approximates fair market value.

 

B. Fair Value Measurement. Investments held by the Fund are recorded at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Investment Adviser has established and documented procedures (the “Valuation Policy”) that provide for fair value measurements that are fair, consistent, and verifiable. The Investment Adviser has designated a Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the valuation of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The Committee is led by the Chief Financial Officer and is comprised of the Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Compliance Officer, the Fund Accounting team, the Chief Risk Officer (Fund Trustee), and the Director of Operations, all of whom are independent of the Fund’s portfolio investment decisions. Additionally, Portfolio Managers, whose roles are limited to providing insight into recent trade activity and overall market performance, are also members of the Committee. The majority of Committee members are independent of the Fund’s portfolio investment decisions. The Committee meets on a monthly basis and is responsible for compliance and consistent application of the Valuation Policy.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

April 30, 2022

 

ASC 820 establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability of inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value. Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices available in active markets for identical financial instruments as of the reporting date. An active market for the financial instrument is a market in which transactions for the financial instrument occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis, as well as at the reporting date. Investments classified within Level 1 primarily include money market funds, common stocks, closed end funds, and special purpose acquisition companies. The Investment Adviser does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments, even in situations where the Fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Level 2 – Consists of financial instruments fair valued using inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the financial instrument, either directly or indirectly. This category includes pricing inputs that are quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets or quoted prices for similar or identical financial instruments in markets that at times may not meet the definition of active. Derivatives are valued using observable inputs, such as quotations received from third party service providers, counterparties, dealers or brokers, whenever available and considered reliable. In instances where models are used, the value of a derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability and reliability of observable inputs. Such inputs include market prices for reference securities, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs. If inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3.

 

Level 3 – Pricing inputs that are unobservable for the financial instrument and includes situations where there may be little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value could require significant management judgment or estimation. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. However, the determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser considers observable data to be market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The categorization of a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Investment Adviser’s perceived risk of that instrument.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s financial instruments in accordance with the above fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2022. Refer to the portfolio of investments for additional details.

 

Investments in Securities at fair value  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
   Total 
Corporate Bonds  $   $18,428,534   $   $18,428,534 
Senior Loans       14,191,770        14,191,770 
Common Stock   8,681,514    2,929,993    1,654,694    13,266,201 
Closed End Funds   37,590,543            37,590,543 
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies   400,054,845    5,783    829,996    400,890,624 
Exchange Traded Fund   4,704            4,704 
Preferred Stock       407,959        407,959 
Government Bond       5,536,350        5,536,350 
Unit Trust   538,152            538,152 
Warrants   1,970,259    168,901    296,419    2,435,579 
Rights   175,168            175,168 
Short Term Investments   1,163,168            1,163,168 
Total  $450,178,353   $41,669,290   $2,781,109   $494,628,752 

 

Financial Instruments, at fair value  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
   Total 
Contingent Forward Purchase Contracts  $   $   $6,033,950   $6,033,950 
Total  $   $   $6,033,950   $6,033,950 

 

 

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April 30, 2022

 

Derivative contracts, at fair value(a)  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
   Total 
Assets                    
Credit Default Swaps  $   $1,168,548   $   $1,168,548 
Forward foreign currency contracts       27,096        27,096 
Total  $   $1,195,644   $   $1,195,644 

 

(a)Derivative assets and liabilities include the effect of counterparty netting and are shown on a net basis above.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair value of investments for which the Fund has used Level 3 unobservable inputs in determining fair value as of April 30, 2022:

 

   Common Stocks   Special Purpose
Acquisition
Companies
   Warrants   Contingent Forward
Purchase Agreements
   Total 
Balance as of October 31, 2021  $   $986,159   $   $   $986,159 
Accrued discount/ premium                    
Realized Gain/(Loss)                    
Change in Unrealized                         
Appreciation/(Depreciation)   (33,769)   (156,163)   155,714    2,750    (31,468)
Purchases /commitments   1,688,463        140,705    6,031,200    7,860,368 
Sales Proceeds                    
Transfer into Level 3                    
Transfer out of Level 3                    
Balance as of April 30, 2022  $1,654,694   $829,996   $296,419   $6,033,950   $8,815,059 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in the Statements of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments held at April 30, 2022  $(33,769)  $(156,163)  $155,714   $2,750   $(31,468)

 

C. Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expense are recorded on the accrual basis and include the amortization/accretion of premiums and discounts on fixed income securities using the effective interest method. Dividend and interest income are recorded net of applicable withholding taxes. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are computed on the basis of the identified cost of the securities sold or covered. Unrealized gains and losses are recognized in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and foreign currency translation on the statement of operations. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis as incurred.

 

D. Foreign Currency Translation. Assets and liabilities, including investments, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange on the following basis:

 

(1)Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.

(2)Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Purchases and sales of investments and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of such transactions. Net realized currency translation gains or losses include the effects of currency movements between trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between amounts actually received or paid upon settlement. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in either net realized gains (losses) on securities and derivative transactions or net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and derivative transactions in the statement of operations. Foreign currency translation gains and losses on assets and liabilities (excluding investments) are included in either net realized gains (losses) on securities transactions or net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities transactions.

 

 

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April 30, 2022

 

E. Derivatives. To limit the credit risk associated with transactions in the OTC market, the Fund conducts business only with recognized financial institutions, the financial condition of which is monitored by the Investment Manager.

 

In compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 the Fund has entered into third party custodial arrangements with all OTC counterparties (“Tri-Party Arrangement”) whereby initial and variation margin is held in segregated accounts at the U.S. custodial banks (“Secured Parties”). Such amounts may only be accessed by the counterparties after certain Fund defaults (including bankruptcy) or following any applicable remedies under the Fund’s International Swaps and Derivative Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreements.

 

With cleared swaps, the central counterparty clearing houses (“CCPs” or “clearinghouses”), as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouses stand between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouses. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouses in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

 

In addition, the Fund's OTC derivative contracts subject to ISDA Master Agreements which contain provisions that may require the Fund to comply with certain covenants (including minimum NAV and performance based thresholds) and other provisions (occurrence of a credit event) that may call for early termination and settlement of the derivative at its then fair value. At April 30, 2022, there are no derivative instruments subject to those covenants and provisions that are in a net liability position. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund did not trigger covenants related to minimum NAV and performance based thresholds.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency contracts primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. When entering into a currency forward foreign contract, the Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. These instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates. Open forward foreign currency contracts are presented within the respective Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund had an average quarterly contract amount on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $0 and $5,750,000 respectively.

 

Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into various swap agreements including, but not limited to credit default swaps, as a part of its investment strategy. Generally, a swap contract is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based on or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified notional amount of the underlying assets. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference paid by one party to the other.

 

The fair value of open swaps reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities may differ from that which would be realized if the Fund terminated its position in the contract. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the aggregate fair value of swap contracts in an unrealized gain position and collateral posted with the counterparty. The risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the counterparty posting collateral to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. The Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in the fair value of the underlying investments.

 

Swap agreements may also be centrally cleared through a clearing house (“cleared swaps”), where immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to the CCP and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker. Cleared swaps mitigate the Fund’s exposure to counterparty risk since the CCP, as the counterparty to all cleared swaps, guarantees the swap contracts against default. During the period ending April 30, 2022, all credit default swap transactions were centrally cleared.

 

 

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April 30, 2022

 

Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”) contracts involve an arrangement between the Fund and a counterparty which allows the Fund to protect against losses (when the Fund purchases a CDS) incurred as a result of default by a specified reference entity. Generally, the Fund pays or receives a premium upfront and continues to pay periodic interest payments while the counterparty agrees to make a payment to compensate the Fund for losses upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. Alternatively, when the Fund sells a CDS, it receives premium payments in exchange for assuming the credit risk of the specified reference entity. Generally, the counterparty pays or receives a premium upfront and continues to pay periodic interest payments while the Fund agrees to make a payment to compensate the counterparty for losses upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. Although contract-specific, credit events generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, and restructuring. Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the contract is terminated prior to the occurrence of a credit event, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the close-out price of the CDS contract and the original contract price. Upfront fees are recorded as components of the costs or proceeds to the CDS contract and amortized over the life of the contract on a straight line basis. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund had been both a purchaser and a seller of CDS contracts. For the period ended April 30, 2022, the average quarter-end notional amount of credit default swaps - protection purchased and protection sold was $1,560,333 and $16,666,666, respectively.

 

Risk Exposure  Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  Asset Derivatives Net Unrealized Appreciation   Liabilities Derivatives Net Unrealized Depreciation 
Credit Risk:
(Credit Default Swap Contracts)
  Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on credit default swap contracts  $1,168,548   $ 
Foreign Exchange Risk:
(Foreign Currency Contracts)
  Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency contracts   27,096     
Total     $1,195,644   $ 

 

Risk Exposure  Consolidated Statement of Operations Location  Net Realized Gain/(Loss)   Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
Credit Risk:
(Credit Default Swap Contracts)
  Net realized gain/(loss) on credit default swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on credit default swap contracts  $208,925   $(1,028,677)
Foreign Exchange Risk:
(Foreign Currency Contracts)
  Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency contracts contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency contracts   611,869    27,096 
Total     $820,794   $(1,001,581)

 

F. Financial Instruments. Financial instruments, at fair value include contingent forward purchase contracts. Such financial instruments represent future commitments to purchase certain securities to be issued, generally by SPACs or their target companies, at specified terms subject to certain contingencies. These contingencies allow the Fund and/or counterparties not to settle such contracts if those contingencies do not occur. Contingent forward purchase contracts may be illiquid and are reflected on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities at fair value. The net change in unrealized gains and losses on contingent forward purchase contracts is reflected in net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on financial instruments on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

G. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax periods in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until the capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.

 

 

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April 30, 2022

 

The Fund may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain.

 

H. Distributions to Common Shareholders. The Fund will make monthly distributions to shareholders at an initial annual minimum fixed rate of 12.00% (8.00% for distributions declared prior to January 2022), based on the average monthly net asset value of the Fund’s common shares. The Fund will calculate the average net asset value from the previous month based on the number of Business Days in that month on which the net asset value is calculated. The distribution will be calculated as 12.00% of the previous month’s average net asset value, divided by twelve. The Fund will generally distribute amounts necessary to satisfy the Fund’s plan and the requirements prescribed by excise tax rules and Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan is intended to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed minimum rate of distribution each month and is intended to narrow the discount between the market price and the net asset value of the Fund’s common shares, but there is no assurance that the plan will be successful in doing so.

 

Under the managed distribution plan, to the extent that sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund will distribute capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution rate. No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution plan. The Board may amend the terms of the plan or terminate the plan at any time. The amendment or termination of the plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s common shares. The plan will be subject to the periodic review by the Board, including a yearly review of the annual minimum fixed rate to determine if an adjustment should be made.

 

I. Dividend Reinvestments. Pursuant to the Fund’s Shareholder Reinvestment Program (the “Program”), ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”), the Program administrator, purchases, from time to time, shares of beneficial interest of the Fund on the open market to satisfy dividend reinvestments. Such shares are purchased on the open market only when the closing sale or bid price plus commission is less than the NAV per share of the Fund’s Common Shares on the valuation date. If the market price plus commissions is equal to or exceeds NAV, new shares are issued by the Fund at the greater of (i) NAV or (ii) the market price of the shares during the pricing period, minus a discount of 5%.

 

J. Share Offerings. The Fund issues shares under various shelf registration statements, whereby the net proceeds received by the Fund from share sales may not be less than the greater of (i) the NAV per share or (ii) 94% of the average daily market price over the relevant pricing period.

 

K. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.

 

L. Basis of Consolidation. The Fund invests in certain investments through its investment in BRW SPV I. The BRW SPV I is a Cayman Islands Exempted Company with Limited Liability and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Fund and its wholly owned subsidiary. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. For tax purposes, the Fund is required to increase its net taxable income by its share of the BRW SPV I’s income. Net taxable losses incurred by the BRW SPV I cannot offset income earned by the Fund and cannot be carried back or forward by the BRW SPV I to offset income from prior or future years.

 

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENTS

 

 

For the period ended April 30, 2022, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from principal repayment and sales of investments, excluding short-term notes, totaled $428,226,899 and 328,687,273, respectively. The fair value of these assets is established as set forth in Note 2.

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund held senior loans valued at $14,191,770 representing 3.60% of its total net assets. The senior loans acquired by the Fund typically take the form of a direct lending relationship with the borrower, and are typically acquired through an assignment of another lender’s interest in a loan. The lead lender in a typical corporate loan syndicate administers the loan and monitors the collateral securing the loan. In the event that the lead lender becomes insolvent, enters Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) receivership or, if not FDIC insured, enters into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment, or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund held corporate bonds and sovereign debt obligations valued at $18,428,534 and $5,536,350, respectively, which represent 4.67% and 1.40% of its total net assets. Changes in short-term market interest rates will directly affect the yield on variable rate notes. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on variable rate notes will also fall. To the extent that the interest rate spreads on loans in the Fund's portfolio experience a general decline, the yield on the Common Shares will fall and the value of the Fund’s assets may decrease, which will cause the Fund’s NAV to decrease. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on assets in the Fund’s portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by such securities generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases. With respect to investments in fixed rate instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values of such instruments to fall. The values of fixed rate instruments with longer maturities or duration are more sensitive to changes in market interest rates.

 

 

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April 30, 2022

 

Certain common and preferred stock, and stock purchase warrants held in the portfolio were acquired in conjunction with loans held by the Fund. Certain stocks and warrants are restricted and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act, or without an exemption under the 1933 Act. In some cases, these restrictions expire after a designated period of time after issuance of the shares or warrants.

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund held SPACs valued at $400,890,624 representing 101.61% of its total net assets. A SPAC is a publicly traded company formed for the purpose of raising capital through an initial public offering to fund the acquisition, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination, of one or more operating businesses that are typically not publicly-listed. Following the acquisition of a target company, a SPAC's management team may exercise control over the management of the combined company in an effort to increase its value. Often now, though, management of the target company will continue to manage the now publicly-traded business subsequent to completion of its business combination with the SPAC. Capital raised through the initial public offering of securities of a SPAC is typically placed into a trust account until acquired business combination is completed or a predetermined period of time (typically 24 months) elapses. Shareholders in a SPAC would receive a return on their investment in the event that a target company is acquired and the combined publicly-traded company's shares trade above the SPAC's initial public offering ("IPO") price, or alternatively, the market price at which an investor acquired a SPAC's shares subsequent to its IPO. In the event that a SPAC is unable to locate and acquire a target business by the timeframe established at the time of its IPO, the SPAC would be forced to liquidate its assets, which may result in losses due to the expenses and liabilities of the SPAC, to the extent third-parties are permitted to bring claims against IPO proceeds held in the SPAC's trust account.

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund held Closed End Mutual Funds valued at $37,590,543 representing 9.53% of its total net assets. A closed-end fund (“CEF”) or closed-ended fund is a collective investment issuing a fixed number of shares which are not redeemable from the fund. Shares can be purchased and sold in the market and are subject to market fluctuations.

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund held warrants valued at $2,435,579 representing 0.62% of its net assets. The Fund may purchase warrants issued by domestic and foreign companies to purchase newly created equity securities consisting of common and preferred stock. Warrants are securities that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase equity issues of the company issuing the warrants, or a related company, at a fixed price either on a certain date or during a set period. The equity security underlying a warrant is authorized at the time the warrant is issued or is issued together with the warrant. Investing in warrants can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security and, thus, can be a speculative investment. At the time of issue, the cost of a warrant is substantially less than the cost of the underlying security itself, and price movements in the underlying security are generally magnified in the price movements of the warrant. The leveraging effect enables the investor to gain exposure to the underlying security with a relatively low capital investment. This leveraging increases an investor’s risk, as a complete loss of the amount invested in the warrant may result in the event of a decline in the value of the underlying security. In addition, the price of a warrant tends to be more volatile than, and may not correlate exactly to, the price of the underlying security. If the market price of the underlying security is below the exercise price of the warrant on its expiration date, the warrant will generally expire without value. The value of a warrant may decline because of a decline in the value of the underlying security, the passage of time, changes in interest rates or in the dividend or other policies of the company whose equity underlies the warrant, a change in the perception as to the future price of the underlying security, or any combination thereof. Warrants generally pay no dividends and confer no voting or other rights other than to purchase the underlying security.

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

 

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. This Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s managed assets. For purposes of the Management Agreement, managed assets (“Managed Assets”) are defined as the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding Preferred Shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding Preferred Shares).

 

NOTE 5 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investor relations services, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by such Fund’s trustees who are not interested persons, to 1.05% of Managed Assets plus 0.15% of average daily net assets.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2022

 

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund for fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Fees and expenses waived by the previous advisor (Voya Investments, LLC) prior to June 4, 2021 are no longer recoupable. As of April 30, 2022, the amount of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to recoupment by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates are as follows:

 

October 31,  October 31,  October 31,  October 31,   
2022  2023  2024  2025  Total
$   $   $258,145   $548,849   $806,994 

 

The expense limitation agreement is contractual through July 1, 2022 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

NOTE 6 — TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER PARTIES

 

 

At April 30, 2022, entities advised by Saba Capital Management owned approximately 11.62% of the Fund.

 

NOTE 7 — GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS

 

 

Effective July 20, 2021, the Fund has entered into a revolving credit agreement, collateralized by assets of the Fund, to borrow up to $200,000,000 maturing July 19, 2022. Borrowing rates under this agreement are based on a fixed spread over LIBOR, and a commitment fee is charged on the unused portion. The amount of borrowings outstanding at April 30, 2022, was $112,500,000. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings at April 30, 2022 was 1.2%, excluding fees related to the unused portion of the facilities, and other fees. The amount of borrowings represented 21.70% of total assets at April 30, 2022. Average borrowings for the period ended April 30, 2022 were $84,505,000 and the average annualized interest rate was 1% excluding other fees related to the unused portion of the facility, and other fees.

 

As of April 30, 2022, the Fund had entered into certain contingent forward purchase contracts with certain issuers to purchase such securities of the issuer at an aggregate amount of $6,031,200, contingent upon the closing of an initial business combination. The commitment amount is included within the payable for investment securities purchased. The aggregate fair value of such contingent forward purchase contracts is $6,033,950 and is included in financial instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

In the normal course of trading activities, the Fund trades and holds certain derivatives which constitute guarantees under ASC 460-10, “Guarantees”. Such contracts include credit default swaps (index and single name) where the Fund is a provider of credit protection on an underlying instrument The maximum payouts for such credit default swaps (index and single name) is limited to the notional amounts of each contract and would be offset by recovery amounts on the underlying reference obligations or if Fund holds offsetting contracts for the same underlying reference obligations.

 

NOTE 8 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

 

As of April 30, 2022 there were 85,058,986 shares issued and outstanding. Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

Year or  Shares
repurchased
   Shares
repurchased in
tender offer
   Net increase
(decrease) in
shares
outstanding
   Shares
repurchased
   Shares
repurchased in
tender offer
  

Net increase
(decrease) 

 
period ended  #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($) 
4/30/2022                        
10/31/2021   (329,217)   (36,453,372)   (36,782,589)   (1,536,542)   (176,835,308)   (178,371,850)
2/28/2021   (4,369,649)   (21,576,552)   (25,946,201)   (18,727,020)   (104,862,043)   (123,589,063)

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

April 30, 2022

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

Prior to June 4th, 2021 the previous advisor (Voya Investments, LLC) had a repurchase plan, pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program, the Fund could purchase up to 10% of its stock in open-market transactions. The amount and timing of any repurchases under the prior repurchase program were at the discretion of the Fund’s management, subject to market conditions and investment considerations. The Fund may in the future elect to implement a new share repurchase program, the terms and conditions of which would be subject to approval by its Board of Trustees. To the extent it implements such a plan, there can be no assurance that the Fund would purchase shares at any particular discount level or in any particular amounts. In addition, any repurchases made under a new share repurchase program would be made on a national securities exchange at the prevailing market price, subject to exchange requirements and volume, timing and other limitations under federal securities laws. There can be no assurance when or if such a new repurchase program may be implemented.

 

The share repurchase program sought to enhance shareholder value by purchasing shares trading at a discount from their NAV per share. The open-market share repurchase program did not obligate the Fund to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of its stock.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund did not repurchase any shares.

 

NOTE 9 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

 

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

 

Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

 

The tax character of the distributions paid during the tax periods ended October 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

   October 31, 2021   February 28, 2021 
Distributions Paid From:          
Ordinary Income  $6,017,351   $25,024,961 
Net Long-Term Capital Gain        
Return of Capital   10,729,227    1,234,296 
Total Distributions Paid  $16,746,578   $26,259,257 

 

As of the period ended October 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $ 
Accumulated capital and other losses   (165,080,682)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (164,608)
Distributable Earnings (Loss)    
Total  $(165,245,290)

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

April 30, 2022

 

At April 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Fund, based on cost on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

   Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund 
Cost of investments for income tax purposes  $502,727,793 
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)  $11,492,191 
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)   (18,680,087)
Net unrealized appreciation  $(7,187,896)

 

The differences between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

 

As of the period ended October 31, 2021, the Fund had non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

To the extent that a fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

 

Fund  Short Term   Long Term   Total 
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund  $22,417,272   $142,663,410   $165,080,682 

 

During the period ended October 31, 2021, the Fund utilized $970,460 of capital loss carryovers.

 

The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and New York State.

 

As of April 30, 2022, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

NOTE 10 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

 

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.

 

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

Subsequent to April 30, 2022, the Fund completed a reverse stock split (the "Reverse Split") of the Fund's common shares at a ratio of 1-for-2. The Reverse Split's effective date, May 20, 2022, was the first date when the Fund's common shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis. The Reverse Split reduced the number of the Fund's authorized common shares from 85,058,986 shares to 42,529,493 shares.

 

The Fund paid the following dividends:

 

Per Share Amount* Declaration Date Record Date Payable Date
$0.094 04/29/2022 05/24/2022 05/31/2022
$0.092 05/31/2022 06/08/2022 06/30/2022

 

*Please note amounts shown above for dividends with a payable date prior to 5/20/2022 have been adjusted to reflect the 2 to 1 reverse stock split which occurred on 5/20/2022.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Additional Information

 

April 30, 2022

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) on the Fund’s website at www.sabacef.com and (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended October 31 is available without charge on the Fund’s website at www.sabacef.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.sabacef.com.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Privacy Policy

 

April 30, 2022

 

Introduction

 

Your privacy is very important to us. This notice (this "Privacy Notice") is provided by Saba Capital Management, L.P. (the "Investment Manager") and any of the investment funds and accounts managed by the Investment Manager (collectively, the "Clients", and together with the Investment Manager, "we" or "us"), and sets forth the policies of the Investment Manager and the Clients for the collection, use, storage, sharing, disclosure (collectively, "processing") and protection of personal data relating to current, prospective and former investors in or holders of one or more Clients. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the applicable offering memorandum or the advisory agreement of the applicable Client as such may be supplemented, updated or modified from time to time (each, a "Client Document").

 

References to "you" or an "investor" in this Privacy Notice mean any investor who is an individual, or any individual connected with an investor who is a legal person, as applicable.

 

Who to Contact About This Privacy Notice

 

This Privacy Notice is being provided in accordance with the applicable requirements under the privacy and data protection laws that apply in the jurisdictions where we operate (collectively, the "Data Protection Laws"). The Clients and the Investment Manager are considered to be data controllers in respect of any personal information we hold about you for the purposes of certain Data Protection Laws. This means that each of the Clients and the Investment Manager (alone or jointly, as applicable) determines the purposes and the means of the processing of your personal information.

 

Please contact us at (844) 460-9411 for any questions about this Privacy Notice or requests with regards to the personal data we hold.

 

Please note that the administrator, the prime broker(s) and the custodian(s) work under a range of professional and legal obligations that require them to process personal data (e.g., anti-money laundering legislation). In order to meet the requirements of such obligations, they, from time to time, would not be acting on our instructions but instead in accordance with their own respective professional or legal obligations and therefore as data controllers in their own right with respect to such processing. For more specific information or requests in relation to the processing of personal data by the administrator, the prime broker(s), the custodian(s) or any other service provider of the applicable Client, you may also contact the relevant service provider directly at the address specified in the relevant Client Document or by visiting their websites.

 

The Types of Personal Data We May Collect and Use

 

The categories of personal data we may collect include names, residential or business addresses, or other contact details, signature, nationality, tax identification or passport number, date of birth, place of birth, photographs, copies of identification documents, bank account details, information about assets or net worth, credit history, information on investment activities, or other personal information, such as certain special categories of personal data (including, where relevant, information on political affiliations, ethnic origin, or criminal convictions), as specified under the applicable Data Protection Laws, that may be contained in the relevant materials, documents, or obtained through background searches.

 

How We Collect Personal Data

 

We may collect personal data about you through: (i) information provided directly to us by you, or another person on your behalf; or (ii) information that we obtain in relation to any transactions between you and us.

 

We also may receive your personal information from third parties or other sources, such as our affiliates, the Administrator, publicly accessible databases or registers, tax authorities, governmental agencies and supervisory authorities, credit agencies, fraud prevention and detection agencies, or other publicly accessible sources, such as the Internet.

 

How We May Use Personal Information

 

We may process your personal data for the purposes of administering the relationship between you and us (including subscription acceptance, communications and reporting), marketing of our products and services, monitoring and analysing our activities, and complying with applicable legal or regulatory requirements (including anti-money laundering, fraud prevention, tax reporting, sanctions compliance, or responding to requests for information from supervisory authorities, or law enforcement agencies).

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Privacy Policy

 

April 30, 2022

 

We will use one of the permitted grounds under the applicable Data Protection Laws to process your personal information. Such grounds include, for example, circumstances where:

 

i.processing is necessary to perform our obligations under the applicable Client Documents;

 

ii.we are required to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation applicable to us; or

 

iii.we, or a third party on our behalf, have determined that it is necessary for our legitimate interests to collect and use your personal information, such as if we believe that you have a reasonable expectation for us or a third party to collect or use your personal information for such purpose.

 

What Are The Consequences Of Failing To Provide Personal Information

 

Where personal data is required to satisfy a statutory obligation (including compliance with applicable anti-money laundering or sanctions requirements) or a contractual requirement, failure to provide such information may result in your subscription in the applicable Client being rejected or your shares or interests becoming subject to a compulsory redemption or withdrawal, as applicable. Where there is suspicion of unlawful activity, failure to provide personal data may result in the submission of a report to the relevant law enforcement agency or supervisory authority.

 

How We May Share Personal Data

 

We may disclose information about you to our affiliates, service providers (including the administrator of a Client), or other third parties to accept your subscription, administer and maintain your account(s), or otherwise perform our contractual obligations. We may also need to share your personal information with regulatory, tax or law enforcement authorities to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements, respond to court orders, or in the context of regulatory requests for information, administrative proceedings, or investigations. We will also release information about you if you direct us to do so.

 

It may also be necessary, under anti-money laundering and similar laws, to disclose information about you to facilitate the establishment of trading relationships for the Clients with the prime broker(s), the custodian(s), executing brokers or other trading counterparties.

 

We may also disclose information about you, or your transactions and experiences with us, to our affiliates or service providers for our everyday business purposes, such as administration of our business, record-keeping, maintaining security of our information technology systems, reporting and monitoring of our activities, investor relations activities, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

 

Retention Periods and Security Measures

 

We will not retain personal data for longer than is necessary in relation to the purpose for which it is collected, subject to the applicable Data Protection Laws. Personal data will be retained for the duration of your investment in the applicable Client and for a minimum of five years after a redemption or withdrawal, as applicable, of your investment, or liquidation of the applicable Client. We may retain personal data for a longer period for the purpose of marketing our products and services or compliance with applicable law. From time to time, we will review the purpose for which personal data has been collected and decide whether to retain it or to delete if it no longer serves any purpose to us.

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we apply organizational and technical security measures in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

We will notify you of any material personal data breaches affecting you in accordance with the requirements of applicable Data Protection Laws.

 

Additional Information under the U.S. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 1999 (Reg S-P) and Fair Credit Reporting Act (Reg S-AM)

 

For purposes of U.S. federal law, this Privacy Notice applies to current and former investors who are individuals or Individual Retirement Accounts. We are providing this additional information under U.S. federal law.

 

We may disclose information about our investors, prospective investors or former investors to affiliates (i.e., financial and non-financial companies related by common ownership or control) or non-affiliates (i.e., financial or non-financial companies not related by common ownership or control) for our everyday business purposes, such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s) or respond to court orders and legal investigations. Thus, it may be necessary or appropriate, under anti-money laundering and similar laws, to disclose information about a Client's investors in order to accept subscriptions from them. We will also release information about you if you direct us to do so.

 

 

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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund Privacy Policy

 

April 30, 2022

 

We may share your information with our affiliates for direct marketing purposes, such as offers of products and services to you by us or our affiliates. You may prevent this type of sharing by contacting us at (844) 460-9411. If you are a new investor, we can begin sharing your information with our affiliates for direct marketing purposes 30 days from the date we sent this Privacy Notice. When you are no longer our investor, we may continue to share your information with our affiliates for such purposes.

 

You may contact us at any time to limit our sharing of your personal information. If you limit sharing for an account you hold jointly with someone else, your choices will apply to everyone on your account. U.S. state laws may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

We do not share your information with non-affiliates for them to market their own services to you. We may disclose information you provide to us to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf, such as any placement agent retained by the applicable Client.

 

Additional Information under the Cayman Islands Data Protection Act 2017 ("DPA")

 

The applicable Client may share your personal information with its services providers, including the Investment Manager, the administrator, the custodian(s), the prime broker(s), or others who are located outside the Cayman Islands. It may also be necessary to share your information with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority or the Tax Information Authority, which may, in turn, exchange this information with foreign tax authorities, regulatory or law enforcement agencies. Any transfer of your personal data by us, our affiliates or service providers outside the Cayman Islands will be carried out in accordance with the DPA.

 

You may have certain rights under the DPA, including: (i) the right to be informed; (ii) the right of access; (iii) the right to rectification; (iv) the right to stop or restrict processing; (v) the right to stop direct marketing; (vi) rights in relation to automated decision making; (vii) the right to seek compensation; and (viii) the right to complain to the supervisory authority. A complaint in respect of a Client may be lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman in the Cayman Islands. Please use the contact details under Who to Contact About This Privacy Notice if you wish to exercise these rights.

 

Additional Information under the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR")

 

You may have certain rights under GDPR in relation to our processing of your personal data and any processing carried out on your behalf. These rights include: (i) the right to request access to your personal data; (ii) the right to request rectification of your personal data; (iii) the right to request erasure of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten"); (iv) the right to restrict our processing or use of your personal data; (v) the right to object to our processing or use where we have considered this to be necessary for our legitimate interests (such as in the case of our marketing activities); (vi) where relevant, the right to request the portability of the data; (vii) if your consent to processing has been obtained, the right to withdraw your consent at any time; and (viii) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Please note that the right to be forgotten that applies in certain circumstances under GDPR is not likely to be available in respect of the personal data we hold, given the purpose for which we collect such data, as described above.

 

Due to the international nature of our business, your personal data may be transferred to jurisdictions that do not offer equivalent protection to personal data as under the GDPR ("Third Countries"). In such cases, we will process personal data (or procure that it be processed) in the Third Countries in accordance with the requirements of GDPR, which may include having appropriate contractual undertakings in legal agreements with service providers who process personal data on our behalf in such Third Countries. We may also be required to transfer your personal information to our regulators or government agencies in Third Countries in cases where such transfers are necessary in the context of administrative proceedings, such as requests for information, examinations or investigations, or to other relevant parties in Third Countries where it is necessary for the purposes of establishing, bringing, or defending legal claims, or for another legitimate business purpose, such as compliance with our legal or regulatory obligations under foreign law.

 

 

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This material must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

 

 

b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 6.Investments.

 

a)Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.

 

b)Not applicable.

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable in this report.

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

   

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or this Item.

 
Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

  

(a)(1)Not applicable to this report.

 

(a)(2)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.Cert.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable to this report.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable to this report.

 

(b)The certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906Cert.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

By: /s/ Pierre Weinstein  
  Pierre Weinstein (Principal Executive Officer)  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: July 6, 2022

 

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

 

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

By: /s/ Pierre Weinstein  
  Pierre Weinstein (Principal Executive Officer)  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: July 6, 2022

 

By: /s/ Troy Statczar  
  Troy Statczar (Principal Financial Officer)  
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date: July 5, 2022