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TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

     Value  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES—105.4% of Net Assets

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—17.3%

 

Allegro CLO XII, Ltd. (20-1A-B)
4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)(1),(2)

     01/21/32      $ 475,000      $ 454,100  

Allegro CLO XIII, Ltd. (21-1A-B)
4.41% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)(1),(2)

     07/20/34        650,000        610,545  

AMSR Trust (20-SFR1-I)
8.19%(1)

     04/17/37        685,000        664,330  

AMSR Trust (20-SFR2-F)
5.25%(1)

     07/17/37        1,375,000        1,309,562  

AMSR Trust (20-SFR3-E1)
2.56%(1)

     09/17/37        1,000,000        899,252  

Apidos CLO XXXVII (21-37A-B)
4.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)(1),(2)

     10/22/34        725,000        676,280  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (03-2-A)
3.95% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.870%)(1),(2),(3)

     12/25/33        157,025        154,829  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (04-2-A)
3.73% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.645%)(1),(2)

     08/25/34        185,882        184,973  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (04-3-A1)
3.64% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.555%)(1),(2)

     01/25/35        93,083        92,651  

Blackrock Rainier CLO VI, Ltd. (21-6A-A)
4.41% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)(1),(2)

     04/20/33        700,000        667,119  

BMO SBA COOF Trust (19-1-A) (I/O)
1.72%(1),(4)

     10/25/45        6,258,547        343,766  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (20-P1-R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     09/08/27        2,000        353,075  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (21-N3-R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     06/12/28        2,200        692,658  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (22-N1-R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     12/11/28        4,700        824,482  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (22-P-2R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     05/10/29        3,700        645,631  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (22-P1-R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     01/10/29        2,200        789,640  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust (22-P3-R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     09/10/29        2,900        500,685  

Cedar Funding II CLO, Ltd. (13-1A-BRR)
4.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)(1),(2)

     04/20/34        700,000        640,080  

Cedar Funding XII CLO, Ltd. (20-12A-A1R)
3.91% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.130%)(1),(2)

     10/25/34        1,375,000        1,322,007  

CIFC Funding, Ltd. (18-1A-SUB)
1.00%(1),(4)

     04/18/31        650,000        340,231  

CIFC Funding, Ltd. (22-2A-INCB)
1.00%(1),(4)

     04/19/35        685,000        591,019  

CIT Education Loan Trust (07-1-A)
3.73% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.090%)(1),(2)

     03/25/42        446,709        422,182  

COOF Securitization Trust II (15-2-A1) (I/O)
2.68%(1),(4)

     08/25/41        2,955,770        200,890  

CoreVest American Finance Trust (19-1-XA) (I/O)
2.44%(1),(4)

     03/15/52        278,841        11,898  

CoreVest American Finance Trust (20-1-A2)
2.30%(1)

     03/15/50        470,000        404,421  

CoreVest American Finance Trust (20-3-XA) (I/O)
3.85%(1),(4)

     08/15/53        1,177,267        111,114  

CoreVest American Finance Trust (20-3-XB) (I/O)
2.80%(1),(4)

     08/15/53        1,650,000        197,900  

Dryden 85 CLO, Ltd. (20-85A-AR)
3.66% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)(1),(2)

     10/15/35        1,375,000        1,317,126  

Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd. (20-1A-AR)
3.68% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%)(1),(2)

     10/15/34        850,000        817,802  

EFS Volunteer No 2 LLC (12-1-A2)
4.43% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)(1),(2)

     03/25/36        728,251        724,079  

FirstKey Homes Trust (21-SFR3-E1)
2.99%(1)

     12/17/38        1,173,000        1,001,465  

Global SC Finance II SRL (14-1A-A2)
3.09%(1)

     07/17/29        79,266        76,758  

Goal Capital Funding Trust (06-1-B)
3.45% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)(2)

     08/25/42        157,409        144,008  

Harvest Commercial Capital Loan Trust (19-1-A)
3.29%(1),(4)

     09/25/46        346,831        330,382  

HPS Loan Management, Ltd. (0A-16-A1RR)
3.85% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%)(1),(2)

     04/20/34        875,000        839,113  

ITE Rail Fund Levered LP (21-1A-A)
2.25%(1)

     02/28/51        388,316        331,993  

J.G. Wentworth XXXVIII LLC (17-1A-A)
3.99%(1)

     08/16/60        194,247        176,670  

Magnetite VII, Ltd. (12-7A-A1R2)
3.31% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)(1),(2)

     01/15/28        376,087        370,092  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO, Ltd. (21-43A-A)
3.87% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.130%)(1),(2)

     07/17/35        800,000        769,576  

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (11-1-A3)
3.68% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)(2)

     10/25/41        1,071,117        1,066,290  

OCP CLO, Ltd. (21-21A-B)
4.41% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)(1),(2)

     07/20/34        400,000        376,516  

OHA Credit Funding 7, Ltd. (20-7A-AR)
3.85% (SOFR + 1.300%)(1),(2)

     02/24/37        1,400,000        1,345,680  

Palmer Square CLO, Ltd. (18-1A-A1)
3.77% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.030%)(1),(2)

     04/18/31        600,000        588,108  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO, Ltd. (21-1A-A2)
4.46% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)(1),(2)

     01/20/34        420,000        388,777  

Progress Residential Trust (21-SFR7-E2)
2.64%(1)

     08/17/40        1,451,000        1,134,901  

Progress Residential Trust (21-SFR8-G)
4.01%(1)

     10/17/38        1,450,000        1,205,931  

Progress Residential Trust (21-SFR9-E1)
2.81%(1)

     11/17/40        1,707,000        1,363,038  

Regata XII Funding, Ltd. (19-1A-BR)
4.11% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)(1),(2)

     10/15/32        725,000        670,713  

Rockford Tower CLO, Ltd. (20-1A-D)
6.46% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)(1),(2)

     01/20/32        900,000        816,238  

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust (21-CA-R)
0.00%(1)(5)

     06/15/28        5,500        701,107  

SLC Student Loan Trust (04-1-B)
3.20% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)(2)

     08/15/31        206,172        189,558  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SLC Student Loan Trust (06-1-B)
3.50% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

     03/15/55      $ 282,036      $ 260,698  

SLM Student Loan Trust (04-2-B)
3.25% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.470%)(2),(3)

     07/25/39        246,337        228,394  

SLM Student Loan Trust (05-9-B)
3.08% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(2)

     01/25/41        304,958        287,404  

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-6-B)
3.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)(2)

     04/27/43        121,726        117,595  

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-7-B)
3.53% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%)(2)

     10/27/70        150,000        129,997  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-2-B)
3.98% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)(2)

     01/25/83        225,000        189,142  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-3-B)
3.98% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)(2)

     04/26/83        225,000        205,851  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-4-B)
4.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)(2)

     04/25/73        515,000        497,214  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-5-B)
4.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)(2)

     07/25/73        260,000        254,023  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-6-B)
4.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)(2)

     07/26/83        225,000        211,158  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-7-B)
4.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)(2)

     07/26/83        305,000        269,459  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-8-B)
5.03% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)(2)

     10/25/75        260,000        250,499  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-B)
5.03% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)(2)

     10/25/83        260,000        259,185  

SLM Student Loan Trust (13-M1-M1R)
0.00%(1),(5)

     10/28/29        1,000        495,339  

Stratus CLO, Ltd. (21-3A)
1.00%(1),(4)

     12/29/29        750,000        569,284  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC (10-A-B)
7.61%(1)

     01/16/46        494,536        502,813  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC (10-B-B)
7.97%(1)

     08/15/36        317,981        326,251  

Student Loan Consolidation Center (02-2-B2)
1.65% (28 day Auction Rate)(1),(2)

     07/01/42        1,050,000        969,142  

Textainer Marine Containers VII, Ltd. (21-2A-A)
2.23%(1)

     04/20/46        1,392,067        1,197,491  

TIF Funding II LLC (21-1A-A)
1.65%(1)

     02/20/46        1,319,313        1,104,585  

TRESTLES CLO V, Ltd. (21-5A-A1)
3.88% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%)(1),(2)

     10/20/34        525,000        502,507  

Tricon American Homes Trust (17-SFR2-E)
4.22%(1)

     01/17/36        1,350,000        1,307,822  
        

 

 

 

Total Asset-backed Securities (Cost: $43,497,186)

           40,987,094  
        

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—50.0%

 

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities—Agency—1.5%

 

Fannie Mae, Pool #AN3542
3.41%

     11/01/46        1,092,648        945,529  

Fannie Mae (16-M11-X2) (ACES) (I/O)
2.98%(4)

     07/25/39        890,960        21,863  

Fannie Mae (19-M29-X4) (ACES) (I/O)
0.70%(4)

     03/25/29        7,900,000        256,894  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates (K032-X3) (I/O)
1.71%(4)

     10/25/41        4,020,000        45,550  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates (K039-X3) (I/O)
2.18%(4)

     08/25/42        3,110,000        134,179  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates (K735-X3) (I/O)
2.23%(4)

     05/25/47        3,750,000        244,709  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates (Q013-XPT2) (I/O)
1.81%(4)

     05/25/27        2,881,000        79,741  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (19-P002-X) (I/O)
1.14%(4)

     07/25/33        1,295,000        110,384  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K025-X3) (I/O)
1.81%(4)

     11/25/40        4,947,402        391  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K027-X3) (I/O)
1.76%(4)

     01/25/41        4,095,000        16,197  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K031-X1) (I/O)
0.29%(4)

     04/25/23        51,463,831        36,655  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K031-X3) (I/O)
1.72%(4)

     07/25/41        4,500,000        37,964  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K034-X1) (I/O)
0.16%(4)

     07/25/23        25,750,478        14,076  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K040-X3) (I/O)
2.11%(4)

     11/25/42        4,875,000        182,213  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K049-X3) (I/O)
1.61%(4)

     10/25/43        2,330,000        91,757  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K060-X3) (I/O)
1.96%(4)

     12/25/44        2,500,000        165,275  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K722-X1) (I/O)
1.45%(4)

     03/25/23        10,886,452        21,158  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K726-X1) (I/O)
1.04%(4)

     04/25/24        9,849,964        96,576  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K728-X3) (I/O)
2.02%(4)

     11/25/45        3,455,000        138,170  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K732-X3) (I/O)
2.24%(4)

     05/25/46        2,400,000        129,675  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KC05-X1) (I/O)
1.34%(4)

     06/25/27        7,920,571        255,411  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KIR1-X) (I/O)
1.18%(4)

     03/25/26        8,269,598        250,450  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KW01-X3) (I/O)
4.23%(4)

     03/25/29        690,000        76,996  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (Q010-XPT2) (I/O)
0.36%

     08/25/24      $ 2,164,871      $ 8,676  

Ginnie Mae (12-139-IO) (I/O)
0.55%(4)

     02/16/53        1,146,734        18,949  

Ginnie Mae (13-52-IO) (I/O)
0.09%(4)

     02/16/55        6,453,323        10,237  

Ginnie Mae (09-114-IO) (I/O)
0.02%(4)

     10/16/49        5,038,242        235  

Ginnie Mae (10-148-IO) (I/O)
0.29%(4)

     09/16/50        5,063,822        51,086  

Ginnie Mae (11-105-IO) (I/O)
0.00%(4)

     09/16/51        3,813,350        4  

Ginnie Mae (11-152-IO) (I/O)
0.03%(4)

     08/16/51        1,392,221        1  

Ginnie Mae (12-4-IO) (I/O)
0.00%(4)

     05/16/52        3,477,350        35  

Ginnie Mae (14-103-IO) (I/O)
0.19%(4)

     05/16/55        2,178,280        18,656  

Ginnie Mae (14-125-IO) (I/O)
0.94%(4)

     11/16/54        1,692,110        48,431  
        

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities—Agency (Cost: $7,936,893)

           3,508,123  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities—Non-Agency—6.5%

        

BBCMS Mortgage Trust (20-BID-D)
7.45% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.630%)(1),(2)

     10/15/37        705,000        693,376  

BCRR Trust (16-FRR3-E)
4.29% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 18.348%)(1),(2)

     05/26/26        695,789        617,867  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust (19-B14-225D)
3.40%(1),(4)

     12/15/62        535,000        456,396  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust (20-IG3-BXC)
3.65%(1),(4)

     09/15/48        555,000        461,937  

BX Trust (19-OC11-A)
3.20%(1)

     12/09/41        265,000        221,486  

CALI Mortgage Trust (19-101C-A)
3.96%(1)

     03/10/39        495,000        438,069  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (14-GC21-XD) (I/O)
1.52%(1),(4)

     05/10/47        4,702,111        88,263  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (15-GC35-XA) (I/O)
0.87%(4)

     11/10/48        6,382,523        113,042  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (19-PRM-X) (I/O)
1.33%(1),(4)

     05/10/36        14,000,000        261,683  

COMM Mortgage Trust (12-LC4-XB) (I/O)
0.49%(1),(4)

     12/10/44        16,370,822        177  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-CR11-XA) (I/O)
1.07%(4)

     08/10/50        9,449,315        61,934  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-CR12-XA) (I/O)
1.24%(4)

     10/10/46        8,622,437        64,039  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-LC13-XA) (I/O)
1.14%(4)

     08/10/46        5,727,249        32,522  

COMM Mortgage Trust (14-CR18-XA) (I/O)
1.15%(4)

     07/15/47        6,104,127        77,387  

COMM Mortgage Trust (14-CR21-XA) (I/O)
0.99%(4)

     12/10/47        16,700,852        252,098  

COMM Mortgage Trust (20-CBM-XCP) (I/O)
0.72%(1),(4)

     02/10/37        5,644,863        69,391  

COMM Mortgage Trust (20-CX-E)
2.77%(1),(4)

     11/10/46        370,000        258,816  

CSMC Trust (20-FACT-F)
8.98% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.157%)(1),(2)

     10/15/37        1,017,000        979,825  

DBWF Mortgage Trust (16-85T-A)
3.79%(1)

     12/10/36        615,000        560,174  

Extended Stay America Trust (21-ESH-F)
6.52% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%)(1),(2)

     07/15/38        646,024        615,362  

Grace Trust (20-GRCE-F)
2.77%(1),(4)

     12/10/40        376,000        236,323  

Grace Trust (20-GRCE-X) (I/O)
0.39%(1),(4)

     12/10/40        10,620,000        218,276  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust (20-UPTN-XA) (I/O)
0.45%(1),(4)

     02/10/37        3,150,000        23,120  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (11-GC3-X) (I/O)
0.29%(1),(4)

     03/10/44        544,619        5  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (12-GC6-XB) (I/O)
1.04%(1),(4),(6)

     01/10/45        3,456,549        61  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (12-GCJ7-XB) (I/O)
0.15%(1),(4)

     05/10/45        9,157,686        18  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (14-GC18-XB) (I/O)
0.34%(4)

     01/10/47        66,563,000        170,990  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (16-GS2-XA) (I/O)
1.89%(4)

     05/10/49        4,144,823        198,231  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust (19-55HY-F)
3.04%(1),(4)

     12/10/41        150,000        106,936  

ILPT Trust (19-SURF-A)
4.15%(1)

     02/11/41        240,000        219,075  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (14-C24-XA) (I/O)
1.01%(4)

     11/15/47        7,357,128        86,907  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (14-C21-XA) (I/O)
1.10%(4)

     08/15/47        1,548,909        19,213  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (14-C23-XA) (I/O)
0.75%(4)

     09/15/47        9,252,947        81,307  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (15-C29-XD) (I/O)
0.50%(1),(4)

     05/15/48        26,458,000        301,279  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (17-JP5-XA) (I/O)
0.99%(4)

     03/15/50        10,623,750        269,841  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (11-C3-XB) (I/O)
0.51%(1),(4)

     02/15/46        51,095,748        275,866  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (12-LC9-XA) (I/O)
1.31%(4)

     12/15/47        2,404,171        1,135  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (13-LC11-XA) (I/O)
1.35%(4)

     04/15/46        20,690,105        63,836  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (19-OSB-A)
3.40%(1)

     06/05/39        585,000        505,859  

LMREC, Inc. (19-CRE3-A)
4.46% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%)(1),(2)

     12/22/35        563,306        555,874  

Manhattan West Mortgage Trust (20-1MW-A)
2.13%(1)

     09/10/39        695,000        591,648  

Med Trust (21-MDLN-G)
8.07% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.250%)(1),(2)

     11/15/38        670,000        620,282  

MFT Mortgage Trust (20-B6-C)
3.39%(1),(4)

     08/10/40        220,000        161,904  

MFT Trust (20-ABC-C)
3.59%(1),(4)

     02/10/42        175,000        132,669  

MFT Trust (20-ABC-D)
3.59%(1),(4)

     02/10/42        730,000        545,874  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust (15-C22-XA) (I/O)
1.14%(4)

     04/15/48      $ 8,294,402      $ 144,830  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust (15-C24-XA) (I/O)
0.84%(4)

     05/15/48        9,311,408        145,805  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust (16-C31-XA) (I/O)
1.42%(4)

     11/15/49        6,550,822        254,300  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (19-FAME-D)
4.54%(1),(4)

     08/15/36        835,000        735,393  

SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (15-5AVE-A2A)
3.66%(1),(4)

     01/05/43        805,000        590,151  

SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (15-5AVE-D)
4.53%(1),(4)

     01/05/43        880,000        510,505  

SMRT Commercial Mortgage Trust (22-MINI-E)
5.55% (SOFR + 2.700%)(1),(2)

     01/15/39        1,005,000        926,047  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (17-C5-XA) (I/O)
1.19%(4)

     11/15/50        5,768,270        225,815  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (13-C14-XA) (I/O)
0.78%(4)

     06/15/46        6,774,954        12,375  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (13-C16-XA) (I/O)
0.74%(4)

     09/15/46        10,449,035        36,930  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (14-C24-XA) (I/O)
0.99%(4)

     11/15/47        5,151,185        69,323  
        

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities—Non-Agency (Cost: $22,704,069)

           15,361,847  
        

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-backed Securities—Agency—11.7%

 

Fannie Mae (07-42-SE) (I/O) (I/F)
3.03% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.110%)(2)

     05/25/37        43,877        3,454  

Fannie Mae (07-48-SD) (I/O) (I/F)
3.02% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)(2)

     05/25/37        877,470        65,425  

Fannie Mae (09-69-CS) (I/O) (I/F)
3.67% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.750%)(2)

     09/25/39        147,287        10,114  

Freddie Mac (1673-SD) (I/F) (PAC)
13.21% (-2.15 x T10Y + 19.391%)(2)

     02/15/24        9,343        9,645  

Freddie Mac (1760-ZD)
2.37% (1 x T10Y - 0.500%)(2)

     02/15/24        20,175        20,055  

Freddie Mac (2990-JK) (I/F)
10.73% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 22.004%)(2)

     03/15/35        25,101        24,100  

Freddie Mac (3122-SG) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (PAC)
2.81% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.630%)(2)

     03/15/36        1,371,248        113,649  

Freddie Mac (3239-SI) (I/O) (I/F) (PAC)
3.83% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)(2)

     11/15/36        320,012        37,597  

Freddie Mac (3323-SA) (I/O) (I/F)
3.29% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.110%)(2)

     05/15/37        65,711        3,736  

Freddie Mac (3459-JS) (I/O) (I/F)
3.43% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.250%)(2)

     06/15/38        86,019        8,638  

Freddie Mac (4030-HS) (I/O) (I/F)
3.79% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.610%)(2)

     04/15/42        576,774        61,416  

Ginnie Mae (06-35-SA) (I/O) (I/F)
3.59% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.600%)(2)

     07/20/36        921,563        95,335  

Ginnie Mae (06-61-SA) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)
1.74% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.750%)(2)

     11/20/36        1,369,057        41,135  

Ginnie Mae (08-58-TS) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)
3.39% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.400%)(2)

     05/20/38        582,782        14,904  

Ginnie Mae (16-153-IO) (I/O)
3.50%

     11/20/46        1,519,324        257,929  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities TBA, 30-Year

        

2.00%(7)

     10/15/52        3,575,000        2,890,698  

2.00%(7)

     11/14/52        10,050,000        8,125,324  

2.50%(7)

     11/10/51        10,375,000        8,705,210  

2.50%(7)

     10/15/52        5,675,000        4,762,523  

4.50%(7)

     10/15/52        2,550,000        2,426,946  
        

 

 

 

Total Residential Mortgage-backed Securities—Agency (Cost: $28,601,406)

           27,677,833  
        

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-backed Securities—Non-Agency—30.3%

 

ACE Securities Corp. (04-IN1-A1)
3.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%)(2)

     05/25/34        329,826        316,443  

ACE Securities Corp. (07-ASP1-A2C)
3.60% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.260%)(2)

     03/25/37        1,205,197        591,742  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (05-4-6A22)
3.41%(4),(3)

     08/25/35        353,578        324,679  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (06-1-2A1)
3.73%(4),(3)

     03/25/36        338,739        210,507  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust (19-F-A2)
3.50%(1)

     07/25/59        1,300,000        1,164,686  

Alternative Loan Trust (05-46CB-A20) (TAC)
5.50%(3)

     10/25/35        582,121        429,110  

Alternative Loan Trust (06-8T1-1A2) (I/O)
2.42% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.500%)(2),(8)

     04/25/36        4,728,278        506,805  

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates (07-NC1-A2)
3.38% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(1),(2)

     05/25/37        877,003        798,042  

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (06-HE3-A5)
2.90% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.540%)(2)

     03/25/36        1,022,855        987,598  

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (07-HE1-A1B)
3.23% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)(2),(3)

     12/25/36        329,584        316,446  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (05-10-1CB1)
3.48% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)(2),(3)

     11/25/35        338,126        290,518  

Banc of America Funding Corp. (15-R3-6A2)
2.78%(1),(4)

     05/27/36        1,142,391        1,071,469  

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-4A14)
6.00%

     03/25/36        158,867        136,288  

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-5A3)
5.50%(3)

     03/25/36        114,458        97,281  

Banc of America Funding Trust (14-R5-1A1)
5.07% (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%)(1),(2)

     09/26/45        37,364        37,492  

Banc of America Funding Trust (15-R4-2A1)
2.65% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.205%)(1),(2)

     02/25/37        363,866        352,868  

BCMSC Trust (00-A-A4)
8.29%(4)

     06/15/30        3,316,690        552,449  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (03-7-9A)
3.08%(4)

     10/25/33        240,504        226,398  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (05-9-A1)
5.23% (U.S. 1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.300%)(2)

     10/25/35      $ 120,801      $ 116,345  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (07-4-22A1)
3.70%(4),(3)

     06/25/47        561,414        518,732  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust (05-3-4A3)
2.96%(4)

     04/25/35        264,584        261,272  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (05-AC6-1A3)
5.50%(4)

     09/25/35        351,817        306,718  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-IM1-A1)
3.54% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.460%)(2)

     04/25/36        147,906        232,808  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (07-AR3-1X) (I/O)
0.50%(8)

     03/25/37        26,792,885        670,641  

C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust (07-CB2-A2B)
3.54%

     02/25/37        828,708        558,083  

C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust (07-CB2-A2C)
3.54%

     02/25/37        814,215        507,107  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (06-NC4-A4)
3.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.240%)(2)

     10/25/36        1,250,000        988,180  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (07-RFC1-A3)
3.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%)(2)

     12/25/36        1,227,919        1,160,542  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (04-HYB4-B1)
3.86%(4)

     09/20/34        460,338        227,992  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (06-14-X) (I/O)
0.14%(4),(8)

     09/25/36        8,256,416        33,894  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (06-HYB2-1A1)
3.28%(4)

     04/20/36        715,891        488,548  

CIM Trust (19-R1-A)
3.25%(1),(4)

     10/25/58        759,842        710,396  

CIM Trust (21-NR2-A1)
2.57%(1)

     07/25/59        1,234,994        1,169,312  

CIM Trust (21-NR3-A1)
2.57%(1)

     06/25/57        353,790        332,047  

CIM Trust (21-NR4-A1)
2.82%(1)

     10/25/61        1,257,524        1,164,730  

CIM Trust (21-R3-A1A)
1.95%(1),(4)

     06/25/57        918,329        823,269  

CIM Trust (21-R4-A1A)
2.00%(1),(4)

     05/01/61        931,732        826,663  

CIM Trust (21-R5-A1B)
2.00%(1),(4)

     08/25/61        1,096,000        715,462  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-11-A2A)
5.41% (U.S. 1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.400%)(2)

     10/25/35        197,268        194,012  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-8-1A1A)
3.69%(4),(3)

     10/25/35        384,841        320,116  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (14-10-2A2)
2.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.250%)(1),(2)

     07/25/37        462,300        460,084  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (06-A3-1A7)
6.00%(3)

     07/25/36        628,171        532,211  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (06-A5-1A8)
6.00%(3)

     10/25/36        549,519        482,986  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust (19-R06-2B1)
6.83% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)(1),(2)

     09/25/39        750,000        714,047  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust (19-R07-1B1)
6.48% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.400%)(1),(2)

     10/25/39        1,000,000        961,953  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust (21-R03-1B2)
7.78% (SOFR30A + 5.500%)(1),(2)

     12/25/41        700,000        614,288  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. (99-6-A1)
7.36%(1),(4)

     06/01/30        1,299,067        526,474  

Conseco Financial Corp. (96-6-M1)
7.95%(4)

     09/15/27        48,286        48,167  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (07-13-2A1)
3.98% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)(2)

     10/25/47        442,207        414,613  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (04-AR5-11A2)
3.82% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)(2)

     06/25/34        20,774        20,787  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-12-1A1)
6.50%

     01/25/36        951,732        262,816  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-6-1A8)
6.00%(3)

     07/25/36        487,969        270,917  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (03-CB3-AF1)
3.38%

     12/25/32        337,418        310,303  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB2-AF2)
3.02%

     12/25/36        1,944,701        1,425,980  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB3-A3)
3.27%

     03/25/37        1,190,103        486,350  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR6-A6)
3.46% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.380%)(2)

     02/25/37        327,615        289,177  

Deutsche Alt-B Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AB2-A2)
4.84%(4),(3)

     06/25/36        970,605        832,505  

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR2-2A1A)
3.19% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%)(2)

     10/19/36        354,795        251,294  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (21-DNA2-M2)
4.58% (SOFR30A + 2.300%)(1),(2)

     08/25/33        525,000        515,213  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (21-HQA2-M2)
4.33% (SOFR30A + 2.05%)(1),(2)

     12/25/33        900,000        800,551  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF11-2A3)
3.38% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(2)

     08/25/36        653,001        617,408  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF13-A2C)
3.40% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)(2)

     10/25/36        622,956        441,480  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF18-A2D)
3.29% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

     12/25/37        556,139        504,630  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (05-AA10-2A1)
2.77%(4),(3)

     12/25/35        228,050        190,307  

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing (00-1-A4)
8.14%(4)

     03/20/30        491,851        373,170  

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-13-AF6)
6.54%

     07/25/36        1,170,841        393,136  

GSAMP Trust (07-NC1-A2C)
3.23% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.1500%)(2)

     12/25/46        2,385,335        1,205,200  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

GSC Capital Corp. Mortgage Trust (06-2-A1)
3.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.360%)(2)

     05/25/36      $ 205,126      $ 193,390  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR3-6A1)
3.03%(4)

     05/25/35        146,765        116,973  

HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust (07-2-2A12)
6.00%

     09/25/37        352,776        274,095  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (04-AR6-5A1)
3.68%(4)

     10/25/34        282,490        272,538  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR19-A1)
3.05%(4)

     10/25/35        407,989        337,370  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR13-A4X) (I/O)
0.57%(4),(8)

     07/25/36        353,898        27  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR9-1A1)
3.18%(4),(3)

     06/25/36        457,209        292,567  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR5-2A1)
3.00%(4)

     05/25/37        658,278        545,177  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (07-FLX2-A1C)
3.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.190%)(2)

     04/25/37        1,501,186        1,228,176  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-A2-5A1)
3.41%(4),(3)

     05/25/36        370,641        223,920  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust (06-WF1-A5)
6.91%

     07/25/36        1,963,244        660,204  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (04-A6-5A1)
2.66%(4)

     12/25/34        186,665        175,285  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (07-S2-1A1)
5.00%

     06/25/37        146,356        70,872  

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust (15-4-1A5)
2.82% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.190%)(1),(2)

     06/26/47        1,343,444        1,324,545  

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust (15-4-2A2)
3.65%(1),(4)

     06/26/47        3,083,612        1,476,425  

Lehman Mortgage Trust (06-7-2A5) (I/O) (I/F)
3.47% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.550%)(2),(8)

     11/25/36        2,888,424        349,993  

Lehman XS Trust (06-10N-1A3A)
3.50% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.420%)(2)

     07/25/46        438,258        423,864  

Lehman XS Trust (06-12N-A31A)
3.48% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)(2)

     08/25/46        560,905        544,759  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (04-4-M1)
3.98% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)(2)

     10/25/34        455,241        440,240  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust (06-2-2A2) (I/O) (I/F)
4.02% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.100%)(2),(8)

     03/25/36        5,900,337        569,460  

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (07-HF1-4A1)
7.00%

     10/25/47        1,060,940        533,360  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (07-HE1-A4)
3.36% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.280%)(2)

     05/25/37        2,000,000        1,612,099  

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust (07-OAR2-A2)
3.50% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.420%)(2)

     04/25/37        664,193        562,519  

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2B)
3.21% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.130%)(2)

     06/25/37        482,183        298,196  

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2C)
3.26% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)(2)

     06/25/37        984,606        611,086  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust (06-RM2-A1A)
3.45% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.3700%)(2)

     05/25/37        4,010,163        1,178,237  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-2-1A1)
5.88% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.400%)(2),(3)

     08/25/36        119,791        107,912  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (07-15AR-4A1)
3.07%(4),(3)

     11/25/37        278,335        257,193  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. (06-AR1-1A)
4.24%(4)

     02/25/36        122,989        87,842  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (00-A-A4)
8.15%(4)

     09/15/29        1,728,259        503,977  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (00-D-A4)
7.40%(4)

     07/15/30        683,634        194,191  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-C-A3)
6.61%(4)

     06/15/31        1,671,028        233,207  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-D-A3)
5.90%(4)

     09/15/22        602,907        331,403  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-D-A4)
6.93%(4)

     09/15/31        349,312        210,720  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (02-A-A3)
6.03%(4)

     05/15/24        38,385        38,659  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (99-B-A4)
6.99%

     12/15/26        21,982        21,946  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (99-E-A1)
7.61%(4)

     03/15/30        624,950        413,167  

PRET LLC (22-RN2-A2) 6.50%(1)

     06/25/52        1,255,000        1,175,684  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners LLC (22-RN3-A2)
6.50%(1),(4)

     08/25/52        1,125,000        1,052,325  

PRPM LLC (21-1-A2)
6.29%(1)

     02/25/27        1,000,000        929,804  

PRPM LLC (21-10-A1)
2.49%(1)

     10/25/26        1,004,008        911,176  

PRPM LLC (21-11-A1)
2.49%(1)

     11/25/26        460,984        427,880  

PRPM LLC (21-8-A1)
1.74%(1),(4)

     09/25/26        767,004        704,065  

PRPM LLC (22-3-A1)
5.56%(1),(4)

     06/25/27        1,390,469        1,343,493  

PRPM LLC (22-4-A2)
5.00%(1),(4)

     08/25/27        1,080,000        979,722  

RALI Series Trust (06-QS13-1A2) (I/O) (I/F)
4.08% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.160%)(2),(8)

     09/25/36        2,269,321        208,169  

RALI Series Trust (06-QS7-A2) 6.00%(3)

     06/25/36        320,426        261,069  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust (12-6-4A2)
2.94% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.330%)(1),(2)

     01/26/36        131,379        131,799  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QA7-A1)
3.60%(4),(3)

     07/25/35        671,385        481,168  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QA8-CB21)
4.10%(4),(3)

     07/25/35        354,299        210,868  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QA10-A2)
3.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.360%)(2)

     12/25/36        423,568        347,307  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS1-A3) (PAC)
5.75%(3)

     01/25/36        250,471        207,310  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS6-1AV) (I/O)
0.77%(4),(8)

     06/25/36        2,968,778        64,072  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS8-A3)
6.00%(3)

     08/25/36        556,753        439,908  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS2-AV) (I/O)
0.33%(4),(8)

     01/25/37        6,905,775        74,714  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS3-AV) (I/O)
0.36%(4),(8)

     02/25/37      $ 8,006,442      $ 93,647  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS6-A62) (TAC)
5.50%(3)

     04/25/37        171,027        138,925  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (05-A15-4A1)
6.00%(3)

     02/25/36        938,245        327,818  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (07-A5-AX) (I/O)
6.00%(8)

     05/25/37        1,436,372        260,175  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities (06-S9-AV) (I/O)
0.35%(4),(8)

     09/25/36        17,647,979        193,267  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (07-3-2A4)
3.57% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.490%)(2)

     09/25/47        2,926,000        2,486,866  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (06-CB1-AF2)
2.88%

     01/25/36        1,003,656        817,638  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-NC2-A2C)
3.30% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.220%)(2)

     01/25/37        4,614,000        3,000,409  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (05-20-1A1)
3.51%(4)

     10/25/35        131,185        119,976  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-9-2A1)
3.50%(4),(3)

     10/25/47        232,840        151,424  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust (06-AR4-5A1)
3.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.360%)(2)

     06/25/36        693,668        542,000  

VOLT XCIX LLC (21-NPL8-A1) 2.12%(1)

     04/25/51        1,533,638        1,425,730  

WAMU Asset-Backed Certificates (07-HE1-2A3)
3.23% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)(2)

     01/25/37        1,636,453        800,883  

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust (07-PA2-2A2) (I/O) (I/F)
2.99% (-1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.070%)(2),(8)

     06/25/37        1,579,429        69,591  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-AR3-A4)
2.80%(4),(3)

     04/25/37        115,615        102,752  
        

 

 

 

Total Residential Mortgage-backed Securities—Non-Agency (Cost: $78,598,467)

 

        71,880,965  
        

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-backed Securities (Cost: $137,840,835)

 

        118,428,768  
        

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—35.8%

 

Aerospace/Defense—0.3%

 

Boeing Co. (The)
1.43%

     02/04/24        675,000        642,101  
        

 

 

 

Agriculture—0.6%

 

BAT Capital Corp.

 

4.54%

     08/15/47        135,000        89,745  

5.65%

     03/16/52        175,000        134,647  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC

        

3.13%(1)

     07/26/24        270,000        258,099  

6.13%(1)

     07/27/27        125,000        123,241  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.85%

     08/15/45        975,000        770,211  
        

 

 

 
           1,375,943  
        

 

 

 

Airlines—0.4%

 

JetBlue Pass-Through Certificates (20-1A)
4.00%

     05/15/34        721,476        639,545  

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (10-1A) (EETC)
6.25%

     10/22/24        260,864        258,406  
        

 

 

 
           897,951  
        

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers—0.1%

 

General Motors Co.
4.88%

     10/02/23        150,000        149,465  
        

 

 

 

Banks—9.9%

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

0.98% (SOFR + 0.690%)(2)

     04/22/25        395,000        367,279  

1.66% (SOFR + 0.910%)(2)

     03/11/27        625,000        542,564  

1.73% (SOFR + 0.960%)(2)

     07/22/27        55,000        47,208  

1.92% (SOFR + 1.37%)(2)

     10/24/31        305,000        225,892  

2.09% (SOFR + 1.060%)(2)

     06/14/29        570,000        463,758  

2.30% (SOFR + 1.220%)(2)

     07/21/32        490,000        367,500  

2.69% (SOFR + 1.320%)(2)

     04/22/32        80,000        62,394  

2.97% (SOFR + 1.330%)(2)

     02/04/33        155,000        121,528  

3.00% (3mo. USD LIBOR + 0.79%)(2)

     12/20/23        830,000        825,694  

3.42% (3mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%)(2)

     12/20/28        395,000        350,515  

3.82% (3mo. USD LIBOR + 1.575%)(2)

     01/20/28        120,000        110,357  

4.38% (U.S. 5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.760%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        140,000        113,644  

Citigroup, Inc.

        

1.46% (SOFR+ 0.770%)(2)

     06/09/27        430,000        366,480  

2.52% (SOFR + 1.177%)(2)

     11/03/32        375,000        285,795  

2.67% (SOFR + 1.146%)(2)

     01/29/31        140,000        111,840  

2.98% (SOFR + 1.422%)(2)

     11/05/30        145,000        119,458  

3.06% (SOFR + 1.35%)(2)

     01/25/33        575,000        453,606  

3.07% (SOFR + 1.280%)(2)

     02/24/28        135,000        120,423  

4.41% (SOFR + 3.914%)(2)

     03/31/31        440,000        395,380  

Comerica, Inc.
5.63% (U.S. 5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.291%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        395,000        388,368  

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

        

1.31% (SOFR + 0.980%)(1),(2)

     02/02/27        190,000        154,231  

3.09% (SOFR + 1.730%)(1),(2)

     05/14/32        500,000        351,845  

6.54% (SOFR + 3.920%)(1),(2)

     08/12/33        1,170,000        1,053,745  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

DNB Bank ASA
1.61% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.680%)(1),(2)

     03/30/28      $ 430,000      $ 358,544  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

        

0.93% (SOFR + 0.486%)(2)

     10/21/24        285,000        270,617  

1.09% (SOFR + 0.789%)(2)

     12/09/26        215,000        185,749  

1.22%

     12/06/23        700,000        671,580  

1.43% (SOFR + 0.798%)(2)

     03/09/27        705,000        607,188  

1.54% (SOFR + 0.818%)(2)

     09/10/27        430,000        363,840  

2.38% (SOFR + 1.248%)(2)

     07/21/32        205,000        154,990  

2.65% (SOFR + 1.264%)(2)

     10/21/32        640,000        491,297  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

        

1.59% (SOFR + 1.290%)(2)

     05/24/27        285,000        238,507  

2.10% (SOFR + 1.929%)(2)

     06/04/26        430,000        385,434  

2.21% (SOFR + 1.285%)(2)

     08/17/29        1,075,000        836,576  

2.80% (SOFR + 1.187%)(2)

     05/24/32        145,000        106,749  

5.40% (SOFR + 2.870%)(2)

     08/11/33        200,000        177,196  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        

1.58% (SOFR + 0.885%)(2)

     04/22/27        425,000        367,982  

2.01% (SOFR + 1.585%)(2)

     03/13/26        505,000        462,474  

2.55% (SOFR + 1.180%)(2)

     11/08/32        275,000        209,275  

2.58% (SOFR + 1.250%)(2)

     04/22/32        430,000        333,426  

2.60% (SOFR + 0.915%)(2)

     02/24/26        495,000        460,657  

2.95% (SOFR + 1.170%)(2)

     02/24/28        175,000        155,183  

2.96% (SOFR + 1.260%)(2)

     01/25/33        145,000        114,325  

3.56% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.730%)(2)

     04/23/24        385,000        381,146  

3.96% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.245%)(2)

     01/29/27        195,000        184,181  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

        

1.63% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.850%)(2)

     05/11/27        395,000        336,339  

2.91% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.810%)(2)

     11/07/23        130,000        129,689  

3.57% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.205%)(2)

     11/07/28        200,000        175,636  

3.87% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.500%)(2)

     07/09/25        285,000        274,950  

4.98% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.300%)(2)

     08/11/33        300,000        263,085  

Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia)

        

2.69% (SOFR + 1.440%)(1),(2)

     06/23/32        160,000        121,714  

2.87% (SOFR + 1.532%)(1),(2)

     01/14/33        555,000        417,935  

5.03% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)(1),(2)

     01/15/30        215,000        201,607  

Morgan Stanley

        

0.79% (SOFR + 0.509%)(2)

     01/22/25        425,000        398,369  

1.16% (SOFR + 0.560%)(2)

     10/21/25        920,000        838,617  

1.93% (SOFR + 1.020%)(2)

     04/28/32        510,000        375,653  

2.24% (SOFR + 1.178%)(2)

     07/21/32        150,000        112,864  

2.51% (SOFR + 1.200%)(2)

     10/20/32        55,000        42,134  

5.30% (SOFR + 2.62%)(2)

     04/20/37        170,000        153,403  

NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom)
4.27% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.762%)(2)

     03/22/25        530,000        515,361  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

        

1.09% (SOFR + 0.787%)(2)

     03/15/25        565,000        522,224  

1.53% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.250%)(2)

     08/21/26        55,000        47,737  

1.67% (SOFR + 0.989%)(2)

     06/14/27        55,000        45,659  

3.37% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)(2)

     01/05/24        275,000        273,308  

4.80% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.570%)(2)

     11/15/24        475,000        468,608  

UBS Group AG (Switzerland)
4.70% (1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.050%)(1),(2)

     08/05/27        200,000        189,994  

US Bancorp
3.70% (U.S. 5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.541%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        130,000        98,091  

Wells Fargo & Co.

        

2.39% (SOFR+ 2.100%)(2)

     06/02/28        1,090,000        936,112  

3.35% (SOFR + 1.500%)(2)

     03/02/33        1,370,000        1,114,098  

3.53% (SOFR + 1.510%)(2)

     03/24/28        285,000        258,834  

4.90% (SOFR + 2.100%)(2)

     07/25/33        345,000        317,361  
        

 

 

 
           23,545,802  
        

 

 

 

Beverages—0.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

 

4.70%

     02/01/36        250,000        225,615  

4.90%

     02/01/46        454,000        395,631  

Bacardi, Ltd.
5.30%(1)

     05/15/48        205,000        174,919  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
4.35%

     05/09/27        385,000        370,050  
        

 

 

 
           1,166,215  
        

 

 

 

Biotechnology—0.1%

 

Grifols Escrow Issuer SA
4.75%(1)

     10/15/28        425,000        329,792  
        

 

 

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Chemicals—0.2%

        

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
5.25%(1)

     09/30/28      $ 280,000      $ 215,886  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC / Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV
4.75%(1)

     06/15/27        135,000        121,010  

EverArc Escrow Sarl
5.00%(1)

     10/30/29        285,000        230,650  
        

 

 

 
           567,546  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services—0.6%

        

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.
5.50%(1)

     03/01/28        141,000        127,398  

Global Payments, Inc.

        

5.40%

     08/15/32        105,000        97,479  

5.95%

     08/15/52        179,000        157,500  

HealthEquity, Inc.
4.50%(1)

     10/01/29        285,000        241,121  

Hertz Corp. (The)

        

4.63%(1)

     12/01/26        140,000        114,100  

5.00%(1)

     12/01/29        290,000        217,138  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.
6.38%(1)

     02/15/29        270,000        211,950  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.
5.75%(1)

     04/15/26        260,000        240,185  
        

 

 

 
           1,406,871  
        

 

 

 

Computers—0.2%

        

Lenovo Group, Ltd.
6.54%(1)

     07/27/32        200,000        185,322  

NCR Corp.

        

5.13%(1)

     04/15/29        315,000        236,426  

5.25%(1)

     10/01/30        80,000        60,524  
        

 

 

 
           482,272  
        

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care—0.1%

        

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
5.50%(1)

     06/01/28        265,000        237,838  
        

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—1.4%

        

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland)

        

3.30%

     01/30/32        590,000        445,379  

3.88%

     01/23/28        130,000        113,112  

4.13%

     07/03/23        135,000        133,958  

Air Lease Corp.
3.63%

     12/01/27        120,000        103,342  

American Express Co.
3.55% (U.S. 5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.854%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        145,000        111,555  

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.

        

2.53%(1)

     11/18/27        406,000        318,174  

2.88%(1)

     02/15/25        305,000        276,601  

3.95%(1)

     07/01/24        85,000        80,532  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.27% (SOFR + 1.790%)(2)

     03/01/30        375,000        315,011  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

        

1.95%

     12/01/31        425,000        324,781  

5.00% (U.S. 5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.256%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        135,000        121,669  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
4.60%

     03/15/33        330,000        308,071  

Jane Street Group / JSG Finance, Inc.
4.50%(1)

     11/15/29        435,000        373,574  

Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.

        

4.50%(1)

     03/15/23        110,000        109,373  

5.50%(1)

     02/15/24        132,000        129,312  
        

 

 

 
           3,264,444  
        

 

 

 

Electric—0.9%

        

Alliant Energy Finance LLC
3.60%(1)

     03/01/32        535,000        459,003  

Duke Energy Corp.

        

3.85%

     06/15/34      EUR   130,000        112,498  

4.50%

     08/15/32        360,000        325,843  

FirstEnergy Corp.
3.40%

     03/01/50      $ 450,000        295,342  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC
4.35%(1)

     01/15/25        750,000        726,631  

Pike Corp.
5.50%(1)

     09/01/28        300,000        243,384  
        

 

 

 
           2,162,701  
        

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment—0.1%

        

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
4.38%(1)

     03/31/29        265,000        200,075  
        

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction—0.1%

        

Artera Services LLC
9.03%(1)

     12/04/25      $ 254,000        204,866  

Heathrow Funding Ltd.
1.88%(10)

     03/14/34      EUR   150,000        104,037  
        

 

 

 
           308,903  
        

 

 

 

Entertainment—1.1%

        

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

        

4.63%(1)

     10/15/29      $ 230,000        176,663  

8.13%(1)

     07/01/27        150,000        143,611  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%(1)

     01/15/28        400,000        346,675  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
5.25%(1)

     07/15/28        300,000        233,250  

Everi Holdings, Inc.
5.00%(1)

     07/15/29        275,000        227,507  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
4.75%(1)

     10/15/27        188,000        163,923  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.

        

4.13%(1)

     07/01/29        300,000        233,011  

5.63%(1)

     01/15/27        165,000        146,212  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.

        

4.28%(1)

     03/15/32        5,000        4,120  

5.14%(1)

     03/15/52        756,000        550,308  

5.05%(1)

     03/15/42        630,000        472,254  
        

 

 

 
           2,697,534  
        

 

 

 

Environmental Control—0.2%

        

Waste Pro USA, Inc.
5.50%(1)

     02/15/26        425,000        373,853  
        

 

 

 

Food—1.1%

        

Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp, Inc.
4.63%(1)

     11/15/28        267,000        227,449  

H-Food Holdings LLC / Hearthside Finance Co., Inc.
8.50%(1)

     06/01/26        175,000        111,430  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.

        

3.75%(1)

     12/01/31        650,000        519,909  

5.50%(1)

     01/15/30        25,000        23,137  

6.50%(1)

     12/01/52        180,000        159,874  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

        

4.38%

     06/01/46      $ 210,000      $ 163,783  

5.00%

     06/04/42        303,000        263,871  

6.38%

     07/15/28        210,000        218,088  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

        

4.25%(1)

     04/15/31        285,000        229,072  

5.88%(1)

     09/30/27        250,000        243,340  

Post Holdings, Inc.
4.63%(1)

     04/15/30        270,000        222,346  

Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed
4.63%(1)

     03/01/29        150,000        122,747  
        

 

 

 
           2,505,046  
        

 

 

 

Gas—0.3%

        

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.
3.88%

     11/15/25        640,000        613,116  
        

 

 

 

Health Care-Products—0.2%

        

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
3.25%

     06/01/30        295,000        228,209  

Medline Borrower LP
3.88%(1)

     04/01/29        300,000        241,215  
        

 

 

 
           469,424  
        

 

 

 

Health Care-Services—2.0%

        

Cano Health LLC
6.25%(1)

     10/01/28        160,000        151,466  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
3.50%(1)

     04/01/30        450,000        354,506  

Centene Corp.

        

2.45%

     07/15/28        635,000        517,404  

3.00%

     10/15/30        248,000        196,929  

4.25%

     12/15/27        205,000        187,949  

CommonSpirit Health
2.78%

     10/01/30        135,000        108,042  

Encompass Health Corp.
4.63%

     04/01/31        285,000        226,276  

HCA, Inc.

        

3.63%(1)

     03/15/32        180,000        146,182  

4.13%

     06/15/29        208,000        183,512  

4.63%(1)

     03/15/52        105,000        79,119  

5.25%

     06/15/49        312,000        254,457  

5.25%

     06/15/26        250,000        242,130  

5.38%

     09/01/26        65,000        63,296  

5.50%

     06/15/47        340,000        290,765  

5.63%

     09/01/28        100,000        96,100  

7.05%

     12/01/27        235,000        240,219  

Humana, Inc.
4.95%

     10/01/44        125,000        111,054  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.
5.00%(1)

     10/01/29        295,000        239,876  

ModivCare, Inc.
5.88%(1)

     11/15/25        130,000        120,138  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

        

3.88%(1)

     11/15/30        520,000        437,146  

3.88%(1)

     05/15/32        175,000        143,918  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

        

4.25%(1)

     06/01/29        275,000        228,097  

6.13%(1)

     06/15/30        260,000        239,387  
        

 

 

 
           4,857,968  
        

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares—0.2%

        

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
3.88%(1)

     03/15/31        520,000        355,176  
        

 

 

 

Housewares—0.1%

        

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.10%

     04/01/23        250,000        250,029  
        

 

 

 

Insurance—1.6%

        

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.

        

4.25%(1)

     02/15/29        280,000        221,239  

6.00%(1)

     08/01/29        160,000        124,000  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
6.75%(1)

     10/15/27        250,000        217,250  

Aon Corp. / Aon Global Holdings PLC
3.90%

     02/28/52        270,000        200,081  

Athene Global Funding

        

1.61%(1)

     06/29/26        285,000        242,646  

1.99%(1)

     08/19/28        425,000        336,387  

3.21%(1)

     03/08/27        135,000        119,528  

Brown & Brown, Inc.
4.95%

     03/17/52        200,000        163,246  

Farmers Exchange Capital
7.05%(1)

     07/15/28        500,000        515,175  

Farmers Insurance Exchange
4.75% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.231%)(1),(2)

     11/01/57        5,000        4,132  

HUB International, Ltd.
7.00%(1)

     05/01/26        125,000        118,906  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
5.58% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.290%)(1),(2)

     12/15/24        1,000,000        1,000,126  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
4.38% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.661%)(1),(2)

     09/15/54        675,000        647,232  
        

 

 

 
           3,909,948  
        

 

 

 

Internet—0.4%

        

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
7.00%(1)

     06/15/27        125,000        118,561  

Netflix, Inc.
5.88%

     02/15/25        485,000        487,847  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.
6.75%(1)

     09/30/27        250,000        240,968  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
3.68%(1)

     04/22/41        285,000        205,224  
        

 

 

 

Total Internet (Cost: $1,197,062)

           1,052,600  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified—0.2%

        

OT Merger Corp. 7.88%(1)

     10/15/29        575,000        381,340  

Titan Acquisition, Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC
7.75%(1)

     04/15/26        140,000        111,475  
        

 

 

 

Total Machinery-diversified (Cost: $671,018)

           492,815  
        

 

 

 

Media—1.3%

        

Cable One, Inc.
4.00%(1)

     11/15/30        415,000        323,700  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

        

4.50%

     05/01/32        275,000        209,800  

4.75%(1)

     02/01/32        175,000        136,757  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital

        

2.30%

     02/01/32        165,000        117,882  

4.80%

     03/01/50        65,000        47,486  

5.25%

     04/01/53        355,000        272,759  

5.38%

     05/01/47        125,000        96,506  

5.75%

     04/01/48        360,000        291,211  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

CSC Holdings LLC

        

5.38%(1)

     02/01/28      $ 25,000      $ 21,868  

6.50%(1)

     02/01/29        250,000        221,191  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co.
5.38%(1)

     08/15/26        522,000        104,557  

DirecTV Financing LLC / DirecTV Financing Co-Obligor Inc.
5.88%(1)

     08/15/27        225,000        194,555  

Gray Escrow II, Inc.
5.38%(1)

     11/15/31        140,000        109,907  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.
5.88%(1)

     07/15/27        265,000        231,875  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.88%(1)

     09/01/31        290,000        225,539  

Time Warner Cable LLC
5.50%

     09/01/41        120,000        94,465  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom)
5.50%(1)

     05/15/29        200,000        171,709  

VZ Secured Financing BV
5.00%(1)

     01/15/32        300,000        229,425  
        

 

 

 
           3,101,192  
        

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate & Hardware—0.1%

        

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
6.38%(1)

     06/15/30        125,000        121,404  
        

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturers—0.8%

        

General Electric Co.
3.39% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%)(2)

     08/15/36        2,400,000        1,976,978  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas—0.8%

        

Ecopetrol S.A.
6.88%

     04/29/30        200,000        169,000  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
3.50%(10)

     04/14/33        200,000        131,900  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
0.00%(11)

     10/10/36        513,000        268,053  

Pertamina Persero PT (Indonesia)
3.10%(1)

     08/27/30        200,000        164,000  

Petroleos Mexicanos

        

6.35%

     02/12/48        34,000        18,277  

6.75%

     09/21/47        75,000        41,955  

6.95%

     01/28/60        130,000        71,976  

7.69%

     01/23/50        486,000        298,409  

Petronas Capital, Ltd.
3.50%(1)

     04/21/30        200,000        182,710  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.

        

4.50%

     05/15/29        283,000        235,776  

4.50%

     04/30/30        86,000        70,430  

Transocean Poseidon, Ltd.
6.88%(1)

     02/01/27        274,750        251,928  
        

 

 

 
           1,904,414  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services—0.3%

        

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
6.25%(1)

     04/01/28        415,000        365,818  

Transocean Proteus, Ltd.
6.25%(1)

     12/01/24        87,750        82,655  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.88%

     04/01/26        162,000        149,295  
        

 

 

 
           597,768  
        

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers—0.7%

        

Amcor Finance USA, Inc.
3.63%

     04/28/26        400,000        373,636  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

        

5.25%(1)

     08/15/27        410,000        262,757  

5.25%(1)

     08/15/27        50,000        31,393  

Ball Corp.
4.00%

     11/15/23        90,000        88,470  

Berry Global, Inc.

        

1.57%

     01/15/26        335,000        292,917  

1.65%

     01/15/27        140,000        116,271  

4.88% (1)

     07/15/26        85,000        80,008  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
4.75%(1)

     07/15/27        130,000        120,250  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV (Netherlands)

        

5.50%(1)

     08/15/26        325,000        291,099  

8.50%(1)

     08/15/27        75,000        66,506  
        

 

 

 
           1,723,307  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—1.6%

        

AbbVie, Inc.
4.50%

     05/14/35        816,000        727,695  

Bayer US Finance II LLC

        

4.38%(1)

     12/15/28        590,000        540,429  

4.63%(1)

     06/25/38        515,000        429,865  

4.88%(1)

     06/25/48        285,000        233,560  

Cigna Corp.
3.88%

     10/15/47        170,000        125,074  

CVS Health Corp.
5.05%

     03/25/48        685,000        603,697  

Embecta Corp.
5.00%(1)

     02/15/30        400,000        344,020  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.
6.00%(1),(12)

     06/30/28        32,000        1,840  

Option Care Health, Inc.
4.38%(1)

     10/31/29        275,000        232,669  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
5.13%(1)

     04/30/31        275,000        226,188  

Prestige Brands, Inc.
3.75%(1)

     04/01/31        445,000        346,190  
        

 

 

 
           3,811,227  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines—1.4%

        

Energy Transfer LP

        

5.15%

     03/15/45        325,000        258,731  

5.40%

     10/01/47        831,000        677,365  

6.63% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.155%)(2),(9)

     12/31/99        634,000        465,196  

Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.
6.88%

     01/15/29        275,000        248,022  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.50%(1)

     02/01/26        145,000        129,259  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.
3.80%

     09/15/30        500,000        419,797  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

        

4.80%(1)

     05/15/30        125,000        103,581  

4.95%(1)

     07/15/29        425,000        365,534  

TransMontaigne Partners LP / TLP Finance Corp.
6.13%

     02/15/26        265,000        227,900  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
3.88%(1)

     08/15/29        425,000        365,521  
        

 

 

 
           3,260,906  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.0%

        

China Aoyuan Group Ltd
6.35%(8),(10)

     02/08/24        400,000        27,000  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
6.50%(8),(10),(12)

     01/10/25      $ 200,000      $ 28,674  

Vonovia SE,
1.50%(10)

     06/14/41      EUR 100,000        53,624  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.
6.63%(8),(10)

     01/07/26      $ 200,000        8,169  
        

 

 

 

Total Real Estate (Cost: $442,777)

           117,467  
        

 

 

 

REIT—1.6%

        

American Assets Trust LP
3.38%

     02/01/31        275,000        219,381  

CapLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
0.75%(10)

     06/23/28      EUR 115,000        86,916  

Digital Intrepid Holding BV
0.63%(10)

     07/15/31      EUR 165,000        108,545  

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.

        

5.30%

     01/15/29      $ 210,000        194,920  

5.38%

     04/15/26        621,000        594,794  

5.75%

     06/01/28        345,000        323,813  

Healthcare Realty Holdings LP

        

2.00%

     03/15/31        190,000        139,846  

2.40%

     03/15/30        205,000        157,314  

3.10%

     02/15/30        115,000        94,670  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP

        

3.95%

     11/01/27        275,000        245,883  

5.95%

     02/15/28        10,000        9,594  

Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.
5.00%(1)

     07/15/32        420,000        327,600  

LXP Industrial Trust
2.70%

     09/15/30        275,000        211,969  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP
3.40%

     06/01/23        425,000        420,570  

VICI Properties LP

        

4.95%

     02/15/30        15,000        13,612  

5.13%

     05/15/32        250,000        222,142  

5.63%

     05/15/52        134,000        111,087  

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc.

        

3.75%(1)

     02/15/27        25,000        22,000  

3.88%(1)

     02/15/29        150,000        126,151  

4.50%(1)

     09/01/26        80,000        73,608  

4.50%(1)

     01/15/28        40,000        35,542  

4.63%(1)

     06/15/25        20,000        18,854  

5.75%(1)

     02/01/27        95,000        89,625  
        

 

 

 
           3,848,436  
        

 

 

 

Retail—0.6%

        

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
5.00%(1)

     02/15/32        100,000        77,581  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. / OSI Restaurant Partners LLC
5.13%(1)

     04/15/29        285,000        237,975  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.
6.75%(1)

     01/15/30        450,000        343,125  

FirstCash, Inc.
5.63%(1)

     01/01/30        280,000        239,733  

Michaels Cos, Inc. (The)
7.88%(1)

     05/01/29        590,000        341,524  

Papa John’s International, Inc.
3.88%(1)

     09/15/29        285,000        229,089  
        

 

 

 
           1,469,027  
        

 

 

 

Savings & Loans—0.4%

        

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)

        

2.97% (SOFR + 1.290%)(1),(2)

     02/16/28        250,000        215,413  

3.77% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.064%)(1),(2)

     03/08/24      $ 520,000      $ 514,291  

4.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.392%)(1),(2)

     08/01/24        150,000        147,896  
        

 

 

 

Total Savings & Loans (Cost: $938,715)

 

     877,600  
        

 

 

 

Semiconductors—0.1%

        

Broadcom, Inc.
4.30%

     11/15/32        150,000        126,711  
        

 

 

 

Software—0.2%

        

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.
5.75%(1)

     03/01/25        22,000        21,931  

Oracle Corp.

        

2.88%

     03/25/31        60,000        47,302  

3.80%

     11/15/37        80,000        58,249  

3.95%

     03/25/51        545,000        362,267  
        

 

 

 
           489,749  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications—3.0%

        

AT&T, Inc.

        

3.80%

     12/01/57        488,000        326,702  

4.75%

     05/15/46        530,000        445,819  

4.85%

     03/01/39        348,000        302,148  

5.25%

     03/01/37        705,000        653,168  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
5.00%(1)

     05/01/28        350,000        300,615  

Global Switch Finance BV
1.38%(10)

     10/07/30      EUR 315,000        256,047  

Intelsat Jackson Holding S. A. (Escrow)

        

8.50%(1),(8)

     10/15/24      $ 535,000        —    

9.75%(1),(8)

     07/15/25        621,000        —    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S. A.
6.50%(1),(6)

     03/15/30        397,000        337,922  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

        

3.40%(1)

     03/01/27        75,000        62,837  

3.88%(1)

     11/15/29        400,000        315,940  

4.63%(1)

     09/15/27        176,000        146,087  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
5.38%(1)

     06/15/29        425,000        316,828  

Qwest Corp.
7.25%

     09/15/25        250,000        256,250  

SES GLOBAL Americas Holdings, Inc.
5.30%(1)

     03/25/44        675,000        518,910  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.74%(1)

     03/20/25        1,090,625        1,075,584  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

        

2.25%

     02/15/26        75,000        67,223  

2.55%

     02/15/31        140,000        111,045  

2.63%

     04/15/26        489,000        442,682  

3.88%

     04/15/30        235,000        208,592  

4.38%

     04/15/40        350,000        285,880  

4.75%

     02/01/28        186,000        175,592  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.25%(1)

     01/31/31        260,000        197,600  

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)
4.88%

     06/19/49        529,000        417,298  
        

 

 

 
           7,220,769  
        

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $99,006,467)

           84,962,383  
        

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.7%

        

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority, Revenue Bond
4.26%

     09/15/32        705,000        666,046  


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

Issues

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds
5.18%

     11/15/49      $ 55,000      $ 49,837  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bond
5.29%

     03/15/33        1,000,000        1,009,564  
        

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $1,943,650)

           1,725,447  
        

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS—1.6%

        

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond
2.50%(10)

     09/30/29        200,000        174,800  

Airport Authority Hong Kong
3.25%(1)

     01/12/52        200,000        145,432  

Brazilian Government International Bond
3.88%

     06/12/30        200,000        165,900  

Chile Government International Bond
2.55%

     01/27/32        350,000        274,888  

Colombia Government International Bond
3.00%

     01/30/30        50,000        36,025  

Dominican Republic International Bond
4.50%(1)

     01/30/30        200,000        157,702  

Egypt Government International Bond
5.25%(10)

     10/06/25        200,000        156,250  

Guatemala Government Bond
3.70%(10)

     10/07/33        242,000        176,422  

Hungary Government International Bond
2.13%(1)

     09/22/31        200,000        138,101  

Mexico Government International Bond
2.66%

     05/24/31        438,000        337,392  

Oman Government International Bond
5.63%(10)

     01/17/28        200,000        186,720  

Panama Government International Bond

        

2.25%

     09/29/32        200,000        140,522  

3.16%

     01/23/30        250,000        204,394  

Philippine Government International Bond
2.46%

     05/05/30        200,000        168,000  

Qatar Government International Bond
4.50%(10)

     04/23/28        350,000        346,179  

Saudi Government International Bond

        

3.25%(10)

     10/26/26        200,000        190,160  

3.63%(10)

     03/04/28        300,000        284,242  

South Africa Government Bond
4.88%

     04/14/26        350,000        327,215  

Uruguay Government International Bond
4.38%

     01/23/31        200,000        192,300  
        

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost: $4,433,689)

           3,802,644  
        

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $286,721,827)

           249,906,336  
        

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—6.3%

        
        

Security

     Shares         

Agriculture—0.4%

        

Altria Group, Inc.

        12,670        511,615  

British American Tobacco PLC (SP ADR) (United Kingdom)

        15,706        557,563  
        

 

 

 

Total Agriculture (Cost: $1,140,228)

           1,069,178  
        

 

 

 

Banks—1.2%

        

Bank of America Corp.

        28,443        858,979  

Comerica, Inc.

        2,317        164,739  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        9,423        984,703  

Wells Fargo & Co.

        19,525        785,295  
        

 

 

 
           2,793,716  
        

 

 

 

Media—0.0%

        

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(13)

        10,003        115,034  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas—1.2%

        

BP PLC (SP ADR) (United Kingdom)

        20,274        578,823  

Chevron Corp.

        84        12,068  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

        80        6,985  

Shell PLC (ADR) (United Kingdom)

        12,146        604,385  

Sunoco LP

        26,257        1,023,235  

TotalEnergies SE (SP ADR) (France)

        11,488        534,422  
        

 

 

 
           2,759,918  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services—0.6%

        

USA Compression Partners LP

        79,823        1,388,920  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines—0.9%

        

Energy Transfer LP

        103,400        1,140,502  

Enterprise Products Partners LP

        38,393        912,985  
        

 

 

 

Total Pipelines (Cost: $1,614,723)

           2,053,487  
        

 

 

 

REIT—1.3%

        

AGNC Investment Corp.

        144,641        1,217,877  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

        41,442        711,140  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

        7,500        331,800  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

        61,963        355,668  

Rithm Capital Corp.

        55,339        405,082  
           3,021,567  

Telecommunications—0.7%

        

AT&T, Inc.

        54,617        837,825  

Intelsat S.A.(8),(13)

        11,069        304,398  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

        15,224        578,055  
           1,720,278  
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $15,833,924)

           14,922,098  
        

 

 

 

RIGHTS0.0%

        

Telecommunications —0.0%

        

Intelsat S.A. Expires 12/05/25 (8),(13)

        1,158        —    

Intelsat S.A. Expires 12/05/25 (8),(13)

        1,158        —    
        

 

 

 

Total Rights (Cost: $—)

           —    
        

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS0.9%

        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund—Premier Class, 2.94%(14)

        2,093,123        2,093,123  
        

 

 

 

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $2,093,123)

           2,093,123  
        

 

 

 

Total Investments (112.6%) (Cost: $304,648,874)

           266,921,557  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-12.6%)

           (29,822,079
        

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

         $ 237,099,478  
        

 

 

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Number of

Contracts

  

Type

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Contract
Value
    Market Value     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Futures

 

131

   2-Year U.S Treasury Note Futures      12/30/22      $ 27,350,581     $ 26,906,172     $ (444,409

172

   5-Year U.S Treasury Note Futures      12/30/22        19,151,054       18,491,344       (659,710
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 46,501,635     $ 45,397,516     $ (1,104,119
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short Futures

 

320

   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      12/20/22      $ (40,359,866   $ (37,915,000   $ 2,444,866  

2

   Euro-Bund Future      12/8/22        (283,938     (271,343     12,595  

78

   U.S. Ultra Long Bond Futures      12/20/22        (11,675,897     (10,686,000     989,897  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (52,319,701   $ (48,872,343   $ 3,447,358  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for U.S.
Dollars
     Contracts at Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (15)

                 

Citibank N.A.

     EUR        83,000        10/07/22      $ 81,445      $ 81,328      $ (117
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 81,445      $ 81,328      $ (117
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL (16)

                 

Citibank N.A.

     EUR        652,000        10/07/22      $ 685,379      $ 638,862      $ 46,517  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     EUR        190,000        10/07/22        194,333        186,171        8,162  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 879,712      $ 825,033      $ 54,679  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED—INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS

 

Notional
Amount

    Expiration
Date
  Payment Made by
Fund Frequency
  Payment Made by
Fund
 

Payment Received by

Fund Frequency

  Payment Received by
Fund
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Premium Paid     Value  
  $3,190,000(17)     07/24/25   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR   Semi-Annual   1.073%   $ (188,084   $ —       $ (188,084
  4,725,000(17)     07/24/25   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR   Semi-Annual   1.034%     (281,974   $ —         (281,974
  6,380,000(17)     07/24/25   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR   Semi-Annual   1.026%     (381,678   $ —         (381,678
  7,515,000(17)     09/28/25   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR   Semi-Annual   1.390%     (385,565   $ —         (385,565
  265,000(17)     07/24/53   Semi-Annual   1.808%   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR     72,244     $ —         72,244  
  400,000(17)     07/24/53   Semi-Annual   1.785%   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR     110,702     $ —         110,702  
  530,000(17)     07/24/53   Semi-Annual   1.773%   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR     147,898     $ —         147,898  
  640,000(17)     09/28/53   Semi-Annual   1.870%   Quarterly   3-Month USD LIBOR     164,063     $ —         164,063  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (742,394   $ —       $ (742,394
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (Cont’d)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — EXCHANGE TRADED

 

Description

   Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid
(Received)
by Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call

                

BP PLC

   $ 34.00        10/21/22        (202   $ (576,710   $ (1,313   $ (32,617   $ 31,304  

Comerica, Inc.

     90.00        1/20/23        (23     (163,530     (1,783     (9,119     7,336  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     55.00        1/20/23        (75     (331,800     (1,875     (10,985     9,110  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     170.00        10/21/22        (36     (376,200     (36     (6,575     6,539  

Shell PLC

     65.00        1/20/23        (120     (597,120     (4,800     (8,816     4,016  

TotalEnergies SE

     65.00        1/20/23        (114     (530,328     (3,420     (8,375     4,955  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     62.50        10/21/22        (98     (394,156     (294     (12,394     12,100  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $ (13,521   $ (88,881   $ 75,360  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:
ACES     Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities.
CLO     Collateralized Loan Obligation.
EETC     Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
I/F     Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
I/O     Interest Only Security.
PAC     Planned Amortization Class.
SOFR     Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
TAC     Target Amortization Class.
TBA     To Be Announced.
EUR     Euro Currency.
    Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the value of these securities amounted to $110,701,908 or 46.7% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Fund’s investment advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(2)     Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022.
(3)     A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans. Cost basis has been adjusted.
(4)     Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
(5)     This security is a residual or equity position that does not have a stated interest rate. This residual or equity position is entitled to recurring distributions which are generally equal to the remaining cash flow of payments made by underlying securities less contractual payments to debtholders and fund expenses.
(6)     Restricted security (Note 3).
(7)     Security purchased on a forward commitment with an approximate principal amount. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the security is delivered.
(8)     For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3. Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(9)     Perpetual maturity.
(10)     Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At September 30, 2022, the value of these securities amounted to $2,319,685 or 1.0% of net assets.
(11)     Security is not accruing interest.
(12)     Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the issuer. Income is not being accrued.
(13)     Non-income producing security.
(14)     Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of September 30, 2022.
(15)     Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(16)     Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.
(17)     This instrument has a forward starting effective date.


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Investments by Sector (Unaudited)    September 30, 2022

 

Sector

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Corporate Bonds

     35.8

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency

     30.3  

Asset-Backed Securities

     17.3  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Agency

     11.7  

Common Stock

     6.3  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency

     6.5  

Foreign Government Bonds

     1.6  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Agency

     1.5  

Money Market Investments

     0.9  

Municipal Bonds

     0.7  

Rights

     0.0

Other

     (12.6 )** 
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

**

Includes cash, futures, written options, foreign currency exchange contracts, swap agreements, pending trades, interest receivable, and accrued expenses payable.


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Fair Valuation Summary (Unaudited)    September 30, 2022

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of September 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

 

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —        $ 40,987,094      $ —        $ 40,987,094  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Agency

     —          3,508,123        —          3,508,123  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Non-Agency

     —          15,361,847        —          15,361,847  

Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Agency

     —          27,677,833        —          27,677,833  

Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Non-Agency

     —          68,786,510        3,094,455        71,880,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          115,334,313        3,094,455        118,428,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds*

     —          84,898,540        63,843        84,962,383  

Municipal Bonds

     —          1,725,447        —          1,725,447  

Foreign Government Bonds

     —          3,802,644        —          3,802,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

     —          246,748,038        3,158,298        249,906,336  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Stock*

     14,617,700        —          304,398        14,922,098  

Rights*

     —          —          —          —    

Money Market Investments

     2,093,123        —          —          2,093,123  

Total Investments

   $ 16,710,823      $ 246,748,038      $ 3,462,696      $ 266,921,557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

           

Forward Currency Contracts

           

Foreign Currency Risk

     —          54,679        —          54,679  

Futures Contracts

           

Interest Rate Risk

     3,447,358        —          —          3,447,358  

Swap Agreements

           

Interest Rate Risk

     —          494,907        —          494,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,158,181      $ 247,297,624      $ 3,462,696      $ 270,918,501  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

           

Futures Contracts

           

Interest Rate Risk

   $ (1,104,119    $ —        $ —        $ (1,104,119

Forward Currency Contracts

           

Foreign Currency Risk

     —          (117      —          (117

Swap Agreements

           

Interest Rate Risk

     —          (1,237,301      —          (1,237,301

Written Options

           

Equity Risk

     (13,521      —          —          (13,521
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (1,117,640    $ (1,237,418    $ —        $ (2,355,058
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.


Note 1 — Security Valuations

Securities listed or traded on the NYSE and other stock exchanges are valued at the latest sale price on that exchange. Securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market (“NASDAQ”) are valued using official closing prices as reported by NASDAQ, which may not be the last sale price. All other securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available, including short-term securities, swap agreements and forward currency contracts, are valued with prices furnished by independent pricing services or by broker-dealers.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Directors (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) has designated the Advisor as the “valuation designee” with respect to the fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and periodic reporting to the Board. Fair valued securities are those for which market quotations are not readily available, including in circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that prices received are not reflective of their market values.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses investments in its financial statements in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value measurements based on inputs. Inputs that go into fair value measurement refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3.

In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.


Fair Value Measurements: Descriptions of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

Asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The fair value of ABS and MBS is estimated based on pricing models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche including, but not limited to, the prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise, they would be categorized as Level 3.

Corporate bonds. The fair value of corporate bonds is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, or credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. Corporate bonds are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; in instances where prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized as Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Equity securities. Securities are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Restricted securities issued by publicly held companies are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; if a discount is applied and significant, they are categorized as Level 3. Restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and therefore the inputs are unobservable. Certain foreign securities that are fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Foreign currency contracts. The fair values of foreign currency contracts are derived from indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. To the extent that these factors can be observed, foreign currency contracts are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the exchange on which they are traded. They are categorized as Level 1.

Government and agency securities. Government and agency securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. Accordingly, government and agency securities are normally categorized as Level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the liquidity and transparency of the market.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are fair valued using pricing models that take into account, among other factors, index spread curves, nominal values, modified duration values and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of credit default swaps are categorized as Level 2; otherwise, the fair values are categorized as Level 3.

Money market funds. Money market funds are open-end mutual funds that invest in short-term debt securities. To the extent that these funds are valued based upon the reported net asset value (“NAV”), they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are fair valued based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-wanted lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of municipal bonds are categorized as Level 2; otherwise, the fair values are categorized as Level 3.

Options contracts. Option contracts traded on securities exchanges are fair valued using market mid prices; as such, they are categorized as Level 1. Option contracts traded OTC are fair valued based on pricing models and incorporate various inputs such as interest rates, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at the-money, and out-of-money contracts on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair value of OTC option contracts would be categorized as Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized as Level 3.


Restricted securities. Restricted securities, including illiquid Rule 144A securities, issued by non-public entities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and therefore the inputs are unobservable. Any other restricted securities valued similar to publicly traded securities may be categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether a discount is applied and significant to the fair value.

Short-term investments. Short-term investments are valued using market price quotations, and are categorized as Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments is listed after the Investments by Sector table.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

     Common Stock     Corporate
Bonds
    Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-

Agency
 

Balance as of December 31, 2021

   $ —       $ 79,000     $ 5,110,040  

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

     —         (14,629     (419,217

Realized Gain (Loss)

     (53     —         (32,999

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (622,178     (257,242     (1,492,289

Purchases

     926,629       —         —    

Sales

     —         —         (71,080

Transfers in to Level 3 (1)

     —         256,714  (1)      —    

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)

     —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2022

   $ 304,398     $ 63,843     $ 3,094,455  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held at September 30, 2022

   $ (622,178   $ (257,242   $ (1,498,435
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Financial assets transferred between Level 2 and Level 3 were due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs.

Significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2022, are as follows:

 

Description

   Fair Value at
September 30, 2022
     Valuation Techniques      Unobservable
Input
     Price or Price
Range
     Weighted
Average
Price
     Input to
Valuation
If Input
Increases
 

Common Stock

   $ 304,398        Third-party Vendor        Vendor Prices      $ 27.500      $ 27.500        Increase  

Corporate Bonds

   $ 63,843        Third-party Vendor        Vendor Prices      $ 4.084 -14.337      $ 7.980        Increase  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities— Non-Agency (Interest Only Collateral Strip Rate Securities)

   $ 435,565        Third-party Vendor        Vendor Prices      $ 0.008 - 4.406      $ 1.155        Increase  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities— Non-Agency (Interest Only Securities)

   $ 2,658,890        Third-party Vendor        Vendor Prices      $ 2.503 -18.113      $ 5.111        Increase  

Rights

   $ 0        Third-party Vendor        Vendor Prices      $ 0      $ 0        Increase  


Derivative Instruments: Derivatives are financial instruments which are valued based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. A derivative contract may result in a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested. The Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk categories:

Asset Derivatives

 

     Equity Risk     Foreign
Currency Risk
    Interest Rate
Risk
    Total  

Swaps Agreements

   $ —       $ —       $ 494,907     $ 494,907  

Futures Contracts

     —         —         3,447,358       3,447,358  

Forward Contracts

     —         54,679       —         54,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ —       $ 54,679     $ 3,942,265     $ 3,996,944  

Liability Derivatives

 

Forward Contracts

   $ —       $ (117   $ —       $ (117

Written Options

     (13,521     —         —         (13,521

Swap Agreements

     —         —         (1,237,301     (1,237,301

Futures Contracts

     —         —         (1,104,119     (1,104,119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (13,521   $ (117   $ (2,341,420   $ (2,355,058

Number of Contracts or Notional Amounts(1)

 

Forward Contracts

   $ —       $ 1,417,031     $ —       $ 1,417,031  

Swap Agreements

   $ —       $ —       $ 29,025,000     $ 29,025,000  

Futures Contracts

     —         —         679       679  

Written Options

     717       —         —         717  

 

(1)

Amount disclosed represents average number of contracts or notional amounts, which are representative of the volume traded for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities: The Fund may invest in MBS, which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans which underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. The Fund may also invest in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Federal National Mortgage Corporation (Fannie Mae). The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments. The Fund may invest in stripped MBS. Stripped MBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest


only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal—only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities held by the Fund at September 30, 2022 are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). In a repurchase agreement, the Fund purchases a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at September 30, 2022.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, To Be Announced (“TBA”) and Forward Commitment Transactions: The Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security or to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment transactions, the Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although the Fund does not pay for the securities or start earning interest on them until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. If the Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

Prior to settlement of these transactions, the value of the subject securities will fluctuate with market conditions. In addition, because the Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage to the extent the Fund does not set aside liquid assets to cover the commitment. To guard against this deemed leverage, the Fund monitors the obligations under these transactions on a daily basis and ensures that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover them.

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Fund can accept money market instruments or U.S. Government securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. As with any extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral if the borrowers of the securities fail financially. The Fund earns additional income for lending its securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Fund did not lend any securities during the period ended September 30, 2022.

Derivatives:

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed or delivery is taken, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at September 30, 2022 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may enter into futures contracts. The Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks through the use of futures contracts, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk. The Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad


market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made, and are settled in cash. Positions in futures may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for the Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into at a favorable time or price. When the Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it.

When the Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund utilized treasury futures to help manage interest rate duration and credit market exposure. Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2022 are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options: The Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on a security or an index of securities to enhance investment performance and/or to protect against changes in market prices. The Fund may also enter into currency options to hedge against or to take advantage of currency fluctuations.

A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund ultimately wants to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit a Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

Purchasing foreign currency options gives a Fund the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell specified amounts of currency at a rate of exchange that may be exercised by a certain date. These currency options may be used as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

Options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace the expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited.


OTC options are options not traded on exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by a Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund entered into written option contracts to gain exposure to the equity market.

Swap Agreements: The Fund may enter into swap agreements. Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying security or other asset, or index of securities or assets; if the underlying security, asset, or index declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. The Fund may take either side of such a swap, and so may take a long or short position in the underlying security, asset, or index. The Fund may enter into a total return swap to hedge against an exposure in its portfolio — such as interest rate risk (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of the Fund’s bond portfolio), equity risk, or credit risk — or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. The Fund may also enter into a total return swap to gain exposure to securities or markets in which it might not be able to invest directly (in so-called market access transactions).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty default is the discounted NAV of the cash flows paid to/received from the counterparty over the interest rate swap’s remaining life.

The Fund may enter into credit default swap transactions as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds (or other obligations of the reference entity with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. When the Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. When the Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When the Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position.

Whenever the Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of a total return swap, the swap will change in value depending on the change in value of the asset or index on which the swap is written. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and the Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.


During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking-to-market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by the Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund entered into interest rate swaps to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed-rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Outstanding swap agreements at September 30, 2022 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

Note 2 — Restricted Securities

The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that have legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities may be sold privately, but are required to be registered before being sold to the public (exemption rules apply). Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). However, the Fund considers 144A securities to be restricted if those securities have been deemed illiquid. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Restricted securities held by the Fund at September 30, 2022 are listed below:

 

Issuer Description

   Acquisition Date      Acquisition
Cost
     Aggregate
Value
     Percentage
of Net
Assets
 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (12-GC6-XB), 1.04%, due 01/10/2045

                     2/1/2018      $ 28,084        61        0.00

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, 6.50%, due 3/15/2030

     1/27/2022      $ 387,706      $ 337,922        0.14
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 415,790      $ 337,983        0.14