PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:   811-10555
Registrant Name:   PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:   1633 Broadway
  New York, NY 10019
Name and Address of Agent for Service:   William G. Galipeau
  650 Newport Center Drive
  Newport Beach, CA 92660
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (844) 337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:   July 31
Date of Reporting Period:   April 30, 2016


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 120.9%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 1.5%

   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

7.185% due 01/30/2019

  $ 5,800      $ 4,342   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    4,925        3,796   
   

 

 

 
Total Bank Loan Obligations
(Cost $10,094)
      8,138   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 50.1%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 28.1%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

6.000% due 01/15/2067

    2,300        1,300   

Aircastle Ltd.

   

5.000% due 04/01/2023

    1,200        1,225   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

6.250% due 04/15/2024 (h)

    4,460        2,568   

9.000% due 06/18/2024 (h)

    3,827        2,765   

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

2.625% due 05/08/2017 ^

  EUR 1,100        331   

4.000% due 01/21/2019 ^

    4,300        1,292   

4.750% due 01/15/2018 ^

    5,100        1,533   

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 (h)

    1,300        1,298   

Barclays PLC

   

7.875% due 09/15/2022 (h)

  GBP 6,657        8,909   

8.000% due 12/15/2020 (h)

  EUR 1,900        2,178   

BGC Partners, Inc.

   

5.375% due 12/09/2019 (k)

  $ 5,140        5,324   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

9.296% due 03/19/2019

    8,979        8,867   

BNP Paribas S.A.

   

7.375% due 08/19/2025 (h)(k)

    6,200        6,130   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (k)

    8,000        8,298   

Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.

   

7.500% due 07/08/2026

  GBP 6,000        9,497   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023

  $ 3,100        2,953   

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 (h)(k)

    6,500        6,271   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

7.500% due 12/11/2023 (h)

    1,725        1,719   

7.500% due 12/11/2023 (h)(k)

    6,000        5,980   

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029 (k)

    4,857        5,500   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

6.000% due 09/29/2023 (h)

  EUR 3,393        3,750   

Jefferies LoanCore LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020

  $ 400        340   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.625% due 06/27/2023 (h)

  GBP 5,700        8,293   

7.875% due 06/27/2029 (h)

    1,500        2,194   

National Bank of Greece S.A.

   

3.875% due 10/07/2016

  EUR 1,350        1,526   

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% due 06/29/2049 (h)

  GBP 12        2,285   

Navient Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2019 (k)

  $ 7,405        7,359   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

    2,648        1,880   

8.450% due 06/15/2018

    2,200        2,362   

Novo Banco S.A.

   

5.000% due 04/04/2019

  EUR 298        222   

5.000% due 04/23/2019

    608        451   

5.000% due 05/14/2019

    402        299   

5.000% due 05/21/2019

    225        167   

5.000% due 05/23/2019

    224        167   

Preferred Term Securities Ltd.

   

1.014% due 09/23/2035

  $ 487        394   

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    545        376   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 (h)

    3,200        2,992   

8.000% due 08/10/2025 (h)

    4,900        4,709   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

7.375% due 06/24/2022 (h)

  GBP 3,000        4,184   


                                         
             

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

   

5.717% due 06/16/2021

  $ 1,900        2,011   

6.125% due 02/07/2022

    1,500        1,612   

Tesco Property Finance PLC

   

5.411% due 07/13/2044

  GBP  7,768        10,070   

6.052% due 10/13/2039

    1,880        2,682   

TIG FinCo PLC

   

8.500% due 03/02/2020

    252        375   

8.750% due 04/02/2020

    5,189        6,179   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC

   

6.902% due 07/09/2020

  $ 600        632   
   

 

 

 
      151,449   

INDUSTRIALS 14.6%

   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

   

6.750% due 05/15/2024 (c)

  EUR 900        1,031   

7.250% due 05/15/2024 (c)

  $ 1,200        1,200   

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

   

8.125% due 07/15/2021

    1,688        1,258   

Boxer Parent Co., Inc. (9.000% Cash or 9.750% PIK)

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (d)(k)

    4,342        3,213   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

8.500% due 02/15/2020 ^

    3,300        2,995   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    1,885        1,711   

11.250% due 06/01/2017 ^

    8,170        7,394   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

3.878% due 04/15/2019

    440        286   

8.000% due 12/15/2022

    100        68   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

9.798% due 10/01/2022

    1,111        1,210   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019

    308        143   

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (k)

    7,830        9,468   

9.980% due 02/15/2047 (k)

    1,500        2,273   

Harvest Operations Corp.

   

6.875% due 10/01/2017

    5,592        4,802   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022

    1,200        847   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021

    6,692        2,275   

8.125% due 06/01/2023

    1,121        373   

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019

    7,070        6,469   

Numericable SFR S.A.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2026

    900        915   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023 (c)

    4,100        4,274   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 1,000        1,528   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017

  $ 7,480        1,122   

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

   

12.500% due 04/15/2017

    2,100        2,058   

Tembec Industries, Inc.

   

9.000% due 12/15/2019

    1,900        1,377   

Times Square Hotel Trust

   

8.528% due 08/01/2026

    1,823        2,148   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    6,000        6,030   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 3,879        5,543   

6.542% due 03/30/2021

    1,940        2,900   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

8.750% due 01/01/2022

  $ 5,955        3,573   
   

 

 

 
      78,484   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 7.4%

   

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

7.500% due 04/01/2024

    870        874   

FPL Energy Wind Funding LLC

   

6.876% due 06/27/2017

    333        320   

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

   

4.375% due 09/19/2022

    9,080        8,651   

6.000% due 11/27/2023

    4,900        5,028   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

   

6.510% due 03/07/2022

    1,050        1,139   

9.250% due 04/23/2019

    600        690   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020

    6,400        2,768   

7.000% due 04/15/2018

    1,900        855   

7.950% due 06/01/2032

    700        303   

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030

    8,200        8,434   


                                         
             

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 06/30/2022

    314        68   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.625% due 10/01/2023

    2,797        387   

6.750% due 10/01/2023

    2,990        419   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

2.750% due 01/15/2018

  EUR 450        480   

3.522% due 03/17/2020

  $ 270        222   

4.875% due 03/17/2020

    420        374   

5.750% due 01/20/2020

    220        202   

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP 4,800        5,348   

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    100        103   

6.750% due 01/27/2041

  $ 2,300        1,810   

7.875% due 03/15/2019

    1,100        1,099   
   

 

 

 
      39,574   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $294,110)

      269,507   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 4.5%

   

CALIFORNIA 1.0%

   

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.750% due 10/01/2037

    1,220        1,337   

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    3,400        3,860   
   

 

 

 
      5,197   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.4%

   

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

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    12,700        12,752   
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.1%

   

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

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    785        643   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 1.0%

   

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

   

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    6,100        5,644   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $23,380)

      24,236   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 4.2%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.000% due 02/25/2043 (a)

    71,836        13,533   

5.739% due 10/25/2028

    600        620   

Freddie Mac

   

6.136% due 11/25/2055

    8,355        4,337   

7.989% due 12/25/2027

    3,300        3,179   

11.189% due 03/25/2025

    746        780   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $22,232)

      22,449   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 0.3%

   

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

   

0.522% due 01/31/2018 (m)

    1,500        1,503   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $1,501)

      1,503   
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 31.7%

   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

    6,050        5,293   

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

    160        135   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    447        349   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

3.069% due 03/25/2035

    147        137   

5.500% due 11/25/2035 ^

    2,924        2,745   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    600        546   

6.500% due 09/25/2033

    265        279   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

2.873% due 03/27/2036

    2,245        1,148   

2.961% due 08/28/2037

    6,502        4,905   

5.233% due 03/26/2037

    1,392        401   

10.224% due 07/26/2036

    1,753        1,802   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

0.939% due 01/25/2036 ^

    1,887        1,516   

2.742% due 11/25/2036 ^

    5,419        3,723   

2.859% due 11/25/2035 ^

    9,705        7,715   

2.894% due 09/25/2047 ^

    8,255        5,265   

2.924% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,285        950   

2.969% due 09/25/2035 ^

    1,004        816   


                                         
             

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.000% due 08/25/2036

    1,674        1,589   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

2.672% due 12/25/2035 ^

    17        15   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,156        954   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

5.020% due 09/25/2037 ^

    4,248        3,826   

5.188% due 04/25/2037 ^

    396        340   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    1,594        1,341   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    474        378   

5.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    221        179   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    2,772        2,100   

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    587        594   

5.750% due 02/25/2035

    660        643   

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,114        971   

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    1,458        1,494   

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    1,518        1,282   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    7,569        5,782   

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,739        1,335   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    531        548   

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^

    2,026        1,604   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    695        512   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

2.621% due 09/20/2036 ^

    434        377   

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    1,066        969   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    648        607   

6.000% due 07/25/2037

    2,561        2,178   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    700        602   

6.750% due 08/25/2036 ^

    2,094        1,650   

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.044% due 01/25/2022

  EUR 2,956        3,050   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

  $ 7,001        5,911   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.768% due 08/25/2034

    629        583   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    619        589   

6.000% due 02/25/2036 ^

    4,484        3,724   

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.676% due 01/19/2036 ^

    6,373        4,220   

3.248% due 06/19/2036 ^

    9,431        5,900   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    3,930        2,377   

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 05/26/2036

    16,996        14,013   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.647% due 03/25/2037 ^

    2,674        2,029   

6.000% due 12/25/2035 ^

    2,565        2,344   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.660% due 01/25/2037 ^

    1,171        1,046   

2.769% due 02/25/2036 ^

    4,561        4,006   

2.801% due 04/25/2037

    15        13   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.407% due 11/15/2038

    1,694        1,324   

5.562% due 02/15/2040

    1,801        1,360   

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    1,310        976   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    308        276   

Lehman XS Trust

   

0.659% due 06/25/2047

    3,364        2,358   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.750% due 07/25/2036

    2,529        1,850   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.793% due 03/25/2036 ^

    999        663   

Mesdag Delta BV

   

0.094% due 01/25/2020

  EUR 1,324        1,298   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

0.669% due 05/25/2037 ^

  $ 318        79   

3.779% due 12/26/2034 ^

    2,854        2,323   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    532        437   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

6.500% due 12/25/2031

    815        833   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.000% due 11/25/2036 ^

    3,394        2,233   

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    3,155        2,191   

6.250% due 06/25/2046

    1,804        1,488   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

3.467% due 02/25/2037

    2,579        2,075   

6.500% due 03/25/2032

    242        251   

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

2.726% due 02/20/2047

    559        478   

4.825% due 07/20/2037 ^

    1,173        1,049   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.694% due 11/25/2036 ^

    3,988        3,018   


                                         
             

2.706% due 01/25/2036 ^

    3,209        2,421   

2.748% due 07/25/2035 ^

    1,369        1,174   

4.081% due 07/25/2036 ^

    1,013        820   

4.508% due 03/25/2037 ^

    4,740        3,316   

4.570% due 07/25/2036 ^

    9,014        6,007   

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.863% due 02/25/2037 ^

    592        519   

3.026% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,075        914   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.240% due 07/25/2037 ^

    680        551   

2.448% due 09/25/2036 ^

    1,255        1,139   

4.209% due 02/25/2037 ^

    900        817   

4.397% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,694        1,563   

6.003% due 10/25/2036 ^

    3,372        2,648   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

1.217% due 05/25/2047 ^

    350        24   

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

    2,597        1,931   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

2.910% due 07/25/2036 ^

    667        628   

3.031% due 05/25/2036 ^

    130        124   
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

(Cost $167,793)

      170,556   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 20.6%

   

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

   

0.829% due 02/25/2036

    23,100        8,092   

Argent Securities Trust

   

0.629% due 03/25/2036

    4,275        2,166   

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.579% due 10/25/2036 ^

    6,871        5,503   

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

    400        307   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026

    2,300        1,488   

0.000% due 07/22/2026 (f)

    1,500        772   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

0.579% due 06/25/2047 ^

    2,285        1,875   

0.609% due 03/25/2037

    4,592        4,766   

0.639% due 09/25/2047

    6,023        4,969   

1.159% due 01/25/2036

    4,000        3,018   

5.016% due 10/25/2046 ^

    9,626        9,259   

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

   

1.069% due 09/25/2035

    3,949        1,488   

1.089% due 05/25/2036

    8,406        3,364   

Fremont Home Loan Trust

   

1.369% due 06/25/2035 ^

    6,000        4,343   

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing

   

8.140% due 03/20/2030

    1,667        1,763   

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust

   

0.000% due 10/25/2036 (b)(f)

    3,787        1,529   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.599% due 07/25/2037

    12,149        7,545   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.

   

0.729% due 01/25/2036

    842        723   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

0.599% due 11/25/2036

    5,653        4,280   

4.499% due 01/25/2037 ^

    7,424        5,029   

Lehman XS Trust

   

5.170% due 08/25/2035 ^

    587        551   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.739% due 01/25/2036

    5,000        3,016   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

0.599% due 04/25/2037

    600        321   

Mid-State Trust

   

6.340% due 10/15/2036

    1,275        1,361   

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

   

0.589% due 06/25/2036

    2,422        2,082   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^

    893        615   

Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

   

0.959% due 08/25/2035

    5,000        3,291   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

1.534% due 12/25/2033

    244        225   

1.639% due 01/25/2035 ^

    3,070        2,032   

Soundview Home Loan Trust

   

0.689% due 08/25/2037

    2,000        1,406   

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

1.221% due 08/10/2038

    10,996        2,309   

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

1.001% due 08/05/2036

    529        371   

1.001% due 08/05/2036 ^

    9,795        6,856   

1.099% due 07/05/2035

    10,466        7,745   


                                         
             

Tropic CDO Ltd.

   

0.948% due 07/15/2036

    9,465        6,436   
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $111,803)
      110,896   
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 1.3%

   

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

   

6.875% due 04/22/2021

    220        227   

Athens Urban Transportation Organisation

   

4.851% due 09/19/2016

  EUR 200        220   

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.300% due 11/15/2016

    3,250        3,730   

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.000% due 02/24/2023

    142        119   

3.000% due 02/24/2024

    142        117   

3.000% due 02/24/2025

    142        114   

3.000% due 02/24/2026

    142        112   

3.000% due 02/24/2027

    142        109   

3.000% due 02/24/2028

    142        107   

3.000% due 02/24/2029

    142        105   

3.000% due 02/24/2030

    142        103   

3.000% due 02/24/2031

    142        101   

3.000% due 02/24/2032

    142        100   

3.000% due 02/24/2033

    142        98   

3.000% due 02/24/2034

    142        97   

3.000% due 02/24/2035

    142        96   

3.000% due 02/24/2036

    142        96   

3.000% due 02/24/2037

    142        95   

3.000% due 02/24/2038

    142        94   

3.000% due 02/24/2039

    142        94   

3.000% due 02/24/2040

    142        94   

3.000% due 02/24/2041

    142        94   

3.000% due 02/24/2042

    142        94   

3.800% due 08/08/2017

  JPY 47,000        394   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 400        409   
   

 

 

 
Total Sovereign Issues
(Cost $6,508)
      7,019   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.0%

   

FINANCIALS 0.0%

   

TIG FinCo PLC (i)

    182,606        128   
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $271)
      128   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 3.8%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 3.8%

   

Citigroup Capital

   

7.008% due 10/30/2040

    76,250        1,994   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas

   

10.000% due 12/15/2020 (h)

    12,050        14,837   

GMAC Capital Trust

   

6.402% due 02/15/2040

    144,400        3,620   
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $20,962)
      20,451   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.9%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (j) 1.8%

      9,554   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 0.4%

   

Federal Home Loan Bank

   

0.295% due 06/03/2016 (f)(g)

  $ 1,900        1,900   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.7%

   

0.176% due 05/12/2016 - 07/21/2016 (e)(f)(o)

    4,029        4,029   


                                         
           
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $15,481)
      15,483   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $674,135)
      650,366   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 120.9%
(Cost $674,135)
    $ 650,366   
Financial Derivative Instruments (l)(n) (0.8%)
(Cost or Premiums, net $(1,166))
      (4,357
Preferred Shares (10.3%)       (55,525
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (9.8%)       (52,590
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 537,894   
   

 

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

^ Security is in default.

 

(a) Interest only security.

 

(b) Principal only security.

 

(c) When-issued security.

 

(d) Payment in-kind bond security.

 

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

 

(f) Zero coupon bond.

 

(g) Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

 

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

 

(i) Restricted Securities:

 

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

TIG FinCo PLC

                 04/02/2015         $   271         $   128           0.02%   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(j) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
  Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
   

Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds

to be
Received (1)

 
SAL   0.420%     04/29/2016        05/02/2016      $   7,600      U.S. Treasury Notes 1.750% due 12/31/2020   $ (7,761   $ 7,600      $ 7,600   
SSB   0.010     04/29/2016        05/02/2016        1,954      U.S. Treasury Notes 1.625% due 06/30/2019     (1,994     1,954        1,954   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  $   (9,755   $   9,554      $   9,554   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes accrued interest.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (3)
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (3)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     (0.250 )%       02/18/2016         TBD  (2)    $ (1,571   $ (1,570

MSC

     1.000         02/01/2016         05/02/2016          (12,752     (12,784
     1.000         03/15/2016         05/10/2016        (1,907     (1,910
     1.000         05/02/2016         08/02/2016        (13,286     (13,286

RBC

     1.560         03/16/2016         09/06/2016        (6,540     (6,554

RDR

     1.020         02/17/2016         05/17/2016        (8,037     (8,054
     1.020         04/25/2016         05/17/2016        (5,121     (5,122

UBS

     1.280         04/21/2016         07/21/2016        (5,434     (5,436
     1.430         03/24/2016         05/18/2016        (10,401     (10,417
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (65,133
            

 

 

 

 

(2) Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.
(3) The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2016 was $(25,136) at a weighted average interest rate of 1.022%.

 

(k) Securities with an aggregate market value of $73,533 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of April 30, 2016.

 

(l) Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

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

 

      Variation Margin  
Index/Tranches   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (2)
    Market
Value (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-24 5-Year Index

    5.000     06/20/2020      $ 8,415      $ 466      $   (183   $   0      $ (11

CDX.HY-25 5-Year Index

    5.000        12/20/2020          14,500        499        377        0        (23
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $   965      $ 194      $ 0      $   (34
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(3) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

      Variation Margin  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate  
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000     12/16/2020      $ 59,300      $ 2,485      $ 940      $ 31      $ 0   
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000        06/15/2021        36,800        1,266        19        19        0   
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750        06/17/2025        75,590        7,853        3,189        69        0   
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.500        06/19/2044        169,400        50,503        56,029        796        0   
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500        06/15/2046          227,500        (13,876     (25,372     0          (1,072
Pay  

6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW

    3.500        06/17/2025      AUD 7,600        462        273        46        0   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 48,693      $ 35,078      $ 961      $ (1,072
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   49,658      $   35,272      $   961      $ (1,106
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(m) Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,503 and cash of $3,900 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of April 30, 2016.

 

(n) Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

 

       Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Month
    

Currency to
be Delivered

     Currency to
be Received
     Asset      Liability  

AZD

    05/2016       GBP      222       $     314       $ 0       $ (10

BOA

    05/2016       $      71,091       GBP     48,759         154         0   
    06/2016       EUR      93       $     127         21         0   
    06/2016       GBP      48,759           71,095         0         (154
    06/2016       $      5       EUR     4         0         (1

BRC

    06/2016       EUR      17       $     23         4         0   

CBK

    05/2016       AUD      70           53         0         (1
    05/2016       GBP      2,886           4,144         0         (73
    05/2016       MXN      170           10         0         0   
    05/2016       $      1,906       EUR     1,675         12         0   
    05/2016            362       JPY     40,160         15         0   
    06/2016       JPY      40,160       $     362         0         (15

DUB

    05/2016       GBP      258           371         0         (6
    06/2016       EUR      10           14         2         0   

GLM

    05/2016       AUD      138           105         0         0   
    05/2016       BRL      4,153           1,156         0         (51
    05/2016       EUR      2,714           3,076         0         (32
    05/2016       GBP      43,329           61,866         0         (1,445
    05/2016       $      1,203       BRL     4,153         4         0   

HUS

    05/2016       BRL      4,048       $     1,173         0         (4
    05/2016       JPY      40,160           357         0         (20
    05/2016       $      1,115       BRL     4,048         62         0   

IND

    05/2016            23,172       EUR     20,460         255         0   
    06/2016       EUR      20,460       $     23,192         0         (255

JPM

    05/2016            1,567           1,782         0         (13
    05/2016       GBP      719           1,038         0         (13
    05/2016       $      2,961       EUR     2,601         17         0   

MSB

    05/2016       GBP      334       $     478         0         (10
    06/2016       EUR      24           33         5         0   
    06/2016       GBP      223           326         0         0   

NAB

    06/2016       EUR      53           73         12         0   

SCX

    05/2016       GBP      1,011           1,472         0         (5
    05/2016       $      214       EUR     190         4         0   

UAG

    05/2016       EUR      20,937       $     23,473         0         (500
    06/2016            294           335         0         (1
               

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

   $   567       $   (2,609
               

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

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

 

                                            Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty     Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
April 30, 2016 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     12/20/2019        7.138   $ 2,400      $ (247   $ (212   $ 0      $ (459
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        12/20/2019        7.138        8,900        (912     (788     0        (1,700
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        09/20/2020        7.470        10        (1     (1     0        (2
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000        09/20/2020        7.470        40        (6     (3     0        (9
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (1,166   $ (1,004   $ 0      $ (2,170
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

  

  $   (1,166   $   (1,004   $   0      $   (2,170
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


(1)  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(2) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
(3)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

(o) Securities with an aggregate market value of $3,749 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of April 30, 2016.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 04/30/2016
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 8,138         $ 0         $ 8,138   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           145,949           5,500           151,449   

Industrials

     2,231           70,223           6,030           78,484   

Utilities

     0           39,574           0           39,574   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

California

     0           5,197           0           5,197   

Illinois

     0           12,752           0           12,752   

Virginia

     0           643           0           643   

West Virginia

     0           5,644           0           5,644   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           18,112           4,337           22,449   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     0           1,503           0           1,503   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           170,556           0           170,556   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           110,896           0           110,896   

Sovereign Issues

     0           7,019           0           7,019   

Common Stocks

                 

Financials

     0           0           128           128   

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     5,614           14,837           0           20,451   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0           9,554           0           9,554   

Short-Term Notes

     0           1,900           0           1,900   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           4,029           0           4,029   

Total Investments

   $ 7,845         $ 626,526         $ 15,995         $ 650,366   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           961           0           961   

Over the counter

     0           567           0           567   
   $ 0         $ 1,528         $ 0         $ 1,528   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (1,106        0           (1,106

Over the counter

     0           (4,779        0           (4,779
     $ 0         $ (5,885      $ 0         $ (5,885

Totals

   $   7,845         $   622,169         $   15,995         $   646,009   

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended April 30, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended April 30, 2016:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2015
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (1)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 04/30/2016
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
04/30/2016 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

  $ 5,535      $ 0      $ (99   $ 2      $ 1      $ 61      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5,500      $ 74   

Industrials

    6,022        0        0        6        0        2        0        0        6,030        2   

U.S. Government Agencies

    0        4,959        (44     33        18        (629     0        0        4,337        (630

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    191        0        0        0        0        (63     0        0        128        (63
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   11,748      $   4,959      $   (143   $   41      $   19      $   (629   $   0      $   0      $   15,995      $   (617
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 04/30/2016
     Valuation Technique      Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

               

Banking & Finance

   $ 5,500      

Proxy Pricing

    

Base Price

       112.38   

Industrials

     6,030      

Proxy Pricing

    

Base Price

       100.09   

U.S. Government Agencies

     4,337       Proxy Pricing      Base Price        51.90   

Common Stocks

               

Financials

     128      

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

    

       —     
  

 

 

              

Total

   $ 15,995                
  

 

 

              

 

(1) Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at April 30, 2016 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
(2) Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Supplementary Notes to Schedule of Investments as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to that Fund, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding of that Fund.

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. The Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the SEC.

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Fund’s approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by PIMCO to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services or other pricing sources. With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), the Fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments.

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. Foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in the Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree will be valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree will be valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

Investments for which market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Oversight Committee of the Board (“Valuation Oversight Committee”), generally based on recommendations provided by the Manager. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

When the Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Inputs using (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.


  Level 2—Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

  Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers in and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers in and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments valued (denominated) in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates (currency spot and forward rates) obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost of such short-term debt instrument is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. Prior to July 31, 2015, short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less and repurchase agreements were generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Short-term debt instruments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as foreign currency contracts, options contracts, or swap agreements, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. Other than swap agreements, which are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services or other pricing sources, these contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange (if available). For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable price levels across complete term structures. These levels, along with external third-party prices are used to produce daily settlement prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued using a pricing model that references the underlying rates including the overnight index swap rate and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate to produce the daily settlement price. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Proxy pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The validity of the fair value is reviewed by the Manager on a periodic basis and may be amended in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures.

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of April 30, 2016, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Fund’s U.S. tax returns filed for the fiscal years ending in 2013-2015, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

As of April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

                                                              

Federal

Tax Cost

    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)  (1)
 
$   674,135      $   20,615      $   (44,384   $   (23,769

 

(1)  Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable to wash sale loss deferrals for federal income tax purposes.


Glossary: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:         
AZD    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group   GST    Goldman Sachs International   RBC    Royal Bank of Canada
BCY    Barclays Capital, Inc.   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   RDR    RBC Capital Markets
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   IND    Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank S.A.   SAL    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank N.A.   SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
CBK    Citibank N.A.   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG   NAB    National Australia Bank Ltd.   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA          
Currency Abbreviations:         
AUD    Australian Dollar   GBP    British Pound   MXN    Mexican Peso
BRL    Brazilian Real   JPY    Japanese Yen   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
EUR    Euro          
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
CDX.HY    Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield          
Other Abbreviations:         
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   BBR    Bank Bill Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
BABs    Build America Bonds   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation     


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


Signatures

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

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                     
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: June 28, 2016

 

By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                               
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: June 28, 2016

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

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                       
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: June 28, 2016

 

By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                 
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: June 28, 2016