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

811-02340

 

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mark D. Nerud
225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(312) 338-5801

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2012 – September 30, 2012

 

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the “Fund”)

 

 

Investment Portfolio

 

as of September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (57.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Aviation Capital Group, 7.13%, 10/15/20 (a)

 

$

600,000

 

$

629,658

 

COX Communications Inc., 6.25%, 06/01/18 (a)

 

263,000

 

315,642

 

CSC Holdings Inc., 8.63%, 02/15/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,370,000

 

NBCUniversal Media LLC, 2.88%, 04/01/16

 

300,000

 

317,760

 

TCI Communications Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/15

 

35,000

 

42,316

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., 8.25%, 04/01/19

 

290,000

 

389,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,064,620

 

Consumer Staples 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group Inc., 9.70%, 11/10/18

 

1,014,000

 

1,452,353

 

Altria Group Inc., 9.25%, 08/06/19

 

169,000

 

239,965

 

Constellation Brands Inc., 4.63%, 03/01/23

 

900,000

 

918,000

 

Kraft Foods Group Inc., 2.25%, 06/05/17 (b)

 

600,000

 

617,703

 

Kraft Foods Group Inc., 5.38%, 02/10/20 (b)

 

268,000

 

318,519

 

Mondelez International Inc., 5.38%, 02/10/20

 

244,000

 

294,353

 

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/19

 

300,000

 

316,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,157,393

 

Energy 10.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 09/15/36

 

800,000

 

991,154

 

BP Capital Markets Plc, 3.75%, 06/17/13

 

24,000

 

24,521

 

BP Capital Markets Plc, 3.63%, 05/08/14

 

521,000

 

546,354

 

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., 7.75%, 05/15/19 (a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,260,014

 

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., 4.50%, 04/01/22 (a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,072,916

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 04/01/15 (a)

 

1,011,000

 

1,079,243

 

Dolphin Energy Ltd., 5.50%, 12/15/21 (a)

 

800,000

 

925,200

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 6.50%, 04/01/20

 

1,000,000

 

1,186,336

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.50%, 04/15/14

 

161,000

 

177,395

 

Gazprom OAO, 9.25%, 04/23/19 (a)

 

300,000

 

390,750

 

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, 6.70%, 09/15/19 (a)

 

400,000

 

425,573

 

Novatek Finance Ltd., 6.60%, 02/03/21 (a)

 

800,000

 

935,040

 

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd., 6.35%, 06/30/21 (a)

 

291,000

 

327,230

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, 8.38%, 04/01/22 (a)

 

800,000

 

696,000

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.38%, 01/27/21

 

1,100,000

 

1,239,448

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 05/01/18

 

2,000,000

 

2,428,242

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.20%, 01/15/28

 

200,000

 

250,148

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 8.75%, 05/01/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,344,653

 

Pride International Inc., 6.88%, 08/15/20

 

621,000

 

786,139

 

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III, 4.00%, 09/30/20

 

839,800

 

944,775

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.90%, 04/15/15 (b)

 

1,800,000

 

1,773,000

 

SandRidge Energy Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/21

 

900,000

 

927,000

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.88%, 03/13/18

 

500,000

 

605,000

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 6.40%, 04/15/16

 

250,000

 

290,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,626,613

 

Financials 34.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey National Treasury Services Plc, 2.03%, 04/25/14 (c)

 

800,000

 

793,994

 

ABN Amro North American Holding Preferred Capital Repackage Trust I, 6.52% (callable at 100 beginning 11/08/12) (b) (d) (e)

 

1,000,000

 

925,000

 

Ally Financial Inc., 4.63%, 06/26/15

 

900,000

 

922,947

 

American Express Co., 6.15%, 08/28/17

 

500,000

 

608,217

 

American Express Credit Corp., 7.30%, 08/20/13

 

700,000

 

741,658

 

American International Group Inc., 8.25%, 08/15/18

 

500,000

 

642,955

 

 



 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asciano Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 04/07/18 (a)

 

$

300,000

 

$

322,190

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 5.10%, 01/13/20 (a)

 

400,000

 

457,714

 

Banco Bradesco SA, 2.54%, 05/16/14 (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

503,517

 

Banco do Brasil SA, 6.00%, 01/22/20 (a)

 

500,000

 

588,750

 

Banco Santander Brasil SA, 4.50%, 04/06/15 (a)

 

100,000

 

102,625

 

Banco Santander Brasil SA, 4.50%, 04/06/15

 

300,000

 

307,875

 

Banco Santander Chile, 3.75%, 09/22/15 (a)

 

500,000

 

516,472

 

Banco Votorantim SA, 5.25%, 02/11/16 (a)

 

400,000

 

424,000

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, 09/01/17

 

115,000

 

133,018

 

Banque PSA Finance, 2.25%, 04/04/14 (b) (c)

 

300,000

 

294,101

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 10.18%, 06/12/21 (b)

 

1,400,000

 

1,818,782

 

BBVA Bancomer SA, 4.50%, 03/10/16 (a)

 

500,000

 

527,500

 

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.50%, 03/10/21 (a)

 

400,000

 

438,200

 

BNP Paribas, 7.78% (callable at 100 beginning 07/02/18) (d) (e), EUR

 

500,000

 

641,176

 

BPCE SA, 2.19%, 02/07/14 (b) (c)

 

700,000

 

705,079

 

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 08/15/39

 

1,000,000

 

1,030,000

 

CBA Capital Trust II, 6.02% (callable at 100 beginning 03/15/16) (a) (d) (e)

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Citigroup Inc., 6.01%, 01/15/15

 

2,200,000

 

2,411,031

 

Citigroup Inc., 8.50%, 05/22/19

 

1,235,000

 

1,633,295

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.12%, 03/17/14 (a) (c)

 

200,000

 

200,850

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5.00%, 10/15/19 (a)

 

50,000

 

57,377

 

Credit Agricole SA, 1.90%, 01/21/14 (b) (c)

 

400,000

 

401,274

 

DNB Bank ASA, 3.20%, 04/03/17 (a)

 

400,000

 

417,760

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.00%, 01/11/17

 

2,700,000

 

2,955,736

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.00%, 01/29/21

 

200,000

 

217,902

 

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.50%, 05/04/20

 

100,000

 

109,000

 

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 03/03/21 (a)

 

200,000

 

213,500

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.63%, 09/15/15

 

2,000,000

 

2,186,136

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.50%, 01/15/16

 

200,000

 

202,448

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 5.95%, 01/18/18

 

650,000

 

754,810

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 6.15%, 04/01/18

 

600,000

 

700,307

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/20

 

2,000,000

 

2,306,078

 

HBOS Plc, 6.75%, 05/21/18 (b)

 

700,000

 

710,500

 

HSBC Bank Plc, 5.00%, 03/20/23, GBP

 

500,000

 

838,663

 

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 01/15/21

 

300,000

 

347,915

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 7.13%, 09/01/18 (a)

 

1,700,000

 

1,980,500

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 2.83%, 02/24/14 (b) (c)

 

800,000

 

788,073

 

IPIC GMTN Ltd., 4.00%, 03/14/21, EUR

 

200,000

 

299,020

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.30%, 04/23/19

 

2,500,000

 

3,073,302

 

Korea Exchange Bank, 3.13%, 06/26/17 (a)

 

400,000

 

415,799

 

Lazard Group LLC, 6.85%, 06/15/17

 

500,000

 

564,303

 

LBG Capital No.1 Plc, 7.87%, 08/25/20, GBP

 

1,000,000

 

1,567,846

 

LBG Capital No.1 Plc, 7.88%, 11/01/20 (b)

 

450,000

 

450,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., 6.88%, 04/25/18

 

2,400,000

 

2,875,474

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.10%, 01/10/14 (b) (c)

 

300,000

 

301,625

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.63%, 04/01/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,148,940

 

Morgan Stanley, 7.30%, 05/13/19

 

800,000

 

943,996

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.50%, 01/26/20

 

2,850,000

 

3,102,199

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.38%, 08/10/20, EUR

 

100,000

 

138,084

 

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA, 6.30%, 05/15/17

 

300,000

 

329,913

 

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.25% (callable at 100 beginning 10/21/16) (b) (d) (e)

 

800,000

 

772,034

 

Rabobank Nederland NV, 11.00% (callable at 100 beginning 06/30/19) (b) (d) (e)

 

1,000,000

 

1,313,750

 

RCI Banque SA, 2.22%, 04/11/14 (b) (c)

 

600,000

 

587,778

 

Regions Financial Corp., 4.88%, 04/26/13

 

375,000

 

382,500

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 5.38%, 09/30/19, EUR

 

1,600,000

 

2,402,138

 

 



 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sberbank, 5.50%, 07/07/15

 

$

700,000

 

$

753,480

 

Sberbank Via SB Capital SA, 5.40%, 03/24/17

 

1,200,000

 

1,288,008

 

Shinhan Bank, 4.13%, 10/04/16 (a)

 

200,000

 

215,971

 

SLM Corp., 5.38%, 01/15/13

 

1,200,000

 

1,215,206

 

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 5.13%, 02/22/21 (a)

 

2,100,000

 

2,276,631

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.50%, 03/13/13

 

1,600,000

 

1,643,568

 

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd., 8.70%, 08/07/18

 

2,250,000

 

2,925,000

 

UBS AG Stamford, 5.88%, 12/20/17

 

300,000

 

355,121

 

USB Capital IX, 3.50% (callable at 100 beginning 11/13/12) (d) (e)

 

625,000

 

535,556

 

Ventas Realty LP, 3.13%, 11/30/15

 

100,000

 

104,206

 

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.38%, 10/01/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,240,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,301,254

 

Health Care 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Scientific Corp., 6.40%, 06/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,389,127

 

Fresenius Medical Care Term Loan B, 4.00%, 03/31/13 (c)

 

654,370

 

654,370

 

Fresenius Medical Care Term Loan B, 4.00%, 03/31/13 (c)

 

83,850

 

83,850

 

HCA Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/20

 

2,000,000

 

2,225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,352,347

 

Industrials 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/17/16 (a)

 

856,000

 

907,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo American Capital Plc, 9.38%, 04/08/14 (b)

 

543,000

 

605,988

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., 5.90%, 03/15/20

 

1,000,000

 

1,049,861

 

Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 05/15/19

 

990,000

 

1,327,552

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.40%, 11/01/20 (a)

 

1,600,000

 

1,875,240

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 9.00%, 05/01/19

 

200,000

 

273,481

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.75%, 05/15/19

 

180,000

 

216,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,349,040

 

Telecommunication Services 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

British Telecommunications Plc, 1.50%, 12/20/13 (c)

 

400,000

 

402,632

 

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 4.75%, 02/16/21 (a)

 

300,000

 

332,700

 

Rogers Communications Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/15

 

179,000

 

207,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

942,715

 

Utilities 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, 6.88%, 07/30/19

 

400,000

 

476,720

 

Duquesne Light Holdings Inc., 6.40%, 09/15/20 (a)

 

400,000

 

472,670

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 01/15/20

 

1,000,000

 

1,102,500

 

Florida Power Corp., 5.80%, 09/15/17

 

195,000

 

233,702

 

Korea Electric Power Corp., 3.00%, 10/05/15 (a)

 

1,400,000

 

1,459,808

 

NRG Energy Inc. Term Loan, 2.51%, 05/05/18 (c)

 

112,500

 

112,922

 

NRG Energy Inc. Term Loan, 4.00%, 05/05/18 (c)

 

85,500

 

85,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,944,143

 

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $103,040,307)

 

 

 

110,645,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities 8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust (insured by MBIA Assurance Corp.), (2003, 1A, D), 6.46%, 09/20/22 (a) (f)

 

38,020

 

38,210

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, (2009, B, A3), 1.98%, 10/15/13 (a)

 

33,557

 

33,583

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, (2009, 1A), 10.38%, 07/02/19

 

557,594

 

603,596

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A, 8.63%, 10/15/21

 

1,940,956

 

2,089,051

 

Banc of America Funding Corp. REMIC, (2004, A, 1A3), 5.54%, 09/20/34 (c)

 

623,332

 

641,403

 

 



 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc. REMIC, (2005, H, 2A5), 3.12%, 09/25/35 (c)

 

$

1,065,000

 

$

921,244

 

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Interest Only REMIC, (2007, 2A, IO), 4.70%, 07/25/37 (a) (c)

 

4,142,872

 

251,602

 

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Interest Only REMIC, (2007, 4A, IO), 3.89%, 09/25/37 (a) (c)

 

4,621,928

 

402,253

 

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust REMIC, (2007, B, 2A1), 0.54%, 08/28/47 (c)

 

15,813

 

15,809

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust REMIC, (2004, 6, 2A1), 3.11%, 09/25/34 (c)

 

678,726

 

602,343

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. REMIC, (2004, NCM2, 1CB2), 6.75%, 08/25/34

 

162,802

 

173,442

 

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A, 9.00%, 07/08/16

 

1,714,875

 

2,002,117

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust REMIC, (2004, 35T2, A4), 6.00%, 02/25/35

 

44,015

 

44,054

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust REMIC, 0.41%, 08/25/46 (c)

 

45,366

 

27,875

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. REMIC, (2004, AR8, 2A1), 2.88%, 09/25/34 (c)

 

1,170,849

 

1,174,040

 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC REMIC, (2006, SC1, A), 0.49%, 05/25/36 (a) (c)

 

86,968

 

76,206

 

Galaxy CLO Ltd., (2005, 4A, A1VB), 0.74%, 04/17/17 (a) (c)

 

455,151

 

450,836

 

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust (insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.) REMIC, (2006, HE3, A2), 5.75%, 10/25/36 (c)

 

214,093

 

183,352

 

Holmes Master Issuer Plc, (2011, 1A, A3), 1.85%, 10/15/54 (a) (c), EUR

 

700,000

 

911,671

 

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust REMIC, 0.52%, 07/25/35 (c)

 

58,956

 

43,335

 

Nationstar NIM Trust, (2007, A, A), 9.79%, 03/25/37

 

22,008

 

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust REMIC, (2005, A1, A3), 5.50%, 04/25/35

 

2,118,205

 

2,125,062

 

Truman Capital Mortgage Loan Trust REMIC, (2006, 1, A), 0.48%, 03/25/36 (a) (c)

 

1,530,470

 

1,071,465

 

United Air Lines Inc. 2009-1 Pass-Through Trust, 10.40%, 11/01/16

 

1,456,087

 

1,678,140

 

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates REMIC, (2005, AR16, 1A3), 2.43%, 12/25/35 (c)

 

1,320,000

 

1,181,451

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust REMIC, (2006, 1, A3), 5.00%, 03/25/21

 

334,604

 

343,774

 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $17,418,523)

 

 

 

17,085,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government and Agency Obligations 39.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Securities 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, 5.50%, 07/12/20 (a)

 

400,000

 

474,000

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.50%, 07/15/15, EUR

 

3,000,000

 

4,009,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,483,756

 

Treasury Inflation Index Securities 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Government Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 4.00%, 08/20/20 (g), AUD

 

300,000

 

608,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 08/15/28, TBA (h)

 

1,700,000

 

2,433,922

 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.25%, 11/15/40, TBA (h) (i)

 

3,300,000

 

4,284,845

 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.38%, 05/15/41

 

100,000

 

132,500

 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.13%, 02/15/42

 

1,700,000

 

1,808,375

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.00%, 02/15/22, TBA (h)

 

6,500,000

 

6,760,507

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.63%, 08/15/22

 

2,800,000

 

2,796,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,217,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 27.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC, 7.00%, 08/15/21

 

12,760

 

14,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 27.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 01/01/37

 

22,613,944

 

24,940,202

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 08/01/37

 

24,549,467

 

27,243,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,183,809

 

Total Government and Agency Obligations (cost $74,805,381)

 

 

 

75,507,691

 

 



 

 

 

Contracts/
Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased Options 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Put Swaption, 3 month LIBOR versus 3.45% fixed, Expiration 09/21/15, BBP

 

22

 

175,026

 

Total Purchased Options (cost $174,446)

 

 

 

175,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments - 106.0% (cost $195,438,657)

 

 

 

203,414,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Forward Sales Commitments - (14.6%) (proceeds $28,028,203)

 

 

 

(27,954,375

)

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 8.6% (i)

 

 

 

16,430,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100%

 

 

 

$

191,890,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Sales Commitments (14.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (14.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/15/42

 

(25,500,000

)

(27,954,375

)

Total Forward Sales Commitments (cost $28,028,203)

 

 

 

(27,954,375

)

 


Notes to the Investment Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

(a)

Rule 144A or Section 4(2) Liquid Security. The Fund’s investment adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2012, the aggregate value of Rule 144A or Section 4(2) Liquid Securities was $26,170,709 (13.7% of net assets).

(b)

Restricted Rule 144A or Section 4(2) security. Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provides an exemption from the registration requirements for resale of this security to institutional buyers.

(c)

Floating rate note. Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of September 30, 2012.

(d)

Perpetual maturity security.

(e)

Interest rate is fixed until stated call date and variable thereafter.

(f)

Security fair valued in good faith in accordance with the procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2012, the value of fair valued securities was $38,210 (0.0% of net assets).

(g)

Foreign or U.S. Treasury inflation indexed note, par amount is not adjusted for inflation.

(h)

Investment purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of September 30, 2012, the total cost of investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $13,239,365.

(i)

All or a portion of the security or cash pledged as collateral for open futures contracts or swap agreements. Total value of securities or cash pledged as of September 30, 2012 was $1,961,611.

 

Abbreviations:

 

AUD – Australian Dollar

BBP - Barclays Bank PLC

BCL - Barclays Capital Inc.

BRL – Brazilian Real

BOA - Bancamerica Securities/Bank of America NA

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CDX – Credit Default Swap Index

CNY – Chinese Yuan

EUR - European Currency Unit (Euro)

EURIBOR – Europe Interbank Offered Rate

GBP - British Pound

GSB - Goldman Sachs Bank USA

GSC - Goldman Sachs & Co.

GSI - Goldman Sachs International

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MXN – Mexican Peso

NIM - Net Interest Margin

NOK - Norwegian Krone

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

TBA – To Be Announced (Securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis)

SGD – Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

 



 

Restricted Securities.  Restricted securities are purchased in private placement transactions and cannot be sold without prior registration unless the sale is pursuant to an exemption under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended.  The following table consists of Rule 144A securities held by the Fund at September 30, 2012 that have not been deemed liquid by the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

 

 

Initial
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Ending
Value

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 

ABN AMRO Holding NA, 6.52% (callable at 100 beginning 11/08/12)

 

03/31/2010

 

$

861,539

 

$

925,000

 

0.5

%

Anglo American Capital Plc, 9.38%, 04/08/14

 

04/03/2009

 

543,000

 

605,988

 

0.3

 

BPCE SA, 2.19%, 02/07/14

 

02/01/2011

 

699,515

 

705,079

 

0.4

 

Banco Bradesco SA, 2.54%, 05/16/14

 

05/10/2011

 

500,000

 

503,517

 

0.3

 

Banque PSA Finance, 2.25%, 04/04/14

 

03/29/2011

 

300,000

 

294,101

 

0.1

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 10.18%, 06/12/21

 

03/22/2010

 

1,751,258

 

1,818,782

 

0.9

 

Credit Agricole SA, 1.90%, 01/21/14

 

01/14/2011

 

400,000

 

401,274

 

0.2

 

HBOS Plc, 6.75%, 05/21/18

 

10/11/2010

 

713,181

 

710,500

 

0.4

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 2.83%, 02/24/14

 

02/15/2011

 

800,000

 

788,073

 

0.4

 

Kraft Foods Group Inc., 2.25%, 06/05/17

 

05/31/2012

 

598,970

 

617,703

 

0.3

 

Kraft Foods Group Inc., 5.38%, 02/10/20

 

07/25/2012

 

321,575

 

318,519

 

0.2

 

LBG Capital No.1 Plc, 7.88%, 11/01/20

 

03/25/2010

 

412,968

 

450,000

 

0.2

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.10%, 01/10/14

 

01/05/2011

 

300,000

 

301,625

 

0.2

 

RCI Banque SA, 2.22%, 04/11/14

 

04/06/2011

 

600,000

 

587,778

 

0.3

 

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.25% (callable at 100 beginning 10/21/16)

 

03/25/2010

 

727,297

 

772,034

 

0.4

 

Rabobank Nederland NV, 11.00% (callable at 100 beginning 06/30/19)

 

03/30/2010

 

1,194,408

 

1,313,750

 

0.7

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.90%, 04/15/15

 

04/20/2012

 

1,698,866

 

1,773,000

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,422,577

 

$

12,886,723

 

6.7

%

 

Security Valuation.   Under the Fund’s valuation policy and procedures, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has delegated the daily operational oversight of the securities valuation function to Jackson Fund Services (“JFS” or “Administrator”), a division of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC.  The Board has delegated to the Pricing Committee of JFS (“Pricing Committee”), the authority to approve determinations of fair valuations of securities for which market quotations are not readily available as well as to supervise JFS in the performance of its responsibilities pursuant to the valuation policy and procedures.  The Pricing Committee consists of the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer.  For those securities fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board, the Pricing Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the fair valuation determinations after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.  The Pricing Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review by the Chair of the Fund’s Valuation Committee on a monthly basis and the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.

 

Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern Time) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day the exchange is open for trading.  Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by, or at the direction of, the Board.  If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, debt securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from a broker/dealer or widely used quotation system.  Fixed income securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that such price does not approximate market value.  Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued at the forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE.  Futures contracts traded on a liquid exchange are valued at the settlement price.  If the settlement price is not available, exchange traded futures are valued at the last sales price as of the close of business on the local exchange.  Options traded on a liquid exchange are valued at the last traded price as of the close of business

 



 

on the local exchange.  If the last trade is determined to not be representative of fair value, exchange traded options are valued at the last bid.  Options traded on an illiquid exchange are valued at the most recent bid quotation obtained from a broker/dealer.  Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued by the exchange via pricing models using observable inputs.  Over the counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including options and swap agreements, are generally valued by approved pricing services.  If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, OTC derivatives are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from a broker/dealer or by pricing models using observable inputs.  Pricing services used to value debt and derivative securities may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings, broker quotes and other relevant data.

 

Market quotations may not be readily available for certain debt and derivative investments.  If market quotations are not readily available or if it is determined that a quotation of an investment does not represent market value, then the investment is valued at a “fair value” as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.  Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of a security is the amount the owner of such security might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale.  Situations that may require a security to be fair valued may include instances where a security is thinly traded or restricted as to resale.  In addition, securities may be fair valued based on the occurrence of a significant event.  Significant events may be specific to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults.  Alternatively, significant events may affect an entire market, such as natural disasters or government actions.  Securities are fair valued based on observable and unobservable inputs including the Administrator’s own assumptions in determining fair value.  Under the procedures adopted by the Board, the Administrator may rely on independent pricing services or other sources to assist in determining the fair value of a security.  Factors considered to determine fair value include the correlation with price movement of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading or other market data.  The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) can differ depending on the source and method used to determine the value.

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure” - This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments under FASB ASC Topic 820 guidance.  The inputs are summarized into three broad categories.

 

Level 1 includes exchange listed prices.

 

Level 2 includes valuations determined from significant direct or indirect observable inputs.  Direct observable inputs include broker quotes, closing prices of similar securities in active markets, closing prices for identical or similar securities in non-active markets or corporate action or reorganization entitlement values.  Indirect significant observable inputs include factors such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds or credit ratings.  Level 2 includes valuations of vendor evaluated debt instruments, broker quotes in active markets, securities valued at amortized cost, centrally cleared swap agreements, modeled OTC derivatives contracts and swap agreements valued by pricing services.

 

Level 3 includes valuations determined from significant unobservable inputs including the Administrator’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of the investment.  Inputs used to determine the fair value of Level 3 securities include security specific inputs such as: credit quality, credit rating spreads, issuer news, trading characteristics, call features or maturity; or industry specific inputs such as trading activity of similar markets or securities, changes in the security’s underlying index or comparable securities’ models.  Level 3 valuations include certain single source quotes received from brokers (either directly or through a vendor), securities restricted to resale due to market events, newly issued or investments for which reliable quotes are not available.

 



 

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuation, the Administrator regularly compares prior day prices with current day prices, transaction prices and alternative vendor prices. When the comparison results exceed pre-defined thresholds, the Administrator challenges the prices exceeding tolerance levels with the pricing service or broker.  To substantiate Level 3 unobservable inputs, the Administrator uses a variety of techniques as appropriate to substantiate these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis and review of related market activity.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2012 by valuation level.

 

 

 

Assets - Investments in Securities

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

$

110,645,485

 

$

 

$

110,645,485

 

Non-U.S. Government ABS

 

 

17,085,914

 

 

17,085,914

 

Government and Agency Obligations

 

 

75,507,691

 

 

75,507,691

 

Purchased Options

 

 

175,026

 

 

175,026

 

Fund Total

 

$

 

$

203,414,116

 

$

 

$

203,414,116

 

 

 

 

Liabilities - Investments in Securities

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Government and Agency Obligations

 

$

 

$

(27,954,375

)

$

 

$

(27,954,375

)

Fund Total

 

$

 

$

(27,954,375

)

$

 

$

(27,954,375

)

 

 

 

Assets - Other Financial Instruments*

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

7,380

 

$

 

$

 

$

7,380

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

177,151

 

 

177,151

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

 

252,484

 

 

252,484

 

Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

 

525,549

 

 

525,549

 

Centrally Cleared Swap Agreements

 

 

242,036

 

 

242,036

 

Fund Total

 

$

7,380

 

$

1,197,220

 

$

 

$

1,204,600

 

 

 

 

Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments*

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Written Options

 

$

 

$

(166,232

)

$

 

$

(166,232

)

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

(73,845

)

 

(73,845

)

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

 

(9,755

)

 

(9,755

)

Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

 

(75,356

)

 

(75,356

)

Centrally Cleared Swap Agreements

 

 

(3,076

)

 

(3,076

)

Fund Total

 

$

 

$

(328,264

)

$

 

$

(328,264

)

 


* Investments in other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Investment Portfolio and include written options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap agreements.  Purchased options are included in the investment portfolio. All derivatives are reflected at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument, except for written options which are reflected at value.

 

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the beginning of the period.  There were no material transfers into or out of Level 1, 2 or 3 during the period. There were no material Level 3 valuations for which significant unobservable valuation inputs were developed at September 30, 2012.

 

FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  This standard includes the requirement for enhanced qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments and disclosures regarding credit-related contingent features in derivative instruments, as well as quantitative disclosures in the semi-annual and annual financial statements about fair value, gains and losses and volume of activity for derivative instruments.  Information about these instruments is disclosed in the context of each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure that is categorized as credit, equity price, interest rate, and foreign currency

 



 

exchange rate risk.  The objectives, strategies and underlying risks for each instrument are discussed in the following paragraphs.

 

Futures Contracts.  The Fund may be subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective.  The Fund entered into futures contracts to manage exposure to or hedge changes in interest rates, as a substitute for investment in physical securities and as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain markets as part of its investment strategy.  A futures contract is a standardized contract obligating two parties to exchange a specified asset at an agreed upon price and date.  Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount known as the “initial margin”.  The Fund receives from or pays to the counterparty an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts.  Such receipts or payments, known as the “variation margin”, are recorded by the Fund until the contracts are terminated at which time realized gains and losses are recognized.  Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund.  The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of the futures contracts and the possibility the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.  With futures, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, acting as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

 

The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, it is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under that Act.

 

Schedule of Open Futures Contracts

 

 

 

Contracts
Long

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3-Month Euro Euribor Interest Rate Future, Expiration September 2014

 

1

 

$

4,582

 

3-Month Euro Euribor Interest Rate Future, Expiration December 2014

 

1

 

885

 

3-Month Euro Euribor Interest Rate Future, Expiration March 2015

 

1

 

964

 

3-Month Euro Euribor Interest Rate Future, Expiration June 2015

 

1

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,380

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.   The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective.  The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts to minimize foreign currency risk on portfolio securities denominated in foreign currencies and as part of its overall investment strategy.  A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date.  The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it does establish a fixed rate of currency exchange that can be achieved in the future.  The market value of a forward foreign currency contact fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates.  Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss and as a receivable or payable from forward foreign currency contracts.  Upon settlement, delivery or receipt of the currency, a realized gain or loss is recorded, which is 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.  Forward foreign currency contracts involve market risk in excess of the receivable or payable related to forward foreign currency contracts recorded by the Fund.  Although contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase.  Additionally, the Fund could be exposed to the risk of a previously hedged position becoming unhedged if the counterparty to a contract is unable to meet the terms of the contract or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the offsetting currency.

 



 

Schedule of Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Currency
Purchased/Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Notional
Amount

 

Currency
Value

 

Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)

 

BCL

 

BRL/USD

 

10/02/2012

 

BRL

373,611

 

$

184,294

 

$

3,106

 

BCL

 

BRL/USD

 

10/02/2012

 

BRL

6,341

 

3,128

 

(21

)

BCL

 

BRL/USD

 

12/04/2012

 

BRL

2,928,640

 

1,433,292

 

3,292

 

BCL

 

BRL/USD

 

12/04/2012

 

BRL

40,642

 

19,890

 

(110

)

BCL

 

CAD/USD

 

12/20/2012

 

CAD

488,000

 

495,479

 

(3,261

)

BCL

 

CNY/USD

 

10/15/2012

 

CNY

943,575

 

149,944

 

1,373

 

BCL

 

CNY/USD

 

02/01/2013

 

CNY

9,363,750

 

1,474,691

 

(25,309

)

BCL

 

CNY/USD

 

02/01/2013

 

CNY

3,781,800

 

595,593

 

(4,407

)

BCL

 

CNY/USD

 

08/05/2013

 

CNY

1,741,964

 

271,225

 

(9,239

)

BCL

 

EUR/USD

 

12/17/2012

 

EUR

85,000

 

109,321

 

(558

)

BCL

 

KRW/USD

 

12/06/2012

 

KRW

511,260,000

 

458,488

 

7,522

 

BCL

 

MXN/USD

 

12/03/2012

 

MXN

6,006,739

 

463,716

 

11,895

 

BCL

 

NOK/USD

 

11/21/2012

 

NOK

2,906,000

 

506,279

 

8,564

 

GSC

 

SGD/USD

 

10/22/2012

 

SGD

1,128,477

 

919,530

 

18,283

 

GSC

 

USD/AUD

 

11/01/2012

 

AUD

(2,069,000

)

(2,139,917

)

14,533

 

BCL

 

USD/BRL

 

10/02/2012

 

BRL

(379,952

)

(187,423

)

(365

)

BCL

 

USD/BRL

 

12/04/2012

 

BRL

(6,341

)

(3,104

)

17

 

BCL

 

USD/CNY

 

10/15/2012

 

CNY

(943,575

)

(149,944

)

56

 

BCL

 

USD/CNY

 

02/01/2013

 

CNY

(13,847,499

)

(2,180,833

)

(11,263

)

BCL

 

USD/CNY

 

08/05/2013

 

CNY

(96,440

)

(15,016

)

(31

)

BCL

 

USD/CNY

 

08/05/2013

 

CNY

(943,575

)

(146,915

)

(306

)

BCL

 

USD/EUR

 

12/17/2012

 

EUR

(3,159,000

)

(4,062,866

)

91,159

 

GSC

 

USD/EUR

 

12/17/2012

 

EUR

(4,559,000

)

(5,863,440

)

17,351

 

BCL

 

USD/GBP

 

12/12/2012

 

GBP

(1,370,000

)

(2,211,801

)

(18,975

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(9,876,389

)

$

103,306

 

 

Options Contracts.   The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange and interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective.  During the period, the Fund purchased and sold (“wrote”) option contracts to manage exposure to or hedge changes in interest rates.

 

An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for a premium paid, the right to buy a specified underlying instrument from the writer of the option (in the case of a call option), or to sell a specified underlying instrument to the writer of the option (in the case of a put option) at a designated price during the term of the option.  When the Fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option.  Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses.  Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the cost basis of the underlying investment or offset against the proceeds of the underlying investment transaction to determine realized gain or loss.  Purchasing call options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument.  Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument.  The risks associated with purchasing options are limited to premiums paid and the failure of the counterparty to honor its obligation under the contract.  When the Fund writes a call or put option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option.  Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains.  Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds of the underlying investment transaction or reduce the cost basis of the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.  Writing call options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument.  Writing put options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument.  The risk associated with writing an option that is exercised is that an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the option could result in the Fund buying the underlying security at a price higher than the current value or selling the underlying security at a price lower than the current market value.  There is also the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing

 



 

transaction if the market is illiquid.  Options written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as they obligate the Fund, not the counterparty, to perform.

 

The Fund may also buy and sell (“write”) call and put options on futures, currencies and swaps agreements (“swaptions”).  Swaptions are similar to options on securities except that instead of purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option.  Swaptions are illiquid investments.

 

Options contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the premium paid or received recorded by the Fund. The primary risks associated with the use of option contracts on futures contracts involve similar risks to trading in the underlying futures contracts, including the imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of the underlying futures contracts and the possibility the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.  Option contracts entered into by the Fund during the period were traded on public markets that are regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.  Similar to futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since the options on futures contracts traded by the Fund were exchange traded and the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees the options contracts against default.

 

Schedule of Written Options

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

 

Exercise
Price

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

Interest Rate Put Swaption, 3 month LIBOR versus 0.85% fixed, BBP

 

10/15/2017

 

N/A

 

9

 

$

(316

)

Interest Rate Put Swaption, 3 month LIBOR versus 0.85% fixed, BBP

 

10/15/2017

 

N/A

 

9

 

(3,308

)

Interest Rate Put Swaption, 3 month LIBOR versus 2.50% fixed, BBP

 

10/23/2020

 

N/A

 

92

 

(162,601

)

Interest Rate Put Swaption, 3 month LIBOR versus 1.00% fixed, GSC

 

10/15/2017

 

N/A

 

17

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

$

(166,232

)

 

Summary of Written Options

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Premiums

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

 

(133

)

$

(61,614

)

Options written during the period

 

(220

)

(284,735

)

Options closed during the period

 

177

 

139,255

 

Options expired during the period

 

49

 

33,239

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2012

 

(127

)

$

(173,855

)

 

Swap Agreements.   Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals.  Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (“OTC swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”).  Swap agreements are illiquid investments.  If the Fund transacts in OTC swap agreements, they are a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties.  The ISDA Master Agreements govern transactions in OTC derivatives, including swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, and maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.  Any election to early termination could be material to the financial statements.  The amount of collateral exchanged is based on provisions within the ISDA Master Agreements and is determined by the net exposure with the counterparty and is not identified for a specific OTC swap agreement.  The Fund’s collateral (delivered to counterparties), as of September 30, 2012, is identified with a footnote in the Investment Portfolio.

 



 

Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss.  OTC swap premiums paid or received at the beginning of the measurement period which are recorded by the Fund represent payments made or received upon entering into the OTC swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions relating to credit spreads, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other relevant factors as appropriate.  These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap agreement and recorded as a realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.  A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the OTC swap agreement is recorded as realized gain or loss.  Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gain or loss.

 

Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap agreement, a Fund is required to deposit with a designated swap dealer through the exchange’s clearinghouse an amount of cash or cash equivalent equal to a certain percentage of the centrally cleared swap agreement known as the “initial margin”.  The Fund receives from or pays to a designated swap dealer through the exchange’s clearinghouse an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement.  Such receipts or payments, known as the “variation margin”, are recorded by the Fund until the contracts are terminated at which time realized gains and losses are recognized.  Centrally cleared swap agreements involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund.

 

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss recorded by the Fund.  Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that there may be unfavorable changes in the value of underlying securities and that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform.  In addition, entering into swap agreements involves documentation risk resulting from the possibility that the parties to the swap agreement may disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreement.  The credit risk associated with contracts is reduced by master netting arrangements to the extent that if an event of default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis.  The Fund’s overall exposure to credit risk subject to master netting arrangements can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements.   The Fund may be subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective.  The Fund entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage duration, to manage interest rate and yield curve exposure and as a substitute for investment in physical securities.  Interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest with respect to the notional amount of principal.  Interest rate swap agreements that the Fund entered into include fixed-for-floating rate swaps, under which a party agrees to pay a fixed rate in exchange for receiving a floating rate tied to a benchmark and floating-for-fixed rate swaps, under which a party agrees to pay a floating rate in exchange for receiving a fixed rate.

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for an interest rate swap agreement is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent this amount is positive.  This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

Counterparty

 

Floating Rate Index

 

Fund Paying
Floating Rate

 

Fixed Rate

 

Expiration Date

 

Notional
Amount
(1)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation /
(Depreciation)

 

BBP

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.60

%

09/06/2016

 

MXN

22,000,000

 

$

11,752

 

BBP

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.60

%

09/06/2016

 

MXN

6,000,000

 

4,529

 

BBP

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.60

%

09/06/2016

 

MXN

12,900,000

 

10,376

 

BBP

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

6.65

%

06/02/2021

 

MXN

2,000,000

 

7,781

 

BBP

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

6.65

%

06/02/2021

 

MXN

3,000,000

 

12,145

 

 



 

Counterparty

 

Floating Rate Index

 

Fund Paying
Floating Rate

 

Fixed Rate

 

Expiration Date

 

Notional
Amount
(1)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation /
(Depreciation)

 

GSC

 

3-Month South African Johannesburg Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

6.00

%

09/19/2017

 

ZAR

9,000,000

 

4,790

 

GSC

 

Brazil Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

8.26

%

01/02/2015

 

BRL

17,000,000

 

$

11,407

 

GSC

 

Brazil Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

8.26

%

01/02/2015

 

BRL

6,000,000

 

748

 

GSC

 

Brazil Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

8.26

%

01/02/2015

 

BRL

4,000,000

 

806

 

GSC

 

Brazil Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

9.93

%

01/02/2015

 

BRL

1,400,000

 

23,895

 

GSC

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.60

%

09/06/2016

 

MXN

118,000,000

 

159,486

 

GSC

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.60

%

09/06/2016

 

MXN

3,600,000

 

4,769

 

GSC

 

Mexican Interbank Rate

 

Paying

 

5.25

%

09/06/2019

 

MXN

18,800,000

 

(9,755

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

242,729

 

 


(1)Notional amount is stated in USD unless otherwise noted.

 

Credit Default Swap Agreements.   The Fund may be subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective.  The Fund used credit default swap agreements on corporate issues, sovereign issues and indices to manage credit exposure used in combination with cash bonds exposure to take advantage of spread variances between cash bonds and the credit default swap agreement and to hedge the underlying exposure to the cash bonds.  Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs for the referenced entity, obligation or index.  A credit event is defined under the terms of each swap agreement and may include, but is not limited to, underlying entity default, bankruptcy, write-down, principal shortfall or interest shortfall.  If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation.  The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event).

 

As a seller of protection, the Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a premium in return for such protection and/or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap if there is no credit event.  As a seller, the Fund adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.  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 pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or 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.  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or receive 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. Until a credit event occurs, recovery values are determined by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations.  When a credit event occurs, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction, administered by ISDA, whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

 

The Fund may use credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default.  If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation.  The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event).

 



 

The Fund may use credit default swap agreements on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swap agreements or bonds, to protect investors owning bonds against default and to speculate on changes in credit quality.  A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to represent a portion of the credit market.  These indices consist of reference credits that are considered to be the liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the index sector.  Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities and emerging market securities.  These components can be determined based upon various credit ratings within each sector.  Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates.  An index credit default swap references all the issuers in the index, and if there is a credit event, the credit event is settled based on that issuer’s weight in the index.  The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each issuer has an equal weight in the index.

 

Either as a seller of protection or a buyer of protection of a credit default swap agreement, the Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the agreement.  This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by obtaining collateral from the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.  The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.  Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding, at September 30, 2012, for which the Fund is a seller of protection, are disclosed in the following tables.  These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

 

Schedule of Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

Counterparty

 

Reference Obligation

 

Implied
Credit
Spread
 (4)

 

Fixed
Received /
Pay Rate
 (7)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
 (1),(6)

 

Value  (5)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation /
(Depreciation)

 

Over the Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swap agreements - sell protection (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBP

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 09/15/16

 

1.62

%

1.00

%

06/20/2017

 

$

(100,000

)

$

(2,784

)

$

583

 

GSI

 

Arcelormittal, 6.13%, 06/01/18

 

4.54

%

1.00

%

03/20/2016

 

(900,000

)

(100,680

)

(71,951

)

GSI

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 03/15/38

 

0.75

%

1.00

%

12/20/2015

 

(500,000

)

4,028

 

2,871

 

BBP

 

CDX.NA.IG.17

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

12/20/2016

 

(300,000

)

2,430

 

1,271

 

GSI

 

CDX.NA.IG.17

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

12/20/2016

 

(300,000

)

2,430

 

1,597

 

BBP

 

CDX.NA.IG.18

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(1,400,000

)

6,370

 

1,445

 

BOA

 

CDX.NA.IG.18

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(1,600,000

)

7,280

 

(2,666

)

GSI

 

CDX.NA.IG.18

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(4,100,000

)

18,656

 

36,904

 

BBP

 

Federal Republic of Germany, 6.00%, 06/20/16

 

0.50

%

0.25

%

09/20/2017

 

(1,000,000

)

(12,430

)

18,012

 

GSI

 

Federal Republic of Germany, 6.00%, 06/20/16

 

0.50

%

0.25

%

09/20/2017

 

(1,400,000

)

(17,402

)

14,026

 

BBP

 

Federative Republic of Brazil, 12.25%, 03/06/30

 

0.84

%

1.00

%

06/20/2016

 

(2,400,000

)

14,431

 

21,903

 

GSI

 

Federative Republic of Brazil, 12.25%, 03/06/30

 

1.07

%

1.00

%

09/20/2017

 

(1,400,000

)

(5,081

)

25,817

 

GSI

 

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 06/15/19

 

5.71

%

5.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(1,000,000

)

(28,517

)

(739

)

GSI

 

Gazprom International BV, 5.63%, 07/22/13

 

1.88

%

1.00

%

03/20/2017

 

(2,000,000

)

(75,828

)

91,048

 

BBP

 

Japanese Government Bond, 2.00%, 03/21/22

 

0.81

%

1.00

%

09/20/2017

 

(900,000

)

8,184

 

4,082

 

GSI

 

Japanese Government Bond, 2.00%, 03/21/22

 

0.81

%

1.00

%

09/20/2017

 

(600,000

)

5,456

 

2,449

 

GSI

 

MGM Resorts International, 7.63%, 01/15/17

 

1.67

%

5.00

%

03/20/2014

 

(1,000,000

)

48,819

 

21,596

 

GSI

 

NRG Energy Inc., 8.50%, 06/15/19

 

3.65

%

5.00

%

03/20/2017

 

(200,000

)

11,064

 

25,675

 

GSI

 

NRG Energy Inc., 5.00%, 06/20/17

 

3.85

%

5.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(600,000

)

29,513

 

64,929

 

GSI

 

NRG Energy Inc., 8.50%, 06/15/19

 

3.85

%

5.00

%

06/20/2017

 

(1,000,000

)

49,188

 

121,966

 

BBP

 

People’s Republic of China, 4.75%, 10/29/13

 

0.56

%

1.00

%

06/20/2016

 

(1,800,000

)

29,033

 

4,903

 

GSI

 

Russian Federation, 7.50%, 03/31/30

 

1.45

%

1.00

%

09/20/2017

 

(700,000

)

(15,280

)

24,713

 

GSI

 

United Mexican States, 5.95%, 03/19/19

 

0.97

%

1.00

%

09/20/2017

 

(1,600,000

)

1,997

 

27,667

 

 



 

Counterparty

 

Reference Obligation

 

Implied
Credit
Spread
 (4)

 

Fixed
Received /
Pay Rate
 (7)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
 (1),(6)

 

Value  (5)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation /
(Depreciation)

 

BBP

 

United Mexican States, 7.50%, 04/08/33

 

0.74

%

1.00

%

06/20/2016

 

(1,200,000

)

11,645

 

11,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(28,000,000

)

$

(7,478

)

$

449,187

 

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection (3) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSI

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 4.75%, 06/15/17

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

09/20/2014

 

$

385,515

 

$

14,025

 

$

1,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

385,515

 

$

14,025

 

$

1,006

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swap agreements - sell protection (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

CDX.NA.IG.18

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

06/20/2017

 

$

(70,550,000

)

$

(306,321

)

$

242,036

 

n/a

 

CDX.NA.IG.19

 

N/A

 

1.00

%

12/20/2017

 

(6,900,000

)

(2,205

)

(3,076

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(77,450,000

)

$

(308,526

)

$

238,960

 

 


(1)Notional amount is stated in USD.

(2)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 the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the referenced obligation 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 agreement less the recovery value of the reference obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(3)If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the referenced obligation agreement and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap agreement less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(4)Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues and sovereign issues 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 applicable agreement.

(5)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 or risk of default for the credit derivative. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, 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.

(6)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 is limited to the total notional amount which is defined under the terms of each swap agreement.

(7)If the Fund is a buyer of protection, the Fund pays the fixed rate.  If the Fund is a seller of protection, the Fund receives the fixed rate.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  For the 52 days the reverse repurchase agreements were outstanding, the average daily balance and the weighted average interest rate, for the period ended September 30, 2012 were $16,213,769 and 0.26%, respectively.  At September 30, 2012, the reverse repurchase agreement outstanding was as follows:

 

Repurchase
Amount

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

GSC

 

0.33

%

10/11/12

 

 

Income Tax Information.  At September 30, 2012, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $195,509,240.  Net unrealized appreciation aggregated to $7,904,876, of which $9,441,252 related to appreciated investment securities and $(1,536,376) related to depreciated investment securities.

 

For additional information on the Fund’s policies regarding investments and other significant accounting matters, please refer to the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual report.

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                  The President/Principal Executive Officer and the Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer of the registrant have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within ninety (90) days of the filing date of this report on Form N-Q, that such controls and procedures are effective and that the design and operation of such procedures ensures that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b)                                  There has been no change in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) 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.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are attached hereto.

 



 

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.

 

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark D. Nerud

 

 

 

Mark D. Nerud

 

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

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/ Mark D. Nerud

 

 

 

Mark D. Nerud

 

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel W. Koors

 

 

 

Daniel W. Koors

 

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 29, 2012

 

 

 



 

Exhibit List

 

Exhibit 3(a):

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.

 

 

 

Exhibit 3(b):

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.

 


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