PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II

 

 

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:    811-21078
Registrant Name:    PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II
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:    May 31
Date of Reporting Period:    August 31, 2015


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II

August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000s)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 168.7%

   

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 168.0%

   

FLORIDA 0.9%

   

Clearwater, Florida Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.250% due 12/01/2039

  $ 1,000      $ 1,139   
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 1.7%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015

   

5.250% due 01/01/2028

    2,100        2,012   
   

 

 

 

LOUISIANA 0.9%

   

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, Louisiana Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.250% due 02/01/2039

    1,000        1,139   
   

 

 

 

NEW YORK 162.6%

   

Build NYC Resource Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

5.000% due 06/01/2038

    1,000        1,125   

Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.875% due 04/01/2042

    1,000        1,056   

Dutchess County, New York Local Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2015

   

5.000% due 07/01/2045

    3,000        3,316   

Erie County, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

6.000% due 11/15/2036

    150        151   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

5.750% due 02/15/2047

    9,000        10,265   

JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

9.520% due 07/01/2033 (c)

    5,000        6,151   

Long Island Power Authority, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

5.000% due 09/01/2044

    3,500        3,840   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.000% due 11/15/2034

    2,000        2,267   

5.500% due 11/15/2039

    5,000        5,644   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2012

   

5.000% due 11/15/2030

    2,100        2,413   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

5.000% due 11/15/2043

    3,000        3,284   

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, (FHA Insured), Series 2010

   

5.500% due 08/15/2040

    3,500        3,999   

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

5.000% due 07/01/2043

    1,750        1,950   

Nassau County, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

2.000% due 01/01/2049 ^

    650        78   

6.700% due 01/01/2049

    1,800        1,734   

Nassau County, New York Tobacco Settlement Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

5.125% due 06/01/2046

    4,000        3,350   

New York City, New York General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013

   

5.000% due 08/01/2031

    2,000        2,278   

New York City, New York Health & Hospital Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

5.000% due 02/15/2030

    1,500        1,646   

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, (AGC Insured), Series 2009

   

6.500% due 01/01/2046

    1,500        1,713   

7.000% due 03/01/2049

    4,900        5,776   

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, (FGIC Insured), Series 2006

   

5.000% due 03/01/2031

    750        773   

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, (NPFGC Insured), Series 2006

   

5.000% due 03/01/2036

    1,900        1,959   

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

   

5.000% due 09/01/2035

    1,415        1,415   

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.250% due 01/15/2039

    5,000        5,578   

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Series 2012

   

5.000% due 05/01/2039

    2,000        2,257   

New York City, New York Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.000% due 06/15/2039

    500        557   

5.250% due 06/15/2040

    1,000        1,127   

New York City, New York Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

5.000% due 06/15/2047

    1,000        1,109   

New York Convention Center Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2015

   

5.000% due 11/15/2045

    4,000        4,449   

New York Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

   

5.250% due 10/01/2035 (b)

    6,350        7,390   

New York Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

5.500% due 10/01/2037

    3,500        4,207   


                                         
             

New York Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

5.125% due 01/15/2044

    1,500        1,663   

5.625% due 07/15/2047

    1,400        1,584   

6.375% due 07/15/2049

    1,300        1,473   

New York Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

5.000% due 12/15/2041

    3,000        3,334   

5.750% due 11/15/2051

    10,000        11,508   

New York Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

5.000% due 11/15/2044

    2,000        2,006   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, (AGC Insured), Series 2005

   

5.000% due 12/01/2035

    5,000        5,059   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, (AMBAC Insured), Series 2005

   

5.500% due 05/15/2031

    7,490        9,485   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

5.000% due 07/01/2035

    2,750        2,857   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

5.625% due 07/01/2037

    1,000        1,090   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2008

   

5.000% due 07/01/2036

    2,000        2,158   

5.000% due 07/01/2038

    2,100        2,340   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.000% due 03/15/2038

    3,000        3,335   

5.500% due 05/01/2037

    600        694   

5.500% due 03/01/2039

    3,000        3,395   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

5.500% due 07/01/2040

    1,000        1,144   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

5.000% due 07/01/2031

    2,000        2,192   

5.500% due 07/01/2036

    1,500        1,752   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2015

   

5.000% due 07/01/2039

    1,000        1,105   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.125% due 06/15/2038

    5,000        5,627   

New York State Thruway Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2012

   

5.000% due 01/01/2042

    3,800        4,196   

New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

5.000% due 03/15/2036 (b)

    6,000        6,678   

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

5.250% due 05/15/2034

    500        557   

5.250% due 05/15/2040

    500        553   

Onondaga County, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

5.000% due 12/01/2036

    1,000        1,133   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

6.000% due 12/01/2036

    1,400        1,632   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, New York Revenue Notes, Series 2009

   

5.250% due 11/15/2034 (b)

    5,000        5,567   

Troy Capital Resource Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

5.125% due 09/01/2040

    3,435        3,844   

TSASC, Inc., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

5.000% due 06/01/2026

    7,000        7,108   

5.000% due 06/01/2034

    5,000        4,546   

5.125% due 06/01/2042

    1,000        865   

Ulster County, New York Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.000% due 09/15/2037

    1,815        1,793   

Warren & Washington Counties Industrial Development Agency, New York Revenue Bonds, (AGM Insured), Series 2003

   

5.000% due 12/01/2035

    2,000        2,003   

Westchester County Healthcare Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

6.125% due 11/01/2037

    1,490        1,697   

Westchester County, New York Local Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 2014

   

5.500% due 05/01/2042

    1,000        1,100   

Yonkers Economic Development Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

   

6.000% due 10/15/2030

    1,000        1,048   

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2001

   

6.000% due 06/01/2041

    600        669   
   

 

 

 
      201,647   
   

 

 

 

OHIO 1.0%

   

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.500% due 06/01/2047

    1,435        1,251   
   

 

 

 

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.9%

   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, U.S. Virgin Islands Revenue Bonds, Series 2009

   

6.000% due 10/01/2039

    1,000        1,111   
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $190,202)
      208,299   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.7%

   

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.7%

   

0.162% due 01/14/2016 - 01/21/2016 (a)

    900        899   
   

 

 

 


                                         
           
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $899)
      899   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $191,101)
      209,198   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 168.7%
(Cost $191,101)
    $   209,198   
Preferred Shares (63.7%)       (79,000
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (5.0%)       (6,165
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 124,033   
   

 

 

 


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) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

 

(b) Represents an underlying municipal bond transferred to a tender option bond trust established in a tender option bond transaction in which the Fund sold, or caused the sale of, the underlying municipal bond and purchased the residual interest certificate. The security serves as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 5(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

(c) Represents an investment in a tender option bond residual interest certificate purchased in a secondary market transaction. The interest rate shown bears an inverse relationship to the interest rate on a tender option bond floating rate certificate. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on August 31, 2015.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of August 31, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 08/31/2015
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

Florida

   $ 0         $ 1,139         $ 0         $ 1,139   

Illinois

     0           2,012           0           2,012   

Louisiana

     0           1,139           0           1,139   

New York

     0           201,647           0           201,647   

Ohio

     0           1,251           0           1,251   

U.S. Virgin Islands

     0           1,111           0           1,111   

Short-Term Instruments

                 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           899           0           899   
         

Total Investments

   $   0         $   209,198         $   0         $   209,198   

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2, or 3 during the period ended August 31, 2015.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The price of the Fund’s shares is based on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV of the Fund 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 its 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 does 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 the manager 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.

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 investment 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 Trust’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 Trust 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. The Fund’s use of fair valuation may also help to deter “stale price arbitrage” as discussed under the “Abusive Trading Practices” section in the Fund’s prospectus.

(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 of 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.

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 value 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.

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 August 31, 2015, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken or expects 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 from 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 August 31, 2015, 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)
 
$   191,101      $   18,949      $   (852   $   18,097   

 

(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)
Currency Abbreviations:         
USD (or $)    United States Dollar          
Municipal Bond or Agency Abbreviations:         
AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.   AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   FHA    Federal Housing Administration
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal   FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.   NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.


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 New York Municipal Income Fund II
By:  

/s/ Peter G. Strelow

Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: October 27, 2015
By:  

/s/ William G. Galipeau

William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: October 27, 2015

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: October 27, 2015
By:  

/s/ William G. Galipeau

William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date: October 27, 2015