PCM Fund Inc.

 

 

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:    811-07816
Registrant Name:    PCM Fund Inc.
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:   

June 30

Date of Reporting Period:    September 30, 2015


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO PCM Fund, Inc.

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 174.0%

   

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS 5.2%

   

Cactus Wellhead LLC

  $ 495      $ 393   

7.000% due 07/31/2020

   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC

   

4.250% due 06/19/2016

    2,274        2,271   

Getty Images, Inc.

   

4.750% due 10/18/2019

    381        250   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

6.944% due 01/30/2019

    3,000        2,497   

Sequa Corp.

   

5.250% due 06/19/2017

    832        708   
   

 

 

 
Total Bank Loan Obligations
(Cost $6,849)
      6,119   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 30.1%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 12.5%

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

8.175% due 05/15/2068 (f)

    600        795   

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

9.296% due 03/19/2019

    3,750        3,428   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

7.875% due 10/15/2019 (f)

    1,000        1,101   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

8.250% due 10/15/2023 (f)

    600        516   

Exeter Finance Corp.

   

9.750% due 05/20/2019

    800        802   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

8.000% due 12/15/2016 (f)

    500        538   

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

7.500% due 04/15/2021 (f)

    687        645   

Jefferies LoanCore LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (f)

    800        768   

KGH Intermediate Holdco LLC

   

8.500% due 08/08/2019 (d)

      1,463        1,322   

Navient Corp.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2019 (f)

    1,000        932   

8.450% due 06/15/2018 (f)

    850        876   

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

7.250% due 12/15/2021 (f)

    687        699   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

6.500% due 09/15/2017 (f)

    455        473   

6.900% due 12/15/2017 (f)

    1,200        1,257   

Toll Road Investors Partnership LP

   

0.000% due 02/15/2045 (c)

    3,515        729   
   

 

 

 
        14,881   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 14.6%

   

Ancestry.com Holdings LLC (9.625% Cash or 10.375% PIK)

   

9.625% due 10/15/2018 (b)

    155        154   

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

   

9.000% due 10/15/2019 (b)(f)

    1,089        777   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   

8.500% due 02/15/2020 ^(f)

    3,143        2,593   

9.000% due 02/15/2020 ^

    182        151   

California Resources Corp.

   

6.000% due 11/15/2024 (f)

    748        452   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

3.539% due 04/15/2019

    20        14   

CVS Pass-Through Trust

   

5.880% due 01/10/2028 (f)

    1,422        1,639   

7.507% due 01/10/2032 (f)

    873        1,082   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

   

9.000% due 06/15/2019 (f)

    1,900        1,230   

Global Geophysical Services, Inc.

   

10.500% due 05/01/2017 ^

    285        20   

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2019

    1,700        1,538   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

   

6.875% due 04/15/2040

    252        234   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

   

10.000% due 12/01/2022 (f)

    650        569   

Sequa Corp.

   

7.000% due 12/15/2017 (f)

    1,140        593   


                                         

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

   

12.500% due 04/15/2017 (f)

    2,290        2,344   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

6.636% due 01/02/2024 (f)

    618        659   

9.750% due 07/15/2018

    394        429   

10.400% due 05/01/2018

    251        269   

UCP, Inc.

   

8.500% due 10/21/2017

    1,300        1,307   

Warren Resources, Inc.

   

9.000% due 08/01/2022 (f)

    1,000        225   

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

8.750% due 01/01/2022 (f)

    1,264        1,040   
   

 

 

 
      17,319   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 3.0%

   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

8.875% due 09/15/2020

    90        88   

10.500% due 09/15/2022

    150        146   

11.000% due 09/15/2025

    150        146   

Illinois Power Generating Co.

   

6.300% due 04/01/2020 (f)

    1,515        1,280   

7.950% due 06/01/2032 (f)

    1,024        886   

Sprint Corp.

   

7.125% due 06/15/2024 (f)

    1,246        962   
   

 

 

 
      3,508   
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $38,875)
      35,708   
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 1.1%

   

ARKANSAS 0.5%

   

Little Rock Municipal Property Owners Multipurpose Improvement District No. 10, Arkansas
Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007

   

7.200% due 03/01/2032

    545        523   
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 0.6%

   

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

   

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    860        752   
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $1,350)
      1,275   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1.9%

   

Freddie Mac

   

0.805% due 01/25/2021 (a)

    2,934        74   

0.872% due 10/25/2020 (a)(f)

    8,947        281   

3.615% due 06/25/2041 (a)(f)

    10,500        1,890   
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $1,992)
      2,245   
   

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 78.0%

   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

2.785% due 01/25/2036 ^

    308        266   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.577% due 04/25/2037 ^(f)

    422        330   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.414% due 09/10/2047 (f)

    1,978        2,018   

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

2.614% due 12/20/2034

    631        569   

5.730% due 03/20/2036

    192        173   

5.806% due 03/25/2037 ^

    195        175   

7.000% due 10/25/2037 ^

    866        548   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

2.628% due 11/25/2034

    416        417   

2.745% due 06/20/2031

    530        546   

2.981% due 06/25/2035

    301        292   

BCAP LLC Trust

   

0.403% due 07/26/2036

    87        66   

3.459% due 03/26/2036

    9        9   

BCRR Trust

   

5.858% due 07/17/2040

    1,000        1,057   

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

2.534% due 05/25/2034

    227        220   

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

0.364% due 04/25/2037

    1,300        954   

2.494% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,038        881   

2.548% due 05/25/2036

    62        45   

2.709% due 11/25/2036

    1,119        814   

2.764% due 01/25/2047

    80        60   

2.838% due 08/25/2036 ^

    458        345   

3.431% due 05/25/2036 ^

    432        329   

3.610% due 09/25/2034

    246        244   

3.948% due 07/25/2035 ^

    196        162   


                                         

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.895% due 06/11/2040 (f)

    2,000        2,114   

6.931% due 05/11/2039 (f)

    679        695   

BRAD Resecuritization Trust

   

2.178% due 03/12/2021

    2,569        193   

6.550% due 03/12/2021

    480        478   

CBA Commercial Small Balance Commercial Mortgage

   

5.540% due 01/25/2039 ^

    744        646   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    370        332   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

0.686% due 05/15/2043 (a)

    3,531        0   

5.899% due 12/10/2049 (f)

    2,500        2,642   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

2.547% due 10/25/2035

    240        194   

2.678% due 11/25/2036 ^

    270        241   

2.755% due 08/25/2035 ^

    213        198   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

   

2.690% due 09/25/2035 ^

    352        307   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 04/25/2022 ^

    77        79   

COBALT Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.223% due 08/15/2048 (f)

    1,562        1,607   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

6.188% due 07/10/2046 (f)

    690        759   

6.586% due 07/16/2034

    637        660   

7.160% due 07/16/2034 (f)

    1,500        1,563   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

0.474% due 02/25/2037 (f)

    437        351   

0.484% due 02/25/2036 ^

    1,271        1,168   

1.199% due 12/25/2035 (f)

    2,923        2,434   

6.000% due 11/25/2035 ^

    229        118   

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^(f)

    5,095        4,325   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    863        706   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

0.514% due 03/25/2035

    304        240   

2.557% due 09/20/2036 ^

    215        193   

2.593% due 02/20/2036 ^

    23        22   

2.674% due 09/25/2047 ^

    872        785   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    519        476   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

7.000% due 02/25/2033

    101        107   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

5.896% due 04/25/2036

    362        272   

6.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    240        157   

FFCA Secured Franchise Loan Trust

   

0.966% due 09/18/2027 (a)

    2,310        65   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

   

2.260% due 08/25/2035 ^

    160        43   

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

2.615% due 04/25/2035

    168        168   

FREMF Mortgage Trust

   

0.100% due 05/25/2020 (a)

    14,399        49   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

   

1.613% due 08/10/2043 (a)

    14,821        852   

2.714% due 05/10/2045 (a)

    6,159        589   

6.224% due 08/10/2043 (f)

    1,670        1,811   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.607% due 03/25/2047 (f)

    1,975        1,716   

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.466% due 01/19/2036

    1,078        737   

4.358% due 06/19/2036 ^

    464        322   

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.994% due 11/25/2034

    178        162   

2.795% due 05/25/2036

    266        193   

2.930% due 06/25/2037

    699        663   

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.500% due 03/25/2036

    1,861        1,636   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

1.591% due 03/12/2039 (a)

    692        9   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

0.583% due 02/15/2046 (a)

    61,000        1,644   

5.794% due 02/12/2051 (f)

    1,072        1,136   

5.883% due 02/12/2049 (f)

    1,392        1,461   

6.136% due 02/15/2051

    60        60   

6.450% due 05/12/2034 (f)

    3,044        3,135   

JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

5.703% due 03/18/2051 (f)

    4,100        4,344   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

2.727% due 07/25/2035

    173        174   

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.600% due 10/15/2035

    341        351   

6.096% due 07/15/2044 (f)

    933        988   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.347% due 11/15/2038 (f)

    1,278        1,318   


                                         

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

5.000% due 08/25/2021 ^

    613        597   

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

    665        650   

6.013% due 04/25/2036

    305        275   

Luminent Mortgage Trust

   

0.364% due 12/25/2036

    1,080        873   

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

   

2.611% due 11/25/2035 ^

    802        624   

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.000% due 06/25/2036 ^

    836        812   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

0.614% due 07/25/2030

    366        337   

0.854% due 11/25/2029

    188        182   

2.714% due 11/25/2035

    326        326   

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.485% due 03/12/2051 (f)

    1,500        1,567   

5.700% due 09/12/2049 (f)

    2,300        2,435   

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust

   

0.422% due 11/12/2049 (a)

    60,267        219   

5.447% due 02/12/2044 (f)

    2,000        2,079   

5.692% due 04/15/2049

    315        329   

5.809% due 12/12/2049 (f)

    521        554   

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc.

   

6.010% due 11/15/2030 (f)

    1,993        2,056   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.619% due 01/25/2035 ^

    376        178   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^

    417        389   

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust

   

5.377% due 03/26/2037

    5,815        4,523   

Regal Trust

   

2.180% due 09/29/2031

    266        247   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

3.767% due 01/25/2036 ^

    594        484   

6.000% due 08/25/2035 ^

    392        363   

6.500% due 09/25/2037 ^

    413        320   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    316        229   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

6.000% due 06/25/2036 ^

    461        424   

Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Funding Trust

   

5.223% due 08/16/2048 (f)

    1,000        1,027   

5.336% due 05/16/2047 (f)

    1,000        1,033   

6.068% due 02/17/2051

    2,744        2,777   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

4.416% due 11/25/2036 ^

    288        266   

4.541% due 04/25/2036 ^

    615        463   

4.872% due 01/25/2036 ^(f)

    507        394   

5.070% due 09/25/2036 ^

    411        371   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

0.404% due 08/25/2036

    1,258        989   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

5.000% due 05/25/2035

    89        91   

TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2036 ^

    217        164   

TIAA CMBS Trust

   

5.770% due 06/19/2033 (f)

    31        31   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

1.124% due 10/15/2041 (a)

    4,879        5   

5.509% due 04/15/2047 (f)

    1,000        1,022   

WaMu Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.882% due 03/23/2045 (f)

    1,000        1,016   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

0.684% due 06/25/2044

    747        650   

2.290% due 12/25/2036 ^(f)

    624        566   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^(f)

    2,162        1,615   

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 07/25/2022

    58        59   

Wells Fargo-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

1.217% due 02/15/2044 (a)(f)

    27,786        686   
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $79,903)
      92,505   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 49.5%

   

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

   

1.289% due 02/25/2035

    56        46   

1.919% due 12/25/2034

    2,688        2,402   

3.466% due 06/21/2029

    156        146   

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates

   

7.150% due 03/15/2028

    430        516   

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

   

0.474% due 12/28/2036

    253        245   

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

0.574% due 06/25/2036

    34        34   

2.927% due 07/25/2036

    443        421   

5.500% due 12/25/2035

    99        85   


                                         

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp.

   

7.830% due 06/15/2030

    1,201        666   

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust

   

0.694% due 01/25/2035

    1,679        1,391   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

0.354% due 12/25/2036 (f)

    1,993        1,318   

0.454% due 03/25/2037 (f)

    5,855        4,555   

0.649% due 11/25/2045 (f)

    5,300        4,812   

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.

   

7.960% due 05/01/2031

    404        308   

9.163% due 03/01/2033

    970        870   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

0.324% due 12/25/2036 ^(f)

    1,782        1,582   

0.334% due 05/25/2047 (f)

    3,947        3,095   

0.334% due 06/25/2047 ^(f)

    4,373          3,428   

0.434% due 05/25/2036

    7,868        4,215   

1.844% due 06/25/2035

    4,000        3,066   

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust

   

1.494% due 02/25/2041

    407        398   

Fremont Home Loan Trust

   

0.374% due 04/25/2036 (f)

    1,878        1,648   

GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. Trust

   

6.705% due 04/25/2029

    169        157   

GSAMP Trust

   

1.994% due 06/25/2035

    2,200        1,814   

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust

   

0.304% due 04/25/2037

    2,487        1,454   

IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

0.434% due 04/25/2037 (f)

    6,168        3,857   

Keystone Owner Trust

   

9.000% due 01/25/2029

    56        30   

Lehman XS Trust

   

5.420% due 11/25/2035 ^(f)

    388        393   

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

   

0.974% due 12/25/2034

    266        224   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^

    4,440        2,891   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

0.934% due 09/25/2032

    55        50   

1.289% due 12/25/2033

    873        809   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

0.654% due 06/25/2031

    1,985        1,855   

0.884% due 08/25/2035 (f)

    4,350        3,257   

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

   

0.644% due 10/25/2035 (f)

    5,500        4,233   

Southern Pacific Secured Asset Corp.

   

0.534% due 07/25/2029

    35        32   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust

   

1.919% due 10/25/2034

    1,986        1,671   

4.694% due 10/25/2033

    68        29   

UCFC Manufactured Housing Contract

   

7.900% due 01/15/2028

    636        657   

UPS Capital Business Credit

   

5.957% due 04/15/2026

    1,856        44   
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $58,625)
        58,704   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

   

ENERGY 0.1%

   

SemGroup Corp. ‘A’

    2,654        115   
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $74)
      115   
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS 0.0%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Global Geophysical Services, Inc. - Exp. 05/01/2049

    1,239        0   
   

 

 

 
Total Warrants
(Cost $12)
      0   
   

 

 

 

 


                                         

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 8.1%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (e) 0.1%

      100   
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000s)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 6.6%

   

Fannie Mae

   

0.228% due 01/14/2016

  $ 900        900   

0.264% due 02/10/2016

    1,200        1,199   

Federal Home Loan Bank

   

0.081% due 11/13/2015

    200        200   

0.122% due 10/07/2015

    100        100   

0.137% due 01/19/2016

    1,000        1,000   

0.193% due 02/08/2016

    100        100   

0.213% due 11/20/2015 - 01/27/2016

    1,600        1,600   

0.244% due 01/25/2016 - 01/26/2016

    2,600        2,598   

0.294% due 02/19/2016

    100        100   
   

 

 

 
      7,797   
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 1.4%

   

0.129% due 01/21/2016 (i)

    1,703        1,703   
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $9,597)
      9,600   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $197,277)
        206,271   
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 174.0%
(Cost $197,277)
    $ 206,271   
Financial Derivative Instruments (g)(h) (1.4%)
(Cost or Premiums, net $(1,695))
      (1,642
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (72.6%)       (86,111
   

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%     $   118,518   
   

 

 

 


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

 

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

 

^ Security is in default.

 

(a) Interest only security.

 

(b) Payment in-kind bond security.

 

(c) Zero coupon bond.

 

(d) Restricted Securities:

 

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

KGH Intermediate Holdco LLC

       8.500%           08/08/2019           08/07/2014         $   1,439         $   1,322           1.12%   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(e) Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
Received,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
SAL     0.280%        09/30/2015        10/01/2015      $   100     

U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125% due 12/31/2021

  $ (102   $ 100      $ 100   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  

    $   (102   $   100      $   100   
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes accrued interest.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate
     Borrowing
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     0.250      05/06/2015         05/05/2017      $   (2,176   $ (2,178
     1.147         07/30/2015         10/30/2015        (201     (201
     1.297         07/30/2015         10/30/2015        (1,418     (1,421
     1.384         07/07/2015         10/07/2015        (582     (584
     1.631         06/26/2015         10/01/2015        (4,310     (4,329
     1.634         07/02/2015         10/02/2015        (2,364     (2,374
     1.682         09/11/2015         12/11/2015        (1,427     (1,428
     2.134         10/01/2015         04/01/2016        (2,022     (2,022
     2.176         10/01/2015         10/03/2016        (2,258     (2,258

BOS

     2.198         07/06/2015         01/06/2016        (1,845     (1,855

BRC

     (0.375      07/13/2015         07/10/2017        (589     (590

DEU

     0.950         07/02/2015         10/02/2015        (2,053     (2,058
     0.950         07/08/2015         10/08/2015        (2,144     (2,149
     0.950         07/28/2015         10/28/2015        (1,386     (1,388
     0.950         08/04/2015         11/04/2015        (1,622     (1,625
     0.950         08/11/2015         11/12/2015        (445     (446
     0.950         08/28/2015         11/30/2015        (2,471     (2,473
     1.000         10/02/2015         01/04/2016        (2,019     (2,019

JPS

     1.083         09/11/2015         12/11/2015        (1,902     (1,903
     1.163         07/14/2015         01/14/2016        (1,470     (1,474
     1.254         08/07/2015         02/08/2016        (1,904     (1,908
     1.833         09/11/2015         12/11/2015        (2,193     (2,195

MSC

     1.150         07/16/2015         10/16/2015        (3,716     (3,725

RBC

     0.860         05/13/2015         11/13/2015        (260     (261
     0.870         06/01/2015         12/01/2015        (628     (630

RDR

     0.450         09/08/2015         10/08/2015        (771     (771
     0.500         08/03/2015         11/03/2015        (521     (521
     0.650         08/28/2015         11/30/2015        (1,095     (1,096
     1.110         05/06/2015         11/06/2015        (2,260     (2,270
     1.116         05/21/2015         11/23/2015        (1,234     (1,239
     1.170         08/03/2015         02/03/2016        (921     (923
     1.310         08/10/2015         11/10/2015        (876     (878
     1.410         04/14/2015         10/14/2015        (810     (815
     1.470         08/03/2015         02/03/2016        (877     (879

RTA

     1.364         05/11/2015         11/12/2015        (6,175     (6,208
     1.616         03/24/2015         03/24/2016        (1,104     (1,113
     1.628         04/14/2015         04/15/2016        (2,709     (2,730
     1.732         07/27/2015         07/26/2016        (3,254     (3,264

SAL

     1.070         08/19/2015         11/19/2015        (1,828     (1,830
     1.156         05/01/2015         11/02/2015        (2,310     (2,321
     1.163         05/13/2015         11/13/2015        (2,459     (2,470
     1.195         07/07/2015         01/07/2016        (4,554     (4,567
     1.254         07/14/2015         01/14/2016        (1,414     (1,418

SOG

     0.750         07/29/2015         10/29/2015        (1,100     (1,102
     0.750         09/03/2015         10/14/2015        (361     (361
     0.780         07/14/2015         10/14/2015        (1,173     (1,175
     0.780         07/17/2015         10/19/2015        (894     (896
     0.790         08/27/2015         11/30/2015        (888     (889
     0.820         08/24/2015         11/24/2015        (836     (837

UBS

     0.900         07/20/2015         10/20/2015        (1,022     (1,024
     0.950         08/03/2015         11/03/2015        (384     (385
     1.601         08/05/2015         11/05/2015        (2,274     (2,280
     1.683         08/20/2015         11/20/2015        (2,449     (2,454
     1.733         08/20/2015         11/20/2015        (3,597     (3,604
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

  

       $   (93,814
            

 

 

 

 

(2)  As of September 30, 2015, there were no open sale-buyback transactions. The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended September 30, 2015 was $87,269 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.215%.


(f) Securities with an aggregate market value of $114,311 and cash of $100 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of September 30, 2015.

 

(g) Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

Interest Rate Swaps

 

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

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250      06/17/2020       $ 3,500       $ 167      $ 72      $ 0      $ (2
Receive   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750         12/16/2045         4,200           (168     (386     13        0   
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $ (1   $   (314   $   13      $   (2
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

            $ (1   $ (314   $ 13      $ (2
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash of $436 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of September 30, 2015.

 

(h) Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Swap Agreements:

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

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  (3)  
Counterparty   Index/Tranches   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount (2)
     Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Asset     Liability  

GST

 

ABX.HE.AA.6-1 Index

    0.320     07/25/2045      $   6,585       $ (1,310   $ 28      $ 0      $ (1,282
 

ABX.HE.PENAAA.7-1 Index

    0.090        08/25/2037        1,986         (385     14        0        (371
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       $ (1,695   $ 42      $ 0      $ (1,653
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

         $   (1,695   $   42      $   0      $   (1,653
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

(i) Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,703 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of September 30, 2015.


Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of September 30, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 09/30/2015
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 0         $ 5,726         $ 393         $ 6,119   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0           9,329           5,552           14,881   

Industrials

     0           15,563           1,756           17,319   

Utilities

     0           3,508           0           3,508   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

Arkansas

     0           523           0           523   

West Virginia

     0           752           0           752   

U.S. Government Agencies

     0           2,245           0           2,245   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0           91,769           736           92,505   

Asset-Backed Securities

     0           58,630           74           58,704   

Common Stocks

                 

Energy

     115           0           0           115   

Short-Term Instruments

  

Repurchase Agreements

     0           100           0           100   

Short-Term Notes

     0           7,797           0           7,797   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0           1,703           0           1,703   

Total Investments

   $ 115         $ 197,645         $ 8,511         $ 206,271   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

   $ 0         $ 13         $ 0         $ 13   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0           (2        0           (2

Over the counter

     0           (1,653        0           (1,653
     $ 0         $ (1,655      $ 0         $ (1,655

Totals

   $   115         $   196,003         $   8,511         $   204,629   

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended September 30, 2015.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended September 30, 2015:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 06/30/2015
   

Net

Purchases

   

Net

Sales

   

Accrued

Discounts/

(Premiums)

   

Realized

Gain/

(Loss)

   

Net Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation) (1)

   

Transfers

into

Level 3

   

Transfers

out
of Level 3

   

Ending

Balance

at 09/30/2015

   

Net Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

on Investments

Held at
09/30/2015 (1)

 

Investments in Securities, at Value

  

             

Bank Loan Obligations

  $ 424      $ 0      $ (2   $ 1      $ 0      $ (30   $ 0      $ 0      $ 393      $ (30

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Banking & Finance

    6,039        0        (10     0        0        (477     0        0        5,552        (478

Industrials

    1,825        0        (80     0        0        11        0        0        1,756        18   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    672        0        (9     0        1        7        65        0        736        8   

Asset-Backed Securities

    75        0        0        1        0        (2     0        0        74        (27

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    12        0        0        0        0        (12     0        0        0        (12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   9,047      $   0      $   (101   $   2      $   1      $   (503   $   65      $   0      $   8,511      $   (521
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 09/30/2015
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

      

Bank Loan Obligations

   $ 393       Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote        79.50   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            

Banking & Finance

     5,552      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       100.00 - 103.38   

Industrials

     1,327      

Proxy Pricing

 

Base Price

       7.00 - 100.00   
     429      

Third Party Vendor

  Broker Quote        108.88   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     65       Other Valuation Techniques (2)            
     671       Proxy Pricing   Base Price        7.50 - 99.25   

Asset-Backed Securities

     74       Proxy Pricing   Base Price        2.39 - 54.97   
  

 

 

           

Total

   $   8,511             
  

 

 

           

 

(1) Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at September 30, 2015 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
(2) Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the Fund 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 respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the SEC.

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by 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 (which are discussed below), are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services or other pricing sources. With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), the Fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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


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

 

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

Any assets or liabilities categorized as Level 1 or 2 as of period end that have been transferred between Levels 1 and 2 since the prior period are due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of an exchange traded price or a trade price on the initial purchase date (Level 1) to valuation methods used by third-party pricing services including valuation adjustments applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the close of the NYSE (Level 2). Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are a result of exchange traded products for which quoted prices from an active market were not available (Level 2) and have become available (Level 1). Transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price or a trade price on the initial purchase date (Level 1) to the use of a valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market based data (Level 3). Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of valuation methods used by third-party pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by third-party pricing services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers in and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

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

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost 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.

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


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

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

Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemption where the inputs to the NAVs are unobservable will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

Discounted cash flow valuation uses an internal analysis based on the Manager’s expectation of future income and expenses, capital structure, exit multiples of a security, and other unobservable inputs which may include contractual and factual loan factors, estimated future payments and credit rating. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the models would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Market comparable valuation estimates fair value by applying a valuation multiple to a key performance metric of the company, which may include unobservable inputs such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), the Manager’s assumptions regarding comparable companies and non-public statements from the underlying company. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

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

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

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of September 30, 2015, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Fund’s U.S. tax returns filed for the fiscal years ending in 2012-2014, 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 September 30, 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)
 
$   197,277      $   17,345      $   (8,351   $   8,994   

 

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

 


GLOSSARY: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:         
BCY    Barclays Capital, Inc.   JPS    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.   RTA    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BOS    Banc of America Securities LLC   MSC    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.   SAL    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   RBC    Royal Bank of Canada   SOG    Societe Generale
DEU    Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.   RDR    RBC Capital Markets   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
GST    Goldman Sachs International          
Currency Abbreviations:         
USD (or $)    United States Dollar          
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
ABX.HE    Asset-Backed Securities Index - Home Equity          
Other Abbreviations:         
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   CMBS    Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Security   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate     


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.

 

PCM Fund Inc.
By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                         
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 24, 2015
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                  
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: November 24, 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: November 24, 2015
By: /s/ William G. Galipeau                                                  
William G. Galipeau
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: November 24, 2015