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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number: (811-05498)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service: Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2015
Date of reporting period: October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015



Item 1. Report to Stockholders:

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:
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Putnam
Master Intermediate
Income Trust

Semiannual report
3
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Message from the Trustees

1

About the fund

2

Performance snapshot

4

Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager

5

Your fund’s performance

12

Terms and definitions

14

Other information for shareholders

15

Summary of dividend reinvestment plans

16

Financial statements

18

Shareholder meeting results

94


Consider these risks before investing: International investing involves currency, economic, and political risks. Emerging-market securities carry illiquidity and volatility risks. Lower-rated bonds may offer higher yields in return for more risk. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk (the risk of bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal payments). Interest-rate risk is greater for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is greater for below-investment-grade bonds. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. The value of bonds in the fund’s portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions of the risk of default, changes in government intervention, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry. These factors may also lead to periods of high volatility and reduced liquidity in the bond markets. Funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk and the risk that they may increase in value less when interest rates decline and decline in value more when interest rates rise. You can lose money by investing in the fund. The fund’s shares trade on a stock exchange at market prices, which may be lower than the fund’s net asset value.








Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

The month of March 2015 marked the six-year milestone of the bull market in U.S. stocks, and this June will be the sixth anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. economic recovery as dated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which has traced the chronology of U.S. business cycles back to 1854.

While six years is above the historical average on both counts, reaching these milestones does not necessarily indicate anything about the sustainability of the expansion or the market advance. However, we believe it is an unusually long period for the Federal Reserve to have refrained from raising interest rates. The Fed now appears poised to act, and speculation is mounting about where equity and fixed-income markets around the world could go from this point forward. Your portfolio manager provides a perspective in the following pages.

At this juncture of the market cycle, you might consult your financial advisor who can help you review your goals and risk profile, and explain the importance of timely adjustments to keep your portfolio equipped for all seasons.

As you make progress toward your long-term financial goals, markets may move in different directions. With Putnam, you are aligned with a group of portfolio managers and analysts who are experienced in navigating through changing markets with consistent strategies. They are dedicated to active, fundamental research, and to helping you meet your financial needs.

As always, thank you for investing with Putnam.

Respectfully yours,

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Robert L. Reynolds
President and Chief Executive Officer
Putnam Investments

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Jameson A. Baxter
Chair, Board of Trustees

May 6, 2015

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Performance
snapshot

Annualized total return (%) comparison as of 3/31/15

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Data are historical. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and net asset value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart are at NAV. See pages 5 and 1213 for additional performance information, including fund returns at market price. Index and Lipper results should be compared with fund performance at NAV. Lipper calculates performance differently than the closed-end funds it ranks, due to varying methods for determining a fund’s monthly reinvestment NAV.

*Returns for the six-month period are not annualized, but cumulative.




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Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager


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D. William Kohli


Bill, what was the bond market environment like during the six-month reporting period ended March 31, 2015?

The period was punctuated by episodes of interest-rate volatility, but rates generally moved lower. We were not surprised to see some degree of rate volatility, given that the Federal Reserve ended its bond-buying program in October 2014 and the European Central Bank [ECB] officially announced its version of quantitative easing in January. Additionally, with U.S. gross domestic product growing at a 5% annual rate in the third quarter of 2014 — its strongest pace in 11 years — investors sought to fine-tune their forecasts as to when the Fed may begin raising its target for short-term interest rates.

In January, the combination of a stock market pullback, weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data, and continued worries about deflation in Europe fueled investors’ appetite for government bonds. Against this backdrop, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury fell to 1.64%, its low for the period. In February, concern that the Fed might start raising rates in June hampered Treasuries, causing prices to fall and yields to move higher. During March, however, dovish comments by Fed Chair Janet Yellen reassured investors that the central bank was likely to take a go-slow approach toward raising rates, which helped Treasuries modestly rebound during the final weeks of the period. The 10-year Treasury yield finished

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Broad market index and fund performance

 

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This comparison shows your fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the six months ended 3/31/15. See pages 4 and 12–13 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on pages 14–15.




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the period at 1.92%, down from 2.49% at the beginning of the period.

The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen, rising more than 14% on an absolute basis during the reporting period and outpacing every other major currency, according to the WSJ Dollar Index, which represents multiple currencies. Versus the euro, the dollar’s surge was driven by the ECB’s launch of a larger-than-expected monetary easing program at the same time that the U.S. central bank was preparing to raise interest rates.

After declining since midsummer 2014, oil prices settled into a trading range in February and March. Prices fluctuated in the low- to mid-$50-per-barrel range on signs that U.S. production may be peaking and global demand may be rising.

The fund lagged its benchmark by a significant margin during the period. What factors hampered its relative performance?

It’s important to point out that the fund’s benchmark comprises U.S. Treasuries, government-agency securities, and investment-grade corporate bonds, and

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Credit quality overview

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Credit qualities are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 3/31/15. A bond rated Baa or higher (Prime-3 or higher, for short-term debt) is considered investment grade. The chart reflects Moody’s ratings; percentages may include bonds or derivatives not rated by Moody’s but rated by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or, if unrated by S&P, by Fitch ratings, and then included in the closest equivalent Moody’s rating based on analysis of these agencies’ respective ratings criteria. Moody’s ratings are used in recognition of its prominence among rating agencies and breadth of coverage of rated securities. To be announced (TBA) mortgage commitments, if any, are included based on their issuer ratings. Ratings may vary over time.

Derivative instruments, including forward currency contracts, are only included to the extent of any unrealized gain or loss on such instruments and are shown in the not-rated category. Cash is also shown in the not-rated category. Derivative offset values are included in the not-rated category and may result in negative weights. The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency.




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Globally, economies are in one of the
most disparate growth cycles since
the mid-to-late 1990s.

Bill Kohli


these sectors performed well during the past six months. Our strategy of investing in a variety of out-of-benchmark sectors, which has served the fund well over the long term, was largely unrewarded during the period. However, our biggest overall detractor was the fund’s interest-rate and yield-curve positioning in the United States. The portfolio was defensively positioned for a rising-rate environment, resulting in an overall duration — a key measure of interest-rate sensitivity — that was moderately negative on a net basis. Unfortunately, because rates trended lower during the period, this positioning worked against the fund’s performance.

Elsewhere, our prepayment strategies, which we implemented with securities such as agency interest-only collateralized mortgage obligations [IO CMOs], also detracted. In January, the Obama administration announced that the Federal Housing Administration [FHA]

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Top holdings

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This table shows the fund’s top holdings across three key sectors and the percentage of the fund’s net assets that each represented as of 3/31/15. Short-term holdings, TBA commitments, and derivatives, if any, are excluded. Holdings may vary over time.




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would reduce the annual mortgage insurance premiums it charges to borrowers making small down payments. Investors reacted to this development by pricing in the possibility of faster mortgage prepayment speeds, which dampened the returns of existing prepayment-sensitive mortgage-backed securities. What’s more, this announcement came when Treasury yields were sharply declining, compounding the negatives for IO CMOs. The asset class rebounded in February, but did not fully overcome January’s significant downturn.

Our investments in emerging-market [EM] debt, specifically U.S. dollar-denominated holdings in Venezuela and Russia, modestly hampered the fund’s performance. During the first half of the period, declining oil prices soured investor sentiment toward the bonds of these oil-exporting countries. Continued uncertainty regarding Ukraine also weighed on Russia’s bonds.

Within foreign sovereign debt, our exposure to Greece detracted as Greek yields rose sharply. Increasing uncertainty about Greece’s prospects for accessing new financing and its ability to remain within the European Union weighed on the country’s bonds.

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Comparison of top sector weightings

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This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets. Cash and net other assets, if any, represent the market value weights of cash, derivatives, short-term securities, and other unclassified assets in the portfolio. Current period summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities, any interest accruals, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

Cash positions may represent collateral used to cover certain derivative contracts.




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Positions in high-yield bonds had a neutral impact on the fund’s return. Following a volatile period during 2014’s fourth quarter, high-yield bonds rallied in late January and February, fueled by oil prices settling into a trading range.

Turning to the positive side, which investments helped the fund’s performance?

Active currency positioning was the biggest contributor, as a long position in the U.S. dollar combined with short positions in most other major market currencies bolstered the fund’s performance. One exception to this strategy was a long position in the British pound sterling, which weakened relative to the U.S. dollar and slightly dampened the overall positive effect of our currency positioning.

Our mortgage credit investments, specifically positions in subordinated mezzanine commercial mortgage-backed securities [CMBS] and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [RMBS], also helped performance. Mezzanine CMBS benefited from supportive commercial real estate fundamentals, an improving U.S. economy, and persistent investor demand for higher-yielding bonds. Within non-agency RMBS, our holdings of Alternative-A [Alt-A] securities were helped by a strengthening housing market, coupled with solid investor demand amid shrinking supply. Alt-A securities are created from mortgage pools that occupy the space between riskier subprime mortgages and less risky prime mortgages.

How did you use derivatives during the period?

We used bond futures and interest-rate swaps to take tactical positions at various points along the yield curve, and to hedge the risk associated with the fund’s curve positioning. In addition, we employed interest-rate swaps and “swaptions” — the latter of which give us the option to enter into a swap contract — seeking to offset the

ABOUT DERIVATIVES

Derivatives are an increasingly common type of investment instrument, the performance of which is derived from an underlying security, index, currency, or other area of the capital markets. Derivatives employed by the fund’s managers generally serve one of two main purposes: to implement a strategy that may be difficult or more expensive to invest in through traditional securities, or to hedge unwanted risk associated with a particular position.

For example, the fund’s managers might use currency forward contracts to capitalize on an anticipated change in exchange rates between two currencies. This approach would require a significantly smaller outlay of capital than purchasing traditional bonds denominated in the underlying currencies. In another example, the managers may identify a bond that they believe is undervalued relative to its risk of default, but may seek to reduce the interest-rate risk of that bond by using interest-rate swaps, a derivative through which two parties “swap” payments based on the movement of certain rates.

Like any other investment, derivatives may not appreciate in value and may lose money. Derivatives may amplify traditional investment risks through the creation of leverage and may be less liquid than traditional securities. And because derivatives typically represent contractual agreements between two financial institutions, derivatives entail “counterparty risk,” which is the risk that the other party is unable or unwilling to pay. Putnam monitors the counterparty risks we assume. For example, Putnam often enters into collateral agreements that require the counterparties to post collateral on a regular basis to cover their obligations to the fund. Counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps is mitigated by the daily exchange of margin and other safeguards against default through their respective clearinghouses.




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interest-rate and prepayment risks associated with our CMO holdings, and to help manage overall downside risk. We also utilized total return swaps as a hedging tool and to help manage the portfolio’s sector exposure, as well as its inflation risk. Lastly, we utilized currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign exchange risk associated with non-U.S. bonds and to efficiently gain exposure to foreign currencies.

What is your outlook for the coming months, and how are you positioning the fund?

We remain positive on U.S. economic growth, but the recovery has reverted to a moderate pace after surging in the middle of last year. We believe this slowdown is partly because consumption hasn’t increased as much as was expected. During the past year, rising hourly wages and lower gasoline prices benefited lower-wage workers, which we thought would bolster personal consumption expenditures. However, rather than spending more, these consumers increased their savings. According to the Commerce Department, personal spending increased slightly in February, but was down in December and January. At the same time, the personal savings rate continued to climb, reaching 5.8% in February, its highest level since the end of 2012. As the effects of an unseasonably cold winter in the East and Midwest dissipate, we think consumption will improve.

We believe the Fed is likely to begin raising rates during 2015, possibly in September. Many investors believe the Fed will wait until later in 2015, or even into 2016, before it begins hiking rates. Consequently, there appears to be a considerable disconnect between what the market is forecasting and the Fed’s own outlook, which could spark some volatility. In our view, however, once the central bank begins to raise the federal funds rate, it will make every effort to do so in an orderly, well-communicated fashion in an effort to avoid major financial-market disruption.

Globally, economies are in one of the most disparate growth cycles since the mid-to-late 1990s. Capital is flowing from the eurozone and elsewhere into the United States, seeking to capitalize on opportunities in stocks, high-yield bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and government debt. As a result, developing markets are under pressure since many of those economies require capital inflows to maintain their fiscal and monetary programs. As a result, we’re not enthusiastic about near-term prospects in emerging markets overall, although we continue to find what we believe are attractive country-specific investment opportunities.

Within this environment, we plan to maintain our diversified mortgage, corporate, and sovereign credit exposure primarily through allocations to mezzanine CMBS, high-yield bonds, and peripheral European sovereign bonds, respectively. As for prepayment risk, we expect to maintain our holdings of IO CMOs. We do not believe the new FHA policy is likely to have a major impact on the overall pace of residential refinancing. Moreover, we continue to find prepayment risk attractive, given the potential for higher interest rates as the U.S. economic recovery matures. We’re also excited about ongoing opportunities we see in the foreign-exchange market. Many of the fundamental drivers of currency performance, such as divergent trends in U.S. and foreign economic growth and monetary policies, appear to be gaining momentum.

Thanks for your time and for bringing us up to date, Bill.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management and are subject to change. They are not meant as investment advice.




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Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the fund for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Portfolio Manager D. William Kohli is Co-Head of Fixed Income at Putnam. He has an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. Bill joined Putnam in 1994 and has been in the investment industry since 1986.

In addition to Bill, your fund’s portfolio managers are Michael J. Atkin, Kevin F. Murphy, Michael V. Salm, and Paul D. Scanlon, CFA.


How closed-end funds differ from open-end funds

Closed-end funds and open-end funds share many common characteristics but also have some key differences that you should understand as you consider your portfolio strategies.

More assets at work Open-end funds are subject to ongoing sales and redemptions that can generate transaction costs for long-term shareholders. Closed-end funds, however, are typically fixed pools of capital that do not need to hold cash in connection with sales and redemptions, allowing the funds to keep more assets actively invested.

Traded like stocks Closed-end fund shares are traded on stock exchanges and, as a result, their prices fluctuate because of the influence of several factors.

They have a market price Like an open-end fund, a closed-end fund has a per-share net asset value (NAV). However, closed-end funds also have a “market price” for their shares — which is how much you pay when you buy shares of the fund, and how much you receive when you sell them.

When looking at a closed-end fund’s performance, you will usually see that the NAV and the market price differ. The market price can be influenced by several factors that cause it to vary from the NAV, including fund distributions, changes in supply and demand for the fund’s shares, changing market conditions, and investor perceptions of the fund or its investment manager. A fund’s performance at market price typically differs from its results at NAV.

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended March 31, 2015, the end of the first half of its current fiscal year. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return, net asset value, and market price will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares.


Fund performance Total return for periods ended 3/31/15


NAV

Market price

Annual average

Life of fund (since 4/29/88)

6.49% 

6.39% 

10 years

63.60 

73.47 

Annual average

5.05 

5.66 

5 years

28.62 

11.78 

Annual average

5.16 

2.25 

3 years

15.99 

14.55 

Annual average

5.07 

4.63 

1 year

–1.07 

1.23 

6 months

–2.72 

0.54 


Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.


Comparative index returns For periods ended 3/31/15


Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index

Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index

JPMorgan Global High Yield Index†

Lipper Closed-end General Bond
Funds category
average*

Annual average

Life of fund (since 4/29/88)

6.82%    

5.50%    

—     

7.35%    

10 years

62.28    

28.09    

119.86%    

116.04    

Annual average

4.96    

2.51    

8.20    

7.72    

5 years

26.12    

1.92    

51.03    

53.17    

Annual average

4.75    

0.38    

8.60    

8.57    

3 years

10.41    

–9.63    

22.82    

27.83    

Annual average

3.35    

–3.32    

7.09    

8.36    

1 year

5.86    

–9.82    

1.16    

5.51    

6 months

3.69    

–7.14    

0.34    

1.70    


Index and Lipper results should be compared with fund performance at net asset value. Lipper calculates performance differently than the closed-end funds it ranks, due to varying methods for determining a fund’s monthly reinvestment net asset value.

*Over the 6-month, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and life-of-fund periods ended 3/31/15, there were 29, 28, 23, 18, 17, and 4 funds, respectively, in this Lipper category.

†The JPMorgan Global High Yield Index was introduced on 12/31/93, which post-dates the fund’s inception.




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Fund price and distribution information
For the six-month period ended 3/31/15


Distributions

Number

6

Income

$0.156000

Capital gains

Total

$0.156000

Share value

NAV

Market price

9/30/14

$5.65

$5.03

3/31/15

5.34

4.90

Current rate (end of period)

NAV

Market price

Current dividend rate*

5.84%

6.37%


The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

*Most recent distribution, including any return of capital and excluding capital gains, annualized and divided by NAV or market price at end of period.




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Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of the fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the value of all your fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares.

Market price is the current trading price of one share of the fund. Market prices are set by transactions between buyers and sellers on exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.

Fixed-income terms

Current rate is the annual rate of return earned from dividends or interest of an investment. Current rate is expressed as a percentage of the price of a security, fund share, or principal investment.

Mortgage-backed security (MBS), also known as a mortgage “pass-through,” is a type of asset-backed security that is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages. The following are types of MBSs:

• Agency “pass-through” has its principal and interest backed by a U.S. government agency, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

• Collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) represents claims to specific cash flows from pools of home mortgages. The streams of principal and interest payments on the mortgages are distributed to the different classes of CMO interests in “tranches.” Each tranche may have different principal balances, coupon rates, prepayment risks, and maturity dates. A CMO is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates and any resulting change in the rate at which homeowners sell their properties, refinance, or otherwise prepay loans. CMOs are subject to prepayment, market, and liquidity risks.

• Interest-only (IO) security is a type of CMO in which the underlying asset is the interest portion of mortgage, Treasury, or bond payments.

• Non-agency residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) is an MBS not backed by Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, or Freddie Mac. One type of RMBS is an Alt-A mortgage-backed security.

• Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) is secured by the loan on a commercial property.

Yield curve is a graph that plots the yields of bonds with equal credit quality against their differing maturity dates, ranging from shortest to longest. It is used as a benchmark for other debt, such as mortgage or bank lending rates.

Comparative indexes

Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasuries, agency securities, and investment-grade corporate bonds.

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.

BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that seeks to measure the performance of U.S. Treasury bills available in the marketplace.

Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index generally considered to be representative of the world bond market excluding the United States.

JPMorgan Global High Yield Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar global high-yield corporate debt market, including domestic (U.S.) and international (non-U.S.) issues. International issues comprise both developed and emerging markets.




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S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.


Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding share repurchase program

In September 2014, the Trustees of your fund approved the renewal of a share repurchase program that had been in effect since 2005. This renewal allows your fund to repurchase, in the 12 months beginning October 8, 2014, up to 10% of the fund’s common shares outstanding as of October 7, 2014.

Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, Putnam sends a single copy of annual and semiannual shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to Putnam shareholders who share the same address, unless a shareholder requests otherwise. If you prefer to receive your own copy of these documents, please call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581, and Putnam will begin sending individual copies within 30 days.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2014, are available in the Individual Investors section of putnam.com, and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s website, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

The fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Form N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s website or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam mutual funds. As of March 31, 2015, Putnam employees had approximately $494,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $141,000,000 invested in Putnam mutual funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.




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Summary of Putnam Closed-End Funds’ Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plans

Putnam High Income Securities Fund, Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust, Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and Putnam Premier Income Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) each offer a dividend reinvestment plan (each, a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”). If you participate in a Plan, all income dividends and capital gain distributions are automatically reinvested in Fund shares by the Fund’s agent, Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (the “Agent”). If you are not participating in a Plan, every month you will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash, paid by check and mailed directly to you.

Upon a purchase (or, where applicable, upon registration of transfer on the shareholder records of a Fund) of shares of a Fund by a registered shareholder, each such shareholder will be deemed to have elected to participate in that Fund’s Plan. Each such shareholder will have all distributions by a Fund automatically reinvested in additional shares, unless such shareholder elects to terminate participation in a Plan by instructing the Agent to pay future distributions in cash. Shareholders who were not participants in a Plan as of January 31, 2010, will continue to receive distributions in cash but may enroll in a Plan at any time by contacting the Agent.

If you participate in a Fund’s Plan, the Agent will automatically reinvest subsequent distributions, and the Agent will send you a confirmation in the mail telling you how many additional shares were issued to your account.

To change your enrollment status or to request additional information about the Plans, you may contact the Agent either in writing, at P.O. Box 8383, Boston, MA 02266-8383, or by telephone at 1-800-225-1581 during normal East Coast business hours.

How you acquire additional shares through a Plan If the market price per share for your Fund’s shares (plus estimated brokerage commissions) is greater than or equal to their net asset value per share on the payment date for a distribution, you will be issued shares of the Fund at a value equal to the higher of the net asset value per share on that date or 95% of the market price per share on that date.

If the market price per share for your Fund’s shares (plus estimated brokerage commissions) is less than their net asset value per share on the payment date for a distribution, the Agent will buy Fund shares for participating accounts in the open market. The Agent will aggregate open-market purchases on behalf of all participants, and the average price (including brokerage commissions) of all shares purchased by the Agent will be the price per share allocable to each participant. The Agent will generally complete these open-market purchases within five business days following the payment date. If, before the Agent has completed open-market purchases, the market price per share (plus estimated brokerage commissions) rises to exceed the net asset value per share on the payment date, then the purchase price may exceed the net asset value per share, potentially resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in newly issued shares.

How to withdraw from a Plan Participants may withdraw from a Fund’s Plan at any time by notifying the Agent, either in writing or by telephone. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Agent with sufficient time prior to any distribution record date; otherwise, such withdrawal will be effective with respect to any subsequent




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distribution following notice of withdrawal. There is no penalty for withdrawing from or not participating in a Plan.

Plan administration The Agent will credit all shares acquired for a participant under a Plan to the account in which the participant’s common shares are held. Each participant will be sent reasonably promptly a confirmation by the Agent of each acquisition made for his or her account.

About brokerage fees Each participant pays a proportionate share of any brokerage commissions incurred if the Agent purchases additional shares on the open market, in accordance with the Plans. There are no brokerage charges applied to shares issued directly by the Funds under the Plans.

About taxes and Plan amendments Reinvesting dividend and capital gain distributions in shares of the Funds does not relieve you of tax obligations, which are the same as if you had received cash distributions. The Agent supplies tax information to you and to the IRS annually. Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate its Plan upon 30 days’ written notice. However, the Agent may assign its rights, and delegate its duties, to a successor agent with the prior consent of a Fund and without prior notice to Plan participants.

If your shares are held in a broker or nominee name If your shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee offering a dividend reinvestment service, consult your broker or nominee to ensure that an appropriate election is made on your behalf. If the broker or nominee holding your shares does not provide a reinvestment service, you may need to register your shares in your own name in order to participate in a Plan.

In the case of record shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees that hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners of such shares, the Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of shares certified by the record shareholder as representing the total amount registered in such shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who are to participate in the Plan.




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Financial statements

A guide to financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, constitute the fund’s financial statements.

The fund’s portfolio lists all the fund’s investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statement of assets and liabilities shows how the fund’s net assets and share price are determined. All investment and non-investment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statement of operations shows the fund’s net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the fund’s earnings — from dividends and interest income — and subtracting its operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the fund’s net gain or loss for the fiscal period.

Statement of changes in net assets shows how the fund’s net assets were affected by the fund’s net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the fund’s shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the fund’s investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the five most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.




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The fund’s portfolio 3/31/15 (Unaudited)


U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (55.1%)*

Principal
amount

Value

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (55.1%)

Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates

5 1/2s, TBA, April 1, 2045

$3,000,000

$3,378,750

5 1/2s, TBA, March 1, 2045

1,000,000

1,128,125

4 1/2s, TBA, May 1, 2045

14,000,000

15,233,750

4 1/2s, TBA, April 1, 2045

19,000,000

20,727,813

4s, TBA, April 1, 2045

17,000,000

18,178,047

3 1/2s, TBA, May 1, 2045

22,000,000

23,056,172

3 1/2s, TBA, April 1, 2045

25,000,000

26,263,673

3s, TBA, April 1, 2045

58,000,000

59,305,000

167,271,330

Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $166,137,540)

$167,271,330



U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (0.1%)*

Principal
amount

Value

U.S. Treasury Notes

2.625%, August 15, 2020 i

$127,000

$135,023

0.875%, September 15, 2016 i

132,000

132,890

1.000%, May 31, 2018 i

25,000

25,112

Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $293,025)

$293,025



MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)*

Principal
amount

Value

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (15.4%)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

IFB Ser. 3182, Class SP, 27.902s, 2032

$187,653

$268,629

IFB Ser. 3408, Class EK, 25.091s, 2037

80,653

127,945

IFB Ser. 2979, Class AS, 23.634s, 2034

19,478

23,497

IFB Ser. 3072, Class SM, 23.157s, 2035

126,208

192,969

IFB Ser. 3072, Class SB, 23.01s, 2035

113,062

172,243

IFB Ser. 3249, Class PS, 21.699s, 2036

85,594

127,656

IFB Ser. 319, Class S2, IO, 5.826s, 2043

1,457,805

366,609

IFB Ser. 317, Class S3, IO, 5.806s, 2043

3,230,885

835,463

IFB Ser. 325, Class S1, IO, 5.776s, 2044

2,714,704

666,487

IFB Ser. 326, Class S2, IO, 5.776s, 2044

4,272,038

1,065,339

IFB Ser. 323, Class S1, IO, 5.776s, 2044

3,767,429

989,676

IFB Ser. 308, Class S1, IO, 5.776s, 2043

2,507,914

647,443

IFB Ser. 327, Class S8, IO, 5.746s, 2044

776,217

187,612

Ser. 4122, Class TI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2042

2,507,073

429,462

Ser. 4000, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2042

1,387,741

256,454

Ser. 4193, Class PI, IO, 4s, 2043

2,988,729

500,612

Ser. 304, Class C53, IO, 4s, 2032

1,627,250

264,331

Ser. 4338, Class TI, IO, 4s, 2029

3,269,289

412,290

Ser. 303, Class C19, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

5,576,179

1,053,360

Ser. 304, Class C22, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

2,021,465

440,766

Ser. 4122, Class AI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

3,818,258

496,374

Ser. 4122, Class CI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

3,486,779

453,281

Ser. 4105, Class HI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2041

1,747,892

238,133





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

Ser. 304, IO, 3 1/2s, 2027

$3,167,008

$353,090

Ser. 304, Class C37, IO, 3 1/2s, 2027

2,352,609

257,634

Ser. 4165, Class TI, IO, 3s, 2042

7,554,842

882,406

Ser. 4183, Class MI, IO, 3s, 2042

3,193,935

375,287

Ser. 4210, Class PI, IO, 3s, 2041

2,233,154

217,645

Ser. 4437, Class DI, IO, 3s, 2032

3,946,677

432,280

Ser. 304, Class C45, IO, 3s, 2027

2,933,053

311,176

FRB Ser. T-57, Class 1AX, IO, 0.389s, 2043

2,102,336

20,940

Ser. 3326, Class WF, zero %, 2035

1,608

1,286

Federal National Mortgage Association

IFB Ser. 06-62, Class PS, 38.858s, 2036

132,760

245,507

IFB Ser. 07-53, Class SP, 23.563s, 2037

105,613

164,219

IFB Ser. 08-24, Class SP, 22.646s, 2038

109,997

161,695

IFB Ser. 05-75, Class GS, 19.729s, 2035

93,816

130,090

IFB Ser. 05-83, Class QP, 16.942s, 2034

143,698

191,721

IFB Ser. 13-41, Class SP, IO, 6.026s, 2040

1,506,497

222,329

IFB Ser. 12-128, Class ST, IO, 5.976s, 2042

1,662,586

396,294

IFB Ser. 13-18, Class SB, IO, 5.976s, 2041

1,793,646

306,534

IFB Ser. 13-124, Class SB, IO, 5.776s, 2043

1,725,102

455,312

IFB Ser. 13-128, Class CS, IO, 5.726s, 2043

3,253,533

813,416

Ser. 374, Class 6, IO, 5 1/2s, 2036

227,842

37,767

Ser. 12-132, Class PI, IO, 5s, 2042

3,120,266

567,576

Ser. 10-13, Class EI, IO, 5s, 2038

30,102

258

Ser. 378, Class 19, IO, 5s, 2035

682,478

139,907

Ser. 12-127, Class BI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2042

932,679

209,554

Ser. 12-30, Class HI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

6,995,403

1,077,782

Ser. 409, Class 81, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

3,349,619

607,015

Ser. 409, Class 82, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

3,566,051

645,618

Ser. 366, Class 22, IO, 4 1/2s, 2035

246,745

16,446

Ser. 12-75, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2027

1,309,223

160,432

Ser. 418, Class C24, IO, 4s, 2043

2,703,049

491,258

Ser. 13-41, Class IP, IO, 4s, 2043

2,336,135

378,991

Ser. 13-44, Class PI, IO, 4s, 2043

2,287,853

366,593

Ser. 13-60, Class IP, IO, 4s, 2042

1,687,501

276,841

Ser. 12-96, Class PI, IO, 4s, 2041

1,767,918

265,205

Ser. 406, Class 2, IO, 4s, 2041

1,540,267

216,561

Ser. 406, Class 1, IO, 4s, 2041

1,079,984

181,977

Ser. 409, Class C16, IO, 4s, 2040

2,343,070

380,814

Ser. 418, Class C15, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

5,806,579

1,080,114

Ser. 12-145, Class TI, IO, 3s, 2042

3,684,049

352,932

Ser. 13-35, Class IP, IO, 3s, 2042

3,079,007

324,378

Ser. 13-53, Class JI, IO, 3s, 2041

2,485,649

291,939

Ser. 13-23, Class PI, IO, 3s, 2041

2,837,227

258,216

FRB Ser. 03-W10, Class 1, IO, 0.965s, 2043

407,072

9,573

Ser. 99-51, Class N, PO, zero %, 2029

16,752

15,076

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 2M2, 4.724s, 2025

313,000

319,792





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.

Government National Mortgage Association

IFB Ser. 13-116, Class SA, IO, 5.976s, 2043

$1,864,547

$348,857

IFB Ser. 13-129, Class SN, IO, 5.974s, 2043

1,395,283

239,193

IFB Ser. 13-182, Class LS, IO, 5.964s, 2043

1,630,347

365,563

IFB Ser. 14-90, Class HS, IO, 5.924s, 2044

2,463,389

605,501

IFB Ser. 12-77, Class MS, IO, 5.924s, 2042

1,563,543

415,011

IFB Ser. 13-99, Class AS, IO, 5.874s, 2043

1,438,961

269,546

IFB Ser. 11-70, Class SM, IO, 5.716s, 2041

2,314,656

389,071

IFB Ser. 11-70, Class SH, IO, 5.716s, 2041

2,438,122

419,357

Ser. 14-36, Class WI, IO, 5 1/2s, 2044

2,343,889

507,194

Ser. 14-122, Class IC, IO, 5s, 2044

2,082,451

370,635

Ser. 13-22, Class IE, IO, 5s, 2043

2,382,904

476,196

Ser. 13-22, Class OI, IO, 5s, 2043

2,224,814

399,191

Ser. 13-3, Class IT, IO, 5s, 2043

1,988,497

374,660

Ser. 13-6, Class IC, IO, 5s, 2043

1,736,899

315,716

Ser. 12-146, IO, 5s, 2042

1,754,946

326,069

Ser. 13-6, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2042

1,293,016

222,179

Ser. 13-130, Class IB, IO, 5s, 2040

1,584,630

155,450

Ser. 13-16, Class IB, IO, 5s, 2040

2,060,609

145,425

Ser. 11-41, Class BI, IO, 5s, 2040

1,236,064

105,939

Ser. 10-35, Class UI, IO, 5s, 2040

1,026,655

198,270

Ser. 10-20, Class UI, IO, 5s, 2040

1,917,345

314,579

Ser. 10-9, Class UI, IO, 5s, 2040

8,587,789

1,606,834

Ser. 09-121, Class UI, IO, 5s, 2039

4,073,368

749,296

Ser. 13-34, Class IH, IO, 4 1/2s, 2043

3,661,111

613,232

Ser. 13-24, Class IC, IO, 4 1/2s, 2043

1,274,062

208,449

Ser. 14-108, Class IP, IO, 4 1/2s, 2042

749,012

126,441

Ser. 11-140, Class BI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

778,705

51,597

Ser. 11-18, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

245,564

31,258

Ser. 10-35, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

3,656,754

576,378

Ser. 10-35, Class QI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

3,408,517

589,707

Ser. 13-151, Class IB, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

3,737,748

647,086

Ser. 10-9, Class QI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2040

2,289,203

395,307

Ser. 09-121, Class BI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2039

1,385,656

307,089

Ser. 10-168, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2039

836,969

82,040

Ser. 10-158, Class IP, IO, 4 1/2s, 2039

2,740,886

245,611

Ser. 10-98, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037

1,011,028

57,224

Ser. 15-53, 4s, 2045 ## F

3,155,000

745,328

Ser. 15-40, IO, 4s, 2045

3,547,000

832,268

Ser. 14-174, IO, 4s, 2044

2,738,902

523,274

Ser. 14-4, Class IC, IO, 4s, 2044

1,847,404

328,376

Ser. 13-165, Class IL, IO, 4s, 2043

1,393,056

219,713

Ser. 12-56, Class IB, IO, 4s, 2042

1,445,891

242,179

Ser. 12-47, Class CI, IO, 4s, 2042

3,583,768

577,883

Ser. 12-41, Class IP, IO, 4s, 2041

3,800,957

679,421

Ser. 13-76, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

6,470,340

731,990

Ser. 13-28, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

2,202,914

261,080

Ser. 13-54, Class JI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

2,949,535

363,884





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.

Government National Mortgage Association

Ser. 13-37, Class JI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2043

$4,371,086

$521,514

Ser. 13-14, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

6,027,367

745,826

Ser. 13-27, Class PI, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

3,191,372

400,070

Ser. 12-140, Class IC, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

3,430,772

656,125

Ser. 12-113, Class ID, IO, 3 1/2s, 2042

1,819,334

379,677

Ser. 14-44, Class IA, IO, 3 1/2s, 2028

4,726,086

503,375

Ser. 06-36, Class OD, PO, zero %, 2036

4,459

3,979

46,795,220

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (16.9%)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust Ser. 06-4, Class AJ, 5.695s, 2046

656,000

678,518

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 07-5, Class XW, IO, 0.368s, 2051

77,434,882

612,510

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-5, Class D, 5.258s, 2045

600,000

610,560

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 144A Ser. 01-1, Class K, 6 1/8s, 2036

23,442

22,774

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Ser. 05-PWR7, Class D, 5.304s, 2041

441,000

439,681

Ser. 05-PWR7, Class B, 5.214s, 2041

697,000

700,485

Ser. 05-PWR9, Class C, 5.055s, 2042

401,000

402,768

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 06-PW11, Class B, 5.438s, 2039

692,000

694,491

FRB Ser. 06-PW14, Class XW, IO, 0.642s, 2038

17,196,960

115,908

CD Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 07-CD5, Class E, 6.124s, 2044

507,000

503,134

FRB Ser. 07-CD5, Class XS, IO, 0.171s, 2044

25,692,521

92,899

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class E, 5.569s, 2047

409,000

450,313

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

Ser. 06-C5, Class AJ, 5.482s, 2049

610,000

606,467

FRB Ser. 05-C3, Class B, 5.029s, 2043

1,720,000

1,716,629

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 13-GC11, Class D, 4.458s, 2046

307,000

300,278

COMM Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 07-C9, Class F, 5.798s, 2049

962,000

971,995

COMM Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class D, 5.649s, 2044

145,000

157,514

FRB Ser. 14-CR18, Class D, 4.74s, 2047

1,127,000

1,070,553

FRB Ser. 13-LC6, Class D, 4.288s, 2046

182,000

175,675

Ser. 12-LC4, Class E, 4 1/4s, 2044

392,000

354,136

Ser. 13-LC13, Class E, 3.719s, 2046

574,000

440,422

FRB Ser. 07-C9, Class AJFL, 0.865s, 2049

241,000

233,076

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 06-C5, Class AX, IO, 0.716s, 2039

20,125,580

180,138

Crest, Ltd. 144A Ser. 03-2A, Class E2, 8s, 2038 (Cayman Islands)

627,886

313,943

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 15-C1, Class D, 3.945s, 2050

713,000

638,581





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.

DBUBS Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-LC3A, Class D, 5.42s, 2044

$714,000

$768,758

FFCA Secured Franchise Loan Trust 144A FRB Ser. 00-1, Class X, IO, 0.982s, 2020

2,088,016

31,905

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-GG3, Class D, 4.986s, 2042

803,000

801,941

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. FRB Ser. 05-C1, Class D, 4.821s, 2048

2,843,000

2,721,746

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Trust FRB Ser. 06-C1, Class AJ, 5.271s, 2044

415,000

420,154

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust Ser. 04-C3, Class B, 4.965s, 2041

303,351

313,969

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust 144A FRB Ser. 04-C3, Class X1, IO, 0.84s, 2041

4,966,143

143,366

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Ser. 05-GG4, Class AJ, 4.782s, 2039

567,793

568,361

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 144A

FRB Ser. 13-GC10, Class D, 4.415s, 2046

507,000

505,231

FRB Ser. 05-GG4, Class XC, IO, 0.913s, 2039

12,765,159

14,042

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-GC6, Class D, 5.637s, 2045

111,000

118,315

FRB Ser. 13-GC16, Class E, 5.316s, 2046

662,000

644,349

Ser. 11-GC3, Class E, 5s, 2044

577,000

554,679

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 14-C18, Class E, 4.31s, 2047

407,000

335,311

FRB Ser. 14-C25, Class D, 3.95s, 2047

894,000

799,032

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

FRB Ser. 07-CB20, Class AJ, 6.075s, 2051

965,500

1,016,633

Ser. 06-LDP8, Class B, 5.52s, 2045

362,000

365,102

FRB Ser. 06-LDP6, Class B, 5.499s, 2043

793,000

793,782

FRB Ser. 05-LDP2, Class E, 4.981s, 2042

847,000

850,218

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 07-CB20, Class C, 6.175s, 2051

410,000

392,333

FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class F, 5.568s, 2046

410,000

417,873

FRB Ser. 13-C13, Class D, 4.056s, 2046

473,000

457,811

Ser. 13-C13, Class E, 3.986s, 2046

639,000

531,024

Ser. 13-C10, Class E, 3 1/2s, 2047

808,000

651,490

FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class E, 3 1/4s, 2046

541,000

423,982

FRB Ser. 07-CB20, Class X1, IO, 0.314s, 2051

50,345,924

358,513

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 99-C1, Class G, 6.41s, 2031

368,300

391,319

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

FRB Ser. 06-C3, Class C, 5.738s, 2039

1,797,000

1,803,739

Ser. 06-C3, Class AJ, 5.72s, 2039

739,000

741,816

Ser. 06-C6, Class E, 5.541s, 2039

750,000

734,865

FRB Ser. 06-C6, Class C, 5.482s, 2039

984,000

964,320

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 06-C6, Class XCL, IO, 0.674s, 2039

17,418,424

154,867





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust FRB Ser. 96-C2, Class JS, IO, 2.371s, 2028

$19,448

$1

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 08-C1, Class AJ, 6.267s, 2051

395,000

431,174

Mezz Cap Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 04-C1, Class X, IO, 8.441s, 2037

55,523

9,261

FRB Ser. 07-C5, Class X, IO, 4.742s, 2049

1,082,525

121,784

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust

Ser. 06-3, Class AJ, 5.485s, 2046

570,000

578,242

Ser. 06-4, Class AJ, 5.239s, 2049

248,000

250,753

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 06-4, Class AJFX, 5.147s, 2049

388,000

382,886

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 13-C11, Class D, 4.416s, 2046

359,000

352,825

FRB Ser. 13-C10, Class E, 4.083s, 2046

523,000

464,283

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

Ser. 06-HQ9, Class C, 5.842s, 2044

1,100,000

1,134,183

Ser. 07-HQ11, Class C, 5.558s, 2044

790,000

780,283

FRB Ser. 06-HQ8, Class D, 5.493s, 2044

598,000

594,292

Ser. 06-HQ10, Class AJ, 5.389s, 2041

296,000

298,504

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A FRB Ser. 08-T29, Class E, 6.27s, 2043

472,000

478,278

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. 144A FRB Ser. 04-RR, Class F7, 6s, 2039

1,120,253

1,061,093

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust 144A FRB Ser. 10-C30A, Class A3B, 5.246s, 2043

1,085,275

1,090,191

STRIPS III, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 03-1A, Class N, 5s, 2018 (Cayman Islands)

193,000

38,600

TIAA Real Estate CDO, Ltd. Ser. 03-1A, Class E, 8s, 2038

575,835

143,959

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-C3, Class D, 4.959s, 2049

36,000

37,241

FRB Ser. 13-C6, Class D, 4.351s, 2046

494,000

478,587

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

FRB Ser. 06-C26, Class AJ, 5.994s, 2045

1,877,000

1,894,794

FRB Ser. 06-C25, Class AJ, 5.715s, 2043

474,000

487,746

FRB Ser. 05-C20, Class B, 5.233s, 2042

1,054,000

1,064,127

FRB Ser. 07-C34, IO, 0.306s, 2046

14,136,630

106,025

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 05-C17, Class E, 6.015s, 2042

109,740

109,485

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-LC5, Class E, 4.778s, 2045

462,000

442,966

FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class D, 4.301s, 2046

803,000

765,944

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class E, 5.635s, 2044

108,000

119,762

Ser. 12-C6, Class E, 5s, 2045

534,000

498,035

FRB Ser. 14-C19, Class E, 4.972s, 2047

744,000

647,745

FRB Ser. 13-UBS1, Class D, 4.632s, 2046

353,000

352,057

Ser. 12-C7, Class F, 4 1/2s, 2045

2,524,000

2,296,588





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A

Ser. 14-C19, Class D, 4.234s, 2047

$953,000

$894,750

Ser. 13-C12, Class E, 3 1/2s, 2048

510,000

407,931

51,088,669

Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (11.7%)

Banc of America Funding Trust FRB Ser. 14-R7, Class 3A2, 2.615s, 2036

128,000

107,866

BCAP, LLC 144A

FRB Ser. 13-RR1, Class 9A4, 6.322s, 2036

250,000

252,875

FRB Ser. 14-RR2, Class 3A2, 1.081s, 2046

520,000

349,076

BCAP, LLC Trust FRB Ser. 12-RR5, Class 4A8, 0.341s, 2035

375,000

341,635

BCAP, LLC Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-RR2, Class 5A12, 6.208s, 2036

575,000

547,688

FRB Ser. 12-RR12, Class 4A7, 2.711s, 2036

540,000

500,850

FRB Ser. 12-RR10, Class 9A2, 2.687s, 2035

980,000

931,000

FRB Ser. 09-RR11, Class 2A2, 2.41s, 2035

850,000

773,500

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust

FRB Ser. 04-FR3, Class M6, 5.046s, 2034

43,061

30,232

FRB Ser. 06-EC1, Class M3, 0.621s, 2035

960,000

720,000

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 07-WFH2, Class M1, 0.574s, 2037

1,470,000

1,184,379

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 12-4, Class 3A2, 2.65s, 2036

622,575

551,010

FRB Ser. 09-9, Class 7A2, 2.475s, 2036

800,000

766,720

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

FRB Ser. 05-27, Class 2A3, 1.688s, 2035

636,112

560,703

FRB Ser. 05-38, Class A1, 1.628s, 2035

712,961

648,794

FRB Ser. 05-27, Class 1A2, 1.528s, 2035

1,559,611

1,422,366

FRB Ser. 05-27, Class 2A1, 1.478s, 2035

1,091,887

900,807

FRB Ser. 05-38, Class A3, 0.524s, 2035

1,686,715

1,463,225

FRB Ser. 05-59, Class 1A1, 0.504s, 2035

560,666

455,541

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust FRB Ser. 06-4, Class 2A3, 0.464s, 2036

425,000

369,303

CSMC Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 10-18R, Class 6A4, 2.841s, 2036

2,000,000

1,846,600

FRB Ser. 08-4R, Class 1A4, 0.571s, 2037

500,000

427,500

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 15-HQ1, Class B, 10.923s, 2025

310,000

310,048

Granite Mortgages PLC

FRB Ser. 03-2, Class 3C, 3.07s, 2043 (United Kingdom)

GBP

384,009

582,114

FRB Ser. 03-2, Class 2C1, 2.852s, 2043 (United Kingdom)

EUR

1,028,000

1,137,965

GSAA Trust FRB Ser. 05-4, Class M2, 0.874s, 2035

$1,000,000

790,595

MortgageIT Trust

FRB Ser. 05-3, Class M2, 0.704s, 2035

358,619

312,357

FRB Ser. 05-5, Class M1, 0.624s, 2035

354,022

306,878

FRB Ser. 05-3, Class A2, 0.524s, 2035

418,825

375,895

Newcastle Mortgage Securities Trust FRB Ser. 06-1, Class M2, 0.544s, 2036

410,000

326,278





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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (44.0%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Trust FRB Ser. 05-4, Class 1A2, 0.564s, 2035

$332,351

$302,439

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust 144A

FRB Ser. 10-1, Class 3A2, 5.201s, 2035

1,250,000

1,219,125

FRB Ser. 09-12, Class 16A2, 2.568s, 2035

670,000

601,325

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

FRB Ser. 06-AR1, Class 2A1B, 1.198s, 2046

1,949,500

1,744,803

FRB Ser. 06-AR3, Class A1B, 1.128s, 2046

918,793

746,978

FRB Ser. 05-AR11, Class A1C3, 0.684s, 2045 F

1,509,672

1,350,402

FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1C3, 0.674s, 2045

2,108,164

1,860,455

FRB Ser. 05-AR13, Class A1C3, 0.664s, 2045

3,481,999

3,064,159

FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AC2, 0.634s, 2045

1,011,497

908,782

FRB Ser. 05-AR11, Class A1C4, 0.614s, 2045 F

768,226

685,258

FRB Ser. 05-AR13, Class A1B2, 0.604s, 2045

717,503

643,959

FRB Ser. 05-AR17, Class A1B2, 0.584s, 2045

685,193

593,583

FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1C4, 0.574s, 2045

575,521

503,811

FRB Ser. 05-AR11, Class A1B3, 0.574s, 2045

1,155,227

1,042,593

FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AC3, 0.564s, 2045

356,428

318,112

FRB Ser. 05-AR6, Class 2A1C, 0.514s, 2045

321,821

288,030

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-RR2, Class 1A2, 0.351s, 2047

500,000

370,000

35,537,614

Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $127,742,532)

$133,421,503



CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)*

Principal
amount

Value

Basic materials (2.8%)

Alcoa, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.4s, 2021

$35,000

$38,104

Alcoa, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2024

87,000

93,117

ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. bonds 10.6s, 2019 (France)

477,000

583,431

Boise Cascade Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/8s, 2020

298,000

312,900

Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 5/8s, 2022 (Germany)

150,000

151,125

Celanese US Holdings, LLC sr. notes 5 7/8s, 2021 (Germany)

185,000

199,800

Cemex Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6s, 2024 (Mexico)

490,000

488,775

Cemex SAB de CV 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2019 (Mexico)

200,000

212,500

Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2024

211,000

211,791

CPG Merger Sub, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2021

241,000

244,615

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2020 (Canada)

90,000

88,875

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/4s, 2022 (Canada)

238,000

219,555

HD Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2020

298,000

318,860

HD Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 11 1/2s, 2020

153,000

176,906





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Basic materials cont.

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. notes 6 5/8s, 2020

$137,000

$125,355

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, ULC company guaranty sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2018

13,000

11,473

HudBay Minerals, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2020 (Canada)

145,000

150,800

HudBay Minerals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2020 (Canada)

170,000

176,800

Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8 5/8s, 2021

238,000

254,660

Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2020

310,000

310,000

Huntsman International, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

112,000

112,280

Ineos Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 1/2s, 2020 (United Kingdom)

70,000

73,675

INEOS Group Holdings SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2018 (Luxembourg)

200,000

201,000

JM Huber Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 7/8s, 2019

265,000

287,525

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/2s, 2020

229,000

244,458

Mercer International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2022 (Canada)

162,000

171,720

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 3.88s, 2021

189,000

167,265

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. escrow company guaranty sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2020 F

189,000

2

New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2022 (Canada)

119,000

117,661

NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2025 (Canada)

40,000

41,800

Perstorp Holding AB 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2017 (Sweden)

200,000

207,000

Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

135,000

140,400

PQ Corp. 144A sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2018

135,000

139,725

Roofing Supply Group, LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10s, 2020

98,000

95,795

Ryerson, Inc./Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9s, 2017

233,000

235,330

SBA Communications Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2022

181,000

177,301

Sealed Air Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 3/8s, 2021

151,000

169,875

Sealed Air Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2020

124,000

137,950

Sealed Air Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2023

110,000

115,363

Sealed Air Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2024

75,000

77,625

Sealed Air Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2022

54,000

55,080

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7 1/2s, 2025 (Ireland)

49,000

59,290

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2022

30,000

32,025





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Basic materials cont.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2019

$40,000

$42,600

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/4s, 2023

20,000

20,250

Steel Dynamics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2024

50,000

50,688

Steel Dynamics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2021

30,000

30,188

TMS International Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2021

131,000

131,328

TPC Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2020

142,000

129,930

USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2021

125,000

132,188

USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2025

30,000

30,600

Weekley Homes, LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 6s, 2023

55,000

52,663

WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2024

203,000

216,703

WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2021

290,000

300,875

8,567,600

Capital goods (2.1%)

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 1/4s, 2020

455,000

475,475

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2019

419,000

476,613

Amstead Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

120,000

120,000

Amstead Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2022

215,000

216,344

Belden, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5 1/4s, 2024

255,000

256,913

Berry Plastics Corp. company guaranty notes 5 1/2s, 2022

105,000

107,888

Berry Plastics Corp. company guaranty unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2021

54,000

59,468

Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. notes 4 1/4s, 2016 (Canada)

119,000

121,975

Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2025 (Canada)

115,000

113,491

Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2020

235,000

257,412

Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2023

184,000

185,610

Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2022

364,000

345,345

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2021

85,000

88,613

KION Finance SA 144A sr. unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2020 (Luxembourg)

EUR

100,000

115,670

KLX, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

$238,000

237,405





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Capital goods cont.

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

$286,000

$307,450

MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2023

310,000

289,850

Moog, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2022

75,000

77,250

Novelis, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 3/4s, 2020

155,000

166,044

Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

402,000

417,075

Oshkosh Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2025

95,000

97,850

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2025

150,000

154,313

Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8s, 2018

269,000

284,468

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu company guaranty sr. notes 5 3/4s, 2020

56,000

57,890

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 1/4s, 2021 (New Zealand)

295,000

315,650

Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6 7/8s, 2020

140,000

148,400

Terex Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2020

45,000

46,800

Terex Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2021

282,000

289,050

TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2021

45,000

48,375

TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 1/2s, 2024

340,000

341,700

Zebra Technologies Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2022

217,000

233,818

6,454,205

Communication services (4.3%)

Altice Financing SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6 5/8s, 2023 (Luxembourg)

200,000

205,750

Altice SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2022 (Luxembourg)

480,000

488,400

Altice SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2025 (Luxembourg)

200,000

201,000

Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 5/8s, 2017

265,000

298,125

Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2020

150,000

169,875

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2021

99,000

103,826

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2022

198,000

202,950

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5 1/8s, 2023

362,000

366,525

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7s, 2019

53,000

55,186

CCOH Safari, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5 3/4s, 2024

180,000

185,400





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Communication services cont.

CCOH Safari, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5 1/2s, 2022

$241,000

$246,423

CenturyLink, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2023

170,000

187,213

CenturyLink, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 5/8s, 2020

40,000

42,000

Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2023 R

306,000

321,300

Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2022 R

85,000

87,975

CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2021

165,000

183,563

CSC Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2024

130,000

132,600

DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2024

185,000

185,231

DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 1/4s, 2018

238,000

239,190

Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8 1/8s, 2018

156,000

175,695

Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2021

80,000

80,200

Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 5/8s, 2024

50,000

52,063

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2019

143,000

155,155

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2021

36,000

39,600

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 6 5/8s, 2022 (Bermuda)

80,000

77,200

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2021 (Bermuda)

140,000

144,025

Intelsat Luxembourg SA company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 8 1/8s, 2023 (Luxembourg)

177,000

162,840

Intelsat Luxembourg SA company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7 3/4s, 2021 (Luxembourg)

143,000

131,918

Intelsat Luxembourg SA company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 6 3/4s, 2018 (Luxembourg)

260,000

254,800

Level 3 Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2022

60,000

61,614

Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 5/8s, 2020

143,000

154,976

Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7s, 2020

17,000

18,148

Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2021

65,000

68,169

Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

205,000

210,125

NII International Telecom SCA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2019 (Luxembourg) (In default) †

31,000

28,753

Numericable Group SA 144A sr. bonds 6 1/4s, 2024 (France)

200,000

203,498

Numericable Group SA 144A sr. notes 6s, 2022 (France)

600,000

607,714

Numericable-SFR 144A sr. bonds 5 5/8s, 2024 (France)

EUR

100,000

113,439

PAETEC Holding Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 7/8s, 2018

$156,000

164,580

Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2023 (Canada)

180,000

185,400





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Communication services cont.

SBA Telecommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2020

$55,000

$57,819

Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7s, 2020

105,000

106,313

Sprint Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9s, 2018

286,000

328,185

Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2023

753,000

768,060

Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/4s, 2021

290,000

291,450

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 5/8s, 2023

369,000

386,528

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.464s, 2019

75,000

77,344

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2025

140,000

144,466

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/4s, 2021

206,000

214,755

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2022

190,000

195,938

T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2023

156,000

159,852

Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA 144A sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2024 (Luxembourg)

EUR

295,000

354,908

Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA 144A sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2022 (Luxembourg)

EUR

100,000

116,665

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH company guaranty sr. notes 5 5/8s, 2023 (Germany)

EUR

105,000

122,498

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH company guaranty sr. notes Ser. REGS, 5 3/4s, 2023 (Germany)

EUR

112,000

130,664

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5 1/8s, 2023 (Germany)

EUR

235,000

270,675

Videotron, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5s, 2022 (Canada)

$363,000

373,890

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 144A sr. notes 6s, 2021 (United Kingdom)

GBP

235,000

365,042

West Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

$268,000

261,300

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10 1/4s, 2019

410,000

440,750

Wind Acquisition Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7 3/8s, 2021 (Luxembourg)

200,000

207,500

Wind Acquisition Finance SA 144A sr. bonds 4s, 2020 (Luxembourg)

EUR

125,000

135,777

Windstream Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2017

$247,000

267,686

Windstream Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2021

109,000

108,728

Windstream Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2023

128,000

114,880

12,994,117





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Consumer cyclicals (5.8%)

Alliance Data Systems Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

$336,000

$335,160

AMC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 9 3/4s, 2020

82,000

89,790

AMC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

110,000

114,125

American Tire Distributors, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. sub. notes 10 1/4s, 2022

167,000

173,680

Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2018

200,000

224,744

Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2020

219,000

240,900

Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. (The) company guaranty notes 10 5/8s, 2017

185,000

183,150

Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. (The) company guaranty notes 8s, 2021

98,000

80,850

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2020 (Canada)

235,000

245,575

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2022 (Canada)

120,000

124,524

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2021

180,000

191,250

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

330,000

334,950

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2021

100,000

103,250

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

45,000

46,013

Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

72,000

73,080

Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2023

25,000

24,875

Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7 3/8s, 2021

33,000

35,393

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2020

136,000

143,480

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

362,000

381,005

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2019

110,000

107,800

Dana Holding Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2024

100,000

103,125

Dana Holding Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2023

399,000

424,935

DH Services Luxembourg Sarl 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2020 (Luxembourg)

200,000

209,000

Family Tree Escrow, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2023

65,000

68,413

Family Tree Escrow, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/4s, 2020

45,000

47,138

FCA US, LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty notes 8 1/4s, 2021

105,000

116,457





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Consumer cyclicals cont.

Gannett Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5 1/8s, 2020

$156,000

$162,630

Gannett Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5 1/8s, 2019

4,000

4,190

Gannett Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2021

233,000

237,660

Gibson Brands, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2018

134,000

134,335

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2020

175,000

179,375

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 3/8s, 2018

65,000

66,788

Gray Television, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2020

266,000

279,965

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2022 (Canada)

CAD

260,000

215,803

Griffey Intermediate, Inc./Griffey Finance Sub, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2020

$46,000

23,000

Grupo Televisa SAB sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2018 (Mexico)

122,000

138,359

Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2021

282,000

295,395

Igloo Holdings Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 1/4s, 2017 ‡‡

105,000

106,050

iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9s, 2021

265,000

253,738

iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9s, 2019

316,000

312,840

Interactive Data Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2019

42,000

42,420

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2021

105,000

107,888

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8 7/8s, 2020

130,000

140,400

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2019

356,000

369,573

Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 3/4s, 2019 ‡‡

120,000

116,400

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 1/8s, 2019

232,000

232,580

L Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2021

197,000

225,073

L Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2022

85,000

93,500

Lamar Media Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

55,000

57,888

Lamar Media Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

80,000

83,400

Lender Processing Services, Inc./Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2023

245,000

260,313

Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 3/4s, 2022

249,000

253,358

Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 1/2s, 2019

85,000

87,763

M/I Homes, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 5/8s, 2018

110,000

114,125





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Consumer cyclicals cont.

Masonite International Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2023

$80,000

$82,000

Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2020 (Canada)

275,000

264,688

Media General Financing Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

119,000

121,380

MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2020

175,000

187,688

MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2020

162,000

164,414

MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 5/8s, 2021

152,000

162,070

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. company guaranty notes 11 1/2s, 2019

525,213

568,543

Navistar International Corp. sr. notes 8 1/4s, 2021

206,000

200,593

Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 3/4s, 2021 ‡‡

425,000

450,500

Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2021

95,000

100,700

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg Sarl (The) 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2021 (Luxembourg)

258,000

265,740

Nortek, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10s, 2018

290,000

306,240

Nortek, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 1/2s, 2021

178,000

190,460

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2025

135,000

142,763

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2024

199,000

208,453

Owens Corning company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9s, 2019

92,000

111,236

Owens Corning company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.2s, 2024

170,000

175,254

Penn National Gaming, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2021

222,000

220,335

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5 3/4s, 2022

192,000

201,600

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

140,000

144,200

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/4s, 2018

100,000

105,250

Regal Entertainment Group sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2023

168,000

169,890

Regal Entertainment Group sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2022

35,000

35,700

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 9 1/2s, 2019

40,000

42,400

ROC Finance, LLC/ROC Finance 1 Corp. 144A notes 12 1/8s, 2018

240,000

251,400

Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2019

286,000

306,020

Scientific Games Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8 1/8s, 2018

54,000

48,600

Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 1/4s, 2020

50,000

37,250

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7s, 2022

150,000

153,375

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10s, 2022

295,000

275,825





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Consumer cyclicals cont.

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/8s, 2021

$98,000

$103,635

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2021

24,000

24,630

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2022

27,000

28,288

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2024

218,000

221,815

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2024

142,000

148,390

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5 7/8s, 2020

227,000

236,648

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2022

20,000

21,150

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/4s, 2021

330,000

339,075

Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2022

10,000

10,675

Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/8s, 2020

10,000

10,600

Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2020

65,000

68,575

Standard Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2021

243,000

257,580

Standard Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2024

85,000

87,338

SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 6 3/8s, 2021

47,000

44,768

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2024

70,000

68,425

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2021

326,000

321,925

Thomas Cook Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 6 3/4s, 2021 (United Kingdom)

EUR

350,000

402,226

Tri Pointe Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2024

$318,000

310,845

TRW Automotive, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 1/4s, 2017

350,000

382,813

TRW Automotive, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2021

50,000

50,938

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 1/2s, 2021

89,000

95,119

17,747,496

Consumer staples (2.0%)

Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5 5/8s, 2024

200,000

208,500

Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

455,000

484,575

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2023

170,000

174,888

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

70,000

70,699

BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A notes 6s, 2022 (Canada)

340,000

351,900

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 7s, 2019

238,000

245,140





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Consumer staples cont.

CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2022

$105,000

$103,688

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 11s, 2021

402,000

416,070

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/4s, 2023

50,000

51,375

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3 3/4s, 2021

255,000

260,738

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2022

90,000

102,600

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 3/4s, 2024

20,000

21,150

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3 7/8s, 2019

15,000

15,450

Corrections Corp. of America company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 5/8s, 2023 R

247,000

247,000

Corrections Corp. of America company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/8s, 2020 R

123,000

123,769

Dean Foods Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2023

145,000

145,544

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2021

342,000

300,960

ESAL GmbH 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2023 (Brazil)

200,000

194,260

JBS USA, LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 1/4s, 2020 (Brazil)

67,000

71,188

JBS USA, LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 1/4s, 2021 (Brazil)

350,000

369,688

Landry’s Holdings II, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10 1/4s, 2018

55,000

57,063

Landry’s, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 3/8s, 2020

150,000

160,875

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2025

135,000

138,038

Prestige Brands, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2021

140,000

141,750

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2021

240,000

247,800

Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2023

190,000

194,750

United Rentals North America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2022

334,000

366,565

United Rentals North America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2024

137,000

141,453

United Rentals North America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2025

135,000

137,531

United Rentals North America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2023

120,000

127,050

Vander Intermediate Holding II Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 3/4s, 2019 ‡‡

175,000

176,313

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

195,000

209,625

6,057,995

Energy (6.0%)

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2021

155,000

39,138

Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

130,000

124,800





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Energy cont.

Antero Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2023

$105,000

$103,950

Antero Resources Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2021

192,000

186,240

Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2024 (Canada)

205,000

187,575

Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2021 (Canada)

18,000

16,515

California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2024

250,000

219,375

California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2020

105,000

94,763

Chaparral Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 7/8s, 2020

140,000

103,600

Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 6 1/4s, 2017

EUR

50,000

57,162

Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2023

$50,000

48,750

Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2022

91,000

85,313

Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

225,000

235,969

Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2023

193,000

194,448

Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2022

88,000

88,660

Connacher Oil and Gas, Ltd. 144A notes 8 3/4s, 2018 (Canada) (In default) †

CAD

225,000

10,659

Connacher Oil and Gas, Ltd. 144A notes 8 1/2s, 2019 (Canada) (In default) †

$46,000

2,760

CONSOL Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

135,000

122,175

Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 3/8s, 2021

31,000

29,295

Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5 1/2s, 2022

192,000

171,840

EXCO Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2018

130,000

76,700

Exterran Partners LP/EXLP Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2022

150,000

136,500

Exterran Partners LP/EXLP Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2021

65,000

59,800

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC/FCX Oil & Gas, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2022

89,000

94,340

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC/FCX Oil & Gas, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 7/8s, 2023

22,000

23,348

FTS International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2022

105,000

77,175

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9 1/4s, 2019 (Russia)

2,055,000

2,212,865





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Energy cont.

Gulfport Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2020

$395,000

$404,875

Halcon Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2020

170,000

119,850

Halcon Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 7/8s, 2021

357,000

248,115

Hiland Partners LP/Hiland Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 1/4s, 2020

150,000

161,625

Hiland Partners LP/Hiland Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2022

45,000

46,350

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2024

70,000

65,800

Key Energy Services, Inc. company guaranty unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2021

121,000

78,045

Lightstream Resources, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 5/8s, 2020 (Canada)

284,000

204,480

Linn Energy, LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2021

157,000

124,128

Linn Energy, LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2019

169,000

142,066

Linn Energy, LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2019

265,000

209,350

Lone Pine Resources Canada, Ltd. escrow company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10 3/8s, 2017 (Canada) F

80,000

4

Milagro Oil & Gas, Inc. company guaranty notes 10 1/2s, 2016 (In default) †

225,000

130,500

Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2026

105,000

106,063

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2023

86,000

82,990

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 7/8s, 2022

229,000

223,275

Offshore Group Investment, Ltd. company guaranty sr. notes 7 1/2s, 2019 (Cayman Islands)

200,000

115,000

Offshore Group Investment, Ltd. company guaranty sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2023 (Cayman Islands)

92,000

52,210

Paragon Offshore PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2022

85,000

28,050

Paragon Offshore PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2024

292,000

97,090

Pertamina Persero PT 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 7/8s, 2022 (Indonesia)

925,000

963,480

Pertamina Persero PT 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.3s, 2023 (Indonesia)

200,000

200,500

Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2019 (Brazil)

390,000

396,618

Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2021 (Brazil)

625,000

566,969

Petroleos de Venezuela SA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2017 (Venezuela)

1,475,000

615,075

Petroleos de Venezuela SA sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2016 (Venezuela)

854,000

509,411





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Energy cont.

Petroleos de Venezuela SA sr. unsec. sub. bonds 5s, 2015 (Venezuela)

$600,000

$563,100

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2017 (Venezuela)

3,587,000

2,367,779

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9s, 2021 (Venezuela)

100,000

37,100

Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2019 (Mexico)

1,535,000

1,836,244

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2026 (Mexico)

185,000

187,303

Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2022

60,000

59,100

Rosetta Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2024

190,000

176,700

Rosetta Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 5/8s, 2021

110,000

103,400

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5 5/8s, 2023

100,000

99,750

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2022

100,000

103,250

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5 3/4s, 2024

100,000

100,500

Sabine Pass LNG LP company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2020

75,000

77,625

Samson Investment Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2020

415,000

112,050

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 1/4s, 2020 (Canada)

155,000

158,875

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

20,000

9,200

Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd. 144A sr. notes 8 5/8s, 2018

165,000

134,888

SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2019

85,000

86,063

SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2023

105,000

107,100

Tervita Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9s, 2018 (Canada)

CAD

46,000

31,688

Tervita Corp. 144A sr. notes 8s, 2018 (Canada)

$55,000

48,813

Tervita Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10 7/8s, 2018 (Canada)

45,000

25,659

Triangle USA Petroleum Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2022

30,000

24,225

Unit Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 6 5/8s, 2021

253,000

239,718

Whiting Canadian Holding Co. ULC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 1/8s, 2019

55,000

57,613

Whiting Petroleum Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2021

315,000

313,425

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2022

145,000

153,628

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2023

249,000

251,801

18,162,231

Financials (3.9%)

Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/2s, 2020

565,000

661,756

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman 144A unsec. sub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022 (Brazil)

940,000

911,826





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Financials cont.

CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2025

$75,000

$80,625

CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5s, 2023

137,000

143,165

CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2023

110,000

112,750

CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2022

130,000

133,413

CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2020

135,000

142,088

CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3 7/8s, 2019

65,000

64,350

CIT Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 6 5/8s, 2018

205,000

219,863

CIT Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5 1/2s, 2019

165,000

171,600

Community Choice Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 10 3/4s, 2019

111,000

59,108

Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 6 1/8s, 2021

159,000

152,243

DFC Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 10 1/2s, 2020

160,000

125,200

E*Trade Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

119,000

125,545

E*Trade Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 5/8s, 2023

160,000

162,400

Hub Holdings, LLC/Hub Holdings Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 1/8s, 2019 ‡‡

68,000

67,490

HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2021

205,000

210,125

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2020

348,000

361,502

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

215,000

221,450

International Lease Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

15,000

16,781

iStar Financial, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7 1/8s, 2018 R

115,000

122,475

iStar Financial, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2019 R

55,000

55,000

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2021 R

75,000

80,719

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2022 R

215,000

231,663

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2020

80,000

82,000

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2021

213,000

206,610

Neuberger Berman Group, LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

37,000

39,498

Ocwen Financial Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2019

98,000

84,770

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2019

118,000

121,393

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2021

100,000

103,250

PHH Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2019

133,000

137,988

PHH Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2021

50,000

48,000

Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2021

225,000

214,875





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Financials cont.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC unsec. sub. notes 5 1/8s, 2024 (United Kingdom)

$100,000

$104,911

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2018 (Russia)

2,750,000

2,723,875

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA 144A sr. notes 6 1/8s, 2022 (Russia)

325,000

303,063

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA 144A sr. notes 4.95s, 2017 (Russia)

500,000

486,665

Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2019

160,000

158,200

Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2020

590,000

592,950

State Bank of India/London 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2015 (India)

155,000

156,518

TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2018

70,000

49,700

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8 3/8s, 2015 (United Kingdom)

200,000

100,000

USI, Inc./NY 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2021

264,000

270,600

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2018 (Russia)

979,000

952,078

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2035 (Russia)

113,000

113,124

Walter Investment Management Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2021

135,000

120,825

11,804,030

Health care (2.8%)

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2021

195,000

202,313

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

85,000

85,106

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2023

110,000

111,925

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2019

139,000

144,908

Capsugel SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2019 (Luxembourg) ‡‡

50,000

50,813

Catamaran Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4 3/4s, 2021

173,000

192,246

Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 3/4s, 2022

130,000

134,875

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 5 1/8s, 2021

30,000

30,900

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 5 1/8s, 2018

62,000

63,938

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2022

35,000

37,406

ConvaTec Finance International SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 1/4s, 2019 (Luxembourg) ‡‡

200,000

202,500

ConvaTec Healthcare D SA 144A sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2017 (Luxembourg)

EUR

100,000

111,697

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2022

$240,000

213,000

Crown Newco 3 PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7s, 2018 (United Kingdom)

GBP

208,761

320,515





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Health care cont.

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2024

$105,000

$107,100

DPx Holdings BV 144A sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2022 (Netherlands)

208,000

216,320

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd/Endo Finco Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2025

200,000

205,500

Endo Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2022

278,000

284,950

Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2023

165,000

165,000

Halyard Health, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2022

158,000

165,505

HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 3 3/4s, 2019

93,000

94,163

HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5 3/8s, 2025

50,000

52,438

HCA, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2020

758,000

852,750

HCA, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2022

55,000

64,075

IASIS Healthcare, LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 3/8s, 2019

166,000

172,640

Jaguar Holding Co. I 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 3/8s, 2017 ‡‡

220,000

224,950

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2019

180,000

193,500

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. company guaranty notes 10 1/2s, 2018

262,000

283,615

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2022 R

85,000

89,781

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.95s, 2024 R

130,000

136,968

Omnicare, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5s, 2024

30,000

31,238

Omnicare, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4 3/4s, 2022

135,000

139,388

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2020

235,000

247,925

Service Corporation International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

388,000

405,460

Service Corporation International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2022

278,000

290,510

Teleflex, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 7/8s, 2019

160,000

166,800

Teleflex, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2024

50,000

51,000

Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. bonds 4 1/2s, 2021

50,000

49,000

Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. bonds 4 3/8s, 2021

132,000

129,030

Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2018

355,000

384,731

Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. notes 6s, 2020

231,000

244,860

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2020

30,000

31,313

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/8s, 2020

30,000

31,163

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 5/8s, 2021

35,000

35,525





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Health care cont.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2023

$85,000

$85,956

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2018

139,000

146,471

VRX Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2025 (Canada)

160,000

165,600

VRX Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2023 (Canada)

160,000

164,000

VRX Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2020 (Canada)

190,000

191,663

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2020

188,000

197,400

8,400,430

Technology (1.3%)

ACI Worldwide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2020

80,000

83,600

Avaya, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 10 1/2s, 2021

107,000

90,950

Avaya, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7s, 2019

466,000

462,505

First Data Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 12 5/8s, 2021

74,000

87,690

First Data Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 11 1/4s, 2021

63,000

71,663

First Data Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 11 3/4s, 2021

164,000

189,625

First Data Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8 1/4s, 2021

700,000

749,000

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10 3/4s, 2020

34,000

36,975

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 144A sr. notes 6s, 2022

110,000

119,763

Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 3/8s, 2019

55,000

58,977

Infor US, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/2s, 2022

235,000

240,875

Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6s, 2023 R

185,000

194,713

Micron Technology, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 5 7/8s, 2022

185,000

195,269

Micron Technology, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2023

160,000

162,800

SoftBank Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2020 (Japan)

400,000

408,500

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 5/8s, 2019

115,000

118,450

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/8s, 2019

125,000

123,125

Techem Energy Metering Service GmbH 144A sr. sub. bonds 7 7/8s, 2020 (Germany)

EUR

200,000

237,252

Trionista TopCo. GmbH 144A sr. unsec. sub. notes 6 7/8s, 2021 (Germany)

EUR

265,000

306,571

3,938,303

Transportation (0.2%)

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2018

$158,000

165,900

CHC Helicopter SA company guaranty sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2020 (Canada)

270,000

228,150

Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 3/8s, 2023

280,000

280,000

674,050

Utilities and power (2.0%)

AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2025

280,000

277,200

AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2017

385,000

445,156





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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (33.2%)* cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Utilities and power cont.

AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2021

$135,000

$149,850

AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2023

70,000

68,513

Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 3/4s, 2025

340,000

342,550

Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6s, 2022

45,000

48,150

Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5 7/8s, 2024

35,000

37,931

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA (Electrobras) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 7/8s, 2019 (Brazil)

350,000

328,020

Dynegy Finance I, Inc./Dynegy Finance II, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 5/8s, 2024

10,000

10,475

Dynegy Finance I, Inc./Dynegy Finance II, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2022

20,000

21,025

Dynegy Finance I, Inc./Dynegy Finance II, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2019

428,000

442,980

El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC sr. unsec. debs. 8 5/8s, 2022

247,000

308,538

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc. 144A notes 11 3/4s, 2022 (In default) †

138,850

152,387

Energy Transfer Equity LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2020

150,000

168,000

EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2019

56,000

57,400

EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2022

50,000

51,000

EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 9 3/8s, 2020

279,000

292,253

FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 1/4s, 2023

65,000

68,036

GenOn Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 9 7/8s, 2020

190,000

192,375

GenOn Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2018

45,000

45,900

Majapahit Holding BV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2020 (Indonesia)

785,000

923,856

NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2021

595,000

639,625

NRG Yield Operating, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2024

85,000

88,400

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s, 2022

170,000

184,450

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2023

120,000

123,900

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5s, 2022

85,000

88,400

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4 1/2s, 2023

100,000

100,500

Southern Star Central Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5 1/8s, 2022

199,000

204,473

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 11 1/2s, 2020 (In default) †

90,000

56,250

5,917,593

Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $103,531,213)

$100,718,050





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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY
BONDS AND NOTES (10.1%)*

Principal
amount

Value

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. bonds 7s, 2017 (Argentina)

$2,020,000

$1,963,440

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7s, 2015 (Argentina)

4,326,000

4,200,546

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. 1, 8 3/4s, 2017 (Argentina) (In default) †

1,750,000

1,732,500

Brazil (Federal Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4 7/8s, 2021 (Brazil)

420,000

442,139

Brazil (Federal Republic of) unsec. notes 10s, 2017 (Brazil) (units)

BRL

1,500

458,313

Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 11 3/4s, 2015 (Argentina)

$797,000

785,045

Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10 7/8s, 2021 (Argentina)

725,000

759,438

Chile (Republic of) notes 5 1/2s, 2020 (Chile)

CLP

170,000,000

289,738

Croatia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6s, 2024 (Croatia)

$200,000

220,500

Croatia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2017 (Croatia)

225,000

238,500

Croatia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2021 (Croatia)

265,000

292,004

Financing of Infrastructural Projects State Enterprise 144A govt. guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8 3/8s, 2017 (Ukraine)

175,000

65,982

Gabon (Republic of) 144A unsec. bonds 6 3/8s, 2024 (Gabon)

400,000

376,000

Ghana (Republic of) 144A unsec. notes 8 1/2s, 2017 (Ghana)

203,000

208,583

Ghana (Republic of) 144A unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2023 (Ghana)

691,585

654,412

Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. bonds 4 3/4s, 2019 (Greece)

EUR

1,479,000

1,057,515

Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 3 3/8s, 2017 (Greece)

EUR

1,793,000

1,344,843

Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 2s (3s, 2/24/20), 2024 (Greece) ††

EUR

7,366,492

4,419,423

Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 2s (3s, 2/24/20), 2023 (Greece) ††

EUR

3,898,000

2,363,908

Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 3 3/8s, 2023 (Indonesia)

$560,000

550,200

Kenya (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2024 (Kenya)

200,000

208,500

Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 4 1/2s, 2022 (Russia)

200,000

191,366

Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7 1/2s, 2030 (Russia)

1,525,000

1,753,750

Russia (Federation of) 144A unsec. notes 3 1/4s, 2017 (Russia)

2,600,000

2,606,500

Serbia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4 7/8s, 2020 (Serbia)

100,000

102,125

Serbia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6 3/4s, 2024 (Serbia)

65,226

67,019

Turkey (Republic of) sr. unsec. bonds 5 3/4s, 2024 (Turkey)

500,000

556,250

Turkey (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2017 (Turkey)

1,205,000

1,339,056

Ukraine (Government of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 1/4s, 2017 (Ukraine)

1,725,000

690,000

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 13 5/8s, 2018 (Venezuela)

1,285,000

751,725

Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $37,239,554)

$30,689,320





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SENIOR LOANS (2.3%)* c

Principal
amount

Value

Basic materials (0.1%)

Atkore International, Inc. bank term loan FRN 4 1/2s, 2021

$104,213

$102,910

Ineos US Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN 3 3/4s, 2018

70,937

70,507

WR Grace & Co. bank term loan FRN 2 3/4s, 2021

105,774

105,679

WR Grace & Co. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 2 3/4s, 2021

38,063

38,029

317,125

Capital goods (—%)

Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. bank term loan FRN 4 1/4s, 2021

141,290

140,672

140,672

Communication services (0.2%)

Asurion, LLC bank term loan FRN 8 1/2s, 2021

139,000

139,550

Asurion, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 5s, 2019

143,797

144,182

Level 3 Financing, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 4s, 2020

75,000

75,109

Level 3 Financing, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B5, 4 1/2s, 2022

130,000

130,580

489,421

Consumer cyclicals (1.2%)

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B6, 9.005s, 2017

851,175

777,229

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B7, 11 3/4s, 2017

69,650

63,294

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN 6 1/4s, 2021

258,050

228,116

CCM Merger, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 1/2s, 2021

164,293

164,704

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 1/4s, 2022

60,000

60,609

Getty Images, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 3/4s, 2019

210,852

177,327

Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3 1/2s, 2020

191,447

191,618

iHeartCommunications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D, 6.922s, 2019

323,000

306,769

JC Penney Corp., Inc. bank term loan FRN 5s, 2019

428,673

421,528

Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 5 3/4s, 2017

111,606

112,071

Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc. bank term loan FRN 4 1/4s, 2020

286,256

285,019

PetSmart, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 5s, 2022

235,000

236,656

ROC Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN 5s, 2019

128,371

123,878

Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN 4s, 2020

304,313

303,648

Visteon Corp. bank term loan FRN Class B, 3 1/2s, 2021

94,288

94,081

3,546,547

Consumer staples (0.2%)

BC ULC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 1/2s, 2021 (Canada)

153,631

155,058

CEC Entertainment, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4s, 2021

147,510

145,519

H.J. Heinz Co. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2, 3 1/4s, 2020

98,269

98,257

Libbey Glass, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3 3/4s, 2021

84,363

83,835

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4s, 2019

164,953

164,799

647,468

Health care (0.2%)

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.172s, 2021

222,750

222,444

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 3/4s, 2021

79,400

78,594





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SENIOR LOANS (2.3%)* c cont.

Principal
amount

Value

Health care cont.

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. bank term loan FRN Class B2, 4s, 2019

$84,442

$84,266

Patheon, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 1/4s, 2021 (Netherlands)

119,100

118,405

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. E, 3 1/2s, 2020

104,487

104,438

608,147

Technology (0.2%)

Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B3, 4.676s, 2017

103,771

102,097

Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B6, 6 1/2s, 2018

206,936

206,275

Dell International, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4 1/2s, 2020

64,348

64,688

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B5, 5s, 2021

290,575

291,924

664,984

Transportation (0.1%)

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. bank term loan FRN 7 5/8s, 2018 ‡‡

205,000

206,025

206,025

Utilities and power (0.1%)

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC bank term loan FRN 4.662s, 2017

496,516

296,757

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC bank term loan FRN 4.662s, 2017

5,096

3,046

299,803

Total senior loans (cost $7,222,072)

$6,920,192



PURCHASED SWAP OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (1.1%)*
Counterparty
Fixed right % to receive or (pay)/
Floating rate index/Maturity date

Expiration date/strike

Contract amount

Value

Bank of America N.A.

2.175/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.175

$20,170,400

$276,334

(2.0875)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Jul-25

Jul-15/2.0875

10,085,200

177,096

(2.685)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Sep-25

Sep-15/2.685

20,151,100

116,675

1.816/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.816

20,151,100

24,987

Barclays Bank PLC

(2.1625)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.1625

20,151,100

168,665

(2.31)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-45

Apr-15/2.31

4,030,220

133,521

2.31/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-45

Apr-15/2.31

4,030,220

47,355

Citibank, N.A.

2.20/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.20

21,333,200

382,718

2.172/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.172

10,085,200

137,663

2.043/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.043

10,075,550

105,088

1.4015/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.4015

40,302,200

104,786

(2.13)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.13

20,151,100

80,806

1.294/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.294

40,302,200

59,244

1.3735/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.3735

20,151,100

45,541

1.266/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.266

20,151,100

25,390

1.802/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.802

20,151,100

21,965





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PURCHASED SWAP OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (1.1%)*
Counterparty
Fixed right % to receive or (pay)/
Floating rate index/Maturity date
cont.

Expiration date/strike

Contract amount

Value

Credit Suisse International

2.25/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.25

$33,114,000

$702,679

2.09125/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.09125

20,180,000

167,494

2.09/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.09

20,180,000

165,880

1.795/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.795

20,202,300

20,606

Goldman Sachs International

2.655/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-45

May-15/2.655

5,037,775

316,473

(2.82)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Jan-46

Jan-16/2.82

3,681,050

138,960

1.84/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.84

15,113,300

32,494

1.76/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.76

15,113,300

17,834

Total purchased swap options outstanding (cost $3,081,972)

$3,470,254



PURCHASED OPTIONS
OUTSTANDING (0.1%)*

Expiration date/strike price

Contract amount

Value

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

May-15/$102.57

$11,000,000

$99,154

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

Apr-15/103.07

11,000,000

84,964

Total purchased options outstanding (cost $350,626)

$184,118



PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)*

Shares

Value

Ally Financial, Inc. 144A 7.00% cum. pfd.

353

$360,556

M/I Homes, Inc. Ser. A, $2.438 pfd.

4,100

104,960

Total preferred stocks (cost $302,913)

$465,516



CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (—%)*

Principal
amount

Value

iStar Financial, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3s, 2016 R

$100,000

$118,438

Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $104,643)

$118,438



COMMON STOCKS (—%)*

Shares

Value

Lone Pine Resources Canada, Ltd. (Canada) † F

9,978

$399

Lone Pine Resources, Inc. Class A (Canada) † F

9,978

399

Tribune Co. Class 1C F

40,066

10,017

Total common stocks (cost $65,186)

$10,815



SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (10.4%)*

Principal
amount/shares

Value

Putnam Short Term Investment Fund 0.09% L

Shares 18,639,521

$18,639,521

SSgA Prime Money Market Fund Class N 0.02% P

Shares 2,346,000

2,346,000

U.S. Treasury Bills with effective yields ranging from 0.03% to 0.04%, April 2, 2015 Δ §

$1,067,000

1,066,999

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.02%, April 23, 2015 Δ §

700,000

699,991

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.02%, July 2, 2015 Δ

40,000

39,997

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.10%, July 23, 2015 # Δ §

3,253,000

3,252,590





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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (10.4%)* cont.

Principal
amount/shares

Value

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.01%, May 14, 2015 §

$200,000

$199,998

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.01%, May 21, 2015 # §

1,450,000

1,449,977

U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.01%, May 7, 2015 Δ §

4,000,000

3,999,940

Total short-term investments (cost $31,694,367)

$31,695,013



TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $477,765,643)

$475,257,574




Key to holding’s currency abbreviations

AUD

Australian Dollar

BRL

Brazilian Real

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

CLP

Chilean Peso

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

JPY

Japanese Yen

KRW

South Korean Won

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

Polish Zloty

SEK

Swedish Krona

ZAR

South African Rand




Key to holding’s abbreviations

FRB

Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period

FRN

Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period

IFB

Inverse Floating Rate Bonds, which are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period.

IO

Interest Only

OAO

Open Joint Stock Company

OJSC

Open Joint Stock Company

PO

Principal Only

REGS

Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

TBA

To Be Announced Commitments



Notes to the fund’s portfolio

Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the fund’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter.

*

Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $303,553,270.

This security is non-income-producing.

††

The interest or dividend rate and date shown parenthetically represent the new interest or dividend rate to be paid and the date the fund will begin accruing interest or dividend income at this rate.





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‡‡

Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer.

#

This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period.

Δ

This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period.

§

This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period.

  c

Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 1 and 6).

##

Forward commitment, in part or in entirety (Note 1).

  F

This security is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities’ valuation inputs (Note 1).

  i

This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts (Note 1).

  L

Affiliated company (Note 5). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

  P

This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 1).

  R

Real Estate Investment Trust.

At the close of the reporting period, the fund maintained liquid assets totaling $199,837,681 to cover certain derivative contracts, delayed delivery securities and the settlement of certain securities.

Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.

144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.

The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.



DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY

Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):


United States

86.0%

Russia

2.4 

Argentina

2.0 

Greece

1.9 

Venezuela

1.0 

Canada

1.0 

Brazil

0.8 

Luxembourg

0.7 

United Kingdom

0.7 

Mexico

0.6 

Indonesia

0.6 

Other

2.3 

Total

100.0%





50     Master Intermediate Income Trust










FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 3/31/15 (aggregate face value $126,528,888) (Unaudited)

Counterparty

Currency

Contract
type

Delivery
date

Value

Aggregate
face value

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Bank of America N.A.

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

$617,146

$623,897

$(6,751)

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

885,427

925,144

(39,717)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,175,029

2,295,937

120,908

Chilean Peso

Sell

4/15/15

370,711

$371,692

981

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

323,986

422,835

98,849

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

149,579

$133,335

16,244


Barclays Bank PLC

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

697,818

700,610

(2,792)

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

768,744

764,414

4,330

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,873,119

3,062,228

189,109

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

362,197

402,660

40,463

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

722,407

736,813

14,406

Mexican Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,476,487

1,518,085

(41,598)

New Zealand Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

717,087

698,933

(18,154)

Singapore Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

1,546,398

1,535,709

(10,689)

Swedish Krona

Buy

6/17/15

665,371

717,854

(52,483)

Swiss Franc

Sell

6/17/15

201,595

204,874

3,279


Citibank, N.A.

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

637,999

624,531

13,468

Brazilian Real

Buy

4/2/15

203,725

202,681

1,044

Brazilian Real

Sell

4/2/15

401,969

435,587

33,618

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

745,318

772,663

(27,345)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

1,887,362

1,907,039

19,677

Chilean Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,537,631

1,531,677

5,954

Danish Krone

Sell

6/17/15

1,458,759

1,525,259

66,500

Euro

Buy

6/17/15

571,442

596,701

(25,259)

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

1,014,965

1,035,958

20,993

Mexican Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,479,789

1,465,684

14,105

New Zealand Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

1,161,944

1,179,587

17,643

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

789,586

761,497

28,089

Norwegian Krone

Sell

6/17/15

788,372

823,897

35,525

Philippine Peso

Buy

5/20/15

746,907

758,754

(11,847)

Swiss Franc

Sell

6/17/15

1,517,174

1,543,762

26,588


Credit Suisse International

Australian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

734,578

771,148

36,570

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

230,104

288,957

(58,853)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

3,408,193

3,476,919

68,726

Euro

Buy

6/17/15

102,900

115,272

(12,372)

Indian Rupee

Buy

5/20/15

3,121,194

3,138,390

(17,196)

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

54

54

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

811,016

825,912

(14,896)

Norwegian Krone

Sell

6/17/15

401,397

419,414

18,017





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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 3/31/15 (aggregate face value $126,528,888) (Unaudited) cont.

Counterparty

Currency

Contract
type

Delivery
date

Value

Aggregate
face value

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Credit Suisse International cont.

Swedish Krona

Sell

6/17/15

$750,341

$773,529

$23,188

Swiss Franc

Sell

6/17/15

698,408

710,382

11,974


Deutsche Bank AG

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

134,860

120,351

14,509

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

1,261,718

1,308,111

(46,393)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,913,301

3,014,432

101,131

Euro

Buy

6/17/15

1,717,233

1,725,526

(8,293)

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

2,270,950

2,265,359

5,591

Norwegian Krone

Sell

6/17/15

469,886

491,010

21,124

Polish Zloty

Sell

6/17/15

803,697

812,529

8,832

Swedish Krona

Sell

6/17/15

14,892

15,357

465

Swiss Franc

Sell

6/17/15

149,674

152,191

2,517

Turkish Lira

Buy

6/17/15

227,221

259,330

(32,109)


Goldman Sachs International

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

747,363

759,400

(12,037)

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

738,795

765,987

(27,192)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,030,090

2,106,319

76,229

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

1,124,479

1,174,295

49,816

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

1,498,685

1,531,128

(32,443)

Norwegian Krone

Sell

6/17/15

1,249,759

1,305,135

55,376

Swedish Krona

Buy

6/17/15

8,173

8,426

(253)


HSBC Bank USA, National Association

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

53,427

23,200

30,227

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

736,274

763,398

(27,124)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,105,480

2,185,744

80,264

Chinese Yuan

Buy

5/20/15

1,564,080

1,570,048

(5,968)

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

2,540,437

2,726,890

186,453

New Taiwan Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

1,560,210

1,544,338

(15,872)

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

745,385

761,049

(15,664)

Swedish Krona

Sell

6/17/15

144,981

149,534

4,553


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

812,358

831,421

(19,063)

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

461,691

474,813

(13,122)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

1,622,272

1,719,196

96,924

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

1,803,127

1,934,320

131,193

Indian Rupee

Buy

5/20/15

1,594,685

1,604,246

(9,561)

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

730,930

745,768

14,838

Malaysian Ringgit

Buy

5/20/15

74,212

62,074

12,138

Mexican Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,454,243

1,466,597

(12,354)

New Zealand Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

1,295,744

1,295,999

255

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

285,405

297,948

(12,543)

Philippine Peso

Buy

5/20/15

746,905

758,923

(12,018)





52     Master Intermediate Income Trust










FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 3/31/15 (aggregate face value $126,528,888) (Unaudited) cont.

Counterparty

Currency

Contract
type

Delivery
date

Value

Aggregate
face value

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. cont.

Singapore Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

$1,499,163

$1,526,875

$27,712

South African Rand

Buy

4/15/15

407,424

401,315

6,109

South Korean Won

Sell

5/20/15

1,536,067

1,531,435

(4,632)

Swedish Krona

Buy

6/17/15

186,287

225,333

(39,046)

Swiss Franc

Buy

6/17/15

181,157

166,704

14,453


Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

Australian Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

1,196,619

1,248,458

(51,839)

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

249,675

294,858

(45,183)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,178,660

2,286,405

107,745

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

1,530,376

1,594,698

64,322

New Zealand Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

802,653

761,324

(41,329)

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

921,176

898,978

22,198

Singapore Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

2,980,785

3,035,908

55,123

Swedish Krona

Buy

6/17/15

22,681

43,954

(21,273)


State Street Bank and Trust Co.

Australian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

311,274

344,514

33,240

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

141,443

192,159

(50,716)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

2,434,593

2,502,771

68,178

Chilean Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,298

23,009

(21,711)

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

999,189

1,122,328

123,139

Hungarian Forint

Buy

6/17/15

1,483,188

1,518,740

(35,552)

Israeli Shekel

Buy

4/15/15

3,062,484

3,132,181

(69,697)

Israeli Shekel

Sell

4/15/15

3,062,484

3,054,593

(7,891)

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

750,561

765,875

15,314

Malaysian Ringgit

Buy

5/20/15

37,859

32,545

5,314

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

859,325

841,879

17,446

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

26,501

27,685

(1,184)

Singapore Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

1,587,156

1,616,717

29,561

Swedish Krona

Sell

6/17/15

735,507

757,997

22,490

Swiss Franc

Sell

6/17/15

259,090

263,542

4,452

Turkish Lira

Sell

6/17/15

226,089

170,881

(55,208)


UBS AG

Australian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

236,614

291,997

55,383

British Pound

Buy

6/17/15

473,701

492,362

(18,661)

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

1,687,637

1,774,041

86,404

Chilean Peso

Buy

4/15/15

1,890

24,056

(22,166)

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

1,498,731

1,655,226

156,495

Japanese Yen

Sell

5/20/15

438,569

447,743

9,174

New Taiwan Dollar

Sell

5/20/15

1,560,210

1,537,787

(22,423)

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

2,219,803

2,228,893

(9,090)

Norwegian Krone

Buy

6/17/15

1,503,497

1,490,890

12,607





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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 3/31/15 (aggregate face value $126,528,888) (Unaudited) cont.

Counterparty

Currency

Contract
type

Delivery
date

Value

Aggregate
face value

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


UBS AG cont.

Norwegian Krone

Sell

6/17/15

$1,484,616

$1,534,352

$49,736

Swedish Krona

Buy

6/17/15

13,578

64,000

(50,422)


WestPac Banking Corp.

Australian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

639,217

673,856

34,639

Canadian Dollar

Sell

4/15/15

747,035

830,623

83,588

Euro

Sell

6/17/15

1,912,163

2,012,031

99,868

New Zealand Dollar

Buy

4/15/15

1,477,630

1,508,701

(31,071)

South Korean Won

Buy

5/20/15

47,171

48,003

(832)

Total


$1,785,486




FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Number of
contracts

Value

Expiration
date

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

Euro-Bobl 5 yr (Long)

29

$4,035,920

Jun-15

$11,148

Euro-Bund 10 yr (Long)

9

1,536,361

Jun-15

21,750

Euro-Buxl 30 yr (Short)

10

1,894,161

Jun-15

(127,553)

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)

1

163,875

Jun-15

(408)

U.S. Treasury Bond Ultra 30 yr (Long)

24

4,077,000

Jun-15

(17,829)

U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short)

84

18,409,125

Jun-15

(38,230)

U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)

152

18,272,063

Jun-15

(69,974)

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)

79

10,183,594

Jun-15

(95,993)

Total


$(317,089)




WRITTEN SWAP OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (premiums $3,638,025) (Unaudited)

Counterparty
Fixed Obligation % to receive or (pay)/
Floating rate index/Maturity date

Expiration
date/strike

Contract
amount

Value


Bank of America N.A.

2.916/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.916

$20,151,100

$20

(1.9125)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.9125

20,170,400

29,650

2.955/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Sep-25

Sep-15/2.955

40,302,200

105,591

(2.04375)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.04375

20,170,400

111,341

1.66/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Jul-20

Jul-15/1.66

20,170,400

174,676


Barclays Bank PLC

2.3775/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.3775

20,151,100

60,252

2.265/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.265

20,151,100

105,793


Citibank, N.A.

2.902/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.902

20,151,100

101

(1.602)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.602

20,151,100

3,023

(1.932)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.932

10,085,200

21,179

2.28/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.28

20,151,100

21,360

2.205/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.205

20,151,100

43,325





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WRITTEN SWAP OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (premiums $3,638,025) (Unaudited) cont.

Counterparty
Fixed Obligation % to receive or (pay)/
Floating rate index/Maturity date

Expiration
date/strike

Contract
amount

Value


Citibank, N.A. cont.

(2.052)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.052

$10,085,200

$62,730

(1.481)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.481

20,151,100

76,373

(2.223)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-25

May-15/2.223

5,037,775

101,209

(1.509)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-20

May-15/1.509

40,302,200

173,299


Credit Suisse International

2.895/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/2.895

20,202,300

20

(1.80)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.80

20,180,000

9,081

(1.80125)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.80125

20,180,000

9,283

(1.94)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.94

20,180,000

45,809

(1.94125)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.94125

20,180,000

46,414


Goldman Sachs International

(1.92)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25

Apr-15/1.92

15,113,300

56,826

(1.885)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Jan-46

Jan-16/1.885

3,681,050

83,641

(2.35)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-45

May-15/2.35

5,037,775

111,536

(2.5025)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/May-45

May-15/2.5025

5,037,775

196,876


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

(6.00 Floor)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Mar-18

Mar-18/6.00

6,568,000

977,318

Total


$2,626,726




WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (premiums $351,484) (Unaudited)

Expiration date/strike price

Contract
amount

Value

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

May-15/$101.57

$11,000,000

$48,598

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

May-15/100.57

11,000,000

19,063

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

Apr-15/102.07

11,000,000

23,034

Federal National Mortgage Association 30 yr 3.0s TBA commitments (Put)

Apr-15/101.07

11,000,000

1,969

Total


$92,664




FORWARD PREMIUM SWAP OPTION CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Counterparty
Fixed right or obligation % to receive or (pay)/ Floating rate index/
Maturity date

Expiration
date/strike

Contract
amount

Premium
receivable/
(payable)

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Goldman Sachs International

1.955/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25 (Purchased)

Apr-15/1.955

$14,105,770

$(78,992)

$(3,526)

(2.155)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Apr-25 (Purchased)

Apr-15/2.155

14,105,770

(78,992)

(4,937)





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FORWARD PREMIUM SWAP OPTION CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Counterparty
Fixed right or obligation % to receive or (pay)/ Floating rate index/
Maturity date

Expiration
date/strike

Contract
amount

Premium
receivable/
(payable)

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

2.117/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-27 (Purchased)

Feb-17/2.117

$5,037,775

$(123,441)

$35,013

2.035/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-27 (Purchased)

Feb-17/2.035

5,037,775

(128,005)

13,783

(3.035)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-27 (Purchased)

Feb-17/3.035

5,037,775

(134,045)

(16,071)

(3.117)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-27 (Purchased)

Feb-17/3.117

5,037,775

(141,058)

(33,829)

2.655/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-19 (Written)

Feb-17/2.655

22,065,500

146,184

41,461

2.56/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-19 (Written)

Feb-17/2.56

22,065,500

141,058

25,905

(1.56)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-19 (Written)

Feb-17/1.56

22,065,500

127,038

(22,507)

(1.655)/3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA/Feb-19 (Written)

Feb-17/1.655

22,065,500

125,773

(42,145)

Total

$(144,480)


$(6,853)




TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (proceeds receivable $47,935,195) (Unaudited)

Agency

Principal
amount

Settlement
date

Value

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5 1/2s, March 1, 2045

$1,000,000

3/12/15

$1,128,125

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4 1/2s, April 1, 2045

19,000,000

4/14/15

20,727,812

Federal National Mortgage Association, 3 1/2s, April 1, 2045

25,000,000

4/14/15

26,263,673

Total


$48,119,610




OTC INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Bank of America N.A.

CAD

4,121,000 E

$—

6/17/20

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

1.385%

$23,882

CAD

17,845,000 E

6/17/17

0.93%

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

(11,835)

CAD

7,339,000 E

6/17/20

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

1.25%

4,230

CAD

9,894,000 E

6/17/17

1.00%

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

(17,420)





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OTC INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Citibank, N.A.

NZD

1,128,000

$—

2/17/25

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

3.765%

$1,115

NZD

3,992,000

2/5/25

3.62%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

32,070

NZD

3,539,000

2/9/25

3.57%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

39,590

NZD

1,043,500

2/13/25

3.83%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(5,251)

NZD

1,668,000

3/16/25

3.8675%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(12,074)


Credit Suisse International

CAD

30,549,000 E

6/17/17

0.90929%

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

(10,372)

CAD

12,500,000 E

6/17/20

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

1.23%

(2,467)

NOK

5,071,000

3/12/25

1.915%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

(5,102)

NOK

14,842,000

3/13/25

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1.875%

8,305

SEK

20,236,000

11/11/19

0.78%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(54,933)

SEK

10,496,000

11/11/24

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

1.49%

69,541


Deutsche Bank AG

BRL

7,295,541

1/4/21

0.00%

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

9,742

BRL

24,803,354

1/2/17

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

0.00%

(23,812)

PLN

9,968,000

3/17/24

4.1072%

6 month PLN-WIBOR-WIBO

(440,579)

PLN

4,970,000

3/18/24

4.12875%

6 month PLN-WIBOR-WIBO

(221,898)

PLN

4,165,000

3/27/24

4.045%

6 month PLN-WIBOR-WIBO

(181,888)

ZAR

18,686,000

1/26/25

3 month ZAR-
JIBAR-SAFEX

7.09%

(62,993)

ZAR

12,457,000

1/23/25

3 month ZAR-
JIBAR-SAFEX

7.08%

(42,567)


Goldman Sachs International

KRW

1,462,000,000

11/06/19

3 month KRW-CD-KSDA-BLOOMBERG

2.17%

21,288

NOK

6,998,000

2/6/25

1.745%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

5,550





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OTC INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Goldman Sachs International cont.

NOK

5,673,000

$—

2/6/25

1.74%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

$4,829

NOK

6,326,000

2/11/25

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1.7375%

(5,803)

NOK

5,597,000

2/5/25

1.7125%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

6,501

NOK

12,694,000

2/13/25

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1.77%

(7,472)

NOK

4,716,000

2/17/25

1.80%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1,191

NOK

4,716,000

2/17/25

1.81%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

651

NZD

1,886,000

3/11/25

3.97%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(25,719)

NZD

1,224,000

3/20/25

3.80%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(3,700)

SEK

21,331,000

11/10/19

0.775%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(57,121)

SEK

10,833,000

11/10/24

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

1.4775%

69,997

SEK

12,356,000

3/12/25

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

1.1475%

25,830

SEK

30,848,000

3/12/20

0.5325%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(25,322)


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

BRL

25,053,070

1/2/17

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

0.00%

(83,279)

BRL

7,531,848

1/4/21

0.00%

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

86,794

BRL

3,236,318

1/4/21

0.00%

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

(13,295)

BRL

10,892,122

1/2/17

Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate Over

0.00%

17,917

JPY

511,900,000

2/19/20

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.3975%

239,943

NOK

5,698,000

2/17/25

1.795%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1,762

NZD

1,354,000

2/17/25

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

3.765%

1,338

NZD

1,043,500

2/13/25

3.8225%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(4,759)

NZD

640,000

2/17/25

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

3.7275%

(862)





58     Master Intermediate Income Trust










OTC INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. cont.

NZD

1,396,000

$—

2/20/25

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

3.815%

$5,686

NZD

1,825,000

2/25/25

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

3.885%

15,452

NZD

1,106,000

3/6/25

3.865%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(7,881)

NZD

1,480,000

3/12/25

3.94%

3 month NZD-BBR-FRA

(17,376)

PLN

1,415,000

3/12/25

2.42%

6 month PLN-WIBOR-WIBO

(11,264)

SEK

19,966,000

11/10/19

0.78%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(54,451)

SEK

10,388,000

11/10/24

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

1.485%

68,796

SEK

10,388,000

11/11/24

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

1.485%

68,708

SEK

19,966,000

11/11/19

0.775%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(53,788)

ZAR

12,924,000

1/22/25

3 month ZAR-
JIBAR-SAFEX

7.14%

(39,565)

ZAR

38,772,000

1/23/25

3 month ZAR-
JIBAR-SAFEX

7.0633%

(136,299)

ZAR

8,367,000

3/10/25

3 month ZAR-
JIBAR-SAFEX

7.91%

10,239

Total

$—


$(800,200)


EExtended effective date.




CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

$20,170,400

$181,267

2/19/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.9575%

$94,724

20,170,400

(58,760)

2/19/25

2.1575%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(346,708)

20,170,400

(107,169)

2/19/25

2.0575%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(207,881)

7,362,100

21,253

1/6/25

2.28%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(188,301)

7,362,100

91,193

1/6/25

2.53%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(289,598)

14,817,000 E

(119)

12/16/18

2.3795%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(377,864)

11,925,000

(48)

12/19/19

1.742%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(199,165)





Master Intermediate Income Trust     59










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

$19,592,000

$(259)

1/9/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.07875%

$187,016

14,708,000

14,514

1/16/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.12%

204,987

15,999,900

(1,278)

1/23/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.14%

228,490

4,939,000 E

(40)

12/16/18

2.337%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(119,781)

8,788,000 E

(71)

12/16/18

2.0025%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(126,627)

17,960,000 E

(9,380)

12/16/18

1.9525%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(241,603)

15,026,000

(121)

12/19/19

1.7285%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(241,110)

11,925,000

(48)

12/19/19

1.734%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(194,506)

13,868,400

(183)

1/22/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.09%

135,392

3,836,000

(51)

1/9/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.081%

37,419

51,833,000

(417)

1/9/20

1.62%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(463,741)

7,388,625

(98)

1/14/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.10%

82,788

13,251,780

(95)

1/15/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.09%

135,450

14,708,000

(194)

1/22/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.095%

150,422

37,925,000

(305)

1/14/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.553%

203,920

19,945,000

(263)

1/14/25

2.067%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(162,803)

19,945,000

(263)

1/14/25

2.08%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(186,912)

37,925,000

(305)

1/14/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.569%

233,548

23,683,000

(89)

2/4/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.70502%

(3,462)

9,677,000

(78)

2/4/20

1.3635%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

48,664

7,289,000 E

(333,535)

6/17/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.65%

46,812

5,770,000

(76)

3/12/25

2.236%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(116,546)

11,902,000 E

(333,336)

6/17/45

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.50%

(112,007)





60     Master Intermediate Income Trust










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

$81,728,000 E

$755,897

6/17/25

2.20%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

$(115,160)

28,955,000

(233)

1/15/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.49705%

75,157

15,190,000

(201)

1/15/25

1.99804%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(25,664)

28,955,000

(233)

1/15/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.517%

103,333

15,190,000

(201)

1/15/25

2.0175%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(53,159)

7,564,000

(100)

1/20/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.949%

(24,442)

15,682,000

(147)

1/20/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.34307%

(82,027)

15,682,000

(147)

1/20/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.3415%

(83,236)

15,682,000

(147)

1/20/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.33585%

(87,566)

10,155,000

(134)

1/20/25

1.875%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

102,453

7,319,000

(27)

1/22/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.73125%

5,744

5,284,000

(43)

1/22/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.45125%

(214)

22,014,000

(291)

1/22/25

1.921%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

130,365

4,551,000

(155)

1/22/45

2.31125%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

67,214

11,125,000

(147)

1/22/25

1.92125%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

65,620

3,251,000

(26)

1/23/20

1.4975%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(7,074)

11,634,000

(94)

1/26/20

1.517%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(34,235)

2,548,000

(87)

1/26/45

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.384%

3,264

5,778,000

(76)

1/27/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.9625%

(13,853)

5,778,000

(76)

1/27/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.963%

(13,582)

6,835,000

(90)

1/27/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.95475%

(21,307)

1,958,000 E

(67)

2/2/46

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.335%

(59,893)

5,176,000

(68)

2/3/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.791%

(97,156)





Master Intermediate Income Trust     61










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

$47,366,000

$(178)

2/4/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.707%

$(5,023)

19,355,000

(156)

2/4/20

1.366%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

94,972

14,052,000

(53)

2/4/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.71%

(651)

7,026,000

(26)

2/4/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.7065%

(821)

8,502,000

(68)

2/5/20

1.38665%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

33,609

6,443,000

(52)

2/5/20

1.45%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

5,564

6,443,000

(52)

2/5/20

1.45873%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2,822

3,411,000

(45)

2/6/25

1.9805%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

4,544

3,411,000

(45)

2/6/25

1.98407%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

3,414

1,361,000

45

2/6/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

0.776%

1,724

4,818,000

2,389

2/6/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.48%

4,952

2,885,000

3,137

2/6/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.9575%

(6,907)

2,766,000

7,935

2/6/45

2.36%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

21,059

2,513,000

(85)

2/17/45

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.462%

43,875

2,513,000

(85)

2/17/45

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.46318%

43,878

1,411,900

(19)

2/19/25

2.12%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(15,260)

46,173,000 E

1,052

6/17/17

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.15%

193,132

18,977,000 E

248,961

6/17/20

2.15%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(235,560)

8,700,000

(115)

2/25/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.20246%

156,869

14,692,000

(194)

2/27/25

2.1135%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(142,118)

11,685,000

(154)

3/3/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.124%

121,102

3,968,000

(135)

3/3/45

2.4925%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(93,036)

10,107,000

(81)

3/3/20

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.65028%

74,191





62     Master Intermediate Income Trust










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

$32,073,000

$(120)

3/3/17

0.8815%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

$(80,966)

3,968,000

(135)

3/3/45

2.4995%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(99,260)

4,494,000

(59)

3/10/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.3175%

125,216

4,494,000

(59)

3/10/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.31774%

125,316

4,494,000

(59)

3/10/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.3355%

132,719

35,460,000 E

(285)

12/16/18

1.813%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(313,220)

4,723,000

(62)

3/16/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.169%

64,650

246,173,000 E

306,452

6/17/17

1.10%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(472,686)

102,426,000 E

457,006

6/17/20

1.80%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(418,942)

3,204,000

(42)

3/20/25

2.1195%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(28,470)

3,204,000

(42)

3/20/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.133%

32,397

24,089,000

(90)

3/23/17

0.843%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(26,641)

17,024,000

(137)

3/25/20

1.5485%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

(19,412)

2,604,000

(34)

3/25/25

2.009%

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

4,372

1,491,000

(20)

3/26/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.964%

(8,856)

2,982,000

(39)

3/26/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.96065%

(18,637)

1,864,000

(25)

3/26/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.9665%

(10,640)

3,728,000

(49)

3/26/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

1.96943%

(20,261)

AUD

1,846,000

(19)

3/23/25

6 month AUD-BBR-BBSW

2.765%

4,803

AUD

2,447,000

(25)

3/30/25

2.77%

6 month AUD-BBR-BBSW

(7,376)

CAD

2,006,000

(21)

3/20/25

1.7775%

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

6,557

CAD

10,079,000

(106)

3/26/25

3 month CAD-BA-CDOR

1.865%

29,834

CHF

1,245,000

(16)

3/20/25

6 month CHF-LIBOR-BBA

0.1775%

282





Master Intermediate Income Trust     63










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

CHF

840,000

$(11)

3/23/25

6 month CHF-LIBOR-BBA

0.1675%

$(846)

CHF

610,000

(8)

3/26/25

6 month CHF-LIBOR-BBA

0.1525%

(1,628)

CHF

3,573,000

(49)

4/2/25

6 month CHF-LIBOR-BBA

0.182%

698

EUR

10,807,000 E

(251,298)

6/17/20

6 month EUR-EURIBOR-Telerate

0.75%

30,283

EUR

29,514,000 E

2,679,538

6/17/25

1.50%

6 month EUR-EURIBOR-Telerate

(231,316)

EUR

1,000 E

(292)

6/17/45

6 month EUR-EURIBOR-Telerate

2.00%

62

EUR

3,070,000 E

26,391

6/17/17

0.50%

6 month EUR-EURIBOR-Telerate

(941)

GBP

17,270,000 E

(884,505)

6/17/20

6 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA

2.25%

185,239

GBP

14,198,000 E

1,816,786

6/17/25

2.75%

6 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA

(246,106)

GBP

3,759,000 E

(1,093,140)

6/17/45

6 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA

3.00%

243,987

JPY

32,455,000

(11)

3/24/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.80%

31,092

JPY

63,551,000

(21)

3/24/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.79625%

60,376

JPY

1,780,000,000

(70)

3/14/19

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.3175%

53,515

JPY

389,500,000

(68)

3/14/44

1.795%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

(370,445)

JPY

31,464,000

(6)

3/24/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.80125%

30,232

JPY

36,000,000

(11)

11/07/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.5025%

12,808

JPY

215,000,000

(65)

11/07/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.495%

72,952

JPY

1,119,000,000

(80)

11/07/19

0.2475%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

2,048

JPY

661,000,000

(47)

11/07/19

0.25%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

520

JPY

11,030,000

(3)

11/07/44

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

1.4975%

3,803

JPY

195,540,000

(12)

2/13/25

0.575%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

(1,202)

JPY

749,427,000

(98)

3/16/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.559%

(10,850)





64     Master Intermediate Income Trust










CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
made by
fund per annum

Payments
received by
fund per annum


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

JPY

537,612,000

$(61)

2/5/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.515%

$(22,335)

JPY

397,298,000

(45)

2/6/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.54125%

(8,030)

JPY

425,132,000

(26)

2/6/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.5475%

(6,383)

JPY

314,316,000

(19)

2/12/25

0.551%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

4,186

JPY

230,950,000

(14)

2/17/25

0.5975%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

(5,464)

JPY

379,064,000

(23)

2/25/25

0.568%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

861

JPY

331,940,000

(20)

3/3/25

0.51625%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

15,351

JPY

105,080,000

(11)

3/12/25

0.59875%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

(2,063)

JPY

189,353,000

(21)

3/17/25

0.5575%

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

2,950

JPY

411,503,000

(45)

3/23/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.50%

(26,692)

JPY

344,344,000

(38)

3/30/25

6 month JPY-LIBOR-BBA

0.50625%

(21,123)

NOK

3,701,000

(6)

3/24/25

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1.765%

(3,491)

NOK

3,648,000

(6)

3/24/25

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

1.7625%

(3,544)

NOK

6,898,000

(11)

4/7/25

1.865%

6 month NOK-NIBOR-NIBR

(1,939)

SEK

27,726,000

(43)

4/1/25

0.967%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

2,230

SEK

50,017,000

(77)

4/2/25

0.975%

3 month SEK-STIBOR-SIDE

(2,928)

$13,868,400

(183)

1/9/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.07%

121,093

4,034,100

8,015

2/19/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.15%

62,798

2,017,050

4,613

2/19/25

3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA

2.15%

32,004

Total

$3,543,642


$(2,645,529)


EExtended effective date.





Master Intermediate Income Trust     65










OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Barclays Bank PLC

$266,070

$—

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$1,255

472,052

1/12/42

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(6,020)

482,429

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,275

444,169

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,233

1,336,468

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(6,102)

189,085

1/12/40

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

1,000

383,234

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

1,927

2,299,406

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

11,562

493,060

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

3,476

1,167,201

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(5,329)

1,461,656

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

7,350

449,709

1/12/40

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,378

53,958

1/12/38

6.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

487

197,366

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

992

247,464

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

1,283

1,149,703

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

5,781





66     Master Intermediate Income Trust










OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Barclays Bank PLC cont.

$973,986

$—

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$(4,447)

1,122,168

1/12/40

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

5,933

206,056

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

972

1,600,067

1/12/40

4.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

12,878

6,299,990

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

31,678

1,375,428

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

6,916

233,101

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

1,099

755,711

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

3,564

547,852

1/12/40

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,584

2,953,519

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(13,486)

553,112

1/12/39

(6.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(3,331)

445,487

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(2,357)

222,780

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1,179)

222,780

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1,179)

447,041

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(2,366)

1,161,064

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(6,144)





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OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Barclays Bank PLC cont.

$447,041

$—

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$(2,366)

710,787

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

(1,470)

428,124

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

(885)

433,821

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,181

542,698

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

(1,122)

938,359

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(4,284)

808,489

1/12/38

6.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

7,301

115,974

1/12/38

6.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

1,047

892,528

1/12/39

(5.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 5.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(4,723)

122,330

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(559)

1,947,981

1/12/41

(5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

20,165

345,294

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

1,736

1,544,041

1/12/41

(4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

19,450


Citibank, N.A.

894,086

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

4,496

1,916,172

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

9,635





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OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Citibank, N.A. cont.

$1,672,818

$—

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$8,411

EUR

8,270,000

2/21/19

(1.235%)

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

(267,499)

EUR

4,310,000

2/21/24

1.69%

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

304,369


Credit Suisse International

$766,469

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

3,854

591,325

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(2,700)

1,196,018

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

(2,473)

1,214,853

1/12/41

(5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

12,576

1,346,686

1/12/41

(5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

13,941

1,244,505

1/12/41

5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools

(2,574)

3,374,464

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(42,507)

1,725,855

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(23,814)

829,113

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(11,440)

414,556

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(5,720)

1,433,381

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(19,778)

844,291

10,422

1/12/43

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1)





Master Intermediate Income Trust     69










OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Credit Suisse International cont.

$1,588,088

$26,551

1/12/43

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$6,030

EUR

8,270,000

2/20/19

(1.2225%)

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

(263,168)

EUR

4,310,000

2/20/24

1.68%

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

301,982


Deutsche Bank AG

$591,325

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(2,700)


Goldman Sachs International

680,592

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

4,798

266,761

1/12/38

6.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,409

1,171,801

1/12/42

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(14,944)

1,171,801

1/12/42

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(14,944)

406,314

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1,855)

152,636

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(697)

1,134,219

1/12/41

4.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(13,280)

36,724

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

259

313,054

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,207

794,495

1/12/40

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(10,876)

329,083

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

2,320





70     Master Intermediate Income Trust










OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Goldman Sachs International cont.

$658,166

$—

1/12/39

6.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$4,640

20,031

1/12/38

6.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

181

2,971,916

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(37,436)

286,793

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1,309)

556,584

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(2,541)

344,077

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(1,571)

26,462

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(121)

70,516

1/12/38

(6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(322)

2,733,865

1/12/42

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(34,866)

2,381,467

1/12/42

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(30,372)

1,968,773

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(24,800)

1,935,717

1/12/41

(5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

20,038

3,796,008

1/12/43

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(44,669)

3,385,000

2/24/25

(2.01%)

USA Non Revised Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U)

(45,630)

2,289,721

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(31,594)

1,809,293

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(24,965)





Master Intermediate Income Trust     71










OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Notional amount

Upfront
premium
received (paid)

Termination
date

Payments
received (paid) by
fund per annum

Total return
received by
or paid by fund


Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Goldman Sachs International cont.

$837,017

$—

1/12/44

3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

$(11,549)

754,000

3/12/25

(1.925%)

USA Non Revised Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U)

(151)

EUR

4,936,000

3/12/20

(0.9625%)

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

(690)

EUR

626,000

3/12/25

1.3175%

Eurostat Eurozone HICP excluding tobacco

1,609

GBP

1,961,000

2/20/25

(2.895%)

GBP Non-revised UK Retail Price Index

7,278

GBP

436,000

3/10/25

(2.8675%)

GBP Non-revised UK Retail Price Index

(3,839)


JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

$3,627,367

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(45,694)

2,074,452

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(26,131)

3,177,627

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(40,027)

1,969,177

1/12/41

4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)

Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

(24,805)

1,935,717

1/12/41

(5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR

Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools

20,038

Total

$36,973


$(310,827)




OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Swap counterparty/
Referenced debt*

Rating***

Upfront
premium
received
(paid)**

Notional
amount

Termi-
nation
date

Payments
received
(paid) by fund
per annum

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Bank of America N.A.

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

$16,587

$291,000

5/11/63

300 bp

$19,754

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

17,409

282,000

5/11/63

300 bp

20,478

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

8,497

141,000

5/11/63

300 bp

10,032

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

4,375

64,000

5/11/63

300 bp

5,071





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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Referenced debt*

Rating***

Upfront
premium
received
(paid)**

Notional
amount

Termi-
nation
date

Payments
received
(paid) by fund
per annum

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Barclays Bank PLC

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

$33,591

$303,000

5/11/63

300 bp

$36,888


Credit Suisse International

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

28,890

704,000

5/11/63

300 bp

36,552

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,041)

479,000

5/11/63

300 bp

3,172

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

10,467

344,000

5/11/63

300 bp

14,211

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

27,130

340,000

5/11/63

300 bp

30,830

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

26,325

340,000

5/11/63

300 bp

30,025

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

22,366

340,000

5/11/63

300 bp

26,067

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

37,060

328,000

5/11/63

300 bp

40,630

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

4,963

323,000

5/11/63

300 bp

8,478

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

23,988

313,000

5/11/63

300 bp

27,394

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

20,979

288,000

5/11/63

300 bp

24,114

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(183)

280,000

5/11/63

300 bp

2,864

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

3,135

270,000

5/11/63

300 bp

6,073

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

20,934

263,000

5/11/63

300 bp

23,796

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

269

207,000

5/11/63

300 bp

2,522

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

536

164,000

5/11/63

300 bp

2,321

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

375

164,000

5/11/63

300 bp

2,160

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,851

149,000

5/11/63

300 bp

4,473

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

282

123,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,621

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

567

97,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,622

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

428

94,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,451

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

115

16,000

5/11/63

300 bp

289





Master Intermediate Income Trust     73










OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Referenced debt*

Rating***

Upfront
premium
received
(paid)**

Notional
amount

Termi-
nation
date

Payments
received
(paid) by fund
per annum

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Credit Suisse International cont.

CMBX NA BBB– Index

$1,896

$173,000

5/11/63

(300 bp)

$13

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

742

42,000

1/17/47

300 bp

422

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,027

42,000

1/17/47

300 bp

707

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,684

68,000

1/17/47

300 bp

1,166

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,290

94,000

1/17/47

300 bp

1,574

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

5,724

146,000

1/17/47

300 bp

4,612

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,782

167,000

1/17/47

300 bp

510

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,608

192,000

1/17/47

300 bp

1,145

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

4,564

193,000

1/17/47

300 bp

3,094

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,792

229,000

1/17/47

300 bp

(47)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,630

229,000

1/17/47

300 bp

(210)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,476

345,000

1/17/47

300 bp

(1,152)

CMBX NA BB Index

542

100,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(1,035)

CMBX NA BB Index

(386)

106,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(2,058)

CMBX NA BB Index

2,240

112,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

473

CMBX NA BB Index

(914)

119,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(2,791)

CMBX NA BB Index

(1,140)

119,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(3,017)

CMBX NA BB Index

(1,095)

120,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(2,987)

CMBX NA BB Index

3,449

223,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(68)

CMBX NA BB Index

5,994

227,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

2,414

CMBX NA BB Index

2,409

233,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(1,266)

CMBX NA BB Index

(4,646)

266,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(8,841)

CMBX NA BB Index

(1,881)

360,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(7,559)

CMBX NA BB Index

(5,120)

264,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(9,284)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(6,630)

538,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(774)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(8,066)

535,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(2,244)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(10,067)

520,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(4,408)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

652

491,000

5/11/63

300 bp

5,996





74     Master Intermediate Income Trust










OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Referenced debt*

Rating***

Upfront
premium
received
(paid)**

Notional
amount

Termi-
nation
date

Payments
received
(paid) by fund
per annum

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Credit Suisse International cont.

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

$(3,476)

$346,000

5/11/63

300 bp

$290

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,584

342,000

5/11/63

300 bp

5,306

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,274

275,000

5/11/63

300 bp

4,267

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

6,353

267,000

5/11/63

300 bp

9,259

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

907

262,000

5/11/63

300 bp

3,759

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(4,715)

261,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(1,875)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

181

261,000

5/11/63

300 bp

3,022

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

172

258,000

5/11/63

300 bp

2,980

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,536

253,000

5/11/63

300 bp

4,289

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

639

237,000

5/11/63

300 bp

3,219

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(776)

232,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,749

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(771)

231,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,744

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,153)

230,000

5/11/63

300 bp

350

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,304)

230,000

5/11/63

300 bp

199

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,669

224,000

5/11/63

300 bp

5,107

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,227

224,000

5/11/63

300 bp

4,665

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

10,720

224,000

5/11/63

300 bp

13,158

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(1,866)

223,000

5/11/63

300 bp

561

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(643)

190,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,425

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(1,125)

118,000

5/11/63

300 bp

159

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(699)

116,000

5/11/63

300 bp

563





Master Intermediate Income Trust     75










OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 3/31/15 (Unaudited) cont.

Swap counterparty/
Referenced debt*

Rating***

Upfront
premium
received
(paid)**

Notional
amount

Termi-
nation
date

Payments
received
(paid) by fund
per annum

Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)


Goldman Sachs International

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

$(2,303)

$333,000

5/11/63

300 bp

$1,321

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(429)

94,000

5/11/63

300 bp

594

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

245

94,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,268

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

627

63,000

1/17/47

300 bp

148

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,777

103,000

1/17/47

300 bp

1,993

CMBX NA BB Index

523

51,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(282)

CMBX NA BB Index

62

51,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(742)

CMBX NA BB Index

2,534

112,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

766

CMBX NA BB Index

(1,143)

119,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(3,020)

CMBX NA BB Index

(2,365)

223,000

5/11/63

(500 bp)

(5,886)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(4,349)

261,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(1,508)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

2,787

244,000

5/11/63

300 bp

5,443

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(931)

232,000

5/11/63

300 bp

1,594

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,143)

229,000

5/11/63

300 bp

350

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,297)

229,000

5/11/63

300 bp

196

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(2,297)

229,000

5/11/63

300 bp

196

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

1,354

227,000

5/11/63

300 bp

3,825

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(1,791)

223,000

5/11/63

300 bp

636

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(1,288)

118,000

5/11/63

300 bp

(3)

CMBX NA BBB– Index

BBB–/P

(51)

19,000

5/11/63

300 bp

156

Total

$311,707


$428,514


*Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.


**Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.


***Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at March 31, 2015. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.”





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ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.

Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:



Valuation inputs

Investments in securities:

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Common stocks*:

Consumer cyclicals

$— 

$— 

$10,017 

Energy

— 

— 

798 

Total common stocks

— 

— 

10,815 

Convertible bonds and notes

$— 

$118,438 

$— 

Corporate bonds and notes

— 

100,718,044 

Foreign government and agency bonds and notes

— 

30,689,320 

— 

Mortgage-backed securities

— 

130,978,809 

2,442,694 

Preferred stocks

— 

465,516 

— 

Purchased options outstanding

— 

184,118 

— 

Purchased swap options outstanding

— 

3,470,254 

— 

Senior loans

— 

6,920,192 

— 

U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations

— 

167,271,330 

— 

U.S. treasury obligations

— 

293,025 

— 

Short-term investments

20,985,521 

10,709,492 

— 

Totals by level

$20,985,521 

$451,818,538 

$2,453,515 

 

 

 

 

Valuation inputs

Other financial instruments:

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Forward currency contracts

$— 

$1,785,486 

$— 

Futures contracts

(317,089)

— 

— 

Written options outstanding

— 

(92,664)

— 

Written swap options outstanding

— 

(2,626,726)

— 

Forward premium swap option contracts

— 

(6,853)

— 

TBA sale commitments

— 

(48,119,610)

— 

Interest rate swap contracts

— 

(6,989,371)

— 

Total return swap contracts

— 

(347,800)

— 

Credit default contracts

— 

116,807 

— 

Totals by level

$(317,089)

$(56,280,731)

$— 

* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.

During the reporting period, transfers within the fair value hierarchy, if any, did not represent, in the aggregate, more than 1% of the fund’s net assets measured as of the end of the period.

At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the fund’s net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Statement of assets and liabilities 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

ASSETS

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):

Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $459,126,122)

$456,618,053 

Affiliated issuers (identified cost $18,639,521) (Notes 1 and 5)

18,639,521 

Foreign currency (cost $52,068) (Note 1)

52,067 

Dividends, interest and other receivables

4,018,885 

Receivable for investments sold

11,374,438 

Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)

52,968,282 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)

4,682,583 

Unrealized appreciation on forward premium swap option contracts (Note 1)

116,162 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)

3,027,373 

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)

2,221,092 

Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)

82,084 

Prepaid assets

64,695 

Total assets

553,865,235 

LIABILITIES

Payable to custodian

251,450 

Payable for investments purchased

2,216,742 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)

182,000,051 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2) (Notes 2 and 5)

562,065 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)

27,854 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)

25,629 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)

158,105 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)

1,042 

Payable for variation margin (Note 1)

5,233,501 

Distributions payable to shareholders

1,484,120 

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)

2,903,605 

Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)

430,764 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)

1,241,887 

Unrealized depreciation on forward premium swap option contracts (Note 1)

123,015 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $3,989,509) (Notes 1 and 3)

2,719,390 

TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $47,935,195) (Note 1)

48,119,610 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)

2,639,025 

Other accrued expenses

174,110 

Total liabilities

250,311,965 

Net assets

$303,553,270 

REPRESENTED BY

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Note 1)

$453,099,245 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)

2,186,806 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)

(148,418,420)

Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(3,314,361)

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding

$303,553,270 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

Net asset value per share ($303,553,270 divided by 56,822,509 shares)

$5.34 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Statement of operations Six months ended 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest (including interest income of $6,373 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5)

$9,099,061 

Dividends

20,368 

Total investment income

9,119,429 

EXPENSES

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)

1,159,720 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)

77,911 

Custodian fees (Note 2)

44,551 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)

1,111 

Administrative services (Note 2)

4,706 

Auditing and tax fees

73,410 

Other

104,813 

Total expenses

1,466,222 

Net expenses

1,466,222 

Net investment income

7,653,207 

Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)

3,335,612 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)

(4,373,236)

Net realized loss on futures contracts (Note 1)

(2,365,675)

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)

7,381,178 

Net realized loss on written options (Notes 1 and 3)

(2,065,515)

Net unrealized depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the period

(1,364,727)

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, and TBA sale commitments during the period

(17,603,393)

Net loss on investments

(17,055,756)

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

$(9,402,549)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Statement of changes in net assets

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

Six months ended 3/31/15*

Year ended 9/30/14 

Operations:

Net investment income

$7,653,207 

$17,726,515 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

1,912,364 

(3,273,000)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(18,968,120)

11,044,901 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(9,402,549)

25,498,416 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):

From ordinary income

Net investment income

(8,935,345)

(18,750,118)

Decrease from capital share transactions (Note 4)

(4,675,655)

(25,325,054)

Total decrease in net assets

(23,013,549)

(18,576,756)

NET ASSETS

Beginning of period

326,566,819 

345,143,575 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,186,806 and $3,468,944, respectively)

$303,553,270 

$326,566,819 

NUMBER OF FUND SHARES

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

57,773,719 

62,769,851 

Shares repurchased (Note 5)

(951,210)

(4,996,132)

Shares outstanding at end of period

56,822,509 

57,773,719 

*

Unaudited.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)


PER-SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Six months ended**

Year ended

3/31/15    

9/30/14    

9/30/13    

9/30/12    

9/30/11    

9/30/10    

Net asset value, beginning of period

$5.65    

$5.50    

$5.42    

$5.34    

$5.83    

$5.94    

Investment operations:

Net investment incomea

.13    

.29    

.30    

.27    

.35    

.58    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

(.29)  

.12    

.06    

.15    

(.38)  

.39    

Total from investment operations

(.16)  

.41    

.36    

.42    

(.03)  

.97    

Less distributions:

From net investment income

(.16)  

(.31)  

(.31)  

(.09)  

(.46)  

(1.08)  

From return of capital

—    

—    

—    

(.25)  

—    

—    

Total distributions

(.16)  

(.31)  

(.31)  

(.34)  

(.46)  

(1.08)  

Increase from shares repurchased

.01    

.05    

.03    

—    

—    

—    

Net asset value, end of period

$5.34    

$5.65    

$5.50    

$5.42    

$5.34    

$5.83    

Market value, end of period

$4.90    

$5.03    

$4.88    

$5.18    

$5.05    

$6.28    

Total return at market value (%)b

0.54*  

9.56    

0.15    

9.56    

(13.01)  

25.33    

RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$303,553    

$326,567    

$345,144    

$356,296    

$351,028    

$381,355    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)c

.47*  

.99    

.94    

.96    

.94    

.94f   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)

2.45*  

5.21    

5.31    

4.94    

5.97    

9.82f   

Portfolio turnover (%)e

312*d   

389d   

244e   

157e   

171e   

88e   


* Not annualized.

** Unaudited.

a Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment.

c Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements, if any (Note 2).

d Portfolio turnover includes TBA purchase and sales commitments.

e Portfolio turnover excludes TBA purchase and sales commitments. Including TBA purchase and sale commitments to conform with current year presentation, the portfolio turnover would have been the following:


Portfolio turnover %

September 30, 2013

642%

September 30, 2012

472 

September 30, 2011

413 

September 30, 2010

139 


f Includes interest accrued in connection with certain terminated derivative contracts, which amounted to less than 0.01% of average net assets as of September 30, 2010.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Notes to financial statements 3/31/15 (Unaudited)

Within the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street” represent State Street Bank and Trust Company, references to “the SEC” represent the Securities and Exchange Commission, references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (the fund) is a Massachusetts business trust, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company. The goal of the fund is to seek, with equal emphasis, high current income and relative stability of net asset value by allocating its investments among the U.S. investment grade sector, high-yield sector, and international sector.

In the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the fund. However, the fund’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.

Security valuation Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund’s assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.

Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.

Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Management. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are classified as Level 2 securities.

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. These securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1




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securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.

To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.

Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.

Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis. The fund earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.

Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Stripped securities The fund may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

Foreign currency translation The accounting records of the fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the fund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.




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Options contracts The fund uses options contracts for hedging duration and convexity, to isolate prepayment risk, to gain exposure to securities and to manage downside risks.

The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.

Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap option contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.

Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Futures contracts The fund uses futures contracts for hedging treasury term structure risk and for yield curve positioning.

The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”

Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Forward currency contracts The fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used for hedging currency exposures and for gaining exposure to currencies.

The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Interest rate swap contracts The fund entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, for hedging term structure risk, for yield curve positioning, and for gaining exposure to rates in various countries.

An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. OTC and centrally cleared




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interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.

The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Total return swap contracts The fund entered into OTC total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, for hedging sector exposure, for gaining exposure to specific sectors, for hedging inflation, and for gaining exposure to inflation.

To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

OTC total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Credit default contracts The fund entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts for hedging credit risk, for gaining liquid exposure to individual names, for hedging market risk, and for gaining exposure to specific sectors.

In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the fund for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin




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on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the fund may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.

OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

TBA commitments The fund may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.

The fund may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the fund realizes a gain or loss. If the fund delivers securities under the commitment, the fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.

TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the fund and the counterparty.

Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, Putnam Management will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.

TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Master agreements The fund is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage backed and other asset backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the fund is held in a segregated account by the fund’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral posted to the fund which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $247,437 at the close of the reporting period.




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Collateral pledged by the fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty.

With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the fund may occur upon a decline in the fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity.

At the close of the reporting period, the fund had a net liability position of $1,746,239 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund at period end for these agreements totaled $1,768,820 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.

Interfund lending The fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC. This program allows the fund to lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. During the reporting period, the fund did not utilize the program.

Federal taxes It is the policy of the fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time period and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of the fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code.

The fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The fund did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The fund may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the fund may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the fund’s books. In many cases, however, the fund may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.

At September 30, 2014, the fund had a capital loss carryover of $139,501,485 available to the extent allowed by the Code to offset future net capital gain, if any. The amounts of the carryovers and the expiration dates are:


Loss carryover

Short-term

Long-term

Total

Expiration

$15,831,148

$30,551,955

$46,383,103

*

7,342,291

N/A

7,342,291

September 30, 2015

11,586,218

N/A

11,586,218

September 30, 2016

28,970,279

N/A

28,970,279

September 30, 2017

45,219,594

N/A

45,219,594

September 30, 2018


*Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.




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Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to regulated investment companies, the fund has elected to defer certain capital losses of $5,048,390 recognized during the period between November 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014 to its fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.

The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $483,275,594, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $10,740,687 and $18,753,707, respectively, or net unrealized depreciation of $8,018,020.

Distributions to shareholders Income dividends are recorded daily by the fund and are paid monthly. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

The fund pays Putnam Management for management and investment advisory services quarterly based on the average net assets (including assets, but excluding liabilities, attributable to leverage for investment purposes) of the fund. The fee is based on the following annual rates:


0.750%

of the first $500 million of average net assets,

0.650%

of the next $500 million of average net assets,

0.600%

of the next $500 million of average net assets,

0.550%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.525%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.505%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.490%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.480%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.470%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.460%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.450%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.440%

of the next $5 billion of average net assets,

0.430%

of the next $8.5 billion of average net assets and

0.420%

of any excess thereafter.


Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average net assets (including assets, but excluding liabilities, attributable to leverage for investment purposes) of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

The fund reimburses Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses of certain officers of the fund and their staff who provide administrative services to the fund. The aggregate amount of all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.

Custodial functions for the fund’s assets are provided by State Street. Custody fees are based on the fund’s asset level, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes.

Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functions to the fund. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. was paid a monthly fee for investor servicing at an annual rate of 0.05% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The amounts incurred for investor servicing agent functions during the reporting period are included in Investor servicing fees in the Statement of operations.

The fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. and State Street whereby Putnam Investor Services, Inc.’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances. For the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were not reduced under the expense offset arrangements.

Each Independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $174, as a quarterly retainer, has been allocated to the fund, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees also are reimbursed for expenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.




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The fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the Deferral Plan) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

The fund has adopted an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan) covering all Trustees of the fund who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004. Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees for the three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginning the year following retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expense for the fund is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pension liability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:


Cost of purchases

Proceeds from sales

Investments in securities, including TBA commitments (Long-term)

$1,207,277,755

$1,151,751,940

U.S. government securities (Long-term)

Total

$1,207,277,755

$1,151,751,940


Written option transactions during the reporting period are summarized as follows:


Written swap option contract amounts

Written
swap option premiums

Written option contract
amounts

Written option premiums

Written options outstanding at the beginning of the reporting period

$340,600,300 

$3,020,385 

$82,000,000 

$652,656 

Options opened

1,192,120,575 

6,565,634 

286,000,000 

1,747,109 

Options exercised

(62,839,750)

(374,753)

— 

— 

Options expired

(52,039,650)

(476,448)

(150,000,000)

(741,719)

Options closed

(865,686,700)

(5,096,793)

(174,000,000)

(1,306,562)

Written options outstanding at the end of the reporting period

$552,154,775 

$3,638,025 

$44,000,000 

$351,484 


Note 4: Shares repurchased

In September 2014, the Trustees approved the renewal of the repurchase program to allow the fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares over the 12-month period ending October 7, 2015 (based on shares outstanding as of October 7, 2014). Prior to this renewal, the Trustees had approved a repurchase program to allow the fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares over the 12-month period ending October 7, 2014 (based on shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013). Repurchases are made when the fund’s shares are trading at less than net asset value and in accordance with procedures approved by the fund’s Trustees.

For the reporting period, the fund repurchased 951,210 common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $4,675,655, which reflects a weighted-average discount from net asset value per share of 9.73%.

At the close of the reporting period, Putnam Investments, LLC owned approximately 1,056 shares of the fund (0.002% of the fund’s shares outstanding), valued at $5,639 based on net asset value.




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Note 5: Affiliated transactions

Transactions during the reporting period with Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, which is under common ownership and control, were as follows:


Name of affiliate

Fair value at the beginning of the reporting period

Purchase cost

Sale proceeds

Investment income

Fair value at the end of the reporting period

Putnam Short Term Investment Fund*

$11,528,830

$78,259,766

$71,149,075

$6,373

$18,639,521


*Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

Note 6: Senior loan commitments

Senior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. When the fund invests in a loan or participation, the fund is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the fund and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the fund, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.

Note 7: Market, credit and other risks

In the normal course of business, the fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The fund may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The fund may invest in higher yielding, lower rated bonds that may have a higher rate of default.

The fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.

Note 8: Summary of derivative activity

The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:


Purchased TBA commitment option contracts (contract amount)

$44,300,000

Purchased swap option contracts (contract amount)

$422,800,000

Written TBA commitment option contracts (contract amount) (Note 3)

$87,100,000

Written swap option contracts (contract amount) (Note 3)

$326,700,000

Futures contracts (number of contracts)

400

Forward currency contracts (contract amount)

$329,500,000

OTC interest rate swap contracts (notional)

$135,600,000

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional)

$1,309,400,000

OTC total return swap contracts (notional)

$148,900,000

OTC credit default contracts (notional)

$19,700,000





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The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period


Asset derivatives

Liability derivatives

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815

Statement of
assets and
liabilities location

Fair value

Statement of
assets and
liabilities location

Fair value

Credit contracts

Receivables

$177,697 

Payables

$60,890 

Foreign exchange
contracts

Receivables

3,027,373 

Payables

1,241,887 

Interest rate contracts

Investments, Receivables, Net assets — Unrealized appreciation

12,829,698*

Payables, Net assets — Unrealized depreciation

19,555,829*

Total

$16,034,768 

$20,858,606 


*Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.


The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments


Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815

Options

Futures

Forward currency contracts

Swaps

Total

Credit contracts

$—

$—

$—

$173,690 

$173,690 

Foreign exchange
contracts

7,449,105 

7,449,105 

Interest rate contracts

(1,507,118)

(2,365,675)

(4,546,926)

(8,419,719)

Total

$(1,507,118)

$(2,365,675)

$7,449,105 

$(4,373,236)

$(796,924)


Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments


Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815

Options

Futures

Forward currency contracts

Swaps

Total

Credit contracts

$—

$—

$—

$193,770 

$193,770 

Foreign exchange
contracts

(1,352,596)

(1,352,596)

Interest rate contracts

1,581,171 

(615,543)

(3,303,203)

(2,337,575)

Total

$1,581,171 

$(615,543)

$(1,352,596)

$(3,109,433)

$(3,496,401)





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Note 9: Offsetting of financial and derivative assets and liabilities

The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 1. For financial reporting purposes, the fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.


Bank of America N.A.

Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Capital Inc. (clearing broker)

Citibank, N.A.

Credit Suisse International

Deutsche Bank AG

Goldman Sachs International

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

UBS AG

WestPac Banking Corp.

Total

Assets:

OTC Interest rate swap contracts*#

$28,112 

$—

$—

$72,775 

$77,846 

$9,742 

$135,837 

$—

$516,635 

$—

$—

$—

$—

$—

$840,947 

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts§

4,682,583 

4,682,583 

OTC Total return swap contracts*#

159,503 

326,911 

332,353 

45,739 

20,038 

884,544 

OTC Credit default contracts*#

8,467 

3,297 

138,372 

27,561 

177,697 

Futures contracts§

Forward currency contracts#

236,982 

251,587 

283,204 

158,475 

154,169 

181,421 

301,497 

303,622 

249,388 

319,134 

369,799 

218,095 

3,027,373 

Forward premium swap option contracts#

116,162 

116,162 

Purchased swap options**#

595,092 

349,541 

963,201 

1,056,659 

505,761 

3,470,254 

Purchased options**#

184,118 

184,118 

Total Assets

$868,653 

$763,928 

$4,682,583 

$1,646,091 

$1,763,705 

$163,911 

$896,319 

$301,497 

$1,140,575 

$—

$249,388 

$319,134 

$369,799 

$218,095 

$13,383,678 

Liabilities:

OTC Interest rate swap contracts*#

29,255 

17,325 

72,874 

973,737 

125,137 

422,819 

1,641,147 

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts§

5,171,294 

5,171,294 

OTC Total return swap contracts*#

67,349 

267,499 

405,118 

2,700 

353,021 

136,657 

1,232,344 

OTC Credit default contracts*#

50,852 

10,038 

60,890 

Futures contracts§

62,207 

62,207 

Forward currency contracts#

46,468 

125,716 

64,451 

103,317 

86,795 

71,925 

64,628 

122,339 

159,624 

241,959 

122,762 

31,903 

1,241,887 

Forward premium swap option contracts#

8,463 

114,552 

123,015 

Written swap options#

421,278 

166,045 

502,599 

110,607 

448,879 

977,318 

2,626,726 

Written options#

92,664 

92,664 

Total Liabilities

$497,001 

$359,110 

$5,171,294 

$851,874 

$742,768 

$1,063,232 

$1,017,463 

$64,628 

$1,866,349 

$62,207 

$159,624 

$241,959 

$122,762 

$31,903 

$12,252,174 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets

$371,652 

$404,818 

$(488,711)

$794,217 

$1,020,937 

$(899,321)

$(121,144)

$236,869 

$(725,774)

$(62,207)

$89,764 

$77,175 

$247,037 

$186,192 

$1,131,504 

Total collateral received (pledged)†##

$230,000 

$369,000 

$—

$730,000 

$948,000 

$(899,321)

$(121,144)

$236,869 

$(679,864)

$—

$69,000 

$—

$247,037 

$—

Net amount

$141,652 

$35,818 

$(488,711)

$64,217 

$72,937 

$—

$—

$—

$(45,910)

$(62,207)

$20,764 

$77,175 

$—

$186,192 



*

Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

**

Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.

#

Covered by master netting agreement (Note 1).

##

Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.

§

Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio.


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Shareholder meeting results (Unaudited)

April 23, 2015 meeting

At the meeting, a proposal to fix the number of Trustees at 14 was approved as follows:


Votes for

Votes against

Abstentions

45,384,632

4,164,295

1,190,236


At the meeting, each of the nominees for Trustee was elected, as follows:


Votes for

Votes withheld

Liaquat Ahamed

44,078,303

6,660,863

Ravi Akhoury

44,033,523

6,705,648

Barbara M. Baumann

44,254,245

6,484,926

Jameson A. Baxter

47,305,883

3,433,288

Charles B. Curtis

47,286,505

3,452,666

Robert J. Darretta

44,235,607

6,503,564

Katinka Domotorffy

44,144,579

6,594,592

John A. Hill

47,356,445

3,382,726

Paul L. Joskow

44,216,976

6,522,195

Kenneth R. Leibler

44,222,762

6,516,409

Robert E. Patterson

47,307,378

3,431,793

George Putnam, III

47,347,373

3,391,798

Robert L. Reynolds

44,225,469

6,513,702

W. Thomas Stephens

44,212,662

6,526,509


A proposal to convert the fund to an open-end investment company was not approved, as follows:


Votes for

Votes against

Abstentions

15,633,279

14,661,233

789,043


All tabulations are rounded to the nearest whole number.




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Putnam family of funds

The following is a list of Putnam’s open-end mutual funds offered to the public. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information for any Putnam fund or product, contact your financial advisor or call Putnam Investor Services at 1-800-225-1581. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Growth

Growth Opportunities Fund

International Growth Fund

Multi-Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Voyager Fund

Blend

Asia Pacific Equity Fund

Capital Opportunities Fund

Capital Spectrum Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Equity Spectrum Fund

Europe Equity Fund

Global Equity Fund

International Capital Opportunities Fund

International Equity Fund

Investors Fund

Low Volatility Equity Fund

Multi-Cap Core Fund

Research Fund

Strategic Volatility Equity Fund

Value

Convertible Securities Fund

Equity Income Fund

Global Dividend Fund

The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income

International Value Fund

Multi-Cap Value Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

Income

American Government Income Fund

Diversified Income Trust

Emerging Markets Income Fund

Floating Rate Income Fund

Global Income Trust

High Yield Advantage Fund

High Yield Trust

Income Fund

Money Market Fund*

Short Duration Income Fund

U.S. Government Income Trust

Tax-free Income

AMT-Free Municipal Fund

Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund

Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Tax Exempt Income Fund

Tax Exempt Money Market Fund*

Tax-Free High Yield Fund

State tax-free income funds†:

Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.


* An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

†Not available in all states.




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Absolute Return

Absolute Return 100 Fund®

Absolute Return 300 Fund®

Absolute Return 500 Fund®

Absolute Return 700 Fund®

Global Sector

Global Consumer Fund

Global Energy Fund

Global Financials Fund

Global Health Care Fund

Global Industrials Fund

Global Natural Resources Fund

Global Sector Fund

Global Technology Fund

Global Telecommunications Fund

Global Utilities Fund

Asset Allocation

George Putnam Balanced Fund

Global Asset Allocation Funds — four investment portfolios that spread your money across a variety of stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund

Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund

Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund

Retirement Income Lifestyle Funds — portfolios with managed allocations to stocks, bonds, and money market investments to generate retirement income.

Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 1

Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 2

Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 3

RetirementReady® Funds — portfolios with adjusting allocations to stocks, bonds, and money market instruments, becoming more conservative over time.

RetirementReady® 2055 Fund

RetirementReady® 2050 Fund

RetirementReady® 2045 Fund

RetirementReady® 2040 Fund

RetirementReady® 2035 Fund

RetirementReady® 2030 Fund

RetirementReady® 2025 Fund

RetirementReady® 2020 Fund

RetirementReady® 2015 Fund


Check your account balances and the most recent month-end performance in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com.




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Fund information

Founded over 75 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager

Putnam Investment
Management, LLC
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109

Investment Sub-Manager

Putnam Investments Limited
57–59 St James’s Street
London, England SW1A 1LD

Marketing Services

Putnam Retail Management
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109

Custodian

State Street Bank
and Trust Company

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Trustees

Jameson A. Baxter, Chair
Liaquat Ahamed
Ravi Akhoury
Barbara M. Baumann
Charles B. Curtis
Robert J. Darretta
Katinka Domotorffy
John A. Hill
Paul L. Joskow
Kenneth R. Leibler
Robert E. Patterson
George Putnam, III
Robert L. Reynolds
W. Thomas Stephens

Officers

Robert L. Reynolds
President

Jonathan S. Horwitz
Executive Vice President,
Principal Executive Officer, and
Compliance Liaison

Steven D. Krichmar
Vice President and
Principal Financial Officer

Robert T. Burns
Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer

Robert R. Leveille
Vice President and
Chief Compliance Officer

Michael J. Higgins
Vice President, Treasurer,
and Clerk

Janet C. Smith
Vice President,
Principal Accounting Officer,
and Assistant Treasurer

Susan G. Malloy
Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer

James P. Pappas
Vice President

Mark C. Trenchard
Vice President and
BSA Compliance Officer

Nancy E. Florek
Vice President, Director of
Proxy Voting and Corporate
Governance, Assistant Clerk,
and Associate Treasurer

Call 1-800-225-1581 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or visit putnam.com anytime for up-to-date information about the fund’s NAV.








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Item 2. Code of Ethics:
Not Applicable
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:
Not Applicable
Item 5. Audit Committee
Not Applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments:
The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a) Not applicable
(b) There have been no changes to the list of the registrant’s identified portfolio managers included in the registrant’s report on Form N-CSR for the most recent completed fiscal year.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:


Registrant Purchase of Equity Securities
Maximum
Total Number Number (or
of Shares Approximate
Purchased Dollar Value)
as Part of Shares
of Publicly that May Yet Be
Total Number Average Announced Purchased
of Shares Price Paid Plans or under the Plans
Period Purchased per Share Programs* or Programs**
October 1 – October 7, 2014 1,280,853
October 8 – October 31, 2014 346,233 $4.99 346,233 5,431,139
November 1 – November 30, 2014 34,956 $5.05 34,956 5,396,183
December 1 – December 31, 2014 50,525 $4.93 50,525 5,345,658
January 1 – January 31, 2015 55,611 $4.84 55,611 5,290,047
February 1 – February 28, 2015 320,501 $4.86 320,501 4,969,546
March 1 – March 31, 2015 143,384 $4.84 143,384 4,826,162


*   In October 2005, the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds initiated the closed-end fund share repurchase program, which, as subsequently amended, authorized the fund to repurchase of up to 10% of its fund’s outstanding common shares over the two-years ending October 5, 2007. The Trustees have subsequently renewed the program on an annual basis. The program renewed by the Board in September 2013, which was in effect between October 8, 2013 and October 7, 2014, allowed the fund to repurchase up to 6,276,985 of its shares. The program renewed by the Board in September 2014, which is in effect between October 8, 2014 and October 7, 2015, allows the fund to repurchase up to 5,777,372 of its shares.

**   Information prior to October 7, 2014 is based on the total number of shares eligible for repurchase under the program, as amended through September 2013. Information from October 8, 2014 forward is based on the total number of shares eligible for repurchase under the program, as amended through September 2014.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:
Not applicable
Item 11. Controls and Procedures:
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable
Item 12. Exhibits:
(a)(1) Not applicable
(a)(2) Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

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.

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer

Date: May 29, 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 (Signature and Title):
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer

Date: May 29, 2015
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: May 29, 2015