Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08709

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888)-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2019


WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 106.5%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 23.0%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.1%

          

Cogent Communications Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     3/1/22        1,120,000      $ 1,143,520 (a)(b)  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     8/1/23        1,000,000        915,000  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     2/15/24        2,660,000        2,776,375 (a)(b)  

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     9/30/34        2,660,000        2,328,298  

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24        1,220,000        1,163,575 (a)(b)  

UPCB Finance IV Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     1/15/25        300,000        289,500 (a)   

Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     10.500     6/30/24        8,459,000        7,063,265 (a)(b)  

Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     9.000     6/30/25        3,950,000        2,982,250 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             18,661,783  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.9%

          

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/28        3,305,000        3,358,706 (a)(b)  

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/15/29        2,305,000        2,379,913 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             5,738,619  
          

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 0.4%

          

Match Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     6/1/24        1,170,000        1,227,038 (b)   

Match Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     12/15/27        1,390,000        1,369,428 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Interactive Media & Services

             2,596,466  
          

 

 

 

Media - 12.1%

          

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     7.375     5/1/26        7,950,000        7,681,608 (a)(b)  

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.125     2/1/27        9,390,000        9,248,211 (a)(b)  

Altice Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/22        15,030,000        14,635,462 (a)(b)  

American Media LLC, Secured Notes

     10.500     12/31/26        880,000        880,000 (a)   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     5/1/27        4,850,000        4,698,292 (a)(b)  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/1/27        1,100,000        1,105,830 (a)(b)  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/1/28        8,060,000        7,677,150 (a)(b)  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24        5,680,000        4,728,600 (b)   

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     7/1/26        14,809,000        12,772,762 (b)  

UPC Holding BV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     1/15/28        3,210,000        2,961,225 (a)(b)  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     10/15/24        1,710,000        1,738,301 (a)(b)  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     1/15/26        3,600,000        3,559,500 (a)(b)  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     8/15/26        1,610,000        1,585,850 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             73,272,791  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 6.5%

          

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     10.125     1/15/23        400,000      $ 432,920 (a)(b)   

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/25        2,510,000        2,632,36 (a)(b)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     10.875     10/15/25        5,649,000        6,525,668 (a)(b)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.375     2/1/28        1,000,000        963,750 (a)(b)   

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/29        1,390,000        1,410,850 (a)   

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        2,200,000        2,189,000 (b)   

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        5,170,000        5,687,000 (b)   

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/15/20        2,300,000        2,392,000 (b)   

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     11.500     11/15/21        4,285,000        4,986,669 (b)   

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        4,400,000        4,631,000 (b)   

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        110,000        117,150 (b)   

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     3/1/23        1,900,000        1,952,250 (b)   

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     1/15/26        310,000        328,600 (b)   

VEON Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     7.504     3/1/22        1,620,000        1,775,423 (c)   

VEON Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     7.504     3/1/22        700,000        767,158 (a)(b)   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC, Senior Notes

     7.748     2/2/21        2,300,000        2,499,815 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             39,291,615  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             139,561,274  
  

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.0%           

Auto Components - 2.4%

          

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        5,333,000        4,026,415 (a)(b)  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/25        209,000        204,036  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/26        1,650,000        1,592,250 (b)   

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/27        4,121,000        3,961,312 (b)   

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/15/26        2,260,000        2,203,500 (a)(b)  

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/29/25        2,940,000        2,837,372 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

             14,824,885  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.7%

         

Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     6/1/26        3,420,000     $ 3,445,650 (a)(b)  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., Secured Notes

     9.250     5/15/23        3,300,000       3,498,000 (a)(b)  

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/27        2,090,000       2,288,550 (b)   

Weight Watchers International Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     12/1/25        1,000,000       988,750 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            10,220,950  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.3%

         

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.250     5/15/24        2,950,000       2,861,500 (a)  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Secured Notes

     8.000     5/1/22        1,910,000       1,955,362 (b)   

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Senior Secured Notes

     10.500     2/15/23        640,000       633,600 (a)(b)  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     2/1/25        1,803,000       1,940,479 (a)(b)  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/25        2,950,000       2,964,750 (a)(b)  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/15/27        750,000       735,000 (a)   

VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     2/15/28        3,270,000       3,204,273 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            14,294,964  
         

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.5%

         

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/27        3,140,000       2,986,925 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 3.7%

         

Hertz Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     10/15/20        2,520,000       2,504,250 (b)   

Maxeda DIY Holding BV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     7/15/22        1,360,000 EUR       1,474,911 (c)   

Party City Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        6,400,000       6,240,000 (a)(b)  

PetSmart Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     6/1/25        9,690,000       7,658,007 (a)(b)  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     12/1/25        4,670,000       4,574,265 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            22,451,433  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.4%

         

CBR Fashion Finance BV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     10/1/22        1,000,000 EUR     $ 984,971 (c)  

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        1,300,000       1,251,250 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

            2,236,221  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            67,015,378  
 

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.7%          

Food Products - 0.9%

         

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/25        330,000       325,050 (a)   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/30/27        5,365,000       5,190,637 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            5,515,687  
         

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.8%

         

Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     12/15/24        1,720,000       1,720,000 (b)  

Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     7/15/25        3,060,000       3,030,318 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Household Products

            4,750,318  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            10,266,005  
 

 

 

 
ENERGY - 21.1%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

         

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     5/15/21        2,990,000       2,392,000 (a)  

Pride International LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     8/15/40        920,000       731,400 (b)   

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     7/15/23        378,000       395,834 (a)(b)  

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

     6.800     3/15/38        1,035,000       784,013 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            4,303,247  
         

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 20.4%

         

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/1/24        810,000       845,437 (b)   

Berry Petroleum Co. Escrow

     —         —          1,550,000       0 *(d)(e)(f)  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     11/15/22        2,260,000       2,293,900 (a)(b)  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     7/15/26        690,000       682,238 (a)(b)  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     3/31/25        1,120,000       1,182,675 (b)  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/20        4,340,000       4,415,950 (b)  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/15/21        940,000       922,375 (b)   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/23        700,000       661,500 (b)   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/15/27        4,810,000       4,629,625 (b)  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        3,220,000       3,077,060 (b)  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.375     6/26/26        7,000,000       7,280,000 (b)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        2,500,000      $ 2,474,375 (b)  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.510     3/7/22        2,550,000        2,693,578 (a)(b)  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/26        3,180,000        2,931,562 (b)   

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/19/27        3,000,000        3,041,640 (a)(b)  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/32        1,950,000        2,440,514 (b)   

Lukoil International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.563     4/24/23        2,040,000        2,043,468 (a)(b)  

Lukoil International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/2/26        1,600,000        1,593,016 (a)(b)  

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. Escrow

     —         —          8,070,000        0 *(d)(e)(f)  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     3/31/24        8,210,000        7,286,375 (a)(b)  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        1,900,000        2,274,566 (a)(b)  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/1/21        3,238,000        3,189,430 (b)   

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/23        1,540,000        1,530,375 (b)   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.375     5/20/23        800,000        799,720  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.999     1/27/28        4,320,000        4,322,160 (b)   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        10,320,000        10,147,656 (b)  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41        6,620,000        6,679,580  

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     5/16/24        620,000        155,620 *(c)(g) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.500     3/13/27        1,370,000        1,317,940 (b)   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.500     6/2/41        1,600,000        1,396,000  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        2,275,000        2,183,431 (b)   

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/25        3,680,000        3,339,600 (b)   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/38        1,330,000        1,522,451 (a)(b)  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     6.875     4/15/40        1,430,000        1,537,250 (a)(b)  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     2/15/25        70,000        63,788 (a)   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     4/15/26        1,400,000        1,419,250 (a)(b)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     7/15/27        1,150,000      $ 1,188,801 (a)  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     1/15/28        6,525,000        6,145,734 (b)   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/29        1,430,000        1,491,604 (a)   

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/2/25        7,600,000        7,123,480 (a)(b)  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/23        1,530,000        1,518,525 (b)   

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/26        1,540,000        1,516,900 (b)   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     1/15/23        1,040,000        1,039,234 (b)   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        1,280,000        1,323,072 (b)   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     1/15/31        780,000        948,228 (b)   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        3,900,000        4,125,189 (b)   

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     8/1/23        1,070,000        1,195,725 (b)   

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     6.950     7/21/27        4,430,000        3,983,456 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             123,974,053  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             128,277,300  
  

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 16.1%           

Banks - 11.6%

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 10/23/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.174%)

     6.500     10/23/24        2,550,000        2,747,485 (b)(h)(i)  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     10.179     6/12/21        1,970,000        2,231,746 (a)(b)  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        2,950,000        3,147,901 (b)   

BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated Notes (5.125% to 1/18/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.650%)

     5.125     1/18/33        2,000,000        1,812,500 (a)(i)   

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 8/19/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 5.150%)

     7.375     8/19/25        1,820,000        1,892,400 (a)(b)(h)(i)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        1,060,000        1,089,150 (b)   

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        2,801,000        2,871,025 (b)   

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.905%)

     5.950     5/15/25        2,900,000        2,889,778 (b)(h)(i)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

         

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.423%)

     6.300     5/15/24        10,120,000     $ 10,261,427 (b)(h)(i)  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 6.185%)

     8.125     12/23/25        2,510,000       2,726,663 (a)(b)(h)(i)  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/13/19 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.982%)

     8.375     10/13/19        1,710,000       1,761,300 (a)(b)(h)(i)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 5/22/27 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.746%)

     6.000     5/22/27        2,640,000       2,544,894 (b)(h)(i)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 3/23/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.606%)

     6.500     3/23/28        4,100,000       4,001,477 (b)(h)(i)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017     6/26/24        5,280,000       4,850,607 (a)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        7,490,000       6,948,341 (a)(b)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%)

     6.000     8/1/23        1,570,000       1,610,561 (b)(h)(i)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 10/1/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     6.100     10/1/24        2,410,000       2,469,250 (b)(h)(i)  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.648% to 9/30/31 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

     7.648     9/30/31        3,530,000       4,317,614 (b)(h)(i)  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.625% to 8/15/21 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 7.598%)

     8.625     8/15/21        1,370,000       1,462,064 (b)(h)(i)  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 6/24/22 then GBP 5 year Swap Rate + 5.543%)

     7.375     6/24/22        1,640,000 GBP       2,221,590 (b)(c)(h)(i)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

         

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, Subordinated Notes (5.500% to 2/26/19 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.023%)

     5.500     2/26/24        3,820,000     $ 3,829,397 (c)(i)  

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, Senior Notes

     5.125     9/29/23        2,530,000       2,298,758 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            69,985,928  
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.0%

         

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.250% to 9/12/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.332%)

     7.250     9/12/25        3,920,000       3,886,582 (a)(h)(i)  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     10/15/24        2,080,000       2,067,000 (b)   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        2,320,000       2,830,023 (b)   

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.344%)

     7.000     1/31/24        3,290,000       3,318,787 (a)(h)(i)  
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            12,102,392  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.3%

         

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     6/15/26        1,990,000       1,880,510  
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 2.0%

         

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.625     10/30/20        890,000       901,070  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.625     7/1/22        1,390,000       1,396,165  

ASP AMC Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

     8.000     5/15/25        2,220,000       1,121,100 (a)(b)  

DAE Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/15/23        993,000       1,005,413 (a)  

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19        310,000       312,665  

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     12/15/20        2,160,000       2,316,989 (b)   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/15/22        760,000       794,204 (b)   

Nationwide Building Society, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.875% to 6/20/19 then GBP 5 year Swap Rate + 4.880%)

     6.875     6/20/19        1,140,000 GBP       1,513,370 (b)(c)(h)(i)  

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     10/25/24        1,170,000       1,105,650 (b)  

Travelport Corporate Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     3/15/26        1,700,000       1,762,679 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

            12,229,305  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Insurance - 0.2%

          

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.875     12/15/37        1,100,000      $ 1,314,500 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             97,512,635  
  

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 7.6%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.5%

          

Air Medical Group Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/15/23        1,740,000        1,513,800 (a)(b)  

BioScrip Inc., First Lien Notes (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.000%)

     8.224     6/30/22        4,552,000        4,756,840 (e)(i)(j)  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     2/15/21        1,020,000        1,037,850 (b)   

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/15/24        810,000        850,500 (b)   

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/25        2,500,000        2,540,625 (b)   

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     7/15/24        2,460,000        2,436,138 (b)   

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        2,500,000        2,415,625 (b)   

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/28        5,760,000        5,970,586 (b)   

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     11/15/95        2,205,000        2,210,512 (b)   

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     6/15/26        1,090,000        1,146,544 (b)   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Secured Notes

     5.125     5/1/25        2,500,000        2,448,950 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             27,327,970  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/15/23        840,000        825,300 (a)(b)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     3/15/24        740,000        779,294 (a)(b)   

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        5,510,000        5,220,725 (a)(b)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     12/15/25        500,000        535,000 (a)(b)   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     1/15/23        480,000        394,200 (a)   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV, Senior Notes

     2.950     12/18/22        6,330,000        5,927,230  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     2.200     7/21/21        5,114,000        4,836,776  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             18,518,525  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             45,846,495  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
INDUSTRIALS - 7.1%           

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%

          

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     6/15/22        754,000      $ 772,850 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.7%

          

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Trust

     5.983     4/19/22        3,419,359        3,569,981 (b)   

Delta Air Lines Inc, Pass-Through Trust

     8.021     8/10/22        699,238        761,540 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             4,331,521  
          

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.9%

          

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/27        3,170,000        2,971,875 (a)(b)  

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/28        2,605,000        2,364,819 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Building Products

             5,336,694  
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.1%

          

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/25        230,000        233,450  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     12/15/26        7,840,000        8,153,600 (b)   

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/15/27        156,000        154,097  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/28        4,075,000        3,876,344 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             12,417,491  
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.3%

          

Berry Global Inc., Secured Notes

     4.500     2/15/26        2,130,000        2,012,850 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

          

Resideo Funding Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     11/1/26        790,000        815,675 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%

          

General Electric Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.000% to 1/21/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     5.000     1/21/21        1,780,000        1,560,125 (h)(i)  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.1%

          

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/24        570,000        562,875 (a)(b)  

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/1/27        2,565,000        2,398,275 (a)(b)  

CFX Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/24        920,000        920,000 (a)   

CFX Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     2/15/26        400,000        400,000 (a)   

Cleaver-Brooks Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.875     3/1/23        1,760,000        1,746,800 (a)(b)  

Park-Ohio Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     4/15/27        926,000        905,165 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Machinery

             6,933,115  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Marine - 0.5%

          

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance US Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.125     11/15/21        3,610,000      $ 2,743,600 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.8%

          

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     11/1/25        5,380,000        5,030,300 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%

          

Neovia Logistics Services LLC/SPL Logistics Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     8/1/20        1,355,000        1,192,400 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             43,146,621  
  

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2.3%           

Software - 0.6%

          

CDK Global Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     6/15/26        2,190,000        2,245,407 (b)   

j2 Cloud Services LLC/j2 Global Co-Obligor Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/25        1,420,000        1,428,875 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Software

             3,674,282  
  

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.7%

          

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/24        740,000        781,322 (a)(b)  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     6/1/23        1,700,000        1,681,249 (b)   

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/1/25        850,000        805,205 (b)   

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/27        495,000        450,056  

Western Digital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/15/26        7,048,000        6,572,260 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

             10,290,092  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             13,964,374  
  

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 13.5%           

Chemicals - 0.6%

          

Braskem America Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/22/41        700,000        791,875 (b)(c)   

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/10/23        600,000        583,170 (c)   

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/17/44        2,000,000        1,872,500 (a)  

Valvoline Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/24        430,000        437,525 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             3,685,070  
          

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.3%

          

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     5/5/25        1,530,000        1,565,527 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Containers & Packaging - 3.5%

          

ARD Securities Finance SARL, Senior Secured Notes (8.750% PIK)

     8.750     1/31/23        5,069,515      $ 4,467,510 (a)(k)  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     5/15/24        1,130,000        1,172,375 (a)(b)  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/25        6,702,000        6,534,450 (a)(b)  

Greif Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     3/1/27        2,930,000        2,955,638 (a)(l)  

Pactiv LLC, Senior Notes

     7.950     12/15/25        920,000        915,400 (b)   

Pactiv LLC, Senior Notes

     8.375     4/15/27        5,220,000        5,206,950 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             21,252,323  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 7.7%

          

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     9/30/24        1,020,000        1,067,593 (a)(b)  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     7.000     9/30/26        2,450,000        2,597,000 (a)(b)  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.125     5/15/28        2,416,000        2,452,240 (a)(b)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     4/15/21        590,000        589,953 (a)(b)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/14/25        2,040,000        2,079,714 (a)(b)  

ArcelorMittal, Senior Notes

     7.000     10/15/39        3,200,000        3,511,827 (b)  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.000     2/15/21        7,260,000        7,255,462 (a)(b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     3.100     3/15/20        30,000        29,738 (b)   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     11/14/21        1,060,000        1,050,725 (b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     3.550     3/1/22        760,000        737,200 (b)   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23        1,870,000        1,961,162 (b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     3/15/23        910,000        872,463 (b)   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     11/14/24        4,605,000        4,432,312 (b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     11/14/34        1,320,000        1,178,100 (b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        5,310,000        4,593,150 (b)  

Hudbay Minerals Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/15/23        1,180,000        1,221,300 (a)(b)  

Hudbay Minerals Inc., Senior Notes

     7.625     1/15/25        690,000        712,425 (a)(b)  

Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     11.500     2/15/18        2,862,131        10,733 *(a)(m) 

Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco Inc., Secured Notes

     7.125     11/1/22        620,000        619,194 (a)(b)  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     3.875     4/23/25        2,000,000        1,987,655 (b)  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.500     6/1/24        2,780,000        3,002,372 (a)(b)  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/11/22        1,784,000        1,792,028 (b)  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36        2,960,000        3,300,400 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             47,054,746  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%

          

Mercer International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/24        1,509,000      $ 1,532,208 (b)  

Mercer International Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     1/15/25        3,300,000        3,366,000 (a)(b)  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/1/26        1,160,000        1,116,500 (a)(b)  

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/14/26        2,250,000        2,362,500 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             8,377,208  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             81,934,874  
  

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.8%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.6%

          

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     4/1/20        290,000        288,550 (b)   

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/15/22        1,440,000        1,395,000 (b)   

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23        200,000        188,250 (b)   

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/15/27        470,000        401,850  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     1/15/28        3,230,000        3,003,900 (b)   

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     3/1/24        1,020,000        1,071,000 (b)   

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/1/26        1,590,000        1,605,900 (b)   

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/15/27        1,732,000        1,690,432 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

             9,644,882  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

          

WeWork Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/1/25        1,230,000        1,119,448 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             10,764,330  
  

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.3%           

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

          

Pampa Energia SA, Senior Notes

     7.375     7/21/23        1,160,000        1,104,912 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.7%

          

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/1/27        4,850,000        4,607,500 (b)  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.4%

 

Minejesa Capital BV, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     8/10/30        2,380,000     $ 2,241,898 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            7,954,310  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $612,287,882)

            646,243,596  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 15.0%          

Argentina - 3.0%

         

Argentina Bonar Bonds (Argentina BADLAR Private Deposit Rate + 2.500%)

     49.105     3/11/19        9,360,000 ARS       251,729 (i)   

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria, Bonds (Argentina Central Bank 7 Day Repo Reference Rate)

     51.654     6/21/20        70,470,000 ARS       2,082,524 (i)  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/11/28        10,570,000       8,442,788  

Bonos de la Nacion Argentina con Ajuste por CER, Bonds

     4.000     3/6/20        22,293,263 ARS       562,536  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

     7.875     6/15/27        7,980,000       6,583,500 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            17,923,077  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 1.6%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/21        4,502,000 BRL       1,296,547  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        24,359,000 BRL       7,091,373  

Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.625     1/13/28        1,500,000       1,495,890  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            9,883,810  
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.4%

         

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.500     1/28/26        1,000,000       1,031,875  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.875     4/25/27        1,500,000       1,483,125  
         

 

 

 

Total Colombia

            2,515,000  
         

 

 

 

Costa Rica - 0.3%

         

Costa Rica Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.158     3/12/45        2,000,000       1,817,500 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 0.3%

         

Dominican Republic International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/27/25        1,500,000       1,526,250 (a)   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Ecuador - 1.3%

         

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     10.750     3/28/22        2,120,000     $ 2,248,154 (a)  

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     9.650     12/13/26        5,960,000       5,849,442 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Ecuador

            8,097,596  
         

 

 

 

Guatemala - 0.4%

         

Guatemala Government Bond, Senior Notes

     4.375     6/5/27        2,370,000       2,262,165 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Honduras - 0.4%

         

Honduras Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.250     1/19/27        2,450,000       2,526,415 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Hungary - 0.3%

         

Hungary Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/22/23        1,658,000       1,813,466  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 3.0%

         

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.850     7/18/27        5,760,000       5,633,165 (a)   

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/11/28        10,190,000       9,709,399  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     7.000     5/15/22        41,810,000,000 IDR       2,938,187  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            18,280,751  
         

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.1%

         

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.750     12/31/32        452,500       418,142 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.4%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     6.500     6/9/22        30,000,000 MXN       1,491,399  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.750     1/11/28        1,000,000       954,750  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            2,446,149  
         

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.2%

         

Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.143     2/23/30        1,130,000       1,088,009 (c)  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 1.2%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.750     9/16/26        490,380,000 RUB       7,441,743  
         

 

 

 

Turkey - 1.1%

         

Turkey Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/14/26        3,900,000       3,446,438  

Turkey Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.875     10/9/26        3,875,000       3,523,293  
         

 

 

 

Total Turkey

            6,969,731  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Ukraine - 0.3%

         

Ukraine Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.375     9/25/32        2,000,000     $ 1,709,596 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Uruguay - 0.5%

         

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     9.875     6/20/22        82,160,000 UYU       2,540,536 (c)   

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.500     3/15/28        21,960,000 UYU       595,262 (c)   
         

 

 

 

Total Uruguay

            3,135,798  
         

 

 

 

Venezuela - 0.2%

         

Venezuela Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.250     10/13/24        2,000,000       631,400 *(c)(g) 

Venezuela Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     9.375     1/13/34        1,164,000       409,670 *(g)  
         

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

            1,041,070  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $90,630,770)

            90,896,268  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 10.2%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%

         

UnityMedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, Senior Facility B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.759     9/30/25        720,000       709,470 (i)(n)(o)  
         

 

 

 

Media - 1.3%

         

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.500     4/30/25        5,345,884       5,283,738 (i)(n)(o)  

Lamar Media Corp., Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.313     3/14/25        2,377,013       2,369,585 (i)(n)(o)  
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            7,653,323  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            8,362,793  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.3%          

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.6%

         

Aramark Services Inc., Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     3/11/25        8,745,668       8,698,293 (i)(n)(o)  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.260     10/25/23        11,087,185       10,981,857 (i)(n)(o)  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     5/30/25        2,130,900       2,099,380 (i)(n)(o)  
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            21,779,530  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Specialty Retail - 0.6%

          

PetSmart Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.520     3/11/22        4,511,490      $ 3,793,680 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1%

          

TOMS Shoes LLC, Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.500%)

     8.300     10/30/20        544,922        427,764 (e)(i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             26,000,974  
  

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 0.3%           

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

          

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) SARL, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.116     3/17/25        1,900,214        1,895,595 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.5%           

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.0%

          

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.503     1/15/25        5,988,741        5,939,334 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.5%

          

Trans Union LLC, 2017 Replacement Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.499     4/9/23        3,350,530        3,315,228 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             9,254,562  
  

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.9%           

IT Services - 0.9%

          

First Data Corp., 2024A New Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.519     4/26/24        5,620,650        5,606,013 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.0%           

Containers & Packaging - 1.0%

          

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan Q (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.516     10/1/22        6,044,003        5,966,568 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 0.6%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.6%

          

Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     1/2/26        3,970,000        3,843,409 (i)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.2%           

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

          

Panda Temple Power LLC, Second Lien Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR +8.000% PIK)

     10.508     2/7/23        839,980        839,980 (e)(i)(k)(n)(o)  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $62,417,986)

             61,769,894  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 3.5%

 

       

U.S. Government Obligations - 3.5%

          

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.875     1/31/22        5,000,000      $ 4,919,141  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.875     8/31/22        3,400,000        3,335,187 (p)   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.000     10/31/22        2,400,000        2,362,875  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.625     5/31/23        1,000,000        966,426 (p)   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     7/31/23        1,000,000        1,013,145  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     8/31/23        4,000,000        4,054,844 (p)   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875     10/31/23        1,500,000        1,528,857  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125     3/31/24        3,000,000        2,951,953 (p)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $20,880,288)

 

     21,132,428  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
COMMON STOCKS - 1.5%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%

          

Bossier Escrow Shares

          166,350        50,005 *(d)(e) 
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 1.3%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

          

Hercules Offshore Inc. (Escrow)

          96,800        77,425 *(d)(e)  

KCAD Holdings I Ltd.

          533,873,172        1,348,030 *(d)(e) 
          

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

             1,425,455  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1%

          

Berry Petroleum Corp.

          370,182        4,364,446  

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources Inc.

          416,831        2,034,135 *(b) 

MWO Holdings LLC

          1,069        82,569 *(d)(e)  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             6,481,150  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             7,906,605  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.2%           

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

          

Panda Temple Power LLC

          56,930        1,238,227
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost - $23,948,610)

 

          9,194,837  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 1.0%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.0%          

Interactive Media & Services - 0.2%

         

Twitter Inc., Senior Notes

     1.000     9/15/21        780,000     $ 729,202 (b)   

Twitter Inc., Senior Notes

     0.250     6/15/24        370,000       344,708 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Interactive Media & Services

            1,073,910  
         

 

 

 

Media - 0.8%

         

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     2.375     3/15/24        5,940,000       4,934,804 (b)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $6,183,521)

 

       6,008,714  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.7%          
FINANCIALS - 0.7%          

Banks - 0.7%

         

GMAC Capital Trust I (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.785%) (Cost - $3,419,137)

     8.401        155,800       4,067,938 (b)(i)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $819,768,194)

 

    839,313,675  
         

 

 

 
                  FACE
AMOUNT†
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%          
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.2%          

Argentina Treasury Bill

     (61.128 )%      3/29/19        7,772,000 ARS       241,430 (q)   

Argentina Treasury Bill

     (35.061 )%      5/31/19        38,350,000 ARS       1,184,625 (q)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $1,228,345)

 

         1,426,055  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.1%          

Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
Institutional Shares
(Cost - $6,724,714)

     2.359        6,724,714       6,724,714  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $7,953,059)

 

         8,150,769  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 139.7%
(Cost - $827,721,253)

 

         847,464,444  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (39.7)%

 

         (240,898,694
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 606,565,750  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(d)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).

 

(e)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(f)

Value is less than $1.

 

(g)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of January 31, 2019.

 

(h)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

 

(i)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(j)

Restricted security (Note 2).

 

(k)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional securities.

 

(l)

Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

(m)

The maturity principal is currently in default as of January 31, 2019.

 

(n)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(o)

Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(p)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. (q) Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CER    — Coeficente de Establilzacion de Referencia
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
JSC    — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
OJSC    — Open Joint Stock Company
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
RUB    — Russian Ruble
USD    — United States Dollar
UYU    — Uruguayan Peso

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate     Effective
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Face Amount of
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
     Asset Class
of Collateral*
     Collateral
Value
 
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      2.630     11/16/2018        2/15/2019      $ 2,808,750       


U.S.
Government &
Agency
Obligations
 
 
 
 
   $ 2,951,953  
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      2.720     1/28/2019        4/11/2019        3,259,750       


U.S.
Government &
Agency
Obligations
 
 
 
 
   $ 3,335,187  
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      2.720     1/11/2019        4/11/2019        4,920,000       


U.S.
Government &
Agency
Obligations
 
 
 
 
   $ 5,021,270  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 
           $ 10,988,500         $ 11,308,410  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

Refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
GBP      123,091        USD        158,159      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19      $ 3,932  
USD      3,407,898        BRL        12,660,000      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        (45,165
USD      174,098        EUR        150,000      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        1,261  
USD      1,331,452        EUR        1,150,000      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        6,364  
USD      354,800        EUR        305,658      Citibank N.A.      4/17/19        2,606  
USD      394,222        GBP        307,151      Citibank N.A.      4/17/19        (10,248
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ (41,250
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
USD    — United States Dollar

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund seeks to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking to maximize current income.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments

 

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owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTAL  

Long-Term Investments†:

          

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

          

Energy

     —        $ 128,277,300      $ 0   $ 128,277,300  

Health Care

     —          41,089,655        4,756,840       45,846,495  

Other Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          472,119,801        —         472,119,801  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          90,896,268        —         90,896,268  

Senior Loans:

          

Consumer Discretionary

     —          25,573,210        427,764       26,000,974  

Utilities

     —          —          839,980       839,980  

Other Senior Loans

     —          34,928,940        —         34,928,940  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          21,132,428        —         21,132,428  

Common Stocks:

          

Consumer Discretionary

     —          —          50,005       50,005  

Energy

   $ 6,398,581        —          1,508,024       7,906,605  

Utilities

     —          1,238,227        —         1,238,227  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —          6,008,714        —         6,008,714  

Preferred Stocks

     4,067,938        —          —         4,067,938  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

   $ 10,466,519      $ 821,264,543      $ 7,582,613     $ 839,313,675  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

          

Sovereign Bonds

     —          1,426,055        —         1,426,055  

Money Market Funds

     6,724,714        —          —         6,724,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

   $ 6,724,714      $ 1,426,055        —       $ 8,150,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 17,191,233      $ 822,690,598      $ 7,582,613     $ 847,464,444  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 14,163        —       $ 14,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,191,233      $ 822,704,761      $ 7,582,613     $ 847,478,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 55,413        —       $ 55,413  

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

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The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At January 31, 2019, securities valued $4,364,446 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy because of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
April 30,
2018
    Accrued
premiums/
discounts
    Realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)1
    Purchases  

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

          

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 2,647,579       —         —         —       $ 293,355  

Energy

     0     —         —         —         —    

Health Care

     4,756,840     $ 6,093       —       $ (6,093     —    

Senior Loans:

          

Consumer Discretionary

     2,786,165       (4,308   $ (451,274     693,730       1,609,635  

Energy

     129,100       5       100       22,677       —    

Utilities

     —         —         —         —         —    

Common Stocks:

          

Consumer Discretionary

     2,871,201       —         1,760,590       (2,488,496     0 *   

Energy

     6,308,022       —         1       (2,644,797     —    

Industrials

     426,407       —         (850,685     425,321       —    

Utilities

     1,081,670       —         —         156,557       —    

Preferred Stocks:

          

Industrials

     500,399       —         (3,806,177     3,321,428       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,507,383     $ 1,790     $ (3,347,445   $ (519,673   $ 1,902,990  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Investments in Securities (cont’d)

   Sales     Transfers
into
Level 32
     Transfers
out of
Level 33
    Balance
as of
January 31,
2019
    Net change
in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
investments
in securities
still held at
January 31,
20191
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ (2,940,934     —          —         —         —    

Energy

     —         —          —       $ 0     —    

Health Care

     —         —          —         4,756,840     $ (6,093

Senior Loans:

           

Consumer Discretionary

     (4,633,948   $ 427,764        —         427,764       —    

Energy

     (151,882     —          —         —         —    

Utilities

     —         839,980        —         839,980       —    

Common Stocks:

           

Consumer Discretionary

     (2,093,290     —          —         50,005       50,005  

Energy

     (121,067     —        $ (2,034,135     1,508,024       (1,502,680

Industrials

     (1,043     —          —         —         —    

Utilities

     —         —          (1,238,227     —         —    

Preferred Stocks:

           

Industrials

     (15,650     —          —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (9,957,814   $ 1,267,744      $ (3,272,362   $ 7,582,613     $ (1,458,768
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

1 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 

2 

Transferred into Level 3 as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

 

3 

Transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the availability of other significant observable inputs.

 

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2. Restricted securities

The following Fund investment is restricted as to resale.

 

Security

   Face
Amount
     Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Value
at 1/31/2019
     Value Per
Unit
     Percent of
Net Assets
 

BioScrip Inc., First Lien Notes, 8.224%, due 6/30/22

   $ 4,552,000        6/17      $ 4,518,865      $ 4,756,840      $ 104.50        0.78

 

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ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

By

  /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 2019

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

 

By

  /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 2019

By

  /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

  March 27, 2019