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Lord Abbett

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Report

 

Lord Abbett
Corporate Opportunities Fund

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 84.23%                
                 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS 0.17%                
                 
Oil & Gas 0.17%                
Borr Drilling Ltd.  5.00%  2/8/2028  $200,000   $186,306 
Nabors Industries, Inc.  1.75%  6/15/2029   182,000    140,140 
Total              326,446 
Total Convertible Bonds (cost $321,195)              326,446 
                 
CORPORATE BONDS 37.72%                
                 
Advertising 0.35%                
CMG Media Corp.  8.875%  6/18/2029   750,000    689,520 
                 
Auto Parts & Equipment 2.48%                
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.†(a)  7.75%  10/15/2033   1,409,000    1,420,865 
ZF North America Capital, Inc.  7.50%  3/24/2031   3,432,000    3,410,778 
Total              4,831,643 
                 
Building Materials 1.40%                
ACProducts Holdings, Inc.  6.375%  5/15/2029   1,136,000    647,924 
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.†(b)  12.75%  1/15/2031   461,279    461,082 
JELD-WEN, Inc.†(b)  7.00%  9/1/2032   1,354,000    1,144,480 
Wilsonart LLC  11.00%  8/15/2032   480,000    467,625 
Total              2,721,111 
                 
Chemicals 0.58%                
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.  11.175%  9/30/2029   1,220,492    1,130,625 
                 
Diversified Financial Services 1.55%                
OneMain Finance Corp.  6.50%  3/15/2033   3,000,000    3,008,490 
                 
Machinery-Diversified 0.99%                
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC (Canada)†(c)  9.00%  2/15/2029   1,833,000    1,918,126 
                 
Media 6.39%                
Cable One, Inc.†(b)  4.00%  11/15/2030   432,000    366,436 
CSC Holdings LLC  6.50%  2/1/2029   2,750,000    2,034,905 
Directv Financing LLC  8.875%  2/1/2030   3,667,000    3,626,558 
DISH DBS Corp.  5.125%  6/1/2029   1,961,000    1,678,645 
EW Scripps Co.  9.875%  8/15/2030   2,384,000    2,239,918 
Gray Media, Inc.  7.25%  8/15/2033   2,500,000    2,478,944 
Total              12,425,406 

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 1
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Metal Fabricate-Hardware 2.17%                
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.  8.50%  8/1/2030  $4,062,000   $4,214,609 
                 
Mining 1.79%                
Compass Minerals International, Inc.  8.00%  7/1/2030   581,000    607,742 
JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Co.  10.25%  4/1/2030   2,750,000    2,876,542 
Total              3,484,284 
                 
Oil & Gas 9.22%                
Baytex Energy Corp. (Canada)†(c)  7.375%  3/15/2032   1,000,000    979,827 
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC  10.00%  11/15/2028   2,448,171    2,437,811 
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC  10.375%  11/15/2030   463,592    464,776 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.  7.50%  3/1/2028   500,000    437,357 
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.  8.25%  9/1/2031   1,564,000    1,533,718 
Nabors Industries, Inc.  8.875%  8/15/2031   226,000    210,648 
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico)(b)(c)  6.875%  10/16/2025   1,104,000    1,103,314 
Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. (Canada)†(c)  9.625%  6/15/2029   2,306,000    2,390,832 
Transocean International Ltd.  7.50%  4/15/2031   4,474,000    4,155,471 
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)†(b)(c)  7.25%  2/15/2033   2,798,000    2,646,643 
Vital Energy, Inc.†(b)  7.875%  4/15/2032   1,625,000    1,578,561 
Total              17,938,958 
                 
Oil & Gas Services 1.20%                
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.  6.25%  10/1/2033   2,333,000    2,343,382 
                 
Pipelines 0.69%                
TransMontaigne Partners LLC  8.50%  6/15/2030   1,279,000    1,333,774 
                 
Retail 5.95%                
Foundation Building Materials, Inc.  6.00%  3/1/2029   1,494,000    1,515,269 
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco, Inc.  7.00%  8/15/2028   1,925,000    1,112,111 
LBM Acquisition LLC†(b)  6.25%  1/15/2029   4,334,000    4,015,818 
Park River Holdings, Inc.  5.625%  2/1/2029   3,933,000    3,873,697 
Park River Holdings, Inc.†(a)  8.00%  3/15/2031   583,000    590,777 
SGUS LLC  11.00%  12/15/2029   500,000    476,338 
Total              11,584,010 
                 
Telecommunications 2.96%                
Altice France SA (France)†(c)  5.125%  7/15/2029   3,250,000    2,791,912 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.  6.625%  8/1/2026   1,008,000    959,536 
Lumen Technologies, Inc.  4.50%  1/15/2029   2,193,000    2,001,986 
Total              5,753,434 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $71,994,424)              73,377,372 

 

2 See Notes to Schedule of Investments.  
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
FLOATING RATE LOANS(d) 44.99%                
                 
Advertising 1.46%                
CMG Media Corp. 2024 Term Loan  7.602% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.50%)
  6/18/2029  $2,957,035   $2,833,017 
                 
Aerospace/Defense 3.06%                
Alloy Finco Ltd. USD Holdco PIK Term Loan 13.50% (Jersey)(c)  0.50%  3/6/2028   911,844    1,650,437(e) 
Barnes Group, Inc. 2025 Term Loan B  6.913% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 2.75%)
  1/27/2032   1,243,750    1,246,642 
Doncasters Finance U.S. LLC 2024 Term Loan (Jersey)(c)  10.502% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.50%)
  4/23/2030   2,981,070    3,053,108 
Total              5,950,187 
                 
Auto Parts & Equipment 1.92%                
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 2025 Incremental Term Loan C  (f)  2/24/2032   3,750,000    3,735,937 
                 
Building Materials 2.74%                
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. 2022 Term Loan  9.775% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.63%)
  8/1/2028   4,000,322    3,856,971 
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC Term Loan B  8.252% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.25%)
  4/29/2029   498,715    466,979 
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC 2025 Term Loan B  7.166% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.00%)
  4/2/2029   997,494    999,987 
Total              5,323,937 
                 
Commercial Services 1.66%                
Brock Holdings III, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B  9.752% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.75%)
  5/2/2030   1,980,000    1,955,250 
Veritiv Corp. Term Loan B  8.002% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.00%)
  11/30/2030   1,294,195    1,282,962 
Total              3,238,212 

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 3
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Computers 3.68%                
Kaseya, Inc. 2025 2nd Lien Term Loan B  9.163% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.00%)
  3/18/2033  $2,913,000   $2,922,103 
X Corp. Term Loan  10.958% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.50%)
  10/26/2029   4,319,986    4,243,781 
Total              7,165,884 
                 
Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.73%                
ACP Tara Holdings, Inc. 2025 Term Loan B  (f)  9/17/2032   1,306,000    1,309,265 
Conair Holdings LLC Term Loan B  8.028% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.75%)
  5/17/2028   172,551    109,785 
Total              1,419,050 
                 
Diversified Capital Goods 1.71%                
Tank Holding Corp. 2022 Term Loan  10.013% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.75%)
  3/31/2028   3,486,994    3,316,131 
                 
Engineering & Construction 0.16%                
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B  8.796% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.50%)
  8/1/2030   349,114    317,345 
                 
Entertainment 4.18%                
888 Acquisitions Ltd. USD Term Loan B (United Kingdom)(c)  9.658% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.25%)
  7/1/2028   3,430,461    3,309,538 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2024 Term Loan  11.134% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 7.00%)
  1/4/2029   4,798,846    4,821,112 
Total              8,130,650 
                 
Environmental Control 1.80%                
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Term Loan B  7.885% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.75%)
  10/17/2030   3,479,547    3,499,850 
                 
Internet 0.33%                
Anastasia Parent LLC 2018 Term Loan B(g)  (f)  9/17/2026   744,016    648,782 

 

4 See Notes to Schedule of Investments.  
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Investment Management Companies 0.89%                
NEXUS Buyer LLC 2025 Incremental Term Loan  8.163% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.00%)
  7/31/2031  $1,724,000   $1,726,164 
                 
Lodging 0.65%                
Spectacle Gary Holdings LLC 2021 Term Loan B  8.402% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.25%)
  12/11/2028   1,281,892    1,258,928 
                 
Machinery: Diversified 3.32%                
Arcline FM Holdings LLC 2025 Term Loan  7.578% (6 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.50%)
  6/24/2030   3,563,425    3,569,554 
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc. 2021 USD 2nd Lien Incremental Term Loan  10.763% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.50%)
  5/21/2029   2,880,000    2,894,415 
Total              6,463,969 
                 
Media 3.02%                
EW Scripps Co. 2025 Term Loan B3  7.615% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.35%)
  11/30/2029   1,995,000    1,916,197 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 2025 Term Loan B6  7.87% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.30%)
  12/31/2029   3,507,066    3,187,064 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 2025 Term Loan B7  8.363% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.10%)
  12/31/2030   846,230    769,016 
Total              5,872,277 
                 
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 0.38%                
Tank Holding Corp. 2023 Incremental Term Loan  10.263% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.00%)
  3/31/2028   546,000    518,189 
Tank Holding Corp. 2023 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan  10.236% - 10.26% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.00%)
  3/31/2028   236,678    224,623 
Total              742,812 

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 5
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Oil & Gas 1.15%                
Pasadena Performance Products LLC 1st Lien Term Loan  7.252% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.25%)
  2/27/2032  $2,238,750   $2,242,948 
                 
Retail 6.44%                
BCPE Grill Parent 2023 Term Loan B  8.752% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.75%)
  9/30/2030   2,549,993    2,467,463 
Foundation Building Materials Holding Co. LLC 2024 Term Loan B2  8.308% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.00%)
  1/29/2031   1,474,343    1,478,700 
Foundation Building Materials Holding Co. LLC 2025 Term Loan  11.50%
(PRIME rate + 4.25%)
  1/29/2031   1,913,072    1,926,913 
Great Outdoors Group LLC 2025 Term Loan B  7.413% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.25%)
  1/23/2032   1,143,360    1,144,217 
Kodiak Building Partners, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B  7.752% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.75%)
  12/4/2031   5,519,042    5,502,181 
Total              12,519,474 
                 
Software 2.21%                
Central Parent, Inc. 2024 Term Loan B  7.252% (3 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.25%)
  7/6/2029   1,818,450    1,577,587 
DTI Holdco, Inc. 2025 Term Loan B  8.163% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 4.00%)
  4/26/2029   1,857,665    1,660,297 
Rackspace Finance LLC 2024 First Lien First Out Term Loan  10.54% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 6.25%)
  5/15/2028   997,469    1,011,184 
Rackspace Finance LLC 2024 First Lien Second Out Term Loan  (f)  5/15/2028   127,892    57,712 
Total              4,306,780 

 

6 See Notes to Schedule of Investments.  
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Telecommunications 2.49%                
Delta TopCo, Inc. 2024 2nd Lien Term Loan  9.523% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 5.25%)
  11/29/2030  $2,869,000   $2,867,207 
Lumen Technologies, Inc. 2024 Extended Term Loan B2  6.628% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 2.35%)
  4/15/2030   1,994,916    1,984,951 
Total              4,852,158 
                 
Transportation 1.01%                
PODS LLC 2021 Term Loan B  7.278% (1 mo.
USD Term
SOFR + 3.00%)
  3/31/2028   2,000,000    1,962,710 
Total Floating Rate Loans (cost $86,987,214)              87,527,202 
                 
         Shares      
                 
INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS 1.35%                
Lord Abbett Private Credit Fund S(h)(i)(j) (cost $2,622,222)         104,764    2,629,579 
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $161,925,055)              163,860,599 
                 
         Principal
Amount
      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 18.33%                
                 
COMMERCIAL PAPER 9.76%                
                 
Chemicals 2.57%                
FMC Corp.  4.817%  10/1/2025  $2,505,000    2,505,000 
FMC Corp.  4.817%  10/1/2025   2,245,000    2,245,000 
FMC Corp.  4.817%  10/1/2025   250,000    250,000 
Total              5,000,000 
                 
Diversified Financial Services 2.05%                
Air Lease Corp.  4.597%  10/1/2025   4,000,000    4,000,000 
                 
Electric 2.57%                
Evergy Missouri West, Inc.  4.455%  10/7/2025   5,000,000    4,996,342 
                 
Retail 2.57%                
AutoNation, Inc.  4.563%  10/1/2025   5,000,000    5,000,000 
Total Commercial Paper (cost $18,996,342)              18,996,342 

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 7
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Investments  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 6.99%          
Repurchase Agreement dated 9/30/2025, 3.750% due 10/1/2025 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $13,637,400 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.750% due 4/30/2027; value: $13,865,547; proceeds: $13,594,938
(cost $13,593,522)
  $13,593,522   $13,593,522 
           
TIME DEPOSITS 0.16%          
CitiBank N.A.(k) (cost $306,070)   306,070    306,070 
           
   Shares      
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS 1.42%          
Fidelity Government Portfolio(k) (cost $2,754,628)   2,754,628    2,754,628 
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $35,650,562)        35,650,562 
Total Investments in Securities 102.56% (cost $197,575,617)        199,511,161 
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net(l) (2.56)%        (4,981,141)
Net Assets 100.00%       $194,530,020 

 

PIK   Payment-in-kind.
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2025, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $81,468,258, which represents 41.88% of net assets.
(a)   Securities purchased on a when-issued basis.
(b)   All or a portion of this security is temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers.
(c)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
(d)   Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a margin above the SOFR or the prime rate offered by major U.S. banks. The rate(s) shown is the rate(s) in effect at September 30, 2025.
(e)   Level 3 Investment as described in Note 2(a) in the Notes to Schedule of Investments. Floating Rate Loans categorized as Level 3 are valued based on a single quotation obtained from a dealer. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America do not require the Fund to create quantitative unobservable inputs that were not developed by the Fund. Therefore, the Fund does not have access to unobservable inputs and cannot disclose such inputs in the valuation.
(f)   Interest Rate to be determined.
(g)   Defaulted (non-income producing security).
(h)   Affiliated funds.
(i)   Restricted securities (including private placement) - investments in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At September 30, 2025, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $2,629,579 or 1.35% of net assets.
(j)   Fund is a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(k)   Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.
(l)   Other Assets and Liabilities - Net include net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows:

 

8 See Notes to Schedule of Investments.  
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)

LORD ABBETT CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND September 30, 2025

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at September 30, 2025:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
  U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
  U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
Euro  Buy  Morgan Stanley  11/21/2025  1,498,000  $1,762,763  $1,763,893  $1,130

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
  U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
  U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Depreciation
Euro  Sell  Morgan Stanley  11/21/2025  2,308,000  $2,693,414  $2,717,667  $(24,253)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Long-Term Investments                    
Convertible Bonds  $   $326,446   $   $326,446 
Corporate Bonds       73,377,372        73,377,372 
Floating Rate Loans                    
Aerospace/Defense       4,299,750    1,650,437    5,950,187 
Remaining Industries       81,577,015        81,577,015 
Investments in Underlying Funds       2,629,579        2,629,579 
Short-Term Investments                    
Commercial Paper       18,996,342        18,996,342 
Repurchase Agreements       13,593,522        13,593,522 
Time Deposits       306,070        306,070 
Money Market Funds   2,754,628            2,754,628 
Total  $2,754,628   $195,106,096   $1,650,437   $199,511,161 
Other Financial Instruments                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    
Assets  $   $1,130   $   $1,130 
Liabilities       (24,253)       (24,253)
Total  $   $(23,123)  $   $(23,123)

 

(1)   Refer to Note 2(a) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
(2)   See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation as the balance of Level 3 investments was not considered to be material to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period.

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 9
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION 

 

Lord Abbett Corporate Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares (the “Shares”) and is operated as an interval fund. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 1, 2021. The Fund had a sale to Lord, Abbett and Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) of 10,000 shares of common stock for $100,000 ($10.00 per share). The Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2021.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

 

(a)Investment Valuation–Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund’s portfolio investments to Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) as its valuation designee. Accordingly, Lord Abbett is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks, establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services. Lord Abbett has formed a Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) that performs these responsibilities on behalf of Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and ensures that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow Lord Abbett, subject to Board oversight, to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities, financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Pricing Committee uses a third-party fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that correlate to the fair-valued securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices. Investments in the PCF S are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) each month end. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated prices supplied by independent pricing services, which reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and the independent pricing services’ own electronic data processing techniques. Floating rate loans are valued at the average of bid and ask quotations obtained from dealers in loans on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using daily forward exchange rates. Swaps, options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealers to the extent available.

 

Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including observable and unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may use observable inputs such as yield curves, broker quotes, observable trading activity, option adjusted spread models, related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information to determine the fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof periodically reviews reports that

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

 

may include fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and assumptions, and retrospective comparison of prices of subsequent purchases and sales transactions to fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee.

 

Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-ended money market funds a valued at their NAV as of close of each business day.

 

(b)Fair Value Measurements–Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk - for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement, and is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – unadjusted 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.); and

 

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

 

A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2025 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the period then ended is included in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the three-tier hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

3. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION 

 

It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required.

 

The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open generally three years after the filing of the tax return. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)

 

4. SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT 

 

The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an approved money market fund. In accordance with the Fund’s securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Fund or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan.

 

The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested for the purchase of investments in securities.

 

As of September 30, 2025, the market value of securities loaned and collateral received were as follows:

 

Funds  Market Value of
Securities Loaned
  Collateral
Received
Corporate Opportunities Fund  $2,931,519  $3,060,698

 

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