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Beginning
Account Value 6/1/23 |
Ending
Account Value 11/30/23 |
Expenses
Paid During Period* 6/1/23 to 11/30/23 | |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,052.30 | $2.87 |
Hypothetical (assumes 5% return before expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,022.20 | 2.83 |
* | Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio for the 6-month period (0.56%), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (183), and divided by the days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period. |
6
Months Ended |
10/25/22
(1) Through | |
11/30/23 | 5/31/23 | |
NET ASSET VALUE | ||
Beginning of period | $ 49.57 | $ 50.00 |
Investment activities | ||
Net investment income(2) (3) | 2.13 | 2.62 |
Net realized and unrealized gain/loss | 0.41 | (0.45) |
Total from investment activities | 2.54 | 2.17 |
Distributions | ||
Net investment income | (2.07) | (2.60) |
NET ASSET VALUE | ||
End of period | $ 50.04 | $ 49.57 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||
Total return, based on NAV(3) (4) | 5.23% | 4.36% |
Ratios
to average net assets:(3) |
||
Gross
expenses before waivers/payments by Price Associates |
0.56% (5) | 0.56% (5) |
Net
expenses after waivers/payments by Price Associates |
0.56% (5) | 0.56% (5) |
Net investment income | 8.53% (5) | 8.61% (5) |
Portfolio turnover rate | 26.9% | 25.6% |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$ 38,779 | $ 22,306 |
(1) | Inception date |
(2) | Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method. |
(3) | See Note 5 for details to expense-related arrangements with Price Associates. |
(4) | Total return reflects the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in the fund during each period, assuming reinvestment of all distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(5) | Annualized |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS‡ | Par/Shares | $ Value |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
BANK LOANS 4.5% | ||
Consumer Goods 0.4% | ||
Naked Juice, FRN, 3M TSFR + 6.00%, 11.490%, 1/24/30 | 200 | 159 |
Energy 1.2% | ||
GIP III Stetson I, FRN, 1M TSFR + 4.25%, 9.700%, 10/31/28 | 369 | 368 |
Prairie ECI Acquiror, FRN, 1M TSFR + 4.75%, 10.200%, 3/11/26 | 105 | 105 |
473 | ||
Financial Services 0.3% | ||
Osaic Holdings, FRN, 1M TSFR + 4.50%, 9.850%, 8/17/28 | 110 | 110 |
Leisure 0.2% | ||
Life Time Fitness, FRN, 3M TSFR + 4.75%, 10.610%, 1/15/26 | 85 | 85 |
Services 0.4% | ||
Staples, FRN, 1M USD LIBOR + 5.00%, 10.430%, 4/16/26 | 153 | 139 |
Technology & Electronics 0.5% | ||
Open Text, FRN, 1M TSFR + 2.75%, 1/31/30 (1) | 175 | 175 |
Transportation 1.3% | ||
Mileage Plus Holdings, FRN, 3M TSFR + 5.25%, 10.800%, 6/21/27 | 480 | 494 |
Utility 0.2% | ||
Talen Energy Supply, FRN, 3M TSFR + 4.50%, 9.870%, 5/17/30 | 26 | 27 |
Talen Energy Supply, FRN, 3M TSFR + 4.50%, 9.870%, 5/17/30 | 65 | 65 |
92 | ||
Total
Bank Loans (Cost $1,744) |
1,727 |
Par/Shares | $ Value | |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
CORPORATE BONDS 91.4% | ||
Automotive 5.0% | ||
Adient Global Holdings, 4.875%, 8/15/26 (2) | 475 | 456 |
Clarios Global, 8.50%, 5/15/27 (2) | 375 | 377 |
Ford Motor Credit, 4.00%, 11/13/30 | 775 | 666 |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, 5.50%, 7/15/29 (2) | 475 | 439 |
1,938 | ||
Basic Industry 8.1% | ||
Camelot Return Merger Sub, 8.75%, 8/1/28 (2) | 430 | 424 |
Element Solutions, 3.875%, 9/1/28 (2) | 565 | 501 |
ERO Copper, 6.50%, 2/15/30 (2) | 315 | 269 |
First Quantum Minerals, 6.875%, 10/15/27 (2) | 541 | 438 |
LGI Homes, 8.75%, 12/15/28 (2) | 395 | 404 |
Novelis, 3.875%, 8/15/31 (2) | 480 | 404 |
SCIH Salt Holdings, 6.625%, 5/1/29 (2) | 420 | 371 |
White Cap Parent, 8.25%, 3/15/26, (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK) (2)(3) | 320 | 314 |
3,125 | ||
Capital Goods 7.7% | ||
ARD Finance, 6.50%, 6/30/27, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK) (2)(3) | 310 | 163 |
Ball, 6.00%, 6/15/29 | 461 | 460 |
Bombardier, 7.875%, 4/15/27 (2) | 400 | 400 |
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, 6.625%, 10/15/29 (2) | 444 | 374 |
GrafTech Finance, 4.625%, 12/15/28 (2) | 125 | 84 |
GrafTech Global Enterprise, 9.875%, 12/15/28 (2) | 117 | 92 |
MajorDrive Holdings IV, 6.375%, 6/1/29 (2) | 455 | 382 |
Sealed Air/Sealed AirUS, 7.25%, 2/15/31 (2) | 255 | 261 |
TransDigm, 5.50%, 11/15/27 | 400 | 384 |
Trivium Packaging Finance, 5.50%, 8/15/26 (2) | 400 | 383 |
2,983 |
Par/Shares | $ Value | |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
Consumer Goods 4.1% | ||
Coty Inc./HFC Prestige Products Inc/HFC Prestige International US, 4.75%, 1/15/29 (2) | 480 | 445 |
Coty Inc./HFC Prestige Products Inc/HFC Prestige International US, 6.625%, 7/15/30 (2) | 109 | 109 |
HLF Financing, 4.875%, 6/1/29 (2) | 540 | 383 |
Tempur Sealy International, 3.875%, 10/15/31 (2) | 255 | 205 |
Triton Water Holdings, 6.25%, 4/1/29 (2) | 525 | 449 |
1,591 | ||
Energy 11.7% | ||
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, 8.25%, 12/31/28 (2) | 350 | 351 |
Civitas Resources, 8.75%, 7/1/31 (2) | 360 | 372 |
Comstock Resources, 6.75%, 3/1/29 (2) | 390 | 359 |
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings, 8.50%, 5/1/28 (2) | 440 | 428 |
EQM Midstream Partners, 4.50%, 1/15/29 (2) | 295 | 268 |
EQM Midstream Partners, 4.75%, 1/15/31 (2) | 195 | 173 |
Harvest Midstream I, 7.50%, 9/1/28 (2) | 200 | 197 |
Howard Midstream Energy Partners, 6.75%, 1/15/27 (2) | 365 | 355 |
NGL Energy Operating, 7.50%, 2/1/26 (2) | 395 | 395 |
PBF Holding, 7.875%, 9/15/30 (2) | 465 | 465 |
Sunoco LP/Finance, 4.50%, 5/15/29 | 305 | 278 |
Sunoco LP/Finance, 4.50%, 4/30/30 | 210 | 189 |
Tallgrass Energy Partners/Tallgrass Energy Finance, 6.00%, 12/31/30 (2) | 375 | 337 |
Weatherford International, 8.625%, 4/30/30 (2) | 365 | 377 |
4,544 | ||
Financial Services 8.6% | ||
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer, 8.625%, 9/30/27 (2) | 160 | 166 |
Aretec Escrow Issuer 2, 10.00%, 8/15/30 (2) | 370 | 384 |
FirstCash, 5.625%, 1/1/30 (2) | 485 | 453 |
LPL Holdings, 4.00%, 3/15/29 (2) | 305 | 272 |
LPL Holdings, 4.375%, 5/15/31 (2) | 105 | 90 |
Par/Shares | $ Value | |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
OneMain Finance, 7.125%, 3/15/26 | 389 | 391 |
Osaic Holdings, 10.75%, 8/1/27 (2) | 410 | 413 |
PennyMac Financial Services, 4.25%, 2/15/29 (2) | 440 | 381 |
PRA Group, 5.00%, 10/1/29 (2) | 466 | 352 |
Rocket Mortgage, 4.00%, 10/15/33 (2) | 560 | 451 |
3,353 | ||
Health Care 3.3% | ||
CHS/Community Health Systems, 5.25%, 5/15/30 (2) | 240 | 187 |
Embecta, 5.00%, 2/15/30 (2) | 530 | 444 |
Heartland Dental/Heartland Dental Finance, 10.50%, 4/30/28 (2) | 370 | 377 |
Pediatrix Medical Group, 5.375%, 2/15/30 (2) | 340 | 286 |
1,294 | ||
Insurance 2.0% | ||
Assured Partners, 5.625%, 1/15/29 (2) | 445 | 397 |
BroadStreet Partners, 5.875%, 4/15/29 (2) | 425 | 385 |
782 | ||
Leisure 8.9% | ||
Caesars Entertainment, 7.00%, 2/15/30 (2) | 590 | 589 |
Carnival, 5.75%, 3/1/27 (2) | 385 | 365 |
Carnival, 6.00%, 5/1/29 (2) | 650 | 598 |
Carnival Holdings Bermuda, 10.375%, 5/1/28 (2) | 110 | 119 |
Life Time, 5.75%, 1/15/26 (2) | 395 | 387 |
NCL, 8.375%, 2/1/28 (2) | 450 | 464 |
Six Flags Entertainment, 7.25%, 5/15/31 (2) | 443 | 427 |
VICI Properties/VICI Note, 4.125%, 8/15/30 (2) | 565 | 492 |
3,441 | ||
Media 4.9% | ||
CCO Holdings/CCO Holdings Capital, 4.50%, 5/1/32 | 720 | 591 |
Deluxe, 8.00%, 6/1/29 (2) | 325 | 274 |
DISH DBS, 7.375%, 7/1/28 | 375 | 186 |
Par/Shares | $ Value | |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
DISH Network, 11.75%, 11/15/27 (2) | 380 | 377 |
Lamar Media, 4.00%, 2/15/30 | 450 | 399 |
Match Group, 5.00%, 12/15/27 (2) | 80 | 76 |
1,903 | ||
Real Estate 2.2% | ||
Brookfield Property REIT, 4.50%, 4/1/27 (2) | 515 | 449 |
Outfront Media Capital, 7.375%, 2/15/31 (2) | 375 | 385 |
834 | ||
Retail 8.4% | ||
Asbury Automotive Group, 4.75%, 3/1/30 | 450 | 403 |
eG Global Finance, 12.00%, 11/30/28 (2) | 375 | 390 |
L Brands, 5.25%, 2/1/28 | 370 | 355 |
L Brands, 6.625%, 10/1/30 (2) | 208 | 206 |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings/Victra Finance, 7.75%, 2/15/26 (2) | 824 | 768 |
Michaels Cos, 7.875%, 5/1/29 (2) | 440 | 249 |
Victoria's Secret, 4.625%, 7/15/29 (2) | 516 | 418 |
Yum! Brands, 3.625%, 3/15/31 | 560 | 479 |
3,268 | ||
Services 4.4% | ||
Herc Holdings, 5.50%, 7/15/27 (2) | 420 | 408 |
PECF USS Intermediate Holdings, 8.00%, 11/15/29 (2) | 243 | 112 |
Ritchie Bros Holdings, 6.75%, 3/15/28 (2) | 175 | 178 |
Ritchie Bros Holdings, 7.75%, 3/15/31 (2) | 135 | 140 |
Sabre GLBL, 11.25%, 12/15/27 (2) | 615 | 556 |
Staples, 7.50%, 4/15/26 (2) | 225 | 199 |
Williams Scotsman, 7.375%, 10/1/31 (2) | 110 | 113 |
1,706 | ||
Technology & Electronics 3.9% | ||
Consensus Cloud Solutions, 6.50%, 10/15/28 (2) | 190 | 171 |
Go Daddy Operating, 3.50%, 3/1/29 (2) | 460 | 404 |
ION Trading Technologies, 5.75%, 5/15/28 (2) | 250 | 213 |
Par/Shares | $ Value | |
(Amounts in 000s) | ||
Sensata Technologies, 4.00%, 4/15/29 (2) | 440 | 392 |
Veritas US, 7.50%, 9/1/25 (2) | 435 | 338 |
1,518 | ||
Telecommunications 1.8% | ||
Consolidated Communications, 6.50%, 10/1/28 (2) | 450 | 372 |
Viasat, 6.50%, 7/15/28 (2) | 400 | 306 |
678 | ||
Transportation 2.3% | ||
American Airlines/AAdvantage, 5.75%, 4/20/29 (2) | 635 | 606 |
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 3.95%, 5/15/27 | 52 | 49 |
VistaJet Malta Finance, 6.375%, 2/1/30 (2) | 360 | 247 |
902 | ||
Utility 4.1% | ||
Clearway Energy Operating, 3.75%, 2/15/31 (2) | 435 | 362 |
NRG Energy, VR, 10.25%, (2)(4)(5) | 432 | 428 |
Talen Energy Supply, 8.625%, 6/1/30 (2) | 405 | 423 |
Vistra, VR, 8.00%, (2)(4)(5) | 398 | 389 |
1,602 | ||
Total
Corporate Bonds (Cost $35,254) |
35,462 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.3% | ||
Money Market Funds 2.3% | ||
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Fund, 5.42% (6)(7) | 897 | 897 |
Total
Short-Term Investments (Cost $897) |
897 | |
Total
Investments in Securities 98.2% of Net Assets (Cost $37,895) |
$38,086 |
‡ | Par/Shares are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(1) | All or a portion of this loan is unsettled as of November 30, 2023. The interest rate for unsettled loans will be determined upon settlement after period end. |
(2) | Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. Total value of such securities at period-end amounts to $30,632 and represents 79.0% of net assets. |
(3) | Security has the ability to pay in-kind or pay in cash. When applicable, separate rates of such payments are disclosed. |
(4) | Security is a fix-to-float security, which carries a fixed coupon until a certain date, upon which it switches to a floating rate. Reference rate and spread are provided if the rate is currently floating. |
(5) | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date. |
(6) | Seven-day yield |
(7) | Affiliated Companies |
1M TSFR | One month term SOFR (Secured overnight financing rate) |
1M USD LIBOR | One month USD LIBOR (London interbank offered rate) |
3M TSFR | Three month term SOFR (Secured overnight financing rate) |
FRN | Floating Rate Note |
PIK | Payment-in-kind |
USD | U.S. Dollar |
VR | Variable Rate; rate shown is effective rate at period-end. The rates for certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. |
Affiliate | Net
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Changes
in Net Unrealized Gain/Loss |
Investment
Income |
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Fund | $ — | $— | $ 24 |
Totals | $—# | $— | $24+ |
Supplementary Investment Schedule | ||||
Affiliate | Value
5/31/23 |
Purchase
Cost |
Sales
Cost |
Value
11/30/23 |
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Fund | $ 476 | ¤ | ¤ | $ 897 |
Total | $897^ |
# | Capital gain distributions from mutual funds represented $0 of the net realized gain (loss). |
+ | Investment income comprised $24 of dividend income and $0 of interest income. |
¤ | Purchase and sale information not shown for cash management funds. |
^ | The cost basis of investments in affiliated companies was $897. |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $37,895) | $ 38,086 |
Interest and dividends receivable | 636 |
Receivable for investment securities sold | 247 |
Cash | 3 |
Total assets | 38,972 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | 176 |
Investment management and administrative fees payable | 17 |
Total liabilities | 193 |
NET ASSETS | $ 38,779 |
Net assets consists of: | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | $ (149) |
Paid-in
capital applicable to 775,000 shares of $0.0001 par value capital stock outstanding; 4,000,000,000 shares authorized |
38,928 |
NET ASSETS | $38,779 |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | $ 50.04 |
6
Months Ended | |
11/30/23 | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income | |
Interest | $ 1,458 |
Dividend | 24 |
Total income | 1,482 |
Investment management and administrative expense | 91 |
Net investment income | 1,391 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain / Loss | |
Net realized loss on securities | (435) |
Change in net unrealized gain / loss on securities | 505 |
Net realized and unrealized gain / loss | 70 |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS | $1,461 |
6
Months Ended |
10/25/22
Through | ||
11/30/23 | 5/31/23 | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |||
Operations | |||
Net investment income | $ 1,391 | $ 1,123 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | (435) | 96 | |
Change in net unrealized gain / loss | 505 | (314) | |
Increase in net assets from operations | 1,461 | 905 | |
Distributions to shareholders | |||
Net earnings | (1,393) | (1,122) | |
Capital share transactions* | |||
Shares sold | 16,405 | 22,523 | |
Increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 16,405 | 22,523 | |
Net Assets | |||
Increase during period | 16,473 | 22,306 | |
Beginning of period | 22,306 | - | |
End of period | $38,779 | $22,306 | |
*Share information | |||
Shares sold | 325 | 450 | |
Increase in shares outstanding | 325 | 450 |
($000s) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Value |
Assets | ||||
Fixed Income1 | $ — | $37,189 | $— | $37,189 |
Short-Term Investments | 897 | — | — | 897 |
Total | $897 | $37,189 | $— | $38,086 |
1 | Includes Corporate Bonds and Bank Loans. |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | |
Melody Bianchetto | 13,058,976 | 207,279 |
Mark J. Parrell | 13,008,567 | 257,689 |
Eric L. Veiel | 13,038,692 | 227,564 |
Kellye L. Walker | 13,058,746 | 207,511 |