STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9%

     

Advertising - .8%

     

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.13

 

8/15/2027

 

1,161,000

b,c 

1,055,596

 

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

8/15/2027

 

544,000

b,c 

494,559

 
 

1,550,155

 

Aerospace & Defense - 3.2%

     

Bombardier, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.50

 

2/1/2029

 

665,000

b,c 

658,067

 

Bombardier, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.88

 

4/15/2027

 

390,000

c 

389,544

 

Rolls-Royce PLC, Gtd. Bonds

 

3.63

 

10/14/2025

 

810,000

b,c 

769,281

 

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Scd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/15/2025

 

1,000,000

b,c 

989,420

 

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

9.38

 

11/30/2029

 

620,000

b,c 

664,532

 

TransDigm, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

5/1/2029

 

1,003,000

b 

897,152

 

TransDigm, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.50

 

11/15/2027

 

810,000

b 

764,931

 

TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

8/15/2028

 

850,000

b,c 

854,284

 
 

5,987,211

 

Airlines - 1.7%

     

Air Canada, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.88

 

8/15/2026

 

830,000

b,c 

770,035

 

American Airlines, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

11.75

 

7/15/2025

 

836,000

b,c 

917,450

 

American Airlines, Inc./Aadvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.75

 

4/20/2029

 

1,580,000

c 

1,535,568

 
 

3,223,053

 

Automobiles & Components - 5.8%

     

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., Gtd. Notes

 

8.50

 

5/15/2027

 

890,000

c 

893,125

 

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

5/15/2028

 

1,283,000

b,c 

1,279,866

 

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.00

 

2/1/2028

 

1,809,000

b,c 

1,650,158

 

Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/15/2043

 

680,000

b 

523,507

 

Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.29

 

12/8/2046

 

813,000

b 

670,316

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

11/13/2030

 

1,620,000

b 

1,385,883

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.95

 

6/10/2026

 

1,020,000

b 

1,026,038

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.35

 

3/6/2030

 

730,000

b 

746,328

 

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sr. Scd. Bonds

 

6.00

 

5/15/2027

 

1,450,000

b,c,d 

1,365,152

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Automobiles & Components - 5.8% (continued)

     

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

8.75

 

5/15/2028

 

190,000

c,d 

214,296

 

Standard Profil Automotive GmbH, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

6.25

 

4/30/2026

 

675,000

c 

512,738

 

ZF North America Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

6.88

 

4/14/2028

 

510,000

c 

516,979

 
 

10,784,386

 

Banks - 1.4%

     

Citigroup, Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes

 

3.88

 

2/18/2026

 

416,000

e 

349,440

 

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.13

 

11/15/2024

 

530,000

c 

525,649

 

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.25

 

4/15/2025

 

650,000

c 

634,459

 

Societe Generale SA, Jr. Sub. Bonds

 

7.88

 

12/18/2023

 

1,100,000

b,c,e 

1,078,467

 
 

2,588,015

 

Building Materials - 2.5%

     

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.75

 

8/1/2028

 

691,000

b,c 

653,907

 

Eco Material Technologies, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.88

 

1/31/2027

 

1,531,000

b,c 

1,450,965

 

Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.63

 

12/15/2030

 

1,168,000

b,c 

1,159,240

 

PCF GmbH, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

4.75

 

4/15/2026

 

740,000

c 

624,353

 

Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

7/15/2030

 

393,000

c 

340,730

 

Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/15/2028

 

497,000

b,c 

463,327

 
 

4,692,522

 

Chemicals - 3.2%

     

Iris Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.75

 

2/15/2026

 

1,396,000

b,c,d 

1,330,033

 

Italmatch Chemicals SPA, Sr. Scd. Notes

EUR

10.00

 

2/6/2028

 

950,000

c 

1,013,295

 

NOVA Chemicals Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/1/2025

 

610,000

c 

584,289

 

Olympus Water US Holding Corp., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

9.75

 

11/15/2028

 

1,130,000

b,c 

1,103,501

 

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.88

 

5/1/2028

 

460,000

c 

411,385

 

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

5/1/2029

 

620,000

b,c 

520,168

 

WR Grace Holdings LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.38

 

3/1/2031

 

390,000

c 

382,544

 

WR Grace Holdings LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.63

 

8/15/2029

 

770,000

c 

631,593

 
 

5,976,808

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Collateralized Loan Obligations Debt - 4.5%

     

Battalion X Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2016-10A, Cl. DR2, (3 Month LIBOR +6.61%)

 

11.88

 

1/25/2035

 

1,000,000

c,f 

817,908

 

Chenango Park Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2018-1A, Cl. D, (3 Month LIBOR +5.80%)

 

11.06

 

4/15/2030

 

1,000,000

c,f 

803,018

 

Crown Point 8 Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2019-8A, Cl. ER, (3 Month LIBOR +7.13%)

 

12.38

 

10/20/2034

 

2,375,000

c,f 

2,160,390

 

Northwoods Capital 27 Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2021-27A, Cl. E, (3 Month LIBOR +7.04%)

 

12.30

 

10/17/2034

 

1,150,000

c,f 

963,153

 

Octagon Investment Partners 33 Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2017-1A, Cl. D, (3 Month LIBOR +6.30%)

 

11.55

 

1/20/2031

 

1,525,000

c,f 

1,253,207

 

Octagon Investment Partners 46 Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2020-2A, Cl. ER, (3 Month LIBOR +6.60%)

 

11.86

 

7/15/2036

 

2,000,000

c,f 

1,574,292

 

OZLM VI Ltd. CLO, Ser. 2014-6A, Cl. DS, (3 Month LIBOR +6.05%)

 

11.31

 

4/17/2031

 

1,000,000

c,f 

770,797

 
 

8,342,765

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 6.4%

     

Adtalem Global Education, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

3/1/2028

 

995,000

b,c 

904,107

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, Sr. Scd. Bonds

GBP

4.88

 

6/1/2028

 

1,200,000

c 

1,189,863

 

APX Group, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

2/15/2027

 

734,000

b,c 

720,080

 

House of HR Group BV, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

9.00

 

11/3/2029

 

1,240,000

c 

1,339,557

 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

9/1/2028

 

821,000

b,c 

700,727

 

Neptune Bidco US, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

9.29

 

4/15/2029

 

705,000

b,c 

647,981

 

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

 

6.25

 

1/15/2028

 

1,429,000

b,c 

1,340,754

 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.38

 

8/31/2027

 

285,000

c 

251,643

 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.75

 

4/15/2026

 

518,000

c 

508,949

 

The Hertz Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

4.63

 

12/1/2026

 

1,450,000

c 

1,310,039

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.00

 

12/15/2029

 

940,000

b,c 

938,703

 

Verisure Midholding AB, Gtd. Notes

EUR

5.25

 

2/15/2029

 

2,200,000

c 

2,087,056

 
 

11,939,459

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary - 10.6%

     

Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.88

 

4/30/2029

 

1,278,000

b,c 

1,299,100

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.63

 

4/1/2030

 

640,000

b,c 

547,181

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

1/15/2028

 

270,000

c 

258,474

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.00

 

2/15/2030

 

1,040,000

b,c 

1,045,346

 

Carnival Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

5/1/2029

 

1,388,000

b,c 

1,240,552

 

Carnival Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

7.63

 

3/1/2026

 

1,008,000

b,c 

988,166

 

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., Gtd. Notes

 

10.38

 

5/1/2028

 

564,000

b,c 

617,396

 

CCM Merger, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.38

 

5/1/2026

 

1,760,000

b,c 

1,709,294

 

Churchill Downs, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/15/2028

 

440,000

b,c 

408,576

 

Everi Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

7/15/2029

 

1,441,000

b,c 

1,263,268

 

International Game Technology PLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.25

 

1/15/2029

 

1,105,000

b,c 

1,047,706

 

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

2/15/2029

 

591,000

c 

529,506

 

KB Home, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

6/15/2031

 

1,197,000

b 

1,033,478

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

3/15/2026

 

1,032,000

b,c 

966,431

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.88

 

2/15/2027

 

816,000

b,c 

795,094

 

Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.88

 

11/1/2026

 

226,000

c 

213,208

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

8/31/2026

 

2,182,000

b,c 

2,070,820

 

Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US Finco, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

3/1/2030

 

1,437,000

b,c 

1,265,889

 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.13

 

8/1/2030

 

538,000

c 

497,221

 

Viking Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

9.13

 

7/15/2031

 

700,000

c 

707,686

 

Windsor Holdings III LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.50

 

6/15/2030

 

1,172,000

c 

1,167,980

 
 

19,672,372

 

Consumer Staples - .6%

     

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.00

 

12/31/2026

 

720,000

b,c 

659,581

 

Newell Brands, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.70

 

4/1/2026

 

546,000

b 

513,393

 
 

1,172,974

 

Diversified Financials - 9.4%

     

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

10.75

 

8/1/2027

 

1,080,000

b,c 

1,088,275

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Diversified Financials - 9.4% (continued)

     

Ally Financial, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

8.00

 

11/1/2031

 

1,211,000

b 

1,258,178

 

Ally Financial, Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes, Ser. B

 

4.70

 

5/15/2026

 

1,142,000

e 

808,679

 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.85

 

9/30/2028

 

1,300,000

b 

1,066,626

 

Encore Capital Group, Inc., Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

4.88

 

10/15/2025

 

910,000

c 

931,413

 

Encore Capital Group, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

GBP

4.25

 

6/1/2028

 

1,570,000

c 

1,528,807

 

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, Sr. Scd. Bonds

GBP

7.75

 

11/1/2025

 

910,000

c 

831,960

 

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

EUR

6.75

 

11/1/2025

 

935,000

c 

749,492

 

Home Point Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

2/1/2026

 

1,150,000

c 

1,032,107

 

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

9/15/2024

 

744,000

b 

711,536

 

Intrum AB, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

3.13

 

7/15/2024

 

620,121

c 

630,232

 

Intrum AB, Sr. Unscd. Notes

EUR

9.25

 

3/15/2028

 

1,200,000

c 

1,111,027

 

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.50

 

11/15/2029

 

317,000

c 

273,095

 

Navient Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

6/15/2026

 

805,000

b 

776,909

 

Navient Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

6/25/2025

 

610,000

 

600,301

 

NFP Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.88

 

8/15/2028

 

470,000

c 

408,632

 

OneMain Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

6.63

 

1/15/2028

 

1,330,000

b 

1,255,879

 

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

10/15/2025

 

1,420,000

b,c 

1,343,398

 

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.75

 

9/15/2031

 

1,206,000

b,c 

984,800

 
 

17,391,346

 

Electronic Components - .8%

     

Sensata Technologies BV, Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

9/1/2030

 

980,000

b,c 

953,883

 

TTM Technologies, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/1/2029

 

506,000

b,c 

430,611

 
 

1,384,494

 

Energy - 10.1%

     

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.25

 

2/15/2026

 

1,867,000

b,c 

1,836,026

 

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.75

 

3/1/2027

 

1,340,000

b,c 

1,293,551

 

Antero Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

3/1/2030

 

555,000

b,c 

514,308

 

Apache Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.10

 

9/1/2040

 

709,000

b 

577,052

 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

7/15/2026

 

1,050,000

b,c 

1,040,631

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

2/1/2029

 

479,000

c 

455,443

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Energy - 10.1% (continued)

     

CQP Holdco LP/Bip-V Chinook Holdco LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

6/15/2031

 

740,000

b,c 

661,207

 

CrownRock LP/Crownrock Finance, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/1/2029

 

337,000

b,c 

316,045

 

CVR Energy, Inc., Gtd. Bonds

 

5.25

 

2/15/2025

 

1,981,000

c 

1,912,259

 

EnLink Midstream LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

6.50

 

9/1/2030

 

1,166,000

b,c 

1,165,880

 

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

7/15/2028

 

969,000

b 

917,756

 

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.50

 

6/1/2027

 

242,000

b,c 

244,551

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.50

 

9/30/2026

 

285,000

c 

255,293

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

9/15/2025

 

1,250,000

b,c 

1,173,912

 

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

10/15/2029

 

2,092,000

b,c 

1,931,899

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.80

 

5/15/2030

 

755,000

b,c 

660,542

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

3/15/2030

 

370,000

b 

345,631

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

2/1/2029

 

301,000

b 

283,742

 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.88

 

11/1/2033

 

1,754,000

b,c 

1,438,667

 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.13

 

8/15/2031

 

600,000

b,c 

516,826

 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.25

 

1/15/2030

 

396,000

c 

393,179

 

Venture Global LNG, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.13

 

6/1/2028

 

776,000

b,c 

789,002

 
 

18,723,402

 

Environmental Control - 1.3%

     

Covanta Holding Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

12/1/2029

 

881,000

b,c 

763,179

 

Covanta Holding Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

9/1/2030

 

470,000

 

399,641

 

Waste Pro USA, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

2/15/2026

 

1,398,000

b,c 

1,298,424

 
 

2,461,244

 

Food Products - 1.4%

     

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/15/2025

 

710,000

c 

707,441

 

Post Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.63

 

4/15/2030

 

1,350,000

c 

1,184,536

 

Post Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.50

 

12/15/2029

 

760,000

c 

702,263

 
 

2,594,240

 

Health Care - 7.2%

     

1375209 BC Ltd., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

9.00

 

1/30/2028

 

770,000

b,c 

772,814

 

CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

1/15/2028

 

860,000

b,c 

779,526

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.25

 

5/15/2030

 

1,033,000

b,c 

814,791

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Health Care - 7.2% (continued)

     

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.63

 

3/15/2027

 

1,240,000

b,c 

1,093,932

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.00

 

3/15/2026

 

400,000

c 

390,003

 

Cidron Aida Finco Sarl, Sr. Scd. Bonds

GBP

6.25

 

4/1/2028

 

710,000

c 

790,105

 

HealthEquity, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

10/1/2029

 

891,000

b,c 

786,380

 

Jazz Securities DAC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.38

 

1/15/2029

 

1,090,000

b,c 

973,599

 

LifePoint Health, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

1/15/2029

 

445,000

b,c 

263,263

 

Medline Borrower LP, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.88

 

4/1/2029

 

437,000

c 

380,194

 

Medline Borrower LP, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

10/1/2029

 

2,013,000

b,c 

1,748,752

 

Option Care Health, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.38

 

10/31/2029

 

1,203,000

b,c 

1,060,076

 

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.25

 

11/1/2025

 

291,000

b,c 

276,134

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

6.13

 

10/1/2028

 

2,030,000

b 

1,956,230

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Scd. Notes

 

6.25

 

2/1/2027

 

320,000

b 

317,079

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

5/15/2031

 

890,000

b,c 

893,280

 
 

13,296,158

 

Industrial - 2.1%

     

Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.50

 

1/1/2030

 

1,520,000

b,c 

1,552,688

 

Dycom Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

4/15/2029

 

1,150,000

b,c 

1,045,465

 

Husky III Holding Ltd., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

13.00

 

2/15/2025

 

1,331,000

b,c,d 

1,214,537

 
 

3,812,690

 

Information Technology - 3.7%

     

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.50

 

2/15/2030

 

3,311,000

b,c 

2,789,981

 

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

3.63

 

9/1/2028

 

1,010,000

c 

912,555

 

Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.25

 

6/15/2029

 

1,075,000

b,c 

1,064,046

 

Elastic NV, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

7/15/2029

 

1,227,000

b,c 

1,059,637

 

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.50

 

9/30/2027

 

970,000

b,c 

929,898

 
 

6,756,117

 

Insurance - 3.2%

     

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.25

 

2/15/2029

 

1,530,000

b,c 

1,322,204

 

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.00

 

11/15/2025

 

1,360,000

c 

1,318,365

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

4/15/2028

 

925,000

b,c 

918,389

 

AmWINS Group, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

6/30/2029

 

579,000

b,c 

523,461

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Insurance - 3.2% (continued)

     

AssuredPartners, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.63

 

1/15/2029

 

659,000

b,c 

571,039

 

Global Atlantic Financial Co., Gtd. Notes

 

3.13

 

6/15/2031

 

980,000

b,c 

738,585

 

GTCR AP Finance, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.00

 

5/15/2027

 

445,000

b,c 

436,740

 
 

5,828,783

 

Internet Software & Services - 2.5%

     

Arches Buyer, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.25

 

6/1/2028

 

613,000

b,c 

534,145

 

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

7.00

 

6/15/2027

 

1,530,000

b,c 

1,481,652

 

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.25

 

12/1/2027

 

800,000

c 

760,752

 

Match Group Holdings II LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

10/1/2031

 

1,210,000

b,c 

995,709

 

Uber Technologies, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

8/15/2029

 

990,000

b,c 

913,050

 
 

4,685,308

 

Materials - 7.3%

     

ARD Finance SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.50

 

6/30/2027

 

1,125,000

b,c,d 

913,079

 

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.25

 

9/1/2028

 

685,000

c 

589,167

 

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

8.75

 

4/15/2030

 

1,433,000

b,c 

1,266,520

 

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.63

 

4/15/2029

 

410,000

c 

391,488

 

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

2/1/2026

 

680,000

 

659,645

 

Graham Packaging Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

7.13

 

8/15/2028

 

1,183,000

b,c 

1,011,589

 

Kleopatra Finco Sarl, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

4.25

 

3/1/2026

 

1,117,000

c 

1,021,596

 

LABL, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

7/15/2026

 

605,000

b,c 

595,490

 

LABL, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

8.25

 

11/1/2029

 

419,000

b,c 

351,174

 

LABL, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

10.50

 

7/15/2027

 

1,498,000

b,c 

1,440,025

 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., Scd. Notes

 

9.25

 

4/15/2027

 

766,000

b,c 

707,920

 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.88

 

8/15/2026

 

1,310,000

b,c 

1,302,911

 

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.00

 

10/15/2027

 

1,130,000

b,c 

1,000,605

 

Sealed Air Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

4/15/2029

 

1,100,000

b,c 

1,024,683

 

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

8/15/2026

 

1,358,000

b,c 

1,305,655

 
 

13,581,547

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Media - 10.1%

     

Altice Financing SA, Sr. Scd. Bonds

 

5.75

 

8/15/2029

 

2,605,000

b,c 

2,020,701

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

5/1/2032

 

799,000

b 

638,746

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

3/1/2030

 

1,443,000

b,c 

1,235,184

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

2/1/2032

 

1,290,000

c 

1,053,349

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

2/1/2028

 

1,290,000

b,c 

1,176,661

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.13

 

5/1/2027

 

1,060,000

b,c 

988,206

 

CSC Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

2/1/2028

 

1,321,000

b,c 

1,063,406

 

CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.25

 

6/1/2024

 

1,380,000

 

1,285,067

 

CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.75

 

1/15/2030

 

730,000

b,c 

345,717

 

CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/1/2028

 

385,000

b,c 

220,032

 

DIRECTV Financing LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co-Obligor, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.88

 

8/15/2027

 

890,000

b,c 

807,061

 

DISH Network Corp., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

11.75

 

11/15/2027

 

2,650,000

b,c 

2,589,159

 

Gray Escrow II, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

11/15/2031

 

1,190,000

b,c 

790,032

 

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.38

 

5/1/2026

 

1,000,000

b 

840,160

 

Scripps Escrow II, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/15/2029

 

480,000

c 

388,042

 

Scripps Escrow, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

7/15/2027

 

320,000

c 

259,448

 

Summer BidCo BV, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

EUR

9.00

 

11/15/2025

 

1,433,153

c,d 

1,397,258

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

7/15/2030

 

630,000

b,c 

502,176

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

5/15/2029

 

667,000

c 

603,964

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, Gtd. Notes

 

5.13

 

2/28/2030

 

559,000

b,c 

423,982

 
 

18,628,351

 

Metals & Mining - 1.7%

     

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.13

 

4/15/2032

 

690,000

b,c 

658,567

 

Novelis Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

3.25

 

11/15/2026

 

1,220,000

c 

1,105,659

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.00

 

2/15/2026

 

1,428,000

b,c 

1,302,980

 
 

3,067,206

 

Real Estate - 3.2%

     

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.25

 

10/1/2025

 

1,644,000

b,c 

1,553,892

 

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.88

 

5/15/2029

 

870,000

c 

750,614

 

Rithm Capital Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

10/15/2025

 

2,067,000

b,c 

1,940,231

 

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.00

 

9/15/2029

 

1,530,000

b,c 

1,282,731

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Real Estate - 3.2% (continued)

     

SBA Communications Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

2/1/2029

 

475,000

b 

403,064

 
 

5,930,532

 

Retailing - 6.3%

     

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/15/2028

 

1,422,000

b,c 

1,301,285

 

Foundation Building Materials, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

3/1/2029

 

696,000

c 

582,040

 

Kohl's Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

7/17/2025

 

560,000

 

518,704

 

Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

12/15/2034

 

1,028,000

b 

740,366

 

Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

4/1/2029

 

770,000

b,c 

703,472

 

PetSmart, Inc./Petsmart Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

7.75

 

2/15/2029

 

790,000

b,c 

785,843

 

QVC, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.85

 

4/1/2024

 

1,680,000

b 

1,644,325

 

SRS Distribution, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

12/1/2029

 

1,119,000

b,c 

967,370

 

SRS Distribution, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.63

 

7/1/2028

 

283,000

c 

253,047

 

Staples, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/15/2026

 

1,165,000

b,c 

963,767

 

Staples, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

10.75

 

4/15/2027

 

202,000

c 

117,633

 

White Cap Buyer LLC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.88

 

10/15/2028

 

1,496,000

b,c 

1,357,747

 

Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/15/2030

 

820,000

b,c 

768,656

 

Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.38

 

4/1/2032

 

1,025,000

b 

975,442

 
 

11,679,697

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .4%

     

Entegris Escrow Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.95

 

6/15/2030

 

810,000

c 

777,298

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 1.0%

     

Ahead DB Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

6.63

 

5/1/2028

 

571,000

c 

465,005

 

Virtusa Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.13

 

12/15/2028

 

570,000

c 

464,731

 

Western Digital Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

2/15/2026

 

1,034,000

b 

985,834

 
 

1,915,570

 

Telecommunication Services - 8.6%

     

Altice France Holding SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

EUR

8.00

 

5/15/2027

 

395,000

c 

252,686

 

Altice France Holding SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

10.50

 

5/15/2027

 

2,803,000

c 

1,700,538

 

Altice France SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.50

 

1/15/2028

 

1,160,000

b,c 

877,310

 

Altice France SA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.13

 

2/1/2027

 

1,305,000

b,c 

1,131,470

 

C&W Senior Financing DAC, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.88

 

9/15/2027

 

473,000

c 

413,118

 

CommScope, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

7.13

 

7/1/2028

 

270,000

c 

192,054

 

CommScope, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

8.25

 

3/1/2027

 

1,271,000

b,c 

1,018,551

 

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect US Finco LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.75

 

10/1/2026

 

2,066,000

b,c 

2,008,599

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 125.9% (continued)

     

Telecommunication Services - 8.6% (continued)

     

Eolo SPA, Sr. Scd. Bonds

EUR

4.88

 

10/21/2028

 

930,000

c 

763,667

 

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.88

 

10/15/2027

 

459,000

c 

421,704

 

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.75

 

5/15/2030

 

1,340,000

b,c 

1,310,887

 

Iliad Holding SASU, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.50

 

10/15/2026

 

1,114,000

b,c 

1,052,421

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

4.63

 

9/15/2027

 

745,000

b,c 

519,255

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

10.50

 

5/15/2030

 

798,000

b,c 

810,411

 

Lumen Technologies, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.00

 

2/15/2027

 

1,584,000

c 

1,182,226

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

9/30/2034

 

470,000

 

379,583

 

ViaSat, Inc., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.63

 

9/15/2025

 

1,020,000

b,c 

989,400

 

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/1/2027

 

1,180,000

b,c 

834,713

 
 

15,858,593

 

Transportation - .3%

     

First Student Bidco, Inc./First Transit Parent, Inc., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/31/2029

 

637,000

b,c 

540,342

 

Utilities - 4.6%

     

Calpine Corp., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.50

 

2/15/2028

 

435,000

c 

394,241

 

Calpine Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.63

 

2/1/2029

 

1,695,000

b,c 

1,432,033

 

Calpine Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

2/1/2031

 

755,000

b,c 

625,406

 

NRG Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

 

5.25

 

6/15/2029

 

880,000

c 

787,714

 

NRG Energy, Inc., Jr. Sub. Bonds

 

10.25

 

3/15/2028

 

1,090,000

b,c,e 

1,028,944

 

PG&E Corp., Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.00

 

7/1/2028

 

1,141,000

b 

1,048,031

 

Pike Corp., Gtd. Notes

 

5.50

 

9/1/2028

 

705,000

b,c 

633,657

 

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

 

7.63

 

4/1/2026

 

1,250,000

c 

1,210,930

 

Vistra Corp., Jr. Sub. Notes

 

7.00

 

12/15/2026

 

1,631,000

b,c,e 

1,424,882

 
 

8,585,838

 

Total Bonds and Notes
(cost $241,415,011)

 

233,428,476

 
      

 

  

Floating Rate Loan Interests - 13.3%

     

Building Materials - .4%

     

Cornerstone Building, New Term Loan B, (1 Month TSFR +3.35%)

 

8.50

 

4/12/2028

 

696,438

f 

669,454

 

Chemicals - .6%

     

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., First Lien Incremental Term Loan B-1, (1 Month LIBOR +4.00%)

 

9.19

 

3/16/2027

 

1,041,833

f 

1,028,076

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 1.4%

     

Indy US Holdco LLC, Fifth Amendment Incremental Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +6.25%)

 

11.35

 

3/5/2028

 

392,382

f 

372,438

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

 Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests - 13.3% (continued)

     

Commercial & Professional Services - 1.4% (continued)

     

Indy US Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 Month TSFR +6.25%)

 

6.75

 

3/5/2028

 

809,546

f 

768,397

 

MPH Acquisition Holdings, Initial Term Loan, (3 Month LIBOR +4.25%)

 

9.73

 

9/1/2028

 

453,845

f 

406,840

 

Neptune Bidco US, Inc., Dollar Term Loan B, (3 Month TSFR +5.10%)

 

10.00

 

4/11/2029

 

1,170,000

f 

1,033,988

 
 

2,581,663

 

Consumer Staples - .6%

     

Hunter Douglas, Inc., Tranche Term Loan B-1, (3 Month TSFR +3.50%)

 

8.67

 

2/25/2029

 

1,140,324

f 

1,087,230

 

Diversified Financials - .4%

     

BHN Merger Sub, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, (3 Month LIBOR +7.00%)

 

12.25

 

6/15/2026

 

430,000

f 

412,585

 

Edelman Financial Center, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (1 Month LIBOR +6.75%)

 

11.94

 

7/20/2026

 

270,000

f 

261,596

 
 

674,181

 

Energy - 1.1%

     

WaterBridge Midstream Operating, Initial Term Loan, (3 Month LIBOR +5.75%)

 

11.01

 

6/21/2026

 

1,967,460

f 

1,958,705

 

Health Care - .7%

     

LifePoint Health, Inc., First Lien Term Loan B, (3 Month LIBOR +3.75%)

 

9.02

 

11/16/2025

 

1,440,000

f 

1,337,206

 

Industrial - .4%

     

VAC Germany Holding GmbH, Term Loan B, (6 Month LIBOR +4.00%)

 

9.73

 

3/8/2025

 

832,069

f 

815,427

 

Information Technology - 2.4%

     

Ascend Learning LLC, Initial Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +3.60%)

 

8.70

 

12/10/2028

 

1,833,251

f 

1,727,839

 

ECL Entertainment LLC, Term Loan B, (1 Month TSFR +7.50%)

 

12.72

 

4/30/2028

 

1,176,000

f 

1,186,290

 

Hyland Software, Inc., 2021-1 Incremental Facility Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +6.25%)

 

11.47

 

7/10/2025

 

730,000

f 

705,363

 

RealPage, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (1 Month LIBOR +6.50%)

 

11.65

 

4/22/2029

 

410,000

f 

398,383

 

UKG, Inc., 2021 Second Lien Incremental Term Loan, (3 Month TSFR +5.25%)

 

10.27

 

5/3/2027

 

530,000

f 

515,425

 
 

4,533,300

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

 Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount ($)

a 

Value ($)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests - 13.3% (continued)

     

Insurance - 1.3%

     

Amynta Agency Borrower, 2023 Refinancing Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +5.10%)

 

10.20

 

2/28/2028

 

810,000

f 

789,754

 

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B-4, (1 Month TSFR +5.31%)

 

10.51

 

1/20/2029

 

1,097,772

f 

923,698

 

Asurion LLC, Second Lien Term Loan B-3, (1 Month TSFR +5.46%)

 

10.45

 

2/3/2028

 

770,000

f 

658,111

 
 

2,371,563

 

Internet Software & Services - 1.3%

     

Arches Buyer, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +3.25%)

 

8.45

 

12/6/2027

 

847,826

f 

819,742

 

MH Sub I LLC, 2023 May New Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +4.25%)

 

9.40

 

5/3/2028

 

1,090,000

f 

1,047,217

 

MH Sub I LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +6.25%)

 

11.35

 

2/23/2029

 

570,000

f 

498,841

 
 

2,365,800

 

Materials - .3%

     

Clydesdale Acquisition, Term Loan B, (1 Month TSFR +4.17%)

 

9.38

 

4/13/2029

 

658,338

f 

649,091

 

Media - .3%

     

DIRECTV Financing LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, (1 Month TSFR +5.00%)

 

10.22

 

8/2/2027

 

662,312

f 

648,973

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - .7%

     

Mcafee Corp., Tranche Term Loan B-1, (1 Month TSFR +3.85%)

 

9.01

 

3/1/2029

 

1,381,511

f 

1,325,291

 

Telecommunication Services - .7%

     

CCI Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, (3 Month TSFR +4.00%)

 

9.24

 

12/17/2027

 

1,273,917

f 

1,252,420

 

Utilities - .7%

     

Eastern Power LLC, Term Loan B, (1 Month LIBOR +3.75%)

 

8.85

 

10/2/2025

 

1,430,000

f 

1,381,652

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests
(cost $24,580,448)

 

24,680,032

 

Description

    

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - .0%

     

Media - .0%

     

Altice USA, Inc., Cl. A
(cost $163,083)

     

8,400

g 

25,368

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

1-Day
Yield (%)

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Investment Companies - 3.5%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 3.5%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $6,526,859)

 

5.17

   

6,526,859

h 

6,526,859

 

Total Investments (cost $272,685,401)

 

142.7%

264,660,735

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(42.7%)

(79,196,367)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

185,464,368

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

TSFR—Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate Reference Rates

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

a Amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted above.

b Security, or portion thereof, has been pledged as collateral for the fund’s Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.

c Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2023, these securities were valued at $204,123,804 or 110.06% of net assets.

d Payment-in-kind security and interest may be paid in additional par.

e Security is a perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. Maturity date shown is next reset date of the bond.

f Variable rate security—interest rate resets periodically and rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

g Non-income producing security.

h Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.

      

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 

 

Counterparty/ Purchased
Currency

Purchased Currency
Amounts

Currency
Sold

Sold
Currency
Amounts

Settlement Date

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

Barclays Capital, Inc. 

United States Dollar

13,221,343

Euro

12,050,000

7/31/2023

51,115

United States Dollar

4,828,257

British Pound

3,795,000

7/31/2023

7,457

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

  

58,572

See notes to financial statements.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the fund’s investments:

       
 

Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

 

Assets ($) 

  

Investments in Securities:

  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

-

8,342,765

 

-

8,342,765

 

Corporate Bonds

-

225,085,711

 

-

225,085,711

 

Equity Securities - Common Stocks

25,368

-

 

-

25,368

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

-

24,680,032

 

-

24,680,032

 

Investment Companies

6,526,859

-

 

-

6,526,859

 

Other Financial Instruments:

  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts††

-

58,572

 

-

58,572

 

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are 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.).

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

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee, effective September 8, 2022, to make all fair value determinations with respect to the fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act.


Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in debt securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills)financial futures and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued each business day by one or more independent pricing services (each, a “Service”) approved by the Board. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of a Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by a Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by a Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Securities are valued as determined by a Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. The Services are engaged under the general supervision of the Board. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by the Service. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, 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 (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange.

Financial futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund at June 30, 2023 is discussed below.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

At June 30, 2023, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $7,966,094, consisting of $2,169,137 gross unrealized appreciation and $10,135,231 gross unrealized depreciation.

At June 30, 2023, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.



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