Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
Investments at value, including collateral for securities on loan of $3,116,923
(Cost $363,169,381)
(Note 2)
|
|
$
|
307,227,912
|
1
|
Cash
|
|
|
6,823,234
|
|
Foreign currency at value (Cost $75,296)
|
|
|
75,254
|
|
Interest receivable
|
|
|
5,304,194
|
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
|
705,449
|
|
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)
|
|
|
84,240
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
16,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
320,236,633
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 3)
|
|
|
204,098
|
|
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3)
|
|
|
22,585
|
|
Loan payable (Note 4)
|
|
|
97,000,000
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
|
|
3,566,880
|
|
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 2)
|
|
|
3,116,923
|
|
Interest payable
|
|
|
56,529
|
|
Trustees fee payable
|
|
|
44,895
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)
|
|
|
39,822
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
84,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
104,136,612
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Applicable to 103,507,402 shares outstanding
|
|
$
|
216,100,021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6)
|
|
|
103,507
|
|
Paid-in capital (Note 6)
|
|
|
298,367,409
|
|
Total distributable earnings (loss)
|
|
|
(82,370,895
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
|
$
|
216,100,021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share ($216,100,021 / 103,507,402)
|
|
|
$2.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market Price Per Share
|
|
|
$1.85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Includes $3,083,628 of securities on loan.
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
18
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2020 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
12,395,503
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
81,121
|
|
Other
|
|
|
11,029
|
|
Securities lending (net of rebates)
|
|
|
26,582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment income
|
|
|
12,514,235
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)
|
|
|
1,596,909
|
|
Administrative services fees (Note 3)
|
|
|
34,092
|
|
Interest expense (Note 4)
|
|
|
1,056,570
|
|
Trustees fees
|
|
|
60,242
|
|
Commitment fees (Note 4)
|
|
|
46,828
|
|
Legal fees
|
|
|
44,754
|
|
Printing fees
|
|
|
28,739
|
|
Audit and tax fees
|
|
|
25,047
|
|
Custodian fees
|
|
|
22,861
|
|
Stock exchange listing fees
|
|
|
16,639
|
|
Transfer agent fees (Note 3)
|
|
|
12,276
|
|
Insurance expense
|
|
|
3,573
|
|
Miscellaneous expense
|
|
|
5,179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
2,953,709
|
|
Less: fees waived (Note 3)
|
|
|
(211,338
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
2,742,371
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
9,771,864
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments, Foreign Currency and Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss from investments
|
|
|
(1,768,020
|
)
|
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions
|
|
|
1,244
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments
|
|
|
(44,154,333
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations
|
|
|
(718
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
|
168,391
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency
contracts
|
|
|
(45,753,436
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$
|
(35,981,572
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
19
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
|
|
|
For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2019
|
|
From Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
9,771,864
|
|
|
$
|
20,025,305
|
|
Net realized loss from investments, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency
contracts
|
|
|
(1,766,776
|
)
|
|
|
(889,970
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency translations
and forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
|
(43,986,660
|
)
|
|
|
841,171
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
(35,981,572
|
)
|
|
|
19,976,506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From distributable earnings
|
|
|
(10,505,853
|
)
|
|
|
(19,793,295
|
)
|
Return of Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,903,530
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions
|
|
|
(10,505,853
|
)
|
|
|
(23,696,825
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment of dividends
|
|
|
19,719
|
|
|
|
55,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
|
|
|
19,719
|
|
|
|
55,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets
|
|
|
(46,467,706
|
)
|
|
|
(3,664,491
|
)
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
|
|
262,567,727
|
|
|
|
266,232,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of period
|
|
$
|
216,100,021
|
|
|
$
|
262,567,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
20
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Statement of Cash Flows
April 30, 2020 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconcilation of Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(35,981,572
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash Provided by
Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in interest receivable
|
|
$
|
(200,146
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in accrued expenses
|
|
|
12,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in payable upon return of securities loaned
|
|
|
(8,265,342
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in interest payable
|
|
|
31,626
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(9,063
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in advisory fees payable
|
|
|
(42,908
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net amortization of discount on investments
|
|
|
(435,091
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of long-term securities, net of change in payable for investments purchased
|
|
|
(65,314,215
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of long-term securities, net of change in receivable for investments sold
|
|
|
57,770,031
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities
|
|
|
7,192,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments and forward foreign currency
contracts
|
|
|
43,985,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss from investments
|
|
|
1,768,020
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,493,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities1
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
511,749
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings on revolving credit facility
|
|
|
12,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of credit facility
|
|
|
(7,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
|
|
(10,486,134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,486,134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,974,385
|
)
|
Cash beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,872,873
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash end of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,898,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash Activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares through dividend reinvestments
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
19,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Included in net cash provided by operating activities is cash of $1,024,944 paid for interest on borrowings.
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
21
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
|
|
|
For the Year Ended October 31,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Per share operating performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
|
$
|
2.54
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
2.80
|
|
|
$
|
2.62
|
|
|
$
|
2.62
|
|
|
$
|
3.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income1
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
Net gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts
(both realized and unrealized)
|
|
|
(0.44
|
)
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)2
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
(0.39
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from investment activities
|
|
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
0.45
|
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income
|
|
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
(0.21
|
)
|
|
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
|
(0.29
|
)
|
Return of capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
|
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
(0.27
|
)
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
(0.29
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase to net asset value due to shares issued through at-the-market offerings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
|
$
|
2.09
|
|
|
$
|
2.54
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
2.80
|
|
|
$
|
2.62
|
|
|
$
|
2.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share market value, end of period
|
|
$
|
1.85
|
|
|
$
|
2.53
|
|
|
$
|
2.35
|
|
|
$
|
2.84
|
|
|
$
|
2.44
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value
|
|
|
(13.81
|
)%
|
|
|
8.54
|
%
|
|
|
0.68
|
%
|
|
|
17.90
|
%
|
|
|
12.75
|
%
|
|
|
(3.96
|
)%
|
Market value
|
|
|
(23.41
|
)%
|
|
|
18.23
|
%
|
|
|
(9.23
|
)%
|
|
|
28.40
|
%
|
|
|
14.63
|
%
|
|
|
(14.28
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)
|
|
$
|
216,100
|
|
|
$
|
262,568
|
|
|
$
|
266,232
|
|
|
$
|
287,967
|
|
|
$
|
261,610
|
|
|
$
|
262,119
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
|
|
2.20
|
%4
|
|
|
2.70
|
%
|
|
|
2.59
|
%
|
|
|
2.14
|
%
|
|
|
2.04
|
%
|
|
|
1.87
|
%
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense
|
|
|
1.35
|
%4
|
|
|
1.37
|
%
|
|
|
1.41
|
%
|
|
|
1.38
|
%
|
|
|
1.45
|
%
|
|
|
1.37
|
%
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
|
|
7.84
|
%4
|
|
|
7.60
|
%
|
|
|
7.81
|
%
|
|
|
8.19
|
%
|
|
|
10.07
|
%
|
|
|
9.28
|
%
|
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements
|
|
|
0.17
|
%4
|
|
|
0.16
|
%
|
|
|
0.15
|
%
|
|
|
0.15
|
%
|
|
|
0.17
|
%
|
|
|
0.15
|
%
|
Average debt per share
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
|
$
|
1.06
|
|
|
$
|
1.20
|
|
|
$
|
1.13
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
$
|
1.37
|
|
Asset Coverage per $1,000 of Indebtedness
|
|
$
|
3,228
|
|
|
$
|
3,854
|
|
|
$
|
3,147
|
|
|
$
|
3,482
|
|
|
$
|
3,567
|
|
|
$
|
3,070
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
42
|
%
|
|
|
65
|
%
|
|
|
49
|
%
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
1
|
Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
|
2
|
This amount represents less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.
|
3
|
Total investment return at net asset value is based on the change in the net asset value of Fund shares and assumes
reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at actual prices pursuant to the Funds dividend reinvestment program. Total investment return at market value is based on the change in the market price at which the Funds shares
traded on the stock exchange during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at actual prices pursuant to the Funds dividend reinvestment program. Because the Funds shares trade in the stock market
based on investor demand, the Fund may trade at a price higher or lower than its NAV. Therefore, returns are calculated based on NAV and market price. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
22
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2020 (unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Credit Suisse High
Yield Bond Fund (the Fund) is a business trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 30, 1998. The Fund is registered as a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Funds principal investment objective is to seek high current income. The Fund
also will seek capital appreciation as a secondary objective, to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking high current income.
Note 2.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation
of its financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows the
accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION The Board of Trustees (the Board) is responsible for the Funds valuation process. The Board has
delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, the Funds investment adviser (Credit Suisse or the Adviser), who has established a Pricing Committee which, pursuant to
the policies adopted by the Board, is responsible for making fair valuation determinations and overseeing the Funds pricing policies. The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. (the Exchange) on each day the Exchange is open for business. 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. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but some trades occur in smaller odd lot sizes which may be effected at lower prices
than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established
by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract pricing model derives the
differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. 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. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used
by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed
by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/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
23
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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, these securities will be fair valued in good faith by the Pricing Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted
by the Board.
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 established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes
the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each 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 Funds 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2020 in valuing the
Funds assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Investments in Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
222,497,642
|
|
|
$
|
931,581
|
|
|
$
|
223,429,223
|
|
Bank Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,637,300
|
|
|
|
21,736,714
|
|
|
|
73,374,014
|
|
Asset Backed Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,089,441
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,089,441
|
|
Common Stocks
|
|
|
539,868
|
|
|
|
7,029
|
|
|
|
2,671,414
|
|
|
|
3,218,311
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
(1)
|
|
|
0
|
(1)
|
Short-term Investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,116,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,116,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
539,868
|
|
|
$
|
281,348,335
|
|
|
$
|
25,339,709
|
|
|
$
|
307,227,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Financial Instruments*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,240
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Other Financial Instruments*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
39,822
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
39,822
|
|
|
(1)
|
Includes zero valued securities.
|
|
*
|
Other financial instruments include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency
contracts.
|
24
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following is a reconciliation of investments as of April 30, 2020 for which
significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
Bonds
|
|
|
Bank
Loans
|
|
|
Common
Stocks
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance as of October 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
3,667
|
|
|
$
|
16,330,150
|
|
|
$
|
3,699,110
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
20,032,927
|
|
Accrued discounts (premiums)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,034
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,034
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
1,292,000
|
|
|
|
9,461,536
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,753,536
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,469,528
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,469,528
|
)
|
Realized gain (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(281,031
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(281,031
|
)
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
|
(364,086
|
)
|
|
|
(2,715,815
|
)
|
|
|
(1,027,696
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,107,597
|
)
|
Transfers into Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,114,737
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,114,737
|
|
Transfers out of Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,727,369
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,727,369
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of April 30, 2020
|
|
$
|
931,581
|
|
|
$
|
21,736,714
|
|
|
$
|
2,671,414
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
25,339,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of
April 30, 2020
|
|
$
|
(364,086
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,962,297
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,027,696
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(3,354,079
|
)
|
|
(1)
|
Includes zero valued securities.
|
Quantitative Disclosure About Significant Unobservable Inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Class
|
|
Fair Value
At 04/30/2020
|
|
|
Valuation
Techniques
|
|
|
Unobservable
Input
|
|
|
Range (Weighted
Average)*
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
|
$
|
3,667
|
|
|
|
Income Approach
|
|
|
|
Expected Remaining
Distribution
|
|
|
|
0.01 (N/A)
|
|
|
|
$
|
927,914
|
|
|
|
Market Approach
|
|
|
|
EBITDA Multiples
|
|
|
|
3.7 (N/A)
|
|
Bank Loans
|
|
$
|
21,736,714
|
|
|
|
Vendor Pricing
|
|
|
|
Single Broker Quote
|
|
|
$
|
0.20-$0.94 ($0.87)
|
|
Common Stocks
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
|
Income Approach
|
|
|
|
Expected Remaining
Distribution
|
|
|
$
|
0.00-$0.01 ($0.01)
|
|
|
|
$
|
258,166
|
|
|
|
Market Approach
|
|
|
|
EBITDA Multiples
|
|
|
|
0.0-3.8 (2.8)
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,413,246
|
|
|
|
Vendor Pricing
|
|
|
|
Single Broker Quote
|
|
|
$
|
22.00 (N/A)
|
|
Warrants
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
Market Approach
|
|
|
|
EBITDA Multiples
|
|
|
|
8.5 (N/A)
|
|
|
*
|
Weighted by relative fair value
|
Each fair value determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, including both observable and unobservable inputs. Observable
and unobservable inputs that Credit Suisse considers may include (i) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the disposition of securities; (ii) information obtained from the company, which may include an analysis of the
companys financial statements, the companys products or intended markets or the companys technologies; (iii) the price of the same or similar security negotiated at arms length in an issuers completed subsequent
round of financing; (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; or (v) a probability and time value adjusted analysis of contractual term. Where available and appropriate,
multiple valuation methodologies are applied to confirm fair value. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, determining fair value requires more judgment. Because of the
inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Fund in
determining fair value is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3. In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value
25
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the least observable input
that is significant to the fair value measurement. Additionally, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be
different from the valuations used at the date of these financial statements.
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, $8,114,737 was
transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a lack of a pricing source supported by observable inputs and $4,727,369 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of the availability of a pricing source supported by
observable inputs. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how
derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a funds financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
The following table presents the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at April 30,
2020 and the effect of these derivatives on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
|
Derivative
Assets
|
|
|
Derivative
Liabilities
|
|
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
|
Foreign currency exchange rate forward contracts
|
|
$
|
84,240
|
|
|
$
|
39,822
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
168,391
|
|
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Fund held an average monthly value on a net basis of
$5,219,981 in forward foreign currency contracts.
The Fund is a party to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.
(ISDA) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative (including Total Return, Credit
Default and Interest Rate Swaps) and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral
requirements, events of default and early termination. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Funds net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time.
The following table presents by counterparty the Funds derivative assets, net of related collateral held by the Fund, at April 30,
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Counterparty
|
|
Gross Amount of Derivative
Assets Presented in the
Consolidated Statement of
Assets and Liabilities(a)
|
|
|
Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
|
|
|
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
|
|
|
Cash
Collateral
Received
|
|
|
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
|
$
|
1,812
|
|
|
|
$ (1,812)
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Deutsche Bank
|
|
|
7,198
|
|
|
|
(3,843
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,355
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
|
75,230
|
|
|
|
(28,900
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,330
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,240
|
|
|
|
$ (34,555)
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
49,685
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Forward foreign currency contracts are included.
|
26
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following table presents by counterparty the Funds derivative liabilities, net of
related collateral pledged by the Fund, at April 30, 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Counterparty
|
|
Gross Amount of Derivative
Liabilities Presented in the
Consolidated Statement of
Assets and Liabilities(a)
|
|
|
Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
|
|
|
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
|
|
|
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
|
|
|
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
|
$
|
6,374
|
|
|
|
$ (1,812)
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,562
|
|
Deutsche Bank
|
|
|
3,843
|
|
|
|
(3,843
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
|
|
705
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
|
28,900
|
|
|
|
(28,900
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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39,822
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$
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$
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5,267
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(a)
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Forward foreign currency contracts are included.
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C) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign
currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, including purchases and sales of investments, and income and expenses, are translated into US dollar amounts on the date
of those transactions.
Reported net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions arises from sales of foreign currencies;
currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar
equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arises from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than
investments, at the end of the period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of
operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from
investments in the Statement of Operations.
D) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE Security transactions are
accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event
occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
E) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS The Fund declares and pays dividends on a monthly basis and records them on ex-date. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain
will not be distributed. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from
GAAP.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The Funds dividend policy is to distribute substantially all of its net investment
income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. However, in order to provide shareholders with a more consistent yield to the current trading price of shares of common stock of the Fund, the Fund may at times pay out less than the entire amount of
net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Fund for any
particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Fund during such month.
F) FEDERAL AND OTHER
TAXES No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Funds intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (RIC) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and to make
the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
In order to
qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its
gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of
investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships (Qualifying Income).
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain
position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authoritys widely understood administrative practices and procedures. The Fund
has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds financial statements. The Funds federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the
applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
G) CASH The Funds uninvested cash balance is held in an interest bearing variable rate demand deposit account at State Street Bank
and Trust Company (SSB), the Funds custodian.
H) CASH FLOW INFORMATION Cash, as used in the Statement of Cash
Flows, is the amount reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including domestic and foreign currencies. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, if any (which are either
paid in cash or reinvested at the discretion of shareholders). These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Information on cash payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Accounting practices that do not affect
reporting activities on a cash basis include unrealized gain or loss on investment securities and accretion or amortization income/expense recognized on investment securities.
I) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS A forward foreign currency exchange contract (forward currency contract) is a
commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. The Fund will enter into forward currency contracts primarily for hedging foreign currency risk. Forward currency contracts are valued at the
prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain/loss is recorded daily. On the settlement date of the forward currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of
the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed. Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The maximum
counterparty credit risk to the Fund is measured by the unrealized gain on appreciated contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements
during the term of the contract. The Funds open forward currency contracts at April 30, 2020 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
J) UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS The Fund enters into certain agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated
to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers discretion. Funded and unfunded portions of credit agreements are presented in the Schedule of Investments. As of April 30, 2020, the fund has no unfunded loan commitments.
Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation
is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.
K) SECURITIES LENDING The initial
collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any
accrued interest thereon). The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the
Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together
with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including funds advised by SSB, the Funds securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of
default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Funds securities lending agent. As of April 30, 2020, the Fund had investment
securities on loan with a fair value of $3,083,628. Collateral received for securities loaned and a related liability of $3,116,923 are presented gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The collateral for securities loaned is valued
consistently with the other investments held by the Fund and is included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of April 30, 2020, the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned.
The Funds securities lending arrangement provides that the Fund and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending
activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned. During the six months ended April 30, 2020, total earnings from the Funds investment in cash collateral received in connection with securities lending arrangements was $65,129,
of which $29,661 was rebated to borrowers (brokers). The Fund retained $26,582 in income from the cash collateral investment, and SSB, as lending agent, was paid $8,886.
L) OTHER Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as junk bonds) possess speculative characteristics and are subject to
greater market fluctuations and risk of lost income and principal than higher-rated debt securities for a variety of reasons. Also, during an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience
financial stress which would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into
financial transactions for which risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk). Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk,
including securities lending, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial
statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The extent of the Funds exposure to credit and counterparty risks in respect to these
financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded in the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
In addition,
periods of economic uncertainty and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of lower-rated debt securities and the Funds net asset value.
M) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update
2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13). The
update provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Management is currently assessing the potential impact of these changes to future financial statements.
N) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In
preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2020, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of release of this report. No such events
requiring recognition or disclosure were identified through the date of the release of this report.
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related
Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser for the Fund. For its investment advisory services, Credit Suisse is entitled to
receive a fee from the Fund at an annualized rate of 1.00% of the first $250 million of the average weekly value of the Funds total assets minus the sum of liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting leverage) and 0.75% of
the average weekly value of the Funds total assets minus the sum of liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting leverage) greater than $250 million. Effective January 1, 2011, Credit Suisse has agreed to waive 0.15%
of the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement up to $200 million and 0.25% of the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement on the next $50 million. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, investment advisory fees earned and
voluntarily waived were $1,596,909 and $211,338, respectively. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are voluntary and may be discontinued by Credit Suisse at any time.
SSB serves as Accounting and Administrative Agent for the Fund. For its administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon
the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $34,092.
The Fund from time to time
purchases or sells loan investments in the secondary market through Credit Suisse or its affiliates acting in the capacity as broker-dealer. Credit Suisse or its affiliates may have acted in some type of agent capacity to the initial loan offering
prior to such loan trading in the secondary market.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 4. Line of Credit
The Fund has a
line of credit provided by SSB primarily to leverage its investment portfolio (the Agreement). The Fund may borrow the lesser of: a) $140,000,000; b) an amount that is no greater than 33 1/3% of the Funds total assets minus the sum
of liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting leverage); and c) the Borrowing Base as defined in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused amount. In addition, the Fund
pays interest on borrowings at LIBOR plus a spread. At April 30, 2020, the Fund had loans outstanding under the Agreement of $97,000,000. The Agreement was renewed on November 22, 2019 with a new termination date of November 20, 2020.
During the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Fund had borrowings under the Agreement as follows:
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Average Daily
Loan Balance
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Weighted Average
Interest Rate %
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Maximum Daily
Loan Outstanding
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Interest
Expense
|
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$
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94,148,352
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2.22
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%
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$
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98,000,000
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$
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1,056,570
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The use of leverage by the Fund creates an opportunity for increased net income and capital appreciation for
the Fund, but, at the same time, creates special risks, and there can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed. The Fund intends to utilize leverage to provide the shareholders with a
potentially higher return. Leverage creates risks for shareholders including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Funds shares and the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings and
short-term debt may affect the return to shareholders. To the extent the income or capital appreciation derived from securities purchased with funds received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Funds return will be greater than if
leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or capital appreciation from the securities purchased with such funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the return to the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and
therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders as dividends and other distributions will be reduced. In the latter case, Credit Suisse in its best judgment nevertheless may determine to maintain the Funds leveraged position if
it deems such action to be appropriate under the circumstances. During periods in which the Fund is utilizing leverage, the management fee will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize a leveraged capital structure because the fee is calculated as
a percentage of the managed assets including those purchased with leverage.
Certain types of borrowings by the Fund may result in the Fund
being subject to covenants in credit agreements, including those relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. The securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing
outstanding and any additional expenses. The Funds lenders may establish guidelines for borrowing which may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. There is no
guarantee that the Funds borrowing arrangements or other arrangements for obtaining leverage will continue to be available, or if available, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Fund. Expiration or termination of
available financing for leveraged positions can result in adverse effects to the Funds access to liquidity and its ability to maintain leverage positions, and may cause the Fund to incur losses. Unfavorable economic conditions also could
increase funding costs, limit access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Fund. In addition, a decline in market value of the Funds assets may have particular adverse consequences in instances
where the Fund has borrowed money based on the market value of those assets. A decrease in market value of those assets may result in the lender requiring the Fund to sell assets at a time when it may not be in the Funds best interest to do
so.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2020
(unaudited)
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were $64,438,892
and $57,839,604, respectively.
Note 6. Fund Shares
The Fund offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan) to its common stockholders. By participating in the Plan, dividends and
distributions will be promptly paid to stockholders in additional shares of common stock of the Fund. The number of shares to be issued will be determined by dividing the total amount of the distribution payable by the greater of (i) the net
asset value per share (NAV) of the Funds common stock on the payment date, or (ii) 95% of the market price per share of the Funds common stock on the payment date. If the NAV of the Funds common stock is greater than
the market price (plus estimated brokerage commissions) on the payment date, Computershare (or a broker-dealer selected by Computershare) shall endeavor to apply the amount of such distribution to purchase shares of Fund common stock in the open
market.
The Fund has one class of shares of beneficial interest, par value $.001 per share; an unlimited number of shares are authorized.
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest of the Fund were as follows:
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For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2020 (unaudited)
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For the Year Ended
October 31, 2019
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at-the-market offerings
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Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends
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7,794
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21,837
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Net increase
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7,794
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21,837
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Note 7. Shelf Offering
The Fund has an effective shelf registration statement. The shelf registration statement enables the Fund to issue up to
$90,000,000 in proceeds through one or more public offerings. Shares may be offered at prices and terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to the Funds prospectus included in the shelf registration statement. Transactions in shares of
common stock in at-the-market offerings, resulting in proceeds (net of commissions) to the Fund were as follows:
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For the Period Ended
April 30, 2020
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For the Year Ended
October 31, 2019
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at-the-market offerings
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Proceeds (net of commissions)
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$
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$
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Note 8. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The
Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
On February 11, 2020, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund) was held and the following matter was voted upon:
(1) To elect one Trustee to
the Board of Trustees of the Fund:
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NOMINEE
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FOR NOMINEE
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WITHHELD
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Jeffrey E. Garten
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79,857,437
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5,251,941
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In addition to the Trustee elected at the meeting, Laura A. DeFelice, Mahendra R, Gupta, John G. Popp and
Steven N. Rappaport continue to serve as Trustees of the Fund.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the renewal of the current Advisory Agreement for the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund), the Board of
Trustees of the Fund (the Board), including all of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Independent Trustees), at a Special Telephonic
Meeting held on November 5, 2019 where the Board discussed information and materials previously provided to them in connection with the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and at an in-person meeting held
on November 11 and 12, 2019 considered the following factors:
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual investment advisory fee rate of 1.00% of the average weekly value of the Funds total
assets minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting leverage) (the Managed Assets) less than or equal to $250 million and 0.75% of the Managed Assets greater than $250 million (the
Contractual Advisory Fee) in light of the extent and quality of the advisory services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (Credit Suisse). The Board also reviewed and considered the voluntary fee waivers currently
in place for the Fund and considered the actual fee rate of 0.817% paid by the Fund after taking waivers and breakpoints into account (the Net Advisory Fee). The Board noted that Credit Suisse, at the Boards request, had revised
the voluntary waiver as of January 1, 2011 so that it was voluntarily waiving 0.15% of the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement up to $200 million and 0.25% of the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement on the next
$50 million. The Board acknowledged that voluntary fee waivers could be discontinued at any time but had received assurances that such waivers would remain in place over the next year.
Additionally, the Board considered information comparing the Contractual Advisory Fee less waivers and/or reimbursements (Net Advisory
Fee) and the Funds overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group (Expense Group) and universe of funds (Expense Universe) provided by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment
company data. The Board noted that the advisory fees and overall expenses were within the range of its peers as presented in the Broadridge report. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in
the Expense Group and the Expense Universe.
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Advisory Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under
the Advisory Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse which, in addition to portfolio management and investment advisory services set forth in the
Advisory Agreement, included credit analysis and research, supervising the day-to-day operations of the Funds non-advisory
functions which included accounting, administration, custody, transfer agent and other applicable third party service providers, overseeing and facilitating audits, overseeing the Funds credit facility and supervising and/or preparing
applicable Fund filings, disclosures and shareholder reports. The Board also considered Credit Suisses compliance program with respect to the Fund. The Board noted that Credit Suisse reports to the Board about portfolio management and
compliance matters on a periodic basis. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse including its Form ADV Part 2 Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit
Suisses senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio
management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and
potential investments,
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
as well as the resources provided to them. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to
attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit
Suisse clients for comparable services. The Board acknowledged Credit Suisses representation that the services provided to the Fund are more extensive than the services provided in connection with other types of accounts such as separate
accounts as well as the services offered and provided to a sub-advised fund. The Board also considered that the services provided by Credit Suisse have expanded over time as a result of regulatory and other
developments.
Fund Performance
The Board considered the performance results of the Fund over the previous year as well as over longer time periods, along with comparisons
both to the relevant performance group (Performance Group) and universe of funds (Performance Universe) for the Fund provided in the Broadridge materials. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to
arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board considered that the Fund has continued to trade well, either at a premium or a small discount to net asset value. The Board also considered the positive
investment performance of the Fund over various investment periods relative its stated objectives as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers.
Credit Suisse Profitability
The
Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on the one hand and Credit Suisse
affiliates on the other. The Board deliberations also reflected Credit Suisses methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received net profitability
information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds, which include both open-end and closed-end funds. The Board also reviewed Credit Suisses
profit margin as reflected in the profitability analysis, as well as reviewing profitability in light of appropriate court cases and the services rendered to the Fund.
Economies of Scale
The Board
considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any
further economies of scale. The Board noted that the Funds Contractual Advisory Fee had breakpoints that would allow investors to benefit directly in the form of lower fees as Fund assets grow, as well as the current voluntary expense waiver.
Additionally, the Board noted the Funds current at-the-market offering as a result of the Funds shares trading at a premium to its net asset value and that
between July and October, 2017, the Fund sold and issued approximately 2,869,600 new shares for a net profit/increase in assets of approximately $8,083,146. The Board received information regarding Credit Suisses profitability in connection
with providing advisory services to the Fund, including Credit Suisses costs in providing the services.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund.
Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisses businesses and its reputation as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market its
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
advisory services to other clients or investors including separate account or third party sub-advised mandates or other
financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates).
The Board considered the standards applied in seeking best execution and
their policies and practices regarding soft dollars and reviewed Credit Suisses method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviewed detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also
reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives from Credit Suisse throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly, which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and
market reviews, detailed fund performance reports, and Credit Suisses compliance procedures.
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse, and approving the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and the investment advisory fee under such agreement, the Board
concluded that:
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The Contractual Advisory Fee and Net Advisory Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for
funds in the Funds Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
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The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the
Fund by Credit Suisse and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the Advisory Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment
advisers.
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In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisses
ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisses net profitability based on fees payable under the Advisory Agreement, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were
considered reasonable.
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In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Funds current fee structure was
considered reasonable.
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No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in
determining whether to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (unaudited)
Effective June 25, 2020, KPMG LLP (KPMG) was dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund. The Audit
Committee of the Board participated in, and approved, the decision to change the independent registered public accounting firm on June 25, 2020. KPMGs reports on the Funds financial statements for the fiscal periods ended October 31,
2019 and October 31, 2018 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. During the Funds fiscal periods ended October 31, 2019 and October 31,
2018 and the subsequent interim period through June 25, 2020, (i) there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not
resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports on the Funds financial statements for such periods, and (ii) there were no
reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Audit Committee of the Board approved the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Funds independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020. During the Funds fiscal periods ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 and the subsequent interim period through June 25, 2020, neither the Fund, nor anyone on
its behalf, consulted with PwC on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds financial
statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice
is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where
otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use (individual investors). Specified sections
of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called institutional investors). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds
and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect
information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
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other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets,
income, financial situation; and
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Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your
account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
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We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required
by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking
affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal
information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an
institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
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In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to
disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our
affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or
other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation,
or executive order or policy.
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Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
Confidentiality and security
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To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and
agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
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This notice is not
intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 19, 2020.
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Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the
12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
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By calling
1-800-293-1232
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On the Funds website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
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On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
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The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC as an exhibit to
its reports on Form N-PORT, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
Funds
Managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
CLOSED-END FUNDS
Fixed Income
Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund,
Inc. (NYSE American: CIK)
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (NYSE American: DHY)
Literature Request Call today for free descriptive information on the closed-ended funds listed above at 1-800-293-1232 or visit our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
OPEN-END
FUNDS
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Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
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Fund shares are not deposits or other obligation of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC or any affiliate, are
not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment. There are special risk considerations associated with
international, global, emerging-markets, small-company, private equity, high-yield debt, single-industry, single-country and other special, aggressive or concentrated investment strategies. Past performance cannot guarantee future results.
More complete information about a fund, including charges and expenses, is provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before
investing. You may obtain copies by calling Credit Suisse Funds at 1-877-870-2874. Performance information current to the most
recent month-end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC, Distributor.
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This report, including the financial statements herein, is sent to the shareholders of the Fund for their information. It
is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.
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